Five tall bamboo tubes and a wooden bucket were counted personally by the village chief and clan leader.
Before they even started counting, the sticks that poured out of the wooden bucket piled up into a small mountain.
Do we need to count this?
Not necessary at all!
The results are clear and almost overwhelming.
Even the sticks that were originally intended for Liu Bo were thrown into the wooden bucket by everyone in the old house without hesitation.
Including the lots cast by the women in the village, they already account for half of the total.
Liu Bo dropped out halfway, followed by Liu Qi, and both voluntarily gave up the election.
Of the original five candidates, two abstained from voting, leaving three. Liu Ji was not present either, so only Liu Dafu, who felt like a thorn in his side, and Liu Yang, who remained silent, were left.
What Liu Dafu couldn't believe was that the skewers that his wife had originally put into the bamboo tube turned over at some point after Qin Yao's wooden bowl was added.
Liu Gong, who witnessed his mother's little action, rubbed his eyes and could not believe what he saw.
"Mom, why is your elbow bent outward?" Liu Gong complained in confusion.
Unexpectedly, his mother crossed her arms and said excitedly: "My elbows are not bent outward, I just want to see how a woman can be the village chief!"
Liu Gong: “.”
This reason was so reasonable, what reason did he have to refute her!
Liu Dafu and Liu Yang, who had already seen the result, looked at the tribesmen in front of them with mixed feelings.
Ever since Qin Yao stepped into the ancestral hall, the clan members' eyes have been on her and they can't move away.
Those eyes full of expectation and trust made people jealous and hate themselves for not having such great prestige.
After all, Liu Dafu is older and more experienced. Although he feels very sorry, he can accept the current result.
After all, from the moment Qin Yao stepped in, he knew that his score could not be higher than hers.
However, the young man Liu Yang's mentality was a little broken, especially when he thought of his answer when Yin Le questioned him just now, he now felt a burning pain on his face.
But he was not good at expressing his emotions, and when he saw that Qin Yao's votes were an overwhelming victory, he ran out of the ancestral hall with a bitter face.
As luck would have it, I met Yin Le at the door.
"What does it matter if she's a woman? As long as she has the ability, she can still be the village chief."
The veil couldn't hide her brilliant smile at all, and her eyes were curved like the crescent moon above her head tonight, as if she had won a battle.
Liu Yang's face flushed red and he rushed towards her like an angry bull.
I kept reminding myself in my heart never to speak casually again!
Yin Le only felt a gust of hot wind blowing past him, and when he looked up again, the dumb bull had already run away with a grunt.
She couldn't help but smile, she was happy that her benefactor was elected as the new village chief, and she was delighted that a woman could also be the village chief.
Inside the ancestral hall, the village chief smiled with relief.
The old man no longer felt sorry. Seeing Qin Yao's dashing figure as she strode in and the villagers' unconsciously admiring glances at her, he no longer worried about whether she was a girl or a boy.
Sticking to the old ways is not necessarily right.
Being bold in seeking new things is not necessarily wrong.
The village chief waved his hand to signal Qin Yao to come forward and solemnly announced that she would be the next village chief.
The three brothers and sisters of Dalang looked up at the smiling woman in the ancestral hall and clapped their hands wildly, wishing they could clap their hands until they were broken.
"Uncle Awang, applaud! My mother is now the village chief!"
Not hearing the applause behind her, Si Niang quickly reminded.
Awang nodded, raised his hand, and cheered for Qin Yao along with the four brothers and sisters.
But his eyes were full of surprise. The rules that had been solidified in his heart for thousands of years were broken with a crisp "pop" sound when Qin Yao was selected as the village chief as a woman.
The handover ceremony between the old and new village chiefs was completed on the spot. Qin Yao received a small bronze seal representing the rights of the village chief, as well as a money box and a bunch of keys.
While taking over the things, Qin Yao will also shoulder the responsibility of protecting the entire Liujia Village.
And the questioning voices rang out the next second after she took over the responsibility.
"After all, the new village chief is from another family, not from our Liu clan. We are worried about her keeping the public money box!"
Qin Yao frowned slightly, secretly clenched the copper seal in her palm which was not yet warm, and looked up at the villager who raised the objection - Liu Youcai.
Qin Yao retracted her gaze and said to everyone, "You guys chose me to be the new village chief today. This shows that you still trust me and believe that I can lead everyone to live a better life than now."
"Today is my first day in office. I won't say nice things, I'll just say one thing."
"I will build a school in Liujia Village tomorrow so that all our children can go to school and have books to read!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the ancestral hall suddenly exploded.
The villagers were so surprised that they repeatedly asked to confirm whether it was true.
Seeing Qin Yao said firmly: "Yes."
Everyone was so happy that they didn't know what to do. They could only keep shouting: "New village chief! New village chief! New village chief!"
This is to express one's inner gratitude and joy.
Grandma Wang was both happy and about to cry. She said with emotion, "For us old folks, this is all we have in our lives, but for the young ones, there is a bigger world ahead. Children are our hope. New village chief, you are a capable person. We are confident in handing the baby over to you!"
Qin Yao nodded heavily, "I will definitely live up to everyone's expectations."
As for the money box, it has always been kept by the village chief. Now that Qin Yao is the village chief, she should be the one to keep it.
As for the matter of the other’s surname, is your husband’s surname Liu?
If that's the case, then since she follows her husband wherever he goes, she is naturally a member of the Liu family!
Liu Dafu sighed, "Oh~", it's true that the young are to be feared.
I could only clasp my fists and say, "Congratulations!"
Qin Yao returned his greeting graciously, and then politely said to the elders present: "I hope that you elders will give me more advice in the future. If I do anything wrong, you elders can point it out."
Whether to change it or not depends on the situation.
Anyway, Qin Yao gave all the face that should be given. Looking at the ardent and admiring eyes of the young people in the village, even if the elders still felt a little bothered by her identity as a woman, they gradually accepted the reality.
The capable are at the top, the mediocre give way, and the mediocre are placed below; this is the basic law that governs the operation of the world.
Whether in terms of intelligence, martial arts, or moral character, Qin Yao is the best in the entire Liujia Village.
Then she deserves the position of village chief!
The bright lights in the ancestral hall did not go out until midnight.
Qin Yao took the bronze seal and money box that represented her status as village chief, and returned home with Awang and the children under the moonlight.
The four brothers and sisters, who should have been yawning and clamoring to go to sleep, were now too excited to fall asleep.
The four brothers and sisters surrounded Qin Yao, and while they followed her to wash and brush their teeth, they looked her up and down, as if she had become a different person and was no longer the stepmother she used to be.
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