The former village chief of Xujia Village stayed in Yuzhou Prefecture and did not return. During this period, Zhang Juntou has been acting as the village chief.
If Zhang Juntou is promoted to Inspector Zhang, the position of village chief will be vacant.
Although the village chief is not an official and has nothing, in the "county does not go down to the countryside" management system, the village chief still has a little bit of power, at least he can control people in the annual labor service arrangement.
Zhang Juntou continued, "And for the sake of your thirty acres of land, you also need to take down the village chief. If someone else takes the position, problems will arise in the long run."
It goes without saying that Jiang Zhi was able to get thirty mu of land because of a benefit given to her privately by Zhang Juntou.
Once you've received the benefits, whether you can keep them depends on yourself.
The government required the displaced people to return to their original places of residence, promising to return the land according to the land deeds, and also agreed that newcomers could rent land.
There's a saying among the people: "The more doors above, the more couplets below."
No matter how good the government's policies are, when they are implemented in individual households or even on individual plots of land, they become a complete mess.
In a village that appears simple and kind, people's hearts are the most complex and the most nakedly greedy; they don't need to hide their desire to seize what belongs to others.
Not every village has a Zhang Juntou who loves to spank people, and troublemakers like Xu Changshou can be easily dealt with.
Whether villagers holding land deeds can truly reclaim their land, and whether outsiders can successfully rent land, are all unclear matters.
If you encounter a ruthless village chief who can control everything, he can arbitrarily seize land, turn outsiders into his tenants, and become a big landowner.
Xujia Village may seem peaceful now, but once things stabilize, Jiangzhi's land will become the object of envy, since it is currently unclaimed government land and anyone could potentially acquire it.
Jiang Zhi thanked Zhang Jun for his reminder. She understood the implications and kept the village chief's matter in mind, determined to find a way to deal with it.
When Jiang Zhi got home that evening, she told Xiao Man's grandfather that Zhang Juntou of the medical shed had become Inspector Zhang.
There's also the matter of electing a village head in Xujia Village.
At this moment, the two families gathered together and were overjoyed to hear that Zhang Juntou was going to be promoted to patrol inspector and would be staying in Xujia Village.
Xiaoman said, "Now we don't have to worry about the Wang brothers causing trouble anymore."
Last month, I went to the market in town. Although we won a complete victory, the other side fled while apologizing.
But the old man was always worried about retaliation, so he advised Jiang Zhi to go to Lihua Town slowly for a month and wait until the other party's anger subsided before selling medicinal herbs.
Now that Zhang Juntou has taken on the role of inspector, he will continue to stay at the medical shed, so he is naturally not afraid of people coming to cause trouble.
Jiang Zhi laughed and said, "Yes, with an inspector who likes to beat people, we won't have to worry about people not obeying us anymore."
At first, she thought it was just because the county government was poor, but after calming down and thinking about it carefully, she realized something was wrong.
Lihua Town is more than ten miles away from Xujia Village. If it is a patrol station established by Jinyu Road, it would be most appropriate to set up it in the town.
Xujia Village was already not spacious enough, so there was no reason for it to share space with the post station.
That was deliberately left behind by Magistrate Zhang.
All they had to do was say they were short of money, delay the establishment of the county government, save the county government money, save Zhang Juntou trouble, and ensure that Xujia Village could maintain its peace.
From now on, I can do whatever I want without worry. Consider this my reward for offering up this method to save the people!
Sigh, I have to admit, these cunning and shrewd officials are frighteningly shrewd.
With a slight flick of the finger, it smooths everything out without anyone noticing, leaving no room for criticism.
On the other side, upon hearing that a village chief was to be elected, Xiaoman immediately said, "This position definitely belongs to my brother Errui! Magistrate Zhang not only knows Brother Errui, but has also praised him."
After saying that, he patted Xu Errui on the shoulder and said excitedly, "Brother Errui, you'll be the village chief from now on!" as if he were about to become the village chief.
Xu Errui's heart was pounding like a nest of rabbits, and he couldn't contain himself. His face turned bright red as he said, "Xiaoman, I can't do it. There are so many people in the village... I... I can't manage them!"
Every young person has moments of high spirits and ambition, and Xu Errui was no exception, experiencing a slight flutter of excitement.
But he also knew that he was not capable enough, not literate enough, and could not even speak well in front of others, let alone help resolve disputes among villagers.
The thought of several wives and mothers-in-law surrounding him, crying and making a scene, sent chills down his spine.
Xiaoman was still very excited: "Grandpa, why don't you go down the mountain and become the village chief?"
My grandfather is old enough, senior enough, and experienced enough; his words will carry weight.
Grandpa Xiaoman shook his head: "Being a village chief isn't easy these days, my old bones aren't strong enough."
As he spoke, he glanced regretfully at his eldest grandson. If Dazhu hadn't gone through this hardship, the family would still be thriving, and he could have had a chance to compete with him.
But after a few years, he had long since become indifferent to human affairs and could no longer speak calmly with his relatives.
Qiaoyun and Chunfeng didn't know anything about the people who had returned from the village, so they didn't say anything and just sat aside, busy twisting hemp and spinning thread.
Only when they heard that Errui was to become the village chief did the two of them chuckle and nudge each other.
That was Chunfeng making fun of Qiaoyun; from now on, Qiaoyun would belong to the village chief's family.
Grandma Xiaoman didn't think much of it; she was holding little Caixia, who was just learning to talk, and playing with Nini.
At this moment, Xu Dazhu came over carrying two straw stools.
He can now sit up steadily, and his arms are strong. Although he can't stand or walk yet, he has sensation and can move his legs.
So Xu Dazhu put a straw mound under his buttocks and used it to prop himself up, moving forward by swaying from side to side, which was more convenient than using a wheelchair on the rugged mountain.
Although he moves a little slower and gets drenched in sweat after walking a short distance, he no longer needs Chunfeng to carry him everywhere, so he has regained his ability to work.
At this moment, he walked over step by step and said loudly, "Grandpa, if we're talking about who should be the village chief, I think Aunt Jiang is the most suitable!"
His words were so startling that they not only stunned everyone in the room, but even Jiang Zhi, who was lost in thought, was taken aback.
Xiaoman rubbed his face: "To be honest, Errui's mother is capable and knows so much about farm work, so she is indeed suitable, but..."
He stopped halfway through his sentence: "In my entire life, I've never heard of a village chief who is a woman!"
Jiang Zhi frowned. "Me, the village chief?"
She has been a leader before; she was the student council president in college and the head of a department after graduation.
Becoming a village chief in this rural area is no easy task.
Regardless of work ability, in the context of the male-oriented novel "Da Yan," the very division of labor between men and women requires breaking free from conventional thinking.
Just as Xiaomanye thought, could a woman command respect?
Xu Errui and Xiaoman looked at each other blankly; they clearly hadn't thought of it that way.
Chunfeng, however, was quick-witted and immediately stood up: "That's right, Auntie is very capable; she can be the village chief."
Leaving aside how many lives the oak powder saved, Zhang Juntou certainly knows that even the wounded soldiers in the medical tents were saved by the aunt's medicine.
Xu Errui and Xiaoman also realized what was happening.
Xu Errui, who had just been feeling a little disappointed, was now so excited that he couldn't sit still: if his mother could become the village chief, he would become the village chief's son!
Jiang Zhi was only briefly confused before realizing that this was not something to be said casually: "Dazhu, this is just something we should discuss privately here. Being the village chief of Xujia Village is not easy. We should see what other people have to say."
Being the village chief of Xujia Village is no easy task; that much is obvious.
Zhang Juntou will stay in the village, and those soldiers will come too. Although they are both in Xujia Village, they are not thousands of miles apart.
When there are many people, conflicts and frictions are inevitable. In the past, the refugees had to bow their heads and beg for food, but now they are villagers and will no longer swallow their anger.
Whenever there's a conflict, the village chief is used as a middleman.
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