Xu Changshou's words stunned Jiang Zhi, and the dozens of people under the pavilion fell silent.
Apart from the sound of rain, there was only deathly silence. Everyone stared at him as if he were a two-legged monster that had suddenly appeared in the crowd.
Wang Xiaoju was the most impatient: "Grandpa Changshou, what do you mean by that?"
"If you want Aunt Jiang to solve the problem now, then it means that we haven't done a good job!"
These two know each other very well.
When the village land was first distributed, Wang Xiaoju and Xu Changshou conspired to seize the village land.
As a result, Xu Changshou was expelled from the village and has not been able to return to this day. Wang Xiaoju was also disliked by her family and ran away to her parents' home. She suffered hardships before returning to the village.
When Xu Changshou returned this time, Wang Xiaoju avoided him as much as possible, and didn't meet or talk to him.
Xu Changshou approached her several times, trying to subtly inquire about village affairs, but she always managed to brush him off.
Upon hearing Wang Xiaoju ask what he meant, Xu Changshou earnestly began to instruct everyone: "Village chief, village chief, as the head of the village, you should be in charge of all matters in the village."
The village chief sits there for half a day without saying a word and pushes all the blame onto you; that's irresponsible.
If it's truly impossible for Errui to take the position, then it's only right that he do. I've heard Errui is quite successful now, so he should take on the responsibility.
The villagers looked at each other in bewilderment. There were many things to do in the village, and Errui was working very hard every day.
But it's impossible for Errui to become the village chief. There's no one to replace Aunt Jiang in her position. Xu Changshou is really just wasting his time.
When Xu Changshou saw that everyone was looking at Errui, he looked over as well, only to see Errui staring at Jiang Shi with a dark expression.
Jiang's expression was also not good.
Xu Changshou thought he was right and was immediately delighted: it would be even more interesting if the mother and son could argue. He had to put in more effort now.
"Look, Xia Xiucai is a scholar. He shouldn't be hanging out with us peasants, arguing and fighting, right, Scholar?"
Xia Xiucai glanced at Xu Changshou once, then continued to daydream, as if he hadn't heard a word Xu Changshou said.
When his attempts to ingratiate himself failed, Xu Changshou chuckled awkwardly and changed the subject: "And you too!"
He pointed at Li Laoshi, who had been smiling at Xia Xiucai just moments before, but whose tone changed instantly: "You're an outsider. If you're going to stay in our village, you should behave yourself. You're an orphan with no children. As long as you have something to eat, that's enough. Don't gossip and annoy people."
Li Laoshi blinked, pointed to his nose, and said incredulously, "Are you saying that I, an outsider and a lone individual, shouldn't take the lead and get involved?"
Xu Changshou put on a stern face: "What did I say wrong?"
Li Laoshi chuckled: "That's right, go on!"
At this moment, everyone who was originally very angry smiled: Hey, I bet Xia Xiucai's lesson tonight will have new content. It's not just about propriety and righteousness, but also about shame and integrity!
Last time Yang Laosan came to the village and caused a scene, he was sent to the county government. For three days in a row, Xia Xiucai talked about benevolence, filial piety, and treating his family well.
Hearing his utter nonsense, Errui, standing nearby, was so angry that he stood up abruptly to refute him, but Jiang Zhi waved her hand at him: "Such a rare opportunity, Xu Changshou should say as much as he wants."
Let's get to the bottom of things so we can deal with all the shady characters in the village, along with these troublesome people.
With her mother's hint, Errui regained her composure.
Fortunately, Xiaoman was at the pharmacy and hadn't returned to the village, otherwise she would have definitely pierced Xu Changshou's heart with a single shot.
After dealing with Li Laoshi, Xu Changshou set his sights on Tian Gui. However, Tian Gui had always had a good reputation and did practical things, so Xu Changshou could only criticize Tian Gui for being an outsider.
After speaking to the three of them, Xu Changshou looked around and only then did he vaguely realize that something was wrong. Why was no one paying attention to him? No one was cooperating with the conversation, so he... he couldn't continue speaking!
A one-woman show is hard to put on. In the countryside, things are always resolved through fighting and bickering. If you encounter an unreasonable woman, you might end up arguing and cursing.
There were quite a few women under the drying rack today, but none of them made a loud noise.
At first, they pointed at the Wu family father and son and cursed a few times, but now they just huddled together and muttered to themselves, with an expression that seemed to suggest they were watching a show...
The villagers remained silent, but the Wu family father and son saw a glimmer of hope. Wu Tianli shouted to Xu Changshou, "Third Uncle, please forgive us! We only went in for a quick look and came out without seeing anything."
His protests were well-founded. Taking advantage of the heavy rain, he sneaked inside, but apart from some tables and sticks, he didn't see any medicine powder, let alone the proportions of various medicine powders.
Xu Changshou finally found an opportunity to continue his efforts and quickly said, "The affairs of the village are of utmost importance, and we should let the elders have the final say. The matter of the Wu family sneaking into the workshop still needs to be discussed in detail."
Brother, don't you think so? When relatives come, the host family has to welcome them.
"What does the relative's mistake have to do with the host family? The person who made the mistake should be punished. I don't think this matter should be handled this way!"
After going around in circles, he finally revealed his true purpose.
Using the status of an elder surnamed Xu, they directly interfered in village affairs!
Now that I've helped my elder brother get through this ordeal, and since he's an elder of the Xu family, I can return to the village without any problem. Even if Xu Errui and Xu Xiaoman have official positions, they can't stop me.
Jiang is the village chief and also Xu's daughter-in-law; she can't possibly interfere with her elders.
When Xu Changming was pointed at by the third brother, Xu Changshou, he frowned.
He knows exactly what his younger brother is up to; he'll try to take advantage of any opportunity to benefit.
He didn't have a chance to become the village chief before, but now he's definitely got the idea again and is using himself as a target.
Xu Changming naturally wanted to extricate himself from the misdeeds of the Wu family father and son and avoid being implicated, but this also meant going against the Jiang family.
It has been less than two years since Xu Changming was elected village chief, but he has gone from initially disbelieving and looking down on the village to now being used to village self-governance.
The third brother thought he was fighting a woman for the position of village chief, but in reality, he was going against the entire village.
The third brother has no skills whatsoever, only a mouth that can sow discord. He is far inferior to the Jiang family, so how could he possibly win over the people? It would be like an egg hitting a rock.
Can't you see everyone in the village is laughing right now?
As long as I don't protect the Wu family, the loss I suffer will only be one month's worth.
If you fight with the village committee, you could be kicked out of the workshop at any time, and all your benefits would be taken away.
Without a second thought, Xu Changming immediately replied, "I accept the punishment!"
Xu Changshou could hardly believe his ears. His elder brother had always been defiant and independent, how could he be controlled by the Jiang family now? He shouted, "Elder brother, we are the elders of the Xu family, and the Xu family has its rules. How can such a matter be decided by a group of outsiders and juniors..."
Before he could finish speaking, a tattered straw sandal was slapped across his face.
Grandpa Xiaoman walked over barefoot, raised his hand and slapped him: "You keep talking about elders and family rules, I'm going to teach you how to behave today!"
"Slap!" Xu Changshou, who had just been slapped in the face by a tattered straw sandal, was slapped again.
Uncle Xiaoman pointed at his nose and cursed, "You don't know what's good for you! Go back to where you came from! You want to be an elder in Xujia Village? Wait until your next life!"
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