“More than that,” Huang Hai said with a sigh. “This year’s corvée labor was the best. We were transported by oxcart, had meat for lunch, the supervisors weren’t watching us too closely, and the elders could help. In all these things, the second wife’s family was involved.”
Huang Hai subconsciously ignored his own mother's daily curses at Jiang Nuan.
One cannot be without conscience. He has received so many benefits; one cannot remain silent and not say a word of justice.
“That’s right, that’s right,” everyone echoed. “We are all willing to have the second branch of the family as the clan leader.”
Putting everything else aside, they wouldn't refuse such tangible benefits.
The eldest son has been the clan leader for several generations, but he has only lined his own pockets and never benefited from their influence.
Even before the second wife had officially taken over, they had already received many benefits. Anyone with a brain would know which option to choose.
“Xiao San,” Huang Lao Er, standing next to Village Chief Huang, felt it was all too real. “I can hardly believe things have gone so smoothly.”
“I also think it went too smoothly,” Huang Xiaosan shook his head. “It’s strange that not a single person objected.”
Upon hearing this, Village Chief Huang patted his two nephews on the shoulders, "It won't do them any harm, and they have no reason to object."
The pent-up resentment accumulated by the first wife generation after generation erupted tonight.
Now that they have a reason, the villagers will definitely not let such a good opportunity pass by. Not to brag, but besides the second wife, there is no one more suitable.
In the past, the villagers would have been somewhat wary of Ya Ya's actions, but now, the situation has been completely reversed.
When the two brothers returned home and told Jiang Nuan what had happened, she was immediately impressed. "They really acted decisively. They fined them land, made them guard their graves, and banned them from entering the ancestral hall for ten years. They completely excluded their family from the village."
"Is it serious?" Huang Lao Er asked, puzzled. "They didn't fight or close the gates. They only lost some fields. It's not a big deal."
“What a fool,” Xie explained with a laugh. “The clan head’s family only has a little over forty mu of land in total. If they lose ten mu of land, their lives will definitely not be as good as before. The men will have to go up the mountain to guard the graves, and the women have never experienced hardship. Their lives will definitely decline. Also, they are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall. Have you ever seen any Huang family men who are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall?”
“That’s right,” Huang Xiaosan nodded, “This way we can quickly marginalize their family.”
Only in this way can the authority of the first wife's family be weakened.
“Mother, there’s something else that’s strange,” Huang Lao Er said, “the clan chief didn’t turn hostile at all, and accepted it very readily.”
“That’s because he’s not stupid,” Jiang Nuan warned her son. “Don’t believe the villagers who say he’s stupid. He just miscalculated this time. If he were really stupid, he wouldn’t have accepted the result so calmly.”
Imagine how difficult it must be for someone who values power above all else to personally relinquish the power they hold in their hands.
But not only did they do it, they didn't hesitate at all; that's a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Jiang Nuan felt that the clan's suppression this time might not have the desired effect.
Huang Shih-cheng's fighting spirit has not been extinguished; on the contrary, it will become even more resilient.
This is a good teacher!
“Remember this,” Jiang Nuan instructed earnestly, “Putting aside his character, there are many things we can learn from him. If we learn from his way of handling things while adhering to our principles, we will achieve great things sooner or later.”
Honestly, Jiang Nuan believes that if Chief Huang doesn't have ulterior motives, he has a high chance of becoming the best leader in Huangjiakou's history.
Unfortunately, one wrong step leads to another, and now it's really difficult to break the current deadlock!
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