"Quiet down! Quiet down! We have something else to discuss!"
Seeing that everyone was excited, the village chief immediately started shouting, and it took a minute or two for the villagers to quiet down.
Liang Xunling and Zhong Jingyi had no idea what the village chief was going to say. Although their eyes were on the villagers below the stage, their ears were listening to what the village chief next to them was going to say.
The village chief habitually coughs lightly before speaking through the loudspeaker, as if this is the only way to show his special status.
"I won't say anything more about what you've done to that family over the years, and they won't pursue it any further. I advise you all to think carefully about whether it's better to have Xiao Yanbao in the village or not."
Liang Xunling and Zhong Jingyi were surprised by the village chief's words. They had never said they wouldn't pursue the matter. Thinking of the dead rats placed in front of Xiao Yanbao's parents' graves, the anger that was already burning in Liang Xunling and Zhong Jingyi intensified.
The two women even believed that the village chief must have known about the matter, and that the person in question was definitely related to him, which was why he said such things in front of everyone.
This kind of behavior is moral blackmail, and it's disgusting.
Liang Xunling frowned as she looked at the villagers below the stage, feeling a tightness in her chest that made her feel choked up. She turned her head and saw that Zhong Jingyi next to her also looked like she was about to spit fire in her eyes, so she immediately reached out and grabbed Zhong Jingyi's hand.
Then the two of them turned to look at the village chief and said fiercely at the same time:
"We've already cleaned up the dead rats on the mountain. As for what to do with the rats in your village, we won't concern ourselves with that. But there's one thing: they must change their attitude towards Xiao Yanbao and his parents from now on, or we won't invest a single penny in the village!"
After Zhong Jingyi finished speaking, Liang Xunling also spoke coldly:
"It's nothing more than finding some highly skilled Taoist priests to collect the remains of the couple. Our Li family has plenty of auspicious burial sites. Burying them in the capital will make it convenient for Yanbao to pay his respects regularly."
Hearing Zhong Jingyi and Liang Xunling's words, the village chief suppressed his unease and swallowed hard.
After a moment's thought, the village chief felt his fingertips go numb and his heart race. He paused for a few seconds before finally speaking:
“I think Xiao Yanbao is our village’s lucky star. If you still can’t accept that, I really don’t know what to say to you.”
At this point, the village chief paused for a few seconds before continuing:
"From today onwards, I will assemble a construction team, and this team will be responsible for all of the foundation's projects!"
The villagers immediately cheered, and then the village chief spoke loudly again:
"Quiet down, everyone! I haven't finished yet! There's only one requirement for joining the construction team: you must remember the kindness of Xiao Yanbao's family, and the first job the team will do is repair the graves of Xiao Yanbao's poor parents!"
At this point, Ninth Master, who was sitting next to the village chief, glanced at the village chief and Liang Xunling with a frown.
"Shouldn't we first put them in a joint grave?"
After Ninth Master finished speaking, Liang Xunling and Zhong Jingyi immediately spoke up:
"Yes, please ask Ninth Master and Master Xu to choose a date so that the couple can be reunited as soon as possible!"
Master Xu did not respond to this, but instead started counting on his fingers, and then his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Today is a good day, around four o'clock in the afternoon is best!"
Only the village chief frowned and hesitated before speaking:
"Isn't it said that you can't disturb a new grave for three years? Won't it break the rules if we let them be buried together now?"
The ground remains untouched for three years, mainly because the newly deceased carry malevolent energy that takes three years to completely dissipate. However, with Master Xu present, he doesn't care about the malevolent energy on the dead.
"It's alright, I'll perform a ritual later to drive away the evil spirits from the new grave."
Seeing that Master Xu said it was alright, the village head nodded in agreement. The villagers below the stage were a little confused when they heard that the construction team's first job was to repair the grave.
"The new construction team's first task is to repair a grave? That's incredibly unlucky!"
As soon as the old woman finished speaking, the people sitting next to her began to echo her, and soon the villagers below the stage were all talking about it.
At this moment, Master Xu took the loudspeaker from in front of the village chief and loudly reprimanded the villagers who were discussing among themselves.
"With this old Taoist priest here, what are you worried about about bad luck? Haven't you heard of the principle of raising the coffin and distributing the firewood? I've calculated it, and four o'clock this afternoon is an auspicious time. Let's start construction today!"
Seeing this, the village chief quickly took back the loudspeaker, cleared his throat, and before the villagers below could start talking loudly, he spoke directly:
"Those who want to join the construction team now, come and line up to register. This is only for this short period of time today at noon. After this, you won't have another chance to register!"
Upon hearing this, the young villagers no longer cared about whether it was unlucky or not, and all rushed to the front of the stage to line up.
Even the older women in the audience shouted loudly at the village head:
"Can we join the construction team? We'll do anything, even cook!"
The village chief shouted loudly:
"As I said, there's only one requirement for the construction team. As long as you can meet it, you can join the team. Of course, everyone's salary depends on what kind of work they do."
After the village chief finished speaking, all the villagers rushed over to line up. Some even brought their own dogs and cats over to ask the village chief if the guard dogs and cats that catch mice would be paid.
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