"Whatever he's thinking, he still has some sense of propriety, so I'll give him some face and not expose his thoughts."
Xu Zijiang said indifferently, "Lin Zheng hasn't been able to contact Yu Jiu these past few years, so he naturally doesn't need to be jealous. Now that she's gone, he has even less reason to be angry. Anyway, Yu Jiu is his wife, and always will be, and has absolutely nothing to do with Lin Zheng."
What is there for him to be angry about?
"I really didn't know. It's a good thing you didn't tell me before, otherwise it would have been even more awkward. We don't see each other often enough, and if it were so awkward when we did meet, wouldn't it have been obvious?"
Yu Jiu felt somewhat fortunate.
"Yes, but it's not your fault. What's there to be embarrassed about? He was clearly lusting after her. If anyone should be embarrassed, it's him. What kind of good person is it to fall for his own sister-in-law?"
As Xu Zijiang spoke, he became jealous again. He scoffed at the situation, realizing that Lin Zheng was in the wrong. When the Lin brothers came over, Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang were already engaged, a betrothed couple. They had been introduced as Xu Zijiang's future wife, and yet he was still pursuing her.
If he wasn't in the wrong, then who was? And he's been holding onto this for so many years. If he hadn't restrained himself from coming closer, Xu Zi would have left him with no face at all.
"Alright, alright, it's all in the past. Anyway, I won't have anything to do with him in the future, so I'll just pretend I don't know anything about it. Have you chosen a captain yet? What does Gouzi think?"
Yu Jiu quickly changed the subject.
"Gouzi said he was worried about his parents and the puppies, who were still young. Even if he took them out, his parents wouldn't feel at ease. He said he would stay in the village for a while and wait until the puppies were older. Since that's the case, I'll recommend him to be the team leader. He himself also wants to be the team leader."
Xu Zijiang told Yu Jiu what Gouzi had said: Gouzi had thought it through and decided to stay in the village instead of going to S City with Xu Zijiang and Yu Jiu. They would wait until they were settled in S City in a few years before making any decisions.
"That's fine. There's not much pressure in the village, so it's actually quite good."
Yu Jiu respects Gouzi and Zhang Yan's decision, but it's a bit of a pity.
"Everyone has their own ideas, there's nothing to regret. When we go to S City, you can make new friends, and so can An'an. You won't be bored."
Xu Zijiang rubbed Yu Jiu's forehead to comfort her.
"Yes, all good things must come to an end. I knew that all along."
Yu Jiu wasn't exactly unable to accept it. As long as the family stayed together and didn't separate, that was fine. She just sighed a couple of times and then let it go.
Now that Gouzi had decided to become the team leader, Xu Zijiang put the matter on the agenda. Although the harvest hadn't started yet, it still needed to be arranged first. Once it was arranged, the land could be distributed directly after the harvest, and the new team leader could take office immediately, which would be more convenient. So, the next day, Xu Zijiang convened another village meeting, and Yu Jiu also brought An'an and Yuanyuan to listen.
"The land will be distributed according to the number of people, regardless of gender or age. Everyone will be counted as one person, and each person will be counted as one mu (unit of land area). Our team has quite a lot of land. I have calculated it carefully, and it is enough to distribute. One mu per person, and after the distribution, there will be dozens of mu left. Those will belong to the team and can be rented out later. Whoever wants to contract them can contract them."
If no one is willing to contract to grow the crops, the team leader can arrange for people to do so, still using a work-point system. After the harvest, the grain will be sold, and the earnings will be split equally among the team members. Alternatively, the grain can be distributed directly without selling it. The new team leader is continuing to discuss this with you; I won't interfere in this matter.
"Don't worry, I was just about to say this. After the land is divided, I will not be the team leader anymore. I want to take my wife and child back to her hometown in a big city. So naturally I can't be the team leader anymore. Therefore, I plan to elect a new team leader. I recommend someone: Gouzi."
If you'd like, you can vote for the dog. If he gets more than half the votes, he'll be elected captain.
Xu Zijiang announced two explosive pieces of news in a row, which caused an uproar and widespread opposition.
"Why should it be divided per person? Girls are included too. Wouldn't those who have seven or eight daughters be getting the better deal? I think it should be divided by household. There are only three people in my family. Wouldn't that mean we only get three acres of land? That's too little. I don't agree with this way of dividing it!"
"That's right, that's right. Some families have more than 10 people, while our family only has a few. How can we calculate this? They're taking a huge advantage, and I don't agree to it!"
"Why choose Gouzi as captain? He's so young. I don't want to choose him. If we're going to choose a captain, let everyone vote and elect someone new! Let's put a few people up for everyone to vote for!"
No matter what the issue was, everyone had opinions, especially regarding the land distribution. Some wanted land distributed to each household based on registered residence, around ten or twenty mu (a Chinese unit of area, approximately 0.5 acres). Others wanted it distributed according to population, like Xu Zijiang suggested, regardless of gender or age, one mu per person. Regarding the selection of the team leader, although some objected, the opposition was much weaker; everyone's focus was on the land distribution. Xu Zijiang had already anticipated the opposition; no matter how the land was distributed, everyone would have objections.
Therefore, he only put forward a preliminary suggestion, and it is certain that he will discuss with everyone and then improve the land allocation method.
"Everyone, please stop arguing. Let's take it one step at a time. Let's start with the easy ones. Since everyone is a bit unhappy with my choice of Gouzi as captain, let's have everyone make suggestions. Tell me who else you'd like to be captain besides Gouzi, and I'll write down their names. Then everyone can vote, and the one with the most votes will be the captain. What do you all think?"
Xu Zijiang's method is quite fair. As the team leader, he has the right to elect someone as the team leader, and everyone can also elect someone as the team leader. Then everyone will rely on their own abilities, and the one with the most votes will win. It's fair, just, and open, since everyone is choosing anyway.
Therefore, no one objected to the suggestion, and everyone quickly agreed.
"Okay, let's do it this way. We'll elect now. It's a bit sudden, but this way everyone won't have a chance to campaign privately. They can vote for whoever they want to be the team leader, which is fairer."
Xu Zijiang understands fairness and truly doesn't give anyone a chance to bribe privately. Those who want to be captain are extremely frustrated. Even if they were only given one night, they could bribe quite a few people. But Xu Zijiang doesn't give them a single chance. However, he is still the captain now, and everyone has to listen to him, so they have no choice but to start selecting people now.
Even if no one suggests you be the captain, you can volunteer and have Xu Zijiang write your name down; it's the same thing.
So the re-election of team leaders was in full swing. Those who didn't want to be team leaders couldn't wait to finish this step and get to the land allocation process as soon as possible. Everyone was trying their best to get a few more acres of land.
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