In order to better communicate with the surrounding area, the entire Xin San Village community gathered together to prepare for the election of a new village chief.
This time, anyone who is interested can go up to introduce themselves and campaign for votes. The village chief will be decided by the highest number of votes. Of course, several other village cadres will also be elected today.
Although Si Zhengwei also wanted to compete for the village chief position, he knew that his family of four couldn't compete with those large families. So he thought about competing for the village accountant position, since he had a background in accounting and was a contender.
As expected, the village chief was elected by a large family. Fewer people signed up for the accountant position, and the accountant had to go through an assessment. The questions were set by the logistics supervisor in the army. In the end, Si Zhengwei was elected by a few points.
The new cadre team was formed, and the first thing to do was to discuss the seed issue with Pinghe Village. Si Zhengwei was quite busy all day. He not only had to count the area of the terraced fields and the quantity of various seeds needed, but also had to allocate seeds according to the area of each family's land and their willingness to plant.
This was the first thing he did as the village accountant, and to avoid any mistakes, he had to check everything several times.
The night before the seed exchange, the army sent someone to gather all the officers together.
"Tomorrow you will be exchanging seeds with Pinghe Village. You must be sincere in your attitude, after all, we are the ones who need your help. Besides, if you want to build a house in the future, you will need limestone. The limestone needed for limestone is in Pinghe Village."
This was another piece of good news for everyone present. After all, if they had a house to live in, who would want to live in a thatched hut, covered in insect and mosquito bites every day?
"I wonder if they will provide us with limestone, or if they will impose any additional conditions?" asked the newly appointed village chief, Shi Jingchong, since everyone had just settled here and had nothing yet.
"As far as we know, they did not stop the nearby villages from carrying limestone, nor did they make any additional demands."
"That's because they're all locals, and they're all related to each other in every village. Aren't they afraid they'll make things difficult for us?" Some people also expressed their concerns.
"You'll have to negotiate that yourself, but I'm sure they won't make any unreasonable demands. The most important thing right now is to tally up the number of seeds you need. They'll provide a list of seeds you can exchange for tomorrow."
After saying this, they fell silent and sat down to listen to the new cadres of Xin San Village discuss how to get them on the right track. The troops also needed to prepare for their future survival, and they would have to reclaim wasteland and farm the land just like everyone else.
This time, Yun Mingwu led Si Cheng and the others to Xin San Village.
This time, the future team has been assembled.
Si Cheng is the designated next village chief, with Yun Xun and Yun Jianying as his deputies.
Monkey and Wu Yong will be in charge of the village's security team.
Zhao Dongwei and Sun Shaolei will be the next village party secretary and accountant.
As for the other young people, they need to continue to be observed. After all, there aren't that many things to do in the village right now. After they have gained some experience, they can find their own helpers.
The first to pick them up were the soldiers who had previously contacted them. Knowing it was their first time visiting Xin San Village up close, they took them on a tour around the village and the terraced fields on the mountains.
"You guys are incredibly fast! You're just as fast as the previous machines." Yun Mingwu gave them a thumbs up after seeing them.
"There was no other way; we were forced into this situation. In the future, I will need to rely on you all for help when I encounter problems I don't understand."
"I wouldn't dare. You guys are much more professional than us. We're just old farmers messing around. We can't compare to your scientific farming methods." Yun Mingwu had heard that there were several agricultural experts among them.
After they finished circling around, the new cadres of Xin San Village were already waiting for them down below.
"Welcome! You are the first guests from our village. We'll be neighbors from now on." Shi Jingchong stretched out his hands and quickly went to greet them. It seems he had done some research beforehand and went straight to Yu Mingwu.
Si Cheng and Si Zhengwei were both stunned when they saw each other. Si Cheng was the first to react and nodded to him, and Si Zhengwei responded as well. Neither of them exchanged any further words, but instead looked at the village chiefs on either side and exchanged cryptic remarks.
Yun Xun and Yun Jianying, who were standing next to him, noticed that the two men looked somewhat alike and couldn't help but secretly speculate about their relationship.
Yun Mingwu also grasped his hands, "Yes, from now on we'll all be drinking from the same lake, so we must help each other." He had just seen their newly built Sancun village, and its scale was no smaller than Pinghe Village, and its population was probably much larger. Although he wasn't afraid of them, it would be best if they could live together peacefully.
"That's right. We'll have to rely on you again this time. The seeds you lent us were a real lifesaver. We, the people of Xin San Village, will remember this kindness."
"It's only right, we should help each other out. Who knows, maybe one day our village will be asking you for help."
The two exchanged veiled insults, expressing their mutual desires: even if they couldn't form an alliance, they couldn't be enemies.
"Come, let me introduce you to our village's new generation of successors. They will be the ones to make contact with you from now on." Yun Mingwu introduced the group of young people he brought with him, but did not specify their future positions.
At this point, the people of Xin San Village also noticed that the young man across the street looked remarkably like their village's accountant, Si Kuaiji.
Shi Jingchong was the quickest to react. He introduced the new cadres of his village to them. When he heard that the two of them had the same surname, Si, he guessed that they must be related by blood and that they must be quite close.
However, no one at the scene focused on this topic; instead, they immediately began discussing the seeds they wanted to borrow.
Because it's a terraced field, the artificial irrigation equipment hasn't been installed yet, so we can only consider planting drought-resistant crops. Potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes are the first choices this time, while rice is not being considered.
Si Zhengwei calmed himself down and carefully calculated the amount of seeds needed. The two villages quickly issued IOUs and agreed to go directly to Pinghe Village to pick up the seeds.
"Acheng, how did you end up in Pinghe Village? I remember your uncle is from Gaojia Village, right?" Si Zhengwei slowly walked alongside Si Cheng as they prepared to head to Pinghe Village.
"I think I mentioned it to you when we got married, but you might not remember." Si Cheng glanced at him. This man might not be a good father, but at least he had fulfilled his responsibilities as a father. As for his later neglect, that was because he had become an adult and had also given him some family property.
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