Wu Xiaobai's four sons, except for his youngest son Wu Qingquan, are all married. His first three grandsons are also married, and his remaining three grandsons are still single.
Both Wu Tianfu and Wu Tianshou were separated from their wives for different reasons after the disaster, and they left their children behind. The young woman who came with them this time is Wu Ge's wife, and the other middle-aged women are Wu Xiaobai's daughters-in-law.
Yun Zhiming told Yun Mingwei all of this and secretly pointed out several unmarried young men to him.
"Thanks. I'll let Xiaoping take a look herself later. Maybe there's a match for her in there." Yun Mingwei, the old father, was always worried about his daughter's marriage. Although he had a good talk with his wife last time, she had given up on her daughter's marriage and wouldn't interfere anymore. So he had to handle these things himself.
The casual conversation didn't affect the competition inside, and the rankings were quickly announced.
Those who saw their names on the list cheered, while those who were not selected hung their heads in dejection.
As the village chief, Si Cheng still needs to assign some tasks.
"This time, Hou Yunhai will lead the team to bring back the parts from Yaojia Village. We also made an appointment with them last time to bring some medicinal herbs to exchange with them. The village will take out all the items in a little while. Everyone should get ready tonight and set off early tomorrow morning."
Upon hearing this, the people below were all in an uproar.
"Brother Cheng, why aren't you traveling with us this time?"
“Acheng can’t always follow everyone. You all need to grow up on your own.” Second Grandfather shouted when he heard this. This was something that the old folks had come up with. Now that Sicheng was the village chief of Pinghe Village, he couldn’t do everything personally like before. Besides, he had to make many decisions about the village.
"What should we do? It feels like we have no backbone if Cheng-ge doesn't go out with us."
"Yes, Brother Cheng, come with us again."
"..."
Seeing the people below getting more and more excited, Si Cheng took the megaphone and said, "Quiet down. Everyone has walked this road before. There are no particularly difficult areas along the way. Moreover, the people who came with us this time are all skilled people from the village. Now that this matter has been decided, everyone should hurry back and prepare more dry food. Don't waste time here."
“Brother Cheng, I have a question.” Yun Liping raised her right hand high.
"What's the problem?" Si Cheng looked at his wife's best friend and gave her a chance to ask.
"Why can't we women participate in activities like this? Our fighting skills are not necessarily inferior to theirs." Yun Liping has been practicing in the square without interruption, and some of her movements are even more precise than those of the men.
"Yes, we've put in the effort too, we can't take away our rights." A chorus of agreement immediately rang out from the square.
“Last time we went out, none of us women held back at all; in fact, we were even better than some of the men.”
"That's right. We've agreed on gender equality, so we can't discriminate against each other."
Looking at those lively girls, especially those bald girls who stood out, and how they usually came and went together and were very enthusiastic about training in the square, their families helplessly covered their faces, thinking that these girls would never be able to get married.
This time, none of the village elders spoke up, wanting to see how Sicheng would resolve the situation.
"This was my mistake. Next time, all women can compete in one event, and the quota will be allocated according to the number of people who sign up."
"Then why don't we have a competition now? Anyway, it's still early." Yun Liping no longer felt that traveling was hard work, but rather that this kind of life was full of challenges and more exciting than staying in the village all day farming.
Seeing that the girls were about to join in, their elders stepped forward and pulled them away.
Yun Mingwei also ran to Yun Liping's side, grabbed her hand, and pulled her aside, saying, "What's the point of competing? If anyone should compete, it should be me."
Yun Liping was about to say something, but when she saw her father's angry face, she stopped talking.
Yun Mingwei's mind was filled with the words "It's all over, it's all over." It seemed that this daughter might be a complete disaster for him.
Seeing the interaction between the father and daughter, Yun Zhiming suddenly realized that his daughter was quite sensible. Although she would occasionally have cramps, her family could still manage to control her.
Thinking of Yun Mingwei's question, he couldn't help but look at the young people of the Wu family.
He noticed that the Wu brothers were all watching the farce in the square with smiles on their faces, without any extra expression. However, he did notice that Wu Qingquan glanced at Yun Liping a few times.
He suppressed his thoughts, feeling that this matter should be discussed again when Yun Liping herself was willing. Perhaps he could even play matchmaker for the first time in his life.
"Looks like I'm really getting old, even having to get involved in this kind of work." Yun Zhiming muttered to himself, thinking about the thought that had just crossed his mind.
"What interference?" Yun Qi happened to walk over and was about to call his father home when he overheard the conversation.
"Nothing, where are Junjun and Lele?" Seeing Yunqi walk over alone, she remembered her two little grandsons who were always by her side.
"Over there." Yunqi pointed to Sicheng not far away, where he was chatting with Brother Wu and the others, holding one child in each arm.
"Let's go back first, otherwise your mother will finish all her work again." Seeing her two grandsons being held obediently by Si Cheng, she didn't go over to disturb their conversation and directly told her daughter to go home first.
"I didn't know you were actually the village chief." Brother Wu had been busy with the house on the back hill these past few days and really didn't know that his brother had now become the highest-ranking official in the village.
"This is just the villagers' kindness. Will it be alright for the three of you to travel tomorrow?" Si Cheng asked, thinking of the house that was still under construction.
"It's alright. The weather is so warm now, so we can build slowly. It's just that we'll have to stay in these prefabricated houses in the square for a while longer. My family and I have discussed it, and we still want to clear the land first and plant some crops first."
"That's no problem. Anyway, those prefabricated houses aren't needed right now. We'll see what we want to plant later. If we need any seeds, just let us know at home." Si Cheng thought that they must be short of seeds since they had just arrived.
"I won't stand on ceremony with you. When I travel with the group, I'll need your help to look after the family." Seeing that he had been holding the two children for so long, Brother Wu reached out to take one of them.
However, Junjun and Lele simply hugged their father's neck tightly to refuse.
“It’s alright, I can still carry them,” Si Cheng said with a smile when he saw the two children’s resistance. “Don’t worry about things at home. If you need anything, just let Uncle Wu and the others come and tell us. I’ll be staying in the village most of the time.”
The two walked and talked, and Si Cheng even gave some practical tips on what to bring along the way.
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