The village chief's wife never expected to suffer such a huge setback, and that person still hadn't learned his lesson. She really didn't know what to say.
The village chief frowned, his expression grave. "If he knew how to make a living, he wouldn't have gambled. Just now, when those people left, that kid was saying that he only lost money because of bad luck. Judging from his appearance, as long as his parents can't control him, it's only a matter of time before he starts gambling again."
Moreover, he discovered that it wasn't just Baldy who was gambling in the village. As soon as his pockets started to bulge, some people became restless and wanted to play a few small cards whenever they had free time. Although they were playing at home now, who could guarantee that they would play small cards at home for the rest of their lives?
If there's another bald guy, the atmosphere in the village will get even worse. People will become restless and harder to manage than before. It will be even more difficult to do anything in the future.
Therefore, such bad habits must be eliminated.
"He's hopeless; it's a good thing he didn't get married, otherwise the girl would have fallen into a fire pit."
The village chief's wife was cursing and swearing. Fortunately, the two families weren't related, otherwise, given her personality, she would definitely have gone to their house to teach them a lesson.
Gu An'an immediately noticed the village chief's doubts. "Uncle, are there other people in our village who play cards?"
The village chief sighed, "That's right, they've only had two days of good life and they're already getting cocky."
Xiaowang Village is a large village, and with so many people, it's difficult to manage. In the beginning, it was difficult for every household to work together, but now it needs to be managed properly.
“Uncle, don’t worry. We can set up a village rule and regulations. On the one hand, it can remind everyone to consciously abide by the relevant regulations, and on the other hand, it can let the neighbors report. This way, you village cadres can spend less time on these trivial matters.”
"Of course, while we should leverage the power of the masses, we must thoroughly investigate any reports we receive, ensuring that no one is wronged and that we do not encourage the unhealthy trend of making false accusations."
As soon as Gu An'an spoke, the village chief plopped down next to her. If he hadn't forgotten his notebook and pen, he would have started taking notes again.
"Anything else? An'an, tell me more."
Gu An'an smiled. In this day and age, village cadres like Uncle Wang are really rare. Many people are chauvinistic and don't even listen to their own family members, let alone Gu An'an, their nephew's wife.
“Village rules and regulations are not limited to bad habits like gambling and playing cards. They can also include things that are detrimental to family harmony, such as bad mothers-in-law, bad daughters-in-law, and preference for sons over daughters. New problems will arise as the village develops, and we can incorporate those as well.”
"After we have the village rules and regulations, we'll set up a point system. We'll give points to those who perform well, and the top ten each year will be recognized. We'll let them go on stage to receive an award and give them some daily necessities as a reward. Will we still be worried about people not regulating their behavior?"
"As for those who made mistakes, they will be penalized in addition to having points deducted. Take Baldy for example, he will not have time to go out and play. He will be given something to do. Now, whatever dirty or hard work there is in the village, he will be given it. Who told him to have a bad influence on the village?"
The village chief thought about it and realized it made sense. "Old Liu has been telling me for a while that he wants to switch jobs because everyone else is making a lot of money doing other things. Let Baldy switch him out!"
Although the village's industries have developed, they are all old farmers, and no one is willing to give up the work in the fields, since the whole village's food supply for the year depends on the output of the land.
As for spending money to buy grain, no one had ever thought of it. Buying grain required not only money but also coupons. People who had land but didn't cultivate it and instead spent money to buy grain would be struck down by God.
At this time, chemical fertilizers were scarce, and you had to find connections to buy them. The village hadn't even considered it, since the soil in Xiaowang Village was already very fertile, and with the addition of organic manure, it was enough.
However, not everyone wants to do the job of collecting manure; it's dirty and tiring. Old Liu, whom the village chief mentioned, has always done this job. If he knew someone was going to take his place, he would probably be overjoyed.
Thinking of this, the village chief couldn't stay any longer. He went to the village committee and met with several other people, sharing his ideas about village rules and regulations with them.
"When it comes to brains, Gu Zhiqing is the best. Even if we racked our brains, we couldn't come up with such a good idea."
"Haha, it's true that three cobblers can outwit Zhuge Liang, but thirty of us can't equal one Gu Zhiqing. We have such good days all thanks to Gu Zhiqing."
"That's true. My wife talks about Gu Zhiqing several times every night. If it weren't for the fact that we don't follow the rules, I would suspect that she's going to worship Gu Zhiqing."
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The village chief was honored by the praise, since they were praising his nephew's wife.
They still need to consider the details of village rules and regulations, but the task of bald man shoveling manure cannot be delayed for a moment.
After what happened that morning, Baldy felt he had completely lost face and was unwilling to go out. He lay in bed staring at the dark ceiling, his mind still replaying the card game. He was extremely regretful about the cards he had played wrong.
"As long as I'm careful not to fall into their trap next time, I'm sure I can make money."
Just as the bald man finished encouraging himself, the village chief came to his door to discuss a job adjustment.
"What? You want me to carry manure? I won't go!"
In recent years, apart from Lao Liu, who is the regular manure carrier, all the other manure carriers have made mistakes. Letting him carry manure means that there is something wrong with him, right?
He doesn't even consider that the problem isn't something others point out, but something he himself created.
“You have to go, whether you like it or not. Don’t forget that you still owe the village money, and you have to pay it back yourself. Starting tomorrow, you will take over Lao Liu’s work. Go to Lao Liu at six o’clock tomorrow morning to hand over your work.”
At that time, village officials still had a lot of power. Since the village chief had said so, Baldy had no choice but to do it, no matter how unwilling he was.
As they were seeing the village chief off, Baldy's parents followed them out. "Village chief, could you find Baldy a different job? He can't handle that kind of hardship."
The village chief could only sigh as he looked at the old couple. The bald man's current state was inextricably linked to them.
They only have this one precious child in the family, and they cherish him so much that he's become the way he is today.
"Are you trying to save him energy by not letting him do dirty or hard work so he can gamble in the county? If you two want someone to rely on for the rest of your lives, you have to be ruthless and discipline him now. If he doesn't change his ways, he'll cause even more trouble in the future, and then the village won't be able to bail you out anymore. Do you want to just watch Baldy fall into the hands of those people?"
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