None of the three dared to speak, Zhou Li was staring at them.
The bamboo craftsman cursed, "Send the young people to Xinan Village, and send the old, young and women to our village. What's the matter? Do you think Old Man Zhou is easy to talk to, or that our village is easy to bully?"
"No...no..." Lei Lizheng was already stuttering, and now he couldn't speak clearly.
This is indeed the fact. The three of them were in the wrong because they did not explain it clearly. But who would dare to explain such a thing clearly?
Song Yuehua asked, "Did you send all the people to Xinan Village?"
"Some were given away, but not all," explained Wang Lizheng.
The three of them were not fools. They discussed with Xinan Village that one man had to take several family members with him. After a long time of persuasion, they finally got people to agree that one man could enter the village and take three family members with him.
A small number of people went in, and the remaining majority wanted to try their luck in Taoyuan Village.
Several people remained silent.
Zhou Lizheng sighed heavily and said, "If you want to enter the village, I can open two roads for you."
The three of them immediately looked at him nervously.
"First, those who can join are craftsmen, warriors, or people with other skills. A family can join with 5 people, and each person needs 30 kilograms of food. But there is one condition. After arriving in the village, you must accept 3 villagers as apprentices."
"Second, those who can enter are teenage girls, a total of 15 people, who must choose a man from the village to marry into. A woman can bring four people into the village, and excluding the girls, each person must have 30 kilograms of food."
After listening to this, Song Yuehua was filled with admiration, thinking that Grandpa Zhou was truly worthy of being the head of the village.
The people from the other three villages didn't know what to say. They couldn't just say, "We have no food, no money," and then ask for shelter with such a shameless face.
"Does being able to cook count?" asked Li Zheng Wang.
The bamboo craftsman asked, "Are you talking about the Daha family?"
"Yes, yes!"
The bamboo craftsman whispered in Zhou Lizheng's ear, "He's a banquet host. His craftsmanship is pretty good. You can't hire him normally."
Zhou Lizheng nodded after hearing this.
"Pull...pull sugar...noodles..." Lei Lizheng also asked.
Zhou Lizheng said, "Okay."
“Grandson…Grandson…”
Song Yuehua took over Lei Lizheng's words and asked, "Sun Xiucai?"
Lei Lizheng nodded quickly, "Yes... yes..."
"That's fine." Zhou Lizheng said.
Being a scholar is a great honor, so how can it not be considered a skill? Moreover, there are only a few scholars in a neighborhood, so naturally they have to be protected.
Next, the three village heads brought out some capable men in their villages, a total of more than 30 households. As for the number of girls to be selected, each village was allocated 5. If no one was suitable, they could only go home.
The matter was almost settled, and the three village heads returned to their own villages to make arrangements.
The bamboo craftsman asked, "Before you decide on this, don't you need to discuss it with your clan members?"
"Of course we have discussed it," Zhou Lizheng said, "After the incident in Hongye Village, the clan has been discussing this matter, but because the opinions differed so much, it was not decided until recently."
The bamboo craftsman admired and said, "Yes, you are really far-sighted. This idea was proposed by you, right?"
“I guess so.”
The next morning, people from the three villages registered one by one at the entrance of the village. Those who entered the village with skills had to verify their authenticity, and some of their skills were limited and could not be verified.
Before entering the village, Zhou Dafu explained to everyone, "If anyone from the same village acts as a cover, then all the people in the village will be expelled from the village without a single one left."
Those who originally wanted to fish in troubled waters were immediately caught.
Zhou Dafu and Zhou Ergui were very busy, so Song Yuehua called Zong Yi and Liu Xue to help.
As for matters like matchmaking, the village matchmaker Tang has to be in charge.
After hearing Zhou Lizheng's words, Matchmaker Tang told the truth without hiding anything. She never said a man was 30 years old as he was 29, and tried her best to make both parties agree.
40-year-old Li Guanggun also wanted to take the opportunity to find a young wife who was 17 or 18 years old.
"You are so shameless!"
Matchmaker Tang scolded angrily, "Are you looking for a granddaughter or a wife? You are not a fool, but we in this village are. In normal times, even a 60-year-old may not look down on you. Now you are relying on the power of the village and are so arrogant that you even want to find a 17-year-old girl. Aren't you afraid that the girl will not understand and put some drugs in your food to send you to hell early..."
Matchmaker Tang had a sharp tongue to begin with, and she ended up scolding him. Li Guanggun came smiling, but left crying.
Jia Fugui also wanted to take this opportunity to find a wife for Erguotou, but unfortunately he was not there.
"There is a widow named Shao here. Would you like her to meet you?" asked Matchmaker Tang.
Jia Fugui quickly shook his head and said, "I'm so old, what's there to see..."
Seeing that the other party was unwilling, Matchmaker Tang didn't say much. The number of places was limited, so she decided to let the young men in the village come first.
The matter was settled quickly, no other ceremonies were required, and the wedding was held uniformly among the clan.
Song Yuehua brought her two little ones to watch the ceremony. Some families even found red clothes for their girls, but most of them only wore a red veil.
Mr. Sun from Daozhu Village didn't expect that he would end up in Taoyuan Village after many twists and turns, but unfortunately things are different now.
If he had any arrogance before, he was completely convinced after Taoyuan Village produced two boys. Now, when he came here to take a look, his heart was full of emotion.
When Madam Xia saw the man sticking his head to look inside, she came over and asked a few questions. After learning that he was a scholar, she warmly invited him in for tea.
When Master Yi finished his class, he learned that a scholar had come to the village and was very curious. This time, Scholar Sun admired him and his attitude was much more humble. Both of them were scholars and had a lot to talk about.
Before leaving, the two agreed to talk again next time.
Lady Xia asked with a smile, "But can we interact with him?"
"As fellow scholars, of course we can interact with each other." Master Yi said with a smile.
Several waves of people came into the village, and each household was busy building many houses next to them. Some of them were not even completed yet, but people moved in.
Brothers Zhou Dafu and Zhou Ergui not only have to take care of village affairs, but also a group of newcomers to the village, so they are very busy all day long.
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