Chapter 137 137. Clan Power
Brother Shi Er was still a little scared when he thought about what would happen tomorrow: "It's a pity that our mother didn't say that she would follow us tomorrow. I'm worried that we'll run into that woman again."
Brother Shi didn't think it was a big deal: "The family next door to my second uncle is not an easy sell either. Even if the Zhao family wants my second uncle's house, it won't be that easy."
Shi Liu suddenly felt that Second Aunt and her family had had a very difficult time these years. They were surrounded by hungry wolves, and they were like sheep in a pack of wolves, being bullied. However, things got better after Second Aunt and her family moved in.
"The power of clans has dwindled considerably these days. A hundred or two hundred years ago, a clan could even decide who would inherit your property. Second Uncle's practice of marrying into a family was generally not permitted. While the law is still not fully developed, it's much better than before. If a clan still dares to take human life, they'll be facing legal consequences."
After hearing what the eldest sister said, Second Brother Shi suddenly felt that the group of people in the Zhao family were not that scary. As long as what they did was not illegal, that group of people would not be able to do anything wrong. However, he knew very little about the affairs of the clan. After all, the head of the Shi family was Uncle Shi, and Uncle Shi himself was a reasonable and law-abiding person. There would be no such thing as the head of the Zhao family.
"Don't be fooled by the fact that the ancestral hall has been converted into a school. In fact, the cohesion of the clan still exists. On weekdays, when our family has problems, many people from the old Shi family will come to help, and vice versa. Just like the last time we went to Hewan Village to support Second Aunt, many people from the old Shi family followed us, and it was all because of our family's face."
As the eldest son, Brother Shi has a deeper feeling about the clan. He thinks what the eldest sister said makes a lot of sense. The uncle always says "family members don't have different opinions", which is actually out of consideration for the relationship between the same clan members. However, he does not think there is anything wrong with clan power. As long as everyone works together, life can even get more prosperous. Of course, this requires the person in charge to have a clear mind, otherwise it will be like Baijia Village, which is a dead end.
It wasn't that Second Brother Shi had a problem with the clan, but something made him uncomfortable: "I've heard that in many remote areas, the clan still rules the roost. The clan leader can kill anyone he wants. The entire clan is ruled by the clan leader, and they have no idea what the law is."
Brother Shi thought this was normal: "The local clans have ruled for hundreds of years, and the country has only been established for a short time. It is inevitable that some places lack publicity. It will get better over time."
When it comes down to it, this is because education has not kept up. In the next two or three hundred years, when compulsory education is universalized, things like this where the law is ignored will be reduced a lot. Of course, there will always be people who know the law but break it.
Shi Liu thought for a moment and then turned to other things: "When does the elementary school in our village start? Has the teacher been decided?"
Brother Shi nodded and said, "Uncle means that classes will start right after the spring. As for the teachers, they can be selected directly from the bullpen. After all, many of them are university professors, which is much better than junior high school graduates."
Shi Liu hadn't expected her uncle to be so decisive and actually choose that group of people: "None of the educated youths at the educated youth camp know about this, right?"
"I don't know. Uncle's idea is to start the classes before the educated youth from Baijia Village return. Then he can use the excuse of not delaying the children's education as an excuse not to select them."
Shi Liu, however, felt that the matter would not be let go. The educated youth in Baijia Village were all very troublesome. It was inevitable that someone would make a big deal out of it and report it. Then, her uncle might get into trouble. "If all else fails, let them take the exam together. Then, the top scorers will be chosen as teachers. That way, if they fail, they can only blame themselves for not being well-educated, not anyone else."
Brother Shi thought it made perfect sense: "I'll tell my uncle later."
Seeing that it was almost lunch time, Aunt Su felt it was not appropriate to sit there any longer, so she stood up and said goodbye.
Satisfied, Su Sanlan sent the person out and turned to Shi Liu and said, "I thought your second aunt wanted to eat at our house again this time. Fortunately, she knew the etiquette and didn't shamelessly stay. We had corn tortillas and kimchi for lunch."
Shi Liu smiled awkwardly. In fact, it was already this late. If it weren't for the difficult times, she should have saved some food for him.
At the dinner table, Su Sanlan distributed cornbread while sighing, "I don't know if our production team will get any of the relief food. In fact, every household in our group is struggling to get enough to eat."
Shi Liu thought her mother was being audacious. "The relief grain will definitely go first to the production teams where people have died of starvation. No one in our production team has starved to death yet, and besides, Uncle hasn't lied about production figures before. We probably won't get any of the relief grain this time."
Su Sanlan thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. Let's not fight with them. They're all so pitiful. Three people have already starved to death in your second aunt's village. It's no wonder that someone would turn their attention to your second aunt's family. It's really difficult for them."
"Second Aunt and her family are moving here now, so they still have a share of the relief food."
"Of course there are. Isn't that the case with the old Ding family in our village? They still gave them relief food, and even the food they earned from their previous work points was distributed to them without any difference. If Hewan Village doesn't give us anything, we will report them to the higher authorities."
That being said, Su Sanlan didn't think those cowards would dare to withhold food. In situations like this, it was clearly stipulated that supplies must be provided, so he didn't think they would dare to do so.
Shi Liu had never had any exceptional relatives in her past lives, but Zhou Pan's family was truly exceptional. It was truly heartbreaking that a grandfather from the next generation in her past life actually dared to interfere in Zhou Pan's marriage. Fortunately, Zhou Pan was no pushover either. In the end, the old man, who had taken advantage of his seniority, was completely kicked out of the board of directors, and even his descendants lost their inheritance rights. It was a tragic end.
It was also because Zhou Pan decisively killed the chicken to scare the monkey, that although the rest of the people were not very satisfied with Shi Liu, no one dared to say anything about her in front of her. In the end, the only ones who insisted on separating the two were his biological parents.
Thinking of the bad things in her previous life, Shi Liu shook her head hurriedly. No matter what, she had gotten rid of that weird couple. As for her parents-in-law in this life, she really didn't want to care about them. She just left it to Zhou Pan to deal with. If he couldn't handle it well, then his previous life would have been in vain.
Shi Liu picked up a piece of corn tortilla and started to eat it, then casually picked up a piece of kimchi: "Mom, your kimchi is very flavorful and authentic." This kimchi was specially searched for out of curiosity in her previous life. It is said to be the most authentic recipe of the country of kimchi, and it is extremely popular in countries around the world.
Su Sanlan took a bite and nodded secretly in her heart: "This time it's marinated well. It's a pity that my son-in-law left too early, otherwise I would have brought him a jar of it to eat slowly."
Hearing this, Brother Shi and the others immediately felt jealous. When Zhou Pan, their brother-in-law, left, his mother had given him three large jars of pickled vegetables. This wasn't enough, and they felt jealous...
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