"Five hundred copper coins per person per day, or ten kilograms of grain. I'll tell them how many people you need."
Everyone who came with my cousin retreated, and after being stunned for a moment, my cousin became furious.
"Zheng Changan, you old bastard, how can you treat me like your cousin? The child who was stolen is your great-grandson, and you just watched him die without saving him?
You, Zheng Changan, are not worthy of being a human being, let alone being the village chief... and even less worthy of being a member of the Zheng family..."
She scolded, cried and made a fuss, but the onlookers just watched numbly.
Some people who were quick to see the opportunity even wiped away their tears.
"Let's go! Stop making such a fuss! Village Chief Zheng is about to get angry."
Someone said bitterly that she understood that the village chief could not be blamed for the child being lost along the way.
After all, he is not the one who has to bear this responsibility.
Now he comes to make trouble... he must have some ideas after all.
The man walked a few steps, then stood on the side of the road somewhat unwillingly, still wanting to see what the end would be like.
In fact, that man did have good eyesight. After his cousin finished crying, Zheng Changan calmly dusted off his clothes.
"Well, you are absolutely right, I am indeed not worthy of being the village chief.
After all, along the way, you have to arrange this and that trivial matter and worry about that.
I didn't earn any money or food from everyone, and I didn't get any benefits. Why should I be the village chief?
Mr. Li, if you want to be the village chief, then be it.
From now on, I won't be in charge of anything.
After all, we are fleeing famine now. I can’t care about so many things while I am on the road. I will no longer be the village chief."
Not anymore.
My cousin's face changed drastically with fright.
She came to force her cousin to find someone, but she didn't think that he would give up his position as village chief.
As the village chief, he had to take care of all kinds of trivial matters, but he really didn't gain any benefits.
Moreover, once you get to the countryside, you still have to be an ordinary person.
She, she really just wanted to cause some trouble, but what exactly was she going to do...
Until now, I suddenly can’t figure it out.
"You, you, don't even think about threatening me by saying you won't be the village chief.
Anyway, you sent people to find someone and asked me to pay money and food, then you are not worthy of being a human being.
You, you just want to see my grandson dead to feel comfortable, you are a black-hearted, rotten-bellied, wicked coward..."
The more she was scolded, the straighter her back became.
Yes, that’s what the old man thought. He is so insidious and vicious.
When the cousin felt that she had seen through Zheng Changan and was scolding him with all her might.
But someone stood up.
"Li family, take your crazy woman away. Our village chief is very busy every day, so how can he have the time to worry about your family's affairs.
If everyone came to the village chief with a trivial matter, he would be exhausted to death."
A group of people who were originally just watching the fun also stood up.
"That's right, that's right. We can't go to the village chief for everything."
Zheng Changan, however, was moved by his feelings and reached out to interrupt everyone's attempts to smooth things over.
“To be honest, ever since we fled the famine, I’ve been the village chief in name only.
But I thought about how I had escaped famine when I was young, so I had experience, and we all had close friendships in the village.
It's understandable that I'm a little tired after taking care of so many people.
But unexpectedly, although there were some minor setbacks during our escape, it was generally smooth.
When there is a food shortage, there is food; when there is an epidemic, there are doctors, and they are better than the doctors in the city.
What's more, the elderly in our team can also escape.
I think that God is blessing our village and protecting us all.
But……
I just encountered a thief stealing my baby, and you guys insist on asking me to do this and that. I'm just an ordinary old man, and I get tired too.
This incident taught me that I am indeed old and shouldn’t be burdened with so many things anymore.
I'll let you take over as village chief. From now on, you can do whatever you want. You don't need to tell everyone whether to train or travel...
All the things I had told everyone to do have been stopped..."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone helped the elder out.
"Anzi... no, if you say you don't want to do it, then don't do it. We won't agree to that.
We also know that you have indeed suffered a lot along the way.
There are still people who come to cause trouble for you without any consideration. We will definitely put an end to such things in the future.
Let’s put it this way, our team doesn’t need a village chief, but we must have a leader.
So, we call ourselves Houshan Team, and from now on, you are the captain of our Houshan Team.
To prevent you from being overworked, we should delegate tasks.
We’ll discuss the details first and then allocate them.
In a word, you must be our captain and our leader.
However, there is no need to do so much work. We in Houshan Village cannot do without you, and we cannot live without you."
"Yes, we can't do without you, village chief, no, captain, you are our spiritual leader and our guiding light.
With you around, even if we don't say anything, we feel at ease.
If anyone dares to cause trouble for you again, we will kick him out of the team."
The Li family was so scared that they rushed forward and dragged their cousin back.
My cousin is actually a weak person with a strong appearance. When her children and grandchildren pulled her back, she went back.
She didn't dare to make trouble with the whole team. If she was really kicked out, how could she survive?
By then, I'm afraid it won't just be a matter of losing a grandson. Even if it's my own children, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect them.
Looking at so many expectant faces at the scene, the old village chief sighed and said, "In the end, it's still Old Qian who has the final say."
"Captain Zheng, I just mentioned what you said about continuing on our journey. Everyone else has said that we should hurry on while it's still light. We should try to reach Liuhua Country as soon as possible."
"good."
Zheng Changan felt very complicated. He really didn't want to do it anymore.
However, looking at so many expectant faces, he... still couldn't bear it.
This "OK" means that he still wants to be the leader of the team.
You have to lead people forward.
However, looking at the dejected backs of those families, he couldn't help but speak out.
"Well, those of you who lost your children shouldn't be too sad, because Xiu girl has already caught up with them.
I believe that smart and capable girl can bring the children back. After all, our team is blessed by the gods.
As long as you believe in miracles, they will definitely exist."
This bowl of chicken soup still gave some hope to those families who had lost their children.
Yes, the people of Houshan Village were taken care of along the way.
Perhaps, the children will be waiting for them not far away. As long as there is hope, miracles still exist...
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