C898 About Yan Village
1The annual grand meeting of the Yan family village began. The Keating Ceremony was held at exactly 11 o'clock, which was the auspicious time of the year.
The entire village had already arrived at the square, preparing to participate in this event. Previously, Zhang Yan had told them that in the past three years, the people who had eaten that necklace every year were either the elderly or children.
The only time that a young man knew about the necklace was when he was working outside and was leaving after the new year. It was impossible for him to manage the entire village.
Thus, Qian Bin and Zhou Zhuo planned to take advantage of this time to take a look. They wondered what this year's scene would be like. Would it be a child or an old man who had eaten that jade pendant?
"Qian Bin recalled that he asked Zhang Yan about this two days ago." I saw the matriarchs in the TV series. They are all very powerful people, but why isn't anyone willing to come to your place? "
Zhang Yan smiled. "Didn't I tell you before? Because the people here aren't really that united. At least, it was like this in the past."
"Because my father is a stranger and came here to be the Patriarch, but because of my identity being awkward, there are many things that no one will take the initiative to help. However, it was because my father was a foreigner. They didn't think my father would be partial to any family. That's why we can be at ease and leave the matter to our father. "
"Because of this, no one is willing to become the clan leader. The clan leader has a lot of things to do, and it's very complicated. Who would be willing to do these things?"
The moment Zhang Yan's words came out, Qian Bin burst into laughter. "Your people are all very strange. It's not appropriate to have a family head."
"Actually, it's not strange. It's just like in a family, there will always be a manager that needs someone, and this manager will certainly be involved in all aspects of things. More importantly, this manager doesn't have a salary. "So normally, no one is going to be the person in charge."
Zhang Yan's words had indeed given Qian Bin and Zhou Zhuo a fright. There was no salary for him to be the Patriarch? No wonder no one wanted to do it.
No matter where he went, there would be hardships for him to be a village chief. And he could amass wealth. Look at this, as a clan head, even if you don't have any money, don't mention the fact that you have to pay every minute to get it. Who was so stupid?
"Not just that. "Think about it, every family has some people who have different opinions."
"For example, my first uncle and third uncle were quarreling a few years ago and didn't speak for a long time, but their lands were close to each other. Now, no matter what happens, my father is the one in the middle to pass on the message. "Very troublesome."
"When Zhang Yan mentioned this, her eyebrows creased tightly." And if there is any problem that needs to be solved, it's also through my dad. If there is anything you need to do, just come find my dad. "
"Even if it's a chicken from Third Uncle's house, they would still want to talk about such a small thing like taking a stroll in his fields."
"And once again, I heard my father say that my Third Uncle accidentally stepped on a seedling in my Uncle's fields. My Uncle sat in my house for an entire day without leaving. You said annoying isn't annoying. "
"Also, third uncle often goes to my father for drinks. He hopes that when the time comes, Tian Li can collect the rent or split the lodging with him."
When Qian Bin and Zhou Zhuo came, they saw that the people here were all simple and honest. However, when it comes to benefits, everyone is still selfish.
"However, this was only a few years ago. These few years, my dad managed it fairly well. There's not much more to argue about. " Zhang Yan continued, "It's precisely because of this that my dad wants to withdraw."
"But now it seems that no one is willing to take over. That was why they decided to tell the story and leave it to the heavens to decide. But who would have thought that in the past three years, no one has taken over the position of Patriarch? "
"Since there is no longer much of a struggle here," he said. And your dad managed it pretty well, too, so why isn't anyone taking over? Is the clan leader doing a lot of work? " Qian Bin always used the scenes from the TV series on these people.
"Of course not. Actually, the people here aren't even in the fields anymore. We've all invited people to cultivate it. If you hire someone, you'll be paid. These wages are paid by their landowners. "
"Then your Patriarch must have the most fields."
Zhang Yan laughed heartily, "Eh, that's true. We do have a lot of farmland because of my dad. "
"It feels like your life here is so primitive. There are also classes. "
"Actually, there are many customs and habits in our village that were passed down from previous generations. But it's not a class. " Zhang Yan sighed, "Those farmlands were taken by them because they lost their race. If they didn't want it, we would have picked it up."
Zhang Yan's father was probably the only one there. Not only did this Patriarch not have the money to buy it, he even had to pay for it. "The fields are still picking up other people's belongings." Your dad is really kind. " Zhou Zhuo sighed.
"The problem is that young people these days don't like living in the village. They come back when it's New Year's, and they usually live in the town or work farther away. So they don't care about the fields in the house. "
Other people said that every family had its own problems, but it seemed that their Yan family village had even more problems.
Qian Bin suddenly lamented, "For a village like this, it's like occupying a mountain and becoming its king. This place can be considered your heaven and earth. How awesome!"
Contrary to Qian Bin's sentiments, Zhou Zhuo furrowed his brows and asked. Would the government care? "
"The government did have regulations before, but due to the arrival of the scholars, we slowly became a place to travel to." Zhang Yan continued, "Every year, our Yan family village pays a considerable amount of tax to the local government. So the government is slowly turning a blind eye. "
"Furthermore, we have a few rules here. However, all of these rules are only for the people of the village, and the villagers are very friendly as well. They would never bully anyone from the outside."
"Furthermore, we did not affect the lives of the normal people here, so everything is very normal. Of course, compared to the outside world, this side of the village might seem like our village to others. It's a little strange, but we have very simple people here. " Xiao Zhang quickly explained, afraid that they would misunderstand the Yan family village.
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