Liu Zheng shouted towards the other side, and Li Yanling suddenly looked up. Then she saw the new village head and the old village head both looking at her, so she hurriedly ran over.
"Uncle, I heard you had co down, so I thought I’d co to see you."
"What is it, you ca to see , or were you preparing to co and congratulate Liu Zheng?"
"No, no, uncle, that’s not what I ant."
"Alright, I know what you an. Liu Zheng just ntioned inside that given your talents, serving as the village won’s director should be well within your grasp, don’t you think, Liu Zheng."
"That’s right, I’ve already proposed this to the old village head, so he’s very supportive of the idea."
"Thank you both for your recognition. Rest assured, once I take office, I will certainly do a good job with the won’s work in our village."
"Alright, then you go tidy things up. Take a look at the relevant population data and see how many won are currently living in our village across the different age groups. These are so basic figures that you must understand clearly."
"Sure, no problem, you can count on . I’ll get a precise count and provide a thorough report."
"Oh, the old village head and I have so things to take care of outside. Second sister-in-law, you go ahead, and I’ll co right back to et you after I’m done here."
"Alright, you two take care, I’ll go in and get busy."
Being assigned a task was like receiving an imperial edict. And indeed, there were plenty of won in the ho idle enough to get busy, so at this mont, giving her so work to do naturally made her very happy.
"Liu Zheng, let tell you, you really need to be careful of the people in the village. Sotis, what you see is just an appearance, and what they hide in their hearts is not sothing you can always discern."
"I know, Uncle Li, when I saw you managing the village, you always seed to do it so effortlessly, but in fact, it was not like that at all. Many tis when I returned from making house calls, I saw the village committee office lights still on."
"Exactly, it looks like there’s no effort on the surface, but there’s actually a lot going on, and the annual population census in the village is a really big deal. When the ti cos, you can assign this work to others. There’s no need for you to do everything yourself."
"Uncle, I understand, and I know how to handle things. Don’t worry, I will not hesitate to ask for your advice if I have any questions."
"I’d actually hope you would ask for advice more. That way, at least I’d still feel useful. Otherwise, I’d be completely out of use."
"Uncle, you can’t talk like that. Your prestige and influence in the village have always been high. Even after stepping down, the villagers definitely look up to you with admiration. Has this river always been here?"
As they strolled, what was only a few minutes’ walk felt unnoticed, and they reached the border between the two villages, with a small river in between.
Liu Zheng seed to rember the river being there for as long as he could rember, but he hadn’t really paid much attention to its origin.
After all, he had never focused on it, so when the river ca into existence and what role it served naturally beca sothing no one knew anymore.
"Actually, you may not be aware, but at that ti, this was one village. It’s just that about 50 years ago, there was a dispute among the villagers, as there were two main surnas in our village: one was Yang, and the other Liu."
"No wonder, most of the people in Chen and village are surnad Yang, while all of us are surnad Liu. Is it because of this difference that disputes and divisions occurred?"
"It’s all due to historical reasons. There were huge disputes between the two families, and since then, they each governed their respective villages. This river wasn’t here from the start, it was only after the separation that they diverted a stream from the mountains down here to serve as the boundary between the two villages."
"An integration really needs to happen. After all, it was originally one natural village, and now it’s divided into two, which indeed brings a lot of inconvenience in managent aspects."
"You don’t know, but if I endure a few more years, the truth is, we have only separated ourselves. In the administrative division from above, we still belong to the sa village, did you know that?"
"I really wasn’t aware of that. I’ve never dealt with those matters from above before. Are you saying the authorities don’t recognize us as two separate villages, but then why are there two village heads?"
"Only my position as village head is official. The other village head, although known above, is not officially listed. To tell you the truth, even if they vote, it’s through their own group, and then they pick soone with a high standing."
"That ans they have always been unofficial. Then we should definitely work on incorporating them."
"That’s the idea, but people in that village have always been dominant, and their local customs quite fierce, so compared to our Liu family, they are truly lacking."
"But I’ve had so contact with those people a few tis and found them to be quite amiable. They often co to for dical consultations and treatnt."
"Liu Zheng, that’s why I ntioned you to the village committee at the ti. You are the right candidate, because when they turn to you for help, you naturally have authority, and your attitude at that ti will surely be more agreeable."
"So you think that because of this connection, I’m the most suitable choice to rge the two villages, right?"
"Exactly, that’s the idea. See? After crossing this river, and passing through that copse of trees—which isn’t much, just a few trees bunched together—keep going, and you’ll reach Old Yang’s house."
"Okay, then we should hurry. I’m just not sure if my sudden arrival will be welcod or if he’s already caught wind of sothing."
"Of course, he’s bound to know. Plus, he’s already aware that you’ve beco the village head, so I think he must be feeling a lot of pressure. But we can’t worry about that now; we have to look after ourselves. Co on, just up ahead is his place."
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