The discussion has been going on till now, and Father Ge has been sitting with his head bowed from beginning to end without saying a word.
The old village chief pressed his hand and everyone became quiet again.
"Okay, then, let's start the vote with a show of hands. If you are willing to maintain the original life and strictly abide by the original village rules, please raise your hands and let me see it." The old village chief said calmly.
Shuashua raised a few hands, all of them were elderly people over fifty years old, and there were a few middle-aged people around forty years old. The old village chief counted them, and there were nineteen in total.
The old village chief signaled those who raised their hands to put down their hands, and then said: "Next, those who agree to change the village rules and allow the villagers to freely choose their own lives, raise your hands."
So, after a while, most people in the room raised their hands. It seemed that there were more people than before. Two elderly people actually raised their hands.
Agui and several older children also raised their hands high. While raising their own hands, they also urged other children to raise their hands quickly.
"Grandpa, village chief, can our opinions be counted?" Agui asked.
"Seven years and above are considered." The old village chief said calmly.
Agui and the other older children were happy when they heard this.
After counting, the old village chief said: "Excluding children under seven years old, there are twenty-seven people in total. So, plus the old man's glance, there are twenty-eight people."
Hearing this, everyone looked at the old village chief in surprise. The old people were shocked and the young people were surprised. They did not expect that the old village chief was actually standing here.
This time, Father Ge still did not raise his hand to express his opinion.
"Village chief, you absolutely must not do this."
"Village Chief, you should think twice."
Several old people looked anxious.
"Okay, since I asked everyone to vote by a show of hands and listen to everyone's opinions, we must abide by the agreement. Now, I announce that in the village rules, the rule that the villagers of the mountain village are not allowed to contact the outside world is officially cancelled. Everyone, you can
You are free to choose your own way of life." The old village chief said calmly.
"Yeah!" A group of children and young people couldn't help cheering.
The middle-aged parents looked at their happy children with pleased faces.
The elderly people who had objected just now looked depressed.
"Okay, everyone should be quiet for a moment. There is one more thing that I want to resolve in front of everyone." The old village chief pressed his hands, and everyone slowly became quiet.
The old village chief turned to Father Ge and said, "Brother Ge, now that the village rules have been changed, there is no need for you to continue to prevent Hongzhu from being with His Majesty. In this way, Hongzhu's poison can be cured."
Father Ge slowly raised his head to look at the old village chief and said, "Village Chief, did Princess Kang and others ask you to do this?"
"I'll tell you the truth, this proposal was indeed made by Princess Kang to me, but it was decided by me after careful consideration." The old village chief said calmly.
"Old village chief, can I talk to you alone for a while?" Father Ge said.
"...Okay." After hesitating for a moment, the old village chief nodded.
After saying that, the village chief waved to everyone, "Okay, you all should leave. Brother Ge and I have something to say."
Everyone went out one after another and then closed the door from the outside.
Only Father Ge and the old village chief were left in the front hall.
"Okay, you go ahead." The old village chief nodded to Father Ge.
"Can the village chief remember the identity of our ancestors? Can he remember why our ancestors were displaced and finally fled to the mountain village?" As he spoke, Father Ge's expression became a little angry.