He Cuihua came with the clan leader and elders with a menacing look on her face. He Xiaoqin's expression changed drastically and she immediately came forward to greet them.
"Sister Cuihua, why did you bring the clan leader and the others here?"
He Cuihua sneered and said calmly: "He Xiaoqin, it has nothing to do with you. I am not repaying kindness with enmity. I am here to see Li Erdan. I heard that he took people to the mass graves. This is a serious violation.
That’s why I brought the clan leader and others over to ask for clarification.”
He Xiaoqin's face turned pale when she heard about the mass graves. She felt guilty when she saw the villagers slowly gathered outside her yard and the keen eyes of the clan chiefs and elders.
"Why, you guys want to come here to punish me! Just because I went to the mass grave!"
Erdan knew that He Xiaoqin couldn't handle such a thing, so he immediately stood up and walked over.
Seeing that Erdan was still so arrogant, He Cuihua couldn't help but sneer and said: "Li Erdan, you have to understand that this is not a matter of whether you are punished or not, but whether you have violated our village rules. Today the patriarch and several elders
They are all here, so you tell them in front of them whether you violated the village rules and whether you went to the mass grave!"
The clan leader and elders also stared at Erdan. The villagers all opened their eyes and looked at Erdan without turning back. After all, in Hejia Village, if you really go to the mass grave, you will be punished.
He Xiaoqin looked at Erdan, Erya and Yi Furong were also worried, with worried looks on their faces.
"Yes, I have been to mass graves many times recently. There is no need to hide this matter. I can explain it clearly to everyone."
As soon as these words came out, He Cuihua showed a strange smile, feeling very happy. Thinking that her husband's bright future was ruined in the hands of Li Erdan, she still didn't let go. Now that Li Erdan has violated the clan rules,
Of course you will be punished.
The villagers all looked at each other, and there were a lot of discussions below, and the clan leaders and elders also sighed.
"Clan leader, elders, fellow villagers, Li Erdan and I have no hatred, but our clan rules cannot be violated. If he personally admitted it, he should be punished, and the clan leader needs to work with everyone to deal with it fairly and justly."
Seeing He Cuihua grinning in the crowd, everyone saw it and could clearly feel her revenge. It seemed that what she said before about letting go of all hatred was just a superficial job to show off to everyone.
The clan leader sighed, walked to Erdan, sighed slightly, and said with a little disappointment: "Li Erdan, what did you say you did? You knew that you were not allowed to enter the mass grave. It was because of your bad behavior before."
We broke the rules once, and now the villagers have a lot of opinions. You have contributed to our village, and as the clan leader, I can't let you do whatever you want!"
Erdan smiled, nodded and said: "Clan chief, elders, fellow villagers, ever since I entered the mass grave, I have known the consequences, but maybe the villagers don't know that, although the mass grave is very gloomy, it is also a part of our village.
It’s a big taboo, but it’s not what you think. There are indeed a lot of beasts inside, but it’s really beautiful inside. Since I violated the rules, I am willing to accept all punishments without any complaints.”
When He Cuihua heard this, she couldn't help but smiled coldly and said: "You went in and out three times, broke our village rules, and brought us an unknown sign. You should be driven out of Hejia Village."
Some of the villagers nodded, but most of them didn't want to do this. Erdan brought 500,000 yuan to the village, and he also won the bullfighting competition. Based on his contribution, he shouldn't be able to do it.
Drive out of Hejiacun.
"Li Erdan, you have contributed to the village, but you have violated the rules many times. Although you will not be kicked out of Hejia Village, you will still be punished. Do you choose to be punished with twenty sticks or accept a fine?"
The clan leader has no choice. In their hearts, He Rongguang was arrested, and now they have lost some income. And Li Erdan is a representative of young people, and they don’t want to go too far, but if they break the rules, they must
Being punished was his most basic principle of safeguarding Hejia Village as the patriarch and could not be changed.
Hearing that he was going to be punished with a stick, He Xiaoqin's face turned pale with fright, but Erdan said with a smile: "Chief, fellow villagers, logically speaking, I should be punished. Even if I am punished, I have no problem. However, everyone wants to
I wonder, is it really because of these superstitions and these so-called ethnic rules that our village is so poor? Obviously not. Now the country is getting stronger and stronger, but our mountainous areas in the west are getting poorer and poorer. What is the reason?
What? It’s because we are bound by our thoughts. If you can give me a chance, I can lead you to get rich, so that you can forgive me for all my previous mistakes."
He Cuihua felt even more nonsense. This mountainous area was already poor, with no enterprises or mines. How could he lead everyone to make money?
"Li Erdan, you put it lightly and led everyone to make money. Do you think this money can be easily earned? Our village has been poor for so long. Who can improve their lives without working outside? Don't tell us big words. You don't accept it."
Punishment is okay, then you can show your skills so that all our villagers can benefit and see real money!"
Erdan wanted this exactly, so he couldn't help but come up to her, stared at her and said, "Okay, if I can let everyone get the money by the end of this year, can I freely enter and leave the mass graves?
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He Cuihua was confused by the question, but one of the villagers said loudly: "Li Erdan, as long as you can make us all make money, let alone enter the mass graves, you will level the mass graves and we will all support you."
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"Yes, Li Erdan, if you can really lead everyone to make money, we won't care about those nonsense taboos. For so many years, they have said that you can't enter the mass graves. We all abide by it, but in the end? Our village is not poor.
Ding dong, there is no development at all. Since you can get 500,000 to give to Murakami, I can also believe that you can make more money."
The patriarch saw that no one was hostile to Erdan, but rather believed that the village needed development now, and leading everyone to get rich was the most important thing. He immediately heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that their old traditions needed to be reformed.
The patriarch looked at Erdan and said seriously: "Li Erdan, if you can lead everyone to get rich by the end of the year, I don't ask you to really distribute how much money to everyone at once, but you must see hope. If you
It’s true, you can enter and leave the mass graves at any time, and you will be exempted from punishment. Otherwise, we cannot go against the will of the villagers, and the punishment will be more serious.”
"No, patriarch, my husband violated the rules. He was beaten so badly and was kicked out of Hejia Village. Why should Li Erdan give him extrajudicial mercy? I don't agree, unless he can make each of us villagers earn a lot during the Chinese New Year."
How much does it cost? There is a certain amount, otherwise, I will be the first to stand up and disagree."
"Yes! Li Erdan, you are smart and have become better now. You are no longer stupid. If you can bring in 500,000 yuan, I believe you can make us money. Just tell me how much money you can make for us Murakami."
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Everyone was shouting that in rural areas, they could not see specific future development, they only knew that money was the most appropriate thing. Erdan was not angry, but just smiled.
"Erdan, don't agree casually!"
Erdan shook his head to reassure He Xiaoqin, turned around and said in front of the villagers: "I know that going to the mass graves does make everyone uncomfortable, but we need to get rich, and since everyone can give me a chance, then I
In response to He Cuihua's words, I would like to promise you that I will do two things for our village. The first is that I promise to let our Director Tian win this competition for the most beautiful village girl from all over the country.
The second thing is to ensure that by the end of the year, each of our villagers will receive an income of at least 10,000 yuan, how about that?"