The so-called clan leader, as the name suggests, is the township chief.
They are not the patriarch of a family, nor the patriarch of a tribe.
However, these villages are different from normal township collectives because they are backward, have limited education, and still retain many old habits.
Patriarch Liu's home is not in Yulin Village, but in a township. Patriarch Liu is considered a small boss.
Patriarch Liu's family is even more impressive. It has a four-story building, and it's not too small. There's a courtyard inside, just like a farmhouse.
There were two big wolfdogs at the door. When I walked to the door, the big wolfdog started barking at me.
I knocked on the iron door and shouted inside: "Is anyone there?"
An older man in the yard walked to the door, looked at me and asked, "What do you do?"
"Is this the home of Patriarch Liu?"
"Yes, what's the matter with you?"
I said with a polite smile: "Can you please open the door? I have something urgent to do with Patriarch Liu."
"Clan Leader Liu is out. Come back tomorrow if you have anything to do!" the old man said, turning around and leaving.
I shouted anxiously: "Uncle, could you please inform me? I really have something very important to do. It's about the land in Qinglong Village and Shuanglong Township. I just came from the house of Patriarch Zhou."
As soon as the old man heard what I said, he immediately stopped and turned around to look at me and said expressionlessly: "What did you just say? Are you from the clan leader Zhou's family? Are you here for land matters?"
I nodded and said, "Yes, can you open the door?"
The old man hesitated for a long time, opened the iron door, still looked at me expressionlessly and said: "Come in!"
"Thank you!" I smiled politely.
"Come, come with me," the old man said and walked towards the yard.
I followed his footsteps and found that the yard was really big!
There is a unique cave inside, like an independent garden villa. There are many flowers and plants planted in the yard. It really looks like a good place for self-cultivation.
I followed the old man to the main room, and he immediately said to me: "You wait here, I will inform Patriarch Liu."
"Thanks!" I smiled.
As soon as the old man turned around and walked out, the door was locked, and I heard the lock.
My heart skipped a beat!
But I soon understood that the old man probably heard me say that he came from the clan leader Zhou's family, or came here for land matters, so he imprisoned me.
After putting me through this, he no longer cares about me, no matter how much I call him, it's useless.
At first I sat there calmly, but a few hours later, the sky outside had darkened, and no one came to care about me.
I suddenly had a bad feeling in my heart, so I rushed to the door, banged the wooden door hard and shouted outside: "Is anyone there? Please open the door."
No matter how much I shouted, no matter how much I knocked on the door, no one paid attention to me.
It wasn't until it got completely dark that someone slipped me a plate of food through the crack in the door.
"Bang bang bang!"
I slammed the door hard and shouted to the person who was stuffing food for me outside: "Hey, could you please open the door? Why did you lock me?"
But the man outside yelled at me: "What are you yelling at? Shut up! If you yell again, I won't give you food. I'll starve you to death!"
"Hey!" I slammed the door twice and shouted loudly, "Why are you detaining me? Do you know this is illegal?"
The man outside laughed coldly: "You, a person from Shuanglong Township, come to our Qinglong Township to discuss land matters, and you still want to explain the law to me? I think you are impatient!"
It seems that what Patriarch Zhou said is right. Patriarch Liu's people are even more vicious. They locked me up before I even explained the reason.
This confinement lasted just one night. I was locked up forcibly all night. No matter how much I screamed, no one paid attention to me.
At dawn the next morning, someone finally came to open the door for me. I heard the sound of the key being inserted into the lock cylinder, and I immediately got up and ran to the door.
The door creaked open and I saw several people standing at the door.
One of them, a middle-aged man in his fifties, stood at the front with a half-smiling expression.
The old man who imprisoned me yesterday was also with this person. He immediately said to the middle-aged man: "Clan Chief Liu, this is from Shuanglong Township. He said it was for land matters, so I imprisoned him until you come back.
Disappointed."
It turned out that this person was Patriarch Liu. Before I had time to say anything, Patriarch Liu came towards me with a big smile and said, "Everyone here is a guest. Why do you keep people locked up all night? It's so rude!"
Patriarch Liu had a smile on his face and didn't look too hateful.
But sometimes it is this kind of smiling tiger that is the most difficult to deal with, because you never know what they are thinking.
"Come here! Serve tea to the guests!" After inviting me into the back room, Patriarch Liu shouted out the door again.
"Come, sit down, I'm so sorry to sit down! I locked you up all night, are you feeling wronged?"
"This" I didn't react to. Didn't it mean that Patriarch Liu was more difficult to deal with? But why did he seem to be trying to please me?
I was afraid that there was something fake in his smile, so I didn't sit down. Instead, I said to him straight to the point: "You locked me up all night for no reason. I won't settle this debt with you yet. I'm here to talk to you about something."
Land rectification matters”
"Are you hungry after being locked up all night? Let's eat first. Let's eat first. I've already made arrangements for our departure!" He deliberately changed my topic, stood up and welcomed me out again.
I had no choice but to be welcomed into the dining room by him.
This is really like a wealthy family in ancient times. A large round table is placed in the middle of the main room, and there are several servants standing in the room, like maids.
I thought to myself: This Patriarch Liu is really enjoying himself! He looks like a rich man.
"Come on, sit down! Don't be afraid. Everyone here is a guest. Come and sit down." He reached out and patted the bench next to him to indicate for me to sit down.
There was something wrong with being so enthusiastic. I scratched my head and couldn't figure out why, but I still sat down politely.
"Here, bring the bowls and chopsticks!" He then shouted to the servant behind him.
This is too trendy!
He's just a clan leader, how could he be so grand?
It's like a local emperor, and it's just one breakfast. How can it be so rich?
This makes me a little confused. Should I eat this meal or not?
After being locked up all night, I was indeed a little hungry, so I didn’t care about that much, I just wanted to eat first.
I devoured the food, and Patriarch Liu kept bringing me vegetables, saying that he would take me to have a good rest after I finished eating.
What's happening here?
Even if the visitor is a guest, there is no need to treat me like this, okay?
When the meal was almost done, I put down my bowl and chopsticks and said seriously: "Clan Chief Liu, I'd better talk about it!"
"Hey! Is this food delicious? Come on, eat more." He immediately interrupted me and started putting vegetables into my bowl.
I raised my hand to block him. My action immediately made Patriarch Zhang a little unhappy.
His smiling face immediately turned grim, and several bodyguard-like figures standing around him also took two steps toward me.
When Patriarch Liu raised his hand, the others stopped, and then said to me: "Don't be ignorant of good and evil! I'll give you good food and drink, so don't make yourself miserable!"
Therefore, smiling tigers are the scariest. When their smiling faces cool down, it makes people feel creepy.