While the iron was hot, Shen Ping came out of the workshop and went straight to the village chief's house. The village chief's home is in the middle of the village, four to five hundred meters away from the workshop.

As soon as she went out, a gust of cold wind blew in. Shen Ping shrank her neck, pulled up her collar, blew a heater on her hands, and put them into her sleeves to keep warm.

After all, these days are still much colder than my own. These workers still have to choose the peppers to wash. I will buy some rubber gloves at the mall for them to use. Otherwise, don't delay the progress.

Along the way, Shen Ping didn't meet anyone. At this time, there were basically no idlers in the backing village. In the past, there were three or three old people chatting under the trees, but now there are no more people.

The weather has gotten a lot colder now, and even if nothing happens, people won't sit under the trees anymore. What's more, this mountain village is no longer the mountain village it used to be.

Since the opening of the cosmetics workshop, soap shop, and pepper shop, many young people have entered the workshop to earn money, leaving some old people behind, who also have work to do in the fields.

It is the harvest season now, and everyone is busy harvesting peppers. The peanuts are also ready to be harvested. Next, there are cassava and taro, so everyone is very busy.

At this moment, Shen Ping was unsure. She didn't know whether the village chief was at home or not. Their two daughters-in-law were working in their own workshops, and their two sons were probably also busy in the fields at the moment.

Shen Ping quickened her pace and soon arrived at the gate of the village chief's house. Through the low courtyard wall, I saw the door of the village chief's house locked.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Village Chief, is the Village Chief at home?"

Shen Ping raised her hand and patted the courtyard door a few times and shouted loudly, but except for the banging sound from the door, she didn't hear any sound from inside.

At this time, an old voice came from behind: "Da Chun Niang, please find the village chief. The village chief is not at home. Their whole family has gone to the fields."

When Shen Ping heard this, she looked back and saw that it was Liu Jinmei, an old widow in the village who lived next door to the village chief. Liu Jinmei is nearly 80 years old and is the oldest person in the village.

Although Liu Jinmei is nearly 80 years old and has oracle bone inscriptions all over her face, her body is strong and her eyes are bright.

Not only that, she also cultivated the fields under her own name to support herself. However, her neighbors sometimes helped as much as they could.

After Liu Jinmei and her husband got married, they gave birth to three children in a row, but they were unable to support them. From then on, the couple finally had no more children.

Her mother-in-law said she was an unlucky person and separated the couple. Seven or eight years passed like this. One time while going up the mountain, Liu Jinmei's husband stepped on the air and fell off the cliff, losing his life.

From then on, Liu Jinmei had the reputation of being a Kefu Kezi. Her husband's family thought she was unlucky and would curse her when they saw her.

The mother-in-law also wanted to remarry her, but his reputation as a Kefu Kezi had already spread, and no one dared to marry her again, so the matter was settled in the end.

Liu Jinmei never remarried and lived on the two acres of land. Although the days were a bit tough, I was not hungry after all.

Even after the drought year passed, Shen Ping felt a little surprised.

"Aunt Liu, do you know when the village chief and the others went out? Which field are they in now?"

"They are helping me pick peppers. I came back to get water. The village chief and his family are all good people!

Especially the second oldest, He Jing, helped the old lady with farm work from time to time, and gave me a bite to eat when there was no food. It was all thanks to him, otherwise my old bones would have turned to ashes early in the morning. "

After saying that, Aunt Liu turned around and went back to the yard, and soon she went out carrying a watt of water.

Shen Ping followed her to the field and found that the village chief's family was all there, except for his grandson He Tian'er, who was studying in the school.

The adults carried baskets on their backs to pick peppers one by one, and the children also tied a special bamboo basket around their waists and picked them quickly with their hands.

Mrs. Xiao was the first to see Shen Ping and greeted her with a smile: "Da Chun Niang, why are you in the field?"

"Auntie Da Chun~"

The eldest and second son of the He family said hello to Shen Ping.

The village chief glared at Mr. Xiao and his two sons: "No matter how big or small you are, don't break the rules and call them Yururen."

After speaking, the village chief smiled and said to Shen Ping: "Yu Ruren, our old ladies don't understand the rules, so don't be surprised."

The village chief's words made Shen Ping feel uncomfortable all over, and she felt uncomfortable listening to this Yururen.

Then he waved his hand: "Village Chief, what are you talking about? You should call me Da Chun Niang. Don't be so outspoken. Besides, I don't feel comfortable listening to you."

Aunt Liu interjected: "You don't know, this lady is here to see the village chief. Come on, let's drink water!" Aunt Liu placed the earthen pot on the ridge of the field.

"I want to drink water~"

"I want it too~"

Several little kids gathered around.

Knowing that Shen Ping was looking for him, the village chief stopped what he was doing and walked over.

Shen Ping went straight to the point and explained her purpose. Unexpectedly, the village chief was not surprised when he heard this, but had a solemn expression on his face.

When Mrs. Xiao heard what Shen Ping said, she was secretly happy. But after seeing her man's face, Mrs. Xiao quickly came over.

He pushed He Guang: "Master, Da Chun Niang asked you to be the tent gentleman. This is a good thing. Why are you still stupidly doing it? Why don't you agree as soon as possible?"

"What do you know?" He Guang glared at Mrs. Xiao.

Ms. Xiao opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she still didn't speak.

Shen Ping looked at He Guang's face and wondered what he was thinking. She couldn't help but asked: "Village chief, is this okay? Please give me a happy word!"

He Guang seemed to have made up his mind: "Da Chun Niang, I am the village chief. It is not appropriate to do this, but there is someone more suitable than me."

"Who~"

Xiao and Shen Ping spoke at the same time.

He Guang looked at Mr. Xiao and made a pun: "Far away in the horizon, close in front of you."

Shen Ping understood now that He Guang was talking about his own daughter-in-law Xiao.

Mrs. Xiao also reacted at this moment, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

He Guang looked at Shen Ping: "Da Chunniang, you don't know that my daughter-in-law can actually do arithmetic and read. My father-in-law taught her a lot in the past. If there are some things she doesn't understand, you can help her first. She will definitely competent.

I am the village chief. Although I am usually idle, I have to deal with trivial matters in the neighborhood. I really can't get away from it. "

She didn't expect Xiao to be able to read. This was a bit beyond Shen Ping's expectation. But then she thought about it. His father was an old village chief, so it was not surprising that he could read.

What the village chief said makes sense. After all, he is the head of a village. He will be asked for trivial matters. When the time comes, he will go to the workshop to do it, and he will indeed be unable to escape.

It is indeed a bit overwhelming for him to do this, but what he said can be considered.

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