Even if she encounters trouble, her status as deputy mayor and Wu Qining's help make her almost as comfortable as a duck in water.

He would never trouble Song Tingran unless it was absolutely necessary.

"It's okay. I slept late. Come in and talk in my room."

Song Tingran waved his hand towards the inner courtyard, telling the husbands and cubs to do whatever they were supposed to do and not to worry about them.

In the room.

Village Chief Zhou sighed, picking up the tea cup and putting it down again. He didn't know where to put it better.

"Village Chief Zhou, what happened to make you so embarrassed?"

"Do you know that the village chiefs from several surrounding villages came to Daniu Village together today?"

Song Tingran nodded and said that he didn't know the details, but he knew that he came with a lot of things, and he didn't even know when he left.

Village Chief Zhou's face became even more ugly.

"There are a total of eight village chiefs, all of whom are relatively close to our Daniu Village. However, they didn't say anything in advance before they came, and they even brought the Hundred Village Book."

Village Chief Zhou opened the Book of Hundred Villages in his hand. On it were the names and fingerprints of many people, which looked a bit scary under the candlelight.

The so-called "Hundred Villages Book" refers to the villages belonging to Ping'an Town. If you encounter trouble, you can write down the whole story clearly, and then each village chief will press his fingerprint and submit it to ask for help.

Now this thing was actually delivered to Village Chief Zhou.

Song Tingran looked at the book of hundreds of villages. In addition to the villages she knew, there were also some that she had never heard of. They were all the ones that Ping'an Town had received awards before. After the reconstruction, the original magistrate of Ding County was promoted to the prefect, and the court transferred some surrounding villages to the prefecture. The village was allocated together to make Ping'an Town stronger.

It's just that some villages are really far away, so even the officials know about them, but ordinary people don't know exactly which ones they are.

Even so, all the villages belonging to Ping'an Town were able to collect signatures and fingerprints, which was by no means a short-term effort.

I'm afraid I just have to visit villages one by one, do some work, and sign and have my fingerprints pressed. I don't know how long this journey will take.

"Village Chief Zhou, are these people here to ask you for food seeds and planting secrets?"

"Well, that's why I came. The reason why our village's grain output is so good is because of your good seeds and your regular explanations from Xiao Yuchen. However, this has never been so good before. , something that needs to be shared with other villages.”

Village Chief Zhou was so anxious that he was accused of refusing to save anyone. Especially the head of Shiqing Village, who spoke very rudely.

It is said that since Mayor Zhou became the deputy mayor, he has started to act like an official. He used to be a very kind person, but now he has become vain. He feels that these gifts are not generous enough, so he is unwilling to help.

He also said that Village Chief Zhou was selfish. The food production in Daniu Village was so high and there was additional income from the resort, but he did not help at all.

"When we first elected outstanding villages, the head of Shiqing Village added insult to injury and publicly revealed the story of who was gambling at that time. It still hasn't changed at all. Maybe she was the one who advocated this." Song Tingran was very angry. .

"Now I am riding a tiger. These people came quietly. I rejected them directly and confiscated the gifts because our village worked together to get them. So they deliberately stood in front of my house to make trouble, just to get more money. People see it.”

Insidious and cunning.

The specific content of this matter will be spread out sooner or later. If the villagers of Daniu Village work together to fight against it, they will be making wedding clothes for others.

If left alone, Village Chief Zhou would be left alone and helpless.

"In this way, Village Chief Zhou, to avoid saying this from those people, why don't we hold a group meeting first to explain the matter clearly, and let's stabilize it first."

"Well, what you said makes sense. To avoid further fermentation, I will hold a meeting early tomorrow morning to make it clear and let everyone stabilize first. However, what should we do next? And these Hundred Village Books..."

Song Tingran sat on the chair. In the past few years, the resort has developed better and better. Whether it has expanded to the surrounding areas, there are several new inns to entertain guests, and many people from other villages have come to work.

At the end of every year, everyone in Daniu Village receives a lot of dividends. Even if they stop farming, they will still starve to death.

The fields here are getting better and better every year, and there are countless big bosses who come to harvest grain every autumn.

She thought for a moment, the Song family is an individual, Daniu Village is the small family, and the imperial court is everyone.

"Village Chief Zhou, do you want to do something big?"

"Big? Isn't what we're doing now big enough?"

"Look, those people who come to ask for seeds and farming secrets, plus these hundred village books, are nothing more than moral kidnappings for you. If you agree or disagree, our village will suffer losses. If we stand on a united front with the imperial court..."

Song Tingran didn't know whether Village Chief Zhou would agree, but the previous fruit cultivation and greenhouses had indeed helped the imperial court develop its economy.

"I don't know if what I'm thinking is right. Are you saying that we dedicate all the seeds and farming secrets to the court? Isn't it too risky to do this? If it's good, it's okay. If it's not, it will be blamed. Come down."

Village Chief Zhou is still a rigorous person and thinks a lot, but Song Tingran didn't intend it that way. She had to leave a way out when doing things, so she attached her ears.

The two talked for a long time in the room, and Village Chief Zhou left with a smile on his face.

Song Tingran saw that it was already very late, and was about to see him off. When he reached the door of Song's house, Village Chief Zhou stopped.

"Don't send her off, it's getting late. I'll walk along the bridge and cross the resort. It's only a few steps away. You go back and rest. I'll get up early tomorrow morning to do big things."

"Okay, then I won't shirk it from you. I'll be home soon and go to bed early."

There are lanterns on both sides of the road, and the moonlight makes it possible to see the road clearly.

Song Tingran locked the door, turned around, and was startled by Xiao Yuchen.

"Ah, it's you, Yu Chen. You can't even make a sound when you walk at night. Why don't you fall asleep?"

"I can't sleep, and I can't even sleep after listening to what Cancan said. What do they want from us?"

Song Tingran knew that if Village Chief Zhou didn't come tonight, that would be fine. But if she came, Xiao Yuchen would definitely think about it all night if he couldn't explain it clearly.

Just in this courtyard, Song Tingran started talking about it, and said that he would take Xiao Yuchen with him to listen to the collective morning meeting tomorrow morning.

Only then did he give up, nodded solemnly, took two steps toward the inner courtyard, and then came back.

"what happened?"

"It's okay. I'm staying with you tonight. I almost forgot."

The two entered the room one after another, and the candles were quickly extinguished.

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