After rebirth, I went from a peasant girl to the richest man

There is a flat open space at the foot of a mountain about three miles east of the Dayang Village Ancestral Hall.

There was no other decoration on the open space except straw, which was a trace left by the last villager who lived here.

This is the busiest place during the autumn harvest every year.

The rice from every household is transported here to dry. This should be the flattest place nearby except for the houses.

But this place has begun to become a little deserted, with only a few bundles of moldy straw left scattered in the corners.

Everyone knows that this is the most suitable place for autumn harvest. The people of Dayang Village have only settled here for a short time and have not had time to repair and improve the environment.

When the farming season is over, this place will sooner or later be restored and become a drying yard for the people of Dayang Village.

However, on the last night of spring, this stacking yard, which had been silent for a long time, finally welcomed the long-awaited bustle.

The three brothers of the Bai family each had a long bench and walked in the front, going to the stacking yard early to grab a good position.

The others walked behind at a leisurely pace. On the way, they met other people who had just finished dinner and gathered together to chat while walking.

As soon as you leave the village, you can see that a fire has been lit at the stacking yard. The moldy straw is being dried in the warm late spring sunshine, releasing its last bit of heat.

The closer you get, the more you can hear the noisy sound.

The children were laughing and playing around the fire, oblivious to the hard work of digging potatoes in the fields during the day. Their energy was like a perpetual motion machine, running tirelessly and regularly.

"Grandpa, grandma, mom and dad, the village chief asked our family to sit in the front, saying that there will be important things to discuss later." After Bai Qingshan settled his two younger brothers, he came out to greet them, fearing that they would not be able to find a place in the crowd.

Grandpa Bai glanced at the busy Village Chief Yang and said to his family, "Since it's the Village Chief's idea, let's go ahead and do it!"

Although it is called the front, the entire venue has been formed into a semicircle under the leadership of Yang Daming.

This is enough for Dayang Village, which has a small population. Extending from the first row to the back, there are only five or six rows of people.

It was Bai Qingyun's first time to attend such a village meeting. He felt the novelty coming over him and looked back curiously.

Most of them were familiar faces, whom I had seen on the way to escape.

But today, under the light of the fire, those familiar faces have changed from being numb and frightened to being full of energy.

That is the unique temperament forged in peaceful life.

Seeing that there was no one on the village road, Village Chief Yang asked Yang Daming to count the number of people before getting down to business for the evening.

"Boom, boom, boom!" Three gongs rang, each one louder than the last, silencing the person who had been speaking immediately.

Village chief Yang stood at the front, holding a gong in his left hand and a gong hammer in his right hand. This was a big instrument kept in the ancestral hall and would only appear when there were big events in the village.

"Everyone, please listen to me quietly. I'm old, and my voice isn't as loud as it used to be. You can't let an old man like me keep yelling!" Village chief Yang got off to a good start.

Everyone laughed and said, "Village chief, don't be so modest. We all know that you once stood on a haystack and yelled so loudly that all the birds in the forest flew away!"

Some people who were familiar with Village Chief Yang also joked.

Village Chief Yang waved his hands and said, "You are the only ones who can remember those old stories. I have been the village chief for more than 20 years. I have made some achievements, but at least I can seek justice for everyone."

He sounded a little lonely and old, but his back was still straight and the pride he had gained from his years in office was still intact.

People's hearts are made of flesh. If you treat others sincerely, others will naturally treat you sincerely.

As soon as these words were spoken, the pillars of the family also spoke up.

"Village chief, please don't be so modest. We can settle down in Jiangzhou thanks to you and the Bai family."

"Yes, if it weren't for this, we wouldn't be able to farm properly. We would have died in Bingzhou a long time ago, and there wouldn't even be anyone to collect our bodies."

"Life is better now. We have made a lot of money from selling potatoes in the past few days. We are planning to build a big house with blue bricks and tiles for my son to marry!"

"Village chief, just be at peace. If you have anything to say, just speak up. Many people in this village have suffered a lot and have received your kindness. If we were ungrateful, we wouldn't have the good life we ​​have today!"

"..."

"Okay, then I'll be frank!" Seeing that everyone was cooperating, Village Chief Yang said without further preparation, "I called you all here today for two things."

"The first matter has already been concluded. I asked everyone to come here so that they can bear witness."

"Everyone knows that Dayang Village has a small population. Compared with the neighboring Liushu Village, our population is less than half of that of the other village. But our village has done well and grown high-yield crops."

"The output of potatoes this year alone is incomparable to that of the neighboring Liushu Village, not to mention the output of grain harvested this autumn."

"After this high-yield crop, Dayang Village has caught the attention of all the officials in the government office. Apart from other things, the fact that the prefect led all the officials to the village has never happened before within a hundred miles."

"For the future development of Dayang Village, Lord Wen has specially granted us permission to elect a village head to help me manage Dayang Village."

"As for the selection, I have discussed it with the elders in the village..."

Village Chief Yang kept a hint of suspense and never directly revealed the candidate for the village head, but everyone present looked tacitly at the Bai family in the center of the first row.

Bai Qingyun looked at Village Chief Yang's arrogant expression, and the old man winked at her mischievously.

It seems that the matter had been decided long ago, but when she was called out today, she kept her mouth shut and didn't say a word.

I just don't know, is the right candidate here grandpa or dad?

Village Chief Yang stood in front, taking in everyone's expressions, and nodded with satisfaction.

He quickly solved Bai Qingyun's doubts: "The duties of a village head are not the same as mine. He is responsible for comparing household registration, planting crops and mulberry trees... even his appointment is issued by the government."

"There are not many people in the village who can take on this important task, and there is only one family that can convince everyone. I believe everyone knows this."

"Hey, village chief, please stop being so careless!"

"That's right, tell us quickly, should we congratulate Uncle Bai today? Or should we congratulate Brother Bai?"

Bai Qingyun turned around and couldn't help but shook his head and laughed, "This is an acquaintance. He had gone hunting in the mountains with his father before!"

But as soon as the young man finished speaking, the old lady with a cane beside him raised her calloused hand and slapped the young man on the back of the head mercilessly.

"Stupid, no matter who it is, they belong to the Bai family, from our Dayang Village, why don't you just say congratulations to the Bai family!"

After saying that, the other party rolled his eyes in disgust, causing everyone to burst into laughter.

Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Village Chief Yang walked towards the Bai family's position amid everyone's curious and expectant gazes. "Bai Yang, your father is old. He will probably have to retire in a few years. We old guys have discussed it and decided to let you take over earlier!"