Chapter 115 - Chapter 115: Chapter 110 Dealing with a Shrew i (1/2)

Chapter 115: Chapter 110 Dealing with a Shrew i

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Sister-in-law Mo saw that Qin Niu wouldn’t play along with her, so she picked up her basket of eggs and went back.

For a fierce woman like her, it wasn’t possible that she would give a basket of eggs to Ah Niu for free.

Iler idea was naive, hoping to offer a basket of eggs and then have Qin Niu eat and speak softly, yielding a few parts of the homestead land to her family. Could this happen?

In the countryside, land, homestead land is the lifeblood of a farmer.

Old Man Liu couldn’t defeat Sister-in-law Mo’s family and could only suffer in silence; that was fine.

But now that Ah Niu had grown up and become stronger, he was fully capable of suppressing Sister-in-law Mo’s entire family.

The encroached-upon homestead land had to be reclaimed, every inch of it.

If it were to be taken by force, then the justified would become unjustified, and it would end up with a bad reputation for oppressing the common people.

Therefore, the matter needed to be handled through the village chief.

The village chief didn’t have much power, just organizing the villagers to meet and discuss things like water conservation and road repairs from time to time. If there were conflicts and disputes among villagers, the village chief would deal with them first.

If it was a large village with the same surname, there would be family elders in addition to the village chief.

Generally known as the Three Elders.

They were the most respected and revered elders in the family.

Their status was equivalent to that of local officials, but in reality, they were semi-official, semi-civil.

The elders’ power was great; for example, if a woman committed adultery, an elder’s word could have the adulteress caught and dunked in a pig cage. Or if someone in the family made a mistake, the elders could call a family meeting and impose family rules on the wrongdoer.

Even if someone was beaten to death, the authorities wouldn’t pursue it.

Shuangfeng Village couldn’t be considered a large village with scattered surnames, so it was impossible to have family elders. For instance, the Liu Family was a large family in Shuangfeng Village, prolific and thriving, but the elders elected by the Liu Family could only govern their own people.

Wanting to govern other surnames, naturally, they would not agree.

Xu Zhenchang, in order to protect his power as village chief, also would not allow such a thing to happen.

Don’t think that just because Xu Zhenchang was a hard-working tenant, he’d be easy to talk to.

One isn’t a man without poison.

When he needed to be ruthless, he would definitely be beyond imagination.

The difference between him and village tyrants like Wang I laikun was that Xu Zhenchang would act legally and reasonably, needing to draw on the power of the public to accomplish things, rather than doing whatever he wanted.

Soon, Xu Zhenchang hurried over.

Riding on a donkey.

His family didn’t have oxen, but they kept a donkey for grinding and carrying loads.

Actually, with Xu Zhenchang’s strength, he could have easily kept an ox.

But every year he spent a high price to rent oxen from the Yan Family to cultivate his land.

The most successful tenant didn’t rely solely on superior farming techniques.

For a successful individual, interpersonal skills must also be outstanding; otherwise, it’s very difficult to become successful.

“Village chief!”

“Rich Xu!”

Everyone eagerly greeted the village chief.

“Good, greetings to all my fellow villagers!”

Xu Zhenchang had already dismounted from the donkey and kept nodding in response.

He made his way to the front of Qin Niu’s house.

“I, Xu Zhenchang, the village chief of Shuangfeng Village, pay my respects to Master Qin!”

It was a full and respectful salute, without the slightest hesitation.

This Xu Zhenchang knew how to deal with situations!

“No formalities! Uncle Xu, I asked you to come today because I wish to build a new house. But Wu Si’s family has taken advantage of my youth and my foster father’s honesty, unceasingly encroaching on our homestead land. I need you to stand up for us and make a fair judgment in front of everyone here.”

Ah Niu’s calling him Uncle Xu made Xu Zhenchang feel more refreshed than drinking ice water on a hot June day.

Yet, his face showed a serious expression.

“I have a record of all the homestead land in the village. 1 will inspect it first. If Wu Si’s family really is so lacking in virtue, I will surely give Master Qin justice.”