Lin Dashi held the tray and quickly collected a round of money.

There are a total of one hundred and one families in the village, and about half of them can't afford to pay ten cents.

The lieutenant chief listened to Lin Dashi's report on the situation, and said to Lin Dashi: "You should write down these people who have paid the money, and when Ming'an comes back from the county, let him write it down on paper, and the people who have not paid the money should also write it down, and make up for it after the autumn harvest is harvested." ”

There are so many people in Quxi Village, and only his grandson Lin Ming'an can read and write, so the chief will let his grandson write a copy of the important things in the village for future inspection.

Lin Dashi nodded: "Dad, don't worry, when Ming'an comes back in a few days, I'll let him write it down." ”

The two went head-to-head and counted the copper plates on the spot.

After the counting, the lieutenant stood on the highest stone again, raised his hand and pressed it down, and said: "Just now I and Dashi have calculated clearly, a total of 500 wen has been collected, and those who have not paid the money must make up for it after the autumn harvest has grain, and the remaining 4,500 wen will be paid by the public funds of the village." ”

There is a part of the public funds in the village, which is that after the grain is harvested every season, each household pays a part to the village according to the proportion of taxation, which is used to build roads and bridges, ancestral halls and worship ancestors.

No, today's big event like asking for rain comes in handy.

The villagers were silent, thinking of the five taels of silver, and their hearts were dripping blood.

Of course, the chief knows the heartache of the villagers, and he is also in pain, okay?

The public money saved in the village is more than five taels of silver, and now he has to take it out all at once, and he has no confidence at all about what the village will do in the future.

He took a puff of dry tobacco, calmed his mind for a moment, and then said, "The hard work of the immortals has been made up by everyone, and there is one more thing. ”

Swish!

The villagers looked up at the chief in unison, for fear that they would have to pay again.

The chief coughed weakly: "It's not a matter of silver, I have already asked everyone to give out the silver just now, how can we let everyone give out the silver again." ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's a human thing!" There was a loud voice.

"Huh?!"

"Oh my God, the lieutenant must have asked everyone to do coolies."

"It's just ....."

.....

The villagers began to talk again.

"Quiet! Be quiet! Be quiet! "The lieutenant is about to shout out of his throat.

The villagers are so good at talking, he, the lieutenant chief, hasn't finished speaking, they are chattering and chattering below.

He's too hard.

Lin Dashi immediately jumped onto the stone and shouted: "Quiet! Be quiet! Be quiet! ”

"Alas!" Li Chang sighed, and then said, "It's not for everyone to contribute. ”

The villagers all breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's the case, the fairy said, ask for a goddess for rain, and wait for the fairy to do the selection, don't care whose daughter you choose, everyone has to cooperate with the fairy, understand?" The lieutenant said solemnly.

Call~~~

He looked at the white-bearded old man and said respectfully: "Old Dao.... Ah no, immortals, let's ask the immortals to do things. ”

The white-bearded old man let out a soft "um", walked down the stone leisurely, and stood in front of the crowd.

Everyone looked at the immortal respectfully, waiting for the immortal to do it.

Aunt Niu suddenly said loudly: "Chief, what is this goddess going to do?" It won't be like the song in the play, it will be dedicated to the river god, right? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone who had a girl in the family was shocked!

Oh, my God! If you want to sacrifice the goddess to the god of the river, where is the life?

Although the girl is a money-loser, but which girl was not raised by herself with a handful of and urine, no one wants their daughter to fall into such a fate.

The villagers exploded the pot one after another.

Lin Qianqian and his family were originally standing on the outside, but Father Lin listened to the discussion of the crowd and immediately instructed Lin Qianqian.

"Big girl, hurry, you take your sister and go home quickly."

Aunt Lin nodded on the side like pounding garlic.

Lin Qianqian said nonchalantly: "Dad, the selection of goddesses is all good-looking, and I don't think I can choose them like this." ”

In fact, the original owner is good-looking, with beautiful facial features and a tall figure.

However, due to long-term malnutrition, thin body, sallow face, tattered clothes, and uncaring appearance, I feel sloppy at first glance, and I can't find half of the beauty.

Daddy Lin had no choice but to shut up.

Lin Mingming took a serious look at his eldest sister and said, "Eldest sister, I think you are good-looking, better than Sister Tianmei." ”

The Li family is a wealthy family in the village, and even now that everyone can't open the pot, the Li family still eats white rice.

Li Tianmei was raised by the Li family as the eldest lady in the city, hiding at home and embroidering flowers every day, with fair skin and plump figure, among the unmarried women in Quxi Village, she was indeed the most outstanding.

Lin Qianqian smiled.

The dragon and phoenix fetuses also came around and praised their sisters.

On the big stone, the chief looked at the crowd and made a lot of noise, for fear of affecting the mood of the immortals.

He beckoned Lin Dashi: "Let everyone calm down!" ”

It's really hard to have a meeting in the village.

Lin Dashi jumped on the stone again and shouted: "Quiet! Be quiet! Be quiet! ”

The crowd fell silent again, and everyone looked at the chief with sad faces.

Li Chang sighed and said, "As far as you are concerned, who said that the goddess should be dedicated to the river god?" Yes? You said? Or did you say it? ”

The villagers who were pointed at by the chief just secretly squirmed their lips and did not dare to speak.

It's still scary for the chief to get angry, and they don't dare to say anything at this time, even if they have a stomach.

The lieutenant continued, "If you are really chosen as a goddess, it will be your blessing. I assure you that the person who is chosen as a goddess will not be dedicated to the river god, but only needs to cooperate with the immortals tomorrow to do some rituals, and ......"

When the villagers heard this, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Seeing that the chief took a leisurely puff of dry smoke, leaving half of the sentence unfinished, everyone's hearts rose to their throats again.

"Also, the woman who was chosen as the goddess stayed in the side hall of the ancestral hall tonight, and the village paid for four chickens to kill, one for the immortals to eat, one for the goddess to eat, and the other two for tomorrow's practice." The lieutenant slowly finished the rest of the sentence.

He let out a long sigh of relief, sat down on the rock, and smoked a dry cigarette.

There's a chicken to eat?!

This is a great thing!

The villagers smashed the pot again.

Every family is instructing their daughters.

"You have to fight hard, strive to become a goddess, and when you become a goddess, you will have chickens to eat."

"Don't eat that chicken greedily, bring some back tomorrow for your brothers and sisters to eat."

......

The lieutenant looked at the noisy crowd and didn't want to speak anymore.

He called Lin Dashi and instructed: "Dashi, you let everyone be quiet, and let the immortals choose the goddess in practice." ”

Lin Dashi nodded, stood on the stone and said loudly: "Everyone is quiet!" Be quiet! Be quiet! The immortals are going to do things and choose the goddess. ”

The crowd finally fell silent.