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The village chief grabbed a gong and ran to the banyan tree at the village entrance, banging it wildly.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound was rapid and loud.

The villagers dropped what they were doing and rushed to the village entrance to gather.

There's no other reason than that the village chief only uses the gong to announce major events; otherwise, it's not used.

The last time the gong was struck, it was to announce that people could go to the government office to pick up sweet potato seedlings. Everyone in the village, except for those who had offended Xu Qing, planted them.

And some people have already eaten the tender sweet potato shoots, which is really good.

Even old vines won't go to waste; they can be chopped up, boiled, and fed to chickens and ducks—it makes excellent feed.

So as soon as the villagers heard the village chief's gong, they couldn't wait to put down what they were doing and excitedly gathered at the village entrance.

"The reason we're calling everyone together is because we have another perk for you."

The village chief's tone couldn't hide his joy.

"Qing'er from Aunt Wen's family is now distributing medicinal herb seeds and seedlings for free. Anyone who wants to plant them can sign up."

As soon as the village chief finished speaking, the villagers erupted in an uproar:

"What's the point of growing these medicinal herbs? They can't be eaten as food."

"If you have a headache or fever, and it's not serious, just tough it out by drinking more water and sweating it out. But if it's serious, you have to see a doctor. So what's the point of growing these medicinal herbs?"

"The problem is that all the land at home is planted with grain, and there's no spare land to grow crops!"

"Since it's free anyway, I might as well plant some. There's always some empty space, no matter where the land is."

"That's right, it's not a loss to plant them. You might regret it later if you find them useful."

The villagers' discussions were varied, with all sorts of things being said.

The village chief listened quietly, taking note of what everyone said.

"Cough cough."

The village chief cleared his throat, and the villagers quieted down.

"I see that some people don't seem very willing, that's okay, we won't force them."

Now, those who are unwilling to plant can leave first.

"Let me make this clear from the start: anyone leaving now is not allowed to back out or cause trouble later. Otherwise, they will be expelled from Xu Family Village."

Although the village chief's last words were heavy, they made some of the villagers who were initially hesitant and uncertain reassure themselves.

This is definitely a good thing, otherwise why would the village chief be afraid that they would regret it later!

At this moment, Xu Caiduo, who was standing at the very back, raised his hand and signaled:

"Uncle Village Chief, my family only has two acres of poor land, which is already planted entirely with sweet potatoes. Even if we wanted to plant more, there's nothing we could do!"

The village chief replied, "Those who want to plant can stay, and those who don't want to plant can leave."

Several people stepped forward from the crowd, including Aunt Tian.

She scoffed, "The grain hasn't been harvested yet, why are you planting some useless medicinal herbs? What's the point of planting them?"

"Does anyone think they can eat medicinal herbs like food? Why not grow crops on perfectly good land? I think Xu Qing is trying to ruin our Xu Family Village!"

The village chief's face turned cold: "If you don't want to plant, just leave. We're not forcing you. Why are you talking so much nonsense? Anyone else not want to plant? Get out of here!"

No one stepped forward this time.

Aunt Tian was publicly reprimanded and felt embarrassed, but she didn't dare to go against the village chief.

He snorted coldly, turned his face away, and left.

Several of her close aunts also left with her.

After those people had gone some distance, the village chief asked again, "Are the people who stayed behind sure they want to plant it?"

The remaining people shouted in unison, "We're sure! We'll all follow the village chief!"

The village chief nodded in satisfaction, then slowly said:

"It's good that you know. Would I ever treat you unfairly? I won't let you work for nothing!"

Qingya said that as long as the medicinal herbs she grows meet the quality standards, she will buy them all back at a high price.

She personally assured me that the profits from growing medicinal herbs would be much higher than those from growing grains.

As long as you plant diligently and with peace of mind, when the harvest comes, you can sell it to Qingya's workshop and earn a large sum of money to have a good New Year.

Don't panic if you don't have land; if you have hillsides at home, you can plant there.

"If there's no hilltop or land, you can plant them in the furrows of the sweet potato field, just in smaller quantities. You can replant them after the sweet potato harvest."

After the village chief finished speaking, the villagers all jumped up and cheered excitedly.

"Great! I knew I was right to follow the village chief."

"It doesn't matter if we can't get into Qin Ya's workshop now, we can still earn an income by growing medicinal herbs."

"Qing is simply a great philanthropist in our Xu Family Village. With her around, our lives this year are much better than those in other villages."

The village chief recorded the names one by one, but when it came to Xu Si and Xu Wu, he was in a bit of a dilemma.

These two men were honest and hardworking, and they never cheated or shirked their duties.

However, they were implicated by their wives, and their family also had a lot of land. If Qingya could let them plant it, they could harvest more medicinal herbs.

But Qingya said that people who were fired from the workshop would not be allowed to grow medicinal herbs.

The village chief didn't want to offend Xu Qing, so he was a little unsure of what to do.

Xu Si and Xu Wu noticed the village chief's hesitation and indecision. They instantly understood the key to the matter.

The two brothers exchanged a glance, both seeing the determination in each other's eyes.

Xu Si, as the eldest brother, said:

"Village chief, could you please tell Madam Xu that we want to see her and apologize to her in person?"

If she's unwilling, we can do what Cuihua's family did and have our wife apologize to her in front of the whole village.

Since Xu Qing's family became wealthy, apart from those who were close to her and called her Qing Yatou, everyone else in the village respectfully called her Madam Xu.

Seeing that the two were insightful, the village chief agreed without hesitation.

The two men stepped aside, and the next person then signed up.

After telling Xu Qing about this, the village chief waited for Xu Qing's reply.

Although he really wanted to say a few good words for the two brothers, he wasn't actually involved.

Xu Qing was the richest man in the village, and he couldn't allow his meddling to push this rich man to another village.

Xu Qing looked at the village chief and asked, "Uncle Dehua, what do you think of these two?"

Xu Qing asked frankly, and the manager was also surprised when she asked him to fire the two people.

She asked a question, and the supervisor said that the two people were hardworking and conscientious, and then carefully inquired why they were being fired.

She was only thinking about venting her anger at the time and didn't explain why.

She originally thought that birds of a feather flock together, and that one is influenced by one's company.

The family members of these two people are making such unreasonable and disruptive remarks that it's uncomfortable to watch; they themselves are no better.

Unexpectedly, it seems she was indeed a bit too impulsive this time and made a mistake.

The village chief has lived for so many years and is quite shrewd.

He sensed that Xu Qing seemed to be intentionally giving the two a chance, so he truthfully expressed his evaluation and opinion of Xu Si and Xu Wu.

After hearing this, Xu Qing thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

He then said, "Then the village chief should add these two as well, but you must make them keep their families in check and not gossip anymore."

Even if you gossip, don't let me hear you. If there's a next time, I won't give them another chance.