Two days passed quickly, and today was the day to vote for the Izumo Village mayor preliminaries.
According to regulations, the village chief election must have at least two candidates, and the candidates were elected at today's preliminary meeting.
According to the requirements, more than half of the voters must participate in the preselection meeting to be legal.
So Wang Shouren had made arrangements in advance for all his relatives, friends and minions, and they must all come today.
The Wang family is a large family in Izumo Village. Their family alone accounts for nearly a quarter of the entire village's population. This is also an important reason why the Wang family and his son have been able to control the village chief for nearly thirty years.
But thirty years alone was not enough to satisfy Wang Shouren. He also wanted to pass on the position of village chief to his son.
Before coming today, he had already said during a private event that when everyone voted for candidates, only he and his son Wang Dabao were allowed to be selected.
That's right, Wang Shouren wants to make the village chief's election a stage for him and his son, and make the village committee of Izumo Village a duo for their Wang family.
If there are no big variables, his idea is very likely to be realized.
Wang Shouren was sitting on the rostrum. When he saw that the people had almost arrived, he nodded to the people from the countryside around him who came to supervise. Then he stood up and walked to the podium. "Brothers and sisters, I don't need to introduce myself. I'm here today. If nothing else, I have been the village chief for more than ten years. I get up earlier than a chicken and go to bed later than a dog every day. Everyone can see how I am doing. I feel that I have brought a lot of practical experience to everyone.
I hope everyone can continue to trust me in the future! Thanks! "
"Crash la la la..."
As soon as he finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted from the audience.
Most of the people who come here have received money and things from Wang Shouren. It is not a small amount, and of course face must be given.
Moreover, if nothing else happens, this year's village chief will still be Wang Shouren. At this time, his minions are probably watching, and anyone who doesn't applaud will inevitably be retaliated against in the future.
Wang Shouren nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Next, if anyone else wants to run for village chief, you can come up and talk to us."
After speaking, he looked at Wang Dabao sitting in the corner.
Wang Dabao stood up confidently and was about to go on stage, but was overtaken by a figure.
The first person to take the lead was Liu Yun. She walked to the podium with her head held high and her chest high: "I also want to run for village chief!"
Wang Shouren didn't expect that Liu Yun would come back to run for village chief. He was stunned for a moment: "You also want to elect village chief? Isn't it appropriate?"
"Oh? I wonder what's wrong with me?" Liu Yun laughed.
Wang Shouren hesitated and was speechless.
Liu Yun meets all legal requirements to run for village chief, but according to convention, all village chiefs are men, and there are very few female village chiefs.
Anyway, if I ask you to participate, you won't be chosen, so what am I afraid of!
Wang Shouren finally figured it out, so he said with a smile: "Our Izumo Village does have open-minded people. Now even such a delicate and weak woman has to run for village chief. I wonder who will dare to say that our election is unfair in the future! "
"Hahaha!"
There was laughter from the audience, and everyone could hear the sarcasm in Wang Shouren's words.
"Yes, if I become the village chief, others will say that the election in our village is fair!" Liu Yun walked to the podium with a smile and did not take Wang Shouren's words seriously.
Wang Shouren's expression suddenly changed.
He walked slowly towards the seat on the rostrum, and at the same time gave a few close friends a subtle wink.
Are you the only one who still wants to be the village chief?
"Hello, fellow villagers, I am Liu Yun, and everyone should know me. I am here today because I want to run for village chief. I hope you can support me. Thank you very much."
Liu Yun spoke very sincerely, but compared to Wang Shouren, she still lacked some practical information.
She didn't say what benefits she would bring to everyone by becoming the village chief, because she really couldn't say anything.
"What is this? Isn't it just making trouble!"
Someone was already shouting.
"Yes! You can't do anything, but you still dare to run for village chief?"
"I guess I saw how good it would be to be the village chief and wanted to reap the benefits!"
Led by Wang Shouren's minions, other people also started talking.
Originally, it would be easy for people to like Liu Yun, a beautiful woman like her, who ran for village chief, but in the face of interests, no one would consider that aspect anymore.
After all, they chose a village chief, not a flower vase. It doesn’t matter whether he looks good or not. The key thing is that everyone should benefit!
"Get the vase down, we don't want the vase village chief!"
Someone had already taken the lead in shouting.
There was a sneer on Wang Shouren's face. He did not stop the chaos at the scene. On the contrary, the more chaotic the scene, the more embarrassing the woman Liu Yun was.
Seeing that the situation was out of control, Lu Fan suddenly rushed to Liu Yun's side: "Everyone, please listen to me!"
He did not speak into the microphone, nor did he shout at the top of his lungs. It seemed as if he just said a normal sentence, but all the noise was completely suppressed.
"I am Lu Fan, and I can tell you here that I have developed a new type of tomatoes and peppers. The yield is twice as high as the traditional yield, and it is more delicious. As long as my sister-in-law becomes the village chief, I will take out this new seed and lead the whole village to get rich together!"
As soon as he said these words, many people were indeed silenced.
Most of the people here are farmers. For farmers, land is the foundation.
A new product that can double the output is definitely a treasure in everyone's eyes. Now someone actually takes out such a precious treasure just to become the village chief. This is amazing!
If this is true, it is much more powerful than the money and things Wang Shouren sent door to door!
Wang Shouren's face on the rostrum suddenly darkened. He did not expect that such a change would occur today.
But he won't sit still and wait for death.
"You're going to double it if you say it's doubled? Why should we believe you?"
"That's right! We have never heard of such a thing, it is impossible to believe it!"
Several of Wang Shouren's minions shouted, trying to confuse the villagers' judgment.
"It doesn't matter if you don't believe it. I brought some here today so I can give you a taste first."
Lu Fan waved his hand, and each of the Gou brothers came out with a bag and distributed a red tomato and a green pepper to each of the villagers present. "I planted these on the hillside behind the village. You are welcome to try them all!" Lu Fan said with a smile.
