Xie Baotian understood what Xie Baoshu said, so he nodded in agreement under the expectant eyes of the clan elders.
The mouths of several clan elders were all crooked. They were afraid that Xie Baotian would regret it again, so they decided to open the ancestral hall immediately.
After saying that, several people organized people to go in a hurry.
During this period, of course, I couldn't wait to tell everyone that Xie Yushu was going to open a school for the children of the clan.
This time, no matter men, women, old or young, everyone was as happy as if they had made money, reading! Something they would never dare to think about in their entire lives!
Especially women with children, they stopped doing any work and took their children and ran to the ancestral hall.
Soon the sound of gongs sounded in the village!
Xie Dafu was still wondering at home, why did he knock so well! How come he doesn’t know what’s going on in the clan!
But before he had doubts for long, a young man from the clan came to inform him.
"Several clan elders convened a meeting of the whole village to discuss the appointment of the clan leader! Everyone goes to the ancestral hall!"
Xie Dafu was stunned
"I am the clan leader. Why are you talking about the clan leader accepting his fate? This is outrageous!"
However, no one paid attention to him at this moment, and the young man ran away long ago.
Xie Dafu suddenly lost his mind! But I don’t know what’s going on. I have a vague guess in my heart but I don’t dare to think deeply.
His son, daughter-in-law and mother also heard it and asked what was going on. Xie Dafu said with his hands behind his back.
"I wonder what they are trying to do, let's go and have a look!"
When Xie Dafu and his family arrived at the ancestral hall, everyone was here!
Xie Dafu wanted to sit in the position of the clan leader as usual, but was stopped by several strong young men from the law enforcement hall.
"What are you going to do! Dare to stop me? You're going against the grain!"
Xie Dafu shouted angrily.
"Xie Dafu, as the leader of the clan, you have torn the clan apart because of your own selfishness. How can you have the face to meet your ancestors?
The clan leader is supposed to protect the interests of the clan and lead the clan to live a good life.
But you not only only care about your own interests in the face of disasters, but don't care about your clan members, you also unite with outsiders to bully your clan members. What qualifications do you have as a clan leader?
Don’t forget, according to the ancestral teachings of the clan, if the clan leader neglects his duties, the clan elders and clan members can re-elect a new clan leader! "
"Are you going to rebel? Choose a new clan leader. Which family has more land than mine? Which family has more boys? Are you literate? Except for my man, you can't even write a land deed document. Which way should the Yamen open to you? do you know?"
When Old Madam Ma heard that she wanted to oust her family leader from the position of patriarch, she immediately shouted.
"If we don't know how to read, we can pay someone to write it. Just ask which way the yamen opens and we will know. And we will soon become literate!"
Said a child who had long disliked old woman Ma.
"Are you literate? In the next life! I still want to be literate even though I have no life!"
Ma sneered disdainfully.
The clan elder coughed and said
"Don't say it's useless. Whoever becomes the leader of a clan doesn't just depend on the land, it depends on whether he has the virtue.
Those who agree to change the clan leader raise their hands! "
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone raised their hands in unison! Even the loser who was following Xie Dafu raised his hands hesitantly!
"Since the whole clan has passed, from now on, Xie Dafu is no longer the clan leader. Now, I will recommend the new clan leader.
We all recommend Xie Baotian as the new patriarch for three reasons:
First, Xie Baotian is a warm-hearted and down-to-earth person. When the clan has something to do with him, he never says no.
Second, in the summer, there was drought, and we couldn’t live any longer. It was Xie Baotian who took us into the mountains, found water sources, hunted, and dug so many yams, so we survived. He, Xie Baotian, and his family deserved to be This patriarch.
Third, Yushu is now the king of the village, which is the honor of our whole clan, and Yushu is willing to use half of the harvest from the land rewarded by the court to establish a clan school for our clan!
With this money, apart from paying for a wife and buying pens, ink, paper and inkstones, the rest will be saved as a special bursary. If a child is destined to be a scholar and has no money to study, he can use this money to study. .
Of course, the child must be both good in character and academics, and lacking in moral character is not enough.
Even if you fail to pass the exam, you can still recognize some words and learn to calculate accounts, which will give you another way to make a living in the future.
This is a great thing for our entire family.
Raise your hands if you agree! "
Swishing, swishing, the whole clan raised their hands again.
"Okay, since we all agree, from now on, Xie Baotian will be the head of our Xie family!
Baotian, come here and let everyone meet the new patriarch! "
Xie Baotian heard this and walked towards the patriarch's seat.
Xie Dafu suddenly jumped up like crazy
"Okay, you guys are all colluding, right! He, Xie Baotian, has been exterminated from the clan, why should he be made the clan leader? I think you just see Xie Yushu getting prosperous, so you go up to the pole to curry favor with him, Xie Baotian."
"The sons of Mr. Ma and Xie Dafu were also noisy, throwing tables and kicking chairs, and they even beat Xie Baotian."
This time there was no need for Xie Tianqi and the others to take action, a few young men from the Law Enforcement Hall held them down!
The faces of Xie Dafu and his family were all blue with anger, but there was nothing they could do. No one listened to them anymore. No matter how they slapped, acted, or shouted, it was to no avail. In the end, they were thrown out.
When Xie Baotian saw this, he really realized that things were different now. His daughter-in-law had made a living for him as a father, so he couldn't hold him back. He breathed a sigh of relief and sat down in the position of the clan leader with his head held high. superior.
The tribesmen below shouted in unison
"I've met the clan leader!"
"Oh! Good!"
Seeing this formation, Xie Baotian was still a little nervous.
The clan elders all said
"Baotian, please say a few words to your clan members!"
Xie Baotian rubbed his hands and said
"I won't say anything. I have gained everyone's trust through the light of my daughter-in-law. When I sit in this position, I will do my best to be a good leader of the clan.
Yushu has already bought the land. In the spring of next year, we will rebuild the ancestral hall and merge the old and new ancestral halls together so that the ancestors can also enjoy the blessings.
The same goes for ancestral graves, which are used by the clan members together.
Then build ethnography and hire a master.
Also, Yushu is opening a medical clinic in the city, and she plans to set up the entire medicinal material base in our village. I plan to do it. If you want to join her in planting, please come to me and sign up. In the first year, we don’t know what the harvest will be like. , let’s try planting two or three acres of land as a family first.
From now on, we will gather our hearts together, work hard together, live a good life, and let outsiders give thumbs up when we talk about Xiejia Village.
That’s it! "
"Okay, let's all listen to the clan leader."
After Xie Baotian finished speaking, the people below applauded.
After the important things were said, Xie Baotian sent everyone away, but the tribesmen were reluctant to leave. The women gathered in groups of twos and threes and planned to make decent clothes for their children and sew what kind of book bags they wanted.
The men also discussed how many acres of land to plant medicinal herbs and which piece of land would be best for planting.
I also have heartfelt respect for Xie Baotian's family. There are laughter and laughter everywhere. In the cold winter, there is a bit of vitality, and the whole village becomes lively.
