Chapter 497 - Questioning Character
Chapter 497: Questioning Character
Translator: Lonelytree
When Lin Yiwei said that, everyone believed him.
That was because Lin Yiwei had no reason to lie to them.
However, there were still some people who doubted him.
“Then why didn’t you tell everyone to do the same?” Lin Daniu’s eyes turned, and he immediately grabbed onto Lin Yiwei’s weakness and started to question him, “If you had told everyone back then, perhaps everyone’s harvest would have increased by now, right? ”
Everyone thought about it and felt that it made sense.
If Lin Yiwei had told everyone to do the same, perhaps everyone’s production would have increased.
Lin Yiwei glared at the noisy Lin Daniu and immediately asked sharply, “Back then, even I had doubts about Lan ‘Er’s method. If I told you, would you believe me? Do you really think you’d believe her? Besides, this child has always been rejected and detested by you, hasn’t she?”
Hearing the village chief’s words, everyone’s expression became serious, and they immediately fell into deep thought.
She was just a child, and she was the jinx of the Lin family Village. No one would believe her words.
Seeing everyone shaking their heads or denying it, Lin Yiwei continued, ” you won’t believe it, will you? However, now that you’ve seen her big harvest, you turn to suspect me?” Lin Yiwei scolded angrily.
Lin Yiwei had worked so hard as an officer for thirty years, but in the end, his character was still being questioned. It would be a lie to say that he was not sad.
Lin Yiwei’s face also showed sadness and disappointment. He waved his hand and said in a cold tone, “Since everyone is dissatisfied with my concealment and doubts my character, then today, you can choose a new chief who will not hide anything from you and will lead you to prosperity. I’m tired, so I’m going to take a break!”
When Lin Yiwei finished speaking, other than Lin Daniu, who was overjoyed, the others were shocked.
Did the chief not want to be the chief of the Lin family Village? Was he hurt by them?
How could this be?
In the Lin family Village, other than Lin Yiwei, who else would be so selfless as to bring everyone to develop and become rich? Moreover, Lin Yiwei’s family was literate and knowledgeable. They had a wide network of connections, even in the capital. Not to mention, he had a younger brother who was a private advisor in An Ding County.
With this background, they could protect the Lin family Village from being bullied by outsiders.
If the people outside knew that Lin Yiwei had been forced to quit, they would be laughed at and called idiots.
Therefore, no matter what, they could not let Lin Yiwei give up his position as the chief.
“Village chief, we were wrong.”
“Yes, it’s our fault. We shouldn’t have been bewitched by others and doubted you. We apologize. You … You’re still the chief of our Lin family Village, so we won’t question you any more.”
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Lin Daniu’s face darkened as he listened to these words to persuade Lin Yiwei to continue being the village chief.
He was unconvinced.
But so what if he was not convinced? Looking at the situation, as long as he was mentioned to be the chief, he would definitely be scolded by everyone.
Therefore, he could only hold it in now and watch Lin Yiwei being asked to continue being their chief.
After a while, Lin Yiwei waved his hand to signal for everyone to be quiet. Then, he said seriously, “Since you believe in my character, I’ll be putting on airs if I continue to decline. However, I’ll say this first. If you doubt my character again, I won’t be able to continue being the leader of the Lin family Village, and I won’t meddle in the Lin family Village’s Affairs!”
“No, no, there won’t be a next time.”
They were afraid that Lin Yiwei would really quit, so they shook their heads and promised.
Lin Yiwei continued to be the officer without a doubt.
“Ah, something big has happened!” A loud shout came from outside.
Lin Yiwei immediately strode over and asked sternly, “Minfeng, what happened? ”
Lin Minfeng was panting heavily. He supported himself with one hand on his knee and pointed outside with the other. He said, ” outside … I’m looking for the girl …” he had run too fast and could not even speak.
Lin Yiwei thought something had happened to Lin yuelan, and his expression became anxious.
He asked sternly, ” Minfeng, speak properly. What’s going on outside? What’s wrong with that Lan ‘Er?”
After panting for a while, Lin Minfeng finally managed to catch his breath and speak fluently.
However, his expression was not one of panic and uneasiness but of excitement and excitement. He pointed outside and said, “That lass is going to harvest rice today.”
Lin Yiwei heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that she was harvesting rice. He asked again, “What’s wrong with Lan ‘Er harvesting rice? ” The weather was so good, and the rice had ripened. It was normal to harvest the rice. There was no need to make a fuss.
Lin Minfeng said, “Her family doesn’t harvest the rice and put it in the yard. Instead, she brought a very big thing with her. A few people dragged it there. They said that they could harvest the rice by themselves, and this thing could thresh the grain at the same time.”
“What?” Everyone was surprised and confused. “How is this possible?” One must know that for them, most of the grains would be harvested and carried back to thresh.
So, how exactly did they thresh the grains in the field? What was this thing?