1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 257 Mazu’s Comments

the next day.

The villagers of Xiasha Village woke up very early. This morning the two villages were finally going to have a formal dialogue, and everyone wanted to watch.

There are a few people who wish that the relationship between the two villages could get worse, but there are also those who secretly fall in love and hope that the relationship can get better.

Even without Li Duoyu’s notice, many elderly people in the village had already arrived at the Tianhou Palace.

By the time Li Duoyu arrived there, the area around Tianhou Palace was already full of villagers. The four old men who often played four-color cards in the square were telling the young people about the grievances and grievances between the two villages over the past hundred years.

About a hundred years ago, there was famine everywhere. We, the first people who fled to Dandan Island, could only live on small boats.

If you want to earn a living and drink water, you have to work for the people in Chenjiacun. If you want to fish, you must obtain the consent of Chenjiacun.

As more and more people fled, we chose a place far away from Chenjiacun, which is where we are now, and established a small village.

There are a lot of small seafood on the island, so everyone will not go hungry after coming. Even if people always eat seafood and don’t eat grains and vegetables, they will easily get sick and their whole body will become limp.

So the village planned to plant some crops, but there was only one small stream on the island with a small flow of water, in order to water the crops.

 Here in Xiasha Village, we plan to build a canal to divert some stream water to irrigate farmland.

Unexpectedly, the people of Chenjia Village refused and believed that the creek belonged to them. It was precisely because of this incident that the first armed fight broke out between the two villages.

It is precisely because of this incident that the ancestors of Chenjiacun even made a rule and swore that the two villages would never have contact with each other from now on, and they would not allow the Chen family to intermarry with people from Xiasha.

They even threatened to drive all outsiders out of Dandan Island.

 The young man listening on the side said: "The people in Chenjia Village are too stingy."

The old man smiled: "Actually, we were in the wrong at that time. If it were changed now, a group of people would come to our island and want to build a new village and divide our land. Would you be willing?"

 “I definitely don’t want to.”

The old man nodded and said: "At that time, everyone knew that they were in the wrong, so in the face of Chenjia Village's difficulties, everyone could only swallow their anger. However, at that time, we finally stood firm. In order not to be driven out of Dandan Island, we could only continue to absorb refugees from outside. As a result, within a few decades, the population size of Xiasha Village was already the same as that of Chenjia Village.”

Shitou asked: "Grandpa Qi, when did our family come?"

"Your family came relatively late. If I remember correctly, we came almost after liberation."

Shitou suddenly realized: "No wonder our family lives at the end of the village. It turns out we came relatively late."

Li Duoyu, who was also listening to the past, couldn't help but ask: "What about our family?"

The old man said: "Your family should be one of the earlier ones, coming here almost seventy or eighty years ago, but your family is different from others.

 Others are here as refugees. I heard that you, the Li family, offended the government by doing business in Rongcheng, so you came to Dandan Island. "

“Ah, there is such a thing, why didn’t my father tell me?”

The old man smiled:

"I guess your father doesn't even know about this. Your grandfather, who has passed away long ago, told me that your Li family has an ancestral hall near Taijiang Pier in Rongcheng. Where is your genealogy?"

 “That’s it.”

Li Duoyu thought about it. If there is a chance in the future, he would go and identify his ancestors. Otherwise, their brothers' names might not be in the genealogy.

 It’s almost eight o’clock in the morning.

There were also people coming from Chenjia Village, and the elderly people were at the front.

 There were about twenty people, all wearing long coats and black hats.

 There is a man in the front wearing a long red coat. He is the oldest and looks to be in his eighties. He should be the talker of their village.

Daily affairs in Chenjia Village are generally the responsibility of the village director and village party secretary. However, if there are major clan affairs, the person in charge will usually lead the directors (elders) to handle them.

 After both parties have arrived.

 The temple congratulator of Tianhou Palace stepped forward and shouted: "Representatives from Xiasha Village and Chenjia Village are invited to come and offer incense."

Li Duoyu said to the old man who was telling them the past: "Grandpa Qi, you are of higher rank in the village. You should be a representative."

 The old man smiled and shook his head.

“Our two villages are different. You are our village chief now, and you are our representative.”

"If I go up there, it won't be appropriate." What Li Duoyu didn't expect was that the old people in the village collectively agreed: "It doesn't matter whether it's suitable or not. Our village has hundreds of surnames, and there aren't so many rules. The village chief It’s the biggest.”

 “Okay, then I’ll get on.”

When Li Duoyu and the old man in the red coat stood side by side, he could clearly feel that the faces of the old people in Chenjiacun were not very good.

The temple minister lit a total of twelve incense sticks, gave six to each of them, and then shouted: "Three incense sticks are used to worship heaven and earth, and three incense sticks are used to worship Mazu."

After both parties finished their worship, the temple priest said in a deep voice: "Today, under the witness of Mazu, the villagers of the two villages must abide by the rules of Tianhou Palace. They cannot fight, curse, or lie in Tianhou Palace."

The old man in the red coat said: "Believer, Chen Huowang guarantees that the villagers in Chenjia Village will abide by the rules of Tianhou Palace."

Li Duoyu also said: "Believer, Li Duoyu promises to take good care of the villagers."

Miao Zhu continued: "Let's get started. Please invite the parties from the two villages to come before Mazu."

 Not long after.

 The person who caused the two villages to almost fight came to Mazu.

The Zhao brothers, who had bandages on their heads, were extremely jealous when they saw the group of people beating them. They wished they could go up and beat them to death, especially the **** named Chen Jiahao.

 Actually, the two brothers were already used to being beaten when they were imprisoned, so it was nothing. The most unacceptable thing was that they couldn't accept it.

The two brothers have obviously never done anything sneaky, but this time they were slapped with such a big label.

If they were successfully framed, the two brothers would not be able to hold their heads up on Dandan Island for the rest of their lives, let alone marry a wife.

 After seeing that both parties had arrived, Miao Zhu from Tianhou Palace acted as the host. He first offered incense and asked for instructions from Mazu.

“Believer, Li Caihui, as the host of this event, promises not to favor one party over another and to be fair and just.”

He first asked the villager in Chenjia Village who claimed that the Zhao brothers had stolen their cage: "Why do you think these two brothers are thieves?"

The fisherman named Chen Jiahao said: "We caught the two brothers at the scene. When we rushed to the mangrove, they were stealing the ground cages placed at my house."

Zhao Dahai said: "We didn't steal your floor cages. Those floor cages were just bought by our two brothers."

Miao Zhu asked:

“You said you just bought the floor cage, but is there any evidence to prove it?”

Zhao Dahai said: "It can definitely be proved that our two brothers have painted a stroke of red paint on the end of each cage. If you don't believe it, just take a look at the cages they confiscated."

Zhao Erniu also said: "And we just bought the ground cage from Lao Chen in the fishing gear store last week. If you don't believe me, you can ask him."

Lao Chen, who happened to be watching, stood up and said, "I don't dare to tell lies in front of Mazu. I can guarantee that the two brothers did buy a floor cage from me last week."

 Li Duoyu had heard in the past that when some disputes occurred in the village that were difficult to mediate, everyone would go to Mazu for comment.

 In his previous life, Li Duoyu had no chance to see it.

I didn’t think about it in this life, but I participated in it. The whole process is very similar to the "Yamen" in the TV series.

Miao Zhu continued: "If there is evidence, then the matter will be very simple. Take the confiscated cage and look at it, and you will know whether it belongs to the Zhao brothers."

Miao Zhu said to Chen Jiahao: "Where did you put the confiscated cage?"

 Chen Jiahao's forehead was covered with sweat. Seeing the determined expressions on the Zhao brothers' faces, he suddenly felt very unsure and hesitated: "In the firewood room of my house."

Miao Zhu continued: "Let's do this. Each of us will call some people to go to their firewood room and get the ground cage. This can also prevent the package from being swapped and see if it is the same as Zhao Dahai said. There is a mark on it. "

Zhao Dahai said firmly: "This is good, no problem."

The young people around Chen Jiahao all looked very ugly and asked in a low voice: "Brother Hao, have we really arrested the wrong person?"

"impossible."

Although Chen Jiahao has a tough mouth, he has no confidence at all in his heart.

I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

 (End of this chapter)