There was a long silence inside before the village head's wife spoke up, her voice tinged with disbelief.
"Then it's not okay to transfer the money out in advance?"
The village head was even more annoyed with his pig - stupid wife. "You think too well! Do you think those above are fools? As long as they want to investigate, even if you transfer the money to the ends of the earth, they can still find it!"
As he spoke, the village head couldn't help his heart pounding wildly. He let out a heavy breath, looking extremely uneasy.
"Don't even mention whether you'll make a fuss or not. I'm not even sure if I can continue being the village head."
The village head's wife was startled. She hadn't done anything wrong, so why couldn't he continue in his position?
She suddenly stood up and walked towards the village head in shock.
"What on earth is going on? Have you been investigated?"
The village head snorted. "If I were being investigated, would I still be sitting here with you? Do you know where I went this afternoon? I went to Shili Town! There's a primary - school teacher there who got transferred to be the village head of another place!"
The village head's wife thought it was sheer nonsense and simply didn't believe what the village head said.
"You must be joking! A primary - school teacher and a village head are in completely different systems. How can he be transferred?"
"He passed the exam," the village head said, slapping his thigh in frustration. "I said you're stupid and you really are! He used to be a teacher, but now he doesn't want to do it anymore. What's wrong with him going back to be a village head?"
The village head's wife was about 70 - 80% convinced, but she still didn't understand why the village head suddenly brought up these things.
"It's his business that he's going to be a village head. What does it have to do with you? You're still doing well in your position. Why are you so worried?"
"How can I not be worried?" The village head was burning with anxiety, and his speech speed couldn't help but quicken. "If this can happen once, it can happen a second time. Haven't you seen how active the Yun family has been in the past year or so? They've been earning work - points and farming. Today I even heard Liu Kui say that the little girl from the Yun family boasted that the village land would be distributed to each household in the future, and I didn't even hear a single whisper about it! Do you think she could know such a big thing without some inside information?"
The village head's wife finally understood and quickly ran in front of the village head.
"Do you mean that Yun Motan also has the intention to be the village head?"
The village head sighed. After all his explanations, this stupid wife finally understood what he was worried about.
After a long while, the village head said weakly.
"I don't know if he has that intention, but the kids in his family are all restless. I'm afraid even if he didn't have the intention, he'll be persuaded to have it. He's a well - educated man. Unlike me, who only finished junior high school. Do you think I can compete with him if he also wants to take the exam? I'm getting old. I'm afraid I'll be removed from my position before I reach the retirement age and have to go home to retire!"
The village head's wife panicked. This couldn't happen!
Relying solely on the village head's salary, their family didn't earn much. The main source of income was the gifts people gave the village head during festivals.
Whether it was scattered small change or all kinds of food, in any case, with the prestige of the village head, they could take a lot of advantages.
If he lost his position, wouldn't their family be back to square one?
Now that the village head's father - in - law had passed away and couldn't help them much, wasn't this pushing their family to a dead end?
"The Yun family is really unreasonable. They've already taken advantages from you, and now they even want to pull you down completely? I'll go talk to them!"
Yun Que'er, who was hiding behind the house, turned to Ji Chengxuan and blinked: Does their family have such an intention?
Ji Chengxuan gave Yun Que'er a look: I'm afraid they're just guilty.
Yun Que'er sneered. Doing one's duty is one thing, and getting benefits from one's position is another.
The village head failed to do his duty but took a lot of advantages. That's why he was so panicked now.
If he lost this leisurely and profitable job, the whole family would have to tighten their belts from then on.
Moreover, who could accept falling from a high position and becoming worse than mud?
However, the village head was over - thinking. Their family really had no intention of being an official.
They just wanted to support their family first and then make a fortune.
It was meaningless to be confined to this small village all the time. They needed to broaden their horizons and see a wider world outside.
"What are you going there for?!"
There came the sound of a scuffle inside. It should be the village head trying to stop his wife.
"I found out about this secretly. If you go there, the Yun family will definitely ask you why you said so. How will you explain then? If they just flatly deny it, what can you do? Everyone wants to make a fortune quietly."
The village head had been muddle - headed all his life, but his mind was quite sharp at this moment. He also knew what the Yun family would say if this matter was brought up in front of them.
However, these words sounded rather funny to Yun Que'er.
Wasn't he just like a person who worried that the earth would shake even when walking on the street?
"Then what do you think we should do?" As soon as the village head's wife heard a problem related to their family's interests, her heart was burning with anxiety.
"We can't just wait like this, can we? If they really pull you down quietly, what can you do then? Are we going to starve or wait for death?"
The village head didn't know what to do either. He had too little information now and hadn't grasped any substantial evidence, so he couldn't act rashly.
He also understood the principle of taking precautions, but the problem was that there was no opportunity to act.
"Let me think about it," the village head sighed. "Alright, go home first. Didn't you stop cooking halfway? I'll invite Liu Kui over tonight and discuss it with him."
There came the sound of footsteps and the opening of the door. The village head and his wife left.
Yun Que'er and Ji Chengxuan looked at each other and immediately decided to follow them.
It was getting a bit dark. Two short kids quickly shuttled through the alleys and were hardly noticeable.
They quietly followed the village head and his wife to their house and hid behind the firewood stack beside the house.
The village head was in a hurry to go out, and his wife got busy.
Soon, smoke was curling up from the chimney, and the fragrance of meat filled the air.
Yun Que'er clicked her tongue. "Our family used the money from selling sweet - potato chips to buy meat, and the village head said we were engaging in speculation. But in fact, the village head's family eats better than anyone else."
Ji Chengxuan was carving a bird's head. "Moreover, I haven't seen his wife kill a chicken. I'm afraid they got a lot of meat from someone else again."
That someone else was mostly Liu Kui.
In a short while, the village head warmly invited Liu Kui into his home.
"Your sister - in - law has cooked a lot of dishes today, and I got some good wine before. Let's have a good drink, brother."