Great changes in the countryside

Chapter 368 Getting Married

The results of the second round of recommendations will be announced soon.

Same as the first round, Chen Yang had the most votes, 47 votes, two votes more than the first round.

Chen Yang reckoned that the two invalid votes in the first round should have belonged to him.

Chen Yuhua also got the most votes with 41 votes.

Guo Fuqiang has publicly canvassed for Chen Yuhua, everyone understands, of course they must support her.

Although Cai Genfu still ranked third, he fell behind in this round with only 31 votes left.

Chen Yang analyzed the reason and guessed that Tong Laogui and Chen Yuhua were secretly dragging Cai Genfu back.

The fourth is Cai Fuman, exactly [-] votes.

This is not surprising, Cai Fuman is a real person, and his popularity has always been good.

The fifth is Cai Guoping, also with [-] votes.

This surprised Chen Yang.

In Chen Yang's consciousness, the current Chenjia Village has been divided into two camps.

And Cai Guoping is not in these two camps.

It was only later that Chen Yang found out that on his side, both Cai Genfu and Chen Yuhua supported Cai Guoping.

On Chen Tianchun's side, Chen Tianchun, Cai Shangui and others also secretly supported Cai Guoping.

In addition, there are two other factors. One is his cousin Cai Meili, who is still the head of the village, and the other is that his parents are very active.

No.6 Tong Xiaolong and No.7 Cai Xiaohui both got 28 votes, not more than half.

These two are friends of Chen Yang.

The eighth Wu Linghua, the ninth Cai Zhengxi, and the tenth Cai Chaoyang received 25, 22 and [-] votes respectively.

The most regretful thing is Cai Chaoyang, who was the deputy director last time, but this time he fell to tenth.

In fact, everyone knows very well that since it is an equal election, the village committee is composed of seven people, and there can only be seven candidates.

It is difficult for the three in the back to surpass the seven in the front, and they are purely playing the role of accompanying runners.

Cai Chaoyang was very disappointed, Guo Fuqiang announced the end of the meeting, and he was the first to leave with his head drooping.

Since then, for a long time, Cai Chaoyang hid at home and did not go out.

Guo Fuqiang went back to his hometown with the list of ten people.

The official change of term will not be until after the Spring Festival, which is initially scheduled to be on the tenth day of the first lunar month, exactly one month away.

On Chen Yang's side, there were only eight days left for the divorce.

Before the wedding, there are many things to do.

First of all, the man will send pork to the woman.

Chen Yang's family doesn't raise pigs. Through someone's introduction, he bought [-] pigs, all weighing more than [-] catties.

There are as many as 450 tables for the three wine sessions, and a dozen pigs don't know if there is enough to eat.

When holding banquets in rural areas, pork is the number one dish and must be managed enough.

Two of them were slaughtered three days before the wedding, and they were cleaned up, with a full tail and beard, affixed with red 囍 characters and sent to the woman's home.

According to the custom, the woman keeps a part and returns a part.

Because it had been agreed that the woman's banquet would be held at the man's side, so Chen Hongling's father only kept half of the pig.

It is not for the family to eat, but to be cut into two or three catties and given to relatives and friends.

For other matters, Cai Nanmei, Tong Laogui and Chen Yaoping were responsible, and Shunzi and his second brother Chen Bing cooperated.

From the [-]th to the [-]nd of December in the lunar calendar, Chen Yang's house was lively for ten days.

The movie was shown for ten days, and the play was played for ten days.

December twenty-second afternoon.

Cai Nanmei, Tong Laogui and Chen Yaoping came to "commit" to Chen Yang.

Shun Zi and Chen Bing also came to give an account to the elder brother.

Before the wedding, Chen Yang handed over 5 yuan to Chen Bing, and it was agreed that more would be paid for less.

Chen Yaoping also brought an abacus. This time he was acting as an accountant, and he was responsible for recording all expenses.

Chen Yang was generous and didn't look at the accounts at all. He only asked his second brother, Chen Bing, if the 5 yuan had been used up.

Chen Bing said: "The total expenditure is less than 4 yuan, and there are more than 1 yuan left. I have already returned 1 yuan to my sister-in-law."

With that said, Chen Bing took out more than 350 yuan and put it on the coffee table.

Chen Yaoping said: "Yang, in my account, the total expenses are just over 640 yuan."

Chen Yang shook his hands and said with a smile: "I don't care about this. I just want to say, thank you all, you have worked hard."

Cai Nanmei asked, "Yang, isn't the expense a bit high?"

Chen Yang shook his head and said, "On the contrary. I originally expected a total expenditure of 5 yuan, but now you have saved me more than 1 yuan. There are 450 tables in total, and the average table is less than 90 yuan."

Tong Laogui said: "Eight to ninety yuan for a table of wine is already very respectable. In the current market, the average table is only 90 yuan."

Cai Nanmei said: "Decent, absolutely decent."

Chen Yang said: "Uncle Nanmei, this is the total expenses. It includes renting tables, bowls, and greenhouses, as well as performances and movies. All expenses are included in it. The real food and drink expenses are only 70 yuan per table."

Chen Yang is very satisfied, thank you again for your hard work.

Chen Yang also prepared gifts for three people, including Cai Nanmei's two gifts.

Ten cigarettes, twelve bottles of liquor, thirty catties of pork, and two boxes of ginseng.

Cai Nanmei, Tong Laogui and Chen Yaoping did not accept them.

Especially Cai Nanmei, "Yang, my old lady said that you have to take care of your family's affairs, and you must not accept gifts from your family."

Chen Yang said with a smile: "If you don't accept it, I won't let you participate in my family's second, third and Shunzi's marriages in the future."

Only then did the three stop declining.

The three stood up and said goodbye.

Chen Yang asked Chen Bing and Shunzi to help deliver gifts to the three people's homes.

In the double gift to Cai Nanmei, Chen Yang added six boxes of ginseng and thirty catties of pork.

After seeing off the guests, Chen Yang let out a long sigh of relief.

The major events in life are finally completed.

Relaxed physically and mentally, Chen Yang lay on the sofa and fell asleep.

This sleep lasted until the next morning.

After getting married, it will soon be the Spring Festival.

After the Spring Festival, visit relatives and friends.

But for Chenjiacun, the biggest event in the first month of this year is the general election of the village committee.

The term is changed every three years, and the villagers not only care about who goes up and who goes down, but also care about what the people who come up can bring to the village.

The tenth day of the lunar new year is election day, and on the morning of the seventh day, Guo Fuqiang came.

Guo Fuqiang brought the official list of candidates.

Village director Cai Genfu, deputy directors Chen Yang and Chen Yuhua, committee members Cai Fuman, Cai Guoping, Tong Xiaolong and Cai Xiaohui.

Everyone guessed well. The eighth, ninth and tenth on the original list were just members of the reserve team.

The official list of candidates was posted on the wall, and one was posted at the village headquarters and in the southeast, north, and south of the village.

Posted along with the list are election times and voting methods.

The time is from 08:30 am to 12:30 noon on the tenth day of the first lunar month.

As for the voting method, it is the biggest highlight of this general election.

The first is a mobile ballot box, which allows voters to vote at their door.

This year, there are fixed ballot boxes. Three ballot boxes are placed at the gate of the village.

Most importantly, staff are not allowed to watch when voters are filling out their ballots.

This is a true secret ballot.

Chen Yang knew the secret.

Tofu Cai Genfu also knew, after reading the announcement, he hurried to find Chen Yang.

(End of this chapter)