CHAPTER 155: CHAPTER 155: WHO DARES SET THEIR EYES ON XIAOXUE!

Jiang Hu finished explaining and could only smile helplessly: "Thinking about it, it’s all my fault. I was the one who brought Mr. Xie here. If I hadn’t slipped up at the tavern that day, Mr. Xie wouldn’t have come."

Liu Yang felt relieved and, seeing Jiang Hu speak so, hurriedly said, "How can you blame Brother Jiang? Everyone made more money and is happy. Earlier, we were just a bit concerned about this gentleman’s background and intentions, but now that it’s clear, we’re naturally at ease."

"But Brother Jiang, previously, many from other villages said they wanted to buy seeds from our village. Now, apart from what we need to eat, there’s only enough left to plant for ourselves. What should we do?"

This is really the most troubling matter.

Suddenly, a few coughs came from outside the yard, and Liu Yang immediately stood up: "The village chief is here too?"

His expression changed and he walked toward the kitchen door: "He must also be here to discuss this matter with Brother Jiang."

Jiang Hu: "..."

Just from the cough, he knows it’s the village chief? That’s some skill.

When Jiang Hu reached the kitchen door, he indeed already heard the village chief’s voice.

"Liu Yang? Why are you here too?"

"Brother Jiang!"

It wasn’t only the village chief, but also Li Sheng.

Jiang Hu quickly stepped aside: "Come in and sit down, have some water first."

After a few people sat at the kitchen table, Jiang Hu poured each a cup of chrysanthemum tea.

"Village chief, did you also come about others wanting the seeds?"

The village chief gave Liu Yang a glance: "Did Liu Yang tell you?"

Liu Yang chuckled, and Jiang Hu nodded: "Liu Yang just got here."

The village chief sighed lightly, "Jiang Hu, every day you’re either working or running around your home, and you seldom mingle in the village. You probably don’t know the village well, do you?"

Jiang Hu didn’t want to admit it but had to and could only laugh dryly.

"It’s true, but what can you do? It’s just me and my second aunt doing the work at home, and there are so many pigs, chickens, and rabbits to look after, there’s barely enough time to work, let alone leisure time."

So to wander around the village chatting was indeed not something he had time for.

Even if he occasionally had free time, he would prefer to stay home with the children to rest rather than go to the village, especially since some people liked to tell crude jokes.

He didn’t like that. With that free time, he’d rather spend it with his wife and kids.

Of course, he couldn’t say this outright, so he just muttered it to himself.

The village chief didn’t know what Jiang Hu was thinking, only heard him say there wasn’t enough time to work, and didn’t doubt it. After all, there were indeed too few people in Jiang’s family to work.

So the village chief nodded, indicating understanding.

"You probably don’t know, but there are more than a dozen boys in the village who are already thirteen or fourteen years old."

Jiang Hu was slightly stunned, not sure why the village chief was telling him this.

Instead, Liu Yang, seeing Jiang Hu’s bewildered expression, quickly explained: "Brother Jiang, let me put it this way, these dozen or so lads are of an age to talk about marriage."

"But in our village, there are few girls around their age, and the oldest one is still your daughter, Little Snow."

Jiang Hu was suddenly shocked and sprang up, slapping the table with a loud bang.

"My Little Snow is only 5 years old. Don’t you dare get any ideas about her!"

Jiang Hu’s face darkened, glaring at Liu Yang, as if Liu Yang dared to say another word, he would disregard all courtesy and kick him out!

Liu Yang had never seen Jiang Hu so furious before, and he was petrified, not daring to speak for a while.

It was the village chief who hurriedly pulled Jiang Hu aside: "Jiang Hu, you misunderstand. Liu Yang didn’t mean it like that. None of us did. We were just saying there are no suitable young girls for marriage in the village."

The people in the village were gathered from various places, so as long as they avoid marrying into the same clan, if there were suitable young people, it wouldn’t be impossible for them to be together.

Unfortunately, there aren’t any!

Jiang Hu understood this time, though he still didn’t show a smile and just sat back down with a slight frown.

"Village chief, if you have something to say, say it outright. Don’t be evasive and cause misunderstandings."

Liu Yang almost choked and coughed up old blood. How was he evasive? It was obviously Brother Jiang’s reaction that was over the top!

But Jiang Hu’s demeanor indeed made the others realize something.

Despite Little Lucky Star and two sons in Jiang’s family, this nearly invisible eldest daughter in the village was still of utmost importance to him.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have nearly flipped the table over a single misunderstood comment from Liu Yang.

To be frank, Jiang Hu’s reaction genuinely surprised and bewildered the other three.

Even if there were any other intentions, right now, they wouldn’t dare to speak a word more.

If they knew Jiang Hu led his pregnant wife and twins away from his parents and brothers because they tried to get ideas about Little Snow, they wouldn’t be so shocked by Jiang Hu’s current reaction.

Unfortunately, they didn’t know, so they were only surprised why Jiang Hu was so concerned about a daughter.

Seeing Jiang Hu calm down, the village chief continued to explain.

"It’s like this, the girls in the village are young, but some suitable girls are in surrounding villages. Over the years, everyone has settled down, and interactions between villages have become familiar."

"That’s why people from other villages wanted to buy our seeds previously. Everybody agreed; it’s not just selling seeds, but also befriending neighboring villages."

"If some lucky lad from our side, he might even bring back a bride."

The village chief, tired of speaking, drank a cup of tea and continued.

"But now, the issue is that the gentleman from earlier bought all the grain, leaving just barely enough for us to eat, and no seeds left to sell. What should we do?"

The village chief was worried exactly about this.

Don’t think this is a small matter; it’s actually very serious.

No seeds mean breaking promises, and when people from other villages are unhappy, it will become even harder for our lads to find wives.

If a village doesn’t have new brides coming in, sooner or later, it becomes a dead village!

The wartime caused poor health among the girls, and there truly are too few survivors.

Our village is just lucky to have Little Lucky Star, whose crops grow well, hence giving the lads a better chance of finding wives.

If not for this, even with Li Sheng being the village chief’s son, getting a wife would still be next to impossible.

After all, now it’s like ten or dozens of boys competing for one girl, the odds are just too slim.

Finally, Jiang Hu understood it was about the lads in the village marrying girls from other villages.

No longer worried about someone targeting his Little Snow, Jiang Hu was no longer angry and his mind became more flexible.

"Village chief, I do have some thoughts on this matter..."

"Brother Jiang, why were you so angry? Little Snow isn’t a son."