My younger brothers are so fierce!!! I'm clearly the eldest brother!

When Jiang Guanqing and the others had almost finished their dinner, Gao Shizhong led an elderly man with gray hair into the courtyard.

Gao Shizhong clapped his hands twice to attract Jiang Guanqing and the others' attention. "Let me introduce you all. This is our village chief of Qianmuyuan. His surname is Wang, Village Chief Wang."

Village Chief Wang, with his hands behind his back, scanned the courtyard before his gaze finally settled on Jiang Guanqing. His eyes lit up, and he involuntarily took two steps forward. "Is this Jiang Guanqing?"

Jiang Guanqing met the village chief's gaze, looking somewhat bewildered. "Yes, I am, hello village chief."

"Great, great, that's wonderful!"

Village Chief Wang slapped his thigh excitedly, then turned and grabbed Gao Shizhong's arm, saying, "He's even more handsome than in the photos! A celestial being has descended to earth!"

Gao Shizhong chuckled twice and quickly helped Village Chief Wang up, saying, "You're too old, don't get so excited, it's too dangerous." "Yes, yes, Village Chief Wang, please sit down, let's talk slowly."

Bai Jin and Cheng Yunqin exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes. Bai Jin took the initiative to step forward and ask, "Uncle Wang, what brings you here so late?"

Village Chief Wang cleared his throat and spoke solemnly, "It's the Bai family boy. As you know, our village is having an apricot blossom banquet in a few days, and we need to choose a flower goddess to go on stage to pray for blessings. In previous years, it was always a girl from the village, but this year is different."

Village Chief Wang rubbed his rough hands and explained his purpose: "I've come today to invite Young Master Jiang to be the Flower Goddess at this year's Apricot Blossom Banquet. I promise you won't be wasting your time; the village has specially allocated funds for the event."

"no."

Without a second thought, Jiang Yan coldly refused, "My older brother is in poor health and can't withstand any more stress."

Gao Shizhong's personal intention was to have Jiang Guanqing become the Flower Goddess. The production team chose Qianmuyuan as the filming location to help promote the Apricot Blossom Banquet and take advantage of its popularity.

After several episodes of "My Slow Country Life with You" have been filmed, Jiang Guanqing is undoubtedly the most popular. If Jiang Guanqing agrees to become the Flower Goddess, it will definitely be another big hit for the show.

But he couldn't say much, so he could only look at Village Chief Wang.

Seeing that Jiang Yan refused so quickly, Village Chief Wang hurriedly explained, "No trouble at all. The Flower Goddess Ceremony is very simple, at most... at most a quarter of an hour. Young Master Jiang is weak, so being the Flower Goddess is perfect for him. The Flower Goddess prays for blessings, and the blessings will be returned to him, which will also be good for his health."

Jiang Guanqing was at a loss. He didn't know much about the Apricot Blossom Banquet, nor did he know the process of becoming a Flower Goddess. While he was carefully considering his words, Jiang Yan spoke first.

"Village Chief Wang, my elder brother is in poor health. If the village is to choose a flower goddess, what do you think of my younger brother? He is handsome and popular."

Jiang Zhuo's shoulders slumped, and he tilted his head in disbelief to look at Jiang Yan, his eyes full of accusation.

They just sold him off like that?! He's handsome, that's true, but to sell him off like that?!

Village Chief Wang squinted and sized up Jiang Zhuo for a while. Although Jiang Zhuo was also handsome, he was still inferior to Jiang Guanqing, but he could be considered as a backup.

Seeing this, Gao Shizhong gritted his teeth. No, he still had to try.

Gao Shizhong quickly stepped forward, standing between Village Chief Wang and Jiang Yan, his face beaming with sincerity as he spoke rapidly.

"Teacher Jiang Yan, please don't rush to refuse. Let me say a few words. The program team can cooperate and adjust the process of the Flower Goddess Festival as much as possible, and compress the process into the simplest form."

Gao Shizhong then looked at Jiang Guanqing and said, "President Jiang, the reason we chose Qianmuyuan for our program recording is to help promote the apricot blossom banquet, folk culture, and boost rural tourism. You are popular and have a good image. Just standing on that stage is a living advertisement. This will not only create a buzz for the program team, but also truly help the people of Qianmuyuan."

Village Chief Wang nodded repeatedly, then pulled out a red cloth bag from his pocket, inside which was a stack of brand-new red banknotes. "This is a special activity fund approved by the village, two thousand yuan. It won't be a waste of time."

Jiang Zhuo curled her lip and muttered under her breath, "They think they can buy my brother to be the Flower Goddess for only two thousand yuan..."

Hearing Jiang Zhuo's mutterings, Jiang Guanqing gently called out to Jiang Zhuo, "Xiao Zhuo."

Village Chief Wang heard Jiang Zhuo's mutterings, and his rough hands rubbed the seam of his trousers. "Two thousand isn't enough, we can add more."

When Bai Jin and Cheng Yunqin heard that it was two thousand yuan, they both showed a little surprise. Jiang Zhuo and the others had just arrived and did not know, but those who lived in the village naturally knew that in previous years, the person who was the Flower Goddess only received eight hundred yuan. Eight hundred yuan for more than an hour of rehearsal and formal sacrificial ceremony was considered a high salary.

Jiang Guanqing looked at Village Chief Wang. The old man's knuckles were rough, his skin was wrinkled and calloused, but the money in the red cloth bag looked exceptionally new.

Jiang Guanqing pursed his lips. "Village Chief Wang, I promise you."

"elder brother!"

Jiang Yan suddenly turned to look at Jiang Guanqing, her eyes full of disapproval.

Jiang Guanqing shook his head slightly at Jiang Yan, stopping Jiang Yan from continuing.

Jiang Yan opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing; her expression grew increasingly grim.

"Very good!"

Village Chief Wang stepped forward excitedly and grasped Jiang Guanqing's hand, saying, "I'll go back and have the embroiderer alter the size of the Flower Goddess dress. Take this money; it's a token of the village's goodwill."

Jiang Guanqing gently withdrew his hand from Village Chief Wang's palm and shook his head. "Village Chief Wang, I cannot accept this money."

"How can we refuse? It's the rule." Village Chief Wang said anxiously, stuffing the red cloth bundle into Jiang Guanqing's arms.

"No..." Jiang Guanqing raised his hand to refuse, his face full of helplessness. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Seeing Jiang Guanqing's bewildered expression, Cheng Yunqin couldn't help but laugh. She spoke gently, "This is an old custom in Xinghua Village, Guanqing, please accept the money."

Bai Jin nodded, echoing his wife's words, "Take it. If you don't, Uncle Wang probably won't be able to sleep tonight."

Upon hearing this, Village Chief Wang nodded repeatedly and stuffed the red cloth bag into Jiang Guanqing's hand, saying, "Yes, yes, keep it."

"...Then I'll accept it, thank you, village chief."

"Ah, that's right." Village Chief Wang immediately beamed, and the wrinkles on his face smoothed out.

Once the Flower Goddess was chosen, Village Chief Wang felt a great sense of relief, humming a nostalgic tune as he left.

Jiang Guanqing looked down at the money in his hand, carefully put the red cloth bag into his pocket, and even patted it twice, trying to seal it.

In the shadows of a corner outside the courtyard, Nam Yoon-ah's lips curled up, revealing a sinister smile.

Hyun Il-yoon: Hahahaha, how could Zhuo-ge's eyes, which clearly show a 37-degree angle, utter such cold words?

Xi Xi Mu Yu: The way Village Chief Wang looked at Zhuo Ge was practically screaming "good enough."

Zhiwu 'Xing': No, brother! Your health is the most important thing! Gao Shizhong, you have no heart!!!

Hui (Hen) Tan Yunying/Chen: But he said he wanted to help promote the village...