The village chief said, "I am already drafting the list, and once the whole village has selected the candidates, I'll report it to the township."
Saying this, he let out a helpless laugh, "My body really can't take it anymore. I should hand it over to the young ones while I still have some energy to guide them a bit; it saves us from panicking when the time truly comes."
Hearing this, the town elder of Jinshi Town replied reluctantly, "Don't say such dispiriting words. I haven't even had my turn to die before you."
The village chief chuckled as well, and the two old men over a hundred years old congratulated each other on their longevity.
However, the matter of the village chief stepping down was finalized.
For others, this was a concern of another village, and they didn't care. They would just bring it up at their own dining tables as gossip to amuse themselves.
The topic of watermelon farming was temporarily set aside due to this distraction.
