Chapter 251 Registration
Afterwards, a long line formed in front of the wooden table. The village chief sat on a chair, wearing reading glasses, and wrote down the names one by one.

"Village Chief, it says here that as long as you participate, you can get one dollar. Is that true?"

The village chief had advised Li Luo before, saying that there were at least several hundred people in the entire village, and if everyone participated, including the prizes, it would cost a thousand yuan.

However, Li Luo smiled and said, "As long as we can find someone with good embroidery skills, it doesn't matter if we pay a little more. But as for the babies in swaddling clothes, we won't include them in the statistics."

"It's true. As long as you can embroider, even if it's just pricking a needle, you can get the money."

As soon as the village chief said this, the villagers went wild again: "Quick, write down the names of our little treasure and old man. Whether they can embroider or not, they can hold a needle and thread, and we can get this dollar!"

"Aunt Zhang, we can't be so unkind, can we? Your old Zhang only has one arm, how can he embroider? You really don't even have the bottom line for a little money."

"Shufen, then you shouldn't participate. You've been married for so many years, and you don't even know how to thread a needle. You're actually participating in an embroidery competition. Isn't this a joke?"

"Okay, let's stop making fun of each other. In our village, there are only a few people who use embroidery needles all day long, and they sew clothes for their families. What is embroidery? It's really confusing."

"Since we can get money just by signing up, it would be a waste if we don't take it. Anyway, I'll sign up for this place first, and then let other people in our family sign up. Even if we don't get a good ranking, at least we can help our family earn a few dollars."

"Huh? Are you from our Wanlong Village? Why do you look like a stranger? Whose girl is this?" Aunt Zhang asked puzzledly when she saw the girl around her waist.

"She is a girl from a family that was burned in the next town. She is now living in Lao Guo's house. Lao Guo probably thought that this little girl could earn an extra dollar for the family, so he let the girl sign up."

"No, these are people from our own village who have signed up. Why should outsiders come to join in the fun? If outsiders can sign up, then I will call all my aunts and uncles to come and collect the one dollar."

"Hey, Xiao Zhang, what you said is true. This girl's family paid a lot of money to the Guo family. Otherwise, how do you think the Guo family got their daughter-in-law? This little girl is also registered in the Guo family's household registration, so she is considered half a member of our village."

The village chief scolded Aunt Zhang, and she finally calmed down.

After a while, Aunt Zhang and her group saw Wang Xiumei and her family also come to sign up. Li Aiguo, Li Aimei, and even Li Aiguo's parents and Li Tieshuan, as long as they had a name, were all included.

"Oh, Aunt Wang, I never expected that you would rush to grab the money when they give out money. You are so hostile to them on weekdays.

Other families only received two dollars at most, but your family received six dollars, which is three or four dollars more than other families. You really calculated a lot."

Facing the ridicule of the villagers, Wang Xiumei didn't care: "Why? Were there no one among you who spoke ill of Li Luo behind his back? Now that you have the money, are you all good people?"

"Ma Zi family, Heidan family, have you forgotten what nasty things you said when you were at my house? Do you want me to learn them now?"

"You, don't spit bloody words at me! Wang Xiumei, you are simply a shrew!"

The women who were named got angry and started to quarrel with Wang Xiumei. "Okay, stop arguing. Tell me, who will win the first prize in this embroidery competition?"

Everyone looked at each other. Everyone's embroidery skills were basically the same. However, the real organizer, Li Luo, had not shown up yet.

"I think you can't compare to me. I used to learn embroidery from my grandmother. My grandmother took in a group of apprentices at that time. Now I am the only true successor."

The woman raised her head arrogantly, looking superior.

"According to what you said, my grandma has been an embroiderer since she was young, and she can still hold the needle and thread. I will help her sign up now and let her participate!"

For a while, the registration work was in full swing, and the village chief was almost overwhelmed. At the end of the day, he almost didn't even have time to drink water.

After completing the list, we found that more than half of the people on it were elderly people, and even the men who worked away from home were counted.

However, because the village chief was familiar with every household, he eliminated all those who could not come back to participate. In the end, there were only about a hundred people left.

From 70-year-old ladies to three-year-old children, everyone who could be named participated in the competition.

The number of participants has been determined, but the venue and date have not yet been decided. Even the place where the team holds meetings cannot accommodate so many benches and people.

"By the way, isn't there a stage in the village? There are often old men and women listening to operas there, and the venue is large. Why don't we choose it there?" The village chief held the list and discussed with Li Luo.

Li Luo shook his head: "No, that's not necessary. After distributing the tools, everyone just needs to take them home and embroider them. They all have unique numbers on them."

"But what if those people ask others to help them embroider?" The village chief still felt sorry for Li Luo. After investing so much money, if someone still cheats, wouldn't it be a waste of time?
"Don't worry, village chief. Everyone in the village knows that I can embroider. I am also the judge this time. I have sharp eyes. Besides, the style of this embroidery is not simple. I haven't even finished my own embroidery yet. How can anyone help others embroider?"

"Besides, the first place winner gets 100 yuan. Who wouldn't want this 100 yuan and instead give it to someone else and miss out on it?"

"What if they look for someone from outside their hometown..."

Li Luo shook his head: "That's fine. If this is the case, there is still a rematch. The rematch is for you to create your own work and embroider what you like, and it must be done under the supervision of the judges."

"As long as I can't embroider this kind of work, I can naturally catch the cheater."

"Since you've thought it through so thoughtfully, I won't say much. Luoluo, you've really helped the village a lot.

If the village becomes a special village because of you, then our village will be famous in the town and even in the city."

"Grandpa Village Chief, I am doing this to fulfill Brother Ling's dream. When Brother Ling built this farm, wasn't he also thinking about giving back to our village? What I am doing now is just following in Brother Ling's footsteps."