Chapter 473 The Responsibilities of the Great Elder
"You shouldn't eat so much in the morning!"
Saburo Uchiha gently stroked his round belly, holding a toothpick in his mouth, and walked slowly on the streets of the clan.
After noticing that his body function was declining a few years ago, he divided most of his affairs among the other old men. Now, as the great elder, he is only responsible for two things.
Clan meetings and matchmaking.
The chief elder of the clan is not humble. He is the soul of the clan. If he were not present at the clan meeting, those clan members would have to lift the roof of Nanga Shrine.
As for matchmaking
The fact that a ninja clan can be passed down from the Ninja Sect era to the present day is due on the one hand to the strength of the family members, and on the other hand to the reproduction of their descendants.
Only families with strong reproductive capabilities can survive in the brutal Warring States Period.
And his mission is.
Relying on his strong strength, he physically dispelled the idea of "not getting married" among the family's younger generations; relying on his strong verbal charm, he persuaded the golden bachelors in his family who are over 50 years old and the women who are about to go through menopause, so that they will have something to depend on and live happily ever after. What he does is to enjoy his old age; at the same time, relying on his status as an elder, he constantly instills the concept of fertility = Hokage into the tribesmen who are in their prime, and encourages them to have offspring.
"How can the position of Great Elder be so good?"
Thinking of this, Saburo Uchiha couldn't help but look up at the sky, with a trace of emotion on his old cheeks.
Over the years, he has worked so hard for the family, his words have become thinner, his hands have become calloused, and he has finally not lowered the family's fertility rate.
At this time, Saburo Uchiha, who was distracted, heard several surprised voices coming from the side.
"Great Elder!"
"Great Elder, where are you planning to go?"
"Take a walk? It's somewhat rude to use this word with the Great Elder. Look at the Great Elder's strong body. He can run from here to the Kingdom of Water without any problem. He can even swim across the sea without even using a boat."
"That's right. For a strong man like the Great Elder, he can really swim across the sea all the way to the Kingdom of Water."
Seeing the expressions of admiration on the faces of his tribe, Uchiha Saburo's body instantly froze in place.
Is he so powerful in the hearts of his people?
The vast blue ocean appeared in his mind, and the great elder shuddered subconsciously. Then he waved to his tribe, turned and walked towards another, more deserted street.
"The sea."
"Wherever you swim, there is the sea."
"You ask me why I don't go across the sea."
"Because I have a disease that prevents me from crossing the sea."
"Sanlang, what's wrong with you that prevents you from crossing the sea?"
When the great elder, who was distracted, heard the voice next to his ear, he said directly without thinking, "There is a disease called [drinking water from the dead]. I am a landlubber and cannot get a drop of sea water."
As soon as he finished speaking, the elder who was muttering to himself suddenly came back to his senses and looked in the direction of the sound.
After seeing the person who was talking to him clearly, the great elder's tense nerves instantly relaxed.
"Ryoichi, you scared me."
As he spoke, he looked up at the sun in the sky, then looked at Uchiha Ryoichi, frowned slightly and said, "Weren't you on duty at the police department yesterday? You didn't sleep so early in the morning, why are you wandering around here carrying a piece of wood? ?”
Seeing the confused and startled elder, Uchiha Ryoichi's old face instantly dropped.
"What do you think I'm doing carrying a piece of wood?"
"Yohe?"
After realizing the thorniness in the other person's words, Saburo Uchiha narrowed his eyes slightly and replied, "Do you think I'm your black cat that goes into heat every year? Do you have to figure out your thoughts every day?"
Boom!
Ryoichi placed the wood he was carrying heavily on the ground, instantly tamping the already hard ground a little harder.
Immediately afterwards, Ryoichi wrapped his arms around the log and placed the log, which was dozens of meters long, directly across the middle of the road, completely blocking the spacious street.
"Old guy, give me an explanation!"
Looking at the wood lying in front of him, the great elder blinked and said inexplicably.
"explain?"
"Ok!"
Ryoichi nodded.
hiss~
After seeing his serious look, the great elder took a deep breath, and his memory began to play backwards like a tape.
"Have the evil things I have done been discovered?"
Thinking of this, Uchiha Saburo secretly glanced at the other party. After noticing that the old guy's face was a little ugly, his heart suddenly froze, "It seems that the other party must have discovered something."
After a moment of silence, he looked at the impatience on Liang Yi's face and said with some hesitation, "You also know that this person has a bad memory as he gets older. What kind of explanation do you want?"
Ryoichi took a deep breath and spoke slowly.
"marriage!"
"Oh~"
The elder slapped his right fist on his left palm and said suddenly, "So that's what happened. You also know that 'matchmaking' is my duty as the elder. Your son was also the golden bachelor of the family, and there were many girls in his family." They are all interested in your son."
Realizing that what the other party said was different from what he wanted to ask, Ryoichi waved his hand and was about to interrupt the other party, but then he heard the great elder's tone suddenly full of apology.
"I was confused back then."
Saburo Uchiha slapped his chest and said painfully, "The family was having a hard time back then, so I had no choice but to sell the information on some golden bachelors in the family."
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These words immediately silenced Uchiha Ryoichi.
Before he could ask, the elder told the whole story like he was pouring beans from a bamboo tube, "Back when I was selling information, I said that whoever paid the most would match them up with the people on the list.
This greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the clan members and enriched the family's finances in a short period of time."
As the words fell, the surroundings fell into complete silence.
Gollum~
He looked at the silent Uchiha Ryoichi, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and called out.
"Ryoichi?"
"Hey, Ryoichi, say something."
The call passed through the air and reached Uchiha Ryoichi's ears.
He slowly raised his head and looked over expressionlessly, "So, when you tried your best to arrange a blind date between my son and the widow, was it because you took money?"
"You can't say that!"
The elder straightened his back and retorted with an unhappy look, "I did that for the sake of the family, and not a cent of the money went into my pocket, it was all recorded in my account.
And because of your interference back then, I even compensated the girl a lot of money, which means I didn’t make a dime, and I still paid back."
Call ~
Before he finished speaking, a thick log was carried by the strong wind and slammed towards the great elder.
After realizing that the top of his head was shrouded in shadow, the elder stepped hard on the ground with his right foot, and while flying backward, he shouted, "You are unreasonable, this is my duty.
If you become a great elder in the future, you may make the same choice as me. "
"fart!"
Ryoichi shouted angrily, and the log in his hand immediately turned around and threw it at the old man in front of him again, "I will not keep this kind of matchmaking for my descendants just for money."
"Bah! You old man, you don't have any conscience in what you say."
Saburo Uchiha spat to the side and sneered, "Suppose you were the great elder and a widow gave you five hundred thousand taels and asked you to help her match up with Madou's grandson. Would you like to match her up?"
laugh!
There was a sudden sound of braking.
Then he saw Liang's feet together and stopped on the spot, his face turning blue and white.
"Ugh!"
At this time, the great elder suddenly sighed, then took two steps forward and continued, "Based on the relationship between you and Madou, I can guarantee that you can win out the sparks from his grandson, and Madou Bean can't say anything about it yet.
After all, marriage and reproduction are top priorities for the family. "
clap clap!
He patted Liang Yi on the shoulder and said with some regret, "After the experience of the last failure, I promise this time that even if Madou intervenes, he cannot stop his grandson from running towards love.
It's a pity that I won't live long enough for Naoki (Madou's grandson) to get married. "
"Whoo~"
Liang Yi punched the log on the ground again, took a deep breath, frowned and asked, "Old man, why do you like to match up widows for your tribe, why can't you match up some younger ones?"
Hearing this, Saburo Uchiha glanced at him up and down, feeling annoyed.
"Do young people need my matchmaking? They take the initiative to pursue whatever they like. Didn't you see that all the men and women I match up with have been widowed?
Of course, your son is an exception. Who made that old boy not get married even in his twenties? Plus, some widow happened to be interested in him and gave me a large sum of money."
"Shut up!"
next moment.
He saw Ryoichi suddenly let go of his hand and let the log fall freely towards him.
Saburo Uchiha's cheeks twitched, then he raised his hands above his head, firmly catching the wood, and continued, "Widows are often a vulnerable group, without the protection of their husbands, they have experienced the pain of widowhood, and their status in the clan is low.
If I don't personally check for them, what if the second marriage falls into the pit of fire? "
Ryoichi closed his eyes and took a deep breath for a long time. After he suppressed the restlessness in his heart, he asked.
"When will you give me an explanation?"
"Didn't you give it to me?"
"The flying bird I mentioned."
"Feifei. Flying birds."
Hearing the word "flying bird" and combining it with what he just asked, a flash of surprise flashed in the great elder's eyes, and then a flash of regret flashed in his eyes.
"I was careless. I should have asked more clearly if I had known earlier."
He looked at the great elder's changing expressions and said slowly in an old voice, "Why did you know about Feiniao's marriage before I did? Or are you planning to act as a matchmaker for Feiniao?"
"This old man really has plans to play matchmaker."
The great elder scratched his head and was speechless for a moment.
Secretly glancing at Ryoichi's gloomy expression, he tugged his hair with one hand and said hesitantly, "Ryoichi, which oligarch in the village do you think is wrong? Which one in the village do you think is more suitable?"
After hearing this, Ryoichi was silent for a moment and then asked.
"Did another widow give you money again?"
Uchiha Saburo shook his head and said in an unusually firm tone.
"No! Not this time!"
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