Actually there's nothing strange about it. Those beating the drum most loudly are outsiders, who, unlike the villagers, don't have to worry about how to make a go of it after returning to Old Haucha.
其實這也難怪，因為敲邊鼓的總是局外人，他們不像村民一樣，需面臨重回舊好茶之後的生計問題。