The village leader presiding over the proceedings replied that he only wanted to let more people know about the Erhlung customs. If the old man did not understand, "then blame him for the condition of the village."
主事的村長委曲地表示，他不過是希望更多人知道二龍競渡的習俗，才勉強答應的；長輩若不諒解，「就怪他這個村長好了」。