本书讲述浙西一个偏僻贫穷的小山村发生了一桩震动全国的大事件——金华市婺城区箬阳乡琴坛村的民选村主任邓士明擅自做主将集体资源龙潭溪廉价承包出去,村民用一百八十三个红手印成功地启动村主任罢免程序。通过民主投票,破天荒地罢免了大多数村民不满意的村主任,票选出了新的主任。(The book tells a big event happened in a remote and poor village that caused a stir in the country-Deng Shiming, the Village Officer of Qintan Village, Ruoyang Township, Wucheng District, Jinhua City voted by people, has contracted the collective resource Longtan Brook out to others without authorization. The villagers successfully started the Village Officer recall procedure with 183 red handprints. Through democratic voting, they removed the Village Officer who most villagers are not satisfied with from the office without precedent and voted a new Officer.)