Chapter 737: The most expensive mushrooms ! ——2
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Yu Dong thought about everything carefully, she did want to go to the imperial city but not at the cost of her family which was why she nodded and said, " All right, I accept but there is something that I want in return."
Magistrate Li blinked her eyes as a frown etched on her forehead, she thought that Yu Dong will accept her condition since she had given her a good offer but she was still asking for something in return. Was there something that she missed?
" What is it?" Magistrate Li asked, she wanted to know what Yu Dong was going to ask her, it made her both curious and slightly amused. Because this was the first time someone was looking into her eyes and asking for something in return even when she had given them a great offer already.
" This territory," Yu Dong spoke with a confidence which made Grandma Yu and Grandma Chen think that she has lost her mind. Being a village head was already good enough but this girl's appetite was so big that she was actually asking for this entire village including the seashore and the mountains.
" You want this entire village?" Magistrate Li was stunned as well, she was prepared for Yu Dong to refuse her but she did not expect that she will actually ask for the entire territory which included those big mountains and ocean. Her face couldn't help but sink as she said sternly while trying to remind Yu Dong politely of her situation, " You are asking for a bit too much, this territory belongs to the Li family, how can I——"
" I am not asking you to hand this territory to me for free, Magistrate Li," Yu Dong smiled as she started to stack her cards on the table one by one as she continued to speak, " I am only asking for the village and the port including the mountains and not the town, that will stay under your governance. But as you already know if I become the village head then I only have the responsibility to look after my own village and nothing else, its, not my responsibility to develop the village. It's the responsibility of all the officials who are currently working here, you want me to do the job of all the officials since they are either not good at their jobs or you do not trust them."
" But developing a village is not an easy feat either —— what if I raise this village and the crown princess or you try to snatch it away from me, you are right when you say that I can make this entire village your golden egg-laying chicken but as the person who is going to raise this hen shouldn't I at least get the rights to own my chicken? And protect it?"
Yu Dong had seen many officials and high-ranking officers in the apocalypse world. They were used to hiding in their safety camp and sending officers like her to the front line where they not only had to find food but also protect the arses of the good for nothing high ranking officers, she did not know Magistrate Li, the woman could be kind but she looked like someone who would willingly sacrifice everything for her nation and the second princess.
Yu Dong however was not willing, why should she sacrifice herself and her family for a mess that was not hers? She wanted a safe place where she will be able to protect her family even if the entire world was on fire —— the Crown princess and the Second princess can go to hell for all she cared but she wanted her family safe, every single person alive and not missing a single strand of their hair.
Was she selfish for thinking like that? Maybe she was but she was not going to lose this warmth that she found in exchange for her life that she had to give up.
Magistrate Li was surprised at Yu Dong's eloquent speech, she did not have many interactions with Yu Dong before which was why she did not know that the girl was this smart when it came to using her head. Not only was she able to give her a tantalising offer but she was also able to secure herself in the safest cocoon.
As long as Yu Dong owns this territory which was handed to her by the Li family, even the crown princess will not be able to take it away from her and in case a push or pull situation arrived—— Magistrate Li raised her head and looked at Yu Dong who was confidently looking at her, she had a feeling that the person who will have to take a step back would be the crown princess.
" I will have to think about it," Magistrate Li did not give a definite answer since she did not want to rush into a contract that will bring harm to her.
" You can take as much time as you want," Yu Dong nodded before she turned to look at Jiang Fenhua and asked, " What brought you here, Brother Fenhua?"
Jiang Fenhua looked at Yu Dong and then her wife and her friend, he did not understand a lot of things that they were talking about but he was able to understand one thing and that was ——as long as this village belonged to Yu Dong, he will be able to hide from his wife whenever he wanted! In fact, he will have even more security than in the small house that was in town, at least here his wife would not be able to use her authority on him!
His eyes flickered as he turned to his servant who took out the package that was given to him by his paternal grandaunt.
" These things are called mushrooms but they are not your usual mushrooms, my grandaunts got this from a noble of another country, they said that these mushrooms taste heavenly and sent them to me," Jiang Fenhua placed the package on the table and opened the box causing a tantalising scent to spread in the entire room. " They wanted to grow these but could not which is why I brought them to you since you look like an expert in these things Sister Dong. What do you think can you grow them?"
Yu Dong looked at the mushrooms and felt her eyes pop —— were they, not the most expensive enoki, lion's mane and matsutake mushrooms? !!!
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