Chapter 131: Chapter 131 I Object
"What’s going on? Isn’t that Liu Family’s second boy who went to medical school? Why is he now trying to contract some wasteland?"
"Yeah, right! If you ask me, he must have failed at medical school, otherwise why wouldn’t he just be a doctor and make more money? Who wouldn’t want to stay in the city, instead of coming back to this godforsaken village?"
"Enough! Let’s go and see what kind of mischief the kid is up to."
The villagers had all sorts of things to say, and amid the buzz of discussion, people came out of their homes and headed towards the village committee building.
Because the loudspeaker’s voice was so loud, the whole village could hear it, so Wu Min, and also Tang Yunyun, heard it as well.
The two of them quickly came to the yard, faces alight with surprise and joy.
Especially Wu Min, her smile was particularly radiant.
No matter what, she now had a man in the family to rely on.
While they were celebrating, on the other side, Du Xiaohua raised her head.
She was dealing with two old hens in her hands.
Hearing the announcement in the village, her expression turned a bit odd.
Shaking her hands, Du Xiaohua couldn’t help but mutter, "Weird! What’s going on? He’s contracting wasteland? Does he have the money?"
As she spoke, she had already stood up, wiped her hands, and started walking out of the yard.
After locking the door, Du Xiaohua fished out a handful of sunflower seeds from her pocket and walked quickly towards the direction of the village committee.
In another yard, Wu Min and Tang Yunyun exchanged glances.
"Let’s go, Yun Yun. Let’s see how Liu Zheng is doing."
Over the past few years, with Liu Daniu bedridden, the family didn’t have much money, so Wu Min had borrowed a considerable amount from Liu Kai.
When Liu Zheng wasn’t earning money, Wu Min didn’t even dare to go out much.
Especially after Liu Kai came over to the Liu Family to make a scene. Wu Min was even more afraid of people gossiping behind her back, so she went out even less.
But today’s event was something that brought honor to the Liu Family.
So Wu Min became spirited all of a sudden, and directly said to Tang Yunyun that they should go see the excitement at the village committee and cheer for Liu Zheng.
It didn’t take long, just over ten minutes later, Yuanbao Village’s village committee courtyard was packed with people.
Everyone had looks of confusion and astonishment, wondering just how Liu Zheng managed to contract land.
"I’m telling you, Xiaohua, do you know what’s going on? That Liu Zheng kid, didn’t he come back from college? I heard that he’s still living on borrowed money since his return, where would he get the money to contract wasteland?"
Du Xiaohua naturally didn’t know. Even though they were neighbors, she really didn’t know much about Liu Zheng’s situation.
However, the other villagers didn’t think it made sense for her not to know since they were neighbors, so they directly asked her.
Actually, Du Xiaohua herself was still puzzled!
Thinking back to Liu Zheng’s demeanor that morning, especially how Wu Min didn’t hesitate to hand over four hundred yuan, it did seem like they had come into some money.
Glancing at the person next to her, Du Xiaohua shook her head and said, "I don’t know about that, but what I do know is that it wasn’t long after Liu Zheng returned that their family paid off the debt they owed to Liu Kai."
"As for whether he won the lottery or came into wealth some other way, that I don’t know."
"Hehe! I find your version more credible, I reckon the kid might indeed have won the lottery."
People said all sorts of things, but nearly everyone felt that Liu Zheng’s money came from a mysterious and unbelievable source.
In the midst of these discussions, the subject of their talk, Liu Zheng, appeared before them.
Liu Zheng came out accompanied by Liu Baishun, and the two of them quickly took to the central stage.
In the middle of the village committee courtyard was a meeting platform, and once they were up there, all eyes focused on them.
Watching the arrival of the two people, the murmuring among the crowd grew even louder.
Liu Baishun walked up with his hands clasped behind his back, step by step.
With this manner, he had quite the air of a leader about him.
After mounting the stage, his gaze swept over everyone below before slowly retracting.
As his gaze withdrew, he raised his hands and then gently pressed them down towards the crowd.
As soon as he made this gesture, the noisy scene below gradually quieted down.
Liu Baishun took a deep breath and then spoke with a full, loud voice, "Folks, as I made clear over the broadcast just now, the situation is straightforward. Our village’s Liu Zheng wants to lease the wasteland to the south of our village, and he can pay the full rent."
His gaze swept across the villagers, and he continued loudly, "Him being willing to pay the rent is a good thing for our village. After all, with this rent money, we can improve our village’s infrastructure."
"Does everyone agree? If so, I’ll go ahead and sign the lease contract with him. If you disagree, speak up now."
His voice was loud, and everyone present could hear him clearly.
For a moment, the crowd once again began to whisper among themselves.
However, most people had pretty much the same thought.
It’s just a piece of wasteland, of no use to anyone. Leaving it unused just the same, most of them came simply to watch the excitement.
So, there were hardly any who would voice an objection.
But.
Sometimes, there are exceptions to everything.
The villagers were whispering among themselves, with no one really thinking of objecting.
But just when the murmurs had barely started, a voice suddenly burst from the crowd.
"I object."
Upon hearing this voice, the crowd couldn’t help but pause, then turned to look.
Upon looking, they couldn’t help but feel speechless.
Because the one voicing the objection was the village’s troublemaker, Wang Erniu.
At that moment, he glared with wide eyes, an eager look on his face.
Seeing him jump out, before the others could speak and before Liu Zheng had a chance to say anything, Liu Baishun, who stood by his side, took the lead in speaking out.
"Wang Erniu, what are you yapping about? You’ve raised an objection, now what? If you don’t let Liu Zheng lease that wasteland, are you saying you can rent it?"
It was well-known that Wang Erniu was a troublemaker in the village, and people generally looked down upon him.
And as the village head, Liu Baishun naturally had a particularly low opinion of him.
Furthermore, recently Liu Kai had been getting quite close to Wang Erniu.
Liu Baishun knew about this and was quite annoyed by it.
Considering his own status, how could his son be consorting with a troublemaker every day?
So, he detested Wang Erniu, and at this moment, naturally lashed out at him with a retort.
After hearing the village head’s words, the other villagers didn’t have anything nice to say either.
"Exactly, Wang Erniu is nothing but a scoundrel. Always gambling and drinking, he’s simply no good."
"Now he comes here to object. With the few pennies in his pocket, forget leasing land—he probably doesn’t even know if he’ll have a meal after the next."
"He comes here to object; who knows what sort of trouble he’s got brewing!"
