Chapter 132: Chapter 132: Everyone Gets a Share
"Alright, let’s stop listening to him; he has no say in the affairs of the village."
The murmurs of the people reached Wang Erniu’s ears, one after another.
The more he listened, the more his eyes widened, and then he sneered.
Since the villagers weren’t addressing him directly, he also wouldn’t go looking for trouble with them.
He had that much sense; after all, starting trouble would be asking for it.
But very quickly, he thought of a countermeasure.
"I have my reasons for objecting. I just want to ask what Liu Zheng is contracting the land for! If I don’t know, I’ll feel uneasy."
Upon hearing his words, the clamor of the people ceased, and no more foul language was heard.
"Yeah! What does Liu Zheng want with that piece of land?"
"That wasteland, apart from farming, what else can it be used for?"
"That’s a good question, I’m also very curious what Liu Zheng plans to do with that wasteland."
"Tsk tsk! Who would’ve thought that this ’ruffian’ could actually raise a constructive issue today?"
Liu Baishun, who was by Liu Zheng’s side, couldn’t help but turn his head curiously towards Liu Zheng as well.
Although Liu Zheng had just mentioned that he was going to plant medicinal herbs, Liu Baishun hadn’t paid much attention to it and had already forgotten.
Now.
As everyone asked, Liu Baishun also stared curiously at Liu Zheng.
He didn’t remember what his daughter-in-law had said, and moreover, at this moment, with people troubling Liu Zheng, it was something he was pleased to see.
Hearing Wang Erniu’s question and seeing everyone looking at him, even Liu Baishun turning to look, Liu Zheng couldn’t help but smile faintly and replied very calmly, "I want to contract the wasteland to prepare for planting medicinal herbs."
After Liu Zheng spoke, the puzzled expressions on people’s faces dissipated immediately.
Regardless of what was being planted, the land would be used for it.
Since Liu Zheng had provided a reasonable explanation, people had no more questions.
The crowd’s gaze now turned to Wang Erniu, who stood there, to see what else he had to say.
Wang Erniu, standing among the people, now looked at Liu Zheng with a venomous glare.
Actually, his objection today was deliberate to vex Liu Zheng, to stir up trouble on purpose.
Ever since Liu Zheng had caught him attempting to force himself on Liu Sumei, he had hated Liu Zheng to the bone.
Later on, finding out that Liu Zheng was making money, and quite a lot of it, inevitably made him green with envy.
If he came here to cause a commotion, then there’s nothing more to say, he’d have to see it through to the end.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he immediately shouted, "You want to contract the land to plant medicinal herbs, but what benefit does that have for us? If there’s no benefit for us, why should we agree to lease you the wasteland?"
The people had come here mainly just to join in the excitement.
They hadn’t intended to gain anything from it, but hearing Wang Erniu’s words, their eyes suddenly lit up, and they thought that Liu Daniu’s point made sense.
After all, the collective land belongs to the collective, so if the majority of the villagers disagree with the contract, Liu Zheng can forget about getting the right to it.
Even if the village chief speaks out, it wouldn’t work.
Since there was an opportunity to gain an advantage in this matter, nobody was foolish.
Not taking advantage would be stupid.
So at this moment, one by one, the people started to cause a ruckus.
Especially Du Xiaohua, who had had a clash with Liu Zheng before.
She was the most vociferous, jumping up and shouting, "Right, let’s hear it—what are our advantages, what can we gain. If there’s no benefit for us, we firmly disagree with leasing you the land."
For a while, the village committee courtyard was in turmoil as people shouted one after another.
And in the crowd, the complexions of Tang Yunyun and sister-in-law Wu Min turned very unsightly.
Their hearts seethed with rage, they really wished they could beat up the rabble-rousing villagers before their eyes.
As for Liu Baishun, who stood beside Liu Zheng, his heart was blooming with joy at this moment.
He had always been dissatisfied with Liu Zheng and looked down on him from every aspect.
But he had always been at a loss for a way to act on it.
Now, however, things had turned out well. He hadn’t expected the villagers to react so strongly, but now that they had, it was a sight he was pleased to see.
He hadn’t anticipated that Wang Erniu could be of such use.
Today, Wang Erniu had somewhat impressed Liu Baishun.
Liu Baishun thought to himself darkly, "This definitely wasn’t my idea, it’s what the villagers want, let’s see what you’re going to do. I really want to see how you’re going to lease this land."
Although he thought this, Liu Baishun still spread his hands and said, "Liu Zheng, what do you say we should do about this? I’m truly at a loss here."
After spouting this insincere line, Liu Baishun’s brow furrowed, and he put on a rather convincing act.
But Liu Zheng simply raised his eyebrows, smiled, and said, "No worries, let me have a good talk with everyone."
After saying this, Liu Zheng turned to look at the villagers below him.
Only,
What he didn’t see was that Liu Baishun at his side now sneered coldly, the corners of his mouth lifting in a sinister smile.
A pleasant talk?
Heh heh heh...
Liu Baishun snickered incessantly in his heart.
"I really want to see how you’re going to persuade these villagers. If there’s no benefit involved, I don’t believe these villagers will agree to let you lease the wasteland."
He wanted to laugh, to mock Liu Zheng’s foolish ideas.
In fact, he was even thinking that Liu Zheng might need to cough up another sum of money.
But
He had been happy for less than five seconds when he heard Liu Zheng beside him raise his arm and call out loudly.
"Everyone, don’t get agitated, don’t be too excited! By leasing the wasteland, everyone will get a share of the rent."
With these words from Liu Zheng, the scene erupted even more wildly.
"See! I said after Liu Zheng went to college, his character is spot-on, he wouldn’t forget us fellow villagers."
"I told you, Liu Zheng is a good kid, him leasing the wasteland is beneficial for all the villagers here, what are you waiting for? Raise your hands to agree!"
"Exactly, hurry up, get the lease contract signed quickly, let Liu Zheng lease the wasteland, it’s good for all of us."
The villagers’ cheers directly darkened Liu Baishun’s face.
He had already thought about it; the rent was around ninety thousand or so, and he planned to use it on the village’s infrastructure and such.
After going through the motions, surely some money would end up in his own pocket.
But now things were different, Liu Zheng had managed to distribute the money with a single sentence.
How could Liu Baishun’s heart possibly be at ease?
However,
Liu Baishun was a cunning old fox, a person of extreme shrewdness.
Although he was seething inside, grinding his teeth in anger, he did not show it on his face at all.
Far from appearing angry, he even nodded with a smiling face and shouted loudly, "The land is village collective property, that stretch of wasteland to the south of the village, it belongs to the village collective, not to any individual family or household, so we, the village committee, have decided that since we have received this rent money, we intend to use these ninety thousand yuan for the village’s infrastructure."
As he spoke, he waved his hand with great vigor, shouting, "So, we are going to build roads, fix up the road outside the village, to make walking more convenient for all our fellow villagers."
