Chapter 135: Chapter 135 He Will Come to Beg Me
"Look, Liu Baishun, what’s your deal? If you don’t want me to contract the land, just say it outright. There’s no need for you to beat around the bush in front of me. If you don’t want to let me contract the land, then I won’t do it."
Upon hearing Liu Zheng’s words, Liu Baishun was suddenly overjoyed beyond expectation.
He laughed heartily, nodding immediately, pointing at Liu Zheng’s nose and saying, "Fine, you said it yourself, you’re not contracting the wasteland anymore."
As he spoke, he felt extremely happy.
However.
Just as he was basking in his joy, Liu Zheng had already started walking down from the platform.
While walking, he snorted disdainfully, holding his head high and said, "If you won’t let me contract it, so be it. As if I can’t find land to contract in such a big place. I’m heading to the neighboring village right now to contract wasteland there."
Liu Zheng’s words were loud enough that nearly all the villagers present heard them.
Upon hearing these words, after a brief moment of shock, the villagers immediately erupted into angry shouts.
"Liu Baishun, have you lost your mind? Liu Zheng didn’t say he wouldn’t pay the rent. It’s just a few days’ delay, what’s the big deal?"
"Exactly! Liu Zheng seriously wants to contract the wasteland, and by doing so, all of us can make some money. Even if the initial share is small, he said he’d make up for it later. Even if he doesn’t, he means not to take it back. What’s your problem with that?"
"Damn it, are you deliberately opposing us? Do you want to stop us from getting any money?"
"Have you lost your sense? Even if Liu Zheng doesn’t have the money right now, you could let him contract it once the money is ready in a few days. The way it is now, you’re just outright not letting him contract the land. You’re doing this to spite me, aren’t you?"
The villagers all had sharp eyes; it was obvious that Liu Baishun was deliberately giving Liu Zheng a hard time.
If Liu Zheng really went to the next village to contract land, then they wouldn’t get a dime.
In an instant, the villagers started pointing fingers and cursing at Liu Baishun.
As for Liu Baishun, his reputation was completely ruined.
He originally wanted to establish his authority as the village chief.
Now, he had become a rat crossing the street, everyone shouting ’hit it!’
Originally, Liu Zheng had no intention of complicating matters.
He had planned to contract the land smoothly and just have everyone sign the agreement happily.
But.
It just so happened that old Liu Baishun wanted to stir up trouble and go against him, eventually deciding he should not contract those thirty mu of land.
This old bastard thought he was something special just because he was the village chief, so arrogant.
But nowadays, money talks, doesn’t it?
The money is in my hands, and how I spend it is up to me, isn’t it?
So you don’t want me to contract the wasteland, huh?
Fine!
Then I won’t contract it, I’ll go ask someone else to do it.
If you still want me to contract it, that’s not impossible, but you’d have to come and beg me personally.
As Liu Zheng thought this, he glared at Liu Baishun before jumping off the platform and walking away through the crowd.
Seeing Liu Zheng really about to leave, the villagers instantly became anxious.
"Xiao Zheng, Xiao Zheng, don’t be in such a hurry to leave!"
"Don’t go, Xiao Zheng, let’s discuss the land contracting issue some more."
"Exactly, what’s the rush? That Liu Baishun is full of crap, his word isn’t final. All of us villagers agree to contract that wasteland to you."
Liu Zheng didn’t say a word, his face still as cold as ice, paying no attention to anyone, just squeezing his way through the crowd.
He walked steadily and quickly.
Though there were people in front of him, none dared to directly block his path, so he soon made his way out of the crowd.
His expression remained cool as he headed in the direction of his home.
Watching him, Tang Yunyun and his sister-in-law Wu Min followed.
Seeing Liu Zheng continue to walk, sister-in-law Wu Min came up to him and said, "Liu Zheng, don’t be so stubborn. You should keep discussing this matter with the village chief, there’s no need to be this obstinate."
When he saw his sister-in-law and Tang Yunyun, a smile spread across Liu Zheng’s face.
He shook his head with a smile, saying, "Sister-in-law, you don’t need to worry about this. I’ve thought it through. Liu Baishun, that old guy, is just giving me a hard time on purpose. What’s left to talk about with him?"
Seeing Liu Zheng looking genuinely uninterested in contracting the land, Tang Yunyun started to get anxious.
"Liu Zheng, you can’t do this! You must realize, you already promised Wan Ru to collaborate and grow medicinal herbs together. If you don’t have the land, where will you plant them? You must continue cultivating those thirty acres of herbs!"
"Who said I’m not going to plant herbs, and who said I don’t have a place?"
Liu Zheng laughed, his expression quite peculiar.
He chuckled, his gaze becoming distant as he spoke, "Who said I’m not going to contract those thirty acres of wasteland?"
Glancing towards the village committee, to which his gaze was directed, he said, "Just watch, by this afternoon, that old guy will certainly come knocking, begging me to contract that piece of wasteland."
Indeed, Liu Zheng had already calculated all of this.
Not to mention anything else, that piece of land had been uncultivated for decades, no one took care of it, nor did anyone want to farm it.
Furthermore, many young people from the village had gone out to work.
With the villagers unable to tend to their own land, who would want to bother with those dozens of acres of wasteland?
Moreover, there was plenty of idle land in the village. If one wanted to find a place to plant medicinal herbs, could it really be that hard to find one?
Upon hearing Liu Zheng’s words, Tang Yunyun’s heart was truly relieved.
Now calmer, Tang Yunyun relaxed and asked, "Since you say you’re definitely going to contract the land, can I take that to mean I can go test the soil now?"
"Of course, you can! You can start preparing for the soil testing right away."
Liu Zheng smiled brightly and said, "Go ahead and prepare with peace of mind, there will be good news soon."
"Alright, I’ll get ready now. As soon as it’s possible, I’ll get the testing done as quickly as I can."
Tang Yunyun was very happy, rushing off to prepare for the soil testing.
As the three of them headed home, chatting when they felt like it, Liu Baishun’s situation turned sour.
He really hadn’t expected that Liu Zheng’s words would be like throwing him into a frying pan.
The statement about contracting land in another village had nearly blown up the entire village.
