Chapter 219: Conflict with villagers
Wei Ruo made some concessions.
The village chief shook his head and said with a tough attitude: "No, one hundred taels is one hundred taels, and no less than one thousand taels per year."
"Is it true that there is no room for bargaining?" Wei Ruo asked.
"No." The village chief refused to give in, looking proud.
"Okay, then there's no need to continue talking."
Wei Ruo suddenly stood up and left with Xiumei and Manager Yu.
She acted decisively, not just for show.
Village Chief Wang's expression suddenly changed. He didn't expect the man named Xu to leave directly.
This was far from what he expected. He thought that Xu had spent so much effort to find this place and was so rich. As long as he had a tougher attitude, things wouldn't be too difficult!
Seeing that Wei Ruo and the others had walked out seven or eight steps, Village Chief Wang quickly ordered the villagers to stop them.
"Stop! Don't leave!"
Wei Ruo, Village Chief Wang's cry, turned a deaf ear.
When Village Chief Wang saw that Wei Ruo and others couldn't stop shouting, he quickly ordered the young people in the village to stop them, "Quickly stop them!" Several young people in the village
immediately rushed to Wei Ruo and others, blocking Wei Ruo and others. If you wait for someone's way out.
Wei Ruo was forced to stop and looked back at the crowd: "What does Village Chief Wang mean?" "
Master Xu, please don't leave in a hurry, sit down and continue talking." Village Chief Wang's face looked a little ugly, but he still showed his face. Take a tough stance.
Life in the village has not been easy in the past two years. Finally, someone came to give them money, so naturally they couldn't just let them go.
As the village chief, he came out to negotiate the price on behalf of the villagers, and through the negotiation he not only got more money, but also became more loved by the villagers.
But if the talks collapse and everyone loses such an income, the villagers will have objections to him, which will affect his prestige.
He knew that he had made a mistake in his judgment. The person named Xu was not as easy to handle as he expected, but things had come to this point. For his face and the benefit of the villagers, he couldn't just let the person named Xu go. Go away like this.
Seeing this, Manager Yu was a little annoyed. If he had known that he would encounter such unreasonable villagers, he should have brought more people with him when he came with his boss. There was no shortage of strong and healthy men in their village.
The village chief of Wang Village dared to be so arrogant just because they brought so few people with them. At the same time, although their boss was wearing expensive clothes, he was a businessman who bought land to open a wine shop, and did not have a government background.
Xiumei subconsciously leaned closer to Wei Ruo, ready to protect Wei Ruo at any time.
"But Village Chief Wang just said that the price can no longer be negotiated, right?" Wei Ruodao.
"The price can no longer be negotiated, but the business can definitely be negotiated." Village Chief Wang replied.
He is the village chief. He has said what he said and he will definitely not be able to go back on it. Even if he uses tougher methods, he still has to negotiate the business at the price he proposed. As long as the negotiation is over and the villagers can get more money in their hands, then what he did today is the right thing, and no one will dare to say anything bad about him!
"Does the village chief want to buy and sell by force?" Wei Ruo sneered. She had encountered people who didn't go smoothly before, but this was the first time she had encountered someone so arrogant and unreasonable.
Village Chief Wang said to Wei Ruo with a cold and arrogant expression: "Don't say it's so unpleasant to buy and sell by force. Our Daqingshan is a good place with green mountains and green waters. Otherwise Mr. Xu wouldn't have gone to all the trouble to come and buy land from us. "
Daqingshan is indeed good, but the village chief seems to have forgotten one thing. I chose Daqingshan when other conditions are equal. If your price is too high, Daqingshan is not the optimal solution for me. You can choose other places, there are many good places with mountains and water around Fucheng, not just Daqingshan." Wei Ruo replied.
Hearing this, the villagers' faces showed anxious expressions, and they were even a little annoyed by their village chief's decision.
If the village chief is not meddlesome, then each family can receive one tael of silver and ten cents per year, and life will be much easier!
Now it’s all right, all the water in the bamboo basket is in vain!
Some villagers felt a little weak. Villager Wang Qi took Village Chief Wang's arm and said, "Village Chief, why don't we forget it and don't cause trouble." "Don't say
those nonsense! You don't want the two cows of the Yan family to Got a wife? With one hundred taels of silver in hand, your family can get four taels! If you get a wife for Er Niu, you can still have an extra two taels of silver to build a house!" Village Chief Wang scolded angrily.
Wang Qi, who was a little timid at first, suddenly fell silent when he heard about the four taels of silver and the idea of marrying his son a wife.
The man from Wang Ergou's family whispered again: "It's okay to just pay the original price. If you take less, take less." "
What do you know, you woman? There's nothing wrong with the price I mentioned. Since you want to do it, just pay the big price." Do it!" Village Chief Wang had a tough attitude.
Others who originally wanted to say something also fell silent after hearing the village chief's words.
The past two years have been difficult for everyone. There has been little harvest in the fields, and a cold winter has just passed, and there is no food left in the house. Some people can eat for another two or three months, but some people may not be able to survive for a month.
In any case, they will not be able to sustain this year's grain harvest, and they are destined to be in decline. So the money named Xu is very important to them.
Regardless of whether they agree with the village chief's approach or not, they can only follow the village chief's lead and find ways to get money.
After appeasing the villagers, Village Chief Wang said to Wei Ruo with a stern expression: "Young Master Xu has no other choice. Da Qingshan is the best and only choice for Young Master Xu. As long as Young Master Xu is willing to buy Da Qingshan at the price I just mentioned. In the Qingshan Valley, our whole village will help you successfully complete the construction of the brewery."
Wei Ruo replied: "If you want to use coercion to make me give in, then I can only tell you that your calculation is wrong. Well, even if you beat me to death here today, I won't pay you a penny."
Wei Ruo's attitude made Village Chief Wang's face suddenly look very ugly.
"If Young Master Xu is not willing to do today's business, I will have to keep Young Master Xu to live in our village with good food and drink for a few days." Village Chief Wang said coldly.
Things have come to this point, there is no way he can just let it go!
Village Chief Wang did not dare to directly steal money from Wei Ruo, but as long as he forced Wei Ruo to sign the document, then it would be reasonable and legal for him to take the money.
As he spoke, Village Chief Wang ordered the strong men in the village to invite Wei Ruo and others into the ancestral hall.
Some of the villagers are afraid and hesitant, but there are also some who are bold and greedy for money and want to give it a try. The courageous villagers followed the instructions of Village Chief Wang and surrounded Wei Ruo, Xiumei and Manager Yu with farming tools - rakes, poles, hoes, etc.
Just as he was about to take action, suddenly a group of people riding tall horses appeared at the entrance of the village.
(End of chapter)