Chapter 140 Action

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaofeng looked at Su Hanchu and spoke with a smile.

"Madam Jun, please don't put the blame on my Yan family. You keep saying that the rice withered because of our Yan family. Do you have evidence? My Yan family just arrived here. If you don't have evidence, Madam Jun, this is a false accusation."

This matter is obviously related to the Yan family, but there is indeed no evidence. Su Hanchu gritted his teeth.

Jun Moye reached out and held her hand.

"It doesn't matter whether we have evidence or not. After all, finding evidence is the government's job. Master Yan has come to us twice to forcibly seize your land. No matter what, you are the biggest suspect. Master Yan, please let the government know whether you are innocent or not."

Yan Shaofeng smiled indifferently when he heard this.

"Please feel free to do as you please, Master Jun."

Then he looked at the villagers.

"Everyone, eight taels of silver is considered a high price for buying land. In many places, the price is only five taels of silver per mu. However, my Yan family is generous and is willing to pay you ten taels of silver.

If you are willing to sign today, you can get the money immediately. Our Yan family will buy the land we want, and you won't have to worry about your livelihood in the future. "

Most of the villagers had ashen faces, some looked gloomy, some even had their necks red from anger, and occasionally someone began to ponder and plot.

Yan Shaofeng paced slowly and continued speaking.

"Everyone, I have carefully calculated the accounts for you. This kind of land is enough to pay taxes and support a family in a year, which is already quite good. Therefore, most of you probably don't have much money.

You just said that there is a problem with your rice and this year's rice harvest is gone. So how will your family live in the future?

But if you agree to sell the land today, you will not only solve your future living problems, but you can even move to the town to make a living with the money in your hands. At worst, you can manage the orchard for my Yan family, and we can pay you wages to survive.

Or if you want to continue farming, you can sell it to our Yan family at the high price of ten taels of silver per mu. You can also go to other villages and buy land at the price of five or six taels of silver to continue farming. No matter how you calculate it, it will be a good deal for you."

Listening to the threats and inducements of the Yan family, a small number of villagers began to whisper to each other. Although Zhou Lizheng was also angry, ten taels of silver per mu of land was indeed a high price, and the Yan family was determined not to give up. Now the rice was suffering. If the Yan family did not get the land next, who knew what kind of vicious means they would use.

Seeing that some people were about to waver, Jun Moye spoke in a deep voice.

"Master Yan is quite eloquent. Your Yan family is even capable of destroying rice crops. Who knows if you will regret it? Not to mention the orchard you mentioned, who knows if it's a lie.

The villagers of Guanping Village have lived here for generations. How can you ask us to move away for a small sum of money? Forget about going to the town to make a living. These people here are ordinary people. They don’t have any skills, and many of them don’t know how to do business. How can we make a living in the town?"

It's the Jun family again. A hint of hatred flashed in Yan Shaofeng's eyes. It seems that he has to find an opportunity to deal with the Jun family, who always ruin the Yan family's plans.

"Master Jun, even if your family is not short of money, you can't stop others from getting rich. I am sincerely considering everyone, how can you think so badly of others?

"Okay, like you said, our ancestors have lived here for generations and are reluctant to leave, but now the rice harvest is over. What are you going to feed all these villagers? You can't just leave them all starving, right?"

Seeing that some villagers were wavering, Master Yan hurriedly called everyone over.

"Come, come, here. Our Yan family has prepared the inscription for you long ago. Just report how many acres of land your family has and sign it, and we will give you the money immediately."

At this time, Zhao Mingshe, who had returned at some point, stepped forward and was the first to start signing.

"Master Yan is truly a kind-hearted man. My Zhao family was the first to sign. Once I get the silver, I will go to the town to buy a house and then open a small shop. I won't have to work so hard on the farm anymore."

Seeing the Yan family and the Zhao family singing the same tune, Su Hanchu frowned and stood up.

"Everyone, please don't fall for the Yan family's scheme. This rice field incident is a typical case of someone forcing us to sell the land. Once the land is sold, we will have money in our hands in a short period of time.

But we have to live this life for the rest of our lives, and this land is what our descendants will rely on for their entire lives. If we sell it today and spend the little money we have, what will happen to our future lives?"

Li Cuicui squeezed over to stand next to Su Hanchu and spoke in a low voice.

"Madam Jun, we all understand what you're saying, but the Yan family dared to take action against the rice. Who knows what tricks they'll use in the future. If we don't compromise, I'm afraid we won't have peace in the future."

Looking at the villagers' conflicted and sad expressions, Su Hanchu continued speaking.

"Everyone, every country has its own laws, and every family has its own rules. As for the rice issue, since someone is plotting against us, we should report it to the authorities. The authorities will definitely find out the truth, bring the vicious person to justice, and compensate us for the loss of our rice. That way, we won't have to worry about going without food.

Moreover, we were coerced into selling our land today. If someone wants to kill us someday, will we have to compromise? My Jun family is willing to bring everyone to the county government office to file a complaint. An entire village has no rice harvest this year. The Northwest government cannot just ignore it."

Aunt Zhou also stood up and spoke.

"Everyone, our Zhou family has just been appointed village head. This matter still needs to be carefully considered by everyone. But my Zhou family is making a statement now. We agree with the Jun family's statement. We can't just follow their wishes when they threaten us. This matter should be reported to the authorities to let the person who poisoned us know that we ordinary people are not soft persimmons that can be manipulated by others."

People in the crowd started speaking one after another.

"I won't sell the land either. Our ancestors have lived here for many years. How can we sell it? I am willing to follow the Jun family to file a complaint."

"Yes, I'm willing to go too. My child fell in the fields and his foot was rotten. I can't imagine what would happen if he drank the water from the fields. This shows how vicious the person who poisoned me is. I absolutely cannot let him off easily."

"I'm willing to file a complaint, too. The villagers of Guanping Village are not to be bullied."

Seeing that the people who were originally wavering were instigated by Su Hanchu's few words and were unwilling to sell their land, a trace of impatience flashed in Yan Shaofeng's eyes.

"Jun family, do you really think that my Yan family is easy to bully? You have been against my Yan family time and time again. Today, don't blame my Yan family for being rude. Take action and let the Jun family know what the consequences of going against my Yan family are."