Chapter 274 But You Have to Pay Five Years of Rent in Advance

Jiang Xinbai and his companions pushed the door open and walked in after hearing the sound. Jiang Baoguo walked in front, smiled and nodded at Xu Fengnian, and said, "Old Xu, we have something to ask you. Did we bother you?"

Xu Fengnian looked up and saw that it was Jiang Baoguo's family. He raised his eyebrows and thought, could it be that they came to him about the pig farm? He glanced and saw Jiang Xinbai behind him. He felt that he looked very familiar and asked, "Who is this?"

Jiang Baoguo saw Xu Fengnian's eyes looking at his younger sister, and quickly introduced her: "This is my younger sister Jiang Xinbai. She has been living in the county. It's normal that you don't know her, Old Xu."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinbai nodded towards Xu Fengnian and said with a smile, "Hello, Village Chief Xu. I got married a few years ago, so it's normal that you don't know me."

Xu Fengnian smiled and said, "That's right, but Baoguo, what do you want to talk to me about today? If it's about the pig farm, I really can't do anything about it. That place belongs to the Fang family, and I can't do anything about it..."

Jiang Baoguo waved his hands and said, "Old Xu, it has nothing to do with that. It's the hill behind my house. I want to ask how much I have to pay to the village if I rent it."

"Hmm?" Xu Fengnian was a little confused. "Why did you rent that hilltop? The only thing worth a few dollars there is the peach trees. Do you want to raise pigs in the mountains? Baoguo, I have to advise you. That place is not suitable. You..."

"Old Xu, I know you're doing this for my own good, but I think that place is pretty good. As for what to do with it, I'll think about it later. Just talk about the rent!"

Jiang Baoguo waved his hand to interrupt Xu Fengnian's words. Although he knew that Old Xu would not say anything to outsiders, he learned from his mistakes and learned to hide things that were not yet done.

"Well," Xu Fengnian saw Jiang Baoguo insisted, so he didn't say anything. He turned around and took out the key to open a file cabinet behind him, found a file from it, flipped through it, and then replied: "You guys are really lucky to come here. Two months ago, the higher-ups said that private individuals can contract unused hills and fields, and the price is determined by the village. We also talked about this on the radio at the end of last year, but no one had any ideas. You are the first one!"

Jiang Baoguo looked back at his wife after hearing this and asked in confusion: "Hehua, don't you know about this?"

"Me? I don't know!" Wu Hehua was also confused. She really didn't hear what was said on the radio!

"That……"

"Mom and Dad, you were busy keeping watch by the pigpen at the end of last year, so you may have missed it." Jiang Zhengnan added.

"Oh, yes, that may be the case. But it's not important. It's enough to know it now. Old Xu, tell me, what is the price?" Jiang Baoguo said as he leaned over to look at the document in Xu Fengnian's hand.

Seeing this, Xu Fengnian quickly closed the file, pointed to a chair beside him and said, "Sit down and talk."

Jiang Xinbai glanced at Xu Fengnian and sat down first. "Village Chief Xu, my elder brother and his wife really want to rent that hill. You know, they are honest people. You should make the price more affordable."

"Oh, look at what you said. This was not decided by me alone. It was decided by several cadres of our village committee. My opinion does not count. Well, that hill is actually quite affordable. It only costs six hundred yuan a year." Xu Fengnian said while making a six gesture.

Wu Hehua and Jiang Baoguo subconsciously glanced at Jiang Xinbai. Xiaobai had just said that it would only cost around 700 or 800 yuan, but now it was only 600 yuan, so...

Jiang Xinbai didn't expect that the price quoted by the village chief was below her psychological price, but no matter what, she still had to bargain. After all, there is no lowest price, only lower.

So he stretched out his hand to stop his elder brother and his wife who wanted to talk, and looked at Xu Fengnian with a smile, "Village Chief Xu, six hundred a year is too much, right? There is nothing on that broken hilltop, and the peaches it produces every year are not delicious. You said it yourself, no one in the village wants to lease the hilltop, which means that everyone thinks it is not worth it..."

Xu Fengnian could see that Jiang Xinbai was the one in charge, so he responded seriously: "This price is very low. We didn't set the price randomly. We considered it carefully..."

"But we want to extend the contract for a few more years, so the price can still be negotiated, right?" Jiang Xinbai interrupted Xu Fengnian.

"How many more years?" Xu Fengnian looked at Jiang Xinbai and then at Jiang Baoguo, and said hesitantly, "How long is that? The price may change every year."

"Tsk," Jiang Xinbai suddenly laughed. "Village Chief Xu, this is a mountain. No matter what we do with it, it will probably take half a year just to clean it up. We just finished it and haven't made any money yet, and now you want to increase the rent. Do you think this is appropriate?"

Seeing that he couldn't fool Jiang Xinbai, Xu Fengnian told the truth, "How many years can you guys rent it for? I can guarantee that the rent won't increase within three years."

"Five years, no rent increase for five years, and then five hundred a year." Jiang Xinbai stretched out five fingers and waved them in front of Xu Fengnian.

Xu Fengnian shook his head as soon as he heard it, "No, no, how can a hundred dollars be reduced all of a sudden? It's not just one dollar. I can't make the decision."

"We can just contract for 20 years, right?"

Jiang Xinbai knew from his dream that Dayang Village would be demolished in seven or eight years due to road construction. At least that hilltop was within the construction range, so he could get some compensation.

Now that they knew, they could set the contract period to be longer. What if the demolition was delayed? Besides, she was sure that the village committee would not let them contract for 20 years.

"Twenty years? This is not a joke. Do you know how much money twenty years will cost? Even if it's five hundred a year, it will be ten thousand in twenty years." Xu Fengnian looked at Jiang Xinbai seriously. This is collective property and cannot be delayed. Who can they ask if they can't pay it back in the future?

Jiang Baocheng and Wu Hehua were also frightened. They quickly grabbed Jiang Xinbai's hand and whispered, "Yes, Xiaobai, twenty years is too long. I don't know if it will work, and it costs too much money..."

Xu Fengnian looked more serious now. He glanced at Jiang Xinbai and asked, "Do you really want to take on the contract for so long?"

Jiang Xinbai nodded, "So five hundred a year is okay?"

"I can't make the decision on this. I need to discuss it with them. You wait a moment." Xu Fengnian said and ran out. Ten minutes later, two people followed him.

"Ahem," Xu Feng coughed twice, "Well, we just discussed it. Twenty years is too long. There are too many variables. We can only contract for ten years at most. And after five years, the rent will increase by 5% every year. What do you think?"

Jiang Xinbai glanced at a few village cadres and said with a smile, "Is it still 500 a year?"

At this time, a young man behind Xu Fengnian stood up and said with a smile: "Five hundred a year is fine, but you have to pay five years' rent in advance."