Chapter 72 Signing the Contract
"Ten yuan per tree." The village chief didn't want to waste time talking to Zhang Dahua. Compared to those fruit trees, the Chinese medicine base was the most important thing, and he didn't want to waste time on this matter.
"Ten yuan is too little. I worked hard to plant those fruit trees. It should be at least one hundred yuan per tree." It was a rare opportunity, so Zhang Dahua naturally wanted to make a big offer.
"Zhang Dahua, don't be too much." The village chief said angrily.
Zhang Dahua didn't take it seriously and pouted, "If you don't give me 100 yuan, no one can touch my fruit trees. I will fight anyone who touches them."
"Zhang Dahua, the land belongs to the village, not your private property. You can't do whatever you want with it." The village chief was so angry that he was shaking all over. His finger almost poked Zhang Dahua's nose.
"I don't care. Anyway, I planted my fruit trees. No
one can touch them without paying." Zhang Dahua sat on the ground, looking like a rogue. "Village chief, I'm the same as Dahua. As long as the village is willing to pay 100 yuan per tree, I will cut down the fruit trees. Otherwise, no one can touch my fruit trees." Another villager also echoed.
"And me."
The village chief was so angry that he couldn't speak. He pointed at Zhang Dahua and several villagers, "You are making trouble without reason!"
"Uncle village chief, don't be angry, leave this matter to me." Ling Yao swept his eyes over the villagers present, "Who else among you is the same as them?"
Everyone looked at each other.
"My family also has two fruit trees."
"My family has three."
Ling Yao nodded lightly, "If I remember correctly, your fruit trees should all be planted at the foot of the mountain, right? I won't force you to cut down those fruit trees. If you want to keep them, keep them."
What does that mean? The villagers looked at each other. The village chief was anxious, "Ling Yao, you are not going to develop the Chinese medicine base, are you
?" He couldn't let this thing fail, it was related to the future of their Hongqi Village.
Ling Yao shook her head, "Of course the Chinese medicine base will be developed, but they don't need so much land for the time being. Since they have planted fruit trees at the foot of the mountain, let's keep that piece of land for now. Let's go, village chief, let's go sign the contract."
"Okay." The village chief nodded with a smile and walked towards the office.
"Wait a minute!" Zhang Dahua jumped up from the ground and stepped forward to stop Ling Yao. She was still pointing at those fruit trees and wanted to make a big deal, how could she just let it go like this.
Ling Yao looked at Zhang Dahua unhappily, "What else do you want?" This Zhang Dahua used to gossip about them mother and daughter.
Zhang Dahua gritted her teeth and stretched out her right hand, "Give me fifty yuan per tree, and I'll cut down those fruit trees." She did plant a few fruit trees on the mountain, but those fruit trees didn't bloom or bear fruit, let alone make money from them. Now that she had the opportunity to make money, how could she give up?
"No, you keep the fruit trees for yourself." Ling Yao was not used to Zhang Dahua. The main reason why she chose the Chinese medicine base here was to give back to these villagers and let them live a good life.
"Then forty-one."
Ling Yao ignored Zhang Dahua and walked around her into the office.
"Thirty-one is good enough."
Ling Yao didn't even pause.
"Twenty-one." Zhang Dahua gritted her teeth, but no one paid any attention to her.
Seeing this, several other villagers came to Zhang Dahua.
"Zhang Dahua, it's all because of you. Otherwise, I could have gotten a few dozen yuan for each fruit tree. Now I have nothing."
"You must solve this matter today, or I will never forgive you."
"If it weren't for you, I would have agreed to pay ten yuan. Tell me what I should do now?"
The villagers blamed Zhang Dahua. They originally thought that as long as they could get the compensation, they would be satisfied. Now that the other party stopped cutting down the trees, they can't get a penny.
"How should I know? Didn't I ask for so much money for your sake? Why are you blaming me now? Aren't you greedy?" Zhang Dahua was also very angry. How did she know? If Ling Yao said she wouldn't cut it down, then she wouldn't cut it down.
"I don't care. You must let us get the money today, otherwise we will never let you go."
"That's right, you go and tell the village chief that we are willing to pay 10 yuan for a tree."
Zhang Dahua simply sat down on the ground and howled loudly, "Why is my life so miserable? I was kind and thought about everyone, but in the end everyone blamed me. What did I do wrong..."
The village chief listened to the noise outside the door and had a headache. After the contract was signed, he walked out, "Don't cry here, go home."
"Village chief, I am willing to pay 10 yuan for a tree."
"I am willing to do that too. As long as you give me the money, I will go and cut down the trees now."
"Don't make a fuss. We have decided not to cut down those trees. You can keep them for yourselves."
"Village chief, I am willing to cut down a tree for 5 yuan."
"Three yuan a tree is fine."
The village chief waved his hand impatiently, "Okay, go back. Don't make a fuss here, or I'll have the police arrest you and put you in solitary confinement."
After saying that, the village chief turned around and went back to the office without caring about the villagers' expressions.
The villagers looked at each other, all with regretful expressions. If they had known, they would not have listened to Zhang Dahua.
"Uncle village chief, I'll ask you to take good care of the Chinese medicine base in the future." Ling Yao smiled and shook hands with the village chief.
"That's for sure." The village chief smiled and nodded, and together with the director of the village committee, he sent Ling Yao and Zhao Kun out of the office.
Several people came to the car.
"Ling Yao, I will tell the villagers what you said." The village chief said.
"Okay, please help, village chief. We'll go back first." Ling Yao opened the car door and got in. He waved to the village chief and the village committee director and closed the car door.
The village chief and the village committee director watched the car go away and looked away for a long time.
"I didn't expect that our village would produce such a powerful person." The village chief couldn't help but sigh.
The village committee director nodded in agreement, "Village chief, do you think the villagers will agree to invest?"
Ling Yao told them that if the villagers were willing to invest in the Chinese medicine base, they could get dividends from the Chinese medicine base every year, so that the villagers of Hongqi Village could live a good life.
The village chief was also unsure and sighed: "This child has a promising future and wants to come back to help the village, but you also know the situation in our village. Everyone's life is not easy. Who is willing to take out their hard-earned money to invest?"
The director of the village committee nodded in agreement, "Let's tell everyone the good news first, and then hold a village meeting to listen to everyone's opinions."
"This is the only way. I hope everyone can cherish this opportunity and work together to make life in our village better."