"Damn it, do you even believe that yourself?"
"If you were in this situation, would you offend a nobody villager or befriend a gold mine owner who's about to open a gold mine?"
Do I even need to tell you the result?
"He came here in the middle of the night to remind us not to sign contracts with him casually. You're telling me he's kind-hearted and would rather offend a big mine owner than let us ordinary people's interests slip by? Are you telling me a fairy tale?" Du Jin snorted.
“Especially since he is the village chief of another village, this is even more strange. It seems like he just doesn’t want me to sign the contract.”
Du Jin's wife pondered for a moment after hearing this, and finally couldn't help but say, "But what he said makes sense. What if Chen Feng really does what he says?"
"So we need to find out what really happened. I don't dare to trust anyone's word easily now. If we make the wrong bet, the consequences on either side are something that ordinary people like us can't afford."
Du Jin took a deep drag on his cigarette, a quarter of it going down. He exhaled a thick cloud of smoke and sighed.
It seems that getting something for nothing isn't so easy.
The next morning around nine o'clock, five people arrived at Chen Feng's house one after another. This was because Chen Feng had notified them to come.
Chen Feng sat at the table, waiting for them, but the moment they came in, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
Today is the day to sign the contract, such a happy day, why do they look so solemn?
Although he had doubts in his heart, Chen Feng did not show them and remained the same as yesterday.
"Come, come, everyone, sit down. What do you all think?" Chen Feng said with a smile after taking a sip of water.
Everyone sat down, looked at each other, and finally Li Laoqi spoke first.
“Actually, your conditions are very good, and we agree with them. It’s just that the money is a problem. Can you pay it in cash? What if it doesn’t come through within a year? We ordinary people can’t afford to wait.”
Li Laoqi pretended to be embarrassed and said.
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng narrowed his eyes, glanced at everyone, and then spoke.
"You agreed on everything yesterday, so why the change of heart today?"
"Besides, what if you can't get down? How could you not get down? Why wouldn't you be able to get down?"
Li Laoqi took out his Lingzhi mushroom but did not take the Yuxi mushroom from the table.
After lighting his cigarette, Li Laoqi slowly spoke: "Yesterday is yesterday, and today is today, isn't it?"
"Besides, money is a complicated matter. If we sign a contract but don't get paid, we have no guarantee of security."
"Everyone says that if it drags on for three to five years, we can't afford it. Our whole family depends on this land to make a living."
"Besides, money is something that can get stuck in someone's hands. It's uncertain whether it will even reach me. These days, are there any good officials among those in power?"
Although Li Laoqi was cursing the officials, Chen Feng wasn't stupid; it was obvious that these words were directed at Chen Feng.
It means that once the money is in your hands, if you don't give it to me, what am I supposed to do? Who can I ask for it back?
After Li Laoqi finished speaking, he crossed his legs and smoked, while the other four remained silent.
One person is enough to speak up; who wants to be the first to speak out?
Having said that, Chen Feng already knew what they were up to.
He picked up a bottle of Yuxi cigarette from the table, took one out, and handed it to the other four people.
"Won't you guys have one?"
The three men from the same village looked at it, but in the end they all shook their heads and declined, saying they had just finished smoking. Only Du Jin hesitated for a long time before taking one.
Chen Feng glanced at Du Jin and gently slammed the cigarette pack onto the table.
"It's normal to have concerns, after all, it's a lot of money."
"But speaking of which, you guys discussed this together yesterday, right? Who brought it up? Why didn't you include me in the discussion?" Chen Feng said with a smile, exhaling a puff of smoke.
Everyone remained silent upon hearing this. Chen Feng appeared to be smoking during this time, but his eyes were constantly fixed on the crowd.
If it was one of them who came up with this idea, then after Chen Feng asked the question, one of them would definitely look at that person.
Even if the movement is small, one's eyes will subconsciously look over there.
But they remained silent and made no move, which can only mean one thing.
The person who came up with this idea wasn't even present!
This was exactly what Chen Feng had guessed, because these guys didn't have that many tricks up their sleeves; they couldn't possibly have thought of this.
There must be someone plotting this behind the scenes!
Chen Feng flicked off his cigarette ash and looked at the group before speaking.
"I guarantee the money will be available within a year. You can ask me to put my fingerprint or sign a document if you want."
"But giving cash directly is definitely not acceptable; it simply doesn't conform to the procedure."
"How about this, I'll give each of you a down payment of 500,000 yuan. You can build houses or buy cars as you wish."
"I'll give you the treatments in batches over the next few months. Is that okay with you?"
Chen Feng offered 500,000 yuan to each person upfront; this was already his bottom line.
He only has this much money on hand right now; the five million needed for the certificate is completely untouchable.
Chen Feng had previously looked into a complete set of equipment for opening a mining farm, and the cheapest one cost over three million yuan.
He only had 1,200 yuan, and the mine wasn't just a place where you could buy the machines and be done with it; there were many other expenses, such as building a canteen and buying other machinery and equipment.
Besides, you can't spend it all; you have to keep some for emergencies. Chen Feng can only give them this much for now.
Upon hearing Chen Feng's words, the group was momentarily tempted, but they all subconsciously glanced at Li Laoqi, clearly regarding him as their leader for the time being.
Li Laoqi was still smoking when he finally looked up and spoke after a long while.
"Feng, you've already given 500,000, so what's the difference? Just give it all. We can't just not sign a contract, can we? What are you afraid of?"
"Could it be that you never intended to give it all?" Old Li asked with a smile, seemingly joking.
However, these words were by no means a joke.
The speaker may have meant no harm, but the listeners were not. The other four people were all startled when they heard these words.
This is also what they are most worried about.
"Uncle Li, what are you saying? Do you think I'm going to run away? My home is right here, what do you have to worry about?"
Chen Feng chuckled and spoke, but his heart was already filled with anger.
If it weren't for the need to negotiate with them to sign the contract, Chen Feng would have already flipped the table. What a shameless bastard.
"Hey, isn't this just because you're afraid of being poor? Feng, we live in the same village, so you should really consider my offer."
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