Shen Xiaoyan made her point very clearly.
Li Baotian added, "You were the ones who were clamoring to get rich with Wei Dong before, but now that Wei Dong has actually started, you're the ones complaining about everything."
"He didn't hold a knife to your neck and force you to work with him. The conditions are right here: if you want to work, then work; if you don't, then get the hell out of here. What are you swearing for? Anyone who swears again, I'll be the first to not let them get away with it!"
After saying that, he muttered, "A bunch of good-for-nothing cowards. Even with help, they can't stand up. If they miss this opportunity, they'll regret it!"
As the village chief, Li Baotian wanted everyone to become wealthy more than anyone else, so that he, as the village chief, could also have something to be proud of.
If the entire village achieves a moderately prosperous life during his tenure, then perhaps the family genealogy will have to be divided into separate pages!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He glared at everyone and said, "What are you all still standing here for? Take the application form and get out of here! I hate looking at you all!"
Shen Xiaoyan was amused: "Uncle, I'm not angry, why are you angry?"
"I'm angry that they're so useless!"
Li Baotian was exasperated: "Wei Dong practically chewed up their food and fed it to them, and they still didn't appreciate it, instead cursing Wei Dong for being heartless!"
"This is infuriating!"
Shen Xiaoyan found it increasingly amusing. While tidying up the paper and pens on the table, she said, "Uncle, don't be anxious. Everyone has their own destiny. If you can't seize the opportunity when it's right in front of you, then you can't blame anyone else."
She runs a restaurant, and through welcoming and seeing off customers, she has seen through people's hearts.
She had actually anticipated this scene, so she wasn't too disappointed.
Li Baotian sighed heavily: "Forget it, you're right, I don't want to deal with this mess anymore!"
He said he wouldn't care, but he still sighed deeply and went home with his hands behind his back.
Shen Xiaoyan shook her head, packed her things, and left.
Tiger sat outside the brigade headquarters, unaware of what was happening inside. But seeing the crowds of people coming to register almost flattened the threshold of the courtyard, he felt incredibly resentful.
Ever since they fell out with Li Weidong, their family has been plagued by bad luck.
The mushrooms were growing perfectly well, but when they were sent out, we lost a lot of money.
He was dating Liu Xiaohong and they were even talking about marriage when Li Weidong suddenly appeared out of nowhere, not only snatching her away but also showing off in front of him!
The most hateful thing is that he asked Brother Dachang for help to get revenge, but instead of beating him up, he lost three thousand yuan.
Moreover, Li Weidong smashed up my house!
Tiger gritted his teeth with hatred when he thought about the losses he had suffered.
Why is it that he is living a miserable life while Li Weidong's business is growing bigger and bigger? As soon as he said he would lead everyone to grow mushrooms, the whole village rushed to come.
He is not convinced!
Tiger punched the tree.
The next second, however, he grimaced in pain, feeling even more distressed.
Just then, a man carrying an application form walked over.
"Tiger, I have a question for you."
Tiger was startled and quickly suppressed the pain, forcing a smile: "Uncle, what's wrong?"
The man chuckled and said, "Wei Dong said he would take us to grow mushrooms, but there's something I don't quite understand."
He waved the application form in his hand and said, "I just heard from that woman from the city that if I want to grow mushrooms with them, I have to pay a greenhouse fee first. You've grown mushrooms before, so I thought I'd come and ask you if I need to pay this fee and if it's profitable."
Greenhouse fee?
Tiger immediately perked up: "What greenhouse fee? What did they just say inside? Tell me, and I'll analyze it for you."
He spoke so enthusiastically that the man told him everything Shen Xiaoyan had said.
Finally, he said with a worried look, "The greenhouse fee is fifty yuan! That's equivalent to several months' expenses for my family. What if we don't make back the money we've spent?"
Tiger sneered inwardly.
He was just wondering where to make things difficult for Li Weidong, when unexpectedly, the opportunity came knocking on his door!
"Tiger, you used to grow mushrooms with Weidong, and I think you made quite a bit of money from it."
The man pulled Tiger aside and asked, "Did you pay the greenhouse fee back then? How much did you pay?"
Tiger sneered: "What's a few dozen yuan for greenhouse fees? It's just small change. Li Weidong isn't trying to rip people off here!"
The man looked puzzled: "Where is it?"
"The price for buying mushrooms!"
Tiger asked in a serious tone, "Uncle, do you know how much mushrooms cost per pound outside?"
As they spoke, several people had already gathered around, all of whom had received the application forms but were undecided.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately perked up their ears.
Tiger held up one finger: "It's almost a dollar!"
A collective gasp filled the air.
"One yuan? So he only gave us forty cents a pound?"
"Making six cents a pound, six dollars a pound... Li Weidong is too heartless!"
"I was wondering why he would be so kind as to help us get rich; it turns out he was just waiting for this!"
"Charging greenhouse fees is one thing, but driving the price down so low, is he thinking that we ordinary people don't know anything and are easy to fool?"
"That son of a bitch Li Weidong! Even the richest landlords aren't as heartless as him!"
The crowd started cursing all at once.
Tiger was extremely pleased with himself, but on the surface he looked helpless: "Actually, we are cousins, related by blood. I was confused and wronged him before."
"I didn't want to say this."
He sighed heavily: "But I can't bear to see the villagers being deceived by him! Once the contract is signed, if they want to back out, they'll go to jail!"
"When the time comes, you'll be exploited by him! You'll be working your butts off in the mushroom shed, while Li Weidong will make a fortune without doing a single thing."
The crowd grew increasingly astonished, and then their anger followed.
I don't know who shouted first, "He's so heartless, I'm not going to work for him!"
Others echoed his sentiments, filled with righteous indignation.
Tiger was even happier, but he didn't show it on his face at all. He only said, "I just couldn't stand it anymore, so I gave you a heads-up. I won't say anything more."
"Whether you sign this contract or not is up to you!"
Having said that, he walked away with his hands behind his back.
After a quick discussion, the group immediately stopped him.
"Tiger, you can grow mushrooms too, so why does Li Weidong do it but you don't?"
Someone asked doubtfully, "You grew mushrooms with Weidong before, and you did a pretty good job. We think your skills are quite good. If you teach us, we'll follow you!"
"Exactly! Li Weidong himself won't show up; he'll just send a woman to fool us. Only a fool would believe him!"
"He's taking advantage of our ignorance of the market price, saying it's four cents a pound, trying to trick us into working for him. I'm not doing it!"
"Tiger, you know how to grow mushrooms too. You can lead us, and we'll listen to you. You definitely won't lie to us!"
"Tiger, you do it! We'll all follow you!"
Everyone chimed in with their own thoughts, all staring at Tiger, waiting for him to give them a straight answer.
Tiger's heart skipped a beat: "Let me... take you guys with me to grow mushrooms?"
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