Chapter 89 Good words are hard to persuade a damned ghost
Zhu Qiancheng was originally worried about the survival of the villagers in Qingyun Village. Since they not only didn't appreciate it, but also treated them like monsters, why should they bother?
"Alright, since you all say you don't need it, we won't force you. But if your crops are eaten up by locusts, don't come begging here for food!"
The village head had never encountered such a situation before. The other villagers were very cooperative, but he didn't expect the people of Qingyun Village to be so difficult to persuade. He immediately started crying and making a fuss.
“I don’t know about the grudges between you, but the locust plague is the most important thing right now. We can’t act impulsively. Village Chief Yang, you are, after all, the head of the village. At this time, you should be the one to take the lead in eating locusts. How can you disregard the villagers because of personal grudges?”
Village Chief Yang didn't take it seriously at all: "Village head, you don't know, you can't believe what these people say. They've always been jealous and envious of our Qingyun Village, so these schemes are definitely meant to harm us."
The village head has been eating locusts for several days now, so anything that happened would have happened long ago. He wanted to say more, but Jiang Mi stopped him.
"Forget it, forget it. Good advice is useless to persuade a damned fool. Even the greatest compassion cannot save someone who has committed suicide. Village head, let's not force him. Maybe Village Chief Yang has a better way."
Village Chief Yang said smugly, "Jiang Mi, don't think you're a savior just because you came up with a bad idea. Miss Yang Liu has her own methods, which are much better than yours."
Upon hearing this, the village head's eyes immediately lit up as he asked Yang Liu, "Really? It seems that women are not to be underestimated. May I ask what method you used?"
Yang Liu smiled shyly: "It was just a stupid idea I came up with. How could it have reached the ears of the village head? Besides, with Honey's idea now, what is my idea?"
Jiang Mi was curious to see what Yang Liu could come up with.
"Just say it. If your idea is good, everyone will listen to you."
"That's right. Look at how broad-minded Jiang Mi is, a girl like her. When it comes to important matters, you shouldn't worry about so much."
The village head was very interested in Yang Liu's idea; it would be best if it could achieve even better results.
Yang Liu glanced at Jiang Mi and Zhu Qiancheng, then lingered on Huo Ran for a moment before saying, "I can't easily tell you this idea, as it concerns the honor and disgrace of our Qingyun Village. However, it's different for the village head; I can tell you this privately."
Her alluring eyes had long since captivated the men around her, but Li Zheng, oblivious to such charms, utterly despised Yang Liu's behavior.
"What's the use of letting me know? Everyone's crops are about to be eaten by locusts, and you're still hiding it? Fine, let them be."
The village headman got angry and turned to leave Qingyun Village.
Since even the village head is no longer in charge, Jiang Mi and the others don't need to play the role of Lu Dongbin who gets bitten by a dog.
"Jiang Mi, don't be so smug. Your method will cause trouble sooner or later. Our Qingyun Village will not fall for your tricks."
Zhu Qiancheng turned around and spat at them: "Don't come begging in our Hongyang Village when you're starving to death. The villagers of Qingyun Village have all heard this clearly. It was your village chief who insisted on ignoring you. Don't blame others then."
"Tch, a mere village chief from Hongyang Village dares to boss around my Qingyun Village like that. Liu'er, you're still the smartest."
Village Chief Yang reached out to put his arm around Yang Liu's slender waist, but with so many people around, Yang Liu forced a smile and dodged his hand.
"Without the village chief, even if I come up with a plan, I won't have the chance to implement it, and no one will believe me."
Hearing this, Village Chief Yang felt very pleased: "It's good that you know, but it's also good that you came up with the idea of covering all the crops. If it works, I will give you some reward."
As he spoke, he winked at Yang Liu, who forced herself not to vomit in front of the village chief, suppressing her nausea.
"Village chief, if you cover all the crops with this, what if they die from being suffocated? The weather is still a bit hot now, and without sunlight, won't the crops wither and die?"
The villagers didn't agree with the idea at all. Although they were skeptical of Jiang Mi's method, since the village head was promoting it, it might really be effective.
At this time, a villager said, "My mother-in-law is from Sujia Village. I heard that the locust plague in Sujia Village was particularly severe a few days ago. Now the people in their village are catching locusts to eat. It's much better now. There are not many locusts flying in the fields anymore, and the people who ate the locusts are all healthy and lively."
When Village Chief Yang saw that someone was actually speaking up for the Jiang family, he immediately said to that person, "If you want to go to Hongyang Village, then pack your things and get out of here right now. If you want to eat locusts, go ahead and eat them yourselves. But if any of you get sick from eating them, don't come looking for me to stand up for you!"
After he said that, no one else dared to say a word. Although some people believed in the village head, they were also afraid that there might be problems with the food. They were just ordinary people, how could they dare to go against the village head!
Seeing that everyone was silent, Village Chief Yang felt very vain and waved his hand, "Then let's start the operation tomorrow."
The villagers had no choice but to obey. Yang Liu experienced the taste of power for the first time. And this was only because she was relying on the village chief. If she could get close to the village head, she would be much more powerful than Jiang Mi!
"Don't forget to come over tonight."
Village Chief Yang whispered something in Yang Liu's ear, and Yang Liu responded with a smile, but then turned her head and showed a look of disgust. She wished she could get rid of this old and ugly man right now!
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Although Zhu Qiancheng had a grudge against Village Chief Yang, he felt that the villagers of Qingyun Village were innocent.
"I don't know if Yang Liu's method is reliable or not. These locusts are about to head towards Qingyun Village, and they still seem to care. When we passed through the fields just now, there were already a lot of locusts, but they still didn't take it seriously!"
The village head, instead, comforted Zhu Qiancheng: "Forget it, we've already reminded them. It's their own decision, and they have their own methods. I've done my duty."
"You've really worked hard today, Lord Village Head," Zhu Qiancheng said politely. "Why don't you come to my house for dinner?"
The village head waved his hand: "You've already gone through so much, how can I go and freeload off you? I'll go back first, you can eat by yourselves."
Looking at the village head's retreating figure, Jiang Mi sighed and said, "The village head here is really approachable and much more responsible than that corrupt official."
Thinking of that corrupt official's past and present actions, Jiang Mi felt an urge to skin him alive!
Huo Ran wholeheartedly agreed: "That corrupt official will get his comeuppance sooner or later!"
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