Free Web NovelChapter 205: Chapter 205: Dividend Distribution
"You don’t even use your brains, blindly following Wang Hao into this mess; look at how you’ve ruined good arable land, and now all the effort spent on building the greenhouse has to be spent again taking it down!"
The villagers in the courtyard all turned their gaze to Zhao Youquan, but said nothing.
"Other people’s rapeseed is already sprouting in their fields, and if you dismantle the greenhouse and start sowing now, it might still be in time; otherwise, come next spring, you will end up with nothing!"
Zhao Youquan instigated.
"Wang Hao has already paid us the rent; we haven’t lost out!"
Wang Xiaoer, a man of integrity, felt that Wang Hao had treated him well, and was the first to stand up and speak for Wang Hao.
"What? Haven’t lost out?"
Zhao Youquan’s words carried a sardonic edge.
"Wang Hao’s medicinal herbs are growing so quickly, it’s unprecedented. Who knows what unspeakable things he’s used to spur such wild growth in the herbs?"
"Don’t come crying when he stops renting your land, and you find nothing can grow there anymore."
Although Zhao Youquan was making wild accusations, the villagers took his words to heart; indeed, they too were puzzled by how rapidly the herbs in Wang Hao’s greenhouse were growing.
"Didn’t everyone say Wang Hao is protected by the Mountain God? He survived two major disasters, so what’s so strange about medicinal herbs growing a bit faster?"
Wang Xiaoer retorted, unconvinced.
"You really are a fool, believing any nonsense people tell you. There’s no such thing as ghosts and gods in this world; it must be Wang Hao’s doing behind the scenes!"
"Aren’t you worrying that if the medicinal herbs he grows end up killing someone, none of you will be able to escape?"
Seeing he couldn’t sway the crowd with his instigations, Zhao Youquan started to scare them.
The more the villagers listened to Zhao Youquan, the more reasonable they found his words; their faces grew paler from fear.
For generations, they had been honest and upright rural folk who would never do anything unethical; they couldn’t afford to jeopardize their lives in the second half of their lifespan over a tiny, short-term profit.
"Village chief, you mustn’t spout nonsense. I’ve carefully inspected these medicinal herbs, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with them."
Su Zhenping, standing aside and noticing the change in the villagers’ expressions, quickly stepped forward to explain.
"Hmph, give it a rest!"
Zhao Youquan snorted dismissively, relentless in his accusations.
"I think you’re in cahoots with Wang Hao, as thick as thieves. Besides, you’re not even from Chen Village. Even if things go south, you can just walk away, but what about these villagers?"
"You!"
Su Zhenping knew that Zhao Youquan had come on purpose to stir trouble, aware that everyone was anxious because Wang Hao’s medicinal herbs hadn’t been sold yet, and he was deliberately exploiting this moment to sow discord.
Already anxious, the villagers began to waver after hearing Zhao Youquan’s provocations. Su Zhenping watched their expressions change and felt sure they had believed Zhao Youquan’s tall tales.
Now, with Wang Hao not back yet, with so many medicinal herbs stored at home, and the fate of the five trucks that had been taken away unknown, Su Zhenping couldn’t find a good reason to refute.
"See, speechless, aren’t you? I knew you and Wang Hao were up to no good." ƒrēewebnovel.com
Seeing Su Zhenping fall silent, Zhao Youquan became even more aggressive, shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Look at them, everyone! Wang Hao and Su Zhenping, those heartless scoundrels, are up to all kinds of shady business behind our backs. I hit the nail on the head – they’re out to harm us villagers of Chen Village!"
With Zhao Youquan’s instigation, the way everyone looked at Su Zhenping and Wang Dazhu changed.
"I didn’t..."
"I’m warning you, Su Zhenping, you better stay put in Chen Village. If I find out you’re trying to run away, don’t blame me for calling the police to catch you."
"You and Wang Hao think you can cheat our villagers in Chen Village and run away, but I won’t give you that chance. I’ll keep a close eye on you for the villagers!"
Zhao Youquan didn’t give Su Zhenping a chance to speak, directly blocking his words.
Now, Zhao Youquan felt truly delighted. With his actions, Wang Hao’s image had undoubtedly been greatly damaged in the hearts of the villagers.
As long as Wang Hao’s herbal medicine doesn’t sell, his popularity with the villagers will vanish completely.
At next spring’s village chief election, who would choose a deceiver who cheated the villagers to be the village chief?
"Run away? How could we? Even if you drive us out now, we wouldn’t leave!"
Just as Zhao Youquan was feeling smug, Wang Hao’s voice came from behind him.
Upon hearing the voice, Zhao Youquan turned around and saw Wang Hao carrying a suitcase, walking toward Su Zhenping’s house.
"Wang Hao has come back!"
As soon as the villagers saw Wang Hao, their eyes immediately lit up, and all their gazes were focused on him.
Su Zhenping, however, frowned secretly. He felt that Wang Hao’s return at this time might be him walking into the line of fire.
"Wang Hao, you cheat everyone and you still have the face to come back!"
Zhao Youquan seized the opportunity, shouting to the villagers who were present.
"Everyone must keep a close eye on him. We must not let Wang Hao escape from the village again. Otherwise, if something happens, who do we go to reason with?"
While speaking, a sly smile appeared at the corner of Zhao Youquan’s mouth.
"There’s no need for that. You don’t have to watch over me. Right now, I can’t bear to leave this precious feng shui spot!"
Wang Hao said to Zhao Youquan with a half-smile.
Before Zhao Youquan could open his mouth to speak again, Wang Hao moved a table from inside the house and placed it in the middle of the courtyard, so that everyone could see it.
Then, with a "snap", he placed the suitcase he held on the table and quickly opened it.
"My goodness, so much money!"
"Wang Hao, where did you get all this money from?"
"Could it be that you’ve sold all the herbal medicine?"
Seeing that the suitcase Wang Hao had opened was filled with stacks of brand new bills, the villagers immediately crowded around.
They might have never seen so much money in their lives and were curiously asking Wang Hao.
Whatever Zhao Youquan had said earlier to slander Wang Hao was now thrown to the back of their minds.
When Zhao Youquan saw the suitcase full of money, his eyes suddenly shone, but then his face turned deathly pale as he thought, could it be that Wang Hao had really sold all the herbal medicine?
"This money is all from selling the herbal medicine. Those who leased me their land and who planted the herbal medicine with me, come and get your dividends!"
Wang Hao shouted to the villagers in Su Zhenping’s courtyard, pointing at the cash-filled suitcase on the table.
Had he really sold all the herbal medicine?
Zhao Youquan was so shocked at this moment that his mouth hung open, and he shook his head, unable to accept this fact.
Wang Hao began taking the money out of the suitcase and stacking it on the table.
"Fellow villagers, I, Wang Hao, keep my word. If it sells, I distribute the profits. Twenty thousand yuan in dividends per mu of land—everyone calculate how much land your family has, and hurry up to get your money!"
Standing in front of the table, Wang Hao called out, immediately drawing everyone’s interest. Seeing the table full of bills, their eyes gleamed with gold as they all rushed over...
