Free Web NovelChapter 206: Chapter 206: Let Bygones Be Bygones
"I rented five acres to you!"
"Okay, here’s a total of one hundred thousand, Uncle Wang, count it yourself!"
"No need, no need, we trust Haozi!"
Wang Xiaoer’s dad was an honest man, and unlike the others who felt awkward, he was the first to come up and take the money.
A hundred thousand! This was the income of all their fields combined over three years, not to mention the rent for the land. Now they were suddenly bringing in over a hundred thousand in income.
Seeing that Wang Xiaoer now had the money to get married, his dad was unmentionably happy.
For them, farmers who had been poor for most of their lives, this was a battle that had turned their lives around, and they could finally shake off poverty and march toward wealth.
The only regret for Wang Xiaoer’s dad was that they didn’t own more land; otherwise, they could have rented out a few more acres to Wang Hao and their family would have really made it big.
In the beginning, the other farmers who leased their land to Wang Hao were skeptical that he would actually distribute the money to them. But once they saw Wang Xiaoer’s family take the money, they swarmed over to the table and reported how much land they had rented out to Wang Hao.
Watching these farm families hugging wads of cash with huge grins, those who hadn’t rented their land to Wang Hao could only watch on enviously.
They thought to themselves how big of a loss they’d taken; if they’d rented their own fields to Wang Hao as well, they would be collecting money here today too.
Zhao Youquan, seeing the scene of everyone happily claiming their money, was so stunned he couldn’t utter a word for a long time.
"Wang Hao, did you really sell all the herbal medicine?"
Zhao Youquan still couldn’t quite believe it.
"What else could it be? Does the village chief think this money was given to me by the Mountain God?"
Wang Hao glanced at Zhao Youquan as he spoke.
"When I wanted to rent land to build the greenhouses, you obstructed me at every turn, and in the end, only these few villagers were willing to rent to me."
"Now that the herbs have been sold and made a profit, of course I have to keep my promise, and if there’s money, we should all make it together. Giving these earnings to everyone as a bonus will only make people more motivated to work harder next year!"
As Wang Hao spoke, he glanced meaningfully at the other villagers around him,
The other villagers, hearing Wang Hao say this, thought about how Wang Hao had begged them time and again to rent their land for his greenhouses. They had been willing at first, but after Zhao Youquan threatened them, they no longer dared to rent it out.
Now they truly regretted it.
The villagers couldn’t help but shoot Zhao Youquan resentful looks, filling up with bitterness.
"This is absolutely impossible!"
Zhao Youquan still didn’t believe it, and shouted defiantly.
"Currently, nobody can absorb so many ordinary herbs. That money is definitely dirty; it can’t be from selling herbs."
"Then you can rest assured, my money is absolutely clean, and Xiangbei Store is the one who bought my herbs. We’ve even signed a sales contract, kept in my company in the county city."
"If anyone feels uneasy, you’re welcome to check it out at my company anytime."
Wang Hao fearlessly stated his case with righteous indignation.
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Zhao Youquan was taken aback after hearing this.
In the whole Xiangbei region, who didn’t know about Xiangbei Store? It was a very large company, famous across the country for its medicinal material business, and rumor had it that they were a designated supplier for the Le Tian Group.
If Xiangbei Store really did purchase Wang Hao’s herbs, then what Wang Hao said might well all be true.
Hearing it was Xiangbei Store, the villagers trusted Wang Hao’s words even more.
As for Zhao Youquan, this bastard who blocked their road to wealth, they had nothing but disdain for him.
"Just because you say so, should I believe it? How can you prove what you’re saying is true?"
Zhao Youquan was clearly in the wrong, yet he still talked tough.
"If you want proof, of course, I have it! I have the business card of the manager from Xiangbei Shop’s purchasing department right here. It has his phone number; you can call him yourselves to find out if what I’m saying is true or false."
Wang Hao tossed Ma Boyuan’s business card onto the table. As long as Zhao Youquan dared to make the call, he wouldn’t stop Zhao from verifying it for him in front of the villagers once more.
Zhao Youquan wasn’t a fool; since Wang Hao could produce this business card, it showed that what he’d said was mostly true.
Still call to confirm? In front of so many villagers, he didn’t want to lose face like that.
The villagers, seeing Wang Hao produce the business card, became even more convinced of his words.
Watching those few families who had leased land to Wang Hao receive their dividends, and so much at that, everyone else was green with envy.
Though they all lived in the same village and their standards of living had always been similar, suddenly there was a gap between them.
"Hey!"
Wang Hao suddenly heaved a sigh and said,
"The purchasing manager from Xiangbei Shop even asked if I had more medicinal herbs; he’d take as much as I could supply. Unfortunately, I only have twenty acres of land, so what I can grow is limited. Otherwise, I could have earned a lot more."
Wang Hao paused for a moment, then glanced at the other villagers present and said,
"There’s no helping it, if only you hadn’t believed the village head’s slander and refused to lease your land to me. If you had leased it all to me, you all would have had a share of this money! What a pity... really a pity!"
The villagers furrowed their brows upon hearing Wang Hao’s words.
Wang Hao was right; if they hadn’t feared Zhao Youquan’s threats back then, they too would be sharing in the profits from the medicinal herbs now.
Zhao Youquan was indeed detestable. He had a grudge against Wang Hao and dragged the whole village into opposing Wang Hao, preventing everyone from getting rich.
At this moment, Zhao Youquan became the target of public anger, with villagers glaring at him fiercely, looking as if they would love to devour him.
Before, when Wang Hao asked them to lease their land, they refused, and now wanting to lease it, after seeing the dividends, they didn’t know if he would still be interested.
All of this was because of Zhao Youquan. If it weren’t for his meddling, the villagers wouldn’t find themselves in this awkward situation, unable to advance or retreat, fueling everyone’s hatred towards him.
"However, I’m still willing to let bygones be bygones and give you all a chance," Wang Hao suddenly said. "If you want to lease your land to me, come to register at Uncle Su’s house within two days. I promise I won’t make things difficult, you’ll receive the same treatment as before!"
After pondering, Wang Hao added,
"But let me be frank, once the two days are up, I’m sorry, but no matter how much you want to lease your land to me, I won’t take it!"
The villagers were stunned for a moment; they couldn’t believe Wang Hao was still willing to lease their land. Why would they even need to think about such a great opportunity? It was something they all desperately wanted!
"My family has four acres, all for you to lease!"
"Mine has six acres, all up for lease!"
"Me too, me too..."
The villagers eagerly stepped forward to register, filling the village with their clamoring voices.
Some villagers whose relatives and friends weren’t present immediately made calls, urging them to come and register.
"Have you all gone mad? Do you think I, the village chief, don’t exist? The village has a stake in this land; how can you lease it without discussing with me?"
Seeing the villagers eagerly register, Zhao Youquan began to panic, quickly trying to suppress them with his authority.
"Go as far away as you can, using the village chief’s position to do despicable things. Now you have the nerve to come and press us?"
The villagers no longer took Zhao Youquan seriously.
"I..."
"What about you? Hurry up and scram, don’t block my way to register!"
As Zhao Youquan tried to speak, he was shoved far away by a burly young villager...
