Mountain village beauty: Brother, don't stop!

Chapter 73: Chapter 73: Seizing the Greenhouse

Looking at the position of this cave entrance, it must have been revealed only after the cliff had collapsed.

Out of curiosity, Wang Hao cleared the entrance and crawled inside to take a look.

"Wow!"

Upon stepping inside, Wang Hao exclaimed in shock.

The seemingly narrow entrance was actually quite spacious inside, with a spring at the center, truly a hidden paradise.

The spring water gushed about a meter high, clear and pure. Wang Hao scooped some up to taste, and it even had a sweet flavor.

Suddenly, Wang Hao felt bursts of breeze blowing in.

Looking up to find the source of the wind, he was stunned by the sight before him.

"Heavens, is this real or fake?"

Right in front of Wang Hao was a gigantic ganoderma, which left him dumbfounded.

It was odd; the cave received no sunlight at all, so how could the ganoderma grow so big?

Just as Wang Hao was puzzled, a jet of spring water surged upward, and the sprinkling mist happened to water the ganoderma.

Wang Hao instantly understood that it must be the effect of the spring water that allowed the ganoderma to grow so large and healthy!

"If I use this spring water for my greenhouse, wouldn’t I make a fortune?"

Wang Hao was ecstatic inside.

At that moment, voices came from outside the cave. Wang Hao figured it must be Su Zhenping bringing people to look for him, so he used pebbles to block the gaps in the rocks to prevent others from discovering it.

If the village chief or someone like Zhou Mazi discovered this cave, they would surely have ill intentions.

As expected, the village chief Zhao Youquan’s voice came from outside.

"Everyone search around this pile of rocks carefully, and then we can all head home!"

Zhao Youquan gestured casually as he spoke, appearing to be just going through the motions of searching for someone on the mountain.

Soon Zhao Youquan’s voice was heard again.

"Alright, alright, we’ve all searched, haven’t we? This area is prone to wild beasts and venomous creatures, perhaps he’s been eaten by a beast. Let’s all head back!"

In a short while, Zhao Youquan called everyone to leave.

Inside the cave, Wang Hao cursed silently, ’Damn it, Zhao Youquan, bringing his cronies for a show and not worrying about retribution by falling to his death.’

Wang Hao knew very well that Zhao Youquan didn’t want to find him at all, would rather he died here, and if Wang Hao were injured and discovered by him, he might even be killed on the spot.

After Zhao Youquan and his group had gone far away, Wang Hao crawled out of the cave. He then moved several large rocks to seal the entrance, making it rather hard for anyone to find.

Wang Hao also noticed that his strength had increased markedly, lifting rocks larger than himself with ease, perhaps due to the spring water he had drunk.

After disguising everything, he prepared to descend the mountain and head home.

Zhao Youquan hummed a tune on the way down the mountain, feeling unspeakably happy.

Ever since Wang Hao had returned to the village, he had opposed Zhao Youquan at every turn and even encouraged other villagers to resist him, jeopardizing Zhao Youquan’s position.

Now he was finally at ease; with Wang Hao’s death, those villagers following him would be leaderless and unable to cause any trouble.

Suddenly, he regained the feeling of swagger from before, and the air seemed sweeter than ever.

"Village chief, now that Wang Hao is dead and there’s no one to tend to the greenhouse, what do you think we should do...?"

Zhou Mazi was also part of the group that went up the mountain, wanting to see for himself whether Wang Hao was dead or not.

Seeing the entire mountaintop collapsed in that manner, he felt shock followed by joy, certain that Wang Hao was either crushed to death or killed by falling rocks.

With Wang Hao dead, Zhou Mazi too was delighted.

Remembering how he was recently tricked by Wang Hao out of a storage battery, now not only the battery was his, but the entire greenhouse would be his as well.

"What do you want to do?"

Zhao Youquan asked, puzzled.

"Wang Hao stole a storage battery from me; now, if I exchange it for his greenhouse, we’d be even, wouldn’t we?"

Zhou Mazi shamelessly suggested.

"Heh heh!"

Zhao Youquan looked at Zhou Mazi and laughed with ill intent.

Zhou Mazi quickly saw Zhao Youquan’s thoughts and whispered in his ear.

"Just get that greenhouse for me, and I’ll talk to my uncle to arrange some government subsidies. Once the money comes through, won’t it be yours and mine..."

That touched upon Zhao Youquan’s deepest desires, so he agreed without hesitation.

A large crowd of villagers gathered at the village entrance waiting for news.

Because before heading up the mountain, Zhao Youquan said it was dangerous with many poisonous creatures and wild animals. Too many people going up there would make too much noise, potentially agitating them, which could put Wang Hao in even more danger, so he didn’t let them go up the mountain.

Really, he was just afraid that Wang Hao wasn’t dead and would be found and rescued by the villagers.

"Village Chief, did you find Haozi?"

Seeing Zhao Youquan and the others coming down from the mountain, Wang Dazhu hurried over to ask.

"Ah, Wang Hao, he... Dazhu, please accept my condolences!"

Zhao Youquan feigned sorrow, patting Wang Dazhu’s shoulder to comfort him.

"We’ve done our best, but we couldn’t find the body. Wang Hao fell from such a high cliff and was hit by rocks, and after a whole night, if he isn’t dead, he’s probably been carried off by wild animals. It’s such a pity for such a good child!"

Zhao Youquan told his story with detailed sadness, almost bursting into tears. ƒreewebɳovel.com

Upon hearing the village chief say this, Huang Yufen felt a darkness before her eyes and fainted.

Wang Dazhu’s face was streaked with tears, his grief overwhelming.

Zheng Cailian, seeing this, quickly helped the villagers take Huang Yufen back home.

While taking care of Huang Yufen, Zheng Cailian cried, her eyes swollen from weeping.

Qi Shihan and Su Lin, upon hearing the news, also collapsed to the ground with a thump, their throats hoarse from crying, tears streaming continuously.

"Everyone, please restrain your grief!"

Zhao Youquan said so pretentiously, but inside, he was constantly laughing.

Zhou Mazi quickly gave Zhao Youquan a meaningful glance.

"Oh right, the villagers who rented their land to Wang Hao, stay behind, I have something to discuss with you."

Reminded by Zhou Mazi, Zhao Youquan added.

Xia Xue was also immersed in grief, but upon hearing the village chief’s words, she immediately snapped awake.

The village chief wanted to keep the landlords behind, could it be that he was after the greenhouse? That greenhouse was the result of Wang Hao and her hard work, and she would not let others trample it.

So she also stayed to hear what Zhao Youquan intended to do with the greenhouse.

"Now that Wang Hao is dead, the greenhouse can’t be finished."

Zhao Youquan said theatrically.

"But it would be a waste to dismantle it, so why not rent it in the name of the village committee to Zhou Mazi, let him manage it, distribute dividends as usual, and not harm everyone’s interests."

"What? To Zhou Mazi?"

"Can’t be, him giving us dividends? We’d be lucky if he doesn’t just take our money."

When the villagers heard that the village chief was going to let Zhou Mazi manage the greenhouse, they immediately exploded in uproar.

Even though Wang Xiaoer wasn’t the sharpest, he could see through Zhao Youquan and Zhou Mazi’s intentions and stood forward to speak. freewebnøvel.com

"All these greenhouse equipment and the rent for the land were paid for by Wang Hao, why should it go to Zhou Mazi, unless he puts up the money first."

Zhao Youquan gave Wang Xiaoer a fierce glare.

Wang Xiaoer’s father, a timid man, saw the menacing looks from Zhao Youquan and Zhou Mazi, promptly pulled Wang Xiaoer back.

Seeing this, the others didn’t dare to speak up.

"Since no one objects, then it’s settled."

Zhao Youquan brazenly pretended not to hear Wang Xiaoer’s objections; it was clear he intended to seize control.

Zhou Mazi and Zhao Youquan had smug smiles on their faces, looking at the nearly completed greenhouse as if it were waving money at them.

"I disagree!"

"This is Wang Hao’s private property, what gives you the right to claim it? Even if he’s no longer here, he still has parents. Have you obtained their consent?"

Xia Xue, who had received a higher education, wouldn’t be fooled by Zhao Youquan’s clumsy tricks, so she stood up in protest.

"Who are you to be making noise here? This is a village committee decision, when did it become your turn to speak, an outsider?"

Zhao Youquan eyed Xia Xue from head to toe, surprised that this young woman from outside had such nerve.

But Xia Xue was just Wang Hao’s employee, indeed unsure of how to rightfully protect his assets; nonetheless, she couldn’t just watch them being destroyed by Zhou Mazi.

"This isn’t public property, unless Wang Hao himself or his direct relatives agree, you have no right to touch it."

Xia Xue wouldn’t give up, no matter how domineering Zhao Youquan was; she was determined to protect Wang Hao’s assets to the best of her ability.

"Hey, just what are you to Wang Hao? Can’t you just stop?"

Zhou Mazi suddenly shouted, stepping forward with a lecherous look at her.

"Beauty, you look nice, you’re not from around here, right? Since you like our village so much, why don’t you marry over here? I’m still single, you see... perhaps..."

While Zhou Mazi was speaking, his hand reached out toward Xia Xue...