flstandardbreds Chapter 155 The Village Representatives' Reaction
Chapter 155 The Village Representatives' Reaction
Zhou Li's words did not reassure the village representatives.
Instead, a village representative worried, "Could it be that they don't plan to rent our village's land anymore?"
Upon hearing this, several village representatives panicked.
“How can this be? If the cannery doesn’t rent those plots of land in our village, those wastelands will just sit there and yield no profit at all.”
"Yes, that wasteland can't grow anything. It's just a wasteland if it's left there. If we could rent it out, we could make some money."
“I said long ago that Liang’s Canned Food Factory wanted to rent that wasteland, so we rented it right away. But you insisted on compensation. Now look what happened, other people don’t want to rent it anymore.”
“Zhou Laosan, you didn’t say that before. You were the first to agree when the village chief said he wanted to provide compensation.”
Seeing that the village representatives were about to fight amongst themselves over the land lease, Village Chief Zhou Li's expression darkened slightly, and he said:
"That's enough, shut up!"
As the village chief of Sengao Village, Zhou Li enjoys high prestige in the village.
After he said that, the villagers dared not speak.
After seeing that the villagers had all fallen silent, Zhou Li slowly began to speak:
“Our village is not a wealthy village, and we don’t have any good resources.”
"The land wasn't very fertile either. After each household was assigned to manage their own production, they didn't have much money left after paying their annual grain tax."
"Families with many men can find odd jobs in the city, but those with few men don't have an easy life."
“When Liangji Canned Food Factory wanted to rent our village’s wasteland, I proposed to take this opportunity to ask for more compensation, and you, as village representatives, all nodded in agreement.”
"So now, no one can blame anyone else for this."
Upon hearing the village chief's words, the faces of several village representatives flushed red, and they apologized in unison:
"Village chief, we were wrong just now."
"I'm sorry, village chief, we were just in a hurry."
Zhou Li waved his hand, skipping over the previous topic, and said:
"Let's not talk about what happened before. What's urgent for us is to find out whether Liang's Canned Food Factory no longer wants to rent our village's land."
"If so, we must find a way to make Liang's Canned Food Factory change its mind!"
Upon hearing the village chief's words, the village representatives nodded in agreement:
“That’s right, we need to find a way to make Director Wang change his mind. If all else fails, we can just give up the compensation.”
"Yes, yes, even if it's just rent, it adds up to quite a bit of money over a year."
After hearing the villagers' representatives' thoughts, Zhou Li sighed inwardly.
His original intention was to seek more benefits for the villagers of Moritaka Village.
But now it seems impossible.
"Zhou Laosan, I have a bottle of old Moutai in my room. Go in and get it for me. Tonight, we must make sure to entertain Director Wang properly."
Zhou Li spoke slowly.
His words caused an uproar among the villagers.
"Village chief, that bottle of old Moutai, is it a vintage wine you've treasured for several years? Do you want to take it out and drink it?"
"Village chief, won't this cause you to bleed a lot of money?"
Hearing the villagers' representatives' words, Zhou Li smiled helplessly and said:
"What does a bottle of Moutai matter as long as it can improve the lives of the villagers?"
The village representatives felt a lump in their throat when they heard the village chief's words.
into the night.
Outside Xiangmanlou Restaurant.
"Boss Liang, it's almost dark, why haven't the people from Sen Gao Village arrived yet? Could it be that they've figured out our plan and aren't coming?"
Wang Ren and Liang Ming waited at the door for a long time. As it was getting dark, they still hadn't seen anyone from Sen Gao Village, so they couldn't help but ask.
"Probably not. Let's wait a little longer."
Liang Ming shook his head. He wasn't entirely sure either, but he still said something.
Just then, a mule cart drove towards Xiangmanlou Restaurant and soon stopped in front of the restaurant.
"Director Wang, we're late. We're sorry to have kept you waiting."
Zhou Li jumped off the mule cart, holding a bottle of Moutai liquor, and hurriedly apologized.
It's nearly 10 kilometers from the village to Xiangmanlou Restaurant. They pulled the only mule cart in the village and it took them more than half an hour to get there.
After getting off the bus, the other villagers from Sengao Village also hurriedly apologized to Director Wang.
Upon seeing Zhou Li, the village chief of Sengao Village, and other village representatives, Wang Ren greeted them with a smile and said:
"Village Chief Zhou, we just arrived and haven't been waiting long."
Seeing that Director Wang of Liangji Canned Food Factory wasn't angry, Zhou Li felt a slight sense of relief.
Previously, knowing that Liangji Canned Food Factory wanted to rent their land to expand their factory, they were fearless and dared to ask for compensation.
Now that Zhou Li has heard that Liangji Canned Food Factory is close to several villages near Sengao Village, he no longer dares to put on airs.
"Director Wang, who is this?" Zhou Li noticed Liang Ming next to Wang Ren and asked curiously.
Seeing this, Wang Ren introduced, "Village Chief Zhou, this is Liang Ming, the owner of Liang's Canned Food Factory!"
"This drinking party today was organized by my boss."
Zhou Li looked surprised when he heard Wang Ren's words.
He never expected that the young man in front of him was actually the big boss of Liang's Canned Food Factory.
"Boss Liang is so young, yet he owns such a large company as Liang's Canned Food Factory. He's truly a young man with great potential!"
Zhou Li hurriedly tried to curry favor with Liang Ming.
"Village Chief Zhou is too kind. I was just lucky."
Liang Ming said modestly.
Seeing Liang Ming's low-key and humble demeanor, Zhou Li looked at this young boss with newfound respect.
He now understands why Liang's Canned Food Factory received such strong support from the township.
The combination of young and dynamic township enterprises and promising young business owners is enough to bring huge economic benefits to Taoyuan Township.
"Boss Liang, Village Chief Zhou, shall we go to Xiangmanlou Restaurant first and chat while we eat?"
At this moment, Wang Ren also spoke up, addressing the two of them.
Liang Ming nodded and said to Zhou Li and the others, "Village Chief Zhou, fellow village chiefs and representatives, the food at Xiangmanlou Restaurant is quite delicious. How about we drink until we drop tonight?"
“Since Boss Liang has spoken, there’s definitely no problem,” Zhou Li said with a smile.
After the group entered the private room of Xiangmanlou Restaurant, Jiang Meizhuang, on behalf of the restaurant, personally ordered dishes for Liang Ming.
Zhou Li and the village representatives felt extremely honored to be personally entertained by the restaurant owner.
"Mr. Liang, what would you like to eat with your friends tonight?" Jiang Meizhuang asked with a smile.
"Bring some simpler dishes, I want to have a good drink with Village Chief Zhou and the others," Liang Ming said.
“Okay, then I’ll place the order.” Jiang Meizhuang said with a smile.
Soon, a large table of abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin, chicken, duck and fish feast was presented to the village representatives of Sengao Village.
They usually live a hard life and have never seen such a sumptuous meal. Even the village chief, Zhou Li, rarely gets to eat such good food.
"Village Chief Zhou, fellow village representatives of Sengao Village, please start eating."
"Let's eat some more first, then we can drink slowly."
Seeing the villagers' representatives looking on with longing after seeing the dishes, Liang Ming didn't say anything formal and directly greeted everyone.
Upon hearing this, the village representatives of Sengao Village were all delighted and began to wolf down their food.
Seeing this, Zhou Li, who was standing to the side, showed a helpless expression on her face.
These guys are a disgrace to Moritaka Village!
Amidst shaking his head, he quickly picked up a braised lion's head meatball and swallowed it in three bites.
After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, the atmosphere in the private room became much more lively and harmonious.
At this moment, a somewhat drunk village representative from Sengao Village, emboldened by the alcohol, tentatively asked Liang Ming:
"Boss Liang, are you not planning to rent our village's land anymore?"
The atmosphere in the private room turned cold as soon as he said that.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned their gazes to Liang Ming.