"Luckily, I was cautious and didn’t follow in planting," said the man next to him. "Otherwise, it would have wasted two seasonal harvests in the fields."
"Exactly, Old Qian, I think you should cut down the trees. Cut them now and you can still plant a season of cabbage. Even if the fruit trees grow well, they won’t make money, and your family can’t survive on thin air," someone else advised him.
Old Qian sighed heavily and took a few peaches from the basket to share with everyone.
Unable to sell them, he might as well let everyone enjoy, gaining some goodwill.
A few people took the peaches and began to express sympathy for Old Qian, offering him ideas one after another.
Lin Yongqiang straightforwardly started cursing the village chief. "If you ask me, this matter shouldn’t end like this. When the village chief shouted over the loudspeaker for everyone to plant peach trees, everybody followed his call. Now that the peaches can’t be sold, we have to demand an explanation from him."
"Right, Old Qian, gather others who planted peach trees. This matter must be addressed by the village chief. Don’t be afraid; the eyes of the masses are sharp. Everyone will support you."
"Exactly, the village chief’s family has money and can afford losses, but the rest of us are honest farmers. We can’t let ourselves be taken advantage of like this..."
As people voiced their opinions, someone secretly went to call other peach tree growers, planning to confront the village chief together.
Lin Yongqiang stood in the back of the crowd, hands behind his back, with a faint smile.
They must have a good discussion with the village chief, and it would be best to drag Lin Chuxia into this.
Why does the Sun Family now act so arrogantly in the village?
Aside from the title of village chief, isn’t it because their chicken farm has made both sons rich?
He used to wonder how they could suddenly raise so many chickens without a word.
Raising that many chickens requires a lot of money. Moreover, how do you sell them once they’re grown?
After a while, it became clear that the brothers were sending all the chickens to Xiyang Food Factory.
Lin Chuxia obviously belongs to the Lin Family. Under her, there are also sons and daughters, yet she’s not close to them. Instead, she gets along with the Sun siblings.
What has his sons and daughters done wrong to her?
This time, he wanted to show her that outsiders can’t be relied on.
While they were chatting, someone keen-eyed saw the village chief and his son driving a tractor into the village.
Lin Yongqiang immediately said, "Look at them, with so many peach trees, selling them clean every day. Maybe they have a way but won’t tell you."
These words sparked discussion among villagers, whether they had peaches or not.
Sometimes, the village chief couldn’t sell their peaches, which they knew. But every time Sun Bingnan took peaches out, he came back with empty baskets, which some had witnessed.
"Let’s go ask the village chief."
Soon, Sun Bingnan’s tractor was surrounded by villagers.
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