Gu Peng was the first to stand up, shielding Lin Chuxia.
Yu Fei also looked puzzled.
Lin Chuxia smiled at Village Chief Ma, "Village Chief Ma, didn’t you say everything has been explained clearly? I’m not sure what misunderstanding the villagers have towards me, but I think you should know why we’re here. If the villagers have objections and don’t welcome us, just say so directly. There’s no need for this kind of show."
Yu Fei nervously tugged on Lin Chuxia, "You can still smile," these villagers are clearly here to fight.
Village Chief Ma’s expression changed dramatically as he exchanged a glance with the accountant, and the two of them quickly went forward to meet them.
The village chief had a stern face, "What are you doing? Put those things down immediately."
The accountant also urged, "Folks, didn’t we explain everything yesterday? Mr. Lin is here to help us grow medicinal herbs and get rich, what are you doing?"
The leading villager sneered, holding a shovel, "Helping us get rich, you say. Don’t think we don’t know. This is just a capitalist eyeing our Qingyan Village, wanting to seize our land for themselves. We’re not falling for it."
Someone immediately backed him up, "Yeah, we’re not falling for it."
"We finally have our own land, and you shamelessly side with these capitalists. We won’t fall for your tricks."
"I can’t believe we trusted the village chief, only to find out you’re this kind of person."
.........
Everyone was chattering, making Village Chief Ma anxious, "What kind of person am I? Who have you been listening to?"
"Never mind who we listened to. Village chief, just tell everyone the truth. If she’s really going to build some medicinal herb base in our Qingyan Village, do we all have to grow herbs for her?"
This was something even Village Chief Ma didn’t know how to answer.
If the medicinal herb planting base is built, it seems like there’s some truth to what they’re saying.
In the future, the village no longer has to worry about finding buyers for their herbs, just grow them for Xiyang.
Isn’t this a good thing?
"What’s wrong with growing herbs for Xiyang? If everyone works together, we can all get rich. The leaders in the town are very supportive of this. Don’t make trouble."
Apparently, the villagers didn’t think this was a good thing.
"We’re not causing trouble; we’re protecting our land."
"Yeah, what local leaders? You’re just colluding officials bullying common folk. Don’t think we don’t know. You say one thing on the surface but actually, you’ve long been bought by these capitalists."
"Nonsense, who did you hear this from? What capitalist? Mr. Lin is here to build a medicinal plant base, to build a pharmaceutical factory," Ma Village Chief was really getting angry.
He said all that needed to be said, and that day the villagers clearly had no objections, so why now...
"They’re building a factory, aren’t they? Isn’t that what a capitalist is? She just wants to take our land for herself, making us grow herbs for her forever. This is the new society; we absolutely will not compromise with capitalists."
"Right, we’ll never compromise with capitalists. We will guard our land."
After all these years of reform and opening up, they can still label me as a capitalist.
Yu Fei thought for a moment and also realized that there must be someone behind this, but after so many interruptions, he wondered if Village Chief Ma could resolve it.
"Lin, what are you planning to do next? Wait for Village Chief Ma to explain it all to the villagers?"
Lin Chuxia shook her head, "No need to wait; we’ve already wasted too much time in Qingyan Village."
Medicinal herbs can be planted anywhere; there’s no need to focus only on Qingyan Village.
Niu Dali was driving the tractor in front. Despite the loud noise, he had intermittently heard their conversation.
After hesitating, he spoke up, "Actually, I know what’s going on."
Yu Fei was curious, "What’s going on?"
Lin Chuxia raised an eyebrow; Niu Dali seemed quite naive, but it turns out he’s quite perceptive.
"He talked to the villagers but didn’t approach you?"
Niu Dali shook his head, "We don’t plant herbs at home, and the village chief takes good care of our family. Even if there’s anything, they wouldn’t come to us."
Regardless of his words, if even Niu Dali could sense it, Lin Chuxia thought that if Village Chief Ma really hadn’t realized, it could only mean his authority in the village was lacking.

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