Chapter 219 - Chapter 219: Conflict with Villagers—1 (1/2)

Chapter 219: Conflict with Villagers—1

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Wei Ruo made some concessions.

The village head shook his head, his attitude firm: “No, it must be one hundred taels of silver, and one thousand coins a year thereafter, not a coin less.”

“Is there really no room for negotiation?” Wei Ruo asked.

“None.” The village head stood his ground, his expression proud.

“Well then, there’s no need to continue the conversation.

Wei Ruo suddenly got up, ready to leave with Xiumei and Manager Yu.

Her departure was decisive, not for show.

The village head’s face changed dramatically. He hadn’t expected the Xu family member to just leave.

This was far from his estimation. He thought since the Xu family member had taken so much effort to find this place and was so wealthy, as long as he showed a tough attitude, things would definitely not be too difficult!

Watching as Wei Ruo and the others took several steps out, the village head hastily ordered the villagers to intercept them.

“You all stop! Don’t leave!”

The village head’s shouts fell on deaf ears to Wei Ruo.

Seeing that his shouts did not stop Wei Ruo and the others, the village head quickly ordered the young people in the village to intercept them, “Quickly stop

them for me!”

Several young villagers promptly ran in front of Wei Ruo and her party, obstructing their path.

Wei Ruo was forced to stop and turned to look at the crowd: “What is the meaning of this. Village Head Wang?

“Please sit down and continue to negotiate, Young Master Xu.” The village head’s expression was somewhat ugly, but he remained resolute.

The villagers had been having a hard time these past two years, and now that someone had come to offer them money, they certainly couldn’t let them walk

away so easily.

As the village head, he represented the villagers in price negotiations, and a successful negotiation would not only lead to more silver in his hand but also garner the villagers’ affection and respect.

However, if the negotiations failed, and this source of income was lost, the villagers would hold it against him, affecting his prestige.

He realized his judgment had been wrong; this Xu family member wasn’t as easy to manipulate as he had thought. But the situation had escalated to this point. For the sake of his face and the villagers’ benefit, he couldn’t just let the

Xu family member walk away.

Seeing this, Manager Yu was regretful. If they had known the villagers to be so unreasonable, they would have brought more people when they came. After all, they had plenty of strong men in their mansion.

The village head’s arrogance was simply because they had only brought a few people, and their master, despite his costly attire, was a businessman who wanted to buy land to open a distillery, not someone with an official background.

Subconsciously, Xiumei moved closer to Wei Ruo, ready to protect her at any moment.

‘■But Village Head Wang just said the price was not negotiable, didn’t he?” Wei

Ruo said.

“The price is not negotiable, but the business can definitely be discussed.” The village head replied.

As the village head, he had already said it, he definitely could not back down