Chapter 2655: Chapter 2656: Honest Man
“Don’t rush, let’s see what happens.”
Lin Yi glanced outside and said, “The whole village doesn’t rely on him alone for cattle.”
Xiao Bing took a few more steps forward, pulled out his phone, and began comparing photos.
Only when the elderly cattleman approached did he say:
“Boss, he looks quite similar, it should be him.”
“Let’s wait by the entrance. After all, we’re here to understand the situation, we should at least show so sincerity.”
“Alright.”
The three of them walked out and Lin Yi saw Ma Biao in person.
He was wearing an old-fashioned blue suit, with a blue hat, herding three cows, walking towards them.
Ma Biao’s appearance wasn’t striking, his complexion dark, his face full of frowns, his eyes silent, appearing sowhat wooden.
At the sa ti, as Ma Biao returned with the cattle, he also spotted Lin Yi and the others, constantly glancing over, with a hint of vigilance on his face.
“Brother, you’re finally back, we’ve been waiting for you all morning.”
Just as Ma Biao was about to reach Lin Yi, a man and a woman suddenly erged from a side path, stopping him.
Both of them seed to be in their forties, likely locals from the village.
Their appearance caught Ma Biao’s attention, and he halted his steps, holding back his cattle.
“Boss…” Luo Qi whispered.
“Let’s wait, after all, we’re not in a hurry.”
“Got it.”
On the other side, the two had already approached Ma Biao.
“Ah, just got back.”
Ma Biao responded sowhat dully.
“We went back and discussed, we’ll give you 480 per mu for your land, you should be satisfied with this price, right?”
“I’ve already leased it out,” Ma Biao said.
“What? Leased it out?”
Their expressions imdiately changed, the middle-aged woman said:
“Brother, you must be joking. Your land has always been leased to us for so many years, how could you lease it to soone else.”
“I really leased it out, to Xiangyang’s family.”
The two scrutinized Ma Biao, their expressions not as pleasant as before.
“How much per mu did you lease it to them for?”
“510.”
“Ma Lao’er, what you’re doing isn’t right.”
The woman, hands on her hips, pointed at Ma Biao and said:
“We told you before to lease the land to us, now you gave it to soone else. You’re really unreasonable.”
Ma Biao’s expression showed a bit of helplessness, even a hint of fear between his brows.
“You offered too low a price. Without a price increase, I leased it to soone else.”
“Didn’t we increase it? Besides, everything can be discussed. Without our agreent, you leased it to soone else, is that how you do things?”
Lin Yi and the others stood not far away, listening to their conversation clearly.
“This woman is really unreasonable,” Xiao Bing said indignantly.
“The land is his, he can lease it to whover he wants, what right does she have to interfere?”
“In places like this, such people are common; unreasonable, like shrews,” Luo Qi said.
“Let’s not worry about others’ business just yet, let’s see how it unfolds first.”
On the other side, facing the middle-aged woman’s questioning, Ma Biao said:
“I promised you before, but now the leasing price is 510. You previously offered 450 and took several days to increase to 480. Isn’t that bullying?”
The two were a bit at a loss against Ma Biao’s argunt, their montum not as strong as before.
“Our family isn’t well-off, or I wouldn’t pressure your price. Besides, you promised us before, and now you secretly lease it out, that’s your fault,” said the middle-aged woman.
“There’s no way around it now, I’ve already leased it out. Xiangyang’s family has paid .”
“What do you an there’s no way around it?” The middle-aged woman beca arrogant again and said:
“We’ll also give you 510, return Xiangyang’s family’s money and lease it to us.”
“That’s not how things are done.”
Ma Biao held his whip, ready to drive the cattle away.
“Where do you think you’re going, did I tell you to leave?”
The middle-aged man grabbed Ma Biao’s clothes, pulling him back, nearly toppling him to the ground.
“What do you want!” Ma Biao’s voice rose, but it was noticeably not as loud.
“Ma Lao’er, you’re really pushing your luck.”
The middle-aged man pointed at Ma Biao and said, “I’ve been discussing nicely with you for so long, is it of no use?”
“I’ve already leased it to soone else, what do you want to do?”
“I told you to return the money, I’ll offer you the sa price.”
“I’m not going, if you want it, you go.”
“Are you asking for a beating?”
The middle-aged man lost his temper, kicking Ma Biao.
Ma Biao couldn’t dodge in ti, fell to the ground, and got covered in dust.
Their quarrel attracted many villagers to watch, but they all stood still, just observing the scene.
Patting the dust off, Ma Biao struggled to stand up.
He kept rubbing his knees, clearly having hit them when he fell.
But he didn’t fight back or speak up, just kept rubbing his knees.
“Ma Lao’er, I’ll tell you one last ti, if you don’t lease the land to , I won’t let you have a peaceful day!”
Ma Biao stood in place, facing the unreasonable abuse, remaining silent for a long ti.
“Are you deaf, hurry up and get the land back for , or I’ll slap you to death…”
“What are you doing!”
On Lin Yi’s cue, Luo Qi yelled, stopping the middle-aged man’s action.
And the slap didn’t fall on Ma Biao.
Lin Yi and the others drew the villagers’ attention, their eyes constantly surveying them.
Wondering who these people were.
“Who are you?” The middle-aged man said, “This is none of your business.”
“Ma Biao is our friend, bullying him is your fault.”
Luo Qi’s gaze was cool, exuding a strong presence, the threatening glare in her eyes instantly undermining the middle-aged man’s confidence.
Ma Biao looked at Lin Yi and the others, eyes filled with confusion.
“Well done, Ma Lao’er!”
The middle-aged man cursed, “Getting help, huh? Just you wait, this isn’t over today!”
Under Luo Qi’s intimidation, the middle-aged couple left.
The other villagers kept whispering among themselves, not in a hurry to leave.
To them, the three people from the city claiming to be Ma Biao’s friends seed quite odd.
“Who are you?” Ma Biao asked.
“This isn’t the place to talk,” Lin Yi pointed to Ma Biao’s house, “let’s talk inside.”
“Let’s go.”
The three followed Ma Biao back ho.
He carefully tied the cows in the barn.
“What do you want with ?”
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