"I’m jealous of them?" Xu Fan chuckled lightly, "Sorry, but this lady isn’t interested in a little puppy like you."
Xu Wendong looked down at his crotch, "I was thinking, I’m not that small!"
"Ugh, pervert!" Xu Fan blushed and scolded, "Shaless!" She then casually sat down on the riverbank beach, the fine sand, the clear river, and the cool breeze allowing her to shed all her fatigue.
Xu Wendong also carried a half bucket of river catch to the shore, and the two sat shoulder to shoulder. Xu Fan suddenly asked, "Was all this part of your secret plan?"
Xu Wendong was puzzled, "What?"
Xu Fan smiled brightly, "Nothing, just felt wherever you go, there’s always trouble."
Xu Wendong was speechless.
This woman’s intuition was really spot-on she actually guessed that all this was secretly planned by him.
But it was just a guess, because no one could find out that he was the one who caused trouble for the Wang family three brothers.
"Let’s go, I’ll take you to explore other places. Later, I’ll make you so delicious dishes that’ll make you bite your tongue." Xu Wendong stood up with a smile, and patted the sand off his butt.
He then very gallantly reached out his hand to Xu Fan and pulled her up.
After putting on their clothes, Xu Wendong carried the bucket of lively river catch and walked towards the village with Xu Fan, casually introducing Qingshan Village and its local specialties.
He and Xu Fan were just having a casual chat, but it was more detailed than Su Li’s explanations.
Three in the afternoon.
After having a delicious al, Xu Fan and the others drove away from Qingshan Village in an SUV.
The next day.
Qingyuan Television Station aired the news of yesterday’s interview, which garnered quite a bit of attention and brought the quiet little village of Qingshan into many people’s view.
Many people knew Qingshan Village had picturesque scenery and many local specialties, but due to the rugged roads, it struggled to escape poverty. The rugged roads also ant there had been incidents of injured people dying halfway.
This kind of situation might have been common decades ago, but now it shocked many people.
Li Zhenfeng even proposed funding for road construction during the morning eting.
However, the finance bureau director said the county’s finances were tight, with a maximum of two million available for road construction. After all, Qingyuan was building high-speed and expressways and didn’t have much money to allocate to Qingshan Village.
Two million might seem like a lot, but it was clearly not enough to build a smooth road.
However.
When Su Li learned of this news, she was very happy and told the villagers about it.
She also set an example by donating two hundred thousand for road construction.
But the villagers didn’t express any stance. Although the county allocated funds, it would take several million to build a smooth asphalt road.
That ant they needed to collectively co up with the remaining funds.
Although Wang Wu died on the way to the hospital before, the villagers didn’t accept the proposal for crowdfunding the road. To them, Wang Wu’s incident was just an accident.
Su Li was worried.
She had thought she could convince the villagers to crowdfund the road, but she hadn’t expected the villagers to be so stubborn.
"I have a friend who might be able to help you." Xu Wendong noticed the helplessness in Su Li’s heart and said with a smile.
Su Li shrugged, clearly not believing Xu Wendong’s words.
Xu Wendong, "If my friend can help you, would you show so appreciation?" He gave her a aningful look as he spoke.
Su Li sat under the wutong tree, gently fanning with her banana-leaf fan, "If your friend can help , I... what do you want to do?"
Xu Wendong showed a cryptic smile, "My bed is a bit hard, just wondering if I could sleep on the sa bed with Secretary Su."
Su Li blushed, "This lady ans what she says, I wouldn’t go back on my word if agreed, but on the premise that it would lead the people of Qingshan Village out of poverty."
Three in the afternoon.
Huang Ruirui drove Xu Wendong’s rcedes pickup to Qingshan Village, and even though the roads were rugged, for Xu Wendong’s rcedes pickup, it was like walking on a flat surface.
Its robust off-road capability was only truly showcased on such mountain roads.
The entry of the rcedes pickup into the village sparked quite a bit of discussion, as although many had never seen this car model, they could tell it was expensive.
Then Huang Ruirui and Lin Yiren got out of the car.
Huang Ruirui was wearing a black, form-fitting dress and sunglasses, exuding an urban elegance with every move. Especially those long, slender legs made many of the rural married won feel inferior.
Lin Yiren wore a floral long dress, giving off a fresh and otherworldly aura, especially when she saw Xu Wendong, with no restraint in her fiery gaze.
Xu Wendong gave a simple introduction, then said, "Secretary Su, Sister Ruirui, regarding the land lease, you two discuss it!"
Su Li warmly poured tea and then called Village Chief Zheng Yun over. Though she was the village secretary, Zheng Yun was the chief of Qingshan Village and was far more familiar with Qingshan Village than Su Li.
Upon learning that outsiders wanted to lease land in the village, Zheng Yun was very surprised but also excited, as the village had a lot of vacant land unsuitable for planting persimmon trees.
Zheng Yun said, "Miss Huang, our village has over 3,600 acres of idle land, and if you want to lease it, the price is negotiable."
"Just 3,600 acres?" Huang Ruirui couldn’t help but frown. She wanted to grow the company strong and big, but over three thousand acres were far from enough.
"Sister Ruirui, if you want to lease more, that’s also possible." Xu Wendong said, "I’ve surveyed the terrain here, and there are many places that can be developed into flat farmland with just so excavating."
Zheng Yun quickly said, "What Xiao Xu said is correct, our village has nothing if not ample land."
Huang Ruirui directly expressed her idea, "I want ten thousand acres, and if possible, a rent of three hundred per acre. I can pay you ten years’ rent upfront!"
"Three hundred per acre? And you want ten thousand acres?" Zheng Yun was deeply shocked. Though he didn’t have a high education, he knew that the annual rent for ten thousand acres was three million.
If she paid a decade’s rent up front, that was thirty million!
Thirty million!
To him, it was an astronomical figure.
Huang Ruirui continued, "I have two conditions. First, employ the villagers to help plant dicinal herbs, under a contracting system, with a fee of one hundred per acre per month, more work brings more pay."
Zheng Yun swallowed hard; he knew that planting dicinal herbs was quite easy, and one person could manage forty to fifty acres. If so, the monthly wages alone would be four to five thousand.
Huang Ruirui, "The second condition is that the village must build a smooth asphalt road."
Zheng Yun said excitedly, "Build it, I’ll hold a village mobilization eting later to discuss the road construction!"
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