Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 896 - 894_1

Chapter 896: Chapter 894_1

Xiao’er watched everyone express that they would not resort to any sly tactics, and the village chief also gave his assurance, she slightly bowed her head and laughed, "Just as the elder gentleman just mentioned, I do want you to prioritize selling me the yellow dragon fruit because I worry that some people might offer to buy them at a higher price. However, I was the one who provided the saplings of the yellow dragon fruit for free. If I didn’t, you wouldn’t be able to grow them, right? So, it’s only fair that I get the first dibs and only when I don’t want them, can you sell them to other people. This is fair and reasonable, right?"

The yellow dragon fruit will certainly be expensive when they first hit the market, and since this village is the only place with them, Xiao’er believed there’ll be opportunists who will come with higher offers to buy these fruits.

Although these villagers seem to be honest and sincere, who could resist the temptation when faced with potential profit? Only time will tell.

People are fickle, as Xiao’er well knew.

"Exactly, if it weren’t for the young mistress providing us with the saplings, we wouldn’t be able to grow the yellow dragon fruit! If the young mistress doesn’t buy our yellow dragon fruits, we would have to sell them in the city ourselves for 100 coins a catty, and I believe not many people could afford that! In that case, the fruits would just rot in our hands." Having lived so long, the village chief understood this well and once again reminded the villagers.

The villagers all nodded in agreement. Without the saplings, they couldn’t grow the yellow dragon fruit, so it’s only fair to prioritize selling to Xiao’er.

"Young Mistress, don’t worry. We’re humble people living off the soil. Our principles are our guide. As our ancestors have said: we depend on Mother Nature’s whims to eat. God is watching over us. Whoever is lazy will see their crops fail, and going hungry will be their punishment! Thus, our elders taught us to be honest and not resort to trickery."

Xiao’er nodded, "I trust you all aren’t ungrateful people. I decided to let you all grow the yellow dragon fruit since I noticed yesterday, you all are simple and kindhearted people, and not the sort who can’t distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise, I planned to buy land and hire people to do it."

If Xiao’er had bought land and hired people to plant the fruit, she would make more silver. She didn’t say this out loud, but smart people could read between the lines.

However, Xiao’er’s main goal was not to make money, but to help improve the prosperity of BaiSheng village. After all, she was entrusted with a task, so she won’t be planting them herself.

"We’ve found a benefactor!" exclaimed the village chief.

"I’ve laid out the pros and cons today. The reason I want to buy the yellow dragon fruits for 100 coins a catty for the first two or three years is because for that time your village will be the sole growers. But once others realize that yellow dragon fruit is valuable and more people start to grow it, there will be more yellow dragon fruit on the market and the prices will naturally drop.

By then, I can only buy the yellow dragon fruit at the market price, otherwise, I will indeed be at a loss.

But, you all can rest easy. Even if yellow dragon fruit fills the street, I will still prioritize buying from you. Of course, if anyone violates the terms of the agreement, I won’t deal with them anymore and I will take back the saplings. If you can accept my terms, we can sign the cooperation document. If you’re not satisfied, you can leave now. I’m sorry for taking up so much of your time."

At first, Xiao’er did indeed plan to only deal with Huzi’s father, but after seeing that the villagers were good people, she decided to give them a helping hand.

However, after her speech now, Xiao’er worried that once the villagers taste the profit, they may have complaints when she reduces the price in three years. She has laid out everything plainly now, so if anyone complains then, there would be no deal.

Naturally, if anyone proves to be untrustworthy, she wouldn’t deal with them anymore. "Once a traitor, always a traitor!" That is her business principle.

Upon hearing her words, the village chief looked at the villagers and exclaimed, "Did you all understand the Lady’s good intentions? If anyone feels it’s unfair, you can leave now. Don’t create problems later when you’re dissatisfied, it will ruin everyone’s livelihood."

"Chief, I have no objections, let’s sign the document!"

"I have no objections either! This seems entirely reasonable. Let’s sign the document!"

"I have no objections!"

"Neither do I."

...

Upon hearing Xiao’er’s words, everyone expressed that they had no objections. They wanted to sign the cooperation document as soon as possible, to avoid any further issues.

Thus, Xiao’er signaled to Zhao Yong to distribute the documents to each household.

When it was Baozi’s father’s turn, Zhao Yong ignored him, complying with Shangguan Xuanyi’s instructions, skipped him and handed the document to the next person.

Baozi’s father had held out his hand and froze. Yet, he was thick-skinned enough to still ask innocently, "Brother, I didn’t mean to complain about the low price earlier, I’m just bad at expressing myself. If I said anything wrong, I hope you big guys won’t mind."

After saying these words, Baozi’s father subtly glanced at Shangguan Xuanyi.

Shangguan Xuanyi felt his gaze but ignored it. Someone like him didn’t matter at all plus, he wouldn’t go back on his word.

Ignoring everyone and giving them all a chance was already very generous of him.

If he didn’t know that Xiao’er had a liking for these villagers, the yellow dragon fruit project wouldn’t have landed in their hands.

Zhao Yong, of course, knew that his master’s word was final. So, he did not respond to Baozi father’s words and continued distributing documents to the remaining households.

Upon seeing that Zhao Yong didn’t respond, Baozi’s father’s eyes flashed ominously, pretending not to care, retracted his hand, and said nothing more.

Xiao’er noticed this and raised an eyebrow: this man is smarter than Huzi’s grandparents, at least he didn’t make a scene. However, Xiao’er thought that it’s not the dogs who bark that are dangerous, but the ones who don’t, and wondered what he was thinking. She didn’t believe he would simply let it go.

However, Huzi’s grandfather was not pleased. He stood up from the little chair, lunged forward, and reached out to grab Zhao Yong.

Zhao Yong dodged smoothly. He was no ordinary man. He glared at Huzi’s grandfather, "Old sir, don’t touch me!"

Since Zhao Yong had dodged him, Huzi’s grandfather stumbled, nearly falling. Luckily someone was beside him to hold him up. He steadied himself.

After steadying himself, Huzi’s grandfather couldn’t help lashing out at Zhao Yong, "Young man, why did you suddenly move away? What if I’d fallen, would you pay..."

Huzi’s grandfather stopped mid-sentence under Zhao Yong’s stern gaze. He awkwardly coughed to cover his embarrassment, "Didn’t you see my son reaching out his hand just a moment ago? Why didn’t you give him the cooperation document?"

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