Overbearing Immortal Doctor
Chapter 35 - 35 Thirty-Five Contracting Agreement

35: Chapter Thirty-Five: Contracting Agreement 35: Chapter Thirty-Five: Contracting Agreement After Wu Xiaoyu tamed the lonely wolf, he gave it the name ‘Dog’, and it seemed to really like the name.

He instructed Dog to wait for him at the foot of the mountain every night, and then Wu Xiaoyu headed down the mountain in high spirits.

Now that he had a Mountain Guard Dog, uh, I mean Mountain Guard Wolf, he could set up a net at the foot of the mountain and start raising chickens.

Of course, before that, he needed to negotiate a contract with the Village Committee, as the back mountain belonged to all the villagers as common property!

But Wu Xiaoyu had the village head’s secrets in his hands, so this small task was a piece of cake for him.

He figured Niu Mansheng wouldn’t dare to overcharge him.

Ten thousand yuan a year was already the maximum!

After descending the mountain, Wu Xiaoyu went straight to the Village Committee without even going home.

Perhaps due to past experiences, the door of the Village Committee was wide open, with three to five people sitting inside.

The village head, Niu Mansheng, felt a twinge of unease when he saw him come in.

What was he here for?

Was he going to expose him?

He quickly got up and said to the others in the room, “Xiaoyu probably has something to discuss with me.

You all can go for now.”

Wu Xiaoyu found his guilty conscience quite amusing and thought about scaring him a bit.

He quickly said, “Accountant Liu, don’t leave!

Let’s discuss this matter with the village head in front of everyone.”

Accountant Liu and the others, though puzzled, slowed their steps, glanced at Niu Mansheng, and waited to see his response.

Niu Mansheng was already feeling uneasy.

Wu Xiaoyu had invited the others to sit back down and said, “Accountant Liu, you must be here for this discussion to be legitimate!”

Accountant Liu, seeing Wu Xiaoyu so serious, was curious.

Although this young lad had been making a name for himself with his daring actions in the village recently, what serious matter could he have?

“So, what’s this all about?” Accountant Liu asked after taking a puff of his cigarette.

Wu Xiaoyu grabbed a stool, sat down, and said, “I came to the Village Committee the day before yesterday and found…” At this point, he deliberately paused.

Niu Mansheng quickly stepped over, grabbed him, and said, “Nephew, if you have something to say, let’s talk at my house.

Uncle will definitely help you!

This is the office of the Village Committee.

Don’t cause trouble here, okay?”

Accountant Liu, hearing Niu Mansheng’s words, thought Wu Xiaoyu was there to create trouble because of Niu Dachun.

He also persuaded, “Xiaoyu, Dachun is just straightforward, with no ill intentions.

Let it go…”

Seeing Niu Mansheng as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, Wu Xiaoyu continued, “I came to the Village Committee the day before yesterday and found nobody there, so I came again today…

I want to contract about a few dozen acres of land near the foot of the back mountain!”

His words made Niu Mansheng feel a sense of relief, as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.

He quickly agreed, “Sure, no problem!”

Contract the land at the back mountain?

That land can’t grow crops, can it?

Accountant Liu was a little suspicious and asked, “Xiaoyu, what do you want to contract that land for?”

“To raise chickens!”

“Raise chickens?

That’s foolishness!

Go home, don’t waste time here!” Accountant Liu outrightly rejected.

“Haha…

Are you raising chickens or feeding wolves?

Didn’t you encounter wolves on the mountain just the other day?

If you raise chickens on that slope, won’t the wolves just snatch them all away?

You’re just joking!” The others laughed.

The village head Niu Mansheng, on hearing this, couldn’t help but be delighted.

It turned out that this guy was just a brave but foolish person.

Raising chickens on the back mountain?

What a joke!

If that place was fit for raising chickens, would it still be available for him to contract?

“Well, Xiaoyu, you need to understand that every inch of land in the village belongs to all the villagers.

Even the back mountain belongs to everyone.

If you want to contract it, you’ll have to pay the village,” Niu Mansheng said.

“Of course, I would never contract such a large piece of land for free!” Wu Xiaoyu said.

Accountant Liu thought he was joking but seeing him so serious, he quickly persuaded, “Xiaoyu, don’t be foolish!

If you really want to raise chickens, build a chicken farm on your own land.

If you raise them on the back mountain, you’ll end up losing all your money!”

Although he was against the idea of raising chickens on the back mountain, Wu Xiaoyu felt grateful to Accountant Liu for his sincere advice.

After all, someone willing to risk offending you to stop you from doing something foolish is truly looking out for you!

“Uncle Liu, don’t worry.

I have my plans, and I definitely won’t lose money!” Wu Xiaoyu replied with a smile.

Niu Mansheng quickly stopped Accountant Liu from speaking further, fearing Wu Xiaoyu might give up on the idea of raising chickens on the back mountain, and said,

“Young people having their own ideas is a good thing!

We shouldn’t discourage him.

He’s surely thought it through before deciding to do this!”

Seeing the village head’s stance, Accountant Liu had nothing more to say and just asked, “How much land do you plan to contract?”

“Thirty acres, and for any other land on the back mountain, I should have the first option to contract under the same conditions!” Wu Xiaoyu said.

Thirty acres?

That’s no small number!

Typical farmland contracts for about a thousand yuan per acre.

Even if the land on the back mountain is much cheaper, it would still cost one or two thousand a year!

Hearing this, Niu Mansheng was even more delighted and said, “Great!

It seems you truly are a promising young man, contracting so much land at once.

I hope you achieve great things!”

Accountant Liu wanted to advise again, but the village head stopped him.

Niu Mansheng continued, “How many years do you plan to contract the land for?

How much will you pay per acre?”

Wu Xiaoyu knew that the village head agreed so easily because he expected a show, but he wasn’t as naive as the village head thought.

Losing money?

Not a chance!

“I plan to contract for ten years, at three hundred yuan per acre.

How about it?” Wu Xiaoyu asked.

The village head smiled and said, “Three hundred yuan?

That’s too little!

The current transfer price per acre has risen to…”

Before he could finish, Wu Xiaoyu stared at him and said, “Three hundred yuan is too little?”

That look sent a shiver through the village head.

He remembered that his secrets were still in Wu Xiaoyu’s hands.

If he pissed him off, it would only spell trouble for him.

Considering that the land was just sitting there unused, three hundred yuan per acre wasn’t too bad.

He said, “Three hundred it is!”

His swift agreement puzzled Accountant Liu.

The village head, typically stingy and never missing an opportunity to get even a single extra penny, suddenly became so agreeable?

After Niu Mansheng made the decision, Accountant Liu started drafting the agreement.

Just then, Niu Dachun came in, intending to call his father for lunch.

Seeing Wu Xiaoyu, he quietly squatted in the corner.

After the contract was drafted, both parties signed and sealed it.

Niu Mansheng, eyes gleaming, stared at Wu Xiaoyu and said, “The money?

Pay it today, so we don’t have to chase you later.

That would be awkward!”

“I’ll bring it over this afternoon!” Wu Xiaoyu said as he kicked the contract and left.

Seeing that it was already noon, Accountant Liu and the others also went home for lunch.

Only then did Niu Dachun come over and ask, “Dad, what did you sign?

When did Wu Xiaoyu owe us money?”

Thinking that Wu Xiaoyu was bringing trouble upon himself, Niu Mansheng was naturally very happy and told Niu Dachun about Wu Xiaoyu contracting the land on the back mountain to raise chickens.

After hearing this, Niu Dachun, still confused, asked, “Dad, he’s going to get rich by contracting the back mountain to raise chickens.

Why are you so happy?”

“Get rich, my foot!

With all the wild beasts on the back mountain, they’ll eat his chickens before he can sell any!

You wooden-head, when will you understand?

Can’t you figure out such a small thing?”

“Besides, I have another card up my sleeve.

Soon, he’ll see his chickens and eggs disappear…”