Summit Farmer
Chapter 795: Discussing in the Meeting

Chapter 795: Chapter 795: Discussing in the Meeting

Jody Jones, after hearing about Peter Brown’s intention to contract the barren hills, became excited. This was no small matter. On the spot, Jody said to Peter, "How about this: I’ll immediately call a village assembly to discuss the matter. If you’re not busy, you can rest at my house."

He was really worried that Peter’s idea was just a whim.

Peter slightly smiled and said, "Alright, I’ll wait for a day. I will also go up the mountain to look around and get a feel for the situation here."

Jody immediately rang the village’s bell.

After the villagers had arrived one after another, Jody announced loudly, "The meeting will begin now. There’s a matter we need to discuss with everyone. A boss wants to come to our village to contract the land for cultivation. The proposed contracting locations are the eastern area near the river and the hill. There are probably around 3,000 mu in total."

When he mentioned this, the villagers’ eyes were filled with joy. No one had ever come to contract the land in the village before. Everyone knew that there weren’t many resources available, and now that someone had finally arrived, it was a remarkable thing for the entire village.

More than 3,000 mu!

When they thought about the possibility of the area being developed, everyone became somewhat unsettled.

"How much money is he offering per mu for the concession fee?"

Someone asked, as it affected everyone’s interests.

Jody looked at everyone and said, "I haven’t discussed this matter in detail yet. The purpose of gathering everyone here is to communicate and decide whether to contract the land."

"Why wouldn’t we contract it? It’s just a barren hill anyway, and almost all of the young people in our village have left to work elsewhere. There aren’t many people left in the village who farm, and farming doesn’t make much money now."

Everyone supported the contracting.

An old man said, "But we can’t accept too low a price. The neighboring village charges 20 yuan per mu per year."

As soon as he said this, everyone’s hearts became agitated. The land belonged to the entire village, and now it didn’t belong to any specific family. If it was truly contracted out, even if it was only 20 yuan per mu, there would be more than 60,000 yuan per year. There were only a few households in the village, so each family would get a substantial share of the money, wouldn’t they?

"Contract!"

"20 yuan per mu for him!"

"I suggest extending the contract for more years, not just one or two."

Everyone expressed their opinions eagerly.

Jody said, "You all know the situation in the neighboring village. They have land suitable for growing special plants, so that’s why they can charge 20 yuan per mu. Can you guys really ask for this price? In fact, this is what I think: if that boss really wants to contract the land for cultivation, he will definitely need workers. If the villagers here work for him, they can earn a good income without leaving their own village. This is much better than leaving the barren hill and land unused."

That’s true!

Upon hearing Jody’s words, everyone thought it made sense. They shouldn’t scare away the boss by asking for a high price. If the boss doesn’t contract the land, it would be a wasted opportunity.

"Village Chief, you’re well-educated. You can handle this matter. We trust that you won’t cheat us."

Everyone discussed the issue for a while.

Then a woman said, "I suggest, Village Chief, that while the boss is considering the contract, we invite him over and discuss the matter all together to finalize it. What do you think?"

"Alright."

Jody immediately went to find Peter Brown.

Luckily, Peter was still in the village, looking around. Jody invited Peter to the village community council.

As Peter entered, the villagers all turned their eyes on him, curious about the arrival of such a young man.

"I won’t beat around the bush. I do indeed want to contract the barren hill and the land near the river here in the village. Let’s discuss how this will work."

Peter quickly noticed the villagers’ expressions and didn’t waste any words. He straightforwardly mentioned his intention to contract the land.

"Boss, you give us a price."

A younger villager said a sentence.

Peter slightly smiled and said, "How about this: I’ll give a price, and you can see what you think. I know the neighboring village’s fee is 20 yuan per mu per year, but I’ll offer 30 yuan. However, I hope the contract term can be longer."

No one expected Peter’s price to be higher than the neighboring village, which immediately brightened their eyes.

"That’s fantastic!"

One of the young people already shouted in excitement.

However, a middle-aged man wondered, "Boss, are you offering such a high price because you’ve noticed some resources here?"

Peter shook his head and said, "I only work in cultivation. I don’t know anything about resources."

If Peter hadn’t offered a high price, it wouldn’t have mattered. But with his high bid, the villagers began to whisper among themselves: was there hidden treasure on the barren hill and land?

The villagers immediately thought of this possibility, and their initial enthusiasm faded.

"Boss, I think our village should research this matter more thoroughly."

A middle-aged man said this earnestly on the spot.

Peter looked confusedly at Jody.

Jody couldn’t help but smile bitterly in his heart. Peter’s high price had only aroused suspicion among the villagers.

"Boss Wang, let us study this a bit more, and you can take a look around the village in the meantime?"

After Peter glanced at the villagers, he understood their thoughts.

Once he knew their intentions, Peter just smiled and said, "Since your village is not suitable, I’ll go to the neighboring village to have a look."

Watching Peter walk away, the villagers got noisy: "Village Chief, we can’t let him get a cheap contract. The fact that a boss is willing to pay a high price to contract the land proves that there’s treasure on the land. We should wait a while longer. More bosses may come."

Jody was at a loss for words. He hadn’t expected the villagers to be so foolish. But looking at their current state, Jody found that they were all full of suspicion and doubt.

The deal is off!

Jody knew that the matter was a failure. The villagers had become so blinded by the money that they really believed the other party was hunting for treasure here.

After a day of noisy debate, the villagers requested a high price of 200 yuan per mu, insisting that anything lower would be absolutely unacceptable for contracting the land.

When Jody told Peter the result, Peter just chuckled and said, "Let’s see which boss comes to contract then. Let’s call it quits on this." After saying this, Peter started his car and drove away.

Peter had initially wanted to help these villagers. But now it seemed that no one understood his good intentions.

Peter’s off-road vehicle drove further into the rural area as he planned to find a truly poor mountain village for cultivation.

Fortunately, the roads in this province were well-built and traffic was smooth along the way.

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