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Chapter 274: Who is the Fool?
Chapter 274: Who is the Fool?
Lin Yuanbin acknowledged the village official with a response and continued with his work, paying no attention to the high-ranking official.
The village official frowned at this scene.
People really can be blinded by greed. When they needed planting quotas before, they were all over him with flattery and respect.
Now, they act as if they have a completely different face, utterly despicable.
However, he didn't bother with them and left to inform others.
Soon, these people would be dealt with by Liyuan Farm. They would have reason to cry then.
Lin Yuanbin was unaware of the village official's thoughts and continued to leisurely handle the sweet potato seedlings in his field.
After he finished, he slowly got up and headed towards the village office.
When he arrived at the village office, he saw that other sweet potato growers had already gathered and were chatting.
"You're here?" one of them greeted Lin Yuanbin.
"Do you know what this is about?" Lin Yuanbin asked with a smile.
The person shook his head: "I don't know, but it's probably about the sweet potato planting. However, we won't help Liyuan Farm plant again, so let them do what they want."
"True!" Lin Yuanbin nodded.
Wei Yuan's face turned grim when he learned that everyone had gathered. He had been waiting for a long time, and these people had clearly been negligent, not coming immediately.
It seemed they didn't take the county office seriously at all.
So, when he saw Lin Yuanbin and the others, he said angrily, "You should know what you've done, right?"
Lin Yuanbin had a rough idea but wasn't concerned. "You're the officials. Whatever you say we did, we must have done it, right?"
Wei Yuan sneered at this: "Don't try to act tough with me. Lin Sanzhou and the others have already confessed. I know what you've been up to."
"Now, I'm notifying you that your permission to plant sweet potatoes is being revoked. From now on, Liyuan Farm will no longer provide you with seedlings."
"Additionally, due to your violation of the contract, you will only receive 5% of the profits for this quarter."
This caused an immediate uproar among Lin Yuanbin and the others.
"What do you mean, 5%? We've worked so hard to plant these."
"Previously, 40% was already like being bled dry. This is too much."
"That's right. You and Liyuan Farm are just trying to take advantage of us."
Wei Yuan was almost amused by this. "Are you all brain-dead? If it weren't for Liyuan Farm, would you have had the chance to plant sweet potatoes?"
"Do you think the contract is a joke? It's your own greed that has led to this."
Wei Yuan's angry demeanor made Lin Yuanbin and the others somewhat wary.
Moreover, they knew they couldn't fight against the officials.
So, they decided not to fight. They already had their own plans.
Lin Yuanbin snorted: "Fine, if we can't plant, we'll just grow our own seedlings."
"Right, we can grow our own," another person chimed in.
"Exactly, we don't need Liyuan Farm at all," a third person added quickly.
Wei Yuan was immediately amused by this: "You're really a bunch of ignorant fools."
He finally understood why these people were so relaxed and didn't take him, the director of the agricultural bureau, seriously.
It turned out they actually thought they could grow their own sweet potato seedlings.
How laughable!
If they could do it, the agricultural bureau would have done it long ago. They wouldn't have to wait for them.
However, he didn't want to bother with these ignorant people. Let them waste their efforts.
He then turned to the village official and said, "The eight quotas for your village are now canceled, but we can give you two new quotas. Don't cause any more trouble this time."
Originally, they had no intention of giving this new Lin Village any quotas; they simply didn't qualify.
However, there was no choice. The county and Liyuan Farm wanted to kill the spirit and will of the people, so they had to select two individuals here. In the future, these ungrateful people would watch these two make money and feel the pain.
The village official immediately nodded and invited Wei Yuan into the village office: "Director Wei, rest assured, I will handle this properly. This time, there won't be any such fools."
The village official didn't dare to waste time and immediately organized the villagers, finding two families.
These two families were on the edge of poverty but were relatively wealthier compared to the eight families who had been growing the sweet potatoes, which was why they hadn't been selected before.
This time, with the eight families losing their qualifications, they could take their place.
It was a sudden stroke of good fortune for them.
"Lin Shan, Lin Yue, I must warn you, don't be like Lin Yuanbin and those fools. Don't think you can cultivate the sweet potato seedlings on your own," the village official solemnly warned on the way.
The two men hurriedly nodded and made continuous assurances.
After all, they weren't stupid and knew that cultivating sweet potato seedlings wouldn't be easy.
Otherwise, Liyuan Farm wouldn't have promoted it for others to grow, and other places would have already started cultivating the seedlings after the sweet potatoes were introduced. They would be growing them everywhere, and Liyuan Farm wouldn't be the only source of seedlings.
They had at least some education and understood this.
The village official immediately brought Lin Shan and Lin Yue to Wei Yuan for recommendation.
Wei Yuan patiently evaluated the two and then had them sign the sweet potato planting contract.
Once this batch of sweet potatoes was harvested and purchased, the second batch of planting households could immediately start planting.
The first batch would then enter a rotation for rest.
These two were now considered part of the second batch.
Lin Shan and Lin Yue were visibly excited. They had never had the chance to grow sweet potatoes before.
Who would have thought that such a good fortune would fall into their laps?
Even though they could only plant five acres, they could earn more than 250,000 in a single quarter.
This kind of good fortune was something they could only dream of.
They couldn't understand why Lin Yuanbin and the others were so foolish as to give up such an opportunity.
However, if not for their foolishness, it wouldn't have been their turn to have such luck.
The two men kept expressing their gratitude until Wei Yuan and his team left.
However, Lin Yuanbin and the others didn't think they were foolish. Instead, they believed that although they had lost the profit from this batch, being disqualified meant they no longer had to abide by the contract with Liyuan Farm.
This was a significant advantage.
After all, if they cultivated the sweet potatoes themselves, the profit would be entirely theirs.
A 100% profit compared to a 40% profit, everyone knew which was more.
Once they grew the next batch and sold it, they could make up for the loss from the first batch.
After being penalized 35% of the profit, they would sell at 100% profit.
Even with the deduction, it would still be more than 40%.
They couldn't help but mock Lin Shan and Lin Yue's happy expressions.
What fools, being so happy while being exploited.
Afterward, Lin Yuanbin said to the others, "Don't worry about them. Let's quickly cultivate the seedlings. We can still plant a batch this quarter and make up for our losses."
This statement made the others nod in agreement, filled with hope and anticipation, as they returned to their fields to continue cultivating the seedlings.
(End of Chapter)
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