Chapter 1503: Kindness Taken for Granted

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Gao Dexi’s words caused the people of Dongsan County to panic again.

If they didn’t sell it to this duo, they wouldn’t get another chance in the future.

Moreover, the two people yesterday were very likely liars.

“I’ll sell it. We have 3.4 tons of corn today. Hurry up and calculate the price for me.”

“Our family will sell too. Pa.s.s me the money.”

Seeing that someone wanted to sell food, Li Zhangfa could not stand it anymore.

“Didn’t you say you were waiting for my daughter to come over? Don’t you want to earn money anymore?”

“I think your daughter has teamed up with someone else to cheat us of our money. Don’t lie to us anymore.”

“Brother Liu, we’ve known each other for more than ten years. When have I ever done something so inhumane?”

“Who can say for sure?” Replied the bald man.

“Why don’t you think about it? Why would Huaxia Grain Reserves come here to collect grain? It’s a bad joke.”

They were all farmers. Although they were not very cultured, they recognized the name of the government food department.

That was a state-backed company. They collected food through their subordinate companies. Why would they collect it personally?

It was obvious that they were lying!

After this commotion, many people joined Gao Dexi’s camp.

Calculating by headcount, another one-fifth had joined his camp.

However, this was not Gao Dexi’s goal. He had to make these people in front of him sell all the food to him!

This was the only way to make a profit!

Gao Dexi looked at his watch and cleared his throat.

“Let me tell you, this is your last chance. If you don’t sell it now, we won’t offer this price if you want to sell it later. The choice is yours.”

“You’re too unreasonable. The price has already been set. How can you lower the price again?” Someone said unwillingly.

“You can’t blame us for that,” Gao Dexi said.

“I spent a lot of effort to apply for a more suitable price from the company, but you guys don’t appreciate it. I can only be businesslike and return to the original price.”

“Well…”

The remaining three-fifths of the people were all in a dilemma.

They didn’t know what to choose.

Creak…

At that moment, there was the sound of brakes. A light pickup truck drove over from afar.

After the car stopped, Zhou Feng got out of the car and walked towards Gao Dexi.

A few days ago, his uncle was dealt with, but he had survived.

Although he was still working in Dongsan County, he kept a low profile. When he saw Lin Yi, he didn’t dare to say anything else.

“Director Zhou, you’re here.”

Yu Mingming went forward to greet him.

Zhou Feng nodded. “What’s wrong? Are you done?”

“These people are unwilling to sell it because two people offered them a price yesterday. They are 2,600 yuan per ton of corn and 5,890 yuan per ton of soybean, so they’re unwilling to sell it to us.”

“What did you say? 2,600 yuan per ton of corn and 5,890 yuan per ton of soybean?” Zhou Feng was surprised.

“That’s bullsh*t.”

“It’s more than bullsh*t,” Gao Dexi said. “They also said that the reason the price was high was because Huaxia Grain Reserves was coming to personally collect it. They are fooling these people.”

“That’s bullsh*t!”

Gao Dexi smiled and looked at the people from Dongsan County.

“Let me introduce you. This person in front of you is the director of Dongsan County’s development office. He can be considered an official in your county. Will you believe his words?”

Everyone’s gaze fell on Zhou Feng, wanting him to give them an answer.

“I’m telling you, not to mention Dongsan County, even in the Northeast, Huaxia Grain Reserves would never come to collect grain. They are such a huge company; they don’t have time for these trivial matters. Their subsidiary companies handle these things,” Zhou Feng said.

“I’m not afraid to tell you that the price set by the Yuhang Agricultural Ministry is 2,010 per ton of corn and 5,090 per ton of soybeans. Prices like 2,600 and 5,890 yuan are impossible no matter who is buying.”

“That’s the price of grain in the city?”

Everyone was a little fl.u.s.tered. This Zhou Feng was an official. He wouldn’t lie.

The price of this person called Gao Dexi was 1,940 per ton of corn and 4,790 per ton of soybeans. Although it was different from the price in the city, it was only normal because these guys also had to make money. There were labor costs and wear and tear to bear, so the difference in price was acceptable.

Most importantly, they would not be able to deal with the city directly anyway.

Moreover, the other party had already guaranteed that the price of 2,600 yuan and 5,890 yuan was not offered in all of Huaxia. This also meant that those two people were definitely scammers!

In reality, there were two reasons why the price offered by Huaxia Grain Reserves was so high.

Firstly, it was because of the Liang family’s reputation. Secondly, the corn and soybeans in Dongsan County contained some moisture.

When the moisture evaporates, the weight would definitely decrease, but they were offering the price based on premium grain prices.

This naturally led to a significant price difference.

“I’ll sell, I’ll sell!”

Because of Zhou Feng’s words, the commoners of Dongsan County all volunteered to rush to Gao Dexi’s side, preparing to sell all their grain to him. “Why are you guys leaving? Don’t you want to earn money?” Li Zhangfa said. “Old Li, I really didn’t expect you to be such a person!” A scrawny man scolded. “You actually teamed up with your girl to lie to us. How dare you?!” “How could I lie to you? I’m not selling my grain either.”

“That’s because you will receive benefits! You’re all in cahoots, so you naturally won’t lose money. That’s why you’re lying to us. I can’t believe you’re willing to earn this dirty money. Aren’t you afraid of karma?!”

H j H

Faced with everyone’s accusations, Li Zhangfa could not defend himself. In the end, he did not try to explain.

He had already said so much, but they still didn’t believe him. There was nothing he could do.

They still had grain to sell, so they ignored Li Zhangfa and prepared to settle the score with him later.

At this moment, other than Li Zhangfa’s immediate family members, no one trusted him anymore. They all ran to Gao Dexi’s side.

“You can sell your grain, but there’s something I have to make clear to you.” Gao Dexi said.

“I’ve already said that if you sell it to me, I’d buy it at a high price. However, you’ve missed the opportunity, so there’s no other way. I will only buy it at the initial price. The corn will be 1,900 a ton, and the soybeans will be 4,700 a ton. If you want to sell it, come over.”

“Hey, hey, hey, what’s wrong with you? It’s only been a few minutes and you’ve already lowered the price. How can you do business like this?”

“I’ve already made myself clear. You’re the ones who refused to sell. There’s nothing I can do.”

Gao Dexi, who now held the initiative, was pleased with himself.

“If you think the price is low, you can choose not to sell it. 1 don’t have to accept it either. You can slowly look for another potential buyer.”

Everyone looked at Li Zhangfa angrily.

“It’s all your fault.. If you hadn’t lied to us, this wouldn’t have happened!”