Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside-Chapter 1259 - 1261: Have Them Send the Food Back

Seeing the Village Chief enter the room, a few people stood up, and Yang Ming spoke, "Ah, Village Chief Uncle, what brings you here?"

Upon hearing Yang Ming’s words, the Village Chief frowned slightly. What else could he be here for but the discussion about buying the mountain? He cleared his throat and said, "I’ve come to tell you that you can go to the government office tomorrow to deal with the mountain purchase."

Actually, as soon as the Village Chief entered the room, Yang Ming and Xiaoxiao knew he had come for the mountain purchase.

But now, wanting to reclaim the hazelnuts, even if they wanted to buy the mountain, they couldn’t show their eagerness in front of the Village Chief.

So, Xiaoxiao spoke up, "Village Chief Uncle, our family needs to reconsider the whole mountain purchase."

Upon hearing this, the Village Chief frowned again. This matter shouldn’t fall apart, "What’s wrong? Didn’t you all agree on it?"

"Village Chief Uncle, considering what the villagers have been doing on the mountain lately, you must have heard, right? I won’t hide it from you. My husband and I wanted to buy the mountain because of the food the villagers were gathering. Now that they’ve picked it all clean, what are we buying anymore?"

Upon hearing this, the Village Chief got anxious. He knew about it too, but with the mountain not yet sold to Yang Ming and them, whatever the villagers did on the mountain was beyond his control, even beyond the jurisdiction of the government office. So, he was worried but couldn’t do anything, "Ah, Yang Ming’s wife, it’s not that Uncle doesn’t want to help you, it’s just..."

At this point, Yang Ming continued, "Village Chief Uncle, don’t blame yourself. We understand this matter – the mountain hasn’t been bought yet, so villagers can take whatever they want from it."

"Ah, as long as you understand. Yang Ming, although the villagers picked all the food this year, once you buy the mountain, they won’t pick it again. That food should grow every year, right? Next year you can..."

The Village Chief attempted to persuade Yang Ming and Xiaoxiao to purchase the mountain behind them, but before he could finish, Xiaoxiao interrupted, "Village Chief Uncle, we really need to rethink this. I originally thought we could sell the food for a good price, but it turns out it can’t even fetch two wen per pound. Why spend twelve hundred taels to buy that mountain? Furthermore, there’s not much of this food on the mountain, and even if we managed to sell it, who knows how many years it would take to recoup the investment."

What Xiaoxiao said was watertight, and indeed made sense, leaving the Village Chief speechless. He felt frustrated inside. If only the government could finalize the matter directly, it wouldn’t have gone awry like this. A perfectly good deal could have ensured that his legitimate business was foolproof.

Although Xiaoxiao’s words were logical, the Village Chief thick-skinnedly tried to make one last effort, "Oh, the people in our village don’t know how to sell stuff. Even the good things get sold for peanuts. Maybe if that food was in your hands, you could sell it for a higher price. Yang Ming, Yang Ming’s wife, I’ll talk to the few households gathering food and have them bring it back to you. What do you think of that?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoxiao smiled inwardly but remained silent, leaving Yang Ming to speak, "Village Chief Uncle, we might not be able to sell that stuff anyway."

"Oh, you’ll definitely manage. Our village is counting on you to lead the way," the Village Chief continued with flattering words, trying to persuade them.

Yang Ming pretended to be in a predicament, saying, "Well, let’s wait for them to bring the food back before we discuss it further."