Chapter 129 Selling Everything [3200]

"Are you crazy?"

"5000 yuan, how could the other party agree to it?"

The old village party secretary has not responded yet.

The village director started shouting. Even he had never seen so much money. Why should Chunsan be asked to pay 5000 yuan just for a broken leg?

He was jealous.

Lu Yang said slowly, "A lot? I think it's too little. If I ask for more, I'm afraid they won't be able to give it to me."

According to Lu Yang's logic.

5000 in this era is roughly equivalent to 50 in later generations.

In future generations, if migrant workers encounter an accident, such as falling from a building, the developer will have to pay at least a million yuan in compensation. If they break a leg or lose an arm, they will have to pay hundreds of thousands of yuan in compensation. There is no way around it.

On the contrary, the current situation should at least be so.

Lu Yang felt that he did not ask for more for Chun Saner at all, nor did he intentionally make things difficult for anyone. It was fair and there was nothing wrong with it.

As for the village director, he looks like he has never seen the world, but that is his own problem.

The village director said loudly, "Okay, you are awesome. Go ask for it yourself later. I can't ask for it anyway. Others will think we are blackmailing you."

Whether you're blackmailing or not, you don't have to say it so loudly, right?

Lu Yang thought to himself: This old guy is a bit treacherous. Instead of helping the villagers, he actually helps outsiders. It seems that we need to investigate him thoroughly. This old guy might have taken advantage of these people.

There was a look of sarcasm on his face.

Lu Yang ignored this guy and looked at the old village party secretary: "Uncle, what do you say? The director wants to save face and doesn't want to take the lead on behalf of the villagers. You are not too embarrassed to say this, are you?"

At least on the surface.

This is a collective action of the village. One of the village party secretary and the director must be present, and the procedure must be just and in compliance with the law, so that the other party will not accuse them of gathering a crowd to cause trouble.

Otherwise, don't bury yourself in a hole when the time comes.

Lu Yang still has this minimum level of vigilance.

The old village secretary was silent for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go first and tell these people that no matter what, the starting point is for the good of the villagers and for the injured Chun Sanhao. If the other party really thinks we are asking for too much, we can bargain and then sit down to discuss it. I have nothing to lose in my old face."

Lu Yang nodded.

It is right to have this awareness and idea, and only then will you be worthy of the title of village party secretary. Unlike some people who are always trying to be selfish and think that being a village official is a great thing, and even dare to mention that they have to save face. Bah.

With the endorsement of the old village party secretary.

Lu Yang was too lazy to care about the village director. It didn't matter whether he was there or not. Seeing that the people coming from the opposite side were almost there, he and the old village branch pushed through the crowd and walked to the front. They shouted at the opposite side: "Call someone who can make the decision. If you continue like this, the villagers may not be able to hold back their anger. Don't let them really smash your car and beat you up. It will not benefit anyone."

The street urchins on the mountain looked at each other in bewilderment after hearing these words.

Since they came to Shanghuai Village, they have always been the ones threatening and intimidating the villagers. This is the first time I heard that some villagers dared to threaten them.

But compare the strength of both sides.

There were about a dozen people on their side standing on the mountain, including Ma Laosan, Guo Aqiang and some other second-rate guys from Shanghuai Village and Xiahuai Village who followed them. At this time, they had consciously stayed away and did not dare to participate at all.

There were not many villagers from Shanghuai Village who came down the mountain, probably just over a hundred or less than two hundred. The strength disparity was ten to one, and the extra people could form a cheerleading team to encourage the soldiers.

Well, they felt that what Lu Yang said made a lot of sense.

"How about we surrender?"

"God damn it, are they the gangsters or are we the gangsters?"

"But, I heard there's a saying that the law cannot punish the masses. What if these villagers lose their minds and beat us to death? Wouldn't that be a waste of our lives?"

"Fuck, you coward, are you so afraid of death? Don't be afraid, they don't have the guts to rush up."

"But...then why are your legs shaking?"

"My legs are numb, is that okay?"

"...Well, my legs are numb too."

These thugs were obviously scared out of their wits.

When they bully others, they usually rely on their numbers and are the loudest.

This time, when they encountered villagers who were more numerous and angry than them, they actually became obedient, as if they were being bullied.

Seeing that no one stood up, Lu Yang asked again loudly: "Where is your person in charge? Is he deaf or dumb? Playing ostrich, right?"

At this time, the old village party secretary walked up to him, worried that he had angered the people on the other side: "Forget it, let me do it."

"I am the secretary of the Shanghuai Village Party Branch. I would like to ask your leader, Brother Bao, to come out. I am here on behalf of the Shanghuai Village Committee to formally inform you that you should compensate Chun San, a villager of our village, for his work-related injuries. If you continue to act like a rogue and refuse to communicate, I, on behalf of the Shanghuai Village Committee, have the right to decide to cancel the original cooperation and return this piece of mountain land to the collective ownership of the village. Don't say I didn't warn you. I will give you the last five minutes."

The old village party secretary's words were powerful and evidently he had read a lot of party newspapers.

The gang of thugs on the other side looked at each other.

Although I don’t understand what the words “Don’t say I didn’t warn you” mean, I always feel that it is very powerful and a bit uneasy.

"How to do?"

"Notify Brother Bao and Brother Guangbei, they should have almost finished their discussion." At this moment.

Sure enough, I saw two more people coming down the mountain behind. They were the man called Brother Bao by everyone, and Brother Guangbei.

The two of them came in front of the crowd.

Facing off with the villagers across the truck, Brother Bao saw the old village secretary and Lu Yang standing in front of the villagers, frowned and said, "What you are doing is a bit against the rules, isn't it? Just talk about compensation, do you have to incite the villagers to start a war?"

It sounds as if there is no use in not taking any action.

Lu Yang sneered.

Then he took a step back and signaled the old village party secretary to go first.

Because it was agreed upon long ago.

The old village secretary did not delay and took a step forward and said to Brother Bao who was standing opposite him, "Since you are here, I will speak directly. Because of Chun San's incident, you have shirked responsibility, causing the villagers of Shanghuai Village to be very dissatisfied with you. The person next to me is Boss Luyang. Didn't you say last time that if you are forced to pay compensation, you would rather withdraw? It just so happens that Boss Lu said he is willing to take over and buy your shares in this tea factory. This will be good for you and all of us. Chun San's medical expenses will also be settled. Boss Lu said he will be responsible to the end."

"No."

"Who said we were selling?"

"That's not happening at all. Go away. We can't possibly sell our shares in the tea factory. You're just dreaming."

"Fuck, kid, are you looking for death? You dare to steal our business, believe it or not, I will make you come out with a knife in your hand?"

When their interests were affected, these thugs went crazy. They were frightened like little lambs by the angry villagers just now, but this time they turned into man-eating wolves.

"Shut up, everyone!"

Brother Bao turned around and yelled at his younger brothers to quiet down.

With a dark face.

He looked at the old village party secretary opposite him and said, "Old secretary, is this true?"

The old village party secretary glanced at Lu Yang, then nodded to the other party: "Yes, this is the decision made collectively by our village committee at the meeting."

This remark also involved the village director.

He saw Brother Bao opposite him looking at him fiercely.

The village director could only nod helplessly. It was not his fault. The people's voice was so loud. If he dared to sing a different tune, he would have been beaten as a traitor by the angry villagers.

"Row."

Brother Bao nodded, his face livid as he continued, "What if we are willing to make compensation? Are you still going to tear up the contract again?"

The old village party secretary looked at Lu Yang again.

Lu Yang nodded at him.

The old village party secretary then said, "Whether you can continue to perform the contract depends on your sincerity. You can see that the villagers present are very angry and are asking you to make reasonable compensation to Chun San who was injured while working here. Now it is not a question of whether the village committee is willing to do so, but whether all the villagers in Shanghuai Village are willing to do so. But if the compensation is reasonable, I believe the villagers will be relieved."

Brother Bao took a deep breath and said, "How much compensation is reasonable? How much compensation can make the villagers of Shanghuai Village calm down?"

The old village party secretary looked at Lu Yang again.

Lu Yang nodded at him.

The old village secretary took a deep breath, spread out his five fingers with determination and said, "5000, I think 5000 is a reasonable number. It is enough for Chun San's family to have enough food and clothing in a short period of time, and to be able to treat the disease and heal the leg. Brother Bao, what do you think?"

I think you're fucking robbing me.

crazy.

These peasants must be crazy.

How dare they, how dare they ask for so much?
5000 yuan!
It’s enough to buy a life.

Brother Bao's face was now clouded with gloom, and various thoughts kept flashing through his mind.

I have thought about not paying a penny at all.

See what the other party can do to him?
I thought about calling my brothers together, releasing the wolfhounds, taking out those hunting rifles, and giving these crazy peasants a severe lesson to scare them.

Also thought about...

Should you be a little more humble, apologize, and then bargain?
I've thought about all of them, but none of them work.

Brother Guangbei, who was standing beside him, was afraid that he would act impulsively, so he quickly pulled his sleeve and whispered, "Why don't you just forget it, Brother Bao? Take a step back and be patient. A little impatience can ruin a big plan. Think about the future..."

We will be able to mine coal soon.

Is that coal? That's gold. If they fail at the last minute, it would be like the death of these people.

"Row."

Brother Bao took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "5000 is 5000, but I don't have that much money right now. I'll give you 1000 this afternoon and another 2000 tomorrow morning. You have a week to get the remaining 2000, but don't mention tearing up the contract again in the future. Otherwise, I'll call on the brothers behind me to fight you, and no one will have an easy time."

I've spent all my money, and if I fail, I'd rather die.

"You guys go now. We are going to close the mountain and plant trees. Also, villagers from Shanghuai Village are not allowed to go up the mountain without reason in the future. Otherwise, if they are bitten by the wolfhounds we raise to guard the house, we will not be responsible. Don't say I didn't warn you."

(End of this chapter)