Chapter 18 Obstruction
The atmosphere in the small square in Ning Village is very warm. In previous years, there was such an atmosphere only during the Chinese New Year or during the harvest. But today, the young and old in the small square were discussing with great interest, their faces brimming with hopeful joy.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost ready, Li Xiao shouted at the top of his voice: "Everyone, young and old, I will take everyone to the fungus production area in a while, and you can pick the fungus there. Those who want to go can go to Village Chief Ling Sign up."
At this time, a strong man shouted: "Brother Xiao, what do you do with the fungus after picking?"
Li Xiao glanced at him and said, "After picking, it's yours. You can dispose of it as you like, I don't care! Of course, if you don't want to sell it in the town, I can also take it."
"Brother Xiao, how much do you charge?" A villager asked.
"I, Li Xiao, will never treat everyone badly, sixty yuan per kilogram." Li Xiao said lightly.
"Sixty per kilogram? Did I hear you right? The town charges only fifty per kilogram."
"Brother Xiao is righteous."
"Now I'm rich."
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Hearing the villagers' discussions, Li Xiao showed a smile on his face and said, "Okay, those who want to go sign up quickly."
As soon as Li Xiao finished speaking, several villagers rushed out from the crowd and wrote their names on the white paper in front of Ling Bingbing.
One of the villagers also asked: "Brother Xiao, is it true that you said 60 per kilogram?"
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Can I lie in front of so many young and old in the village?"
The villager thought about it for the same reason, scratched his head, and smiled a little embarrassedly.
"etc!"
Suddenly, a voice sounded.
Hearing this voice, the expressions of some villagers immediately changed, and at the same time, the crowd involuntarily dispersed to two sides, revealing a road for one person to walk on.
A half-grown old man in his fifties stooped over and walked over step by step.
The old man's complexion was sallow, his triangular eyes revealed a hostile look, and the combination of facial features showed a mean look.
Seeing this old man, Li Xiao's face instantly became ugly.
In Ning Village, if Li Xiao hated anyone the most, it wasn't Wang Leftover or anyone else, but the old man in front of him.
His name is Luo Sicheng, and before Ling Bingbing came to Ning Village, he was the head of the village.
In Ning Village, Luo Sicheng has been the village head for nearly ten years, and has a very bad reputation among the villagers. This man is greedy and lustful, and the young daughters-in-law in the village are often molested by him. The most unbearable thing is that this man also embezzles the village's public funds privately. Originally, Ning Village was poor enough, but Luo Sicheng was able to build a second floor. One can imagine how much he has been greedy over the years.
For this person, the villagers dared to be angry and dare not speak out.
It was rumored that Luo Sicheng knew the big bastard in the town, and he had a lot of influence.
If someone dared to oppose Luo Sicheng, there would be gangsters coming to make trouble the next day, which made the villagers hate and fear him. Back then, when Li Xiao was still young, he was beaten up by the gangsters that Luo Sicheng found.
Later Li Xiao became the village tyrant, and after teaching him a few times, Luo Sicheng never dared to provoke him again, and at the same time he became a lot more low-key.
Luo Sicheng didn't move until Ling Bingbing became the village head of Ning Village.
After losing the position of village chief, perhaps he himself knew that he had a bad reputation, so he lived in seclusion and rarely appeared, but no one thought that he would appear, and it was at this time.
Li Xiao asked angrily: "Luo Sicheng, what are you doing here?"
Luo Sicheng stooped, took out a cigarette pouch from his waist, and slowly put a few shredded tobacco in the cigarette holder, and then lit it slowly. After taking a hard puff, an intoxicated expression appeared on his face.
Pretentious!
Li Xiao cursed inwardly.
At this time, Luo Sicheng said slowly: "I don't agree with the villagers going into the mountains to pick fungus."
Before Li Xiao could speak, Da Zhuang immediately shouted: "Luo Sicheng, you think you are still the village head! Without the position of village head, who are you?"
Looking at Da Zhuang, a ray of resentment flashed in Luo Sicheng's eyes, he snorted and warned: "Da Zhuang, be careful not to speak out!"
Da Zhuang sneered, and came directly to Luo Sicheng, looked at him condescendingly, and said, "Why, you still want to threaten me?"
Luo Sicheng smiled lightly, and said: "It's not a threat, but a persuasion." He ignored the fire-breathing Da Zhuang, but continued to speak slowly: "Everyone, have you ever thought about why Li Xiao told you the place where the fungus was produced? ? Doesn’t he know the benefits of eating alone? His purpose is not as simple as you think!”
Hearing Luo Sicheng's incitement, the villagers also showed a hesitant expression on their faces.
Indeed, as Luo Sicheng said, Li Xiao mentioned the place where the fungus was produced, and this kind of behavior is indeed a bit abnormal.
Ask yourself, if they have such news in their hands, they will definitely cover it up and hide it, and they will never take the initiative to say it.
Is there really such a selfless person in this world?
Seeing the suspicious expressions of the villagers, Luo Sicheng looked at Li Xiao and smiled coldly.
Suddenly, Luo Sicheng said loudly: "Li Xiao, tell the villagers what your purpose is for doing this!"
Li Xiao stared at Luo Sicheng, if eyes could kill, Luo Sicheng would have been riddled with holes.
Faced with Luo Sicheng's questioning, Li Xiao was unmoved, but said calmly: "My purpose is very simple, I just hope to give everyone an extra source of income."
Luo Sicheng snorted coldly: "An extra source of income? Are you pocketing yourself?" His words were full of irony.
"Although Luo Sicheng is not a thing, what he said is correct. If it's not beneficial, can Li Xiao tell us where the fungus is produced? Li Xiao is so shrewd."
"Brother Xiao is not that kind of villain. He is absolutely dedicated to the good of the villagers."
"I don't believe there are such great people in this world."
For a while, everyone talked about it.
Luo Sicheng straightened up suddenly, with an aggressive look in his eyes: "Li Xiao, do you dare to say that you are all public?"
Li Xiao showed disdain, and said: "I, Li Xiao, am not a saint. Luo Sicheng and fellow villagers, I can tell you that I do have selfish intentions. To be honest, if you give me the fungus, I can earn money per kilogram." ten bucks."
"Ten yuan doesn't seem like much."
"Not much? Ten yuan per kilogram, ten kilograms is one hundred, ten thousand kilograms is one hundred thousand, that's not much!"
"Hey, it's too early to be unprofitable, let me just say, Li Xiao can't be so impartial."
After calculation, everyone was in an uproar immediately.
Unexpectedly, such a price difference alone would be enough for Li Xiao to earn a lot of money.