My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 403 The Business Thief Arrives
Wang Cunye's statement that a fight was imminent was an exaggeration.

Tian Hongli did not get into a fight.

As an outsider, coming alone to this remote mountain village, how could he dare to get into a fight with anyone?

However, instead of fighting, they started arguing, and the argument was quite heated, attracting a large crowd. The scene really did look like a fight.

The person he was arguing with was none other than Sun Yanhong, a woman who was also a regular at Chenwangzhuang.

When Chen Ling arrived, a crowd had gathered outside the brigade headquarters. The woman was sitting on a stone bench outside the brigade's courtyard, wiping away tears. When she saw Chen Ling, she became even more tearful and pitiful.

They said things like how Tian Hongli, this outsider, bullied people and was heartless.

“Brother Chen, how could I dare to act tough or domineering here? I came to your brigade to inquire about purchasing aquatic products, and this woman was here too. She insisted that she was here to do the same thing, and told me to go out first, and that she would only let me in after she finished talking with the brigade leaders…”

"Now you're still making trouble and saying I'm bullying people and have a black heart. Isn't that just nonsense?"

Tian Hongli looked helpless and anxious; he really hadn't expected someone to suddenly appear and steal his business.

"You're talking nonsense. I've already found out about your little tricks. You've come here with ill intentions..."

Sun Yanhong shouted angrily, then wiped away her tears and said to Chen Ling, "Fugui, you have no idea how he sells fish in the provincial capital..."

It has to be said that this woman knows a lot of people and is very well-informed. In just a short time, she has uncovered everything that Tian Hongli did in the provincial capital.

He recounted in detail everything, from what was reported in the newspapers and what was distributed as flyers, to how he benefited from the reputation of the reservoir turtles and sold out of ornamental fish at high prices in just a few days.

It wasn't just for Chen Ling to hear, but also for the villagers to hear.

No accidents.

After Sun Yanhong finished speaking, the villagers started to chatter noisily, and their gazes toward Tian Hongli became strange.

This made Tian Hongli's face turn extremely ugly. She was both angry and anxious. She pointed at Sun Yanhong, wanting to say something, but couldn't utter a word. Instead, she was so anxious that she was trembling all over.

Sun Yanhong, seizing the opportunity, wiped away her tears and sneered, "Now you know why he came all this way. If he didn't have money to make, would he have come in such a hurry?"

“Fugui, let me tell you, he’s just trying to scam you. He’s trying to scam you because you don’t know the truth. He sees that our fish and shrimp are worthless, so he buys them up at a low price, uses our Turtle King’s name to resell them, and that’s how he makes a fortune.”

“I don’t have any other intentions, I just can’t stand him cheating our own people. Fugui, tell me, ever since the Turtle King came, how many outsiders with bad intentions have come to your village? We can’t be careless.”

This woman had figured out Chen Ling's temperament; she knew that once he made up his mind, it was hard to change it, and he was somewhat unyielding to both soft and hard approaches.

If they won't listen to reason, then they won't listen to reason.

But a gentle approach is always better than a harsh one.

So for the past year, she has always maintained a very humble attitude in front of Chen Ling.

This also allowed Chen Ling to make a lot of money from her.

This is no different from giving money in disguise; it's all to change Chen Ling's impression of her.

They were thinking of working together to make big money in the future.

Today's story is that she discovered Chenwangzhuang is a treasure trove in the past two months.

The crowds were drawn by the turtle king.

There are also some good things from Chen Ling's side.

In addition, Little Sheep has been doing very well recently with Chen Ling, becoming more and more popular.

Recently, the matter of Tian Hongli has been discovered.

Sun Yanhong felt a pang of sadness and was deeply affected.

So when she heard that Tian Hongli had come here again, she immediately came over to wait for her, and then took the opportunity to make a scene in front of the brigade gate.

They wanted to take this opportunity to expose Tian Hongli's true colors and seize this lucrative business for themselves.

With the success of the previous acquisition, she believes she can successfully make the purchase at a normal market price.

As for buying at a low price, she didn't expect it.

With Chen Ling around, she couldn't lower the price even if she wanted to.

This kid has a strange temper. He's lazy, but he just can't stand making money through dishonest means. He feels that if he's cheated here or there, he's acting against his conscience. He won't budge an inch on the issue of alcohol, even though those wines are much more expensive than many famous wines outside, and there's no shortage of people buying them.

With a few simple tricks, such as increasing production and shortening brewing time, you can easily make a lot of money.

Unfortunately, he absolutely refused. She had no choice but to leave it at that; if she wanted to build a good relationship with this guy and develop a long-term relationship, this was the only option.

but.

She's got a very good plan.

Tian Hongli was not someone to be trifled with. The old man reacted quickly. He thought to himself, "I haven't even reported the price to the brigade yet, and Sun Yanhong is already causing trouble. What am I afraid of?"

He turned red-faced and said to Chen Ling, "Brother Chen, others may not know me, but don't you? Before I came to the brigade, what did I say at your farm? I said that if buying the village's aquatic products was too troublesome, I would buy a batch from you first, since I'm in a hurry."

And you said your fish and shrimp prices were high, but I didn't say anything, did I?
Brother Chen, you're well-informed and know a lot in the city. You can ask around to see if the price I offered you for ornamental fish was a rip-off.

Fellow villagers, you can also ask around to find out if I have cheated or swindled anyone, or deliberately lowered the price.

I want to do long-term business with everyone. We've already signed supply and sales contracts for ornamental fish, and if we're buying aquatic products, we'll definitely sign agreements with the villagers as well.

Does that mean I should lower the price for my fellow villagers just because I didn't lower the price for ornamental fish?
The villagers aren't stupid. I can fool them once, but can I fool them two or three times?

Don't listen to this crazy woman's nonsense. I'm selling fish under the guise of the Turtle King, but I've already offered incense and kowtowed to him. If that doesn't work, I can go to the Turtle King's statue and kowtow to the villagers again to vouch for it."

He came here thinking that the fish and shrimp here were cheap and that he wanted to buy them in bulk at low prices, but now that he's been exposed, he can't say that anymore.

He only says the nice things.

They praised Chen Ling and the villagers to the skies.

They even brought up the old turtle, saying that with the Turtle King around, they wouldn't dare to have any evil intentions here.

In the end, since he hadn't even made a price offer when he came to the brigade, and he didn't admit it, then there was no intention of coming to snag a bargain and buy aquatic products at an extremely low price.

Sun Yanhong's claim that he wanted to take advantage of the situation and lower the price is completely unfounded. He didn't do it at all. Isn't this just a deliberate attempt to frame and smear him?

The villagers listened to Tian Hongli, who seemed quite sincere.

Upon closer reflection, it made sense, and they started discussing it noisily again, each of them offering their own opinion.

The villagers are easily influenced by the words of the two.

Chen Ling saw through their little scheme at a glance, but he didn't expose them. With competition in the business, ordinary people like them wouldn't be at a disadvantage in terms of prices.

So he smiled and said, "Boss Tian, ​​Sister Hong, you two stop arguing. Sister Hong, you mean well, afraid that the villagers will be cheated, we all know that. Boss Tian came here to do business, and I believe he came with sincerity. In business, harmony is paramount. Arguing over such a small matter will only make us a laughing stock."

"Fifth Uncle, how about we all come to my farm for lunch today? We can have a good talk about this matter and discuss it properly. I'll prepare a table of snacks for everyone to enjoy with drinks. We can eat and drink while we talk, okay?"

The villagers cheered when Chen Ling said this.

Sun Yanhong glared at Tian Hongli, but didn't say anything more.

She secretly regretted that she was too hasty and hadn't even caught the old man red-handed before stepping forward to expose his secrets.

Now that he realized what was happening, he felt like he was being unreasonable and deliberately picking a fight.

Tian Hongli gave a helpless bitter smile and said nothing more.

He was now acting even more aggrieved than Sun Yanhong was pretending.

Wang Laishun, however, looked at Chen Ling with considerable surprise and muttered to himself, "Damn it, his ability to smooth things over is reminiscent of my own back in the day. The gossip in the village wasn't wrong; Fugui is definitely cut out to be a Party Secretary."

Thinking this, Wang Laishun called out to the villagers who had come to watch the excitement: "It's rare to have a good meal like this. Come on, come on, those of you who haven't cooked at home yet, come with me."

After calling out to these people, he went to the village and called over a few people from the brigade.

The old man knew Chen Ling's intention: he wanted Tian Hongli and other village officials to discuss the aquatic issues related to the reservoir and the old river bend.

On the way, Wang Laishun thought more and more that this kid really had the makings of a Party branch secretary. He was resourceful and could even lead everyone to make money.

Unfortunately, this kid is too lazy. I wonder if I'll be able to persuade him in a couple of years.

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P.S.: Here's a short update. Thank you all again for your support.

There were quite a few tips last month, I haven't looked at them carefully yet, I'll list them all when I update more.

These past two years have been tough for everyone, across all industries. Making money is difficult. Subscribing to Qidian is enough; there's no need to tip anymore.

To be honest, I feel embarrassed and guilty when I receive tips because of my low update frequency. I will start to work hard to catch up on my updates.

(End of this chapter)