"I didn't think it through and caused you trouble." Wang Laoqi looked ashamed. "But this old guy is just trying to extort money. Should we go back and discuss it, or go directly to the village chief's house?"

Jiang Muxia thought about it and realized that things had come to this point. If they just left in disgrace, it would be difficult to get back on track.

"That person should send someone back to the village to call people. The village chief will be here soon. Let's prepare our speech and explain the matter clearly in front of everyone to avoid giving others any handle." Jiang Muxia whispered in his ear. Wang Laoqi's eyes lit up and he called a young man and told him to go back to the village quickly.

"Everyone, take a break first, and we'll start working soon." Wang Laoqi shouted, found a place sheltered from the wind and sunny, and sat down without even looking at Lan Xiaolin.

In a short while, a group of men and women came from the village, and Lan Xiaolin looked at them proudly.

A middle-aged man with gray hair was supported in the crowd. He had a solemn face and his temperament was out of tune with the people around him. It seemed that he was the village chief.

When they arrived at the bamboo forest, before Lan Xiaolin could speak, Jiang Muxia rushed to the village chief before him.

He bowed respectfully and said in a clear voice: "Greetings to the village chief. I am Jiang Muxia, the owner of the Xu Family Tavern. I heard that there is a bamboo forest outside Bali Village, so I was asked by the owner to cut down the bamboo. I don't know the rules and didn't pay a visit to the village chief in advance. I apologize here."

The village chief was stunned. How could this be different from what the person who invited him said?

Is the girl's attitude pretty good? She admitted her mistakes and was very open about it.

"I thought it was a trivial matter. Since Lord Xu wants to use it, just go ahead and cut it down. It's our blessing that our Bali Village is favored by Lord Xu." The village chief was happy to give Xu Da some face.

He didn't know when he would be able to use the famous medical expert in Chenliu, so it was his luck to take this opportunity to make friends with him.

The village chief looked at the humble and pretty girl in front of him, and thought to himself that anyone who could be favored and trusted by Xu Da must have certain abilities.

"No, it was because I didn't know the rules. Since this uncle has proposed to me that we must use silver money to trade for the bamboo, I can't be ignorant of the current situation and use bamboo for no reason." Jiang Muxia smiled and said, "I have an idea. Please help me with it, village chief."

When the villagers heard Lan Xiaolin proposing a monetary deal to her, they all glared at him and some even cursed him in a low voice.

This is wasteland, and he is trying to swallow the money.

People are not worried about scarcity, but about inequality.

In previous years, because of the village chief's appearance, everyone dared not speak out against his selling of bamboo.

Now he wants to take the bamboo from the public garden, exchange it for money and put it in his own pocket. He is truly shameless.

The village chief waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet and listen to her continue.

He sneered secretly. It turned out that he was really scheming. Just a few words aroused the villagers' anger and shifted their attention to Lan Xiaolin.

He remained calm and asked softly, "I wonder what you think, girl, just say it. We are all here, let's listen to everyone's suggestions."

You old fox, you are pushing the responsibility onto the villagers. If she pays too little and can't satisfy everyone, and the villagers come forward to stop her, it's not his fault.

"I spent money to buy some things and distributed them to every household in the village. Thank you all for your generosity and understanding." Jiang Muxia sincerely bowed to the villagers to express his gratitude.

The villagers' eyes lit up, and someone asked loudly, "What can I buy?"

She smiled slightly, "Please give me some suggestions. I will definitely satisfy you within my ability."

The villagers were whispering to each other and the scene was noisy.

Wang Laoqi pulled her aside and whispered to her, "You can't let them decide. These people are asking for too much. What are you going to do?"

Jiang Muxia replied nonchalantly: "But, the money is in my pocket."

Wang Laoqi was silent. He still did not approve of her approach.

If you get promises easily and the results are too different from their expectations, these people will definitely turn against you.

The villagers discussed for a long time, and someone stood up and said, "Girl, we have discussed it. Everyone is not greedy, and each family will give a bag of noodles, a bag of rice, and two pounds of meat."

"Isn't this greedy? Are you all crazy because of poverty?" Wang Laoqi was so angry that he jumped up and down. He had known that this would be the result.

The village chief stood aside and watched coldly, neither stopping nor supporting.

"Wang Laoqi, are you still a member of Bali Village? Why are you speaking for outsiders?"

The villagers began to attack Wang Laoqi one after another, and some even claimed that they would drive his family out of Bali Village.

The scene began to get chaotic, and someone began to question Jiang Muxia, "We have already put forward our suggestion, do you agree or not?"

Li Jiyi came to Jiang Muxia and stood in front of her to protect her, fearing that these people would lose control and rush up to hurt her.

"I heard you. Everyone, be quiet and listen to me." Jiang Muxia walked to the villagers without fear of the chaos. "You guys want a lot. I can only say that I can buy rice, flour, meat and vegetables so that everyone can have a hearty meal. That's all. No more."

"What did you say? Are you treating us like beggars?" The villagers surrounded her in an instant, and Li Jiyi and Wang Laoqi hurriedly protected her.

Poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people. If these people really go crazy, this group of people will suffer.

Even though the scene was so chaotic, the village chief still did not move.

I guess these villagers act so unscrupulously because they follow his lead.

"What are you doing? These bamboos are not worth much, yet you dare to ask for them so harshly? It's really too much." A man's voice sounded, speaking up for them.

Jiang Muxia was not happy when she heard the voice, but her face turned dark.

She recognized the voice as Lan Chunsheng.

Sure enough, she couldn't avoid it, and they met again in this life.

Looking in the direction of the voice, I saw a tall, handsome man at the outside of the crowd trying desperately to squeeze in.

It seems that he has been standing outside and watching for a while, and decided to step forward, perhaps wanting to be a hero and save the beauty and gain her attention.

Unfortunately, he was wrong.

No matter how well he did, she only felt deep disgust towards him.

It's best not to hit on her, otherwise...

She will not be as soft-hearted and weak as she was in her previous life.

"Son, go home and don't make trouble here." Another familiar voice that had not been heard for a long time was heard. It was Lan's mother, Li, the wicked woman who treated her like a servant and beat and scolded her as a common occurrence.

"Mom, I won't go back. How can you bully me like this? They promised to treat us to a good meal, how can you be so greedy? So ungrateful?"

"He's a guy who hasn't even fully grown his hair yet dares to teach us a lesson. Come on, some guys, beat him up and teach him a lesson." An elderly man waved his hand and called a few strong men to pull him out and start to take action.

Li rushed out, lay on top of her son, and begged.

There was admiration in Wang Laoqi's eyes. There are still some sensible people among the young men.

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