The Farming Livestreamer: I Don't Want to Inherit Billions!-Chapter 341: The Village Is Being Targeted

Half a month ago, a small sedan pulled up at the entrance of Phoenix Village, located at the foot of Phoenix Mountain.

There was a towering tree at the entrance, shaped like a phoenix spreading its wings, considered the symbol of the village.

The sedan was very eye-catching, more attractive than the usual cars.

After the cement road outside the village was paved, cars occasionally drove in, but they were all old trucks or vans; this was the first time such a fine sedan had appeared.

Some people were playing cards and chatting at the village entrance. When they saw the car, they stopped and watched a man get out, respectfully rush to the back, and open the rear door to reveal another middle-aged man in a suit with a large belly stepping out.

The man looked to be in his forties, his hair slicked with oil, glistening in the sunlight.

This man was Liao Lei, the wealthy entrepreneur coming to invest in Phoenix Mountain.

At first, everything seemed to be going well. Village Chief Old Hai felt it was a great idea. As the village head, he had heard Mr. Chi mention such ways to get rich and occasionally attended meetings in town, hearing that many villages had prospered this way. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

He was quite tempted.

He took Liao Lei around, showing him various sights, treating him with courtesy.

But who would have thought, just as they were about to finalize the cooperation and sign the contract, they realized they had been deceived!

Fortunately, Xie Zhe, who had previously received kindness from Mr. Chi, happened to come to the village for him, wanting to gift him rabbits he’d raised, but found his family absent.

He happened to arrive as they were about to sign.

Being a literate veterinarian from the town, he noticed the contract issue inadvertently.

This was not a lease contract at all, but a property transfer contract!

The two terms had very different meanings; once signed, it would become someone else’s property!

By then, some families had already signed, and Old Hai and others were hesitating. Hearing this, they realized something was wrong.

The businessman named Liao Lei also dropped the pretense, bluntly stating that they had to sign whether they wanted to or not. Signing now would at least get them some money to support their families; not signing would mean worse consequences later.

Old Hai tore up the contract on the spot, and from then on, both sides found themselves at an impasse.

"This is our root here. Selling it off is as good as taking our lives!"

Village Chief Old Hai was already old, with graying hair. Since the incident, his hair turned almost entirely white, and he seemed to age a lot.

"This is outrageous! This is outright coercion!"

Jiang An exclaimed angrily, having just been mistaken for a thug summoned by the opposition and beaten by the villagers. He vented his anger on that Liao Lei!

"Young man, I’m really sorry about earlier. We’ve had strangers causing trouble here, trying to force us out, so we thought you were one of them."

Village Chief Old Hai apologized sincerely.

"Young man, have some fruit!"

Aunt Niu, seeing he was one of them and had been hit, quickly treated him with food and drink.

"Thank you, Auntie, this pear is very sweet!"

"Of course, it’s fruit grown under Dayi’s guidance, can’t beat that taste!"

"Dayi?"

"That’s Youbao’s dad."

"No wonder!"

The village’s agriculture thrived under Mr. Chi’s leadership, with every household self-sufficient, able to sell at the town or other villages, thus living decently.

"Is the village land privately owned?"

At this point, Song Shiyu, who had remained silent, suddenly asked.

Village Chief Old Hai nodded, "We are quite remote here, all private property, which is why that Liao Lei dares to behave this way!"

In these matters, Chi Youyou wasn’t very knowledgeable. In her subconscious mind, these things seemed to have existed since she was born, belonging to Phoenix Village.

Grandpa Hai said it’s all private, so...

She thoughtfully glanced toward her own land; was half the mountain hers?

Having gone to Imperial City and seen the world, she now comprehended various market infos outside, and looking back at her home, no wonder Jiang An found it surreal yesterday.

What ordinary farm girl would keep a tiger as a pet?

Not to mention brown bears, peacocks, and fallow deer!

Even other villagers of Phoenix Village didn’t have such things.

However, her father annually gifted domestic animals to the villagers, which were different from the outside in type. The villagers never found it odd; they raised them and sold them at the market, sharing some profits with her father and keeping the rest for family use.

Every generation in the village was born and raised in Phoenix Mountain. Now with slightly convenient transport, many leave for work, leaving the elderly and children in the village.

If the land is sold, even if they get money, they wouldn’t know where to go or what to do.

As Grandpa Hai said, Phoenix Mountain is their root, their lifelong home.

"Grandpa Hai, we mustn’t compromise on this matter, we need to find a strategy!"

Chi Youyou grew angrier the more she thought about it. This big boss was taking advantage of the elderly and young here, who couldn’t read!

Now that she was back, she was determined to find a way!

"Sigh..."

Village Chief Old Hai let out a deep sigh at her words. He thought the same, but the other side was not backing down, clearly prepared to outlast them!

Since tearing up the contract, Liao Lei had visited several times, all the while suggesting they move.

Later, various bullies and thugs came causing trouble.

On top of that, some had already signed contracts, and they were forced to move or face threefold compensation demands!

Something like 300,000!

Some families had kids and couldn’t come up with such money, forcing them to take the 100,000 given earlier and move to join their sons working away.

Thus, the intruders claimed they were ready to start construction!

The villagers could withstand them, but with harvest season, every family had farming work to do; without work, how would they live through the next half of the year?

Speaking of this made him angrier; those people even poisoned their fields!

"What! That’s outrageous!"

Chi Youyou fumed upon hearing this, standing up directly.

Farmers toil all year for the harvest; poisoning their land is akin to taking their lives!

"Uncle Fang fainted looking at the ruined fields the day before yesterday. Several people took him to the township clinic; thankfully, he’s okay."

"This is no longer a simple business issue! They are outright bandits, disregarding human lives!"

"Calm down first."

Song Shiyu held Chi Youyou’s hand to soothe her, then spoke icily, "I am taking charge of this matter."