Chapter 1279: Chapter 1279 Promise
Liangdong Village is a large settlent, with over four hundred households and a resident population of over a thousand, so holding a village eting here is no easy task.
Fortunately, it was almost midday, and the tea farrs had finished their morning work, all heading ho for lunch and rest, so at this mont, Li Cheng gathered everyone together.
As soon as they heard that soone was offering three thousand per acre to lease their tea gardens, the villagers were in uproar!
Even those who hadn’t been educated knew this was a good deal!
Working hard all year long, an acre of tea brings in only around two thousand, but now, doing nothing, an acre would yield three thousand in inco—it’s like pie falling from the sky!
But after the surprise, so savvy individuals quickly questioned the Village Chief, "Isn’t the other party a scamr?"
"Exactly, what if they don’t pay first and ss up our tea gardens, then run off? Who would we go to for justice then?"
The villagers discussed among themselves, which left Li Cheng a bit stumped.
Luckily, Ling Feng and Chen Fei were also present; hearing these doubts, he quickly stepped up and said loudly, "Don’t be afraid, everyone. I assure you, as long as you agree, I’ll sign the contract with you hand-in-hand and pay you cash on the spot—delivering the full ten-year lease paynt in one go!"
With that reassurance, people finally stopped debating.
Next, Li Cheng began asking if anyone disagreed.
The result was total silence; no one spoke up.
Disagreeing with such a good deal must an one’s brain isn’t functioning properly.
But after a mont of silence, soone among the villagers quickly asked, "One more thing: Boss Ling, when you lease the tea garden, you’ll need workers, right?"
Ling Feng smiled, having expected this question!
So he nodded and imdiately raised his voice, "Correct, at that ti I will definitely need a lot of workers, so once the land is leased, the company will send people to hire workers. Those employed will enjoy the formal employee benefits of Ling Corporation!"
"Ling Corporation?"
No one present had heard of this na, so soone curiously asked, "What are your formal employee benefits?"
"Basic salary plus bonuses, gifts during holidays, and we also provide insurance!" Ling Feng replied with a smile.
"Can I ask how much the salary is?" soone shouted.
This question caught Ling Feng off guard; he really didn’t know the company’s salary levels!
So he hesitated for a mont internally, then casually said, "Salaries start at three thousand per month!"
"Alright, I agree!"
"I agree too!"
The place erupted with noise, with everyone scrambling to express their willingness to hand over their tea gardens to him!
Seeing this scene, Ling Feng chuckled, thinking maybe he set the salary too high? Otherwise, why would these people be so excited?
Later, Mo Jiaolan might criticize him for being reckless, huh?
But Ling Feng wasn’t worried; even if the salary was high, how much could all those salaries add up to?
Once his tea hit the market, he would definitely earn big, so why worry about not being able to pay the salaries?
The matter of leasing the tea gardens was quickly settled, but the contract hadn’t been drafted, and the area of each household’s tea garden was unclear. Ling Feng also didn’t have that much cash on him, so this matter couldn’t be imdiately finalized.
At least they had to wait two days until Ling Corporation’s financial and other staff arrived to continue the signing.
So Ling Feng got into Chen Fei’s car and temporarily returned to the county town.
On the way back, noticing that she had been silent, Ling Feng curiously asked, "Sister Fei, why aren’t you talking?"
"It’s nothing, I just feel Ling Sir’s move is so grand that it’s a bit hard to digest. I think when the county head hears about this, they’ll be very excited!" Chen Fei said.
"Really? Is it that big of a deal?"
Ling Feng was stunned for a mont, then laughed, "Liangdong Village’s tea garden is just over four hundred acres. The rent for one acre for ten years is three million, and four hundred acres is only twelve million in total!"
"It’s not about the amount of investnt. The main point is that Ling Sir’s arrival will have a transformational impact on the county’s tea cultivation!" Chen Fei said.
Ling Feng murmured, "I hadn’t thought that far ahead, but Sister Fei, you are thinking more long-term!"
Chen Fei glanced at him, then suddenly changed the subject, "I know this reminder might be unwarranted, but I still need to say it: when we ca here, I ntioned Kunpeng Company to you. Now that you’ve reached a signing intention with Liangdong Village, they might make a move, so you should be cautious."
"Hmm, thank you for the reminder, Sister Fei!"
Ling Feng nodded, then smiled, "But don’t worry, if they want to cause trouble, it would only be a disgrace to themselves!"
Chen Fei chuckled and stopped speaking, focusing instead on driving.
When they arrived back at the hotel, she didn’t go upstairs but hurried back to report to work.
After Ling Feng went upstairs, he imdiately called Mo Jiaolan to tell her about leasing a few hundred acres of tea gardens.
After listening, Mo Jiaolan didn’t ntion that he’d set the salary too high but instead asked sowhat helplessly, "Are you going to invest wherever you go? You can’t be allowed to wander freely in the future!"
"Of course not, it just so happened to be a good opportunity here, plus we aren’t short on money now!" Ling Feng laughed.
"Okay, I’ll arrange for people to cooperate with you soon. As for the funds, let Sister Yao teleport them over with her bracelet, otherwise, it’ll be a hassle to transport!" Mo Jiaolan said.
"Sure, I’m waiting then!" Ling Feng replied with a smile.
The call was about to end, but Mo Jiaolan asked, "How about the Li Family’s matter?"
"It’s still brewing. I guess once I lease the tea gardens, it’ll be ti to deal with them!" Ling Feng replied with a smile.
"Alright, rember to give
a heads-up before taking action, don’t rush!" Mo Jiaolan said.
Ling Feng was puzzled, then asked, "Why?"
"You’ll know when the ti cos, I’ll arrange sothing for you!"
Mo Jiaolan teased and then hung up the call.
Ling Feng was a bit speechless, not knowing what she was up to, but trusting her, he knew it wouldn’t be anything bad!
Next was the waiting ti. With nothing much to do, Ling Feng went downstairs to take a stroll around Yangjing County.
The place, nestled in the mountains, had so tourist attractions, but it clearly wasn’t relying on them for economic developnt, so the streets weren’t bustling; those passing by were mostly local residents.
The shops lining the streets, many of which sold tea, clearly weren’t doing much business.
Without tourists, the locals’ spending power doesn’t amount to much, so of course, the tea wasn’t selling well!
However, Ling Feng still bought several local tea varieties from a shop, planning to taste them back at the hotel to judge their quality.
In the evening, he returned to the hotel with his tea purchases. As he entered the lobby, two tall, well-built young n approached him, rudely asking, "Are you Ling Feng?"
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