Returning to the mountain village, starting with mushroom picking to get rich

The next day, Yang Lin arrived at the Qingshan Village Committee office early.

The village chief was in his fifties, nearing sixty, dressed in simple clothes and wearing reading glasses.

On the desk was a pile of scattered documents and a rather old-fashioned enamel mug.

"This kid got swindled out of his entire fortune, is he planning to apply for poverty relief?"

Upon seeing Yang Lin arrive, the village chief was startled. Ever since Yang Lin had that incident where he was swindled out of his betrothal money...

The village's resident staff have already listed him as a key person to monitor for falling back into poverty.

If a new impoverished household suddenly appears in the village, it means that the previous poverty alleviation work was inadequate, and all the cadres and staff stationed in the village will be criticized.

I just received news that county leaders will be visiting Qingshan Village in a few days.

During this time, they were all having a headache over Yang Lin, thinking of ways to appease him so that he wouldn't suddenly become an unstable factor.

"Xiao Lin, what do you need me for?" the village chief asked warily.

"Village chief, it's like this..."

Yang Lin explained his plan to contract a piece of mountain forest in the village.

"hiss……"

"Not only do they not apply for poverty alleviation status, but they also want to lease mountain forests to start a business?"

After listening to Yang Lin's story, the village chief grinned and looked Yang Lin up and down with a suspicious gaze.

"You mean... you want to contract the mountain forest?" the village chief asked.

"Yes, I hope the village chief will do me a favor," Yang Lin said.

The village chief moved his reading glasses aside and rubbed the bridge of his nose: "It's a good thing that young people have ideas. People like you who have been to big cities and developed provinces have seen the world. It's also a good thing that you want to stay in your hometown and start a business."

"Both the county and town governments strongly encourage people to return to their hometowns to start businesses."

"But..." The village chief changed the subject and sighed slightly.

"Everyone in the village knows about your situation. You've lost your house and your money."

"Whether you lease the mountain forest for aquaculture or planting, the transformation, construction and maintenance of the forest land will cost a lot of money, and the lease fee is just a small part of it."

"It's not that I'm making things difficult for you, but I won't agree to let you contract the forest until you come up with enough money to prove that you have the ability to manage the next forest farm."

"Otherwise, after you pay the contract fee in two days, you won't get a penny, the project won't be completed, the barren mountain won't generate any income, and you'll come to the village committee to make trouble again."

"How much money do I need to prove I have the ability to run a forest farm?" Yang Lin asked.

"It should be at least 150,000 or 160,000," the village chief said confidently, giving a rough estimate before picking up the enamel mug on the table and slowly taking a sip.

150,000 to 160,000 is no small sum.

Don't be fooled by the 188,000 yuan dowry that Yang Lin was cheated out of before. That amount of money was earned by working in Liang Province for many years when he was only able to feed himself and his family, and by selling his family's land and house.

In Nanzhao Province, where the average wage is 3,000 yuan, most families cannot afford to save 100,000 yuan.

Not to mention using it for investment, or for high-risk projects like contracting forest land.

After all, having 150,000 in assets and being able to come up with 150,000 in cash are two different concepts.

The village chief believed that this should deter Yang Lin from making a move.

"Fifteen thousand isn't too much," Yang Lin murmured softly, then nodded to the village chief.

"Don't worry, village chief, I'll bring the money to verify the funds in a while."

puff……

The village chief suddenly choked on his tea and coughed twice to spit out the tea from his throat.

"Xiao Lin, are you kidding me?" the village chief said.

"When the time comes, village chief, just wait," Yang Lin said. "Remember to reserve the forest for me; don't let anyone else contract it out yet."

"Since you put it that way, I'll hold it for you for a while." The village chief quickly calmed down, his face expressionless, and nodded in agreement.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I'd like to trouble the village chief with."

"What is it?" the village chief asked.

"The village chief knows that I've lost my house and have nowhere to live now, so I'm temporarily staying at Dahai's house. That's why I'm thinking..."

"Where do you want to stay?" Before Yang Lin could finish speaking, the village chief, who had long dealt with all sorts of troubles in the village, seemed to recall something unpleasant.

"Yes, I think..."

"Go outside and talk about it, go outside and talk about it."

Before Yang Lin could speak, the village chief grabbed Yang Lin's hand and led him out through the back door.

Soon, the two arrived at a secluded corner in the backyard of the village committee office building.

"I have a plan for you," the village chief said mysteriously in a low voice. "In a few days, some leaders will be bringing reporters to our Qingshan Village. When that happens, you can move your bedding and sleep on the road at the entrance of the village to block the leaders' way."

"Cry if anyone asks you, especially in front of leaders and reporters. While crying, tell them about your miserable situation and how you're about to become homeless."

"The leaders will probably instruct the town to prepare a resettlement house for you so you have a place to live. If a reporter publishes your story and it causes public outcry, you can go back to that woman and ask for the money back. You should be able to get it back."

"That's all. I'm only telling you these secrets because I treat you like a nephew."

"Once I leave this place, I won't recognize a single word of it."

"After you leave, never say that I taught you this method."

"Huh?" Yang Lin was both amused and exasperated when he heard the village chief's suggestion.

"No... Village Chief, what are you talking about? Family scandals shouldn't be aired in public. I'm someone who still has some self-respect."

"Sleeping at the village entrance, blocking leaders and reporters to make a scene and complain, isn't that a disgrace to our Qingshan Village?"

"Don't worry, I wouldn't do something like that."

The village chief was taken aback: "You don't want the money you were swindled out of?"

"Of course we'll take it back," Yang Lin said calmly. "I have my ways of making them pay the price they deserve."

"Slow down! Young man, don't be impulsive. Don't let other people's mistakes lead you down a path of no return," the village chief said, staring at Yang Lin.

It's not uncommon for feuds to stem from money, and he needs to prevent Yang Lin from committing crimes.

"Don't worry, village chief, I won't do anything foolish," Yang Lin said.

"Tell me about it, otherwise I won't feel at ease," the village chief said.

"Gather evidence, and then prosecute through legal means," Yang Lin said.

Only then did the village chief breathe a sigh of relief.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. What was your question again?"

"Can we go into the office now?" Yang Lin rolled his eyes at the village chief helplessly. "I'm being interrupted by you, village chief. Talking in the corner makes it look like you're doing something like that."

"This time, in addition to expressing my willingness to take over the contract, I also want to trouble the village chief to ask him if there are any vacant rooms in the village so I can rent a house."

The two quickly returned to the office.

The village chief asked in the group chat that the group was created when the village was conducting door-to-door investigations. Yang Lin was in another province at the time and didn't know about it.

Later, as the village's focus shifted, no one paid attention to this group anymore.

"Since you're not planning to go out, you can join the group and wait for our message."

Yang Lin added the village chief as a friend, joined the Qingshan Village group, and then left the village committee.