"What is this nonsense?"
Upon hearing what Village Chief Shan Feiyang said, Li Qingfeng was instantly displeased.
He spoke up directly, questioning, "I haven't done anything, why do I need to pay compensation to the village? The contract between us was clearly written in black and white!"
"What do you mean? Are you going back on your word?"
Looking at Shan Feiyang, Li Qingfeng became incredibly angry and shouted.
Hearing his words, Shan Feiyang was stunned and took a long time to respond.
Looking at Li Qingfeng, after a while, he realized that there had been a communication breakdown. They had been talking for so long, but ultimately about different things.
"Wait, wait a moment!"
Looking at Li Qingfeng, Shan Feiyang directly stopped him from continuing.
Indeed, this was the only way to proceed. If he let Li Qingfeng keep talking, he wouldn't know how to handle the situation.
Fortunately, although Li Qingfeng was very angry, he still maintained his reason. Hearing Shan Feiyang's repeated attempts to stop him, he forcibly reined himself in.
"It's like this, my fault, my fault, I didn't explain it clearly!"
Village Chief Shan Feiyang quickly explained, beads of cold sweat breaking out on his forehead as he looked at the fiery Li Qingfeng.
"Your temper is really too explosive. You should have let me finish speaking!"
Looking at Li Qingfeng's demeanor, Shan Feiyang muttered.
Being the village chief was truly not easy.
Not only did he have to appease the villagers' thoughts, but he also had to prevent them from rioting. Li Qingfeng was already showing signs of insubordination, daring to stand against him.
Looking at Li Qingfeng, he had already begun to ponder his options.
However, he did not dare to openly oppose Li Qingfeng. The reason was simple: "The villagers have all sided with Li Qingfeng. If they fall out, who will be the next village chief is uncertain!"
Therefore, in the current situation, he absolutely could not move against Li Qingfeng.
Looking at the situation, Shan Feiyang could only quietly explain to Li Qingfeng, "Qingfeng, it's like this. When you sold vegetables, fruits, and that batch of medicinal materials a while ago, many large groups of people passed through our village roads, directly damaging them! So, I'm asking you for this compensation. Is that a problem?"
To be honest, if Shan Feiyang put it this way, Li Qingfeng had no right to refuse.
In fact, he couldn't refuse, because the road had indeed been damaged because of him.
Shan Feiyang continued, "You see, that road belongs to the village collectively. As the representative of the village committee, I am proposing this compensation to you. There's no issue, so let's discuss the amount of your compensation?"
Li Qingfeng nodded and said, "Village Chief, if you put it that way, then I must agree. As for the amount..."
"Is there a difficulty? If there is, you can pay in installments. The village supports that!"
Li Hong, who was standing nearby, quickly added, "Given your contributions to the village, we can allow you to pay this compensation in installments over several years."
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant!"
Hearing their words, Li Qingfeng quickly spoke up, shaking his head at them.
"It's like this, what I mean is not that I won't pay the compensation, nor that I can't afford it."
"Then what do you mean?"
Upon hearing this, Shan Feiyang finally couldn't help but ask directly.
In fact, at this point, let alone him, even Li Hong next to him didn't know what was going on.
He also pricked up his ears, listening intently to what was being said.
Li Qingfeng then said directly, "Actually, if you hadn't come to find me today, I would have come to find you in a couple of days. I have decided to rebuild the village road!"
"That's great! Then let's discuss the specific price!"
Upon hearing this, Village Chief Shan Feiyang's spirits lifted. He immediately rushed over and grabbed Li Qingfeng, wanting to discuss the road repair costs.
"Hey, wait a minute, what are you in such a hurry for?"
"And what price are we discussing?"
Li Qingfeng actually understood their intentions at this moment. He was just teasing them.
Li Qingfeng pushed Shan Feiyang away and said without thinking,
"You said you wanted to repair the village road, didn't you? Otherwise, shouldn't we be discussing the price? You give me the money!"
Village Chief Shan Feiyang said with a serious expression.
"No, no, no, Village Chief, you've misunderstood!"
Looking at Shan Feiyang, Li Qingfeng said very earnestly, "It's like this, I've already planned to rebuild the village road, so I'll take care of all the expenses and plans for the road repair. The village doesn't need to worry about it!"
"In that case, the compensation doesn't need to be handled by the village either, since I'm taking full responsibility for this road!"
"There's no need for the village to help much with this matter. I can handle it myself. So thank you, Village Chief, for your concern for the villagers."
After Li Qingfeng finished speaking, he got up and prepared to leave.
Seeing his decisive manner, Shan Feiyang was stunned on the spot, not knowing what to say. He felt that what Li Qingfeng said made sense.
In fact, let alone him, even Li Hong, after thinking it over, felt that Li Qingfeng had done nothing wrong and had no reason to stop him.
"Village Chief, do you have anything else? If not, I'll be leaving now."
Li Qingfeng had already reached the door and turned to ask them.
Village Chief Shan Feiyang was stunned and replied, "No, no, we only called you here today for this matter."
"Alright, I'll be fully responsible for the village road! Since there's nothing else, Village Chief, I'll be leaving now. You two should rest early, goodbye!"
Li Qingfeng waved his hand and left the village committee office.
After hearing the sound of the door closing, Shan Feiyang finally reacted.
He turned to Li Hong and asked, "How could you let him leave? We haven't gotten our money yet!"
Li Hong said helplessly, "I wanted to keep him here, but there was no reason to!"