Chapter 69

The development of the fish pond exceeded Lei Huanxi's imagination. The existence of the essence of Little Fat was even better than if Little Fat had stayed in the pond directly.

Now, it was time to focus on Fairy Mountain.

Lei Huanxi believed that once Zhu Guoxu made a decision, he wouldn't delay for long. To gain a more advantageous position in the upcoming negotiations, Lei Huanxi had to consider this carefully.

Although Mo Fatty had made a pretty good suggestion, Lei Huanxi always felt it wasn't enough.

Mo Fatty was smart, but Zhu Guoxu had been in business for so long, and his shrewdness and adaptability were far beyond what Lei Huanxi and his young friends could match.

In Lei Huanxi's view, the best way was only one:

Contract Fairy Mountain!

That's right, contract the entire Fairy Mountain, so that in future negotiations, he could have an absolute advantage.

To contract Fairy Mountain, the village committee was an absolute hurdle that couldn't be bypassed.

For so many years, the Xiantao Village Committee, apart from once trying to sell Fairy Stones without success, had no other plans for the mountain.

At most, some villagers planted some potatoes and other agricultural products in the mountain.

This was the gap between Xiantao Village and Yanhu Village.

Under Secretary Niu's leadership, Yanhu Village maximized the potential of Yanhu Lake, making the village vibrant and prosperous, and the villagers also tasted the tangible benefits.

But what about Fairy Mountain?

Fairy Mountain was just Fairy Mountain, a small mountain with no development value in the eyes of the Xiantao Village Committee.

Of course, there were those worthless stones.

No one could see their value.

Since this was the case, Lei Huanxi felt he had a great opportunity.

When he arrived at the village committee, he saw Village Chief Xu and several village cadres busy with something.

"Xu Decai's family in the west of the village, 12,000... Shen Maogong's family, 15,000... Old Shen, that's your uncle, he actually took out 15,000 at once... Gong Zizai, 20,000..."

"Uncle Xu, what are you doing?" Lei Huanxi was curious.

"Ah, fundraising." Village Chief Xu was so busy he didn't even look up.

Fundraising? Second Fatty? Belial Ventures?

Lei Huanxi immediately understood.

Heaven, Uncle Xu really started fundraising for Second Fatty?

"Uncle Xu, are you really doing it?" Lei Huanxi was full of surprise.

"Of course, we're really doing it." Village Chief Xu finally looked up, stretched, and lit a cigarette: "I asked my distant nephew, the contractor who built that villa. He said it's a great opportunity that can't be missed. So, he took out 50,000 to invest. You weren't here the other day, so I held a meeting with the villagers, explained the situation, and everyone was very enthusiastic and contributed money."

At this point, he seemed to feel it was inappropriate: "Huanxi, I considered that you just contracted the fish pond, so you might be short on cash..."

"No problem, Uncle Xu, I won't invest." Lei Huanxi felt it was inappropriate: "I think it's better to understand it more clearly. The risk is really too high."

"Second Fatty has already called, saying we won't have the chance if we don't act quickly." Village Chief Xu looked displeased: "Huanxi, although you've been to college, you lack social experience. Second Fatty is a big boss, and my distant nephew has seen the world. How can they be less clear than you?"

Accountant Shen also looked up: "That's right, I talked to my nephew in Yundong. He said P2P is the most popular and profitable project, and everyone who participates gets rich. It's like picking up money for free."

Lei Huanxi was speechless.

Could this be the same? Is there really such a thing as free money on the ground?

The risk is too high, really too high. One misstep and you could lose everything.

Moreover, it seemed the whole village had participated in this fundraising. In rural areas, most of the time, a thousand reasons and ten thousand explanations are not as effective as a word from the village committee.

When the village committee holds a meeting, everyone will think it's reliable.

As for the risk? Could the village committee be wrong? Would they harm their own people?

Lei Huanxi wanted to explain the risks, but seeing Village Chief Xu's expression, he feared it would lead to a confrontation.

Sighing inwardly, he said, "Uncle Xu, this is your business, I can't interfere. But I came to see you for another matter."

"What is it?"

"I want to contract Fairy Mountain."

"What? Contract Fairy Mountain?" Everyone in the village committee looked at Lei Huanxi in surprise.

Village Chief Xu was also puzzled: "Huanxi, you just contracted ten acres of fish pond, why do you want to contract Fairy Mountain? What's the point? Is there gold for you to pick up there?"

For Lei Huanxi, Fairy Mountain was a gold mine waiting to be developed.

"Uncle Xu, I want to develop the tourism resources of Fairy Mountain..."

"Forget it." Lei Huanxi was interrupted by Village Chief Xu: "What tourism resources in Xiantao Village? What are you thinking? Even our own villagers don't come back often. Huanxi, you went to Yanhu Village and were influenced by Secretary Niu."

Accountant Shen also stood firmly with Village Chief Xu: "Huanxi, what Village Chief Xu said makes sense. Xiantao Village can't compare to Yanhu Village. Yanhu Lake is already famous, and Secretary Niu has connections. What do you have? Just your imagination won't get things done."

Their attitude was exactly as Lei Huanxi had imagined: "Can't I try? Uncle Xu, Fairy Mountain is just sitting there. If you contract it to me, whether I make a profit or a loss, the village committee won't lose, right?"

This hit the point. Village Chief Xu thought for a moment: "How many years do you want to contract it for?"

"Ten years."

"Ten years?" Village Chief Xu frowned: "30,000 per year, 300,000 for ten years, paid in full, and I'll sign the contract with you right away."

Village Chief Xu was well-intentioned. Since he had watched Lei Huanxi grow up, he couldn't let him continue down the wrong path, so he said the "paid in full" part.

Lei Huanxi had to scrape together the money to contract the fish pond, where would he get 300,000?

Letting him back down would be a way to help him, and he wouldn't let Lei Huanxi's grandfather down.

But Lei Huanxi was stunned.

30,000? Just 30,000 per year? This was much cheaper than he had imagined.

Once developed, it could be several tens or even hundreds of 30,000.

Village Chief Xu had no idea about the resources of Fairy Mountain.

"Deal, 30,000, ten-year contract, paid in full." Lei Huanxi didn't hesitate: "But I don't have the money now. Give me some time to raise it."

Village Chief Xu was stunned, was this kid crazy?

He pulled Lei Huanxi outside: "Huanxi, don't talk nonsense. This is 300,000. Can you borrow it? How will you pay it back?"

"From there." Lei Huanxi pointed to Fairy Mountain: "I'll earn money from there to pay it back."

"Why are you so stubborn and won't listen?" Village Chief Xu stomped his feet: "Tourism, what did Secretary Niu tell you? Why do you believe him so much?"

"Secretary Niu didn't tell me anything, but I saw a lot and learned a lot." Lei Huanxi said seriously: "We are far behind Yanhu Village. Uncle Xu, if you trust me, don't invest the fundraising money in loans. Let's use this money to develop Fairy Mountain. To be honest, I found an opportunity in Yundong this time..."

"I don't believe you." Village Chief Xu, seeing that persuasion was useless, got angry: "Since you won't listen, I won't interfere. 300,000, bring it when you have it, and I'll sign the contract with you."

He threw away the cigarette butt and stormed back to the village committee.

Lei Huanxi smiled bitterly, why wouldn't Uncle Xu trust him?

300,000 was a huge amount for him. Where could he raise this money in a short time?

Zhu Guoxu wouldn't give him much time.

To borrow? Where could he borrow it?

Thinking about this, he went home and saw Sister Lu hurriedly walking with a bag. He asked, "Sister Lu, where are you going?"

"To the village committee, to pay the fundraising money."

"Fundraising money?"

"Yes, you don't know yet." Sister Lu said excitedly: "The village chief said there's a great project that can make a lot of money. My husband and I discussed it, and we can't miss such a good opportunity. We asked our coworkers for 20,000 and borrowed 10,000 from the credit union, a total of 30,000."

"You borrowed and borrowed 30,000?" Lei Huanxi's eyes widened.

"Yes, the future education of Dajiang and Xiaojiang depends on this." Sister Lu's eyes sparkled with hope: "We've suffered from lack of education all our lives, and we can't let our children suffer. We'll send them to college in Yundong, where the cost of living is high, so we need to prepare in advance."

Lei Huanxi was anxious: "Sister Lu, if they use their own money to invest, it's one thing, but your family is already burdened, and you're borrowing to invest?"

"But it's because our family is burdened." Sister Lu