Shan Feiyang's heart turned cold when he heard Pan Xiaolian's words. If Li Qingfeng followed Pan Xiaolian's suggestion and refused to lease the barren mountain to him, his trip today would be in vain, or worse, completely ruined.
With this thought, he quickly turned his gaze towards Li Qingfeng. He stopped pretending.
Li Qingfeng saw this and shot a look at Aunt Pan beside him.
As expected, Pan Xiaolian, with perfect understanding, saw his look and immediately changed the subject.
"It's like this, Qingfeng! Look how well our Chinese medicinal herbs are growing! Especially this Banlangen (Isatis tinctoria), it has immense potential for development. If we do well, it can be a new frontier in Mopan Gou Village!"
Pan Xiaolian's ability to tell a white lie was no less than Li Qingfeng's, and even Shan Feiyang, listening beside them, was impressed.
However, he wasn't envious of the prospect. Instead, he felt that this foolish Li Qingfeng's insistence on planting Banlangen on the barren mountain was instigated by Pan Xiaolian.
His mind was occupied by one thought:
"This Pan Xiaolian from the clinic isn't quite right in the head, is she? Planting Banlangen, such a common Chinese medicine, on your barren mountain – can it even fetch a good price?"
He couldn't help but think this. Sure enough, Li Qingfeng, hearing Pan Xiaolian's words, nodded in agreement.
He opened his mouth and said, "Yes, Aunt Pan, we need a large area of land to plant Banlangen!"
Hearing this, Pan Xiaolian on the opposite side repeatedly nodded, agreeing with his statement.
With this in mind, Shan Feiyang suddenly felt that his objective for the day might be shattered, as both of them seemed a bit eccentric.
He was now growing impatient. He stood up abruptly, no longer just eavesdropping, but walked directly to their side and listened intently in front of them.
Seeing Shan Feiyang's anxious expression, Li Qingfeng found it quite amusing.
This fellow finally knew what it meant to be in a hurry.
Looking at Shan Feiyang, Li Qingfeng felt a sense of joy.
However, his own thoughts grew even more fervent. He had to make Village Chief Shan Feiyang pay the price.
"Qingfeng, how's the discussion going? Can you lease some of the barren mountain to me?"
Shan Feiyang saw that the two had finally turned around and could no longer hold back. He quickly stepped forward and asked Li Qingfeng directly.
Hearing his words, Li Qingfeng feigned a troubled expression and directly voiced his concerns.
"It's like this, Village Chief, you know we need large plots of land to plant these Chinese medicinal herbs, as I mentioned earlier."
"On this barren mountain, I've leased forty mu of land. In reality, the environment on these forty mu of barren land isn't ideal for planting herbs, but I need it all. So, your idea of leasing some of it, I'm a bit..."
At this point, Li Qingfeng, using the same method Shan Feiyang had used to suppress him, tried to do the same.
Indeed, the method worked exceptionally well. Hearing his words, Shan Feiyang on the opposite side was stunned.
He felt the scene was very familiar, yet he couldn't recall where he had encountered it before.
Of course, he likely wouldn't remember this scene.
In fact, this scene was very simple. It was a clever little trick he had used to suppress Li Qingfeng back then.
It was a form of psychological provocation, yet not quite, just a very common psychological tactic.
As expected, seeing this, even Pan Xiaolian beside them couldn't help but smile.
The situation was now completely in Li Qingfeng's favor. Even if Village Chief Shan Feiyang managed to turn the tables again, they would still hold the dominant position in terms of profit.
At this moment, Pan Xiaolian thought Li Qingfeng was pressing the village chief only to extract more benefits.
Shan Feiyang, looking at the foolish Li Qingfeng in front of him, finally couldn't hold back and directly asked, "How about this!"
"Qingfeng, just tell me, how much barren mountain can you lease to the village chief?"
"Whatever you can lease, I'll offer you the highest price, based on the price of your Banlangen!"
Hearing his words, a smile appeared on Li Qingfeng's lips.
This was what he had been building up to for so long. As long as there was an opportunity, he would seize it.
His feigned troubled expression reappeared. Previously, when Village Chief Shan Feiyang saw this expression, he would smile, mocking the fool for not understanding anything.
But now, seeing Li Qingfeng's expression, he felt his own life turning dark. This guy was like a beast that devoured people without spitting out the bones!
With this thought, Li Qingfeng mustered all his strength and said to him.
"Village Chief, how about this, my Banlangen sells for about 4,000 yuan per jin. I leased this barren mountain for 2,500 yuan, so you should give me 6,500 yuan per mu!"
"What, 6,500 yuan per mu?"
Hearing this, Shan Feiyang almost exploded, shouting in disbelief.
Seeing his reaction, Li Qingfeng knew he had touched a nerve. It seemed this price was too high.
"No, no, Qingfeng, this price is too high. I can't accept it!"
"Village Chief, it's not easy for me either. Please be understanding!"
Seeing that Shan Feiyang was now resorting to emotional appeals, Li Qingfeng knew it was time to give him a taste of sweetness.
He directly said, "How about this, Village Chief! I won't ask for too much. Just give me 4,500 yuan per mu. I'll give you a discount, what do you say?"
Li Qingfeng didn't ask for too high a price, settling for 4,500 yuan per mu, which was just right and likely within Shan Feiyang's psychological price range.
He had roughly estimated that Shan Feiyang was definitely planning to buy it back at a high price, but probably not double. If he reduced it by 2,000 yuan, that should be fine!
As expected, upon hearing his words, the Village Chief Shan Feiyang's expression finally recovered.
Looking at the foolish Li Qingfeng in front of him, he felt his life was once again enriched.
"As expected, a fool is a fool. He directly halved the price for me, and I'm still making a good profit!"
Shan Feiyang might not be good at much else, but his ability to rationalize was god-tier.
He actually felt that Li Qingfeng had only added 2,000 yuan to the price, which was very reasonable.