Chapter 434 - 0434: Equivalent Exchange 2_1
Wang Zhengguo did not agree immediately.
His silence chilled the heart of Shao Jiandang bit by bit. Just as it was about to completely turn cold, he heard Wang Zhengguo say, "Borrow, yes."
"Really?" Shao Jiandang couldn’t believe his own ears. He vigorously dug in his ear, "Old Wang, are you really agreeing to lend us grain? Really?"
The few robust laborers, whether standing or squatting, turned their heads in unison, looking at Wang Zhengguo with surprise and delight.
Lu Jiang and Wang Dachun felt uncomfortable inside.
"I agree to lend you grain, but there is one condition."
Upon hearing Wang Zhengguo’s words, Shao Jiandang hastily replied: "I agree to any conditions, not just one. I agree to even ten or eight! I really have no other choice but to come to you."
Wang Zhengguo solemnly said, "There’s no such thing as getting something for nothing in this world. Getting something for nothing encourages laziness, and does not necessarily foster gratitude for others’ contributions. Therefore, my condition is an equivalent exchange. I lend you grain, I know you have no money, I don’t want your money, and I don’t need you to repay, but there must be other things that can be used for exchange?"
Shao Jiandang was as delighted as a child upon hearing that he didn’t need to repay the borrowed grain, but when he heard the rest of what Wang Zhengguo had to say, he frowned, "Our production team only has this mule and some farming tools, nothing else. What can we exchange? Old Wang, you can’t take this mule, it’s my life! Without this mule, I would have to work twice as hard during the farming season."