Chapter 224 - 223: Guo Family Incites Public Outrage
Red Star Village is located in a mountainous area with poor, water-scarce land. It’s unsuitable for growing crops, so apple farming has become the sole livelihood for each household.
And the price of apples is a matter of great concern to the farmers.
If the price is good, life can be much better, but if the price drops, the coming year would be spent tightening their belts and enduring hardship.
Li Tiedan had always been on good terms with the Guo Family, so when he heard from Elder Guo that a boss was offering a high price for apples in the village, he was overjoyed. He even planned to sell his apples and buy a few meters of new cloth in the town to make new jackets for the elderly and children at home.
After waiting with bated breath, when the boss finally arrived and stated that the price was not as high as expected, Li Tiedan’s disappointment and frustration were imaginable.
The Guo Family had the worst conditions in the village, and ever since Li Tiedan’s father’s generation, they had received much care from the others.
Therefore, on learning that Elder Guo had colluded with outsiders to play him for a fool, Li Tiedan was exceptionally angry and distressed, so he ran to the village chief’s house to lodge a complaint.
As the village chief and leader of the community, upon learning that a boss was willing to pay a high price for apples, he naturally wouldn’t miss the opportunity to seek benefits for the whole village. He immediately went with Li Tiedan to the Guo Family’s home.
On the way, they encountered villagers who were going to sell their apples to a trader, and the two of them immediately called out, "Don’t sell yet, the boss at Elder Guo’s house is paying a good price."
This caused quite a stir, and many villagers also headed towards the Guo Family’s home.