Seeing the villagers all looking at him with unfriendly eyes, Frank Cooper had no choice but to get into the car.

Jason Carter noticed that Brian Cooper was also sitting in the car, but the kid didn’t dare get out.

“Xiaofei, what exactly happened? Tell us.”

As the car drove away, Grace Bennett pulled her son aside and asked.

Seeing the villagers also looking at him curiously, Jason Carter briefly recounted his encounter with Frank Cooper.

Upon hearing about the shameless behavior of Frank Cooper and his son, William Carter cursed on the spot and shouted at Jason Carter, “Why didn’t you say so earlier? I’d have beaten the hell out of him!”

The villagers also loudly cursed Frank Cooper for his shamelessness.

“Son, why is Frank Cooper so afraid of you?”

“He’s not afraid of me, he’s afraid of my friends. Didn’t I meet some friends in prison? After they got out, they all became big bosses, some with a lot of influence. They want to deal with the Zheng family, so Frank Cooper had no other way and came to beg me. You have to understand, if it weren’t for those friends, Frank Cooper would never have come to beg for mercy in the middle of the night. So, he’s not worthy of sympathy.”

Grace Bennett said, “That’s right, not worthy of sympathy!”

At this moment, the village chief Charles Carter stepped forward and said, “Xiaofei, since your friends are so powerful, could you ask them to help develop our village?”

Jason Carter thought to himself that he was just about to talk about this, so he simply brought it up, “They might not be interested in this place.”

Charles Carter sighed, “I see, I see.”

“Chief, did you see my liquor? I brewed some this time to sell, and made some money. I want to develop something in the village and contract a piece of land. I hope you can help me with this.”

“Of course, that’s a good thing. It’s not about me helping you, it’s about you helping the village develop. Tell me, which area do you have your eye on?”

After the incident with Frank Cooper, the people in the village naturally recognized Jason Carter as someone with a background, and no longer saw him as just a kid.

Chapter 15: Planning

Early the next morning, Jason Carter’s family went up the mountain. From now on, this barren mountain became the land contracted by Jason Carter.

“Brother, is this mountain ours now?” Olivia Carter was the most excited, carrying her basket and quickly running up the mountain.

Grace Bennett still couldn’t quite believe it, “Xiaofei, how are we going to develop this without money?”

Thinking about last night, Jason Carter found it funny. This time, village chief Charles Carter seemed afraid that he wouldn’t contract the barren mountain, so he immediately called the village officials for a meeting. Before Jason Carter could even bargain, Charles Carter and the others directly contracted not only the barren mountain, but also a large area below it to him, and even signed a seventy-year contract, asking only one hundred thousand yuan.

Thinking about this, Jason Carter felt like he was dreaming. He was now a landowner, with his own piece of land.

“Mom, don’t worry. My little sister’s school fees won’t be affected. Besides the contracting fee, I’ll find more money to develop this place.”

“Xiaofei, what’s your plan?”

William Carter was also excited, grinning widely.

At this moment, everyone saw more people coming up the mountain. Besides Charles Carter, all the village officials were there, along with several young women and wives from the village. Seeing the Wang family on the mountain, they were all curious about Jason Carter’s development plans.

“Xiaofei, you’ve contracted such a large area. What’s your plan? Don’t just throw your money away.”

Although Charles Carter was happy about Jason Carter’s contract, he was also worried that the money would be wasted.

The village accountant Samuel Reed also said, “Xiaofei, why didn’t you contract the good land? Why did you take this kind of land? Even if you have money, you shouldn’t spend it like this, right?”

Seeing everyone’s concern, Jason Carter smiled and said, “Thank you for your concern, but it’s fine. Our village isn’t a place without potential. I, Jason Carter, plan to develop our village well.”

“Xiaofei, how will you develop it?” The village beauty Sophie King looked at Jason Carter with her beautiful eyes, curious about this young man who had just gotten out of prison.

“Yeah, Xiaofei, do you need our help?”

Hearing everyone’s questions, Jason Carter pointed at the mountain and said, “Actually, you can’t grow grain on this mountain, but you can plant all kinds of medicinal herbs. Maybe you don’t know, but I have a recipe for medicinal wine that’s very effective for nourishing yin and strengthening yang. This time, I brought some wine for them to try, and as a result, they placed an order with me. The first batch is for one hundred jars, and there will be a steady supply in the future. These one hundred jars are worth one hundred thousand yuan, which is the money I used yesterday to contract the land. Next, I’ll expand production, and then it won’t just be a jar or two, or just a hundred thousand yuan. The money will keep increasing. I’ll turn this place into a medicinal herb planting base. If anyone is free, you can come work for me. The wages will definitely not be lower than in the city.”

“Xiaofei, how much are the wages?” a woman called out loudly.