Chapter 114: Someone Wants to Be a Holdout


    As Wu Sancai''s announcement echoed, the vigers who immediately agreed started queuing up for registration. As the registered vigers increased, those who chose a one-timepensation for thend and those willing to demolish their old houses for free new ones became the majority.


    Receiving over 1 million in cash at once was quite tempting for many people. To put it bluntly, even though each household had an average of 20 acres ofnd, most of it was barren mountainous terrain, and the actual arablend was only a few acres. Moreover, thisnd originally belonged to the country. If assessed ording to the nationalnd requisition standards, they would get at most 200,000 to 300,000 for these 20-plus acres. Perhaps, the country might offer some other safeguard policies, such as purchasing pension insurance, and so on.


    However, these various benefits and safeguard policies were far from being as substantial as receiving over 1 million in cash directly.


    "I say, Yao Xinggui, are you standing on the side without queuing up because you haven''t figured it out yet, or do you think thepensation given to us isn''t enough? Is your family nning to be a holdout in our vige? If so, even if they don''t agree, we won''t approve it either." The one speaking was a farmer in her forties, known to be quite assertive in the vige.


    The viger she called Yao Xinggui was infamous in the vige for being stingy. Now, seeing that he not only didn''t queue up like the majority but also had an eager look, she couldn''t help making a sarcasticment.


    In fact, Yao Xinggui was indeed as she described. He wanted to express a different opinion on the considerablepensation currently offered by Wu Hao. Although he was quite tempted by this hugepensation, he couldn''t resist his inner greed and wanted to increase thepensation even more.


    "So what if I am? Just because you are satisfied with thispensation doesn''t mean everyone is. Mynd was allocated by the country, and I built the house myself. I want to decide how muchpensation I get. Without my agreement, don''t even think about touching a single inch of mynd, and there''s no way you''re demolishing my house without my consent." Yao Xinggui, seeing that someone preempted what he wanted to say and did so with a mocking tone, immediately adopted an outspoken demeanor, boldly dering his stance.


    Yao Xinggui is exactly 50 years old this year, with a very lean figure. His two small eyes give him an unapproachable appearance. He has a wife suffering from dementia, whom he bought from another province decades ago. Besides giving birth to an unsatisfactory son for him, she is usually unable to do anything at home, only understanding how to eat.


    As for his son, he has been involved in various mischievous activities in the vige since childhood, leading to a negative reputation. He dropped out of junior high school and went to work in another province, and no one knows exactly what he does.


    Thest time he returned to the vige was two years ago. The house in Yao Xinggui''s family was built decades ago with stone and tiles, now very dpidated.


    At this moment, the vigers who were initially in line heard that Yao Xinggui was so insatiable, wanting to increase thepensation individually, and even threatening to be a holdout if his demands were not met.


    "Hey, Yao Xinggui, do you even know that yournd was given by the state? Now that the country is reiming thend, they have already offered such goodpensation conditions. Yet, you still want more. It seems you want special treatment!"


    "That''s right, not to criticize you, but one should know contentment and moderation. Going too far is not good." The vigers around immediately expressed their opinions. Some were direct in their sarcasm and insults, while others were more reasonable. In any case, the majority pointed their criticism at Yao Xinggui.


    Seeing this situation, a few households that initially shared Yao Xinggui''s thoughts secretly stepped back. Apparently, they had no intention of speaking out.


    After all, the majority of people present approved of thesepensation methods. As the saying goes, the minority should yield to the majority. Now, with over a hundred households expressing agreement, the minority, even if they had different ideas, knew they couldn''t make trouble.


    The remaining group of people who didn''t immediately agree were mainly deciding whether to opt for a one-timepensation or the gradual payment method. Some wanted to discuss with other family members before making a decision.


    After all, many people in the vige are currently working elsewhere. This significant matter that concerns their own interests naturally requires careful consideration.


    Moreover, as Wu Sancai mentioned earlier, they have a few days to consider the options.


    "All right, everyone, stop arguing!" Wu Sancai, who was in the middle of the registration work, immediately stopped his work upon seeing the situation. He walked over to Yao Xinggui and the others, greeting and trying to stop themotion.


    "Yao Xinggui, I''m not asking you to make an immediate decision. I just said we have a few days to consider. If anyone has any questions, we can discuss it together in a few days. For now, go back and think it over yourself!" Although Wu Sancai was well aware of Yao Xinggui''s personality, at this moment, as the vige head, he couldn''t engage in a quarrel with everyone. Therefore, he had to ask Yao Xinggui to leave first. After handling the registration work for the majority of the vigers, he could then deal with this matter.


    "Hmph! Anyway, I''m not satisfied with thispensation. It doesn''t meet my requirements. No one should think about touching my house andnd." Yao Xinggui, now facing the verbal attacks from the crowd, was visibly angered. He shouted defiantly.


    Immediately afterward, he left, leaving behind other vigers who continued to criticize and scold him on the spot.


    "This Yao Xinggui is really not a good person. He''s usually stingy, and now he''s being greedy for money, even considering bing a holdout."


    "Exactly! I''m like this, and his son is not a good person either. He used to engage in all sorts of mischief in the vige. Now, who knows what he''s up to outside, engaging in some shady business."


    "What else can he do? Didn''t you see the state of that boy when he came back a couple of years ago? His whole head of hair dyed like a calico cat, clearly a troublemaker wandering around."


    After Yao Xinggui angrily left, the surrounding vigers began to discuss and criticize various aspects of Yao Xinggui''s family. It was a collective attack against them.