Er Lu shifted uncomfortably under the gazes of the crowd.
Still, he glared and said loudly, "The village chief isn't talking about me wanting to rent this land! He's saying this guy, Liu Ergou, is leasing so much wasteland that he must be up to no good!"
"If he doesn't explain his purpose for leasing the wasteland, my mind won't be at ease!"
His words immediately resonated with the others present.
"That's right! We still don't know what Liu Ergou plans to do with that wasteland!"
"Exactly! We need to know why he's leasing it before we can feel at ease!"
"Yeah, what if he does something illegal and implicates us all? That would be disastrous!"
Hearing the murmuring crowd, Liu Jingming didn't waste any time. He turned directly to Liu Ergou beside him and said, "Liu Ergou, come explain it to them yourself!"
Liu Ergou immediately stepped forward and announced, "Everyone, I'm leasing that wasteland to grow medicinal herbs!"
With these words, the crowd finally quieted down.
