Liu Ben's family prepared a lot of ingredients. The chef was an old man who had followed Grandpa You for a long time. With sufficient ingredients and condiments in the kitchen, the dishes he made were very much liked by Grandpa You.
Old Master You, who had just recovered from the pain of inflammation, was in a good appetite. The dishes in Liu Ben's house were all just taken out from the space, fresh and delicious. Liu Ben patted his chest and guaranteed that his dishes were all nourishing varieties from the research institute, so there was no need to worry about affecting health. So Old Master You and his wife You let go and ate as much as they wanted.
After the meal, the doctor, still worried, took the old man to the newly set up examination room. After a series of examinations, it was found that there was nothing wrong with the old man and his physical index was still improving. This made everyone feel more relieved.
After dinner, the You family accompanied Grandpa You for a walk in the mountains. Liu Yibiao saw them and sighed, "This old man is almost 90 years old, but he's still pretty strong. If my father hadn't been sick, he would definitely be as strong."
Wang Fengjing was drying clothes when he mentioned his father. He said, "Dad was so full of energy back then. Who could have imagined that?"
"If you ask me, we still need to have more physical examinations in the future. It's not necessary to have a doctor with us like others, but it's not difficult to have a check-up every year." Liu Shuanghu came out with two buckets of clothes and suggested.
"Yes, physical problems cannot be ignored."
Old Master You walked in the osmanthus-scented pine forest and felt that the surrounding environment was more comfortable than in the sanatorium.
The weather was hot, and although the sanatorium had air conditioning, people couldn't stay in the air-conditioned rooms all the time; they had to go out for a walk in the sun. The sanatorium didn't have a large forest, and ordinary trees couldn't provide as much shade as the canopy of the cinnamon pine, so walking in the sanatorium wasn't a comfortable experience for the patients.
Being in the pine forest with the fragrance of osmanthus, the fragrance is even fresher, and there is a flat stone road under your feet. Old Master You waved his hand and walked slowly in the forest to enjoy the scenery without anyone's support.
When they reached a fork in the road, one side was relatively quiet, while there was some noisy noise coming from the other side. The You family thought that the usually serious old man would go to the quiet side, but Old Man You seemed a little curious and walked slowly towards the noisy side.
The You family members looked at each other, and seeing Old Master You walking away on his own, they had no choice but to follow him.
Not long after, everyone saw a small pavilion appear across the road. In the pavilion, there were more than twenty old men and women sitting together, singing local old operas.
There was an old man playing the erhu and an old lady singing a humming song, and they looked very old.
Old Master You stood and watched for a while, then seemed tired, so he quietly found a place and sat down to listen.
An old man who was also listening to the opera saw him, but seemed not to recognize him. He looked up at the person who brought Old Master You over, and also seemed not to recognize him. Then he looked back and saw Liu Ben. Hey, he knew this person.
"Aben!"
"Hey, Grandpa Li, it's me." Liu Ben walked up and greeted everyone else.
"Who are you?" Grandpa Li's hair was all gray, but he was still quite lucid and spoke clearly.
Liu Ben laughed: "This is my girlfriend's great-grandfather."
"Oh, it's your in-laws? That means they are the in-laws of our entire village," Grandpa Li said with a smile, and turned to greet the others: "Hi, this old man is Aben's in-laws."
The old men and women present all had gray hair, and two of them had lost all their teeth. After hearing what Grandpa Li said, they also greeted Grandpa You very warmly.
"Do you like listening to opera?" Grandpa Li asked Grandpa You.
Old Master You thought for a moment and said, "It's pretty good. I've heard of it before." That was when he was young.
"You'll definitely like it. Come and listen more often in the future. The stories are all interesting."
"Yeah." Old Master You nodded.
"When we were young, there were no TV or movies. We just liked to listen to operas. We would go to watch any operas and eat some sunflower seeds. We were very diligent."
"I've watched it so many times that I can sing a few lines myself, haha."
Old Master You rarely recalls what he did when he was younger. Back then, he was already studying business with his father, spending his days wandering around the shops. He'd occasionally see a play, but he didn't find it particularly interesting. He envied other children running around and playing in the streets, but his father said those kinds of people would have no future and no food to eat. So, even as a child, Old Master You never dared to even think about going out to play.
The You family felt relieved to see that Great-Grandpa had adapted well here.
After a while, Liu Ben found a few round potatoes and started roasting them in the open space in front of the pavilion. He was very good at this job and soon the rich aroma began to rise, attracting everyone's attention.
Liu Ben skillfully dug out the round potatoes, put out the fire, and distributed half a round potato to everyone present.
Almost everyone had just finished lunch, but everyone could still eat half a round potato. Moreover, the round potato was soft and sticky after being baked, so even the elderly without teeth could eat it.
Grandpa You was a little unsure how to eat the round sweet potato wrapped in toilet paper. Liu Ben magically pulled a spoon from his pocket (or dimension) and told Grandpa You to eat it with it. He was quite curious, so he scooped a spoonful, blew it cool after his family reminded him, and put it in his mouth. He had never eaten sweet potatoes roasted directly from the fire; the taste seemed different from those steamed or oven-baked.
tasty.
The You family stayed here with Grandpa You for a few days. We thought he would be bored, but the old men and women in the village were surprisingly active. Today they were performing opera in the pavilion, the day after tomorrow they were organizing a fan dance in the village square, and the day after tomorrow they would go to a fishing competition together. The day after tomorrow they might even start learning handicrafts...
It is said that it was proposed by Tong Ye and organized by the village committee. There are new activities every other day in order to exercise the mental activity of the elderly and prevent Alzheimer's disease. All activity expenses are covered by Liu Ben.
Grandma You praised: "Xiao Ben is such a good boy. I have been living here for the past few days and I can hear them talking about Xiao Ben every day."
You Guoguo nodded. "Brother Ben is indeed a very good person. He is very kind to the villagers in his village. Not only does he provide jobs, but every once in a while, he also sends a batch of nourishing supplies to the elderly in the village so that they can eat well, drink well and stay healthy."
You Ying didn't say anything, but just listened to the You family praising Liu Ben and felt secretly proud.
Finally, all the You family members looked at You Ying and said, "You kidnapped a good boy!"
You Ying: "What do you mean by kidnapping me? We are a perfect match! A match made in heaven!"
Seeing You Ying like this, You's mother couldn't help but laugh: "After being with Xiao Ben, you seem to have more energy."
You Ying didn't say anything, just laughed along.
After a few days, You Ying's parents and grandparents went back, leaving Old Master You and Liu Ben You Ying to live together.
Old Master You felt a little lonely for a while, but after being comforted by the old men and women in the village, he felt better.
"The younger generation has their own things to do. They're still thinking about you when they go out!"
"Yes, you see, they sent you here to recuperate, which shows that they are really good to you."
"Yes, we can't say that the conditions here are the best, but at least among the surrounding villages, our environment is the best."
"Aben is a good boy. He will definitely be filial."
When Old Master You heard everyone praising Liu Ben, he couldn't help but think of how good Liu Ben had been to him these days.
At first, Old Master You felt embarrassed to participate in the activities of these old people. Firstly, he had never lived in such a place before, and he might not get along well with others and feel a little at a loss. Secondly, they were all from the same village after all, so he didn't know what to do with himself.
But Liu Ben said that not all the elderly people here have the surname Liu. At least half of them married in from outside or married into the family. Liu Ben and You Ying are together, so You Ying's family is Liu Ben's own family, so You's family is also part of Liu's family. The same is true for other elderly people.
After Grandpa You agreed to participate in the event, Liu Ben asked about the event every day and prepared everything he needed. He bought him the best fishing gear for fishing and the best and safest tool sets for crafting. Even when they went on picnics together, Liu Ben would prepare a lot of semi-finished food and carry it himself to accompany Grandpa You...
During the event, some elderly people liked to sing a few songs together. Old Man You didn’t know how to sing, so Liu Ben was very active.
Tong Ye: "What knot is so high? Oh, so high! What knot is halfway up the waist? Oh, halfway up the waist!..."
Liu Ben: "The sorghum seeds are tall and tall, hey, tall and tall! The corn seeds are halfway to the waist, hey, halfway to the waist!..."
Old Master You: ...
You seem to be singing happily?
Old Master You has experienced the ups and downs of the business world, and he can tell who is sincere. For example, this young man Liu Ben is really good to him.
In recent years, Grandpa You has aged and will soon hand over the company to his younger generation. However, several of his descendants have revealed ambitions, unlike their usual obedience. Grandpa You was not unaware of their intentions in the past, but he could feign ignorance when hiding them. Now, they are anxious and exposed, which makes Grandpa You extremely frustrated. He finally gathered the family together to celebrate the New Year, but then the previous incident happened... You Ying almost died, but fortunately he was rescued.
Old Master You hadn't seen such a simple young man for a long time. Not only that, he hadn't seen such a warm and pure village for a long time.
One day, Liu Ben went to farm, and Old Master You and You Ying sat alone together for a rare moment, a bit quiet. Old Master You looked out the window at the bright sky for a long time, then turned and said to You Ying, "You're looking for the right person. It doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman. I was wrong."
You Ying suddenly turned around and looked at Old Master You without saying anything.
He just slowly revealed a faint smile.
The summer weather is always getting hotter day by day. Just when people are getting more and more impatient, August finally passes.
People often call the period from mid-July to mid-August the dog days of summer. The dog days of summer are the hottest time of summer. Only after enduring this period will the temperature slowly drop.
"Don't relax too early. The autumn heat is very fierce!" Liu Yibiao said. He looked at Liu Ben and said, "You should pay attention to the old man who is participating in the activities. Don't let him get heatstroke."
"Yes, the elderly in our village often bask in the sun. There's nothing wrong with basking in the sun, but the old man definitely hasn't done much."
"Don't worry, when the weather is hot, they either stay indoors or in the osmanthus pine forest. There will definitely be no problem." Liu Ben came to deliver vegetables to the Liu family and gave a guarantee after hearing this.
"Aren't there still wild boars in the Guixiang pine forest?" Liu Rui said worriedly.
"It's okay. I've already taught those wild boars a lesson. They've fled back to the mountains. They definitely won't... well, even if they run out, they won't dare to hurt anyone." Liu Ben waved his hands awkwardly.
"That's good."
"Xiao Rui, school is about to start again, right?" He Mei asked.
"Yes, but this is the last year. There are basically no classes. We just have to write papers and find internships."
"Then go there early. You have to attend even if the class is short."
"Oh! I miss home so much!"
"Haha, I'll be back soon after graduation anyway. We're very busy here."
"I'm going to bring some delicious food for my roommate this time."
"Don't bring it yourself," Liu Ben said. "I'll send it to you. Our village has its own express delivery station now, so it's very convenient to send packages."
"Thank you, brother!"
People often say that happy days pass quickly. Maybe the children during the summer vacation are too happy, so the summer vacation seems to be over in a flash, and the school starts soon. Those children who have too much fun and forget their homework are suffering.
But let’s not talk about them. Along with the happy event of the naughty children starting school, another thing that made the villagers happy was also put on the agenda.
The second season of Wushuang rice planted by the villagers has also grown.
The villagers who planted less in the second season didn't mind. After all, they didn't have much work to do this time and wouldn't be too tired. But those who didn't plant less swallowed their saliva because the injured parts of their bodies had not yet fully healed and they still felt a little uncomfortable going into the fields.
"That's why I say we should plant less. You see, I can't harvest as much as they do if I were in their place."
"I also planted less. During the first season, I was just impulsive. When I thought about how many acres I had planted, it was basically tens of thousands, so..."
"You're blinded by money, right? Hahaha!"
"Hey, that's right. I was obsessed with money and almost ruined my health. After listening to the clan leader's words, I felt relieved. People should not be too greedy. A few tens of thousands of yuan a year is enough for me to live on. At most, I can save some money. I have nowhere to spend more money, so why bother myself so much."
The villagers walked towards their fields with their farm tools. They first stood at the edge of the ridge to see how good their fields were. Then they compared them with other people's fields. Although they looked similar, they felt that their fields were better than others.
However, as they compared, everyone's eyes stopped at a few acres of land and their brows furrowed.
What's going on with these acres of land?
They saw that the rice in the few acres of fields where their sight converged was shorter than that of other fields, and it was a mixture of green and yellow, which was completely different from the basically golden state of other fields.
Several old farmers came closer, squatted down, reached out to pick up a rice ear, and examined it carefully.
"This chaff is a bit bad."
"This is more than just bad. Look, the color is a bit grayish green."
"Yes, if you squeeze it, the rice grains inside seem to be a little smaller than ours."
A few people were discussing when they suddenly heard a rude shout from behind: "Hey, what are you doing in my field?! Stop messing around!"
When the old farmers turned around, they found that the person coming was the owner of the field - Liu Liye.
As Liu Liye approached, he realized that the people squatting next to his field were several elders, all frowning and glaring at him. Liu Liye was startled and quickly put on an ingratiating smile: "Ha, ha, it turns out to be you uncles. Look at me, the sun is too strong, I can't open my eyes, I didn't realize it was you, my words were a bit rude, sorry."
But several uncles obviously didn't pay any attention to what he just shouted, and just asked him: "How do you farm this field?"
"Ah? What? That's how it's grown..." Liu Liye seemed a little guilty. He slowly walked to the edge of the field, pretended to look around, and then frowned: "Oh, yeah, why is the rice in my field growing so poorly?"
"You didn't do it properly again. It's even worse this time." The old farmer accused him.
"Of course I did it well!" Liu Liye said loudly and boastfully, "I put a lot of effort into it!"
In reality, he just paid someone to do the work for him, and he only came over occasionally to check on the job. He wanted to ask the same people he had hired to do it, but they thought the money he offered was too little and refused to come. Liu Liye then put aside his pride and went to find someone he knew, and after spending a little more money, he finally found someone else willing to help.
Even if...even if he planted it later than the others, it wouldn't have grown like this, right? At most, it would be a little greener than the others. How could the difference be so huge? Could it be that those two were cheating? Liu Liye thought with gritted teeth.
But he didn't dare to say it now. He had also heard from his old father that the village did not allow anyone to grow crops. He was violating the agreement, but no one had discovered it. If he told others about it, he would never be able to grow crops again.
"But the field seems to be fine. There's enough water and the weeds have been pulled out. Why is the rice growing like this?"
The few people gathered around Liu Liye's field but didn't study it for long. They had to take care of their own fields and had no time to care about this unreliable young man. Soon, the old farmers went to harvest their own rice.
Waiting for the guy driving the harvester to come and help others harvest the rice, when he walked to Liu Liye, the young guy was also puzzled. This field... can it be harvested?
The young man asked Liu Liye, and Liu Liye thought about it and could only say: "Help others first, and then come to me later."
The young man left with doubts. Liu Liye felt a little panicked and turned around to call his contact.
In the second season, the amount of Wushuang rice planted by the villagers was generally not as much as in the previous round, so the workload of harvesting and operating the harvesters was also reduced. The young men in charge of operating the agricultural machinery breathed a sigh of relief. After helping the whole village harvest the rice, they no longer needed to operate the tillers and rice transplanters. They could just clean and dry the harvesters and go home to have a good rest.
After the rice is harvested, it is time to spread it out to dry. After that, it is time for Liu Ben to harvest the rice.
Liu Yibiao asked, "How are the sales of those rice-based foods?"
Liu Ben nodded. "That's great. I originally thought that online purchasing power wouldn't be enough to sell such a large amount of rice, but I didn't expect it to sell so well after being made into rice noodles and other things. The rice we have now may not be used until the end of the year."
Liu Yibiao was surprised: "People on the Internet are so greedy?"
"Hahaha, it's not that the people online can eat it all, it's that there are so many people, and if each person buys one or two, hundreds of thousands of dollars will be spent."
"Then, can we buy a few more farm machines?"
"Yes," Liu Ben nodded. "We also need to train people who can operate agricultural machinery."
"It's okay. Our village doesn't have any, so we can recruit from outside."
"Alright."
The second season's rice harvest was more standardized and orderly than the last time. The villagers had gained experience and chatted while queuing.
This time, all the harvest was completed in less than a day.
but……
"Why didn't Liu Liye come?" Liu Benqi asked Liu Zhu.
Liu Zhu was bewildered: "I don't know?"
Liu Xiangsi had already sold all the rice. After hearing what Liu Ben said, he returned and said, "I don't think he dares to come."
"What do you mean?" Liu Ben and Liu Zhu both looked at Liu Xiangsi.
"The rice he harvested looked unhealthy, and I didn't know what was going on."
As they spoke, the other villagers had already dispersed, each busy with their own work. This was the end of most of the farm work for the year. In about a month, Aben would definitely organize everyone to plant radishes, then have a good month's rest, and then another round of work, and then they could rest for another half a year. As for the usual tasks assigned by Tongye and the village committee, such as cleaning the village and patrolling for security, to the hardworking farmers, they were not considered work, just chores.
After a while, when Liu Ben and You Ying were calculating the data, Liu Liye finally arrived. He came very slowly and asked someone to drive a car, but the truck bed was covered with a tarpaulin so no one could see him.
Liu Liye seemed a little reluctant, as if he was forcibly pulled over by Liu Quanyou.
Liu Quanyou had a very bad expression on his face. After pulling Liu Liye over, he didn't say a word, which made Liu Ben and the others who were still helping to sort the rice a little confused and puzzled.
"Well, my rice is here." After a while, Liu Liye muttered, seeming a little reluctant.
"Clan leader," Liu Liye had just finished speaking when Liu Quanyou, who had been silent the moment before, spoke up. He said seriously, "My second son was just about to leave with the harvested grain, but I asked my eldest son to stop him."
"What?" Liu Yibiao frowned.
If the rice was the rice that Liu Liye bought the seeds and grew himself, then he could do whatever he wanted with it. But the contract clearly stated that if he wanted to grow Liu Ben's Wushuang rice, he had to sell at least 60% of the harvest to Liu Ben. Now Liu Liye was quietly preparing to take the rice away. Did he not want to follow the contract?
Everyone around gathered around and looked at Liu Liye seriously.
Liu Liye shrank back. He hadn't taken the contract seriously from the start. Although he had signed the second season's contract himself, he hadn't even read it carefully at the time. This also showed the difference between Liu Liye and the other villagers. Even if other villagers were signing the contract for the second time, they would still read the unchanged content again at the request of the clan leader.
"I didn't mean to run away. I just, uh, just..."
"It's useless," Liu Quanyou glared at Liu Liye, then looked seriously at the clan leader Liu Yibiao. "This matter is definitely not simple. My second son was not brought up by me before and grew up in the city. But I know his character. He has always been stubborn."
Liu Quanyou was a little embarrassed when he said this. In fact, everyone could see that Liu Liye was not a good person. As his biological father, how could he not see it? He just wanted to save face and didn't want to admit it, but the reality he had concealed was torn apart again and again, and Liu Quanyou didn't want to continue like this.
Liu Quanyou took a deep breath and said solemnly to Liu Ben, "Liu Liye wants to sell this kind of grain to someone else. I heard what he said on the phone."
"Dad, what are you talking about?!" Liu Liye was shocked and hurriedly explained to Liu Ben in a loud and panicked voice: "That's not true. My dad is old and his hearing is not good. I didn't say I would sell it to anyone else!"
Liu Ben and You Ying looked at each other and felt that there was something wrong with this man.
"Let's take a look at the rice you planted first," said Liu Ben.
The first time Liu Liye planted rice, there was a problem. It was dyed green. Even after dyeing, the amount he sent for sale was much less. I don’t know if it was 60%. But at that time, Liu Ben thought that those were going to be given away for free to employees as welfare benefits anyway. It didn’t matter if people didn’t want to sell so much to him. But he didn’t know if there would be any problems this time.
Liu Liye hesitated for a while and then asked, "If I don't want to sell it, can I keep it for myself?"
Liu Quanyou was about to criticize him again, but Liu Benxian said, "Okay, but according to the contract, you have to sell me 60%, and you can handle the rest."
Liu Liye wanted to dawdle, but Liu Quanyou climbed onto the truck bed to move things himself.
Liu Quan is quite old, and the young men around him saw that this was unsafe and rushed to help him.
After the rice was unloaded from the truck, everyone looked at the rice that Liu Liye took and fell into silence.
This is completely different from other rice. The color is not so golden, but a bit gray.
"What's going on?"
The current situation is a bit strange. Liu Ben saw that no one could say anything, and Liu Liye, the person who delivered the grain, didn't know what to say, so he urged him to come over to weigh it.
"How can we weigh this? The rice is like this, I wonder what it will look like when it grows."
Liu Ben picked up a grain and took some effort to break open the husk, revealing the rice grains inside.
"Why is this rice yellow?"
"Yeah, the rice we grow isn't as white as the rice in Aben's shop, but it shouldn't be this yellow, right?"
"This isn't yellow at all, it looks gray."
"It's grayish-yellow."
Liu Ben looked at Liu Liye: "How do you explain this?"
"What explanation..." Liu Liye's eyes rolled around in his sockets. After a while, he suddenly seemed to think of something and shouted loudly, "What's going on?"
"I'm asking you! What are you yelling about?" Everyone was startled by him.
"Well, let me ask you this. This was planted with the seeds you gave me. I took good care of my field. How come it turned out like this?" Liu Liye turned the tables and threw the responsibility directly onto Liu Ben.
"Why are you talking nonsense?!"
"We all grow the same crops. How can you not grow them well?"
"Liu Ben was so kind as to give our villagers grain and seeds, which made them rich. You really have no conscience!"
"Nonsense, tell the truth!"
Everyone was angry and began to accuse Liu Liye one by one.
Liu Liye shuddered with fear, but still insisted, "This is the grain seed they gave me. Maybe they just don't like me, so they give good grain seeds to others and bad grain seeds to me!"
Liu Ben said with a smile, "I gave all the seeds to your family, and then your father distributed them to you and your family. How come your eldest brother and younger sister's seeds are fine, but only your seeds are bad?"
"That's right. We got the grain seeds together, and Dad weighed them for us. How come there's something wrong with yours?" Liu Xiangsi said angrily.
Others might side with their family, but this second brother is usually not nice to her at all, and Liu Ben is the one who gave her the job. Anyone can stand up and say something fair.
"I, well... maybe you got some new grain seeds?" Liu Liye thought for a long time before saying this, nodding affirmatively. "Yes! That's right. You secretly replaced their grain seeds with the best ones, and mine are inferior!"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Liu Quan said angrily, "Could it be possible that your own brother and sister could collude with others to harm you?"
Liu Quanyou was about to slap Liu Liye, and Liu Liye dodged in fear, but he still had the courage to say in a small voice that everyone could hear: "You can know a person's face but not his heart."
"You still say that!"
"Okay, Uncle Quan, don't be angry for now. I know exactly what's going on here," Liu Ben said. "Don't be impatient."
"What's going on?" You Ying looked at Liu Ben.
Liu Ben looked down at the rice in the basket and said to You Ying, "Wushuang rice requires a special growing environment. If you grow it outside the research institute, it will deteriorate. The first generation is white with plump grains. The second generation grown outside with the first generation is yellowish with ordinary grains. This is how it is in our village. The second generation grown outside is not suitable for growing into the third generation because the third generation will be like this."
Liu Ben pointed at the rice in the basket and said, "It's turned grayish yellow and a little thin."
In fact, the taste is still okay at this level, but it cannot be compared with the first and second generations. The difference is unbearable to look at.
After hearing this, everyone looked at Liu Liye thoughtfully.
You Ying nodded: "So, he used the second generation Wushuang rice harvested in the first season to plant the second season's rice."
"Nonsense!" Liu Liye was exposed, but he refused to admit it and continued to argue: "How could I use second-generation seeds? Am I just bored?"
"You don't need to say anything else. The fact that you're slower at breeding than others speaks volumes," Liu Yibiao said, frowning. "Others start breeding right away when they get the seeds. After the first harvest and plowing, they can plant the seedlings right away. But what about you? You insist on waiting until the first harvest is over before breeding, right?"
Many people noticed that while others' fields were already covered in green seedlings, his fields were still bare. It took him a long time to plant, much later than others. This would have made sense if he had waited until after the first rice harvest to plant the seeds.
"My seedlings just grow slower than others. This is normal," Liu Liye continued to argue.
Several people were arguing. You Ying thought about it and pulled Liu Ben aside. The two discussed and soon came up with a solution.
"The fields weren't plowed during the second season, so the stalks are still visible." Liu Ben came back and told everyone, "The rice Liu Liye harvested was dyed."
"Yes, sometimes there are rice husks left on the straw."
"You'll find out when you dig it out."
Liu Liye's heart skipped a beat, but he thought, it has been two months, no matter how durable the dye is, it should have faded by now, right?
But his luck was dashed.
They all went to his field and used rakes to dig out the roots under the straw. Sure enough, there were a few rice husks that had not fallen off, and the rice husks clearly had an uneven green color stained by the grass.
Liu Liye: What the hell is this green grass? Is it dye?
With all the evidence, Liu Quanyou was extremely disappointed with Liu Liye: "What on earth did you do?"
"I accidentally cultivated bad grain seeds, so I used the second generation as a replacement. How could I have known that it would turn out like this?" Liu Liye complained.
But he was quickly interrupted by Liu Yibiao: "There is a supplement in the supplementary regulations of our contract. The more you plant this kind of grain, the worse it will be. I don't believe you don't know this."
Liu Liye said angrily, "Who would read such a long contract with so many clauses?"
All the other villagers present said in unison: "We all know how to do it!"
Liu Liye: ...What kind of a place is this! What kind of villagers are these?
"Okay, Liu Liye, stop playing tricks. Tell me, who did you sell the grain seeds to?" You Ying went straight to the point.
"What?" All the villagers were shocked. They thought at most that Liu Liye had harvested the seeds and ate them himself, but they didn't expect that Liu Liye could resell them.
Thinking about it again, this matter is a bit serious. Liu Ben can make money because these seeds are unique to him and he can sell them alone. If others have this kind of good grain seeds, cultivate more grain seeds, and sell Wushuang rice to the outside world, then Liu Ben’s exclusive sales of Wushuang rice will no longer be exclusive.
Then let's magnify this issue a little bit. If everyone else can sell it, there will be fewer people buying from Liu Ben's family. Then Liu Ben won't be able to sell as much rice. Does that mean they don't need to grow it anymore?
This will cut off the entire village’s way of making money through farming!
The villagers immediately looked at Liu Liye angrily.
Liu Liye was frightened by those murderous eyes. He swallowed and wanted to find an excuse, but with the evidence and the testimony of that old man, it seemed that he could not deny it no matter what he said.
Thinking of this, Liu Liye gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Then I have nothing to say. That's right, I sold the grain seeds to someone else!"
"You!" The villagers rolled up their sleeves, took off their shoes, and some picked up hoes and rakes that were still covered in mud, and surrounded Liu Liye, looking like they were about to stand up and beat him up.
"Don't mess around! I, I have a big shot behind me!" Liu Liye said sternly but weakly.
You Ying asked with interest, "Oh? What kind of important person?"
“Yes, yes…”
At this time, their noise attracted the attention of the Liuwu Village Senior Activity Group who were doing flower picking and transplanting activities nearby. Curious old people gathered around, each holding a small flower umbrella issued by the village committee, wanting to see what was going on.
Liu Liye racked his brains for the right words. After a while, he finally finished his words and said proudly, "What do you country bumpkins know?! Liu Ben's fortune was just a temporary luck that will run out sooner or later. I've found a real backer who can help me soar to fame!"
You Ying rolled his eyes beautifully: "So who are you, pretending to be?"
The old people were very dissatisfied with what Liu Liye said. They called them country bumpkins. But what was Liu Liye himself? Wasn't he also a country bumpkin born of a country bumpkin?
Liu Liye flinched at the stares, then, as if emboldened by something, shouted, "The man I'm looking for is the assistant of a big shot in the business world. His boss holds a very high position, and the company he manages is very large. No one in the business world can compare to him. Do you dare to go against him? You'll be in big trouble!"
Mr. You, carefully holding a flower ready for planting and holding a small flower umbrella, said: "Who? Who is the unrivaled one in the business world?"
Everyone else was confused, but Liu Ben didn't think too much about it. He didn't know many people in the business world, and the You family was the most powerful. But so far, the You family members Liu Ben knew were all very nice to him and very easy to get along with, so Liu Ben didn't think it would be a You family member.
Aside from the You family, there was only one other merchant Liu Ben knew, and that man was someone who would oppose him, so Liu Ben made a blind guess: "Is it Gou Wen?"
Seeing that Liu Liye was a little confused, Liu Ben thought, oh, he probably doesn’t know Gou Wen, the only one who knows him is Gou Wen’s assistant.
Then he added: "What kind of shitty secret death company is that?"
Seeing Liu Liye's eyes widened, and he looked very surprised that he knew it, Liu Ben thought: Oh, it turns out to be the lingering Gou family again.
Really, I haven’t beaten anyone in a long time.
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