After the murmurs from the crowd gradually subsided...
Li Weidong looked up at his aunt and said with a sneer, "Aunt, you're really good at turning the tables. I did make two cents off you per pound, but I was the one who provided the mushroom bags. Why don't you mention that?"
"Me, turning the tables on you?"
My aunt jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "What about the mushroom bags you provided? My son Hu has already gone to the city to inquire. These things are worthless. You can buy a big bag for two yuan. Can your little bit of effort compare to what our whole family works hard for a year?"
Are mushroom bags worthless?
Li Weidong couldn't help but laugh to himself.
Ordinary oyster mushroom spawn bags are indeed worthless.
But the mushroom spawn I had was carefully cultivated by the agricultural research institute where my classmate worked.
It not only has a high yield, but also tastes delicious and is resistant to diseases and pests.
If that's not the case, why is it that out of so many people selling oyster mushrooms, only my family's business is doing well?
Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Okay, let's not talk about the mushroom bags for now. I provided you with the cultivation techniques, right? In the past year, I didn't even have time for my own family to help you. I worked day and night in your mushroom shed. Is it too much for me to earn two cents from you?"
“Of course that’s too much. Your skills aren’t worth much. Our whole family worked hard for you for a whole year,” said the eldest aunt.
"Worthless?" Li Weidong was so angry at her words that he laughed.
I've seen double standards before, but I've never seen one this double-standard...
Their family worked hard all year; that was their hard-earned money...
I've dedicated a year to this, so how come she considers it insignificant?
Li Weidong was too lazy to waste words with them and turned to look at the villagers who were watching.
"Dog Egg, my aunt says my skills aren't worth much. I'm asking you, do you know how to grow mushrooms?"
"How could I know how?" Gou Dan shook his head.
"You know how to do that, Tie Zhu?"
"Brother Weidong, you must be joking. If I knew how to use that stuff, would I still be a bachelor?"
"Weidong, don't ask anymore. In our village, you're the only one who knows this skill. Your technique is a treasure trove; there are plenty of people who want to learn it." Someone realized what was going on and started speaking up for Li Weidong.
As soon as these words were spoken, more and more people realized what was going on.
After all that, they were all fooled by Wang Dahua!
Wang Dahua also realized the change in atmosphere. She clutched the hem of her clothes with both hands, her face looked very unnatural, and her eyes began to dart around.
She couldn't understand it.
Why is Li Weidong, who is usually not good with words, so sharp-tongued today?
Just when she didn't know what to do, Tiger stepped forward.
He held his head high and said matter-of-factly, "Li Weidong, what kind of attitude is that? My mother is your aunt, she's your elder. Isn't it only right that you help us?"
After Hu Zi said that, his aunt realized what was going on.
"Yes, we're relatives. If you don't help us, are you going to help outsiders?"
How can you make money among relatives?!
Li Weidong was so angry at their words that he laughed again.
He really underestimated the shamelessness of his aunt's family.
Just because they're relatives, does that mean I should pay them out of my own pocket? Do I owe them anything?
Why didn't they have this attitude when they were begging me to help them grow mushrooms?
In my previous life, I helped them, which caused my mother to become disabled.
Now that I've been reborn, how could I possibly tolerate these ungrateful wretches?
Relatives? Screw you! I don't care if you live or die!
Li Weidong sneered, "Since you've all said that, I have nothing more to say. From now on, I'm not helping you anymore. You can buy your mushroom bags from wherever you want, and sell your mushrooms to whomever you want. Anyway, I'm not buying them!!!"
What? You're not accepting it anymore?
Upon hearing this, the eldest aunt and Hu Zi's faces turned deathly pale.
Over the years, they've made a lot of money following Li Weidong...
Not only did they solve the huge famine, they also found a good marriage for Tiger.
You know, the reason they were willing to marry such a beautiful girl was entirely because of her mushroom-growing skills.
If Li Weidong is unwilling to help, how will they grow mushrooms?
Who are we selling it to?
The two of them visibly panicked.
"You, you dare!!!" Auntie shouted.
“Our family doesn’t even farm anymore. We’re growing mushrooms with you, but you don’t harvest them. How are we supposed to live?”
"Exactly! And you call yourselves relatives? How can you be so irresponsible? If you dare not accept it today, then we've completely severed ties..."
From now on, we won't even be relatives anymore!
Are you threatening me again?
Li Weidong sneered inwardly, "You've miscalculated."
I'm really not afraid!
"Fine, if you don't want to do it, then don't. From this day forward, I, Li Weidong, sever all ties with you and we will never see each other again!"
The voice was firm and resolute.
After saying that, Li Weidong ignored the stunned crowd and, pulling his equally stunned mother along, returned home.
From beginning to end, there was not a trace of lingering attachment!
Decisive and straightforward!
...
Outside the main gate.
Wang Dahua and her son were both in a daze.
They were just trying to scare Li Weidong with what they said, but who would have thought he would actually dare to do it...
"Mom, what should we do? I told you we shouldn't have come."
"You brat, didn't you say you'd support me wholeheartedly?"
"Mom, Weidong isn't buying mushrooms anymore, what are we going to do? I already told Cuihua that I'd give them the betrothal gifts next month."
"How would I know?" Wang Dahua was also completely at a loss.
She felt somewhat resentful...
She subconsciously wanted to throw a tantrum at Li Weidong's doorstep; for an older generation of rural women, this was their forte.
But after seeing countless eyes around her, she finally chickened out.
She grabbed her son and slunk away.
Before leaving, however, she didn't forget to say something harsh: "You, Third Sister, look at the child you raised. Just wait, I'll make your family regret this."
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