After marrying the hunter, he became more and more abnormal

Liu Fengzheng laughed heartily, her eyes full of affection, and said, "I don't know who this little rascal took after, he just likes pretty things."

Xia Mo smiled and reached out his hand to the child, saying, "Come here, let Uncle hold you."

As if understanding, the little guy leaned forward and fell directly onto Xia Mo.

Xia Mo hugged him and praised him, saying "So good." He then sat down on a bench and beckoned to Xiao Anyu, "Anyu, come sit down."

Xiao Anyu went over and sat down next to him, but as soon as the little guy saw him, he started to get bored with the old and grabbed Xia Mo's clothes to stand up and go to him, which made everyone laugh again.

"This is terrible! This kid is too easily seduced by pretty girls. His parents will have a lot to worry about in the future."

"Oh, what's there to worry about? He's so clever and quick-witted. Just let him work hard, and when he grows up, he'll become a high-ranking official, and then we can marry him."

"Haha, you're so good at talking..."

With the laughter of his aunts and uncles lingering in his ears, Xiao Anyu quietly looked at his cute and affectionate little brother, feeling very happy. He smiled and extended one of his index fingers for the other to hold, then gently shook it, making the other giggle.

Adults don't understand the fun that children have. Seeing that the two kids were playing harmoniously, they gradually changed the subject and started talking about other things.

They were all very curious about Xia Mo's experiences when he went out. Now that they finally had the chance, they naturally wanted to ask him as many questions as possible and also find out some information to see if there would be any opportunities to make money with him in the future.

Even if we don't make a lot of money, it's better to have some scraps to eat with them than to toil all year round and earn nothing.

Xia Mo was prepared, and he spoke in a mix of truth and falsehood, easily fooling these people who had never traveled far before. Then he smiled and said that he would not go out, and planned to stay at home to spend time with his children and go back to his old profession.

Mentioning his old profession, Liu Fengzheng and the others' expressions instantly became complicated, looking at him with some sympathy. Xia Mo pretended not to understand and asked with a slight smile, "What's wrong?"

Seeing that he could still laugh, Liu Fengzheng thought he was unaware that the secret recipe had been leaked, and her worry deepened. She said cautiously, "Ze-ge'er, you may not know that your family's maltose secret recipe has been leaked."

Xia Mo blinked, his expression unchanged, and said, "I know that."

"You know?" Liu Fengzheng raised her voice, surprising several villagers. Liu Zheng, who was talking to Ling Chuan, also looked over.

Xia Mo nodded, "Yes, I know. We heard about it as soon as we got back to the county, but it's okay. Even if someone learns it, it won't affect my business."

"Really?" It was Liu Zheng who spoke.

Xia Mo: "Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, ask Brother Chuan."

In an instant, everyone looked at Ling Chuan, including Xiao Anyu. He understood what the adults were saying and knew that a bad guy had stolen his uncle's secret recipe. He was so angry!

Ling Chuan's expression remained unchanged: "That's right, we already knew about this and have a plan. Even if Manager Hong reduces the amount of goods he receives, the sugar mill's business won't be affected much. As for that traitor..."

Ling Chuan paused slightly, "Liu San has caught her red-handed, proving that she did indeed violate the signed contract. I will make her pay the corresponding price in a reasonable and compliant manner."

The room fell silent, and different glints flashed in the eyes of Liu Zheng and the others.

Although Ling Chuan didn't name names, it was practically a blatant statement. Everyone in the village knew how Liu Gaosheng's family had become so well-off. They were all so arrogant and cocky, always showing off. Now, the people who were supposed to take care of them are back, and they probably won't be laughing for long.

The villagers looked at each other, the signal passing silently.

Xia Mo saw all this, smiled helplessly, and said, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this spoilsport."

Seeing their confidence, and thinking of Liu Gaosheng's family, Liu Zheng sighed inwardly.

"It's good that you have your own plans. By the way, Ling Chuan, you said you had something to tell me?" Liu Zheng turned to Ling Chuan.

“There is indeed something.” Ling Chuan, disregarding the presence of others, took out several land deeds and handed them to Liu Zheng, saying, “These were given to me by my uncle. I know the exact location, but I still need you, village chief, to take a look, so as to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings in the future.”

Liu Zheng glanced at the document and instantly lost his composure—it was a land deed! He flipped through it again and again… and it was all the same, with Ze Ge'er's name written on them!

Liu Zheng was shocked. He roughly estimated in his mind that it was at least a hundred acres! A hundred acres!

Seeing Liu Zheng's strong reaction, the villagers who wanted to come and see for themselves but were afraid of Lingchuan finally couldn't help but take a step forward.

When they saw that Liu Zheng was holding a land deed, they all widened their eyes and opened their mouths wide.

"My God! The land deed!"

"Village chief, are these all land deeds?"

"So much land..."

The villagers were utterly shocked. Remembering that Ling Chuan had said it was a gift from his uncle, they all turned around and looked at Xia Mo with envy.

Xia Mo smiled faintly and remained silent.

Liu Fengzheng smiled, her eyes crinkling with wrinkles. "Your uncle is a good man. When I first met him, I thought he was a cold-faced but kind-hearted young man. It seems I wasn't wrong. He really loves you, his nephew."

"Yes, I know. My uncle is doing well," Xia Mo replied with a smile. No one understood the difference between having family love and not having family love better than him.

The baby in his arms was probably tired from playing with Xiao Anyu. Seeing his grandma smiling, he thought she was smiling at him and started to miss his grandma's embrace. So he called out to his grandma and waved his little hands: "Ee-ya? Grandma... hug me!"

"Okay, okay, Grandma, hug me." Liu Fengzheng hugged her grandson back.

As for those villagers, they're now green with envy, not only for Xia Mo but also for Ling Chuan.

No wonder they said they couldn't travel far when they were trying to gauge the situation. If they had so much land and a profitable sugar mill, they wouldn't bother running around aimlessly either.

An uncle who could read saw that the location on the top land deed was near his own farmland, and he was somewhat tempted. Despite the pressure, he asked Ling Chuan about it.

"Lingchuan, are you planning to cultivate all of this land yourselves?"

The man's name is Liu Youde. He is an only child. He has elderly parents who are sick and weak to support, and two mouths to feed. His wife passed away after giving birth to twins. Now the whole family depends on him for food.

His family owned little land and could only grow a small amount of grain. After paying the grain tax, the whole family lived on the meager remaining grain, making life extremely difficult.

He did want to buy land, but farmland was too expensive for him to afford. He considered renting from others, but their land was barely enough to feed themselves, with no surplus. If he could rent a few acres from Lingchuan, his family's life would be much better.

Anyone familiar with Liu Youde's family background could easily discern his intentions after a moment's thought.

In an instant, the villagers around also became interested, but none of them were as brave as Liu Youde. They all suppressed their thoughts and adopted a wait-and-see attitude, waiting to see what Ling Chuan would say.