A 50-year-old man is reborn and becomes a complete slacker, leaving his scumbag children completely

Sure enough, upon hearing Zhang Zude's words, Lu Wenlong and Du Wu became interested, and they asked in unison:

"Out-of-season vegetables? How do you get those?"

However, after they finished speaking, they realized something and exclaimed in surprise again: "The off-season vegetables were actually Hu Dahai's doing?"

"Yeah, isn't that Sun Tai's brand? It should be made by someone named Sun Tai, so how is it related to Hu Dahai?"

Off-season vegetables have recently become quite famous, especially since Lu Wenlong goes to the city a lot and knows a lot about them.

He never imagined that the off-season vegetables belonged to Hu Dahai.

Zhang Zude took a smug sip of wine and slowly said, deliberately keeping everyone in suspense, "That was because Hu Dahai invited a professor, and the two of them reached a cooperation agreement. Hu Dahai took the money, and the professor took the reputation."

"Thanks to these off-season vegetables, Hu Dahai is now living a very prosperous life, eating big meals of fish and meat every day. He has even built a very large house."

Upon hearing this, Lu Wenlong and Du Wu were so angry that their chests heaved.

They were so badly harmed by Hu Dahai that they missed a chance to make a lot of money. Now, all their planned expenses have to be cut back, and they don't even dare to buy much meat anymore, only a little less.

On the contrary, Hu Dahai is doing so well and has made so much money.

This shift in power filled Lu Wenlong and Du Wu with even more resentment and unwillingness to accept defeat.

What they want to see most right now is Hu Dahai living in poverty and unable to afford food, so that they can feel at peace.

To convince them, Zhang Zude told them a lot about Hu Dahai's off-season vegetables.

Du Wu, unable to contain his urge to cause trouble, slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Zu De, tell us quickly, how do we do it!"

Zhang Zude seemed to have found his purpose. He said in a sly tone, "It's very simple. He grows off-season vegetables, right? If we just pour pesticides on his land, won't all his vegetables die?"

"Besides, even if those vegetables don't die, as long as they're covered in pesticides, they'll definitely look terrible. Who knows, someone might be foolish enough to take them home and eat them without washing them, which could even kill them!"

“By then, we won’t need to cause any trouble. Someone will take the initiative to target Hu Dahai’s off-season vegetables. Not only will Hu Dahai be unable to grow his off-season vegetables, but he might even be killed by those people, or at least lose money.”

However, after Zhang Zude spoke, Lu Wenlong and Du Wu became somewhat intimidated.

"Won't this be a bad idea? What if someone actually dies from eating it, and the investigation comes back to us? Wouldn't we have to pay with our lives?"

They weren't desperate criminals. Although they weren't extremely wealthy, they were at least upper-middle class and didn't have to worry about food or drink.

If the police really find them, they'll all go to jail, and they might even be shot.

"What are you panicking about? Is that all the courage you have?" Zhang Zude looked at the two of them with a hint of disdain.

He secretly mocked them for their cowardice.

“I’ve already investigated this. Although there are indeed many people working at the off-season vegetable base during the day, they all go home at night.”

"There wasn't even a single person on guard at the entire off-season vegetable farm. I even secretly picked a few cucumbers to eat a few days ago."

Zhang Zude said somewhat smugly. He had been drinking, and his courage had grown a bit emboldened. He had become a little arrogant and had forgotten that the two people in front of him were people he couldn't afford to offend. Normally, he wouldn't dare to speak to them like that even if he had a hundred times the courage.

Even if Du Wu beat him up today, he would have no recourse. Not to mention that Lu Wenlong's team could demolish his house again and again.

Lu Wenlong and Du Wu were naturally embarrassed when Zhang Zude mocked them for being cowardly, but they exchanged a glance and came up with a plan.

He forced a smile and said to Zhang Zude, "Brother Zude, you are indeed a hero. I think we should do this: since we are both from other villages, it would be easy for people to see us if we went to your village."

"How about we give you some money and buy you pesticides, then you can secretly dump them at Hu Dahai's off-season vegetable farm at night?"

"In that case, the chances of success will be much higher."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zude immediately fell silent.

He never expected that he would get himself into such a predicament.

“This…” Zhang Zude thought for a moment, but couldn’t agree. He cursed inwardly: Damn it, you two are afraid of getting arrested, but I don’t have to be afraid of getting arrested?

Lu Wenlong and the others knew that Zhang Zude was not easy to fool. Having no other choice, Lu Wenlong reached into his pocket, pulled out three ten-yuan bills, and handed them to Zhang Zude, saying, "Zude, of course we won't let you work for nothing."

"Here's thirty yuan, consider it your hard-earned money. We'll definitely give you a reward once things are done."

Zhang Zude stared wide-eyed at the thirty yuan. He was desperately short of money. Since the last incident, his parents had stopped giving him any money.

Now, when his gambling addiction kicks in, he can only gamble with others for a penny a hand, but that's too slow a way to make money. It'll be ages before he can earn big money.

If he had those thirty dollars, he could win 100 dollars a day if he was lucky.

"Okay." Zhang Zude picked up his wine glass, downed another glass in one gulp, and stuffed the thirty yuan into his pocket.

That same day, Lu Wenlong bought the most potent pesticide and handed it over to Zhang Zude.

It's impossible for Zhang Zude to say he's not worried.

On his way home, the cold wind sobered him up and made him much more sober.

Feeling the two bottles of medicine in his arms, Zhang Zude's back was covered in a fine layer of sweat.

He originally only wanted to incite Lu Wenlong and Du Wu to do bad things, but he failed to incite them and instead got himself into trouble.

But when I think about the thirty yuan in my pocket, and how many days of hard work I would have to do to earn that thirty yuan if I were to try to earn it myself, I realize I don't know how many days of hard labor it would take.

"Damn it." Zhang Zude wiped his face with his hand. He said angrily, "I'll risk it. It's just some pesticide. I'll dilute it later and kill their vegetables."

That evening, Zhang Zude deliberately wore an all-black outfit. He also smeared some charcoal ash on his face to try and avoid being discovered in the dark.

Then, carrying two large bottles of pesticide that had been diluted many times, he quietly made his way to Hu Dahai's off-season vegetable base.

He didn't take the special pesticide sprayer basket because it would be too conspicuous. He planned to spray in batches today, filling up the two bottles after he finished, and then coming back to spray more pesticides. This way, if he was discovered, it would be easier to escape.