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

Information technology wasn't very advanced in the 1970s and 80s. Forget about cell phones; having a telephone was already considered quite good.

Therefore, the captain usually has a lot of prestige in the brigade, because when something happens, the police and other higher-ups will usually ask the captain about it. As for whether it's right or wrong, a lot of it comes down to the captain's opinion.

Hearing Li Wude say the same thing, the Zhang family immediately became tense.

"Dahai, we're willing to listen to you. As long as you don't let our Zude go to jail, we'll even let our Yuzhen be your concubine!"

Before Zhang Zude could even speak, his mother called out first.

When she heard about five or ten years, she almost fainted. She only has one son. By the time he comes out of prison, he will be old. Who would want to marry him and have a son for him then?

So she panicked and spoke up before Zhang Zude could. She also dragged Zhang Yuzhen into it.

Mr. Zhang, who was standing to the side, kept nodding in agreement with this view.

Zhang Yuzhen was on the verge of a breakdown. She couldn't understand her mother's heart. How could she be so biased? She was the one who kept bringing money home, while her younger brother was the one who kept giving money away. Why was her mother always thinking of getting her out of the family to fill the hole for her brother?

Her body trembled, and she almost stumbled and fell to the ground.

"What do you think?" Hu Dahai ignored the attitudes of Zhang's mother and father, and instead continued to look at Zhang Zude and asked.

He wanted Zhang Zude to make his own decisions because he needed Zhang Zude's full cooperation to do what he wanted him to do later.

If Zhang Zude doesn't cooperate, then he can basically say that he has no chance of winning.

"I'll listen to you."

Zhang Zude also realized the current situation. Now, not only Hu Dahai and his group, but everyone in his own family was against him, and he could no longer continue to act recklessly. So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

"Okay." Afraid that the people around him would hear, Hu Dahai leaned close to Zhang Zude's ear and whispered a few words.

Zhang Zude was stunned. His eyes, which had been narrowed to slits, widened instantly: "Is this really okay? If I'm found out, will I get beaten to death?"

He said it without much confidence.

"You choose: go to jail now, or help me with this. Even if you do it, nothing will really happen to you; in the end, it's their choice," Hu Dahai added, knowing Zhang Zude was afraid.

Zhang Zude sat there, his eyes darting around, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

Those around them were also itching to know what was going on. They couldn't hear what Hu Dahai and Zhang Zude had just said, so they could only frantically guess in their minds.

Finally, Zhang Zude gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay, I'll do this for you. But if they catch me, I'll definitely betray you!"

Hu Dahai shrugged indifferently: "Then it's up to you. Whether you betray me or not, as long as you didn't do your job properly, I'll definitely send you to jail!"

Zhang Zude was furious, but he had no choice but to agree.

The day's events ended in such a muddled way that all the villagers felt it was a bit of a letdown.

But they were so tired that they didn't have time to think much, so they yawned, said goodbye to Hu Dahai, and went back to sleep.

The next day, Hu Dahai found Sun Tai: "Professor Sun, I remember you mentioned some time ago that you had a batch of discarded experimental seeds. Are those discarded seeds still there?"

Sun Tai was taken aback: "Are you talking about those cucumber seeds that only grow vines and leaves after being planted, but don't bear fruit?"

“Yes, yes, yes.” Hu Dahai nodded: “I want these seeds.”

Sun Tai asked, puzzled, "What are you going to do with these seeds? We were all planning to get rid of them."

"No, Professor Sun, these seeds are far too important to me." Hu Dahai chuckled. "I plan to use them for other purposes."

Although Sun Tai didn't understand, he still went along with Hu Dahai and gave him the seeds—a whole bagful, enough to plant dozens of acres of land.

Then he repeatedly warned Hu Dahai not to make a mistake, otherwise all his efforts would be in vain.

Hu Dahai then turned around and handed all the seeds to Zhang Zude. In addition, Hu Dahai specifically asked Bao Yuanshan to seal off two of the sheds so that no one could enter.

After communicating with Li Wude, they jointly announced to the public that Zhang Zude had actually lied yesterday and had destroyed the vegetables in their two greenhouses.

Everyone was completely confused, not knowing what Hu Dahai was up to. But in the end, everyone listened to Hu Dahai, which led them to take it seriously.

Several people even nearly chopped Zhang Zude with a hoe when they saw him.

That evening, at Du Wu's home, Lu Wenlong and Du Wu were in high spirits.

Earlier today, they went to Qunyi Brigade to inquire and learned that Hu Dahai's off-season vegetable base was in an uproar. It was said that pesticides had been sprayed in two greenhouses, and the vegetables inside had died. Hu Dahai and his team are still checking all the greenhouses to see if anyone had sprayed pesticides on the others.

"Brother-in-law, it seems Zhang Zude really is a money-grubber. He'd do something so heinous for thirty yuan," Du Wu said sarcastically.

Lu Wenlong said, "Even a hero can be brought down by half a bushel of rice. I've inquired about Zhang Zude. He's addicted to gambling, and he's penniless and in debt. If we give him 30 in one go, of course he'll be tempted."

"But it seems he does have some skill; he managed to get away with something like this."

As the two were talking, Zhang Zude arrived at Du Wu's house again at the agreed time.

Lu Wenlong and Du Wu greeted Zhang Zude with smiles as soon as they saw him.

With each word and phrase, they praised Zhang Zude to the skies, repeatedly addressing him as a brother.

By the light of the lamp at home, Lu Wenlong keenly noticed some wounds on Zhang Zude's face: "Brother Zude, what happened to the wounds on your face?"

Zhang Zude had already prepared an excuse for this. He said with a smile, "Today I went to find a widow to vent my anger, but damn it, that widow had lost her mind. She scratched me without paying me."

Lu Wenlong and Du Wu immediately believed it, and the two grinned mischievously, giving him a knowing look.

However, at that moment, Zhang Zude took out a small bag from his pocket and said, "Guess what I stole from Hu Dahai's off-season vegetable base yesterday?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Wenlong and Du Wu looked at the bag with curiosity.

"What is this thing? Did you find gold in his land or something?"

“It’s not gold, but it’s almost like gold,” Zhang Zude said with a smile. “These are the seeds of off-season cucumbers that Hu Dahai is selling.”