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

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Wenlong and Du Wu's eyes lit up.

If I had these seeds, wouldn't I be able to follow suit and start growing off-season vegetables?

Actually, when I heard that Hu Dahai was making a fortune growing off-season vegetables...

Lu Wenlong and Du Wu had already been tempted.

However, since they are struggling to grow it well, they can learn from its appearance by imitating it, such as building a shed or installing a heater. Even if it's not as comprehensive as Hu Dahai's off-season base, it can still be roughly done. At worst, the yield will be lower and the labor will be more arduous.

However, that alone is far from enough. They lack one thing: Hu Dahai's off-season vegetable seeds.

They are all from the countryside and usually work on the land. They can clearly tell from the taste that Hu Dahai's vegetables are different from the ones they usually eat.

So without seeds, even if they build a shed exactly like Hu Dahai's, their off-season vegetables will never grow well.

But now, Zhang Zude's appearance has undoubtedly rekindled their hope.

"There can't be any mistake, right? You didn't take ordinary seeds, did you?" Lu Wenlong asked cautiously.

"No, absolutely not!" Zhang Zude said confidently, "I took it from their cucumber sheds that hadn't even been planted yet, how could I be wrong?"

"If you don't believe me, then pretend I never took it out," Zhang Zude said, stuffing the small packet of seeds back into his pocket.

"Hey, wait a minute." Du Wu, who was rather impatient, immediately stepped forward to stop him: "My brother-in-law was just joking with you. We trust you completely."

"You did a great job spreading pesticides this time. Even though you only ruined two plots of land, it's still quite good that you ruined two plots by yourself. My brother-in-law was just praising you to me."

Zhang Zude looked at them, wanting to see what they would say next.

"Zu De, can we have your seed?" Lu Wenlong asked.

“I can give it to you, but I went through all that trouble to smuggle it out from there…” Zhang Zude stopped there, his words implying that they wanted money.

“How many seeds do you have? If it’s just this little bit, it’s simply not enough,” Lu Wenlong said.

Zhang Zude rolled his eyes: "I've already taken everything. Do you think I'd only take this little bit? I carried a whole bag, enough for you to plant dozens of acres."

"However, these seeds aren't cheap. After all, if I wanted to sell them now, several surrounding brigades would be scrambling to buy them. If you want to buy them, it'll cost at least 5 yuan per jin."

Du Wu's expression changed upon hearing Zhang Zude's price demand. He slammed his hand on the table and exclaimed, "Five yuan a pound! More expensive than meat! Is he crazy for money?"

However, just as Du Wu was about to continue cursing, Lu Wenlong stopped him: "Fine, five yuan a pound it is. Go get it, we'll take it all."

On his way back, Zhang Zude felt his palms were a little cold, and then he realized that his palms were completely sweaty.

He hadn't expected that he could actually fool Lu Wenlong and his gang so easily. He had originally thought that if he had said five yuan a pound, he would definitely have been beaten up by Lu Wenlong and his gang.

"Hu Dahai is truly a talent!" Zhang Zude couldn't help but mutter to himself.

That's right, what happened today was actually at Hu Dahai's request to Zhang Zude.

Originally, Hu Dahai wanted Zhang Zude to report to the police station, but when he heard that Lu Wenlong had asked him to do this, he had other plans.

Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor. In this matter, Zhang Zude was merely a middleman; the main issues lie with Lu Wenlong and Du Wu.

So Hu Dahai decided to make Zhang Zude his undercover agent, so that he could pass on some wrong information to Lu Wenlong and Du Wu, and at the same time make them suffer some losses.

On one hand, Hu Dahai was working hard to promote Zhang Zude, making Lu Wenlong and the others believe that Zhang Zude had indeed succeeded. On the other hand, Zhang Zude himself was acting, and he acted as convincingly as possible.

As it turned out, neither side faltered and they cooperated quite well.

Zhang Zude was somewhat worried about the price of the seeds, because Hu Dahai asked him to quote a high price, at least 5 yuan per kilogram, or even 10 yuan per kilogram if necessary.

He also said that the lower the price he quoted, the less likely they were to believe him.

Finally, Zhang Zude mustered his courage and dared to quote 5 yuan per jin. Unexpectedly, Lu Wenlong actually believed him. Zhang Zude couldn't help but admire Hu Dahai.

He went to Hu Dahai's house again and told Hu Dahai everything that had happened at Du Wu's house.

Zhang Zude dared not hide anything now. He had a feeling that if he concealed even the slightest thing, Hu Dahai might be able to guess it.

“Okay, then take this bag with you, and tell them the truth about what you saw in our greenhouses,” Hu Dahai said.

Soon, Zhang Zude arrived at Du Wu's house carrying a bag of seeds.

Lu Wenlong readily bought the entire bag of seeds, weighing a full 40 jin (20 catties). Du Wu felt a pang of regret, as it cost them a full 200 yuan.

However, Zhang Zude quickly gave them new hope. He told Lu Wenlong and the others what he had seen in Hu Dahai's off-season vegetable field, which made them more confident in building an off-season vegetable base.

Zhang Zude took the 200 yuan and handed it all over to Hu Dahai, not daring to keep a single penny.

As soon as Zhang Zude left, Du Wu said angrily, "That Zhang Zude is truly insatiable! He charged us 200 for such a small bag of seeds!"

"200 is enough for us to buy lots of delicious food!"

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than Lu Wenlong burst into loud laughter.

"Du Wu, you're wrong! We're about to make a fortune!" Lu Wenlong exclaimed excitedly. "With these seeds, we can make a lot of money this year!"

"200 yuan is negligible compared to the profits these seeds bring us."

Du Tianchuan was also drawn by the commotion and asked curiously, "What's going on?"

Lu Wenlong briefly explained the whole story and said to Du Tianchuan, "Dad, everything is ready now. You should quickly go to our brigade and get a piece of land so we can start growing off-season vegetables! Let's try to make a killing before the weather gets hot."

"Really? That's great!" Du Tianchuan was so excited that he danced around. As a brigade leader, getting a piece of land was a piece of cake for him.

In the following days, the Lingdong Brigade also began large-scale off-season vegetable planting, and greenhouses were erected one after another under their construction.