Farming with kids: My deceased husband returns and I spoil him rotten.

Little did they know that Liu the Scarface already knew about this, because he had also gone up the mountain with Gu Yu and the others that morning.

However, fearing that Gu Yu would notice, he didn't dare to follow too closely at the time, so he didn't know that what they had discovered was a living spring. He just assumed that they had made other new discoveries about the mountain and were planning to use them to make money.

He harbored some resentment towards Shang Qing, so naturally he wouldn't let their family get what they wanted.

So he walked along, making plans in his mind.

He happened to see several women and men sitting by the bridge pier not far ahead. His eyes darted around, and a wicked idea immediately popped into his head.

What are you all doing sitting here?

Liu Bazi tried to strike up a conversation, but no one paid him any attention.

Seeing this, Liu Bazi was not annoyed. Instead, he patiently said, "I admit I am annoying, but what I'm about to say is all about you. If you miss it today, don't blame me for not telling you now."

His mysterious manner of speaking caused the women to exchange bewildered glances.

"You can't trust Liu Bazi, otherwise why wouldn't Shang Qing cooperate with him?"

"Just ignore what he says, it's nonsense."

"Yes, where were we? Aunt Wang's daughter-in-law was making a scene at home, and then what?"

Seeing that these people were ignoring him, Liu Bazi became a little anxious, and his tone became noticeably harsher: "Listen to me, you lot!"

One of the women glared at him and said, "What are you talking about? Are you here to hear you badmouthing someone? Do you think we're all like Jiang Yingyue? We're not as stupid as her."

As if he had just thought of something, Liu Bazi lowered his voice and said, "Do you know that little hill next to the village entrance? This morning I went up the hill with that young master Zhao and his two children. I saw them sneaking around there, looking very excited. They must have discovered some treasure on that hill."

As expected, everyone's attention was immediately drawn to him.

One of the men was clearly impatient, and asked with a sullen face, "Scarface Liu, explain yourself clearly, what exactly happened?"

"What else could it be? The fact is that Shang Qing isn't satisfied with just one barren mountain; now she's reaching for the mountain at the village entrance. Clearly, she's insatiable!"

When Liu Bazi said that, everyone was in an uproar.

"That's impossible, Shang Qing isn't that kind of person."

“But I think what Liu Bazi said makes sense. This Shang Qing is so smart, he can’t wait to sell anything for money.”

"We can't let Shang Qing get away with this! Isn't she already making enough money?!"

Everyone was indignant, and Liu Bazi was also very pleased to hear this. This time, he was sure he could embarrass Shang Qing.

So Liu the Scarface added, "I think we should all go to the village chief's house and make a scene! We'll tell him about this, and I don't believe he'll still protect Shang Qing this time!"

Everyone agreed, and the group walked towards the village chief's house, telling everyone they met along the way about it. Eventually, the whole village knew about it, and everyone gathered at the village chief's door.

After hearing this, Nie Niang was quite frightened and immediately ran to Shang Qing's house.

"Young Master Zhao, where is Shang Qing? I have something important to discuss with her!"

Gu Yu invited her to sit down and replied, "Shang Qing and Lao Zong took Xi'er to the mountain to plant vegetables. They can tell me anything they need to do."

Nie Niang paused for a moment, then replied, "That's right, that Liu Bazi said something to everyone, saying that Shang Qing wants to seize the mountain next to the village entrance, and now he's leading everyone to make a scene at the village chief's house!"

How did Liu Bazi know about that? Did he follow them before?

"I'll go check on the situation right now."

When Gu Yu and his group arrived at the village chief's house, they did not see the village chief.

"The village chief isn't home. Shall we go find him?"

"I'll just stay here and wait for him to come back. I have plenty of time anyway."

"Yes, we need to get to the bottom of this today before we can feel at ease."

One of the old men noticed Gu Yu outside the crowd and waved to him, "Come, come, Young Master Zhao, you've come at the right time! The village chief isn't here, so come over and tell us what's going on!"

Gu Yu held Pan'er's hand in one hand and Nian'er's hand in the other, and walked over like that.

“We have no intention of taking anything from that mountain. That mountain belongs to the village, not ours, and has nothing to do with us. We hope that everyone will not misunderstand us because of what Liu Bazi said.”

The villagers were clearly confused, unsure whether to believe Liu Bazi or Gu Yu.

Liu Bazi confronted him, saying, "Where's Shang Qing? Is she too scared to come over? Does she feel like she's let everyone down?"

Gu Yu sneered: "Do you even deserve to mention her name? She's not like you, who does nothing all day but talk big."

Seeing that he was losing face, Liu Bazi could only try to bolster his own prestige by raising his voice.

"No matter how unworthy I am, I've worked with her for a long time, and we have a past relationship. Just for that reason alone, I'm qualified to mention her! Besides, she did some immoral things, so why can't I speak out about them?"

"Besides, I'm standing here today for everyone!"

Gu Yu only remembered the words "past feelings" and couldn't help but sneer, "Scarface Liu, you dare to say you have a past relationship with her? Have you forgotten how you harmed her and forced her before?"

Gu Yu looked him up and down, his eyes filled with disgust: "People like you really disgust me."

Liu Bazi realized he couldn't win an argument with Gu Yu.

"Pan'er, go and call your mother. If no one believes me, surely they'll believe Shang Qing, right?"

Just as Pan'er was about to leave, she was grabbed by Liu the Scarface.

"Gu Pan'er, you're not allowed to go! It doesn't matter whether your mother is here or not today; even if she explains, it won't make a difference!"

Before Pan'er could reply, he changed his tone and said, "Gu Pan'er, I'm not trying to be mean, but I've always treated you well, haven't I? What's wrong? Now you're calling this man your father?"

Gu Yu's eyes turned cold, and without saying a word, he stepped forward and punched Liu Bazi, sending him flying several meters backward.

"Watch your mouth!"

Having witnessed Gu Yu's martial arts skills, Liu Bazi naturally dared not confront him directly.

If the hard approach doesn't work, then we'll have to resort to the soft approach.

So he clutched his chest and said, "Ouch, you broke my ribs! You surnamed Zhao, if you don't give me an explanation today, I'm not done yet!"

Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, he wailed, "You all saw it, didn't you? That family is so violent!"