Leisurely mountain village

"Two or three people will pick vegetables every day, any aunties or grandmas will do. It's just picking vegetables, 100 yuan per person. That'll be it this year, we'll increase it next year. In the afternoon, we'll weed and turn the soil. We'll hire three or five uncles and grandpas, 150 yuan a day. You can water the vegetables yourselves, Mom and Sister-in-law," Ye Huan arranged.

Ye Huan's father also supported her; the daily wage was less than a thousand yuan, which was nothing.

"Okay, I'll go visit some people later when I have some free time." Ye Dafa nodded. Now that he had money, he really didn't need to work so hard.

"I don't need my vegetable garden anymore, do I?" Bai Jie asked.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry about it. You'll be the head of our family from now on, just take charge. As for the nutrient water, you and Mom will be in charge, that's more important." Ye Huan didn't care, an acre of land is nothing to worry about.

“You’ll have made your money back from that one mu of land before winter. Don’t worry about not having money. With the greenhouses up in winter, it’ll be even better. In winter, this vegetable will cost at least 50 yuan a jin. Nobody will even consider buying it.”

Ye Huan's mother nodded, and Bai Jie stopped talking, as she already owed countless favors.

After dinner, it started drizzling again. Ye Dafang took an umbrella, packed three packs of Jiuzhizun cigarettes, and went out.

Now the family has no worries about cigarettes and alcohol. He's started smoking Jiuzhizun, Golden Leaf Tianye, and premium flat-box Huazi. He just drank three liang (150ml) tonight. There are dozens of boxes of cigarettes in the storeroom.

Grandpa took Saihu back home. Ye Huan saw them off at the door and then went back inside, carrying Jingjing and taking Xiaobai up the mountain.

He told Jingjing the story and began his cultivation. This was something he couldn't stop; it was the foundation upon which he stood and a powerful guarantee for himself.

After coming out, he didn't level up this time, but he knew that the leveling speed would slow down after level 10. However, he hadn't calculated how long it would take to level up yet, so he wasn't in a hurry and would just let things take their course.

I had just settled into the deck chair and pulled the blanket over myself when I heard sounds coming from the foot of the mountain—dogs barking and other noises.

Since the last tribulation, Ye Huan has not known what level he has reached, but all his functions have become stronger. He can see and hear further.

As for running, needless to say, he even discovered that he seemed to be able to fly, but he hadn't fully tested it, only briefly flying through the mountains.

It's somewhat like the legendary flying on a sword, but he wasn't quite sure.

But now he hears two people speaking in hushed tones at the foot of the mountain. What's going on? Are the Japanese devils here?

Ye Huan put on her shoes again, gently pushed open the door, stopped Xiao Bai from following, told it to guard Jingjing, closed the door, and walked down the mountain.

Looking down from above, Ye Huan laughed in exasperation. Two petty thieves, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, were stealing vegetables from his garden.

He unknowingly circled behind the two of them. "How much did you steal?"

“Not much, about a hundred pounds,” the taller, thinner man replied naturally, and then the two of them froze.

When he turned around and saw Ye Huan, of course he recognized him. Not only did he recognize him, but he had also been beaten up by him before. Ye Huan recognized him at a glance.

"Thump." The two knelt down smoothly. "Brother, we were wrong, we were wrong."

Ye Huan found it amusing. "Feng San, Li Zi, tell me, why did you suddenly think of stealing vegetables from my house? You can easily steal a battery in town for several hundred yuan, right?"

“Brother, Er Gouzi sent us. He said his brother-in-law’s restaurant is buying vegetables at high prices. He’ll buy them for 20 yuan a pound if they’re from your family. We’ve been really short on cash these past few days, so we listened to him and thought we’d steal something to tide us over,” the tall man said.

"Er Gouzi? His brother-in-law? Who is that?" Ye Huan really couldn't remember who it was.

“Bowen, he’s working as a security guard at his brother-in-law’s restaurant now, we call him Er Gouzi.”

"Oh? Buck teeth? His brother-in-law, Ma Qiang? The one at the Suiyuan Xiaoju Restaurant?" Ye Huan remembered who it was.

"Yes, it's them, brother, it's him."

"Hehe, do you think his small restaurants in town can sell this vegetable?" Ye Huan laughed. The vegetable's reputation has spread.

"Brother, this is really our first time here, please forgive us, we promise we won't do it again." The two begged Ye Huan for mercy.

"Get up. I didn't say anything to you. What are you doing now?" Ye Huan waved his hand. He knew almost all the street thugs in town and had beaten them all.

"I play cards when I have nothing to do, hand out flyers to a few massage parlors, and do whatever comes up."

"Okay, I won't say anything this time, but don't blame me next time," Ye Huan said.

"No next time, bro, thanks." The two hurriedly prepared to leave.

“Come back,” Ye Huan said.

The two of them were startled and turned to look at Ye Huan.

"When you're in town, listen to the news. If there's anything interesting or special, let me know. I won't work for free; I'll pay you based on the value of the information." Ye Huan thought that since he had been staying at home all the time, many people must be eyeing his food.

Find a couple of street urchins to listen to the news; just in case someone has any ideas, he can at least get a heads-up.

"Huh? Brother, really?" The two looked at Ye Huan in surprise. As long as they were paid, there was nothing they wouldn't dare to do. Besides, this didn't require them to do anything; they just listened to the news.

"Okay. But don't deliberately ask others, just chat casually, understand? Don't talk to me either, just listen, whatever you hear is true. If there's anything I want to know, I'll ask you. Come on, add me on WeChat," Ye Huan instructed.

"Okay, bro, we're good at this, so don't worry."

After seeing the two off, Ye Huan smiled and went back to sleep. He didn't care about this small amount of money now. The pile of vegetables on the ground alone was worth more than 1000 yuan. He would stay at home tomorrow and go to the city the day after. His high school was actually not far from Ping'an County, after all, it was neither the city center nor the provincial capital.

After all, everyone in the county and town knows that Ye Huan is back and has made a fortune growing vegetables. Who can guarantee that those thugs he beat up before don't have something on their minds? Having two street thugs in town can help him avoid losses if they hear any rumors.

And what if he steals some vegetables, beats you up, and then sneaks over again to poison you? You can't guard against thieves for a thousand days. Ye Huan grew up in a mountain village and has no confidence in human nature.

It won't cost much anyway. He'll pay based on the information. If there's bad news coming out in advance, wouldn't it be worth spending a thousand or two thousand? How much is an acre of vegetables worth if someone just randomly destroys it?

When I went downstairs for breakfast, my mom and the others had finished picking the vegetables and came back since there wasn't much work to do. Ye Dafa had hired three men and three women, so they had an easier time.

"Why is there a pile of picked vegetables in the field?" Mom asked as soon as she came into the house.

Ye Huan didn't even look up. "Two petty thieves came last night, trying to steal my vegetables, but I chased them away."

"Huh? Someone's stealing vegetables?" Ye Huan's mother and Bai Jie were both stunned.

"What's so strange about that? Now everyone in the county and town knows about our vegetables. It's not unusual for a few petty thieves to be eyeing them. I heard that the restaurant owner in town said he'd buy them for 20 yuan a pound."

"What are we going to do?" Ye Huan's mother was worried; the family had just started to get a little better off. What was going on? Sigh.