Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness in 1982, I farmed and hunted to support my whole family.

Li Siming hid behind, while in front stood a thin but shrewd woman, He Yinglian, who was pointing and gesturing with a mean expression in the dead of winter.

It's obvious what she's up to.

Upon seeing this scene, Li Mu immediately understood the whole story.

It turned out that today was the day for land redistribution, and Tao Qingshan, seeing that no new residents had moved into Lijia Village, thought of redistributing the village's land. This was supposed to be a good thing, but Li Siming took advantage of the situation.

Relying on his seniority and a bit of cleverness, he insisted that the land had been allocated incorrectly back then and that he wanted to transfer the Li family's land to his own name.

Li Guozhang naturally refused, and the two families began to argue.

The villagers watching were also discussing the matter. Some supported the Li family, feeling that Li Siming's actions were unethical; others felt that it was a family matter and they shouldn't interfere.

After understanding, Li Mu's eyes sharpened.

He looked at Li Siming and said coldly, "Fourth Uncle, what you're doing isn't very honorable. Everyone was there when the land was divided. You say it was divided wrong, do you have any evidence?"

Upon hearing this, Li Siming immediately felt a little guilty. But he still stubbornly insisted, "I never said there was a mistake! I just felt that piece of land was more suitable for me to cultivate! Your Li family has so much land, what's wrong with giving me a little?"

"Fourth Uncle, you're wrong about that. The land belongs to everyone, not just any one family. When the land was distributed, it was done according to the village rules. You can't just take it as you please. What kind of talk is that?"

Li Siming was speechless after Li Mu's words, and He Yinglian quickly stepped forward to speak up: "Mu Zi, how can you talk like that? Your fourth uncle is your elder, how can you talk to him like that?"

"Besides, that land originally belonged to our family. It was divided up wrongly back then! We only let it go because your older brother was a bachelor and had no land. Now you're doing this to us!"

Jiang Xuefen shoved Li Guozhang aside, spat at Li Siming's feet, and glared angrily: "Have you no shame? That piece of land clearly belongs to our family, and you still want to forcibly take it?"

Li Siming was startled by Jiang Xuefen's action and quickly dodged backward.

Seeing this, He Yinglian also stepped forward and started arguing with Jiang Xuefen.

The scene became extremely chaotic, and the villagers tried to dissuade them, but it seemed to have no effect.

Seeing that Li Mu was burning with anger, he grabbed Jiang Xuefen, who was arguing with him.

"Stop arguing!"

Tao Qingshan slammed his fist on the table: "What's the use of arguing! What did you all say when the land was distributed back then! Li Siming, tell me, when you were allocated that piece of land at the edge of the village last year, what did you promise everyone? You said that land was no good and you didn't want it! Now that you see that others have grown good crops, you want it again? What kind of talk is this!"

Last spring, everyone redistributed their fields. Different seeds were sown in several fields at the edge of the village; some were planted with wheat, some with vegetables, and some with fruit trees.

The Li family's land was allocated at the edge of the village. At the time, Li Siming disliked that the land was in a remote location with poor soil and did not want it. He insisted that Tao Qingshan move it to another place for him.

Now, seeing that the Li family has grown good things on those plots of land, he's become envious and wants to take the land back.

Looking at Li Siming's despicable face, Li Mu felt such intense disgust and disdain for the first time. He never expected that his own uncle would resort to such unscrupulous means and distort the truth for a few pieces of land.

He looked at Tao Qingshan and said, "Uncle Tao, you are an elder in the village and the person in charge of this land distribution. You have to judge for us whether this land belongs to our family or to Li Siming?"

He Yinglian retorted fiercely, "So you think you're all that now that you've made money? You don't even recognize your own uncle anymore! Let me tell you, Li Mu, we're taking this land, and you have to give it to us!"

Jiang Xuefen stood protectively in front of Li Mu, glaring at He Yinglian without backing down: "You're trying to rob us outright! Don't you even know your own character? The money my Muzi earns is all hard-earned by him. What does it have to do with you? Don't even think about taking advantage of our family!"

The villagers who had gathered around also began pointing and whispering among themselves.

"This Li Siming is outrageous. He'd even cheat his own nephew for a few pieces of land."

"He Yinglian is no pushover either. She gets jealous when she sees others making money and wants to take advantage of them."

Tao Qingshan shook his head as he watched this scene.

The division of land has caused such a huge commotion.

He cleared his throat: "Alright, alright, stop arguing. Here's the thing, Li Siming, you say that land is yours, do you have any proof? Is there any record of when the land was allocated?"

Upon hearing this, Li Siming was speechless. He had no evidence whatsoever; there were no records of the land distribution back then. It was all just talk.

Tao Qingshan continued, "Without evidence, we can't make things up. This land still belongs to the Li family. Li Mu, don't take it too seriously. We should just ignore this kind of person."

Li Mu nodded. This time, it was thanks to Tao Qingshan who stood up for justice; otherwise, who knows what kind of mess it would have gotten into.

He looked at Li Siming and He Yinglian: "Fourth Uncle, Aunt, I'll pretend this never happened. From now on, we'll go our separate ways and have nothing to do with each other."

After saying that, he pulled Jiang Xuefen and Li Guozhang away, preparing to leave.

He Yinglian spat, "I've never seen anyone so shameless! Trying to take advantage of our own family, do they really think the Li family is easy to bully?"

Jiang Xuefen turned her head angrily, but Li Mu stopped her.

"Mom, don't bother with them. Let's go."

Li Mu knew that arguing with this kind of person was pointless.

They will stop at nothing to distort the truth and do whatever it takes for their own benefit.

The most important thing now is to get out of this troublesome place as soon as possible and go home.

Although Jiang Xuefen was furious, seeing Li Mu's calmness, she had no choice but to suppress her anger and leave with him.

The villagers who had been watching dispersed, all feeling disgusted by Li Siming and He Yinglian's behavior.

This land redistribution caused quite a stir. Li Siming and He Yinglian did gain some temporary advantage, but their reputation in the village was completely ruined.

The villagers said privately that they had abandoned all family ties for a few pieces of land, which was shameless.

Li Guozhang took a few puffs of his pipe, his face ashen, and then slammed it down.

The pipe made a crisp sound on the bluestone slab, scattering tobacco and sparks, which startled Li Mu. He quickly went forward, picked up the pipe, and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that it was not broken.

"Dad, don't be angry. It's not worth ruining your health over someone like that."