The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

After the commotion caused by Li Jiang's family, the three of them lost their appetite.

Seeing that Li Mo had calmed down, Yin Baicai asked him softly, "Little Mo, can you tell me why you were crying and screaming just now?"

Li Zhe also curiously turned his gaze to Li Mo.

Li Mo whispered, still shaken, "Grandma and Grandpa's eyes just now scared Mo Mo."

Yin Baicai also recalled the venomous look the two had given them when they left; it was truly frightening.

That was the look of someone staring at their father's killer; no wonder it terrified Mo Xiaogui so much.

Li Zhe pondered for a moment. There must be more to it than that. Could there be something else?

Yin Baicai hugged Li Mo tightly: "Alright, little Mo, don't be afraid. You're a superhero!"

Li Mo asked curiously, "What are superheroes?"

After Yin Baicai's explanation, Li Mo understood what a superhero was.

"Momo wants to be a superhero, and I'm not afraid of my second grandma and the others."

Yin Baicai encouraged, "Yes, that's it."

Suddenly, Yin Baicai changed the subject: "Li the bully, why do you think Li Jiang and his gang would come looking for you?"

Li Zhe naturally knew why; it must be that his second uncle, who liked to pretend to be a nice guy, was unhappy that he had given Cai Ge'er money to repair the house.

He never even considered how he treated himself and his older brother. He was always hungry as a child, working like a slave for their family year-round, yet he pretended to be so good to his brothers in front of outsiders.

But once the outsiders left, they would beat and scold their elder brother and themselves. They were always hungry and cold, and even their living quarters were just woodsheds piled with firewood.

There wasn't even a bed. My older brother and I slept on straw harvested from the fields since we were little, and in winter we only had a tattered thin quilt.

Li Lin is too old to sleep in anymore, so we don't want him.

Everyone in the village praised Li Jiang for his kindness and compassion, for taking in the two sons of the elder brother's family.

Later, for five taels of silver, he secretly sold himself and sent himself to the battlefield.

Fortunately, he had overheard Li Jiang and Wang Huanhua's conversation. In order to stay behind and secretly investigate the cause of his parents' death, he left his elder brother behind.

I never imagined that this departure would last for more than ten years, and when I returned, I couldn't even find out how my older brother had passed away.

There's also the reason why the elder sister-in-law committed suicide.

Seeing that Li Zhe was still staring blankly at her, Yin Baicai waved her hand in front of his face: "Li the bully is asking you a question! Why are you spacing out!"

Li Zhe emerged from his past memories and thought, "I think Li Jiang probably didn't get any benefits from me and is here to cause trouble."

Upon hearing Li Zhe's words, Yin Baicai pondered for a moment. Could it be that Li Jiang saw that Li Zhe had given him money to repair his house and buy land, while his uncle had received no benefit, so he came to cause trouble for Li Zhe?

“Li the bully, I heard from the villagers that your uncle and the others treated you very well, why do you hate him so much?”

Hearing Yin Baicai ask this question, Li Zhe sneered inwardly. This was Li Jiang's cleverness.

Despite the abuse, the villagers saw him as a great philanthropist who adopted the two brothers.

As soon as I get back, I punish him, as if I'm the one who's being unfilial.

Fortunately, the villagers didn't dare to say it to his face anymore, and he was really grateful for the frightening scar on his face.

Li Zhe briefly told Yin Baicai about some of the things Li Jiang had done.

Yin Baicai slammed her hand on the table in anger, "What a hypocritical old man! He's done all the good guys, while you and your older brother have become the bad guys."

When Li Zhe heard him mention his older brother, he pressed him for an answer: "How did my older brother and his family move out?"

Yin Baicai recalled for a moment and said to Li Zhe, "I don't know much either. After your eldest brother moved out of your second uncle's house, the villagers talked a lot about your eldest brother's family behind their backs, which caused the villagers to basically stop associating with your eldest brother's family."

Yin Baicai didn't tell Li Zhe the truth. At the time, the villagers cursed him horribly, saying that Li Qian was an ingrate who had worked so hard to raise him and was now determined to move out.

After earning his own money, he didn't give a single penny to his second uncle. Li Jiang really wasted his time raising the two brothers.

Such people, who lack filial piety, morality, and gratitude, do not deserve to live in Peach Blossom Village and are corrupting the village's atmosphere.

It was only after the village chief intervened that the gossip in the village was stopped.

This matter caused quite a stir in the village, and even the original owner of this body, who was relatively unknown, knew a lot about it.

Back home, Li Jiang sat silently on a stool, while Wang Huanhua and the others stood there, not daring to breathe.

Li Jiang felt remorseful: Why did I get so angry? Now the villagers have something to gossip about.

I earned my good reputation in the village step by step. Everyone in the village praises me, Li Jiang, for my kind heart. After my elder brother and sister-in-law went missing, I took in my nephew who had no one to care for him.

I've been holding back for so long, but I finally gave in to that ingrate Li Zhe.

I'm going to ruin Li Zhe's reputation and make it impossible for him to stay in this village.

He hit himself when he came back last time, and he hit himself again now. I'm sure rumors will start spreading in the village tomorrow.

With a gloomy face, Li Jiang said to Wang Huanhua and the others, "Just say that I was beaten so badly by Li Zhe that I can't get out of bed. The more sensational the rumor, the better."

"Honey, I know. Did you hurt yourself anywhere? I'll go find some herbs to apply to your wounds."

"It's alright, hurry up and cook. I'm going to make sure Li Zhe can't stay in this village anymore."

He thought to himself: Once Li Zhe leaves, the big house he built will be mine too, as will that jinx.

The next day

Early in the morning, Wang Huanhua and the other two went from house to house in the village crying, looking for medicine. They said that Li Zhe had injured Li Jiang again, and this time it was even more serious than last time.

When the villagers heard that it was even more severe than last time, they wondered how much Li Zhe had gone to such lengths. He was so cruel to his own uncle; he was truly an ingrate.

He's just like his older brother, Li Qian. He has no filial piety. His uncle raised the two brothers, but as soon as they came of age, they wanted to separate from their uncle. They didn't even think about giving their uncle the money they earned from hunting.

Even Yin Baicai was dragged into it, called a vixen for taking Li Zhe's money to build her own house and buy land. She hadn't even gotten married yet and was already taking money from the Li family. She was shameless.

There were also those who spoke in favor of the two, but the minority couldn't overcome the majority; people can say whatever they want.

Li Zhe and Yin Baicai, the parties involved, remained unaffected and continued doing what they were supposed to do.

The villagers were afraid that Li Zhe would hit them with his fierce expression, so they only dared to talk about it in private.

Yin Baicai was not afraid at all. As long as someone dared to say it to his face, he would immediately curse back.

These people were all jealous that he could afford to build a house, and they were sour inside. With the incident involving Li Jiang, they took the opportunity to voice their jealousy.

Li Xiaobao wasn't idle either; he told the village children that his grandfather was about to be beaten to death by the local bully, Li.

A group of children threw stones at Li Zhe's house.

He kept shouting, "Ungrateful wretch, ungrateful wretch, ungrateful wretch who lives in a big house."

Fortunately, Li Zhe was going hunting in the mountains today, so he took the sleeping Li Mo to Yin Baicai's house to look after him when he got up in the morning.

When Li Zhe went out today, the villagers chirped behind his back. He knew this was Li Jiang's usual way of doing things, just like when he had just returned last time.

Seeing that the family was ordering Li Mo around, he punched Li Jiang, which was then spread as if he had beaten Li Jiang so badly that he couldn't get out of bed for months.

That's how his reputation as a bully was spread.

Li Zhe scoffed at Li Jiang's shameless behavior; he really hadn't changed in over twenty years!