The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

Li Jiang's pretentious and shady actions have indeed had a significant impact.

Ge Tian and Ge Wen knocked on the gate of Yin Baicai's house: "Brother Cai, are you home? We have something to tell you."

Yin Baicai had just put Li Mo on the bed, and Li Zhe had just left for the mountain, so why did the Ge brothers arrive?

Yin Baicai opened the door: "Brother Ge, what brings you here in such a hurry?"

"Brother Cai, let's go inside and talk."

"Okay, please come in."

As soon as Ge Tian sat down, he said to Yin Baicai, "Brother Cai, I received a message from a few people today. They said they're not going to do the house repairs for you anymore."

Yin Baicai was stunned for a moment. Didn't they agree to that yesterday?

They even came to help move bricks and tiles, so why are they saying they're not doing it anymore today?

"Why did Brother Ge and the others stop doing it?"

The Ge brothers exchanged a glance, and Ge Wen decided to speak up: "It's because of Li Zhe beating his second uncle. They said that Li Zhe was so unfilial that he beat the second uncle who raised him to the point that he couldn't get out of bed. They don't want to work for such a family."

Before Ge Wen could say anything even more hurtful, those people also said that Yin Baicai's money was dirty money obtained from Li Zhe, that a young man who hadn't even gotten married yet was spending his fiancé's money, and that Yin Baicai was a narrow-minded person who was preventing Li Zhe from building a house for his second uncle.

These two are truly a match made in heaven; one is greedy for money, and the other is unfilial.

Yin Baicai thought Li Jiang's victimhood theory was really outrageous. If she hadn't been there yesterday, she probably would have believed it too.

It's true what they say, spreading rumors is all about words.

"Brother Ge, how many of you have quit?"

"Four."

Yin Baicai asked the two men, "Can you handle the remaining six men? If you can, give me an answer now. If you're considering not doing it, I'll find new people. We'll start work tomorrow."

“Brother Cai, the rest of us did it. We did it to make money. Our families are all poor, and we are hoping to earn more money.”

“Yes, working for your family is close to home so I can keep an eye on the crops. You pay me well, but when in the village are there no rumors? If we stop making money because of these few words, how can we live?”

After listening to what the Ge brothers said, Yin Baicai realized that although people value filial piety, what did those things matter when it came to making a living?

People are barely getting enough to eat, so why are they so concerned about filial piety?

This old dog Li Jiang is probably trying to force me and the bully Li to leave the village.

But he miscalculated. I don't care what the villagers say.

Anyway, I don't need others to tell me how I'm doing.

What's the point of living your whole life under the scrutiny of others' opinions?

Once I'm living a good life, let those who are jealous continue to be jealous.

"Alright, Brother Ge, you six can come to work as usual tomorrow. As for the few who aren't coming, tell me their names. If they dare to stand me up, it will be too late for them to come later."

Ge Tian told Yin Baicai the names of several people, and Yin Baicai memorized them one by one.

You guys better not regret this.

After seeing the Ge brothers off, Yin Baicai made breakfast, and after having breakfast with Li Mo, she cleaned up the house.

I was going to take him to the village to ask about buying vegetables.

The first family to visit was Grandma Wu's.

Grandma Wu has been a great help to me. She's getting old, and buying groceries for her helps her earn some money.

"Is Grandma Wu home?" Yin Baicai knocked on the gate of Grandma Wu's courtyard.

"Yes, Brother Cai, the door isn't locked. Just push it open and come in."

Yin Baicai pushed open the door and pulled Li Mo in.

Grandma Wu, who was sitting in the courtyard sewing clothes, said with a smile, "Brother Cai, what brings you here? Come and sit down."

Yin Baicai sat down, and Li Mo clung to him, so he put Li Mo on his lap.

"Grandma Wu, I want to buy you some vegetables. Do you have any in your field?"

"Yes, Brother Cai, if you want to eat some, just go pick some from the field. Why are you talking about buying them?"

Yin Baicai firmly said, "No, you work hard growing vegetables, so you must charge me, otherwise I'll feel embarrassed."

Grandma Wu chuckled and said, "Alright then, child, what are you going to do with the groceries?"

"My house is starting renovations tomorrow, so I'm thinking of buying some groceries to cook for the workers, since I'll provide them with one meal a day."

"Okay, if you like it, go pick it from the field. Just give me a little money."

That's settled then.

Yin Baicai figured out that Grandma Wu had what she needed, so she planned to go buy some other vegetables.

These vegetables should be bought and used on the same day, otherwise they won't keep.

After leaving Grandma Wu's house, Yin Baicai led Li Mo toward the village entrance.

Just as the Ge brothers had said, as soon as Yin Baicai arrived, she noticed that the villagers were pointing and whispering about her behind her back.

Yin Baicai walked past calmly, treating these people as if they were talking nonsense.

He planned to go to Aunt Zhang Cui's house to ask, since she grew a lot of vegetables, and he even saw her carrying them to sell when he went to town last time!

Knock on Zhang Cui's door.

Zhang Cui, who was in the courtyard, came over, opened the door, and pulled Yin Baicai, who was outside, inside: "Brother Cai, why did you come to the village entrance? Didn't you hear what everyone in the village is saying about you and Li Zhe?"

Yin Baicai accepted Zhang Cui's concern, and he felt that he had not misjudged her. It was indeed the right decision to come to Aunt Zhang to buy vegetables.

"Aunt Zhang is fine. Let them say what they want. We're the ones who live our lives. It's none of their business."

"That makes sense. Come and sit down. What brings you to my house?"

Yin Baicai told Zhang Cui her purpose, and Zhang Cui said the same thing as Grandma Wu: "Why should I pay you? If you want to eat what you pick from the ground, I won't charge you."

“Auntie, listen to me. I’m buying food for the workers. It’s a lot, and I can’t possibly take advantage of you. We’ll do what you sell it for in town.”

Zhang Cui laughed and said, "Okay, then we'll do as you say, Cai Ge'er. When you go to the field, whatever you like, Auntie will pick it for you, it'll be fresh."

The two agreed on this, and seeing that it was almost noon, Yin Baicai had to go back to cook for Li Mo, so she pulled Li Mo aside and said goodbye to Zhang Cui.

Zhang Cui watched the people walk away, inwardly laughing at these villagers whose eyes were blinded by filth.

The villagers didn't know, but she did: the Li Jiang family was no good.

When Li Jiang took the Li brothers back to live with him, he earned a good reputation in the village.

At first, I also thought that Li Jiang was kind-hearted. It was really God's blessing that Li Zhe and his brother met such an uncle.

Who would have thought that I would see those two boys, who were so hungry, eating river snails, swallowing them even though their mouths were full of mud and sand.

This wasn't the first or second time; Li Jiang and Wang Huanhua also said that the Li brothers were only willing to work because they were grateful to them for taking them in.

Bullshit! Once, I went up the mountain to cut grass and heard two brothers crying because they were hungry. In the end, they carried a basket of grass that was heavier than themselves down the mountain.

I was so hungry that my legs felt weak when I walked.

Li Jiang is good at pretending. He puts on one face in front of the villagers, but behind their backs, he has a completely different attitude.

Why don't I see his sons, Li Lin and Li Zhe, working every day like they do?

And these blind villagers, these two Li brothers, they're clearly older than Li Lin, yet they're as thin as skin and bones from hunger.

Li Jiang and Wang Huanhua were still saying in the village that it was the brothers' filial piety that led them to save all the food for them.

They still have the nerve to call people ungrateful wretches; they're shameless.

I'm afraid this whole thing was orchestrated by that shameless couple, Li Jiang and his wife.

It's a pity that Li Qian died at such a young age.

It's all my fault for going back to my parents' home with my husband at that time; otherwise, I would definitely know what happened.

But the villagers remain silent about it. Why is that?

They just hoped that Li Zhe would find out the truth.