Chapter 20

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Zhao Xinyu nodded, "Grandpa Han, I will be careful. Can the village just let him act recklessly like this?"

Han Tianliang smiled bitterly, "He has been detained countless times for such things, but he still acts the same way when he gets out. The village also wants to reclaim the right to manage the water, but they can't do anything about his bullying and the threats from the village hooligans. If anyone offends him, they will definitely have trouble. In the few years since he returned, at least twenty households have been bullied out of Xihan Ridge."

"Xinyu, don't be afraid of him. If he dares to come again, we will deal with him," Han Lihao said loudly.

Zhao Xinyu shook his head, "Han Lihao, there's nothing anyone can do against someone like him. Grandpa Han is right; everyone should be careful. Let's eat first."

However, because of this incident, no one could enjoy the delicious food Zhao Xinyu had prepared. Han Tianliang and the others were especially worried, clearly fearing Zhao Shiming's retaliation.

As Han Tianliang said, the next morning, Zhao Xinyu found that the water had been cut off. When he went out to ask, he saw a large pit outside the yard, and the water pipe in the pit had been sawed through.

Then Han Lihao called, saying that several roads leading to the vegetable market had been dug up. People who wanted to buy vegetables couldn't drive into the village and had to walk around. Moreover, a few hooligans following Zhao Shiming were guarding the intersections with large dogs, making many people too afraid to pass. The vegetable market had almost no customers.

Everyone in the village knew who was behind this, but they dared not speak out against Zhao Shiming.

Although the vegetable market hadn't been open for long, it brought many people into the village every day, and the villagers also sold some local specialties, earning their own income. They were grateful to Zhao Xinyu for opening the vegetable market. Now, with Zhao Shiming's actions, their source of income was cut off, and they naturally hated Zhao Shiming.

In the afternoon, Zhao Xinyu called Han Lihao. He learned that due to the road issues, there were still very few customers, and only a small part of the vegetables prepared yesterday had been sold.

"Han Lihao, give the remaining vegetables to the villagers."

Hearing this, the villagers were excited. By evening, all the vegetables from the vegetable market had been distributed.

Because of the road issues, Zhao Xinyu planned to temporarily close the business. But the next morning, he received a call from Han Lihao, who asked him to go to the main road of the vegetable market.

When Zhao Xinyu arrived, his eyes welled up. He saw at least seventy to eighty elderly people standing on the main road, each holding a sign that read "Free delivery of vegetables." Some of the elderly even brought out their old wheelbarrows.

Looking at these elderly people who could be his grandparents, Zhao Xinyu felt a lump in his throat. He once again felt the warmth of humanity and realized that it wasn't just Han Tianliang and the others who cared about him; many villagers he didn't know were also quietly supporting him.

Zhao Xinyu asked Han Lihao to secretly record the names of these elderly people. Although the business at the vegetable market wasn't as booming as before, they still sold several thousand pounds of vegetables that day.

Zhao Shiming also sent people to interfere, but against these elderly people, their bullying was useless. It was said that Zhao Shiming was so angry that he was jumping with rage and vowed to take revenge on those who helped Zhao Xinyu.

That day, Lu Ming also brought good news. The spring buried under the collapsed earth had been excavated, and the construction team was reinforcing it. It would be usable by the day after tomorrow at the latest.

With the spring water being brought into the courtyard, Zhao Shiming was even more furious. He knew that his plan to cut off the water supply and force Zhao Xinyu to compromise had failed, but he was still not willing to give up. He began to think of other ways to deal with Zhao Xinyu.

In the following days, the spring water finally entered the courtyard, and more villagers offered to help Zhao Xinyu for free. One night, someone filled in the roads that Zhao Shiming had dug up, allowing customers to return to the village.

When everything returned to normal, those who had helped Zhao Xinyu received their reward. Each household could get a certain amount of free vegetables from the vegetable market every day, and for the days they helped with the deliveries, Zhao Xinyu gave them 100 yuan each day.

When this news spread, the villagers were surprised. They hadn't expected that what they saw as a small favor would be rewarded so generously by Zhao Xinyu, making even outsiders envious.

In the following days, Zhao Xinyu's life returned to normal. The Lu River had been dredged and reinforced, and the cleaned river was beginning to store water. The construction team was also working on the walls and railings around the river. The piece of wasteland assigned to him by the village had been cleaned, but due to funding issues, it was only cleaned up.

Han Lihao and the others had also asked Zhao Xinyu how to use that piece of wasteland, but Zhao Xinyu only smiled faintly and didn't say anything.

One evening, as they were eating together, Han Lihao pointed to the chicken and fish Zhao Xinyu had prepared, "Xinyu, these chickens and fish were raised on feed, and they don't taste very good. This courtyard is so big, and there are so many vegetable leaves. Why don't we raise some chickens and ducks ourselves?"

Zhao Xinyu's heart stirred. He looked at Han Lihao and the others, "Do you know where there's a breeding base around here?"

"There's a breeding farm in Dongwang Village in the east of the city. Some people from our village work there. Do you really want to raise chickens?"

"Han Lihao is right. We have enough vegetable leaves every day to feed some chickens and ducks. We won't have to spend money buying them in the future. Once the Lu River is filled with water, we can also raise some fish."

"Okay, I'll go and check it out tomorrow. How many do you want to buy?"

Zhao Xinyu looked at Han Tianliang, "Grandpa Han, I really don't know about this. How many do you think is appropriate?"

"Given the size of this courtyard, we should buy at least seven or eight hundred. Chickens and ducks can live on vegetable leaves, and their droppings can be used as fertilizer."

Zhao Xinyu thought about his space and nodded. He looked at Han Jun, "Brother Jun, you go and contact the suppliers. Buy seven hundred chickens, three hundred ducks, and three hundred geese."

The next morning, Zhao Xinyu left the courtyard. When Han Lihao mentioned breeding the previous day, he thought of the large pond in his space. He wanted to buy some fish to see if they could be raised in the pond.

However, when he went out, he couldn't help but shake his head. He saw that the gate had been splashed with paint, and the road leading outside had been dug up with many large pits, making it impossible for the tricycle to pass.

He knew who was behind this and was angry, but he also knew that dealing with such a bully was futile.

He sent the tricycle back and called Han Lihao to have someone fill in the pits. He then went to Pengcheng.

When he returned with the fish, the pits in front of the gate had been filled in. In the vegetable field, fluffy little creatures were constantly running in and out, and Heifeng was lying by the edge of the field, watching the chickens, ducks, and geese foraging in the field, his eyes flickering with thoughts.

"Heifeng, you can't have any bad ideas," Zhao Xinyu said with a smile.

This immediately made Heifeng unhappy. He growled at Zhao Xinyu a few times, turned his head, and ran into the field, making Zhao Xinyu laugh out loud.

Back in the room, Zhao Xinyu put the thirty-plus grass carp, carp, and crucian carp he had bought into the large pond in his space. The next moment, he felt the space tremble, making him excited. He knew that whenever the space trembled, it would undergo some changes.

Just as Zhao Xinyu was about to lock the door and enter the space to see the changes, he heard Heizi growling in the courtyard. Mixed with Heizi's growls were the screams of a woman.

When he went out of the courtyard, Zhao Xinyu saw Du Mengnan coming over. This time, she wasn't alone; four girls about the same age as Du Mengnan, looking panicked, were hiding behind her. Each of them was dressed in designer clothes, and although they weren't as beautiful as Du Mengnan, they were still considered beautiful.

Heifeng, sensing the panic of the four girls, was jumping in front of Du Mengnan and growling, making the four girls scream in fear. Du Mengnan, knowing Heifeng, was laughing uncontrollably.

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