Twins from the 1970s, if you disagree, I'll slap you.

It seems from Chapter 10 that Yu San has been paid to do so!

That evening, Wang Xia, carrying a bulging cloth bag, sneaked around the streets and finally arrived at the door of Yu San, the captain of the joint defense team.

She looked around to make sure no one was there before gently knocking on the door.

Yu San opened the door and saw her. A mocking expression immediately appeared on his face: "Wang Xia? Your son Zhao Qiang is a 'celebrity' in our village now, a thief and gambler. You still have the nerve to come to my house?"

Wang Xia quickly put on a fawning smile, rubbing her hands together as she said, "Captain Yu, please don't say that! My son has been wronged; you have to stand up for him!"

As she spoke, she quickly stuffed the cloth bag in her hand into Yu San's hand.

Yu San was stunned for a moment, then opened the cloth bag and his eyes lit up instantly.

It contained several grain coupons, meat coupons, cloth coupons, and more than a hundred yuan in change, which was a considerable sum in those famine years.

Wang Xia really went to great lengths for her son.

Yu San calmly pressed his hand against the cloth bag, looked up at Wang Xia, and asked with feigned confusion, "What are you doing?"

Seeing that he didn't refuse, Wang Xia felt reassured and quickly said, "Captain Yu, I'm here today to report something to you! I'm reporting your deputy captain, Liu Bin!"

"He conspired with Chen Dachuan to frame my son for theft and had him arrested by the joint defense team!"

"Liu Bin and Chen Dachuan colluded?" Yu San frowned. "Which Chen Dachuan?"

Wang Xia gritted her teeth: "It's that brat Sun Yanhua adopted! He's in cahoots with Liu Bin, all he does is bully us ordinary people! That kid beats me and slaps me every day, look at my face!"

As she spoke, she leaned closer to let Yu San see her face.

Upon closer inspection, Yu San indeed saw that her cheeks were swollen like a pig's head, covered in bruises. He had previously thought that Wang Xia was just naturally overweight.

"Such a thing really happened?"

Yu San slammed his hand on the table, feigning anger, and said, "Don't worry, I'll stand up for you! Go and release your son right now!"

As he spoke, he casually put the cloth bag into the drawer, his movements practiced and efficient.

Seeing that she had a chance, Wang Xia's smile became even more ingratiating.

She pressed further, "Captain Yu, thank you so much! Shouldn't Liu Bin be removed from his position as deputy captain? He's unworthy of the post and doesn't deserve to be deputy captain at all!"

"Fuck him! I have to fuck him! I've had my hat on that kid for ages!"

Wang Xia rolled her eyes and then pressed her advantage, saying, "Captain Yu, look at my son Zhao Qiang. He was wronged. In fact, he is very capable and outstanding!"

"Now that the vice-captain position is vacant, how about letting my son Dangdang take it for now?"

Yu San glanced at her sideways and said in a deep voice, "You're really good at this, aren't you? The abacus beads are practically hitting my face!"

Wang Xia chuckled and quickly pulled out a wad of cash from her pocket, handing it to Yu San.

This time I had a full two hundred yuan in change!

"Captain Yu, please forgive him. My son will definitely listen to you from now on!"

Yu San took the money, a satisfied smile finally appearing on his face: "Alright, that's quite sensible! Then I'll make the decision: let your son be the temporary deputy captain first, and see what his abilities are!"

"Thank you so much, Captain Yu! You're such a kind person!"

Wang Xia beamed with joy, thanking him repeatedly, her heart overflowing with happiness.

……

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, before Lu Ye had even gotten out of bed, the system notification woke him up.

[Ding! System task triggered!]

[Mission Objective: Find wild herbs and successfully cultivate them within the dimensional space.]

[Quest Reward: A spring of spiritual water.]

[Effects of Lingquan: Taking it can quickly restore physical strength, heal injuries, strengthen the body, boost immunity, purify the body of impurities, and delay aging.]

Lu Ye instantly woke up, all sleepiness gone.

A sacred spring?!

This effect is simply miraculous!

With this spiritual spring, Aunt Sun's health will gradually recover.

Even if he and Chen Dachuan are injured, they can recover quickly. It's so practical!

As for finding wild herbs, it was not difficult for him at all.

In those days, the mountains were covered with wild herbs, and nobody bothered to dig them up.

Not only can he complete the task, but he can also discover a business opportunity: to grow herbs in bulk in the space and sell them in the county town. He's sure to make a lot of money!

Lu Ye was pondering when to go up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs when the door was pushed open, and Chen Dachuan ran excitedly to the bedside.

"Old Lu! Old Lu! I have another system task! Hahaha!"

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow and asked first, "What is your mission?"

Chen Dachuan paused for a moment, then waved his hand: "Old Lu, did you receive a mission too? You tell us first!"

"My task is to find wild herbs, cultivate them in this space, and the reward is a spiritual spring for healing."

"Another space mission?"

Chen Dachuan's face fell upon hearing this, looking frustrated: "I want space too! Why do you have space but I don't?!"

"Fatty, what's your mission?"

"Hehe, but my mission is super awesome too! My mission is to get beaten up, and the reward is the title 'Thick-Skinned Immortal'! The effect is physical enhancement, like an impenetrable wall of copper and iron, invulnerable to swords and spears! Isn't that amazing?"

"Get beaten up?" Lu Ye was somewhat surprised. "That easy?"

"Well, it's not that easy either; you'll have to get beaten up a thousand times!"

Chen Dachuan scratched his head, then became smug again: "But the system said that when I get beaten up, the 'Thick-skinned Immortal' effect will take effect simultaneously."

Lu Ye thought for a moment and said, "That means when you get beaten up, the more you get beaten, the more resilient your body becomes, and the person beating you will even feel pain! Then this mission reward is practically free!"

Just then, there was a knock at the gate, and Liu Bin's voice came in: "Da Chuan, Xiao Ye, are you home?"

Chen Dachuan hurriedly ran to open the door and saw Liu Bin looking worried. He asked curiously, "Binzi, what are you doing here so early? Why do you look so unhappy?"

Liu Bin walked into the room, sighed heavily, and said with a heavy expression, "Sigh, I've come to tell you something. I've been fired from the joint defense team."

"What?!"

The two brothers were both taken aback when they heard this.

Lu Ye quickly calmed down, frowning as he guessed, "Could it be because of yesterday's arrest of Zhao Qiang?"

Liu Bin nodded, then sighed, "Yes. There's even worse news: Zhao Qiang was released last night."

"Release him? He's guilty of theft with irrefutable evidence! Why should we release him?"

"I don't know the specific reason either, I only know that Yu San personally released the people." Liu Bin's face was full of helplessness, "And..."

"And what?" Chen Dachuan couldn't help but press him when he saw him hesitate.

"Furthermore, Zhao Qiang has now taken my place and become the temporary deputy captain of the joint defense team!"

"What?! That bastard Zhao Qiang, not only is he fine overnight, but he's also suddenly become the vice-captain? What kind of operation is this?"

Lu Ye sat on the edge of the bed and couldn't help but sneer: "Hmph! It seems Yu San has been bribed! Wang Xia must have spent a lot of money to bribe him."

He paused, then said confidently, "I suspect they'll be coming to cause trouble soon. How could they possibly miss an opportunity to gloat!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a loud crash was heard as the courtyard gate was kicked open.

Immediately afterward, Wang Xia, Zhao Qiang, and Zhao Qiang's father, Zhao Guofu, the three of them, swaggered in with their noses in the air.

Wearing the uniform of the joint defense team, Zhao Qiang arrogantly shouted, "Chen Dachuan! Get the hell out here!"