Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"Mom, please calm down. Let me explain!"

Liu Bei hurriedly pointed to Zhao Chunyan, "Look at Chunyan, and Yuehe's neck and legs. They were so fair and white, but now? Just because they've been out in the sun, they've all gotten quite tanned!"

"Luckily, I covered a lot of their work. Otherwise, their skin would probably be sunburned and cracked by the end of the day. Can you really bear to see them like this year after year?"

After hearing this, Su Yuehe deliberately lifted up her pants and found that she had indeed gotten a bit darker.

Zhao Chunyan immediately threw down the sunflower seeds and ran into her room, looked at herself in the mirror,

I noticed that my skin had indeed gotten much darker, and my eyebrows had suddenly become pigeon-toed.

Lin Wanqiu, who was in the kitchen, twitched her ears and pulled up her pants to take a look. She was indeed a bit darker.

"Um?"

Zhao Da'e was slightly taken aback.

I glanced at Su Yuehe, and she really had gotten a bit darker.

He frowned slightly. "Even so, it can't be—"

"Mother, I know what you're going to say!"

Before Zhao Da'e could finish speaking, Liu Bei interrupted and explained:

"After paying the grain tax, my family of eight could barely make ends meet. Sometimes, we even went hungry. But now I know how to hunt, fish, and sell grasshoppers. The money I earn is enough to build half a new house!"

"As for food and drink, that's even less of a problem. There's really no need to stubbornly cling to our small plot of land and suffer like this!"

"Of course, if you really can't bear to part with that small plot of land, we can continue planting rice seedlings!"

"But from now on, we won't have to go to the fields ourselves! We'll leave it to the other villagers. After they've planted and harvested, they just need to pay our share of the grain tax..."

"Nonsense!" Zhao Da'e interrupted Liu Bei before he could finish, firmly disagreeing. "I won't let you do whatever you want. There's no room for discussion. The land must be planted. Even if it gets us tanned, we have to plant! This is a rule passed down from generation to generation! It can't be changed!"

"If you really want to change, you'll only do so if I die!"

Liu Bei: "..."

Liu Bei was speechless.

But he could also understand his mother's thoughts.

After all, my mother's generation experienced the three-year special period.

Those days left a deep and unforgettable memory for mothers of this generation.

We've finally made it through!

They finally got to wait until the state distributed land to individual households.

For the mother, it meant the blessings of the ancestors.

It's impossible to change your mother's mind in a short time.

We can only wait until he has built a large and stable business, so that his mother feels that the Liu family's future livelihood is secure, before making any further plans.

But the most urgent task at hand is to deal with the crayfish first.

"Okay, okay! I was wrong. I really know I was wrong, isn't that enough?"

Liu Bei quickly changed his tune.

"That's more like it! If I hear you say you're not going to farm again, I won't just pull your ear, I'll slap you!"

"Yes, yes, yes. Mother, you're right. I'll remember, okay?" Liu Bei followed his mother's words, pointing to the crayfish in the basin. "Mother, you rest for a while, I'll go to the kitchen to prepare the crayfish!"

"You really want to eat crayfish? That stuff—"

"Mother, I know what you're going to say. But what I want to tell you today is that crayfish really have many uses. Give me an hour, and you'll find out!"

"Fine. One hour it is. I'd like to see what tricks you can pull!"

"Rest assured, your satisfaction is guaranteed!"

As he spoke, Liu Bei walked into the kitchen.

"Late Autumn, you rest for a while. I'll cook a dish!"

"What dish?"

Spicy Shrimp!

"What is spicy shrimp? How do you make it?" Lin Wanqiu asked him curiously.

"The so-called spicy shrimp is simply shrimp tails stir-fried with chili peppers and oil. It tastes especially delicious after it's cooked."

"Is it really delicious?"

"Of course. Wait a moment, I'll make it and you'll know once you try it!"

As they spoke, Liu Bei began to prepare the crayfish. Watching Liu Bei's method, Lin Wanqiu followed suit and helped with the preparation.

Soon all the shrimp tails were processed.

Liu Bei brought out seasonings such as oil, ginger slices, Sichuan peppercorns, salt, MSG, sugar, and soy sauce.

First, he put red oil in the pot, heated it, then added ginger slices and stir-fried it with Sichuan peppercorns until fragrant.

Next, add the shrimp tails to the pan and stir-fry.

After stir-frying for a while, MSG, Sichuan peppercorn powder, soy sauce, etc. are added and stir-fried again.

Watching Liu Bei busily stir-frying food at the stove, Zhao Da'e and Lin Wanqiu were stunned and somewhat incredulous.

Soon, as the fragrance spread,

Zhao Chunyan, Su Yuehe, and the three children also came over, drawn by the smell.

Everyone stared in disbelief at his busy figure.

No one could believe Liu Bei had this trick up his sleeve.

"Mother, when did you teach him to cook?" Zhao Chunyan asked, tugging at Zhao Da'e.

"I didn't teach him!" Zhao Da'e shook her head.

"How come his cooking skills are so proficient? It looks like he's been practicing for years. I'm not as skilled as him!" Zhao Chunyan said skeptically. "Could it be that Wanqiu taught him?"

"Don't talk nonsense. I didn't teach him!" Lin Wanqiu also denied it.

"That's strange." Zhao Chunyan rested her chin on her hand, staring at Liu Bei's back as she pondered.

At this moment, Lin Wanqiu stepped forward and asked, "Do you need my help?"

"No need!" Liu Bei waved his hand, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "Just watch from the side. Remember every step I take. Once you've memorized them, just follow my method from now on. Then take them to town to sell!"

"What? You're going to take this thing to town to sell? Who would buy it?"

Zhao Chunyan was speechless, rolled her eyes and left.

Liu Bei ignored him and continued to stir-fry the shrimp tails.

After glancing at it a few times, Zhao Da'e and Su Yuehe slowly left the kitchen.

The three children also went to the yard to continue playing.

Only Lin Wanqiu remained by Liu Bei's side, quietly observing how he stir-fried the shrimp tails, memorizing every step and every movement as instructed.

About ten minutes later, the spicy shrimp was finally cooked.

Liu Bei asked Lin Wanqiu to bring a plate. He arranged the shrimp neatly in a circle on the plate and then personally carried it out.

When a plate of shrimp is placed on the octagonal table in the main room,

The rich aroma of spicy and sesame oil, along with the neatly arranged shrimp tails, immediately whetted everyone's appetite.

"Gurgle~"

Xiao Bao's stomach rumbled first, and his eyes were fixed on the shrimp tail without moving.

"Dad, I...I want to eat..."

"I want some too!" Liu Nian pointed to the shrimp tails.

"Daddy, it smells so good!" Panpan swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva.

"This...this aroma, just one sniff makes me want to eat it! It must taste amazing!"

Su Yuehe swallowed hard, her face full of anticipation.

"Hmph! Who knows if he's like some people who are all looks and no substance?" Zhao Chunyan still didn't believe it and poured cold water on her enthusiasm.

Liu Bei: "..."

I really want to say, whether I'm useful or not, you've already tried and seen for yourself, haven't you?

Why don't we give it a try now?