Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

Liu Bei quickly found the tools.

"Mother, I'm going to the pond!"

"Okay, go on your way. Don't keep the child waiting! Drive carefully!" Zhao Da'e reminded Liu Bei.

"Hmm!" Liu Bei smiled slightly, picked up his tools, and quickly walked towards the pond.

Watching Liu Bei's swiftly departing figure, Zhao Da'e's face revealed a relieved smile.

"This son-in-law's physique...is truly amazing!"

"Compared to Xiao Bei, the five families, including the eldest, are far inferior!"

"No wonder it could kill the coffin beast!"

"Yuehe is going to be a lucky child!"

With a smile, Zhao Zhenxiang picked up her basket and left the yard, heading towards the vegetable garden.

"Uh, Zhenxiang, you're picking vegetables so early?" a neighbor greeted her.

"Um!"

"Where did your son-in-law go with those tools just now?" a neighbor asked curiously.

"Niannian likes to eat lotus root, so I went to dig some for her."

"Wow! I never would have guessed! Your son-in-law is not only skilled in martial arts, but he can also hunt and swim. Zhenxiang, you two have truly overcome all your hardships! I'm so envious!" exclaimed a neighbor.

"Thanks to you! Be sure to have a few extra drinks on your birthday!"

"Definitely!" the middle-aged woman nodded.

While they were talking, Zhao Zhenxiang arrived at her family's vegetable garden.

Open the mesh door,

Zhao Zhenxiang went inside.

The vegetable garden grows Chinese cabbage, red cabbage, bok choy, and carrots.

Zhao Zhenxiang picked some of each item one by one, and soon filled the vegetable basket.

After closing the net door, Zhao Zhenxiang was about to go back inside.

He met his nephew, Su Dashan.

"Auntie!"

"Oh, it's Dashan. What brings you here so early?" Zhao Zhenxiang asked with a smile.

"Auntie, it's like this. The village secretary asked me to come and see... no, that's not right. He asked Xiao Bei to go to the village committee!"

"Huh? The village secretary wants Xiao Bei to go to the village committee?" Zhao Zhenxiang thought something had happened and was so startled that she dropped the basket in her hand, spilling vegetables onto the muddy ground.

"Do you know what...what is it?"

Zhao Da'e was somewhat worried.

The village party secretary represents the higher-ups.

Why the sudden urge to call Liu Bei over?

She was worried that it would be detrimental to Liu Bei.

"Auntie, don't worry. The village secretary said it was an invitation, not a formal request. Nothing bad should happen!"

Su Dashan squatted down to help Zhao Zhenxiang pick up the vegetables while explaining.

"Is...is it really an invitation? You didn't hear me wrong, did you?" Zhao Zhenxiang was still a little worried.

"Of course it's true. Auntie, please let him out quickly. It's not good to keep the village secretary waiting!" Su Dashan urged again.

"Xiao Bei... he's not home. He went... went to the pond to dig lotus roots!"

"He went to the pond?" Su Dashan was slightly taken aback. "Okay. I'll go find him by the pond. Auntie, here's the basket!"

After filling the basket with vegetables, Su Dashan handed it to Zhao Zhenxiang and then turned and headed straight for the pond.

Watching Su Dashan's hurried figure,

A hint of doubt appeared on Zhao Da'e's face.

Why would the village secretary suddenly call Xiao Bei out of the blue?

Could it be because of that coffin beast from yesterday?

But wasn't the coffin beast killed?

Liu Bei did manage to mitigate the village's losses.

Why would I need to look for him again?

No, I'd better go and take a look.

Zhao Zhenxiang grew increasingly worried as the aroma of the vegetables filled the air. She casually placed the basket and vegetables in the yard, closed the door, and hurriedly ran towards the pond.

Why is Zhenxiang running so fast?

"I heard the village party secretary wants to see her youngest son-in-law at the village committee!"

"Why are you looking for Liu Bei so early in the morning?"

"I don't know. Let's go to the village committee and see. We'll know once her son-in-law gets there, won't we?"

"Yes, sir. Let's go, let's go take a look!"

……

After a while

The villagers of Sujia Village all rushed towards the village committee.

……

At this time,

This side of the pond.

Su Yuehe stood on the bank of the pond.

Liu Bei carried his daughter Niannian on his shoulders.

The family of three stared intently at Su Tianshui in the pond.

At this time, Su Tianshui's whole body was covered in filthy black mud.

But he didn't stop using his tools; he was still searching in the dark pond.

I just want to find some delicious lotus root for my little granddaughter, Niannian.

"Father, why haven't we dug up any lotus roots yet?"

"Niannian, don't rush. It'll be quick!" Su Tianshui replied, but her eyes didn't forget to look around.

"Father, how soon is 'soon'?"

"Fast is—"

Su Tianshui suddenly stopped talking.

"Father, what's wrong?" Su Yuehe noticed something was wrong and immediately asked.

"Don't say a word!" Su Tianshui immediately said, then remained completely still.

The more this is the case,

Su Yuehe's heart grew increasingly tense.

I have no idea what happened.

A red dot suddenly flashed in Liu Bei's vision.

"Um?"

He was slightly taken aback, then glanced closer. "There are wild animals swimming in the water? What are they?"

Startled, a word suddenly popped into Liu Bei's mind: "Snake!"

Without saying a word, he immediately put Niannian down.

"Yuehe, take the child and get away from here!"

"Liu Bei, what's wrong?" Su Yuehe asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I guess Dad might have encountered a snake!" Liu Bei explained softly.

"Huh? A snake... a snake?"

Su Yuehe's expression changed drastically.

At this moment, she finally understood why her father had suddenly stopped moving.

If it really is a snake

If it's poisonous, wouldn't it be dangerous to get bitten?

"Liu Bei, what...what do we do?"

"Don't worry, I'm here. It'll be fine! You should take the child and get away from here!"

"Okay!" Su Yuehe picked up Niannian and ran off into the distance. "Be careful too!"

"Yes! I will!"

Liu Bei nodded, picked up the branch he had thrown down earlier, and then glanced in the direction of the flashing red dots.

really.

A snake was hiding under a lotus leaf.

"Uh, yes, that's—"

Liu Bei looked closely and realized that the snake was not an ordinary snake, but a snake with two heads.

It has a tongue at both the head and the tail.

One of them slowly crawled upwards along the lotus leaf root, while another flicked its tongue.

Judging by its length, it is about forty centimeters long.

It is slightly thicker than a chopstick, with dark brown scales on its back and a red belly.

After crawling for a while, it suddenly changed direction and started crawling backwards.

"Damn! It's a two-headed snake? How unlucky is my father-in-law?"

According to folklore,

Two-headed snakes are no good.

Everything that happens to you will be unlucky.

Therefore, another interpretation of the two-headed snake is that it is a snake that brings misfortune.

If you encounter them and get entangled with them,

Nothing good is likely to come of it.

The father-in-law went down into the pond to dig lotus roots for his daughter, Nian Nian.

The lotus roots haven't been dug up yet.

If something untoward happens to him, how will he explain it to his mother-in-law?

Moreover, Su Yuehe's five older sisters found out about it.

The conflict will escalate!