1990, Reborn as a Beachcomber, From Rascal to Brilliant Guy

Soon, Lin Chaosheng and Lin Haisheng took the money to Lin Yaodong's house to complete the application procedures for the homestead.

Because the wasteland they were interested in was full of rubble, many people thought that digging a foundation would be too expensive, so they didn't encounter any obstacles.

Finally, in accordance with relevant regulations, they were granted 150 square meters each, and a total of 1600 yuan was collected.

Of the total, 200 yuan was for the costs of land surveying, registration, and certification, while the remaining 1400 yuan was for land construction compensation to the village.

In comparison, the reason Lin Shuisheng was able to acquire that piece of land for 2000 yuan was entirely due to Lin Yaodong's personal intervention.

Otherwise, you can forget about it without four or five thousand.

By the time they got home with the village committee's approval slip, it was already past 2 p.m.

Lin Yaoguang, Chen Xiurong, Lin Shuisheng, and others had already eaten lunch and gone to the back mountain to continue picking fruit. Only Su Meilan, who was heavily pregnant, and Huang Suzhen, who was older, were left at home, busy picking fruit by the courtyard.

The big, good, and sweet ones were all picked out and put into bamboo baskets, ready to be taken to town to sell the next morning.

The small, bad, and unripe ones were kept for the family to eat.

That's just how honest I am.

Lin Haisheng and Lin Chaosheng put the approval slip away and immediately rushed to the back mountain to help.

Before the sun even set, all the fruit on the mountain that could be picked had already been picked.

After carrying the fruit home, some people stayed home to sort it out, while others went to pick the few remaining lychee, wampee, and mango trees in front of and behind the house.

After picking them, they ran to the field ridges to cut bananas and build support frames.

The villagers, seeing how seriously they were taking it, started pointing and whispering among themselves.

Some people even made jokes to his face.

"Ah Shui, you're making more and more money, but why are you becoming more and more timid?"

"Exactly, you've already made over a hundred thousand, what's a few rotten fruit trees to you?"

"Hey, if you ask me, none of you understood. Ah Shui is just reminiscing about the bitter past to appreciate the sweet present!"

"Ha ha!"

Amidst a burst of laughter, Lin Shuisheng stopped Lin Chaosheng and Lin Haisheng, who were about to erupt in anger, and asked the onlookers, somewhat annoyed:

"Are you all so free? I've earned over 100,000 yuan and I'm still helping my family with chores. Do you have a mountain of gold or a mountain of silver at home? You're all just sitting here talking nonsense."

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged bewildered glances.

To everyone's surprise, Lin Shuisheng not only didn't get angry, but also made a reasonable request to borrow money from them.

If they had the money to lend to Lin Shuisheng, they wouldn't be here being so sour.

"What? You don't have money? If you don't have money, then don't whine in front of me. It's embarrassing for you."

Seeing everyone's reaction, Lin Shuisheng rolled his eyes, pouted, and looked disgusted.

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces instantly turned pale and then red, and they all stared intently at Lin Shuisheng, their eyes practically spitting fire.

Just as they were wondering how to retort, Lin Aijun, along with five or six other men who also worked on Lin Yaodong's boat, appeared out of nowhere.

He then pointed his finger directly at Lin Shuisheng's nose and loudly cursed:

"Ah Shui, you heartless bastard, how dare you curse people here? If I were you, I would have already found a block of tofu and smashed my head against it."

"Hey, what are you talking about? How am I being dishonest? You'd better explain yourself clearly, or I'll burn your house down, you believe me?"

Lin Shuisheng's face darkened, and he slapped Lin Aijun's hand away, pointing his finger at his nose and angrily questioning him.

"you..."

Lin Aijun's breath hitched, and he took a slight step back. Then, he quickly straightened his chest and shouted with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression.

"Stop pretending, Ah Bin told us everything!"

"What did he say?"

"He said that Mazu appeared to you in a dream so that you would remind everyone to prepare for typhoons, not so that you would use typhoons to swindle money from us."

Before Lin Shuisheng could say anything, Lin Aijun turned to the crowd and shouted angrily:

"Everyone, please be the judge. This morning, we heard him say that he dreamt that Mazu appeared to him in a dream and said that a typhoon was going to hit our area. So we thought we would go to his house to find out the truth. But instead of explaining to us, he forced us to make a bet with him, and the bet was for 10,000 yuan."

Then when Ah Bin got home, he heard Uncle Dong say that the city's meteorological bureau had notified them that a typhoon was coming. He immediately wanted to ask Uncle Dong to cancel the bet, but Uncle Dong refused and insisted on forcing us to pay him back.

As you all know, we only earn a meager living throughout the year. How could we be as lucky as him, making hundreds of thousands in one go!

In the end, Ah Bin was forced to take out 10,000 yuan to compensate him.

That's a whole ten thousand yuan!

This is equivalent to more than two years of hard work for us.

Mazu originally appeared to him in a dream, wanting him to bring blessings to all of us, but he actually used it to make money.

Tell me, what else is this if not a violation of his conscience?

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd erupted in chaos, each glaring at Lin Shuisheng as if he were their enemy.

"Ah Shui, how could you do this?"

"Isn't that heartless?"

"That's right, Ah Bin and Ah Jun are your own brothers from the same household. How could you cheat them out of their money like this?"

"Aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of Mazu for doing this?"

"..."

Just as everyone was about to press their advantage and give Lin Shuisheng a good beating, Lin Chaosheng suddenly stepped forward, pointing angrily at Lin Aijun.

"Bullshit! You made that bet yourselves. If you don't believe me, we can go and confront Uncle Jiu."

"And you just said that Ah Shui won 10,000 yuan from you, why didn't you say that Ah Shui lost and also had to pay you 10,000 yuan?"

Faced with his questioning, Lin Aijun calmly raised his chin, a hint of smugness flashing in his eyes.

"Why are you saying so much? Just tell me, wasn't it Ah Shui who suggested this bet first?"

"So what if it is?"

Upon hearing Lin Chaosheng's answer, Lin Aijun immediately turned to look at everyone, spread his hands, and shouted loudly:

"Everyone heard that, right? Ah Shui was the one who suggested this bet first. Who would believe he wasn't up to any ulterior motives, or trying to scam us out of our money?"

"Exactly, I think he did it on purpose."

"I never expected him to be so ruthless, even to the point of cheating his own family."

"If you ask me, he's just obsessed with money; all he sees is money."

"No wonder they were in such a hurry to pick all the fruit! They must have done something wrong and were afraid of retribution!"