Chapter 153 - 153 152 All Rely on Acting Skills

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153: Chapter 152 All Rely on Acting Skills 153: Chapter 152 All Rely on Acting Skills Lito patted his chest heartily and said, “Brother Guan, what are you saying? Is there anything I can’t help with? Just say the word; I’ll go through hell and high water without hesitation to help!” “Fine!” A harmless smile appeared on Liu Huyi’s face, and then he reached behind him to pull out a big stick. Three days later, the news that Liu Hun had crippled Lito spread across Taiping Town. Some said it was a money dispute, others said they misjudged the sparring. Some even claimed it started over peanuts while drinking. There were even rumors that Lito had stolen Liu Hun’s underwear off his drying rack, with various versions circulating about the colors. In any case, Lito was crippled by Liu Hun and subsequently quit the opera troupe, returning to the old house in the front village, spending his days cursing Liu Hun at the village entrance. The villagers of the front village admired Liu Hun greatly, so they gave Lito the cold shoulder and ignored him completely. A few days later, just as Lito was spreading out his bed to sleep, a soft knock came at the door. His heart tightened as he asked quietly, “Who?” “Brother Li, open the door, it’s me, Liu Erhu,” came Liu Erhu’s voice from the door, as if engaging in secret communication like spies, also very muted. Lito hobbled to the door and opened it, finding not only Liu Erhu but also Zhang Daniu at the entrance. He glanced at them and asked, “What are you two doing here at this late hour?” Zhang Daniu chuckled and said, “Brother Li, let’s go inside and talk.” With that, he and Liu Erhu entered the room. After the three sat down, Zhang Daniu and Liu Erhu chatted aimlessly, and Lito immediately grew impatient and said, “What do you two really want? Just say it directly, no need for nonsense.” Liu Erhu’s face darkened, and he slapped five hundred yuan onto the table and said, “Brother Li, I know you deeply resent Liu Hun. So do we! We got a rough deal from that bastard Liu Hun. Stick with us brothers and you’ll feast like a king in the future. Take this money and spend it! When it’s gone, just ask and we’ll provide more!” Lito looked at the five hundred yuan and then at the two men, asking tentatively, “What do you want me to do?” “You’ll find out later, no need to ask too much for now,” Liu Erhu replied simply. Lito grinned, “I’m uneasy using unclear money. If you really consider me a brother, then spit it out, or I can’t agree to this!” Liu Erhu and Zhang Daniu exchanged a glance, then Zhang Daniu said, “Poisoning! The night before the piglets are to be sold, use a whole packet of rat poison.” Lito squinted at the two men, then slowly reached out to grasp the five hundred yuan, chuckling, “Explain more!” In the dim light, the three sneaky figures huddled closer and closer. The next midday, Liu Hun had just finished breakfast when Mao’er dashed inside and handed over a folded note to Liu Hun as usual, saying, “Brother Hun, here’s today’s message! Heh heh, I’m starting to feel like Little Soldier Zhang Ga now!” “Hahaha! You’re doing revolutionary work quite well! Zhang Mao’er! Go play!” Liu Hun laughed heartily and dismissed Mao’er, quickly opening the note. The note bore Lito’s handwriting: Liu Erhu and Zhang Daniu planned to poison before the pigs were to be sold; Geng Erzhu’s involvement was uncertain. After reading it, Liu Hun burned the note. It was all part of a play he and Lito were putting on, with Lito cursing Liu Hun daily at the village entrance while secretly slipping messages under a monument for Mao’er to retrieve, informing Liu Hun of everything. Liu Erhu and Zhang Daniu clearly didn’t have the nerve for such a plot, so someone must be behind them. Whether it was Geng Erzhu or someone else, Liu Hun pondered, but with Lito monitoring them, he decided not to deal with them for now. Since they planned to poison just as he was about to reap his harvest, he decided to strike when they were ready to act. Nipping someone’s hopes right when they’re close to succeeding, Liu Hun excelled at that. After burning the note, Liu Hun changed his clothes and headed to the Township Government to make Huaxia Village the number one village and become the greatest farmer of all time. He needed to take initiative to earn big money. The fruit trees were thriving this year, promising a rich harvest. He needed to turn these fruits into gold. Liu Hun knocked on the open Mayor’s office door, and Ren Peiling, busy at work, looked up to see him. A bright smile spread across her face as she invited him in and said, “You’re here at just the right time.” “What happened? Seeing you smile like that, is there good news?” Liu Hun chuckled as he sat on the sofa and asked. Ren Peiling pressed her moist lips and said, “Of course it’s good news!” She handed the document over to Liu Hun and said, “The annual Agricultural Expo of Yuhua City is about to happen. According to tradition, each county under Yuhua City’s jurisdiction gets a free booth and spot for promotion. However, there’s only one spot for each county.” Listening to Ren Peiling’s tone while looking over the documents, Liu Hun sensed a challenge to his confidence. After reading them, he smiled and said, “I came here today just to find a market for Wanbao Village’s fruits. I knew you’d have the connections, and indeed, you do! Wanbao Village will take on this!” Ren Peiling admired Liu Hun’s always-confident masculinity. Often, in front of Liu Hun, she would unconsciously follow his lead, as if Liu Hun were the Mayor of Taiping Town and she was merely his assistant. After hearing Ren Peiling explain the entire process of participating in the Agricultural Expo, Liu Hun realized it wasn’t just about signing up. Traditionally, each township under Anchang County’s jurisdiction could nominate a specialty agricultural product. They would bring their township’s featured product to Anchang Town for judging. Only the winning township’s product could earn the free booth and promotion spot at Yuhua City’s Agricultural Expo. After collecting the application form for Taiping Town from Ren Peiling, Liu Hun carefully chose two baskets of apples, oranges, pears, and apricots from Wanbao Village. Initially planning to take Shi Lan’s tractor to the county, Shi Lan showed consideration, worrying the bumpy ride might damage the fruits, so she arranged for Liu Hun to take a relative’s minibus heading towards the county. After entrusting the fruit baskets to the driver, Liu Hun settled in, observing the scenery whizzing by the window. He increasingly felt that to develop, roads must come first, and roads require money. Pondering this, he unknowingly dozed off against the window. No idea how much time passed, when Liu Hun awoke and looked around, the entire minibus was empty. And outside wasn’t Anchang County—it looked more like a rural orchard. What was going on? Could he have dozed off until this bus drove back to Taiping Town? Liu Hun regretted slightly, and looking around, aside from his documents, the two fruit baskets were nowhere in sight. Seeing the empty minibus, Liu Hun quickly got off and glanced around. Aside from his minibus, there were many small cars nearby, and seemingly not far away, a group of people were in the orchard talking. So, he gradually walked over. “Manager Lin, why did Director Hu suddenly come today? How come you didn’t give us a heads up?” A slightly chubby middle-aged man wiped the sweat from his head and pulled Manager Lin aside to ask. “Chen Sa, oh, Chen Sa, what can I say to you? I’ve reminded you for a long time now; Director Hu could come at any time, and you just ignored it! How’s the preparation going?” Manager Lin chided Chen Sa, increasingly finding him unreliable. Chen Sa laughed without confidence and said, “Manager Lin, how about we just cover things up like last time?” “Cov...” Manager Lin raised his voice, about to shout, but quickly realizing people were around, he lowered it, saying fiercely, “Fool your mother! This time Director Hu brought top agricultural experts from across the country, and Director Hu himself graduated from a world-renowned university. How can we cover this up?” “But... but you know, the money Director Hu invested last time, we both used for futures trading! With no money, this orchard really can’t be looked at! It’s just a little over an acre’s worth of facade here!” Chen Sa glanced at Manager Lin, his small eyes clearly implying that Manager Lin was just as involved in the money, so he shouldn’t pin the blame solely on Chen Sa. “You!” Manager Lin jabbed Chen Sa’s shoulder, saying, “Who told you to invest it all? The orchard’s normal operations must at least be maintained, you fool! I’ll arrange for Director Hu to rest immediately, and you quickly find some presentable fruits from somewhere. I’ll come up with a way to get Director Hu out of here quickly, so he doesn’t linger.” Saying this, Manager Lin noticed how Chen Sa still showed no reaction. Giving him a stern look, he said, “What are you still doing standing here?” Chen Sa smiled sheepishly, scuffing the ground with his shoe and said, “Noth... nothing is really presentable.” “Incompetent! Useless! I really don’t know if your mother threw you away at birth and raised the placenta instead!” Manager Lin insulted, suddenly having a brainwave, “By the way! I just saw Driver Huang getting off the bus with two good-looking baskets of fruit, go get them from Driver Huang! I’ll handle things here! Go quickly!” Chen Sa, although terrible at serious work, excelled at shady and underhanded errands. Soon, he managed to procure the two baskets of fruit. “Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed experts, what you see now is the latest experimental field developed by our company. We’ve invested several million, but...” The woman standing in the center of the group said, tapping a tree with wilting leaves, “It seems money alone couldn’t achieve much. So today, we sincerely ask for your expert guidance!”

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