In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 217 Past Events and Unresolved Issues

It's a very simple method: place your right index finger on your cheekbone, then pull it down, and roll your eyes upwards—that's it.

Perhaps it was the first time Xiao Muyu had seen it, or perhaps he was just naturally cheerful. As long as Agui made such a simple funny face, he would giggle and laugh.

When the third uncle entered the house, he saw this unfamiliar little boy. The boy seemed very shy around the three of them, his eyes filled with fear, but he still stood firmly in the middle of the kang (a heated brick bed) without moving an inch.

With just one glance, Hou Wanshan could tell that the boy was mentally ill. This was not a derogatory remark; the boy was genuinely ill.

Just like the cat he used to have. He didn't feed it well every day, and he would beat and scare it for no reason. Eventually, the cat had the same look in its eyes when it saw him.

Yu Dawei followed him into the house, gave a brief introduction of Xiao Agui, and then went to the kitchen to help his wife with the cooking.

In Northeast China today, when people come home, it's usually the women who cook while the men chat and play cards in the inner room. However, Yu Dawei changed this habit after his rebirth.

It's not a good idea to have one woman cook for four or five people; it's a bad habit.

Besides, Yu Dawei planned to show off his skills to his third uncle and the others; there were a few dishes that even Han Jingfan might not be able to cook.

The meat that my third uncle brought back was frozen in some places, but still edible in others. It was just the right amount of pork belly. Yu Dawei planned to make Dongpo pork, a plate of peanuts, and stir-fry two vegetable dishes.

There were eight dishes in total, which is quite a feast for a rural family.

The wine was Dragon Soul Wine, the same kind he had given to Brother Duan before. There was still quite a bit left in the storage room. Yu Dawei followed Brother Duan's example and warmed up the Dragon Soul Wine. As soon as it was placed on the kang table, Si Tu Zi couldn't resist and took a small cup and sipped it. The taste was amazing!
During the meal, Han Jingfan used the excuse of coaxing the child to let everyone eat first. The third uncle could tell that Yu Dawei was protective of his wife, so he did not agree and let his nephew's wife join them. Yu Dawei also directly pulled his wife onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

Anyway, she eats and they drink, and they don't bother each other. Some local bad habits should be changed.

At the dinner table, Yu Dawei started talking about repairing cars in Qingcheng, the robbers he encountered on his way home, the lingering grievances in Yushui County, and the various ups and downs of his busy life since opening his repair shop.

There are happy moments and there are also worries. For example, when talking about wilderness rescue, Yu Dawei would drink and complain about his wife, Xiao Hong.

It's not that I dislike Xiao Hong, but I feel a little sorry for her. After all, it's just a small family car, yet it has to endure repairs that it shouldn't have to bear.

Uncle San listened attentively to everything discussed at the dinner table, but he didn't respond. He just listened silently while drinking.

Qi Daduzi and Si Tuzi toasted each other, saying things like Boss Xiao is already very capable.

Overall, ever since returning from Nianzishan, Yu Dawei has been constantly busy, doing countless things in just over a month, almost two months.

However, both their vision and capital have seen significant improvement and gains.

At this time, Yu Dawei also emphasized Xiao Agui. The child was fourteen years old at the beginning of the year, but he was still thin and small, and he was afraid of meeting strangers. His mentality was even worse than Han Jingfan's when he was autistic.

Fortunately, Xiao Agui is young and adaptable. He can tell from everyone's conversation that they are not bad people. Occasionally, when everyone is having a good time, he can laugh along with them.

Hou Wanshan saw all of this. He felt that if the child Dawei brought back this time truly emerged from the shadows of the past, his future achievements would definitely not be lower than those of Yu Dawei.

But the premise is that the child must be educated. If a child does not read or write, and only broadens their horizons through life experiences, their knowledge will inevitably be limited.

Hou Wanshan and his second brother both suffered from a lack of education. His second brother at least completed junior high school, while he didn't even graduate from elementary school.

The words in the books were all words he forced himself to learn after he grew up and needed to.

The more you drink Dragon Soul Wine, the more fragrant it becomes, and before you know it, you'll have a feeling of being half-drunk. When Yu Dawei talks about Dragon Soul Wine, he can't help but ramble on about his great-uncle Yu Quan.

Then they talked about the village-to-village electricity project. Now that it's almost the end of the year, there are still several electricians going door-to-door to connect the electricity. These people are not my third uncle's people, but professional electricians from the power supply bureau, who are helping with the installation for free.

The lamp sticks and lamp shades that my third uncle had asked Yu Dawei to provide to the supply and marketing cooperative had already sold out. After all, the village was now electrified, so what was the point of not having lamp sticks?

Some people later discovered that when electricity was connected to their homes, they would be given a light bulb and a circuit breaker, so a few individuals went to the supply and marketing cooperative to return the light bulb.

But the supply and marketing cooperative wasn't a charity. Since the item had no quality issues and had already been handled by them, they definitely wouldn't give a refund. In the end, everyone suffered in silence.

The supply and marketing cooperative made a small profit from this lamp stick trading, but it's hard to say how much the money collectors will actually gain.

Anyway, Yu Dawei's classmate from Heshan Village bought a small farm tricycle for his family, which made all the neighbors extremely envious. The group drank from noon until three or four in the afternoon. Among them, Si Tuzi drank the most and was the strongest. He fell asleep as soon as he lay down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and Xiao Agui thoughtfully covered him with a blanket.

My third uncle had also drunk quite a bit. He was resting his right hand on the table, his fist against his chin, and he seemed to be getting drowsy.

Seeing that the two of them were a bit tipsy, Qi Dadudu started talking about some small things about the construction team.

For example, during the construction project behind Nianzishan, a vehicle broke down again, but it was a minor problem, which Hou Wanshan and his team fixed themselves. At that time, everyone was saying, "If only Master Yu were here."

Then, he glanced at his third brother and began to whisper to Yu Dawei, intentionally or unintentionally revealing some things about Hou Wanshan and Yujiatun.

At that time, Hou Wanshan and Hou Wanqiang, brothers, had just led the people of Minquan Village out to make some money. However, in order to catch up with this job, they used some underhanded methods. In addition, due to the malicious slander of their competitors, rumors about the two brothers were circulating in many surrounding villages.

Hou Wanshan, in particular, was accused of all sorts of superstitious and heretical beliefs, so many people in the surrounding villages were afraid to have any contact with him.

However, some poor relatives were exceptions, all hoping to get something good out of the two brothers. Hou Wanshan met many elders who had given them small favors in the past, but he didn't see his eldest sister, Hou Xiaorong.

Hou Xiaorong is Yu Dawei's aunt and Yu Chen's wife.

Back then, thanks to Yu Laonian's influence in the production team, the couple lived a decent life and often helped Hou Wanshan and Hou Wanqiang.

He would always visit during holidays, always carrying a lot of things. Hou Xiaorong's uncle, who was also the father of Hou Wanshan's brother, had an accident while working and was paralyzed on the kang (a heated brick bed) for the rest of his life. His wife died when she gave birth to their youngest daughter. The whole family, young and old, the oldest of whom was only a teenager.

If it weren't for Hou Xiaorong and the help from everyone in the village, this family of five might have starved to death long ago.

After Hou Xiaorong's uncle died, she frequently went to Minquan to take care of her younger siblings until they were able to support themselves. Perhaps because she knew what Hou Wanshan and Hou Wanqiang had done, Hou Xiaorong never went to Minquan to see them again after the two brothers became wealthy.

Hou Wanqiang and Hou Wanshan had an older brother who, because he couldn't stand his two younger brothers' behavior, passed the college entrance examination the year it was reinstated and left home, no longer coming to play with the two brothers.

However, the money I owed to Yu Lao Nian and Yu Chen for my schooling back then was repaid to them very readily not long after I moved to the big city.

As Yu Dawei listened, he couldn't help but take a sip of the half-finished wine in his cup. Perhaps that's how it is between people; even brothers can one day stop working together because they have different paths.

In recent years, the Hou brothers have been doing better and better. However, Hou Wanqiang knows that his eldest sister, Hou Xiaorong, disapproves of their way of doing things, and in order to distance himself from them, he tries to see them as little as possible.

Even if they met, Hou Wanqiang would only check on how the other person was doing. Unless they were in dire straits, he wouldn't offer any help, because he knew his older sister's temperament.

But Hou Wanshan's main thought was to make his eldest sister and brother-in-law's family of twelve live better, so he bought a lot of things and brought a thick wad of cash, intending to help his eldest sister out.

But Hou Xiaorong didn't seem to think that way. Qi Dadu said it himself: that day he saw Hou Xiaorong throw stacks of banknotes out of the door and into the yard, then slap her third brother, and finally beat him hard with a carrying pole until they were driven away!
The eldest sister, Hou Xiaorong, said in her last sentence, "If you don't walk the right path and always think about harming people, then you should never step into our yard again in this lifetime!"

Everyone in Yujiatun knew about this incident back then, and because of this, Hou Wanshan never came to Yujiatun again after that. Sometimes when he needed to come to Heshan Village to do things, Qi Dadudu would do it for him.

"So, Dawei, because of you, Third Brother broke the old rules." Qi Dadu took a big gulp of wine. "He came to Yujiatun for the first time, and he came a second time..."

Yu Dawei had a general idea of ​​what was going on; it must be because of his aunt.

No wonder that ever since he met me, he would occasionally ask me to bring some things home. Most people would just give me a token amount, but my third uncle was different. Instead, he would bring more and more things, and they would become more and more expensive.

In recent years, his father's life has been so-so. In fact, his uncle's family hasn't been doing so well either. Fortunately, when his daughters get married, they always leave some dowry for the family.

Otherwise, if they only farmed, Uncle Yu's family would live a very poor life. Although Uncle Yu still had the strength to work, he was needed for all the big and small things at home, so even if he went out to work, he couldn't go too far.

Yu Dawei was aware of his uncle and aunt's family situation, and he also knew that his father would occasionally help his older brother. His mother, Zhang Yunqin, saw all this, but she didn't tell her husband. She just secretly complained to Yu Dawei.

My mother and my aunt had a long-standing feud, but it wasn't that my mother was a bad person. My aunt treated me incredibly well, almost like her own son.

These two just don't get along.

Qi Dadudu then recounted some other stories, all about their adventures in the nearby villages. Although they were old tales, they were perfect accompaniments to drinks, offering a unique flavor.

(End of this chapter)