Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

Yu Panpan's home.

Yu Panpan, who had been tricked into returning home by her father after asking for leave, was sitting cross-legged on the kang (heated brick bed) in the east room, looking somewhat dejected and disheartened.

“Panpan! It’s true that your father and I were wrong not to discuss this with you! But your brother is already so old. He finally has a suitable opportunity. We can’t let him remain a bachelor for the rest of his life!” His mother muttered to herself as she tried to persuade him from the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

“Every month, after setting aside money for food, I send the rest of my salary home! I’ve been working for almost a year now, where’s the money? Isn’t this enough for my brother’s dowry? What kind of wife have you arranged for him?” Yu Panpan questioned, her face ashen.

Yu Panpan knew that her family was struggling financially, and she had given up all hope for her parents ever since she started vocational school.

In order to complete her studies, she asked her teachers for help in applying for financial aid and also worked part-time in the cafeteria, receiving a full scholarship every year.

After starting work and earning an income, aside from a small portion for food expenses, most of it was given back to the family.

It's been over a year now, and at 20 yuan a month, at least 200 to 300 yuan has been returned home.

At that time, this was about the same amount of dowry money for an average family, and sometimes even more.

The mother secretly turned her head to glance at the father beside her, who was smoking a cigarette and remained silent.

“There are so many places in the family that need money! If you go away to study, the family will be one less strong laborer. The little bit of grain and money that the team distributes is simply not enough to live on! The money you bring back will be used to pay off the famine!” the mother said, forcing herself to speak.

"Did you pay off the debts incurred in making ends meet, or the debts incurred by my father's gambling?" Yu Panpan asked pointedly.

"How dare you talk to your parents like that!" The father, annoyed that his daughter had exposed his true colors, stubbed out his cigarette butt on his shoe and muttered in dissatisfaction.

"No matter how you try to persuade me, I'll make one thing clear! I can earn money slowly by working, and I can bring back all the money I earn except for food and drink! But I won't sell myself to someone else as a wife!"

Even if they tie me up and force me to marry them, I'll still run away! Our country now advocates freedom of marriage and doesn't allow arranged marriages!" Yu Panpan said with great conviction.

"If you dare to run, I'll break your legs!"

Yu Panpan glared at her father, her imposing manner unwavering: "Then you might as well just beat me to death!"
Anyway, you've beaten me and Mom a lot since we were kids! You beat me when I was drunk, you beat me when I lost money, you beat me even when I brought home an award! I'm used to it!

Seeing that her daughter and father were completely at odds, the mother advised, "Panpan! I know you're suffering, but for the sake of this family, you can't do this!"

“I am a person, a living person! Not a fat pig raised in a pen! Even if you are my parents, you can’t sell me like livestock! This is my stance on this matter today! No amount of persuasion will change it!” Yu Panpan continued.

"You've gone too far!" Feeling his authority had been completely trampled on, Mr. Yu got up and rushed over, slapping his daughter without any politeness.

With a loud slap, the stubborn Yu Panpan neither dodged nor avoided the blow, taking the slap head-on. She was so hard that she spun around on the kang (a heated brick bed), and half of her pretty face instantly swelled up.

"I'd rather die than admit it!" Yu Panpan still had a stubborn look in her eyes, refusing to give in no matter what.

“I…” Father Yu immediately made a move to pull off his belt.

"Shopkeeper, why don't you go to the west room and calm down? I'll try to talk to our daughter!"

When Yu's mother saw that the old man was about to use a violent attack, she immediately grabbed his arm and, pushing and shouting, pushed her husband out of the east room.

“My child, let me tell you the truth. Your father got swindled in gambling and owes a lot of money. Even if we use all our savings, we still can’t pay it off! They specifically asked you to be their daughter-in-law so that the debt can be cleared!” With tears in her eyes, Mother Yu finally told her daughter the truth.

Why not report it as J?

"The IOU is in black and white with a fingerprint on it, what's the use of reporting it to the police? He's powerful and influential, he knows all the village leaders! Our family is counting on you!"

I've inquired over there too. Aside from a slight congenital disability in her left hand, she's otherwise fine. Her family is wealthy, so it won't interfere with her daily life!

"mom……"

Upon hearing the truth, Yu Panpan originally believed that as long as she worked hard, she could have a better future.

But after hearing her mother's words, she completely broke down.

"Think it over carefully! If you don't agree, then Mom will buy some rat poison, boil a pot of it, and we'll all drink it together before we go. Anyway, life is unbearable, so death will end it all!"

After uttering these unreasonable words, Yu's mother turned and left the house.

With a click, the door was locked.

Hearing her mother's pessimistic remarks, Yu Panpan hesitated for a moment, but the click of the lock snapped her back to reality.

Mother is using this as a ploy! She's using the lives of her entire family to morally blackmail herself!

No, I can't just accept my fate like this! I, Yu Panpan, can't just accept it like this!

After a brief moment of panic, Yu Panpan quickly regained her composure and began to look around.

The house was still the same old house, with only a kang (heated brick bed) and a small cabinet, nothing else of any significant size. The front window was covered with plastic sheeting, making the whole room appear rather dark.

My mom locked my bedroom door, I'm no longer free, it seems like she's going to imprison me for the time being!
After briefly clearing her mind, Yu Panpan's first reaction was to run!

As long as I escape from home, there's still a chance! I could even ask my boss for an advance on my salary, pay off the family debts, and never come back home again!

Having made up her mind, Yu Panpan tiptoed to the door and listened intently.

All that could be heard was the howling wind behind the house. Across the floor of the main room, my father and mother were talking about something in the west room.

Yu Panpan rummaged through the basket on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), took out the scissors, and then used the blade to poke into the window crack, cutting the plastic sheet directly from the inside.

In an instant, a chilling aura filled the room.

Yu Panpan wrapped her thin cotton coat around herself, then tightened her shoelaces, pushed open the window, and nimbly climbed out onto the windowsill.

The courtyard wall is a wooden fence, and the gate can't keep people out.

Yu Panpan escaped through the window, took long strides, and ran out of the house without hesitation, running wildly along the street.

……

In the west room, Mr. and Mrs. Yu sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and talked quietly.

"That brat, she's grown up and thinks she's all that now, daring to talk back! We've already taken the money, she has no say in anything!"

The mother comforted her, saying, "She's grown up now. She's always been stubborn, and she won't listen to reason! We'll try to persuade her slowly. She won't abandon our family!"
I told her about your debt, and she seemed a little hesitant. I'll talk to her about it again later; she should agree!

The couple were talking quietly when they heard a loud crash from the east window, as the wind blew the window sash against the window frame.

Yu's mother was taken aback, and immediately got up to open the door and go see.

"Honey, something terrible has happened! That brat Panpan has escaped through the window!"

Soon, the Yu couple chased after them one after the other.

……

On the other side, Yue Feng, riding his motorcycle with his wife on the back, finally found the road from Huangnitang Township to Dashilazi Village after asking several pedestrians. The conditions here were indeed poor; even the roads in the township were full of potholes. It was fortunate that Yue Feng was riding a tricycle; if he had been on a motorcycle, he would have fallen countless times in the snow.

The weather was fine in the morning, but by noon a strong wind picked up, and the wind stung my face.

"Honey, how much further? My feet are numb from the cold!" Wang Xiaona hugged her husband's waist and asked loudly, pressing her body close to his.

"It should be soon! The village ahead should be Dashi Lazi Village! Once we get there, we can get out of bed and stretch our legs, and we'll feel our feet again!" Yue Feng looked up and replied.

"OK!"

……

The couple were enduring the strong wind and cold as they continued walking forward when, from a distance, they saw a very thin girl wearing only a close-fitting jacket, running wildly through the snow as if her life depended on it.

In Northeast China, after it snows in winter, the daytime temperature is at least minus 20 degrees Celsius.

There's definitely something wrong with this situation.

Normal people wouldn't go out dressed like that. Let alone a light jacket, even if you put on a military overcoat on top, without a hat and scarf, a person definitely couldn't stand it.

"Girl, what's wrong?"

Yue Feng rode his motorcycle up to them, stopped, and asked with concern.

Yu Panpan raised her face and glanced at Yue Feng and Wang Xiaona in front of her. She quickly said, "I'm fine! My family sold me, tricked me into going home, and forced me to marry a stranger! I ran away!"

Upon hearing this answer, Yue Feng was taken aback and asked Wang Xiaona in unison, "Your name is Yu Panpan?"

Upon hearing the two men on the motorcycle call out her name, Yu Panpan's mind went completely blank.

Judging from their clothing and the tricycle, the two people in front of her were definitely not ordinary mountain folk. However, Yu Panpan had a photographic memory since she was a child, and she was 100% certain that she had never seen these two people before.

When Yue Feng saw the other person freeze in surprise, he immediately knew he had come to the right person.

Without thinking twice, he turned the motorcycle around and parked it right next to her.

"Get in the car! My husband and I aren't bad people. We'll get you out of here first, and then we'll talk!"

Yu Panpan was also quite daring; she quickly climbed into the side seat of the tricycle.

Yue Feng picked up the person in question, twisted the accelerator, and quickly disappeared on the production road outside Shilazi Village.

……

Half an hour later, Yue Feng drove his motorcycle to a sheltered courtyard wall outside the township government.

It wasn't that there was anything wrong with the motorcycle, but Yu Panpan, who was dressed very lightly, was completely soaked by the wind, her face was ashen, and she was trembling uncontrollably.

“We came here specifically to find you! Here’s the situation: my name is Yue Feng, and this is my wife, Wang Xiaona…”

Yue Feng got off the motorcycle, took off his outermost military overcoat and put it on Yu Panpan, then slowly and gently explained the whole story to her.

Wrapped in her military overcoat, Yu Panpan quickly warmed up. After listening to Yue Feng's words, she blinked her big eyes, still somewhat dazed for a long time.

Just because his younger brother had seen him once, the couple traveled all the way from Fengcheng to Huangnitang Township in this freezing cold to find him in the village.

Even the most outrageous novels wouldn't dare to write something like this.

"That's the situation! We're not bad people! If you don't believe me, the township government is right next door! Whether you stay or leave is up to you!"

After Yue Feng finished speaking, he stepped aside to make way for Yue Feng.

“I believe you! But I can’t promise you anything! I can’t possibly agree to date your brother without even having met him, can I? Even if I did, you definitely wouldn’t believe me!” Yu Panpan said very rationally.

Yue Feng grinned: "It's not that bad! My wife and I heard from your colleague that your family was forcing you to marry someone else with their betrothal gifts, so we rushed over here! It's such a coincidence that we ran into you on the way!"
Whether you and my brother hit it off or not, as long as you trust me, I'll send you back to the city!

If you don't want to go back to your workplace, I can find you a place to stay for the night; it's definitely safe!
As for your family matters, I'm confident I can help you resolve them if you're willing!

Yue Feng spoke with considerable confidence.

This composure comes from having a substantial family fortune and extensive connections; it can't be faked.

With Yue Feng's current strength, there really aren't many things in the area around Fengcheng that can cause him to suffer a setback.

Yu Panpan works at a department store and has seen many wealthy people every day. She immediately judged that Yue Feng's words were not exaggerated. After all, coming from so far away had already proven his sincerity.

"Can you really solve my current predicament? My dad has been tricked and lost a lot of money gambling! They're forcing me to marry the man's disabled son! It seems his family has connections in our village!" Yu Panpan stared intently into Yue Feng's eyes and asked with a clear mind.

Upon hearing this, Yue Feng nodded without hesitation.

Setting traps for gambling is illegal in itself, and arranging marriages against a woman's will is even more wrong.

"can!"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Yu Panpan took a deep breath: "Then... find me a place to stay first! I dare not go back to the company dormitory. If my dad can't find me, he will definitely make a scene!"

"Okay! I'll take you to my family's restaurant in the city first! There are staff dormitories there!"

"A restaurant in Fengcheng? Fengcheng Grand Hotel?" Yu Panpan was startled again upon hearing this.

"Yes! That's it! That's my property, my older brother and sister-in-law manage it there!"

"Row!"

In an instant, Yu Panpan completely dispelled her doubts; she was certain that she had met a benefactor today.

"Get on, let's go!" Yue Feng wrapped his leather jacket and close-fitting velvet vest tighter around his waist and started the motorcycle again.

"Aren't you cold? Otherwise, I'll give you back your coat; I can handle the cold!" Yu Panpan asked somewhat nervously.

Yue Feng scoffed, "You're not wearing enough, put on your coat! I'm a man, I can take it all in!"

After saying this, Yue Feng twisted the throttle, and the motorcycle sped off towards Fengcheng.

It was really cold along the way, especially my arms under my leather jacket, which were almost chilled through by the cold wind.

However, Yue Feng was in a very good mood at the moment.

The girl that my silly brother Xiao Tao has his eye on is really no ordinary person.

A brief interaction reveals that the girl in the sidecar next to him is both bold and intelligent; she and her brother are definitely wealthy. (End of Chapter)