Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

"Is our village suffering from a rat infestation?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chang jumped up immediately.

In Northeast China, whether you know someone or not, a child's affairs are of paramount importance.

Even elderly people like Mrs. Chang suddenly became nimble again.

"Yeah, it's been really bad these past few days. Your place is far from the granary, but over there, don't even mention it, rats can even climb onto the kang (heated brick bed)."

The man kept talking about it.

From their conversation, Lu Weiguo learned that the father was a single father.

The child's mother did not survive childbirth.

The man works during the day and goes home to take care of the children at night.

When no one is around during the day, the child stays home alone.

A baby a few months old, no matter how much it cries, is left unattended.

That's why the rat bit my ear and gnawed on my face.

"Aunt Chang, look, is there any hope? Hua'er and I only have this one child, I really don't want her to..."

"You poor child, wait a moment, let me see if there's any medicine left."

The old lady looked at the child for a long time, and seeing the child's pitiful appearance, her heart bled.

Lu Baojia helped her into the inner room.

The man held his child and stood there, sobbing uncontrollably.

Lu Weiguo didn't have any good ideas, so he could only stand aside, making faces and teasing the baby who could still open his eyes.

Not long after.

The old lady came out.

He was holding a red fur plaster in his hand.

Then, Chang Ling was asked to go to the warehouse and get a backpack.

"Son, try putting on this plaster, but don't just sit at home waiting. Here's a hundred yuan; take it to Harbin for treatment."

Our conditions here are limited; maybe it would work in Harbin.

Inside the package, a bag of powder was sprinkled on the plaster.

Chang Ling then cut the plaster into small pieces and patiently taught the father how to apply it.

"This is?"

Lu Weiguo looked at the plaster with curiosity.

"Dog urine moss, and a set of medicinal herbs from the mountains." Old Mrs. Chang gave Lu Weiguo a blank look.

Then he raised his hand and pointed to the hundred yuan.

The meaning is obvious.

Now that you've seen it, stop being so stingy.

Helpless, Lu Weiguo took out ten yuan and put it on top of the hundred yuan.

Upon seeing this, the man knelt down before the two men with a thud.

He was banging his head against the ground like he was pounding garlic.

Despite Lu Weiguo's great effort, he couldn't lift the man up.

Who says men don't cry? A man's knees are worth gold.

That was before the real difficulties began.

"Aunt Chang, brother, I will definitely pay you back in the future!"

After saying that, the man grabbed the child and rushed out.

All that remained was a room full of people sighing over the man's miserable fate.

"You little brat, you're so stingy, you only gave me ten bucks? What, you think my word doesn't count?"

As soon as the man left, Mrs. Chang's expression changed again.

"Hehe, Grandma Chang, I already slipped you twenty yuan." Lu Weiguo stepped forward and squeezed past Lu Baojia.

He helped Mrs. Chang up by the arm.

"That's alright! You're too full of malevolent energy, you need to help people more, or you won't be able to be reborn as a human in your next life!"

"I don't want to be human in my next life either. Being human is too tiring. It would be so much better to be reborn as a turtle. When I'm hungry, I can just eat some mud and sand, and when I'm not hungry, I can just shrink my head and stay still!"

"Get out of here, spit it out! I'm not going to serve you here."

Mrs. Chang sat back down, toying with the bell in her hand.

"That child?"

"They can be saved. People here look down on us; it's just a matter of one vaccine shot, but the quantity is limited."

Leave them all for those officials; my ointment can reduce inflammation and relieve pain.

The rest is up to fate.

The older generation had no concept of plague and attributed all animal bites to diseases like rabies.

Upon hearing this, Lu Weiguo could only pray silently in his heart.

"That's all?"

"And... what about that kid you kept an eye on for me the other day? What exactly happened?"

Lu Weiguo knelt on the ground, handed the wolf skins to Lu Baojia, and then asked.

"Oh? You think you can learn something from this little wolf pelt?"

Mrs. Chang scoffed.

"Then what else do you need?"

"Didn't you hear about the rat infestation in our village? I'm telling you, you have to help me get rid of the rat infestation in the village."

Mrs. Chang set out her conditions.

Lu Weiguo knew that this old lady wouldn't let him off easily.

They'll definitely ask for an exorbitant amount.

I just didn't expect it to be such a big deal as dealing with a rat infestation.

"Don't you have a weasel spirit...? Why don't you..."

"Get lost! Will you agree or not?!"

Before Lu Weiguo could even make a joke, he was scolded again.

"Okay, okay, I promise!!"

Lu Weiguo agreed.

Mrs. Chang then slowly began to speak.

After listening, Lu Weiguo suddenly understood.

What immortals, ghosts, gods—these are all just the old man's ultimate observations and experiences.

Old Mrs. Chang did not say how the incense offerings changed.

This is their secret to making money.

But how to determine if there was a snake, and how to make Qian Duo trust Lu Weiguo, were just small schemes.

The reason they could tell there was a snake was because the kid had a snake fang hanging around his neck.

The teeth are fresh; they look like they were recently acquired.

Even if there wasn't a snake, you could still attribute it to a rat or a weasel.

After all, in this day and age, who hasn't killed a few rats?

The way to gain Qian Duo's trust in Lu Weiguo is similar to the herbal remedy of "Yin Su".

The herb was similar to an anesthetic, capable of stimulating people. First, the herb was secretly added to the talisman water.

Finally, Mrs. Chang patted Lu Weiguo on the shoulder.

They applied the herbs to Lu Weiguo's body.

This... could it be that thing that was banned nationwide in later generations?!

Lu Weiguo's lips twitched.

He's really cunning and shrewd; he even dares to use this kind of thing.

Upon learning the truth, Lu Weiguo felt somewhat disappointed.

He originally thought it might be some profound and unfathomable method, which he could use when he went up the mountain to deal with Qian Duolai.

I never expected it to be just a kind of herb.

He's changed his clothes now, and the effects of Qian Duolai's medication have mostly worn off, so he can't let Qian Duolai cling to him like a dog.

The only way to draw money out of the crowd is to find a different approach.

"Brother, Dad needs to see you. Come home and visit when you have time."

Lu Weiguo said goodbye and left.

Lu Baojia followed him out.

"What's wrong? Are you in a hurry? I need to go up the mountain soon."

"No rush, you can go after you're done with your work."

Lu Weiguo nodded and noted it down before waving and rushing into the snowstorm.

Wasteland in the county town.

Qian Duolai knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times.

Qian Yunshan remained seated in the car, not getting out, while his mother beside him kept wiping away tears.

"My child, what will he do without his mother by his side?"

"What are we going to do! It's all your fault for spoiling him! Once this blows over, I'll bring your precious son back!!"

Qian Yunshan tried different ways to comfort his wife.

However, everyone knows that this trip to Russia will only be successful as long as Zhao Kaishan remains in power.

The money is gone forever.

"Let's go, let that kid get lost. If we keep dawdling, who knows what might happen next."

The car slowly drove away.

Qian Duolai, escorted by more than ten people, headed towards the mountains.

The group was heading towards the very spot where Lu Weiguo and Liu Dazhuang had scouted.