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

"Sister-in-law, how many people are left on your side?"

"You mean, even for poor people like us, we should do what I do..."

The young wife who gave Liu Dazhuang the cotton-padded coat lowered her head shyly as she spoke of this.

"Um, I'm sorry, that's not what you think, but I do have something I'd like to ask you for a favor."

Lu Weiguo was also blushing with embarrassment. To be honest, he would only act if pushed to the limit.

He didn't want to ask a woman that question either.

They are all suffering people, why rub salt into their wounds?

To talk about this, we have to go back to the day before.

Lu Weiguo and his companion, who had already made most of their preparations in the mountains, unexpectedly ended up at Zhang Benmo's house after descending the mountain.

Just then, they saw Zhang Benmo looking anxiously as he searched for Lu Weiguo.

Previously, he had Zhang Benmo cause trouble for those second-generation rich kids.

Zhang Benmo heard a lot of news during this period.

The Qian family members were indeed all hospitalized, but there were still quite a few who remained at home and began to follow Qian Yunshan's ideas.

They mobilized all available means to locate Lu Weiguo's family.

They even extended their reach into Li Xiulian's home.

Although neither side gained much.

But with these kinds of things, it's not the theft itself that's scary, it's having someone eyeing it.

We're all ordinary people; who can avoid making mistakes?

Moreover, at this point, finding fault with ordinary people is as simple as opening and closing one's mouth.

Despite all the speculation and feudal superstition, the Qian family at least maintained a semblance of dignity.

Find some high-sounding reasons.

but!

When they were cornered, they couldn't find any problems with these reasons.

The agricultural department has already been alerted, and the local authorities are starting to cause trouble over trivial matters.

For example, grain production, land allocation, yard area, and the sources of coal for burning.

They start arresting people as soon as there's a problem.

The village of Fendou has already begun auditing its accounts.

Zhang Dexing was lucky; all the messy accounts he made were left behind in the village.

But the person was called away.

Meanwhile, the street where Li Xiulian lived was also in turmoil.

Fortunately, Li Xiulian takes her child to the library during the day.

Otherwise, they would all be arrested and taken to the street office for investigation on the grounds of disturbing the image of women.

Hearing this, Lu Weiguo was also surprised that these people could be so shameless.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

Zhao Kaishan has already brought in an investigation team from the province.

They've started to cut off other people's escape routes.

Even a rabbit will beg for help when cornered, let alone these beasts who usually act like tyrants!

The two of them, neither of whom was innocent, sat together, and I immediately thought of those rich kids.

They are not stupid.

But there are temptations to be had, as well as the high-pressure management at home during this period.

Who doesn't want to relax a bit?

"Yes, there are still quite a few, but a few have stopped operating. They distributed coal a few times recently, and some are barely managing to survive the winter."

They all stayed home to take care of the children.

That young woman was also an open-minded person; she knew that after all these years, the reputation she had built up could not be washed away.

I've simply stopped pretending and will just say whatever comes to mind.

Poverty makes people lose their ambition; in the face of hardship, what is dignity worth?

"Sister-in-law, could you find a few decent-looking men? Just three or five will do."

Don't worry, I'm not asking you to actually sleep with people. I know Dazhuang wouldn't allow it anyway.

It's just a show first, and then...

Lu Weiguo made a gesture of covering his hat.

"what!"

"Don't worry, those are all our own people. At worst, they'll just get arrested and then they'll be released."

Lu Weiguo raised his hand in assurance.

"Besides, we won't do these things anymore. Your Dazhuang is rich. He can support not only your family, but also ten or eight more people."

Lu Weiguo smiled and patted Liu Dazhuang on the shoulder.

Sometimes things just happen that suddenly.

Having just been reborn, he still worries about those one or two pieces of gold.

Even getting a full meal at home required risking their lives to hunt in the mountains.

But it only lasted a few months.

The two of them no longer had to worry about money.

You don't need that bag of gold; it's just two little things: pine nut oil and walnut oil.

This would definitely allow both families to achieve a comfortable standard of living.

"I don't need him to support me."

The young woman lowered her head shyly, "I'm not clean, but as long as he cares about me and comes to see me from time to time, that's enough."

Some things don't need to be agreed to verbally; as long as he doesn't refuse, Lu Weiguo knows there's no problem.

This is what it means to have face in Northeast China.

Of course, if you really want to get to the bottom of things and insist that the young woman tell you herself to guarantee that she will complete the task, then you can do so.

This young woman can definitely talk about it, but it will leave a thorn in her heart.

Having gone through it all, he understands that those who achieve great things often stumble over seemingly insignificant things and small fry.

"What are you saying, sister-in-law? Look at how filthy he is! He's been sleeping with cow dung since he was a baby. You're only being kind to him!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room laughed.

These past few days, Lu Weiguo has been too lazy to cook, so he's been eating and sleeping here.

After finishing our business, we set the date for the hunt the day before.

Liu Dazhuang was left alone at home to enjoy his sister-in-law's tenderness.

Lu Weiguo changed into clothes belonging to his sister-in-law's father's generation, drove around the county town a few times, and finally stopped in front of the Public Security Bureau.

I squatted in front of a stall selling roasted sweet potatoes.

I bought a fragrant roasted sweet potato for two cents.

I squatted down by the roadside and started chatting with the old man.

"How's business lately?"

Roasted sweet potatoes are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside; these days, you don't even need to peel them before eating.

Lu Weiguo fidgeted with his hands and casually asked the old man.

"Sigh, life is tough."

The county town has been in turmoil these past few days, but the lives of ordinary people have not been affected.

But those regulators are always wandering around the county town, so it's easy for people to buy things in these non-compliant places.

"What's wrong, sir? Don't you guys usually ignore places like this?"

In Northeast China, even though speculation and profiteering are prohibited in winter, vendors selling roasted sweet potatoes and candied hawthorns can still be seen everywhere.

This can be considered a local characteristic of Northeast China.

It doesn't make much money either.

Moreover, the sellers were all elderly men and women.

The managers turned a blind eye.

"Damn it! They dare to interfere! I'm already this old, my kids died in another city, if they try to control me, I'll just smash my head against their doorstep and die!"

The people may not fight against the officials, but they will still have grievances.

Judging from his youth, this old man must have been quite a hero!

"But regardless of what happens, look across the street. I don't know why, but they've been so busy lately, always wandering around the streets. Who would dare to buy sweet potatoes from me?"

"Oh? Has anything big happened lately?"

Lu Weiguo asked the question knowing the answer, since his squatting on the ground seemed rather conspicuous.

But if the two of them keep chatting, it makes it seem like they're busy with something.

"Young man, you've come to the right person! I've been selling sweet potatoes here for half my life, nothing escapes my notice."

Let me tell you, don't follow others' lead! Based on my years of experience, I'm predicting something big is about to happen in our county! Things are about to change drastically!