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

"Where is Huang He?"

It was still the black market, still in that dilapidated house on the corner.

The henchmen guarding this place had all changed their appearance.

What kind of red floral cotton-padded jacket is that? What kind of dark green military overcoat is that?!

Few people wore these days; everyone wore fashionable collared cotton-padded coats!

Of course, these former poor young men have all changed into the most fashionable outfits.

An oil painting was also hanging on the corner of his mouth.

"Boss Lu! Silly Second Brother! You've finally arrived!!"

Upon seeing Lu Weiguo and his companion, the group of young men perked up and immediately lined up to welcome them!

Where is the weariness of the past!

"I see they're not charging for entry into the black market anymore?"

Lu Weiguo waved for everyone to stand up, then asked curiously.

"Yes! Brother He said those people selling goods are all unfortunate; otherwise, who would come out to freeze in the dead of winter?"

Now, thanks to Brother Lu's leadership, we can all eat our fill. We'll help out however we can, Brother Lu! You won't... you won't be angry, will you?

If you don't agree, we'll go and take it right now!

The young man speaking seemed hesitant to look up at Lu Weiguo towards the end.

They were afraid that the legendary Yama's wife-protecting ghost in this county would lose his temper.

Lu Weiguo became famous overnight because of what happened a few days ago.

Ordinary people may not have heard of Lu Weiguo.

But the black market and the local thugs have already raved about Lu Weiguo to the skies.

He has a powerful background, a fiery temper, and is ruthless!

He'd kick even the King of Heaven himself if he had to protect his wife.

That's why they've recently started asking young women on the street if they have a husband surnamed Lu before they start harassing them.

The smarter girls spread rumors that their husbands' surname was Lu, so that no thugs would bother them.

"You did a great job, just following Brother He's instructions. You have a high level of awareness. Where's Huang He? Is he inside?"

"Brother He... Brother He was called away by Boss Xiong. It seems he's going to stake out the Qian family's funeral. They said something about making use of trash, squeezing every last bit of value out of the Qian family or something."

"Boss Lu, if you're in a hurry, I'll go and call Brother He back first."

Lu Weiguo was speechless upon hearing his underling's reply. These thugs were even using idioms; hadn't they heard the saying "Don't pursue a cornered enemy"?

The situation has escalated to this point, and now Qian Yunshan is dead.

His subordinates have been arrested or investigated, and the organization has become a disorganized mess.

But if we push them too hard, they might just coalesce.

That would be another big problem.

"Call him back. Tell him I have important business with him and that he should stop messing around with that bear. If that bear wants to continue, let him do it himself."

After Lu Weiguo finished speaking, his underlings scattered in a flash, each one looking as if they had just been pulled out of the water.

Even just hearing Lu Weiguo face-to-face made me feel immense pressure.

Lu Weiguo and the other man didn't have to wait long.

Huang He walked in, carrying a large black backpack and looking exhausted.

Upon seeing Lu Weiguo, she immediately threw herself at his feet.

He looked incredibly grateful, as if he had seen a savior.

"Boss, you're finally back! You have no idea I almost got kidnapped by that black bear these past few days!"

That beast has no humanity whatsoever; it even tries to steal money from funerals. It's not human at all!

He wouldn't let me leave even when I wanted to, and he wouldn't have let me come back if he hadn't known you were back!

"Ugh, how disgusting! Get up! You've wiped your snot all over my pants! You should stay away from Boss Xiong next time. He wasn't after that little bit of money; he was just trying to drag you down with him."

After this is over, you and your men shouldn't do anything else. Just hibernate quietly for a few days until the county committee makes a decision.

After hearing Huang He's description, Lu Weiguo understood what Xiong Laoda meant.

They made quite a bit of money on this trip, even if it's just a pittance.

It was all just to drag Lu Weiguo into this mess, so that everyone would see that the two of them were in cahoots.

After all, Xiong Laoda used to be one of Qian Yunshan's men, but now that Qian Yunshan has fallen from power.

He desperately needs a reliable backer.

Clearly, Lu Weiguo, whom he saw as a "tiger skin," was just the right stepping stone for him to climb higher.

Moreover, although the case of Qian Yunshan has been closed, it is still a very big deal.

Within two days, the entire county, including nearby communes, brigades, and forestry departments, will begin a strict inspection.

This is true regardless of the era.

A thorough investigation will only take place after something goes wrong.

Lu Weiguo was used to it.

That's when he spoke up to remind her.

"Don't worry, boss, I thought of that a long time ago. I've been making sure my little brothers don't cause any trouble lately."

As Huang He spoke, he scrambled to his feet and excitedly unzipped his black backpack!

"Big brother! What are all these things looking like?!"

Lu Weiguo and his companion saw a neat pile of paper scraps and some golden yellow croakers in the backpack.

The smile on her face was impossible to hide.

We've been playing the long game, and after all this time, the rewards are finally in sight!

"Brother, let me tell you one by one, this time we're really rich! Honestly, I've never seen anyone richer than us!"

Huang He opened his backpack and started to show off.

Then the three of them closed the door, locked it from the inside, and sat around the table.

They huddled together, peering into the backpack.

"Brother Lu, this is a deposit slip I exchanged in the city. Our local offices wouldn't dare accept such a large sum of money, so I took my men to the city to deposit it."

There were three in total. The first two were for exactly ten thousand, and the last one had three thousand.

Although banks at that time were divided into national banks and agricultural and construction banks, ordinary people referred to them collectively as specialized banks.

Moreover, at that time, due to relatively strict public security, the money collected by the bank each day would be casually taken away in a cloth bag and handed over to the superiors.

For large sums like Huang Hezhen's, the county banks dared not accept them.

Huang He went to the city for insurance purposes.

At that time, banks did not issue passbooks; they only issued anonymous deposit slips.

In short, if you find a deposit slip, you can withdraw the money by going to the bank where you made the deposit.

However, the only difference from later generations is that it is handled point-to-point.

Where to deposit and where to withdraw was not until the 1980s that a system of unified management began to be gradually established.

"How much?! How much is this?! Brother Guo, is this just a piece of paper money?!"

Liu Dazhuang was completely bewildered; he had no idea what a deposit slip was.

Hearing the number in tens of thousands made me even more dumbfounded.

You have to understand that at that time, after a year of hard work, farmers in the commune were lucky to save even a few dozen yuan.

Two hundred yuan can get you a wife, five hundred yuan can build a house, get you a wife, and incidentally become the richest man in the brigade.

Even the best-developed forestry sector only earns twenty or thirty yuan a month, plus subsidies for working on the mountain.

You can save about three to five hundred yuan a year.

Food, lodging, and drinks are provided on the mountain, and it generally doesn't cost much.

But damn it, I was only busy for less than a month.

That could bring in over 20,000 yuan in income!!

Considering the value of items from that era and later, earning a million a month is practically a dream come true!