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

the next day.

The handover of the small bungalow with a yard went exceptionally smoothly.

Judging from their appearance, although Widow Sun and her husband did not register their marriage, the Wang family must have paid a considerable price.

The house was originally school housing.

However, due to historical issues, it ended up in the hands of an individual.

A letter of introduction from the school, plus signatures and seals from the relevant authorities.

The matter was completed early in the morning.

Moreover, Widow Sun also received two hundred yuan as payment for the house, which, based on the current value, was definitely a profitable deal.

Little did she know that right after the New Year, due to policy reforms, some buying and selling was opened up, divided into two types: those requiring tickets and those not requiring tickets.

In locations with high population turnover, housing prices rise incredibly fast.

"Sister, try Weiguo's cooking. He has a lot more seasonings at home than Dad and Mom do."

Last time Weiguo cooked, he didn't even use oil. Try this; once you eat something delicious, you'll forget everything else.

Wu Guifen told Lu Weiguo that Li Xiuhe wanted to stay at his house for two days.

Lu Weiguo glanced at his wife, and seeing her nod, he immediately agreed.

After completing the formalities, the three of them returned to Fendou Village.

"Auntie, Auntie, this is delicious! Hehehe, you should eat more."

Lu Jiacheng swallowed hard as he looked at the delicious food.

However, he still sensibly stayed by Li Xiuhe's side, making funny faces to make her happy.

"Okay, Jia Cheng, come here and sit next to your aunt. Let's eat together."

Looking at the child's adorable appearance, Li Xiuhe smiled immediately.

"Today is a special day. From now on, this will be my birthday. Let my niece have a taste of saltiness."

Li Xiuhe used her chopsticks to pick up a piece of scrambled egg and secretly stuffed it into Lu Jiahuan's mouth.

Children under two years old have underdeveloped kidneys, and Lu Weiguo, after all, had lived through the ages.

Having more experience in raising children, he has always prepared their complementary foods separately and never added any extra salt.

When Lu Jiahuan tasted salted eggs for the first time, she pursed her lips, looked satisfied, and suddenly called out "Auntie".

The child's innocent and tender voice immediately opened Li Xiuhe's heart.

This was the first time she had ever felt such happiness in having a child.

"Weiguo, Xiulian, I'm sorry to bother you, I just wanted to go somewhere else..."

"Let's eat, sister, you don't need to say so much." Lu Weiguo served the last dish of braised pork, untied his apron, and interrupted Li Xiuhe.

"You can stay as long as you want. Anyway, there's nothing much to do at home before the New Year, and no one in the village will gossip about it."

If anyone dares to say anything, let Xiao Jiacheng go and beat them up.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jiacheng puffed out his cheeks and waved his fist.

At the dinner table, no one mentioned that matter again.

For Lu Weiguo, visiting relatives was perfectly normal.

Moreover, Li Huifang kept all three of Liu's daughters at home, unwilling to let them go.

Even though this little house isn't big, it can still provide Li Xiuhe with a bedding roll.

After the meal.

Li Xiuhe was in the courtyard, keeping Jia Huan and Jia Cheng company while they played with the two sables.

Life was peaceful and serene.

After dark, Li Xiuhe wrapped herself in a cotton coat and sat alone in the courtyard, looking up at the starry sky.

There was no smoke or haze at this time.

The whole sky was bright. The winter moon wasn't as bright as in summer, when the night was almost indistinguishable from the day.

Yet it remained bright, casting a moonlight that shimmered in the courtyard.

Lu Weiguo and Li Xiulian each put the child to sleep.

After rummaging around in the shed for a long time, he came out carrying a round piece of wood and a bunch of willow branches.

The large willow skewers are made from willow branches collected in the summer, and are skewered with small pieces of wild boar meat and a few leftover pieces of bear meat.

Lamb was cheap at this time, but there weren't many vendors selling it in Northeast China. Lu Weiguo had been craving it for a long time but hadn't been able to get a whole lamb.

But that's enough.

Seeing that Lu Weiguo had almost finished preparing, Li Xiulian wanted to pull Li Xiuhe into the house, but Li Xiuhe wanted to sit in the courtyard for a while.

He put on a wolfskin coat and sat down next to her.

In the courtyard, Lu Weiguo was busy starting a fire with wooden stakes and burning charcoal.

The two sisters embraced each other, gazing at the starry sky.

"Sister, it's been so long since we've spent time together like this. The last time was seven years ago, the day before your wedding."

"I'll stay home with you, in the yard, counting stars together." Li Xiulian looked at her sister's haggard appearance.

It's heartbreaking. No matter what Li Xiuhe was like before, she is, after all, a sister who grew up together.

"Xiulian, I'm fine. I'm just glad you're happy." Li Xiuhe said softly, "It's just that I suddenly had to stop working and got divorced, so I feel a bit empty right now."

And that small business... sigh, they've lost their home, and they've lost all ambition."

Li Xiulian sighed as she listened, for she understood Li Xiuhe's feelings all too well.

She was like this a few months ago, if it weren't for the child, ever since Lu Weiguo started acting unreliably.

She couldn't hold on any longer.

As Li Xiuhe spoke, she looked up and pointed to the crescent-shaped moon: "My brother-in-law was right once again, that life is one's own. I was living the wrong way before, and I need to change my way of living."

Lu Weiguo sat to the side, leaning against a few meat skewers.

He looked up, smiled, and didn't say anything.

Meat skewers, liquor, moonlight, and shadowy figures.

Life is like this; it's time to start a new chapter.

. . . . . . .

"Brother-in-law, when are you going up the mountain again?"

I only stayed in the countryside for two days.

Li Xiuhe couldn't stay still any longer; it's unclear whether she had truly forgotten the past.

She pretended to be happy, smiling every day, and returned to her original self.

She's just less assertive and more gentle with her children.

"What's wrong, sis? The New Year is almost here, just a couple of days away. I'm going up the mountain to worship the mountain god, then I won't go through any more trouble."

That's how it is in the countryside; in the last couple of days before the Lunar New Year, nobody wants to go through any trouble. It's not worth it if something happens.

Lu Weiguo had Lu Jiahuan riding on his neck and Lu Jiacheng hanging from his arm.

They had a great time playing in the yard.

"Oh? You're not going?"

Li Xiuhe thought of Lu Weiguo's impoverished days and his current wealthy life.

She didn't know what Lu Weiguo's family had gone through before.

They only believed that it was all earned from hunting.

"Let's go again. I've never been up the mountain before. Staying at home all the time is so boring." Li Xiuhe unconsciously spoke to Lu Weiguo with a slightly coquettish tone.

Lu Weiguo was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, sensing that something was amiss.

But he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.

"Oh? You want to go? Then I'll ask Xiulian."

"Hmm, I'll ask you too. You're usually so suave in public, but at home you're totally henpecked! Hahaha."

Li Xiuhe laughed heartily, then seemed to remember something, and a trace of worry appeared on her face.

However, she quickly regained her smile.