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

Zhang Dexing has almost been forgotten by Lu Weiguo.

Or perhaps he never even gave this person a second glance.

Even at this moment, he felt that no one was as important as the jackals still lingering below.

"Dazhuang, do you think if we throw you down there and those jackals eat your flesh, you can leave?"

Since he was just sitting there anyway, Lu Weiguo started teasing the two men.

"Don't eat me! I don't taste good. Sister Huifang said men's flesh is always smelly, but women's flesh is fragrant. It would be better to throw Sister Xiuhe down instead!"

Liu Dazhuang thought for a while and then spoke seriously.

"Why did you throw it at me? Why didn't you throw it at your brother Weiguo!"

Li Xiuhe was already shivering from the cold, but luckily she had just finished urinating and was now on a tree branch with Lu Weiguo.

It was only by hiding in Lu Weiguo's arms that she was able to hold on until this point.

"We can't abandon Brother Weiguo. Even if I die, I will make sure Brother Weiguo gets home safely."

Liu Dazhuang answered very seriously.

Her silly appearance convinced Li Xiuhe, who was meeting her for the first time, to believe what she said.

"Where did this silly little brother come from? Why are all the people around you so strange?"

During her few days at Lu Weiguo's house, besides seeing Liu Dazhuang, she also saw Zhao Yangyang, Village Chief Huang, Aunt Wang from next door, and her mentally challenged son.

She felt as if she had witnessed the full spectrum of human nature.

The people in the city are all the same, like they were made from the same mold.

On the contrary, rural people are full of vitality.

Continuously healing her inner wounds,

"Strange? No, it's not as strange as the people around you. The people here don't harm others, unlike you city folks who are all malicious." Lu Weiguo lit a cigarette and smoked it without any restraint.

Anyway, she's not his wife, so letting her hold him in his arms is already a bargain for him.

"You're the one with bad intentions! You're the worst person I know."

Li Xiuhe was not to be outdone; the sense of security she felt in Lu Weiguo's arms was something she had never experienced before.

"By the way, what are your plans for the future?"

"You want to kick me out?" Li Xiuhe snorted.

"I'm talking to you about serious matters. I still feel that the old you was better; you're too long-winded now."

Li Xiuhe was taken aback by what Lu Weiguo said.

The tension that had just risen in my heart returned to silence.

After waiting a moment, he said, "Let's stick to the original plan and go back to open a breakfast shop. I've been thinking about it these past few days, and besides steamed buns, dumplings, and pickled vegetables, I'd also like to make a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger)."

It's that popular food in the city; they eat it for lunch, but I think it's perfect for breakfast—it has meat and bread, and it gives you energy to work.

only...."

Li Xiuhe remained silent for a moment, then looked up into Lu Weiguo's eyes, her eyes, which were eight parts similar to Li Xiulian's, blinking.

Half pleading, half coquettish, she said, "Brother-in-law, I have a favor to ask. That meat... like you said, could you get me some wild boar meat? I'll use extra seasoning so they can't tell the difference, but the price... can it be the same as buying meat with ration coupons?"

Next year, the market will be divided into those under unified planning and those outside of unified planning.

Purchases within the unified system are cheaper and require a ticket.

Prices outside the designated area are higher, and no tickets are required.

In Lu Weiguo's view, this meant that the price of the ticket was included in the value of the item.

This is similar to the black market, but it has a greater impact on most industrial production.

As for what Li Xiuhe said, it was actually just a little cheaper than the black market price.

"No problem. I can supply you with wild boar meat all year round. Not only will you not need coupons, but it will also be a fraction of the market price."

Even close brothers keep clear accounts, Lu Weiguo said, expressing his thoughts.

It's basically the price of wild boar on the black market.

Wild boar meat is tough and unpalatable, and it's already much cheaper than domestic pigs.

"Okay, then I'll give it a try."

Whistles sounded continuously below, while those above were already planning for the future.

If other people saw this, they would definitely say that these two are crazy.

The two spent the entire night discussing how to run a breakfast shop.

Finally, Lu Weiguo added one last suggestion: if they are too busy, they can skip the flatbread and make roujiamo (meat sandwich) directly with steamed buns.

Adding a scallion makes it even more to the taste of Northeasterners.

Li Xiuhe remembered everything Lu Weiguo said.

They also made many attempts later.

Even when fast food chains like KFC entered Northeast China, they saw steamed buns with meat or eggs everywhere while exploring the market.

I was completely bewildered when I tried to put anything in various steamed buns.

This is insane...

It's just a different kind of hamburger!!

Of course that's all for later.

Gradually, the sun yawned, as if eating a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), and rose from behind the mountains in the east.

The jackals didn't leave all night.

By the latter half of the night, even these nocturnal wild animals couldn't hold on any longer.

They stood under the tree, staring at Lu Weiguo.

Jackals are extreme carnivores. Despite their small size, they eat a lot, have large families, and therefore require a lot of energy every day.

Of course, this is also why jackals were nearly extinct in later generations.

There are fewer wild animals, and it's hard to find enough food.

After several hours of staring at each other.

The jackals were eventually unable to get close to the three people in the tree.

A series of whistles revealed that waiting any longer would not be very profitable.

Everyone was yawning, and even the whistles used to pass information to each other were much less frequent.

"Walk!"

"Huh? I can't walk anymore, I'm so sleepy."

The overwhelming sense of security made Li Xiuhe faint immediately after saying those words.

A teacher in a county town would never have had such an experience.

They were able to survive until the end because of their fear of jackals.

Lu Weiguo looked at Li Xiuhe, who had fainted on top of him and started snoring in less than a minute.

His mouth twitched uncontrollably. This is insane...

They really don't consider themselves outsiders.

Since that was the case, Lu Weiguo didn't hold back. He and Liu Dazhuang pulled and tugged at each other until they finally managed to get her down from the tree.

Then, just like carrying a big wild boar, he hoisted it onto his shoulder.

Perhaps Li Xiuhe was too tired, or perhaps she finally found a sense of security in someone.

After all that commotion, Li Xiuhe was still asleep when she got home at noon.

"Honey, sister... what's wrong with sister?"

Upon seeing Lu Weiguo return, the three people inside the room rushed over.

That heartless Liu Dazhuang carried the two women and headed home.

He looked extremely impatient; not sleeping all night had no effect on him at all.

"It's alright. We were trapped in the tree yesterday, and she didn't sleep all night. She's probably exhausted."

Lu Weiguo placed Li Xiuhe on the kang (a heated brick bed) and took the two children off.

In particular, she instructed Lu Jiacheng not to disturb his aunt.

"Oh my god, you scared me to death! You didn't come back all night, you have no idea how worried I was. I heard early this morning that several of the village's street urchins had gone hunting in the mountains and hadn't returned these past few days."

I was afraid you might get into danger too.

Finally, we have some space for just the two of us.

Li Xiulian could no longer bear the longing and hugged Lu Weiguo tightly.

"Can I be like them? Don't you know who I am? But I'm tired too, honey, why don't you hold me and sleep for a while..."

"Ugh, is your 'sleeping' a verb or a noun?"

"Of course it's a verb..."