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

Breakfast is only served until 10:00 AM.

Wait until the last few tables of elderly people leave.

Li Xiuhe closed the door at a speed that was almost like jogging.

Because the small shop has a yard.

It didn't have a significant impact on the street. Even with the courtyard gate closed, quite a few people were still asking through their canes if there was any more free soy milk.

"That's all, that's all, we're sold out for today. Come back tomorrow if you want some!"

Li Xiuhe responded with a smile.

Upon hearing this, many elderly people slapped their thighs and blamed their spouses for walking too slowly.

"Do you have any steamed buns left? Cold ones are fine too! No coupon required!"

"There are no steamed buns left. Come earlier tomorrow. There are only a few cold fried dough sticks left."

As a result, even the leftover fried dough sticks meant for the family were sold.

The people inside stared at each other wide-eyed, then burst into laughter!

"My God, business is so good! I've never seen so much money in my life!"

Li Guangrong, supporting his back, plopped down on a stool.

"This is nothing! We used really good ingredients, those big white steamed buns are just like my grandson's little bottom, so white and tender, who wouldn't love them!"

Wu Guifen was so tired that she couldn't straighten her back.

I came to help at four in the morning and stood for six hours straight.

Anyone would be exhausted in that situation.

The group poured out the soy milk from the bucket, mixed it with hot water, and managed to drink a sip.

Then they all looked at Li Xiulian.

Li Xiulian, who had been silent all along, was now trembling slightly. She smoothed out each of the one-mao bills and placed them neatly.

One cent, two cents, even five cents!!

After it has been thoroughly cooked three times.

Li Xiulian's speech was somewhat stammering.

"Thirty... thirty-seven yuan and sixty cents..." Her voice trembled, as if it were an enormous sum.

Today's noodles, oil, and even the soybeans for the soy milk were all bought by the whole family.

Everyone knows how much it cost.

The house is my own; the water, electricity, and fuel costs are all included.

After deducting labor costs, I made a net profit of over nineteen yuan this morning.

First thing this morning!!

"This...it's already equaled my salary in just two days..." Li Xiuhe still couldn't believe it.

"It's alright. The main thing is that you're honest and use high-quality ingredients. Otherwise, you would have made even more money." Lu Weiguo calculated the gross profit margin in his mind.

If this were in later generations, such income would bankrupt any business.

But in this day and age, it really is a way to make money.

The best part is that soy milk is free today!

"High-quality ingredients? Yes! From now on, we'll use high-quality ingredients!" Li Xiuhe exclaimed excitedly to Lu Weiguo, "Brother-in-law, do you know what my former colleagues said when they left?"

"What? People are still gossiping about you?"

"No!" Li Xiuhe shook her head. "Everyone says that our family's fried dough sticks are so good, just one is enough to fill you up, and they're a hundred times better than the ones at school!"

The whole family celebrated together.

Lu Weiguo shook his head, thinking to himself: No wonder everyone says that the 80s and 90s were the golden age; as long as you could use your brain and were willing to work hard, you could make money.

These fried dough sticks are made without alum, the soy milk is made without additives, and the steamed buns are made with pure flour.

If you can make money from this, then you can do just as well from doing anything else.

Today, Li Xiulian not only made a profit, but also received a considerable amount of gift money.

Although some of the gifts were one yuan and some were two yuan, only Lu Weiguo's red envelope contained fifty yuan.

And you'll have to pay it back eventually.

But when you calculate it all together...

In just one day, she recouped the money she had spent on cleaning the house and buying tables, chairs, and benches.

Li Xiuhe wasn't greedy and waited until the whole family was ready to leave.

She pulled Lu Weiguo aside and took out the large sum of money she had exchanged from the bank in Congo.

"Brother-in-law, here's a hundred yuan. Although some of it is your wedding gift money," Li Xiuhe said with a smile. "But I still need to pay you back what I owe you first. I'll pay you back the remaining hundred when I've earned enough."

"Sis, I'm not in a hurry. You still need to buy noodles and stuff. The shop has just opened, so it's good to have some money in your pocket."

Lu Weiguo did not accept it.

"I still have some in my pocket, I've left it all. If you don't take it, I'm a big spender, and this money won't stay."

Lu Weiguo understood that Li Xiuhe was trying to push him.

He said that I should just ask for money whenever I need it.

He accepted the hundred yuan and handed it to Li Xiulian.

Compared to later generations, Lu Weiguo would refuse to lend money to anyone.

But for people like Li Xiuhe, who have begun to strive for their own lives.

He was still willing to lend a hand.

Besides, even if he didn't want to lend it, Li Xiulian wouldn't watch her sister suffer.

It's better to be open and honest, and let your wife be happy too.

He originally thought that life would continue peacefully until Li Xiulian was admitted to university.

But he had just returned from the county town that day.

A large crowd gathered in front of his house.

As soon as he saw Lu Weiguo stop, Zhang Dexing's eyes darted around, and he ran so fast that the soles of his shoes almost fell off!

"Weiguo! Weiguo! You're finally back! The whole village has been waiting for you!!"

Zhang Dexing emphasized his words in front of the entire village.

Upon hearing this, the village aunties immediately gathered around, chattering excitedly!

"Officer Zhang? Is something the matter?"

Lu Weiguo was not affected by the women; instead, he stared intently at Zhang Dexing.

"Oh dear, why are you still calling me 'Cadre Zhang' at a time like this? Look at you, so formal! Something's definitely wrong here. Didn't you just come back from the county town? Did you encounter any danger?"

"what?"

Lu Weiguo was taken aback by those words.

Isn't that obvious?!

If there were danger, he would still be standing here.

Seeing that Lu Weiguo didn't respond, Zhang Dexing cleared his throat and continued, "It's good that no one was in danger, something happened in our village!! Something happened at that purchasing station!"

He described it in a very exaggerated way.

It was as if the safety of the villagers was of utmost importance to them.

The aunties were so moved by what they said that they were crying their eyes out.

Only after he finally explained the specifics did Lu Weiguo understand!

To put it simply, Village Chief Huang led Wang Defa and a few others to deliver goods to the county town.

As a result, it was carried away by wild animals in the mountains.

The child who ran back said it looked like a black bear!

And it's a super big one!

Most of the men in the village were helping out with Lu Weiguo.

This time, only Village Chief Huang, Wang Defa, and the child who ran back were on the delivery mission.

Before the Lunar New Year, there were both hunting expeditions and raids.

There haven't been any accidents on this road for over a year.

Who would have thought that this would happen in the village so soon after the New Year?

"Zhang, why don't you go organize people to rescue them? What are you doing gathering at my door?"

"Don't we still have a few guns in our village warehouse? If you wait here for me, the rescue will be delayed!"

Lu Weiguo immediately sensed something was wrong and squinted at Zhang Dexing's expression.

He knew Zhang Dexing was up to no good the moment he saw him.

If something this big were to happen, would he still be in the mood to stay here and watch over him?

"Oh dear!" Zhang Dexing slapped his thigh, as if filled with deep regret.

"I panicked too. This is the first time I've encountered something this big. Oh, it's all my fault. Look at me, all I remember is that you can hunt, and you're in our hunting team."

"Why don't they want to ask you to rescue them?"