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

"Sis, it looks just like it! Give me one, I've been craving it for days."

When Lu Weiguo arrived, he saw all the people from the school leaving.

I glanced at her curiously and noticed that, apart from one young man whose eyes were acting strangely and who kept staring at Li Xiuhe, she was the only one who was not.

There was nothing unusual.

So he walked straight in.

"Weiguo, you've arrived!!"

Li Xiuhe wiped her hands off her apron and personally brought over the fried dough sticks from Congo.

That smile was like a sunflower.

The coldness from before was nowhere to be seen.

"Sister, you go about your business. I just came to deliver some things for Xiulian."

Lu Weiguo took out two cans of badger oil from his backpack.

This is one of his treasured possessions.

During the few days Li Xiulian stayed at home, she noticed that Li Xiuhe had many burns on her arms from oil splattering.

I silently kept it in my heart.

"Oh, my sister is so good to me. I've been looking for this for days, and I've even checked several traditional Chinese medicine shops in our county."

Li Xiuhe brought over a plate of pickled vegetables from the counter.

After serving, carefully put the badger oil into a pocket.

"Hey, sis, who was that young man just now? The way he was looking at you was weird, is something going on?"

Lu Weiguo ate a fried dough stick and a piece of pickled vegetables.

It smelled so sweet.

Such oily food is something people usually wouldn't want to make at home.

Even in later generations, there have been very few shops that are so clean and change the oil every two or three days.

"Him? He's just a little kid, the son of a leader, here to discuss business."

Li Xiuhe briefly recounted what had just happened.

When the topic of grain coupons came up, Lu Weiguo was stunned.

"That's right! How come I didn't think of that!" Lu Weiguo interrupted Li Xiuhe.

Actually, he didn't care much about Li Xiuhe's feelings; they were just chatting casually.

But the grain coupons are the real deal here.

"Sister, if you have the chance, you can collect some grain coupons when you have free time. Don't be fooled by the reforms now; it still takes time to exchange grain coupons for these."

Food coupons are worthless now. If you have any food coupons to buy breakfast, keep them. I'll have Huang He help you resell them.

That way, you can earn more by going back and forth like this.

Despite being a border region, Northeast China was a pilot area for reform and a pioneer in the first wave of reforms.

Overall, grain coupons continued until the 1990s before gradually disappearing from the market.

Even in later generations, when grain coupons in many counties were practically worthless, they could still be exchanged for grain if taken to other regions.

He doesn't care about that kind of income.

But for most ordinary people, this is an opportunity to change their family's life.

"Okay, I got it." Lee Soo-ha's tone was slightly coquettish.

It's like having a man in the house and obeying him.

Lu Weiguo didn't notice anything unusual. After eating two fried dough sticks, he took a bag and brought it to Wu Guifen and the others.

Only then did he ride his bicycle to pick up his child.

Just as he was leaving, behind a willow tree not far away.

Hu Guangfa stared blankly at Li Xiuhe with a smile on her face, drool dripping from his mouth, and stood there for the entire day.

. . . . . . .

at night.

The family of four lay on the warm earthen bed.

As Lu Weiguo told his story, the sound of even breathing could be heard beside him.

"Weiguo, what are you talking about? What's with all this talk about Sun Wukong fighting Ultraman and the Calabash Brothers saving Pleasant Goat? Where did you hear these stories?"

Li Xiulian, who was not asleep, asked curiously.

"Haha, they're all from random books on the street. If you want to hear more exciting ones, I have stories about 'Teacher Hata,' 'Teacher Ozawa,' and 'Teacher Ogura.'"

Lu Weiguo turned around and embraced Li Xiulian, harboring wicked thoughts.

"Teachers? You know so many teachers? Are there any foreign language teachers? I get a headache from studying foreign languages."

"Yes, all of them. I can teach them right now..."

"Get out of here! The child just got back; you can have a quiet day."

During this time, the two discussed having a baby.

They worked tirelessly, without sleep or rest.

Having finally managed to get some rest, Li Xiulian didn't want the swelling to continue.

"Okay, okay. By the way, Xiulian, I have to go out for a few days and won't be back for about half a month."

"it is good."

Li Xiulian didn't ask any further questions; she trusted her husband completely.

Snowflakes drifted down outside the window, each one sparkling and translucent.

When it lands on the ground, it shines faintly like ice crystals.

Experienced farmers know that this means civilization is about to begin.

Lu Weiguo also loaded the goods onto the sled he had prepared in advance from the back mountain.

Like an old ox, they walked step by step toward the border.

At this time, the border was a very strange place.

Both sides are on guard against the other side's people coming over.

On the contrary, they rarely manage their own people crossing the border.

We're releasing spies, agents, or bad elements from over there to influence ideological progress.

On the other hand, they were afraid we would try to take advantage of them.

That's very strange.

To be honest, we are actually living better in the border areas on both sides.

After all, we are working people, and we have a deep-seated love for the land.

This allows us to make good use of every piece of land.

"Is this the way? Little Wangcai, can you ask about the taste for me too?"

This time when crossing the border, Lu Weiguo only brought a lynx. Firstly, it was convenient to carry, and secondly, it could protect his safety.

Secondly, this animal was considered an auspicious sign in Katerina's village.

This way, even if you don't find anyone at first, you can quickly integrate into the group.

The border line is marked by a small stone monument.

Stepping over the stone tablet, Lu Weiguo showed no sign of anything amiss.

It was located in the mountains, with lush trees nearby, so there was really no difference between the two sides.

But it seems there aren't as many animals.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle~~"

As soon as they crossed the border, Wangcai perched on his shoulder, emitting a warning beep.

Lu Weiguo looked in that direction and saw Xiong Cang standing there nakedly in front of him.

The area above the bear enclosure was covered in ice crystals.

That was the hot breath of the bear, which condensed after being expelled from the tree chamber.

There are so many tree holes on the mountain.

Only if ice crystals hang at the entrance of the cave can it be confirmed that black bears are hibernating inside.

"It's okay, it's still asleep. We'll take care of it when we get back."

Lu Weiguo calmed Wangcai down.

But the whole journey was like seeing a ghost.

There were wolf packs, bear enclosures, and even many tiger footprints.

This is just a simple border crossing.

There wasn't even any protective netting or anything like that.

The number of animals on both sides is not even in the same league.

"Damn! No wonder the Russians don't farm and still have food to eat. It's like God is feeding them."

Lu Weiguo complained, then found a sheltered rock and dug a makeshift snow cave.

He remembered Katerina saying she would be gone for three days.

Lu Weiguo is fast on his feet.

I estimate we'll reach their small village in about a day.