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

"Come, son, learn from your father. During the busy spring plowing season, pheasants will surely hide by the roadside."

On the oxcart lined with hay, Lu Jiacheng sat in Lu Weiguo's lap.

They followed along and memorized it with great enthusiasm.

Sunset, autumn wind, golden fields.

The red veins are illuminated by the afterglow of the setting sun.

"On a rainy day, after an autumn rain, take a stroll along the edge of the woods."

"Observe carefully at the edges of the fields and among the wheat, lest they wilt."

"Search carefully by the ditch and among the weeds, don't rush."

"At 5 a.m. and 5 p.m., I can't look away from the white circles."

"Identify one, chase the tricycle, and the pheasant will be waiting for you to catch it."

"At the end of March and the beginning of April, only the male is beaten, not the female."

Lu Jiacheng was able to memorize it smoothly after listening to it only once.

Before Lu Weiguo could even offer any praise, Li Xiulian, who had just settled Lu Jiahuan, who had fallen asleep as soon as she got in the car, rolled her eyes at Lu Weiguo.

"All you do is teach nonsense. What, are you going to let your son go hunting with you? All you do is show off."

"We're not going to follow your father's example, we still need to learn to read and write. Come on, recite 'The Road to Shu is Hard' for your father."

wipe!

Is the road to Shu difficult?

And you know what? High school students at this age have a solid foundation in basic knowledge.

He remembered that this wasn't something you only learn in high school in later generations.

"Okay, I'll listen to my wife. I'll focus on making money, and you just need to take care of the family and educate the children."

To fight is to kiss, to scold is to love.

For some reason, Lu Weiguo felt that Li Xiulian's prejudice against him had largely disappeared after she returned to her parents' home this time.

She was even more attached to him than in her previous life.

Originally, I thought it was getting a bit late after lunch.

In autumn in Northeast China, the temperature difference between day and night is extreme, and it's not safe to stay out too late.

I was thinking of letting my wife stay at her parents' house for a few more days.

Li Xiulian insisted on going with him no matter what, and her burning gaze was so intense that Lu Weiguo couldn't control a part of his body.

"Yes, it's so good to have you, Weiguo, remember that."

Li Xiulian gazed tenderly at Lu Weiguo's retreating figure, perhaps moved by the experience of riding in the oxcart.

"In these days, travel is slow, letters are long, and I will only be with you for the rest of my life."

Now that things have come to this point, if Lu Weiguo doesn't say anything more...

That's a beast!

"Ooh ooh ooh ooh!"

Several roars, like those of a male tiger in heat, brought the old ox to a halt.

Then, she turned her head impatiently to look at her eldest son.

"Jiacheng, are you sleepy? Why don't you stay and sleep with your sister on the oxcart for a while? Your mother and I need to run some errands."

"Huh? I'm not sleepy."

The Lu family, who were still reciting the poem "The Road to Shu is Hard," admitted that they had indeed returned.

No! You're sleepy.

Lu Weiguo's eyes were firm, giving his son no chance to refuse.

"Ugh, what are you doing here on the side of the road? Are you crazy?" It took Li Xiulian a while to react, and she clutched her clothes tightly in shock.

"My dear wife, you are a civil official, and I understand your refined and literary expressions of love. But I am a military general; I may not speak, but I will act!"

Lu Weiguo used Li Xiulian's words to refute her, leaving her speechless.

But when they lifted her off the oxcart...

She continued to pound on Lu Weiguo's chest forcefully: "Stop fooling around, it'll be bad if someone sees us."

"We are a legally married couple with a marriage certificate. So what if we are seen?"

"Then... go over there... hurry up."

In the desolate wilderness, there was no one around.

Inside the haystack, their hearts raced.

Sure enough, even legally married couples need some secret romance.

. . . . . . .

Go home.

The moon is already high overhead.

The house hadn't been heated for days, and it was as cold as an icebox inside.

Lu Weiguo heated the house and carried all the floral red cloth he had bought from the supply and marketing cooperative into the house.

On the way, Lu Weiguo had already recounted how he met Zhao Jiaying.

I heard that the person in question might be the child of the county's top official.

Li Xiulian was so shocked she almost lost her balance.

"Your business is legitimate, but wouldn't you call it speculation or profiteering?"

Li Xiulian was a little worried, fearing that Lu Weiguo, who had just recovered, might get arrested again for committing another crime.

"Don't worry, who would dare say that the top leader is engaging in speculation and profiteering?"

Li Xiulian thought about it and agreed.

Once the room was heated up, Lu Weiguo saw Li Xiulian about to cut up the pure cotton trousers she had gotten from Li Xiuhe.

Preparing to make a urine ring.

They rushed forward to stop them.

"Honey, I was just teasing your sister with your mom. I didn't mean to use this as a urine ring."

"Is it meant to be given to the Liu family's daughters?"

"You mean Ermei?"

Li Xiulian stayed in Fendou Village for more than four years, so she naturally got to know the Liu siblings, who were the most pitiful family members in the village.

"Yeah, isn't Dazhuang feeding the cows? I'm planning to take him up the mountain with me. Hunting requires a reliable person."

Dazhuang is a bit slow-witted, but he's incredibly strong, so I feel safe taking him along.

Moreover, I was thinking of letting it cool down a bit before inviting Ermei and the other two to our house.

Firstly, the water is too cold in winter, so I can't let your hands get wet anymore. From now on, Ermei and the others will wash your diapers.

Secondly, it can help you take care of the kids.

"Oh? Isn't that inappropriate? Those are children too~" Li Xiulian had never been served since she was a child, and she felt a little embarrassed just hearing Lu Weiguo say that.

"There's nothing wrong with it. We'll provide food, and you can even teach them about women's matters. If no one takes care of them, the four of them will just have to fend for themselves."

Of course, we also need to tell them that we're taking care of her not out of charity, but because we earned it with our own hands.

It is often said that parents are the best teachers for their children.

Lu Jiacheng took both of their words to heart.

Without Lu Weiguo's instruction, the man, who was less than a meter tall, carried a washbasin filled with hot water into the house.

"Mom, wash my feet. I eat every day, I can't just eat for free!"

The two people inside the room were instantly stunned.

Lu Weiguo hurriedly went outside to wash the mugwort and put it in hot water.

I simply let my son wash his feet.

The couple felt that their eldest son was truly worth having.

"Weiguo! Weiguo! Are you home? Come out quickly! The village chief needs you!"

Lu Weiguo had just picked up Li Xiulian's golden feet and, under the pretense of wiping them, began to play with them in his hands.

A loud roar came from outside, startling Li Xiulian so much that she immediately pulled her foot back.

"Who is it? What kind of meeting is this so late at night!"

"It's me! Your brother Wang!"

"It's Wang Laonian." Lu Weiguo said to Liu Xiulian, "I'll go out for a bit. You guys have some pastries to tide you over. We'll cook again tomorrow."

"Go early and come back early. If Zhang Dexing causes you trouble, just let it go. We common people don't fight with officials."

Step out the door.

The youngest son of Aunt Wang next door, Old Wang, was smoking a pipe and stamping his feet anxiously.

He used to be a member of the village militia, but the militia was later disbanded. He got used to a leisurely life and stopped going to work or farming.

He spends all his time at home eating, sleeping, and generally being lazy.

"Brother Wang, what's the big deal that you, the unmoving bodhisattva, have to be asked to help?"

Lu Weiguo waved away the cigarette offered to him, and calmly picked up his shoe heel.

"Damn, aren't you worried yet? Did you lead the oxcart away during the day?"

Our new village cadre drove his car into a ditch, and the whole village searched for an oxcart to pull it out, but we couldn't find one.

In the end, it was a few of us who pushed him out!

"Haha, the car drove into a ditch?"

Lu Weiguo grasped the key point and burst out laughing.

"You're still laughing, just because you took the oxcart away?"

Dazhuang insisted it had nothing to do with us, and we didn't dare stop him.

Everyone knows Dazhuang was taking the blame for you; he got whipped more than ten times, and no one said the old ox's death had anything to do with you!