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

"Hmm, Aunt Ma, how much?"

Lu Weiguo replied with a smile, and hearing his wife's voice made him feel much better.

"Ten minutes, five yuan is fine. By the way, you really bought the house for three thousand yuan, didn't your mother tell you about the house?"

Aunt Ma is such a good person.

She genuinely didn't believe that anyone would buy the Zhou family's house, a house that supposedly meant the end of their lineage.

After all, it was she who spread the news.

And they even bought it at market price.

"I told him, and Grandpa Zhou told me the truth. Grandpa Zhou was a former hero of the War of Resistance against Japan, and several of his sons also sacrificed their lives for the country."

This is the best kind of house; it can nurture so many outstanding people.

Lu Weiguo made it sound so easy.

But Aunt Ma told him to shut up.

He silently accepted the five yuan.

He gave Lu Weiguo a thumbs up.

"No wonder Old Li said he found a good son-in-law. You're a really good guy."

Lu Weiguo shook his head and smiled.

A public display of skill is less effective than a casual remark from someone else.

He refused to believe that from now on, everyone on the street and in the entire area would praise him to his mother-in-law!

. . . . .

Li Guangrong took on all the responsibilities of renovating the house and moving.

Anyway, I've been an old friend of Uncle Zhou's.

Now that we have the property deed, there's no need to hide it anymore.

Over the next few days, Lu Weiguo thought he could finally relax and spend some quality time with his children.

It will take at least a month or two for Zhang Dexing to even open his mouth.

Staying in the county town would at least allow them to avoid Zhao Yangyang, who had become as ruthless as a wolf after discovering the new continent.

As for the corruption of "official profiteering" in the steel rolling mill, based on his understanding of Bai Jie, he would definitely stop, observe first, and then take a bite of the soup.

But things often turn out completely differently than he planned.

I haven't even had two days to enjoy the comforts of my mother-in-law's house yet.

Zhao Jiahuan, dressed in a white shirt and formal attire, arrived at Wu Guifen's doorstep.

"Weiguo, you see I'm sincere, coming to see you in person. From now on, we'll be working together."

Upon seeing Lu Weiguo through the waist-high fence, Zhao Jiahuan couldn't help but speak.

"Pfft~~"

Lu Weiguo was leisurely sipping his tea.

He sprayed it all over Lu Jiacheng's butt.

"What? Didn't Brother Zhao say it was a leader from the south?"

"Isn't my family from the South?" Zhao Jiahuan laughed heartily.

This was the first time she had ever seen Lu Weiguo so out of control.

"Well... well... oh dear, you should have said so earlier, boss! I'll work for you from now on."

Lu Weiguo's face can change in an instant, faster than a child's.

"Alright, I know you well enough. My dad said that from now on, you'll be in charge. Even though I'm of a higher rank, I still have to listen to you."

I happen to have a tricky matter on my hands, how about I start work a few days early? This month, I'll pay you one month's salary.

The boss has already come knocking on my door, and she's the top leader's daughter, so there's no way I'll let her come to work early.

Even if it means going through fire and water, they'd still go.

He went back inside and told Wu Guifen about the situation, then changed into a slightly more formal dark green shirt.

Then he rode his bicycle and took Zhao Jiahuan to the county government compound.

"Sister, no, Director, what's wrong? Did you really need to come here personally? Small things don't need to rush, for big things, just ask your dad, right?"

Lu Weiguo asked curiously.

He had spoken with Zhao Kaishan before, and briefly discussed the problems that might be encountered during the reform pilot program.

However, this is mostly from an industrial perspective.

Moreover, Zhao Kaishan started planning before the Lunar New Year.

Now that power is centralized, there is no Qian family interfering.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any major problems.

But the problem lies in...

The industrial sector, outside of state-owned factories.

"It was something my dad dumped on me, or to be more precise, it was dumped on you," Zhao Jia Huan said, unconsciously wrapping her arms around Lu Wei Guo's waist.

Lu Weiguo initially thought this was an involuntary reaction.

But Zhao Jia Huan's mischievous fingers kept touching his abs.

This is insane...

Does he intend to offer himself to the director and engage in a power-for-sex transaction?

"Our Danjiang County has seventeen communes, nearly fifty villages, and more than seventy production brigades. Apart from a few well-managed ones where people live relatively well..."

Now, problems of all sizes are arising.

Zhao Jiahuan had clearly done his homework before coming.

The moment work is mentioned, she is completely different from a mother who only knows how to cry and whine when taking care of children.

"At first, many older comrades opposed the household responsibility system, but now that the autumn harvest is just around the corner, the policy will be implemented after the harvest."

Many veteran comrades said that dividing the land and allowing individual farming was a regression in thinking, a restoration of the small-scale peasant economy, a return to the old society, and a violation of the collective economy. No matter how they tried to persuade them, they couldn't be convinced.

They even sat down in front of the commune to demand an explanation.

Of course, this is not the most difficult problem to deal with. At least these veterans are wholeheartedly devoted to the country and do not cause damage in the farmland.

But those young people, ever since they learned about the land being distributed to individual households, started choosing their own good locations.

Some even blocked the upstream river channels, leaving no water for irrigation downstream. The harvest from most fields was significantly reduced. Since it was all public land this year, nobody cared...

Zhao Jiahuan's head was spinning from talking.

She has tried to communicate with them in the past few days, and it's not that they can't be reasoned with.

Rather, it's all about personal interests.

No one would back down.

The most fundamental reason is that they were terrified of being poor.

Among the few villages that did not cause trouble was Fendou Village.

Why are the villagers too lazy to cause trouble?

After all, having a purchasing station following along means they can make more money while causing trouble, right?

"My dad said you definitely have a way, just ask you, do you... have any good ideas?"

As Zhao Jiahuan said this, he even picked at Lu Weiguo's belly button with his hand.

"What do I have? To put it bluntly, we're all afraid of living a hard life. When fellow villagers are having a hard time, they'll always find new ways to cause trouble."

This has nothing to do with our fellow villagers; it's our inaction.

Lu Weiguo succinctly pinpointed the crux of the problem.

"I've considered what you said, and many communes have already started encouraging villagers to set up their own village enterprises."

They say it's like every village is lighting a fire, puffing out smoke, keeping pace with the reforms...

"That's nonsense. State-owned factories are back again, but they still have stable technology and equipment, based on the technology they figured out themselves."

"How can it be compared to a state-owned factory?" Lu Weiguo's tone was very light, but he made the underlying logic very clear.

"What about the honey factories, and those small workshops that press oil and make wine?"

"That requires proper procedures and safe operating protocols. The main question is, who are you going to sell your products to..."

Before coming to find Lu Weiguo, Zhao Jiahuan was in a real bind.

However, after finding Lu Weiguo, the problem was not solved.

Instead, I'm completely overwhelmed!