All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

Lei Dongbao quickly wiped the smile off his face, revealing a serious and professional expression, and said earnestly.

"I recognize this type of rabbit. It was introduced to our country at the beginning of this year. Its characteristics are strong adaptability, large size, and high wool production. A male rabbit can produce more than 1,100 grams of wool per year, while a female rabbit can produce 1,400 grams, with the highest reaching 2,000 grams. Moreover, its long fur is very suitable for wool weaving. It produces 3-4 offspring per year, and the conception rate is 53.6%."

Lei Dongbao's professional and pretentious answer deeply shocked the girl in front of him, who was planning to get rich by raising rabbits. She looked at Lei Dongbao with curiosity and a little admiration.

Lei Dongbao was also secretly observing the girl in front of him. She was about 1.67 meters tall, with a fair and slender face and calloused hands, obviously from long-term manual labor. She wore a simple plaid dress and a red scarf, but it couldn't hide her slender figure. She was a pretty girl.

After a moment of eye contact, the two suddenly smiled at each other. Song Yunping quickly stood up and said to Lei Dongbao.

"Hello comrade, my name is Song Yunping, and I am a resident of Hongwei Brigade. However, I do not have a rural household registration, so I would like to raise some rabbits to ease the burden on my family. I am not very familiar with raising rabbits, so may I ask you for advice?"

Lei Dongbao nodded. He naturally knew about Song Yunping's family. Because of her parents' class background, the college entrance examination had just been reinstated this year. Song Yunping and her younger brother Song Yunhui both passed the exam, but they were stopped at the political review stage. In the end, Song Yunping chose to voluntarily give up her university education so that her younger brother Song Yunhui could attend.

Song Yunhui is another protagonist in this world, hehe, and will soon become my brother-in-law, but it's obviously too early to talk about that now, I can't show my true colors.

When it comes to raising rabbits, Lei Dongbao, the original owner of this body, certainly didn't know anything, but Zhang Peng did. Back in his hometown, his family had raised rabbits for a while. He had never eaten pork, but he had never seen a pig run. It was actually quite simple. However, he was more skilled at stir-frying, braising, and steaming rabbits. He only had a superficial understanding of professional rabbit farming.

What he just said was something I had looked up on Baidu many years ago and still remembered. Saying it like that made me sound professional, so I just wanted to impress Song Yunping first and get closer to her.

Thinking of this, Lei Dongbao nodded seriously, smiled, and extended his hand to Song Yunping.

"Comrade, my name is Lei Dongbao, from Xiaoleijia Brigade. I'm a retired soldier who just returned from military service this year. I actually have some ideas about raising rabbits. Why don't we talk as we walk? Anyway, you'll have to pass through Xiaoleijia on your way home!"

Song Yunping looked at Lei Dongbao's outstretched hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally reached out to shake hands with Lei Dongbao.

Looking at Lei Dongbao's serious face, Song Yunping's shyness flashed by. A sense of inferiority welled up in her heart. It came from her family background and the imposing aura of the tall and mighty man in front of her that was different from that of ordinary farmers.

Lei Dongbao didn't think too much about it. He was overjoyed. "My future wife, this is the first time I've held your hand." In order not to reveal his true colors too soon, Lei Dongbao held her hand briefly and then let go. He took the initiative to help Song Yunping lift the rabbit cage, and the two walked side by side.

Song Yunping quickly thanked him and didn't refuse the suggestion to travel together. She genuinely wanted to learn about aquaculture techniques, but this man seemed... a little too enthusiastic. Generally, most people, knowing about her family's background, would rarely offer help. Thinking of this, Song Yunping felt a warmth in her heart. She glanced cautiously at Lei Dongbao and saw his focused and meticulous expression, which immediately increased her liking for him.

Lei Dongbao glanced at Song Yunping sideways and saw her looking him up and down several times. He couldn't help but be secretly delighted. Anyone can pretend to be virtuous. Little girl, once I win you over, you'll know whether I'm virtuous or not, hehe!

"Comrade Song Yunping, let me tell you some simple experiences in raising Angora rabbits!"

Song Yunping nodded quickly, her face full of anticipation. The two walked one after the other toward Song Yunping's house.

Along the way, Lei Dongbao recounted almost all of his experiences in raising rabbits in rural areas of later generations. Of course, some of it was from his own memories found on Baidu. In short, Lei Dongbao's image became even more glorious and great in Song Yunping's mind.

The village of Xiaoleijia is more than ten miles away from Song Yunping's home. The two chatted and laughed all the way, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived near Xiaoleijia. Originally, Lei Dongbao wanted to pretend not to notice and escort Song Yunping home, but Song Yunping was obviously familiar with the road. Seeing that they were almost at Xiaoleijia, she quickly reminded him.

"Brother Lei, your team has arrived. I can carry the rest of the way back myself. Thank you so much for today. If it weren't for your knowledge, I don't know how long it would have taken me to figure it out."

Seeing this, Lei Dongbao realized he couldn't fool her. It was also the first time he had met Song Yunping, and he couldn't very well offer to take her home. That would be too abrupt in this day and age, and it would expose his true colors. For the sake of his future plans, he could only take her here for now.

Shaking his head helplessly, Lei Dongbao said seriously.

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. I haven't been home for five years, and I'm a little unfamiliar with the roads. Xiaoping, by the way, I actually have a plan regarding raising Angora rabbits. Let me tell you about it!"

Song Yunping looked up seriously and nodded. The two had become quite familiar with each other over the years, and their relationship had changed from that of comrades to calling each other Brother Lei and Xiaoping. This was naturally Lei Dongbao's first step in deceiving her, and it was obviously quite effective.

At present, in Song Yunping's eyes, Comrade Lei Dongbao is a learned and talented elder brother. When she heard that her elder brother had some suggestions, Song Yunping naturally prepared to listen carefully.

Chapter 2: Lei Dongbao, a Decent Man

Seeing Song Yunping's serious expression, Lei Dongbao chuckled inwardly, then said solemnly.

Xiaoping, I served in the army for five years and was the first young person from Xiaolei Village to leave. A few days ago, I went back to Xiaolei Village and what I saw still makes me feel very sad!

Song Yunping continued to listen attentively to Lei Dongbao's words.

Lei Dongbao's expression was grave as he slowly continued speaking.

"Xiao Lei's family is now the poorest brigade in the vicinity. The whole brigade works hard all day and only earns seven cents. That's not even enough to support a family. Our brigade is still eating grain that has been returned to us. It's a bit shameful!"

Song Yunping nodded. They all lived nearby. Song Yunping had often heard about Xiao Lei's poverty. This place was a well-known poor place. She heard that in a brigade of seven or eight hundred people, there were more than a hundred bachelors. Xiao Lei's family was quite famous in the area.

Of course, Song Yunping was too embarrassed to say these things, and could only wait for Lei Dongbao to speak.

Lei Dongbao naturally wouldn't bring up the reputation of Xiaolei Village as a place for bachelors to complain about, as he didn't want the little girl to overthink things, so he continued speaking.

“As a Party member, and with the country’s five years of training, what I saw when I returned home after my military service was heartbreaking. Xiaoping, your experience raising Angora rabbits has inspired me. My idea is to let some women in our village learn from you and raise Angora rabbits together to form a large-scale operation. That way, we will have the right to negotiate the price when the rabbit fur is purchased!”

When Song Yunping heard Lei Dongbao suggest that women learn to raise Angora rabbits from him, she immediately blushed and shook her head. She herself didn't even know how, so how could she be qualified to let others learn from her?

Song Yunping quickly shook her head as she spoke.

"Brother Lei, no...no, I'm actually not confident about raising Angora rabbits myself. I still need to learn from you; how can I be qualified to teach others? Why don't you let them go somewhere else to learn?"

Seeing this, Lei Dongbao replied with a smile.

"I'm not asking them to learn from you right now. I know you're new to rabbit farming too. My suggestion is that you raise them first, and then teach them when you've mastered the techniques. Besides, rabbits reproduce quickly, right? We can buy your baby rabbits and raise them with you. That would save you a lot of trouble, wouldn't it?"

Upon hearing Lei Dongbao's suggestion, Song Yunping's eyes lit up, and she immediately looked at Lei Dongbao. Looking into his sincere eyes, Song Yunping felt guilty for her own selfish thoughts, but the thought of Lei Dongbao's suggestion still tempted her.

She was a high school student, and although she didn't go to university due to special circumstances, her knowledge was well-known in the nearby villages. When she was considering raising Angora rabbits, Song Yunping was thinking about the future sales of her rabbit fur and what to do with the baby rabbits. She had many questions at the time, and it was just a momentary impulse. Now that she thinks about it, if Brother Lei could buy her baby rabbits, it would really solve her problems.

Lei Dongbao naturally saw through Song Yunping's little scheme and quickly said in a serious tone.

"Xiaoping, how about this? If I have time, I'll come to your house and help guide you on some breeding techniques. My knowledge is just theoretical; it hasn't been put into practice. Let's figure out the breeding methods together before we talk about other things. What do you think?"

When Song Yunping heard that Lei Dongbao wanted to come to her house, her first thought was to refuse. In this day and age, what kind of thing was it for a young man to go to a young woman's house to exchange breeding techniques? Who knew how many rumors would circulate? But when she saw Lei Dongbao's sincere and innocent eyes, Song Yunping buried her refusal deep in her heart, and even had a faint sense of anticipation, although she didn't know where this sense of anticipation came from.

Seeing Song Yunping's hesitant expression, Lei Dongbao seized the opportunity, glanced at the sky, and deliberately said...

"Xiaoping, it's getting late, so let's leave it at that. I've been to your place before, so I know where it is. I'll go there myself. You should head back early and be careful on the road!"

Song Yunping groggily hummed in response, took the rabbit cage, and watched Lei Dongbao's figure slowly disappear at the intersection before she came to her senses. Suddenly remembering something embarrassing, she quickly touched her flushed cheeks, turned around, and quickened her pace towards her home.

Lei Dongbao walked a long way to make sure the other person couldn't see him before stopping. He quickly ran to a high place and watched Song Yunping's figure on the mountain path, hopping and skipping away like a happy little sparrow. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief. Pretending to be a proper person is really not easy!

Hehe, but with my experience of living two lives, winning over this little girl is a piece of cake. I just don't know what my brother-in-law Song Yunhui will think of me then. He pays special attention to his older sister.

Song Yunping and Song Yunhui, siblings, have an excellent relationship. They have supported each other through thick and thin since childhood, and have finally reached where they are today. Song Yunhui knows very well that he was able to go to university because of his sister's efforts.

Therefore, he had special respect and closeness to this older sister. If he knew everything Lei Dongbao and Song Yunping had talked about today, he would probably scratch his head and seriously analyze their conversation, eventually concluding that Lei Dongbao was not a good person!

Song Yunhui was a focused bookworm who was stubborn and inflexible in everything he did. He only cared about right and wrong and didn't care about other answers. He went to work in the countryside at the age of sixteen after graduating from junior high school. During his three years in the countryside, he reviewed all the knowledge of high school and finally entered university with the highest score in the county. Unfortunately, he almost couldn't go to university because of his family background.

However, the purpose of the national college entrance examination was to select more outstanding young talents, and the conditions such as family background were relaxed. These have all been published in a certain newspaper.

Although there were policies supporting him and his sister to go to university, the remoteness of the area meant that local officials were still hesitant to allow young people from families with similar backgrounds to attend university.

Finally, through the efforts of Song Yunhui and his sister Song Yunping, a precious spot was secured, and Song Yunping chose to give this university spot to her younger brother Song Yunhui.

This sibling bond is as strong as blood; Song Yunhui's love for his sister is something outsiders cannot understand.

Wearing a military overcoat, Lei Dongbao quickly returned to his usual self without Song Yunping's supervision. Tall and burly, with a carefree demeanor, he hummed a tune and swayed into the Xiaoleijia Village brigade.

Along the way, I saw dilapidated houses all around. Occasionally, I would encounter a person with messy hair, looking listless and pale, hunched over with their hands tucked into their sleeves. Even the dog from Xiao Lei's family was thinner than those in other villages, and it would run away as soon as it saw people, as if everyone had a green light in their eyes.

Lei Dongbao shook his head. He had only watched the first twenty-one episodes of the drama "Like a Flowing River," and he wasn't too clear about what happened later. However, the first twenty-one episodes did mention that he would become the deputy secretary of the brigade and eventually lead the whole village to prosperity.

To be honest, Lei Dongbao's body did have a strong urge and idea to lead everyone to get rich, but now that there is another soul in his mind, that previous thought has been temporarily suppressed and is not so strong.

Zhang Peng's personality was much lazier and more cautious than Lei Dongbao's. He had no problem leading the whole village to prosperity, but he wanted to see how things went before making a decision. He had searched the experiences of the three male protagonists on Baidu and it seemed that Lei Dongbao's ending wasn't very good, which made him a little uneasy.

In the original novel, Lei Dongbao was an exceptionally selfless and dedicated man. For the sake of the Xiaolei family, he was willing to travel across the country with great enthusiasm. For the sake of the Xiaolei family, he devoted almost all his energy, and in the end, he didn't even have time to take care of his wife, resulting in the death of both he and his unborn child.

This spirit of sacrificing oneself for the greater good is something the soul in his mind could never do!

In the dead of winter, Lei Dongbao hadn't encountered a single person along the way. After thinking for a moment, he headed towards a house.

Chapter 3: Yang Xun's Appearance

Meanwhile, in another small mountain village, a dark-skinned, thin boy, small in stature, was running barefoot along a mountain path. Sweat soaked most of his slightly tight shirt, but he didn't care and ran excitedly towards his home.

Pushing open the door, Yang Xun saw his mother sitting at the table, picking vegetables, and called out impatiently.

"Mom, I saw a lot of people selling groceries in town today. I followed them all the way and found that their business was pretty good. I've decided to start my own business too. Mom, do we have any extra baskets or carrying poles? Could you get me a pair?"

Yang Xun's mother was the women's director of Shanbei Brigade. She was not yet forty, but her face looked much older than that of an average woman. Her husband had died unexpectedly ten years ago, and she had raised four children on her own, struggling to survive until now. She had never remarried. Yang's mother raised her head and looked at Yang Xun.

The eldest son, Yang Xun, just finished the second year of junior high school this year, but he has already dropped out of school. He looks like a child at the age of fifteen. He is thin and dark-skinned. The shirt he is wearing is the one he bought when he was in elementary school. Due to long-term malnutrition, he is only about 1.5 meters tall. Coupled with his childlike face, this child looks pitiful.

Although Yang Xun is not tall, he has been clever and witty since childhood and has always done well in school. If the family could afford it, they might have been able to send him to a vocational school or high school. Yang's mother sighed and said helplessly.

"Boss, you've never run a business before, do you even know how to do it? And you should know about your family's situation, there's really no capital left to buy more goods!"

Yang Xun wiped the sweat from his face, grinned, and went forward to help his mother pick vegetables as he spoke.

“Mom, I don’t need any capital. I’ll just sell the steamed buns you make. I’ve done my research. Our town’s bus station is at the junction of several nearby towns. Many people from other places transfer buses here. But the restaurants in town require local meal tickets to eat. Many people from other places can’t even get meal tickets. Sometimes they have to wait for the bus for two hours. I was thinking, I’ll carry a load on a pole and wander around the bus station, selling steamed buns to people from other places. I can then sell the rest in the nearby villages and trade them for eggs and rice with the kids. That way, I can definitely make a lot of money in a day!”

After a moment of contemplation, Yang's mother glanced at Yang Xun with some concern. Just as she was about to say something more, Yang Xun spoke first.

"Mom, you don't know our family's situation. If this continues, the second son and the others will all have to drop out of school. Mom, you're working too hard. I want to lighten your burden. Our family can't stay like this forever. I've made up my mind. I'll try to earn more money to support their education so they can go to university like Xiaohui and make something of themselves!"

When Yang Xun said this, his mother sighed helplessly and nodded in agreement. Her children were her everything, and her eldest son had the best grades, but the family simply couldn't afford to support them anymore.

Fortunately, Yang Xun also felt sorry for his younger siblings and voluntarily dropped out of school. Thinking of this, Yang's mother felt a lump in her throat and quickly picked vegetables. In order not to let her son see her weakness, Yang's mother changed the subject and then said.

"When you have time, go visit Xiao Hui's house. If there's anything you can help with, remember to lend a hand. These past few years, if it weren't for you, Xiao Hui, you bunch of troublemakers would never have been able to study!"

The "Little Hui" that Yang's mother mentioned was Song Yunhui. Song Yunhui came to Shanbei Brigade to work in the countryside when he was sixteen years old. Yang's mother felt sorry for him and took the initiative to apply for a job raising pigs for him so that he wouldn't have to work in the fields.

Besides raising pigs, Song Yunhui devoted almost all his time to studying. He even wrote formulas of all sizes on the stones used to build the pigsty. He usually ate and slept at Yang Xun's house, and because of this, Yang Xun's family helped Song Yunhui a lot.

Although Song Yunhui was a bookworm, he valued relationships highly and knew how to be grateful, so he usually took charge of the studies of Yang's younger siblings.

This continued for more than three years until this year when Song Yunhui was admitted to university and left Shanbei Village. Although he had left, Song Yunhui's relationship with the Yang family never broke down. He would occasionally write back, and he and Yang Xun had always had a good relationship, with Song Yunhui always treating Yang Xun as a younger brother.

Yang Xun nodded with a smile, then, as if remembering something, said...

"Mom, I went to Xiaohui's house a few days ago and saw that Sister Xiaoping was raising rabbits. Do you think we should buy a few to raise too?"

As Yang's mother picked up the vegetables she had just picked, preparing to wash them, she said...

"Do you think raising rabbits is that easy? Those who need technical skills, like your sister Xiaoping, would be a college graduate if it weren't for family issues. She has the skills, so of course she can raise them. Our family isn't well-off to begin with. What will we do if something happens to the rabbits?"

Yang Xun smiled sheepishly, nodded in agreement with his mother, and quickly got up to start a fire and cook to help.

Yang Xun's little face was bathed in the red glow of the firewood. A smile remained on his lips, and his eyes were full of hope. As he watched the firewood burn brighter and brighter, a huge dream gradually took root in his small body: he wanted to learn how to do business, he had to make lots and lots of money, change himself, change his family, and he was sure he could succeed!

Dozens of kilometers away in Xiaolei Village, Lei Dongbao, with a sour face, watched as several young men sat around a table, playing cards noisily. There wasn't even a stove under their feet, and a large hole in the window hadn't been repaired. The men were shivering and shaking their legs from the cold, and each of them had a piece of paper stuck to their face, their wins and losses depending entirely on the paper on their face.

Seeing their expressions, Lei Dongbao became angry. He took a few steps forward, overturned the playing cards on the table, and looked at them coldly.

When the group saw that it was Lei Dongbao, they didn't dare to be angry. They looked a little embarrassed, and one of them spoke up.

"Dongbao, what are you doing? In this freezing winter, what else can you do besides playing cards to pass the time?"

Lei Dongbao slammed his hand on the table and roared angrily at his son's lack of ambition.

"Look at you all! You're all in your twenties, and what kind of people are you? Your hair is a mess, and you don't even wipe your sleepy eyes. Don't you have anything to do in the middle of winter? The road at the village entrance is a complete mess. Can't you go and fix it, Lao Wu? Your broken window has been broken for so long, and you haven't even bothered to mend it. Look at how lazy you all are! No wonder the other brigades look down on our Xiao Lei family. Seeing your lazy bunch makes me angry!"