Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

Old Zhang was old and couldn't carry the wine, so he kept feeling sleepy. Qin Dabao carried him on his back and sent him home.

The old man lay on Dabao's back and sighed secretly. He thought of his family members who were massacred by the devils. If his son had not been killed, his grandson would have been this big by now.

When the old man thought of this, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Qin Datou felt his back shaking, knowing that the old man was missing his family again. He sighed. There was no way to persuade him about this matter. Every time he persuaded him, it would only open up the wound in the old man's heart again.

When I got to the old man's house, I put him on the kang. He felt cold, so I quickly used a wooden block to heat the kang. The kang was small, so it soon became warm.

I boiled some hot water and washed the old man's feet. Old Zhang had already fallen asleep, with traces of tears still on his face.

Qin Dabao took off his clothes, pulled the quilt over him, and then tiptoed to turn off the lights and leave.

As soon as he left the house, Old Zhang slowly opened his eyes and murmured to himself, "What a good child..."

. . .

When they got home, Sha Zhu and Qin Qingyou had almost finished drinking. Qin Qingyou didn't dare drink any more because his wife was watching him.

After Sha Zhu had eaten and drunk his fill, he put on his cotton-padded jacket and went home. Qin Dabao saw him off to the door. He pulled Qin Dabao aside and whispered, "Brother, do you still have the pork and bear meat you mentioned last time?"

Qin Dabao pondered for a moment and nodded: "Yes, by the way, Brother Zhu, my friend also got a batch of fish, does your factory want them?"

"Yes! Of course I want it!" Sha Zhu was overjoyed.

"But it's a bit much."

Sha Zhu was stunned: "How much is a bit too much?"

"It must be around 40,000 to 50,000 kilograms."

"How much? Four, forty, five, ten thousand jin?" Sha Zhu opened his mouth so wide that a piglet could fit in.

"Can your factory handle it?"

Sha Zhu whispered: "Brother, I will go to the director's house to ask now, you wait for my news." After that, he ran away.

Qin Dabao stood there speechless. He was too impatient. There was still time to ask tomorrow.

More than an hour later, Sha Zhu came back. At this time, the Qin family was about to go to bed.

The family was showing off their new clothes, and Qin Qing was so happy that he started singing.

Sha Zhu dragged Qin Dabao out of the door and said breathlessly: "Brother, our director has called Deputy Director Li to ask about it. Deputy Director Li is very happy. It's the New Year and he was worried about not having any gifts. Now it's settled.

Our director said, "Yes! We'll take as many as you can get! It's definitely the highest price, and you won't lose out, brother."

Qin Dabao knew that the steel rolling mill had more than 10,000 employees and needed a huge amount of unplanned materials. This meant he could find a way to ensure long-term supply, which was a win-win situation.

Qin Dabao happened to be on vacation the next day, and the two of them agreed to trade in the woods next to the steel mill at 9:30. Only then did Sha Zhu happily go home to sleep.

Qin Dabao arrived at the bedroom and saw Lu Xiu'e sewing socks for Erbao. It seemed like this brat had a grudge against socks. No matter what kind of socks he wore, they would not last more than three days, otherwise his toes would be exposed.

Qin Qingyou was lying on the kang, snoring a long time ago.

The two little girls haven't gone to bed yet. Wenwen is making up a story to tell her younger sister, who is lying obediently in her sister's arms.

As soon as the door rang, Qin Dabao came in. When the two little guys saw their brother, they immediately climbed up and opened their little arms for their brother to hold them.

Qin Dabao smiled and kissed each of them, then pushed them into the quilt and patted them gently to coax the two little girls to sleep.

Lu Xiu'e chatted with her son in a casual manner. The mother and son had not chatted like this for a long time.

"Baby, now that you're working, isn't it time to find a partner? Our director and Sister Wu both asked you about it today. I guess they want to introduce you to someone."

Qin Dabao covered Wenwen and Niuniu's eyes, and the dim light dazzled their eyes.

"Alas, whoever can marry my son will be blessed." No one can match Qin Dabao's attentiveness.

Qin Dabao felt a little sad. His meticulousness was completely trained on Niu Niu. Niu Niu was afraid of the dark since she was a child and seldom turned off the lights when she slept. Although her body was an adult in her previous life, her mind was still at the age of three or four.

Qin Dabao didn't know how many nights he had covered his sister's eyes with his hands and told her stories softly to coax her to sleep.

He always blamed himself, thinking that it was because he took care of his drunk father and neglected his sister that caused this consequence.

He spent half his life paying off this debt.

"Mom, I just started working and my situation isn't stable yet. Let's talk about finding a partner later."

"That's fine. My son isn't even 18 yet, so there's no rush. But honey, I'm not conservative. If you meet a girl you like, go ahead and see her. I won't stop you."

"Thank you, Mom." Qin Dabao smiled sweetly. A child with a mother is really a treasure.

"Mom, can you tell me about my grandparents? You used to talk about them all the time, but why haven't you mentioned them in recent years?"

"Silly son, what else are you talking about? It's been over 20 years, and with all the chaos and war, who knows if he's still alive?"

"Mom, tell me more."

"Okay, okay, please stop shaking. I'm getting dizzy."

Lu Xiu'e used a needle to sharpen her hair: "Your grandfather is Lu Shuanzhu, a peasant, and your grandmother is Li Guiqing, a doctor at Qingdao Church Hospital.

Back then, your grandpa joined our team. Once, when he was coming back from a mission, he encountered some hooligans who were trying to bully your grandma. He was seriously injured in order to save your grandma. Your grandma hid your grandpa in her own home.

When your grandfather recovered from his injury and was ready to return to the army, your grandmother, despite her family's opposition, followed him to join the revolution.

Lu Xiu'e stopped needlework and fell into memories.

"Your grandpa and your grandma got married in the army. At that time, your grandpa was a company commander and your grandma was a military doctor. Hahaha..." Lu Xiu'e laughed.

"You said that it was so difficult at that time, but your grandparents did not delay in having children. I was born in the second year after they got married, your eldest uncle was born in the fourth year, and your youngest uncle was born in the fifth year.

I remember that when I was five years old, I led your eldest uncle and carried your youngest uncle on my back to pick wild vegetables. This went on for eight years until your great-grandfather was seriously ill. A letter came from home that your grandmother couldn't leave, so she asked someone to take me back to Shandong to visit relatives.

I took care of your great-grandfather for more than a year in my hometown in Shandong, and only received one letter from your grandfather. Later, I heard that the Japanese army had launched a large-scale sweep and the troops were disbanded. I never heard from your grandparents and uncle again.

I wanted to go find your grandpa and his family.

I didn't expect to run into the enemy on the road. I had no choice but to hide among the refugees and escape all the way to the mountains outside Beijing, where I was rescued by your father.

Qin Dabao listened intently and couldn't help asking, "Mom, didn't you look for my grandma and grandpa later?"

"I looked for him, why not? I had a letter from your grandfather with me at the time. I looked for him in the army and the government in 50, but there was no news.

Gradually, I gave up hope. How many people died in those years? Maybe your grandfather and his family had already…" Lu Xiu'e's eyes turned red.

Qin Dabao also knew that in that war-torn era, countless families were torn apart, and countless people were left homeless. Looking for them? Where to look for them? Anyway, there was no news at all in his previous life. By the time he was reborn, he had forgotten all about it.

Qin Dabao saw his mother wiping her tears and quickly changed the subject.

"Mom, when I was cooking today, I saw that we didn't have any eggs at home. I plan to go to the black market tomorrow morning and buy some eggs. The children can eat one a day to increase their nutrition."

Lu Xiu'e knew that her son was a man with big ideas now, and since he was an official now, it wouldn't be a big deal for him to run around in the black market, so she nodded and agreed.

The two little girls fell asleep early. Qin Dabao tucked them in and went back to his room to sleep...