Starting out as a drug dealer in 1988

Time flies by like a white horse passing by. In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has gone by.

During this time, Zhao Wenhao finally delivered all the goods that needed to be delivered, and his own shop business was also in full swing.

The newly designed T-shirts and T-shirts were popular among young people, and made Zhao Wenhao a fortune.

"Sister, I'm going back!"

In the rental house, Zhao Wenhao packed his luggage and prepared to leave.

"See if you need anything else. I put the things I bought for Mom and Dad in that bag. Don't forget."

Zhao Wenjing helped clean up while nagging.

"Are you sure you can do it alone?" Zhao Wenhao was still a little worried.

Zhao Wenjing smiled. "Why not? Besides, I'm not as busy as I was a while ago. Don't worry, I can do it."

Since it was already late May and new herbs were about to come on the market, Zhao Wenhao needed to go back to collect them, and Zhao Wenjing was the only one left in Xuanzhou.

Zhao Wenhao also thought about having both siblings go back and stay for a month before coming back.

But Zhao Wenjing refused to agree. The clothing store's business was so good, how could she bear to close it for a month.

In desperation, Zhao Wenhao could only decide to go and come back quickly.

An hour later, Zhao Wenhao finally boarded the long-distance bus home.

The sun shines on the road, the shadows of the trees are swaying, the traffic is flowing, and time is passing quickly.

Looking at the reflections of the trees on both sides of the road, Zhao Wenhao couldn't help but sigh, "Time flies, life is fleeting." Those reflections seemed to be the reflection of time, fleeting, leaving only faint traces, reminding people to cherish the present and seize the time.

"Hey! Mouse, you're back!"

As soon as Zhao Wenhao set foot on Zhaojia Island, he saw a figure waving at him from the nearby canal. On the other side, another person, hearing the voice, stood up straight and shouted happily.

"Big Dog, Slug, you two are great. How was your harvest today?"

Zhao Wenhao didn't expect that he would meet his two childhood playmates: Zhao Dagou and Zhao Mingliang as soon as he entered the village.

At this time, the two men were building a dam in the ditch to catch fish, loaches and eels.

"Mouse, you've been gone for three months, and you're finally willing to come back!"

Zhao Mingliang happily rushed over and wanted to help Zhao Wenhao carry the bag, but when he saw his hands were covered in mud, he rubbed them awkwardly.

At this time, Zhao Dagou washed his hands in the ditch and followed over.

"It's almost time to harvest the herbs, so I came back." Zhao Wenhao explained, pulling out two cigarettes from his pocket and handing them over. "Come, rest your feet and have a cigarette."

"Haha, Hongtashan, Haozi's cigarettes are still the best." Zhao Dagou took it without hesitation and lit it up.

The same is true for Zhao Mingliang.

So the three of them sat directly on the ground in the ditch and smoked cigarettes.

"Big Dog, Slug, why are you two just hanging out at home like this? Don't you plan to go out and find a job?" Zhao Wenhao asked casually.

"Why not? But you know how hard it is to recruit workers these days!" Zhao Dagou sighed, a little depressed, "In the second half of last year, we went to Dingzhou together and worked in a timber factory.

We had agreed to two yuan a day, including food and lodging, and to be paid monthly. But after working for them for three months, they only paid us twenty yuan. We were furious and went to confront the boss.

As a result, he was beaten up by a group of people called by the boss.

So we went to the police station to report the incident, but they were all locals and certainly wouldn't help us outsiders. In the end, we didn't get a penny and returned home dejected.

"Oh, it's so embarrassing. We both didn't have the courage to tell our families when we got back." Zhao Mingliang punched the ground beside the ditch, his anger evident in his expression.

Zhao Wenhao shook his head, not knowing how to persuade them. He could only pat their shoulders and said, "For the next period of time, I will be collecting herbs from all over the county. You two should be more proactive. We don't need to worry about the areas near Hengtang Town. Let's start collecting from further away. We should be able to collect quite a lot and make some money."

In the second half of last year, most of the people in Zhaojiayu who had labor at home went out to collect herbs and then resold them to Zhao Wenhao.

As a result, Hengtang Town itself is close to the mountain, so each household grows more herbs.

The people of Zhaojiayu basically started the sweep from Hengtang Town and gradually spread to other towns and villages.

So, Zhao Wenhao suggested that Zhao Dagou and Zhao Mingliang start from the outside first, as this would actually allow them to harvest more. After all, the two of them couldn't possibly compete with everyone in the village.

Especially for some families, almost the entire family goes out.

"Okay, we listen to you."

Zhao Dagou and Zhao Mingliang agreed without much thought.

In their eyes, Zhao Wenhao was a cultured and intelligent man. In just over half a year, his family not only paid off their foreign debt but also built three houses.

Of course they will listen to what such people say.

Besides, they were childhood friends who had been peeing and playing in the mud together, so Zhao Wenhao would never harm them.

In fact, Zhao Wenhao also had an idea in his mind. If possible, letting them engage in transportation would be one way.

But the problem is that the funding issue cannot be solved for the time being.

The starting price of a truck is at least 20 yuan, and even a second-hand one will cost more than 10 yuan.

Not to mention that they can't afford it, even if Zhao Wenhao could afford it now, it would still be painful.

Therefore, Zhao Wenhao did not propose such an idea, so as not to give them hope but disappoint them.

Only when you have enough funds can you develop in this area.

"During this period, has my dad been up to anything weird at home?"

After finishing his cigarette, Zhao Wenhao didn't sit idle either, and handed over two more. Since he had nothing else to do, he just casually asked.

"hey-hey……"

Zhao Dagou and Zhao Mingliang smiled at each other but said nothing.

Zhao Wenhao knew something was wrong from their expressions, so he slapped them and said, "Hurry up, what's going on?"

"Uncle Aiguo gambled at the beginning of the month, didn't pay his debts, and acted like a scoundrel. He ended up getting beaten up. Later, Aunt Chunlan went to pay him back, and that's how it was resolved."

Zhao Dagou did not continue to conceal the truth and told Zhao Wenhao the situation truthfully.

Zhao Wenhao smiled bitterly. He knew his cheap father would definitely not be idle at home. Sure enough, he started gambling again.

Just gamble, but you have bad poker skills and are actually cheating. How shameful!

However, after all, he was his father, and he was beaten up. Zhao Wenhao couldn't just bear this anger.

"Who did it?"

Zhao Wenhao's tone was very calm, as if he didn't take it seriously.

Zhao Mingliang glanced at Zhao Wenhao and saw that he looked the same, so he said, "Zhao Haifeng's brother-in-law Shen Zhixiang."