Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

During the meal, Chu Xinyan tried to share her porridge with Li Youcai several times, but he refused.

Being able to watch his wife and children eat is more delicious than eating anything himself.

After the meal, Li Youcai rushed to wash the dishes and boiled a pot of hot water in a big pot.

"Come on, honey, wash your feet. It's too cold. It will be more comfortable to sleep if you warm your feet."

Li Youcai brought a basin of hot water.

Chu Xinyan couldn't believe this was true. After so many years of marriage, Li Youcai had never been a considerate person.

"Li Youcai, you don't have to do this." Chu Xinyan shrank back.

"Thank you for your hard work over the years, my wife."

Li Youcai took the initiative to grab Chu Xinyan's ankles and slowly pressed her feet into the basin of water.

A little hot, but very comfortable.

Li Youcai scooped up some hot water and sprinkled it lightly on her ankles.

Somewhat itchy.

Chu Xinyan stared blankly at the man who was concentrating on washing her feet. Was he still her husband? Was he still Li Youcai?

"I want to wash too! I want to wash too. Daddy, wash my feet too!" Duoduo lifted the torn quilt on her body and jumped up from the kang happily.

"Okay, Dad will wash Duoduo's feet too."

Li Youcai picked up Duoduo and placed her on his lap.

Duoduo's little feet kept stirring in the hot water, splashing a lot of water.

Li Youcai touched the four feet, two big and two small, and felt infinite warmth in his heart.

"Thank God, thank the earth, thank all the gods in the world for giving me a chance to make up for it all after my rebirth."

The broken earthen kang was kept warm by Li Youcai.

The faded bedding, like Duoduo's cotton-padded jacket, had holes everywhere, silently showing that this family had become extremely poor.

Li Youcai hugged Chu Xinyan and didn't dare to fall asleep the whole night.

He was afraid that as soon as he closed his eyes, Chu Xinyan would leave the house at night just like she did in her previous life.

I am also afraid that once I close my eyes, I will lose everything in front of me again.

When I feel sleepy, I put myself outside the quilt to cool myself down. If that doesn't work, I pinch my thighs hard.

It was not until the cock crowed the next day that Li Youcai dared to be sure that he had really changed the trajectory of his previous life.

Chu Xinyan did not leave home with the child, nor did she jump into the well with the child.

He changed all that!

After the rooster crowed, Chu Xinyan slowly opened her eyes and was greeted by Li Youcai's gentle yet tired gaze.

"you're awake."

Li Youcai is a lazy man. He never gets out of bed unless the sun shines on his butt. Why did he wake up so early today?

Little did they know that Li Youcai hadn't slept the whole night.

"Um."

"If you haven't woken up yet, go back to sleep. I'll go boil some water."

Chu Xinyan wanted to get up, but was grabbed by Li Youcai and then held in his arms.

"Don't! Duoduo is awake." Chu Xinyan thought that Li Youcai wanted to do that, so she hurriedly pushed Li Youcai lightly.

"What are you thinking about? Just lie still. I'll go boil some water."

Li Youcai crawled out of the warm bed.

Hiss..., it’s really cold.

Li Youcai breathed heavily, put on his cotton coat and trousers, and ran to the outer room to light a fire and boil water.

The last bowl of rice in the house was eaten yesterday.

When I lifted the cellar cover, there were only four or five small potatoes and two cabbages inside. These were the only vegetables in the house.

The flour bag was almost empty, and Li Youcai could only take out half a bowl of flour after shaking it hard.

This restaurant really has no food for the next meal after this one.

And the person who caused all this was not someone else, but yourself!

Li Youcai used potatoes, cabbage and the remaining flour to make a pot of soup.

Because there was no oil at home, the soup seemed bland.

But even so, Duoduo still ate it with great sweetness.

"The soup dad made is so delicious!"

"Eat slowly, be careful not to burn it."

Li Youcai looked at Duoduo lovingly.

"After dinner, I'm going to borrow some food from Dad. Come with me."

Chu Xinyan knew that this meal was the last bit of food in the house. After eating this meal, she would have to go out and borrow food for dinner.

And this is not the first time I have gone to my father-in-law's house to borrow food.

Li Youcai is a street urchin who loves gambling and is well-known far and wide. He never works in the fields and never earns a penny.

When he reached marriageable age, none of the girls in the village looked up to him.

It is even more impossible for a girl from another village to marry into Dongsheng Village, a famous poor mountain village.

In order to find a wife for Li Youcai, his father Li Guanghu almost emptied out all his family savings. He scraped together 200 yuan as a betrothal gift and gave it to the Chu family in exchange for Chu Xinyan, his daughter-in-law.

200 yuan is definitely a lot of money in Dongsheng Village.

Chu Lao Er gladly accepted the money and married Chu Xinyan to Li Youcai.

And these 200 yuan were all used as capital for the eldest son Chu Gensheng to marry a wife.

After getting married, Li Youcai did not change at all. He ate, drank and even squandered the family's money.

However, there was a younger son, Li Youjie, in the family who could not withstand Li Youcai's squandering, so Li Guanghu had no choice but to choose to split the family.

He gave the old house left by his grandparents to Li Youcai, and they lived separately from then on.

It’s a pity that Li Youcai still doesn’t make any progress, and the family expenses all depend on the little money Chu Xinyan earns throughout the year.

When the family was out of food and could no longer survive, Chu Xinyan had no choice but to go to her parents-in-law's house to borrow food.

Li Guanghu also knew that his son was not very capable and that the girl had suffered a lot when he married her. He felt bad about it and never let Chu Xinyan go back empty-handed.

"No need to borrow. I'll go out and make some money soon. I'll definitely be able to buy food before dark. Just stay home and watch over Duoduo until I come back."

"Make money? Where are you going to make money? Are you going to gamble again?"

"Li Youcai, there's nothing left in our house for you to gamble with!"

It’s no wonder that Chu Xinyan thought of something wrong. She had been married to him for so many years, and every time Li Youcai talked about making money, he basically meant winning money at the poker table.

"Don't worry, I said I will never gamble again, and I definitely won't gamble."

"Please find my pair of rain boots later. I want to go up the mountain."

"What are you doing up the mountain in such a cold weather?"

In November in the north, the weather is already very cold, with the lowest temperature at night dropping below zero, and it is even colder in the mountains.

At this time of year, not many people go up the mountain.

Li Youcai chuckled, but his mind was very clear.

The old saying goes, "Live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the sea, eat by the sea." This is absolutely true.

Li Youcai, who was reborn, knew that there were many treasures hidden in the mountains behind their village.

For example, the highly nutritious forest frog, the delicious crayfish, and the flying dragon known as the dragon meat in the sky.

In addition, Li Youcai also knew that there was an underground coal field with extremely astonishing reserves buried under the back mountain!

How poor is Dongsheng Village?

For four consecutive years, no one from outside the village was married into the Dongsheng Village. However, many girls from the village were looking forward to getting married so that they could escape from this poor nest.

It is a well-known poor and remote place among the surrounding villages.

Most young men of marriageable age cannot find a partner. In order to find a wife for their sons, many families even secretly exchange women as wives.

But Dongsheng Village is guarding a huge amount of wealth without knowing it. Isn’t that ridiculous?

In 90, the mining rights of the Houshan coalfield were obtained by a man named Ren, who became one of the richest men in Taihe City just by mining coal.

When he thought of this, Li Youcai's eyes lit up!

In his previous life, he could only listen to other people's legendary stories and sigh.

Now that the opportunity is before him, Li Youcai only wants to say:

These are all mine!

But the most urgent thing right now is to treat Duoduo first, everything else is later.

"I'm going to catch frogs." Wanting to make money in a short period of time, the first thing he thought of was the wood frog, which has extremely high nutritional value!

In this era, rare and precious food ingredients such as forest frogs and flying dragons have not yet been listed as protected animals, and there are many of them in the mountains.

Normally, many villagers would go up the mountain to catch toads, then go home and stew them in a pot with soybean paste to satisfy their cravings.

The forest frogs in November are not only large in size but also plump, and it is also the time when female frogs contain the most frog oil.

It’s a pity that people nowadays have limited knowledge and information.

Such good resources are wasted in the mountains.

"You want to catch some frogs and eat them?"

"No, we catch frogs to sell. They are very valuable if we take them to the county town!" Tilitulu finished the gada soup in the bowl in a few mouthfuls.

"You take care of Duoduo at home. I will definitely be back before dark."

Li Youcai stuffed his rain boots and a portable scale into a metal bucket and hurried out of the house.

Chu Xinyan watched Li Youcai leave, feeling both anticipation and worry.