Reborn in 1985: From Selling Braised Duck to Becoming the World's Richest Man

After riding his bicycle for more than ten minutes on the bumpy country road, Liang Ming soon saw a cluster of adobe houses come into view.

That area where the mud-brick houses are clustered together is Stone Village.

After arriving at the village committee of Shitou Village, Liang Ming went to the village chief's office and explained his purpose.

"You want to buy a large quantity of ducks? How many exactly?"

While looking at the letter of introduction, Zhang Wen, the village chief of Shitou Village, asked Liang Ming a question.

The other party came with a letter of introduction from Liangjia Village Committee, and Zhang Wen wasn't on guard. He was just curious about how many ducks the other party could take by himself.

"Village Chief Zhang, I currently need 60 mature ducks per day, and the quantity may increase later."

As Liang Ming spoke, he took out a pack of Peony cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out, and handed it to Zhang Wen.

When Zhang Wen saw the Peony cigarettes that Liang Ming handed him, his eyes lit up. These were high-end cigarettes; a few years ago, they were specially supplied and only leaders at the city level and above could smoke them.

This kid has some skills.

He took the cigarette, let Liang Ming light it, took a puff, and said, "Sixty mature ducks, which is about 180 catties of duck meat, is not a large amount. Our village can supply it to you."

"However, I can't offer you much of a discount on the price. Do you have meat coupons to buy this duck meat?"

"Village Chief Zhang, how much is this duck meat per pound if we don't have meat coupons?"

Liang Ming handed the entire pack of Peony cigarettes to Zhang Wen and asked respectfully.

Seeing that Liang Ming was so cooperative, Zhang Wen smiled and said:

"If you don't have meat coupons, I'll charge you 7 cents per pound for 180 pounds of duck meat."

7 cents a pound?

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming's face lit up with joy.

This is 2 cents cheaper per pound than buying it at the farmers' market.

180 jin of duck meat means you save 36 yuan!

This is a month's salary for an ordinary person.

"Okay, let's go with this price. I'll pay a 30 yuan deposit first, and I'll settle the balance after the duck meat is delivered to Liangjia Village tomorrow."

Liang Ming immediately spoke to Zhang Wen, the village chief of Shitou Village.

"No problem!" Zhang Wen nodded in agreement.

The other party brought a letter of introduction from Liangjia Village Committee, so he wasn't worried that Liang Ming would renege on his promise.

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After returning from Stone Village, Liang Ming hadn't even reached his own yard when he saw a Qingqi 15c motorcycle parked at the gate.

In the mid-80s, this Qingqi 15C motorcycle cost over 800 yuan.

An average person's monthly salary is only thirty or forty yuan, which is not enough to buy even if they work for a year without eating or drinking.

Before Liang Ming even got close, he heard a strange, sarcastic voice coming from inside.

"Old Min, I'm only doing this for your son's sake. He's already in his late twenties, and he broke off his engagement with the Song family girl. His reputation is ruined!"

"These days, it's rare to find a city family willing to exchange marriages with yours. You should be grateful!"

"I'm only being so kind to you because we used to be colleagues at the sugar factory."

Upon hearing this person's words, a long-buried memory surfaced in Liang Ming's mind, and a surge of anger rose from his chest.

In his past life, just as Liang Ming and Song Mei were getting married, Wang Li, Liang Min's former colleague from the sugar factory, drove his Jialing motorcycle to their door and did two things.

First, to show off that he had become wealthy after two and a half years of running his own business, not only buying a motorcycle but also building a small villa in the county town, he mocked his father for not quitting his job with him and becoming one of the first self-employed individuals.

Secondly, it was to arrange a marriage for Liang Ming's sister, with the prospective partner being the mentally challenged son of one of Wang Li's business partners.

At that time, Liang Ming spent all of his family's savings to marry Song Mei, and his parents also incurred a lot of debt.

Taking advantage of the situation, Wang Li went to Liang Ming's parents' home to propose marriage. He said that as long as Liang Ming's parents agreed to let their daughter Liang Jing drop out of school and marry his business partner's mentally challenged son, the other party would be willing to pay a dowry of 3888 yuan.

This dowry was considered an extremely high amount at the time.

Liang Min and Li Lan weren't foolish enough to sell their daughter for such a high dowry, so they refused Wang Li's offer.

Unexpectedly, Song Mei, who was about to become Liang Ming's sister-in-law, kept encouraging Liang Ming to make this happen.

Liang Ming knew that Song Mei was so enthusiastic because of the 3888 yuan dowry her sister-in-law, Liang Jing.

But Liang Ming wasn't stupid. Why would he force his sister to drop out of school and marry a fool, pushing her into a pit of fire? Therefore, he ignored Song Mei's urging.

For this, Song Mei got very angry with Liang Ming. On the wedding day, she made things difficult for Liang Ming in various ways and even instigated her younger brother, Song Qiang, to ask Liang Ming for a large red envelope to open the door.

During their wedding night, they even kicked Liang Ming out of the bridal chamber, leaving him to freeze outside all night in the dead of winter.

When Liang Jing saw her older brother being treated this way by his sister-in-law because of her, she kept apologizing, blaming herself for ruining his life.

Although Liang Ming and Song Mei broke off their engagement in this life, some of history still unfolded, albeit with slight changes.

"In this life, no one will dare to persuade my sister to marry a fool!"

Liang Ming's face darkened, and he said through gritted teeth, his eyes filled with anger.

He immediately pushed open the courtyard gate and went inside.

In the yard.

Liang Min, her face somewhat gloomy, looked at Wang Li and said, "Old Wang, I'm very happy that you brought me sugar and fruit to visit me!"

"But please don't bring up the matter of my daughter marrying your friend's mentally challenged son, or my son marrying your friend's lame daughter."

"Why? Old Min, your family isn't losing out in this marriage exchange deal," Wang Li said earnestly, but with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

“My friend has made a lot of money in the past few years. He’s one of the top households in the county with more than 10,000 yuan in income.”

"His son and daughter may have some disabilities, but you have to look at it from a different perspective."

“They have a large and wealthy family. This money will eventually be left to their mentally challenged son. If your daughter marries into that family, won’t this money belong to your daughter?”

"And your son, he's in his twenties and doesn't have a proper business. If he marries his lame daughter and becomes her son-in-law, wouldn't he be able to start a business with my friend right away?"

"You!" Liang Min's expression turned somewhat angry upon hearing Wang Li's words.

He made his daughter marry a fool.

He was to have his son marry into the family of a woman with a limp.

This is an attempt to wipe out his family line!

If this were done, even if Liang Min died, he would still be hung up and beaten by his ancestors in the underworld.

Seeing Liang Min's angry expression, Wang Li felt very smug.

When he used to work at the sugar factory, no matter what he did, Liang Min always outshone him.

After resigning from his job and starting his own small business, he made a lot of money. Seeing that he finally had a chance to outdo Liang Min, he naturally wouldn't let it go.

So what if you're all that big shots in the factory? Without money, your son can't even afford to get married. Only a girl with a limp would want him!

Your daughter can only marry a fool!