Reborn in 1981, starting by smashing my iron rice bowl.

"Third Grandfather is right!"

"I'm going up the mountain to look for matsutake mushrooms after work tomorrow!"

The Third Grandfather's decision was widely supported, and everyone expressed their approval.

Seeing that everyone was supporting Liu Weidong, Wang Deli was furious and his face turned ashen, but there was nothing he could do.

If Wang Deli opposes this decision, it would be tantamount to going against the entire village, something even the village chief wouldn't dare to do. If he really angered the Third Grandfather and he complained to the higher authorities about Wang Deli, he could be in deep trouble!

However, the fact that he couldn't stop everyone from selling matsutake mushrooms to Liu Weidong didn't mean that Wang Deli had no other way to control him. He quickly shouted, "Don't forget the village committee's decision: starting tomorrow, anyone who fails to complete their daily task will have their work points deducted!"

After saying that, Wang Deli stormed off, completely forgetting about his precious enamel mug.

Seeing that the village chief had left, the villagers became even more unrestrained and told Liu Weidong that they would go up the mountain to look for matsutake mushrooms after work the next day.

Liu Weidong didn't mince words and loudly declared to everyone, "Don't worry, everyone. I'll take as many matsutake mushrooms and pig mushrooms as you can get. Just deliver them all to my house!"

Having received Liu Weidong's assurance, the satisfied villagers returned home one after another.

Liu Weidong then stopped Hao Jianjun and a few other young men, and asked them with a smile, "Hey guys, want to earn some extra money?"

A burly young man chuckled and said, "Look at what you're saying! These days, who doesn't want to make more money?"

The others nodded in agreement, all expressing their interest in earning more money.

“Actually, it’s not difficult. Didn’t Wang Deli just say that everyone has to complete their own work from now on?” Liu Weidong said unhurriedly, “From now on, I will hand over my daily work to you guys. I won’t let you work for free. In addition to the work points, I will also pay you three yuan a day as a labor fee. What do you think?”

Hearing Liu Weidong's words, the young men's eyes lit up. Three yuan a day for labor, that's ninety yuan a month! Even if split among several people, they could still earn an extra ten or twenty yuan a month. For farmers these days, that's definitely a large sum of money.

So the young men agreed without hesitation, patting their chests and assuring Liu Weidong that they would do a perfect job so that Wang Deli would not find any fault with it!

Liu Weidong laughed and said, "Then I'll leave it to you guys. I'll give the money to Jianjun later, and you can discuss how to divide it among yourselves!"

Early the next morning, Wang Dahai arrived at the field and began to seriously assign tasks to everyone, including Liu Weidong.

However, Liu Weidong didn't show up at all, which made Wang Dahai secretly sneer. Wang Deli hoped that Liu Weidong would refuse to work out of spite, so that he could openly deduct everyone's work points and make this guy the enemy of the whole village!

Wang Dahai, however, was too pleased with himself to notice that several young people were exchanging glances, all looking eager to try their luck.

As the village chief Wang Deli's nephew and number one lackey, Wang Dahai naturally didn't have to do any heavy work. After assigning tasks to everyone, he pretended to dig a few holes in the ground before going home to slack off.

It wasn't until the sun was almost setting that Wang Dahai returned to the fields, eagerly checking everyone's progress. He was waiting to see that Liu Weidong's assigned work hadn't been touched at all, so he could legitimately deduct everyone's work points.

However, to Wang Dahai's surprise, the work assigned to Liu Weidong had been completed so perfectly that no one could find fault with it!

Wang Dahai was dumbfounded, staring in disbelief as he exclaimed, "What... what on earth is going on?!"

Hao Jianjun, who was standing next to him, suppressed a laugh and said, "What? Wei Dong finished the work."

Wang Dahai said in disbelief, "He went to work in the fields, how come I didn't see him?"

"Wang Wenshu, if you could stay in the fields all day, you'd see Liu Weidong working," Hao Jianjun said sarcastically, then raised his voice, "Didn't everyone see Liu Weidong working in the fields?"

"I see!"

"I can also testify!"

"Liu Weidong is incredibly efficient at his work; none of us can compare to him!"

The nearby villagers laughed and egged him on, which made Wang Dahai so angry that his face turned ashen.

This guy realized that Liu Weidong definitely didn't do these jobs; the kid was colluding with others to fool him! He wondered how much money Liu Weidong had spent to get the whole village to cover for him.

However, Wang Dahai was only guessing and had no real evidence, so he could only angrily go back and report to Wang Deli.

Upon learning of this, Wang Deli flew into a rage, slamming his fist on the table and exclaiming, "They actually dared to unite against me! They've all gone too far!"

Wang Dahai suggested, "Uncle, why don't I stay in the field all day tomorrow? I'm sure I can catch that kid red-handed!"

"Idiot, use your brain!" Wang Deli couldn't help but yell at his nephew, "That kid has bribed everyone in the village, and everyone is helping him. What's the use of you keeping an eye on him?"

Seeing that his uncle was angry, Wang Dahai asked cautiously, "Then... then what do you think we should do now?"

"Is that kid's sister still working?" Wang Deli asked Wang Shujuan first, and after receiving an affirmative answer, he started to have wicked ideas: "Since that girl is so stubborn, let's make our move on her next!"

The thought of Liu Weidong spending so much money to bribe everyone in the village filled Wang Deli with both curiosity and jealousy. With a sullen face, he muttered to himself, "I must make that kid reveal his method for making money. Only I can do this kind of thing!"

While Wang Deli was plotting new schemes, Liu Weidong was at home buying matsutake mushrooms that the villagers had brought him.

After finishing work today, many people went into the mountains to look for matsutake mushrooms, and then brought them directly to Liu Weidong's place after coming down the mountain.

Although it was already late when he finished work, there were still many people going into the mountains, so Liu Weidong still managed to collect about 20 jin of matsutake mushrooms and more than 1 jin of truffles.

Liu Weidong didn't hesitate and paid the agreed price amidst everyone's expectant gazes.

The villagers were finally relieved and praised Liu Weidong for keeping his word, saying they would send him matsutake mushrooms whenever they had them.

One young man was the luckiest, finding over five pounds of matsutake mushrooms and earning more than ten yuan. He beamed and said, "Wei Dong is truly generous, bringing real benefits to everyone. Unlike the village chief, who only makes empty promises and makes everyone's lives worse year after year!"

The young man's words immediately resonated with everyone, and many felt that Wang Deli was unfit to be the village chief, and they complained about some of his actions.

Of course, everyone only dared to grumble to Liu Weidong; they certainly wouldn't dare to confront Wang Deli face-to-face. Only Liu Weidong, with his financial power, had the confidence to challenge Wang Deli directly.

After everyone had left, Wang Shujuan hurried over to help tidy up the matsutake mushrooms. She hesitated several times, looking preoccupied.