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

Liu Weidong immediately became nervous and quickly put down his chopsticks, asking, "Sister, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"

With tears welling up in her eyes, Wang Shujuan said, "Many people in the village are saying you're stupid and a spendthrift. I... I think what they said is too much. It's... it hurts to hear it!"

Liu Weidong suddenly realized what was going on and couldn't help but laugh, "I thought something was wrong, but it turns out it was about this. You scared me!"

Seeing that Liu Weidong didn't take it seriously at all, Wang Shujuan said anxiously, "Weidong, a lot of people are laughing at you now, don't you care at all?"

Liu Weidong said earnestly to Wang Shujuan, "Sister, I only care about your opinion. As long as you think I'm good, that's enough. I don't care what others think!"

These words warmed Wang Shujuan's heart, and she looked at Liu Weidong with deep affection in her charming eyes, saying, "I... of course I think you're very good. No one has ever been so good to me before."

Liu Weidong said cheerfully, "As long as you think I'm good, that's enough. It's alright, let's eat!"

However, Wang Shujuan was still a little worried and whispered to Liu Weidong, "Are you really planning to plant so many flowers?"

Seeing his sister's worried expression, Liu Weidong felt he should explain things to her, so he nodded gently and said, "That's right, I do plan to make use of our family's private plot and plant it all with flowers!"

It turned out the rumors in the village were true, and Wang Shujuan couldn't help but frown. Although Wang Shujuan did completely trust Liu Weidong, this matter was completely beyond her comprehension, so she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Seeing his sister's reaction, Liu Weidong continued unhurriedly, "Sis, do you remember what I said before, if you feel too bored, I'll find you something to do, and I guarantee you'll earn more work points than working in the fields?"

"Of course I remember!" Wang Shujuan nodded first, then her eyes lit up and she said, "Could it be that planting flowers is the thing you helped me find?"

"As expected of my sister, she's so smart, she guessed it right away!" Liu Weidong clapped his hands and said, "These flowers will make a lot of money in winter, and you'll be a little rich woman then!"

Wang Shujuan lowered her head and said, "I don't want this money. I just want to do something for you so that you don't have to work so hard. That would be enough for me!"

These words pleased Liu Weidong greatly, and he said with a smile, "Sister, you've done me a huge favor by taking good care of these flowers and plants!"

Wang Shujuan smiled and nodded, but still asked with some unease, "Weidong, can we really make money growing flowers?"

"Sister, you still don't believe me!" Liu Weidong pretended to be hurt and said, "It's one thing for the villagers to laugh at me, but even you... Sigh, it's really too painful!"

Wang Shujuan quickly explained, "Weidong, that's not what I meant, don't overthink it!"

But Liu Weidong still looked sullen, pointing to his face and saying, "I'm so sad, I'm afraid I won't feel better unless you give me a kiss here!"

Wang Shujuan then realized that Liu Weidong was teasing her again, and her pretty face immediately turned red with embarrassment. She lowered her head and dared not look at him.

However, Liu Weidong had no intention of letting Wang Shujuan off so easily. He took the initiative to approach her and said with a grin, "Sister, I've been waiting!"

Left with no other option but to be teased by Liu Weidong, Wang Shujuan mustered her courage, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him on the cheek.

Although it was just a fleeting touch, Liu Weidong was already quite satisfied. He smiled and said to Wang Shujuan, "Ha, I don't feel uncomfortable at all now. Thank you, sister!"

Wang Shujuan was so embarrassed that her face turned bright red. She quickly turned around to tidy up the table and didn't dare to look at Liu Weidong anymore.

Watching his sister's busy figure, Liu Weidong smiled and became increasingly satisfied with his life.

The next morning, Liu Weidong went and called Hao Jianjun out of his house.

Knowing that Liu Weidong must have something good to say to him, Hao Jianjun rubbed his hands together and asked, "Brother Weidong, what kind of work is it this time?"

Liu Weidong said, "You should know that I'm going to plant flowers in my private plot, right?"

Hao Jianjun wouldn't hide anything from Liu Weidong, and honestly told him, "Of course I know, it's all over the village. A lot of people are laughing at you, saying you're wasting money and will end up penniless sooner or later!"

Liu Weidong couldn't help but ask, "So what do you think?"

"They don't know anything!" Hao Jianjun sneered. "I know that anything you do, Brother Weidong, is bound to make money. Those idiots are just bad at judging things; don't bother with them!"

Surprisingly, Hao Jianjun was the one most confident in him, which made Liu Weidong chuckle. It seems being simple-minded has its advantages; as long as you follow the right person, you're sure to avoid losses!

Thinking of this, Liu Weidong patted Hao Jianjun on the shoulder and said, "It's good that you know. I have something related to planting flowers for you to do. There's a lot of leaf mold on the mountain behind the village, right? Find someone to go up the mountain and transport the soil to my private plot. It should take about fifty or sixty loads of soil. I'll pay you five yuan for each load!"

Hao Jianjun exclaimed in surprise, "Five yuan? That's too much!"

In those days, even a strong laborer in the village could only earn five yuan a month's worth of work points. But Hao Jianjun thought it was far too much to earn five yuan just for helping Liu Weidong carry a load of soil down from the mountain.

However, Liu Weidong didn't see it that way. Now was the time to establish his reputation in the village, and giving more money was one way to do so. Besides, for Liu Weidong at this point, the money wasn't a big deal, and he could easily earn it back.

So Liu Weidong just smiled faintly and said, "It's not much. Just do as I say."

Hao Jianjun quickly said, "Why ask someone else for such a good thing? Let's keep it all in the family!"

“Carrying soil is so tiring, why are you joining in?” Liu Weidong glanced at Hao Jianjun with annoyance and said, “You’re just responsible for inspecting and counting the quantities, and then paying everyone. When this job is finished, I’ll give you an extra two hundred yuan for your hard work.”

Hao Jianjun quickly waved his hand and said, "These things don't require any effort, how could I take your money!"

"Stop talking nonsense. Even brothers keep clear accounts. I can't let you work for free!" Liu Weidong took out a stack of banknotes and handed them to Hao Jianjun: "This is for buying soil. We'll talk about your wages after the job is done."

Hao Jianjun had always treated Liu Weidong as one of his own, so since Liu had said so, he didn't stand on ceremony and simply nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll tell everyone about this when we go to work today. Anyway, there's not much work left in the fields, so I'll find a few more young men to go up the mountain, and we'll get all the soil you need in no time!"

Hao Jianjun was also an impatient person, and he told others about it that very day, which immediately caused a sensation in the village.