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

Liu Weidong's face immediately darkened. He quickly pedaled his bicycle a few times, rang the bell loudly, and shouted, "Make way! Make way!"

The villagers who had come to watch the commotion quickly moved aside when they heard the bell, making way for Liu Weidong.

Many people looked envious when they saw Liu Weidong riding a brand-new Phoenix bicycle. Buying a new bicycle is already difficult enough, but a Phoenix at that—it's truly enviable!

Many people couldn't help but curse inwardly, thinking that Liu Weidong was truly a spendthrift. They'd heard that a Phoenix brand bicycle cost 170 or 180 yuan, and with an industrial ration coupon, that would be over 200 yuan!

The machine factory's quota was sold for 500 yuan, but that can't sustain this kind of spending. At this rate, the money will be gone in no time, and then we'll see what this kid does!

Li Yinfeng, who had been watching the spectacle unfold in the crowd, was now even more furious. Just a few days ago, she had asked Liu Weidong to buy her younger brother a bicycle, but he had made all sorts of excuses. Yet, Liu Weidong had bought her a Phoenix bicycle in the blink of an eye—clearly, he didn't respect her at all!

Li Yinfeng had always thought she had Liu Weidong completely under her thumb, but now she realized he didn't take her seriously at all, which infuriated her.

At this moment, Liu Weidong didn't care about what others thought. He rode his bicycle towards Li Chunhong and only squeezed the brakes when he was very close to her.

As expected of the nationally renowned Phoenix brand bicycle, the brakes are indeed excellent. The tires screeched on the dirt road, and it came to a stop just inches away from Li Chunhong!

However, Li Chunhong, who was in the middle of cursing, did not hear the bell at all. It was only when she saw the bicycle that was so close that she was so frightened that she took a few steps back and fell to the ground with a thud.

This shameless old woman immediately started acting like a rogue, sitting on the ground and shouting, "Oh no, Liu Weidong hit someone with his bicycle!"

Liu Weidong wasn't buying it. He sneered, "Li Chunhong, your whole family is good at extorting people. Your son extorted the village chief's family a few days ago, and now you're trying to extort me?"

Li Chunhong was still a little scared when she talked about it, and stammered, "How...how did I extort you?"

"I didn't bump into you, you clearly fell down on your own, and you still say you're not trying to extort me?" Liu Weidong shouted to the villagers who were watching the commotion, "Everyone can testify for me, right?"

"Wei Dong is right!"

"Li Chunhong did indeed fall on her own."

"We can all testify!"

People these days still have a strong sense of justice, and Li Chunhong and her son already had a bad reputation in the village, so everyone spoke up to support Liu Weidong.

Li Chunhong sat on the ground, looking embarrassed; she had completely made a fool of herself.

Liu Weidong didn't even glance at the old woman. Instead, he immediately went to the door and whispered to Wang Shujuan, "Sister, what's going on?"

Wang Shujuan's eyes were slightly red, and she looked pitiful as she told Liu Weidong, "Li Chunhong said I stole her chicken."

At this moment, Li Chunhong also stood up, put her hands on her hips, and cursed loudly: "You shameless bastard, how dare you steal my chickens! If you eat the stolen food, your stomach will rot, and your whole family will be sent to the crematorium tomorrow!"

Seeing that Li Chunhong was actually cursing Liu Weidong, Wang Shujuan mustered up her courage and shouted, "I didn't steal your chickens!"

"Heh, you didn't steal anything?" Li Chunhong sneered, "Then where did my chickens go?"

Liu Weidong said in a deep voice, "Li Chunhong, don't be unreasonable. Just because your chickens are missing doesn't mean my sister stole them."

"My family lost a chicken, and your family just happens to kill one to eat. What a coincidence!" Li Chunhong persisted, pointing to the pile of chicken feathers on the ground: "Moreover, the pattern of these chicken feathers is exactly the same as the chicken I lost. If it wasn't you who stole it, then who else could it be?!"

Although Li Chunhong's words lacked logic and couldn't prove that Wang Shujuan had stolen her chickens, the villagers fell silent after hearing them, no longer speaking up for Liu Weidong and Wang Shujuan as they had before.

After all, in rural areas nowadays, almost every household raises a few chickens, so chicken thieves are always the most hated. If this matter isn't clarified, Wang Shujuan will definitely be talked about behind her back!

Liu Weidong understood this principle and immediately said loudly to Wang Shujuan, "Sister, tell everyone where this chicken came from!"

Wang Shujuan quickly shouted, "I bought it from Aunt Zhao next door, I didn't steal it!"

Liu Weidong immediately said to the villagers, "Did you all hear that? This chicken was bought by my sister; it wasn't stolen at all!"

"You said you bought it, so you bought it! I'd say you stole it!" But Li Chunhong didn't believe her at all, and sneered, "So young and already so badly behaved! Now you steal chickens, later you'll steal people! Luckily the elders in the family died early, otherwise they would have been driven to their deaths by these two kids!"

Seeing that the old woman was going too far, Liu Weidong's face grew increasingly ugly, and he rolled up his sleeves, ready to teach her a lesson.

Just then, Aunt Zhao from next door returned home. Seeing so many people gathered at her doorstep, she quickly grabbed a villager and asked, "Why are there so many people? What happened?"

The villager turned his head and immediately perked up, shouting, "Aunt Zhao is here! Just ask her and you'll know everything!"

The villagers who had come to watch the commotion quickly made way, allowing the bewildered Aunt Zhao to enter the middle of the crowd.

Liu Weidong spoke first: "Aunt Zhao, did my sister buy something from you today?"

"Yes, your sister bought our old hen, saying she's going to make soup for you to help you recover." Aunt Zhao said truthfully in front of everyone, "Weidong, your sister is really good to you. An old hen costs seven yuan, and she bought it without even batting an eye. You really have to treat her well in the future, and don't bully her!"

"Aunt Zhao, you're right. I'll definitely treat my sister better from now on!" Liu Weidong accepted Aunt Zhao's kind criticism without hesitation, and then said loudly, "Everyone heard that, right? Aunt Zhao also said that my sister bought this chicken!"

"I knew it! Shujuan isn't that kind of person!"

"That's right, Aunt Zhao said she sold this chicken to Shujuan!"

"Li Chunhong is deliberately picking a fight to vent her anger for her precious son!"

Now the villagers had no more doubts and accused Li Chunhong of making trouble out of nothing, clearly retaliating against Liu Weidong and Wang Shujuan.

Li Chunhong was both angry and anxious, and quickly shouted, "Don't listen to their nonsense! There's still a month or so until the New Year. Who would kill a chicken to eat now? Where would they get so much money?"

Many villagers burst out laughing, looking at Li Chunhong as if she were a fool. Liu Weidong had just sold his job for 500 yuan and even bought a Phoenix brand bicycle; this old woman was saying she had no money—it was truly hilarious.

Seeing everyone laughing at her, Li Chunhong realized she had said the wrong thing. Enraged, she turned her anger on Aunt Zhao and shouted wildly, "Fine, I know! You must have teamed up with those two little brats to steal my chickens!"