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

"Haha, Xiao Liu, sorry we're late!" The older man greeted Liu Weidong with a big smile, nodding repeatedly as he looked at the clivia with satisfaction: "Wow, so many clivias together are truly spectacular! Great, wonderful!"

Liu Weidong smiled and said, "Old Li, I wasn't lying, was I? Have someone count the number and check the condition of these clivia plants. If there are no problems..."

Old Li tactfully replied, "If there are no problems, then of course it's cash on delivery. Look, I've even prepared the car!"

Liu Weidong looked in the direction the other party pointed and indeed saw a large truck slowly driving over, indicating that they were well prepared.

Since the other party was indeed sincere in wanting to buy the clivia, the rest was easy. Old Li had someone count the number of plants while he asked the experienced craftsman he brought to inspect their condition. After all, the price of a single clivia these days was equivalent to several years' wages for an ordinary worker, and the quantity purchased was also large, so Old Li dared not be careless.

The experienced craftsman inspected the plants for a while, then nodded in satisfaction and said, "The clivia plants are growing well; it's clear they've been carefully cared for. No problem!"

Just then, the people counting the trees arrived and whispered to Old Li, "A total of seven hundred and sixty trees, not a single one missing!"

Old Li breathed a sigh of relief and, beaming, said to Liu Weidong, "Little Liu, the clivia is fine. I'll give you the money right now!"

Liu Weidong didn't hesitate and took Lao Li directly to a nearby bank, where they deposited the money into his savings account.

After all, the largest denomination banknote these days is still ten yuan. Counting over nine hundred thousand yuan in cash would take a long time, and there's also the risk of counterfeit money. It's safer to just deposit it in a bank.

Knowing that someone wanted to deposit over 900,000 yuan in cash, the small bank branch immediately became busy. The branch manager was so excited that he not only invited Liu Weidong and Lao Li to rest in his office, but also specially transferred several staff members from the counter to count the cash.

After a flurry of activity, Liu Weidong's bank account showed an additional 900,000 yuan, and the people Lao Li brought had loaded all the clivia plants onto the car. The transaction was thus successfully completed.

Seeing that everything had settled down, Old Li finally felt relieved and asked Liu Weidong with some confusion, "Little Liu, there's something I still don't quite understand. The price of clivia is rising every day, so why did you sell it?"

Liu Weidong had guessed that Old Li would ask this question, so he smiled slightly and said, "That's just how I am, I'm not greedy. This batch of clivia has reached my target price, so I plan to sell it. After all, nothing lasts forever!"

At this point, Liu Weidong lowered his voice and asked Lao Li, "Lao Li, do you really think the price of Clivia will keep rising?"

Old Li said confidently, "It's impossible for prices to keep rising indefinitely, but given the current trend, if they continue to rise for a few more years, reaching three to five thousand yuan per tree will definitely be no problem!"

Liu Weidong knew that given the current market conditions for Clivia, no one would believe that the price would plummet in a few months. He just smiled and said to Lao Li, "Anyway, I'm satisfied with how much I've earned. I wish you great wealth!"

"Haha, then I'll take your good wishes!" Old Li laughed heartily and instructed the driver to prepare to drive off.

The experienced craftsman who had checked Old Li's clivia earlier also came up to him and whispered to Old Li, "That kid is really stupid. Clivia is definitely going to go up in price, and he actually sold it at this critical moment. What a spendthrift!"

Old Li chuckled and said, "Isn't this perfect? ​​Otherwise, how could we have bought so many clivias?"

The old craftsman also came to his senses and nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's true. If we take so many clivias back and raise them for a year or two, we won't have to worry for the rest of our lives, haha!"

In fact, Liu Weidong, who was not far away, heard the conversation between the two clearly, but he just smiled faintly and had no intention of making a fuss.

Let these speculators gloat for a few months; they'll soon be in for a world of hurt. Then it'll be up to fate. Even if they lose everything, they can't blame anyone else.

The truck loaded with clivia slowly drove away. Hao Jianjun, who had come to help, frowned and said to Liu Weidong, "Brother Weidong, I heard from the other party that the price of these clivia will double after the New Year. Why did you sell them so early? You're losing a lot of money!"

Liu Weidong said with a smile, "Don't listen to them. Nothing can keep going up in price forever. Clivia is something you can neither eat nor use. At most, it's just something to keep at home for decoration. Do you really think it's worth that much money?"

Hao Jianjun scratched his head and said, "You mean... this thing is going to lose value?"

"It's only a matter of time," Liu Weidong said confidently. "The current price of clivia is all driven up by speculation. As soon as there's a downward trend, everyone will rush to sell their stock. At that time, the price will keep dropping, and those who hoarded it now will lose everything!"

Hao Jianjun had never doubted Liu Weidong's judgment, and upon hearing this, he couldn't help but feel fortunate, saying, "Luckily, I asked you, otherwise we brothers would have been in big trouble!"

Liu Weidong asked in surprise, "What, you guys want to speculate on this stuff too?"

"Yes, we've heard that clivia plants are so valuable, everyone's really interested and wants to chip in to buy a few to make some money!" Hao Jianjun didn't hide anything from Liu Weidong, and said with some lingering fear, "But since you said we'd lose money, then we won't buy them. It's not easy for everyone to earn money, we can't just throw it away!"

Liu Weidong nodded, then said to Hao Jianjun, "Now that the matter is settled, I'll treat everyone to a meal at the state-run restaurant. Let's go!"

So the group of people who had helped, including the two hand tractor drivers, went to a nearby state-run restaurant. Liu Weidong spent over eighty yuan to treat everyone to a good meal.

When everyone had almost finished eating, Liu Weidong took out a thick stack of 100-yuan bills and placed them on the table, saying, "Thank you all for helping today. Here is 2,500 yuan. Jianjun will distribute it to everyone later."

The people who came to help were stunned when they saw so much money. They thought that after working hard for half a day, Liu Weidong would treat them to a big meal, which was already good enough. They never expected to get money as well, which was a pleasant surprise.

Even including the tractor driver, there were only eight people helping out. With just over two thousand yuan for each person, each person would receive more than four hundred yuan! That's almost a year's salary for a regular worker, no wonder they were so surprised.

Liu Weidong's gesture of giving so much money to thank everyone was, of course, driven by his own motives. While others didn't know exactly how much money Liu Weidong had made this time, everyone knew he had definitely struck it rich again. Giving him this money was a form of hush money, ensuring no one could find fault with him!