Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness in 1982, I farmed and hunted to support my whole family.

Li Muyi's actions seem somewhat ridiculous now, but before the 1980s, such a return gesture was actually the greatest respect and admiration shown to someone in the military.

"Comrade, we are very grateful for your help to our military families. This is the medical expense you paid for Gao Ga Zi's mother."

"I hope you can use this two hundred yuan to take care of these two elderly people for a little longer on behalf of Comrade Gao Ga Zi."

The man's serious expression softened instantly upon seeing Li Mu return the greeting, and he even unconsciously lowered his voice.

Li Mu looked at the money he was offered but waved it away repeatedly.

"No, I can't accept this money. The medical expenses were paid because someone was having a wedding that day and bought all the fish."

"Besides, we are one family, the military and the people. You don't take a single needle or thread from the people, so I can't take advantage of your kindness."

"If I take this money, what kind of person would I be?"

Li Mu repeatedly refused, but the person insisted on stuffing it into his arms.

But the other man was a soldier, tall, strong, and skilled in martial arts. Li Mu was like a chick fighting an eagle in front of him, and could only be dominated.

The man stuffed a full three hundred yuan into a hole in Li Mu's tattered cotton coat where the cotton was sticking out.

Li Mu tried to pull it out, but it took a lot of effort.

Upon seeing this, the man's face darkened, and he shouted with great dissatisfaction, "Brother, why are you still dawdling!"

"This is a mission for me. If you keep making excuses and I can't complete it, I'll be punished when I get back."

This……

Li Mu didn't dare to move for a moment. He looked at the sullen-faced man in front of him, and then at the people who were busy carrying rice and flour to Gao Ga Zi's house.

Finally, he could only sigh helplessly and say, "Alright! Then I'll use this money to buy more tonics for Aunt Gao."

When Li Mu stopped insisting on the matter, a smile instantly appeared on the other person's face.

Just then, a young soldier excitedly ran out.

"Commander Wang, they have foxes here."

Those called "Wang Tuan" immediately brightened up upon hearing the word "fox".

Li Mu followed up by saying, "I found that thing on the mountain the day before yesterday. You can take it if you need it."

As he spoke, Li Mu strode quickly toward the courtyard.

But Wang Tuan stopped him, saying, "Comrade, whether you found it or caught it, we can't take it for free. You just said that we can't take even a needle or thread from the people."

What I just said has been brought back to me.

Li Mu was at a loss for words. He was determined to die rather than accept the money, but the military had its rules and was forcing people to make mistakes.

"Then give me five yuan! I don't know the price of this thing, but it's all fur, so it should be about the same price as a rabbit."

Li Mu said it casually.

Tian Xiaohu, who was carrying things into the house with the troops, overheard this.

His eyes widened instantly, like saucers. "Brother Mu, didn't you say that fox pelts alone could sell for over a hundred?"

Tian Xiaohu spoke in a simple and honest manner, and Li Mu immediately glared at him angrily.

What an idiot.

Upon hearing this, Wang Tuan immediately became serious again.

"Comrade, why are you lying to me?"

As he spoke, he took out fifty yuan from his pocket and stuffed it directly into Tian Xiaohu's hand.

"I only want the fox meat for fifty yuan, I don't want the skin."

"Okay! I'll go get it right away." Tian Xiaohu said with a big smile.

He turned to run into the yard, but Li Mu grabbed his collar.

"Come on! I'll do this job."

As Li Mu spoke, he strode quickly into the courtyard.

However, he not only killed the fox, but also slaughtered the rabbits in the yard.

Finally, by threatening not to sell fox meat unless they took rabbit meat, they forced all the items onto Wang Tuan and his group. Only then did Li Mu feel that the fifty yuan wasn't so bad to hold onto.

After seeing Wang Tuan and his group off, Tian Xiaohu immediately sidled up to Li Mu with a cheerful smile.

"Brother Mu, are we going to continue fishing?"

Although he had earned a lot of money these past few days, Gao Xiaohu felt uneasy because things had been put on hold for the past two days due to matters concerning Grandpa Gao's family. Instead of feeling relaxed, he was bored out of his mind.

Whether it's setting traps up the mountain or casting nets down the river, he wants to do something.

"I'll go catch some more fish. I want to sell these skins, but I don't know if I can sell them."

"We can't just make a wasted trip to the county town."

However, fishing with nets is a job that Li Mu definitely can't do alone.

The Gao family just received rice, flour, and oil from the military, and they wouldn't feel at ease if both of them had it.

But the village chief just left with the inspection team, and he doesn't know anyone in the village, so he really doesn't know who to look for.

"Little Tiger, do you have anyone you can trust in our village?"

In the end, Li Mu decided to ask people from his village for help, and asked Tian Xiaohu to stay and look after Grandpa Gao's house.

“Yes! Li…” Tian Xiaohu was about to say Li Jianjun, but when he saw Li Mu’s tightly furrowed brows and face full of rejection, he quickly changed his mind.

"How about Li Ergou and Zhang Biaozi?"

Li Ergou, Zhang Biaozi.

To be honest, Li Mu actually remembered these two people.

In his past life, when he ran a pig farm, he needed manpower, and these two people worked for him.

Later, when the pig farm had an accident, everyone else blocked his door demanding their wages, but the two of them only came to ask him once and never came back.

Afterwards, when he had his father distribute the money to everyone, his father said that the two men had even sent gifts over.

"Okay, let's find those two."

Li Mu made the final decision, but he certainly wouldn't split the money with them like he did with Tian Xiaohu.

"Tell them to help you catch fish, and you'll get five yuan for each catch."

"Okay, I'll go find someone now."

Tian Xiaohu happily replied.

He usually interacts with them frequently and is familiar with the situation of both families.

There was only a widowed mother and a twelve-year-old sister in the family. Although there were many brothers and sisters in the family, there was more to eat.

Their family was close to being the poorest in their village, if not the poorest.

If they could find a job that paid for it, it would be a great help to their family.

Tian Xiaohu went out with a happy expression, and perhaps because of this joy, he called the person over in less than an hour.

Before the two of them even entered the courtyard with Tian Xiaohu, they greeted Li Mu, who was preparing fishing gear in the yard.

"Brother Mu!"

"Brother Mu!"

The two spoke happily, their eyes filled with excitement and gratitude as they looked at Li Mu.

Li Mu smiled and agreed, then cut to the chase without further ado: "You guys keep this fishing business to yourselves, don't tell anyone else yet."

"If I can find a big buyer, I can ask you for help more often in the future."

Upon hearing Li Mu's words, the two quickly responded.

"Don't worry, Brother Mu, Xiao Hu already explained everything to us before we came."

"Yeah, Brother Mu, we're keeping our mouths shut. We definitely won't say anything when we get back."

With these promises from them, Li Mu didn't say anything more. He left Tian Xiaohu to watch the house and took the two of them, pushing the sled, to head out.

Unexpectedly, someone called out to them from behind.