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

Jin Dachuan naturally knew who the woman Li Mu was talking about was.

"Lili is a bit spoiled by her dad, but she's a good person. As long as your stuff is good and there are no mistakes, we can have a long-term partnership."

Jin Dachuan replied with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Li Mu immediately patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry about that. We sell things based on the quality of our products."

“Alright, since that’s the case, then bring the things over for us to see.” Jin Dachuan wasn’t in a hurry to make a final decision.

Everything that goes into your mouth must be handled carefully.

Therefore, nothing can be accomplished without seeing the object.

"Okay!" Li Mu replied happily.

After his conversation with Jin Dachuan, Li Mu took the opportunity to devise another way to make money.

After handing the fox pelt to Jin Dachuan, she went to the hospital to visit Old Lady Gao.

Upon learning that she would only need to stay in the hospital for three more days, Grandma Gao would be able to go home.

Li Mu immediately handed the two hundred yuan that the army had given him to Grandpa Gao: "Grandpa Gao, this is the money the army asked me to give you."

However, when Grandpa Gao saw the money Li Mu handed him, he didn't take it. Instead, he glared at him angrily.

"Kid, are you trying to fool me again?"

Li Mu quickly replied, "Sir, how could I lie to you? It really was given to me by the army."

"It's true that the army gave it to you, but it's for your kid, isn't it?" Old Master Gao's face was gloomy, clearly disapproving of Li Mu's misattribution.

It's really embarrassing when things get out of the open.

Li Mu scratched his head helplessly, trying to figure out how to make amends, when he heard a soft laugh behind him.

“Young man, the military and the inspection team have been coming over these past two days. Old Master Gao knows all about your situation.”

As soon as the old lady said this, Li Mu blushed deeply.

At this moment, Old Master Gao also spoke up, saying, "Don't even think about using the money to buy this or that."

"Your aunt and I don't need your food."

As he spoke, Grandpa Gao casually pulled out a series of net bags from under the bed.

Milk powder, biscuits, malted milk powder, and a bunch of bright orange Fuji apples are all foods suitable for elderly people with weak teeth.

Looking at it this way, it really does have everything it needs.

"Well..." Li Mu wanted to say something else.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, the old lady Gao, who had been silent until now, spoke up, "We don't lack money. The army left us money, and the inspection team brought us the money we had recovered."

"Your grandpa is not short of money with me now."

Old Lady Gao's words completely left Li Mu speechless.

It seems we can only wait until the Lunar New Year. This two hundred yuan will be added to the New Year's money for Hutou, so the old couple can't refuse it even if they want to.

With that in mind, Li Mu stopped worrying about it.

He put the money back in his pocket and said with a smile, "Grandpa and Grandma, you don't need anything. I'll hunt some wild game for you to nourish yourself later. It doesn't need to cost money, so please don't be shy."

Since Li Mu had already said that, Grandpa Gao and Grandma Gao were too embarrassed to refute him.

It would be too hurtful to refuse a child's kind offer.

After that, Li Mu chatted with the Gao family for a while and learned that the soldiers had told the hospital that they would not admit any more patients to that room, and that two beds would be available for Grandpa Gao and his grandson Gao Hutou.

Li Mu had nothing to worry about, and seeing that it was getting late, he went home.

"You damn fool, you finally decided to come back!"

As soon as she entered the courtyard, Liang Meifen glared at Li Mu fiercely.

Li Mu immediately chuckled and stepped forward to put his arm around Liang Meifen's arm. "Mom, guess what I brought back for you?"

Seeing Li Mu's grinning face, Liang Meifen's already irritated mood worsened. "What could it be? A gold nugget!"

As she spoke, she pushed Li Mu aside and tried to grab a broom to take back into the house.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she turned around, a brand-new 100-yuan bill was swiped in front of her.

"How about it? Isn't it rarer than a gold nugget?"

Li Mu smiled smugly.

Liang Meifen stared at the hundred-yuan bill in disbelief, looking at it again and again, still feeling it was unreal. She rubbed her eyes and looked at it again.

Only then did he take the hundred-yuan bill with trembling hands.

The realistic touch instantly reddened her eyes, and she sniffed repeatedly, her nose stinging. Turning to look at Li Mu, she raised her hand and slapped him on the back of the head.

"You little rascal, where did you get this money?" Liang Meifen's joy turned to anger, and she glared at Li Mu and roared.

"Mother, you hit too hard. If you smash your son's head, he'll become a complete idiot." Li Mu said indignantly, then turned and scurried into the house.

Liang Meifen pursed her lips with a pang of heartache, looked around again, and seeing that no one was watching, quickly put the money in her pocket.

Only then did he follow Li Mu into the house.

Inside the room, Li Guozhang and Li Xiangqian were rubbing tobacco scraps on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Although everyone in Li Mu's family smoked cigarettes, they could still make some money from them. When there was no market, Li Guozhang and his son Li Xiangqian would sit at the beginning and end of the market to sell them.

Li Mu watched the two working without helping, but when Liang Meifen came in, he said, "Mother, that money is what I earned selling fish and rabbits these past two days. Please keep it safe."

"What nonsense are you spouting? What kind of sucker would spend so much money on your fish and rabbit? Do you really think I'm some kind of idiot who's never seen anything like this before?"

Liang Meifen did not believe what Li Mu said.

There are plenty of big fish in the river now, but I've never heard of anyone making this much money.

That damn thing probably sneaked into the mountains!

Thinking about this, Liang Meifen's heart clenched, and she turned around and climbed onto the kang to reach for the broom on the kang.

Seeing this, Li Mu scrambled up the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and stood behind Li Xiangqian. "Mom, what are you doing? I gave you money, why are you trying to hit me?"

"You little rascal, have you gone into the mountains? Do you think it's so easy to get into the mountains? Have you forgotten how your Uncle Yang from the west end of the village died?"

Liang Meifen angrily roared.

In the past, the village used to hunt every winter, but later the authorities took away all the hunting equipment, and the winter hunting in the village was canceled.

Only a few brave souls ventured into the mountains, but after encountering one or two ferocious creatures, they gave up the idea.

Old Yang had spent his whole life dealing with the mountains, and he was willing to leave the forests, but he eventually died in the forests. When he was found, all that was left were a few rotten bones.

Liang Meifen grew angrier the more she thought about it, and started hitting Li Mu with a broom, causing Li Xiangqian to also get hit several times.

Li Mu felt sorry for his brother and quickly said, "Mother, I really didn't go into the mountains. I was fishing for someone and caught an old turtle, which is why I sold it for so much money."

Old turtle!

Liang Meifen was still somewhat skeptical, glancing sideways at Li Mu and saying, "You can have that kind of good luck?"

"It's true! If you don't believe me, go ask Xiao Hu." Li Mu had no choice but to bring up Tian Xiao Hu.

Liang Meifen still frowned. It wasn't that she didn't trust Tian Xiaohu, but Xiaohu was simple-minded in that he listened to his son very much.

What if Li Mu teaches him to lie to her?

Just as Liang Meifen was wondering whether she should trust Li Mu, Tao Yimei's voice came from outside the courtyard.