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

Li Mu explained everything clearly, and no one could find fault with him.

Seeing that everyone had taken his words to heart, he then turned to Zeng Changzhen and said, "Aunt Zeng, there's something else I need your help with!"

Zeng Dazhen hadn't expected to have anything to do with him, so she quickly said, "Mu, why are you being so polite with your aunt?"

"If it weren't for your help, Yimei would have fallen into that fire pit of the Liu family."

As she spoke, Zeng Dazhen couldn't help but tear up.

Seeing this, Li Mu quickly said, "Auntie, let's not talk about this anymore. Yi Mei will definitely be able to marry into a good family in the future."

As soon as he spoke, the others immediately echoed his sentiments.

"Yes! Aunt Zeng, Yi Mei is so beautiful, how could she not find a good family to marry into?"

"That's right, Yi Mei has no trouble finding a husband!"

After hearing so many kind words, Zeng Dazhen's expression finally softened, but she still looked at Li Mu with great embarrassment.

"Hey! Look at me. Mu boy, what do you want me to do for you?"

"Please help me collect wood ear mushrooms and hazel mushrooms in the village," Li Mu said without any preamble.

He could handle this himself, but he still wanted to help the Tao family.

Besides, Tao Qingshan is the village chief. With his wife, Aunt Zeng, handling the purchasing, anyone who tries to take anything recklessly will have to think twice.

“Is that all? No problem,” Zeng Dazhen replied with a smile.

This is a great opportunity to make money! Forget about helping out or not, Li Mu is practically offering his family a way to make money!

Zeng Dazhen was touched, but she didn't say it aloud.

But Li Mu said that this matter was not just Zeng Dazhen's business; the other women who had come along also became happy as they listened to the conversation between the two.

Where do we collect wood ear mushrooms and hazel mushrooms? We collect them from individual households.

If they don't have enough supplies, their village is located at the foot of the mountain, where there are plenty of these things growing under the tree roots.

They used to be too lazy to even look at these things, but now they can actually be sold for money, and this job doesn't only require men to do it; these old women can also go and pick them up.

Thinking this, the women exchanged glances, and smiles appeared on their lips in unison.

Everyone happily returned to the village, completely forgetting about Tao Yimei being tricked into marriage.

Everyone wants to get together tomorrow and go up the mountain to pick hazel mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms.

Seeing the joy on everyone's faces, Li Mu suppressed his desire to ask about marriage as soon as Zeng Dazhen entered the village and started talking about collecting wood ear and hazel mushrooms.

He went home feeling very pleased with himself.

To his surprise, as soon as he entered the house, he saw his mother, Liang Meizhen, holding a broom handle and swinging it at him.

Li Mu knew he was in the wrong and had only intended to let Liang Meizhen slap him a couple of times to vent her anger, but who would have thought that his mother was really furious this time.

"You damned bastard, you've really made something of yourself. You actually dared to come into the mountains alone. I'll beat you to a pulp today."

The broom handle was smashed to pieces by Liang Meizhen in just a few strokes.

Li Mu thought that was the end of it, but his sharp tongue kicked in and he said, "Mom, if you're going to hit me, hit me harder. If you can't kill me, I'll have to go back into the mountains after the New Year."

Before she finished speaking, Liang Meizhen turned around, picked up a wooden broom from the yard, and was about to hit Li Mu with it.

Upon seeing this, Li Mu quickly turned and ran. He was going fishing and would also be going to the county town tomorrow. If he got hurt, he wouldn't be able to go anywhere.

This made Liang Meizhen even angrier, and she raised the broom and threw it at Li Mu.

"You little brat, you stop right there!"

Unfortunately, Li Mu ran faster than a rabbit, and even the broom that was thrown couldn't catch him.

Li Guozhang, who had been watching the commotion from inside the house, finally strode out with his hands behind his back, grinning as he watched Li Mu's departing figure and said, "The kid's grown up, and his abilities have grown too."

As he spoke, he turned to Liang Meizhen, who was still angry, and continued, "Don't always hit him. What if you make him lose heart towards us?"

"He's got no skills whatsoever; he's just a born troublemaker." Liang Meizhen rolled her eyes at Li Guozhang.

He turned to go back into the house, but then turned back and walked up to Li Guozhang, asking in a very low voice, "What are you planning to do with the eldest brother's betrothal money?"

“Your youngest son just gave you another hundred, so together with the hundred from last time, it's exactly two hundred. With these two hundred dollars, it's still not enough for the bride price.”

Li Guozhang: He spoke very generously.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Liang Meizhen slapped him hard.

"What nonsense are you spouting? That money is all earned by our youngest son through hard work. You're using that money to get your eldest son married? Don't you feel guilty?"

As she spoke, Liang Meizhen glared fiercely at Li Guozhang again.

"Let me tell you, you're the one who caused this mess. If your eldest son can't get married because of you, I'll skin you alive."

After saying that, Liang Meizhen turned around and went back into the house.

Li Guozhang was left alone, scratching his head and muttering, "We're all brothers, why are we being so calculating? Besides, our youngest son also asked us to give money to his older brother to get married."

Li Guozhang: Of course I know all this, and I feel somewhat guilty towards my youngest son. But my youngest son said before that he wanted to earn money to help his older brother get married.

In his opinion, it's because his wife overthinks things.

Maybe his youngest son thinks the same way!

At this time, Li Jun was completely unaware that his parents, who had money in their hands, were worried about getting his older brother a wife.

He left the village and headed directly towards the west village.

Unexpectedly, they ran into Tian Xiaohu, who was looking sullen, and Li Jianjun, who was walking with his arm around Tian Xiaohu's shoulder and talking to him.

"Xiao Hu, what's wrong with you?" Li Mu quickly stepped forward and asked.

Unexpectedly, Tian Xiaohu's eyes immediately turned red when he saw Li Mu.

He pushed Li Jianjun aside and quickly walked up to Li Mu: "Brother Mu, the bicycle has been stolen."

"Let them steal it, it's not ours anyway," Li Mu said with a smile, patting Tian Xiaohu on the shoulder as he continued, "But since it's gone, we have to report it to the inspection team. Otherwise, they might turn around and bite us."

Upon hearing this, Tian Xiaohu immediately nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go to the inspection team and report this matter."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Li Jianjun, who was standing next to him, frowned slightly.

"Brother Mu, this bicycle isn't ours. If it gets stolen, we'll have to call the police. What if they misunderstand and think we stole it too?"

“No way, I’ll vouch for Xiaohu.” Li Mu said with a smile, and seeing Li Jianjun’s evasive eyes, he quickly added, “Besides, the inspection team isn’t to be trifled with. They can’t even investigate such a small matter properly.”

Upon hearing this, Li Jianjun felt a cold sweat break out on his back.

He took the car, and if the inspection team found out... Li Jianjun didn't dare to think any further. He gave Li Mumian a forced smile and said, "Yes, Brother Mu, you're really knowledgeable."

Li Mu smiled but didn't reply. Instead, he said to Tian Xiaohu, "Let's go! I also have something to do at the inspection team."