Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

The contents of the bag made Liu Jia's heart clench with unease.

After Li Zhenhe collapsed to the ground, he began to swallow hard.

The grain coupons and cloth coupons, both new and old, filled more than half a bag!

There were also several... "United Nations" bills mixed in!

"Why...why are there so many tickets?"

Li Zhenhe hesitated for a long time before finally asking a question.

Liu Jia didn't speak, her eyes fixed on the bag in front of her.

These tickets are valuable; they can be used as cash!

The two of them just stared at each other when suddenly, Liu Jia was the first to come to his senses and slammed the bag shut!

"Brother Li, let's analyze this. Why do you think that person gave us this bag? Could it be on purpose?"

Li Zhenhe was taken aback.

"Intentional? Probably not. These things are worth a lot of money. Why would he give them to us?"

As soon as he said it, Li Zhenhe was also a little confused.

Logically speaking, when an inspection comes, people's first thought should be to run away; they certainly wouldn't throw away their money unless absolutely necessary.

After all, these days, anyone with a little money in their hands feels more secure.

On second thought, Li Zhenhe felt it made perfect sense.

"Wait a minute, didn't he sprain his ankle? He's probably afraid of being caught by the inspectors. If he has these things on hand, then he'll be caught red-handed, with both witnesses and physical evidence. He definitely won't be able to escape!"

"So in order to mitigate his crime, he gave us the stolen goods!"

Liu Jia nodded in agreement.

"Logically speaking, that's how it should be, but didn't he run quite fast later on?"

Thinking of that person's last silhouette, Liu Jia frowned again.

At first, Liu Jia judged that the man had bought a foot, but later he ran faster than a rabbit, which was inexplicable.

As soon as Liu Jiagang voiced his doubts, Li Zhenhe quickly chimed in.

"That's easy to explain. When the pursuers caught up, he got nervous and ran for his life!"

"That makes sense, doesn't it?"

The reason Liu Jia thought so much was because he was worried that the person was in cahoots with the inspector.

First they give you something, then they follow the clues to catch the person. I've seen this kind of thing a lot in TV dramas.

After Li Zhenhe's analysis, Liu Jia felt relieved again.

Now, unlike decades from now, people's thinking is still very simple, and the tricks and schemes that later appeared in the business world are almost non-existent at this time.

So now another problem has arisen.

What should we do with these tickets in the bag?

"What should we do with these? Hand them over to the relevant departments, or should we split them?"

Liu Jia got straight to the point, getting right to the point from the very first sentence.

Li Zhenhe blinked, vigorously rubbing his trouser leg with one hand.

"If we hand them over, won't we have trouble explaining ourselves? Won't they think these things are ours?"

Liu Jia was worried about the same thing, so he made up his mind and said, "Then let's break up!"

Li Zhenhe hesitated again, "Won't that person come looking for us again?"

Those who can operate in the black market all have some connections, and if they are targeted by those people, their future will definitely be difficult.

However, the thing in front of him was indeed very tempting. Li Zhenhe wanted it, but he was also afraid of getting into trouble.

"Then you decide."

Seeing that Li Zhenhe was hesitant and fearful, Liu Jia simply handed over the decision-making power to Li Zhenhe.

Li Zhenhe frowned deeply, clenched his teeth, and finally slapped his thigh with a loud thud!

The sound was deep yet resonant.

Liu Jia felt a tremor in his heart upon hearing this.

That's incredibly powerful!

"I've made up my mind, we're breaking up! Even if they find us later, as long as we don't admit it, they can't do anything about it!"

"Besides, they insisted on giving us the bag, we didn't steal it, don't you think?"

A smile curved Liu Jia's lips.

"Brother Li, wouldn't it have been solved if you had thought of this earlier?"

To be honest, Liu Jia had no intention of turning down this windfall.

They've already delivered it to our hands, why would we throw it away? Wouldn't that be stupid?

Seeing that no one was around, the two found a secluded corner and then divided up all the tickets and large bills in the bag.

After putting their things away, Liu Jia and Li Zhenhe looked up at the same time.

The moment their eyes met, they both burst into laughter.

"Today is truly an auspicious day; my windfall luck is unstoppable!"

As soon as Liu Jia finished speaking, his stomach started rumbling.

It was now noon.

Since eating breakfast this morning, Liu Jia hadn't even had a sip of water. With his stomach growling like this, he felt so hungry that his stomach was practically sticking to his back.

"Hey bro, let's go eat! I'll take you to get some meat-filled pancakes!"

Li Zhenhe stood up straight, looking confident.

Liu Jia didn't hesitate and immediately followed Li Zhenhe forward.

Back on the street where the supply and marketing cooperative was located, Li Zhenhe led Liu Jia to the entrance of a state-run restaurant.

Four large characters were written on the wall at the entrance: "Develop the economy".

Li Zhenhe walked ahead and reached out to push the wooden door.

With a creak, Liu Jia immediately smelled the aroma of food wafting towards him.

I was already starving, and this smell made me even hungrier.

"Hey bro, you wait here, I'll go get in line."

It's lunchtime now, and the state-run restaurant is bustling with activity; there are hardly enough metal chairs to sit in.

The group chatted and ate snacks in small groups, with bursts of laughter occasionally breaking the silence.

Just as Li Zhenhe was about to line up, a group of people finished their meal and got up.

"Come on, come on!" Li Zhen waved his arms vigorously. "Sit down quickly, or you'll have to wait another half hour."

Liu Jia quickly walked a few steps and sat down next to Li Zhenhe.

The waiter came over with a splint, too busy to even lift his eyelids.

"What do you two want to eat?"

"Two pancakes wrapped with meat, a plate of peanuts, and two bowls of dumpling soup."

Liu Jia quickly stopped Li Zhenhe from asking if he wanted anything else.

"That's enough, Brother Li. Taking too much would be a waste."

Regardless of the attitude of the waiters in state-run restaurants these days, the portion sizes of the food are absolutely fantastic!

The things I ordered will not only fill my stomach, but also make for a good meal.

Seeing that they didn't want any more dishes, the waiter turned and left.

The two sat facing each other, neither mentioning what had just happened, but the thrilling scene kept flashing through their minds.

Before the food arrived, Liu Jia brought up the topic of bamboo products again.

“The work in the production team has been sporadic these past few days. I’ll take the samples back and let them take a look, and then I’ll bring you the finished product.”

"Okay, you handle this matter. I'll keep it in mind. If possible, we definitely won't buy goods from other companies."

Upon hearing Li Zhenhe's words, Liu Jia really wanted to eat a big meal right now.

one hour later.

After Liu Jia and Li Zhenhe finished their meal, they went to the supply and marketing cooperative.

After buying a few baskets as samples and two bars of soap, Liu Jia said goodbye to Li Zhenhe.

Before the sun had even set, Liu Jia had already arrived at the village entrance.

Not long after walking inside, Liu Jia heard several women wailing.

"I can't live this life!"

"This is driving someone to their death!"

Liu Jia stopped and listened to the tone of voice; it sounded like a loudspeaker.

After listening intently for a while, the sound indeed came from Zhang Dalaba's house.

Several elderly people were sitting under the big locust tree. Liu Jia walked over with a smile.

"Uncle Liu, what's going on? Why is Zhang the loudspeaker wailing again?"

Zhang Dalaba has a sharp tongue and talks nonsense all day long. People are never polite when Zhang Dalaba is mentioned.

Therefore, no one refuted Liu Jia's statement.

Grandpa Liu picked up his cane and brushed away the leaves at his feet. "The matchmaker just came to Aunt Zhang's house to deliver a message, saying that the girl's family doesn't want her anymore."

"Wow, so fast?" Liu Jia raised an eyebrow.

"Everyone's been asking around. They've been talking about it for months, but whether Zhang Dachui will actually get married is hard to say."

After Grandpa Liu finished speaking, several elderly people next to him also sighed.

This is absolutely true.

Not just in Xili Village, but in the surrounding villages, before a family marries off their daughter or takes in a new wife, they will carefully inquire about the character of the other family.

Because of Zhang Dalaba's loose tongue, he has ruined countless marriages for Zhang Dachui.

Thinking of Zhang Dachui's appearance and his not-so-bright mind, Liu Jia also started to purse his lips.

After lingering at the village entrance for a while, Liu Jia went back.

Soon, Liu Yutian, Zhang Guilan, and the others finished their afternoon activities.

Several exquisite bamboo baskets were placed in the courtyard. Guo Xiaoyan was about to walk around to the north room to change her clothes when she suddenly saw two bars of soap in the baskets.

Without making a sound, Guo Xiaoyan withdrew her gaze, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

Even though Liu Jia didn't say it, wasn't he still thinking about him?

Otherwise, why buy soap?

At this moment, Liu Jia was sitting under the locust tree, deep in thought.

We can't keep those tickets in our hands forever; we have to find a way to get them out of there.

Suddenly, Akiko strode into the yard and started shouting before she even entered the gate.

"Third Brother, something's happened! A big jeep from the brigade has arrived, and someone specifically asked for you!"

Liu Jia's head buzzed!

Holy crap, we were exposed so quickly?

They even... chased us all the way to the village!