Reborn 73 years later, he takes his mother-in-law hunting in the mountains.

Liu, the ferryman, quickly clasped his hands in a gesture of apology: "You country bumpkin, I was wrong. I was going to steal Gou Shengzi's fishing net, I'll never do it again!"

Lu Yao pulled out his pistol and shoved it into the ferryman's mouth:

"Let me tell you, these days, whoever has the stronger military calls the shots. If you can't handle me, you'd better shut your mouth, tuck your tail between your legs, and you'll have no chance of survival, you know!"

"Waaaaah"

The ferryman nodded repeatedly.

"roll!"

Lu Yao drew his gun, and the ferryman ran away, wiping away his tears.

Lu Yao told Gou Shengzi, "Keep the rifle you're carrying. If he dares to enter the yard again, just shoot him and break his legs."

Gou Shengzi watched with a pounding heart:

"You country bumpkin, can you do it?"

Lu Yao patted him on the shoulder: "Being kind to bad people is being cruel to yourself. You can't tolerate these kinds of people."

Gou Shengzi's mother was quite frightened and even wanted Gou Shengzi to return the fishing net to the ferryman.

Lu Yao comforted her, "Auntie, don't be afraid. If you're too scared to keep it, you can take it to my house later. You can use it in the future."

Then he called Gou Shengzi and Tie Zhu into the house.

They went to discuss how to deal with Yang Shouye, and Gou Shengzi's mother didn't dare to follow them in.

Lu Yao now enjoys immense prestige among the villagers, surpassing even Ding Dahu, who had dominated the area for many years.

Gou Shengzi told Lu Yao about the route they had taken to follow Yang Shouye that day.

There are four production teams, and one of them belongs to Lingdong Commune.

Because Lu Yao had said that secrecy was very important and that they couldn't be discovered, no one saw where Yang Shouye went in Lingdong Commune.

Lu Yao nodded: "It's alright, knowing about three companies is enough."

So Lu Yao and Gou Shengzi discussed the next step.

Tie Zhu stared wide-eyed at him. He had no idea what to do, but he was absolutely obedient.

After leaving Gou Shengzi's house, Lu Yao felt more confident.

In his previous life, he knew that Yang Shouye was having illicit relationships.

One of them was Yang Ming's wife.

However, those are his own family members, so he wouldn't do things for outsiders, and it's not easy to arrest him.

Lu Yao forgot who the rest were.

However, I remembered one key term: Women's Director, which was also called Women's Team Leader at that time.

He used his superior-subordinate relationship to coerce and entice several married women directors.

That makes things much easier.

If we know which production team he went to after hearing the news yesterday, then we'll know which production team's women's director he met.

First, let's go to Little Black Girl's house.

The strategy of striking the mountain to intimidate the tiger still needs to be used.

Lu Yao walked towards Xiao Hei Niu's house.

Suddenly, a person rushed up from the road and called out to him:

"Hey kid, wait for me."

Upon closer inspection, it was Diao Laosi again.

He came once before dawn.

He asked himself if he could go hunting at Wohu Ridge.

Here we go again?

"What's up, Fourth Brother?"

Diao Laosi came over, panting:

"Brother Wa, something's wrong."

Lu Yao didn't press him for answers, but waited for him to catch his breath.

Diao Laosi took a few deep breaths.

He ran for several miles without stopping, completely out of breath.

"Brother Wa, this morning... I asked you if we could go to Wohu Ridge... You said not to go yet, but Wang Da Nao didn't listen. He secretly took his two younger brothers and our village's Da Sha Liu up the mountain. His wife told him to. They left early this morning and haven't come back yet."

Lu Yao frowned.

There are always some people who will stop at nothing for profit, thus overestimating their own abilities.

"Do they have weapons?"

"There's a shotgun, which belonged to Big Fool Liu's grandfather. And then there's a bow and arrow."

"Well, having guns is a bit better. Four grown men, it should be fine. Let them go, otherwise they'll think I'm trying to hog everything. But fourth brother, listen to me, don't go. I'll take you with me when I'm developing things!"

"Okay, Brother Wa, I'll definitely listen to you!"

Lu Yao reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

He took out five yuan from his pocket: "I have something to do, so I won't keep you for dinner. You can buy something yourself when you go to the commune later."

"what?"

Diao Laosi never expected Lu Yao to give him money.

Five yuan was a lot of money at that time.

Not everyone can pull it out anytime.

You can buy a lot of good things.

In that era, people usually expressed their gratitude verbally; few actually did it.

Everyone was so poor that their bottoms were shaking bells, making a jingling sound.

After receiving those five yuan, Diao Laosi's determination to serve Lu Yao became even stronger.

After seeing Diao Laosi off, Lu Yao went to Wang Haiyan's house.

At the door, we saw Wang Haiyan's husband, Boss Niu, carrying a bundle of firewood back.

The Niu family is in dire straits. The father is paralyzed and the mother takes care of him. In the backyard, there is an old man who can only eat.

Niu Laoda has two younger brothers, one fifteen and the other thirteen.

Moreover, two years ago, when Niu Laoda was chopping wood, he was chased by wolves and fell, leaving him with a crippled leg.

They earn less work points than others.

The highest-earning member of the family is the daughter-in-law, Wang Haiyan.

She served as the women's director and also worked in the fields to earn work points, supporting her family's food supply.

And they practically act as matchmakers.

Although matchmaking doesn't make money, a thank-you gift is still required.

Some people gave eggs, some gave cornmeal, and some gave pillowcases or something similar.

Therefore, Wang Haiyan supported most of the Niu family.

At home, she is absolutely the one who has the final say.

When she was out having fun with other men, Boss Niu would turn a blind eye.

However, when the couple made love at night, Old Niu had warned his wife:

"Haiyan, I don't care if you make a fool of yourself with others, but you can't do anything to betray me. If you do, I won't live anymore. I'll take your whole family with me."

The result, of course, was that Wang Haiyan pinched and bit him, giving him a beating.

But Wang Haiyan knew in her heart that this honest man was speaking from the heart.

He himself was his only hope.

If he knew he had wronged him, his world would collapse.

They might do something foolish.

Therefore, you absolutely cannot let down the matter between yourself and Yang Shouye!

Wang Haiyan didn't necessarily want to follow Yang Shouye. The first time, Yang Shouye tricked her into going to the cornfield behind the commune and forced himself on her.

Later, Yang Shouye made her the head of the women's affairs department in order to keep her quiet.

Women at that time valued chastity very highly.

If you've been harmed by someone, telling others will ruin your life.

Even if Yang Shouye is arrested, he can forget about ever holding his head high again.

Moreover, Boss Niu can no longer take him.

In order to save face, she did not call the police and accepted the position of women's director given to her by Yang Shouye, which would allow her to earn double work points.

From then on, she became Yang Shouye's secret lover.

Fortunately, Yang Shouye had other women and didn't often visit Wang Haiyan.

It only happens about ten or eight times a year, and you still have a powerful backer to support you.

Over time, Wang Haiyan got used to it.

Today, Yang Shouye came all the way from far away to talk to her about work.

It was actually a reminder that someone was investigating him during this period.

Tell Wang Haiyan to watch her mouth.

If we expose him, it will be a lose-lose situation for everyone.

Ever since Yang Shouye left, Wang Haiyan has been completely distraught.

After dinner, I lay down on the kang (heated brick bed).

She covered her head with a wet towel, saying she had a headache and didn't want to move.

Just then, Lu Yao and Boss Niu came in together.