Reborn to be rich

Chapter 1
"Guodong... Guodong..."

Hearing the call, Zhang Guodong slowly opened his eyes, and what he saw was an anxious face.

Isn't this his father?
"dad!"

Zhang Guodong couldn't help yelling, how many years has he forgotten the sound of dad and hasn't yelled again?
wrong!

His father had passed away for more than 20 years, and the father in front of him was much younger than he imagined. Zhang Guodong's first thought was whether he was dreaming, and he slammed his thigh.

It hurts!

After confirming that everything in front of him was not a dream, Zhang Guodong was overjoyed for a while.

He was nearly 60 years old and had read some rebirth novels. After rebirth, he built his own business empire, entertainment empire, and official career. He passed it when he was fine, but when rebirth really fell on him When he was on the scene, Zhang Guodong was confused for a while.

"Are you okay? Why are you still so rough? If your brother hadn't held you back just now, you would have fallen into the ditch."

Hearing his father's voice, Zhang Guodong's heart warmed up. When he was young, he often quarreled with his father. It was not until he had a child that he began to feel the difficulties of his father. But it was too late at that time. Before he got married, his father Just die.

Zhang Guodong silently observes his surroundings. He has worked hard in the society for more than 30 years so that he is not surprised when things happen, and he does not express any thoughts.

The younger brother's immature face looks like a child, and the father looks like he is in his 40s at most. Maybe people in rural areas look older if they are less than 40 years old.The two of them were all dressed in thin, coarse cloth with patches patched from top to bottom. Only their own clothes looked a little better, but only with fewer patches.

This scene is probably the scene of the Loess Plateau in the mid-80s. At that time, society was still in a state of extreme scarcity of materials. Looking at the surrounding environment:

Looking at the road in front of me again, it seems to be a mountain road in Yongkang County before the county road was built. It was repaired into an asphalt road in 98. I seem to have some impressions in my mind of the scene in front of me!
By the way, isn't this the scene when I just graduated from high school and changed my food?
Zhang Guodong graduated from high school in 86. At that time, most people in rural China were still living on the subsistence level. There was not enough food in the family. His father took himself and his younger brother, who had just returned from school, to Jiaocun to exchange food.

In the Loess Plateau in the 80s, when many farmers did not have enough food, they would exchange some refined grains for some coarse grains, so that although the food tasted rough, they would not starve to death.At that time, he remembered that he had fallen on the way to Kun County to exchange food. The fall was serious, and he was dazed for a long time when the back of his head was on the ground. Later, his younger brother told him about the food exchange process afterwards.

"Dad, I'm fine!"

Looking at his father's anxious eyes, Zhang Guodong couldn't help but feel his heart tense. Unexplained pain welled up in his heart, and tears rolled in his eyes.

Looking back on him in his previous life, he did so many messy things, and in the end it was his father who helped him deal with it silently. The reason why his father died of illness at the age of 54 was largely due to himself.

"I was selfish in my previous life, and no one in my family was not implicated by me. If you remember correctly, when I fight and hurt others next month, my father took the initiative to take the main responsibility in order to reduce the punishment for him, that is, from that From then on, the family began to slowly decline."

Zhang Guodong was 18 years old when he got into a fight and was disabled. He spent 5 years in prison. His father helped him cover the crime and was sentenced to 8 years.

At that time, there were not many people who were willing to do business without making money. He managed the clothing business meticulously for a year, and he helped his father reduce his sentence by procrastinating.

While doing business in the county, Zhang Guodong met Xu Fei, a friend who changed his mind. Under Xu Fei's instigation, he still chose the most popular Beipiao at that time.After washing dishes and doing small jobs, Xu Fei persisted for two months before returning home, but he was unwilling to fail like this, so by chance, he bought antiques with a few old Beijingers.

At the beginning, he went to the village and asked door to door, whoever had silver dollars, porcelain and so on would give them a price and they would take them away. It only took him half a year to earn his first pot of gold.

In terms of ordinary cultural relics trading, the country has always put an end to the sale of a large number of cultural relics. In a private transaction with a Hong Kong boss, Zhang Guodong was arrested by the police.

After being imprisoned for the second time, Zhang Guodong learned from the painful experience and started fruit transportation following the trend of reform and opening up. In the end, he became a national entrepreneur resounding all over the country step by step.

"Brother, you couldn't wake up no matter how much you yelled just now, your father's face turned green from fright, you didn't listen to me telling you to go to bed early last night, you scared us to death just now!"

Zhang Guodong remembers that there were only three upper rooms in his family. Every time he went home, he lived with his second brother. It was the first time he went to a neighboring county to exchange food, which made them excited until 2 o'clock in the morning. They woke up energetic today. The head is not very good, which just saved Zhang Guodong from explaining why he fell today.

"I'm fine, I fell a little hard, and I'm much better now!" Zhang Guodong got up and turned around, feeling that his right thumb hurt a little, maybe he kicked it on a rock just now!
Zhang Chenglin saw that his son was fine, so he put his heart back into his stomach. He was under a lot of pressure with his two sons in this food exchange. It was the first time for the two of them to travel so far. Only then can they feel safe, and the food they carry is still life-saving food at home.

Zhang Chenglin repeatedly confirmed that there was nothing wrong with his son, and then he started on his way again.

In the 80s, farmers on the Loess Plateau basically relied on poles to exchange food. It was easy for a big man in Guanzhong to carry 200 catties, and it was not a problem for them to travel hundreds of miles a day.

Zhang Guodong didn't use the pole very much in his memory. This thing looks simple but actually has certain skills. If you don't master the balance, it will be very difficult.Seeing their father carrying the pole, Zhang Guodong and Zhang Guotao immediately picked up their poles and followed behind their father.

Zhang Chenglin started with a weight of [-] catties on both sides of the pole, but the weight of [-] catties didn't seem to matter much to him.However, Zhang Guodong and his younger brother were staggering when carrying the burden, and soon began to have sore shoulders.

It is a basic skill for men who grow up on the Loess Plateau to carry heavy objects on their shoulders, and many farmers have thick calluses on their shoulders.At first Zhang Guodong felt the pain in his shoulder was unbearable, but after holding on for more than ten minutes, he felt much better.

The wheat on both sides of Zhang Guodong’s pole weighed about 50 jin. After he got used to the rhythm of carrying the pole, he began to like the position where the pole was held hard, and felt that the pole began to become lighter and lighter.

Leaving Yitian Township, Yongkang County unknowingly, the road in front of the mountain began to become smoother.

"Drink some water and take a rest!" Zhang Chenglin said after walking more than ten miles, seeing that the second son at the back of the line had started to lose his footsteps.

Guodong found that although it was difficult for him to choose, he hadn't sweated a bit, and he didn't feel tired all over his body. When did his strength get so good?

"Second brother, let me help you with the journey! You need to work hard when you come back! Let's go back to the village as soon as we finish changing the food, don't make mom wait in a hurry."

"Brother, I think it's better to forget it! I'll take a break..." Before the second brother refused, Guodong had already put his wheat on his own burden.

It was also the first time for Zhang Guotao to take a long trip, and he was indeed a little tired. When he went to exchange food, it was only the beginning, and when he came back, he was even more tired when he carried more things.He saw that his elder brother seemed to be very relaxed in carrying the burden, so he didn't struggle.But he began to have a little doubt in his heart, when did his brother become so strong!
The father has been paying attention to the situation of the eldest son.Guodong was always behind him, and he didn't catch his breath after several miles.

Father continued to speed up, and Zhang Guodong did not take a single step off the food that was as heavy as his father. Instead, his younger brother, who was carrying the water bottle and dry food behind him, couldn't keep up.

……

The sun is gradually rising, and the Loess Plateau has begun to heat up in May. Zhang Chenglin's bean-sized sweat drips from his forehead, and falls into the loess under his feet, splashing a trace of dust.

However, Guodong felt better than ever. He has gradually realized the strength of this new body. He can lift a hundred catties of weight by himself and walk like flying. In such a hot sun, his forehead is only sweating a little.I feel that I haven't entered the sleepy period yet. If I put it in my previous life, I would have been exhausted long ago.

"Brother, you are really amazing! Dad is not as strong as you, and you were not as strong when you first set off in the morning." Zhang Guotao was exhausted after following his brother, but he couldn't call for a break. Only he doesn't have it!
"I am taller than my dad, so I am stronger than my dad. I used to go to school with less energy and work. I am not familiar with the burden in the morning. Now that I am familiar with it, you are not as fast as I am!" Zhang Guodong said with a smile.

Zhang Chenglin is about 1.7 meters 1.8 tall, but Zhang Guodong is half a head taller than his father, and his net height is close to [-] meters [-].

Zhang Guotao felt that his brother's logic was wrong, but he didn't have the strength to refute it, so he gritted his teeth and insisted on following.

It is difficult for young people in the 21st century to imagine the scene of a person carrying a hundred catties of grain on his shoulders for dozens of miles without rest. At this time, tractors, harvesters, and agricultural vehicles were basically only used in large areas in southern China, and Qin Province was basically only near the provincial capital* The tractor can only be seen in the tank area.

The sun was high, Zhang Guodong crossed 3 townships, and finally came to Jiaocun Township area.Jiaocun Township is under the jurisdiction of Kun County. The terrain is flat and fertile. The life of farmers is much better than that in Yongkang County. Many people have started to build brick houses in various villages passing by the roadside. Many large characters with characteristics of this era are printed on the wall. Zhang Guotao There was a look of envy in his eyes.

There is a lot of water in Jiaocun Township, where you can see that many canals have led to the fields, and the wheat in the fields has begun to grow wheat ears. Every year, the wheat here matures a week earlier than that in Zhangjialing Village, and the yield per mu is also higher. More than a hundred catties.

"After crossing this river, we will arrive at Dongdan Village. You two should talk as little as possible later, and don't cause trouble in other people's territory. Guodong, you will keep an eye on the scale when the time comes. Your second brother and I don't know scales!"

Rural people are poor and uneducated, and it is common to be cheated in this kind of private transaction.The illiteracy rate on the Loess Plateau was basically above 60% at this time, and even the elderly had a limited level of literacy. It would be good to be able to calculate addition and subtraction within a hundred.

Following my father into Dongdan Village, countless persimmon and walnut trees are planted on both sides of the village.Zhang Chenglin walked along the wide road to the end, and he could see that this grain-exchanging farmer had a tall door and many houses in the yard were all built with green bricks. In this era, the family was considered to be in good condition, and the girls were rushing to get married. wealthy families.

"Bang... bang... bang..."

"Excuse me, is this Tian Baogen's house? I'm from Zhangjialing." Zhang Chenglin poked his head and knocked on the door outside the courtyard and shouted.

A young man in his 30s raised the curtain from the back room, and when he saw someone coming from the house, he came to the yard.Zhang Guodong, father and son all carried food and waited for the owner to open the gate before carrying the food into the yard.The young man's complexion looked fairer than that of ordinary villagers, and he was obviously not a person who often went to the fields.

"Zhangjialing? You are here to exchange grain! Come, let me see the quality of the wheat..."

"Wheat is definitely fine. I don't know how to change the corn this year?" Zhang Chenglin asked cautiously.

"Wheat is exchanged for corn, one catty for two catties, and for sorghum, I can give you three and a half catties. If you want to exchange it, I will weigh it for you right now. Now there is not much corn left in Jiaocun Commune!"

Although the country has ended the production of communes, everyone still likes to call them township communes.I saw that the other party took out an old wooden scale, and the weighing of this wooden scale required two people to lift the handle with wooden bars.

Two sacks of wheat were hung on the scale hook by this young man named Tian Baogen. Zhang Chenglin and his second son were carrying the wooden pole.As long as they can safely exchange for food in other counties and other places, this is the key to this trip.

"120 catties... 116... 109 catties!" Tian Baogen moved the weight to the farthest point, and turned it back little by little.Zhang Guodong saw his thigh leaning against the wheat bag, and the weight, which was already stable at 116, began to sink again.

"106... Whoops, why are you kicking my foot?" Zhang Guoxing stepped on the foot holding the bag suddenly, Tian Baogen took a step back in pain, and raised his head, which was already stable.

"I checked the scale! This 106 is too low! You can try it at 120!" Zhang Guodong felt a little funny, cheating so blatantly, why not use some tricks on the scale, isn't it stupid for you to bully me like this?

"I'll just put it right where I put it, and I don't care if you're half a catty." Hearing Zhang Guodong's words, Tian Baogen originally wanted to get angry, but seeing that the other party was taller than him by more than a head, he couldn't help but Once timid, the fire didn't start.

Continuing to weigh the scales, Zhang Guodong deliberately leaned in front of his father and his second brother when they lifted the scales, blocking the possibility of Tian Baogen's legs.

"Are you overweight? If you don't, pick up the grain and go away!" Tian Baogen saw that the other party had seen through his tricks. Usually these poor people who change grain haha ​​saw that they were submissive. Do you have to fight yourself?
"You can just pass your scale, I can't stand here and block your legs!"

"Boy, who do you think uses legs? Don't think that I'm afraid of you because you are tall! Don't you look where this is?" Tian Baogen was furious. Someone in his family dared to say that. If he bowed his head today, he would If you come to him again to exchange food, won't the poor ghosts be rebellious?

Zhang Guodong looked at the other party's eyes and did not give in. Zhang Chenglin gently pulled his son's arm, but Zhang Guodong did not back down in the slightest.

Fighting was commonplace in China in the 20s, and any child who didn't fight would grow up to be a coward and be bullied.And at this time, the villagers in the same village are very united, and often fights end up in a village where all the villagers fight, and there are many people who miss and die, but everyone in the fight has a rule. The police station will never tolerate those who dare to use guns. At this time, many people still have guns in their homes, and it will be 80 years before the guns are taken away.

Looking at Zhang Guodong's eyes, Tian Baogen couldn't help but feel irritated. He is also famous for fighting in the whole Jiaocun Township, otherwise he would not dare to do food exchange business. At this moment, Zhang Guodong is like a lion about to cull his prey. If Tian Baogen made the slightest mistake, he would be torn to pieces in an instant.

"You, what do you want to do? If you want to change the food, you can change it. If you don't want to change it, get out of here. Who cares about earning a few cents from you? You poor ghosts deserve to starve to death." Tian Baogen reached out to get the weighing hammer, but was caught by Zhang Guodong Holding his arm, he tried to pull it out, only to feel a strong force coming from his arm, Tian Baogen retreated hurriedly and Zhang Guoxing did not move at all.

"Let go, I'll let you... let go!" Tian Baogen felt as if his arm was about to break, he tried his best to push and pull the opponent, and only then did he realize that he had encountered a stubble today. This young man didn't look very old, But that hand was like iron tongs, and he couldn't break free at all. The more he struggled, the more painful his arm was, and it felt like it was about to break.

"Ah... ah..." Tian Baogen shouted exaggeratedly, Zhang Guodong looked out of the courtyard, showing a contemptuous sneer, he did not stop Tian Baogen's cry for help, but lightened his hand on his arm.

"Call someone to call me! I'm poor, and today I want to see if anyone in Dongdan Village can keep me, but we two are married today!" Zhang Guodong looked at the courtyard of Xiangfang, and the rumors in the room The sound of a woman teaching a child.

Tian Baogen's heart trembled, and the original anger disappeared without a trace. It is not worth it to form such a beam for a few catties of grain, but if he wants to bow his head to these poor ghosts that he has never looked down on, he can't do it .

When Tian Baogen's wife heard her husband's voice in the yard, she hurried out of the house. When she saw that her husband was obviously not getting along with the other three, she hurried out of the yard.

"Come on, Baogen was beaten by someone from another village!" The voice of Tian Baogen's wife, like killing a chicken, spread across half of the village in an instant, and many neighbors walked out of the yard and gathered towards Tian Baogen's house.

Tian Baogen saw that the incident had already exploded, and he inevitably felt a little timid in his heart.

"Brother, it's my brother who did something wrong today. Let me go. We have something to talk about. This time you weigh yourself, and I'll add you another bucket of corn when it's over."

(End of this chapter)