Chapter 1 Back to 1980

When Deng Shirong opened his eyes again, what he saw was an old table that would be disdained even if used for firewood. On the table was a kerosene lamp. Inside the transparent glass lamp tube, a small flame emitted a dim light.

Opposite the table was a thin middle-aged man named Deng Yungui. In Deng Shirong's impression, this nephew, who was five generations younger than him, had been dead for nearly twenty years.

At this time, Deng Yungui was holding the hookah in one hand and skillfully stuffing tobacco into the mouthpiece with the other hand. After stuffing the tobacco, he picked up the kerosene lamp on the table, lit the tobacco, and then smoked the hookah.

Seeing this scene, Deng Shirong's eyelids twitched, as if he was dreaming.

Deng Yungui took a few puffs of his cigarette before putting down the hookah and looking at Deng Shirong. He said, "Uncle Jiu, as the saying goes, the brave will die of overeating while the timid will die of starvation. Last summer, many people in Shilong Brigade implemented the household contract responsibility system and freed up manpower to engage in diversified operations, making a lot of money.

Uncle Jiu, you said that those who are at the forefront are not afraid, so why should we who are following the trend be afraid? "

Hearing this, Deng Shirong remembered that the scene before his eyes should have happened in 1980. At that time, his cousin Deng Yungui wanted to form a partnership with him, the master of the big vat kiln, and together they contracted out the brigade's vat kiln.

In that case, he should have been reborn and returned to 1980?

"Uncle Jiu, don't hesitate, let's do it together!"

Deng Yungui's urging brought Deng Shirong back to his senses. He pondered and said, "Yungui, this is a big deal. Let me think about it and I'll tell you the decision tomorrow."

Deng Yungui didn't expect Uncle Jiu to agree on the spot. Making a decision tomorrow was fast enough. He nodded quickly and said, "Okay, Uncle Jiu, think about it carefully. I have something else to do, so I'll go back first!"

"Um!"

As soon as Deng Yungui left, seven people of different heights walked in. These seven people were none other than Deng Shirong's seven children.

The moment he saw the boss Deng Yuntai, Deng Shirong, who had originally realized that he could remain calm even after his rebirth, finally couldn't help but get excited.

All in all, he hasn't seen his steady eldest son for 44 years.

In his previous life, he and Deng Yungui partnered to contract out the brigade's tile kiln and renamed it the tile factory.

In August of the same year, the matchmaker introduced a girl from the next commune to his eldest son Deng Yuntai. However, Deng Yuntai had an accident on the way to the blind date...

Deng Shirong felt a dull pain in his heart whenever he thought of the old man sending his young son away. The accidental death of his eldest son could be said to be the most regrettable thing in his life.

"Dad, what did Brother Yungui come to talk to you about?" Because the light in the room was dim, Deng Yuntai did not notice anything unusual about his father.

Deng Shirong calmed down his excitement and said, "He wants to work with me to contract out the brigade's kiln."

Deng Yuntai's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Dad, this is a good thing, have you agreed?"

Deng Shirong shook his head and said, "I haven't agreed yet."

Deng Yuntai said thoughtfully: "Dad, are you worried that the wind is blowing in the wrong direction?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "I'm not worried about the wind direction. The main reason is that I'm not optimistic about the future development of the cylinder tile industry, so I didn't agree to it right away."

Speaking of this, Deng Shirong couldn't help but sigh secretly. In his previous life, he and Deng Yungui jointly ran a tile factory. The business was pretty good in the first few years. Although they didn't make a lot of money, it allowed their family to have meat every now and then.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. With the development of society, there were very durable substitutes for everything from jars and boxes to basins and bowls. Things like jars and tiles, which would break at the slightest touch, gradually lost their market.

If Deng Shirong remembered correctly, he and Deng Yungui started to contract the tile kiln and run it in 1980. By 1987, the business of the tile factory was not doing well. After barely operating it for another three years, the tile factory, which had already started to lose money, finally came to the end of its life.

Deng Yuntai didn't expect that his father would give such a reason. You know, after graduating from high school, he followed his father to learn how to make big vats. He studied hard for more than two years and only officially became a qualified big vat master at the end of last year.

Now, his father, the master who taught him how to make big vats step by step, actually said that he is not optimistic about the future development of the vat and tile industry?

"We cannot live without pottery and ash in our daily lives. Logically, this industry should have a bright future. Dad, how can you tell that this industry has no future development?"

Deng Shirong said: "I am just guessing. This industry will be quite popular in the short term."

Deng Yuntai heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this: "That's good."

"Dad, are you still planning to partner with Brother Yungui to contract out the brigade's tile kiln?" The person asking the question was the second son, Deng Yunheng.

Deng Shirong has five sons and two daughters. The five sons are named after the Five Mountains. They are: the eldest, Deng Yuntai, 20 years old, with a high school education. The second, Deng Yunheng, 16 years old, is in the first year of high school. The third, Deng Yunsong, 12 years old, is in the fifth grade of elementary school. The fourth, Deng Yunhua, 10 years old, is in the third grade of elementary school. The fifth, Deng Yunheng, 8 years old, is in the first grade of elementary school.

The two daughters are named after Pearl. The eldest daughter, Deng Yunzhen, is 18 years old this year and has a junior high school education. The youngest daughter, Deng Yunzhu, is 14 years old this year and has a primary school education.

"We should form a partnership, but I need to think carefully about how to do it." At this point, Deng Shirong waved his hand and said, "It's getting late, let's all go to bed!"

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"Oh!" The children responded and went back to their room in the dark to sleep.

After watching his children return to their rooms, Deng Shirong also returned to his room with a kerosene lamp.

Smelling the room filled with the smell of earth and linen, Deng Shirong felt an unprecedented peace in his heart. He put the kerosene lamp on a stool, then sat in front of the bed and began to study his gold finger.

The moment he was reborn, Deng Shirong felt that there was something in his mind, but at that time he was talking to his cousin Deng Yungui, and the shock of his sudden rebirth made him temporarily ignore this thing.

Now that I have time, I will naturally study it carefully.

After a few minutes of study, Deng Shirong showed a strange look. The function of his golden finger was a little beyond his expectations.

The golden finger is called the Matchmaker Reward System. It is currently the initial 1.0 version and has only one function, which is to give the matchmaker ten times the reward.

Simply put, the money and goods that Deng Shirong earned as a matchmaker will be rewarded ten times the amount by the matchmaker reward system.

"This is forcing me to be a matchmaker!" Deng Shirong couldn't help but sigh.

If he were twenty years younger, he might have given up the idea of ​​being a matchmaker and chosen to go out on his own. With the extra 44 years of memory, he would surely have been able to thrive.

But even if he returned to 1980, Deng Shirong was already 44 years old and no longer had the ambition to go out and explore the world. Since he had the help of the golden finger after his rebirth, it would be nice to just stay in the countryside and be a matchmaker, living a stable life.

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