"Is it that important?" Wang Tianxiao was amused by his exaggerated statement.
"It's really important. I can't tell you the specific reasons, but I can tell you that it's as important as life itself."
"But I really..."
"Pass!"
Zhang Wenyuan flipped the table over. He took out a bundle of old men's bills from the table pocket, turned it over again, and stuffed it into Wang Tianxiao's pocket.
"Brother, here's two thousand yuan. Go get me some deer blood. Not too much, just enough to have a little effect. If you succeed, I'll give you another three thousand."
Wang Tianxiao felt the heavy banknotes in his pocket and felt as if his soul had been cleansed.
This was in 1984, an era when a person with 10,000 yuan could roam freely in the village. He only needed to deal with a deer to become half a 10,000 yuan household.
He truly couldn't understand the world of the wealthy.
"I'll give it a try, but I can't guarantee it will work for now. Sika deer are fine, but red deer require a gun or hunting dogs. I'll have to figure out a way to get that."
"You can do it, I believe in you."
Zhang Wenyuan was overjoyed to see that Wang Tianxiao had agreed, and he wished he could pick Wang Tianxiao up in his arms.
It seems that the old man had a significant influence on him.
Five thousand yuan is probably just a drop in the ocean for a big boss like him.
No wonder he became a tycoon later; his extravagant spending at this time already foreshadowed his future success. Wang Tianxiao felt he had learned a lesson: if he wanted to grow from small to large, he needed a broad perspective and to cultivate these foundational connections.
"Oh, right, there's something else I need to do today. I'll be going out of town on business for the next few days, so I won't be able to bring any wild game for now. We'll talk about it when I get back."
"Alright, I'll inform those who want to eat it to wait a few days. Wild game is no big deal; I'll take as much as you have, just bring it whenever you want. But we need to put more effort into the deer blood; the sooner the better."
"Okay, just wait for my message."
Wang Tianxiao went to the bank and deposited the money he had just received, so the amount in his passbook became more than 4,200 yuan.
This is the result of his hard work recently, without resting at night.
If we consider the salary at this stage in my previous life, which was thirty-six a month and a little over four hundred a year, that would be ten years' worth of income.
It can only be said that one's vision determines one's direction, while knowledge and experience determine one's behavior.
This mountain has always existed, and there are plenty of wild rabbits and pheasants, but in his previous life, he stayed in another place, working hard to earn thirty-six yuan a month, instead of coming home to make money by relying on the mountain.
There are some people in the village who hunt wild animals, but they only hunt a few to eat. Because they don't have good guns, they can only hunt small wild animals, such as deer and wild boar, which they can only look at.
However, Wang Tianxiao had decades of experience in the mountains in his previous life, so he was able to use wild animals as his first pot of gold. Once he had accumulated enough capital, he would start to realize his ambitions.
On his way home, he bought dozens of pancakes and fried dough twists, two bags of soy milk powder, and some pastries for Li Yali. He also bought some diapers and cotton cloth, and several sets of clothes for a little boy. He would be leaving for a few days, and it would be inconvenient for her to stay at home, so she should try to stay as still as possible.
Even if my son wasn't born on December 12th, it would still be within the next few days.
When he passed by the department store, he went in to check the price of televisions. A 14-inch black and white Yellow River brand television cost 600 yuan, which he thought was not too expensive and was within his budget.
The village still doesn't have electricity. I remember they'll start erecting utility poles next spring, and we'll buy a TV once the electricity is on.
But thinking that his wife was bored at home alone, he spent 120 yuan to buy her a radio. Earning money is not easy, but they don't lack this little bit, so he'll take it slow.
Speaking of television, it also involves the division of the family property. He suddenly felt that he was really short of money. There were too many things to spend money on, and he didn't know where to spend it first or where not to spend it first.
When I got home, I found several children playing happily in the yard.
He took out the candy he had just bought and gave a handful to everyone. Hongwei and Tian'er took it all at once, while Hua'er shyly hesitated for a long time before finally reaching out her hand. After taking it, she quickly put it in her pocket.
"Dad, where did you buy so much candy? It's so sweet."
When Wang Fang saw her father return, she followed him around and stopped playing with Hongwei and Tian'er.
"It's sweet. Dad will buy you more in the future. But too much sugar is bad for children's teeth. You have to brush your teeth every day after Dad buys you a toothbrush."
Wang Fang grinned and said, "Only adults need to brush their teeth. My teeth haven't all come in yet. What if I brush them all out?"
"Haha, you think you're so smart. But it's all just cleverness. You have to read it carefully, you hear me?"
"Okay," Wang Fang said playfully, sticking out her tongue.
Wang Tianxiao returned to the cave dwelling with the things he had bought, and Li Yali, who was heavily pregnant, was chopping vegetables.
He rushed over and snatched the knife from her hand, then helped his wife sit down in a chair by supporting her shoulders with both hands.
"Hey, what are you doing? I'm cooking for you."
Wang Tianxiao pretended to be angry, "If you don't take care of your health, I'm going to get angry."
Li Yali was both amused and exasperated. "What's there to be afraid of? I didn't exert myself much, I just made a simple meal. Don't worry, I know my own body, it's nothing serious."
“No,” Wang Tianxiao said seriously. “Your main task right now is to recover and bring our precious son into the world. As for the rest, leave it to me.”
“I’m not that fragile, am I? You’re making me sound like some rich girl. Let me tell you, my second aunt was working in the fields one minute and the next her baby was born, and nothing happened to her.”
"It's my own body, why should I care about others?" Wang Tianxiao turned around and put his things on the kang. "If you're really bored, just tidy up your things."
As he spoke, Wang Tianxiao walked to the cutting board and discovered that his wife was planning to steam buns.
Potatoes and glass noodles, with some minced meat filling, smelled delicious.
The reason they could make steamed buns was that Wang Tianxiao had bought two bags of flour and some pork. The potatoes were a gift from his father-in-law, and the vermicelli was probably leftover scraps from last year's Spring Festival.
Making steamed buns is very simple for Wang Tianxiao.
In his previous life, he lived alone in the mountains and had to do everything himself. So, in his past life, the only thing he could do better than his wife was cook.
The children all love his cooking.
Take making steamed buns as an example. The buns he makes have distinct edges and corners, are of moderate size, and are almost without any cracks.
No matter how his wife tried to imitate him, her work never turned out as beautiful as his, which made his skillful wife very resentful.
Li Yali sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), watching her busy husband through the railing, and felt very at ease.
She had very low demands; she just hoped things could stay this way. She didn't ask for a life of great wealth; as long as she had food to eat, her husband by her side, and her children were healthy, she would be content.
Human desires are endless; when will they ever end?
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