Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

As Wang An walked out, he said:
“My family has a lot of manure. I think 20 jin of fertilizer per mu is enough. Then, before the irrigation period, I will apply another 10 or 2 jin per mu.”

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli immediately said with a smile:
"Then I'll follow that standard too."

After Mu Xueli finished speaking, Wang Li also said with a grin:
"Whatever Fourth Brother does, I will do; I'm on the same side as Fourth Brother."

Before Wang An could speak, Mu Xueli chuckled and mocked Wang Li:
"Look at you, you shameless thing, doing whatever others do, and you call that a united front? Who's united with you?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Li's smiling expression remained unchanged, but he immediately retorted sarcastically:
"Well, I'm not as shameless as you. You can even get tricked in a game of Texas Hold'em and lose more than 5 yuan in one go. Oh my god, you should stay away from me. I feel embarrassed to be with you."

The news that Mu Xue lost more than 5 yuan in Texas Hold'em had already spread throughout the surrounding villages.

Of course, the news that Dai Hongsheng lost the Great Liberation and that Ma Ben lost the money he won from Mu Xueli to Wang An had already spread far and wide.

In those days, 5 yuan was roughly equivalent to 1 million yuan in later times.

The key point is that this kind of high-stakes gamble happened in a rural area, so it was absolutely impossible for it not to become a topic of conversation and spread widely.

However, after this battle, Wang An's reputation became even more renowned.

Although Wang An was the winner, his reputation was entirely negative, because everyone's comments were all unfavorable; there wasn't a single good word to say about him.

There's no way around it; gamblers have always had a bad reputation, even if they win a mountain of gold and bring it home.

Who knows if he'll lose two mountains of gold in the future?
Fortunately, Wang An is already married and has children. Otherwise, if we were to ask a matchmaker to introduce him to someone now, the situation might be even worse than before.

We're all honest farmers, who would dare marry their daughter to a gambler? What if he gets desperate one day and uses their daughter as a gambling stake?
These are all very real problems.

Sure enough, as soon as Wang Li finished speaking, Mu Xueli's face immediately turned red. It was clear that Wang Li's words had struck a nerve and hit a nerve.

Mu Xueli stammered and hesitated for a long time, unable to utter a rebuttal. His usually eloquent mouth seemed to have forgotten how to speak.

Upon seeing this, Wang An immediately burst into laughter and couldn't help but provoke Mu Xueli, saying:

"Why don't you say something about Fifth Brother? You're always so talkative, aren't you? Hahahaha!"

Wang An smiled, and Wang Li also burst into laughter, his laughter even more exaggerated than Wang An's, like a victorious rooster.

Mu Xueli thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a rebuttal, so she said dejectedly:
"Don't hit someone in the face, don't expose someone's shortcomings. Fifth Brother, if you talk about your Brother Mu like that, I'm not happy. You're just insulting me."

Having finally gotten a chance to kick a man when he's down, Wang Licai wasn't going to tolerate Mu Xueli's behavior and immediately said:
"This is hilarious! I think it's really funny, hahaha. I'm just mocking you, mocking you to death, hahaha."

After laughing a few times, Wang Li continued:

"Besides, when you hit someone, you have to hit them in the face, that's what makes it fun. Otherwise, how would anyone know they got beaten up? When you expose someone, you have to expose their shortcomings, that's what makes it interesting. Otherwise, how would anyone know what shameful things you've done?"

After saying that, Wang Li burst into laughter again, laughing so hard that he made Mu Xueli feel depressed.

Laughing and talking, Wang An and the other two climbed into the cab of the large Jiefang truck, and then drove together towards the county town.

On the way, Mu Xueli, who was usually very talkative, basically kept quiet. Mainly because every time Mu Xueli opened her mouth, Wang Li would chime in with:
"Anyway, I didn't let anyone set me up, I didn't lose more than 5 yuan all at once, and I didn't go to my fourth brother's place to pee my pants, hahaha. That's more than 5 yuan, oh my god."

Wang An rarely gets involved in the bickering between the two.

Wang An felt that their banter was like a comedy routine, so serious and interesting, and very entertaining.

Less than half an hour later, Wang An and his two companions arrived at the agricultural supplies store in the county town, chatting and laughing.

Upon seeing the dense crowd of people and various trucks used to haul fertilizer at the entrance, the three of them immediately felt a chill run down their spines.

This kind of scene can only be seen when the annual grain tax is handed over.

Wang An and the other two stared blankly for a while, then Wang Li stammered:

"Fourth Brother, what are we going to do? There are just too many people. Will we still be able to buy fertilizer?"

Wang An smacked his lips, then licked them, and said with a worried expression:

"Drive to Zhengfu Compound to find Brother Wu. Damn it, fertilizer is getting more and more scarce."

In this situation, if he doesn't pull strings, Wang An feels there's no hope for fertilizer this year.

Due to outdated chemical technology, fertilizers were in very short supply throughout the 80s. To alleviate agricultural pressure, the country even used its precious foreign exchange reserves to import fertilizers.

I still remember that back then, some people even made urea bags into pants and wore them, with the words "urea" printed on them in big, bold print.
After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li immediately shifted gears and stepped on the gas, driving directly towards Zhengfu Compound.

Arriving at Zhengfu Courtyard, the same old procedures were followed.

When Wu Dong rushed out of the courtyard, the gatekeeper, Uncle Cao, had only smoked half of the cigarette he was holding.

Seeing Wang An and the other two guarding a large Jiefang truck, Wu Dong said with considerable surprise:
"Holy crap, you three are pretty awesome. Where did you borrow a giant Liberation Army machine from?"

Wu Dong couldn't help but be surprised, mainly because at that time only prestigious units or state-owned enterprises had large Jiefang trucks.

The license plate on Wang An's Jiefang truck is neither from Gong'an nor Wuzhuangbu, so its origin is worth investigating.

Wang An said with a smile:

"Brother Wu, what are you saying? Do you think I need to borrow one? Then I might as well just buy one myself!"

Wu Dong scoffed without hesitation and said:
"You'd better hurry up and buy it. I heard that the order backlog for this thing is three years in advance. How could it be your turn to buy it?"

Wang An laughed and briefly explained the matter of Dai Hongsheng and Brother Hu.

As he spoke, Wang An also asked Wu Dong to help change the car's paperwork.

After listening, Wu Dong gave a thumbs up and said:
"Wow, you're incredibly lucky! You snagged such a great car for only 9 yuan. You're amazing! Okay, give me the car's paperwork, and I'll change the license plate for you." (End of Chapter)