Rebirth in 1993, My Dad is a Returned Youth

Li Kang then found some traces of engraving on the bamboo tube on the wall.

Humph. Only city dwellers would be curious enough to do such a thing.

Li Kang roughly guessed who did it. Maybe they got the key from Uncle Yanlong.

"Brother Kang, has anyone come to your house?" Meixia asked with some confusion.

"No, these are the ones I left here before."

Just then the two guys downstairs finished cooking the noodles.

Originally, the first floor was used to raise livestock, but more than ten years ago, the family stopped raising livestock and it was converted into a place to store firewood and a stove.

Therefore, there is a lot of smoke and dust from cooking, which is a far cry from life in Shanghai.

The thick smoke in the air made it impossible to open one's eyes. The little guys had lived in Shanghai for half a year and had long been accustomed to the kind of life where clothes were handed to them and food was provided for them. They made themselves look miserable just by cooking noodles.

"You two, you made yourselves look like this just by cooking some noodles."

There was so much soot on his face, and I don't know if he used his face to rub the pot, which made him look like this. Meixia couldn't help laughing.

"The noodles you cooked are quite fragrant. What condiments did you put in it?"

Li Kang was a little hungry, so he took a closer look and saw that there were wild vegetables and wild onions in it.

The wild onion has a strong flavor, but is also very fragrant. Wild rapeseed grows all over the mountains and fields, and you can just pick some tender tips and eat them.

If there is oil, you can also stir-fry it.

But no one present had such cooking skills.

The instant noodles were the ordinary plain ones, with no beef, no sauce packets, only salt packets.

There are a few drops of oil in it, and it doesn't taste very good.

Lao Gan Ma didn't exist in that era, so if you wanted to start a business in this area, it's not too late.

Lao Gan Ma is made in Guizhou next door, and it sells very well.

There are a lot of mushrooms in Yunnan. They can be eaten as a side dish, or made into chili sauce.

The prospects are not bad, but for Li Kang, the new world has already been established, so there is no need to pick up sesame seeds. If he wants to earn all the money for himself, that would be greedy.

Although this bowl of noodles has no seasoning, it tastes very fragrant with the aroma of wild vegetables and wild onions, and only the taste of salt and MSG.

Of the four people, except Meixia who had a small appetite and only ate a small bowl, the rest of them had a large bowl.

When I came back, I also bought some snacks, such as dried meat and braised meat.

The weather is cool and it can be preserved for a long time.

That night, Liu Lang and Zhang Yiming huddled together, each holding a game console.

The kind with batteries installed can be carried with you at all times.

Meixia squeezed together with Li Kang. It was the first time for them to sleep in the same bed.

There was a pretty little beauty lying next to him, who would definitely become a great beauty in the future. Li Kang had no idea.

"Meixia, your hands are so cold, let me warm them for you; and your feet are cold too, put them on Kang Ge's feet."

Meixia blushed the whole time and let Li Kang command her like a doll.

There was no conversation that night. Early the next morning, Uncle Yanlong drove a tractor to the bottom of Li Kang's building.

A few people had just gotten up and tidied up a bit. Liu Lang and Zhang Yiming were cooking noodles with dark circles under their eyes. They even burned the wrong place when they were lighting the fire and almost set the house on fire.

Fortunately, Uncle Yanlong arrived in time.

"You two little guys! You almost caused a disaster."

Liu Lang and Zhang Yiming both lowered their heads, knowing they were wrong.

After Li Kang and Meixia went downstairs, they saw the burnt firewood, but they didn't blame anyone. They just asked calmly, "Are you burned?"

Seeing that Li Kang did not pursue the matter, Uncle Yanlong stopped talking and approached Li Kang enthusiastically.

"Li Kang, I came to you today to invite you to attend the village discussion to discuss the future development of Manza Village. To be honest, our village is very poor now, and the per capita annual income is the poorest among the nearby villages. Now the girls in the village want to marry in other villages, and the men go to neighboring villages to work. If this continues, our village will never be able to hold its head up."

"Village Chief, I know everything you said. But I don't have much time to spare this time. Let's talk about this slowly later."

Uncle Yanlong felt uncomfortable when he saw Li Kang's attitude, even though he and the villagers gave Li Kang enough face when he came back this time.

But his childhood experiences still made the child feel less of a sense of belonging to the village.

Uncle Yanlong only now feels regretful. If he had taken care of Li Kang when he was a child, Li Kang would definitely be willing to help the village develop now.

"Uncle Yanlong, I'm so sorry, I have no power to help you either. But I believe that as long as everyone works together, there will be a chance to make everyone rich."

Uncle Yanlong thought to himself, "You say nice things, but you don't say a word of truth." If everyone could become prosperous with unity and concerted efforts, Manza Village would have become a well-known wealthy village long ago.

Yanlong also knew the crux of the problem. Without a strong leader, everyone would be scattered and unable to get anything done.

He couldn't do such an immoral thing as stealing business from others.

If Li Kang is willing to lead everyone, Manza Village and the prosperous Xiwang

"Li Kang, even if uncle begs you, please. Only you can lead the people in the village out of poverty."

"Uncle Yanlong, please don't be like this. I really have no choice. Maybe there will be a chance in a few years. The infrastructure here is too backward now."

Li Kang is not a good guy. When he left the village, he had nothing. When Dongzi went to school, the whole village collected 500 yuan and a bag of eggs for him.

Dongzi started school last year, and just in time for graduation so he was not guaranteed a job.

If Li Kang had such an experience, he would definitely be willing to give back to his fellow villagers.

But his family had never received any care since he was a child, and Li Kang had never gone to college, so his situation was far worse than Dongzi's.

You have never taken care of me before, so why do you ask me to help you make money after I become rich? Can't I help others make money?

"Eat a bowl of noodles and pack your things quickly. We have to visit Meixia's house today and go back to Shanghai tomorrow. You still have to go to school."

Yanlong was very envious when he heard that several people were going back to Shanghai to study, which is the most prosperous big city.

"Li Kang, is there really no other way now? If you are willing to help, we can relocate the graves of your mother and grandmother, move them to the ancestral hall, and write them into the family tree."

When Li Kang heard this condition, he was immediately shocked and his heart was moved.

It is impossible not to be moved. My mother and grandmother did not enjoy the blessings of Li Kang when they were alive. Now that he has the conditions, he should let them share in the glory.

This is a thought that is ingrained in everyone's bones.
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"I thought about it, and it's not completely impossible. But..." (End of this chapter)