Returning to the small mountain village of '86, intelligence updated daily.

The country road was quite damp due to the intermittent rain over the past few days.

The sun had already risen, and a faint smell of earth filled the air.

Zhou Rui walked quickly. The other party hadn't been gone long, and if he chased along the country road, he would most likely catch up with them.

I wish I had a "28-inch" motorcycle.

Zhou Rui watched as a fellow villager rode past him with a flourish on his bicycle.

In this era, there were no bustling streets with cars and people; the most common mode of transportation was the bicycle.

Moreover, bicycles are a real "big-ticket item," and people with poor financial conditions simply cannot afford them.

For example, the Zhou family...

Sigh—everything is difficult at the beginning!

Zhou Rui muttered something to himself.

Not only that, he also saw that Aunt Yan had opened her small shop at the village entrance early in the morning.

At this moment, Aunt Yan was cleaning.

Soon, as long as we get a gun and can hunt water deer, everything will change.

Regaining his confidence, Zhou Rui put aside his distractions and continued tinkering with that "vehicle" that could travel 100 kilometers at a time using only two boiled potatoes.

In fact, with the Zhou family's current savings, they could easily afford to buy a Type 28 rifle instead of a gun.

As the top item among the "three turns and one sound" (referring to a radio, a sewing machine, a watch, and a microphone) at the time, the 28-inch girder held an absolutely extraordinary status in the family.

Zhou Rui had already started jogging, and just as he was getting closer to the town, he finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Wang Lu Maozi, you old rascal, you run really fast!

Are you in such a hurry to be reincarnated?

Zhou Rui mentally grumbled a few times before finally catching up with Wang Er. He saw that Wang Er was walking quickly, probably heading to catch the bus.

Wang Er is going to the county town.

No wonder Chen Li dared to run away to have an affair; she was certain Wang Er was going to the county town...

Zhou Rui slowly caught up with the other person. They were already very close. In just a few turns, he could even see that the flush on Wang Er's face had not yet faded.

My goodness... have you encountered a Su Daji? Are you this infatuated?

Zhou Rui shook his head, somewhat speechless.

In his previous life, he had seen many people who were hopelessly in love, some good and some bad.

The bad thing is like Wang Er, who was cuckolded and kept in the dark, and in the end still thought that he was wrong and that he hadn't done enough.

But in reality, some people are born bad, they like excitement and they like to play around.

Even worse, some people scoff at others' sincerity and manipulate them at will, yet when their faces are turned away, they still boast about how pure they are and how much they value love.

This is a classic case of being a prostitute while also trying to maintain a virtuous image.

Just like Wang Er's wife, Chen Li.

One second she's gazing at Wang Er with affection, the next she's happily going to Li Dehua's house to have an affair.

In the end, she even made Wang Er completely infatuated with her...

Moreover, as far as Zhou Rui knew, in his previous life, Wang Er and Chen Li had always been together happily, which meant that in his previous life, she had an affair without being discovered...

All he remembered was that Chen Li had given birth to three children for Wang Er, and Wang Er loved Chen Li very much.

Such disgusting evil deeds were hidden here, but it's alright, Wang Maozi, your brother is here to save you.

Zhou Rui recalled what he had seen and heard in his previous life, feeling sighs, lamentations, and even more so, condemnation.

He didn't feel sorry for Wang Er because Wang Er wasn't a good person to begin with. Zhou Rui only sighed at those genuine feelings.

Without further thought, I realized my guess was correct; Wang Er was indeed walking in the direction of the state-run train station.

Zhou Rui seized the opportunity, quickly stepped forward, and patted Wang Er on the shoulder.

"Uncle, where are we going?"

Zhou Rui smiled warmly, as if he were greeting an old friend he hadn't seen in a long time.

Wang Er was startled. After recognizing Zhou Rui, his eyes revealed disgust and contempt.

"Oh—so you're the eldest grandson of the Zhou family. I'm going to the county town. What, you want to go too?"

He spoke arrogantly because his family was indeed richer than the Zhou family.

As a result, he naturally developed a sense of superiority.

You poor kid who's never seen the world, you'll probably never go to the county town more than a few times in your life. Look at your pathetic appearance.

Wang Er looked Zhou Rui up and down, his sense of superiority growing stronger.

Zhou Rui's lips almost twitched uncontrollably as he looked at Wang Er's eyes and actions.

Hey kid, what are you bragging about? Your backyard's on fire and you're still showing off.

Zhou Rui wore a forced smile as he walked alongside Wang Er.

"My family doesn't have the means to go to the county town. Besides, even if we did go, we wouldn't want to stay in a hotel."

As if he had received a very satisfactory answer, Wang Er could no longer suppress the smile on his face.

At this moment, Wang Er took out a pack of "Hongmei" brand cigarettes and a box of matches.

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As a match slid rapidly along the side of the box, a bright spark ignited, and Wang Er proudly held the match to the bottom of the cigarette he was holding.

Wang Er took a deep breath, then waved the half-burnt match around and tossed it away.

Zhou Rui could even imagine that Wang Er was probably thinking:

"Hey poor kid, I smoke rare stuff, have you ever seen it before?"

As expected, what Zhou Rui didn't know was that Wang Er was very satisfied at this moment.

It was as if the Wang Er who had just started a family and moved to the vicinity of the Zhou family was not him at all.

After having a good time, we arrived at the state-run bus station.

Wang Er bought a ticket; this is the second bus of the day.

However, there are only two buses a day to the county seat, one at 8:00 AM and the other at 12:00 PM.

The reason for not scheduling the bus service in the afternoon is that their township is located on the outskirts of the county seat, and the bus route to the county seat is quite long and the road conditions are poor.

Therefore, to avoid operating at night, the two bus services were changed to one in the morning and one at noon.

After buying the tickets, there was still some time. Seeing that Zhou Rui hadn't left yet, Wang Er took the initiative to approach him and said in a seemingly generous manner:

"Hey kid, come here, Uncle will buy you some fruit candy."

As if to demonstrate his "abundant wealth," Wang Er led Zhou Rui to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought three reasonably priced fruit candies.

Zhou Rui was already at his breaking point.

No way, bro, are you really that good at pretending? Let's see if you can still laugh later.

The reason he didn't tell Wang Er beforehand was that he wanted to wait until the bus was about to leave before telling him.

In that case, the bus ticket money cannot be refunded.

The bus ticket cost a lot; the fare from his township to the county seat was almost enough to buy a pound of pork!

A pound of pork costs a little over one yuan.

Zhou Rui wanted to make sure Wang Er couldn't get his money back at the last minute.

You're quite the show-off, aren't you? Even though it's not much money, it won't let you get away with anything.

Time passed by, and Zhou Rui stood outside the station chatting with Wang Er.

Throughout the conversation, he repeatedly displayed a look of longing and envy.

Soon, the bus was about to depart, and a driver was seen shouting through a megaphone:

"Those going into town, get on the bus quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Er reluctantly bid farewell to Zhou Rui.

But Zhou Rui would never do as he wished.

Zhou Rui seized the opportunity, feigning doubt, and casually remarked.

"Hmm? Uncle, isn't Aunt Chen going with you? I think I saw her heading towards Li Dehua's house. Is she going there for something?"

"I think Aunt Chen seems quite happy—"