Reborn in 1981, the first to get rich start with dairy cows.

Two large locust trees stood in the courtyard, their leaves withered and yellow, fluttering down as the autumn wind swept through.

As darkness gradually fell, Tao Aihui lit several kerosene lamps and placed them on the table, brightening the courtyard considerably.

The children had all gone home from school and, finding their parents missing, gradually gathered around.

They craned their necks to look inside, full of curiosity.

Li Shangen untied the lid, took a sip of tea, and cleared his throat: "Since everyone agrees to do it, let's finalize the land and farm tools tonight, so as not to cause any unforeseen problems."

"Aihui, come here."

Tao Aihui stood up and hung a small blackboard on the earthen wall. It had a rough topographical map on it, with densely packed numbers.

Then he took out a cloth bag. "Land, some are good, some are bad, and anyone might be dissatisfied, so the best way is to draw lots!"

"There are 26 numbers in total, all in this bag. Don't worry about whether it's fair or not, you get whoever you draw. Even if some land isn't fertile, it doesn't mean you can't make it fertile, so it all depends on yourself."

Tao Aihui shook the bag in her hand and placed it on the table. "Who wants to go first?"

Shen Min came over after school and is now standing next to her family, holding onto Shen Dong's arm, looking a little nervous.

"Bro, what if we get a bad draw?"

"Don't worry, no matter what plot we draw, we can grow it well." Shen Dong saw that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, and everyone was thinking that the people in front should draw the bad plots first, so that the probability of drawing good plots later would be higher, so no one stepped forward.

So he raised his hand: "All the uncles and elders are letting me go first, so I, the junior, will go first!"

"Handsome!" Li Hu suddenly shouted in a hoarse voice. Shen Dong noticed that his face wasn't clean and there was still charcoal on it, so he figured he must have just come back.

Even after being allocated the land, Shen Dong didn't plan to farm it. His uncle, Shen Weimin, was an excellent farmer, and Shen Dong intended to give it to him, just to occasionally go over for a meal. After all, they were family.

Shi Xiaohai was a sent-down youth, and after having a child, Shen Dong lived with Shen Weimin and others, so they were naturally very close. If there was anything, they could just mention it.

Moreover, in their eyes, Shen Dong was just a bit lazy and lacked ambition; he had no other flaws, so they still liked him.

Shen Dong smiled, reached into the bag, grabbed a crumpled piece of paper, turned around, and held it up in his hand.

The people below craned their necks, eager to see what was inside. Shen Dong didn't keep them in suspense and opened the document directly.

"River Bend 16".

Tao Aihui glanced at it and read it aloud.

Everyone knows this piece of land well; it's neither good nor bad, and nobody said anything. But once there's a first one, there's bound to be a second.

Just moments ago, they hesitated and dared not step forward, but in the blink of an eye, they formed a queue.

It took quite a while before the land was finally divided.

Shen Dong's family consists of only two people, each with one and a half mu of land, totaling three mu of land.

Shen Weimin drew 15 mu of land in Hewan, which was right next to Shen Dong's land. Apart from Shen Die, he also received six mu of land.

Shen Weiguo, on the other hand, drew a relatively poor plot of land. According to the rule of one mu and eight fen per person, there were a total of six people, so they were allocated less than 11 mu.

Good land costs 1.2 mu per person, so overall, most people are quite satisfied.

Some families with a large number of members, who were allocated good land, wanted to acquire a few more acres, so they exchanged land with others and explained the situation to Tao Aihui for record-keeping.

After the land was divided, the discussion in the yard grew louder. Some of the children, finding it boring, started playing and laughing outside.

Tao Aihui went to fetch farm tools, while Li Shangen tapped the edge of the water jar and said, "The land is dead, but people are alive. As long as you farm well, you can make a living."

"Next is the distribution of farm tools. Accountant Tao has already gone to move them. The plows, harrows, shovels, hoes, sickles, as well as the cattle, horses, and mules in our team are all collective property. Accountant Tao has already marked the prices. We'll draw lots again later, and you can choose your items according to the numbers you draw."

"The money for buying things goes back to the team, and it can be used for things like road repairs and well digging in the future."

Liu Cuihua took out a crumpled piece of paper from her pocket, counted it, and put it into the cloth bag after confirming that the number was correct.

"Who goes first..." Li Shangen had barely opened his mouth when everyone swarmed forward.

"I drew number one!"

Although the team's finances are not good, everyone might have to borrow money to buy a ticket to make a living, so the number definitely needs to be near the top.

He squeezed through the crowd and finally got a crumpled piece of paper: 3.

It's alright, at least he'll definitely get something like cattle or horses.

Shen Min jumped around watching from the back. The noise was so loud that she had to raise her voice: "Brother, what's your number?"

"3!" Shen Dong made a gesture, and Shen Min jumped up happily.

Shen Dong squeezed back and saw that Shen Weimin looked dejected, probably because he was ranked quite low. Shen Weiguo didn't come over; he was chatting loudly with the team members and seemed to be in good spirits.

Before long, Tao Aihui and the others he had called returned.

All the tools were lined up, and the livestock were replaced with pieces of paper.

"Each family can buy a maximum of two farm tools and one livestock. After everyone else has bought theirs, the remaining family will proceed to the second round."

"Who's number one!"

"Me! Me! I want to buy a hoe, a shovel, and then together with Xiangqian and Guoqing's families, we'll buy a big yellow ox."

"A hoe is 1.5 yuan, a shovel is 4 yuan, and a cow is 350 yuan." Tao Aihui said as he wrote on a piece of paper. "Here, pay at the team tomorrow."

Then, number 2 also chose a scalper, but it was a joint purchase by two families. When it came to Shen Dong, he said, "I want a mule."

The team has four adult cattle, but only one mule. Even the neighboring Hongxing, which is better off economically, only has two, making them relatively scarce and thus more expensive.

Wow! Dongwa has really made it big.

Those who bought cattle earlier had to buy them together, but Shen Dong bought the most expensive livestock (the horses in the team were not divided) separately.

Everyone was envious and was planning to build a good relationship with Shen Dong so that they could ask to borrow the mule cart.

"850!" Because this mule is not young, the price is still much lower than that of an adult mule.

Soon, at Shen Dong's request, Shen Weiguo bought a donkey.

The price of a donkey is only slightly more expensive than a calf, which is affordable for most families.

Shen Weimin was the second to last; before him, the only adult livestock left were sheep.

With no other option, I spent 60 to buy two lambs and a ewe.

After the first round, Tao Aihui asked who wanted the remaining food, and Shen Dong asked for two more lambs.

The grand land distribution finally came to an end, and the moon was already high in the sky. Fortunately, after the women decided what they needed to buy for their homes, they all went back to cook, otherwise everyone would have gone hungry.

The men walked arm in arm, pointing at the pieces of paper in their hands and chatting about something.

Shen Dong also went home with Shen Weimin, intending to chat about the fields while having dinner.