My sister broke off her engagement to marry someone richer? My older sister married me and became in

The envelope was thick and heavy. Inside was the five thousand yuan bonus.

"Qingshan, the factory has plenty of money, I don't want it..."

Lin Xiulan instinctively wanted to push it back.

"Take it."

Lu Qingshan used his strong right hand to hold her hand tightly, preventing her from breaking free.

He looked into his wife's eyes, his voice low but carrying an undeniable domineering air.

"Xiulan".

"It's time to start preparations in the provincial capital."

Lu Qingshan looked into his wife's eyes, which shimmered in the light of the courtyard lamps tonight.

He leaned closer, his warm breath brushing against her ear.

"You can't go to the provincial capital empty-handed."

"This money is your first capital for expanding into the market."

"You decide how to use it."

Lin Xiulan felt the thickness of the envelope and the warmth of her husband's hand, and her heart pounded.

It's pressure.

It is also a kind of burning passion that comes from complete trust.

She stopped refusing, looked into her husband's eyes, nodded heavily, and carefully put the thick envelope away from her body.

"Qingshan, don't worry."

I won't let you down.

……

The noise in the courtyard continued until late into the night.

Lu Changgui and Wang Guifen were so busy they barely had time to breathe, but their faces were beaming with smiles they couldn't hide.

This was the most glorious day for the Lu family in Hongshitun.

All the men and women in the village, young and old, regardless of what they had thought before, held their wine bowls tonight and offered their most heartfelt congratulations.

"Qingshan, that kid's really something! He's a source of pride for our Hongshitun village!"

"That's right! From now on, who will dare to look down on the people of our village!"

Li Erniu puffed out his chest, his face flushed from drinking, and his voice was several times louder than usual.

He carried the bowl and weaved through the crowd, talking to everyone he met.

"My brother Qingshan said that once the factory expands, anyone in our village who wants to work, as long as they're willing to put in the effort, will be hired!"

"How could it be fake? My brother Qingshan's word is his bond!"

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the young and middle-aged men who had been drinking and eating meat lit up.

They looked in the direction of the main house, their eyes filled with longing and faith.

Inside the house, Lu Qingshan had just settled Lin Xiulan in before coming out.

The courtyard fell silent instantly.

All eyes were on him.

He didn't say much, but walked to the center of the courtyard and picked up a large bowl of wine from the table.

The wine bowl was raised.

He faced the mountains to the west and spilled half of the wine from his bowl onto the ground.

"This first bowl is dedicated to those police officers who sacrificed their lives."

He poured another bowl full.

"This second bowl is a toast to all the fellow villagers who have come to drink at my Lu family's house today!"

After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank the entire bowl of strong liquor down to the last drop.

"good!"

A deafening roar of cheers erupted from the crowd.

Lu Qingshan put down his wine bowl and filled a third one.

He turned around, walked to Lin Xiulan's side, and handed her the wine bowl.

"This third bowl is for my wife."

Lin Xiulan was stunned, her face turning red all the way to the roots of her neck.

The villagers present also quieted down, smiling kindly as they watched the newlyweds.

Lu Qingshan didn't say anything more. He drank half of it himself and then handed the remaining half bowl to Lin Xiu-lan.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lin Xiulan followed her husband's example and drank it all in one gulp.

The spicy liquor choked her, making her eyes red, but her heart was burning with sweetness.

After three rounds of drinks...

Lu Qingshan called Li Erniu, Scarface Liu, and several of his fellow transport workers to a secluded spot in the backyard.

"Everyone has worked hard today."

"I, Lu Qingshan, am not a petty person."

He looked at Scarface Liu.

"Brother Liu, in addition to the wages we agreed on before, I'll give you a big bonus at the end of the year for you and your brothers."

He then looked at Li Erniu and several other young men from the village.

"You're the same. Anyone who participates in our Xiushan Industrial Mountain Products business will receive a dividend at the end of the year."

"From now on, the more money our factory makes, the more everyone will get."

As soon as the promise was made, the young men's breathing became heavy.

Scarface Liu rubbed his hands together excitedly, and his ferocious scarred face now looked somewhat honest.

"Brother, don't worry! Anyone who dares to touch a hair on the factory's head, I'll be the first to kill them!"

Lu Qingshan nodded and didn't say anything more, but everyone understood that following him meant there would be benefits.

Amid the noise, Lu Qingshan walked out of the courtyard alone.

A cool night breeze blew by, clearing his head, which was flushed from the alcohol.

He then remembered the old man under the locust tree in the square during the day.

That gaze.

It was a mixture of scrutiny, regret, and a hint of inexplicable expectation.

That was definitely not the look of an ordinary old man from the countryside.

He tried hard to search his mind for memories of his past life, and that vague sense of familiarity surged up in his heart again, but it was like looking through a thick fog, and he couldn't grasp the key point no matter what.

Who exactly is this old man?

Why was he present at the awards ceremony?

What did that glance he gave me mean?

One question after another swirled in my mind.

After a long while, Lu Qingshan exhaled a breath of stale air.

He understood that people of that caliber, if they didn't want to see you, you couldn't find them even if you searched the ground three feet deep.

When fate brings us together, we will meet again.

He put aside his doubts for the time being and decided to deal with the important matters at hand first.

Late at night.

People gradually dispersed.

Lu Qingshan lay on the bed, the hideous scar on his left arm faintly visible under the kerosene lamp, still throbbing with pain.

But his heart was burning with passion.

The end of the bandit suppression campaign was just the beginning.

The package sealed with sharkskin and sealing wax.

That top-secret ginseng harvesting map marked with the locations of two "century-old ginseng kings".

That $20,000 deposit.

The letter mentioned a place in the provincial capital called "Huichuntang" for selling stolen goods.

And then there's that mysterious old man...

A grander and more exciting picture is slowly unfolding before him.

As he was thinking, he suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps coming from the courtyard.

Immediately following was Wang Jianguo's voice.

"Qingshan! Is Lu Qingshan home?"

Lu Qingshan put on his clothes and went outside.

Wang Jianguo stood in the center of the courtyard, his face unusually serious in the moonlight.

"Brother Jianguo, what happened so late?"

Wang Jianguo looked at him and, without beating around the bush, spoke directly.

There are two things.

"One good news, one bad news."

"The good news is that the provincial department has issued a commendation document for you, and it's of a very high standard."

Lu Qingshan listened quietly, waiting for him to continue.

Wang Jianguo paused, then lowered his voice even further.

"The bad news is... the special task force sent by the provincial department arrived in Hongshi County this afternoon."

"They came for that shipment of weapons."

"The leader was Zhong Guoqiang, a notorious 'iron-faced judge' from the Provincial Criminal Investigation Corps."

"He specifically asked to see you first thing tomorrow morning."