Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"Why isn't that guy coming over yet? What's he doing? Is he asleep?"

Zhao Chunyan felt increasingly uneasy, so she pressed her ear against the wall and listened secretly for a while.

"She...is asleep!"

"She's asleep too!"

"It's good that they're asleep. That's exactly what I wanted!"

Zhao Chunyan chuckled to herself for a while, then, without even putting on her shoes, she slipped out of her room barefoot with light, quick steps and tiptoed to Liu Bei's door.

As soon as she arrived, she eagerly pushed the door, only to find it firmly shut.

"Huh? Why is it locked?"

Zhao Chunyan raised her eyebrows and pressed her ear against the door to eavesdrop.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

Inside, Liu Bei's snoring could be heard; it was so loud it sounded like thunder.

"Damn it! That bastard actually fell asleep!"

"So what did it mean that I waited for hours? Was it all for nothing?"

"No, we have to go in!"

Unwilling to give up, Zhao Chunyan went to the window again.

She peered inside through the small hole in the broken window.

Although it's very dark

But Liu Bei's shadow could still be vaguely seen.

Just as she expected, he lay motionless on the bed, snoring loudly and rapidly.

"She's really asleep!"

"Damn it!"

"I've really waited in vain!"

"That wretched Liu Bei! You have food but you won't eat it! I curse you to never eat anything for the rest of your life! Humph!!!"

Zhao Chunyan was very depressed.

I really wanted to kick the door open and barge in.

But she didn't dare.

If we did that, the two women next door would wake up, and that would ruin everything.

"Sigh! Looks like I'll be spending the night alone!"

Helpless, Zhao Chunyan returned to her room and lay down in frustration.

……

The next day.

"Giggle~"

When the rooster crows

Liu Bei woke up on his own initiative for the first time.

After stepping outside, I saw my mother, Zhao Da'e, busy in the kitchen, while Lin Wanqiu, Zhao Chunyan, and Su Yuehe were packing grasshoppers, preparing to take them to town to sell.

"Uh, Chunyan, why do you have bags under your eyes? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Liu Bei walked over and asked with concern.

Zhao Chunyan: "..."

Isn't it all Liu Bei's fault?

If you don't go to bed early and obediently come into my house, why would I stay up all night?

I offered you food, but you wouldn't eat it.

Hmph, you can forget about eating here anymore, you'll starve to death.

"Hmph! Mind your own business!"

Zhao Chunyan was very dissatisfied.

Liu Bei: "..."

He pinched his nose, his face speechless.

"What are you looking at? Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out. Go brush your teeth and rinse your mouth right now! Your breath stinks!!!"

Seeing Liu Bei in a daze, Zhao Chunyan began to grumble again.

Liu Bei: "..."

Has Chunyan started her period?

Why is he so short-tempered?

Garlic bird, garlic bird, when a woman comes on her period, you can't mess with her, you'd better just bear with it.

"You guys are busy. I'm going to brush my teeth!" Liu Bei turned around, took a few steps, then stopped and turned back to ask, "Do you want me to come with you?"

"Yes!" Su Yuehe and Lin Wanqiu said almost at the same time.

"No!" Zhao Chunyan said almost at the same time.

As soon as this word comes out,

The three women looked at each other, stunned.

"He still has the house to consider. It's not appropriate!" Zhao Chunyan had no choice but to make up an excuse.

"Oh, right! Okay then. Liu Bei, you stay home and take care of the new house!" Lin Wanqiu thought it made sense and agreed.

"Okay... alright!"

Liu Bei had no choice but to brush his teeth.

Along the way, he wondered what he had said wrong that would upset Zhao Chunyan so early in the morning.

Even if that woman is on her period, does she really need to be so irritable?

Did they take the wrong medicine?

Garlic bird, garlic bird, a good man doesn't fight with a woman.

A dozen minutes later, Zhao Chunyan rode her old-fashioned bicycle out the door alone and headed straight for town.

Lin Wanqiu rode his pedicab, carrying Su Yuehe and the grasshopper, and followed closely behind.

After drinking three bowls of thin porridge, Liu Bei went to find the village carpenter.

Some time ago, he went to Fan Erhe's forest farm and brought back a bunch of timber. His only purpose was to build a triangular roof on the roof to serve as an insulation layer.

There was only one person in the village who was the best at carpentry – Fan Guoxiang.

Fan Guoxiang is 63 years old this year. He went out to learn carpentry when he was 13 years old and has been immersed in carpentry for 50 years. Whenever a family in the surrounding area needs to buy new furniture, the first person they think of is him.

If you want him to help you build new furniture, there are only two options.

One option is for him to purchase the wood himself, and then the person who pays him will specify his requirements and dimensions. He will then build the furniture according to the person's specifications and deliver the new furniture to them. However, this option results in more expensive furniture.

There's another option that's slightly cheaper. The person providing the funds also sets the requirements and provides the timber. Fan Guoxiang only needs to focus on making the furniture.

He had already considered the timber stored behind Liu Bei's old house.

After the furniture is finished, it can also be used for the roofing of the new house.

After finishing his porridge, Liu Bei went straight to Fan Guoxiang's house.

When he arrived, Fan Guoxiang was just about to leave.

"Uncle Guoxiang, it's only around six o'clock, are you going out already? Where are you going?"

"It's been so hot lately, there's been very little demand for furniture making. I'm just staying home doing nothing, so I'm thinking of going to a few surrounding villages to see if anyone needs furniture made. I can earn some extra cash while I'm at it!"

"If you're just looking to make some money, you don't need to go out." Liu Bei took out ten yuan. "My new house is about to start construction. I'll need a batch of new furniture then. You can make it for me! Here's ten yuan, consider it my deposit!"

"Really? That's great!" Fan Guoxiang's face lit up with joy as he accepted the ten-yuan deposit. "But... how do you plan to order the furniture? Will I make it all for you, or will you provide the materials and details, and I'll make it for you?"

"I bought some timber from Manager Fan a while ago, so you don't need to go buy it yourself!"

"Oh, right. I remember now. That's right. Okay. Since you have the wood on hand, that makes things much simpler. Just have someone bring the wood directly to me. I can start making furniture today!"

"Okay. I'll go back and get someone to bring it over right now!"

Liu Bei returned immediately.

He first went to Fan Ha'er's house.

"Brother Bei, you were looking for me? Are you going to take me to find a wife? Let me tell you, ever since we came back from the county town, my pants have had a strange smell every night and every morning!"

Liu Bei: "..."

Did you have a bad dream?

"Guess what happened after I threw it away?"

"What's wrong?" Liu Bei was engrossed in listening and also wanted to know the answer.

"Wang Qiucao's wife next door secretly picked up my pants when I turned around and wasn't looking!"

Liu Bei: "..."

He paused, then asked, "What do you mean? Be more specific."

"It means that Wang Qiucao's wife hid my pants. She thought I hadn't noticed. Actually, when I turned around, I was keeping an eye on my surroundings."

Liu Bei: "..."

Wang Qiucao next door, isn't that Old Wang?

He paused, then added, "You didn't just snatch it away on the spot, did you?"

"I may be silly, but I'm not stupid! How could I possibly do that?" Fan Ha'er shook his head in denial.

Liu Bei became even more curious, "So how did you do it?"