Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

When Liu Bei and Fan Ha'er arrived in the county town, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

The market was already quiet at this time, with hardly any customers.

Fan Ha'er was completely at a loss, not knowing where to set up a stall to sell fish.

But Liu Bei didn't care.

Because he noticed the purple dot in his field of vision had reappeared.

There were so many of them, densely packed together.

In the end, he chose one spot, where the purple dot was the brightest compared to the others.

"That's the place. Let's go see what kind of place it is."

After making his selection, Liu Bei led Fan Ha'er straight to the location of the brightest purple dot.

A short while later, they finally arrived at their destination.

It turned out to be a church.

Churches are a Western invention.

In 1981, only three years after the reform and opening up, Western Christians should not have entered the mainland yet.

But the church was open, which puzzled Liu Bei.

However, purple dots represent wealth, so that shouldn't be wrong.

They come, the security.

After glancing at the cross on the church, Liu Bei immediately told Fan Ha'er to move the wooden barrels down and lay them out in a line.

"Brother Bei, where is this place? There are hardly any people on the street. Will we be able to sell anything if we set up a stall here?"

Fan Ha'er had some doubts.

"Don't worry. It'll definitely work. If it really doesn't work, we can just find another place!" They drove the tractor a little further away and stopped it.

"Okay! Whatever you say!"

Since Liu Bei had said so, Fan Ha'er had no choice but to listen. He stood behind the four wooden barrels, straightening his back and looking very upright, just like a poplar tree.

After parking the tractor, Liu Bei walked back.

Seeing that Fan Ha'er stood up straight like a poplar tree, he smiled and walked over to stand to Fan Ha'er's left.

I looked around.

The church's location was quite unique.

It is located precisely at the intersection of two main roads.

On the left is a Xinhua Bookstore, and on the right is the county cultural center.

Across the street is a tree-lined park, and behind the park is the county's West Lake.

The place where the two of them set up their stall was on the left side of the main entrance of the church; you could see it as soon as you turned left after you went out.

A short while later, a woman and a little girl slowly walked towards the Xinhua Bookstore. They appeared to be parents with a child, presumably intending to buy books.

"Mom, look! It's the middle of the day, and there are two older boys selling fish at a stall. Shall we go take a look?"

"Okay!" The woman led the little girl by the hand to Liu Bei and Fan Ha'er.

"Mommy, look! They're all alive! They're jumping around so happily!"

The little girl was very happy to see the lively fish jumping around in the wooden bucket.

"Hey lady, want to buy some? Don't worry, they were all caught this morning from the lake near our area, absolutely fresh."

"What kind of place is that?" the woman asked curiously.

"Have you heard of Zhangjiahu in Daliu Town?" Liu Bei asked.

"Da Liu Town? That's the second most famous town in our county. Legend has it that Yu the Great once controlled the floods there. A few years ago, they even excavated ancient tombs and artifacts there."

"Have you been there?"

"Yes. I excavated it when the ancient tomb was discovered!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei's eyes lit up.

It's better to be lucky than to arrive at the right time.

"What a coincidence! Sister, since we're destined to meet, how about this? You buy one, and I'll give you one free. How about that?"

"Buy one get one free? Really?" Sure enough, the woman's eyes lit up after hearing Liu Bei's words, and she was clearly interested.

"We are all genuine farmers. We never lie." Liu Bei thumped his chest loudly.

"Okay. Then give me one!" The woman finally agreed.

"Alright!" Liu Bei immediately scooped up two fish of similar size. "Sis, do you have a basket?"

"without!"

"It's alright!" Liu Bei immediately grabbed two small pieces of straw rope, hooked the two fish into loops, and held them out to the woman with both hands. "Sister, I wish your family abundance every year. Here you go!"

"Young man, you're quite the smooth talker!" the woman exclaimed, thoroughly pleased. "How much?"

"This is a big crucian carp, one weighs 1.2 jin (approximately 600 grams), purely wild-caught, 55 cents a jin, how about you give me 70 cents? Sister, what do you think?"

"Okay. Seven cents it is!" It was buy one get one free, and it was wild crucian carp from the countryside, so seven cents was very cheap. The woman readily took out seven cents and handed it to Liu Bei.

"Thank you, sister."

"Hmm." With a smile, the woman led the little girl into the Xinhua Bookstore.

The woman and her daughter had just gone inside when several elderly men in Zhongshan suits came out of the church.

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw the woman carrying two crucian carp, which were lively and had a fishy smell.

An old man sniffed the air, his eyes lighting up. "Such a pure fishy smell! It must have just been caught from the river. Let's go take a look!"

"Young man, how much are your fish?"

"The old man in the lead asked."

"Crucian carp 5.5 cents, black carp 5.5 cents, grass carp 4.4 cents, silver carp 3.3 cents, bighead carp 3.5 cents, bream 4.5 cents."

"Yes, none of them are expensive." The old men nodded in agreement.

"Okay, give me two!"

"I'll have three too!"

"And me, six of you too!"

……

In no time, several elderly men took out their money to buy.

The elderly men's scramble immediately attracted the attention of the staff at the Xinhua Bookstore on the left and the Cultural Center on the right.

They thought there was a fight outside, so they all went out to see what was going on and join in the fun.

But their eyes lit up when they saw the old men each carrying a large, lively fish.

Immediately, they all crowded around.

"My goodness, what a huge tortoise! ​​Judging by its size, it must be at least several decades old!"

"A thousand-year-old tortoise, a ten-thousand-year-old turtle. I'd estimate at least thirty years!"

"Hmm. I think so! Young man, how much do you sell your turtles for?"

"1.2 yuan each!"

"What? 1.2 yuan? That's too expensive!"

"It's not that our turtles are expensive. It's just that our turtles are all wild. Look at their size, they must weigh at least three pounds, right? A turtle that big, it's not an exaggeration to say it's lived for thirty years, is it? If I took a wild turtle that big to a traditional Chinese medicine shop, it would fetch more than 1.2 yuan, brother, don't you think?"

"Oh...that's really true!"

"Brother, if you really want it, buy a turtle and a fish, and I can give you a fish for free. How about it?"

"Huh? You can still get one free?"

"Of course! It all depends on whether you're willing to buy, brother. But I must remind you, this is a one-time opportunity. Once you miss it, it's gone. You must seize this rare chance!"

"He doesn't want it, but I do. Give me the turtle. And one of the fish, too!"

Sure enough, after hearing Liu Bei's words, some people were moved and immediately took out money to buy it.

"Alright! Ha'er, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and grab the rope to put the rings on!" Liu Bei reminded Fan Ha'er.

"Okay!" Fan Ha'er quickly got to work.

Soon, a turtle and two fish were handed to a middle-aged man.

"Brother, have you made up your mind? Are you going to buy it?" Liu Bei asked with a smile, looking at the first middle-aged man who asked the question.

"Buy it! Just like that guy from before!" After hesitating for a moment, the middle-aged man gritted his teeth and finally made the purchase.

"Alright. Okay, let's get to work!"

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