Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

along the way.

On the carriage.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I forgot to tell you!" Fan Erhe patted the horse's rump, making it run faster.

"What's wrong?" Liu Bei asked curiously.

"Recently, wild boars have been frequently escaping from the western mountains of Da Liu Shan, causing them a lot of trouble. Director Shi and I are on good terms, and he spoke to me privately. 'For my sake, I'll give you another chance!'"

"They don't want me to help them hunt wild boars, do they?" Liu Bei understood.

"Yes, that's it!" Fan Erhe nodded. "Your hunting skills are good, and I agreed without much thought. So if we get there and wild boars come down the mountain again, you'll have to kill a few more to help drive them out of the forest. Xiao Bei, I agreed to Director Shi's conditions without your permission. You won't blame me, will you?"

"Not at all. I'm so grateful to Director Fan. I might not be confident about other things, but when it comes to hunting, hehe, I'm definitely confident. It's just wild boars, they'd better not show up. If they do, it just means they're unlucky!"

"Haha, I knew you wouldn't blame me! Okay, I'm relieved to hear that. Horse, run faster!"

……

More than three hours later,

A forest farm came into view ahead.

A sign with black lettering hangs above it—Da Liu Xilin Forest Farm.

The area around the forest farm looks a bit messy.

The smell of gunpowder still lingered in the air.

Liu Bei sniffed it; it was residue left after the bullet exploded.

It seems Fan Erhe was right.

The Da Liu Xi Lin Farm must have encountered wild boars.

"Who goes there?"

Suddenly, a worker holding a hunting rifle stopped the carriage at the entrance of the forest farm.

Fan Erhe turned his head to the side, and the workers smiled when they saw it was Fan Erhe.

"Oh, it's Director Fan. Here we go again. And this is—"

"Oh, my friend. I've come to see Director Shi for something!"

"Okay. Go in!"

"Thank you!" Fan Erhe handed over a cigarette, smiled, and let the horse slowly walk inside.

After entering, Liu Bei took a look around the interior of the forest farm.

It really is very big.

Along the way, he saw several yards where chickens, ducks and geese were raised.

There are quite a few.

After walking forward for a few more minutes,

Goats and cows came into view.

Finally, we saw the place where horses are kept.

The venue is quite large, at least the size of three football fields.

One head, two heads, three heads...

A preliminary count revealed there were thirty horses.

Liu Bei was somewhat astonished by what he saw.

Compared to Da Liu Xi Forest Farm, Fan Erhe's forest farm is tiny.

They're not even in the same league.

"How about it? I wasn't lying, was I? Big enough? And you've got quite a few to raise, haven't you?"

"Hmm. It's really big. Director Fan, where does their forest farm rank in the county?"

"First!"

Liu Bei: "..."

Sure enough.

No wonder it's so big.

Suddenly, he saw two workers in forestry uniforms leading several men toward the horse farm.

"They are—"

Liu Bei frowned.

"We're here to buy horses!" Fan Erhe explained. "It was the same thing when I came last time!"

"Looks pretty popular!"

"That's right!"

The two chatted back and forth, and before they knew it, they had arrived at a bungalow.

The bungalow is made of red bricks and looks like it's been there for several years.

Fan Erhe and Liu Bei got off the carriage and went straight inside.

After entering,

Liu Bei saw that there were many people busy inside.

Some were calculating something, some were organizing data, some were counting numbers, and some were gathered around one person.

The man had a square face, sword-like eyebrows, big eyes, and a rather high nose bridge. He was about the same age as Fan Erhe and looked like a handsome middle-aged man.

At that moment, he was looking down, holding a Parker pen and reviewing something.

After finishing one document, he would take on another and continue reviewing it.

"That's Farm Manager Shi Dajiang!"

"Oh, no wonder you're so busy!"

"Let's wait!"

"Um!"

……

After a full seventeen or eighteen minutes, the people surrounding Shi Dajiang gradually left.

After putting down the Parker pen, Shi Dajiang rubbed his temples.

Fan Erhe walked over, greeting him with a smile, "Old Shi, all done with your work?"

"Old Fan?" Shi Dajiang looked up, paused for a moment, then laughed. "What are you doing here again?"

Fan Erhe turned around and pointed at Liu Bei, "I've brought him to you. Xiao Bei, come here!"

"Hello, Manager Shi. I'm Liu Bei from Fanjiacun Village! I'm here to buy horses! Please take care of me!"

"You really are young!" Shi Dajiang looked Liu Bei up and down, clicking his tongue in surprise. "Old Fan told me you're a skilled hunter. He praised your marksmanship to the skies. He even said you were very young. I didn't believe it at all! But seeing you today, you really are young!"

"Judging from your appearance, you should only be around thirty years old!"

"Um."

"In peacetime, I haven't seen a single young person your age with such excellent marksmanship. So—"

"So you want to see for yourself, right?"

Liu Bei understood the unspoken meaning in Shi Dajiang's words.

After all, it was their first meeting and they didn't know each other very well, so Shi Dajiang's suspicion about his marksmanship was understandable.

"You're quite clever, young man. That's right. Although Lao Fan praised your marksmanship, I have a flaw: I insist on being factual. I won't easily believe something unless I've seen it with my own eyes!"

"Young man, do you understand what I mean?"

"Yes!" Liu Bei nodded.

"Alright. Since you understand, let's do it as Lao Fan and I agreed!" Shi Dajiang slowly stood up. "The other day, a group of wild boars secretly escaped from the mountains. Fortunately, there weren't many, only three. They just caused a ruckus outside the forest farm and were scared away by my men with hunting rifles!"

"But once it happens, it will happen again. I believe those wild boars will come back!"

"You and Lao Fan shouldn't go back today. Just stay at the forest farm and wait. If another wild boar comes down the mountain, show me your marksmanship and see if it's really as accurate as Lao Fan says!"

"Old Fan told me you're a perfect shot. I don't believe him, but my request isn't high. If you can kill two-thirds of the wild boars, I'll give you a horse for free! If you can't, sorry, you'll have to make a wasted trip! What do you say, young man?"

"Huh?" Fan Erhe was surprised after hearing this.

Although he had witnessed Liu Bei's marksmanship and it was indeed accurate, he was still afraid of the worst-case scenario.

If it can't be done, then it's a wasted trip and Liu Bei's time.

"Old Shi, isn't two-thirds a bit too much? Besides, those wild boars aren't inanimate objects. Are you expecting Xiao Bei to kill them while they stand still? They'll run away. If they scatter, how can Xiao Bei possibly manage?"

"I don't care!" Shi Dajiang shook his head. "You told me your marksmanship is perfect, that you've never missed. If you can't even do two-thirds of that, then you're lying to me. You know my temper; I hate it when people lie to me! If you say something, you have to keep your word!"

"..."