Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

In the early 1980s, although China had already begun its reform and opening up, it was still in its early stages, and there was a shortage of various daily necessities. Some of these goods even needed to be imported from abroad.

Importing goods from abroad requires foreign exchange.

At that time, China was still an agricultural society, and there wasn't much worth exchanging for foreign exchange.

At that time, due to the needs of the fashion industry, there was a great demand for animal furs internationally, with large markets for deer skin, wolf skin, bear skin, and so on.

Some foreign collectors even buy bear skins, tiger skins, and other items at high prices as collectibles.

Some domestic businessmen sensed the business opportunity and started doing this kind of business.

Of course, people who can do this kind of business must have very strong backing.

Li Yunshan could tell from the sight that the owner of the herbal medicine shop, Boss Tang, didn't seem like an ordinary merchant; he had more of the airs of a powerful official. So, before leaving, he asked him about it out of curiosity.

"Yes, it was taken overseas."

Mr. Tang paused for a moment, then readily admitted it, but didn't say much more.

Li Yunshan didn't ask any more questions; some things are better left unsaid.

After leaving the herbal medicine shop on his bicycle, Li Yunshan went to the county bank.

On his way to the bank, Li Yunshan roughly calculated that since his rebirth, apart from the money he lent to Gao Hongmei, the money he spent on buying a bicycle, and the pocket money he gave to Lin Xiulan, Gao Hongmei, and Su Lihua, he still had nearly seven thousand yuan on him.

Seven thousand dollars was a huge sum of money in the early 1980s.

A strong laborer can only earn a hundred or eighty yuan as a yearly bonus after working in the village. If a family has three or four strong laborers, they can only earn about three hundred yuan a year.

Nowadays, many families like to have more children. In addition to being influenced by the traditional belief that more children bring more blessings, having more children also means that when the children grow up, the family will have one more strong laborer and be able to earn more money.

In less than half a month, he earned the money that others made in over twenty years.

When depositing money, Li Yunshan divided it into two parts: six thousand yuan in the bank and the remaining seven hundred yuan, which he planned to spend.

The bank staff didn't know what was going on. Maybe someone who came to deposit money earlier had offended her or something. She had been wearing a sour face, but when Li Yunshan took out the money and said he wanted to deposit it in the bank, her sour face disappeared instantly and was replaced by a smiling face.

Next, I opened an account, opened a passbook, and deposited the money into the bank.

However, Li Yunshan chose to deposit his money in a current account, which allows him to withdraw it at any time.

"Comrade, you have such a large sum of money, why not just put it in a fixed deposit? If you put six thousand yuan in a fixed deposit, you'll get nearly six hundred yuan in interest in a year."

Seeing that Li Yunshan was about to take out a life-saving product, the staff at the counter quickly advised him against it.

"I'll need this money in a while, so I won't put it in a fixed deposit."

Li Yunshan politely declined the counter staff's suggestion to deposit his money in a fixed-term account.

In his past life, around this time, he was broke and divorced from Lin Xiulan. He was single and had no family to worry about.

Now, he has turned over a new leaf, no longer a carefree loafer, and shoulders the heavy responsibility of supporting his family.

Especially Dou Dou, he never gave her fatherly love in her past life, nor did he provide her with educational resources, which led to Dou Dou being unsupervised, not studying well, dropping out of school before graduating from junior high school, getting married early, and not living a good life after marriage.

Now that he has a second chance, he is determined to make up for the fatherly love that DouDou lacked in her previous life, and he will do his best to provide DouDou with the best educational resources.

Although the village has a village school and the commune has a central primary school, the educational resources are not as good as those in the county town.

With money in hand, Li Yunshan's mind started to wander. He not only wanted to rebuild his old house in the countryside, but also to buy a house in the county town and do business in the city in the future.

"All right."

Seeing that Li Yunshan did not deposit the money, the teller was a little disappointed. If she could have attracted such a large amount of savings, she would have been able to complete her task for the year.

It's a pity they don't deposit money in fixed-term accounts.

Inside the bank lobby, some people waiting to deposit or withdraw money still glanced at Li Yunshan when he pulled out a thick wad of ten-yuan bills from his pocket, despite his simple attire.

After all, in this day and age, even those with 10,000 yuan in their household are still quite rare. Being able to pull out several thousand yuan at once is already considered a sign of wealth in the eyes of others.

Li Yunshan paid no attention to other people's opinions and gossip. He deposited the money, put it in his inner pocket, and then left the bank.

He has about 600 yuan left, and Li Yunshan plans to spend some of it.

After leaving the bank, he went to the department store first.

After parking his bicycle, Li Yunshan first went to the glass counter selling watches and picked out a men's watch for himself; it was a Shanghai brand.

The watch has a large dial and a thick, silver-white strap, giving it a sophisticated and composed look.

After buying the watch, he couldn't wait to put it on.

Next, he bought some fruit, such as apples, pears, and bananas transported from the south. These are rare items in the north nowadays, and their price is higher than that of apples and pears combined.

He bought five jin in one go; if the department store hadn't limited the quantity, he would have bought ten jin.

Then, he bought oranges and two pounds of White Rabbit milk candy, which DouDou would definitely like to eat.

In addition, I bought five jin of sponge cake, five jin of mung bean cake, and two jin of wafer biscuits.

Anyway, he would buy anything he thought DouDou wanted to eat, or anything that Lin XiuLan and Gao HongMei wanted to eat.

Finally, Li Yunshan left the department store with bags full of purchases, leaving even the sales clerks speechless with astonishment at how much he had bought.

I've been working in a department store for several years now, and I've rarely seen anyone spend so lavishly.

Li Yunshan hung all his bags on the handlebars of his bicycle and sped along the road, the bicycle bell ringing loudly, attracting the attention of many people.

When they arrived at the hospital, Lin Xiulan and Su Lihua were sitting on a bench in the corridor talking, while Dou Dou sat quietly to the side, eating candy.

"Why did you buy so much stuff? Do you think money grows on trees?"

Seeing Li Yunshan arrive carrying large bags and small packages, Su Lihua couldn't help but frown.

That bastard, he really gets cocky just because he has a few coins in his pocket.

"This must have cost a lot of money, right?"

Lin Xiulan was also speechless.

"Not much. I sold the tiger skin and made this much." Li Yunshan spread his hands and gestured a six.

"Six hundred? You've been ripped off," Su Lihua said irritably.

"No, add another zero."

Li Yunshan offered a suggestion.

"Oh My God!"

This time, both Lin Xiulan and Su Lihua had their mouths agape, unable to close them for a long time.

"Really... six thousand?"

Lin Xiulan was incredulous.

A tiger skin costs six thousand. What does that mean?

Anyway, Lin Xiulan had never seen such a large sum of money in her entire life.

"Li Yunshan, you're not going to gamble away such a large sum of money again, are you?"

Su Lihua sneered.

"No, I've already saved the money. I'll use it to rebuild the house when the weather gets warmer in the spring. I also want to buy a house in the county town so that DouDou can study there in the future."

Li Yunshan revealed his plan.

"You're really carefree. DouDou is studying in the county town, why are you rebuilding the old house in the countryside? Are you leaving it for mice to live in?"

Su Lihua couldn't help but sneer.

"That's right, Yunshan, DouDou can study at the village school. There's no need for her to go to school in the county town. We won't waste that money," Lin Xiulan said.

She was worried that Li Yunshan might act impulsively and waste the money, and she also had concerns about facing an unfamiliar environment in the future.

"The best educational resources in the entire county are concentrated in the schools in the county seat. Since we have the means, we should provide DouDou with the best educational resources. How can the village primary school compare?"

"If DouDou is successful in the future and gets into university, we will be proud of her."

Li Yunshan spoke eloquently.

This wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision on his part. It was a reminder of the debt he owed Dou Dou in his past life, which resulted in her lack of care and support, ultimately leading to Dou Dou dropping out of school before graduating from junior high and getting married at a young age.

Her life shouldn't be like this.

Lin Xiulan looked down at Dou Dou, Li Yunshan's words echoing in her mind, and tears welled up in her eyes, falling onto the corridor floor.

"Xiulan, don't cry. I'm doing this for Doudou's own good. You should be happy. Why are you crying?" Li Yunshan sighed.

"I'm not crying, I'm just happy." Lin Xiulan sniffed and stroked Dou Dou's little head. "I'm so happy that you're thinking of Dou Dou."

Seeing Lin Xiulan sniffle, Dou Dou looked up and asked, "Mom, why are you crying?"

"Dou Dou, your father said he's going to send you to a school in the county town so you can get into university later. Are you willing?"

Lin Xiulan held Dou Dou on her lap and kissed her on the cheek.

Although Dou Dou was only three years old and still quite naive, she nodded and said, "Mom, I want to go to school in the county town. I want to go to university in the future."

"hehe."

Li Yunshan stood to the side, looking at Dou Dou's innocent little face, his lips curling up in a wide smile.

Su Lihua stared blankly at the scene before her, somewhat lost in thought.

"What are you all saying, you're so happy?"

At this moment, Gao Hongmei came out of the ward and asked.

"He didn't say anything specific, except that Yunshan said he'd rebuild the house next spring and buy a house in the county town so that DouDou can come to the county town to study when she's older," Lin Xiulan said with a smile.

That smile contained overflowing happiness and the satisfaction of being cherished.

"You're quite generous."

Gao Hongmei gave Li Yunshan a deep look and said, "My father has woken up, and he wants to see you."

Upon hearing this, Li Yunshan was stunned for a moment, and even Lin Xiulan and Su Lihua were taken aback.

Because they all knew that because of Gao Hongmei and Li Yunshan's past, Gao Zhankui had always disliked Li Yunshan, and would even beat him with a stick if they met in the village.

Li Yunshan used to always take a detour whenever he saw Gao Zhankui from afar.

Now, Gao Zhankui wants to see Li Yunshan?

This was something they all found unbelievable.