Reborn in 1981, starting by smashing my iron rice bowl.

Chapter 200 Cultivating Matsutake Mushrooms

At this time of year, both of them were dressed very lightly, and Liu Weidong could clearly feel the strong woman's curvaceous figure, which made him feel both happy and worried.

Having a scantily clad, mature woman throw herself at him would be a delight for any normal man. But being on a crowded bus made things a bit awkward. Liu Weidong was afraid that if things continued like this, he'd embarrass himself when he got off—that would be incredibly shameful!

Fortunately, Wei Wanqing, who was married, was experienced. After noticing that Liu Weidong was getting restless, she left his embrace two stops early, giving Liu Weidong time to calm down.

This made Liu Weidong secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that an experienced woman like her was so sensible and understanding, and being with her was so worry-free.

The security situation back then wasn't as good as it would be decades later, especially since Wei Wanqing was dressed like that, making her even more likely to attract those with ill intentions.

So after the two got off the bus, Liu Weidong offered to take the strong woman home.

Wei Wanqing opened the door and went inside, then turned to Liu Weidong with a sweet smile: "Thank you for keeping me company. I feel much better now."

Liu Weidong realized that the strong woman had known his intentions all along, but had simply kept quiet about it.

Thinking of Wei Wanqing's unhappy marriage, Liu Weidong felt great sympathy for the woman. He gently pulled her into his arms and whispered, "Don't be sad, everything will be alright, I promise!"

In the strong woman's memory, this was the first time Liu Weidong had ever embraced her on his own initiative, and a feeling of happiness welled up inside her. She felt as if her heart was soaked in honey, so sweet it made her dizzy.

Overjoyed, Wei Wanqing quickly hugged Liu Weidong back and nodded vigorously, saying, "Yes, I know, thank you!"

The strong woman hugged Liu Weidong with all her might, pressing her beautiful body tightly against him.

Liu Weidong quickly became overwhelmed and said with an embarrassed smile, "Senior... Senior Sister, please let go, I... I can't breathe!"

Wei Wanqing knew, of course, that Liu Weidong was making excuses, but she didn't make things too difficult for him. She quickly let go of Liu Weidong and rolled her eyes at him: "How annoying, you don't know how lucky you are!"

Liu Weidong didn't dare to respond to that, and could only chuckle awkwardly, "Hehe, it's getting late, I have to go too, I need to ride my bike home!"

"Let's go, let's go!" The strong woman waved her hand with a frown, but finally whispered to Liu Weidong, "Be careful on the road!"

"I know, don't worry!" Feeling Wei Wanqing's concern for him, Liu Weidong smiled slightly at her and strode away from the strong woman's home.

Wei Wanqing hurriedly chased after him to the door, watching Liu Weidong ride his bicycle and disappear at the end of the street before reluctantly closing the door.

If Wei Wanqing was only somewhat interested in Liu Weidong before, after today, he has truly entered the heart of this strong woman.

Wei Wanqing stood there for a moment, lost in thought, then went to the mirror in the bedroom. Looking at her scantily clad self, she smiled and murmured to herself, "So you like this, hehe, that's great!"

"Achoo, achoo!" At the same time, Liu Weidong, who was riding his bicycle, sneezed several times and almost fell into the ditch by the roadside.

Still shaken, Liu Weidong rubbed his nose, frowned, and muttered to himself, "It's summer already, how could I catch a cold? That's strange!"

When Liu Weidong got home, he took a cold shower in the yard, which finally extinguished the fire in his heart that Wei Wanqing had ignited.

Recalling the alluring image of the powerful woman in a short skirt, Liu Weidong couldn't help but shake his head slightly. Only she dared to dress so boldly in this day and age. No wonder she built a successful business and became a well-known wealthy person a few years later!

However, when it comes to making money, Liu Weidong, after his rebirth, also has his own plans. Early the next morning, he began tidying up the grove of trees allocated to him by the village.

This grove of trees, mainly composed of pine trees, is located at the foot of the mountain on the edge of the village. Since Liu Weidong initially requested not to take any of the village's farmland, Hao Qiang and the village committee directly allocated the entire grove to him, covering an area of ​​twenty to thirty mu (approximately 1.3 to 2.5 acres).

Taking advantage of the fact that the wheat had just been harvested and before the rice planting began, Liu Weidong asked Hao Jianjun to gather more than a dozen young men from the village to help him tidy up the grove.

Liu Weidong, of course, wouldn't let everyone help for nothing, and agreed to pay each person twenty yuan a day. The income from just one day's work was almost equivalent to half a month's wages for a worker in a state-owned factory, so everyone was extremely enthusiastic. Many people were already waiting by the woods at dawn, and by the time Liu Weidong arrived, everyone was already there.

Hao Jianjun greeted him, saying, "Brother Weidong, why are you so late? Everyone's been waiting impatiently. What do you want us to do? Tell us quickly!"

"Yes, Brother Weidong, just give me your orders."

"I can't wait any longer!"

"Time to get to work!"

Motivated by the daily wage of twenty yuan, the young people were full of energy and eager to work.

Liu Weidong didn't stand on ceremony and said loudly to everyone, "Actually, what I need you to do is very simple: clear away all the bushes and weeds in the woods, leaving only the big trees."

Upon hearing that Liu Weidong's request was so simple, everyone readily agreed and quickly got to work with great enthusiasm.

For rural youth, opportunities to earn extra money like this are rare, so everyone works very hard. After all, it's twenty yuan a day; if they were lazy, they'd not only be letting Liu Weidong down, but they'd also be the subject of gossip.

Driven by this idea, the work of clearing the forest went very smoothly. In just a few days, the bushes and weeds were all cleared away.

Liu Weidong was very satisfied with everyone's work efficiency. Not only did he pay everyone their wages as agreed beforehand, but he also gave them an extra 20 yuan bonus.

This made the young people very happy, and they all said that they would definitely ask Liu Weidong for any work in the future and would do a great job for him!

Actually, there was other work to be done in this grove, but that was Liu Weidong's secret, and he couldn't let anyone else interfere. Now that the grove was ready, Liu Weidong was going to get to work himself.

During the few days that everyone was tidying up the forest, Liu Weidong also took Wangcai up the mountain. In addition to looking for expensive truffles, they also picked some matsutake mushrooms.

However, Liu Weidong is somewhat different; he specifically selects matsutake mushrooms that are almost fully open and completely mature before picking them.

Although these matsutake mushrooms are old and don't taste very good, so no one would pick them to eat anymore, they are exactly what's needed for growing matsutake mushrooms.

After collecting enough mature matsutake mushrooms, Liu Weidong began the next step of his work.