Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Dare to Go

Chiang Songhai watched the scene unfold, feeling inexplicably heartbroken.

What if his little girl, Little Xiao, was abandoning him? What was he to do?

Could it be that her great-uncle was better than her grandfather?

He recalled the recent events, how Chiang Xiao looked at him with disappointment and resentment in her eyes, and he couldn’t help feeling a bit downcast.

Was it because he hadn’t done a good job, always causing Little Xiao grievances, hence her real disappointment in him?

Chiang Xiao didn’t realize that her gesture of calling her great-uncle over to the storeroom to discuss important matters had led her grandfather to imagine so much. She took her great-uncle into the storeroom and, without any courtesy, took her grandfather’s tobacco and rolling paper, rolling a cigarette for her great-uncle and lighting it for him with a match. Then, with a sly lowering of her voice, she asked, ”Great-uncle, do you want to make some money?”

She looked up at him, her big eyes shining brightly with excitement and expectation, her lips curled into a slightly cunning smile, appearing like a little fox about to lure its prey.

Ge Dejun felt a softness in his heart upon seeing her like this. He couldn’t resist and ruffled her hair, laughing heartily, ”You clever little sprite, you even know how to make money?”

”Of course I do! Great-uncle, actually, we already had a way to make money. It’s just that with my grandfather’s injury, the plan had to be put on hold. But I think it’s such a shame, so I decided to find you. If you don’t believe me, you can ask my grandfather after I’ve explained,” she said.

”Oh? What kind of opportunity?” Ge Dejun, severely in need of money, naturally became interested upon hearing this.

Chiang Xiao then meticulously described the plan to gather mountain produce from Bai Gu Mountain and sell it to Ma Jincai at the Peace Restaurant.

In reality, this wasn’t a big secret. Even if others heard about it, it wouldn’t matter. If they had the skill, let them go to Bai Gu Mountain themselves.

But, the longer it could be kept a secret, the better, to avoid stirring up jealousy and trouble.

Ge Dejun was shocked after hearing her out.

Although the town’s people were not as fearful of Bai Gu Mountain as the villagers of Siyang, they had heard stories. Young men from other villages had considered the mountain, so vast and beautiful, surely rich with game and mountain goods. However, some had been so frightened on the mountain that they ran down in complete terror, so Bai Gu Mountain’s notoriety was known to them as well.

”Nobody from your village dares to go up the mountain, right?” He asked, astonished.

Chiang Xiao didn’t hide the truth, nodding honestly: ”Indeed, nobody dares to go up. Great-uncle, to be frank, there are definitely large pythons on the mountain, along with venomous insects. My grandfather doesn’t dare to venture deep into the mountains. I suspect there are wolves and wild boars deep in the mountains, fierce creatures, so it depends on whether you dare to go or not.”

Ge Dejun couldn’t believe it, ”Your grandfather really took you there?”

”Really, he did.”

”No, I have to ask your grandfather about this.”

Chiang Xiao held on to him, ”Great-uncle, you can ask my grandfather, but let me tell you something first. ’How can one capture tiger cubs without entering the tiger’s lair?’ You’re a non-agricultural household in town; you don’t have land, you can’t do business, and at your age, finding work won’t be easy. What other ways are there to make money?”

Ge Dejun found himself in a spot between laughter and tears upon her speech, yet a heaviness settled in his heart.

This young girl was speaking the cruel truth. He truly had no means of making money anymore, and with such a heavy burden at home, was he just going to wait for death?

If this young girl could have such courage and insight, he, being decades older than her, surely couldn’t fall short of her, could he?

A surge of determination welled up inside Ge Dejun, and he nodded decisively, ”Alright, I’ve taken your words to heart. I’ll go have a talk with your grandfather!”