Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Gu Jiu brought rice wine, and the three grown men prepared to have a few drinks.

The Lin Wei brothers have just finished painting the electric poles in a township and have a few days to rest. They plan to go home tomorrow and stay for a few days, and help with some housework at home.

"We are going back tomorrow. Little sister, do you two want to go back with us?"

"I may not have time to go back recently. I will go back after the renovation of the old house over there is completed."

When the old house is renovated, it will be the day for Lin Mei's wedding. Since she has promised to go back for the wedding, it would be a good opportunity for us to go back together.

However, Lin Shu did not go back, but prepared a lot of things for the family.

"You two should go back tomorrow. The autumn harvest in the village is almost finished. Ask your elder and second sisters-in-law to go into the mountains to collect herbs when they are free. If there are a lot, ask Dongfa to send them up every other day."

Lin Wei followed Gu Jiu back today. As soon as he entered the door, he saw sacks placed in the corridor. He looked and found that the sacks were full of roots and rhizomes of medicinal herbs.

It’s a pity that he doesn’t know what the rhizome is.

"Little sister, let your eldest sister-in-law and other sisters-in-law go to the mountain to collect herbs. Do they know herbs? The herbs know them, and they don't know herbs. It will be a joke then."

Lin Shu chuckled: "You underestimate my sisters-in-law. They have been into the mountains with me several times, and they know some common medicinal herbs."

After hearing this, Lin Wei and Lin Guang felt relieved.

Lin Wei put down his wine glass and asked, "Then tell me which herbs you want them to dig?"

"Wild yam, polygonatum, wild yam, Millettia reticulata, Polygonatum odoratum, etc. can all be sold at a good price." Lin Shu did not say much about other herbs, because if he said too much, they might not recognize them. It would be better to dig these herbs that are common in the mountains and have good prices.

Lin Wei was afraid that he would not remember, so he asked Lin Shu to write it on a note and give it to them before they left tomorrow morning.

Thinking of the income from digging herbs, Lin Shu asked tentatively, "Big Brother and Second Brother, do you want to go dig herbs in the mountains and quit your jobs as temporary workers at the power supply station?"

As a result, the two brothers shook their heads in unison: "We can't quit this job. Your sister-in-law and the others are enough to go up the mountain to dig herbs."

They will not easily quit the job they have finally got, even if it is a temporary job.

You have to know that these days temporary jobs are a job that many people are fighting for but can’t get.

Lin Shu and Gu Jiu smiled at each other and did not try to persuade them any more. As for whether digging herbs is fragrant or not, they would know the choice when their two sisters-in-law made money.

The next day, when Lin Wei and his friends woke up from their hangover, Gu Jiu had already left home.

Lin Shu asked them to wash up and come over for breakfast, and reminded them: "There is a set of clothes fabric cut for Dongfa in the bag. I don't have a sewing machine so it's not convenient to sew it. You can take it back and ask my sister-in-law to help you sew it."

"Also, I went to the market this morning and bought a pig's trotter, five catties of pork belly, five catties of rice wine, and some fruits. Can you please bring them back for me? We've been working hard on the autumn harvest, so I'd like to give them to my family to replenish their bodies."

When Lin Wei and Lin Guang heard the long list of reports, they were so scared that their hands shaking while peeling eggs, and the eggs rolled onto the table.

Lin Wei swallowed his saliva and said, "Little sister, you brought so many things home at once, including meat, fruit, and fabrics. Does your brother-in-law know about this?"

Don't wait until they take the things back. When my brother-in-law comes back and finds out, the couple will have an argument and it will be over.

"Everything at home has been approved by him, don't worry."

These things were all bought from the system mall. How should I explain it to Gu Jiu?

Lin Wei and Lin Guang looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. They thought about going back to see what was at home and bringing some back.

If you only take in and don't give out, your brother-in-law will definitely have complaints after a long time.

......

Tang Jianjun blocked Xu Ming's way and said, "Brother Xu, we brothers used to meet every two or three days. What are you busy with recently? Why is it so difficult to see you?"

"The unit has been very busy recently. All the villages under the township want to have electricity. They are fighting over who will get it first. The leaders are also very worried. We, the people under them, have to be very careful."

Xu Ming felt a little embarrassed, mainly because his sister followed him so closely. In the past, whenever they brothers met, they would go to Gu Jiu's house.

Now Gu Jiu has started a family, but his sister is always thinking about him. What should he do?

Is he going with his sister?

Tang Jianjun listened to his words and didn't think much about it. "Chen Cheng has been back for two days. I ordered a pig's head tomorrow, so I thought of notifying you to go to Brother Jiu's house to get together tomorrow?"

When Xu Ming heard that he had ordered another pig's head, he said admiringly, "I think if we get together more often, all the pig's heads in the meat stall will be yours."

“Haha…” Tang Jianjun scratched the back of his head embarrassedly, “There’s nothing we can do about it. Only the pig’s head is delicious and doesn’t require a ticket. If we didn’t have connections, we wouldn’t even get the pig’s head.”

Xu Ming's mouth twitched a few times, and he reluctantly took out two yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into Tang Jianjun's hand, "I can't let you pay every time, this time I'll pay for the pig head."

Tang Jianjun did not refuse. When his brothers got together, he could use his connections to get the pig head. But Xu Ming was right. He couldn't always pay and work hard.

"Okay, remember to meet at Brother Jiu's house tomorrow night. I'm leaving first. I still have to notify Yuan Chao."

Xu Ming watched Tang Jianjun leave, then turned around and rode his bike back home.

As soon as I entered the house, I found that the atmosphere at home was not right. I hung the key on the wall and looked at the mother and daughter sitting face to face on the sofa. "What's going on? What time is it? Mom, why don't you cook?"

Mother Xu was still angry and pointed at Xu Ting who was sitting opposite her. "There's no rush to cook. You're back just in time. Have a good talk with your sister and tell her what kind of man is reliable, what kind of man is a good man, and what kind of man is responsible and accountable!"

Xu Ming smelled the smell of gunpowder and stood still, not daring to move forward. He had no confidence that he could escape unscathed from the war between the two women.

"Come here! Are you deaf?" Xu's mother glared at him.

Seeing that he didn't move, Xu's mother stood up, dragged him over and made him sit on the sofa on her side.

"Um, can you tell me what happened first?" Xu Ming looked at Xu's mother innocently.

"Today, I asked your sister to go on a blind date, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she started criticizing the other guy and pointed out a bunch of shortcomings." Xu's mother held her son's hand and sighed helplessly: "How can this blind date be possible? The young man's face turned black at the time, and he politely said that we were not destined to be together, and then turned and left."

"Did I say anything wrong?" Xu Ting said angrily, "He's not good-looking enough, too short, has acne on his face, greasy skin, a bad mouth, can't coax people, has no time to accompany me, and can't take care of the family. His character is still to be determined. Why would I marry such a man? Am I dissatisfied with my life being too good, so I have to marry him to suffer?"

"Son, look at her..." Mother Xu almost choked with anger, "That boy is well-proportioned, how can he be ugly? And you said he is too short, if he is really too short, would the army want him? As for the pimples on his face, what's so strange about an unmarried man having a few pimples on his face?"

Seeing that Xu's mother was very angry, Xu Ming was frightened and hurried to help her calm down: "Mom, if you have something to say, please talk to her nicely. Don't be angry. Be careful not to get sick."

Xu's mother brushed his hand away and continued, "You say other people have oily skin, but don't you have oily skin? You say someone is not sweet-talking and can't coax people, but do you know that men who are sweet-talking are often unreliable?"

"Don't try to reason with me. I just don't like that man. You can't ask me to marry someone I don't like, right?"

Xu Ting is the kind of person who will make excuses if you talk to her nicely, and will make unreasonable demands if you reason with her.

To be honest, listening to what she said, it was obvious that she was nitpicking, and Xu Ming couldn't bear to listen anymore.

"Tingting, although I haven't met the guy you're dating today, it's a bit unfair of you to criticize his character."

Seeing her elder brother's serious look, Xu Ting snorted: "You don't even know who he is, how do you know whether he is a good person or not?"

"I don't know what his character is like, but I know that at least the army has already screened you. People with bad character won't be able to join the team." Xu Ming felt like she had water in her head.

Her current attitude makes people want to turn her over and control the water.