Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Speaking of her son, it was actually in 1980 when she went to the county town and was accidentally knocked unconscious. When she woke up, she found that she had been raped.

Later, three months later, she noticed changes in her body and secretly went to the hospital for a check-up, only to find out that she was pregnant.

In order to prevent her family from being laughed at in the village, she chose to work outside.

Now I think about how difficult it was to get pregnant and give birth to a child alone. I suffered so much but didn’t dare to cry. I was so strong that it made people despair.

After being reborn, she must find a chance to find this scumbag, put him in a sack and break one of his legs, otherwise she would feel sorry for the suffering she had endured in her previous life.

"Youngest, what are you thinking about?" Liu Xiao'e saw Lin Shu was in a daze and gently pushed her, "We are about to enter the village, watch the road, don't get hit by a bicycle."

Today happened to be the day for the market in their village. People from various villages came to the market. Lin Shu and Liu Xiao'e smelled the fragrance of buns as soon as they entered the market.

There was a state-owned restaurant on the roadside, and a lot of big meat buns freshly cooked were displayed in the window next to the door.

"Mom, shall we go buy some buns?"

I drank a bowl of porridge at home, but it had been digested long ago after walking more than twenty miles. Now my stomach is feeling upset.

"I only have fifty cents and some food coupons here, you can do whatever you want." Liu Xiao'e was reluctant to buy food outside, but when she saw Lin Shu swallowing his saliva, she reluctantly took out fifty cents.

A bun cost five cents plus one or two grain coupons. Lin Shu bought four, and returned the remaining thirty cents and the remaining grain coupons to Liu Xiao'e, and gave her two buns.

"I'm not hungry. I'll give you food if you're hungry." Liu Xiao'e stuffed the bun back into Lin Shu's arms.

Lin Shu didn't like to push back and forth, so he took out a bun and stuffed it into Liu Xiaoe's mouth. "How can you not be hungry after walking more than 20 miles? Money is not as important as your health. If you starve to death, it will not be worth it. Medical expenses are more expensive than buns."

"You kid..." He swallowed the rest of the words back into his stomach because the bun in his mouth tasted so delicious.

"Mom, eat quickly, the car is coming!"

Lin Shu stuffed all the buns in his hand into his mouth in a few gulps, then pulled Liu Xiao'e and trotted towards the bus.

The old-fashioned bus hadn't come to a complete stop when passengers surrounded it, frightening the driver so much that he had to slam on the brakes.

The bus stopped and all the people who wanted to get on the bus gathered in front of the door, squeezing and crowding. As soon as the door opened, those who wanted to get off squeezed down desperately.

People getting on the bus squeeze forward desperately to grab a seat. Everyone wants to be the first to get on the bus and grab a seat.

Two forces formed invisibly on and under the bus, and the focus of the competition was the door of the bus.

Suddenly, the bus became the busiest place in the town. People whose feet were stepped on either cursed or screamed in anger. Children were squeezed on their parents and cried loudly.

Lin Shu was reborn from decades later and hadn't seen such a scene for decades. He was stunned for a moment and hesitated, but sometimes the crowd pushes you forward and you have to go with the trend.

At this moment, Lin Shu wanted to curse. Seeing the situation in front of the bus door, he wanted to let these people get on first, but the people behind him refused and squeezed forward regardless. Liu Xiao'e was even more nervous and held Lin Shu's hand tightly without letting go.

The mother and daughter were almost squeezed into a sandwich and couldn't even reach the door of the bus.

"Everyone, stop pushing, stop pushing, let the people on the bus get off first. I told you not to push, didn't you hear me? If the people on the bus don't get off, how are you going to get on?"

"Fuck! *&*%... I told you guys to stop pushing, step back and let the people on the bus get off first!"

This situation happens every day, but it still makes the ticket seller so angry that he swears.

"You are such a monster! You don't have the moral principles of respecting the old and loving the young. You are almost squeezing my old bones apart!"

Lin Shu was trying to protect Liu Xiao'e, and was attacked from all sides. He felt as if his internal organs were displaced, and he almost couldn't breathe.

"What do you think you are, an old man? Even I, an old man, don't call myself an old man. You should be more careful with your words in front of your elders!" Liu Xiao'e spat at her after hearing what she said.

"Oh, Mom, what time is it now? Why are you still arguing with me?" Lin Shu just complained casually but forgot his current age.

Fortunately, the passengers who wanted to get off the bus found that the door was blocked, so they thought of other ways, and as a result, many people jumped out of the bus windows.

There was no crowding at the door for passengers getting off the bus, so passengers getting on the bus squeezed in smoothly.

When it was Lin Shu and her daughter's turn, Lin Shu was dumbfounded again.

Since there were people hanging on the car door, how could she and Liu Xiao'e squeeze in?

If they don't squeeze in, how can they make it to the full moon banquet at their second aunt's house tomorrow?

"No, conductor, what should we do? Ask them to squeeze in and make some space for me and my mother to get on."

"The seats are full. We can't squeeze in. If you keep squeezing in, do you want us to become paper men?"

Before the conductor opened his mouth, the passenger hanging at the door was unwilling.

Liu Xiao'e was so anxious that she jumped up and down. "We have an urgent matter and must take this bus today. If you don't let us get on, do you want us to walk the 40-50-mile journey?"

As she said that, she tried to squeeze towards the door, but the people at the door wouldn't let her in, so she pulled up other people's pants.

A young man hanging at the car door was so frightened that he didn't care about anything else and quickly pulled his trousers tighter.

But as soon as his hands loosened and he had no support, he was easily pushed out of the car.

"No, ma'am, you're a hooligan!" The young man watched himself being squeezed out of the car, feeling like crying but without tears.

With the help of Lin Shu, Liu Xiao'e squeezed into the car smoothly, but she was hanging on the door. This posture was very dangerous if the car was moving.

The conductor also felt that it was unsafe for Liu Xiao'e to hang on the door. Even if she was the last one to get on the bus and was hanging on the outside, there was no guarantee that Liu Xiao'e would not fall off the bus in case of bumps along the way.

Finally, the conductor looked at the situation of the door, whispered a few words to the driver, and lowered the ladder at the back of the bus, allowing Lin Shu and several passengers who did not get on the bus to climb onto the roof.

Lin Shu pointed at the roof and asked in disbelief: "You want us to sit on the roof? Isn't it used to carry goods? Why do you want people to sit on it?"

"If you don't want to sit then don't sit. You'll have to wait for the next bus." The conductor was very arrogant and cocky, and he acted as if you could sit or not. Lin Shu was so angry that she wanted to complain to him.

But in this era, there was no awareness of safe transportation like in later generations.

Although not many people go out, letters of introduction are required and transportation is not convenient, there are really few buses for transportation. Between towns, two trips a day are considered very convenient.

If Lin Shu didn't take this bus today, he would have to measure the way there on foot.

It is more than 20 miles from Xiaohe Village to the township, and nearly 30 miles from their township to the next town. Then it is almost 10 miles from the town to the second aunt's village. It is nearly 60 miles a day. She and Liu Xiao'e would have to give up their legs.

Before Lin Shu could argue, several young men standing behind her had already climbed onto the bus. Liu Xiaoe also pushed her, "Hurry up and climb up. There is an iron frame on top. If you sit on it, just hold on to the iron frame and you won't fall down."

Lin Shu took two deep breaths and endured it, "Mom, you climb up first, I'll be behind you."

Liu Xiao'e happily climbed onto the roof of the car. Sitting on the roof was much more comfortable than hanging on the door.

When they reached the roof, Lin Shu asked Liu Xiao'e to sit among several people so that even if the bus braked suddenly, there would be other people around to provide a buffer, which would be relatively safer.

Lin Shu was the last one to go up, and naturally sat at the very end. She sat with her head facing backwards, holding tightly onto the iron rack on the roof for loading cargo.

After the passengers were settled, the bus started moving, and the people on the roof swayed with the movement of the bus.

Liu Xiao'e said to Lin Shu excitedly, "Youngest, don't tell me that I won't get carsick if I sit on the roof without having to smell the gasoline. The air is fresh."

Lin Shu felt nervous for a while, then she remembered that Liu Xiao'e was carsick, this...

"Mom, if you feel carsick and want to vomit, tell me in advance and we'll get off the car. Don't force yourself." It would be very dangerous to vomit on the roof of the car.

The young man sitting next to her saw that Lin Shu was a pretty girl, and said with a red face: "Auntie, if you smell gasoline, you will get carsick. You don't have to worry about getting carsick when you sit on the roof, because the wind is strong on the roof and you really can't smell the gasoline."

"Yes, yes, yes, I just can't stand that smell. I feel dizzy when I smell it." Liu Xiao'e nodded.

The bus was moving slowly. Although the road was compacted with gravel, it had been crushed by cars for many years, and many small potholes had formed on the road. The whole road was bumpy. When the bus was driving on it, the whole body of the bus swayed from side to side like a cradle.

People sitting on the roof are particularly ecstatic!

The bus drove for half an hour and when it passed a village, it braked.

It was also this brake that forced the dust that was trailing the rear of the car back and splashed all over Lin Shu's face and body.

“Puff, puff, puff!!! Cough, cough…”

Damn it!

I breathed in dust and car exhaust.

When the dust was almost dispersed, the car started again. As the bus moved, the wind blew the dust away completely.

Liu Xiao'e shared her own experience: "When the car stops, you have to hold your breath and wait for the dust to clear before breathing again. Then you will see the car start moving."

From what she said, it seemed like this wasn’t the first time her mother had sat on the roof of a car.

Lin Shu wiped his face, his palms were covered with yellow dust, "Pah!"

He spat on the ground, and when he leaned over, he found two more people hanging at the door of the bus.

When the left wheel of the bus passed through a puddle, the bus tilted to the left, and the people hanging on the door fell out of the bus. The bus turned to the right, and the people hanging on the door squeezed inside. This happened repeatedly, and Lin Shu was terrified.

If anyone lets go, won’t he be thrown out of the car?

I don’t know if it was to confirm Lin Shu’s worries, but when the bus passed a big hole, the body of the bus tilted greatly to the left. Not to mention the people hanging on the door, the roof swayed even more violently.

Lin Shu was nearly thrown off the roof of the car due to the swinging amplitude, and his heart was stuck in his throat with fear.

The front wheel of the bus was so high that it almost broke my waist.

The thick smoke is caused by burning oil, and the journey is long and the road conditions are bad.

The bus is speeding in front and my soul is floating behind.

The only way to reach your destination by taking a bus like this is to rely on your good fortune.

***

Two hours later, the bus stopped at the parking lot at the town entrance. Lin Shu climbed down from the roof of the bus, covered in dust. Without even having time to wipe his face, he immediately took the bag that Liu Xiao'e handed over.

After Liu Xiao'e landed safely, Lin Shu took Liu Xiao'e to the public toilet next to the parking lot, paid two cents, and the two entered the public toilet.

"I've been holding it in for the whole journey. You hold the bag and let me go first." Liu Xiao'e had been holding it in for the whole journey and had been wanting to find a toilet.

Lin Shu had no objection. She found a towel from her bag, went to the toilet and washed her face under the faucet. She sat on the roof of the car all the way, with her face and head covered in dust. If you didn't know her, you would think she had just come from a construction site.

When Liu Xiao'e finished, Lin Shu stuffed the towel into her hands and said, "Mom, you should wash your face too. I don't know how much dust you have eaten along the way."

Liu Xiao'e did not feel carsick during the trip and was in a good mood. After hearing her words, she smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wash my face too."

It is more than ten miles from the town to my second aunt's village. There are buses to the lead, zinc and silver mine in the town. Liu Xiao'e and her daughter only need to take the bus to the mine from the parking lot and get off halfway.

By the time we arrived at my second aunt's village, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.

There were a lot of people busy at the doorstep of Second Aunt's house. These people were villagers who came to help with tomorrow's full moon banquet.

"Xiao'e, Lin Shu, you are here, come and sit down." Hearing that guests had arrived, the second aunt came out of the house. Seeing that it was Liu Xiao'e and her daughter, she enthusiastically moved stools and poured water for them.

After Lin Shu and the others sat down, she went back into the house and brought out a plate of peanuts and melon seeds. "We don't have anything good at home, so don't be disgusted. Lin Shu, crack the melon seeds quickly. These melon seeds are big and plump. They were planted by your eldest cousin in his private plot last year."

"My eldest cousin is so awesome. Second aunt, stop busying yourself and sit down and have a rest." Seeing that the second aunt wanted to go back to the house again, Lin Shu hurriedly stopped her.

Second Aunt originally wanted to go to her daughter-in-law's room to get some biscuits for Lin Shu to satisfy his craving, but she was afraid that her daughter-in-law would not be willing to take them out to entertain the guests. Now that Lin Shu stopped her, she gave up the idea of ​​going into the house.

Lin Shu looked at the villagers busy in front of the house. She was too embarrassed to ask them to boil water to wash her hair, so she cracked a handful of melon seeds and drank a bowl of water. She was just thinking about going to help when she heard someone calling her.

"Third Aunt, Lin Shu, did you just arrive?"

Lin Shu turned around and recognized her second cousin Ding Zaichun, who was twenty-one years old, one year older than her, and not married yet. He looked like her second aunt and was a handsome and motivated young man.

"Zaichun is really hardworking. Is he going to fetch water?" Liu Xiao'e said with a smile.

"Cousin Haru."

Ding Zaichun poured the water into the water tank, wiped his sweat, and picked up a basket. "Third Aunt, Lin Shu, you guys sit down. I'll go to the field to get some vegetables."

The main thing is that we are having a banquet at home tomorrow, and if there is not enough meat, we can use vegetables.

Lin Shu felt uncomfortable staying here and being stared at by the villagers who came to help. When she heard that they were going to the vegetable garden, she quickly stood up.

"Cousin Chun, I'm free. I'll go with you."

Second Aunt knew that the young man couldn't stay still, so she smiled and waved her hand: "Go ahead, go and play with your cousin."

"Erxiu, your niece is so pretty. Ask Zaichun to take her around the village more often. Our Dingjia Production Team is a good place with green mountains and clear waters and convenient transportation. If you find a suitable young man, introduce him to us. It will be a great honor for your niece to marry into our village." The nosy aunt deliberately spoke loudly, and couldn't help laughing when she saw Lin Shu quicken his pace to leave.

When walking in the village, many people greeted him when they saw him. By the time he left the village, half of the villagers knew Lin Shu.

Lin Shu breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a smile, "Cousin Chun, the aunties and uncles in your village are so welcoming."

"It's like this in every village. Basically everyone in the village knows when relatives come to visit someone." Ding Zaichun looked back at her with amusement.

Some aunts and grandmas with good memories are even more exaggerated. Whenever someone comes to the village to visit relatives, they can tell whose relative they are as soon as they see them.

Lin Shu just smiled after hearing this. A few decades later, people living in the same building may not recognize all the people, but people nowadays are simple and honest. What Ding Zaichun said is not an exaggeration. When the aunties and sisters in the village see people visiting relatives, they really know whose relatives they are.

Some even know how many people are in other people's relatives' families, and can have a quality chat for half an hour just by standing and saying hello.

Arriving at the private plot, Ding Zaichun took out a three-toothed rake and prepared to dig half a basket of potatoes to take back. "Lin Shu, you stand aside and rest. I'll dig potatoes first. If you're bored, you can walk around and have a look, but don't go to the reservoir."

The private plot is located in a valley, and there is a reservoir downstream. At the end of the reservoir, there are many swamp fields where a lot of lotus roots grow. People from several surrounding villages will come here to dig lotus roots when they are short of vegetables at home.

Lin Shu picked up the sickle from the basket and asked, "What else do you want to cook? Tell me, do you want to cut some of these olive bags and take them back?"

The olive bun in Lin Shu’s mouth is actually cabbage, but it is called differently in different places. Here they don’t call it cabbage, but olive bun.

This kind of olives are packed tightly together and can be eaten by a family of four or five people for two meals.

When Lin Shu traveled back in time, his family often fried this kind of olive buns. The taste was better than the cabbage buns decades later. They were softer and sweeter.

Ding Zaichun couldn't do anything about her. "Yes, if you really want to help, just help cut down five or six trees."

There are not many lazy people in the countryside, especially when visiting others, they will not be lazy, and will even show diligence at the appropriate time.

Of course, Lin Shu really didn't want to stand there stupidly and watch Ding Zaichun busying himself.

After the olive leaves are cut off, pick off the old leaves on the outside and take them home. You can eat them with your chickens, ducks, and pigs so nothing will be wasted.

After the olive buns were cut, Lin Shu helped to cut a dozen lettuces. In South China, these are the only vegetables available at this time of year. In more than a month, green beans and West Lake melons will grow, and then there will be summer vegetables such as peppers, eggplants, and loofahs.

"Lin Shu, I heard from my mom that she wants to introduce you to someone?"

"Introduce me?" Lin Shu raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise.

The meaning of introduction here is different from the introduction in the workplace. The introduction here means matchmaking.