Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

"Introduce me?"

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

"Yes, what kind of man do you want to find?" Although he himself didn't have a partner, Ding Zaichun still asked shamelessly. The most important thing was that he was more concerned about his cousin's lifelong affairs.

He thought about all the young men of marriageable age in Dingjia Village and felt that no one was worthy of his beautiful cousin.

My cousin is beautiful, has a good personality and is capable. If she really marries into their village, she would be marrying down.

Lin Shu looked at his serious expression and couldn't help laughing: "Actually, I didn't deliberately look for a certain type of person. The most important thing is that the two of us get along well. If we don't get along well, even if our family conditions are good, our married life will be a mess."

Ding Zaichun didn't expect Lin Shu to answer like this. He was slightly surprised and nodded: "You think clearly."

Lin Shu smiled and looked at Ding Zaichun waving the three-toothed rake with a little sympathy. His cousin had a very good personality, but he did not choose the right sister-in-law, and he was very naughty and made his second aunt's family very restless.

The eldest cousin is a henpecked husband who has no authority at home. He lets his eldest cousin's wife do whatever she wants, which eventually leads to the two brothers becoming enemies.

"Cousin Chun, did your second aunt ask someone to introduce you to someone?"

"I'm not in a hurry. I'm going to sign up for the army in the second half of the year. If I find a partner now, I might delay the girl's relationship. Since I can't give her a stable life for the time being, it's better not to get involved with her."

This was the first time in Lin Shu's past and present lives that she heard Ding Zaichun talk about his life plan. She remembered that in her previous life, this cousin had always been farming at home and had not joined the army. Was it because he was not selected?

"If...if my cousin has such a plan, he should prepare himself as soon as possible, such as exercising. Only when he has a strong physical fitness in the military camp can he complete the task better."

Ding Zaichun's eyes lit up when he heard her words. He used to be confused and only knew that he wanted to sign up, but hadn't thought about what preparations to make. Now, after hearing his cousin's reminder, he immediately knew what areas he should work hard on.

"Thank you, cousin. With your reminder, I will work harder in the next few months."

Lin Shu looked at the excited Ding Zaichun and sincerely hoped that he could pass the test. "Then I wish that cousin Chun can realize his dream as soon as possible and become a qualified soldier as he wishes."

"Thank you, I will try my best!"

In just a few minutes, Ding Zaichun felt that he had endless energy and that if he worked out hard, he would definitely be able to get a spot.

Half a basket of potatoes was dug in half an hour. The freshly dug potato eggs are actually fried in oil and sprinkled with some barbecue spices or pepper and salt seasonings. They are very popular as snacks.

There were two figures walking towards them from the direction of the reservoir, but they didn't go far before they took a detour, as if they were deliberately avoiding them.

"Cousin Chun, those two people should be from your village, why are they avoiding us?"

Ding Zaichun had not paid attention to the direction of the reservoir. After Lin Shu reminded him, he squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, snorting coldly: "He must have fished in the reservoir and was afraid that we would find him and complain to the captain, so he avoided us."

Lin Shu looked at the two people who took the detour, confirmed that he didn't know them, and then withdrew his attention.

Ding Zaichun glanced at Lin Shu and said with a smile, "Come on, the sun hasn't set yet, I'll take you to the swamp fields at the end of the reservoir."

"Ah?" Lin Shu was stunned by his idea, "We still need to go dig lotus roots?"

If she remembered correctly, the swamp field was full of lotus roots, which formed a large patch and the short ones were so long that the horizon stretched as far as the eye could see.

Ding Zaichun laughed loudly and said excitedly: "There are not only lotus roots in the swamp fields, but also other things. Come on, let your cousin take you to see them."

There were many medicinal herbs on both sides of the path leading to the swamp field. If Ding Zaichun didn't follow her, she would have wanted to squat down and pick some herbs to sell to the system.

"Cousin, look, there are goat milk fruits here!" Ding Zaichun broke off a branch and handed it to Lin Shu.

Lin Shu took the fruit and looked at the fruits hanging on the branches. Some were red, and some unripe fruits were green. Staring at these fruits, her mouth couldn't help but water. They really had the same effects as green plums, and just looking at them could make people salivate.

Ding Zaichun picked a few and put them in his mouth. The sourness made him frown. "Hiss! So sour! The red ones are okay, but the green ones are not ripe yet, they are too sour."

Girls are okay, they can eat sour food, and they can accept the red one because it tastes sour and sweet. But Lin Shu can't accept the green one.

[Host, the goat milk fruit is the fruit of the Elaeagnaceae plant, which has the effects of relieving cough and asthma, stopping diarrhea, promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling. It is worth five yuan per catty. The whole plant can be used as medicine, and the whole plant is two yuan per plant. ]

Lin Shu looked at Ding Zaichun with a painful look as he broke off another branch for her, "Cousin Chun, that's enough, it's too sour, it makes my teeth sour if I eat too much."

This plant is worth two dollars. What Ding Zaichun picked was not the goat milk fruit, but he was wasting money.

The two walked to the vicinity of the swamp field. The lotus roots there had withered in the winter and had not sprouted yet. After a while, they should be able to see the little lotus roots just beginning to sprout.

When they reached the swamp field, Ding Zaichun took off his shoes, rolled up his trouser legs and prepared to go into the water.

Lin Shu hurriedly stopped him: "Cousin, I don't crave lotus roots. The sun is about to set and it's very cold under the mud."

Ding Zaichun couldn't help laughing when he heard this. "Lin Shu, we grew up in the countryside. Would we be afraid of the cold when we go to the fields?"

Lin Shu was unable to respond to this, because spring plowing and rice transplanting both require going into the paddy fields.

Ding Zaichun went down to the field, fumbled in the water for a few times, and then picked up a few snails and threw them on the shore. "Cousin Lin Shu, give me your straw hat."

"......"Okay, Lin Shu threw the straw hat on his head to him. The straw hat of the rural people can be destroyed at will and is omnipotent.

It can block the sun when the sun is strong, and can be used as a bag when needed to hold fruits, eggplants and peppers. Now it has been used to hold snails. I just hope that after I go back, my cousin Chun won't be chased and beaten by my second aunt with a stick.

While Ding Zaichun was catching snails in the water, Lin Shu saw a lot of plantain on the shore, so he pulled them out with his hands. If he couldn't pull them out, he used a sickle to pry the roots out.

The thatched grass on the shore blocked the view, so Lin Shuquan threw them into the system, one cent per plant, but plantain was everywhere and in large quantities.

Before long, she had pulled out fifty plants and earned fifty cents.

He stood up and looked at Ding Zaichun in the swamp field. Seeing that he was still carefully picking snails, he squatted down again to pick plantain.

"Depend on!"

"what happened?"

Hearing Ding Zaichun swearing, Lin Shu stood up nervously.

“Damn, cousin Lin Shu, a fish just swam past my feet, but it was too fast and I didn’t catch it.”

I had already picked a lot of plantains and sold them for two dollars. "Cousin Chun, the sun is setting. Come up quickly. We should go back."

Ding Zaichun was holding up a straw hat, which was already filled with snails. He felt around but couldn't find any container to put them in, so he responded and waded towards the shore.

"Next time I must bring a hand net and catch a few big fish to eat." Ding Zaichun said unwillingly.

When they returned home, it was already dark.

Sure enough, when the second aunt saw that the straw hat was covered in mud and water, she glared at Ding Zaichun fiercely. If there hadn't been so many guests at home, she really wanted to pick up a carrying pole and beat him a few times.

This unreliable son is really a headache.

Lin Shu felt amused when she saw her second aunt glaring at him. She didn't think that Cousin Chun was out of tune. Instead, she felt that Cousin Chun was a hardworking man who wanted to bring home all the good things outside. He would be a man who could be the head of the family in the future.

Many guests arrived in the afternoon, and Liu Xiao'e waved to her from the door of the wing room.

"Mom, what's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Lin Shu walked over.

When I got closer, I found that Liu Xiao'e had already washed her hair and changed her clothes.

"Mom, have you finished taking a shower and washing your hair?"

"Well, I left some hot water for you. Go wash it quickly. There will be a lot of people eating later. If you are not quick, others will grab all the delicious food."

Lin Shu was speechless. They were relatives and they had to fight over food?

When Lin Shu finished washing up in the side room, Liu Xiao'e came over and asked her to have dinner together.

There will be a full moon banquet tomorrow. Relatives from far away will arrive this afternoon and sleep over night at the host’s house. Those who can go home will go home after the banquet tomorrow. Those who cannot will have to wait until the day after tomorrow.

There were quite a few relatives from my second aunt’s house, so we had three tables filled in the evening.

Liu Xiao'e pulled Lin Shu to sit at one of the tables. Lin Shu looked around at the guests at the table and didn't recognize any of them.

Liu Xiao'e chatted with the guests very politely, and soon Lin Shu found out that they were relatives from his eldest cousin's wife's family.

"His third aunt, is this beautiful girl your daughter?" the woman sitting opposite asked with a smile.

Liu Xiao'e smiled and nodded. She followed her second aunt's instructions and called this woman her relative, so she thought she should be her eldest cousin's wife's mother.

"Mother-in-law, you have good eyesight. This is my youngest daughter."

Mother Li's eyes lit up, "Do you have a partner?"

"I haven't found one yet, and I haven't found the right one yet."

"Oh, such a beautiful girl has no boyfriend yet, would you like me to introduce someone to you?"

Liu Xiao'e smiled awkwardly and said nothing. Her family knew her own business, and her daughter had high standards, otherwise why would the Jie family boy look down on her.

Li's mother seemed not to notice Li Xiao'e's reluctance, and said to herself: "There is a good guy on my mother's side, my nephew, the fourth child, 22 years old this year, and has never been in a relationship. How about I introduce him to you and try to see if he is right?"

"......Haha." Liu Xiao'e looked around waiting for the food to be served, "Why hasn't this dish been served yet?"

"Third aunt, there is no need to rush for food. The marriage of your children is the most important thing. I'm telling you the truth. My nephew is capable, honest, and steady. He is a good worker and moneymaker. If your daughter marries him, she will enjoy a happy life in the future."

Lin Shu's mouth twitched when she heard this. She pulled Liu Xiao'e's hand from Li's mother and said, "Aunt, your nephew is too outstanding. I'm afraid that I, a humble man, am not worthy of him. Besides, the days of happiness will have to wait for a while. What else can I enjoy? It's worse than enjoying happiness after I marry him."

What do you mean by "enjoying the good life ahead"? It's just that he wants the new bride to suffer after she gets married. As for enjoying the good life... humph! Who can't make a big promise?

"His third aunt, this... girl, let me tell you, most marriages are bitter at first but sweet later. No marriage will always be sweet. If everything goes well all the time, this blessing is not something that ordinary people can suppress." Mother Li said in a serious tone, as if she was saying to Lin Shu, can you suppress such a good blessing?

Just at this moment, Ding Zaichun appeared with a tray. Lin Shu stood up, took a bowl of food and put it on his table, then invited Liu Xiaoe to eat.

As for Li's mother, since she could raise a daughter as selfish as her eldest cousin's wife, her nephew might not be a good person either.

In that era, people were short of food and clothing, and it was difficult for someone to hold a banquet. By the time they could enjoy the delicious food, the dishes had already been served, and Li's mother was no longer available to help her nephew find a match.

A bowl of food is placed on the table and it is eaten up in just a few seconds. At this speed, anyone who is not smart does not deserve to sit down.

In order to avoid going hungry at night, Lin Shu had to take care of herself and Comrade Xiao'e, and she was so busy that sweat broke out on her forehead.

After the meal, Lin Shu shook his arms and complained to Comrade Liu Xiao'e in a low voice: "Comrade Xiao'e, my arms are numb from taking care of you."

Liu Xiao'e was full and didn't care about her name. She praised her in a good mood, "You did a good job tonight. You didn't starve me. Keep up the good work tomorrow."

The next day, as soon as Lin Shu got up, Liu Xiao'e pulled him out of the door.

It was then that Lin Shu realized that after one night, many tables had been set up on the earth dam outside his second aunt's house.

Liu Xiao'e pulled her to sit at a table nearby.

"Comrade Xiao'e, what are you doing?"

Lin Shu looked around and found a young man sitting at the table next to him.

Seeing Lin Shu noticed the young man at the next table, Liu Xiao'e leaned over to her ear and whispered, "How is it?"

"What's going on?" Lin Shu was confused by the question.

Liu Xiao'e poked her arm in frustration and said, "I'm asking what the young man at the table next to you thinks. He's not bad looking, and he's not short, so he's a good match for you."

After hearing this, Lin Shu finally understood. Comrade Liu Xiao'e did not forget to find a partner for her when visiting relatives. Is she so eager to get married?

The man at the next table came over for a blind date. As soon as Lin Shu and her daughter sat down, he became extremely nervous. He kept rubbing his hands, and didn't know how to greet them. He was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead and he was at a loss.

Lin Shu just glanced at the performance of the man next to him and shook his head without hesitation: "He and I are not suitable."

"We just met and haven't talked or gotten to know each other yet, how do you know it's not suitable?" Liu Xiao'e felt that her daughter made a hasty decision.

"Being a husband and wife requires affinity. How can you be a husband and wife without affinity? How can you face each other for the rest of your life?" Lin Shu glared.

I thought that since I came to Dingjia Village, my second aunt must have been involved, otherwise, with Comrade Liu Xiao'e's connections, I wouldn't have been able to find a blind date.

So she advised: "Don't follow my second aunt and meddle in other people's affairs. I'm not in a hurry to find a partner. If you are impatient, you won't be able to eat hot tofu. Similarly, if you are impatient, you won't find a good man."

Now it was Liu Xiao'e's turn to get angry and glare, "You kid, since you're already here, it's not a loss to have a blind date. If you're not satisfied with this one, how about we find another one?"

Having said that, without giving any time for further explanation, Liu Xiao'e dragged the people to the other end of the earth dam.

Sure enough, there was also a thin young man sitting at the table next to them, but this man was not as tall as the one in front of him.

When the young man saw Lin Shu looking over, he smiled ingratiatingly at her. Lin Shu nodded slightly, turned around and said seriously to Comrade Liu Xiao'e: "This is not appropriate either. If you are not afraid of me beating him three times a day, just let him date me."

The voice was quite loud. The young man at the next table heard every word of it and was so scared that he trembled all over. This woman was so beautiful, why was she so rude?

She dares to beat a man. Will this tigress be able to find a man in the future?

Could it be that she couldn't find a man in her village, so she came to their town to look for one?

Comrade Liu Xiao'e wanted to persuade them again, but the weakling at the next table was so scared that he stood up and ran away.

Lin Shu shrugged and said proudly, "Look, he's such a weakling, but you asked him to date me. I scared him away as soon as I showed my fist."

The blind date that Liu Xiao'e and her sister had carefully arranged ended in vain, and Liu Xiao'e was so angry that she slapped her on the back twice.