Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

The two left the gold and silver jewelry counter, and Lin Shu pulled Gu Jiu to the watch counter.

Gu Jiu glanced at the watch on Lin Shu's wrist and asked, "Do you want to change your watch?"

Lin Shu glanced at him and couldn't help laughing. He pointed to one of the men's watches and asked the salesperson to take it out for a look: "Please take this one out."

Gu Jiu lay on the counter, stretched out his wrist in front of Lin Shu and shook it, and said bluntly: "Look at the style of my watch, it is fashionable, simple but not simple. Are you sure this watch is worthy of my handsome image?"

Lin Shu was amused by his narcissistic tone and pushed his wrist away, "Don't be narcissistic, why do you want to buy a watch when you already have one?"

"What's this?" Gu Jiu asked in confusion, pointing at the watch in her hand.

Lin Shu was holding a classic silver watch in his hand. It was not a foreign brand, but a domestic old brand, a Shanghai men's mechanical watch.

"You called my dad, the head of the family, to help you just to be lazy. Don't I have to buy something to bribe him?"

Gu Jiu suddenly realized, "Are you planning to give this to Dad?"

Lin Shu raised the watch on his hand and said, "Don't you men like to wear watches? I thought that even though my dad is old, he must be a bit vulgar, so I gave him a watch so that he can tell the time more easily."

"It must be sent." Gu Jiu supported.

It is inconvenient to watch the store without a watch. On sunny days, you can estimate the time by looking at the sunshine, but on rainy days, it is difficult to estimate the time.

"What about our mom? You can't give a gift to dad and ignore her, right?" Gu Jiu asked again.

He thought that his mother-in-law must be very tired helping to prepare three meals a day for several people in the store, and he couldn't favor one over the other.

"My mother?" Lin Shu rolled his eyes, looked at Gu Jiu, and asked, "What do you think is a good gift for my mother?"

Gu Jiu stroked his hair. He had no experience in giving gifts to his mother-in-law. However, when he saw the salesperson standing at the counter, his eyes lit up: "Tell me, what is the best gift? Give me some suggestions."

The salesperson looked at Gu Jiu, then at Lin Shu, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Can the old lady tell time? If she can, a watch would be nice. If not, then give her some gold and silver jewelry."

The salesperson also saw that the two people were well-dressed and willing to spend money, so she concluded from the bottom of her heart that they were wealthy people, otherwise she would have suggested that they buy a set of clothes.

The couple turned around and looked at the gold and silver jewelry counter next to them.

Gu Jiu snapped his fingers: "This is a good suggestion."

After saying that, he strode back.

Lin Shu handed the watch to the salesperson, "This is it, give me the ticket."

Not long after, Gu Jiu brought over a ticket. Lin Shu handed him the ticket and asked him to pay.

The salesperson didn't even blink when he saw them buying such expensive things, and said enviously, "You spent a lot of money today, didn't you?"

Lin Shu maintained a polite smile and said, "Not bad."

"To be honest, I really envy people like you who don't have to worry about money. You can buy whatever you want when you go to the mall without having to be stingy or think too much." The salesperson did not hide his envy.

Lin Shu looked at her attire. She was wearing black trousers with a plaid top and a Dacron shirt underneath. Her hair was combed meticulously, and it was obvious that she was also a girl who loved beauty. "Your job is not bad. You are not exposed to the wind or rain. I wonder how many people out there envy you."

When living in this world, never compare yourself with others. It is good enough if you can live a life that is not as good as others but better than others.

The salesperson smoothed the hair around his ears with a sense of superiority and said, "You are right. Although the salary for our job is not high, it is better than that of ordinary workers in most factories."

Lin Shu nodded, and when he saw Gu Jiu coming over after paying, he quickly picked up his watch and left.

The two left the second floor, and Gu Jiu asked, "What did you just say to the salesperson? Why do you seem to be running away?"

"I didn't say anything, I just felt that she was a bit showing off. If I didn't want to listen, I just chose to leave quickly." Lin Shu also found it funny.

Back at the store, there were many people standing at the door buying things. Lin Shu saw that many people bought rice, so he asked Lin Dashan: "Dad, what's the best-selling thing these days?"

"Food, condiments, and daily necessities are all selling well." Lin Dashan happily gave change to people.

Gu Jiu took over his words and asked him to go to the back and rest for a while.

An Fan and Ding Zaichun were helping in the store, so they were able to handle the work. Lin Dashan then went into the old house with Lin Shu.

Liu Xiao'e was sitting in the hall drinking tea. When she saw the father and daughter come in, she smiled and asked, "Why are you here? Are you here alone?"

Lin Dashan sat down, picked up the kettle and poured two cups of tea, and said with a smile: "Brother Jiu came with her, and he is helping out in the front now."

"Mom and Dad, are you two used to being here?"

Hearing this, Liu Xiao'e glanced at Lin Dashan who was eating melon seeds, "What's there to be accustomed to? It's much easier here than at home. I only need to cook, I don't have to take care of pigs, chickens, ducks, etc., and I don't have to worry about those kids. Your dad only needs to collect money, and there are neighbors to chat with him. I don't know how comfortable life is."

Lin Shu didn't know if what they said was just a perfunctory answer to her, so she asked again, "Are you relieved to leave all the things at home behind?"

Liu Xiao'e straightened her expression, frowned and asked, "Hey, girl, what do you mean by saying this? Do you want us to go back?"

"How can that be possible? I'm mainly worried that you won't get used to living in the city. I'll be relieved if you can get used to it." Seeing her mother getting anxious, Lin Shu took out the gifts she bought for them from her bag with a smile, "Come, see what your son-in-law bought for you?"

A small box per person.

A small box was forcibly stuffed into Lin Dashan's hand. Seeing the words on it, he couldn't wait to open it, "Is this for me?"

"Yes, one for each of you. Do you like it?"

Lin Dashan stretched his neck to see what Liu Xiaoe held in her hand, but he did not expect that what she took out was a golden bracelet.

"Hey, youngest brother, these two gifts are too expensive, aren't they bought by Ninth Brother?"

Lin Shu nodded sincerely: "Yes, he bought it to honor you."

Before they could say no, she stepped forward, grabbed Liu Xiao'e's wrist, and put the gold bracelet on her wrist. "Don't refuse. My mother has worked hard all her life. She used to envy others for wearing gold and silver. Now that you have this gold bracelet, wear it back to the village. Everyone in the village will envy you for having a good son-in-law. And dad, you have a watch so you can check the time. You can know when the store opens and closes."

Lin Dashan happily put on the watch and said, "Okay, I'll accept it. Youngest brother, is this the right time?"

"The time has been set for you. You just need to remember to wind it up every day." Seeing that he was happy, Lin Shu and Liu Xiao'e smiled at each other.

Liu Xiao'e stroked the bracelet on her wrist and smiled, "When your father was young, what he envied most was the watches on the wrists of the township cadres."

Then he reminded Lin Dashan, "Now your son-in-law has finally helped you realize your dream. You should take care of the store carefully and don't just chat with those retired old men."

Being exposed, Lin Dashan glared at Liu Xiaoe in dissatisfaction, "Even if I was chatting, it didn't delay my store, you are the only one who talks too much."

"Hey, you old man, you talk nonsense every day and I can't say anything to you."

Lin Shu couldn't help laughing and tried to be a peacemaker: "It's okay, as long as my dad is happy."

After comforting the two old people, Lin Shu tied the herbs that had been delivered over the past two days to his bicycle, took a ride outside, and stored them in the system.

When she came back, she took a look at what was missing in the old house and asked Gu Jiu to deliver it next time she came. After everything was arranged here, the two of them went home together.

"Looking at the sunset, tomorrow's weather should be nice and crisp. Shall we go hiking tomorrow?"

Gu Jiu's face changed. "What do you mean? You want to run in the mountains when you're pregnant? Normally, running in the mountains is tiring. What if something goes wrong while climbing a mountain when you're pregnant?"

When Lin Shu heard his impolite tone, he immediately felt aggrieved, "Climbing a mountain is not tiring at all, I just think of it as a way to relax, and you are the main force in collecting medicinal herbs."

The main reason is that autumn is the season when the most medicinal herbs are harvested. After this season, he would not let her go up the mountain in winter.

However, ever since she was reborn and bound to this system, she was destined to deal with herbs for the rest of her life.

Moreover, the current system has an additional media collection function. It is really effortless to collect medicinal materials in the mountains. As long as you walk around the mountains, the balance of the system will increase rapidly. Going up the mountain is equivalent to picking up money.

It would be a waste if you don’t pick up the money. Why don’t you go up the mountain while your belly is still small?

Gu Jiu sighed helplessly, "You're pregnant now, and even climbing a mountain is tiring."

Seeing that he disagreed, Lin Shu said, "Pregnant women also need exercise. I have only one question. Will you accompany me up the mountain tomorrow? If you don't go, I will go alone."

Gu Jiu took off his suit jacket, pulled Lin Shu into his arms and sat down. He pinched her chin and bit her lips lightly, "Go!"

Lin Shu licked his lips and snorted, "Why do I hear a sound of gnashing teeth? You are unwilling to do this. I don't like to force people."

Gu Jiu looked at her pouting lips and kissed them again. He had to soften his tone, "Okay, don't be angry. You can go up the mountain tomorrow, but you have to promise me that you will pay attention to safety, not walk on steep slopes, and not dig. You are just going there to relax, and you are only responsible for relaxing. I will take care of the rest."

Lin Shu's dim eyes instantly brightened up after hearing this, and she held his face and kissed him back, "Okay, it's settled."

Dashan, here I come again!

Entering the mountains, the air seems to become freer.

There are many fir trees in the mountainous area, and the trees are lush and green. Only a few broad-leaved trees have yellow leaves. Occasionally, you can see a persimmon tree. The persimmon trees are full of fruits, and the green skin has just turned yellow, hanging on the tree like small lanterns.

Depending on the region, these persimmons may not fully ripen until the frost falls.

The mountain scenery in spring and summer is like a beauty with heavy makeup, while the scenery in autumn and winter is like a beauty without makeup, pure and elegant, most memorable.

Gu Jiu led the way in front, and Lin Shu followed behind. He found that with a light touch, the herbs originally growing on the roadside instantly entered the system.

In order to keep my ears quiet, I turned off the system broadcast sound. As for the system balance, I don’t have time to check it at any time.

"The slope here is gentler. We will climb up from this side today." When they reached the foot of the mountain, Gu Jiu pointed to a gentler slope on one side.

"Row."

The two had just walked a short distance when Lin Shu pointed to a plant in front of them and said, "Gu Jiu, the plant in front of you on the right that looks a bit like mugwort is aconite, a famous poison. Pick it up."

Gu Jiu had dug aconite last time, and if Lin Shu hadn’t reminded him, he wouldn’t have remembered that this plant was aconite. He took out the hoe and started digging.

"There are a few golden vines here, so I'll dig them up as well." Gu Jiu threw the aconite into the basket, picked up a sickle to cut off the thorny vines of the golden vine, and then began to dig up the rhizomes.

Lin Shu went to look for other medicinal herbs nearby, and surprisingly she discovered some Fengguidou grass that she had never dug before. She squatted down and put all the herbs into the system.

[Host, we found wild bupleurum husk three meters ahead. It is a good medicine for relieving exterior symptoms. It is worth 2 yuan per pound.]

[Bupleurum?] If Lin Shu remembered correctly, he had never dug Bupleurum before.

[Reporting to the host, the plant with small yellow flowers three meters ahead is a wild Bupleurum plant.]

[System, is Xiao Chaihu Granule made from this kind of Chaihu? ]

[Reply to the host, Bupleurum is a good medicine for relieving exterior symptoms, hurry up and dig it. ]

Lin Shu turned around and saw that Gu Jiu was still digging those golden vines, so he quickly put a small piece of Bupleurum into the system.

I saw two big thistles in front of me and quickly harvested them.

The flying sickle is very similar to the great thistle and is also harvested.

......

"Why didn't you wait for me? Did you find any medicinal herbs?"

After digging out the golden vine, Gu Jiu chased after him from behind.

Lin Shu stood in front of a bunch of herbs, turned around and asked with a smile: "Do you know what kind of medicinal herbs these are?"

"Joint grass?" Gu Jiu looked at the bunch of herbs. It was just joint grass, but the plant was weaker and a little thinner than the joint grass he had picked before.

Lin Shu reminded him: "Look carefully, is it really knotweed?"

As he spoke, Lin Shu untied a piece of grass and tore it open. “The knotweed is hollow, and this kind of grass is yellow in the middle, and it has grown seeds, and now it has turned red.”

Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows: "What kind of herb is this? It's very valuable?"

"Hmm~" Lin Shu raised his chin slightly with pride, "Ten yuan a pound, do you think it's worth it?"

Gu Jiu smiled and nodded: "It's indeed not cheap."

"This herb is called ephedra, also known as Qinglong. The Daqinglong Decoction in the Treatise on Febrile Diseases is made from it." Lin Shu helped him with scientific research.

"If you didn't tell me, I would have just treated it as a weed if I saw it in the mountains and wouldn't have known its value at all." As he said that, Gu Jiu began to harvest it.

Lin Shu smiled and stepped back a few steps to make room.

The price given by the system is too high, and I don’t know what the purchase price will be in reality.

When they climbed halfway up the mountain, they found a lot of Polygonatum sibiricum. Gu Jiu was busy waving the medicine hoe. Although it was tiring, the harvest was good.

"Hey! Let's find a place to rest for a while and eat something."

After throwing the last Polygonatum sibiricum rhizome into the basket, Gu Jiu found a stone and sat down.

Today Lin Shu was specifically looking for medicinal herbs. He was collecting them, but the amount he collected could never catch up with the amount he looked for, and he was exhausted.

Lin Shu handed him the kettle and said, "You don't have to dig so hard."

Gu Jiu took a few gulps of water, exhaled, and gave her a resentful look: "You are looking for herbs too fast. How can I catch up with you if I don't dig desperately?"

"Ha ha......"

In fact, she was looking for herbs for him to dig just to keep him busy and have no time to pay attention to her, but she didn't expect to tire him out.

"what!"

Lin Shu's laughter paused: "What's wrong?"

Gu Jiu pointed to a herb not far ahead and asked, "Do you think that is a three-branch five-leaf chive flower?"

Lin Shu didn't pay attention at first, but after being reminded, he took a closer look and smiled, "Yes."

"Ginseng?!" Gu Jiu squatted over.

Lin Shu rolled his eyes, "We don't have any ginseng in this area."

Gu Jiu turned around and asked, "If it's not ginseng, then what is it? Ginseng is just three branches and five leaves of chives."

Lin Shu patted him on the back with amusement. "Notoginseng, ginseng, bamboo-jointed Panax notoginseng, and American ginseng are all plants of the genus Panax. The three branches and five leaves of chives are one of their major characteristics. As for what they are, you will know when you dig them out."

Before he could dig, Lin Shu said, "I guess this is a Panax notoginseng plant, because its rhizome looks like a button, so it is also called button-shaped Panax notoginseng."

"Big Leaf Panax Notoginseng?"

"Well, dig it up, and you'll know when you dig it out!"