Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

"His company car has a special purpose, so it won't delay his business, right? Otherwise, you should borrow it from Xu Ming's father, or we can just ride our bicycles back?"

Lin Shu felt that borrowing the police's car was worse than borrowing the power supply station's.

"Forget about the bicycle. As for which company's car to borrow, I'll decide."

When Xie Hui learned the reason why Gu Jiu wanted to borrow the car, he agreed without hesitation. The brothers who were good friends with Gu Jiu naturally knew the date of their wedding.

Xu Ming helped Gu Jiu clear the car schedule a few days in advance.

After Gu Jiu found out, he said to Lin Shu proudly, "Although we rarely see these brothers and their jobs are ordinary, once I need help, they will step forward without hesitation. Look at what happened this time. They knew I needed a car, and they basically prepared it for me silently. It can be seen that none of us have forgotten this brotherhood over the years."

Lin Shu particularly praised it, "Yeah, yeah, your brothers are very loyal."

On the ninth day of October, two days before the wedding, Gu Jiu drove Lin Shu, his father-in-law, his mother-in-law, and half a pig's worth of dried pork back to Xiaohe Production Team.

Xu Ming drove a car borrowed from his company, with Tang Jianjun, Li Yuanchao and others in the car, and some cigarettes, alcohol, candy and other things. An Fan and Ding Zaichun had to look after the store, so they could only go back to attend the wedding banquet on the day of the wedding.

Since there was not enough space for too many people on the bus, Lin Wei and Lin Guang could only ride their bicycles and follow behind slowly.

Lin Shu used to be free of motion sickness, but ever since she started having morning sickness, she can’t stand strange smells, especially oil. No matter what kind of oil it is, whether it’s gasoline, diesel or cooking oil, she’ll get sick at the smell.

Before the car even left the city, she couldn't help but feel her stomach churning, so she stopped the car on the side of the road, got out, squatted on the side of the road and began to vomit.

I vomited out all the breakfast I had in the morning, and my stomach acid couldn't help but churn out.

Gu Jiu took out a cup of water from the car and handed it to her to rinse her mouth. "How is it? Do you feel better?"

While patting her back, Liu Xiao'e asked worriedly, "I didn't have much of a reaction when I was pregnant before, but your constitution is nothing like mine, and your reaction is getting worse and worse. I saw you vomiting occasionally a few days ago, but today you started vomiting before you even left the city. What are we going to do with dozens of miles to go?"

Gu Jiu touched his nose guiltily and muttered, "I drove very steadily this time and tried to slow down as much as possible."

Still vomited.

Lin Shu rinsed his mouth and took a few deep breaths, as if he had exhaled all the gasoline smell in his lungs, and then he felt better. "I won't take this car anymore. I'll wait here for my brother and the others. I'll switch with one of them and ride my bike back."

It seems that she was born to endure hardship but not happiness. It was a rare opportunity for her to take a car back home without having to use her knees to pedal a bicycle, but she still felt carsick.

Liu Xiao'e asked worriedly, "You're almost three months old. Can you ride a bicycle? It's dozens of miles of mountain roads. You have to pedal hard and the road is bumpy. What if it affects the child?"

"It's okay, I'll just ride slower."

Lin Shu was determined not to ride in a car again. The feeling of motion sickness was too uncomfortable, just like having a serious illness, which drained all his energy.

The people in the second car got out.

"Brother Jiu, why did you stop?" Li Yuanchao saw that Lin Shu's face was not good, "What's wrong with sister-in-law? Are you carsick?"

"Yeah, I'm quite carsick." Gu Jiu frowned, while paying attention to whether the two brothers-in-law behind him had caught up.

"What should we do? My sister-in-law suffers from severe motion sickness. She vomited before the car even left the city. How will she handle the rest of the journey?" Li Yuanchao looked at Gu Jiu.

"We can only go back by bike." Gu Jiu glanced at his brothers. Except Xu Ming, no one else could drive.

Later on, I will have to let my brother-in-law and others take Lin Shu back.

Not long after, Lin Wei and Lin Guang caught up.

Gu Jiu originally wanted Lin Shu to sit on the back of the bicycle, but Lin Shu disagreed. She said she would have to sit on the back of the bicycle for dozens of miles with her waist tilted all the way back.

She would rather ride on the back seat than sit on it.

In the end, everyone compromised with her. Lin Guang and Lin Shu rode their bikes back, while Lin Wei got in the car.

Not to mention, apart from the fact that it's tiring, riding a bicycle is good in every other way: the air is fresh and you don't get motion sickness.

After riding for less than ten minutes, Lin Shu had almost recovered.

After riding for another half an hour, I felt hungry again because I had no food in my stomach.

I bought a few candies from the system mall, peeled one and put it in my mouth, and slowly persevered all the way back to the village.

As soon as I entered the village, I found Gu Jiu standing at the entrance waiting for me.

"Why aren't you waiting at home? Don't you feel tired following me to the village entrance?" Lin Shu stopped the car and handed the bicycle to him to push.

Gu Jiu greeted Lin Guang who was riding back with Lin Shu, and then said, "I'm worried. Instead of staying at home and feeling uneasy, I might as well wait for you at the entrance of the village. How do you feel? Is your stomach okay?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine and the baby is fine too." The two walked side by side.

"Lin Shu, they all came back by bus, why did you come back by bicycle?" As soon as we entered the village, Lin Haiyan came to greet us happily.

"The car can't seat so many people, and I get carsick, so I just rode a bike back." Lin Shu took Lin Haiyan's hand and looked at her new clothes.

Lin Haiyan felt embarrassed when being stared at. "Stop staring at me. This is something my blind date just made for me."

Lin Shu was shocked by this sudden news: "Blind date? Are you attracted to each other? Who is the person?"

"We are from the village closest to the township, called Shangling Village." Lin Haiyan felt a little embarrassed when talking about her partner.

"Shangling Village, the transportation is more convenient than here." Lin Shu breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what the man's character was like, at least he was not the person from her previous life.

I hope she can find a new man in this life, live a happier life than in her previous life, and no longer have to worry about taking care of a big family.

Lin Haiyan smiled. "Why do you agree with my mother? My mother also said that their village has more convenient transportation than ours. If we want to go to the township or county town to do something in the future, it will be more convenient than our Xiaohe Village."

Lin Shu: "Your mother is right. What's the situation at the man's family?"

"He has three older sisters and two younger sisters. He is the only son in the family. The family conditions are not bad, and they live in a large tiled house with five rooms. The three older sisters are married, and only the two younger sisters are left at home. The father is in good health. There are four people in the family earning a cent each, so it is not a big burden for him now."

Lin Shu looked at Lin Haiyan's blushing face and that sweet smile and knew that this girl had fallen in love with the man this time.

There are only five girls and one boy in the family. "What is your partner's personality like?"

"He has a gentle personality, is honest, and treats me very well."

This is quite satisfying.

Lin Shu nodded: "As long as it's good for you."

I hope I am overthinking it.

Lin Haiyan didn't know what Lin Shu was worried about. She glanced at Gu Jiu who was pushing his bicycle behind him. She leaned over and whispered, "Do you have any concerns? Do you think this kind of family is not good?"

Lin Shu smiled and shook his head: "It doesn't matter what the family members are like. The most important thing is that the man should be stable, treat you well, and be able to take responsibility. Don't be so panic-stricken and furious when something happens. If a woman lives with such a man for the rest of her life, it will be too hard."

She didn't say that especially in families with many older sisters and the only son, most men raised in such families are incompetent, but there are exceptions and we cannot generalize.

After hearing this, Lin Haiyan seemed to be thinking about something, but when she met Lin Shu's worried look, she smiled and said, "I know. Thank you for your reminder. My boyfriend has a gentle personality and is good to me. I will consider other aspects."

Lin Shu smiled and pinched her cheek. Sure enough, once a woman starts dating, her skin becomes smoother and more tender.

How many irresponsible men in previous lives forced gentle and weak women to become tomboys after marriage, like the roaring lions of Hedong.

After separating from Haiyan, Lin Shu returned home to rest for a while. After dinner, Liu Xiaoe forced him to lie on the bed for a nap.

As for Xu Ming, Tang Jianjun and others, they unloaded the cigarettes, alcohol and other goods from the car, had lunch and went back.

On the twelfth day, they came to attend the wedding banquet.

When Lin Shu woke up, she found Gu Jiu sitting next to the sewing machine on the bed, reading a comic book.

When he found that she had woken up, he put down the book and smiled softly, "You're awake. You've worked hard today. I see you slept soundly."

Lin Shu sat up, rubbed his eyes, and looked at the sky outside. "You've been sitting here all the time. Don't you take a rest?"

"I'm fine. I haven't done anything, so I'm not tired. My brother-in-law and his family went to work as soon as they came back."

After a good sleep, Lin Shu felt that he was fully revived and energetic again.

Gu Jiu accompanied her to wash up and asked, "Are you hungry? Mom knows you have no appetite, so I made a pot of rice porridge. Would you like to have a bowl?"

"it is good."

Lin Shu had a great appetite and ate all of the rice porridge and home-grown vegetables.

"You've got a good appetite. Keep it up." Gu Jiu put the dishes and chopsticks into the kitchen and washed them.

Lin Shu stood up and stretched, feeling that the air was fresher after returning to the countryside. "Maybe I vomited all the morning sickness when I left the city."

"Youngest one is awake?" Liu Xiao'e came back from outside with a basket of pig grass. Seeing that Lin Shu was in good spirits, she nodded with satisfaction and said, "Have you eaten the porridge in the pot?"

"I just ate, Mom. Why are you so busy as soon as you come back? Can't you take a break after sitting in the car for a whole morning?" Lin Shu looked helplessly at the basket full of pig grass, which weighed at least 30 kilograms.

Comrade Liu Xiao'e rolled her eyes at her son-in-law in front of him and said, "Do you think I don't want to rest? Now that we are back, are we still waiting for your sister-in-law to serve us? Do we have to let them run around in the mountains and cut grass for pigs and do housework?"

Lin Shu smiled awkwardly and looked at Gu Jiu in confusion. Okay, she said the wrong thing.

Seeing Lin Shu's humiliation, Gu Jiu suppressed his laughter and said, "Mom, should we chop the pig grass?"

"Well, I'll go drink some water first and then chop it later." Liu Xiao'e put the sickle into the house.

Gu Jiu rolled up his sleeves and looked around for a knife: "I'll chop the pig grass. Where is the knife?"

When Liu Xiao'e heard this, she became anxious and almost choked herself to death on a mouthful of water. She put down the teacup and walked out.

"Ahem, don't. You've never chopped pig grass before. What if you chop off your hand? Do you want to toast others with a bandaged hand at the banquet the day after tomorrow?"

Lin Shu couldn't help laughing.

Gu Jiu's expression froze. "Mom, I'm not that incompetent. I'm very good at cutting vegetables at home. Is chopping pig grass harder than cutting vegetables?"

Liu Xiao'e pushed him away and said, "Go away, go play somewhere else. How many people in our countryside have been chopping grass for pigs all their lives? If they are not careful, they will chop their own hands. Go and look at your sister-in-law's hands. Is there anyone who doesn't have a scar on the back of their hands?"

Gu Jiu walked up to Lin Shu and shrugged. It was not that he was lazy, but his mother-in-law did not allow him to play with dangerous knives.

Liu Xiao'e brought a small stool, holding a knife in one hand, and prepared to chop pig grass. "Youngest, I met your second aunt in the private plot. Do you know what she said to me?"

Lin Shu cooperated and asked, "What did you say?"

"She said that her son-in-law used his status as a supply and marketing cooperative employee to buy a batch of goods and sell them in Jiejia Village. In other words, he set up a small store just like us."

Lin Shu was a little surprised. "Not bad, he has some brains. He knows how to open a small shop in the village to earn a living. But was it his own idea?"

Liu Xiao'e snorted heavily and said disdainfully: "How could he be so smart? If he had a good brain, he would have opened a small shop long ago, why wait until now?"

Lin Shu: "If it's not your own idea, then it's just copying someone else's."

"That's right. He came up with this idea after hearing from your second aunt that we were going to the city to help you run the store." Liu Xiao'e didn't know what was going on. She felt a little uncomfortable when she heard the news.

Liu Xiao'e continued, "He has opened this store in Jiejia Village. People from the surrounding villages who don't want to go to the township supply and marketing cooperative usually go to his store to buy daily necessities. I heard from your second aunt that the business is good."

After taking a nap at noon, Lin Shu was in high spirits and wanted to listen to some gossip. He brought a chair out and said, "Mom, have you found out? Who is in charge of their store? Is it Mei Zi or her mother-in-law?"

Liu Xiao'e speculated hesitantly: "It should be Mei Zi. After all, this shop was opened by the couple."

Lin Shu shook his head: "That's not necessarily true. Her mother-in-law is not someone who is easy to get along with. She is very powerful."

What Lin Shu didn't say was that Xie Chunlei was not the only son in the family. He had an older brother and a younger brother and sister.

If the convenience store allowed Jie's mother to take control, the couple would end up losing all their money and all their work would be in vain.

Liu Xiao'e paused while chopping pig grass and blinked, thinking that their store might not be able to be saved. "I will talk to your second aunt about this tomorrow. When Mei Zi comes back for the wedding the day after tomorrow, let your second aunt talk to her. Now that it's done, you have to be more careful and don't be fooled by that old hag."

Lin Shu looked at Comrade Liu Xiao'e in surprise, "Mom, do you have a grudge against Mei Zi's mother-in-law?"

Otherwise, why call her an old hag?

"Not before, ever since..." Liu Xiao'e suddenly stopped, glanced at Gu Jiu who was sitting next to her without saying a word, and snorted: "Anyway, I don't like her."

"puff"

Lin Shu discovered that Comrade Liu Xiao'e also had a lovely side.

While chopping pig grass, Liu Xiao'e did not forget to glare at Lin Shu. This girl was so heartless. She wondered if she would be bullied by her sisters-in-law when she went to her husband's house.

Alas! My daughter is getting married, and as a mother I am really worried.