Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Lin Shu put the bag in her hand on the counter, found a new plate, poured out all the wedding candies and biscuits in the bag, placed the plate directly on the counter, and invited the customers who were buying things outside the counter to eat the wedding candies.

The customer saw that she was wearing a bright red windbreaker and light makeup, and that she looked energetic and happy. He teased her, "Boss, you look so happy. Did you close the shop yesterday to go home for a wedding?"

"Haha, you guessed it right. Didn't I cause any inconvenience to you yesterday?"

The customer hurriedly shook his head: "It's not an inconvenience. After all, not everyone needs to buy things every day."

"That's good. Come and have some wedding candies to share in the good luck. Don't be polite. Take a few more." Lin Shu entertained the customers with wedding candies for a while, then returned to the store to make room for them so as not to delay their shopping.

The couple walked around the store and the old house, and while Lin Dashan and Liu Xiao'e were not there yet, they went to the state-owned farmers' market.

On the street in front of the market, Lin Shu found several rural men selling oranges. They were carrying a load of oranges and selling them along the street, and many people were buying.

Gu Jiu noticed that Lin Shu's eyes were fixed on the oranges, so he parked his bike and squeezed in to pick out a large net bag.

There were no plastic bags at that time. People bought vegetables in baskets and net bags. The net bags of this era are like plastic bags in later generations.

"How much is one pound?" Lin Shu took the oranges that Gu Jiu handed over.

Gu Jiu hung the rest on the handlebars and pushed his bike slowly toward the farmer's market again. "Not expensive, five cents a pound."

Lin Shu wanted to sell some oranges in the store, but he didn't dare to buy too many. He peeled the orange, took a slice and put it in his mouth. It was very sweet and slightly sour, and tasted very good.

Oranges of this era do not have the technology and labor to preserve them, so they cannot be preserved for long. If they are left in the store for a few more days, the moisture in the orange peel will slowly evaporate, and the oranges will become shriveled and cannot be sold at a high price.

"Is it delicious?" Gu Jiu asked.

Lin Shu peeled a petal and put it into his mouth. It would be best to taste it for yourself to see if it tastes good or not.

But she overestimated Gu Jiu's tolerance for sourness. The orange that she thought was very sweet tasted so sour when it entered Gu Jiu's mouth that he frowned slightly.

"Very sour?"

Gu Jiu shook his head: "Hiss! It's not sour, it's just that I don't like sour oranges. Don't give it to me, you eat it."

It’s such a big bag, I’ll leave it for her to eat slowly when I get home.

After buying the groceries, they rushed back to the old house and saw a car parked at the gate of the old house from a distance.

Seeing them coming back from shopping so early, Xu Ming was surprised and asked, "Why are you two newlyweds getting up so early?"

After saying that, he did not forget to look Gu Jiu up and down, as if he was questioning Gu Jiu's ability.

Gu Jiu was so annoyed by the stares that his face was filled with black lines on his forehead. How could these guys with dirty thoughts in their heads understand his concerns?

Noticing that Lin Shu turned his head away embarrassedly, Gu Jiu glared at him and said, "If you don't know how to speak, shut up!"

Xu Ming realized belatedly that Lin Shu's face had turned red, and then he realized how inappropriate his words were in front of her. "Oh, you're so talkative. In the past, the brothers always made a fuss together, but ignored my little cousin... I won't say anything more. I'll shut up."

Receiving Gu's fierce glare again, Xu Ming quickly surrendered and followed the couple into the old house.

Lin Shu looked at Liu Xiao'e who was holding Xu Ting's hand and greeting her warmly, then turned back and asked Xu Ming: "When did your sister come over? Is there something urgent she wants to talk to you about?"

She is really everywhere. She comes to make trouble for me on the first day of my marriage. What is she trying to do?

Xu Ming smiled apologetically: "My car and I arrived one after the other. Aunt Liu knew it was my sister, so she enthusiastically pulled her in. As for the urgent matter, I didn't have time to ask."

Lin Shu and Gu Jiu looked at each other. It was obvious that she came here to join in the fun. She was really bored. Why didn't Xu's father and mother find a few more young men for her to go on blind dates?

Xu Ming glanced at Xu Ting, who was having a hot affair with Liu Xiaoe, and asked guiltily, "When are you two going to go back to the provincial capital to hold the wedding?"

Gu Jiu parked his bicycle in the corridor of the patio, and while taking the dishes hanging above, he replied: "After returning home on the third day, we will go to the provincial capital. My parents have already made preparations. After we go there and rest for a few days, we will hold the wedding banquet on the 18th."

Xu Ming looked back at the jeep outside the gate and said, "You three are going back home to the village. Do you still want to use the car? If you want to use the car, I'm too lazy to return it today. I'll return it when you're done using it."

Gu Jiu stuffed a bag of oranges into his hands and carried the vegetables to the kitchen. "No need. We are not going back to the village for our wedding. My father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law are all here. Lin Shu is prone to motion sickness, so we will stay here."

As for the return gifts for relatives in the village, I will ask Dongfa to help bring them back.

"This arrangement is fine. It's much more convenient than going back to the countryside." Xu Ming nodded.

Gu Jiu sent the dishes into the kitchen, and when he came out he asked Xu Ming to sit down and drink tea. As for Xu Ting, she was helping Comrade Liu Xiao'e peel peanuts. There would be many people at noon, so she prepared a plate of fried peanuts for everyone to eat with wine.

Lin Shu brought out a plate of oranges and placed it on the table. She sat next to Gu Jiu and said, "Brother Xu, you and your fiancée have been engaged for quite some time, right? When are you going to hold the wedding banquet?"

"I'm available anytime. I think it's useless to do something as important as marriage. It requires the woman's consent." Xu Ming was melancholy.

Bachelor men really want someone to warm their bed, especially when the weather is getting colder, but women always want to keep their daughter at home for a longer time.

So, he didn't know when it would end.

Gu Jiu gave him a sympathetic look and said, "You better try your best. Don't wait until I become a father before you get any results."

"Brother, what you said hurts my heart." Xu Ming sighed. Gu Jiu, who is younger than him, is already married, while he is still engaged and has not yet set a date.

Who do you think you can talk to to reason with this?

As for being a father, he didn't take it seriously at all.

He didn't take it seriously, but Xu Ting heard it and even took a look at Lin Shu's belly.

"Tingting girl, your brother is getting married soon. Do you have a partner?" Liu Xiao'e asked with a smile.

Xu Ting shook her head: "I'm not in a hurry for now. I can't find the right one."

"How can we not be anxious about this? A girl's blooming period is only a few years. It would be a pity if we delay it." Liu Xiao'e pointed to the store and said, "What do you think of my nephew? How about I introduce you to him?"

"Auntie, you don't have any plans to find a partner for the time being." Xu Ting was annoyed, but she had to keep smiling. She didn't know how uncomfortable it was to hold it in. "Besides, my mom and dad and I have never thought of finding a rural person who doesn't have a job."

The corners of Liu Xiao'e's mouth twitched. Does this girl need to be so blunt?

Of course she knew that her nephew was not worthy of a city dweller like her who had a job, but she should just keep her eyes back and stop staring at Gu Jiu.

Gu Jiu is now her son-in-law.