Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Gu Jiu and Lin Shu prepared a lot of things for the three-day return gifts. Candies, malted milk, and canned food are always the most popular choices for gifts in this era.

Lin Shu bought a few extra pieces of cloth, as well as fruits and meat from the system mall.

This return gift is considered very generous no matter in the city or in the countryside. When Liu Xiao'e saw these big and small bags of gifts, she felt both distressed and blamed them.

"Oh, you don't have to live your life in the future, right? Just take two things as gifts. You are probably moving your whole home here, right?"

"Mom, most of these gifts are for you. The fabrics can be given to my two sisters-in-law. They have been very concerned about my wedding and have worked hard. These pieces of fabric can be given to them to make some clothes. I have made a few sets of clothes for you and dad, and I will ask Gu Jiu to deliver them to you tomorrow."

Lin Shu said, pointing to other gifts, "We will eat the fruits and meat ourselves, and we can give some of the candies and canned food to Second Aunt."

The rest naturally belongs to our family. There are quite a few people in the family, and this amount of food is simply not enough for them to eat.

Giving two gifts to the second wife is considered presentable. In rural areas, as long as you do not lose the most basic etiquette, it will be fine.

When Liu Xiao'e heard that several sets of clothes were made for her and the old man, she became worried and tugged at Lin Shu, "You made several sets of clothes for us, but have you prepared any for your parents-in-law?"

"Don't worry, I made a winter coat for each of them. The fabrics are relatively expensive. I think it's worthy of their status."

When Liu Xiao'e heard that the fabric was expensive, she felt relieved, "That's good, the fabric is good, I think your parents-in-law will like it."

Liu Xiao'e had such thoughts because, after all, she felt inferior in her heart. She felt that her family background was not worthy of the Gu family's, and she always felt inferior.

After returning home three days later, Gu Jiu and Lin Shu began to pack their luggage. Gu Jiu even went to the train station in the city and bought tickets in advance.

The ticket was for the 8pm train the next day.

The next day, Gu Jiu went out to arrange the store business. After returning, he and Lin Shu cleaned up the house. The beddings had to be put into the closet. After all, they didn't know how long they would stay in the provincial capital. The beddings were spread on the bed and collected dust. Some food at home was sent to the old house for fear of spoiling.

At noon, they carried their luggage and went directly to the old house to have lunch.

in the kitchen.

While washing vegetables, Liu Xiao'e asked, "When did my in-laws decide to hold the wedding banquet?"

Gu Jiu, who was helping to cook, heard this and said, "The eighteenth of this month, which is the day after tomorrow."

"We are in a hurry. Please take good care of the youngest one on the train. She is suffering from morning sickness and I don't know if she will get carsick. What will happen if she gets carsick? It will take nearly ten hours from here to the provincial capital."

Gu Jiu: "Mom, don't worry, I will take good care of her. You don't have to worry. There is no gasoline smell on the train, so Shushu shouldn't get carsick."

Liu Xiao'e felt a little relieved. "That's good. I was worried that she would get carsick."

During the lunch, either my parents reminded me to be careful on the road, or Gu Jiu reminded Ding Zaichun and An Fan to take care of the store and the two elderly people.

Because he had to take a bus from the county to the city, Lin Shu didn't dare eat much at noon. He just drank a bowl of rice porridge and refused to eat anything else.

After lunch, they took a one and a half hour nap. Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Ming drove a green jeep to pick them up and prepared to take them to the city railway station.

On the way to the city, Lin Shu lived up to everyone's expectations and vomited all the way. When he arrived at the train station, he felt very depressed.

It's so painful to ride in a car when you're pregnant.

Gu Jiu said goodbye to Xu Ming and helped Lin Shu into the waiting room.

After resting for a while in the waiting room, I felt a little better, at least I wasn't so dizzy anymore.

"How are you? Are you feeling better?" Gu Jiu took out a thermos from his bag, poured half a cup of warm water and handed it to her.

Lin Shu took a few sips of the water and hummed weakly, "A little better."

She wouldn't get motion sickness if she didn't take a train, but the waiting room at the train station was really not a suitable place to rest. It was too noisy, making her ears buzz and her head feel dizzy.

Not long after, Gu Jiu heard the arrival of the train on the radio and helped Lin Shu stand up. "Let's go, the train has already started to arrive."

Gu Jiu carried two large bags and escorted Lin Shu towards the ticket gate.

Although the journey from the city to the provincial capital does not involve leaving the province, the speed of trains these days is limited, so the journey time is not short. It takes nearly ten hours to reach the provincial capital.

Gu Jiu took Lin Shu's physical condition into consideration, so they bought sleeper tickets.

There were only a few people in a small sleeper car, so it was quiet and suitable for pregnant women to rest. The hard seats were crowded and noisy, and the smells were mixed, which was a test for Lin Shu, who was suffering from morning sickness.

Gu Jiu also took into consideration the need to take care of Lin Shu, so he bought two tickets for the lower berths to make it easier for him to take care of the pregnant woman.

As a result, when he arrived at the carriage and carried his luggage in, Gu Jiu found that there were people sitting or lying on the lower berths of the two berths.

The couple was confused. Gu Jiu went back to the door of the carriage and compared the carriage number carefully, and it was correct.

Gu Jiu put the luggage bag in the corridor and let Lin Shu sit on it to rest. He turned around and went to find the flight attendant.

Lin Shu sat in the corridor, drinking warm water while looking solemnly at the two women lying on the bed in the carriage without taking off their shoes.

It didn't take long before Gu Jiu followed the flight attendant over.

The attendant glanced at Lin Shu who was sitting in the corridor and walked directly into the carriage. "Comrade, please show us your tickets."

The two women lying on the lower bunks hurriedly sat up when they saw the conductor coming in. When they saw that their tickets were going to be checked, they took them out of their pockets.

"Comrade, this is our ticket. We didn't sit in a random car. This is the car written on the ticket."

Lin Shu felt sick to her heart. If these two people were passengers in this carriage, she would have to sit with such uncivilized people all the way. It would be terrible. She didn't know what strange things would happen on the way.

But when you are traveling, sometimes you really can't just choose your fellow passengers.

The conductor took their tickets, looked at them, turned them over, pointed at the numbers on the tickets and said, "Comrades, you are wrong. Your car number is No. 9, not No. 6. Did you look at your tickets upside down just now?"

I am really impressed. It seems like they are two illiterate people who can barely recognize big characters and can barely recognize numbers, otherwise they must have entered the wrong carriage.

When the two women heard that they had entered the wrong carriage, they became anxious and snatched the tickets to check. They saw that the ticket was number 9.

"What's going on? You can't even print the ticket properly. You made 9 and 6 look exactly the same. You can't blame us for making a mistake. If you reverse the order, it's the same number."

The flight attendant was at a loss for words and politely asked them to take their luggage to their own compartments.

After the two women left, muttering all the way, Gu Jiu pointed to the order for the lower berth and said to the attendant, "Look, this bed is so messy and dirty, can you help us change the sheets?"

The flight attendant wanted to say, just tidy it up if it's a mess, and don't be so pretentious when you're out, but Gu Jiu shook out the bed sheet with two black marks from the two women's steps, and the flight attendant swallowed back what she wanted to say.

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll have someone come over to change it to a clean one."

"It's troublesome."

By the time the attendant changed the sheets, the train had been running for half an hour.

After tossing and turning for so long, Lin Shu can finally sit down and have a good rest. He feels dizzy and just wants to take a nap.

Gu Jiu sat on the lower bunk opposite him, drinking tea, and glanced at the two empty upper bunks. "Fortunately, there are only two of us in this carriage, so no one is making noise. If you are tired, you can take a nap."

Lin Shu's sequelae of motion sickness have not been completely eliminated. Sleeping is the best way to recover. After listening to him, she covered herself with the quilt she had just changed. "I just want to take a nap. Don't leave when I fall asleep. I'm afraid someone will come in."

It’s too insecure to sleep on the train. It’s best to have someone next to you, otherwise I really don’t dare to fall asleep.

"Okay, I'll lie here and read." Gu Jiu took out a book from his backpack. I don't know when he put it in the bag.

After hearing his assurance, Lin Shu closed her eyes with peace of mind. She didn't know how long she slept before she woke up to the shaking of the train and the sound of the broadcast.

Perhaps she was too tired from motion sickness and slept so deeply that she didn't even dream. She woke up in a daze and was confused for a long time before she remembered that she was on a train.

Gu Jiu noticed Lin Shu's movement. He put down his book, stood up and walked over. "Are you awake? Are you still dizzy?"

Lin Shu sat up and shook his head: "I'm not dizzy anymore, and I'm back to normal."

"That's good." Gu Jiu's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down. "Would you like some water?"

Lin Shu: "The water in the cup should be cold now."

"It's cold. I'll go get some hot water. Are you hungry?" Gu Jiu raised his wrist to check the time. "It's already midnight. There must be no food for sale on the train. If you're hungry, eat the steamed buns and eggs that mom packed for us."

Lin Shu vomited out all the food in his stomach while riding in the car. There was no food in his stomach anymore. When he took the train, his body had not recovered yet so he did not feel hungry.

It was only then that Gu Jiu asked that he felt very hungry. It was late at night and he could only have hot water with steamed buns and eggs to make do for a temporary meal.

Lin Shu felt the train slowly stop and looked out the window. It was pitch black outside. Apart from the occasional flashing lights, he could not see anything. "Which station is this?"

"Yangshan Station, the train has traveled half the distance here." Gu Jiu asked Lin Shu to wait, picked up two thermos cups and went out of the carriage to boil some water.

Lin Shu got up, put on her cashmere coat, and made her bed. She heard the sound of the carriage door opening and thought it was Gu Jiu who came back. She turned around and saw two men, one old and one young. She was startled. Then she saw the luggage they were carrying and realized that the two men should be passengers on the upper bunk.

The old man and the young man also noticed Lin Shu, nodded politely, and then went about putting their luggage away.

Gu Jiu went to the toilet and came back to find two men on the upper bunk. He looked at them with a little surprise and put the thermos cup on the table. "The water is a little hot. You need to cool it down before drinking it."

Lin Shu took out steamed buns and eggs wrapped in oil paper from her bag. The steamed buns were as big as the man’s fist, and they each got one.

The light yellow steamed buns were made by Liu Xiao'e herself. They had a strong wheat aroma and tasted better than the white steamed buns made in later generations.

Eating a few bites of steamed buns and drinking a sip of hot water is more to Lin Shu's current taste than meat buns.

I ate a steamed bun and an egg, which made me feel a little choked. I drank a few sips of water to suppress the urge, and then I felt full.

After eating and drinking, Lin Shu was no longer sleepy.

The old man and the young boy on the upper bunk should be grandfather and grandson. They have closed their eyes now and I don’t know if they are asleep or not.

Gu Jiu and Lin Shu didn't want to chat and disturb their sleep, so Lin Shu simply took out two comic books from his bag and started reading them.

I read one book after another, but I fell asleep without knowing when.

A burst of crying outside the carriage woke up the four people who were sleeping.

Lin Shu sat up and was about to ask what was going on when he caught a glimpse of a dark shadow falling from the upper bunk out of the corner of his eye. There was a bang and several screams were heard in the carriage.

I rely on!

Lin Shu saw the falling shadow and found it was the boy on the upper bunk. He quickly asked, "Are you okay?"

How could I be so careless as to fall directly from the upper bunk?

Are all young men so wild when they sleep?

The young man in black grimaced in pain. The old man on the opposite bunk hurriedly got down from the upper bunk, walked over to the young man and asked with concern: "Xiao Nian, how are you? Did you fall anywhere?"

"Master, I'm fine."

It's like suddenly falling from a great height while sleeping, and both mentally and physically it's a bit hard for me to react.

The old man was relieved to hear him say that he was fine, but he was still worried, so he started to blame him, "Why can't you sleep peacefully? How did you fall from upstairs?"

The young man in black felt aggrieved, and it showed on his face. He said aggrievedly, "I was sleeping soundly, and who knew what ghost was yelling and screaming, and scared me so much that I turned over and fell off the bed."

A false alarm.

Lin Shu couldn't help laughing. Well, to be honest, the crying noise outside was the culprit.

Hearing the crying sounds outside that had not stopped yet, Gu Jiu opened the door of the carriage and walked out. Not long after, he came back.

Xiang Linshu explained: "Someone in the back car caught a thief who stole a wallet. He started shouting and woke up the other people in the car. When everyone checked their wallets, seven or eight people found that their wallets were stolen, so there was a commotion."

It was late at night, when everyone was fast asleep, and the thief could just get off at the next stop if he acted at this time. If he had not been caught when stealing the wallet, no one would have been able to catch him until he got off the bus at the next stop.

The young man in black asked, "Is the thief still in the back car?"

"Yeah." Gu Jiu nodded.

"Damn it, sir, I'll be back soon!" The young man in black, who was rubbing his waist, cursed, stood up and walked out.

The old man didn't stop him.

Lin Shu didn't know what the boy wanted to do. There was a train policeman on the train. Did he want to beat up the thief?

Lin Shu's guess was soon answered, because the young man in black walked in with his head lowered, blowing air into his fist.

As soon as he came back, he complained to the old man: "Master, that thief is worthy of being a thief, his skin is thick and his flesh is tough. I beat him with my fist until it turned red."

The old man was lying on the upper bunk. After hearing what he said, he just glanced at him calmly and said, "It's not that the thieves are thick-skinned, but that your fists are not hard enough and lack training. When you go back, practice twenty more punches every day."

The young man in black was standing between the two bunks, completely petrified. He just wanted to act coquettishly, but how did it become a punishment to practice twenty more punches every day?