Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Because the store cannot be closed, people come in batches for lunch.

Lin Gang finished preparing the meal. He left half in the steamer to keep warm and put the other half on the table, inviting Gu Jiu and Lin Shu to eat.

After they sat down to eat, Lin Shucai found out through chatting that Lin Gang's girlfriend was called Fang Hong, who was a colleague of Lin Gang and worked in the same unit. She was the eldest in the family and had a younger brother and two younger sisters.

Fang Hong is a girl from a rural area near the power station. Because the construction of the power station occupied their village’s land, the power station gave their village ten places, and Fang Hong took one of them.

At first, Fang Hong heard Lin Gang talk about Lin Shu. As both were rural girls, she had a job while Lin Shu didn't, so she felt superior.

It was only when they met today that she realized that although Lin Shu was a country girl, her dress and temperament were more city-like than those of city people.

She has a flamboyant appearance and a calm temperament. Compared with Lin Gang, she has more of an elder sister demeanor.

Her clothes were too fashionable, and Fang Hong felt ashamed in front of her.

After dinner, Lin Gang took Fang Hong to the shop in front and exchanged the eldest sister-in-law, the second sister-in-law and Dongfa back.

"Hey, little sister, your belly is so big?" The eldest sister-in-law noticed the changes in Lin Shu's belly as soon as she came in. "Have you two eaten?"

"We've already eaten." Seeing that his sister-in-law was about to boil water for tea, Lin Shu hurriedly stopped her, "Sister-in-law, don't be busy yet, hurry up and eat."

The eldest and second sisters-in-law brought out the dishes and sat down to eat. "Okay, let's eat and talk at the same time."

"Aunt, Uncle." Dongfa came in carrying a bag of golden oranges.

There were oranges on the table. Lin Shu took one, peeled it, and took a bite. It tasted good and was quite sweet.

"Dongfa, I see the business in the store is pretty good. Is the warehouse fully stocked?"

Lin Dongfa sat down and drank the hot water his mother poured for him. "I prepared enough a month ago. I sent the New Year's goods to the county store two days ago. Aunt, are you planning to go back after the New Year this time?"

Lin Shu nodded, "Yes, I plan to spend the New Year in the county town, and then go to the provincial capital after the New Year."

As for when to return to the provincial capital after the Chinese New Year, the specific date has not yet been determined.

"That's great, but our company will definitely have business during the New Year. Should we close during the New Year?"

"I've been busy for several months, so it's okay to take a few days off. I can't not go home for the New Year just to earn these few days' money."

To be honest, making money is important. Lin Dongfa thinks that family reunion during the Chinese New Year is more meaningful. "Then I'll listen to you. We'll have the 29th off."

After chatting with Dongfa about some business matters, Lin Shu turned to look at his two sisters-in-law who were eating.

"Now that you've all come to the city, what have you done with the pigs, chickens and ducks you raised at home? Have you sold them?"

Second sister-in-law Lu Yinhua: "My eldest sister-in-law came here for more than a month first. I waited until Xiaoyu and Xiaoshuang had their winter vacation before coming here to help. I also took advantage of this month to sell the two pigs at home, and brought up the chickens and ducks that were not sold and left them at my parents' place for our own consumption."

"Xiaoyu and her two siblings are in the county town?"

"Well, my parents help take care of them for me. We are so busy in the city every day that we don't have time to take care of them." Lu Yinhua nodded.

The main reason is that there are many people hired from the county, and Lin Dashan and Liu Xiao'e are relatively free, so they can help take care of the three children.

Lin Shu glanced at his watch. It was getting late, and they still had to rush back to the county town. "Okay, since everything is fine in the store, let's take a bus back to the county town first."

Several people who were eating stood up immediately.

Lin Dongfa asked, "Aunt, are you going back now? I wanted to show you the account book after dinner."

Lin Shu waved his hand and said, "You can take the account book back with you when you go home for the New Year. As for the money, keep it in the bank's account. As the bank grows, the money can be used as working capital."

Lin Dongfa finished all the rice in the bowl in a few bites, put down his bowl and chopsticks, helped carry the luggage and sent Lin Shu and Gu Jiu to the bus station opposite to catch a bus.

The eldest sister-in-law He Caiyun and the second sister-in-law Lu Yinhua also put down their bowls and chopsticks and saw the two out.

"Little sister, please go slowly. Tell mom and dad that we won't be able to go back until the 29th."

"Okay, sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, we don't need to see you off. You can go back and have dinner." Lin Shu waved at them, and followed Gu Jiu and Lin Dong out of the side door.

Sitting in the car back to the county town, Lin Shu asked: "Did you tell Xu Ming and the others about your return this time?"

Gu Jiu: “No.”

Lin Shu nodded. No wonder he didn’t see the boy driving over to pick him up. It turned out he didn’t know yet.

"After we take a day off and recover, we'll ask them to come over for a get-together. I haven't seen them for a long time and I miss them a lot."

"it is good."

After returning to the county town, Lin Shu and Gu Jiu did not go to the convenience store, but went home first.

Although I didn’t have morning sickness this time, it was still nearly ten hours on the train and nearly two hours in the car. It was really tiring to be in the car for more than ten hours.

She urgently needs to go home and have a good rest.

The two returned home and put down their luggage. Gu Jiu immediately went to get some water to clean the bedroom and then made the bed.

Lin Shuze immediately used the wood stove to boil water, and when the water was hot, he washed from head to toe. After washing with hot water, his whole body was warm.

"It's really painful to take a car in this weather. Taking a train is better because the berths have quilts to cover them. Taking a car is just to survive by shaking my legs."

Gu Jiu brought a towel over to help her wipe her hair, "There's nothing I can do. The car doesn't have a heater, so I can only hold on. What do you want to eat tonight?"

"It seems like there is nothing at home. What should I eat?" Lin Shu took a cotton coat and put it on. He walked into the kitchen with wet hair and sat in front of the stove, burning the fire and roasting his hair.

Gu Jiu followed her into the kitchen with a towel, stood behind her and helped her wipe her hair again and comb it.

"It's not even five o'clock yet. Tell me what you want to eat and I'll go buy it." Gu Jiu didn't want to settle for a simple meal in the evening. There was a pregnant woman at home, so it was better not to settle for plain noodles without any nutrition.

"Then go buy it. I want to eat pickled fish. Is there any fish for sale in the market at this time?"

"I'll go take a look and if it's not there, I'll just buy whatever I see."

Gu Jiu rolled up his sleeves, washed the rice and steamed it, then told Lin Shu not to go to bed until his hair was dry. Only after getting Lin Shu's promise did he ride his bicycle out the door.

As soon as I pushed my bicycle to the entrance of the alley, I ran into my next-door neighbor Aunt Cui.

"Gu boy, you're back. Where have you two been during this time?"

"Aunt Cui." Gu Jiu was stopped by Aunt Cui and had to stop. "We have been back to the provincial capital for a few months. Did you just come back from the vegetable market?"

Aunt Cui's vegetable basket contained some onions, garlic, and a cabbage, with two pieces of tofu on top.

"Yes, his uncle from the same family came to our house this afternoon. We didn't have much vegetables at home, so I thought about going to the market to buy some more. But when I got there, there were no vegetables left. I only managed to grab two pieces of tofu."

"No more fish?"

"Oh my, it's already afternoon, where are the fish for sale? If you go early in the morning, you might be able to grab one, but now you can't even get a single one after removing the hair."

Gu Jiu's mouth twitched, "Then I'll go buy some vegetables."