Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

At the same time, Xu Ting dressed up carefully and waited at the door of Zhang Pujun's unit.

When it was time to get off work, Zhang Pujun saw Xu Ting standing at the gate from afar.

"Tingting, you got off work so early. How long have you been here? Are you cold standing outside? Why don't you go to the security room and wait for me?"

Xu Ting didn't care about Zhang Pujun's distress. She noticed that the employees who were going home after get off work were all looking at them.

Xu Ting pushed her bicycle towards the intersection first, "Let's talk while we walk."

"Okay." Zhang Pujun followed excitedly, "Today is not the weekend, why did you want to come to me? Did something happen to you?"

Xu Ting turned her head and glanced at him. He was wearing a windbreaker with a scarf, a pair of gold-framed glasses on his nose, and a tall stature, which barely met her most basic requirements.

"Today, a group of friends who I grew up with are having a dinner together. You come with me, and I'll introduce you to everyone."

When Zhang Pujun heard that Xu Ting took the initiative to bring him into her life circle, he excitedly nodded and agreed: "That's possible."

"When you get there, you won't be familiar with the others, so just follow my brother and let him take you."

"Okay, I've heard that Big Brother has a group of close friends, but I've never had the chance to meet them. Now that I meet them this time, I will get along well with them, don't worry." Zhang Pujun promised.

Xu Ting couldn't help feeling disappointed when listening to Zhang Pujun's words. He looked good, but he wasn't cool enough and he talked too much.

After all, he is not the man in my heart. Their personalities are too different. It is impossible to find a replacement.

The two of them walked into the old neighborhood one after the other, turned left and right and arrived at the door of Gu Jiu's ancestral home. Xu Ting went forward and knocked on the door for a long time but no one came to open it.

Zhang Pujun parked his bike and leaned over the gate to listen to the noise inside. "Tingting, it's very quiet inside. They should not be at home. Are you sure they are having a meal here?"

Xu Ting said coldly, "They are always here. Where else can they go if they are not here today?"

Zhang Pujun looked at the old street and hesitated for a moment before speaking out his guess: "Do you think they went to the state-owned restaurant?"

After all, in this kind of weather, who among the young people wants to cook for themselves at home?

"It's possible. Let's go to the state-owned restaurant and have a look." After being reminded, Xu Ting also reacted.

Aunt Cui next door was standing at the window and noticed a man and a woman knocking on the door. After they walked away, she patted her clothes and prepared to cook.

The men and women having dinner at the old house had no idea that Xu Ting was searching for them all over the streets and alleys.

After the show, Xu Ming returned home and the first thing he did when he entered the house was to turn on the light. He was startled to see Xu Ting sitting on the sofa, staring at the door with lifeless eyes.

"Why didn't you turn on the light while you were sitting in the living room? And you were staring at the door, scaring me."

Xu Ting didn't care whether he was frightened or not, and asked with a serious face: "Are you having a party today?"

Xu Ming didn't think much about it and nodded: "Yes."

"Where is the location?"

"Location..." Xu Ming finally reacted, walked up to Xu Ting, and looked at her carefully. She looked quite calm.

At the same time, he noticed the clothes she was wearing, "You won't come to see us today, will you?"

"......" Xu Ting glanced at him expressionlessly and didn't want to speak.

"Where did you go to find us? Let me guess, you went to the Gu family's ancestral home?" Xu Ming used a question, but his tone was firm.

Xu Ting was unwilling to give in, and said coldly: "I asked you one question, and you have so many questions waiting for me?"

"Gu Jiu invited us to dinner just to catch up on the past. It would be boring if you went. You women can't get involved in men's conversations."

Xu Ming's words were meant to comfort her, but to Xu Ting it sounded as if he looked down on her.

"Hmph, I can't get a word in. I'll take Zhang Pujun with me. He'll always have something to talk about with you guys. Just think of me as accompanying him."

Xu Ming shook his head. When a woman doesn’t want to reason with you, it’s impossible to reason with her.

Xu Ting continued to ask: "You haven't told me where you had the meal?"

"In the house next to their grocery store."

Xu Ming said this and went into the bathroom, leaving Xu Ting alone sitting in the living room, feeling annoyed as to why she hadn't thought of the convenience store during the day.

......

When I woke up the next day, there was no fog outside and the sun was shining brightly. The warm winter sun was the most comfortable to feel on my body.

After breakfast, Lin Shu looked at the bright sun outside and suggested, "My dad and his friends are looking after the store. It's fine for us to stay in the county town. Why don't we ride our bikes to the suburbs to have a look?"

Gu Jiu took a sip of tea and chuckled, "Wouldn't it be more pleasant for the two of us to sit outside the door to bask in the sun, drink some tea, and chat with the neighbors? What do you mean by outing? You just want to go to the mountains again."

Lin Shu chuckled: "We have only lived together for a few months, but you have already figured out my temperament."

Gu Jiu snorted complacently.

Lin Shu gently pushed him and asked, "Are you going or not?"

Gu Jiu's head shook as he was pushed, and he grinned foolishly: "Go!"

Since we are going up the mountain, we naturally have to change into work clothes. This kind of work clothes can withstand wear and tear and cannot even be damaged by thorns.

The two changed their clothes, and Gu Jiu packed a set of tools for going up the mountain, including a water bottle and dry food.

Lin Shu changed her clothes and came out. She looked down at her bulging belly and asked with a smile, "Do you think I look like a pot belly?"

"A bit like that." Gu Jiu checked the things he brought again and found that there was nothing missing. "Are you ready? If you are, let's go."

After all, winter is different from autumn. Even if it is sunny in winter, the wind blowing on your face is still cold.

But fortunately, it is within the acceptable range.

This time, the two took a different path into the mountains. The leaves of some trees had fallen, but the vast majority of trees on the mountain were still evergreen.

"Gu Jiu, look at this wild grass on the roadside, do you know what it is?" Lin Shu squatted in front of a patch of withered yellow grass.

Gu Jiu squatted down and followed her words and asked, "What is this?"

"This is a herb, and its rhizome can be used as medicine. It is called ground silkworm. If you take a medicinal hoe and dig out its rhizome, it looks like silkworm pupae, and can be pickled and eaten as a vegetable. In some places, it is called ground lotus root, sweet dew seed, etc."

Some unscrupulous merchants even soak silkworms and sell them as Cordyceps.

Earthworm has the effects of nourishing the kidney and lung, nourishing yin and blood, clearing away heat and detoxifying and relieving restlessness.

Gu Jiu took out the medicine hoe and dug out the rhizome in a few strokes. "This white and plump one really looks like a silkworm pupa."

"Well, it can be eaten as pickles, and can also be used to make soup."

"Please move aside. I'll dig them all out and use them to cook dishes in the evening." Gu Jiu threw the picked up roots into the basket, stood up and prepared to start digging.

After digging out the silkworms, the two men hid their bicycles and went into the forest.

As soon as he entered the forest, Lin Shujing's system reminded him that he had discovered a lot of Eucommia ulmoides.

The effects of vine eucommia and wood eucommia, also known as tree eucommia, are somewhat different. The whole plant of vine eucommia can be used for medicinal purposes and can be harvested throughout the year.

When its bark is broken, white liquid will flow out, and when the epidermis is torn off, long threads will be pulled out. This white liquid can be used as medicine and can also be used to refine rubber.

At the same time, Eucommia ulmoides is also a famous plant gold, with good medicinal and economic value.

"Gu Jiu, this is Eucommia ulmoides. Cut these vines. They are neither expensive nor cheap. They can be sold directly for two yuan per catty. If we cut a few dozen catties and take them back, we will earn more than a hundred yuan. Today's income is settled."