Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

He Caiyun returned home early after completing three work points. When she came back, she had to fill the water tank at home in advance, wash vegetables and cook, chop grass to feed the pigs, and put the chickens back into the coop. Rural women have little free time in a day.

Fill the water tank with water, wash the sorghum rice, put it on the stove and start boiling. When the water boils, use low heat to simmer it slowly.

He Caiyun walked out of the kitchen, chopped some vegetable leaves and bran to mix with them to feed the chickens, then sat in front of the house and started chopping grass for the pigs.

As a girl who grew up in the countryside and married into the Lin family as the eldest sister-in-law, He Caiyun may have her own little thoughts, but it must be said that she is good at work.

After chopped pig grass and mixed it with cooked rice bran to feed the pigs, He Caiyun swept the house and started washing and cutting vegetables without stopping.

Just then, she heard some noise outside the house. She poked her head out of the kitchen and saw Liu Xiao'e and the other two returning. She happily wiped her hands and walked out quickly.

"Mom, Yinhua, little sister, you're back. Wow, we've gained a lot today!"

While greeting each other, He Caiyun noticed that their baskets were full of mushrooms.

"Well, go get a basin and pick some young mushrooms to make soup tonight. You've been busy outside all day and you've sweated a lot. Drinking some soup will warm your stomach."

"Hey, I'll go right away."

He Caiyun came out again, holding a basin in one hand and a kettle and a bowl in the other.

"I'll pick the mushrooms. You guys take a sip of water first."

Liu Xiao'e smiled with satisfaction, took the kettle, poured a bowl of water and drank it, then handed the bowl to Lin Shu.

Lin Shu poured a large bowl of water and drank it, then he felt his smoking throat was much better. He saw his second sister-in-law was busy taking out the bamboo mat used to dry vegetables at home.

"Second sister-in-law, you should drink some water too." As he said that, he took over the work in her hands.

These mushrooms need to be hung up to dry before daybreak, otherwise they will all go bad if they stay in the basket overnight.

After drying all the mushrooms in the baskets, Lin Shu went to the kitchen to get hot water to wash his hair and take a bath.

When she came out of the shower, she found that the men in the house had already left work.

He Caiyun also brought the food to the table.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law."

Lin Xiaoyu and Lin Xiaoshuang came back and were surprised to see mushrooms drying outside the house. When they saw Lin Shu, they rushed to her.

"Aunt, can we go into the mountains with you tomorrow?"

Lin Shu sat at the table with wet hair and shook his head: "My aunt has something to do tomorrow, so I'm afraid I can't take you up the mountain."

"Aunt, is there anything more important than picking mushrooms?" The two little girls' eyes were filled with disappointment.

The adults in the family also looked puzzled.

"Why don't you go to the mountain for a walk tomorrow? You might as well pick up some mushrooms and dry them while there are still some in the mountains." Lin Dashan said.

He Caiyun nodded: "Dad is right, let's pick up more now and add some food to the family."

You have to know that as a housewife, the man in the family only needs to go to work and earn work points, while the woman is responsible for the trivial housework and the family's meals.

For example, women decide what meals to cook every day and how much to cook.

Speaking of food, the dishes for every meal on the table are prepared by women, just like every family's private plot is taken care of by women. So He Caiyun really hopes to pick more mushrooms to dry, so that when there are no vegetables in the fields, she can soak some mushrooms to add to the dishes.

"Everyone has worked all day, let's eat first. We can talk about anything after dinner." Lin Shu was hungry and didn't want to explain too much, so he decided to eat first.

Liu Xiao'e also said: "You are not hungry yet, eat first."

Everyone first filled half a bowl of mushroom soup and drank it, marveling at its deliciousness. At this moment, a loud voice came from outside.

"Brother, sister-in-law, are you back?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xiu appeared at the door. After she came in, Lin Mei followed behind her.

"It's his second aunt who's here. Please come in and sit down." Liu Xiao'e looked at everyone helplessly, put down her bowl and chopsticks, stood up, and greeted them with a smile.

"Wow, you really picked up so many mushrooms. I didn't believe it when I heard the villagers say so. I didn't expect you really picked up so many mushrooms."

It was getting dark now, but it didn't prevent Li Xiu from seeing the mushrooms drying on the bamboo mat. Greed flashed in his eyes, and he turned around and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, did you find a mushroom nest? We are all family, why didn't you ask me to go up the mountain with you? We can also pick some to add to the family's dishes."

Liu Xiao'e smiled, "If you want to add a dish, I'll pick some for you at the banquet and let you take them home to make soup."

"Sister-in-law, don't be busy, eat first." Li Xiu walked into the house with a smile, quickly glanced at the dining table, and said in surprise: "Wow, brother, your living standard is quite high. Not only do you have mushroom soup, but you also have lotus root. This is not something our production team has. Did you buy it at the rural food store?"

Lin Dashan pulled the corner of his mouth and asked politely, "Would you like to sit down and eat something with your sister-in-law and Mei Zi?"

Liu Xiao'e followed in, moved a stool for them to sit on, and explained: "Why would we spend money to buy lotus roots at the grocery store? My second sister's grandson was one month old a few days ago, and I went out to drink and brought some back."

"Oh, his second aunt is really good to you. She always thinks of your family when she has good things." Li Xiu sighed and said, "Oh, it's good to have a brother or sister who always thinks of you."

Lin Shu looked up at her performing hard and couldn't help asking, "Second Aunt, what's the matter with coming here so late?"

You have to know that in the countryside, this era is different from later times. Now if there is no moonlight in the sky after dark, you really can't see your hand in front of you.

In rural areas, villagers generally do not go out after dark unless necessary, for fear of bumping into things.

It's getting dark outside soon. If you have something to say, say it quickly and come back as soon as you're done. Don't delay here any longer. Otherwise, when it gets really dark, Lin Dashan will definitely ask his eldest brother to take them there.

Lin Shu didn't want his family to send them off in the dark. What if they fell?

"Haha, there is something. I heard that you picked a lot of mushrooms in the mountains, so I was thinking about whether I could bring some plums tomorrow. I also wanted to take advantage of this period of time to pick more and dry them, so that I can have some dishes for my family in the future." Li Xiu said with a smile.

Lin Shu lowered his head and chuckled: "Lin Mei has time to go up the mountain?"

Li Xiu: "Why not? She can't earn many work points if she goes to work, so why not go with you to the mountains to pick some mushrooms and bring them back to add to the family's dishes."

"Unfortunately, I don't have time to go up the mountain tomorrow. Now is the time when mushrooms grow. Second Aunt, you can go up the mountain and pick more tomorrow."

"What are you doing tomorrow?" At this time, Lin Mei, who had been silent since she came in, asked.

"I have some personal matters to attend to." Lin Shu didn't want to talk to her more.

"What private matter?" Lin Mei asked nervously.

Lin Shu just glanced at her coldly and lowered his head to continue eating.

Others also looked at Lin Mei in surprise. They had all said it was a private matter, and if it was a private matter, it was impossible to tell everything to others.