Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

"Lin Shu, what are you looking at?"

Lin Mei followed her gaze and noticed the boat on the river. "It's just a fishing boat. What's so interesting about it?"

Lin Shu looked back at her: "The motherland has beautiful mountains and rivers. I can see them however I want. Do I need your approval to see the scenery?"

Lin Mei felt wronged: "I was just concerned about you, but you were so harsh as soon as you opened your mouth. You must be crazy!"

"Since you know that, why do you still come to provoke me?" Lin Shu didn't want to have too much contact with her, so he turned around and left.

Now that the old lady has been sent to the mountain, she can only be a spectator and cannot help with anything else. It would be better for her to go for a walk in the mountains while there is still time.

"Hey, don't go. I have something to ask you." Seeing Lin Shu walking towards the hillside, Lin Mei hurriedly chased after him.

"Lin Shu, what did you say to Brother Chunlei that day that was too harsh and made him sad?"

Lin Shu was looking for someone in the crowd. Seeing Lin Mei following him, he frowned in disgust: "Instead of worrying about what I said to him, you might as well think about how to get Jie's mother to agree to let you marry him. You know, Jie Chunlei's mother didn't come to propose marriage because she disliked me because I was a country girl."

"Aunt Jie is not that kind of person. She doesn't like you. She must not like your weird personality." Lin Mei refuted without any confidence, but when she met Lin Shu's sarcastic eyes, she stopped for a moment.

Lin Shu shook off Lin Mei and looked for Lin Xiaoyu and her two siblings in the crowd.

I just looked around but didn't see the three people.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, have you seen Xiaoyu and her two siblings?"

He Caiyun waved her hand nonchalantly, "A child that old can't be lost. The three siblings must have gone out to play. They'll know to go home when they get hungry at noon."

Children in rural areas have always been left to their own devices. Those who don’t have to do anything usually go out to play at dawn and only go home to eat when they are hungry at mealtime.

After all, Lu Yinhua is the child's mother. Unlike He Caiyun, as a mother, when she heard that her child was missing, her instinct was to look for him.

"They should be gathered here to watch the fun. Have you searched all around?"

Lin Shu: "I looked everywhere, but couldn't find it."

This made Lu Yinhua a little anxious, "Then where can they go?" As she spoke, her eyes were already searching the crowd.

Lin Shu went to look for the three siblings, mainly because Xiaoyu helped her carry her backpack, sickle and small medicine hoe. As for danger, she had no idea what dangers there were in the countryside.

After hearing the second sister-in-law's question, I subconsciously looked towards the Qingjiang River, "Are the three of them going to the river to play in the water?"

Playing in the water in rural areas includes catching fish, touching snails, catching crabs, etc. There is no danger if the water is not deep.

It was this sentence that made Lin Shu and Lu Yinhua's hearts skip a beat, and they subconsciously looked towards the river.

But there were trees on the mountain and the river was nowhere to be seen, but the boats in the river were clearly visible.

Lin Shu jumped off a small mound and trotted down the mountain, "Sister-in-law, I'm going to the river to take a look."

Lu Yinhua thought that the children were not in any danger on the mountain. If they really went to the river, time would be of the essence. So when she saw Lin Shu running down the mountain, she followed him without thinking.

The aunt and sister-in-law ran to the riverside, but didn't see anyone. To be cautious, Lin Shu said, "Second sister-in-law, let's each look to one side. You go to the left and I go to the right. We will look along the riverside. If you find any footprints by the river, remember to call me first."

"it is good!"

Lu Yinhua's heart beat a little too fast when she thought about what might happen.

Without further ado, the two turned around and started looking in two different directions.

The river bank cannot be a straight line. The water surface forms an S-line according to the trend of the mountains. Following the S-line along the river not only blocks the view, but also prolongs the journey.

However, the view from the ships sailing on the river was very wide, and the situation along the coast was clearly visible, so while Lin Shu was searching, she was also paying attention to the motorboat that was getting closer and closer to her.

There was suona playing on the mountain and firecrackers were set off from time to time. As the distance between the aunt and the sister-in-law increased, if something happened, even if they shouted loudly, they might not be heard.

Lin Shu walked past a valley and went forward. There was no village over there in the deep mountains. He thought that the children could not go any further and must have gone in another direction.

Thinking of this, Lin Shu didn't dare to delay and immediately turned around to chase Lu Yinhua.

Suddenly, she noticed that the motor boat sailing downstream in the middle of the river turned and headed towards the shore. Moreover, there were two men standing on the boat who seemed very excited and shouted something.

Because of the river wind, the sound of diesel engines from motor boats, and firecrackers being set off on the mountain, Lin Shu couldn't hear what they were saying for a moment, but she instinctively knew that something had happened to the children.

She ran almost instinctively.

As for the other children, they felt that staying in the mountains was boring and they were not interested in the burial, so they thought of going to the river to see if they could catch some fish or snails.

The oldest, Xiaoyu, is only twelve years old. Children have lived in the village since childhood and have not received any safety awareness training. They have no idea how dangerous their behavior is. What's more, children in rural areas grow up with bumps and bruises like this.

The three children arrived at the river. They were afraid to go to the steeper river bank, so they could only grope around along the flatter water edge. From time to time they could find a few snails, which made them very happy.

The wind blew waves onto the river, and Lin Xiaoyu felt dizzy looking at the sparkling river. She suggested, "This is a slope, and I'm afraid I might slip down accidentally. Let's go over there and catch snails. There used to be a paddy field there."

Before the dam was built, the place she was talking about was a series of terraced fields, so it was relatively flat, and one could catch snails there without worrying about her brothers and sisters slipping into deep water.

The other two children thought it was just fun and had no objection to where to catch snails, so they went to another valley together.

This is also the reason why Lin Shu and Lu Yinhua did not see the three children when they ran to the river, because the small hill blocked their view.

There were some wild weeds growing in the paddy fields, and the recent spring water has submerged the fields.

"Sister, there are many snails hidden under the water plants in this abandoned flooded field." Xiaoshuang threw a handful of snails into the basket and groped forward intermittently.

Lin Xiaojun was young and unstable, so he lost his patience after catching a few snails. He wanted to catch fish and shrimps more.

But it’s not easy to catch fish in the water.

"Xiaojun, what are you doing?" Lin Xiaoyu asked when she noticed Lin Xiaojun's actions.

Lin Xiaojun stared at the small fish swimming in the water, unwilling to move his eyes, "I'm catching fish, there are so many small fish under the water plants."

Lin Xiaoyu didn't expect Lin Xiaojun to touch many snails. "Be careful, don't get your clothes wet."

"I know, long-winded!"

Lin Xiaojun cautiously reached his hand into the water and slowly approached the fish. Just when he thought he could catch it, the fish cleverly swung its tail and slipped out from between his fingers.

When I tried to catch it again, the fish had already hidden under the water plants.

Lin Xiaojun was chasing the small fish swimming under the water in the knee-deep water. Unknowingly, he walked to the edge of the paddy field and saw a big fish eating the water plants in the paddy field.