Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

"What would you like to eat?" Xie Chunlei asked the round-faced girl next to him.

The round-faced girl was the blind date his mother had asked someone to introduce to her. Her name was Xiaoyan and she was an employee at the county agricultural machinery station.

Xiaoyan looked a little shy and glanced at the small blackboard of today's supply. "I don't mind. I'm not picky about food."

Xie Chunlei frowned slightly. The only meat dish listed on the menu today was twice-cooked pork. In addition to the meat, there was also a braised fish fillet and a few vegetables.

"Give us one portion of twice-cooked pork, one portion of braised fish fillet, another portion of shredded potatoes, and two bowls of rice."

"Half a pound of meat coupons, eight ounces of grain coupons, plus one dollar and thirty-five cents." The waiter took his money and gave him a small receipt: "Go find a table and sit down and wait."

The two found a table against the wall and sat down. Xie Chunlei poured her a glass of water: "This is all for now. If it's not enough, add more."

Xiaoyan took the cup and said thank you, "I don't eat much, so this amount of food is enough."

It was dinner time at this point and there were only a few empty tables in the state-owned restaurant. The two strangers didn't know what topic to talk about.

Their table fell into silence for a moment.

It was not until the waiter called them to serve the dishes that Xie Chunlei stood up as if relieved and went to serve the dishes and rice.

There was a big bowl of rice weighing four taels. Xiaoyan poked at the rice. She was satisfied with Xie Chunlei's appearance. She still wanted to know more about him, so she asked, "Comrade Xie, I heard from the matchmaker that you work in the township supply and marketing cooperative?"

Xie Chunlei helped her pick up a piece of twice-cooked pork with some fat and some lean meat. "Yes, it's in the transportation department."

Xiaoyan was delighted when she heard this and asked, "Transportation department, that's pretty good. Can you drive?"

Xie Chunlei twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, "No."

"In the transportation department, you should have the opportunity to come into contact with this kind of technology, and it should be easier to learn than in other departments." When Xiaoyan heard that he was in the transportation department, she seemed to open up all of a sudden.

The two of them ate and chatted, with Xiaoyan basically talking and Jie Chunlei answering.

When they were almost done eating, Xie Chunlei put down his chopsticks and straightened his face. "Comrade Xiaoyan, I want to ask you what you think of temporary workers?"

"Temporary...temporary worker?" Xiaoyan was happy in her heart and thought he was good-looking. If they got married, she could use some connections to transfer him to the county town. So, she didn't react to this question for a while.

“For temporary workers.”

"What can I think? It's not all..." Xiaoyan suddenly reacted, thinking of a possibility, and looked at him in disbelief, "You don't want to tell me that you are a temporary worker in the township supply and marketing cooperative, do you?"

Xie Chunlei nodded. "It's possible that the matchmaker didn't tell you clearly about my situation. I thought that since it's a blind date, there should be no deception. I'm a temporary worker in our township supply and marketing cooperative, working in the transportation department. I'm not a driver, but..., in layman's terms, I'm a porter, responsible for carrying goods from the county town back to our township."

"Porter? Measuring with your legs and carrying the goods back on your shoulders?"

Xiaoyan was so shocked that she couldn't recover for a long time. She had lived in the county town since she was a child and knew that transportation was inconvenient now, but she had never thought that the goods from the township supply and marketing cooperatives had to be carried back on their shoulders.

She thought that everything was transported by car, but she didn't expect the man in front of her...

After learning the truth, I looked at the person in front of me again. He was muscular and his skin was darker than those working in the city. He looked like someone who was always on the road.

I couldn't accept it in my heart. I finally went on a blind date with a man who satisfied my looks, but I told me that he was a temporary worker, and a temporary worker who did the hardest and most tiring work.

At the same time, she felt ashamed and angry, thinking that the Jie family and the matchmaker had teamed up to make fun of her. They knew she would not marry unless she was a worker, but they found a temporary worker to humiliate her. Were they mocking that Zhang Xiaoyan was only worthy of being a temporary worker?

Xie Chunlei saw the other person's face was full of colors and he sighed in his heart. He probably knew the result of this blind date.

"I'm full, take your time. We have to go to the countryside to pick up supplies tomorrow, so I have to sort out the goods for now, so I'll leave first."

After saying this, he left without any reluctance.

"Tsk, there is an insurmountable gap between the workers who are paid by the ration card and the temporary workers. That female comrade is still clear-headed and has not been bewitched by her beauty." Xu Ting looked at Zhang Xiaoyan who left in shame and anger, and clicked her tongue.

Xu Ming tapped the table gently and reminded her, "Just eat and don't mind other people's business. As long as two hearts love each other, I don't think these external conditions are obstacles. The female comrade just now is too realistic and snobbish."

Xu Ting sneered: "Tsk, that man clearly didn't explain his situation clearly just now. He fantasized that the girl would fall in love with him at first sight and go out with him regardless of work. In my opinion, people of different social classes should stay in their own social classes. It's wrong to have such wishful thinking."

"Brother Jiu, do you think I'm right?"

Gu Jiu looked up at her and said, "It's best not to say such class remarks. I'm afraid that I will offend all the working people of the proletariat. I think as long as a person has good character and correct values, we should respect him no matter where he comes from."

"Gu Jiu is right. It's best not to use filters when looking at people!" Xu Ming warned her.

Xu Ting disagreed with their preaching and snorted, "Humph! So the reason you two went to the countryside every day some time ago was just to mingle with those peasants?"

These words were a bit harsh, causing the two men to frown slightly.

Gu Jiu felt that Xu Ting was not his sister, so it was not his turn to teach her. Xu Ming glanced at the other guests in the hotel and did not argue with her on this matter.

......

There are a lot of mushrooms on the mountain recently, and many villagers have gone up the mountain. Lin Shu has been picking mushrooms for a while. Not to mention selling them to the system, the ones he dried at home are almost filling up two large snakeskin bags.

Of course she did not forget to set traps, but she had never made one before. She tried for a long time and failed countless times. This time she finally caught some wild game.

"Youngest, take the pheasant from the kitchen with you. Also, there are not enough mushrooms. Add some more." Liu Xiao'e felt that since they were going to thank her friends for helping with the matter concerning the eldest and second oldest brothers, these few things would be a little too little.

Lin Shu put all the mushrooms into a snakeskin bag, tied up the pheasants and hares and placed them at the bottom of the backpack. "That's enough. Divide the snakeskin bag of dried mushrooms into two portions, one for each of them. The game will be a treat for them. I'll buy some candy, eggs or wine when we get to the county. This gift is not small. If I buy more, I'm afraid it will have a bad impact on them."

Liu Xiao'e thought that leaders didn't like to be blatantly accepted gifts. If they gave gifts too ostentatiously, they might not express gratitude but make enemies. "You are right. Just keep this in mind. You can handle it yourself."

"Lin Shu, how about I go with you?" Lin Gang was eager to go. He hadn't been to the county town for half a year and really wanted to go for a stroll in the city.