Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Gu Jiu introduced them to each other again, "Comrade Lin Shu, a native of Shanyin, invited you to the dinner this time because she trapped two pheasants and rabbits in the mountains, and sent them here for everyone to gather together."

"Today, we brothers can eat game thanks to our cousin Lin Shu. Everyone should give her a toast later." Xu Ming took over the conversation with a smile.

Lin Shu smiled and said to them, "Since we are all friends, you should eat and drink well tonight. If the game is to your liking, I will try it next time."

Li Yuanchao ate a rice noodle and said, "Comrade Lin Shu, we're all taking advantage of you tonight. You don't know, I haven't had meat for a month. I'm so craving for it."

Xu Ming poured everyone some good tea. After hearing what he said, he didn't believe it at all. "Don't make it sound so pitiful. There are several people in your family who work. Didn't the company give you meat coupons?"

Li Yuanchao had no sense of not airing his family's dirty laundry in public when facing his brothers, and he complained to them, "Don't mention it. You know there are a lot of people in my family, and the 4 taels of meat coupons each month only give us 1.2 jin for three people at work. My mother thinks the meat is too little, and one person can't eat a bite after buying it, so she likes to save it up for a few months and wait until the holidays to buy meat."

There are no holidays in these two months, so how could his mother be willing to use her meat coupons to buy meat?

Besides, the little meat coupons at home were used to buy fat meat and make oil, otherwise where would the family get the oil to cook?

"Speaking of which, I still envy Brother Nine the most. His family sends him meat coupons every month. One person can feed the whole family, and you can buy as much meat as you want and it all goes into your mouth. No one will snatch it from you. How great it is!" Tang Jianjun's eyes were full of envy.

"But now we don't envy you anymore. We envy Comrade Lin Shu instead." Tang Jianjun said to Lin Shu with a smile, "Comrade Lin Shu, are you good at trapping pheasants and rabbits? Are there many pheasants and rabbits in the mountains? Do you want us to follow you to trap in the mountains?"

"There's a lot of game, but that creature is also smart. It all depends on luck to catch it." Lin Shu leaned back in his chair and replied while peeling melon seeds.

Tang Jianjun nodded. If game in the mountains was so easy to catch, there would be no shortage of meat in the city.

As they chatted, they talked about work. When they learned that Lin Shu's elder and second brothers were hired as temporary workers at the power supply station, they all congratulated Lin Shu.

Li Yuanchao complained that his job was no different from that of a temporary worker at the power supply station. Not only was the salary low, but it was also dirty and tiring.

Lin Shu was curious about what his job was. Gu Jiu sat next to her, leaned over a little, and whispered, "Li Yuanchao works in the Environmental Sanitation Department, and Tang Jianjun works in the Street Office."

She knew that Xu Ming and Xu Ting were both working at the power supply station.

"It seems that we are the only two unemployed people here." Gu Jiu concluded.

"Brother Jiu, what were you and Lin Shu whispering about? What secrets can't be heard by all of us?" Xu Ting pouted and looked unhappy.

Gu Jiu sat up straight and coughed lightly: "Comrade Lin Shu is not very familiar with our group. I am introducing your profession to her."

Speaking of career, Li Yuanchao asked: "Brother Jiu, you have been back for two months. Have you decided what kind of job you want to do?"

Gu Jiu shrugged: "I just like to hang out on the street."

"Brother Jiu, you are a grown man, how can you not have a job? How are you going to support your family in the future?" Xu Ting always wanted to persuade him to go to work, but the damn Gu Jiu simply didn't listen to her.

When Gu Jiu heard this, his face turned pale. "Why must a grown man have a job? I have money and food to eat. If I want to work, I can go to work. If I don't want to work, I can just lie down. Is that not okay?"

"Brother Ninth, you..."

Xu Ming stopped her from saying anything more, "Xiaoting, Gu Jiu has his own things to do."

Xu Ting looked at Gu Jiu aggrievedly, wanting to get his comfort, but Gu Jiu pretended not to see her aggrieved expression and picked up the teacup and drank it slowly.

To be honest, Gu Jiu hated it most when others controlled him. When he was at home, the elders in the family always wanted to tell him what to do.

The elders at home are the elders after all, so he can tolerate it, but outside, even friends cannot try to control him.

He doesn't like to be controlled or taught a lesson.

Lin Shu's eyes moved between the two of them, looking at the faint smile on Gu Jiu's lips. He didn't expect that he could be so merciless sometimes.

Didn’t you see that the little girl was almost crying because of him?

"It's getting late. I'll go to the kitchen to cook first. You guys can chat slowly." Lin Shu glanced at the setting sun. It was almost setting.

At this time, Gu Jiu put down the teacup and stood up, "I'll go with you."

"Wow!"

Li Yuanchao blew a sharp whistle, winked at Gu Jiu, and smiled meaningfully, "I'm so happy that we can actually see the day when Brother Jiu cooks!"

Gu Jiu glared at the people who were making a fuss and followed Lin Shu into the kitchen.

"What did you stew?"

As soon as he entered the kitchen, Gu Jiu smelled the fragrance in the air and asked while looking at the casserole on the coal stove.

Lin Shu opened the pot and looked at the soup in it. "The pork belly and clam stew is delicious and rich. It's very nourishing."

Gu Jiu nodded, "I'll wash the rice first. Have you prepared all the dishes to be cooked?"

“It’s all ready.”

"Then I'll light the fire later."

Soup can be stewed on the coal stove, and dishes can only be cooked on the wood stove. Dishes cooked with high heat will taste better than those cooked on the coal stove.

"Okay." Lin Shu sat by the stove, watching Gu Jiu washing rice skillfully, "When you had dinner together before, you never cooked by yourself?"

Gu Jiu glanced at her, washed the rice and put the pot on the stove, "Yes, I used to provide the venue, and they arranged everything."

When the water boils, you can put the rice pot on the small stove at the end of the stove and cook it slowly, and you can stir-fry vegetables on the big stove below.

Gu Jiu watched Lin Shu skillfully cooking and adding seasonings casually, so he asked curiously, "Do you cook often at home?"

"My mother and sister-in-law are at home, so I basically don't have to do anything." She learned cooking skills in her previous life.

"You don't have to do anything at home." Gu Jiu smiled, "How about I follow you into the mountains tomorrow?"

Lin Shu paused while frying the rabbit meat and asked, "Come with me up the mountain, are you serious?"

"Of course. When have you ever seen me joking?" Gu Jiu asked with a smile.

Lin Shu was a little confused. "I don't know if there are many medicinal herbs in the mountains nearby. If you go to a distant mountain, it will be inconvenient for you to go home in the afternoon..."

"Then I'll go back with you in the afternoon and stay at your house."

Lin Shu looked at his grinning face and subconsciously refused: "My family is large and the room is tight. It's not convenient."

If she brings a man back from the countryside, the villagers will think she has found a partner, and it will be troublesome if they misunderstand her.

Seeing that she refused, Gu Jiu started to light the fire seriously. When the pot was simmering and smelled fragrant, he sniffed and said, "Your cooking smells so good!"

"The dishes I cook are quite strong in flavor. You can try them later to see if they suit your taste." Lin Shu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he was not concerned about going up the mountain.

As soon as a dish came out of the pot, when the pheasant was being fried, several people lay down at the door of the kitchen. They sniffed the aroma and asked why the dish cooked by Lin Shu smelled so good. They were so greedy that their mouths were watering.