Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

At the turn of spring and summer, the spring rain is continuous. The rain would not stop for a day or two before starting again, sometimes heavy and sometimes light, and it lasted for more than a month.

For more than a month, Lin Shu had no chance to go up the mountain. Sometimes he had to stay there for a whole day, but it was wet everywhere and it was impossible to go up the mountain.

With nothing to do at home, Lin Shu took out the wool she had bought at the supply and marketing cooperative last time, untangled it and rolled it into balls, then began to knit a sweater.

In this era, many people in rural areas want to buy wool to knit sweaters, but few can afford it.

If Lin Shu was really a girl of this age, she would not have the opportunity to learn to knit sweaters. Almost all women who lived in the 1990s learned to knit sweaters. Because Lin Shu was dexterous, she could knit many colors and styles.

In more than a month, she knitted a bright sweater for herself, and used the remaining wool to knit a small vest for her niece Xiaoshuang.

After knitting the wool and making clothes out of the cloth she bought last time, Lin Shu looked at the still cloudy sky in annoyance, not knowing what to do at home.

But in the county town, there are people who are more depressed than her.

Gu Jiu looked at the rain dripping from the tiles of the patio, his brows never relaxed.

"Brother Jiu, stop looking at the sky. The rain won't stop even if you look at it. Come over and play cards with us." Xu Ting shouted.

Li Yuanchao played a pair of 2s and joked, "Xiaoting, please don't make things difficult for Brother Jiu. He has been bored at home for a while and has wanted to go out and pick up girls for a long time, but unfortunately the rain stopped him."

Tang Jianjun counted the cards in his hand, remembered something and asked, "Our neighborhood committee has contacted two factories in the area and is planning to hold a social gathering tomorrow. Do you have time to go?"

Li Yuanchao has been single for so many years, and as long as he hears about female comrades, he will rush forward and say, "Of course I will go. I will take a day off tomorrow. Tell me where the location is."

"There will be many single men and women attending the meeting in the textile factory's auditorium."

"We must go!" Li Yuanchao looked at Gu Jiu who was feeling melancholy about the rain, "Brother Jiu, don't worry, come with us tomorrow."

"This rain will affect my chances of getting married." Gu Jiu was very annoyed. He had thought that he would be able to meet Lin Shu soon, and then it would be natural to take her to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register.

But the weather was not good and it rained for more than a month.

Li Yuanchao didn't hear what he said clearly. "Brother Jiu, what did you say? We have nothing to do tomorrow, so why don't we go to the social gathering together? Maybe we can find one or two female comrades that we like."

The next day, the rain stopped and Gu Jiu was dragged by his brothers to a social gathering.

The textile factory in the county town is just a small factory with about 200 people, but the conference hall of their factory is not small.

At this time, many young men and women had gathered in the factory's conference hall.

Some people wore shirts with a pen in their left breast pocket. Some people put tea oil on their hair and combed it back, which made it look slick from a distance. They wore gold-rimmed glasses and held a book of quotations in their hands, which made them look like...

"A gentleman scum." Gu Jiu casually wore a shirt and trousers, and casually stroked his hair with his hands. He sneered at these pretentious men.

Li Yuanchao and Tang Jianjun both agreed with their competitors that these people were too pretentious.

Tang Jianjun: "Tsk, Brother Jiu, look at that man, his hair is quite thick. I'm afraid it won't be possible to apply it without half a pound of tea oil, right?"

Li Yuanchao nodded. "It's shameful to waste it. Half a pound of tea oil is enough for an average family to use for a month. Now, it's all wasted on that dog."

Gu Jiu just glanced at it.

"Comrade Tang."

At this time, two girls in floral dresses came over.

The girl who didn't speak was tall, with skin as white as snow, and a charming aura in her eyes.

Tang Jianjun smiled at the two of them and said, "Lili, I didn't expect you to come too."

Lili pointed to the smart girl next to her: "My good sister Wu Yue works in the tax bureau."

Tang Jianjun's eyes had already flashed with surprise, and he smiled and stretched out his hand: "Tang Jianjun, currently working in the street office."

Wu Yue smiled at him but did not shake hands with him. "Nice to meet you, Comrade Tang."

Although Lili is slightly inferior to Wu Yue, she is also a beautiful woman with temperament. Li Yuanchao had already widened his eyes in shock.

At this moment, he took advantage of the opportunity and stretched out his right hand to Lili: "Hello Comrade Lili, I am Jianjun's good brother, Li Yuanchao, I am very happy to meet you here today."

As for Wu Yue, who was prettier than Lili, he knew that with his short stature he could not possibly be worthy of her, so as a second best option, he showed friendly intentions to Lili.

Lili gently shook her hand back, "Comrade Li, nice to meet you."

Li Yuanchao felt so happy being held gently by the girl's delicate hand that he just smiled foolishly.

This look made Gu Jiu and Tang Jianjun feel uncomfortable. Is it really okay to act like a dog who has never seen a girl before?

"Comrade Tang, would you like to introduce the man next to you?" Wu Yue looked at Gu Jiu next to her with a smile, with a hint of admiration and amazement in her eyes.

"Oh, I almost forgot, let me introduce you to my brother Gu Jiu."

"Gu Jiu?" Wu Yue asked with interest, "This name is very special. Are you the ninth child in your family?"

Gu Jiu scratched his ears. He thought this woman was very smart, but he didn't like the way she approached her.

Who would ask about someone’s family situation right after meeting them?

"What's it to you what position I hold in the family?" This arrogant look really deserves a beating.

The other two brothers' eyelids twitched and they looked at Wu Yue worriedly.

Wu Yue's mouth twitched, but she was not angry. "Sorry, I overstepped my bounds."

Gu Jiu turned his head nonchalantly without even looking at her.

When Wu Yue saw this, his heart skipped a beat.

Tang Jianjun came out to smooth things over, "The tea and melon seeds at the social gathering are free, let's find a place to sit down and chat slowly."

Several people found a table and sat down.

Lili asked: "Comrade Tang, why didn't your brother come?"

"You are asking about Xu Ming, right? He already has a fiancée, so it's not appropriate for him to come to this social gathering."

Lili's face turned pale instantly. "That's really unfortunate. I thought he was single too."

Tang Jianjun explained heartlessly: "He has been engaged for a long time, and his fiancée is an employee of a hydropower station under the county."

"Oh, what a pity! I thought I could meet him at this social gathering." Lili suppressed her discomfort and kept a polite smile on her face.

"Gu Jiu, I haven't seen you for many years. How have you been recently? When did you come back?"

Gu Jiu's height and appearance made him stand out among a crowd of chickens when he sat in the lobby, which attracted several more people.

Gu Jiu looked at the girls who were walking over, and he didn't recognize any of them. He looked at Tang Jianjun in confusion.

Tang Jianjun suppressed his smile and said, "She used to be in the same school as us. You may not know her. Her name is Ding Xing, and she is a classmate in Class 3 of Senior Primary School."

Gu Jiu was a well-known figure in school. Besides being good-looking, he was also naughty and had excellent grades. He often got into trouble but always managed to defend himself, leaving the teachers helpless.

Many students in the school were impressed by him, especially the girls.

"Oh, hello." Gu Jiu nodded politely.

"I didn't expect to see you at the social gathering. How about we dance together?" Ding Xing invited Gu Jiu.