Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

"She is a hardworking, brave, kind-hearted and capable girl." Gu Jiu didn't want to say more. It was enough for him to know how good Lin Shu was.

As for telling them about his partner, it was mainly to let the Xu family know that he already had a partner and not to always think about bringing him and Xu Ting together. He had no romantic feelings for Xu Ting.

"Really? Congratulations on finding a girlfriend. Is she still in the county?" Xu's mother smiled and said, "How about you pick her up and have dinner at my house tonight? She sent me a special gift, so I thought I'd do my best to be a good host."

"Thank you. She has something to do in the afternoon, so she won't come. Let's make an appointment next time we have a chance." Gu Jiu refused. Although he didn't completely understand Lin Shu, she probably didn't want to trouble others.

Mother Xu's heart sank. They had just started dating but he was already protecting her in every way. It seemed like this boy had really set his heart on that girl.

"In that case, we'll have to make an appointment next time." Mother Xu laughed and pushed Father Xu.

Father Xu pushed his glasses and said, "Since you are dating, treat her well. Don't be stubborn in front of her. If there is anything, you two should discuss it carefully."

Gu Jiu's expression eased a lot, and he responded with a smile, "Thank you, Uncle Xu. I will pay attention to it."

Xu Ming looked at Gu Jiu, who was smiling from the bottom of his heart, and felt mixed emotions. Thinking back on how they had been together, it seemed that the two of them had never shown any signs of being attracted to each other.

After leaving Xu's house, Gu Jiu carried the return gifts from the Xu family and rushed home at lightning speed.

But Lin Shu, whom he was worried about at the moment, did not rest after he left, but went out as well.

There are more than a dozen people in the Lin family. It is very inconvenient for them not to have a sewing machine at home. Moreover, the lines produced by a sewing machine are neat, and the clothes made by it are faster and more beautiful than those sewn by hand.

So, Lin Shu took advantage of Gu Jiu going out and went out as well. She wanted to go to the black market to see if she could exchange the supplies for a sewing ticket.

However, as soon as she entered the black market, she found Lin Gang and his nephew Lin Dongfa squatting in the corner, with two buckets in front of them. There were also many people gathered in front of the stall, and the two were weighing people and collecting money.

Lin Shu was startled and pushed his bicycle into another alley.

It’s not that she can’t see people, it’s just that she doesn’t know how to explain the current situation.

The bicycle couldn’t be explained, and the other thing was that she hadn’t figured out how to tell her family about Gu Jiu.

Until you think it through, you can only avoid it temporarily.

"Comrade, what's on your cart? Is it food?"

A male voice suddenly came from behind. Lin Shu turned around and looked at the person who came. He was a middle-aged man wearing black-framed glasses, of medium build, and wearing a loose white shirt. He raised the frame of his glasses and looked at the snakeskin bag tied to the back seat of the bicycle.

“Yes, it’s rice.”

"Can I see it? How much is it per pound?"

Lin Shu took out a handful of rice from his pocket. "High-quality late rice. Ordinary rice costs 0.138 yuan per catty at the grain station. High-quality late rice like this costs 0.142 yuan per catty. I sell it for 0.29 yuan per catty here."

"It's twice as expensive." The middle-aged man lowered his head and checked the rice in Lin Shu's palm. "How much is this bag?"

"Fifty pounds."

"Okay, I want it. Please help me lift this bag of rice onto the back seat of my bicycle." The middle-aged man pointed to a bicycle parked on the side not far away.

"No problem, this bag of rice is a total of 14.5 yuan." Lin Shu untied the rice.

The middle-aged man paid the money and tied the rice to the back seat of the bicycle with Lin Shu. "Thank you. If you still have this kind of rice, you can send it to my house. My family has many people and consumes a lot of food. The little food we have is not enough."

After that, he gave a specific address, said goodbye to Lin Shu, and left on his bike.

Lin Shu flicked the banknotes in his hand. The rice system mall was selling for 0.142 yuan per catty, which was the same as the price at the grain station. With this purchase and sale, he made a net profit of 7.1 yuan.

However, there is still no sign of sewing the plane ticket. With Lin Gang's uncle and nephew in the black market, it is impossible for her to enter.

Lin Shu rode his bicycle on the street, wondering where to exchange the ticket?

When passing by a building, Lin Shu was immediately attracted by the building's logo.

It was a "cross" sign, and the sign hanging next to it was the County People's Hospital.

Lin Shu turned the handlebars of his bicycle and rode into the hospital gate.

Lin Shu appeared in the hospital's inpatient department again, holding a cloth bag in his hand.

Dermatology and Urology on the first floor, Orthopedics on the second floor, Obstetrics and Gynecology on the third floor.

Lin Shu went to the third floor first.

As soon as you enter the corridor on the third floor, you can hear the crying of many newborns. The rhythm of the crying of newborns is basically the same across the country, except that some newborns cry loudly while others cry weakly. You can tell the strength of the newborn's body from the crying.

Lin Shu walked into a ward with three beds and only two pregnant women, accompanied by their family members.

The families of the two pregnant women thought that it was the other party's relatives who came to visit the pregnant women. They just looked up at Lin Shu and didn't say anything.

Lin Shu glanced at the baby lying next to the mother. The baby was so small and soft, and its skin was rosy. "Congratulations! Is it a boy or a girl?"

The family members didn't know what Lin Shu meant, but out of politeness they still answered: "It's a son."

"Oh, it's a big fat boy, congratulations, the mother should take good care of herself." Lin Shu was really happy. Looking at the newborn gave her hope, which made her feel inexplicably happy.

The family member nodded: "It's time to take some supplements."

"Is the brown sugar ready at home? Are the eggs ready?" Lin Shu asked again.

"This...we have prepared some at home." The family member glanced at the sleeping mother and son, and his voice became much lower.

Lin Shu pulled a stool and sat next to the family member. "Sister, I have eggs and brown sugar here. Would you like to prepare some for the mother?"

The family member's eyes lit up, and her sight was fixed on the cloth bag in Lin Shu's hand. She had already seen that the bag contained eggs. "Where did you get the eggs and brown sugar? And how do you exchange them?"

"The eggs are laid by the chickens we raise at home, and the brown sugar is from a relative. The eggs are 1.6 yuan each, and the brown sugar is 2 yuan per pound. Do you want some?"

"Hiss! So expensive?" The family member's eldest sister glared, "Eggs in the store are only 8 cents each, but you charge cents here, which is double the price. And the brown sugar supply and marketing cooperative only charges yuan per pound, but you directly raise it to yuan."

"The supply and marketing cooperative needs tickets. The few tickets the workers get in a month are not enough to replenish the mother's body. If the mother's body is replenished, the baby will have enough milk. Moreover, it can also expand your family as soon as possible. Having two children in three years is not a problem."

People of this generation believe that having many children means more blessings. The last sentence touched the eldest sister's heart, and finally, she bought twenty eggs and two kilograms of brown sugar.

The two of them did not avoid the woman in labor in the next bed during their transaction.

Finally, the woman in labor in the next bed took all the remaining eggs and brown sugar in her cloth bag.

Fifty eggs sold for 8 yuan, and five bags of brown sugar sold for 10 yuan.

After deducting the cost of 10 yuan, the net profit was 8 yuan.

"Comrade, what good stuff do you have?"

Lin Shu put the money in his pocket and said with a smile: "I have fabrics here, especially pure cotton fabrics, which are very good for making clothes for children. I also have rice and flour."

"How to change?"

"I want to exchange for a sewing ticket."

The families of the two women in labor looked at each other.

One of the family members said: "Sewing tickets are in short supply, and the price on the black market is not low."