Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

"He's busy preparing the betrothal gifts. I heard him say that everything is ready. He will come to our house to place the betrothal gift when his mother arrives from the provincial capital."

"His mother is coming?" Liu Xiao'e looked at Lin Wei in surprise.

Lin Wei: "Well, July is not suitable for engagement. His mother should have chosen a date, August 8th. We should prepare more by then, but we can't neglect his mother."

When Liu Xiao'e learned the specific date, the stone in her heart fell to the ground. She nodded, and of course she couldn't neglect her in-laws when they came.

The four children in the family surrounded Lin Guang and asked for candy. Seeing this, Liu Xiao'e stood up and snatched the paper bag from Lin Guang's hand, grabbed two handfuls from it and put them on the table, and put the rest into the cabinet in the inner room. How could such a good thing as milk candy be wasted? She would use it to entertain guests in the future.

After the two brothers finished a big bowl of noodles, they were almost soaked. Lin Dashan, who had been strolling around the village, came back and saw his two sons returned home, his face full of smiles.

When Lin Wei saw the head of the family coming back, he asked, "Dad, where is the third child?"

Lin Dashan walked to the recliner and lay down, snorting, "After work this morning, he and Baoguo went fishing for two fish together, and they had a dinner together at Baoguo's house. They are eating right now, and will be back after they finish eating. Don't worry about him."

Lin Wei nodded, glanced at his family, thought for a while, and then told everyone what Xu Ming had told him about the job recruitment: "Five hundred yuan is too much. We wanted to refuse it at the time, but Brother Jiu told us not to refuse it so quickly and to discuss it with everyone when we get back. What do you think about this?"

Liu Xiao'e slapped her thigh excitedly: "Recruiting is a good thing. As long as the money is paid, you can become a formal employee. As long as you start working, you don't have to worry about being fired without reason."

Lin Shu knew about the hydroelectric power station in the city in the future, but she didn't know that it was built during this period. "I also think this is a good thing."

She knew that this power station would stand firm for decades to come. As a municipal-level public institution, it would still be generating electricity when she died.

Lin Dashan took out a cigarette pack from his pocket, took out a rectangular piece of cigarette paper, tore off a piece, took out some tobacco and rolled it up. After lighting the cigarette and taking a few puffs, he spoke:

"This is a rare opportunity. Brother Jiu couldn't bear to miss such a good opportunity, so he asked you to go home and discuss it. Now the situation at home is definitely better than before because you have a temporary job. You can come up with 500 yuan if you grit your teeth, but you can only barely get 500 yuan together, and you can't get a second one."

Lin Dashan looked at his two sons and said in a heavy voice, "It's Dad's fault that he is incompetent. He couldn't help you grab such a good opportunity."

He Caiyun and Lu Yinhua, the sisters-in-law, clenched their fists nervously. Being a formal employee was too tempting for people of this generation.

Since the family can only contribute one part of the money, both of them hope that this rare opportunity will fall on their own man.

It's just that men think differently than women.

Lin Guang spoke first: "Dad, my eldest brother is the eldest son in the family, so let him take this job."

When Lin Wei heard this, he shook his head without thinking: "Thank you for your humility, second brother. Dad, I already have a temporary job, which is enough for me to support my family. You should leave this opportunity to the third brother.

He has been spoiled by us since he was a child, and he can't stand the hardship of farming. It's better to let him work as a worker. At least in the future, you and mom won't have to worry about him not being able to find a wife and support the family. "

Lin Shu had always known that his brothers had a good relationship, but he didn't expect that in the face of such a huge temptation, they would be able to give up the opportunity without any jealousy or beating of their hearts. It would be a lie to say that he was not shocked.

Lin Dashan obviously had a plan in mind. After hearing what his son said, he took two puffs of the cigarette and then exhaled.

"You are all good and sensible children. Your parents have not raised you in vain. You know how to take care of your siblings and be filial to your parents. Dad owes you this."

If a family has three sons with 500 yuan each, then all three sons can find jobs. If they can transfer from rural to urban areas, their grandchildren can also transfer to urban areas.

Lin Wei and Lin Guang both said that it didn't matter, there might be opportunities in the future, they could just work for a few years and save some money before buying work quotas.

He Caiyun glanced at Lin Shu who was sitting against the wall and said, "Little sister, can you ask your boyfriend to help you with this?"

She really didn't want to lose this opportunity. If her husband didn't want it, she could give it to her son.

Lu Yinhua also looked at her hopefully.

Liu Xiao'e and Lin Wei both glared at He Caiyun. Lin Shu and Gu Jiu weren't engaged yet, so how could she have the nerve to ask Gu Jiu for help?

How would Gu Jiu and the Gu family view their Lin family? They were looked down upon by the Gu family before they even entered the door.

Lin Shu took in the expressions of his family members.

Lin Shu chuckled and said, "Sister-in-law, it's not that I don't want to help, but we are not the only family that wants to work in a hydropower station. There must be many unemployed young people in the city and counties below the city level who want to work in this unit. Xu Ming gave us the information to occupy a quota."

"Tell me, if three rural people enter a power station at the same time, and these three rural people are three brothers, do you think this move will not be hated? What will others think? How many people will be blocked by these three quotas? Others will investigate them thoroughly. What if Xu Ming is implicated by then?"

This year and next year will be the peak period for educated youth to return to the city. However, not all of the educated youth from Xiaohe Production Team have returned to the city yet, which shows that there are more people than resources in the city.

If all three brothers really entered the power station, there is no telling what the people hiding in the dark would do.

It’s not that she doesn’t want to help, but she said that hiring someone into the power station is the best arrangement.

He Caiyun's eyelids twitched when she heard this, and she smiled awkwardly, "It seems that I have suffered from my lack of education. I only care about my own interests and don't have the long-term vision that my younger sister can think of."

Lin Shu: "Sister-in-law, you are very good."

Lin Dashan nodded with satisfaction and made the final decision: "It's settled. Let the third child go for this recruitment, and you two will go next time when there is a chance. However, this year our ancestral graves are full of smoke, maybe you can get regular jobs at the power supply station."

Lin Shu's mouth twitched. Her father knew how to make big promises to his older brothers.

Before the sun set in the afternoon, Lin Shu went out with a sickle. The sun was setting in the west, and there was no direct sunlight at the foot of the mountain to the east.

This season is the harvesting season for medicinal herbs such as selfheal, motherwort, plantain, pinellia, and mint.

These kinds of medicinal herbs grow everywhere on roadsides and wastelands. The system purchases them at a low price, but the quantity is too large.

Lin Shu follows the principle of not wasting and collects as much as he can.

Of course, she also had to pick some and take them home to dry, then take them away next time she went to the county town, and then give them to Comrade Liu Xiao'e after exchanging them for money.

Otherwise, if she didn't go to work or farm every day, her sisters-in-law would be dissatisfied.

Lin Gang heard that a unit in the city was recruiting, so his family gave him the opportunity.

At that time, he felt like he was hit by a pie falling from the sky. It was so unreal.

As a result, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep the whole night. I finally took a nap at dawn, but was woken up by my eldest brother again.

I got up in a daze, and followed my two brothers out of the door with a dazed mind, walking out of the village one step deep and one step shallow.

Walking on the mountain road, he looked at Dongfang Tubai and said, "Big brother, second brother, when I get a job and have enough money, I will buy you a bicycle so that it will be convenient for you to go to work and go back to the village."

Lin Wei looked at him with amusement and said, "Okay, after you start working, it will be good if you can handle your marriage issues on your own."

In the countryside, the five dollars paid by the Lin family was equivalent to taking away all the money that Lin Gang and Lin Dongfa used to marry their wives.

If Lin Gang can solve his own life-long affairs, it will also reduce the burden on his family.

"I have to buy this bike, otherwise, I've passed this hurdle."

Fortunately, my eldest nephew is still young, so he has enough time to wait two more years to find a wife.