Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

"Where's that set of teacups I had on the table?"

When Xu's mother got home from get off work, she was so tired that she wanted to sit down and drink some water, but she found that the cup that had been placed on the table before she went to work was gone.

I thought the children had put it in the kitchen after using it, but I went into the kitchen to look for it but didn't find it, so I went to knock on the bedroom door.

Xu Ming opened the door and came out, "Mom, what's going on?"

"Where is the set of cups on the table?" asked Xu's mother, pointing at the empty table.

Xu Ming glanced at Xu Ting's room and said, "I accidentally broke it."

Xu's mother was startled and rushed into the kitchen. Seeing the porcelain fragments in the trash can, she cried out in pain, "How could you be so careless that you broke a set of plum blossom tea cups? You know, I spent two months squatting at the supply and marketing cooperative to buy this set of cups."

Xu Ming scratched his head and said, "How about I go buy another identical set tomorrow?"

Xu's mother covered her chest and said, "You have too much money!"

She was in so much pain.

When Mr. Xu got home from get off work, he felt that the atmosphere at home was not right as soon as he entered the door. He hung his briefcase on the wall, walked lightly to the sofa and sat down.

He glanced at the busy figures in the kitchen and asked his son who was reading a newspaper beside him, "What's going on? Why is the house so quiet today? Where's Tingting?"

Xu Ming glanced at the kitchen and said weakly, "I broke Mom's set of teacups. Tingting is in the room."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Xu looked at his son with admiration, "Tsk, that set of teacups was what your mother waited for two months to buy. You are just feeling a bit nauseous today."

Xu Ming raised his hand, looked at his bony hand, and held it in front of his father.

Father Xu slapped him away and said disdainfully, "Go ask your mother to beat you up if you want to. I don't have time."

"Hey, Tingting has been hiding in her room these days. Did something bad happen to her?"

"It's okay. Maybe the girl wants to be quiet for a few days."

Father Xu was a little worried, "Are you really okay?"

Xu Ming nodded.

Father Xu breathed a sigh of relief. "I have to go on a business trip tomorrow. It will be about a week. I won't be home for the next few days. Please take care of the house."

Xu Ming looked at him in surprise: "Where are you going on this business trip?"

"The provincial capital, go there to study."

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The next day, Lin Shu got up and poured the boiled water that had been left out overnight into two kettles.

Gu Jiu prepared the tools he was going to bring up the mountain and asked, "Can we set off now?"

"Let's go."

The two locked the door, left towards the rising sun, and arrived at the state-owned restaurant, where many people were already having breakfast.

Lin Shu ordered a bowl of rice noodles with shredded pork and a fried dough stick, and Gu Jiu ordered a bowl of soy milk and five large meat buns.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, and many people coming out of the hotel in the morning wear long sleeves.

Lin Shu and his friends were going into the mountains, where the temperature was even lower, so they also brought work cloth jackets with them so that they would not be easily scratched by thorns when going into the mountains.

When Lin Shu was halfway through eating his rice noodles, he threw half a fried dough stick into the bowl and let it absorb the bone broth.

"These fried dough sticks taste good, would you like to have two?"

Gu Jiu drank some soy milk and said, "Pack a few of them later to fill my stomach when I'm hungry at noon."

"Okay." Lin Shu looked at Gu Jiu eating the buns in big mouthfuls and felt that his skin had darkened a lot after following him into the mountains a few times. "Running in the mountains is not only tiring but also not good for eating. Just tell me what you want to eat."

Speaking of food, Gu Jiu became interested. "When we go into the mountains later, remember to set a few traps. If you can catch a pheasant, we can make chicken soup tonight."

"I try my best."

After they finished their breakfast, Gu Jiu packed ten fried dough sticks and placed them in the basket in front of the bicycle. Then he rode his bicycle and said, "Let's go."

This time, the two of them stopped at the place where they entered the mountain the day before. There were many medicinal herbs in this forest, and there were no villages around, which made it convenient for them to collect herbs.

"Let's go up this hillside today?" Gu Jiu did not go up the mountain along the same route as the day before, but chose another hillside.

"Okay, let's go."

After hiding the bicycle, Lin Shu put all the tools and food into the backpack, and checked to make sure that his clothes were on before heading up the mountain with Gu Jiu.

"Shushu, here are some Polygonatum sibiricum."

Lin Shu looked up at the dirt slope beside the road and saw a few Polygonatum odoratum plants. "The seedlings are not big, which means they are not very old. The rhizomes are also very small and not suitable for digging. Wait a few years before picking them."

As he spoke, Lin Shu pointed to a vine plant nearby and said, "This one can be dug out."

Gu Jiu picked a heart-shaped leaf and looked at it carefully: "What kind of herb is this?"

"Wild Codonopsis pilosula." Lin Shu explained to him carefully: "Look at the stems that have just been plucked. Is there white milky fluid leaking out? This wild Codonopsis pilosula is also called Golden Leopard. Also, wild Codonopsis pilosula is also known as one of the ten treasure-level herbs. I caught a pheasant today, so I can use it to make soup."

"The wild Codonopsis pilosula I saw you digging before didn't seem to look like this, right?" Gu Jiu expressed his doubt, but he had already started digging with the hoe in his hand.

Lin Shu chuckled: "Its vines used to be green, but now it's autumn, the leaves are starting to turn yellow, and the fruits are turning purple."

Gu Jiu nodded, indicating that he had taken note of it.

While going up the mountain, Lin Shu made a few traps and would check them when he came back. It would be the best if he could trap the prey, but it didn't matter if he couldn't. They went up the mountain mainly to collect medicinal herbs.

Gu Jiu had followed Lin Shu into the mountains several times and had learned about several kinds of medicinal herbs. Seeing that he was digging enthusiastically, Lin Shu set a few more traps.

Coming out of the bushes, we found another vine plant - Cistanche deserticola.

Lin Shu picked a leaf and smelled it. It smelled like chicken shit, so it was called chicken-arrow vine.

The whole plant of Cistanche deserticola can be used as medicine, and it has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, relieving pain and detoxifying, and digesting food and eliminating accumulation.

In fact, it is best to harvest Cistanche deserticola in summer, but in the south the mountains are green in August, so it can be harvested now.

[System, how much is your purchase price for this Cistanche deserticola? ]

[Return to the host, Chicken Shit Vine, also known as Chicken Shit Vine, Cowhide Jelly, worth 2 yuan per pound. ]

【So cheap? 】

[Host, you can sell this vine to us after you harvest it. We still need to process it later. 2 cents per pound is not cheap. You can't sell it at this high price in real life. ]

Lin Shu cut off the chicken-arrow vine and threw it directly into the system without even tying it up.

As the system balance continued to rise, Lin Shu was finally satisfied.

Rather than digging up the rhizomes of herbs, Lin Shu actually prefers to harvest the above-ground parts.

For example, if you don’t want to go through the trouble of digging out the roots of the cockscomb vine, you can just cut the vine and hand it over to the system.

"Shushu, come here quickly."

Lin Shu found several plants of Asparagus cochinchinensis and dug out a few of them. The last one was stuck in the crevice of the rock and could not be dug out. Just as he was thinking about how to get it out, he heard Gu Jiu's voice in the distance.

"what happened?"

His voice didn't sound urgent, so it didn't seem like an urgent matter.

"Come here quickly, look what I found?"

Lin Shu backfilled the soil and abandoned the Asparagus cochinchinensis plant growing in the crevice of the rock.

"what have you found?"

Gu Jiu saw her coming from below, and he reached out to pull her up the small dirt slope. He turned around and pointed at the pile of stones, saying, "What do you think this is? It doesn't look like a grave, and it doesn't look like a cave either."

After Lin Shu stood firm, he carefully looked at the man-made structure in front of him, a stone archway half a person's height, which was completely blocked in the middle with stones.

It doesn't look like a tomb, and it's too low to be called a cave.

Lin Shu stood halfway up the mountain and looked at the scenery in the distance. The scenery was nice, but he didn't know what the feng shui was like.

"Do you think there might be a treasure cave in here?"

Gu Jiu was amused by her words: "Where in the world are there so many treasure caves? Besides, even if there are treasure caves, they won't be so obvious. This pile of materials is exposed on the ground."

After hearing what he said, Lin Shu instantly lost interest in it. "Since it's not a treasure cave, forget it and continue digging herbs."

Gu Jiu didn't move. Curiosity got the better of him. "How about I pry open a few stones blocking the door and see what's inside?"

Lin Shu hesitated for a moment and agreed.

Some of the stones blocking the arch had become loose, and it was easy to pry them up with a hoe.

After prying open a few rocks, the two men craned their necks to look inside, but it was too dark to see anything.

"Pry a few more pieces." Lin Shu urged.

Gu Jiu pried off a few more stones, and as the gap in the cave entrance widened, the light inside became brighter.

Lin Shu stuck her butt out and peeked inside. "I still can't see it clearly."

Gu Jiu's curiosity was fully aroused, and he pushed her away, "Let me pry the hole a little wider."

After a few more stones rolled down, Lin Shu squinted his eyes and looked inside again.

Gu Jiu found her sticking out her butt funny and slapped her on the butt lightly, "Did you see anything?"

Lin Shu said nothing.

Gu Jiu clapped again.

"Oh, damn!" Lin Shu screamed and jumped back.

A sudden scream frightened Gu Jiu so much that he took two steps back, "What happened?"

Lin Shu pulled Gu Jiu and hurriedly climbed up the other side of the slope.

Gu Jiu sighed in embarrassment and asked, "Shushu, what did you see?"

Lin Shu rubbed his arms and stared at the cave entrance in horror, "Snakes, there are several snakes coiled in there, colorful and frightening, it scared me to death."

Gu Jiu took a deep breath. Not to mention that he was afraid of such a cold-blooded animal.

"I'll go over and take a look."

"Don't go. Maybe these stones were piled up randomly by someone." Lin Shu stopped him.

Snakes haven’t hibernated yet at this season. What if they come out?

"I'm just curious..."

"Don't be curious, let's go!" Lin Shu pulled Gu Jiu and was about to bypass this place.

I felt that this place was weird and instinctively wanted to avoid it.

Gu Jiu looked back at the pile of stones and let Lin Shu pull him away.

"Shushu, it's far enough, don't go away, there are some wild yams over there."

Lin Shu looked in the direction he pointed, "Ah, it really is."

There were really a lot of wild medicinal herbs in this unfrequented forest. Some of them were so cheap that Lin Shu didn't even have to collect them. Soon, the snakeskin bags they brought were full.

When going down the mountain, check the traps you set when going up to see if there are any prey.

Maybe Lin Shu was lucky, she actually caught two pheasants with more than a dozen condoms.

The two returned home. Gu Jiu was cooking at home while Lin Shu carried the herbs out in two batches before dark and sold them to the system for 406 yuan.

Gu Jiu was cutting vegetables when he learned that the price was 406 yuan. "Not bad."

Lin Shu rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen to help Gu Jiu. "Have you cut the vegetables? I'll cook them."

Gu Jiu stopped him and said, "Go take a shower first, leave this to me."

Lin Shu hugged him and chuckled, "Let's do it together. You can't handle both lighting the fire and cooking by yourself."

This hug seemed to drive away all the fatigue in his body. Gu Jiu smiled roguely and leaned close to her ear: "Thank you, Comrade Lin. After dinner, I will take a bath with you."

Lin Shu pushed him away in embarrassment: "Let's cook and eat first."

One night of absurdity.

The next day, they got up at noon.

I packed some luggage, picked up the pheasant that I didn't have time to stew last night, and hung it on the back seat of the bicycle.

The two of them went to the state-owned restaurant and had breakfast there. They thought the fried dough sticks were delicious yesterday, so they bought ten more to take away.

Then, I went to the farmers' market and bought a pig's head.

The reason they bought pig heads was because they didn't need tickets to buy pig heads, but they did need tickets to buy meat, and their meat tickets were almost used up.

Anyway, pig's head is also meat. The pig's head Xu Ming got last time tasted good after being braised.

When we returned to Xiaohe Production Team, the Lin family was preparing to have lunch.

Comrade Liu Xiao'e was so happy when she saw Gu Jiuti's big pig head.

Taking the pig's head from Gu Jiu's hand, he said with a smile, "There is nothing to eat for your dad to drink with these days, so this pig's head is just right for you and your dad to have a drink with."

Seeing that Liu Xiao'e didn't seem to see her, Lin Shu carried the pig's head and went back to the kitchen. She couldn't help but said to Gu Jiu resentfully: "I think you are my mother's biological child. I was picked up along the way."

Fortunately, the second sister-in-law Lu Yinhua came out and took the luggage and two pheasants from Lin Shu.

"Little sister, little brother-in-law, come in quickly. We are having dinner at home. You have just caught up with the meal."

"Brother Jiu, come and sit here and have a couple of drinks with me." Seeing Gu Jiu bringing Lin Shu back, Lin Dashan patted the stool beside him happily.

"Dad, I'll wash my face and hands and then go to accompany you, please wait a moment."

After riding all the way, my whole body is covered with sweat and dust. I really can’t eat without washing my face first.

"Okay, come over here as soon as you're done."

All of his sons went out to work, and there was really no one at home to drink with Lin Dashan.

Lin Dongfa, the only laborer, was allowed to drink by Liu Xiao'e and He Caiyun because he was still young.

So Lin Dashan, who is a drinker, feels particularly lonely and bored when drinking these days.

As the father-in-law and son-in-law drank, they started talking about the wedding.

Lin Dashan put down his glass, turned around and asked Lin Shu: "Youngest, what do you think?"

"The village should be very busy during this period of autumn harvest. Besides, I want to go up the mountain more often during this period. Let's postpone the wedding to October."

Lin Shu calculated the time and found that October was still more than a month away, which was just enough time for them to prepare for the wedding.

Lin Dashan asked Gu Jiu again: "Brother Jiu, do you think October is okay?"

Gu Jiu: "Okay, I'll listen to Shushu in everything."

Lin Dashan: "In that case, I will have someone pick an auspicious date in October, and then send out the invitations once the date is confirmed."

After the wedding was tentatively decided, Lin Shu asked about the family situation, "Dad, has Lin Gang been home since the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Lin Dashan shook his head helplessly: "He didn't go home, nor did he write a letter, nor did he send anyone to bring back a message."

Gu Jiu comforted him, "Third brother's power station is located in a remote area, and it's not convenient to get there by car. It's not easy to go out, and it's even more difficult to come back. Dad, don't worry, you will be back after the New Year."

The men were eating and chatting at the same time, which was quite slow.

The women finished their meal first, and Liu Xiao'e took Lin Shu to sit at the door of the kitchen to chat.

"Your second aunt's daughter Mei Zi is getting married on the 19th of next month. Your second aunt came to give her the invitation yesterday."

"Oh, have they set a date?"

"Well, I just found out about it yesterday. I heard from your second aunt that she didn't plan to have a big wedding. She just wanted to invite her family to sit together and have a meal to make it lively."

Lin Shu: "I know. I will come back that day."

Liu Xiao'e nodded: "You want to come back, Meizi wanted you to send her off on that day, but I didn't agree."

What's the matter with asking the ex-fiancée to help the ex-fiancé's bride to get married?

Their family is not embarrassed, they are embarrassed.