To get rich quickly, you need to be simple and rough

Li Yongqiang felt that this was a windfall. He could marry a beautiful wife and get an unexpected fortune.

After Li Yongqiang and Dao Yulan had eaten and drunk their fill, Li Yongqiang gave his bed to Dao Yulan and slept on the floor. After all, this suffering little girl had to have a wedding. In order to prevent people in the village from looking down on Dao Yulan, Li Yongqiang wanted to give Dao Yulan a formal wedding.

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Li Yongqiang took Dao Yulan to ask for leave from the branch secretary. He took a walk around Daqianmen and asked for a week's leave.

Li Yongqiang borrowed the accountant's bicycle for five dollars and took Dao Yulan straight to the commune. The two of them rushed to the commune for two hours.

After taking out the household registration certificate and letter of introduction given by the brigade, the two of them successfully obtained the marriage certificate which was like a certificate of honor under the onslaught of Li Yongqiang's wedding candies and cigarettes.

Li Yongqiang put away the marriage certificate, spent ten cents to store his bicycle in the commune yard, and then took Dao Yulan to the bus station. There was a shuttle bus to Chuncheng only once a day, so Li Yongqiang decided to take his wife to Chuncheng for shopping.

The county town and the commune have so few supplies that shopping is uneconomical. Li Yongqiang exchanged a lot of tickets through the system last night. He couldn't use them before, but now that he's married, he has to give her a better life. Those antiques and gold are piled high, but they're just sitting there. There are so many keys that Li Yongqiang won't need them until the end of time. The system exchanges them at the current market price, so let's just make a profit.

Li Yongqiang and Dao Yulan waited for half an hour before a rickety minibus pulled up to the bus station. Not many people traveled these days, except for those going to the provincial capital for work. Most people were reluctant to pay the 86 cents fare, which could buy more than a pound of pork. If there was no urgent matter, why go to the provincial capital? The supplies at the supply and marketing cooperative would still be useful.

Li Yongqiang and Dao Yulan sat in the middle seat of the car. They drove for four hours until it was dark before they finally arrived in Spring City.

The streets of Spring City are obviously much more prosperous, with many buildings on both sides of the road. There are also many facilities such as department stores, cinemas, and restaurants.

Li Yongqiang took Dao Yulan and a letter of introduction to the guesthouse. The waiter stared at the two of them as if they were interrogating thieves: "What's your relationship?"

Li Yongqiang was so frightened that he quickly took out the marriage certificate they had just obtained and showed it to the waiter: "Hello comrade, this is my wife Dao Yulan. We became revolutionary partners this afternoon."

The waiter's expression softened immediately upon seeing the marriage certificate. There were no dormitories, only two single rooms, each with a single bed. The room rate was 62 cents per room, with a deposit of 1.3 yuan.

Li Yongqiang quickly took the money to register and get the key. Tired and hungry after sitting in the car for the whole afternoon, Li Yongqiang put his handbag into the guesthouse, locked the door, and went to eat with his wife.

Li Yongqiang took Dao Yulan to a state-owned restaurant and ordered a plate of fried chicken with mushrooms for 52 cents and 3 taels of meat coupons, a plate of fried bacon with bamboo shoots for 61 cents and 4 taels of meat coupons, a bowl of rice for 8 cents and 3 taels of food coupons, and a bowl of cross-bridge rice noodles for 13 cents and 4 taels of food coupons.

Dao Yulan, a native of Yunnan province, loves spicy food and noodles. Li Yongqiang prefers rice and noodles, and any dish that goes well with rice is fine.

Dao Yulan felt sweet in her heart as she looked at the rice noodles in front of her. A girl knows whether a man has feelings for her or not.

It was another delicious meal. Dao Yulan looked thin but she had a big appetite. She ate a large bowl of rice noodles and a lot of vegetables. She had only eaten such delicious food when her grandfather was still alive.

The two of them walked out of the state-owned restaurant with full stomachs after eating and drinking. Li Yongqiang took Dao Yulan back to the guesthouse and asked his wife to lock the door before returning to the room.

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Li Yongqiang took Dao Yulan and started his shopping spree.

Arriving at the department store, Li Yongqiang first took Dao Yulan to the ready-made clothing counter. The white dress with green small floral patterns suited Dao Yulan very well. Li Yongqiang asked the salesperson to get a set of clothes that would suit Dao Yulan. The salesperson rolled her eyes and said, "Twelve yuan for four feet of cloth coupons."

Young Master Li Yongqiang had never seen a salesperson rolling his eyes before, and he was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

But when he saw the sign on the wall prohibiting hitting or scolding customers, the young master's temper suddenly disappeared. He couldn't afford to offend this woman. He quickly took out his money and asked the salesperson to find his size. Although the salesperson had a bad temper and was tough, he was quite capable. He glanced at Dao Yulan and quickly found the size and issued the invoice. Li Yongqiang pointed to a slightly waisted women's white shirt and said, "Find this dress in my lover's size."

The salesperson looked at the prodigal son who was in love and said: "Eight yuan and thirty cents for three feet of cloth coupons." Li Yongqiang paid the money and took the coupons.

Dao Yulan kept pulling at the corner of Li Yongqiang's clothes. This cost a lot of money, and Dao Yulan felt very distressed.

Li Yongqiang didn't care about that. He pointed and ordered at the counter and bought more than ten sets of clothes for Dao Yulan, and also bought a few sets of clothes for himself.

The salesperson at the ready-made clothing counter looked at Li Yongqiang as if he were a fool. Whose prodigal son is this? He bought so many clothes and can't even make ends meet?

Li Yongqiang brought Dao Yulan to the lingerie counter and took out his marriage certificate when asked by the salesperson, so as not to be treated as a hooligan by this older sister.

The salesperson's expression improved a lot when he saw the marriage certificate. He asked Li Yongqiang to walk around for a while and would call him when it was time to pay.

After a while, the items were selected and the salesperson called Li Yongqiang over to pay. Li Yongqiang pointed at the items the salesperson selected and said, "I want four servings of each. It's not easy for my wife to come out since our home is far away."

Under the envious gaze of the salesperson, Li Yongqiang took Dao Yulan away from the lingerie counter.

Then he bought bedding and a washbasin, and took Dao Yulan to buy a pair of men's and women's watches, a radio the size of a brick, pots and pans, cigarettes, alcohol, candy, tea, hats, leather shoes, and fabric. He also bought a Phoenix 28-inch truck on the third floor.

Li Yongqiang and his wife left the department store with bags full of them. They hired a rickshaw to take them back to the guesthouse.

Dao Yulan was dressed up by Li Yongqiang, looking brand new. Li Yongqiang pretended to put most of his things into the space with several large bags, mainly stuffed with newly bought bedding and other things.

After three days of shopping in Chuncheng, Li Yongqiang rushed home with his wife and hired a cart. Li Yongqiang and Dao Yulan got on the cart back to the commune with their bags.

After a bumpy ride to the commune, Li Yongqiang quickly retrieved the accountant's bicycle. The couple pushed the two bicycles back to the village until dark.

Li Yongqiang opened the gate and pushed the bicycle inside. They took the bags off the bicycle and made some food to eat. Li Yongqiang quickly returned the bicycle to the accountant.

Li Yongqiang returned home after leaving a handful of fruit candies for his accountant grandson.

Dao Yulan had already washed up and prepared bath water for Li Yongqiang.

Li Yongqiang lit the red candles he had bought, as today was their wedding night.

In addition to having a wife, children and a warm bed, making a fortune and collecting jade are also essential.