Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Chapter 271: Found the person

Ergou drove the donkey cart and looked back at the girl standing at the entrance of the village. He joked, "Brother Jiu, since you came to our village, the girls and wives in the village can't walk when they see you. Look, our girl is almost like a stone waiting for her husband."

Speaking of the big girl at the entrance of the village, Zhuzi looked back and asked curiously, "Brother Jiu, what were you and the big girl talking about just now?"

Gu Jiu frowned slightly: "We didn't talk about anything. She asked me which herbs I collected. I asked her to ask my wife. My wife is in charge of the herbs."

"Is that it?" The two young men were obviously unconvinced.

"Yes, you came here just for a few words." At this point, Gu Jiu warned: "I am a married man, and I have to distinguish between jokes. I don't want to hear that again next time."

"Oh." Ergou and Zhuzi looked at each other and didn't dare to speak.

Gu Jiu looked at the barren loess plateau and encouraged them: "Follow me and learn well during this period. When autumn comes, you will still be the ones to help us buy red dates and walnuts. Follow me and work hard. When you make money, try to marry a wife as soon as possible and warm your bed."

"Do either of you have a favorite girl?"

Ergou drove the car seriously.

Zhuzi and Gu Jiu's eyes met and he scratched his head: "My family is extremely poor. Even if I like a girl, she may not like me."

"When you make money, build a big tile house. Are you afraid that no girl will like you?" Gu Jiu raised his hand and patted the back of his head, feeling very disappointed: "You are useless."

......

"Sister Cuihua, are you also digging herbs here?"

Lin Shu and Cuihua were digging licorice on a slope, but unexpectedly, the girl followed them.

Cuihua glanced at Lin Shu, and seeing that she couldn't tell anything from her expression, she smiled and greeted her, "Dani, are you out here to cut grass for the pigs or dig herbs?"

Because Cuihua saw that Dani was holding a sickle, not a hoe.

Dani looked at Lin Shu calmly, and when she heard the question, she smiled and replied, "Sister-in-law, I originally wanted to cut grass for the pigs, but when I saw you guys digging herbs here, I wanted to come over and ask that Sister Lin if there are any herbs that can be cut directly with a sickle?"

Sister Lin?

Is she that old?

Lin Shu stood up, turned around and looked at Dani at the bottom of the slope, and said lightly: "Artemisia."

"Artemisia?" Dani smiled shyly: "Thank you for telling me, big sister."

Artemisia, all rural girls know it.

In the past, no one harvested medicinal herbs, and young mugwort was cut to be used as pig feed. They walked around the mountains and fields in the village all year round, and knew where there was more mugwort better than Lin Shu.

Cuihua: "Dani, what's the family situation of the person you dated a few days ago? Are you attracted to him?"

Dani shook her head: "His family conditions are not that good, my parents liked him, but I didn't."

Cuihua heard her different statement and retorted: "You said his family conditions are not very good, but I heard from your mother that the man's family has five large tiled houses and a bicycle. You still say these conditions are not good, then what conditions do you want in a partner?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Lin Shu and continued to ask, "Is he someone with the same conditions as Lin Shu's man? Rural people marrying rural people, city people don't dare to dream about it."

Dani glanced at Lin Shu shyly and whispered, "Sister-in-law, don't say anything nonsense. When did I say I wanted to find someone from the city?"

"The family conditions of the girl I met a few days ago are considered well-off in our area. If you don't like them, doesn't that mean you have too high standards and want to find a partner in the city?"

There was contempt in Cuihua's eyes. She looked down on him because he had such a good family background and yet she was still coveting other people's men. How shameless.

Dani was secretly annoyed, "Sister-in-law, don't say careless things, don't ruin my reputation." It's like a dog trying to harass a rat.

"Okay, I won't say anything nonsense. Just get along well with that guy I had a few days ago." Cuihua saw that Dani's face changed, so she decided to stop while she was ahead. She didn't really want to annoy her.

"Lin Shu, what are the requirements for you city people when looking for a partner?" Cuihua turned around and asked.

Lin Shu noticed that Dani was listening attentively. While digging licorice, he said, "When normal young people look for a partner, they first consider whether the person has a city hukou and a food allowance. Secondly, they consider family conditions and work situation. Finally, of course, they consider whether the two are compatible, whether they have common interests, etc."

Cuihua nodded after hearing this: "Is there anything else abnormal?"

Lin Shu chuckled and said, "Middle-aged men whose wives have died and are remarrying, or mentally retarded or disabled people who can't find a partner in the city will consider coming to the countryside to choose."

"Oh~" Cuihua glanced at Dani who was about to leave with a meaningful look, "You're right. No normal guy wants to date a guy from the countryside. Otherwise, if you date a guy from the countryside, you don't have a food allowance. What are you going to eat in the future?"

"Sister-in-law, elder sister, I'm going to cut mugwort." Dani was feeling annoyed and didn't want to listen to them talk any more.

Cuihua sneered at her back. The girl's facial features were okay, but far inferior to the girls in the city. She even dared to think about Gu Jiu. Her ambition was high as the sky, but her life was fragile.

Cuihua collected the licorice she had dug out, ran to Lin Shu, and asked curiously, "Lin Shu, you saw it just now, that girl tried to seduce your man. It's obvious that she has feelings for him, aren't you angry?"

If it were her, she would have to go up and slap her twice.

Lin Shu lowered her eyes, "...My man's taste is not that low."

When he was in the provincial capital, he didn't like any of the secretaries that Chen Fei found for him, no matter how beautiful they were. How could he possibly be attracted to the rough-skinned Dani?

Dabao said that Gu Jiu had never been married in his previous life, so he was probably not a promiscuous playboy.

And she and he came together inexplicably, perhaps it was the entanglement in their previous life that made them renew their relationship in this life.

Otherwise, it would be hard to explain how she could be reborn.

Thinking about his past and present life, Lin Shu felt confused.

......

Gu Jiu didn't come back until dark.

When he entered the room, he saw Lin Shu lying on the kang reading a book. "There is no electricity here, and the candlelight is too dim. Be careful not to hurt your eyes."

Lin Shu didn't put the book away, but said, "There is hot water on the stove. Take a bath first and then we can eat."

Gu Jiu threw his bag at the end of the kang, turned around and went to the kitchen. When he came back a few minutes later, he had changed his clothes and his hair was still dripping with water.

Lin Shu put away the book, found a new towel for him, and went to serve the dishes and prepare to eat.

Gu Jiu dried his hair, sat at the table, saw a casserole of chicken soup, and asked, "I stewed the chicken today. Where did it come from?"

“I bought it from the villagers.”

Black wolfberry and codonopsis are added to the chicken soup.

"Why did you think of making chicken soup today?" Gu Jiu scooped half a bowl of chicken soup and placed it in front of Lin Shu, and then scooped half a bowl for himself.

Lin Shu put a chicken drumstick in his bowl and the last one in her own bowl. "We have been so busy these days that we haven't had a good meal. We eat vegetarian food for three meals a day, and our bodies can't stand it for a long time."

In rural areas, it is inconvenient to eat meat.

Firstly, he hadn't entered the city, and secondly, no one in the village slaughtered pigs, so it was not easy for Lin Shu to buy meat from the system mall.

After dinner, Lin Shu lay on the kang and watched Gu Jiu clean up the dishes.

His figure has not changed much from previous years, especially his long legs, and his facial features that seem to be carefully outlined with fine brushwork. Even in a vest and shorts, he looks cool, noble, and uninhibited.

Perhaps the young lady was attracted by his unruly temperament and wanted to put a bridle on him so that this wild horse could be under her control.

"Why are you staring at me? Are you attracted by the way I do housework?" After cleaning up the dishes, Gu Jiu washed his hands and sat on the edge of the kang.

Lin Shu reached out and stroked his abdomen. His eight-pack abs felt good. "How long will it take you to finish this area?"

He has been staying in the village for more than ten days. There is no water or electricity in the village. Living there for such a long time is almost reaching the limit of Lin Shu's tolerance.

"In another four or five days, we should be able to run around all the villages. What's wrong? Can't you stay here anymore?" Gu Jiu lay down on his side, hugged her body and asked.

Lin Shu picked up the fan and stuffed it into his hand. "It's not that I can't stay here, but I'm afraid that the girls and wives in the nearby villages will go crazy for you. Can you control yourself?"

Gu Jiu smiled and asked knowingly, "Are you jealous or do you have no confidence in me?"

Lin Shu enjoyed the breeze he fanned, glanced at his big shorts, and said meaningfully: "You're already showing signs of rising, if you meet a beautiful girl, can you remain unmoved?"

Gu Jiu glanced down and chuckled, "That's for you. He wouldn't dare to do that to anyone else."

In rural areas, even villages with electricity often experience power outages, not to mention villages without electricity.

I have to rest as soon as it gets dark. I have nothing to do and the night is really hard to get through.

It is no wonder that young men in rural areas are keen to marry a wife to warm their bed.

"Next time we go somewhere else, we won't rent a house in the village. Life in the countryside is too hard."

If I have to live, I'd rather live in the city.

You can also watch movies and visit department stores in the city.

......

Little River Village.

"Dahe, Dahe family, are you at home?"

About ten meters away from Lin Dahe's house, Lin Yuanchao's loud voice had already started shouting.

"At home, Yuan Chao, are you okay?"

Lin Dahe walked out of the house, smoking his pipe and exhaling a puff of smoke and asked.

"I just came back from the countryside. I received a call from the Chengbei Police Station in the county seat, asking you to go pick up your plums. I heard that your plums seem to have been found and are now at the Chengbei Police Station."

Lin Dahe was stunned, thinking he had heard wrongly, "What did you say?"

"I said Mei Zi has been found and is now at the Chengbei Police Station. The police asked you to pick her up quickly." Lin Yuanchao repeated it, wondering in his heart, a woman has been missing for more than a year, and no one knows what she has been going through outside?

When the nearby villagers heard this, they all came out of their houses.

Someone asked, "Yuan Chao, you just said that Mei Zi was found?"

Lin Yuanchao nodded: "I was in a meeting in the township today, and I just happened to receive a call from the police station. If they hadn't met me today, the township would have sent someone to notify them. It's just a coincidence that I was there."

"Oh, did you really find the person?"

"Dahe, hurry up and borrow a bicycle from the village to go to the county."

"Meizi has been missing for so long, and no one knows what happened. When you go to the police station, you should ask the police to find out what happened."

Some villagers began to worry after hearing this, some were simply curious, and some even gloated over the misfortune.

Obviously, Lin Dahe was shocked by the news.

It wasn't until Li Xiu, who heard the news and ran out of the house, pushed him that he reacted.

"Go to the village and borrow a bicycle. I'll lock the door and we'll meet at the entrance of the village."

"Hey, okay, okay." Lin Dahe threw away the cigarette in his mouth and ran towards the village committee in his slippers.

Lin Yuanchao shouted at the figure rushing past him: "Dahe, Dahe, the bicycle is outside the village committee door, the key is with me, why are you running away!"

Lin Dahe ran back and snatched the car keys from Lin Yuanchao's hand.

Lin Yuanchao: “…”

Well, he was eager to save his daughter, so he didn’t care about it for the time being.

Turning back to see Li Xiu locking the door, he kindly asked, "You need to bring enough money to go into the city."

"My family only has that much money. No matter how much more I bring, it's just that much." Li Xiu left after saying that.

Lin Yuanchao: “…”

"Li Xiu is an ungrateful person. Don't take it to heart, Yuan Chao." A woman who had a grudge against Li Xiu spoke up.

Lin Yuanchao did not rush home, but was surrounded by villagers and asked questions.

He is also happy to share village gossip with the villagers.

Of course, everyone is more concerned about Lin Mei’s situation at the moment.

So what people asked about most were the details of Lin Yuanchao answering the phone.

"Oh, I met the old lady from the Jie family a few days ago. I heard that she was arranging a blind date for her eldest son."

The old lady of the Xie family mentioned by the villagers is Xie's mother, who helps Xie Chunlei arrange blind dates in order to find a new wife.

"Old Fourth, you can't say that. The eldest brother of the Jie family is married to Mei Zi. He dares to go on a blind date before Mei Zi finds him? Isn't he afraid that the Dahe family will make trouble?"

"I don't think there will be any trouble for the time being. Now that Mei Zi is back, I should be able to live with the eldest brother of the Jie family."

"It's easy for you to say that. If it were your son, would you be willing for your daughter-in-law who has been missing for more than a year to continue living with your son?"

"Hearing what you said, this matter is serious. I just wonder if Dahe will call Jie Chunlei when he passes by the village."

The village was in an uproar because of the news about Lin Yuanchao, and everyone was talking about it.

But this did not affect Lin Dahe and Li Xiu's anxious hearts at all.

The two of them arrived at the village and turned into the supply and marketing cooperative, found Jie Chunlei and asked him to follow them to the county town to pick up Mei Zi.

In front of his colleagues, he couldn't ask about some things in detail, so he kept silent, pushed his bicycle and followed Lin Dahe into the county town.

After being rescued for so many days, Lin Mei's emotions have stabilized.

Now she was no longer the crazy woman that Gu Jiu had seen at the beginning. Her hair was combed neatly and her clothes had changed.

It's just that he is very thin, the most obvious thing is that there is not much flesh on his cheeks, and his face looks a bit mean.

Xie Chunlei's arrival stunned her.

"Mei Zi, oh, how did you become like this?"

As soon as they entered the police station, the police asked them to go to the office and explained Lin Mei's situation.

However, after seeing his beloved daughter whom he had been thinking about day and night, her condition still caused Li Xiu to emotionally break down.

"Why didn't the thunder strike these damn kidnappers? They did such a wicked thing and ruined my plums!"

"My plums, what shall I do next?"

"It's all your fault, your evil mother-in-law. If she hadn't caused your miscarriage, you wouldn't have gone on a long trip to the provincial capital to relax."

If you don't go out to relax, there won't be any trouble later.

Li Xiu now felt extremely regretful, regretting that she had advised her daughter to go to the provincial capital to relax.

Who knew that taking a train to the provincial capital would be so dangerous.

I almost lost my life.

But, it's pretty much the same.

When a woman loses her innocence, it is like being sent to the eighteenth level of hell.

I don’t know whether Xie Chunlei will still accept Lin Mei.

Thinking of this, Li Xiu felt exhausted.