Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Chapter 258

The next morning, Lin Shu got up and came downstairs to see Gu Yumei sitting in the lobby on the first floor of the guesthouse.

"Yumei, when did you arrive?"

Gu Yumei stood up immediately and smiled shyly: "Aunt."

Lin Shu noticed the yellow mud on the soles of her shoes and asked, "Why didn't you go up and knock on the door when you came?"

Gu Yumei lowered her head and stared at the tip of her shoes, and whispered, "I have been here for a short time. Knocking on the door will disturb your sleep."

Lin Shu gently rubbed her hair, "What a silly girl, your grandma has already gotten up and will be down soon. Have you had breakfast? If not, come and eat with us later."

When Gu Yumei heard this, she quickly looked up at Lin Shu, then lowered her head again: "Aunt, no need, I ate a whole grain cake and an egg when I came here, I am full."

Then she remembered the small package in her arms, "These are the eggs my mother cooked this morning and asked me to bring them to you."

What she didn't say was that her family got up before dawn and cooked eggs and whole-grain pancakes.

However, I was afraid that they might not be used to the whole grain cakes, so I only brought eggs.

Lin Shu was stuffed with a bag of eggs. He looked up at the sky outside. The sun had just come out. "You're here so early. What time did you get up?"

"Five o'clock."

"In fact, we don't lack breakfast here. Sleep a little longer in the morning and don't worry about us."

There were about a dozen eggs in the small cloth bag. They were still warm when I touched them, and I guess they were just out of the pot.

Gu Yumei didn't know how to answer. It was not up to her to decide whether to send breakfast or not.

At this time, Jiang Chaohong brought Gu Youxing down from upstairs, "Sister-in-law got up so early? Oh, Yumei is here too?"

Gu Yumei nodded and called out, "Aunt Four."

"My husband woke up this morning and said he was hungry, so I brought him down to have breakfast. Have you two eaten yet? Want to join us?"

"I haven't eaten yet either, let's eat together." Lin Shu took two steps, and seeing Gu Yumei standing there without moving, he turned back and pulled her towards the restaurant.

Jiang Chaohong hurriedly followed, holding the six-year-old Gu Youxing's hand.

"Yumei, what do you want to eat?"

Arriving at the restaurant, Lin Shu looked at the breakfast offered this morning, which included steamed buns, noodles, and wontons.

She ordered some wontons for herself.

Gu Yumei shook her head: "Aunt, I came here after having breakfast."

"Young people are in the period of growing up, how can they be hungry? Just order whatever you like." Jiang Chaohong followed from behind.

She ordered a bowl of noodles and four buns for herself and her son respectively.

Lin Shu treated everyone to breakfast, and she was not polite at all when she ordered.

Lin Shu asked, "How about you eat wontons with me?"

Smelling the aroma coming from the stove, Gu Yumei couldn't help swallowing her saliva, but in the end she couldn't overcome her appetite, "Thank you, Auntie, then I'll have wontons."

After ordering, they found a table and sat down.

Jiang Chaohong said with regret: "Although Yang City is a little small, the food here tastes good. The fried dough sticks and soy milk we had yesterday tasted good. It's a pity that this restaurant doesn't provide fried dough sticks and soy milk for breakfast."

"Eating too much fried dough sticks in this weather will make you get irritated. I think you should take it easy."

I ate fried dough sticks yesterday and my throat felt a little dry when I woke up this morning. Lin Shu thinks it’s okay to eat it occasionally, but his body can’t stand it if he eats it frequently.

"I want to eat fried dough sticks, mom, I want to eat fried dough sticks!" Gu Youxing, who was eating steamed buns, felt that the buns were not fragrant when he heard about fried dough sticks.

Jiang Chaohong raised her hand and patted him on the head. "Dough sticks can cause irritation. Didn't you listen to what your aunt said? You are not allowed to eat them. Eat buns and noodles today."

Children all like to eat fried foods. Lin Shu pinched his chubby cheeks and said, "If you eat too many fried dough sticks, your throat will hurt and you will have eye mucus when you wake up in the morning. Are you afraid that you will not be able to open your eyes because of the eye mucus in the morning?"

Gu Youxing was frightened for a moment, and then he nodded: "I'm scared, but I still want to eat, what should I do?"

Lin Shu couldn't help laughing: "Eat the noodles and buns in big mouthfuls later, and when you're full you won't miss the fried dough sticks anymore."

"Is that so?" Gu Youxing turned and looked at Jiang Chaohong.

Jiang Chaohong patted the back of his head in annoyance, "Eat your buns quickly, and eat more later, since it's your aunt's treat today anyway."

When the noodles and wontons were served, Lin Shu opened the small cloth bag. There were more than a dozen eggs inside. He peeled one and put it in Gu Yumei's bowl, and also put one in his own bowl. "This is what my second sister-in-law cooked this morning. Each person should have at least two. You can eat more."

Jiang Chaohong was slightly stunned when she saw the eggs. "Why didn't you tell me earlier that you had eggs? If I had known, I wouldn't have ordered the buns."

Although buns are delicious, they are not as nutritious as eggs.

Lin Shu glanced at her and said, "If you can't finish it, you can put your portion in your pocket and save it for lunch or afternoon."

Gu Yumei nodded and said, "Aunt Si, my mom said everyone should have a portion. If you and your brother can't finish it, you can save it as a snack when you're hungry."

As they were chatting, Wang Suzhen took He Chunru and Li Ling into the restaurant.

"Mom, we didn't wait for you. Just order whatever you want to eat."

Wang Suzhen smiled and nodded, and asked her eldest daughter-in-law to help her order a bowl of wontons. She sat down and looked at Gu Yumei with a smile: "Yumei came this morning?"

"Uh, yes, Grandma."

When Wang Suzhen met her grandchildren in the provincial capital, she was very kind to them. At this time, Gu Yumei looked very relaxed in front of Wang Suzhen and treated her very affectionately.

Wang Suzhen felt sorry for her and said, "Girl, don't go out too early. What if you run into bad people? If you need to send us something or a letter in the future, ask your brother to come if it's too early or too late."

Gu Yumei nodded obediently: "I'll listen to grandma."

Wang Suzhen thought about it and felt uneasy again: "I'd better talk to your mother about this. Girls should be pampered. There are some things that need to be paid attention to even in the countryside. Safety is no small matter."

Once something happens to a girl, her life is ruined.

Lin Shu deeply agreed. The social security in this era is not that good, otherwise, there would not be a severe crackdown in another one or two years.

After breakfast, they went to the village in the morning to visit the villagers who had taken good care of Brother Gu in the past.

Gu Yumei left the guesthouse before them because her second sister-in-law asked her to go to the farmer's market to buy some things.

To go from the city to the village, you have to pass by the supply and marketing cooperative.

Wang Suzhen and her daughters-in-law went into the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Today we are going to visit several respected elders in the village, as well as the brothers who are good friends with Lao Er. There are six families in total. What do you think we should buy for them?"

The supply and marketing cooperatives are still very popular now, and there are many people in the morning.

There were quite a few people standing in front of the counter, and Wang Suzhen took her daughters-in-law to the food counter first.

Canned food, candy, rice noodles, noodles and malted milk are all great gifts in this era.

When they went in, they were empty-handed, but when they came out, everyone was holding a lot of things.

Met Gu Yumei at the gate of the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Duan Hui is here too?" Wang Suzhen saw Duan Hui standing with Gu Yumei and greeted him with a smile.

Duan Hui smiled innocently and said, "Grandma, I ran into Yumei in the market. She was carrying a lot of things, so I thought of sending her back."

Wang Suzhen smiled and nodded. Young people are full of energy and are very attentive when dating. She had nothing to say.

Seeing this scene, Lin Shu and Jiang Chaohong looked at each other, and at this moment, the two sisters-in-law had the same idea in their minds.

This man is so attentive to the woman, he will not do anything without benefits.

The city is about ten miles away from the village. Yesterday, I took a tractor back and my butt was almost broken in two.

Today, according to Wang Suzhen's suggestion, the distance is not far and the weather is good, so we can walk slowly.

Even the oldest one, Wang Suzhen, can walk, let alone the younger ones like Lin Shu.

Let’s go. Take a rest when you’re tired, and then continue walking when you’ve rested enough.

It was already past ten in the morning when we arrived at the village.

When they arrived at the village yesterday, they hardly left the house. Today they were going to visit the village elders, so naturally, Brother Gu would lead them to visit them one by one.

When moving around the village, it was inevitable to come into contact with the villagers. Jiang Chaohong gently poked Lin Shu.

Lin Shu looked at her in confusion, "Sister-in-law?"

Jiang Chaohong pursed her lips and motioned Lin Shu to look to the left front.

Lin Shu didn't know what she meant, so he looked in the direction she pointed. The girl who had been pulling with Duan Hui yesterday morning was standing under the eaves, looking at them and wondering what she was thinking.

Jiang Chaohong felt that the two knew the same secret. They were much closer than before and spoke more casually. "Sister-in-law, you didn't expect that, did you? The girl who was involved with Duan Hui is actually from the same village. That boy is so bold. He played a fool on our Gu family!"

Lin Shu agreed with this statement very much. Duan Hui was simply a shameless guy.

Lin Shu sneered, "Two girls from the same village like him. They pretend to be repairing the plank road but secretly cross the Chencang Pass. It's quite exciting."

"He's so extravagant at such a young age. I don't think he'll be honest when he gets married. I think it's better to break up as soon as possible to avoid getting hurt in the future."

Although Jiang Chaohong had no feelings for Gu Yumei, he didn't want the Gu family to suffer any loss.

They couldn't say it openly.

The people in Brother Gu's family might be very satisfied with Duan Hui, the future son-in-law. If they tell them, will their family members believe it?

Without evidence and without reason, Duan Hui might even deny it outright.

If you meet a cruel person, he might even turn the tables and say that Second Brother Gu's family despises the poor and loves the rich, and that they abandoned their poor relatives after they became rich.

The best outcome would be that Duan Hui's affair with the girl was discovered, and the Gu family could then openly cancel the engagement.

"It's better to have rich relatives. They came with a lot of things yesterday, and today they are carrying all kinds of nutritional supplements. I'm afraid that Second Brother Gu's family has really come to an end."

Aunt Chen couldn't hide the envy in her eyes.

She noticed Li Hong beside her and asked, "Hong girl, your family's living standard has also improved. I passed by your house yesterday and smelled the aroma of meat. How many pounds of meat did your family buy yesterday and how much did it cost? Did you buy as much meat as the Gu family?"

Today, Gu Yumei bought five pounds of meat in the city to entertain her grandmother and her group.

Li Hong looked unhappy. "How much money does my family have? It's good enough to buy some meat to taste. How can I afford five kilograms of meat?"

Aunt Chen thought about Li Hong's family's conditions and felt that she was overthinking it. "That's true. It's not a festival. Who would buy five kilograms of meat at one time? Even a spendthrift would not do that."

Li Hong stared at Duan Hui in the team. Yes, that idiot was standing in front.

What’s more, the most hateful thing is that he picked up a few more pounds of meat today, which is almost as much as he bought yesterday.

It seems that Duan Hui's family attaches great importance to the marriage with the Gu family.

If they didn't take it seriously, the Duan family would not have taken out all their savings to buy meat for the Gu family.

After visiting the elders in the village and having lunch, Lin Shu told his second brother Gu and the others about his plan to take Gu Yumei to the provincial capital.

Gu Yumei was suddenly surprised and felt a little dizzy. She didn't know how to react.

Brother Gu and his family also forgot to react.

Wang Suzhen tilted her head and asked Lin Shu softly, "Do you want Yumei to work for you?"

Lin Shu did not hide it and nodded, "Yumei is too young. People in the countryside will get married soon after dating. Yumei has never seen the prosperity of the city. What if she gets married too early and regrets it later? I thought of letting her stay in the provincial capital for a while before getting married. It would be better to talk about marriage when she has gained more experience and matured."

Wang Suzhen herself got married early, so she has a deeper understanding of the importance of getting married early.

Don’t say that when I think back on it now, I do feel a little regretful. I got married too early when I was young and lived a life of firewood, rice, oil and salt. I never lived for myself when I was young.

"Then I'll listen to you. Let her stay in the provincial capital for two or three years and then come back to discuss marriage."

Wang Suzhen glanced at Duan Hui, who was sitting next to her with a nervous look on his face, and felt a little sympathy for him for a second.

But sympathy is sympathy, her Yumei is only eighteen years old, it is too early for her to get married.

Mrs. Gu rubbed her hands excitedly, "Of course, this is good, sister-in-law, I feel relieved that Yumei is with you, and I'll trouble you to take care of her in the future."

"I disagree!"

At this moment, Duan Hui reacted. When he cast his vote against it, the Gu family members looked at him and frowned slightly.

"Xiaohui, it would be a good idea to let Yumei go to the provincial capital to see the world. After they get married, women will just take care of children and the kitchen all day long. It would be a good idea to let her go out and explore the world while she is still young." Mrs. Gu persuaded. Her daughter was her own daughter, so she naturally didn't want her to suffer.

The reason why they married into the Duan family in the past was to marry the two families, and their family could not find better conditions.

In other words, Duan Hui is actually a spare tire in the true sense of the word.

And the worst thing is that the spare tire doesn't even have the awareness of being a spare tire. While they are in a relationship, they still flirt with other women outside and are annoying.

Lin Shu and Jiang Chaohong saw this.

No one knows what Mrs. Gu Er was going through.

Duan Hui said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Aunt, it's not that I don't want Yumei to go to the city to relax, but we are in a relationship. What should I do if she goes to the provincial capital? How can we cultivate our relationship if we can't see Yumei for several months or even longer?"

Second Brother Gu thought what he said made sense and couldn't help but say, "Then you should go to the provincial capital with Yumei to find a job."

But before he could open his mouth, Mrs. Gu pinched the soft flesh on his waist and twisted it, warning him not to talk nonsense and ruin everyone's business.

"Men should focus on their careers. Men who are obsessed with love affairs have no future. Xiaohui, I think you should focus on your career and stop revolving around Yumei."

Mrs. Gu would never make him a promise, and besides, there were only so many job vacancies in the provincial capital, and it would be better to give it to family members than to outsiders.