Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Chapter 221

Dabao came into Li Wan's arms, grinned at her, revealing four little baby teeth, which melted Li Wan's heart.

Lin Shu turned around and asked Lin Gang: "Did you finish your work this time?"

Lin Gang shook his head: "We were in such a rush this time. We took Wanwan to the county town, registered our marriage, and came back. We plan to go again in a few days."

"Have you decided who to transfer the job to?"

"I mentioned this to Mingxin's mother, and she was willing to let Mingxin go to work in the company. However, they can't afford the several hundred yuan to buy a job for the time being, so we have to give them a few days to raise the money."

When Liu Xiao'e heard them talking about work quotas, she said, "Mingxin's mother made a great effort to help the third brother find his marriage, so I thought that since I had to sell my job, I might as well sell it to someone I knew. At first, I also considered my own family. You brothers and sisters definitely don't want to go to work and collect only 30 or so yuan a month."

Lin Wei and Lin Guang both shook their heads. Now running a shop can only earn a few hundred yuan a month. Who would want to go to work honestly and earn only thirty or so yuan for living expenses?

He Caiyun and Lu Yinhua wanted to give it to their own family, but they had no say here. They had no right to interfere in who Lin Gang gave the job to.

Even if Lin Gang was willing to give money to their families, their families might not be able to come up with several hundred dollars at once.

If it is paid in installments, Lin Gang would not agree.

"When you go to work to handle the paperwork in a few days, remember not to be too high-profile. If someone in your workplace dislikes you, it would not be good to be ostracized if you go there."

Lin Shu was not afraid of anyone else, but she was afraid that Fang Hong and her boyfriend who had some power in her family would find out that Ming Xin had replaced Lin Gang's job and make things difficult for him.

Lin Gang naturally thought of Fang Hong and Hua Zi, a prostitute and a thief, a pair of adults and children. He felt disgusted when he saw them, so he would naturally not get close to them if there was nothing to do.

When he thinks of the two of them now, Lin Gang still feels that his head is green.

"I know." Lin Gang's face darkened.

Although people in the company will know sooner or later that Mingxin has replaced his job, it is better to spread the news later.

Because the news spread later, Mingxin had at least been familiar with the personnel relations in the unit for some time.

If Fang Hong was a smart woman, I believe she would be eager for Lin Gang to leave, and having someone to replace him would be a great help to her.

I’m afraid that Fang Hong has water in her brain.

After listening to their conversation, Li Wan always felt that there was something going on at work that Lin Gang was unwilling to mention.

But since they didn't say anything, she couldn't ask.

After talking about Lin Gang, Liu Xiao'e turned around and asked, "Youngest, Ninth Brother, your house should be ready, right? When are you going to move out of the old house?"

Speaking of moving into a new house, Lin Shu looked at Gu Jiu and left it to Gu Jiu to choose an auspicious day.

Gu Jiu almost forgot about this. It’s not that he forgot to choose an auspicious day, but he almost forgot to tell his family.

"February 6th is an auspicious day. I chose that day to move out of the old house."

Lin Dashan finally found an opportunity to speak. Moving to a new house was a big event and he was very concerned. "It's not long until the sixth day of the second month. Now that you have chosen an auspicious day, have you notified your relatives and friends to come and help you warm up the house on that day?"

"We don't plan to have a big wedding. We'll just invite our family to have a meal together. It would be too much trouble to notify all the relatives."

Not to mention Gu Jiu, even Lin Shu found it troublesome.

When entertaining guests, you have to take care of all aspects, which is very tiring.

"Let's do it in a big way according to my wishes. Now that you have decided, do it according to your own wishes."

After all, he is his son-in-law, so it is difficult for Lin Dashan to persuade him.

Liu Xiao'e asked, "You guys are going to move out. Have you told your in-laws?"

Gu Jiu shook his head: "I haven't had time to tell you yet. I'll tell my parents when I get home tonight."

After everyone finished talking about moving, Lin Shu asked Lin Wei if he had any progress on buying a house.

Lin Wei smiled and said, "I've picked one. It's not far from here. It's behind our store, near the foot of the mountain behind us. It has three main rooms, two side rooms and a yard, about 200 square meters. They want 1,200 yuan, and we're in the bargaining stage."

According to Lin Wei, there are many mosquitoes, snakes and ants near the foot of the mountain, so the price can be as high as 800 to 900 yuan. Anything above this amount would be a premium.

He Caiyun also had something to say when talking about houses. "I asked the owner of this house why he wanted to sell it. He said it was because of work and it was too far from his workplace. So he wanted to sell it and live in the dormitory of his company."

"But I think it must be because it is close to the mountains and there are many mosquitoes, snakes and ants, so they sold their houses and wanted to live in the company dormitory. Although the dormitory is not as spacious as their own house, it is in the city center, which is convenient for going to work and coming home."

Lin Shu nodded: "Sister-in-law is right. The location of this house is not that ideal. Brother and sister-in-law, you can negotiate with them. Anyway, apart from you, no one should be willing to live at the foot of the mountain."

In later times, due to real estate development, the mountain behind was built into an ecological park, and the houses at the foot of the mountain became more expensive, making the land extremely valuable.

Even if it is demolition, the demolition compensation is a large sum of money.

From now on, if anyone in this residential area wants to sell a house, they can buy it.

In the early days, you can rent out the house and collect rent. When this area of ​​bungalows is demolished, the demolition money alone can support three generations.

In his previous life, Lin Shu spent the first half of his life wandering around without a fixed residence. When he lived in an urban village, what he envied most were the landlords in the urban village.

Normally, if you rent out your house, the rent alone can support your family in luxury. When the house is demolished, the compensation can support three generations in luxury.

Once the house is demolished, the whole family can lie down.

This is the ultimate goal that many workers cannot achieve even after a lifetime of hard work.

Lin Wei agreed very much, "Youngest is right, our store is not far from here, otherwise, who would be willing to buy the house at the foot of the mountain."

When Lin Guang and Lin Gang heard their eldest brother talk about buying a house and settling down in the provincial capital, the envy in their eyes almost became reality.

Lin Gang silently calculated in his mind that after deducting the money he spent on his wedding from the money he earned from setting up the stall, he still had about 400 yuan left.

The money transferred from my job will arrive in a few days, and it only adds up to about 700 to 800 yuan, which is far from enough to buy a house.

It seems that after finishing his work, he will have to work hard to make money for a while, whether it is to open a store or buy a house, he will need money.

There was never a moment when he felt that he was short of money.

When he lived in the countryside, he didn't have much money, but he didn't seem to feel that he was short of money.

After I started working and made regular expenses every month, I no longer felt like I was short of money.

Now that my income is high, I feel that the money I have is too little.

Everyone was already there, and Dabao slammed the table and yelled, "Food, food, food!"

"Our Dabao reminded us that it's time to eat, haha..."

Lin Shu hurriedly asked the waiter to serve the food.

Li Wan hugged Dabao and pinched the woolen shoes on his feet. "Dabao's woolen shoes are so beautiful. Who knitted them?"

Lin Shu pointed at herself and asked, "Can you crochet shoes? The woolen shoes that Dabao and Erbao are wearing were crocheted by me when I had nothing to do."

Li Wan smiled and nodded: "In the past, I didn't have to go to the fields in the winter and would just sit at home knitting sweaters and crocheting shoes. However, the shoes I crocheted were not as varied as yours."

"If you can crochet, you are very clever. Not everyone in the city can knit sweaters or crochet shoes. Even if you can knit and crochet, it doesn't mean you can make them look beautiful."

As he spoke, Lin Shu smiled and reminded her: "Now that you are in the provincial capital, you should set up a stall with Lin Gang in the short term. If you set up a stall with him, you can use your free time to make baby shoes. The finished shoes should sell well on the stall."

Li Wan's eyes lit up, as if she had found her goal. "Are these shoes easy to sell? If I put them on the stall, how much should I sell them for?"

Lin Shu pondered for a while and estimated the cost in his mind. "The cost of the yarn for a pair of baby shoes is probably no more than 50 cents. Add your wages, and that's basically the selling price of the baby shoes."

Li Wan was unsure and asked, "Baby shoes are small, and I can make them very quickly. I can make a pair in about an hour. What do you think about selling them for one dollar a pair?"

Before Lin Shu could speak, Lin Gang couldn't help laughing: "Silly, your labor fee is only fifty cents per hour? That's not possible, you have to sell it for at least two dollars and fifty cents. If you bargain, the lowest price can't be less than two dollars a pair."

Lin Shu nodded and said, "Lin Gang is right, at least two dollars a pair."

"Well, it seems I will need some time to adapt to the prices in the city." Li Wan couldn't help laughing.

The waiter brought the dishes up quickly, and Lin Shu took Dabao from her arms and said, "Third sister-in-law, try our restaurant's dishes today. If there's anything that doesn't suit your taste, remember to give us some suggestions. I'll ask our chef to make the changes and try to make dishes that suit your taste."

Li Wan looked at the dishes being served. The presentation, color, and aroma were all impeccable. They were dishes she had never seen before.

She is just a country bumpkin who came to the city, how can she have the nerve to offer suggestions?

Mr. and Mrs. Lin Wei and Mr. and Mrs. Lin Guang are busy with their noodle shop business every day. This is the first time they have come here to eat since Hongyun Restaurant opened.

Seeing the dishes being served, everyone couldn't wait to try them.

Lin Dashan introduced the dishes to them from time to time, which whetted their appetites.

Li Wan gently pulled Lin Gang.

Lin Gang leaned closer to her and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Li Wan pointed at the table full of dishes, chicken, duck, fish and meat, and even a plate of prawns she had never seen before, "Don't you need a meat ticket to eat meat in the city? Without a meat ticket, you can't eat meat for half a year? How come most of the dishes on your little sister's restaurant table are meat dishes? How many meat tickets does it take?"

Lin Gang coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Those are ordinary citizens. They run restaurants and noodle shops. They can't be compared."

"Oh~" Although Li Wan didn't know why she couldn't compete, she pretended to know and didn't dare to ask more questions.

Seeing her confused look, Lin Gang smiled and helped her pick up a lamb chop. "This is the specialty of her restaurant, grilled lamb chops. There are a lot of spices sprinkled on it, and it tastes very good."

Li Wan glanced at everyone carefully, and seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she blushed and thanked them, "Thank you, don't help me pick it up, just eat it yourself."

The new daughter-in-law was shy. It wasn't that the Lin family didn't pay attention to them, they just tried to observe their interactions as covertly as possible.

During the meal, Lin Gang helped Li Wan pick up food from time to time, and Li Wan accepted it with a smile every time.

Everyone here has eaten only about 80% of their meals, but they have been fed enough dog food.

Gu Jiu sent Lin Shu and her son home. As soon as he entered the door, he found that everyone in the house who was supposed to be at work was sitting in the living room.

"Why haven't you guys gone to work yet? Are you having a family meeting?"

It was almost two o'clock when Lin Shu and his friends finished their meal at the restaurant, and it was almost three o'clock when they rode their bikes home.

At this time, if it were usual, everyone would go to work, but today they are all at home.

Gu Zhiyuan said: "You two are back just in time. My elder brother and his wife are going to move to the dormitory of the company tomorrow."

Gu Jiu held Erbao and found a place to sit with Lin Shu. "Why is it so sudden?"

Gu Xiang looked up at Gu Jiu and smiled, "It's not that sudden. At the end of last year, Dad said that we could move out after the Chinese New Year if we wanted to. The dormitory at the company was allocated to me for my lunch break, and now I'm just moving in to live there permanently."

Gu Zhiyuan's children are still young, and he is the least willing to move out of the compound. "Brother, isn't this sudden? We are completely unprepared."

"Cough cough!"

Gu Mingqi's waist was pinched by his wife, but he couldn't show the pain. He coughed a few times and said, "Well... we are also going to move out. After my eldest brother moves out, I will choose a date to move into the dormitory of the company."

"Second brother, are you going to move out too?"

Both the eldest and second brothers were moving away, catching Gu Zhiyuan off guard.

"Living in the company dormitory is convenient, whether it is for work or for the children to go to school. Yufeng's school is right next to our company, so they don't have to get up early in the morning to live in the dormitory. We don't have to get up early to go to work either."

The unit has a canteen, and they eat there if they don’t want to cook.

However, if I feel hungry next time, I can come back to the old house to have a snack.

Gu Zhiyuan looked at Gu Changsheng. Both of his sons wanted to move out, so as a father he should at least persuade them.

Obviously, Gu Changsheng was eager to do so and had no intention of persuading them.

Finally, Gu Zhiyuan looked at Gu Jiu and said, "Brother Jiu, if you don't persuade your elder brother and second brother, they will move out and we brothers won't be able to find anyone to drink with."

Gu Jiu imitated Gu Mingqi and coughed twice: "Well, there is no need to persuade him. A big tree has many branches. Just as you are planning to move out, I will tell you about my plans. The new house over there was completed before the New Year. Shushu and I have already found someone to choose an auspicious date. We are going to move in on the sixth day of next month."

Gu Zhiyuan rubbed his forehead. His brothers all wanted to separate and live on their own.

Last year, when Gu Changsheng talked about splitting the family, he thought it was just talk, but he didn't expect it to be a real split.

Gu Changsheng looked at Gu Jiu in surprise: "Is your new house ready? Have you bought the furniture?"

"It's all ready, you can move in right away. When we move in, how about you two come and stay with us for a few days?"

Gu Changsheng was not envious of Gu Jiu living in a new house. When he was invited to be a guest, he waved his hand and refused without thinking: "Forget it, I am so comfortable living in my own home. When you move out in the future, I will at most go with your mother to eat, but I won't stay for long."

Gu Xiang smiled and said, "I will go to your house with my dad to eat in the future."

Gu Jiu agreed with a smile, "Okay, then you can all come to my new home and have a seat."

"Third brother, what do you two think?" Gu Changsheng asked Gu Zhiyuan.