Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Chapter 216

"Come to be a matchmaker?"

Li's mother reacted immediately and her eyes lit up instantly. It was like someone brought her a pillow just when she was sleepy. She was worried about Li Wan's marriage.

"Ah, Auntie, please come in and sit down. Please come in and sit down."

"Who is this......"

After sitting down, Li's mother had time to look at Lin Xue who came in behind. She wanted to ask if she was her daughter-in-law, but Lin Xue's age didn't match.

Mingxin's mother took the tea poured by Li Wan and was about to introduce Lin Xue, but she heard footsteps at the door at this time.

When I came in just now, I forgot to close the door, and the person outside walked in directly.

"Hey, do you have guests at home?"

The person who came in was the village's barefoot doctor, an old educated youth who had been part of the first batch of educated youth to go to the countryside. Later, he could not stand the hardships of life in the countryside and, as he was old, he married a young man in the village.

Now the couple has four children, the oldest is 17 years old and the youngest is 10. The educated youth named Su Ling has given up the idea of ​​returning to the city and has been stationed in the village clinic.

"Doctor Su is here. You've come at the right time. Sit down and have some tea together." Mother Li took another teacup and poured a cup of tea for Su Ling.

Su Ling has been in the village for almost twenty years, so she has naturally met Mingxin's mother. She nodded politely to her and said, "I'll change Wanwan's medicine first. It won't be too late to drink tea later."

All the people in the room were women. Li's mother closed the door and Su Ling asked Li Wan to roll up her trouser legs.

Because of her injury, Li Wan wore pants with particularly loose legs.

The wound is just above the knee bend, on the back of the thigh flesh.

It was also at this time that Mingxin's mother and Lin Xue learned that Li Wan was injured.

At that time, Li Wan jumped off the tractor and was hooked by the wire. Due to the force of falling downwards, the wound was lacerated and required three stitches.

Mother Li looked at her daughter's hideous wound and asked worriedly, "Doctor Su, will Wanwan's wound leave any sequelae?"

"Aftereffects?" Su Ling didn't understand what she meant for a moment, thinking she wanted to ask if there would be scars. "After the wound heals, there will be scars, but it doesn't matter much in this location. The scars will fade away over time."

"We rural people don't mind scars in this position. What I'm worried about is whether this wound will affect my walking after it heals."

"It won't affect my walking. This wound is just a superficial one. It looks scary, but it actually doesn't hurt any of my blood vessels or tendons."

While answering her, Su Ling skillfully cleaned the wound, disinfected it, applied medicine and bandaged it.

Li's mother was relieved. "It's good that there is no impact. I have been worried these days, fearing that it will affect my future life."

After bandaging the wound, Dr. Su saw that there were guests at home, so he drank a cup of tea and left.

After sending Dr. Su away, Li's mother saw that Mingxin's mother and Lin Xue were both paying attention to Li Wan's injury.

Knowing that they were curious about how the injury occurred, he explained to her, "During the winter month, my relative introduced Wanwan to a boyfriend. The man is a tractor driver in the village."

"My child is quite shy. When someone in the village teased him, he couldn't stand it and jumped out of the car before it stopped. As a result, his thigh was hooked by the wire. Fortunately, he was wearing two pairs of pants in winter, otherwise the wound would be more serious."

“The man saw what happened and refused the marriage, saying that blood had been seen during the blind date and that it was not suitable.

If you don't mind Wanwan's situation, tell me about the man you want to marry."

Mingxin's mother and Lin Xue looked at each other. They didn't expect that Li Wan had encountered such a bad thing before.

If the injury had not happened, would Li Wan have successfully had the blind date with the man?

Lin Xue didn't feel that Li Wan's reputation was affected in any way. She was secretly glad that the injury was blown away, otherwise she would have no chance of survival.

In fact, Lin Xue had taken a close look at Li Wan when she came in. All the members of the Li family had fair skin.

Because Li Wan is a girl and not the main labor force in the family, her skin doesn't look like a rural girl at all.

In addition, she has delicate features and a tall figure. Even in the city, she is one of the most beautiful women.

Just now, because of mentioning the rejection by the man, her eyes were slightly red, and she looked even more pitiful.

When a woman saw Lin Xue, she would feel pity for her, not to mention what a man would feel when he saw her. No wonder her husband Gangzi could not forget her.

Lin Xue's expression naturally caught the attention of Mingxin's mother. Seeing that she had no objection, she talked to Li's mother about the Lin family and Lin Gang's situation.

When Li Wan heard that it was Lin Gang, she was slightly stunned. She had some impression of this person.

She thought the man who had vowed to marry her and treat her well for the rest of his life was just talking nonsense and was just attracted to her beauty.

But I didn't expect that the man had disappeared during this period. It turned out that he went to work in another place.

Since he is already a formal worker, why do you want to marry a rural girl? If you have a job, you can marry a city girl.

"I know that young man Lin Gang. He's good friends with my Mingxin, he's handsome, and now he has a formal job. It's better for your Wanwan to marry him than to marry a rural man and farm for the rest of her life, don't you think?"

After hearing this, Li's mother nodded and said, "Although what you said makes sense, he is already a worker, why is he still thinking of looking for a rural girl? It shouldn't be difficult to find a working girl in the city, right?"

Mingxin's mother didn't understand the situation, so she turned to look at Lin Xue.

Lin Xue took a sip of tea, introduced herself first, and then talked about Lin Gang’s previous visit to the village.

"Maybe this is fate. We don't have any relatives in your village, but Gangzi gets along well with Mingxin. He followed Mingxin to visit relatives and got to know Li Wan.

He was forced to get married by his family, so he thought of sending me and Aunt Mingxin to do this. Don't worry, Aunt Li, my family doesn't care whether he is from the countryside or the city when it comes to finding a partner for him."

Hearing that this family was reasonable, Li's mother was quite satisfied with the Lin family. At least the elders in the family had no objection, so her daughter would have fewer conflicts when she married into the family.

"So if they get married, will Wanwan stay in the countryside or follow the man to work?"

Mingxin's mother and Lin Xue were both slightly stunned when they heard this.

Mingxin's mother slapped her forehead suddenly and said, "Oh, I forgot to tell you about this. Their family used to live in the countryside, in Xiaohe Village, which is about ten miles away from our village."

"Later, the youngest daughter of the family married and moved to the city. Her in-laws in the city had connections and got the eldest and second sons of the family to work as temporary workers at the power supply station in the city. The third son, Gangzi, who you are engaged to, bought a job at the power plant. Now the whole family is in the city."

Lin Xue felt somewhat pleased with herself, and added, "Now I am the only one staying in the county. My parents and my elder brother and younger brother have all gone to the provincial capital to develop their careers. Otherwise, it would be my mother who came to your house to propose marriage. If Wanwan marries our Gangzi, she won't have to stay in the countryside. She can either follow Gangzi to the unit or follow my mother to the provincial capital."

"You went to the provincial capital?"

Not to mention Li's mother, even Mingxin's mother just found out that the Lin family had moved to the provincial capital. A year ago, I heard that they were developing in the county town, how come they moved to the provincial capital in the blink of an eye?

Mother Li felt both happy and sad. If Wanwan got married to their family, wouldn't she have to leave her parents' home and go to the provincial capital where she had no relatives?

What if you get bullied?

Her parents' home is far away, so I can't help her even if I want to.

Lin Xue nodded: "Yes, my younger sister has given birth to a child and has moved to the provincial capital with her husband. My eldest brother and second brother have opened two noodle restaurants in the provincial capital, and their business is pretty good. They will probably settle down in the provincial capital in the future, and my parents have gone to help them."

Mother Li's eyes flickered. The Lin family was so well off, so what was the difference between Wanwan marrying into their family and falling into a blessed nest?

Li Wan's heart beat a little faster. She didn't expect the Lin family to be so well off. In the past, she thought Lin Gang was a smooth talker and to be honest, she looked down on him.

It's different now. Her reputation is not very good in the surrounding area. If she marries Lin Gang, she can stay away from the gossip in the village. Besides, Lin Gang's conditions are very good, and marrying him is a good deal.

Don't say Li Wan is realistic. When there is no emotional foundation between the two, the first thing a woman considers when getting married is naturally the family conditions and her own conditions.

Only when both conditions satisfy the woman can the two of them develop further and have the possibility of going further.

Lin Xue said that her son Lin Gang is not young anymore and his family wants him to get married as soon as possible.

Li Wan had met Lin Gang, and he looked very good. There was no ugly person in the Lin family. Li Wan was satisfied, and Li's mother had nothing to say.

The bride price in rural areas is mostly a few dozen yuan, and a hundred yuan in better conditions.

When the Lin family offered a dowry of two hundred yuan, Li's mother couldn't utter a word of objection and just nodded in agreement.

A preliminary consensus was reached. Lin Xue meant that they should agree now that when Lin Gang finds time to come back next time, they would hold the betrothal gift presentation and the wedding together.

The Li family thought that Lin Gang had to go back to work and might not have much time for vacation, so they agreed.

Li Wan waited until Mingxin's mother and Lin Xue left, but her mind was still confused.

When she woke up in the morning, her mother was still worrying about her marriage. Now, only half a day has passed, and her lifelong event has been resolved?

After seeing the guests off, Li's mother went to her daughter's room. Seeing her daughter's dazed look, she thought she was thinking about love and sighed inwardly.

She walked over to her and sat down, then asked softly, "Wanwan, tell me honestly, what does Lin Gang look like? You've met him, what do you think of him? Most importantly, is he reliable?"

Li Wan's face flushed, her eyes a little evasive, "Today you also saw what Lin Xue looks like, he has similar facial features to Lin Xue, and he is a head taller than me. As for his character, I don't know. But I think since he is rich now and still wants to come to my house to propose marriage, he should be a responsible man."

Unlike the man last time, who abandoned her mercilessly after she was hurt.

After hearing what Li Wan said, Li's mother felt a little relieved.

If it really doesn't work, they can also refuse if Lin Gang is not good enough after paying the betrothal gift.

......

Lin Xue called the provincial capital, and Liu Xiao'e was so happy when she learned that Li Wan had not yet arranged a marriage and her family had already agreed to the marriage.

"Today is already the fifth day of the New Year, Lao San, please ask for a few days off from work, and I will go back with you to celebrate the betrothal gift."

This time I went back to give the betrothal gift and also let the two of them register their marriage. The wedding banquet will be held later when we have time.

Liu Xiao'e was very satisfied with Lin Xue's decisiveness this time. It is not easy to go back to her hometown in the provincial capital now. If things can be done in one go, it can save her the trouble of going back and forth.

Talking about marriage, Lin Gang was a little shy, but thinking about his daily income, he was extremely reluctant to go back at this time.

"Don't be in a hurry to pay the betrothal gift. There are many people visiting relatives during the first month of the year. My father and I have a good business at the stall. It's not worth it to lose hundreds of dollars if we delay for a day."

Lin Dashan thought for a while and said, "I don't think we should be too anxious. If we rush in too fast, the woman will think we are impatient and she will look down on us."

Sometimes people ask women to be reserved, but the same applies to men. They should not be too pushy, otherwise they may be looked down upon.

"Then when do you think we should go?" Liu Xiao'e knew she was too impatient but she refused to admit it.

Lin Dashan was thinking that all units would have to go back to work in a few days.

Once these people go to work, the interactions between relatives will definitely be affected, so let Lin Gang go back then.

"Let's wait until the eighth day of the first lunar month when everyone in these units goes to work. Then you can go back with her."

Lin Gang scratched his head, not knowing what was going on. This time when he came to the provincial capital, he was reluctant to go back to work.

Perhaps it was because it was too easy to make money setting up stalls in the provincial capital, which had whetted his appetite and made him no longer interested in working honestly and earning a salary of more than 30 yuan.

"Dad, what do you say? I quit my job and come to the provincial capital to start a business with you guys?"

After Lin Gang asked this, he was worried and looked at Lin Dashan anxiously, fearing that his father would suddenly get up and beat him up.

What surprised him was that Lin Dashan actually considered this issue seriously.

Now in the provincial capital, no matter whether it is the eldest, the second or the youngest child, their daily income is beyond the reach of others, which has broadened his horizons.

Don't worry about the few dozen dollars you earn from a stable job.

"I'll think about this for a few days, and you should think about it for a few days too. I'll also discuss it with your brothers and listen to their opinions."

Liu Xiao'e came to Gu's house to help take care of the children, and told Lin Shu that Lin Gang didn't want to go to work and wanted to come to the provincial capital to learn how to do business.

Lin Shu was not too surprised to hear this. Anyone who made a few hundred yuan a day could go back to work and punch in as scheduled, unless that person was an immortal who had no desires.

Otherwise, it is difficult not to change people's mentality.

"It's up to him to choose. If he resigns, tell him not to waste his work quota and sell it to someone else."

Liu Xiao'e has her own worries. "What if he can't make it in the provincial capital? You know, that brat has been a playboy since he was young, and is a habitual cheater. What if he gets tired of setting up the stall for a few days and refuses to leave?"

Setting up a stall in wind and rain is much harder than working at a job.

Lin Shu laughed and said, "Mom, the brothers have all come to the provincial capital. If he can't make it, let him follow Gu Jiu to gain experience. If not, let him help out in the noodle shop of the eldest or second brother. The minimum salary of a few dozen yuan is not worse than what he gets from working in the unit."

Of course, this is relative to the current situation. If it were the Lin family's previous situation, the regular worker quota of the unit was extremely precious, and it was impossible for them to give up being regular workers and become local stall owners.

Setting up a street stall is also a transition period for Lin Gang, just a stepping stone.

Considering that he is ambitious now, Lin Shu will still help Lin Gang when it is necessary, even though he and Lin Gang have been at odds since childhood.