90s Little Struggle

Chapter 6 Treasure Hunt
Xiao Hong looked at them with a pale face: "Second Grandpa, Second Grandma, Third Grandma, I don't want to marry such a person, and I'm also afraid that my father will beat me. Can I go to my mother's place to stay for a few days tomorrow?"

She didn't expect that the old people also suspected that their own father was unreliable.

Then it's reasonable for her to want to kiss her mother.

Second Grandma Xiao nodded when she heard the words: "Yes, it's good to live there for a few days while you are on summer vacation."

"I think it's better to let Julan come over." The third grandma Xiao said and looked at the second master Xiao: "Second brother, we live in the next room after all, we can take care of such things once, but we can't take care of them every time, otherwise I'm afraid I'll be scolded for meddling in my own business."

Second Master Xiao took two puffs of his cigarette, and sighed solemnly with a slightly wrinkled face: "Jianming, go and make a call and ask her to come."

It is now 1990, and some remote villages have no electricity, and telephones are even rarer.

Of course, their village doesn't have a phone either.

If you want to make a phone call, you have to go to the post office in the town and call the post office in Zha village, and ask someone to help pass the message, or ask someone to call back.

Of course, this is all to travel expenses.

But this is also the fastest and most convenient way.

Otherwise, Shantou Village is probably a hundred miles away from Zha Village, and there is no direct car, so the transportation is really inconvenient.

Xiao Jianming responded.

Xiao Hong was really moved in his heart at this moment, and bowed to them to thank them.

She could think that she didn't resist in her dream, and only set a few tables of wine with the man. These elders must have thought that she was willing, so they didn't stand up for her.

Now all this is different from the dream.

She will work hard to change her destiny.

When she got home, Liu Meijuan had already left.

She closed the doors and windows, and began to scoop out the remaining water in the water tank, spread straw on the outside of the water tank, and then found two poles and stuffed them under the water tank.

It's a pity that the pole is made of bamboo, which is not strong enough.

She found the bolt for the door again, and this time with more force, she really pried the big water tank up, and it fell smoothly on the ground covered with straw outside.

There was still tamped mud under the water tank. She found a hoe and hoeed it a few times, and sure enough, she hit a stone.

After digging through the mud, two bluestone slabs were exposed.

She used all her strength to hook up a piece of the not-so-thick bluestone slab, but she smelled a strange smell.

The kraft paper and urea bag wrapped outside the small wooden box have aged, but the small wooden box inside is still in good condition.

She wiped the outside of the box clean with a rag, and then found a vise to unscrew the small lock. After opening it, she couldn't help but gasped.

Inside are ten large yellow croakers neatly piled up, as well as two pairs of gold bracelets and a pair of emerald bracelets.

It may be because it has been buried in the ground for too long, but the big yellow croaker is not as shiny as gold, but dusty, but it is heavy in the hand.

But that pair of jadeite bracelets, with fine texture, is particularly good for planting water.

Xiao Hong couldn't hide her joy and took the wooden box into the room and stuffed it under the bed.

She is not going to use this large windfall.

According to the scenario she dreamed in the book, after a few years the economy will continue to develop at a high speed, and inflation will also increase rapidly, so the large yellow croaker will become more valuable.

It is only 1990 now, and the salary of a carpenter in their village is only 35 yuan a day, but by the end of the [-]s, the salary of a carpenter was almost [-] yuan.

Now workers only earn a few hundred yuan a month. By the end of the [-]s, private enterprises were blooming everywhere. As long as they worked hard, ordinary workers could earn one or two thousand a month.

And now that criminal gangs are rampant in some places outside, and the law and order in some places is chaotic, she feels that she should not rush to open a shop in the urban area to make money, and wait until the end of the [-]s, when the society is more stable, it is not too late to go out and make money by herself.

She dreamed that in her life in the book, she did not get a lunch box until she was in a car accident at the age of 38, so she strives to live to 88 in this life.

It took her a lot of effort to restore the bluestone slab and the water tank, and then went outside to pick up five loads of water and came back to fill the water tank.

There is only one well in Shantou Village, and there is a small stream not far from the well. There are villagers who wash clothes or carry water all day long.

When everyone saw Xiao Hong, they couldn't help asking curiously about what happened before.

Xiao Hong knew that everyone had no malicious intentions, it was just gossip, but she didn't say anything more, looking a little 'overwhelmed'.

After all, she was not a person who could speak well, she was shy, and now she still has to maintain her personality.

In the afternoon, Second Aunt Xiao came over: "Your Second Uncle has already called, and someone sent a message. Your Second Grandma asked you to come over for dinner."

"Hey, it's hard work, Second Uncle." Xiao Hong thought that he would have to trouble Second Master Xiao and the others later, seeing that there were still a lot of dishes left for lunch.

She said very sensiblely: "Second Aunt, it's hot now, and if you don't eat the leftovers, they might spoil. If you don't mind, then I'll bring them over and let everyone eat together?"

Second Aunt Xiao followed her, lifted the vegetable cover and saw that most of the plate of roast chicken, pork head meat and braised pork, the fish was almost enough, so she couldn't help but clicked her tongue: "Oh, there are so many delicious dishes. , I'm really willing, Liu Meijuan really paid for it."

Although they are no longer hungry, the villagers are reluctant to eat meat frequently, and eggs and duck eggs are considered meat dishes.

She was not polite, and greeted Xiao Hong to bring them all over, lest these good dishes would be more distressed if they spoiled overnight due to the hot weather.

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Oak Village.

Zha Village is located on Nanshan.

Wu Julan returned home with a solemn face, and saw Xiao Fang busy in front of the stove, so she went to light the fire: "Why didn't your sister light the fire at home?"

"I asked Yanyan to go to grandma's house to borrow some salt." Xiao Fang said with a smile: "I forgot to buy salt at home. Tomorrow, I will take my sister to the town to buy some salt and soybean oil."

Put the lid on the pot again: "Mom, don't burn it anymore, the wax gourd will be fine after simmering for a while. It's hot today, so don't you need to heat up the cold rice at noon?"

"En!" Wu Julan responded unconsciously, still stuffing the wooden block into the stove in her hand, still thinking about what Zhao Gang brought back for her.

The last time she saw Xiao Hong was when Grandma Xiao passed away last year, and someone from the Xiao family specially asked Xiao Fang to go back to see the old man for a ride.

She thought that her ex-mother-in-law was kind to her when she was alive, and besides, she also wanted to see her eldest daughter, so she followed her to the funeral.

The distance between the two places is too far, and it is inconvenient for vehicles and horses. It will take a long time to go there. In addition, there are many things to do at home, so she never went there after that.

But in her heart, she was always thinking about her daughter who was not by her side.

Now call over there and ask me to go there tomorrow, saying that Xiao Jianhua's family told Xiao Hong about his family, and Xiao Hong didn't want to make a fuss.

After Wu Julan heard the news, she felt like a fire was burning in her heart. How old is Xiao Hong, and why are you rushing her to get married?
Is Xiao Jianhua's current wife unable to tolerate her?Or for the dowry?
The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became, and she wished she could bring her daughter back now.

(End of this chapter)