So, Su Qiaoqiao went to call Jiang Aiguo again.

They had to drag him here by force.

When Jiang Aiguo arrived at the brigade headquarters, upon hearing that the person had fallen on the back mountain, he immediately began to make excuses.

After all, everyone knows that there are wild beasts in the back mountains, and Su Tie died at the hands of a wild beast.

Ding Liming had no choice but to go to the educated youth settlement himself and gather all the male educated youth to go and rescue people.

He then found two hunters from the village, promising them an extra half-day's work points, and sent them with the group of greenhorns—he was also afraid something might happen, as there were wild beasts in the back mountains after all.

The hunter went home to get his hunting rifle and then met up with several male educated youths.

Then, the group of people set off in a grand procession towards the back mountain.

While this group was setting off, Su Tong had already arrived at the lower reaches of the Da Ding River.

This story begins when he volunteered to deliver food to Kim Dae-chun.

His original intention was to ask Jin Dachun to take care of his sixth sister.

When Jin Dachun saw that the person who brought the food was a young man, and learned that he was Su Ruyi's fourth brother, he was naturally very happy.

The two had a very pleasant conversation.

There was a well in Jin Dachun's yard. Su Tong thoughtfully filled a vat with water for him, swept the yard, and even washed the dirty clothes he had changed out of yesterday.

Sue, the super-clean freak, does these things very naturally.

He knew this person was Ruyi's master and that he was good to Ruyi, so he wanted to be good to him.

I have no other ideas.

Jin Dachun was overjoyed.

He pondered for a long time, then mysteriously beckoned Su Tong over and whispered in his ear, "Go to the lower reaches of the Da Ding River right now, and wait a kilometer away from the small wooden bridge. There will be an opportunity there!"

Su Tong bid farewell to Jin Dachun, hesitated for a moment, and then went.

In the middle of the day, after walking only a few steps, he was already sweating profusely from the sun.

At that moment, he began to regret it.

Although he was not a staunch atheist, Kim Dae-chun looked... really like a charlatan!

At that moment, he suddenly remembered the old man he often dreamed of when he was a child, who also had a big white beard!

Could it be...?

Opportunity...

His heart started racing.

Without saying a word, he quickly sped up and headed towards the place Jin Dachun had mentioned.

As soon as he got there, he saw something floating downstream.

They all converged in a small eddy in front of him.

He rubbed his eyes, unable to believe what he was seeing—it was a grand unity event!

Countless great unity efforts!

It turns out that all the money Zhong Misu threw when she and Su Qiaoqiao were arguing earlier has floated here!

Su Tong looked around to make sure no one was watching, then quickly took off his shoes and socks and went into the river to start scooping up money.

The time it took for the large unity statues to float in gradually lasted for two or three minutes.

As Su Tong scooped up the money and tossed it ashore, he felt a mix of surprise, doubt, and a bit of panic.

When no more money floated ashore, he went ashore and began to spread the wet money out to dry on the grass.

In less than five minutes, the money had all dried out.

Su Tong counted the money; there were eight hundred and eighty yuan!

He put the money in his pocket and hurried back.

They hadn't walked far when they saw all the male educated youths from the educated youth compound, along with the newly arrived female educated youth, Su Qiaoqiao, led by two hunters from the village, heading towards the back mountain and crossing the small wooden bridge in single file.

He quickly dodged and hid behind a big tree.

The group walked past, talking as they went, without seeing him at all.

However, he clearly heard the two hunters' curses:

"Damn it, can't a person get a day off? Why are they all running towards the back mountain?!"

"Exactly! The harvest starts tomorrow! Trying to kill yourself at a time like this? You deserve to fall and die!"

Who was it? Who fell and died?

Su Tong's heart clenched.

Fortunately, the next second he heard Su Qiaoqiao argue: "Comrade! How can you talk like that? We are educated youth who came to the countryside to build a new countryside!"

Su Tong was relieved.

The person related to Su Qiaoqiao is likely one of the four new educated youths, and very likely her "lover".

Just now, those two people were indeed chasing each other towards the back mountain.

Su Tong shook his head and went straight back to Jin Dachun's house.

Jin Dachun saw him pull out a large wad of money, but just smiled and remained silent.

Su Tong placed the money in front of him and briefly recounted his strange encounter by the river: "Grandpa Jin, I've taken the money. If there's nothing else, I'm leaving!"

"Wait!" Jin Dachun called out to him, looking him up and down with admiration. "Young man, you're quite good!"

Su Tong smiled and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Jin Dachun called out to him again, blinking. "This money originally belonged to you. This kind of opportunity—finding money without incurring any bad karma—doesn't come every day!"

"No, Grandpa Jin, I can't accept it." Su Tong refused again, feeling uneasy.

“Take this. This money was earned by a fool through good deeds; it’s clean!” Jin Dachun said slowly, stroking his beard. “Take it. Whenever you have time to go to Sanhe Town, bring me back a few dishes from the state-run restaurant, okay?”

"Bringing a few dishes is no problem, but it shouldn't cost more than eight hundred yuan!" Su Tong laughed. "What would you like to eat? It's on me!"

"Young man, you truly are worthy of being my apprentice's older brother!"

Jin Dachun chuckled, "But you have to take this money, because you picked it up with your own hands. If you take it, you won't be tainted by karma. If you leave it with me, or give it to someone else, that wouldn't be good! I can't spend it; I can only throw it away!"

"Is that so?" Su Tong knew almost nothing about the supernatural, but he immediately believed it and pocketed the money. "Then thank you, Grandpa Jin! When I get back to Haicheng, I'll send you some local specialties from there!"

"That's great! What good food does Haicheng have?" The old man perked up, his eyes fixed intently on Su Tong.

The two chatted for a while longer before Su Tong left his house.

Feeling the eight hundred yuan in his pocket, Su Tong smiled, but also felt a deep sense of awe. He looked up at the sun, felt the warmth of the sunlight for a while, and then walked back to the educated youth compound.

He has to go back to Haicheng tomorrow.

He will officially start work on July 1st, but he still has to take a three-day train journey.

Originally, he didn't want to go back, but after experiencing the unbelievable scene at noon, he now firmly believed Su Ruyi's story about the white-bearded old man appearing in his dream and telling him about Su Tie's whereabouts.

Su Ruyi had just finished administering acupuncture to a patient when she heard Su Tong knocking on the door and calling her.

She quickly slipped out of the space and opened the door for Su Tong.

"I'm leaving tomorrow morning," Su Tong said bluntly.

"Fourth Brother..." Su Ruyi's tears flowed instantly.

"Take care of yourself, okay? Don't stand out in anything!" Su Tong's nose also felt a little sore. "Write me a registered letter when Xiao Tie comes back!"

"Yes! Fourth Brother, don't worry, as soon as Fifth Brother returns, I'll send you a registered letter!" Su Ruyi nodded emphatically.