Chapter 8 Treasure Hunt
Lying on the bed, Bai Jing was thinking about where to go tomorrow.
"Mom, can I not go to work tomorrow?" She now has a system, and if possible, she wants to understand the function of the system as soon as possible so that it will be easier for her to plan for the future.
There is some money in the system, which can at least improve the living conditions of the family and make sure my mother's health is better.
"Why?" The eldest daughter has always been very sensible and never shirks her work. It is rare to hear her say that she doesn't want to work. "The work of guarding the fields is not hard, and you don't have to watch over it all the time. There are also three work points." But she is reluctant to give up those work points.
"Mom, I want to go back to the mountains tomorrow. I brought back 20 to 30 kilograms of food this afternoon, and I want to go look for more so that our family won't be hungry."
She had the system in her hand and didn't want to waste her time in the village. If she had the chance, she wanted to take her mother and siblings away from this ruthless village.
This place is really driving her family crazy.
Luo Chunhua naturally didn't want to force her daughter. "Well, I'll ask the captain for leave tomorrow. If you don't want to go, then don't go. But I heard that the paper mill in Banyue Town is hiring. Do you want to give it a try?"
She didn't get the news from inquiries, but heard it from the village accountant while she was at work.
"Recruiting workers?" How could she not remember such a thing? "Mom, who told you that?" Their village was Baijia Village under the Fumin Commune. There was a town above the commune, and another town above the town.
To go to the town, she had to take a bus from the commune, which took at least an hour. Her mother couldn't get any information about something so far away.
"Mom heard it from the accountant's wife. I heard that her son got the internal information and he will definitely pass the exam this time." Luo Chunhua was envious. Only these people could pass the exam, right?
Bai Jing pondered for a moment and asked, "Mom, do you want me to take the job recruitment exam?" If her mother wanted her to go, she would go.
She is not afraid of the exam. At most, she can just review the books at home these days. With her many years of experience, the liberal arts exam should be no problem for her.
"If I could go, I'd love to, but we don't have any money. It costs sixty cents to take a bus to town, and we need food coupons to eat, and we don't have any of that."
Thinking of this, all Luo Chunhua's expectations were extinguished.
"Forget it, wait until the next time the commune recruits people. Go to sleep. If you don't want to go to work tomorrow, don't go. It's better to rest at home for a few more days and don't go into the mountains."
After saying that, Luo Chunhua turned her back and went to sleep.
Bai Jing, whose mind was disturbed by her mother, couldn't fall asleep.
Want to take the exam?
Of course she wanted to.
If she really passed the exam, she wanted to give the job to her mother so that she could leave the village. Her mother was in poor health and could not withstand such heavy farm work.
Her father was no longer in her consideration. At least she would not care about him until her grandfather died.
It is true that she wants fatherly love, but she will not let her mother suffer.
As long as her mother left the village, she could bring all her brothers and sisters-in-law to the town step by step. With a systematic approach, she would be able to do it. She still had the confidence in this.
Bai Jing thought for a long time and finally fell asleep.
When she woke up the next day, no one was home again.
Seeing the breakfast warming in the pot for her, Bai Jing felt warm in her heart. Her brother and sister-in-law were still sensible and caring about her.
After breakfast, Bai Jing didn't delay at all and directly spent fifty yuan to start collecting unclaimed food.
Because she didn't have a watch and didn't know the time, she could only ask the system. Fortunately, the system was not too unscrupulous and charged her for telling her the time. So at around ten o'clock, she spent another twenty yuan to buy the whereabouts of the pheasant, and then she carried the food and the chicken down the mountain and went home.
The mountain behind her house is quite big. At least in her memory, she has not climbed all over the mountain.
As soon as she got home, she cleaned the pheasant. Everyone in the family was short of oil and water, so in order to nourish everyone, she stewed the pheasant.
Because she had food, she didn't skimp on herself and made a pot of bean rice with all kinds of beans, including soybeans, red beans, mung beans, and rice she had ground. It was quite fragrant.
When Luo Chunhua came back, she smelled the same fragrance from yesterday again. She thought to herself, Jing'er wouldn't have caught another pheasant.
The pace into the kitchen quickened a bit.
When she saw a pot of chicken soup on the small table, she knew that Jing'er had caught another pheasant.
"How did you catch this pheasant today?" She asked this out of curiosity.
"Mom, you're back. Come wash up and come over for dinner. I caught these pheasants today. I was just trying it out, but when I came back from getting food, I saw two pheasants in the trap."
Bai Jing pointed at a pheasant that had not yet been put into the pot and asked her mother for a reward with a smile.
Luo Chunhua took a look and was very happy. "Keep an eye on it while cooking. I'll let your fourth uncle guard the fields in the back mountain today."
There is a road next to my house leading to the fields in the mountains. If he gets in there and smells it, I'm afraid the meat will be lost.
"Don't worry, Mom. I kept it sealed the whole time. I only took it out when I saw you were coming back. There's still one left. We'll eat it up at noon."
Bai Jing naturally understood her mother's worries.
She would never do such a stupid thing, but she felt that hiding like this was not a solution. If she had the chance, it would be better to leave the village.
Luo Chunhua washed her hands and brushed off the dirt on her body, "Have you made hard rice again? Did you pick up a lot this morning?" Luo Chunhua opened the lid of the pot and saw the bean rice in the pot, with a look of surprise on her face.
Bai Jing didn't want to hide it from her mother, "Yeah, it's a lot. I'll take my second sister and the others with me when they have their holidays. This way, we can have enough food to eat this month."
When she recalled her third sister’s question about what it felt like to have a full meal, she felt sad.
In the past, Luo Chunhua would definitely not be willing to do this. After all, no matter how little a child does, he can only earn three or two work points a day. But Jing'er obviously gains more here, so she can naturally tell the difference.
"Your sister's school will be on vacation in two days. You can take them with you then."
With her mother's words, Bai Jing became more confident about stockpiling food.
In the afternoon, Bai Jing did not go into the mountains again. She had spent a lot of money today and she had to earn some back. She could not live a good life by relying on this little savings.
After learning that the system could help her detect items that could be recharged within a one-meter range, she started to think about it.
It just so happens that the place is far away from the village, so no one will be suspicious if you go there. Even if someone sees you, they won't think too much about it. After all, everyone knows how rich the old landlord was before, and who wouldn't want to find some treasures?
If she goes, she will just be regarded as a madman who wants to get rich. The old landlord's house has been stripped of its wealth, and it won't be her turn to get anything if there is something there.
It is better to act than to think. Bai Jing packed up and went out with the basket on her back.
She did not follow the team's route, but instead flank them through the channel on the mountain.
When we arrived, we didn't see any people or even ghosts. However, the house was in a terrible state, with drafts leaking from all sides. It was really desolate.
Not wanting to waste too much time, she walked towards the main house.
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