God-Tier Get Rich System – CH79

Chapter 79: The Leaderboard Appears

The rooms belonging to Mu Lantu and Xu Huazhang both had kang beds installed. They also added plenty of cabinets, making the space quite functional.

The bathroom was even smaller, only about four square meters. It was built indoors, which would be very convenient in the winter. The floor was paved with stones—rounded, smooth ones that Mu Lantu and Xu Huazhang had spent a lot of time collecting by the river. These stones made drainage easier and kept the floor dry.

Because of Mu Lantu’s cautious attitude, no one who saw the house ever said he and Xu Huazhang were extravagant.

Aside from the bricks and tiles, materials like stone and straw were easily accessible. The windows were covered with paper instead of glass.

A few young people whispered among themselves that, when the time came to divide households, they’d use this house as a model for their own.

Wangcai even had his own little house in the corner of the front yard, built slightly elevated to keep out the cold and damp during rainy or snowy days.

The toilet was in the backyard and was the place Xu Huazhang had put the most thought into.

The waste pit was outside the courtyard wall, and after activating a mechanism Xu Huazhang designed, the toilet could flush automatically.

However, a large water jar needed to be kept inside the toilet.

Xu Huazhang connected the water jar to a pipe interface on the ground. When the jar was empty, it had to be refilled manually.

There were only two wells in the village—one on the east end and one on the west end, both far from the Educated Youth outpost. Fetching water was troublesome.

Mu Lantu had enough water stored in his space, but if he never fetched water from the well, others would get suspicious.

Xu Huazhang told him not to worry—he had a solution but would reveal it later.

The water pipes were hidden beneath the ground and within the walls. Aside from those who helped build the toilet, no one else knew it could flush automatically. Most people just glanced at it and moved on.

Xu Huazhang had specifically told them to keep it secret.

Mu Lantu didn’t think the secret would last long, but it didn’t matter—as long as they didn’t let others enter the house freely.

He and Xu Huazhang valued their privacy. There was no back door to the backyard. To enter it, one would have to come through the front door or climb over the wall—no third option.

After the crowd left, Mu Lantu and Xu Huazhang went to the village carpenter’s place to move the furniture.

Mu Lantu hadn’t started working yet and had used that time to get many things done. He not only commissioned furniture but also had village kids collect firewood for him. For every bundle of firewood, they could trade it for a piece of hard candy or one cent.

The village kids were thrilled.

Everyone at the Educated Youth outpost helped move the furniture.

Mu Lantu told them he would treat them to dinner the next evening—a housewarming party.

He also invited the brigade leader, the accountant, and the party secretary.

Xu Huazhang didn’t know how to cook, and Mu Lantu didn’t want to cook for so many people either, so they asked Aunt Chunhua and her eldest daughter-in-law to help.

They served hearty dishes like stewed wild chicken with potatoes, braised eggplant, cold cucumber salad, and white steamed buns. When seeing the guests off, Mu Lantu personally walked the brigade leader, accountant, and party secretary to the door, gifting each of them a bowl of chicken stew to take home to their kids.

That night, Mu Lantu and Xu Huazhang finally moved into their new house. They didn’t go to bed until well past midnight.

Fortunately, Mu Lantu’s body had been fully restored by the spiritual spring water. As soon as the alarm rang in the morning, he woke up immediately and felt no discomfort.

Today was his first day going to work.

He was actually looking forward to it because his golden finger—the “Glory of Labor Leaderboard”—seemed to be tied to his labor.

With high spirits, Mu Lantu dragged Xu Huazhang into the kitchen.

Xu Huazhang was worried about Mu Lantu’s health but couldn’t cook himself, so he offered to help by tending the fire.

Mu Lantu slightly regretted stopping Xu Huazhang from learning to cook in their previous life.

The weather wasn’t too hot now, so cooking wasn’t bad. But when it did get hot, it’d be miserable to stand over the stove.

If Xu Huazhang could cook, Mu Lantu could be freed from the chore.

He cleared his throat. “Baby, do you still want to learn to cook?”

Xu Huazhang nodded dotingly. Even if he didn’t want to, he’d still say yes—he cared about Mu Lantu.

“I do.”

“I’ll teach you. Cooking is actually really easy. Just watch me a few times and learn gradually—no pressure.” Mu Lantu was visibly happy.

“Okay.”

They didn’t have much time in the morning, so Mu Lantu decided to cook instant noodles.

He used a wooden-handled pan, 32 cm in size.

When building the stove, he had the mason leave two burner holes—one big and one small. The big one was for boiling rice and water; the small one was for noodles or stir-frying.

Mu Lantu grumbled, “If only we had a coal stove. Using the big pot for boiling water is such a hassle.”

Xu Huazhang took mental note of this. Coal stoves were hard to buy, but he thought he could probably make one himself.

“Watch closely—heat the oil, crack in an egg…” Mu Lantu demonstrated like a pro.

Xu Huazhang stood and watched attentively.

The egg hit the pan, and Mu Lantu said, “Once one side’s done, flip it…”

Well, it didn’t flip. The whole egg got torn up by the spatula, and the egg white under the yolk stuck firmly to the bottom of the pan.

Xu Huazhang was confused. “Why did it stick? Is that normal? Does sticking make it taste better?”

Mu Lantu forced a calm tone. “Sticking is normal.”

“Really?” Xu Huazhang was puzzled. “But when we ate fried eggs outside, or when Zhou Ye made them, they were always whole.”

Mu Lantu retorted confidently, “For someone who’s not good at cooking, this is completely normal!”

Xu Huazhang wisely replied, “Whatever you say, baby.”

Mu Lantu scolded, “Fix your attitude—watch more, talk less!”

Xu Huazhang nodded seriously. “Yes!”

With a stern face, Mu Lantu managed to fry two eggs. Then he poured in water. Once it boiled, the soup turned cloudy and didn’t look appealing at all.

Ignoring that, he added the noodles, sliced in a pack of luncheon meat, and once the noodles were 80% done, he added some leafy greens, salt, MSG, and chopped scallions. After simmering a bit more, it was ready to serve.

He glanced at Xu Huazhang, who was grabbing bowls and chopsticks, and quickly snuck in some spiritual spring water.

He gave one bowl to Wangcai. The rest was for him and Xu Huazhang.

Surprisingly, the noodles were delicious—maybe accidentally done right?

Xu Huazhang praised sincerely, “Delicious.”

Mu Lantu couldn’t keep a straight face anymore. “Hahaha! That’s because… I’ll tell you tonight.”

They hadn’t had much privacy during this period—they were sleeping in shared dorms, Mu Lantu was busy building the house, and Xu Huazhang was working—so Xu Huazhang still didn’t know that Mu Lantu had a massive golden finger.

After breakfast, Xu Huazhang cleaned up the dishes.

The two of them carefully locked the yard gate, dining hall door, and the door to the backyard. They put on straw hats, carried water bottles, and headed out with Wangcai.

Today was the first time they let Wangcai roam freely without a leash.

Since they’d be living in the village long-term, Wangcai also needed to get used to being free-range.

Their Educated Youth neighbors also left around the same time, and everyone greeted each other before heading to the brigade office.

Each day before work, villagers gathered at the brigade office, where the brigade leader would assign teams and tasks. Sometimes, they’d hand out farming tools like sickles, hoes, shovels, shoulder poles, and baskets.

Because it was Mu Lantu’s first day, the brigade leader gave him a simple task—weeding. It had a low labor point value (three points) but was easy to do. He also arranged for Aunt Guihua, a seasoned worker, to guide him.

In the past, no one assigned veterans to guide Educated Youth. But ever since one of them accidentally pulled out crops instead of weeds, the brigade leader always made sure new ones were paired with someone experienced.

Xu Huazhang was assigned to plant peanuts and was responsible for digging holes, which earned six points.

Once work was assigned, the villagers chatted and laughed on the way to the fields.

Many still found the Educated Youth curious and couldn’t help glancing at them frequently.

Xu Huazhang was worried about Mu Lantu and whispered, “If you can’t manage it, don’t force it. I’ll figure something out for the labor points.”

Miao Jiaze looked at the calluses on his palm, left from his own first day in the fields. He also wished someone had said something like that to him.

He sidled up to Xu Huazhang and called out loudly, “Brother Xu! If you’ve got a way, bring me along too!”

Other Educated Youth quietly moved closer. Working in the fields was exhausting, and none of them enjoyed it.

Xu Huazhang responded coldly, “I haven’t figured it out yet.”

Everyone: “…”

The Educated Youth quietly dispersed again.

Miao Jiaze didn’t believe it. From what he knew of Xu Huazhang, he wouldn’t make such a promise unless he was sure.

But with so many people watching, it wasn’t the time to press further. He casually walked away.

They had arrived.

Mu Lantu waved goodbye to Xu Huazhang and cheerfully followed Aunt Guihua.

All the Educated Youth assumed he was just enthusiastic because it was his first day. Their smiles were meaningful.

“Comrade Mu, look carefully. This one’s corn. The others are weeds or wild vegetables—make sure you don’t pull the wrong ones!” Aunt Guihua warned.

Mu Lantu nodded obediently.

Since weeding required bending over, the water bottle was in the way on his chest, so he tightened the strap and hung it at his waist—it fit just right.

As soon as he pulled out one weed with his hoe, a mechanical voice rang in his head—distinctly different from 005’s robotic tone.

Ding! You removed a weed. Points +5.

At the same time, a screen popped up in front of him, also different from 005’s.

After about thirty seconds, Mu Lantu figured out how his golden finger worked. As long as he labored, he’d earn points, which could be used in the Glory of Labor Mall.

Everything in the mall matched the current era’s style!

Mu Lantu was so thrilled he nearly jumped. This was exactly what he needed!

One point was roughly equal in value to one cent. He could buy a piece of hard candy for 1 point or an egg for 5 points…

Just pulling one weed could get him an egg—that was a great deal!

All the villagers and Educated Youth working in the Dongfanghong Brigade were on the Glory of Labor Leaderboard.

Currently, the top rank was held by the brigade leader’s wife, Aunt Chunhua.

Rank — Name — Points

1 — Yang Chunhua — 90
…
55 — Xu Huazhang — 28
…
108 — Mu Lantu — 5
…

For every rank Mu Lantu moved up, he’d earn 10 bonus points. If he reached the top of the day’s leaderboard, he’d get an additional 100 points!