1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 1 Return to 1983

 Hurry, too hasty.

Li Duoyu returned to Dandan Island in 1983 without making any preparations.

I remember that not long ago, he was working on the kelp farming raft. Suddenly his vision went dark. When he opened his eyes again, he came here.

Stone house and low house.

In front of me is a blue sea.

There are seagulls circling in the sky.

There are not many fishing boats on the pier. Most of them are small fishing boats, and there are also a few large motor sailing boats.

After Li Duoyu returned to the house, he found that everything was so familiar, but he didn't recognize it. The person in the mirror with an afro, wearing a floral shirt and bell-bottom pants, was himself.

Li Duoyu didn't care how good-looking the young man in the mirror was, but just stared at the thick hair the whole time, smiling like an uncle.

"You are finally back."

At this moment, an urging voice came from the door.

"Hurry up, why don't you look in the mirror? The big ships are coming. We have to go early, otherwise it will be late and the good goods will be robbed by those grandsons again."

After looking closely at the dark face at the door, the dead memories in Li Duo's mind kept coming towards him.

Early 1980s.

The open spring breeze blows all over the land, and opportunities are everywhere. For fishermen on the southern coast, doing one thing will make you rich.

That is taking goods (zou, si).

At that time, in order to protect local companies, import taxes were generally above 80%, and for cars it was as high as 220%.

High taxes mean opportunities. In the early days of opening up, there were often "big ships" parked on the sea in my country's overseas provinces, selling various advanced electronic products, cloth, etc.

As a small island under the jurisdiction of Shangfeng Town, Dandan Island is the nearest island to Waihai Province, only more than 20 kilometers away.

Every time a big ship comes, the fishing boats parked in the port rush out towards the deep sea like a competition.

These boats are not out to sea for fishing, but to purchase goods.

The past few years have been the craziest years for the fishermen in Shangfeng Town, and everyone is red-eyed.

Farmers have land but don't cultivate it, fishermen have boats but don't catch fish, and workers quit their jobs and go to sea. Anyone who has a boat has started a smuggling business, and all kinds of imported goods are sold in the streets and alleys of the town.

The big ones include: imported cars, motorcycles, refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, and sewing machines.

Small ones include: watches, radios, dual-purpose machines, three-purpose machines, tapes and various styles of beautiful cloth.

The variety of products sold was more dazzling than the department stores of the time.

According to statistics, during the peak period of Shangfeng Town's sales, more than 3,000 foreign vehicles came to the town to purchase goods in a day. This kind of imported goods was placed in every fisherman's home in the streets and alleys.

Such a prosperous scene once made Shangfeng Town known as the "Little Hong Kong Island".

But these have nothing to do with Li Duoyu. In that great era, not only did he fail to get rich, but he became a prisoner for speculating because of smuggling goods.

And the turning point is today.

September 17, 1983.

On this night in the previous life, he and Agui carried a lot of Yuan Datou and drove a small motorboat to buy goods. As soon as they went out to sea, they ran into an anti-smuggling ship and came to investigate.

Fearing that their Yuan Datou would be confiscated, the two people hurriedly chose to jump ship.

At that time, currencies were blocked between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and goods were usually settled in Yuan Datou. According to the price at that time, the purchase price of a Yuan Datou was 20 yuan, which was almost more than half a month's salary of an ordinary worker.

After jumping off the ship that night, Li Duoyu got up.

But Agui and his two hundred Yuan Datou disappeared into the dark sea.

After finding dawn, Li Duoyu returned to Dandan Island in despair, told his family about Agui's disappearance, and gave half of Yuan Datou in his hand to Agui's family.

Instead of being forgiven, Agui's wife framed him for plotting against Yuan Datou, who was in Agui's body, and killed him on the ship.

At the end of the dispute, Agui's family reported him to the illicit bureau.

At that time, the anti-smuggling office happened to be cracking down on typical cases. Li Duoyu, who was caught in the crossfire, became a representative of anti-smuggling and speculation and was sentenced to five years in prison.

Even when his wife had a difficult delivery, he wasn't around. It would be a lie to say he didn't hate her, but he hated himself the most.

"Agui, I'm not going to take away the goods tonight."

After hearing this, Agui thought Li Duoyu was joking:

"I've calculated it. As long as we finish tonight's job, each of us can get six hundred yuan. Six hundred yuan, which is your wife's salary for two years of teaching. Why don't you just earn money from the sky?"

Although he had grudges against Agui's family, they were brothers who grew up playing together, so Li Duoyu casually made up an excuse.

"Listen to me. Isn't my uncle at the Fisheries Research Institute in the county? He told me privately that an anti-smuggling boat will come out tonight."

"It's not just about catching smuggling ships. We're afraid of a hammer. Wealth can only be gained through danger. Besides, there are so many ships in the sea, so they won't necessarily catch us."

Li Duoyu understood that it would be difficult to persuade Agui. If he didn't have memories of his past life, he would be faced with such huge profits of earning two or three years of other people's salary in one trip.

I'm afraid that even if a typhoon comes, it won't be able to stop it.

Li Duoyu said seriously: "I have to go, but I won't go again anyway."

Seeing that Li Duoyu didn't seem to be joking, Agui's whole face dropped: "Duoyu, I said this today because you didn't go by yourself. Don't blame your brother for not taking you next time."

Seeing that Li Duoyu was still unmoved, Agui was so angry that he laughed and cursed and walked towards the port.

"If you don't make money, your head will be broken."

Li Duoyu looked at his back and hoped that Agui would not jump into the sea again after being caught by the smuggling bureau in this life, because his water skills were really poor.

Li Duoyu glanced at the clock on the wall.

It's past four in the afternoon.

Zhou Xiaoying should be finishing get out of class soon. After returning to 1983, the person Li Duoyu wanted to see the most was his wife.

Looking at the afro in his glasses again, Li Duoyu became more and more unhappy as he looked at it. He put on a red star hat. It was this green color that made him a little awkward.

Li Duoyu stepped onto the 28-inch bicycle at the door, but before he stepped on it twice, his center of gravity was unstable and he broke his knee.

I just suddenly changed from an old man to a nimble young man, and it feels like it will take some time to adapt.

Dandan Island Primary School is on the other side of the island, one kilometer away from his home.

When Li Duoyu rushed to school, the school bell just rang. In an instant, countless students carrying military green schoolbags poured out in a swarm.

The 1980s was an era of population explosion. There were a lot of children on the island. Although they were not wealthy, the smiles on their faces were very bright.

Just when Li Duoyu was looking at a familiar figure in the crowd, a chubby little man walked straight towards him, smiling naively:

"Uncle, why are you here at school?"

Seeing that Little Fatty called him uncle, Li Duoyu recalled that this Little Fatty was the son of his second brother, named Li Haoran.

Li Duoyu touched Li Haoran's head.

"Did you make your aunt angry?"

The little fat man grinned and said with two missing front teeth:

"Auntie is my head teacher now. It's good that she didn't beat me. How dare I mess with her?"

"Okay, go home quickly, don't just play all day long, study hard, you know?"

After hearing this, Xiao Pangdun's eyes widened and he looked at his uncle in confusion, feeling that something was wrong with his uncle today.

My uncle was not like this before. He often said that studying was useless. After graduation, he only had a salary of tens of yuan a month. His one trip to sell goods was as much as a college student's salary for several years. .

"Why"

Little Fatty sighed. As expected, the adults were not sure what they said.

Just like his father, he agreed to take him to the city zoo last week, but on the weekend he immediately said he ate too much seafood and his legs hurt and he couldn't go.

Wait until the students are almost gone.

A female teacher dressed simply and with a ponytail appeared in Li Duoyu's field of vision.

Wearing a white shirt on the upper body, a black skirt on the lower body, and a slightly bulging abdomen.

As she walked, she held a small bag in one hand and held her waist in the other. It was obvious that the extra pounds of flesh were too much for her waist.

The moment Zhou Xiaoying saw Li Duoyu, she was stunned for several seconds. She never dreamed that this man would come to pick her up at the school gate.

"Did something happen at home?"

Li Duoyu grinned:

"No, I just miss you a little."

Zhou Xiaoying was a little overwhelmed by such a straightforward answer. A few colleagues happened to pass by and took the words seriously, making her blush to the root of her neck.

"Let's go, let's talk about it when we get home."

The two were walking along the dirt road in the countryside. The scenery was really beautiful. There was a small beach where many students played after school.

Looking into the distance, the place where the sky and the sea connect becomes a white line.

The wind blew her hair, and the bow tied with the white handkerchief looked particularly beautiful.

When arriving home, Zhou Xiaoying, who was really panicked, couldn't help but said first: "Tell me, what happened."

Li Duoyu looked at his beautiful wife and kept giggling.

Zhou Xiaoying subconsciously touched Li Duoyu's forehead, and then touched her own.

No, it’s not burning!

How did your brain go bad?

Zhou Xiaoying looked up and down and found that Li Duoyu had several holes in his pants, and that when he saw him at the school gate just now, his eyes seemed to be red.

Past experience told her.

Li Duoyu must have gotten into trouble again.

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