In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

When Li Duoyu's fishing boat docked, it was already dark, but there were a lot of fishermen at the pier.

Behind their fishing boats, they all had something similar to a net cage, equipped with a modified version of a zeng net, and many kerosene lamps hanging on it.

This thing is the tool that Li Duoyu used to catch small pipefish two years ago. Now all the fishermen on Dandan Island can make it.

The structure of a fishing net is relatively simple. It is nothing more than a combination of a few bamboo poles, some ropes and a net.

It is considered a very early fishing tool. At that time, many coastal fishermen did not have boats but wanted to fish, so they developed various types of fishing nets.

There is a kind of stilt fishing net in the north. Fishermen catch fish on the beach by holding a large triangular scoop net as if they are walking on stilts.

In addition, there are push nets, driving nets, shed nets, etc. For current fishing technology, these are very backward fishing tools. Unless in some specific occasions, they are rarely seen.

The boat had just docked at the pier. Seeing so many fishermen at the pier, Zhou Xiaoying blushed for no reason and hurried home, not willing to wait for Li Duoyu for even a minute.

After all, his fishing boat had just come back and then went out again, and I happened to be on his boat again, so others would definitely think too much.

When getting off the boat, Zhou Xiaoying, a little angry, twisted his waist hard, and only then did he feel a little better.

After Li Duoyu tied the boat rope, someone asked, "Brother Yu, didn't I see your boat coming back just now? Where did it go now?"

Li Duoyu said without blushing or beating his heart, "I just found a big fish, but I couldn't catch it after chasing it for a long time."

“Isn’t that fish very big?”

“Very big, huge and slippery.”

Everyone couldn't help laughing. Even though everyone had already guessed it, they didn't dare to expose it.

Old Lu sighed vaguely: "The sea is such a great place. Come to think of it, I really miss the days of rowing on the sea with those saltwater girls more than 20 years ago."

When the young fishermen heard this, they instantly became excited. For some reason, they were quite interested in the boat people who had always lived on the water.

The older generation said that some boat people were not allowed to go ashore because they participated in a rebellion. Some said that they were the earliest indigenous people and were later driven to the sea. Others said that their ancestors were the earliest pirates.

There are many different theories about their origins, and there is still no definitive conclusion. It seems that the earliest residents of Xiasha Village were the Tanka people.

Since the boat people rarely go ashore and live on the water all year round, their living conditions are naturally difficult. Without land, it would be extremely difficult for them to eat things like rice and noodles.

In order to have enough food and clothing, a profession called "Saltwater Girl" emerged. I heard that in the beginning, it was specifically serving foreigners.

As for why it is called salt water, it may be related to living on the sea all year round. To give a simple example, if someone asks Li Duoyu what it tastes like now.

Without a doubt, it is 100% salty, and may even have some bitterness.

At that time, there were shed boats where saltwater girls made a living, and they usually had special things hung on them. Once you got on that kind of boat, you would not be beaten.

Lao Lu went on to say: "At that time, you didn't have to pay at all. You just gave the other party rice and flour, and they would take you to another boat and then sail it out to sea."

"What's next? Don't stop. What will happen when you get to the sea?"

The group of young people listened attentively, but just when he got to this point, Zhao Dahai, who was scraping barnacles off the bottom of the boat with a fire shovel, heard someone calling his name, so he stood up and said, "Who's calling me?"

Since becoming a millionaire with a monthly income of 10,000 yuan, Dahai has become more confident in his speech in the village, and he has straightened his back and started calling himself "Laozi".

A group of young people were listening with great interest, but were suddenly interrupted by Zhao Dahai, who immediately retorted: "Who has nothing better to do than to call you an old bachelor? What are you pretending to be, you fake millionaire?"

Zhao Dahai was stunned for a moment, not understanding why he had offended so many people, but he still responded stubbornly: "What fake, I am a real millionaire, okay?"

But few people were willing to pay attention to him. They all urged Lao Lu to continue talking. They especially wanted to know what happened after Lao Lu and Salty Water Girl went to the sea.

"Uncle Lu, stop smoking after a few puffs of your cigarette and continue your story, please."

Old Lu took a puff of his cigarette, sighed, and continued, "After the price is negotiated, the boat people will take us to the sea to find areas where yellow croakers often appear. After all, these boat people are very familiar with the local waters. As long as they lead the way, the fleet will always have a good harvest."

After hearing this, all the young people present were dumbfounded.

"Oh shit. Ahh ...

"That's it, that's it?"

"Uncle Lu, you can't play like this. Tell us the details quickly. You must have played with Salty Water Girl before."

Old Lu snorted, "I am a serious person, not like you young people who think too much. At that time, we were already liberated, so there was no such mess."

"Besides, the conditions were not good back then. If you did something reckless, you might get sick accidentally. Who would have the guts to do that?"

"cut."

A group of young people couldn't help but look down on Lao Lu.

Seeing these young people being fooled, Li Duoyu smiled. What Old Lu said was really right. After liberation, there was no such profession as salted water girl, but there were more people willing to sell their bodies for a bucket of rice.

Li Duoyu had heard that when Old Lu was in the fishery team, he was not an easy person to deal with, and his uncle had asked him to write countless letters of apology.

It seems that a copy is still kept at home. If I show it to Mr. Lu’s wife, she will definitely be furious.

When Li Duoyu returned home, he unexpectedly saw a big yellow dog rushing out and rubbing against him, making a whining sound.

"You idiot, why are you here?"

The father in the yard said, "We can't grow kelp anymore, and the fish rafts are of no use for the time being. It's so hot out at sea, so why not just let him live on shore for a while."

Since he got busy, Li Duoyu seldom went to the fish raft. Xiao Chao and his father were the only ones who took care of the idiot.

But after all, this dog was raised by him. Even though he hadn't fed it for a long time, it was still very close to him. Li Duoyu touched its head.

The idiot lay down, and Li Duoyu said disdainfully: "What are you thinking about? I don't have time to give you a massage."

Li Duoyu glanced at the bathroom in the yard. The light inside was on. It should be Zhou Xiaoying taking a shower. After all, it was really too hot on the boat just now. He sweated a lot, and the time was shortened a lot.

Seeing that the two elders were at home, Li Duoyu grinned and said, "Dad and Mom, I have something very important to tell you. Today, our in-laws called my shrimp farm and said that my sister-in-law is about to give birth, and asked us to go up there."

After hearing this, Chen Huiying, who was feeding Tutu, almost dropped the bowl in her hand. She was so excited that she didn't know how to describe it.

Old Li was also surprised: "It was really our in-laws who called and asked us to go up together." "Yeah." Li Duoyu nodded.

Li Zhengtian sighed. Although the eldest brother had obtained the marriage certificate a long time ago, because Yuqin was getting married for the second time, their wedding had been delayed.

So the two have been together for such a long time, but until now, they don’t even know what their biological parents look like.

"That's what I said. The day is almost here. How could there be no movement at all?"

At this moment, the word "happy" was written on Chen Huiying's face, especially since it was her in-laws who called and invited her.

Looking at the little Tutu who still kept his mouth tightly shut, Chen Huiying said angrily, "If you don't want to eat, forget it. I don't want to feed you today."

Little Tutu was very happy to hear that he didn't need to eat anymore, but he didn't expect Chen Huiying to hand the bowl to Li Duoyu: "Let your father feed you."

Li Duoyu didn't have that much patience. After taking the bowl, he placed it directly in front of his table: "Eat it yourself. Eat it all up."

Although little Tutu didn't want to eat, he had been particularly afraid since he had seen fried pork with bamboo shoots last time. What's more, his brother Haoran often instilled in him the idea that he could mess with anyone on the island except his father.

Little Tutu was still a little afraid of his father. Although his mouth was puffy and tears were falling, he still picked up the spoon and started eating.

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "That's right. Eat your meals well from now on. Eating is a very happy thing. Don't cry, okay?"

After hearing what his father said, little Tutu held back his tears. After seeing this, Chen Huiying shook her head repeatedly and wished that his father would feed him in the future.

After Chen Huiying returned home, she found two sets of clothes from the bottom of the box and gave one of them to Lao Li.

"Put it on quickly to see if it fits and whether it needs alterations."

Old Li, who was smoking, frowned and said, "What's the hurry? Why are you trying on clothes so late at night?"

Chen Huiying frowned and said, "We are going to meet our in-laws tomorrow, so we should pay attention to our appearance. We can't go to meet them in a messy way and embarrass Jinchuan."

After she said this, Lao Li realized that the eldest brother was different from the fourth brother and was more concerned about his reputation.

Now I'm the workshop director and I manage quite a few people. It wouldn't be good if I dressed too casually.

The two sets of clothes Huiying took out were bought for them by her eldest daughter-in-law during the Chinese New Year. She must have been expecting this day to come.

After Lao Li put on his new clothes, Chen Huiying tidied him up, nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "Let's go find a barber. You shave your beard and I'll go dye my hair."

Not long after, Li Duoyu was a little surprised to see his father and mother wearing new clothes and dyeing their hair. They looked as if they were ten years younger.

Li Duoyu praised him on the spot: "Not bad, very handsome and good-looking, and dressed so nicely. It just so happens that there are still a few negatives in the camera, why don't you two just take wedding photos."

Chen Huiying said angrily, "You are so frivolous. What nonsense are you talking about?"

After dyeing her hair, A Niang immediately prepared a lot of things for worship and went to the Tianhou Temple to worship.

Li Duoyu really wanted to tell her that in terms of life and conservation, according to the customs of Rongcheng, they should go and pay respect to Chen Jinggu in the city.

She is the one who is in charge of this area.

But think about it, the Mazu on our island seems to worry more and is willing to help with everything.

Sincerity leads to spirituality.

Who knows, after all this trouble, the two ladies might be able to meet in Rongcheng, sit down together to drink tea and chat, and if there are enough gods, they can even play mahjong together.

That night, A Niang prepared a lot of things, all of which were useful information. In their opinion, their daughter-in-law was about to give birth.

The mother-in-law needs to prepare a lot of things, and those who are better off need at least a whole load of various dry goods.

For example, mother squid, dried clams, dried mushrooms, dried eels, dried oysters, fish maw, vermicelli, etc. These things are all given to the daughter-in-law to eat during her confinement.

In addition, you need to prepare a pair of silver bracelets for your child. If you are well-off, you can even directly use gold bracelets.

Chen Huiying had already prepared these things a long time ago, and she attached great importance to Jiang Yuqin's childbirth.

It may be because of the debt owed to Jinchuan, and of course there are also some old customs. After all, the eldest grandson is the eldest.

She also prepared a chicken coop and caught all the chickens in the coop, intending to give them all to her in-laws.

When the second sister-in-law Zhu Xiuhua saw that her mother-in-law had taken all the chickens, she immediately said, "Mother, Haoran just finished his exams, and I was planning to stew a chicken for him to nourish his body. You took all the chickens away, where can I find one?"

Chen Huiying looked at her with disdain. This time, she was too lazy to talk nonsense with her. She took out Zhang Datuan on the spot:
"I'll take these chickens first. If you want to eat them, go to the market and buy a few to raise yourself."

Zhu Xiuhua was stunned after taking the money. She couldn't figure it out for a while. It was true that she was stingy, but her mother was much stingier than her.

This time he was so generous and gave her ten dollars right away.

This is not right.

But when she learned from Li Yaoguo that her sister-in-law was about to give birth, Zhu Xiuhua's face suddenly turned ugly, and she couldn't help muttering:

"When I gave birth to a child, I never saw your mother being so generous."

Li Yaoguo said: "It's different now than before. Back then, our family was extremely poor. Besides, individuals couldn't raise chickens and ducks back then. How many work points would you have to get to buy a chicken?"

Zhu Xiuhua thought about it and it made sense, so she took the big unity card and said to her son, "Haoran, there happens to be a market tomorrow, I'll buy you two chickens to nourish yourself, and also buy you two sets of summer clothes."

"Mom, it's really not necessary. I'm trying to lose weight."

"Why lose weight? Being fat is cute and won't get bullied."

Li Yaoguo frowned and looked at his son, feeling that something was abnormal. He had just finished the exam, and yet he was helping his mother mop the floor and wash the dishes. There was something wrong.

Li Yaoguo asked, "Now that you've finished your exams, why don't you go out and play with your friends?"

Li Haoran grinned and said, "The weather is too hot. It's cooler at home. Dad, you have worked hard raising eels. Do you want me to rub your shoulders and feet?"

Seeing his son's abnormal behavior, Li Yaoguo couldn't help but sigh. Although the scores had not come out yet, he had roughly guessed it.

He probably didn't do well in the exam. Otherwise, with his playful nature, he would have gone out with his friends and would not have stayed at home. (End of this chapter)