In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

Li Duoyu was very troubled by what was in little Tutu's mind right now. What he feared the most was that this little guy had always thought that his family was very rich since he was young.

If you don't want to strive for anything and still think you are very capable, and then become a second-generation rich man who lets your father down in the future, that will be a headache.

In his previous life, Li Duoyu particularly liked to see those rich second-generations and powerful second-generations cheating their fathers, and he didn’t want to be cheated by his own son.

What is this thing called?
Li Duoyu felt so helpless. Even when he was not around in his previous life, Zhou Xiaoying was able to educate the children so well.

How come he has help in this life and the family is happy, but the child is more difficult to educate?
Li Duoyu frowned, thought about it and muttered to himself: "Could it be my problem?"

When he thought of this, Li Duoyu became very depressed and even couldn't sleep well.

When going to bed at night, Li Duoyu patted Zhou Xiaoying's shoulder, who was sleeping with her back to him. Zhou Xiaoying said with a hint of disdain, "Stop making trouble and go to bed quickly. We have to get up early tomorrow."

Li Duoyu was a little speechless. Who did his wife think of him? Why did she always think in that way?

Besides, I worked so hard yesterday that my lumbar muscles were almost strained. How could I possibly continue fighting?

"No, don't rush to sleep. I have something I want to discuss with you. Have you noticed that our little Tutu has become more and more naughty recently? This won't work. We have to think of a solution."

After hearing this, Zhou Xiaoying suddenly turned around and said, "Actually, half a year ago, I really wanted to tell you about this, but first, tell me, who do you think this child resembles in character?"

Li Duoyu pondered for a while and laughed awkwardly: "You brought them all, so they should look more like you."

Zhou Xiaoying rolled her eyes and said, "Bullshit, I wasn't that naughty when I was a kid. I was exactly like you when you were a kid."

"Teacher Zhou, don't get excited. Pay attention to your image and don't say bad words, okay? That's not right. Was I so disliked when I was a kid?"

Zhou Xiaoying was speechless: "Little Tutu is much cuter than you, okay? When you were a kid, even stray dogs on the roadside would run away when they saw you, okay? Why don't you just ask the neighbors if you've ever blown up their water tanks? You also throw things into the well and bully me all day long, and when I sleep, you put your stinky feet on my face."

"Stop, stop, stop. How could I have forgotten everything you said?"

"Forgotten, right? Then let me help you recall. I'm sure you won't forget that I wrote a love letter for you."

"I've forgotten everything a long time ago. The love letter was written for you. I'm just trying to divert your attention."

"She hasn't married yet. Is she waiting for you, an old horse, to come back and eat grass again?"

Li Duoyu was so confused, why did it bring up the love letter again? He had been jealous for so many years, couldn't this matter be put behind him?

It seems like I have to find a time and find a way to introduce a partner to Chen Ziyi so she can get married quickly.

Zhou Xiaoying suddenly returned to the point: "In fact, I am also teaching Tutu very hard, but I am a teacher, and I know very well that the environment he grew up in has the greatest impact on him.

You buy him gifts all the time, which makes him not know how to cherish them at all. He is still so young, and almost everyone in the village gives in to him and praises him a lot when they see him.

Uncle Pan almost broke the legs of his dog just because it barked at him. Whenever he went out, people would often give him food.

My parents doted on him very much. There was no one in the whole village who dared to say anything bad about him. Only the two of us dared to beat him.

He is not afraid of anyone except us, and he seems to be much more sensible recently, and he has begun to understand that his father is very rich.
I have taught many students and have a relatively good understanding of children's personalities, but children like our little Tutu are the most difficult to teach because the entire environment in which he grows up is all about accommodating and giving in to him.

But little Tutu is not the kind of child who will stay quiet, so I don’t know what to do.

You can tell a child’s future at the age of three and his character at the age of seven. Now Tutu is also three years old. As his mother, all I can do is to guide him in the good direction as much as possible.

I don’t ask him to be good at studying in the future, I just hope he can be smarter, and not bully others just because his father is rich, and become a bad kid in the eyes of others. "

Li Duoyu originally thought that Zhou Xiaoying was busy with further studies, but he didn't expect that she actually thought so much and cared so much about Xiao Tutu.

After listening to this, Li Duoyu was silent for a long time. After he became rich, he finally understood the meaning of the saying "wealth does not last for more than three generations".

Also, why do wealthy families always like to produce some weird and trouble-making rich second-generations?

He grew up in an environment where everyone gave in to him, even though he and Zhou Xiaoying did not spoil the child.

Doesn't mean others won't.

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "How about we learn from Meng's mother's three moves and send little Tutu to Rongcheng to study and live. If he changes to a new environment, maybe he will change."

Zhou Xiaoying glared and gritted her teeth, "You think we are too annoying, mother and son, and you can't wait for us to leave, right?"

Li Duoyu opened his mouth wide, and suddenly felt a little hopeless. Yesterday, he was full of fighting spirit down there, but today, Teacher Zhou was firing on all cylinders up there.

Li Duoyu discovered that not only was Xiao Tutu's personality completely different in this life, but his wife seemed to have changed as well.

When Li Duoyu came back from his previous life, Zhou Xiaoying gave him the feeling of being more like a gentle middle-aged woman, the kind who was very reasonable, completely different from now.

Now, she gets angry easily if I say a word or two to her, and she's so damn sensitive. Could it be that I've spoiled her like that?

Zhou Xiaoying went on to say: "In fact, Meng's mother's three moves is not a good thing, as it only emphasizes the importance of the environment to the child, but does not consider the child's feelings at all.

Every time a child changes his environment, the pressure on him is huge, and no one can guarantee that he will definitely get better in the new environment."

Li Duoyu felt that what Teacher Zhou said really made a lot of sense: "Then, let's focus on character first and put the other things aside. If you dare to betray us or bully others, we can just team up to play doubles."

Zhou Xiaoying nodded and said, "Okay, I agree with this. People don't have to be very successful, but they must be kind and have a positive outlook on life."

"Like me, right?"

Zhou Xiaoying couldn't help but twist his waist: "If our little Tutu looks like you when he grows up, he'll be doomed."

"Why are you picking on me? It's hard to find someone as famous and professional as me. Why are you still picking on me?"

"I just don't like you."

"What's wrong with you? There's nothing wrong with you. Why are you looking at me with displeasure?"

"You hurt me yesterday."

After hearing this, Li Duoyu inexplicably became proud, and his male self-esteem instantly swelled: "Isn't it amazing? Let's see if you dare to say that I can't do it."

"That's just you being rude, okay."

"Nonsense, he is obviously amazing. Who says that only cows die of exhaustion and fields are destroyed by plowing?"

Zhou Xiaoying was speechless to him: "When a man reaches a certain age, he should be nothing more than a mouth. After so many years, you can only be useful once or twice."

Li Duoyu was stunned. Based on Zhou Xiaoying's intelligence, this wouldn't be a "roundabout way to save the country". It was she who brought up this topic today.

But she shouldn't be at that age where she is as vigorous as a wolf or a tiger. Could it be that taking medicine really is effective?
Does she like it very much?

"It's late. We have to sail early tomorrow morning."

Zhou Xiaoying said disdainfully:

"Now my mouth is not hard anymore."

Over and over again, Li Duoyu gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not a tough guy, but my waist is fine. At worst, I'll get up later tomorrow."

"Wow, that's amazing. Your waist is in great shape. Why don't you drink some more of that medicinal wine? I see there's quite a lot of it, a big jar, with seahorses and ginseng and all that." After hearing this, Li Duoyu was defeated on the spot. The wine was obviously hidden very well, so how could it still be found?

Li Duoyu was so depressed. The medicine was effective, but his waist couldn't keep up. In the breeding industry, many of them had to bend over and often suffered from back pain. It seemed that he had to do more waist care when he had time.

That night, Li Duoyu fell asleep faster than anyone else. When he woke up the next day, his father and mother had already prepared all the things he needed to take to Rongcheng to reunite with his ancestors.

When Li Duoyu woke up, everything had been packed up. His family had prepared three loads of things in total.

They were all various seafood and dried goods, including the prawns and blue crabs that Li Duoyu got, as well as dried oysters, dried fish, dried squid, etc.

All in all, these three loads would cost nearly three thousand yuan, which is enough to buy a boat with an engine.

In the past, Lao Li and A Niang would have been heartbroken, but this time they didn't say a word.

They even used the best baskets, which were covered with red paper, and even the brown ropes used to carry the load were covered with red paper.

Father, second brother, and Li Duoyu each carried a load.

Zhou Xiaoying was holding little Tutu's hand.

Sister Shuihua held the baby, and her brother-in-law Zhang Mingsheng led Zhang Lin and Zhang Yun, and a group of people headed towards the dock.

Originally, not so many people were going. The daughters-in-law and married daughters of the clan were not allowed to go.

Only those who can participate in the ceremony of recognizing their ancestors and be written into the family tree are qualified to go.

But Li Duoyu thinks that there is no need to be so formal. Now people are calling for male offspring all the time. In the future, if the environment is bad and young people are unwilling to get married and have children, the family tree may be broken.

Li Duoyu felt that even if they could not attend the ceremony, it would be good to go and watch and get to know their relatives.

Just let them go along as well, it will be more fun with more people!

After Li Duoyu said this, his second uncle, eldest uncle, and third uncle agreed immediately. After all, Li Duoyu's words now carry a lot of weight whether in the village or in the clan.

In the past, who would care about you!
It’s still the old saying: People may not have much influence, but as long as you succeed, others will support you no matter what you say.

The second sister-in-law also wanted to go, but was stopped by A-niang, who said that she had just had a child and should not run around everywhere. It was not a good thing to go to worship the ancestors while pregnant.

The second sister-in-law was still making a fuss: "You all left, and I'm the only one left."

"I didn't go either." Chen Huiying had no intention of participating in this ancestral recognition event from the beginning, and her aunt and uncle also didn't go.

After all, they were born in that era and still have some feudal ideas in their bones.

Before leaving, Chen Huiying checked again: "Did you bring clothes and hats for ancestor worship?"

He also specifically reminded Li Duoyu: "You are now a person of status, you need to be more mature and stable, don't talk nonsense, okay?"

Li Duoyu grinned and said, "I understand."

Chen Huiying thought for a while and continued to remind him: "Although you are very rich now, you can't act like a big shot when you spend money outside. It's too extravagant."

"Mom, don't worry about this. I'm very stingy. If others can pay, I will definitely not rush to pay."

After hearing this, the second sister-in-law Zhu Xiuhua couldn't help but snort. She finally found out the reason why Li Duoyu was stingy.

When a group of people arrived at the dock carrying loads on their shoulders, my uncle and third uncle had already arrived. They had also prepared a lot of things, and the two families together had four loads of things.

This trip to trace their roots was not just a matter for their lineage, but for the entire Li family in Xiasha Village.

People from my second uncle’s lineage have already arrived. There aren’t many people, only eight, and they are all men.

They also prepared a lot of things, but most of them were steamed cakes, flatbreads, red turtles, and mooncakes.

Li Duoyu has always been very familiar with his second uncle. After all, his second uncle has been working on the boats of his eldest uncle and third uncle all year round.

In the family, the second uncle currently has the highest seniority. As long as he wants, no one dares to talk back even if he scolds the younger generations.

It's a pity that the people on my second uncle's lineage are a bit disappointing. The whole family gives people a very lax feeling, and at first glance it seems like they are just wasting their time.

Li Duoyu had reserved a few vacancies for his second uncle. As long as they were willing, they could work in his factory.

But he didn't expect that this group of people actually wanted to sell the quota. From then on, Li Duoyu had no intention of paying any attention to them.

My second great uncle was a heavy smoker, and his children and grandchildren inherited his bad habits. They didn’t learn the good ones, but instead carried on the bad habits.

They all smoke more than anyone else, and it seems that all the money they earn is spent on buying cigarettes.

At the beginning, they had no intention of coming in such large numbers to trace their ancestral roots, and they were even unwilling to pay tribute.

Later, when I heard that some relatives from abroad had returned, I became more positive.

Li Duoyu was also very clear about what these people were thinking. He guessed that they also wanted to become someone who could receive overseas remittance coupons.

But those who knew the inside story had no such idea at all. If the branch that went to Southeast Asia returned to China, it would be good enough if they did not scold them to death or cause trouble for them. How could they possibly give them money?

After all, their great grandfather helped someone he shouldn't have helped, got implicated, and brought huge trouble to the entire family.

Strictly speaking, my grandfather was kicked out of the family, and even severed all ties with them.

I guess this is also the reason why my grandfather has never returned to Rongcheng.

To put it bluntly, this trip was said to be a return to Rongcheng to trace one's roots, but in reality it was a way to apologize.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Duoyu and his uncle and third uncle have to prepare so many things.

The entire Li family is very large, with more than 30 people in total. When the villagers at the dock learned that they were going back to Rongcheng to trace their roots, they were so envious!

After seeing this, Mr. Zheng, who played four-color cards all year round, couldn't help but sigh: "I'm finally going back to recognize my ancestors."

A young man asked, "Grandpa, these people with the surname Li on the island, could they really be the wealthy people of Rongcheng?"

The old man replied: "That's right. If it weren't for Li Ruixiang, our village wouldn't have been able to grow so big."

The young man was surprised and asked, "Then the Wang family, could their ancestors really be farmhands in their family?"

The old man nodded.

The young man then asked, "Grandpa, where did our family come from? Were we wealthy in the past?"

"Our family." The old man sighed, "We were originally farmers, and now we are fishermen, which is an improvement. You don't have to think too much about it."

After hearing what his grandson said, Zheng Daqing fell into a brief memory and then smiled bitterly.

Thanks to Li Ruixiang’s tolerance, Dandan Island has received many refugees, many of whom have interesting pasts.

Some people returning to their ancestral roots is not a good thing. It may only make them more embarrassed. The old man still remembers it very clearly. He grew up with people poking his spine. (End of this chapter)