In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

As soon as the northeast wind stopped.

Dandan Island immediately became busy again, and the entire sea was filled with sampans, iron-hulled ships, and even motorboats.

There were a few kids on the top of the mountain, so bored that they were counting boats.

"Ninety-three."

"Ninety four."

“Ninety-eight.”

A child said excitedly: "Total, there are ninety-eight ships. If two more ships are added, there will be one hundred ships."

These ships are all here to stockpile kelp seedlings for the Li family, and about sixty of them are owned by Dandan Island.

The rest were all rented by Li Duoyu, most of them from Nanri Town.

It’s already the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

There are only fifteen days left until the Chinese New Year, and all other kelp farmers on the island have already gone bankrupt, leaving only the Li family's more than 5,000 acres of kelp fields.

The small shacks along the shore are all filled with villagers picking kelp seedlings. Now Li Duoyu doesn't even need to teach them how to pick kelp seedlings.

Practice makes perfect.

There are many people here whose movements are more precise and agile than Li Duoyu's.

Just yesterday, a villager named Ou Meilan broke Zhu Xiuhua's record and earned eight yuan a day just by picking kelp seedlings.

Li Duoyu even went to take a look to see if he was just a fake, but he didn't expect that the other party was also a tough guy.

She is completely opposite to my second sister-in-law. My second sister-in-law is very strong, while this woman named Ou Meilan looks very thin.

But she is much better at her job than my second sister-in-law. It's a pity that she is pregnant, otherwise she could really hold a kelp seedling picking competition on Dandan Island.

Seeing that she couldn't make money, Zhu Xiuhua was very depressed these two days and sighed at home all day long.

He would talk back to my mother from time to time.

The dogs passing by didn't dare to look up at her.

Even though she knew that Li Yaoguo earned quite a bit and her family was no longer short of money, she still felt particularly uncomfortable seeing others making so much money.

Li Yaoguo understands his wife very well. If this woman is left idle, there will be no peace in the family.

All day long, she kept mumbling, "If I had known, I would have waited until after the New Year to have a child. I don't know how much money I have lost."

Every time he heard this, Li Yaoguo was speechless. What he wanted was you, and after finally getting pregnant, you felt that the pregnancy affected your ability to make money.

Li Yaoguo now has only one request for his wife, that is, she should not move around and take good care of the fetus.

What he feared most was that Zhu Xiuhua would have a miscarriage. If something unexpected really happened, she would still want it.

Li Yaoguo would probably go crazy!

Fortunately, although my wife is strong, she also has severe morning sickness reactions. She is impeccable from the outside, but can be attacked from the inside.

Zhu Xiuhua really had no idea what to do. She didn't dare run around and could only stay at home.

However, Li Haoran, who went home for the winter vacation, suffered a lot and was targeted by his mother.

On the second day of the holiday, he was forced to stay in the room to do his winter vacation homework. In the end, Li Haoran made a decision that went against his will.

Instead of being forced to do homework by my mother at home and listening to her nagging, I might as well go out and make money by picking kelp.

Li Haoran is really afraid of the Chinese New Year now, because once the Chinese New Year comes, his aunt might come back.

Although the final exam scores have not come out yet, he almost knows them. After all, he chose C for all the multiple-choice questions he didn't know how to answer.

The composition was about "My Village Director Uncle", and he hoped that the Chinese teacher would give him some face and let him pass the Chinese exam.

In fact, he doesn't have big dreams. As long as he can pass the exams, it will be fine. After all, if he passes all the exams, he has already won half of the people.

After going to junior high school, Li Haoran discovered that the students on Dandan Island were obviously better at studying than those from other places.

In addition, due to the large-scale expansion of enrollment this year, there are a lot of people who are worse than him. Anyway, he is definitely not the last one now.

After returning home from the holiday yesterday, his grandma took him to the Tianhou Temple to worship Mazu. He knelt down very devoutly and chanted something like his grandma did.

But what he chanted was: "Goddess Mazu, please bless my younger sister to get married quickly and spend the New Year with her husband's family this year. It would be best if she was on duty during the New Year.
And please give me a sister, not a brother. People like Tutu are really terrible."

Li Haoran was lucky this year, as he actually got what he wanted, which was that his aunt did not come home for the New Year.

When Li Jinchuan gave birth to his child, Li Xiaorong had already returned to Rongcheng and had used up her vacation. This year, she had to be on duty in the hospital during the Chinese New Year and could not go home for the New Year.

Li Haoran wore his father's water shoes and came to the place near the dock where kelp seedlings were picked up. He saw his father who was constantly keeping accounts.

Li Haoran smiled and said, "Dad, I also want to pick up kelp seedlings. Can you give me a job to do?"

Seeing his son wearing waders, Li Yaoguo asked curiously, "Didn't your mother force you to do your homework? Why would she let you out?"

"I told her that I could use the money I earned from picking up kelp seedlings to buy exercise books, and she let me go."

Li Yaoguo frowned and said, "Are you sure you want to use the money you earn to buy exercise books?"

Li Haoran sighed helplessly, as if he had seen through everything: "What can I do? I'm still a child now, and the money I earn is not mine. I might as well use it to buy exercise books. At least I bought them myself."

The corner of Li Yaoguo's mouth twitched. This kid has really grown up and has already understood how to make innuendos. It seems that he still has a lot of resentment towards him for taking away the big red envelope given by his overseas Chinese relatives.

Li Yaoguo patted his head and said, "Okay, I won't take the money I earned from picking up kelp this time. I'll pay for the exercise book for you."

Li Haoran's eyes lit up.

"Dad, you didn't lie to me."

"Do I lie to you often? Why don't you trust me at all?"

Li Haoran chuckled twice, then said, "Dad, why don't you just not buy the exercise book? After the New Year, take me to the zoo."

Li Yaoguo thought for a while and said, "Okay, if you behave well, I'll take you to the zoo after the New Year."

"Then I'll go pick up some kelp seedlings."

"Don't worry, go see how other people do it first. If you don't know how, you can go and help others. I'll give you fifty cents a day."

"Why is it only 50 cents? Isn't it 1 yuan for others?"

Li Yaoguo glanced at his son. Sometimes, he really didn't want to hurt his self-esteem.

This kid, apart from eating faster than others, is slow in everything else and is often distracted. He is easily absent-minded and dazed. If he were to be paid by piecework, this kid probably wouldn't even earn 50 cents.

"If you think fifty cents is too little, why don't you do the same as everyone else and pay by the piece?"

Li Haoran weighed the pros and cons.

"Let's just do it by the day. 50 cents is 50 cents. If I do it for ten days, I can make five dollars."

Li Yaoguo smiled. This boy is still so naive. He is considered lucky and has never suffered any hardship since he was a child.

It was not an easy task to pick up kelp seedlings in such a cold weather. There were not many people of his age who could stick to it. Li Haoran found a small shed nearby and was about to see how people picked up kelp seedlings. But as soon as he entered, he ran into an acquaintance who was about the same age as him, Zhang Siyu.

Having always sat in front of him in elementary school, Li Haoran was very familiar with the back of her head and even knew exactly where the whorl was.

What made him speechless the most was that even though they were in junior high school, they were still in the same class, and what a coincidence she sat in front of him.

When Zhang Siyu saw him, she was very surprised: "Haoran, you are not here to pick up kelp seedlings as well, are you?"

Zhang Siyu found it hard to understand why Li Haoran's family, who was so rich, would also come to pick up kelp seedlings.

She came out to pick kelp seedlings purely to make some money. After all, what she feared most was the holidays.

Whenever she had a holiday, her parents would definitely take her to work with them, and would talk about how much money the family owed all day long.

I also have younger sisters and brothers to support.

What else did she say? Since she went to school, the family has lost a labor force, so she should make good use of the winter vacation to make money.

Although she is not very old, she has a long working history. She has been helping with housework since she was old enough to understand.

Seeing that he didn't know where to start, Zhang Siyu said, "If you still don't know how to clip it, I'll teach you how to do it."

Li Haoran wasn't pretending to be aloof on purpose, it was just that his status in school was rather "special", and if he got too close to a woman.

The other person will immediately become "the big brother's woman". Chen Shujing cried several times because of this incident.

"No, I can learn it by myself. I really don't need you to teach me."

Zhang Siyu smiled and said, "You're welcome. I'm very good at picking up kelp seedlings. I can teach you. First, soak the rope.
It is best to loosen the kelp seedlings before soaking them, otherwise they will swell after soaking and it will be difficult to break them apart. "

"Oh, I see." Li Haoran blinked and then asked, "How much money can you make in a day by picking up kelp seedlings?"

Zhang Siyu smiled and said, "Your uncle's wages are higher. I can earn about three dollars a day. If I sleep a few hours less, I can earn four dollars."

"So, did you give all the money you earned to your family?"

Zhang Siyu nodded and said, "There's nothing we can do. Our family is relatively poor, so any money we can earn is good."

After hearing this, Li Haoran was stunned for a while, and suddenly found that he was quite happy. He had been carefree since childhood and had never suffered any hardship.

Li Haoran glanced at her hands that were frozen purple and covered with frostbite, and couldn't help asking, "Don't you wear gloves?"

“Wearing gloves is inconvenient.”

"are not you cold?"

“It’s cold, but I’m used to it.”

"Oh fine."

Li Yaoguo, who was outside the shed, couldn't help but smile knowingly when he saw the girl taking the initiative to help her little fat boy.

This guy is a little fat, but he is popular with women. However, Li Yaoguo knows very well that his uncle gives him too many points.

What's more, Duoyu dotes on him very much, even he, as a father, is a little jealous. This kid is so lucky!

In fact, he did not ignore Haoran. Even when he went to junior high school, he would ask people from time to time about the boy's performance in school.

He even heard gossip that Haoran and Chen Shujing were mistaken for a couple.

But Li Yaoguo knew his child's character very well. If you said that he stole food from the cafeteria, he would believe it.

But if you say that he is in a premature love relationship, Li Yaoguo doesn't believe it at all. This boy is too lazy. He can't even avoid troublesome things like falling in love.

But on second thought, if the girl’s cooking is delicious, it’s hard to say, maybe I will really be won over.

Li Yaoguo also thought a lot about this kid. First of all, it is impossible for him to be a top student. It is good enough as long as he is not the last one.

Li Yaoguo still supports Duoyu's statement that studying is an easy path, but this path is not suitable for everyone.

Instead of letting him waste time on something he is not good at, it is better to plan his future in advance.

It is impossible for him to go to high school. Even if you pay him to go, he probably won't even get half the passing score.

Instead of letting him study aimlessly, it is better to let him learn a skill or two that will benefit him throughout his life.

Li Yaoguo looked at the fat boy who had already started learning how to pick up kelp, and suddenly an idea came to him.

If this kid can hold on for ten days, he will ask Duoyu for a favor. After Haoran graduates from junior high school, he will spend money to send Haoran to Ludao Fisheries Technical School.

The harvesting of kelp seedlings is in full swing, and at the same time, the fishing of shrimps and blue crabs has officially begun.

After all, it is already the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and there are only fifteen days left until New Year's Eve. The shrimp farm's phone has already been flooded with calls.

Chen Xiaoyan, who was responsible for answering the phone, picked up the phone, heard an unfamiliar voice, and replied directly.

"We have already started catching prawns and blue crabs. If you want live prawns, you need to waterproof and oxygenate them. Come and line up, and you can get the prawns. Be sure to bring your previous reservation.

If you want frozen shrimp, please let us know one day in advance, and we will put the shrimp directly into the cold storage to keep them fresh.”

After hearing this, the other party immediately responded: "We want live shrimps. We will drive over to pick up the shrimps."

"Okay, got it. I'll register it for you."

The bosses who had previously signed shrimp purchase reservation agreements with Li Duoyu are now all smiling from ear to ear.

Because it is close to the Chinese New Year, their province has already entered the mode of worshiping and entertaining guests.

The price of ordinary shrimps has risen to ten yuan, but Li Duoyu's large prawns have caused a sensation as soon as they entered the market.

The quality of these shrimps farmed by Li Duoyu is really amazing. They are very popular in farmers' markets and vegetable markets. After all, the gap between the two is really too big.

Each of the prawns he raises is almost as big as a palm, and they are truly giant prawns.

There were even vendors holding loud speakers and shouting, "Come and see, come and see, the Dandan Island Minlong Company specializes in exporting large prawns to island countries.

We eat whatever the Japs eat.

The shrimps are hard to come by, the quantity is limited, hurry up and you will miss it
If you don’t buy it today, the price will continue to rise tomorrow. Eat it early and enjoy it early. It’s expensive, but it tastes delicious.”

It has been some years since the reform and opening up, and many families can still afford it if they grit their teeth. Those who have refrigerators and freezers at home also want to stock up now.

The prawns farmed by Li Duoyu are almost always sold out as soon as they enter the market, while the blue crabs he farms are consumed together with the prawns.

If a vendor sells Fujian prawns, they will definitely also sell giant blue crabs if you can’t afford the prawns.

Then they can also choose to settle for the second best and buy two large blue crabs to satisfy their cravings.

At this moment, some elderly people in the village gathered together.

There are Chen Yuanshan and Chen Huotan.

These two more prestigious ones, along with the oldest Qi Wenli, were also there.
The elderly people who usually like to play cards in the square were also there. Since these people were of higher seniority, almost all of them were members of the Tianhou Temple board of directors.

They were discussing something related to Li Duoyu. Chen Huotan, who used to have the highest prestige and is currently ranked second, said while leaning on a cane:
"The ninth day of the ninth lunar month next year will be the 1000th anniversary of Mazu's ascension to heaven.

It has been confirmed that Meizhou Island will hold the "Mazu Millennium Festival", so the nature of the big head family next year will be different." (End of this chapter)