1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 19 Second Brother

  The tractor was driving slowly on uneven roads in the countryside. The kelp ropes and floats on the back bucket were stacked four to five meters high.

 Li Duoyu’s impression is that tractors in this era are particularly magical beings, and they are particularly good at loading cargo.

 The tractor is driving in front.

He and Lao Li followed behind. When they saw a float falling, they picked it up and tied it up again.

Since the master was in a hurry to go back for dinner, Li Duoyu and his elders unloaded the kelp rope and float as soon as the car arrived at their house.

Zhou Xiaoying, who had already returned home from get out of class, was very surprised when she saw Li Duoyu coming back and asked several questions in succession.

 “When did you come back?”

“Did you buy so much rope so quickly?”

Li Duoyu looked at his beautiful wife and said with a smile: "I just arrived in the afternoon. I bought these at Chenjiacun."

Li Duoyu finished speaking and began to carry the rope. He was now very satisfied with the body of this man in his early twenties, and seemed to have endless strength.

If Zhou Xiaoying hadn't been pregnant and fought until dawn, there wouldn't have been much of a problem.

Unlike his previous life, after returning from the island country, he had suffered from various injuries all over his body. His joints would hurt even when he walked, let alone other things.

　　Well, being young is good.

Zhou Xiaoying saw them starting to move the kelp rope, so she rolled up her sleeves and planned to move it together.

 But the cuffs have just been rolled up and the hands have just been stretched out.

He was stopped by his mother-in-law Chen Huiying:

"Xiaoying, this is your first baby. I told you that it is very dangerous when you are three months old and you cannot carry heavy things. We can just carry these things without you coming."

Zhu Xiuhua, who was sitting in the courtyard, felt sour instantly after hearing this.

“You are really biased. When I had Haoran, you asked me to go to the sea and dry oysters in the sun. Why haven’t I seen you say that?”

Chen Huiying squinted at her daughter-in-law who would rather eat dried fish and watch a show than come to help.

　　"That eater of yours is stronger than an ox. Even Yaoguo can't beat you. You still need to rest. If you have time to chat over there, why don't you come over and move together?"

“Humph, it’s not my stuff, why should I move it? By the way, don’t pile things up at my door, as it will affect my access.”

 “Grandma, let me help you move.”

In the house, the little chubby boy who didn’t want to do his homework was about to run away, but before he even ran out of the room, his mother’s ears were twisted.

　　"What are you moving? If you have time, help your mother wash the dishes and sweep the floor."

 “Mom, let go.”

 “It hurts, it hurts, I was wrong.”

Seeing her precious grandson’s ears being pinched, Chen Huiying was so angry that her teeth itched, but there was nothing she could do about it as her daughter-in-law.

 In less than half an hour, Li Duoyu removed the kelp rope and float from the tractor.

Although I was a little tired and sweaty all over, I was smiling happily. No matter what age I am, picking up leaks is a very enjoyable thing.

 Even if it has been missed, it is still not cheap in this day and age.

  450 yuan is almost more than a year's salary for Zhou Xiaoying. If converted to the current primary school teacher's salary, it is almost 70,000 yuan.

 And these are still scavenged. If calculated based on the current price of the supply and marketing cooperative, these ropes and floats will not be sold for more than 200,000 yuan in future generations.

Not only can’t you get your money back, but you also have to pay back a lot of money.

 These abnormal prices are also the reason why it was difficult for ordinary people to start their own businesses in the early days of reform and opening up.

 The first pot of gold is really difficult to get.

If I hadn't made some money from "taking goods", I guess I wouldn't be able to do much after coming to this world, and I would have to continue living in a muddle-headed way.

 The rope float is now available. The kelp farming plan has taken a big step forward, but what needs to be done next will not be so easy. The most difficult thing for Li Duoyu is piling on the seabed.

The sea area suitable for the growth of kelp on Dandan Island is more than 20 meters deep. It is not an easy task to drive hundreds of wooden piles to the seabed with current technology.

The last time I had a drink with my uncle, I heard him say that the reason why Chen Atai and others failed to raise kelp well was because they were too independent-minded and did not follow the farming standards.

 The piles were driven in a mess.

 In less than four months, the piles were pulled out twice, and the management was also very chaotic. They often didn't look at it for ten days and a half, which led to the final harvest of no kelp.

 Before piling, you must first go to the production team to approve the timber.

 Dandan Island has a lot of casuarinas, which are used to prevent wind and fix sand. Many of them were planted by the Advanced Cooperative when the People's Republic of China was founded, and are now under the management of the production brigade.

This kind of tree is dense and does not rot easily when soaked in the sea. It is very suitable for piling.

And if you want to buy things from the brigade, you have to approve notes, and there happens to be someone in the family who is in charge of notes in the village.

 Li Duoyu just thought of him.

　　He showed up without thinking.

At five o'clock every day, Li Yaoguo, dressed cleanly, would come back from the village committee carrying a handbag.

He looked at the kelp ropes and floats piled up in the courtyard and was a little surprised, but he didn't ask any questions, and went straight to his home without saying hello to Li Duoyu and his mother-in-law.

Li Duoyu quickly asked:

“Yao Guo, if you have time, I have something to do with you.”

Li Yaoguo was stunned for a moment. The fourth child, who had not spoken to him for almost two years, actually took the initiative to find him.

　　When the family was separated, their family had an unpleasant quarrel with the eldest son and the fourth son.

His wife said something very outrageous to the boss in front of the villagers in order to get more house.

 It's roughly like this: Li Qingguo doesn't even have a wife, so if he wants any house, just give him some money.

 As a result, the boss, who had a strong self-esteem, was angered.

Li Yaoguo, because he was afraid of his wife, did not come out to speak for Li Qingguo. As a result, in the end, even though everyone lived in the same courtyard.

Because of this incident, my father-in-law and mother-in-law were so angry that they couldn’t eat for several days.

 They are not angry at Zhu Xiuhua.

 But he was angry that Li Yaoguo's son was too weak.

Since then, Li Yaoguo rarely spoke to his parents and Li Duoyu, even if they lived in the same courtyard.

Li Yaoguo, who was a little uncomfortable with it, replied:

 “Come to me, if there’s something wrong.”

 Li Duoyu said directly:

“That’s right, I want to buy a batch of casuarina wood from the production brigade. Can you help me approve a note when you have time?”

 “How much do you plan to buy?”

Li Duoyu made a rough calculation and replied: "Almost fifty trees like this, and a bigger one."

 After hearing this amount, Li Yaoguo frowned:

"If it's just a few trees, I'll batch it for you directly. But your quantity is a bit big, so I can't batch it. I have to discuss it with the team."

 “Then I’m sorry to trouble you. When negotiating, try to keep the price as low as possible.”

 “Well, I’ll try my best.”

To be honest, the second brother is not as miserable as the second sister-in-law Zhu Xiuhua said. Compared with those who sell goods in the past two years, his income is indeed much less.

 But in this era, his current salary is normal, and his position as village accountant and deputy branch secretary has quite a lot of power, and he can help you do a lot of things in the village.

Li Duoyu remembers that before the reform and opening up, it was probably the most glorious period of his second brother's life. Many people in the village had to come to him to approve notes and ask him to do things.

 (End of this chapter)