1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

 After Li Duoyu cranked up the diesel engine, he did not return to the fishing raft, but returned to the island with 250.

 The sampan has just parked.

 At 250, I couldn’t wait to run to the pier to have fun. I raised my feet and urinated in various places on the pier to mark them.

But not long after, he ran back in embarrassment with his tail between his legs, followed by two big dogs, one black and one white, chasing him.

Two hundred and five ran to Li Duoyu.

Li Duoyu glanced at it with disgust and cursed: "Coward, only two dogs are afraid of a hammer."

Seeing the disgusted expression on his master's face, Erbaiwu instantly became fierce. He bared his teeth at the two dogs that were bullying him, and rushed forward, wanting to fight with them.

 But after the two dogs saw Li Duoyu, they did not dare to go forward, recalling the horror of being dominated by him when they were young.

They still remembered the pain of being hit by the slingshot. As soon as 250 rushed forward, the two dogs turned around and ran away.

Seeing them being scared away, Erbaiwu thought he was very powerful and chased after them with a grin on his face. However, he only dared to chase them for a certain distance and did not dare to stray too far away from his master.

When he returned to Li Duoyu, he kept rubbing at his feet and making hey, hey, hey, hey sounds.

 As if trying to please Li Duoyu.

Li Duoyu touched the dog's head and said, "Go and play by yourself. Don't be afraid of fighting. But when you see that black bitch, you must run away. Do you know?"

Two hundred and fifth, I couldn't understand Li Duoyu's words, but let it roll it out, it understands it. Sprinkle his legs towards the village square, carrying the dog's legs all the way.

Today is Zhou Xiaoying’s birthday. Li Duoyu plans to buy some delicious food at the pier and go back to cook a big meal for her.

Xiaoying’s favorite thing to eat is blue crab. Although the two grew up together, their tastes are quite different.

Li Duoyu likes to eat soft things, such as squid, tofu fish...and porridge.

But Zhou Xiaoying is different. She likes to chew hard things very much. The claws of blue crabs are like melon seeds in her mouth.

Bite it down with your mouth, just like an agouti eating a crab, directly chewing the crab in half.

Li Duoyu, on the other hand, has nothing to do with hard things like blue crabs. Several times when he ate blue crabs, his mouth was pierced by the sharp points on its body.

Fortunately, Zhou Xiaoying doesn't have the habit of biting people. Otherwise, Li Duoyu would shudder just thinking about it.

Scanning around the pier, Li Duoyu found Zhao Erniu squatting in the corner of the pier selling blue crabs.

Like before, Zhao Erniu was covered in mud. He must have been digging for blue crabs in the mangroves again.

The cave of this thing is very deep. If the ground cage cannot catch them, they can only dig it.

Li Duoyu took a look at Zhao Erniu and felt that if he wore a pair of glasses, he would look a bit like an anchor who specialized in digging crabs in his previous life.

 Just a little bit thinner.

 The face is not as round as his.

 But Zhao Erniu looked a little strange today. His right eye looked like a panda after being hit, and the left side of his mouth was also swollen.

While Li Duoyu was buying blue crabs, he couldn't help but ask: "Er Niu, did you two brothers get into a fight with someone again?"

Zhao Erniu weighed the two green crabs that Li Duoyu bought. He looked not in a good mood and felt very disappointed.

　　Without answering Li Duoyu’s question, he said mechanically: "Brother Yu, now blue crabs weigh one pound and eight cents, and these two weigh one cent each."

 Lao Lutou on the side sighed: "Duoyu, you don't know yet. The two brothers have been fighting for several days and almost broke up the family. Now they are splitting up."

Li Duoyu blinked. The two brothers had a very good relationship. Why did they suddenly quarrel and break up?

As the village director, Li Duoyu was very obliged to understand this "gossip", so he asked Lao Lutou.

“Lao Lu, what happened to these two brothers?”

 Lao Lu replied: "Duoyu, maybe you went out to sea to fish a few days ago and don't know it yet, but almost everyone in our village knows about it. These days, it's really exciting, every day is like a show.

These two brothers have been quarreling for seven or eight days, and they have to fight every day.

“

After hearing what Lao Lutou said, Li Duoyu was also shocked. He didn't expect that the two brothers would end up falling out with each other because of a widow from the next village.

 No wonder Li Duoyu hasn't seen Zhao Dahai in the past few days since he came back. It turns out that he went to Chenjia Village to work as a licker for others.

Lao Lutou snorted coldly: "My Yanyan is so good, but she actually looks down on her and spends all day being courteous to a second-hand commodity."

Zhao Erniu on the side had a dark face: "Don't talk nonsense, okay? I don't like that Widow Chen. It's just that Dahai has a bad idea. People can make money by cutting in, but he not only gives money but also helps others with all kinds of work." They are clamoring to separate the family and take away the sampan and the newly purchased house.”

“If you don’t like widows, then why don’t you consider Yanyan? Dahai has taken away the boat and the house. I can buy them for you and build you a two-story house.”

Zhao Erniu replied firmly: "I'm still young and don't think about it."

Lao Lutou was so angry that he blew his beard and stared: "You young people, what's going on with each of you? What's wrong with my Yanyan?"

Li Duoyu frowned slightly. If what Zhao Erniu said was true, Zhao Dahai was indeed a little confused.

But Li Duoyu thought about it and realized that there was nothing wrong with him. Although Zhao Dahai was in his early thirties, he was still a youngster in a sense.

 The kind of matchstick that can catch fire with just a touch, and the other one is a very experienced widow.

With this kind of combination, Li Duoyu felt that it was normal for Zhao Dahai to lose his mind.

 One is a burning fire, the other is thirsty. When they are put together, the brain feels like it can be thrown away.

Li Duoyu asked Zhao Erniu in a low voice: "Is that widow beautiful?"

Zhao Erniu blushed slightly: "She's not very beautiful, but she's very charming. I don't know how to describe her, but when I'm with her, she makes people feel very comfortable."

Li Duoyu understood instantly. No wonder Zhao Dahai lost his mind and the two brothers fought.

“By the way, Erniu, when will our island have the most green crab seedlings?”

Erniu thought for a while and said, "The maximum number will be in the middle of next month. By then, there should be a lot of green crab seedlings in the mangroves."

Zhao Erniu asked in confusion: "Brother Yu, what do you want blue crab seedlings for? Do you want to engage in breeding?"

Li Duoyu didn't say anything clearly: "When the time comes, I might have to trouble your brothers to help me catch some green crab seedlings." Zhao Erniu gritted his teeth and said, "You can just call me for this kind of thing. There is no need to call that **** Dahai."

"All right…"

When Li Duoyu returned home carrying blue crabs, his mother-in-law was playing in the courtyard with little Tutu in her arms. When she saw him, she was lectured on the spot.

“Come back early for lunch. If you don’t have time to eat, your stomach will be damaged sooner or later.”

"knew."

“There is salty rice in the pot and fish soup in the iron pot. It is still hot. Go and eat quickly.”

 After finishing his meal, Li Duoyu wanted to play with little Tutu, but his mother scolded him again.

"You just came back from outside and are dirty all over. Don't get the dirt on Tutu."

 Li Duoyu returned to his kitchen and originally wanted to make a Chinese birthday cake for Xiaoying. With his skills, it was no problem to make a cake without cream.

After all, in this era of total westernization, cakes have subtly entered the lives of wealthy people in big cities, and are often seen on TV.

But Li Duoyu didn't intend to be so formal, he just wanted to keep it simple. After all, Xiaoying usually doesn't even put on makeup, so it is most practical to cook a table of her favorite meals for her.

In the evening, Zhou Xiaoying rarely came back earlier than Xiao Pangdun. When she got home, she found that Li Duoyu had cooked this table of dishes for her.

 After seeing her favorite blue crab, she looked surprised: "Is this a surprise for me?"

Li Duoyu asked: "How about it? If you like it, you can eat it."

"Um."

Zhou Xiaoying nodded.

 After what Li Duoyu said in the morning, Zhou Xiaoying kept smiling all day long. She was originally afraid of her students, but today she felt that Teacher Zhou was particularly amiable.

Her colleagues could also clearly sense that something was wrong with her and thought she was pregnant with her second child.

 As for the surprise Li Duoyu mentioned, Zhou Xiaoying also thought about many possibilities.

 Just without thinking, she actually cooked a meal for herself. Although it was a bit unexpected, she was really touched.

 After all, on this island, men are all chauvinistic and will not celebrate women’s birthdays at all.

After Zhou Xiaoying finished eating the blue crabs, when she was going to wash the dishes, Li Duoyu stopped her and took out the imported fabric she bought earlier.

After seeing these imported fabrics, Zhou Xiaoying blinked her eyes and said, "When did you buy them? Where did you hide them? Why didn't I find them?"

 “I found it for you, what’s the point of calling it a surprise?”

Li Duoyu chuckled and said, "During this period, please hurry up and have two sets of nicer clothes made. After the summer vacation, I will take you back to your hometown."

Zhou Xiaoying was stunned and her eyes instantly turned red. It turned out that this was the surprise. She looked at Li Duoyu seriously and kissed him like a dragonfly.

Then she touched the fabric. It was very smooth. She knew it was expensive when she touched it. She subconsciously wanted to remind him not to spend money randomly, but as soon as the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back. At this time, she said this The words are indeed a bit disappointing.

What Zhou Xiaoying didn’t expect was that Li Duoyu took out another gadget she didn’t recognize.

Zhou Xiaoying asked curiously: “What is this?”

Seeing that Xiaoying had never seen this thing before, Li Duoyu said casually: "This is a small record player."

 “What is it used for?”

 “Specially used for listening to music.”

“It’s so small, it doesn’t even have a speaker, so how can I listen to music?”

“You’ll know if you try it, come and put your ear to it.”

Li Duoyu put on headphones for her and heard the sound coming from the headphones.

Zhou Xiaoying was startled and blinked her big eyes: "What is this thing? How could the sound come out of here?"

 “This is called a headset.”

Zhou Xiaoying frowned, this gadget touched her knowledge blind spot.

“Does the telephone operator know? This is what they wear.”

 “But that one is big, and this one is so small.”

“This is the latest technology from the island country. It is easy for children to carry. If you want to listen to music, just put it in your bag.”

Zhou Xiaoying suddenly said seriously: "Duoyu, this thing must be very expensive."

“It’s not expensive, only a few dozen yuan.”

 Zhou Xiaoying was a little unconvinced: “But those three-way music-listening machines cost hundreds of dollars.”

 “The smaller, of course, the cheaper.”

"Really?"

“If I lie to you, I will do five hundred push-ups on the bed.”

 …

 At night, everyone on Dandan Island lights kerosene lamps. Since the blackout, everyone has gone to bed very early.

 And in Li Duoyu’s bedroom.

The flame of the kerosene lamp danced.

The atmosphere was very good. The two people on the bed were staring at each other, neither of them sleepy. Li Duoyu felt that the atmosphere had reached this point and it seemed unreasonable not to do something.

 Zhou Xiaoying said seriously: "Where did the tape in your Walkman come from?"

Li Duoyu was stunned for a moment. Did he get kicked in the head? Why did he forget to take out the tape?

Li Duoyu bit the bullet and said truthfully: "When I bought the Walkman, my boss gave it to me." (End of Chapter)