1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

 Although the summer heat has passed.

Kedandan Island is still very hot, and the stone strips in the courtyard are so hot that no one can sit on them.

 Because it’s too hot.

Everyone has temporarily gone home to escape the heat, and fishermen do not dare to go fishing in the bright sun.

Li Duoyu fished out an "icy watermelon" from the well.

There is a village here in Shangfeng Town that specializes in growing watermelons, and there are quite a lot of them. Watermelons are not a rare commodity here.

 It seems that they are all growing the same variety, called Black Beauty watermelon.

After taking out the watermelon, a group of children were already waiting there. Not only Xiaopangdun, Zhang Lin and Zhang Yun, but also the children from the eldest and second cousin's families were also here, as well as Li Qingguang, the king of the children. exist.

 Everyone looked at them with their eyes wide open and kept swallowing saliva.

 Li Duoyu flicked the watermelon with his fingers: "Okay, this watermelon will stay ripe."

Little Fatty chuckled and said, "Uncle, the watermelons you buy are always good."

Li Qingguang said disgustedly: "You're such a flatterer."

 Li Duoyu cut the watermelon open with a knife. The flesh was quite red, but the skin was a little thicker. After all, melons in this era had not yet been baptized by technology, and there was no thin-skinned, seedless melon yet.

 Li Duoyu is given to the children first.

Little Fatty finished the watermelon in two bites and grinned: "Uncle, I want to eat another piece."

Chen Huiying couldn't help but cursed:

"No one is trying to **** it from you. Why are you eating it so quickly? You may get a stomachache later. You guys, don't throw away the watermelon rind after you finish it. I will peel it off later and you can use it for salad dressing."

 In hot summer, on Dandan Island where there is no electricity, it is really refreshing to have an iced watermelon to relieve the heat.

 When everyone eats watermelon, they almost eat up all the red pulp.

Little Fatty ate to the back and wanted to eat the white piece.

“Stop biting it, you’ve eaten it all, how can I eat the watermelon rind.”

 After the two little girls Zhang Lin and Zhang Yun finished eating, they said to Li Duoyu: "Thank you, uncle, for buying watermelon for us to eat."

Li Duoyu touched their heads. The two nieces had only been on the island for two months, and it was obvious to the naked eye that they had become much rounder.

 “Is watermelon delicious?”

The boss Zhang Lin said with a smile: "It's delicious and very sweet."

Just when everyone was about to leave after eating the watermelon, Li Duoyu coughed twice:

 “I’m going to get the good stuff. If I leave now, I won’t be able to eat the good stuff later.”

Li Haoran, who had just run to Banpo, ran back in a hurry after hearing this.

Li Duoyu took a bamboo pole with a hook and went straight into the well to hook it.

 Following.

 Strungs of round fruits with uneven surfaces growing on branches were fished out of the well.

After seeing this fruit, Xiaopangdun, Zhang Lin, and Zhang Yun all frowned, not recognizing this fruit at all.

I even think this fruit looks a bit ugly.

“Uncle, what is this thing? Why does it look a bit ugly?”

The moment Li Qingguang saw this thing, his saliva could not help but flow out, and he patted the little fat man on the head with his right hand.

“You know what, this is a lychee. The uglier the fruit, the more delicious it is.”

After hearing the word "lychee", these children's eyes all lit up. Although they have never eaten this thing, they have long heard how delicious it is.

Chen Huiying said slightly angrily: "I told you not to spend money randomly. Just buy a watermelon, and you still buy such an expensive thing."

Li Duoyu chuckled.

“I buy it once or twice occasionally, it’s okay. Haoran, Zhang Lin and others haven’t eaten lychees yet.”

Zhou Xiaoying looked at the lychees in Li Duoyu's hand and couldn't help but swallow her saliva. When she was in school, she ate lychees brought by her roommate once.

That taste is still unforgettable.

Anyway, the moment I ate it, I immediately understood the context of "eat 300 lychees a day, and you will grow up to be a Lingnan native".

Li Duoyu shared the chilled lychees with everyone, and each person only got a bunch, about ten of them.

This time, Little Fatty ate very slowly. He didn't eat a watermelon in two or three mouthfuls like he did when eating watermelon. Instead, he slowly peeled off the skin, then tore off the membrane, and couldn't bear the juice dripping on his hands. Can't help but lick it.

After eating the lychee, Xiaopangdun couldn't bear to spit out the core.

“Uncle, this lychee is the most delicious thing I have ever eaten. It is soft, crunchy and sweet. It is even more delicious than jelly.”

 Then he put all the remaining lychees in his pocket.

Li Duoyu said: "Haoran, eat the lychees while they are fresh. There is no need to hide them. If you put them in your pocket on such a hot day, they will spoil quickly."

Li Haoran grinned and said:

 “No, I want to bring a few for my dad to eat.”

Li Duoyu smiled and said: "You are quite filial, so go quickly."

What Li Haoran didn’t expect was that when he arrived at the eel factory, he discovered that his father also had lychees.

“Haoran, your uncle gave me a lot of good things. Come over and eat together.”

 “Dad, you have some too.”

Two girls, Zhang Lin and Zhang Yun, came to their mother-in-law Li Shuihua after eating a lychee.

 The eldest daughter Zhang Lin suddenly said something.

“Mom, we have always lived on Dandan Island, okay? I don’t want to go back to Shanggang Village anymore.”

Li Shuihua, who was holding her child, said a little guiltily:

“It’s okay if you don’t go back. You two should listen to grandma and Teacher Zhou at school, and help bring more little pictures when you have time.”

 Two girls pecked at the rice and nodded.

 “We will be obedient.”

 Zhou Xiaoying ate a few lychees and asked, "How much did you buy these lychees for?"

Li Duoyu grinned.

 “It’s not expensive, just two or three yuan.”

 “If it’s two or three yuan, that’s okay.”

But Li Qingguang on the side looked surprised: "Brother, where did you buy this lychee? It's so cheap. I went to the market the day before yesterday, and the one who sells lychees costs five yuan if the shell is slightly discolored. It's so fresh. Yes, the price is ten yuan per pound.”

 Hear the price.

Li Shuihua originally wanted to eat another one, but after hearing that a pound of lychees cost ten yuan, she did not dare to continue eating.

If the weight of those branches is counted, one lychee costs 50 cents, and two lychees can be exchanged for a pound of pork.

Chen Huiying's heart bleeds. If she had known it was so expensive, she should have taken it to pay homage and let Mazu eat it first.

Zhou Xiaoying frowned and looked at Li Duoyu.

 Visible murderous intent.

Seeing that something was wrong, Li Qingguang realized that he had said the wrong thing. He didn't even dare to look at Brother Yu and ran away.

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "Qingguang, don't worry, just wait for me."

 “My father told me something happened.”

 Seeing that Li Duoyu also wanted to run away, Zhou Xiaoying said kindly: "Okay, Director Li, my monthly salary is less than ten minutes, and it's all gone."

 Li Duoyu felt so miserable. These girls are really hard to take care of. Why do they have to be lectured by you when they buy you delicious food?

What Li Duoyu didn't expect was that the one who really came to the rescue was his son.

Little Tutu grabbed a lychee with one hand and grabbed a half-dead "skink" from nowhere with the other hand, and ran to Li Duoyu.

 “Dad, let me feed you.”

Li Duoyu was speechless and quickly snatched the skink from Xiao Tutu's hand and threw it into the chicken coop.

The half-dead skink was instantly eaten by a group of big roosters.

 Li Duoyu was speechless at first glance. Ever since Tutu learned to walk and run, he had been picking up and grabbing things randomly on the ground. Not long ago, he even caught a toad. It was really not a worry at all.

This skink doesn't know where he got it from, but this kind of behavior must be stopped.

Today he dared to catch skinks, and tomorrow he might dare to dig out snakes. Before Li Duoyu could teach him a lesson, Zhou Xiaoying became anxious.

 Hicked up little Tutu on the spot, went to the well to wash his hands, and beat his hand several times.

 “This stuff is poisonous, you can’t catch it to know if it’s there.”

　　　Little Tutu, who had been beaten several times, looked aggrieved: "I just want to feed daddy."

 After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but laugh, and Li Duoyu also had a wry smile on his face.

After being repaired, little Tutu ran to Li Duoyu aggrievedly and hugged his thigh.

 “Dad, ride high.”

 “Take me out to play.”

Li Duoyu pinched his chubby little face, and then let him ride on his shoulders.

 Little Tutu grabbed Li Duoyu's ear directly: "Dad, run quickly, let's go play."

Zhou Xiaoying said with a cold face: "Every time, I am asked to play dirty and play with the children by myself."

Little Tutu likes to ride on Li Duoyu's head. When he runs, he is very happy and even laughs sharply with joy.

This boy talks more and more now, and he is already very good at running. If he is not careful, he often runs to far away places.

During the period of farming, although Li Duoyu was very busy, he still tried to spare one day a week to accompany him.

In his previous life, Li Duoyu had almost never taken care of any children. By the time he came back from the island country, the children were almost going to be fathered by someone else.

 After seeing Li Duoyu, the villagers smiled and said hello.

“Director Li, you’re out walking the baby again.”

"What a good man. There are very few men in the village who will take the initiative to help take care of the baby. Xiaoying's life is really good."

“If you take care of your child like this, be careful of peeing on you.”

Little Tutu, who was already a little sensible, puffed out his mouth and said: "I don't know how to pee."

“Haha, your child is really smart, unlike mine, who is over two years old and can’t even speak.”

Li Duoyu was stunned for a moment. He couldn't speak even at the age of two, so that was a bit of a problem.

I can only hope that it is not a bad disease. I smiled and said to the aunt in front of me: "Talk to the child more, and the child will learn."

 “Then I’ll try it when I go home.”

Li Duoyu wandered aimlessly in the village for a while, when he heard the sound of knocking on the wall halfway up his waist, and followed the sound.

I found out that it was Zhao Erniu's family who was demolishing the old house. All the tiles had been removed and the walls were now being smashed.

 Zhao Erniu, who was demolishing the wall, ran over quickly when he saw Li Duoyu.

“Brother Yu, my house has been demolished for the past two days, so I can’t catch green crab seedlings for the time being. I will catch them again after the demolition is completed.”

Li Duoyu smiled and said: "Don't be in a hurry, just catch it slowly. How many floors do you plan to build?"

 Zhao Erniu scratched his head and said, "Build one layer first."

 “Come on, it’s good, maybe you can find a wife soon.”

 Zhao Erniu scratched his head and said:

“Brother Yu, I have found one. The matchmaker found a partner for me in Uiqi Village. The other party said that as long as I build a house, I can marry him.”

Li Duoyu was stunned and couldn't help but sigh: "You have a good brain, and you know where to find women."

 “Hehehe, I learned it all from Brother Yu.”

 “Don’t talk nonsense, I haven’t taught you yet.”

 The villagers here in "Banyao" are all very grateful to Li Duoyu. In the past, Banyao was the poorest place in the village.

 Almost all the men here are unable to find women and can only produce and sell their own goods. In history, there were even cases where two or three brothers shared one woman.

 It can be under the care of Li Duoyu.

 In less than two years, everyone here has slowly built new houses. Some have developed well and even bought fishing boats.

 The person Li Duoyu was most grateful to was Zhang Cuilan, who borrowed money to invest in abalone and almost committed suicide by drinking pesticide.

 Seeing Li Duoyu coming halfway back.

Zhang Cuilan was so enthusiastic that Li Duoyu felt a little uncomfortable, so she just grabbed him and wanted to take him home.

"Director Li, my family killed a duck today. Do you want to try it first? By the way, my family has recently raised bamboo rats. You can take a few back to replenish Teacher Zhou. You are so rich, it is time to ask for more. One."

 “Hahaha, no need.”

When Grandma Chen Wenchao saw Li Duoyu coming, even though her legs and feet were inconvenient, she still stood up and said politely: "Duoyu, do you want to come in and have tea?"

Li Duoyu had just reached his waist and within three minutes, he wanted to run away. He thought it would be better to come here less often in the future.

 After the summer heat.

 The Li Duoyu breeding project is proceeding in an orderly manner.

The eel pond has been expanded to its tenth opening. The oyster steaks that Chen Wenchao is in charge of have been prepared a long time ago. Now when you pull up the oyster cakes, you can see the densely packed small oyster seedlings attached to them. Of course, there are also many mussel seedlings.

Li Duoyu glanced at it. The date circled on the calendar was almost about to leave for Ludao. After all, he had promised Director Wu that he could not let the school go.

The third uncle and the uncle originally planned to go fishing for hairtail in the Zhoushan Islands, but learned that Li Duoyu was going to Ludao.

 I immediately changed my itinerary and went to the sea area where Dongshan Island and Shantou meet to catch barrel squid.

 After ten hours of sailing, the three fishing boats arrived at an island not too far away from Dandan Island.

Li Zhengfa, who was smoking a cigarette on the tugboat, couldn't help but sigh: "This small fishing village has changed so much. It's only been a few years, how come there are so many high-rise buildings."

“Holy shit, what kind of white ship is that? Why is it so big? It looks like it’s over a hundred meters tall.”

Li Duoyu looked at the giant cruise ship not far away. If he guessed correctly, that ship should be the "Gulangyu Island".

 In the past, Li Duoyu and Agui came here in a motor sailboat. They had seen that boat a long time ago, and that boat was the beginning of their dreams.

Since the ship was bound for Hong Kong Island, the two of them aimed to get on the ship first, then go to Hong Kong Island, and finally reach the island country.

Li Duoyu sighed and looked at the island in front of him. When he came here four years ago, Ludao was really a small fishing village.

Compared with those Shishi and Jinjiang, it is simply incomparable. At most, it is a place with more Western buildings.

 But since it became a special economic zone, it has taken off immediately. In the past, only a small piece of land was a special economic zone, but this year, the entire island has become a special economic zone, and a lot of foreign businessmen have invested here.

Although Ludao still has many rural areas and small fishing villages, it is prosperous and there are construction sites everywhere.

Li Duoyu remembered that he accompanied Zhou Xiaoying to Ludao Island in his previous life. It was completely different from the small fishing village in front of him. There were tall buildings everywhere.

However, what impressed Li Duoyu the most was the housing prices in Ludao. He had been working illegally in the island country for nearly 20 years and could not even afford half a house in Ludao.

 In this life,

 It feels a little unreasonable not to buy a few houses here. (End of chapter)