1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

 In a blink of an eye.

 Li Duoyu has been at school for more than a month and has completed the teaching tasks for this semester.

 As a guest teacher, his teaching content is relatively relaxed, and most of it is on-site teaching.

 This month, Li Duoyu mainly talks to these aquaculture students about some kelp and oyster farming techniques and the disasters that may occur during the farming process.

For example, when should the water layer of kelp be adjusted, how to tie the slip knot of kelp rope, and what to pay attention to when driving piles in the sea.

 Of course, we also taught some preparations for earth pond culture and so on.

 The teachings are all very practical breeding experiences and techniques. I happen to have several students whose families are engaged in breeding.

 After learning Li Duoyu’s breeding techniques, I immediately ran home during the holidays to improve the breeding methods.

In just over a month, students majoring in aquaculture have become close to Li Duoyu.

The practical classes he teaches are often full of students, and students often even call in sick and come to his classes secretly.

 What embarrasses Li Duoyu the most is that many students are saying that one class taught by Teacher Li can directly equal the class taught by other teachers for one semester.

Trees naturally attract wind, not to mention that the wind is naturally stronger at the seaside.

Li Duoyu has only been at school for more than a month, but he has offended many teachers without knowing it, and has even been complained to more than ten times.

The contents of the complaints varied. Some said that he had improper thoughts, some said that his private life was corrupt and he had close contact with female classmates and teachers. Some said that his teaching was not rigorous and he imparted knowledge without theoretical practice to students at will.

 In an office in the teaching building, teacher Zheng Changqing looked at the notes taken by his students. The more he looked at them, the more surprised he became.

He couldn't help but said to Teacher Zhang who was smoking next to him: "We may have made a mistake. This Teacher Li still has something."

Zhang Xuejin’s face has been very dark recently. He has already seen the notes taken by those students. There is indeed something in it. There are many breeding techniques and key points that even they don’t know.

“He is related to Section Chief Chen from the Lianjiang Fisheries Research Institute. Maybe the section chief taught him these things.”

"well."

Zheng Changqing smiled. He naturally knew Zhang Xuejin's character. He graduated from a prestigious university and had a high self-esteem, but in fact he had not achieved much.

 He plans to have a good relationship with Teacher Li, and there is no need to offend Teacher Li because of Zhang Xuejin.

 Because this teacher Li has a good background, I heard that he was introduced by Director Wu.

These days, I don’t know how many teachers have complained about him, but Principal Chen has not done anything, and has not even talked to Li Duoyu. This is enough to explain the problem.

If you can't even see this clearly, then you are really living your life like a dog.

Principal's office.

 Director Liu Lingfang of the Academic Affairs Office once again handed an anonymous report letter to Principal Chen.

This time, Principal Chen didn’t even look at it and asked directly: “What are you reporting this time?”

Director Liu said helplessly:

“He said there was something wrong with his style and was too close to Teacher Fang Xiaoran. He said he was not here to teach but to be a hooligan. He suggested that we fire him.”

Principal Chen smiled and said: "Fortunately, Teacher Li is married and has a child. Otherwise, if he is good-looking, rich, and skilled, even female students would probably jump on him."

Director Liu smiled awkwardly.

Principal Chen said while reading the magazine: "There are so many reports, which proves that we have done the right thing in recruiting outstanding experts."

Director Liu nodded in agreement: "I just feel that if this continues, it will dampen the enthusiasm of teachers in our school for teaching."

Chen Yuanmou put down the fishery magazine in his hand and said calmly: "Director Liu, I don't know if you have heard from the old fishermen that if the shrimps caught from the water are put into the pond for a while, they will not only fight but also die soon. .

However, one day the old fisherman accidentally put a grouper into the pond. He thought that all the fish in the pond would be eaten by the grouper. However, he found that the shrimp not only stopped fighting, but also survived longer. "

“You mean, Teacher Li is the grouper?”

Chen Yuanmou smiled: "Is it possible that this Teacher Li is not a grouper but a shark, and he doesn't even bother to eat shrimps."

Director Liu fell silent.

Li Duoyu's teaching quality was evaluated by him. Judging from the current teaching content, teaching quality, and student feedback, it really far surpassed other teachers.

Chen Yuanmou then said: "Director Liu, Teacher Li's teaching content for this semester should be over. Please make an appointment. I would like to treat him to a good meal of our Ludao cuisine."

Director Liu patted his forehead: "That might be too late. Director Li told me last night that he was afraid that the students would see him off, so he had already left the school early in the morning."

"ah."

 Chen Yuanmou looked shocked.

"This kid has actually run away. I didn't pick him up when he arrived at school, and I didn't send him off when he left school. If I go back to Rongcheng and let Director Wu and his gang know about it, I probably won't even be able to help him when I go to Rongcheng in the future. Willing to treat me to food.”

Director Liu said seriously:

“If my guess is correct, Teacher Li should have taken the water route, and he should still be at the pier now. How about I go find him?”

“Forget it, everyone has left. It’s a bit against the rules to call them back.”

Chen Yuanmou sighed: "The main reason is that I have some things I want to discuss with him. By the way, the Lianjiang Fisheries Research Institute has put up many signs on Dandan Island."

Director Liu nodded and said:

“I have contact with Director Zhang Qingyun. Lianjiang Fisheries Research Institute and Teacher Li’s breeding industry are all-round cooperation.

No matter what Mr. Li raises, they will put it on the base sign. Researchers can conduct inspections and surveys at the breeding base at any time. And I heard that their research institute is planning to build one on the island. "

Principal Chen thought for a while and said: "Let's do this. This month you will try to draw up a plan and report it to the superiors. Next year we will also build a teaching base on Dandan Island that can accommodate students and teachers."

Director Liu was startled for a moment: "Isn't it too far to put the teaching base on Dandan Island?"

Principal Chen said: "Distance has never been a problem. I am worried that after they fully cooperate with the Lianjiang Fisheries Research Institute, we will not be able to squeeze in. Besides, setting up a teaching base there will also be helpful for selecting national key points. ”

Director Liu gave a thumbs up: "Principal Chen has a far-sighted vision, so I will write a report now."

A few kilometers away from the school, Li Duoyu spent 20 cents and took a ferry directly to Gulangyu Island.

 After arriving on the island.

Li Duoyu found that there are still quite a lot of people living on the island. There are almost no tourists in this era. Most of the island is aboriginal, and there are especially many children. They play football in the square on the island, and some are learning to ride bicycles.

 But here at the pier, there were many shirtless outsiders carrying sedans and pulling large carts.

 Due to the special history of Gulangyu Island, most of the aborigines on the island have overseas Chinese relatives. Many of them have foreign exchange coupons and have been relatively wealthy for a long time.

After locals buy things from Ludao, they usually don’t move them themselves, but hire someone to take them to their homes.

Li Duoyu looked at the sweaty outsiders in front of him with a faint smile on his face.

 Because these people will settle on the island in the future, and when the population peaks, it will even exceed the local population.

But when Li Duoyu looked at the Ludao in front of him, he had a strange feeling. The old houses near the piano pier were all dilapidated and had not been repaired much.

Some of them are even dangerous buildings and may collapse at any time.

This is completely different from the Gulangyu Island that Li Duoyu remembered, which was very bourgeois and suitable for taking pictures.

 What do you say about Gulangyu now?    If there were not so many private houses and islanders, those abandoned old villas would look like a doomsday scene.

Li Duoyu was wandering aimlessly on the island with his suitcase. There were no real estate agencies these days.

If you want to buy a house.

I really don’t know how to buy it.

 While he was looking at these old bungalows, an old man took the initiative to say hello to him.

“Young man, are you a descendant of Li Dayou?”

 Li Duoyu was stunned for a moment.

“Abei (Abo), my surname is Li, but I am not a descendant of Li Dayou.”

 “That’s it.”

The old man frowned and looked at Li Duoyu, and then said: "Many overseas Chinese have come back recently. I thought you were also an overseas Chinese and came back to claim the old villa."

Li Duoyu smiled.

 “No, I’m just a local from nearby.”

The old man shook out a cigarette, opened the matchbox and was about to smoke, but found that there were no matches.

 “There are no matches.”

Li Duoyu took out a lighter and lit a cigarette for the old man.

"You have a good lighter." After taking a few puffs, the old man suddenly said: "The villas in front of you were built by many overseas Chinese when I was a child.

Later, when the Japanese came, all the overseas Chinese fled, leaving a lot of empty houses behind. "

Li Duoyu asked curiously: "These are nice houses, but why are they all empty? Why don't the people on the island live in them?"

 The old man looked disgusted:

“These houses belong to the public, not to individuals. Even if you find connections to move in, maybe the descendants of overseas Chinese come back to claim them, and you have to return them to them.

Even if you live in this kind of house, you can't decorate it casually. You have to keep it as it is. It's really uncomfortable to live in. If you have money, of course you'd better build one by yourself. Although it's not as beautiful as them, at least it's your own. was taken away. "

 “That’s it.”

After the old man finished speaking, he asked: "Young man, if you are not an overseas Chinese, and you are not here to paint, what are you doing looking at these old houses?"

Li Duoyu grinned and said, "Abei, actually, I came to Gulangyu Island to buy a house on the island."

"buy house?"

The old man looked incomprehensible: "Apart from the beautiful scenery, everything on this island is inconvenient. The power is often cut off, and the tap water is very expensive. You have to use it sparingly. Bathing has to be calculated by the pound. What's so good about a place like this?" ”

Li Duoyu smiled.

 “The main reason is that the culture here is good.”

The old man smiled: "You are right about this. Our place used to be called Qindao. There are still many pianos on the island, and many people are descendants of former overseas Chinese."

 The old man seemed quite bored, so he walked with Li Duoyu and also acted as a tour guide.

Every time he walked to an old villa, the old man couldn't help but introduce it: "This apartment is called Bagua House. The owner who built this apartment ran out of money and finally ran away. It was used as a warehouse."

 When Li Duoyu passed by a very luxurious villa, he stopped for a moment and looked at it.

“This set belongs to the barber. The locals generally call him Azhu. He used to be the Sugar King and the richest man in China. He built the water plant on the island.”

“There is also an octagonal building...the locals also call it Lin Mansion...their descendants still live in it.”

As the old man talked, he couldn’t help but recall the prosperity of Gulangyu Island in the past.

“It is no exaggeration to say that when I was a child, Gulangyu Island was probably the richest place in the country. There were more than a thousand such villas on the island, all built by overseas Chinese... The richest man had several.”

 These past events the old man told, Li Duoyu also heard from the tour guide in his previous life that 100% of the villas on the island were built by overseas Chinese who came back from Southeast Asia.

As someone who went abroad to work illegally, Li Duoyu can completely understand why the overseas Chinese spent so much money to build villas when they came back.

Just like the Chinese who smuggled out of Digua County in previous lives, after making money, the first thing they did was not enjoy themselves, but return to the village to build large villas.

In this way, not only can one honor their ancestors, but they can also feel like returning to their roots. At that time, many overseas Chinese in southern Fujian built villas on Gulangyu Island.

This also led to the residents of Gulangyu Island having an innate sense of superiority. For a long time, the indigenous people on the island even looked down on the Ludao people and did not allow intermarriage between the two parties.

“Abei, is there anyone on the island who wants to sell their villa?”

The old man smiled and said: "Generally, old houses are reluctant to be sold. Only those who happen to have family members who want to go abroad and are short of money will sell them."

 “Is there any?”

"No." The old man smiled and said, "There are some shabby red brick houses for sale, but not good villas."

Li Duoyu looked at the watch on his left hand. It was getting late and he was almost going to the pier.

Li Duoyu took out a twenty-dollar foreign exchange voucher, handed it directly to the old man, and then wrote an address.

"Abei, if someone really wants to sell the villa, write me a letter and I will come back to you when the time comes."

 The old man frowned and said, "You are not afraid. I have collected the money and will not help you find a house."

Li Duoyu smiled and said: "I feel that you are quite free and boring. You will definitely help me find a house."

The old man said disgustedly: "You are boring."

 Actually, he is quite idle and quite bored, because his wife has been gone for more than ten years.

After the change, all his children went to seek refuge with relatives in Nanyang, taking their grandchildren with them.

There used to be a very lively big family, but now he is alone, walking on the island every day.

“Okay, if there is a suitable house, I will write to you, but the price of a good house will definitely not be cheap, so don’t say I lied to you when the time comes.”

"I know, Abei, I'm rich, I can definitely afford it."

The old man said disgustedly again: "You don't look like you are rich. Also, your Hokkien dialect is too non-standard. It's uncomfortable to listen to. I'd better use Mandarin. I have a good personality and am willing to listen to your out-of-tune local dialect." , the locals will definitely hate you."

"Hahaha."

After Li Duoyu asked the old man for an address, he left Gulangyu Island and went to a wharf on Ludao Island specially used to transport seafood.

 In fact, during the time he was teaching in Ludao, his uncle and third uncle came to Ludao quite often, mainly to sell the squid they caught.

some days ago.

Li Duoyu contacted his cousin Li Shuguang and the others and agreed to meet at the fishing port this afternoon.

When Li Duoyu arrived at the pier, he smelled the strong smell of the sea and saw his fishing boat.

at the same time.

Li Duoyu also saw a few familiar figures. When those people saw him, they all walked towards him excitedly. (End of chapter)