1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 415 The Zhao brothers quarreled

 Due to the spring tide, the water rises very quickly. After each wave disappears, the sea water pushes forward several meters, hitting the rocks and stirring up a meter-high spray.

Seeing that there were still many people begging for help on the tidal flats and rocks in the distance, the villagers on the shore shouted directly: "Come back quickly, don't stop catching them, the water has already risen."

Some villagers who heard the shouting put away the keg on the spot and rushed back to the shore, but there were always one or two greedy ones.

Li Duoyu had no choice but to go back to the village committee, took out a small speaker, went to the tidal flat and shouted:

 “The water has risen.”

"Did you hear this? Come back quickly, especially the one with the child. The water is going to rise and your child won't be found."

After hearing Li Duoyu's voice, those who were still dawdling also rushed back to the shore.

Old man Mi, the fishmonger, shook his head and said: "Now in our village, it is more effective to have more fish. No one listens to what we old men say."

Lao Lu, who also waited for the tide to go fishing, said jokingly: "Everyone must listen to what rich people say."

 The person who jumped up slipped and fell, causing everyone to laugh.

Someone in the cabin snorted coldly: "With his condition, he can only find people who sell their daughters. No good family would be willing to marry him."

The two brothers got louder and louder as they cursed. They immediately picked up their sleeves and almost wanted to have a fight on the boat. Fortunately, they were restrained by nearby villagers.

 “What is Liuliu Dashun?”

Zhao Erniu sighed: "It can't be that fast. There are still many things to be done. The woman's family has to see the house first and send the bride price before they are willing to marry their daughter."

Li Duoyu, who was sitting at the bow of the boat, asked curiously: "Er Niu, how much does your bride price cost?"

There are some people who really like to pinch things. The boat has thrown the rope and started to reverse, but there are still people jumping on the boat.

"snort."

"Fuck, at least I got it, and I was happy for several months. You're a single guy, and you haven't even touched a woman's hand. They want so much from you. If you get cheated and commit suicide by jumping into the sea, I won't be able to get anything from you. Will catch you."

 She would "sell her daughter" to raise some money for her son's gift.

Zhao Erniu sat up and said with a smile: "I just remembered that the house was built and I forgot to buy a bed. I planned to go to the town to buy a bed."

“The matchmaker said that I need 25 for the bottom of the box, 40 for Li Niang’s rice, 40 for Li Niang’s meat, and 33 for the recognition gift. I have also decided on six or six dashes, a bicycle and a watch.”

As others often say, the leader’s farts taste good.

Li Duoyu remembers very clearly that in the city next door, that is, the county where Mazu is located, some families would deliberately adopt some girls.

　　If these two brothers both get wives, or if neither of them has a wife.

Zhao Erniu followed the sound and didn't expect that Zhao Dahai was also on the boat. He started spraying on the spot and attacked him.

 “It’s better to change to another one, you will be sucked to death by blood.”

 Maybe, the other party is really selling his daughter.

　　Perhaps the brother or younger brother he is looking for is someone who has been a pirate. "

Zhao Erniu's face suddenly turned bitter. He asked the matchmaker to go to the pirate village to propose marriage. It was indeed easy to find a match, but the price the other party asked for was not low at all.

 “Who the **** wants to care about you? Don’t be too arrogant.”

Li Duoyu frowned and looked at the two brothers. He had actually been thinking about it for a long time. The root cause of the quarrel between the two men was probably the woman.

As the whistle sounded, the passenger ship was already urging people. Even though the whistle sounded several times, villagers still came one after another.

 “Woooooo~”

“The mother-in-law’s flesh has come out. Should she marry her daughter off or sell her daughter off? Does this woman have an older brother or younger brother?”

 “Then shut up.”

“That’s sixty catties of rice, sixty catties of noodles, six jars of wine, six catties of preserves, and six catties of meat.”

“Zhao Dahai, **** your mother. You were deceived like a fool. You have been working as a bull for several months. Don’t think that every woman is the same as that widow.”

Li Duoyu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that what Lao Lu said made sense.

However, what Zhao Dahai said is not unreasonable. The woman Zhao Erniu wants to marry is too expensive.

"How good can a woman like that from a pirate village be? When the time comes, I don't know how you will die."

Although this era advocates free love, there are still many people who are trapped. Many children from poor families cannot marry wives.

“Er Niu, you can’t be earlier, you have to come and perform for us.”

"Then you should buy something bigger. I heard that you have found your partner and will get married by the end of the year."

When the villagers on the boat heard this, their eyes widened, and some couldn't help but cursed:

“I thought it was some kind of dog with such a foul mouth, but it turned out to be Zhao Dahai who found a widow, was eaten, wiped clean, and kicked off.”

　　When you have no money, you will be shouted at and ignored, but once you are rich and powerful, if you say something casually, others will praise you for the quality of your speech.

 “I want you to take care of it.”

Then there probably won’t be any quarrel.

 “It’s so troublesome.”

 “There are three older brothers and one younger brother.”

 One is to help with housework, and the other is hoping to "sell" it at a good price.

 After this kind of woman gets married, there are two situations. One is to accept her fate.

 The other type is that after giving birth to a child, they will find ways to work in a big city and then never come back.

Li Duoyu once heard a joke in the city next door. The bicycle he gave as a gift to his wife when he got married went around in circles and returned to his home when his sister got married.

 In the quarrel between two brothers.

The passenger ship traveled for less than half an hour and arrived at Qingkou Pier.

Li Duoyu looked at the Qingkou Pier in front of him and saw that the changes were really big.

I heard that the ship that came to transport kelp and live eels from the island country was unable to dock last time.

The organization mobilized more than a dozen excavators and spent three months to complete the deep-water treatment of Qingkou Wharf. It is now fully capable of docking some large-tonnage transport ships.

The scale of Rongcheng Aquatic Products Processing Factory (branch factory) has also expanded a lot, with more than a dozen production lines, and the number of employees working there has reached 500.

In addition, the organization also plans to build a warehouse next to the aquatic product processing plant, and intends to turn Qingkou Wharf into a trade-only wharf.

Looking at the Qingkou Pier in front of him, Li Duoyu suddenly couldn’t remember what the previous Pier looked like.

 After the passenger ship docks.

Those who were in a hurry to catch the polder loaded up their dry goods and rushed to the town one by one, because of the high tide today.

As a result, they were already late. It was almost noon now. If they were any later, they might have to disperse.

The first group of people to disembark immediately crowded the bus leading to the town.

What everyone didn’t expect was that the Zhao brothers were all going to town to buy beds. Because they were on the way, the two continued to curse each other on the bus.

An old man who had listened to them scolding them all the way couldn't help it anymore. "If you have that spare time to scold, you might as well make more money."

The two brothers thought about it and felt that what the old man said was very reasonable. It was boring to scold him, but it was a bit embarrassing.

 Li Duoyu after getting off the boat.

The herbal medicine merchant named Chen Baishu stood at the dock waiting for him and greeted him warmly.

 Li Duoyu said directly:

“When I sell oysters, Manager An will probably come to the island. At that time, you can come and see me.”

 Chen Baishu clasped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Director Li."

 “Get to work quickly.”

 “Then I’ll leave first.”

 Next, Li Duoyu helped Li Qingguang put the grill and oysters on the back of a tractor.

Li Qingguang has a lot of things, not only the iron rack, but also these dripping oysters. The bus driver must have paid more and handed over cigarettes before he would let him get on the bus.

Maybe seawater leaked out and you have to pay for cleaning.

 Fishermen who haul goods prefer riding a tractor with a rear bucket to taking a bus, mainly because the price is cheap and people won’t dislike you.

There are already ten people sitting on the tractor. Six people are sitting on the wooden boards on both sides of the rear bucket. Two more people are sitting on both sides of the driver's seat. There are also two children sitting on the iron frame above the driver's seat. The tractor master shouted: "Hurry up and get on the truck. The last two positions are 10 cents each in the town. Those who bring something with them will get 5 cents."

 “Brother, come up quickly.”

Li Duoyu waved his hand: "You go first."

Li Qingguang said puzzledly:

 “Aren’t you going together?”

Li Duoyu shook his head. He looked at his watch and saw that it was already past eleven o'clock. If he arrived in town at this time, he would just catch up with Secretary Chen's meal and lunch break.

If you go to find someone during this period, you might really be disliked by them.

Just when Li Duoyu was hesitating, two people from the next island squeezed into the back of the tractor. When the seats were full, the tractor master shouted on the spot:

"Everyone is here, sit tight and hold on tight. I don't care if you fall."

As the sound of "Tong, Tong, Tong" sounded, black smoke billowed from the front of the tractor, and the tractor carrying more than ten people slowly drove towards the town.

Li Duoyu glanced at the nameless snack bar where he often ate. It didn’t have a signboard before, but now it has a sign called “A Guang Xiao Chao Restaurant”.

Have you changed your boss?

 After Li Duoyu entered the store, he found that the business was very good, and there were one or two tables occupied by foremen from aquatic product processing plants.

There was another table of people wearing work clothes. They looked young, probably just over 20 years old. Some of them were wearing glasses, and they looked like students.

 But there were a lot of beers and cigarettes on their tables, which was in sharp contrast to the gentleness on their faces.

At this time, Lao Chen brought out the dishes from the back kitchen, and then Li Duoyu remembered that Lao Chen's name seemed to be A Guang.

People who know him seem to call him A Guang. After meeting Li Duoyu, Chen Aguang looked happy.

 “How long has it been since you came to patronize my business?”

 “When did the signboard change? I thought the person had changed.”

“It’s been more than half a year.” Lao Chen glanced at Li Duoyu and asked doubtfully, “Are you the only one today? Didn’t Agui come?”

 Li Duoyu was a little embarrassed.

 “Agui, it’s been two years since I lost my hair.”

 Lao Chen patted his head.

“Oh, look at my memory. You told me last time, but why did I forget it again?”

“Let’s not talk about this anymore. Sit down first. What do you want to eat?”

 Li Duoyu found a corner and sat down.

 “Whatever dish is quick, just serve it to me.”

 Lao Chen frowned and thought for a while: "If you are alone, I will give you a piece of fried thread noodles and a piece of pork liver soup."

"sure."

While Li Duoyu was chatting with Lao Chen, someone from the kitchen came out with a plate of fried snails. When he saw Li Duoyu, his eyes widened on the spot.

 “I think the voice is quite familiar.”

 “It’s really Brother Yu!”

Seeing that his daughter was so excited that she almost dropped the dishes, Lao Chen looked disgusted. What he hated most was his daughter's excited look when she saw Li Duoyu.

 You are still a college student after all. Is it easy for your parents to raise you to be so good?

　　Why can't you be more reserved? You look like you can't help but lie down.

 Fortunately, Duoyu got married early and his wife is pretty pretty. His daughter didn’t have the slightest chance, otherwise she might have been given away for nothing.

Old Chen said with disgust: "Why are you standing there? Hurry up and serve the food. Your classmates are still waiting."

 Lao Chen likes all her classmates very much. They are all young, polite, and most importantly, well-educated.

If you look for a classmate, in the future when two of them graduate, they will both be cadres, but his daughter has no interest in these classmates at all.

 Speaking of which, it’s all the fault of the short-lived Agui, who used to give things to Xiaoyun all the time, which made her seem to like people who are older than her and have no feelings for people of the same age.

 I always say that people are naive.

Li Duoyu looked at Chen Xiaoyun in front of him. He hadn't seen her for almost half a year. The little girl back then had really grown up, and her whole figure was highlighted.

And what’s different from before is that I’m nearsighted and wear glasses.

 Li Duoyu looked at the date on his watch: "It's Tuesday, why didn't you go to class?"

Chen Xiaoyun said: "I was in class, but during this period, the teacher took us out for a practical class, which happened to be in front of my house, so I helped with the cooking."

“Xiaoyun, please give us the fried snails quickly. We are short of this snack.”

Chen Xiaoyun glared and said:

“You guys should drink less. We have to draw pictures in the afternoon. If the teacher finds out, he will definitely scold us.”

 A college student wearing glasses asked: "Xiaoyun, who is this? Please introduce it to us."

“I am the village director of Xiasha Village on Dandan Island. Please be respectful and let me know if Director Li knows.”

The big boy who was raising his glass to toast was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized: "Xiaoyun, could he be the Director Li Duoyu you often talk about, who goes to island countries for inspections and is often published in newspapers?"

“What do you mean by always talking about something? I only say it once every two or three months.”

The college student wearing glasses said seriously: "On average, I say this at least twice a month."

 Chen Xiaoyun's face turned red, and for a moment she wanted to beat this big mouth to death.

"Hello you all."

Li Duoyu greeted them symbolically. No wonder they all looked quite polite. They were all top students.

If these people are all classmates of Chen Xiaoyun, then in the near future, at least half of these people will be in important positions in the construction industry.

In some cases, maybe after thirty or forty years, they will have to spend the rest of their lives in prison.

 The college student wearing glasses, who was a little tipsy, quickly took an empty glass and filled it with beer.

“Meeting is fate, let’s go together.”

Li Duoyu also didn’t expect that these college students were so bold and bold. They just met for a drink. For a while, he didn’t know how to respond.

Another college student took out a cigarette and said, "Brother, do you want to smoke? I'll light one for you."

Li Duoyu also didn’t expect that these college students were quite down-to-earth, not pretentious, and smelled like books.

Li Duoyu would definitely not be disdainful if he met someone who was showing off, but he didn't expect to meet someone interesting today. Seeing how enthusiastic they were, Li Duoyu took the wine glass and drank it down on the spot.

 The scene applauded.

 “Awesome, worthy of being a big brother.”

These college students who smoked and drank in front of him broke Li Duoyu's perception of college students.

But it’s right to think about it. They are engaged in civil engineering and often go to construction sites. They are indeed different from those literate college students. When they arrive at the construction site, who can show their pretentiousness?

Li Duoyu chatted with them for a while, and then realized how popular Chen Xiaoyun was in their class. She was a treasure because she was the only female in the class.

Li Duoyu couldn't help but laugh.

“Xiaoyun, then you can choose any man you want.”

 Chen Xiaoyun had a bitter look on her face.

“If I had known that I would be the only female in the class, I would not have studied this major.”

The college student wearing glasses said with a smile: "It's even worse in the mechanical class, there aren't even any women."

　　While this group of students were enjoying themselves while drinking, the sudden arrival of two people instantly silenced them.

 They immediately pinched the cigarettes out of their mouths and hid all the beer bottles, like children who made mistakes.

In addition to them, the people at the two tables next door also became nervous, because one of these two people was the boss of their factory.

 However, after they entered the store, they didn't pay much attention to these people. Instead, they looked at Li Duoyu in surprise.

“Director Li, why are you here?”

 (End of this chapter)