1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

 After Chen Huomu was taken away, the crowd dispersed and went out to sea to catch cloves.

There are only a few days left. Recently, fishermen have discovered that some of the caught cloves are getting bigger and bigger, and some are already five centimeters long.

 The little fish is no longer so transparent. The black line on its body has become thicker, and a faint silver can be faintly seen on both sides.

If it continues to grow, it will soon become what the locals call a dead man.

 This kind of clove fish does not meet the purchase standards of Li Duoyu.

Everyone knows very well that the season of cloves is about to end, and the days of money falling from the sky are about to end.

  What everyone didn’t expect is.

When handcuffed Chen Huomu was escorted onto the boat, he uncharacteristically resisted and even attacked two security guards.

And fled in the direction of Chenjia Village, but before running two hundred meters, he was directly escorted back by the villagers of Xiasha Village.

"You bastards, when I come out, I will definitely kill you."

Just when he was talking nonsense, the young people in the village couldn't stand it anymore, and someone put a sack on him.

 “Fuck.”

Covering his lower body, Chen Huomu's whole body was convulsing with pain, still with a ferocious expression on his face, threatening to take revenge on those who had just beaten him.

Director Li Mingli frowned when he saw this scene. Judging from his many years of experience in handling cases, Chen Huomu was very different from before and after, and there was probably something wrong with it.

 He ​​seemed to be very afraid of going to the police station. In families with domestic violence problems like this, if a woman goes out to work and there is no news, they will pay more attention.

At first, Li Mingli just wanted to detain him for a period of time and release him as long as he admitted his mistakes and repented. But now it seems that things may not be that simple.

"Cousin, please let me go. I swear I will never hit Shujing again. For the sake of my mother, please let me go this time."

At this moment, Director Li suddenly said: "Where did you hide Zhang Yufang?"

After hearing this, Chen Huomu's pupils shrank suddenly and his face instantly turned pale. Then he immediately changed his face and cursed: "That **** went out to work and didn't send a penny home. How could I know."

Li Mingli said with a sullen face: "Take him away, and tie his feet with a rope this time. If he dares to run again, he will be knocked on the knee."

“Cousin, we are relatives, please let me go. If you do, I will ask my mother to bring you some specialties from Dandan Island.”

Li Mingli didn't want to pay attention to him at all, and he had already begun to suspect the whereabouts of his wife. He planned to go to Zhang Yufang's house first to explore the situation and see if there were any letters.

 If there is no connection, we can only use Chen Huomu as a breakthrough.

 After the farce ended, Principal Zhu wanted to continue talking about the school with Li Duoyu, but with the two leaders here, he was really embarrassed to speak.

“Director Li, I’ve put Tieguanyin on your table. I’ll come back to you another day.”

Without thinking, Li Duoyu said: "Principal Zhu, the leader happens to be here, why don't you invite them to visit the school."

Zhu Kaiyun said tactfully: "Leader, I have already visited the school before."

When the higher authorities decided not to allocate funds to them, the first person Zhu Kaiyun went to was the town leaders.

 After he expressed his intention.

 Mayor Gao didn’t explain much to him. He directly showed him the town committee’s public account and opened the safe.

 One word: poor!

Before Zhu Kaiyun left, Li Duoyu said to him: "After the clove fishing is over, I will help you mobilize donations from the whole island."

 “With your words, I feel relieved.”

Seeing that Zhu Kaiyun didn't have hope for them, Chen Shulin and Gao Tianyun couldn't help but shook their heads and sighed.

 If you have breasts, you are a mother. A town committee member without **** will be looked down upon.

 Next, Li Duoyu invited the two town leaders to the village committee office.

Li Duoyu directly used the Tieguanyin gift from Principal Zhu to make a pot of tea for the two leaders.

Mayor Gao smiled and said: "This tea is good, very fragrant. Principal Zhu gave it to you?"

 Li Duoyu nodded.

Gao Tianyun sighed: "It's better to have money. When he came to see us, he brought a few kilograms of fruit."

Li Duoyu smiled and said: "The oranges I ate in the office last time were probably given by Principal Zhu."

Secretary Chen smiled bitterly and said:

“That’s right, it was given by him.”

 After taking two sips of tea.

 Secretary Chen and Mayor Gao then explained why they were there. They were not here to watch the excitement, but came to see Li Duoyu for something.

“The construction of the large windmill project will officially start next week.”

Secretary Chen said directly: "The above has transferred an engineering company. When the time comes, they will come to help build docks and roads."

Li Duoyu also guessed it. Ever since he saw the leader in military uniform at the meeting, he had already guessed that the soldiers would come to help.

Li Duoyu hurriedly added tea to the two leaders and said diligently: "Leader, if you need us to do anything, our two villages will definitely support you."

Secretary Chen suddenly became serious: "Actually, Mayor Gao and I came here to put pressure on you. We are required to build the dock and road within two months."

Li Duoyu frowned: "Two months? Isn't it a bit rushed? The construction period of the dock alone should be more than three months."

Secretary Chen nodded: "I know it too, but I have received news that the ocean-going freighter transporting equipment has set off and will arrive at us in about two months.

Since these equipments were donated to us, the superiors hope that we can speed up the progress of the project and try not to end up in a situation where everyone’s things have been delivered and we haven’t finished the preparations yet. "

"Understood."

Li Duoyu said seriously: "Okay, I will organize the villagers here to help with the construction and strive to complete the task."

Secretary Chen frowned and said: "It's not about fighting for it, it's about ensuring that the task is completed."

“I understand, leader, I promise to complete the task and I won’t embarrass you or cause any trouble.”

Mayor Gao smiled and said, "That's more or less the same. When the time comes, the town will also arrange for a few experienced masters to come and guide you."

 After brewing the tea four times.

There was no taste at all. Just when Li Duoyu was about to change the tea, Mayor Gao mentioned another thing:

“Duoyu, the town committee wants to rent out a piece of land. Do you have any plans to take it?”

 “Which piece of land?”

“The land near Qixing Bay in the town is close to the sea and there is a Qixing River nearby, which is very suitable for farming.”

Li Duoyu was a little excited, but behaved quite calmly. That piece of land is definitely a good place.

It used to be the largest eel-raising base in their town. It would be best if they could also contract the area at the mouth of Qixing River, because that area is very suitable for raising oysters.

Mayor Gao continued: "It used to be an asset of the commune. During the last contract period, this land was intended to be used for personal use. There are about a thousand acres of it."

When Mayor Gao said this, Li Duoyu suddenly remembered that when he paid tribute to Brother Shui, he seemed to have heard him talk about some projects in Qixing Bay.

Early smugglers like them had more contact with overseas provinces and Hong Kong Island, and their horizons broadened.

If Brother Shui was not arrested, the land in Qixing Bay, including the sea area, should be his.

Seeing that Li Duoyu still wanted to make tea, Mayor Gao quickly waved his hand: "You don't even have refreshments in this office. You keep pouring tea for us, and your stomach is about to get acid reflux."

Li Duoyu said with a smile: "The leader came too suddenly this time. I will definitely do it next time."

Mayor Gao lit up a cigarette and started smoking: "Many people want this land. I discussed it with Secretary Chen and thought that rather than giving it to others, it would be better to give it to you. At least you are more reliable." The town is currently facing financial constraints, and many projects cannot be pushed forward. If there is no other way, it would be impossible to rent them out. "

 Li Duoyu asked: “Leader, how many years do you plan to rent this land?”

"fifteen years."

"Fifteen years is a bit short. If I use it for rectification and construction, it will take one or two years. By then, I won't have made a few years of money, and it may be expired."

Mayor Gao frowned and said: "There is no way, this is the regulation from above. If it takes longer, we won't be able to make the decision. We have to sign and approve it from the county."

 Li Duoyu thought seriously: "I'll think about it."

Mayor Gao said in disgust: "What else is there to consider? If you think about it again, I will rent it to someone else."

“Didn’t you see that Zhu Kaiyun looked disappointed with us? If the town committee really couldn’t get rid of the problem, we wouldn’t have rented it out.”

“I forgot to ask about the price. How much do you plan to rent this acre of land?”

“One thousand acres are all packaged, and the rent is 20,000 yuan per year.”

 After hearing the price, Li Duoyu frowned slightly. The price was not particularly cheap.

“Mayor Gao, the price is a bit expensive. Since we are so familiar with each other, can we make it cheaper?”

Gao Tianyun said disgustedly: "I will give you the lowest price, and I will give you one week. If you don't give a clear answer within one week, I will rent it to someone else."

 “Is there really no space?”

“No, if I push further, I will raise the price to twenty-five cents per acre.”

Li Duoyu:

 But even at this price, Li Duoyu wanted that piece of land very much.

As long as you continue to pursue the path of farming, you must go out. After all, there are restrictions on island farming.

 The current fifteen eel ponds are already the limit of Dandan Island. If there is a season with little rain, changing the water may be a problem.

From a long-term development point of view, Li Duoyu must rent a piece of land outside, and Qixing Bay is very suitable, and it is also close to Dandan Island. It only takes about forty minutes to sail there.

Li Duoyu plans to contract it first.

I don’t know why, but when I was talking about this land with Mayor Gao, a very suitable person in charge suddenly popped into Li Duoyu’s mind.

 Sometimes, people are like this, and they won’t grow unless they endure some hardships.

Li Duoyu now wishes that she would fall as hard as possible, so that she would learn a greater lesson.

 After chatting with the leader for more than an hour, Li Duoyu sent them to the dock.

 After sending the leader away, Li Duoyu found that Zhang Defa was already waiting for him at the dock.

“Director Li, it’s time for us to set off. We can’t keep our old classmates waiting for too long.”

Li Duoyu looked at his watch: "Why are you so anxious? We haven't eaten lunch yet. Don't we all have dinner at class reunions?"

Zhang Defa frowned and said: "There are also programs during the day. Chen Ziyi said that after we are almost all gathered together, we must first go back to our alma mater to see the teachers and then take a group photo."

“Okay, I’ll ask Xiaoying to see if she’s ready.”

 After Li Duoyu returned home.

Zhou Xiaoying was put in a bad mood because of the Chen Shujing incident.

“I won’t go to this class reunion. You can go. Anyway, we are husband and wife, so two of us can go and one can go.”

“This time I have to go back to school to meet the teacher and have a photo session.”

Maybe the little girl overheard the conversation between the two, and she came out on tiptoes: "Teacher Zhou, I'm fine. I don't need anyone else to take care of me. You can go and do your own business."

Seeing her coming out on tiptoe, Zhou Xiaoying frowned and said, "My feet are not healed yet, so hurry up and lie down on the bed."

The little girl is very sensible, but she is also worried. Now that she is here, her father has been taken away again, and only her brother is at home.

 Chen Shujing mustered up the courage and said: "Teacher Zhou, I want to go home and take care of my brother. My father doesn't know how to cook. My brother may not have eaten since morning."

Li Duoyu looked at his watch and had no choice but to ride the 28th big bar to Chenjia Village.

 Go directly to Uncle Tai to show you the way.

We arrived at Chen Huomu’s home. It was a very short and dilapidated stone house with a lot of broken tiles. It was even worse than Chen Wenchao’s original home.

　　I smelled a strong smell of alcohol before I even got close, and there were many wine bottles piled next to it.

According to Uncle Tai, Chen Huomu is at the bottom of the pile even in Chenjia Village. Even in the village, not many people are willing to associate with them.

At the door of the stone house, there was a little boy of five or six years old. He was as thin as a monkey. He was originally cheerful and lively at his age, but his eyes were dull and lifeless, and he kept looking in the direction of home.

 The little boy’s clothes were also in tatters, and he didn’t look like a boy, and his face looked dirty.

Li Duoyu took out a handful of sunflower seeds from his pocket and asked: "Kid, is your name Chen Xiaoliang?"

 The little boy's originally dull eyes widened when he saw the handful of melon seeds, and he swallowed unconsciously.

 “I am Xiaoliang.”

“That’s okay, I’ll give you these melon seeds, and your sister will ask you to come live with her.”

The little boy carefully picked up the melon seeds and put them into his pocket. He asked anxiously, "Where is my sister? She was beaten so badly by her father yesterday."

“Children, do you want to go find your sister?”

 “Yes, I miss my sister.”

 The little boy kept nodding.

 “Well, I’ll take you to your sister’s place.”

 Li Duoyu always felt a little awkward when he said this, and finally understood why children of this era were so easily abducted.

 But when Li Duoyu picked up the little boy, he heard the neighbors nearby talking about it.

 “This Chen Shujing is really a broom star, she actually sent her own father into the hospital.”

 When he heard these words, Li Duoyu felt inexplicably chilled. Chen Shujing had been abused by his father, and these people were more or less accomplices.

 After seeing his sister, he cried instantly. The two siblings hugged each other and cried bitterly.

Li Duoyu's mother-in-law was also very distressed when she saw the boy: "Why is he so thin? The two children together don't feel half as heavy as Haoran."

 After picking up the two children, Li Duoyu said to Zhou Xiaoying: "There are many children like them. Can you help?"

 Zhou Xiaoying was silent.

  She knew very well that what she was doing was wrong, but sometimes people do do stupid things.

Li Duoyu said: "When Director Li was talking to me just now, he mentioned that his family has no children, and since they are also his relatives, he wants to raise these two children."

"Do you think it's definitely inappropriate to live in our house? Of course, if these siblings don't want to leave Dandan Island, I can lend them a scholarship with no interest, but when they grow up and make money, they have to pay it back My money."

Zhou Xiaoying thought for a while: "Let the siblings take a break first. After two days, I will do some ideological work for them."

"Okay, let's go. If you don't leave, Defa will probably rush up and bite you."

Li Duoyu just finished speaking.

Zhang Defa, who just arrived at the door of his house, twitched the corners of his mouth: "You have such a mouth, you can't say something nice."

“Of course I would only say nice things to my wife, not to you.”

 “Yikes, that’s disgusting.”

Li Duoyu drove a fishing boat and took Zhou Xiaoying and Zhang Defa to Qingkou Pier to prepare for today's class reunion. (End of chapter)