1983 Small Island, Starting From A Large Farmer
/ 1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer Chapter 622
The day of the winter solstice.
The hot glutinous rice **** were just picked up from the big iron pot and rolled twice in a pan full of soy flour, crushed peanuts, and white sugar.
It was ready as soon as one grain of rice was reached. Li Duoyu hurriedly picked up the rice with chopsticks and put it in his mouth to eat.
"Hot, hot, hot!"
Chen Huiying, who was fishing for dumplings, said disgustedly: "You are so big and you are still so greedy. If you eat too much, be careful and you will get a stomachache."
Li Duoyu chuckled. This stuff only tastes good when it's hot. In his previous life, he ate it often during the winter solstice.
But it no longer tastes like this time. I always feel that eating together is a particularly happy thing when everyone is around.
Li Duoyu couldn't help but praise: "I feel that the rice made by grandma ranks first in our Dandan Island."
Chen Huiying frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense, your aunt is doing better than me."
"How can it compare? My mother must have done a better job." Li Duoyu asked Li Puyi, who was sitting "obediently" beside him.
"Isn't the rice made by grandma the most delicious?"
Little Tutu, who was fixed on the bamboo chair, seemed unhappy and muttered: "Dried figs (dried radish) are much more delicious than this."
The adults present all looked at Xiao Tutu, and then immediately looked at Li Haoran who had been eating rice silently.
Zhou Xiaoying asked with a smile: "Who gave you the dried figs to eat?"
Li Haoran, who was eating rice, froze on the spot, swallowed the rice in one bite, and said quickly:
"When I went to the cooperative yesterday, I happened to be spotted by little Tutu, and I bought him a small pack."
Chen Huiying, who was fishing for dumplings, said angrily: "Little Tutu doesn't like to eat. You're not allowed to buy snacks for him in the future, you know."
"Got it, Grandma."
"Then why can my brother eat it but I can't?"
Li Duoyu pinched his little cheek: "If you are willing to eat well, dad can buy it for you."
"Okay, I want to eat two bowls of noodles today."
Li Duoyu had a look of disgust on his face. He was too familiar with his son. He said nice things, but he would eat half a bowl at most before he started to cheat.
Other people's children didn't have enough to eat, so why did he turn out to be a little **** who didn't like to eat?
Could this be retribution for making too much money?
Zhou Xiaoying was also the first and second eldest child, so she finally handed over the feeding task to her mother-in-law. She found that she really didn't have the patience to handle her own children.
In the courtyard, Lao Li kept pacing, unable to sit still. From time to time, he would look at the alarm clock, staring at the sea, and muttering:
"What's going on with the ferry today? Why hasn't it arrived yet? Are you waiting for someone else?"
On the winter solstice, most villagers on Dandan Island will go home. For them, the festive atmosphere on the winter solstice is even more lively than the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Because the winter solstice has special meaning for both farmers and fishermen.
This day is also the day with the shortest day and the longest night of the year.
After the winter solstice, which marks the arrival of cold air, people will start to "count nine."
Every nine days is one nine, and after eighty-one days, the peach blossoms will bloom, which means the arrival of spring.
For ancient fishermen, after the winter solstice, it was the time to dry the nets. Because the big fish had gone to the deep sea to spend the winter, it was difficult to catch them.
Over time, it has been formed that on the day of the winter solstice, fishermen will come back to celebrate the festival. On this day, not only do everyone have to eat "yuan", but every household also has to worship their ancestors.
At this year's winter solstice, eldest brother Li Jinchuan also came back, and Li Duoyu only found out about it in the morning.
"Next time, ask my eldest brother to call directly and I will go to Rongcheng to pick up their family. This will save them the inconvenience of taking the shuttle bus with their two children."
Chen Huiying replied: "Your brother said that he was afraid that you would be too busy and I was sorry to trouble you."
"They are all brothers, so being so polite seems a bit foreign."
Lao Li, who was smoking a cigarette in the courtyard, looked anxious and murmured: "This Lao Zhang is getting more and more unreliable. The ferry is already half an hour late. How about we take a boat trip to see if there are many fishes?" What's going on? I'm not waiting for another daredevil."
Chen Huiying was speechless and said: "Why are you so anxious? The ferries on our island are not very punctual in the first place. They have to wait until the ferry is full before leaving. Today is the winter solstice, so we will definitely be waiting for people."
Lao Li said disgustedly: "If there are many people, you can make more trips. The boat is not very big, so many people are crowded, and the taste is not good. It will be uncomfortable for the children."
Everyone naturally knows that Lao Li is worried about his grandson. After all, the eldest brother is taking the child back to the island this time.
At this moment, Li Haoran pointed to a place at the corner of the island and said, "Grandpa, the ship seems to be coming."
After Lao Li saw the ship, he still cursed: "Why is it so slow?"
After saying that, he washed his hands and ran towards the dock.
After seeing the boat coming, Li Duoyu hurriedly stuffed another rice into the boat and followed Lao Li. The eldest brother was back. It would be unreasonable for him, a "local snake", not to pick it up.
Almost twenty minutes later, the ferry slowly docked. There were even people on the deck, more than twice as many as usual.
The boat was not yet stable, and the young people on the deck stepped on the tires and jumped off the ferry.
However, those in the cabin were more disciplined, and some people shouted: "Don't crowd, let women and children go first."
Because Jiang Yuqin was holding the child, everyone gave her priority to get off the boat. Even the boat boss tightened the rope to bring the boat closer to the dock.
Seeing Jiang Yuqin holding the child from the cabin door, Lao Li hurried over and stretched out his hands to protect the mother and child.
After all, there is a gap between the ship and the dock. If it falls or is squeezed, someone will die.
Since Li Duoyu was standing at the door, he kept saying: "Sister-in-law, don't be anxious, slow down."
No one dared to crowd around. They all waited for Jiang Yuqin and the little girl next to her to arrive at the dock before they dared to leave the cabin.
But this time when they came back, both the eldest brother and sister-in-law were dressed more plainly, and the eldest brother was just in ordinary work clothes.
Compared with the year before, this year's eldest brother indeed has a leadership style.
The sister-in-law may have just given birth not long ago, and her whole body looks a bit swollen, maybe because of breastfeeding. Her overall clothing is relatively loose, not as refined as before.
Next to the two of them, there was a girl with a dimple on one side. After she saw Li Duoyu and Lao Li, she hurriedly said: "Hello, grandpa and uncle."
Being called so enthusiastically, Lao Li was a little overwhelmed and replied at a loss: "Hello Xiao Min."
Li Duoyu smiled and said, "I'm going to be a freshman in high school this year."
Jiang Yuqin said: "Xiao Min didn't go to high school, but she was admitted to an art school."
"That's awesome."
Jiang Yuqin didn't want to say more. In order to get into the art school, Jinchuan used a lot of connections and treated her to many meals before getting her in.
Li Duoyu glanced at the child in Jiang Yuqin's arms. His eyes were closed and he was sleeping very soundly. Jiang Yuqin smiled and said: "Every day I eat and sleep when I'm full. I eat when I'm full and I don't even open my eyes a few times a day."
Li Duoyu smiled and said, "All children are like this."
Although Lao Li had washed his hands and wanted to hold the child, he did not dare to say anything and looked at his grandson with a smile on his face.
At this moment, Li Duoyu finally knew what it meant to kiss across generations. His eldest brother Li Jinchuan had been standing there for so long, and Lao Li didn't even open his eyes to look at him. His attention was all on this child.
"There are too many people at the pier. Let's go home first."
At this time, a person in the cabin walked down with a pale face, and then immediately squatted down and vomited.
After seeing him, Li Duoyu looked super disgusted: "He grew up on an island, but he still gets seasick."
Zhang Defa scolded: "I'm not like you who drive a boat every day. I only ride a boat a few times a year."
"Damn it, please give me a cigarette and let me take a breather."
"You don't have any cigarettes yourself."
"I'm still a student, okay? I have no money and can't afford it."
Li Duoyu said speechlessly: "You are like this, how can you pursue Yao Xue? You don't want her to support you, right?"
"You are really right. She is the one who supports me now. Not only does she wash clothes and cook for me, but she also helps me buy study materials."
Li Duoyu was stunned for a moment. Fortunately, his best friend was not Xiaorong. If he knew that his little sister was raising a man like this, he would kick her in the face.
Li Duoyu couldn't help but ask: "When will you graduate?"
"Three more years."
After hearing this, Li Duoyu suddenly felt a little emotional. It is really not easy to study medicine. It is really difficult to get ahead.
Li Duoyu casually threw a pack of cigarettes over, and Zhang Defa smiled and said: "You are a big boss, if you don't smoke imported cigarettes, you will lose your status."
"If you have some, it's good. If you don't like them, give them back to me."
Zhang Defa quickly put the cigarette in his pocket. He hesitated for a while, and then said: "Actually, I came back here specifically to see you."
Seeing Zhang Defa's coy look, Li Duoyu chuckled and said, "Did you ask me to get married to Yao Xue, and then your mother-in-law asked you to buy four big things?"
Zhang Defa was quite speechless: "It's not that fast yet. I haven't met her parents yet. It's just that I plan to move out of school and rent a house outside."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Duoyu said on the spot: "Come to our company as a medical consultant and be responsible for the health issues of the company's employees. I will give you a monthly subsidy of 80 yuan while you are in school."
Zhang Defa was dumbfounded. He had really been forced by money recently and had no choice but to study. Money was needed to study, money was needed to occasionally give gifts to his tutor, and money was needed to go out for a meal with Yao Xue.
Although Yao Xue is currently providing the money, it is really not an option to continue like this. If he studies for another three years, he and Yao Xue will both be thirty.
Even if the two of them were not anxious, the woman's parents would have been anxious to death, not to mention Yao Xue's relatives, who were all more anxious than the parties involved.
In short, he is in great need of financial resources now, but he knows very well that in the doctor's field, unless he is good at studying like Li Xiaorong and has good luck, it will be really difficult to survive.
Now he specializes in oncology with his tutor. He is very busy every day. Sometimes, he even has to skip class to help out. It is difficult to make extra money.
"I'm not kidding, give me eighty. I don't have that much time. I can only stay in your company for two days at most a month."
"Two days is enough."
Li Duoyu suddenly remembered something, that is, both Lao Li and Xiaoying left because of bad things, and Zhang Defa happened to be in the oncology department.
If the current situation continues, this old classmate of mine can at least sneak into the position of director.
Having a classmate who is the director of the oncology department makes me feel quite safe.
"Is your hospital importing a CT machine this year?"
Zhang Defa was very surprised: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, Director Li is really powerful. You even know this thing is called a CT machine."
"You're kidding, how can you make so much money if you're not very good? I want my parents to go for a check-up. Can you arrange a time there?"
Zhang Defa thought for a moment: "Okay, no problem, I will arrange this."
Just when Li Duoyu thought everyone was gone, his third uncle came out of the cabin with a snakeskin sack on his shoulder.
Behind him was a young man with an almost bald head. He lowered his head habitually, as if he didn't want to leave this small space and was afraid of the sunlight outside.
When the third uncle saw Li Duoyu, he said to the young man behind him: "Your brother is here. Say hello to him quickly."
After Li Duoyu saw the young man in front of him, the memory of his death suddenly attacked him.
When he came out of prison, it was Lao Li who picked him up. The situation is exactly the same as now.
Maybe because I was used to living in a cramped house, I was afraid of open space. Most importantly, I didn't know how to face the villagers and relatives again.
Someone once said that once you go to jail, your life is ruined, and it is indeed true.
In his previous life, Li Duoyu had been secretly hiding at home after he came back. The label of a reform-through-labor prisoner made him always incompatible with normal people. Even the factory didn't want him, which finally made him choose to sneak into the country.
Li Yujun scratched his head and said with a slight embarrassment: "Brother, you haven't left yet."
Li Duoyu smiled and said, "If I leave, I will almost miss you."
Maybe Li Duoyu has had such an experience before, and he can especially understand Li Yujun's current mood.
Li Duoyu patted him on the shoulder: "The past is over. Go home and rest for a few days, and then work hard."
After hearing this, Li Yujun stood up straight instinctively and said, "Understood."
Li Duoyu couldn't help but laugh. If he suddenly called his name when he didn't expect it, he probably would have shouted: "Here."
Since Li Yujun was not very tall, only 1.67 meters tall, Li Duoyu glanced down at him.
I found that Li Yujun's scalp was in a certain position, but his hair did not grow. After a closer look, he found a wound on his head.
Li Duoyu couldn't help but ask: "When did you get this wound?"
"I was beaten as soon as I entered."
The third uncle on the side sighed and said: "That place is really bad. Once people know that your family has a lot of money, you will be beaten if you go in. The harder the beating, the more your family will be willing to pay the protection fee."
"We saw that Yujun was beaten too hard, so we send money there every year."
In fact, his cousin is really not bad, but he is unlucky. Li Duoyu said: "Go home and rest quickly. We will go to worship our ancestors together later."
After hearing this, Li Yujun's eyes turned red on the spot. What he regrets most now is that he could not see his grandma for the last time.
He was raised by his grandma. When he thought that his grandma had been gone for nearly two years, Li Yujun, who could not cry even if he was beaten in prison, started crying on the spot.
"Brother, I was wrong, I was really wrong. I should have listened to you at that time." (End of Chapter)
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