1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer Chapter 653

Since stepping down as the boss, Li Duoyu has really become much more relaxed during the Chinese New Year.

I remember this time last year, I had to go to Thean Hou Temple almost every day, and I also had to guard the temple, pray in various ways, and ask about the Holy Grail.

Now that you are done with your work, you can take a good rest, which is what Lao Lu was doing with Lao Jin from the pork stall.

The villagers were really dissatisfied with him, and they all started talking about it. After all, the big boss had to set an example, and he did this at the beginning of the new year. Some people even thought that he would ruin the luck of the entire village.

There was even a suggestion that Director Li should continue to be the boss. Li Duoyu just heard about it and shook his head like a drum.

It is enough to work as a cow or horse for one year.

They want me to work as a job for two years, but there is no way.

Possibly because of his age, Li Duoyu feels that neighborhood conflicts caused by such quarrels are very normal.

It can only be said that once you have seen it a lot, you will naturally become accustomed to it. Noisy things are like a rural area.

Li Duoyu is not very optimistic about the quarrel between these two people. After all, they are poker friends, and they may get together to play mahjong and eighty points at a table one day.

After the Chinese New Year, the temperature has warmed up significantly, and the fingertips and toes are not so cold anymore, but Zhou Xiaoying will still wait until Li Duoyu returns home before starting to cook.

These days, there is no such thing as a microwave. If he cooks food early, he will have to reheat it when he comes back.

In fact, their entire fishing village is like this. The main family member has not yet returned home, and women and children generally do not eat first, leaving the main member to eat the leftovers.

Of course, it is limited to the backbone of the family. When the second brother earned less, he could only eat leftovers when he came home every day.

The dishes tonight are relatively simple.

A braised hairtail. During the Chinese New Year period, hairtails are quite fat, and all of them have palm-sized strips.

One hairtail can feed several meals. Fortunately, his family now has a refrigerator. In the past, one hairtail fish would be shared by several families.

In the past two years, sometimes his family had not even started cooking yet, so the eldest aunt and the third aunt would share some of the cooked dishes with everyone. However, since the advent of the refrigerator, everyone is not so fond of sharing.

Put the unfinished food directly in the refrigerator, which gives Li Duoyu a human touch -1.

Technology changes living habits!

In addition to hairtail, Zhou Xiaoying also fried old tofu, stir-fried water spinach, and stewed a big tonic soup for him.

After seeing the soup, Li Duoyu frowned. Sometimes, women are more reserved, but they will remind you by making insinuations.

Li Duoyu frowned and said, it will take a few more years for Zhou Xiaoying to reach the age of a wolf and a tiger. Is this too early?

It seems that you have to eat a lot today, otherwise you will not have the strength to serve the leader, so Li Duoyu drank two bowls of rice on the spot.

Looking at the little Tutu who was acting rogue and not wanting to eat, Li Duoyu couldn't help but shake his head.

“If you eat faster than me, I will take you to the zoo to see pandas after the Spring Festival.”

As soon as he heard the word panda, the little kid who didn't want to eat at first immediately picked up his rice bowl and picked up the rice.

Zhou Xiaoying said angrily: "Half of it sticks to your face and half falls on the table. How can you eat it? You still have to eat the food."

But little Tutu said: "I think the food cooked by dad is more delicious."

Zhou Xiaoying was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Duoyu with a smile: "Li Puyi, do you really want to eat the food cooked by your father?"

Little Tutu nodded: "Dad, the braised pork you made is really delicious."

“From now on, let your dad cook for you, okay?”

“Okay, if dad cooks, I can eat two bowls of rice every meal.”

Li Duoyu turned his head and had to admire this boy's ability to incite hatred. Fortunately, he was born in a civilized family like theirs.

If it were other families, they would probably be either eating fried meat with bamboo shoots or being corporally punished.

“I'm full, I'll wash the dishes first.”

Li Duoyu wanted to wash the dishes and escape, but Zhou Xiaoying stopped him: "You are so busy every day, and you have to wash the dishes when you get home. If your second sister-in-law sees you, you won't kill me."

“You don't care about her.”

Zhou Xiaoying sighed and said: "People in the village now say that I am just like a young lady. If I don't do more work, I will feel like a vase."

　　"You have the capital to be a vase, and no one else can do it even if they want to."

Zhou Xiaoying rolled her eyes at him.

“Go and take a shower quickly and go to bed early at night.”

“Haole, leader.”

After Li Duoyu finished taking a shower, Zhou Xiaoying looked at his slightly rough hair and his sloppy beard.

He took the scissors out of the drawer and said, "I'll give you a simple trim."

“When did you learn to cut your hair?”

“I usually trim my bangs myself. How can I go to a barber to cut my hair every time it gets messy? What a waste of money.”

After cutting his hair and shaving his beard, Zhou Xiaoying began to teach little Tutu how to study. As a result, the boy developed the habit of going to bed early.

Because as soon as he starts studying, within half an hour, this brat will be so sleepy that he can't even open his eyes.

Li Duoyu, who had eaten Dabu Tang, had no choice but to go to class obediently. When he opened his eyes again, the sky was already slightly bright.

Li Duoyu touched his right hand side and found that Zhou Xiaoying was not on the bed. There were some faint sounds of cooking coming from the kitchen downstairs.

The suit has been hung up on the hanger. It is very neat. Judging from the situation, it must have been ironed.

This suit was bought for him by Zhou Xiaoying with her own salary before they went to Hong Kong Island last year.

This woman is not willing to spend money on herself, but she is very willing to spend money on him.

Li Duoyu remembered last year's trip to Hong Kong Island. The two of them went shopping in Central, but she ended up going to a tailor-made suit shop again.

When she learned about the price of suits there, she was stunned for a long time. But that night, she came to him and said: Men really need a good suit.

Li Duoyu was so angry that he pinched her face and educated her: "Don't listen to those TV commercials. Clothes are almost enough. A storyteller is the only difference between a few hundred yuan and a few thousand yuan."

Li Duoyu is not very big on this kind of external pursuit, nor is he very noble. It's just that in this line of work, there is really no need.

Having been at the sea and various breeding ponds all day long, wearing such good clothes, who can show it, but this did remind Li Duoyu of something.

That was when they came back from the illegal labor collective, just their Shangfeng Town, and the neighboring Digua County.

Every Chinese New Year, it's like luxury goods. A rural aunt carries Gucci on her back, and a middle-aged man with rough hands wears a pair of Hermès around his waist.

As for LV, they are almost always used to buy groceries. Later, people simply called them grocery shopping bags.

To be honest, if the designer saw that scene, his eyes would really turn black.

The things used are very high-end, but no one is "high-end" and useless. They are really not as good as those produced by Wenzhou Leather Factory.

Just when Li Duoyu was about to go out, his father and mother also came over. As elders, they didn't know what to say now.

“Be careful along the way.”

Lao Li held it in for a long time and then said: "At that time, there will be big leaders. If we talk less, we will make less mistakes."

Chen Huiying rolled her eyes at him: "Do you think everyone is like a lump like you, who can't say a few words a day." "Let's go."

Li Duoyu sailed to Rongcheng Pier, but when he arrived at Rongcheng Pier, he found that the usually busy streets were not as lively as before, and there were even fewer buses.

Compared with the excitement in rural areas, the Spring Festival in the city seems a bit deserted, and many stores are not even open.

Li Duoyu walked a few steps and found a street shop next to a wood-fired hot pot. The store was very small and the tables were placed on the stone pavement outside.

Li Duoyu also couldn't understand why the tables and chairs in street shops are so short and small these days.

Smelling the strong smell of the pot, Li Duoyu looked at the time and found that he was still a little early, so he walked over.

“Boss, please have a side of the pot.”

“It's ordinary, but you still need to add ingredients.”

“That will definitely require additional ingredients.”

“We have to agree in advance that the toppings include clams and cooked dried fish, but no shrimps. This stuff is too expensive now and our small shop can't afford it.”

“I understand, if you add shrimps, I'm afraid I won't be able to afford this breakfast.”

There are many people sitting on the street outside, most of them are people wearing blue and gray work clothes, and there are also a few young people who look very fashionable.

In the breakfast shop, Li Duoyu looks the most conspicuous, wearing a suit and a striking tie.

It is relatively rare for a man in a suit like him to come to a restaurant to eat, and many people are looking at him.

Some people think he may be a successful person, but others think he is just faking it, especially those young people about his age who wear bell-bottom pants.

That look seemed to say: Why are you pretending? Rich people have gone to that Japanese restaurant to eat fried chicken, so where else can they come here to have breakfast like this?

But Li Duoyu really likes to eat this kind of firewood-flavored pot side, as well as all kinds of ancient flavors on the street.

Li Duoyu has also invited people to eat these things, but people who have not eaten this kind of food often since they were young will think these are quite ordinary.

Just like the bean juice in the imperial capital, it was a torture to him, but to the locals, it was an unforgettable taste.

After eating the batter on the side of the pot.

A human-powered tricycle with a ringing bell pedaled toward him. Perhaps because the vehicle was a bit old, it made a squeaking sound when he pedaled.

Li Duoyu, who had just paid the bill and still had half a fried dough stick in his mouth, quickly stopped the car.

“Master, wait a moment.”

The uncle stretched his right hand down and pulled the brake lever of the tricycle. The tricycle stopped, and the uncle with a cigarette in his mouth asked.

“Brother Yi, where are you going?”

Li Duoyu opened his mouth and said: "Master, how much does it cost to go to the Foreign Trade Hotel?"

“If you celebrate the New Year, you will get three cents.”

“Okay, three cents is three cents.”

After hearing that Li Duoyu was going to the Foreign Trade Hotel, all the people eating breakfast looked surprised, including the young people who were inexplicably unhappy with Li Duoyu.

Someone couldn't help but muttered:

“What are you pretending to be? Damn it, you wear a suit to eat at a roadside stall and take a tricycle to go out for a drink. Would anyone who really goes to that kind of place take a tricycle?”

Someone said: "It's possible that they are going to the nearby area, not going out to drink. There are many such people."

“It's possible.”

Li Duoyu was speechless. In fact, when he just started eating, he had already discovered that the young people were very jealous of him.

Li Duoyu understands them very well. After all, he was very similar to them in the past. When he saw someone who was better than himself and had a better life than him, he couldn't help but want to mock someone.

Li Duoyu couldn't help but shake his head. No wonder there are so few low-key bosses, because if you are too low-key, the street guys will even say a few words about you.

After Li Duoyu got on the tricycle, he didn't expect that the man riding the tricycle was quite talkative.

“Brother Yi, looking at how you're dressed, do you plan to go out to a hotel or stay in a hotel?”

Li Duoyu followed the topic and said, "Well, I haven't been there yet. I plan to go there and try it out to see if their food is delicious."

The uncle said with emotion: "It's very difficult to get in there. It's not that they are willing to let you in if you wear nice clothes and have money. If it doesn't matter, you can't even get in."

“That's it.”

The master smiled and said: "You are lucky to have met me today. I actually know some second brothers. They have connections. If you want to stay in a hotel, I can ask them to arrange it for you."

“Is there such a service?”

The uncle smiled and said: "As long as there is a market, there will be business. As long as the money is in place, let alone staying in a hotel, I can arrange for you to go in and work."

Li Duoyu is also very curious. Those who can work in the wine industry now are definitely not ordinary people. Back then, they were all elites selected from all walks of life.

These days drivers are very good, but they can't compare with those who have contact with foreigners.

The tricycle master said: "I've also heard that, not long ago, my second brother just got someone in. When he got inside, the treatment was very good. Those overseas Chinese and those foreigners always gave tips. I heard that I received a The tips are more than what I make in a month?”

“Don't you have to turn in tips after you receive them?”

“You don't understand this. Everyone is doing this. If you turn it over, how can everyone make money?”

“Also, not long ago, there was a waiter who fell in love with a guy from Hong Kong Island. Last month, he packed his luggage and secretly followed her to Hong Kong Island to enjoy the life.”

Sure enough, people like these tricycles and taxis are the ones who hear the most gossip.

This phenomenon does exist, and there are quite a lot of it. After all, this is the peak period of worshiping foreigners. To put it bluntly, even a black person now feels that he is superior to the Chinese.

But what they didn't know was that many of them were liars. Some women followed them out, only to discover that the men already had families.

There are not many who enjoy the blessings, but there are many who suffer. When those men get tired of playing, they try every means to drive away the women.

　　When Li Duoyu was working as an illegal worker, he knew a woman who suffered from this kind of situation. In the end, she could only start a flesh and blood business.

It was so hard to die that I even made an appointment with someone from the same village. In the end, I didn't even dare to go back home.

Later, under the introduction of the smuggler, she traveled to the island country and worked as a dishwasher.

In an industry where you can make quick money, how can you wash dishes and mop the floor with peace of mind? Li Duoyu was particularly impressed by this woman.

They had not known each other for half a month when the woman said something to him.

“I can help you if you want, but the price must be based on the market price.”

Li Duoyu, who could only use his hands at that time, was really moved, but in the end he held it back because the market price in the island country was really not cheap.

Li Duoyu thinks it's not a good deal. You can't just change the place and the price will increase, right?

Until now, he still vaguely remembers that the woman's name seems to be Xiao Min, from Guangdong.

It seems that she was also a waiter in a hotel before she was deceived. It is said that there were many people chasing her at that time, but in the end she was deceived by a person from Hong Kong Island. (End of chapter)

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