Chapter 10 Heading to the County

After Zhou Xiaoying boiled the water, Li Duoyu was driven out again.

He sat on the stone slab in the courtyard, looking at the coastline, and continued to listen to the music on the other side of the sea. Today, Miss Deng sang "Don't Pick the Wild Flowers on the Roadside".

The little fat boy, who had eaten and drunk enough, burped and sat next to Li Duoyu.

"Uncle, I heard from grandma that you helped aunt print the test paper today."

"Do you want to know?" Li Duoyu said with a smile.

The little fat boy was full of expectation, lowered his voice, and said in Li Duoyu's ear:

"Uncle, can you tell me the questions? My father said that if I get 100 points, he will change my schoolbag."

Li Duoyu looked kind, and then shouted to Zhou Xiaoying who was still taking a bath:

"Xiaoying, Haoran asked you, what are the questions on the test paper printed today, can you tell him."

After hearing this.

Li Haoran froze on the spot, and he had the urge to die on the spot, and what made him collapse the most was that his aunt really replied to him.

"Tell Haoran that the exam content is all about the key points of painting. The exam will be the day after tomorrow. Let him review well."

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "Haoran, did you hear me?"

The little fat boy looked at Li Duoyu with red eyes: "Uncle, I'm going to break up with you this time."

"Don't, I haven't bought you a workbook yet."

Hearing this, Li Haoran burst into tears and attracted his mother and second sister-in-law.

"Why do you bully Haoran for no reason?"

Chen Huiying rolled her eyes at him and quickly hugged her precious grandson to comfort him.

Second sister-in-law Zhu Xiuhua also looked at Li Duoyu angrily: "Did our Haoran provoke you or offend you? Why did you make him cry?"

Li Duoyu didn't expect to attract this big Buddha, so he had to tell the truth: "No, I just have to go to the county tomorrow and said I would give him some workbooks, and he was so moved that he cried."

Zhu Xiuhua knew what kind of person her son was. He was not moved at all, but was clearly scared.

But when he heard that the fourth brother was going to the county town, his eyes lit up instantly: "Duoyu, you are going to the county town tomorrow, have you been to Shangfeng Town? If so, please buy me a few meters of beautiful cloth."

Li Duoyu smiled and stretched out his hand:

"I can help you buy it, but give me the money first."

Zhu Xiuhua smiled awkwardly: "Your second brother's salary is so little, you buy it for me first, and I will pay you back next month, or you can lend me some money, and I will ask your brother to write you an IOU."

Li Duoyu, who has lived two lives, is very clear in his heart. No matter what era, those who owe money are the boss, and this mouth must not be opened.

"Didn't you buy pig's trotters today? How could you have no money?"

Zhu Xiuhua was choked up and her face was burning. After returning home, she looked at Li Yaoguo lying on the rocking chair and fanning himself with a cattail leaf fan, and her anger instantly grew.

"Lie, lie, lie, lie all day long. There's no rice to cook at home, why don't you work hard to make money."

Li Yaoguo, who was lying on the recliner, looked depressed. Why can everything burn me?

When he went to bed that night.

Li Duoyu didn't do anything rash, but told Zhou Xiaoying: "I will go to the county town to see my uncle tomorrow. I may go to Shangfeng Town. Is there anything you want to buy?"

"How long will it take?"

"Maybe two or three days. I have already told my parents. You should eat with them for the next few days."

"There is everything at home. It seems that there is nothing to buy."

After hearing this, Li Duoyu was stunned. What is there at home?

Except for the three-in-one machine that Li Duoyu used to dance disco before, there is really nothing at home. It can even be described as bare.

The only dressing table was given to her by her second sister-in-law when the family was divided.

In the past two years, the goods have been popular. Several of the earliest people in this business on the island have TVs and small refrigerators at home. Even Agui's family has a Toshiba washing machine.

Even his second sister-in-law Zhu Xiuhua wore imported fabrics, while his wife only had four sets of clothes in total, and they had all been worn for several years. The latest set was bought the year they got married.

This woman is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.

Li Duoyu couldn't help but turn over and hug her, but found that there was no small pillow that was in the way tonight.

Comrade Xiaoying, the revolution has not yet succeeded, how can you be so careless!

"What are you doing?" Zhou Xiaoying exclaimed.

Li Duoyu laughed and said, "Nothing, I just rubbed it."

Zhou Xiaoying sighed helplessly. They were a legal couple with a marriage certificate. It seemed that there was nothing they could do about such things:

"Be careful when you go to the county town, keep an eye on your things, you know, it's not like our village, there are pickpockets everywhere, and if you stay in a hotel, you must lock the door."

"Got it, let's go to bed quickly."

"How can I sleep if you do this?"

Zhou Xiaoying was annoyed by him, but before a while, she heard the sound of even breathing. The person who was still doing bad things just now fell asleep as soon as he said he would.

Maybe he was too tired.

Today, I helped my father crack oysters, asked my mother for Xiaohai, and accompanied her to print papers after school.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xiaoying couldn't help but feel a little moved. She moved towards Li Duoyu involuntarily, but not much. She was really afraid of waking him up.

The next day, Li Duoyu unexpectedly slept late.

When he woke up, Zhou Xiaoying had already gone to class and left him a breakfast on the table.

The two elders had also prepared things for him. There were 10 kilograms of dried salted fish, 10 kilograms of dried oysters, and more than ten cooked fish made from balang fish.

And Chen Huiying looked at Li Duoyu in front of her, wearing frog glasses and carrying an imported genuine leather travel bag, looking like a trend-setter.

"It's so chaotic outside. If you carry such a nice bag, it will definitely be targeted by thieves. Change it quickly."

After saying that, Chen Huiying dug out a large green canvas bag from her home.

"Take off your sunglasses too. Go to your uncle to do some work. Keep a low profile. Do what you need to do. Don't cause trouble for your uncle."

"I know, I know."

The remodeled Li Duoyu, carrying a lot of bags, boarded the only passenger ship on Dandan Island.

The passenger ship only runs once a day.

The deck was filled with all kinds of seafood, and the aisles were also filled with all kinds of dry goods. There were also people carrying all kinds of chickens and ducks, and some people were smoking directly. The whole cabin was filled with all kinds of indescribable smells.

And this smell, Li Duoyu not only did not feel unhappy at all, but he missed it quite a bit, because in the future, after the bridge was opened on Dandan Island, this scene would never be seen again.

After taking the boat for about half an hour, we arrived at the Qingkou Wharf opposite the island. As soon as we got off the boat, many young people selling tapes and watches surrounded us and shouted all kinds of things.

"Would you like a copy of Miss Deng's new tape?"

"A brand new imported Plum watch, fully automatic, better than the one in Shanghai."

"A radio, a calculator, would you like that?"

In these days, people who peddle goods usually have two jobs, and will deliberately squeeze into the crowd when people are carrying large and small bags and have difficulty moving.

However, this business is also very risky. If you are caught, you will not be as easy to talk to as in later generations, and you will be beaten half to death.

While moving at the dock.

Li Duoyu encountered "three hands" reaching into his pocket, taking out a few things, and stuffing them into his pocket at lightning speed.

Li Duoyu did not stop him.

On the contrary, he laughed happily, because that was the paper that was printed on yesterday's test paper, and Li Duoyu also wrote two big curse words on it.

I just don't know if these three hands, without education, can understand it.

After leaving the dock.

Li Duoyu took a minibus to the county town. It took about half an hour to get to the bus station in the county town. Then he spent 30 cents to call a rickshaw to take him to the gate of Lianjiang County Fisheries Research Institute.

In the early 1980s, only important units and some privileged classes had landlines.

At this time, if you want to find someone, you either write a letter in advance to inform them, or just go to the door of the unit like Li Duoyu and tell the security guard who you want to find.

"Uncle, can you help me call Chen Dongqing?"

When asking, Li Duoyu handed the uncle a pack of imported cigarettes, and the uncle didn't hesitate to put it in his trouser pocket.

The experience of his previous life told him that he should never underestimate the gatekeeper of the unit, because he might be a relative of a leader.

If he really engages in breeding in the future, he will inevitably deal with the Fisheries Research Institute, so it is even more necessary to have a good relationship.

"Young man, you need a letter of introduction to join our company. If you are just looking for Chen Dongqing, I can help you pass on a message, but I don't know if he is free."

"By the way, what is your name and what is your relationship with Chen Dongqing."

"My name is Li Duoyu, Chen Dongqing is my uncle, and my mother asked me to send him something."

"Okay, fill out a form here for visitors, and I will run the trip for you."

"Okay, thank you, sir."