Chapter 691: Long-lost Hometown (1/2)

Chapter 691: Long-lost Hometown (1/2)

The old man was carrying a black suitcase and wearing black big-toed shoes. He looked like an overseas Chinese, but his face was full of the vicissitudes of life, and he didn't look that rich.

If you look closely, you will find that he doesn't walk very smoothly, and there is an indescribable sense of awkwardness, as if he is injured.

When the old man asked how to get to Dandan Island, a fishmonger at the dock replied enthusiastically: "Old man, wait another half an hour, and there will be a passenger ship to Dandan Island."

"Thank you, fellow."

When the old man said this, he reached into his pocket, took out a pack of cigarettes from it, and handed it to the man just now.

Seeing the cigarettes in the old man's hand, the eyes of the people around him lit up. This man was generous, and he gave a pack of Marlboro at a time.

They all regretted why they didn't take the initiative to reply to the old man just now.

"You are so polite, so polite." Although the fishmonger said this, he still accepted the pack of cigarettes. Now smuggling is getting more and more serious, and imported cigarettes are getting more and more expensive.

The old man looked around the dock and couldn't help but sigh: "Now the dock has become really big."

The fishmonger replied: "In recent years, a processing plant has been added and a deep-water dock has been built, so it has expanded several times."

The old man was silent for a while, and said lightly: "When I first left, there were only a few wooden stakes and a few planks."

The fishmonger smiled and said: "That was many years ago. Not long after the founding of the People's Republic of China, stones were used instead."

The fishmonger suddenly glared and said: "Uncle, you haven't come back since the founding of the People's Republic of China."

The uncle smiled, showing his relatively complete teeth: "It's true that I have been away for a long time. This time I go back to my hometown Take a look. "

The fishmonger laughed and said, "Then, uncle, you have to be prepared. Dandan Island has changed a lot. You may not recognize it after not coming back for so long."

"Is it that big?"

"Now he is the richest man in the whole town and the richest man in our county."

"That's amazing."

"There is no way. A talent has emerged on the island, and everyone has become rich together." The fishmonger pointed to the processing plant not far away and said, "Do you see that processing plant? It is now owned by your Dandan Island."

The old man smoked and chatted with the fishmonger for a while, and waited for the passenger ship with Dandan Island written on it to arrive before getting on board.

There were many students who had returned from school on the passenger ship, jumping around on the ship, but the old man was not annoyed at all and kept smiling all the time.

And the islanders on the ship were no longer surprised by these people in suits, and they all thought that he should also go to Dandan Island to find Li Duoyu.

Since Li Duoyu's business became big, many businessmen came uninvited. In the past, they were very enthusiastic and always liked to bring guests to Li Duoyu's home.

But after a few times, it caused a lot of trouble to Director Li's family, and Director Li got very angry.

Since then, everyone has a consensus, that is, if someone is dressed better, once they say they want to see Li Duoyu.

They must not be taken directly to Director Li's home, but only to the village committee.

The old man was a little depressed, because the people on the boat seemed to keep a little distance from him intentionally or unintentionally.

Only a chubby middle school student looked at him curiously, always feeling that this person was very familiar, and seemed to look a bit like someone, but he couldn't remember who it was for a while.

Almost half an hour later, the passenger ship docked at the pier of Dandan Island, and the group of children who were going home from school jumped directly from the ship to the pier with their schoolbags on their backs.

A girl worriedly said: "Li Haoran, you are so fat, if you jump around with them, what if you fall into the water?"

Li Haoran turned around: "Ugly, you are the one who cares."

"Humph, who wants to care about you." The girl stamped her feet in anger, and the boat captain also scolded: "In the future, whoever dares to jump off the boat again, he will not be allowed to get on the boat next time."

After scolding, the boat captain specifically reminded: "Xiasha Village has arrived, the next stop is the new pier and Chenjia Village, those who want to get off the boat should hurry up."

After hearing the long-lost name of Xiasha Village, the old man reacted and quickly got off the passenger ship with his suitcase.

It was really as the fishmonger said. When he got off the passenger ship, the scene in front of him was completely different from what he remembered.

In the past, it was just a simple pier built with wood. At that time, even sampans were very rare. If there were any, they had to be hidden for fear of being robbed by soldiers and bandits.

Nowadays, the piers built with stones are in sight, and the houses are also built very well.

When he got off the boat, many villagers were carrying all kinds of seafood, including dried oysters, dried clams, dried small fish, and dried conger eels. The old man couldn't help asking, "Are you going to the market?"

"Yes."

The old man replied, "There are so many things."

"Today is a small market, so this trip is considered a small one."

After the old man took two steps, he looked up and saw the big words [Minlong Breeding Base] not far away.

I remember that the processing plant at Qingkou Wharf seemed to be Minlong's, so it seems that it is really a big company.

And the public toilet that looked very clean and tidy gave the old man an illusion that this island seemed to be a little different from the outside. If you only look at the environment, it feels no less than those villages in overseas provinces.

The old memory has changed a lot. Looking at the scattered houses in front of him, the old man was stunned for a long time, and for a while he didn't even know where to go.

It happened that there were fishmongers at the wharf, so he took out a pack of imported cigarettes again: "Fellow villager, please ask, where is Li Hanwen's home?"

But when Lao Mi heard the name, he couldn't help but frown slightly. He had been on Dandan Island for so many years, and he really didn't know who Li Hanwen was.

For a moment, the cigarette was really hot to hold, so Lao Mi quickly pushed the cigarette back: "Brother, I'm sorry, I don't know the person you are talking about."

"What about Li Hanlin?"

Lao Mi shook his head. In the words of their village, there are names like Black Dog, Huotan, Duoyu, Jianguo, and even Greatness... but such an elegant name does not sound like something someone from Dandan Island could name.

Seeing the fishmonger shaking his head, the old man had a bad feeling in his heart and said quickly: "Have you heard of Li Cuiyu?"

Lao Mi still shook his head, put the cigarette back, and said to him: "If you really want to find someone, I suggest you go to the village committee. There is a list there, and you might be able to find it on it."

Lao Mi said it very tactfully. He had never heard of these names. In this village, most of the names he had never heard of were already the same.

Looking at the old man's age, the people he knew might actually be gone.

Lao Mi said: "If you don't know where the village committee is, I can take you there, but at this point, there should be no one in the village committee, so you may have to wait a while."

The old man clasped his hands together and said, "Thank you. Can you give me a general direction? I can go there myself. If I can't find it, I'll trouble you again."

Lao Mi said: "It's very easy to walk. Walk along this road for two or three hundred meters and you'll find the village committee. There's a red star on the building. It's easy to spot. You can go to Party Secretary Chen first, but Party Secretary Chen I’m from out of town, so I don’t necessarily understand. If you really want to find someone, you’d better find Director Li Duoyu.”

At first, the old man said he was looking for someone named Li, and Lao Mi almost thought he was a relative of Li Duoyu.

But thinking about it, it seems unlikely. Their family has just recognized their ancestors. If a person as famous as Li Duoyu was really a relative of their family, he would probably go to the island and go straight to Li Duoyu.

Watching the old man leave, Lao Mi sighed: "Forget it, telling him to go to the village committee is already the best thing to do."

Lao Mi turned around and continued to shout at the fishermen: "Lao Chen, the price is good today. If you have fish, you must sell it to me."

But then I thought about that pack of imported Sanwu cigarettes, which made me regretful and wanted to slap myself in the face. I should have kept them just now. He has also built a lot of kelp fields recently and invested all his money in them.

I also borrowed some money from a credit union, but now my life is so tight that I can't even afford cigarettes.

As the old man walked along, looking at the fishing village in front of him, he found that it was really difficult to find the shadow of the past, when he left the village.

The stone houses on the island are considered to be occupied by wealthy people, and most people live in thatched houses.

But now it feels like new houses have been built, and several houses have TV sets. The most exaggerated thing is that in such a remote island, there are even telephones.

The old man was sincerely happy to see his hometown developing so well, but after taking a few steps, the old man was startled by a black dog.

The black dog bared its teeth and barked at him, scaring him so hard that he couldn't move forward or retreat. If he was knocked down by this black dog with his old bones, it would probably be difficult for him to stand up for the rest of his life.

He tried putting the suitcase in front of him. If it really pounced, just use the suitcase to stop it.

But what he didn't expect was that a child of five or six years old rushed over quickly with a big yellow dog in his hand after hearing the barking.

Holding a stick in one hand and a stone in the other, he pointed at the big black dog and said, "Hey, dead dog, if you dare to bark again, I will stew it for you."

At the same time, the big yellow dog next to the child also grinned, feeling like it would pounce on the big black dog in the next second.

When the child called him this, the black dog immediately slipped back with his tail between his legs, as if he was afraid of him.

After the child taught the black dog a lesson, he said proudly: "Grandpa, I've done it for you. If it dares to bark again in the future, you can call me directly."

The old man gave the child a thumbs up: "That's great, little hero!"

After hearing the word hero, little Tutu couldn't help but raise her head, with a proud look on her face: "I'm not lying. All the dogs in this village must obey me."

"It's amazing."

The old man discovered that the village in his memory had completely changed. The only thing that remained unchanged was the stone road leading to Thean Hou Temple.

The old man slowly arrived at Thean Hou Temple with his suitcase, and found that Thean Hou Temple was much larger than when he left.

It had been renovated and looked very new. The most important thing was that it was full of incense. When he arrived, there were many people worshiping there.

The old man put down his suitcase at the door, then went in and worshiped sincerely. After a while, he heard someone shouting.

"Do you want to ask for a signature?"

The old man followed the voice and looked over, and found an old man with bad eyesight. Although he was very old, his face was somewhat familiar. The old man tried to ask: "Are you Xu Dashan?"

Hearing this long-lost name, Miao Zhu was stunned for a moment. Ever since he became a Miao Zhu and had no children, everyone in the village had forgotten his name, and he himself was very unfamiliar with this name.

But after sizing him up for a long time, Miao Zhu just couldn't remember who the person in front of him was: "You are."

The old man hurriedly said: "Me, Li Hanmin, Xiaomin."

"Xiaomin?"

The old man quickly said: "When we were children, we played together. At that time, I called you Brother Shan, and we even herded cows together."

The temple keeper, whose memory was already very confused, seemed to be frozen. Then he said with trembling teeth: "You are the fourth child of the Li family, the one who followed the large army to fight?"

The temple keeper was also quite surprised. A person who had been missing for more than 40 years appeared in front of him.

"Brother Shan, I am Li Hanmin." Seeing that the temple keeper in front of him finally remembered him, the old man became very happy instantly, but looking at Brother Shan in front of him, he couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with your eyes?"

The temple keeper sighed: "Back then, the pirates were very troublesome. During the conflict, I was scratched by a stray bullet, and the left eyeball was disabled."

The two grew up together. When Li Hanmin went to the army, he invited him.

But at that time, Brother Shan had someone he liked, so he stayed on the island and didn't go with him.

Li Hanmin then asked: "By the way, when I asked at the dock just now, it seemed that they didn't recognize my brother. Are they doing well now?"

After hearing this, the temple keeper sighed: "Your eldest brother has been gone for a long time, but the second brother is still there."

Although the old man was mentally prepared, he was still a little disappointed, but he could accept it. After all, the eldest brother's health has not been very good and he has tuberculosis.

"Then is my eldest sister-in-law still there?"

The temple keeper shook his head: "She also passed away a few years ago."

"Is that so." The old man was silent for a while, but he was very satisfied with this answer. At least the second brother is still there.

"Now, where does my second brother live? Can you take me to see him?"

The temple keeper thought for a while, then said: "Your second brother may have gone out to sea recently. If you want to find relatives, it's best to go directly to the village director. He is the grandson of your eldest brother. Now all the big and small things in the village are arranged by him."

Li Hanmin thought for a while: "I am not familiar with them. It would be quite abrupt to go there suddenly. Brother Shan, can you take me there?"

"Of course, I just don't know if Duoyu is at home. I have to tell you in advance that these descendants of your eldest brother are very promising."

After the temple keeper finished speaking, he picked up the crutches leaning against the wall. When Li Hanmin saw it, he couldn't help asking: "Brother Shan, your body."

The temple keeper sighed: "Who can come to guard the temple is intact?"

Li Hanmin stopped talking... He had heard such a saying before, people with three disadvantages and five deficiencies are most suitable for guarding the village and the temple.

Not long after.

Two old men came to a new house. A child with a big yellow dog said in surprise: "Grandpa, have you been bullied by dogs again? Tell me whose dog it is and I will fix it for you." (End of this chapter)