Bonnie said she would let Han Weidong and the others think about it and give her the result tomorrow.
Good heavens! If it weren't for the fact that your family has some resources, and that you'll need to go out and sell the seaweed after the seaweed farming is successful, who would take you along?
Bonnie hurriedly returned to her parents' home. She wondered if Sanqi had upset her grandmother. The little one was a bit unreliable.
"Madam, it's delicious, you should have some too."
Before Bonnie even entered the house, she heard Sanqi's exaggerated voice, asking what delicious food they were having.
"Grandma, what are you eating? Is there any for me?"
"It's gone."
Upon hearing his mother's voice, Sanqi stuffed everything in his hands into his mouth, spread his hands, and told his mother that it was gone.
"Is this still my own son? How can he be so stingy with his own mother, Gu Sanqi?"
"It's your fault for always teasing him and taking his food away. The child is now traumatized."
Grandma wiped Sanqi's mouth with a handkerchief and told him to go play on the kang (heated brick bed).
"Where's my grandfather? Did he go to find Third Grandfather and the others again?"
"Maybe. There wasn't much to do before the New Year, so I played chess with a few old buddies, all of whom are terrible at it. The other day, your grandpa said he wouldn't play chess with your third grandpa and the others anymore because they always take back their moves. But less than two days later, he's already forgotten his promise."
Bonnie was quite envious of her grandfather, who was born on this island, married, had children, and was slowly growing old. He also had a few brothers and friends to talk to.
"My grandparents have always been bickering their whole lives, but they've never argued for more than three days. You can't take it seriously. My dad hasn't come back yet either."
"You need something from me? Don't you always ask your mother when you come back?"
As soon as Bonnie's father entered the door, he heard his daughter's words and a smile appeared on his lips.
"Oh dear, you startled me. Dad, you came in without making a sound. I hope I didn't say anything bad about you, or you would have heard me. I was looking for you, but Mom wasn't home!"
Bonnie patted her chest as if to show that she really hadn't heard her father come in.
Well, this is a leaky cotton-padded jacket too.
"Dad, where have you been? Has anything happened about what I told you before?"
"I've sent letters to your second brother and Lin Bo. The family has separated. I need to tell them and let your mother know too. How can we keep family matters from your mother?"
Bonnie thought to herself, "With your handwriting, do you think they can even understand it?" Bonnie only thought this to herself, but dared not say it aloud, as it was her father's sore spot.
"As I said, we had a meeting to discuss it. It would be great if the situation you described could succeed, but there is also the risk of failure. You know the situation on our island; we can't go all out, but we won't stop supporting you."
Bonnie's heart pounded when she heard the first part of her father's words. Without her father handling the paperwork for her, she wouldn't be able to legally cultivate seaweed, and she could easily be accused of something like "exploiting socialism," which is how it used to be portrayed in comedy sketches.
"Dad, stop pausing and get to the point."
"Don't interrupt me, where was I?"
If it were anyone else, Bonnie would have rolled her eyes even without lifting a finger.
"I won't give you my full support, but I won't offer any support either. What kind of support can you give me?"
"I will provide you with manpower and material support. People under the age of sixteen and over the age of sixty on the island will be at your command, and you can use the small boats of each family."
After saying this, Bonnie's dad felt a little embarrassed and hoped his daughter wouldn't get angry.
"Dad, you really are my father. You've given me everything, from the old to the young. Are you expecting me to help you raise the kids and also take care of the elderly?"
Actually, Bonnie had already accepted it in her heart. She knew the island couldn't offer any favorable conditions; everyone was relying on labor to earn work points and go out to sea to fish. She was afraid that if they failed, her whole family would starve—no, this place didn't produce any windfall.
“Okay, I accept. But there’s one more condition: I need to borrow a few people from the educated youth settlement.”
"no problem."
Bonnie said she would go back and make a plan, and her father would need to go to the commune to complete the formalities. That way, no matter whether it succeeded or not, Bonnie would have a guarantee that she wouldn't be reported.
There are only a few days left until the Lunar New Year. This matter will basically be settled before the New Year, but the formalities will have to be completed afterward. Before the New Year, let's do some preparatory work and train her little soldiers. Rowing and transporting goods will require physical strength, and she can't do it without strength.
After finishing her business, Bonnie took Sanqi home.
That evening, Bao Ni complained to Gu Ye that San Qi was too stingy with his own mother, not leaving her a single bite to eat and stuffing the rest into his own mouth. Gu Ye had no choice but to take out a peach shortbread and give it only to Bao Ni, making San Qi watch his mother eat it.
That night, Sanqi was very angry and didn't sleep with his mother. He took his blanket and slept against the wall.
As a result, Sanqi did not urinate before going to bed at night, and drew a map on the mattress in the middle of the night.
Early in the morning, Bonnie struggled to untangle the blankets, while Sanqi watched her innocently. Well, in the end, she was the one who suffered. From then on, mother and daughter reconciled. Liu Jiu shook her head, picked up her bag, and left with her friends.
After tidying up, Bonnie left Sanqi with her grandmother and went to listen to the news.
"Sister Bonnie, you're here! Come in quickly."
As soon as Li Gang saw Lin Baoni, he warmly invited her in.
"So there's a result, and you want to join in?"
"If we participate, then we still need to work?"
After discussing it, Han Weidong and the others decided that they weren't relying on work points to make a living, and besides, they wouldn't earn many anyway. Living the same way every day was too boring and depressing, so they figured they might as well try a different way of life.
"Basically, you don't need to work, but seaweed farming isn't easy either. You need to learn to row, swim, and dive, and you also need to train and exercise. It requires strength."
Bonnie thought that the younger people could work with her at sea, while the older ones could be responsible for making straw ropes and bamboo rafts. They were all elderly people on the island, so they knew how to do these things and could do them well.
"No problem, it's not like we haven't practiced before."
"Alright, all seven of you will participate? I can't say whether it will be successful or not. There's no salary upfront, it'll just be on the books. If it works out, you'll get everything; if it fails, you'll get nothing. I'm making that clear beforehand!"
Bonnie is currently only in charge of the commander. She needs to contact the military logistics department to ask for some support and financial assistance. She'll also contribute some herself; the island won't contribute a single penny. No problem, they'll provide manpower and ships.
In the end, Dong Weiguo and Wang Jiefang did not participate because they had no family support and needed to earn work points to support themselves.
"It's okay. If you're not afraid of hard work, you can train with us. If we succeed, you can apply to join next year."
Bonnie knew it wouldn't be easy for them to leave home and go to a strange place, just like when she first joined the swimming team.
"Thank you, Sister Bonnie. We'll learn together when we're not working."
"No problem, training will start tomorrow. We'll work on physical fitness first, and then we'll go into the water when it gets warmer."
After leaving the educated youth compound, Bonnie went to the team headquarters to see the boys from the island, who were the main force. Growing up on the island, none of them were bad swimmers; they just needed to be properly managed and their wild ways corrected.
Hopefully, these guys know her name, so she doesn't give them a lecture on the spot; that wouldn't be good.
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