Time flies, and the end of the year is here again in the blink of an eye.
Bonnie has been very busy in the past six months. The area for kelp farming has expanded several times and mass production has been achieved.
Professor Gao's contribution was immense. If they hadn't successfully researched spore propagation, Bonnie wouldn't have had the confidence to scale up kelp cultivation. Without seedlings, everything would have been in vain.
Professor Gao taught this technology to Bao Ni, a great thing that benefits the country and its people. Thanks to Brother Gu's efforts, Professor Gao and his colleagues had their labels removed, were exonerated, and returned to Beijing.
Bonnie has mastered the spore cultivation technology. After Professor Gao leaves, she will have to take charge of the cultivation herself next year.
The matter is urgent. Gu Ye might be transferred to the fleet next year, leaving the island, so this technology will need to be mastered by someone else. Although the fleet isn't far from the island, making it convenient for me to come back, Bonnie can't afford the hassle of traveling back and forth.
Just to be on the safe side, Bonnie selected a few people to take over the technology.
Originally, they wanted to select Han Weidong and a few others, but their families had made arrangements, and they would gradually leave. More than four years have passed since 1969, and no family would truly abandon their child.
Li Gang and Zhang Yuanchao got jobs in the factory thanks to their family connections. Han Weidong and Zhou Chen went to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, which will start next March. The university is in Beijing, and the majors are quite good.
Before the Chinese New Year, the four of them completed the formalities and left.
Bonnie selected several junior high school graduates from the island's first team, along with logistics soldiers chosen by the quartermaster. Bonnie provided them with unified training, teaching them as much technical skill as possible.
Bonnie was busy teaching techniques and explaining the precautions for seaweed farming to her father. Her father had assigned this task to Lin Yu, who had noticed significant changes in her older brother over the past year, seeing how well he was taking care of her and their two children.
He's in his thirties now; it's time to mature, at least to know when to change. Most gratifyingly, he's picked up his books again, actively asking Professor Gao questions this year, and he's also mastered spore propagation technology.
From now on, Lin Yu will be in charge of the seaweed farm. Bao Ni's father will supervise from the side. He has no choice but to take charge. There is no one more suitable than Lin Yu on the island. The people of the same age have not graduated from elementary school and do not understand many things.
Furthermore, Bonnie's father also had his own selfish motives. Lin Yu was his son, and since he wanted to improve, he couldn't be denied any opportunity.
Sister-in-law Yaru will still be in charge of the accounts. Haiyan has grown up and is very skilled at diving, and she can use the diving equipment proficiently. So she will be in charge of this aspect, and she can make a living on the island in the future.
Everything is arranged, and Bonnie and the others won't be leaving for the time being, so it's a good opportunity to guide them.
Days passed by, and the eve of the Lunar New Year in 1973 passed silently!
After the start of the year, Bonnie led them to inspect the growth of seaweed, repair the fishing boats, and entrusted some related matters to her older brother.
"Baoni, thank you! I'm too embarrassed to say anything, thank you!" Lin Yu took the seaweed farming information that Baoni had compiled. This was something Baoni had spent several years figuring out and compiling, starting from when Liu Jiu wasn't even born yet, almost ten years ago.
"There's nothing to apologize for. You live your own life, just remember your responsibilities. Your grandparents and parents are getting older, so let them worry less."
Bonnie had no prejudice against Lin Yu. As long as Lin Yu didn't cross her bottom line, she wouldn't interfere too much. This time, it was her father who chose Lin Yu to be in charge of the seaweed farm, and she had no objections. In the past year, Lin Yu had indeed mastered the relevant technology and management.
After Bonnie left, the farm's interests were no longer her concern.
In June, Bao Ni and her friends harvested the seaweed, dried it, and sold it. She also received 5,000 yuan. That was her share of the profits; there wouldn't be any more after that. Over the past few years, Bao Ni has earned a total of nearly 10,000 yuan from the seaweed farm, which is a considerable amount.
Regardless, Bao Ni deserves credit for the success of seaweed farming, as Brother Gu subtly mentioned. He also admires Bao Ni's magnanimity in letting go so easily.
Previously, the quartermaster and logistics manager suggested that even if Bonnie left, her share of the profits should still be given to her. Bonnie refused and instead transferred it directly to the farm, as they would need to hire permanent workers and incur expenses in the future.
As a soldier, Gu Ye needed to avoid suspicion, and as a family member, Bao Ni was also constantly careful not to cause any trouble. At this time, caution was paramount, and she didn't have high material demands.
Most importantly, Gu Ye had some savings, and in recent years, they hadn't spent much money on food, drink, or other necessities on the island. Especially after Bao Ni started clearing the land, they barely bought any food, which was the biggest expense for the family.
Gu Ye barely spent his salary. Every year, Bao Ni would retrieve large catches from the secret base and exchange them for a lot of supplies. She also used seafood for social interactions, so she really didn't spend much money.
Before leaving, Bonnie packed up all the grains: wheat, millet, and soybeans. This year's main crops were wheat and soybeans, and they've all been harvested. The land she cultivated will be distributed to other military spouses next year.
Bonnie has almost finished packing and is just waiting for Gu Ye's transfer order so they can load the ship and set off. It's not far.
When Gu Ye returned from the army, he saw that Bao Ni had packed up a lot of things at home, and he felt a little uneasy.
"Baoni, honey, I need to talk to you about something."
Bonnie had a bad feeling. "The transfer order came down. What's going on?"
"The transfer order has come down to the Guangdong base of the South China Sea Fleet."
"Where? The South China Sea Fleet? Aren't we going to the North China Sea Fleet?" Bonnie was confused. The South China Sea? Where's the South China Sea? What's in there?
She felt something spinning in her head, and she felt a little dizzy.
“Honey, calm down. Listen to me. At first, I was supposed to go to the North Sea Fleet, but things happened suddenly, and the South Sea Fleet needed me. I’m a soldier, and I go wherever I’m needed. A soldier’s duty is to obey orders.”
Seeing that Bao Ni had calmed down a bit, Gu Ye felt a little relieved. He was worried that Bao Ni wouldn't go to the South China Sea Fleet with him, since she could support herself here and take good care of herself and the child.
"What are you going there for?" Bonnie didn't know what Gu Ye studied at military school, but he often went on missions and didn't always go to sea.
"Brigade Commander of the Marine Corps, after this promotion, you won't be getting any more promotions for the next few years." Gu Ye entered military academy at the age of fifteen and has been in the military for almost twenty years, during which time he has made many meritorious contributions.
Before meeting Bonnie, he was reckless and considered dying on the battlefield as the end of his life, accumulating a lot of military achievements.
This time, he was originally transferred to the North Sea Fleet as a deputy brigade commander, not a marine brigade. However, the situation in the South Sea Fleet changed, and they needed someone with education and experience to take over the marine brigade. Based on the comprehensive evaluation, he scored the highest.
Since things weren't finalized, Gu Ye couldn't say anything. So, it wasn't until just before she was about to leave that Bao Ni found out she was going to leave her familiar place for a completely unfamiliar one, a place where she couldn't even understand the local dialect.
Not going was out of the question, but Bonnie was also angry. In the end, Bonnie twisted Gu Ye's waist so hard that it turned a large bruise.
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