"Big Brother" sounds more impressive than a pager. Hmm, I'll have to ask him about it later. If it's cheap, I'll get one for myself too.
Before we knew it, it was afternoon of the second day, the day we were to set sail.
Ye Lin and Ye Jianguo also arrived, accompanied by a man named Li Jun, who was Li Chunhua's nephew.
This was also what Boss Fu asked when he called. Fu Wan had mentioned that she was recruiting, so he took a look around Fu Family Village.
As a result, only three people met the requirements. When Ye Xiaocui talked about it with her in bed that night, Ye Xiaocui suddenly remembered that her sister-in-law had a nephew who played well with Fu Wan and Fu Ming when he was a child.
The next day, Fu Laoda made a phone call to Yejiacun. Upon hearing this, Ye Jianguo immediately ran to discuss it with his wife.
Li Chunhua was overjoyed when she heard the news.
She gave birth during a famine, so she had two children. However, her older brother married early and naturally had many children.
Now that she doesn't have to worry about her two sons, she's started to worry about her nephews from her maternal family.
Li Jun's family also lives near a mountain, but what they call a mountain is actually just a small hill. There is no sea in the village, only a few ponds.
Li Jun has always made a living by farming, but in addition to farming, he also often goes out to do odd jobs, usually helping people move bricks and tiles and carry lime.
It's hard work, and the money you earn is also hard-earned.
But you can't make much money this way.
As soon as Ye Jianguo told Li Chunhua, she hurriedly sent Ye Lin to her parents' home.
It wasn't that she was worried about the phone bill, but rather that her hometown village was so poor that they didn't even have telephones installed.
Fortunately, the two villages were not far apart. Ye Lin rode his bicycle for two hours to reach his uncle's house and persuaded Li Jun to come out.
To be honest, Li Jun's family didn't think much of him and Ye Lin going out to work.
A genuine farmer who has spent his whole life farming, going out to sea with others—is the sea so easy to cross?
Li Jun's mother disagreed, but Li Jun's grandmother strongly agreed.
The old man said, "Why do you care whether he goes out to sea or not? With so many people watching, how could he possibly fall into the water?"
"If he could earn more money, it would be better than farming!"
Moreover, even if Li Jun goes to sea with them, there will be someone to take care of the fields at home.
His wife is at home, and his parents can help look after things. If it's busy farming season, he can talk to Ye Lin's uncle and see if he can take a couple of days off.
The old lady was a woman of her word, so Li Jun's parents didn't dare to stop her anymore.
Fu Wan and Fu Ming hadn't seen Li Jun for over ten years. Now that they met again, the scene of catching loaches and frogs together in Yejiacun when they were children was still vivid in their minds.
After Li Jun greeted Fu Ming and Ye Xiaocui, Fu Ming put his arm around Li Jun's shoulder.
"Brother Dajun, it's been a long time!"
"Haha, it's been so long, Ah Ming! I heard you got married. Did you leave me a couple of wedding candies?"
"Haha, yes, I'll get it for you in a bit!"
The group chatted and laughed for a while when suddenly there was another knock on the door.
"Director Fu? Director Fu?"
"Hey, who is it!"
Fu Wan responded, feeling that the person's voice sounded familiar.
The courtyard gate was not closed, and with a series of footsteps, Fu Wan could see who it was.
"Su Ran?"
"Hey, haha, you didn't expect it to be me!"
Su Ran laughed heartily and pointed to Su Jianshe, who was pushing a bicycle behind her.
"It's not just me, my brother came too!"
"Director Fu, you wouldn't be unhappy with this, would you?"
"What are you saying? Of course you're welcome! Come inside, I'll pour you some tea!"
Fu Wan hurriedly invited Su Ran and Su Jianshe into the house. Li Jun had never seen the two before, so he curiously pulled Fu Ming aside to ask them questions.
Upon learning that one of the two comrades was a reporter for a newspaper and the other was a full-time employee of a television station, Li Jun was immediately filled with respect.
Newspapers and television stations are top-notch organizations!
Besides the identities of these two people, he could hardly believe his ears.
If he heard correctly, those two comrades just now addressed Fu Wan as "Little Factory Director Fu".
Factory manager?
Good heavens, is this referring to Fu Wan?
While they were still in shock, Fu Wan and Fu Laoda and the others invited Su Ran and Su Jianshe into the house.
The tea in front of the two was also different; Su Jianshe's tea was brewed with fresh tea leaves, and a fragrant aroma wafted over.
Su Ran's was made with wild honey. She took a sip and her eyes squinted from the sweetness.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, I knew you had good stuff here! This honey water is really delicious!"
Su Jianshe, who was standing next to him, nodded in agreement, "This tea is also quite good."
Although he couldn't tell what kind of tea it was, it smelled much better than the tea in his boss's office.
Fu Wan couldn't help but laugh and said, "I'm glad you like it. When you go back, I'll decorate it for you to take with you."
"Haha, then I won't be polite!"
Su Ran chuckled. After interacting with Fu Wan a few times, she grew to like this female comrade more and more.
Fu Wan shook her head upon hearing this, and pointed to the things they had placed on the table, saying, "There's no need to be polite. Why did you bring so much stuff when you came all this way?"
Look, there's malted milk powder, White Rabbit candy, and canned fruit. Well, it's from the Five Star Canned Food Factory.
Seeing Fu Wan's gaze fall on the can, Su Ran felt a little embarrassed.
Normally, they wouldn't need to bring anything when they go out to collect folk art, but since Fu Wan was their friend, they felt embarrassed to come empty-handed.
She bought the White Rabbit candy and malted milk powder, while Su Jianshe bought the canned fruit candy and chicken cake.
When Su Ran saw the canned fruit from the Five Star Canned Food Factory, she was speechless, but Su Jianshe still had a strong argument.
This is what people in the county town give as gifts. He wanted to buy canned fish, but he couldn't get any himself!
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Su Ran made no attempt to conceal her purpose.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, I heard from Mr. Sun, the owner of Jinlai Restaurant, that you are going out to sea tonight?"
"Yes, how did Mr. Sun know?"
Fu Wan was surprised. Could this person have planted a bug in the pager? She had even planned to give him some valuable fish as repayment for the pager!
"Haha, of course it was your relative who runs the recycling station who said it."
Comrade Xiao Fu, we came here today hoping to go out to sea with you. Is that alright?
"By the way, we can pay the corresponding fees."
To be honest, Fu Wan was also wondering about the purpose of the brother and sister's visit. It was already two or three in the afternoon, so it didn't make sense that they wanted to play with her.
She paused for two seconds, then laughed:
"Regarding the fees, if you want to go out to sea, that's fine, but may I ask, why do you want to go out to sea?"
"There's nothing wrong with talking about this. The photos and articles we took for the cannery a while ago were very well received."
My brother got a raise, and I became a team leader.
But there's nothing newsworthy to report in the county lately. I thought about it for a while and decided I could go out to sea with you to take some photos, and then write a few articles about fishermen going out to sea and publish them.”
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