Chapter 323 Departure to the Island

The next morning, Li Zhan and Xia Juanjuan told Lin Yuru and Xia Shuangshan that they were going to the island with the army.

Lin Yuru and Xia Shuangshan were stunned when they heard this.

Lin Yuru suddenly understood: "That's why Lizhan and other geniuses go hunting in the mountains every day, and Juan'er, you made new quilts and new cotton shirts and pants for..."

Xia Juanjuan nodded and said: "Mom, the conditions on the island are difficult, and I don't know what the situation is like. Originally, I was thinking about asking Mom to come with us so that you can continue to help us. But going to the island is not as good as being in Qingshui. It's like a village. I'm afraid it will take three or four days just to get back. If you want to go there with us, what will my father do?

Lin Yuru felt very unhappy after hearing this, and couldn't help but lift up the corner of her clothes to wipe her tears: "If this is the case, then... it won't be easy for us to see each other again in the future? So... when are you leaving? Why didn't you tell us earlier so that we could be mentally prepared..."

Xia Shuangshan felt upset and squatted on the ground without saying a word.

Seeing them like this, Xia Juanjuan was also very sad, and said, "Dad, Mom, don't be too sad. When we are settled, we will take you to visit relatives. I can also bring the kids back anytime, so we won't be separated forever... I didn't tell you so early because I was afraid you would be sad..."

Lin Yuru burst into tears.

Xia Shuangshan spoke at this time: "Hey! Don't cry! It's a good thing that Juan'er is going to join the army! She and Lizhan have been apart for a long time, and now she will be able to see each other every day. Why are you crying? Do you want Juan'er to stay in the village and take care of you and me, two old things?"

Lin Yuru felt even more wronged: "I cry for my own good, what's it to you? You are the only one who understands the greater good, you won't even let me cry!"

Xia Shuangshan was speechless. The older this woman got, the angrier she got. She even dared to talk back to him!

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Xia Juanjuan quickly smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Dad, Mom, I promise that I will bring the children back once every six months at most, or maybe once every three or four months. And, I estimate that it will only be two or three years at most, and we will definitely come back then..."

There are only two years left before the resumption of the college entrance examination, and she will definitely take part in the first exam.

Once I pass the exam, I will definitely return to Beijing.

As for Lizhan, with the Fu family around and the many contributions he has made, she believed that it would only be a matter of time before he was transferred to Beijing.

After hearing this, Lin Yuru and Xia Shuangshan didn't know what to say. They had already treated their daughter badly in the first half of their lives, and now they wanted her to follow the army and leave in peace?

The remaining few days were spent packing in a hurry.

After they left, Xia Juanjuan asked Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru to move into their yard. One of the new quilts she made two days ago was for them.

A quilt and a set of cotton shirt and trousers were also sent over to Yang Qiushi.

Yang Qiushi was upset when he heard that Xia Juanjuan was going to take the children to the island to join the army. He had just become her godparents, and now he couldn't see her anymore... Alas!

Xia Juanjuan comforted him with a few words, and then asked him to go home so that the children could say goodbye to him formally.

She went to Li Jie again and told him and the others to help look after Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru.

Xia Juanjuan decided to let Li Jie and Zhou Qiuhe use the two houses left by the eldest son of the Li family, that is, the father of Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Beibei, because otherwise it would be a pity to leave them empty.

As for Li Jie secretly going out with the villagers to resell things in the black market to make money, Xia Juanjuan also asked Luo Cheng to help take care of it so that Li Jie would not be bullied by local snakes in other black markets. If it's convenient, if there's some money-making job that's not too dangerous, just help Li Jie out.

However, Xia Juanjuan naturally did not tell Li Jie and Zhou Qiuhe about asking Luo Cheng to do the task.

Anyway, it will be liberalized soon, and the gap between farmers and city dwellers will only get bigger and bigger in the future.

If Li Jie wants to do business in the black market to make money, then he can follow Luo Cheng to train and adapt in the black market for a few years, and then do it openly after the freedom is released, so that he will not be at a loss and don't know where to start.

Luo Cheng agreed, and indeed helped Li Jie several times from the local tyrants. Later, he also came into contact with Li Jie and asked him to help unload and load cargo several times. Seeing that Li Jie was a good person, Luo Cheng was quite happy to semi-formally recruit Li Jie into his team.

But that’s another story.

After a few days of packing, the day finally arrived to set off for the island.

Xia Shuangshan still borrowed a ox cart and took Li Zhan, Xia Juanjuan, the cubs and the wolf cubs to the county town to take the train.

The island that Lizhan wanted to go to was in the Bohai Sea in the north. He had to take a train to Beijing first, then transfer to a train to Shenyang, Liaoning Province, then walk down to the seaside, and then take a boat to the island.

Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Beibei knew that they were going to move to a very far place. They had lived with Lin Yuru and Xia Shuangshan for several years, so they were very sad.

Although the three little ones were naive, they were very sad when they heard Xia Juanjuan say that they would not be able to see their grandparents and Grandpa Yang often in the future.

In fact, Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru have taken care of the wolf cub much more than Li Zhan and Xia Juanjuan these days. The cub also keeps barking and is reluctant to leave Lin Yuru.

Lin Yuru followed the ox cart for a long time, wiping her tears with the corner of her clothes while giving instructions.

"Xiao Wu likes to kick the quilt when he sleeps at night, and Bei Bei is afraid of the dark, so you all should keep this in mind. Also, Yan Yan, Ye Ye, and Yao Yao, don't forget to feed the sheep at home every day. You must raise another one when you get here, otherwise they will make trouble..."

It didn't stop until it couldn't catch up anymore.

Xia Juanjuan watched her figure getting smaller and smaller from afar, and couldn't help but shed tears.

Li Zhan gently held her in his arms.

When they arrived at the county seat, Xia Shuangshan watched them get on the train, hesitated for a moment, and then handed in a few Y-shaped slingshots made of rubber bands and small cars carved out of wood through the window, and said to Xia Juanjuan, "Keep these and give them to the children to play with..."

Xia Juanjuan knew that it was Xia Shuangshan who did it himself, and she couldn't help but shed tears again. She said, "Dad, you and Mom are fine at home, we will be back to see you soon!"

The train started and soon arrived in Beijing.

The Fu family originally felt that the conditions on the island were too harsh and did not want Juanjuan to take the children there. They still wanted Xia Juanjuan to live in Beijing.

However, Xia Juanjuan insisted on going, and they had no other choice. The journey would take several days, and they were worried about only Li Zhan and Xia Juanjuan taking care of the six kids.

Fu Nanzheng took two weeks off and sent them to their destination.

They bought hard sleeper tickets and had the protection of two grown men, Li Zhan and Fu Nanzheng, so even though they were carrying a lot of children and luggage, nothing went wrong. They arrived at the seaside pier and were about to take the boat sent by the army to pick them up to go to the island.

The latitude here is about the same as Qingshui Village, but because it is by the sea, it is warmer than inland.

Even so, it was already late autumn after all, and the wind was strong at the dock, blowing towards me, making it quite cold.

The weather has been bad these days and the sea has been rough, so the ship sent to pick up people has stopped sailing for a few days, and Xia Juanjuan and the others have been stuck in the guesthouse here.

However, the little ones didn't feel cold at all. They ran outside every day to see the big ship.

The boundless sea extends to the horizon, and in the distance there is a lighthouse standing tall. Every day when the kids wake up, the older ones hold the younger ones’ hands and run out to watch the fishermen go out to sea and come back.

Small yellow croaker, hairtail, cuttlefish, mantis shrimp, crab, scallop, jellyfish, kelp and the like. Not to mention the little ones, even Fu Nanzheng and Li Zhan had never seen so many.

Sometimes it would be early in the morning, the two grown men would each let a little one ride on their necks, Lizhan would hold one more, Fu Nanzheng would hold Beibei's little hand, and Xiaowen and Xiaowu would be left alone with no one to take care of them, so they would walk by themselves. The eight of them would go to the dock in a mighty procession to watch the fishing boats coming and going.

Xia Juanjuan had been to the seafood market before, and she had a lot of different kinds of seafood in her space, so she was very disdainful of the bumpkin-like behavior of Li Zhan and Fu Nanzheng.

Really... two grown men ran to watch people fishing like children, and asked for a long time when they saw all kinds of unfamiliar fish, without any shame.

However, the gains are not small.

When the fishermen saw the three cute triplets who looked almost identical, they found them very rare and came up to them to ask how old they were, what their names were, and whether they wanted to go home with their uncle.

The three kids were not afraid of strangers. Yanyan answered them in a baby voice: "It's Shansui! This one is Yaoyao, this one is Yeye, and I'm Yanyan, the eldest brother!"

Ye Ye immediately corrected him: "It's not the eldest brother! It's the third brother! Ye Ye is the fourth brother!"

Yaoyao didn't really care about not being able to gain the title of 'brother', and answered the fisherman's last question seriously: "No... I can't go back... home with you! Mom said I can't go with strangers!"

Li Zhan and Fu Nanzheng on the side couldn't help laughing as they watched the kids talking fluently.

The fisherman uncle also laughed and couldn't help teasing them: "How can uncle be a stranger? You come to see uncle go out to sea every day, and uncle also gave you mantis shrimps. Have you forgotten?"

Yaoyao became confused. He raised his little hand to touch his head, then looked at Yanyan and Yeye beside him as if asking for help.

Ye Ye fully demonstrated his authority as the fourth brother and said, "Yao Yao is so stupid! You can't be bribed by Pi Pi Xia!"

Yaoyao suddenly realized: "Oh!"