"No, if you're worried, I'll get our captain to stamp it and find a witness to sign it too."
Jinwei waved his hand, saying that their house wasn't worth much; what was valuable was their livelihood—the boat!
“With me here, no one else will dare to do it.” Jinwei knew what he was worried about. He couldn’t say for sure about other things, but the house would definitely be fine.
Even if you don't go to him, but go directly to their brigade leader, he can still secretly approve a piece of land for him.
The land here is unsuitable for growing anything, and most of the young people in the brigade make a living by fishing.
Then they would go to exchange for food and goods; people without skills couldn't survive here.
Even among the educated youth sent to the countryside, this was the fewest they had.
Who would be willing to teach their family's skills, passed down through generations, to an outsider? Coming here would only mean waiting to starve to death.
Women are better off; they can choose to marry local people. But men are not. In the end, they can only be sent to other places, starving and on the verge of death.
After a while, no one delivered it anymore.
Li Baichuan nodded in agreement and asked Wei Ge to help him find a house. If it was suitable, they could settle on it this time.
Not long after they started talking, people began to arrive on the boat. As more people arrived, Suti felt short of breath.
She then realized she was seasick, mainly because the ship smelled terrible.
And the loud voices of the people around made it even more noisy than when the supply and marketing cooperative was fighting over goods.
The boat reeked of fish, and Suti's stomach was churning.
"Wife, put this on your nose." Seeing her like this, Li Baichuan hurriedly took out the prepared item.
He felt just as bad the first time he came back, and it was the locals who gave him these things. This time, he went to find a lot of them before boarding the ship.
He then gave another hand to Lu Guoan, whose face was equally grim.
“These are herbs. Locals use them to prevent seasickness. Honey, lean on me and close your eyes for a while. We’ll be there soon.”
Suti didn't want to say anything and did as Baichuan said. She didn't know what the herb was, but it had a very strong smell.
She seemed much clearer-headed, so she leaned on Baichuan's shoulder, closed her eyes to rest, and shut out everything around her.
The boat was rocking so much that Suti didn't dare open his eyes. He had originally wanted to enjoy the scenery on the sea, but he decided against it now.
Suti had no idea how long she had driven. When she finally arrived, it took her a long time to catch her breath. Even when her feet were on the ground, she felt like she was still floating in mid-air.
When I looked up again, it felt like I had entered another world.
No wonder Baichuan was so excited when he went back. He's seen so much of the mainland, and now he sees Hong Kong in a completely different light.
It was as if she had truly traveled back decades to the future.
"Isn't my wife beautiful?" Li Baichuan looked at the colorful lights in front of him and thought they were really pretty.
Lu Guoan was already dumbfounded and speechless. When he came to his senses, he quickly moved closer to Brother Chuan.
His dad was right. He had to be careful when he went out. If he got lost here, he wouldn't be able to get back.
He couldn't understand a word these people were saying, and the night was just as bright as the daytime.
He didn't even dare to look at the clothes the people here wore, afraid that people would accuse him of being a pervert, since the women's bellies were all exposed.
And that skirt was so short, he clutched his clothes tightly, feeling very awkward.
"Let's go, head up and chest out. If you don't know what to do, just look serious," Li Baichuan said to Lu Guoan behind him, putting his arm around his wife.
He looks like he's naive and inexperienced; he'll get ripped off.
Li Baichuan was still very happy, as he could openly be intimate with his wife here.
Not to mention hugging, even kissing is fine, unlike in mainland China where you can't even get a little close.
They're a married couple, yet they do everything in secret.
Lu Guoan glanced at Brother Chuan and his wife in front of him, his expression turned serious, and his eyes became even more vicious.
He kept his eyes fixed on the road ahead the whole way, looking like he was on his way to seek revenge.
Suti first surveyed the Bund, seeing many people handing over goods and many vendors hawking their wares.
"How did you buy it last time?" Suti didn't approach any of the stalls, as he didn't know how they traded; he had to follow their rules.
“Either is fine. Brother Wei said this is a free market, with both individual and wholesale items.” Li Baichuan didn’t say anything, just followed his wife.
Only after hearing this did Suti go to a stall she had passed by earlier that caught her eye.
"What do you want?" The clothes on the stall looked to be of good quality, but the styles weren't very appealing.
Nowadays, tight-fitting clothes are all the rage in the port city. Not only are the tops tight, but the bottoms are also tight shorts and skirts.
There are also many decorations on it, and I guess the clothes here will become popular in mainland China in a few years.
"What's the price of this?" With autumn approaching, Suti had her eye on a material similar to that of a trench coat from later times.
"Five yuan a piece." The man glanced at what Su Ti was wearing, then looked at it again and again.
"Honey, do you like this? We can negotiate the price." Li Baichuan whispered close to his wife's ear, afraid that she would be ripped off.
His wife was used to buying clothes and fabrics at department stores and didn't think they were expensive, but here they would overcharge people from out of town.
"How about this one?" Suti picked out a pair of slightly stretchy pants, which would look good with a long trench coat.
"It's also five yuan a piece, but the material is quite expensive." The man was still staring at the clothes Su Ti was wearing.
"One yuan a piece, I want fifty pieces of each size, and these pants, although they're not worth that much, but I'm honest, I'll also pay one yuan a piece, fifty pieces of each size."
Su Ti smiled as she looked at the shop owner. She hadn't missed the man's gaze; it was as if he thought it was inappropriate for her to have her eye on such clothes.
"Are you kidding me? You can't haggle like that." The man had originally wanted to ask where Suti bought his clothes.
But upon hearing her words, he forgot everything else; he wanted to buy it even for just one yuan.
"Then forget it. I was originally thinking of ordering these first, since I need a lot. If you have anything else, I can buy it too."
Suti nodded indifferently, showing no regret or reluctance whatsoever, as if he would simply let it go if he couldn't sell it.
"What else do you want? The price for the clothes isn't right, but I have other stalls. If you want more, we can calculate the cost together."
When the man heard that she wanted a lot, he tried to persuade her to stay, since even if he couldn't sell this one, he might still be able to make money on others.
This person is obviously a big customer; the clothes he's wearing are ones he's never seen before, probably new items.
“Then take me to see it.” Suti nodded calmly.
The man led her to a place that sold those colorful trinkets, and Suti finally understood where Baichuan and the others got those things last time.
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