Chapter 24: The Deserted Island
At this time, Lin Qingxiang also came out of the house. Lin Zhi immediately pointed the finger at him, "Lin Qingxiang, that land belongs to our family. We should plant it. You should return the land to me immediately!"
Lin Qingxiang took out the document and looked at him with a half-smile, "Sure! Lin Yi and I have signed a document in black and white. The land belongs to me for this year. I have no objection if you want to rent it. Just pay the money."
"Give me money? Are you crazy about money?" Li Lian stretched her neck and yelled behind Lin Zhi.
Lin Qingxiang was not going to tolerate them, so he turned around and said to the captain: "Either you guys handle it, or I'll call the police. Now is a new era of reform and opening up, and it's a good time to catch a few typical ruffians and bullies!"
The captain looked at Lin Zhi and his wife, and his posture seemed to be serious, which scared the couple away.
Lin Qingxiang sneered, "What a coward! You still want to fight me!"
The captain shook his head helplessly, "They are just two idiots in the village, and they are unreasonable. Why are you arguing with them?"
Lin Qingxiang curled his lips and didn't listen at all.
Li Lian, who had already walked away, was so angry that she poked Lin Zhi's lower back fiercely, "How can you be so useless! Those fields obviously belong to your parents. They only have two grandsons, so how could they give the fields to outsiders? If your eldest brother doesn't do anything, your parents will definitely die with regrets!"
"Just talk about my eldest brother, why bring up my parents? If you hadn't stopped me, my eldest brother wouldn't have given the fields to Lin Qingxiang to farm behind our backs!" Lin Zhi was also very angry.
Li Lian became even angrier. "Are you blaming me now? What kind of life are we living? Our two sons are getting married soon, but we can't even get the money to build a house. If you had some ability, why would I be so stingy!"
The couple blamed each other and cursed each other all the way home.
At this time, Lin Qin and Chen Wenjun had already carried Lin Yi to the edge of Nanxi River.
Nanxi River is the largest river here and the main source of drinking water for residents in the city and the coastal counties. In the 1980s, many boat people lived on the river. They mainly made a living by transporting passengers and goods, and fishing was only a supplement.
Going downstream from Nanxi all the way to Nangang, there is a large passenger and cargo terminal. In the 1980s when the economy was just emerging, all kinds of seafood, timber, tea, and smuggling were mostly transported by water.
There is also the ancient practice of rafting, where boatmen risk their lives to cross rapids and dangerous shoals. They can usually earn dozens of yuan for one trip. If nothing unexpected happens, it's fine, but if an accident happens, they will most likely lose their lives in the water.
In his early years, Chen Wenjun also made his way around like other boat people. At that time, Chen Pingan was not yet born, and life was full of hope.
Ever since Chen Ping'an was born, this family has been shrouded in gloom. Before the child was even a year old, Chen Wenjun's ex-wife ran away, and even his father-in-law and his family were nowhere to be found.
He was worried that if something happened to him, his child would really have no chance of survival, so he didn't dare to take the risk again.
In addition, delivering goods by ship cannot waste time. When Chen Pingan was a child, he was sick every other day. He was simply unable to transport goods for others. He was afraid that he could not afford the compensation for the delay, so he could only make a living by fishing to support his family.
Along the way, Chen Wenjun explained his situation in detail to Lin Yi.
Lin Yi sighed as he looked at Chen Wenjun's five-sailed boat.
Chen Wenjun put the person down first, then quickly jumped onto the boat and opened the door.
Chen Ping'an in the cabin did not call his father excitedly as usual, until he heard Liu Yaya call "Brother Ping'an" in a crisp voice, then there was a light in his eyes.
He climbed out excitedly and saw Liu Yaya standing on the shore. He smiled with an innocent and shy look on his face.
When his eyes met Lin Qin's loving gaze, he shyly retracted them and whispered to Liu Yaya, "Come here, sister Yaya. The little turtle is here."
"Okay!" Liu Yaya couldn't wait to go up.
Chen Wenjun set up the ladder to get on the boat, carried Liu Yaya up, and then came down to help Lin Qin carry the people.
Lin Yi was full of curiosity about everything on the ship, and found it incredible to learn that the rear cabin could accommodate a whole family.
It was still daytime and not yet time to go to bed, so Chen Wenjun settled Lin Yi down and opened the bamboo tent for him to see the scenery of Nanxi River.
He said with a smile: "Uncle, you will stay on the boat from now on. I will start to use the trap to catch fish from today. I have been lucky in fishing recently and saved some money. Give me one or two years, and I will save money to buy a piece of land and build a house."
Lin Yi nodded with satisfaction. Regardless of whether Chen Wenjun could do it, at least he dared to make such a guarantee. Lin Yi felt relieved after hearing that.
Seeing Lin Yi's perfunctory attitude, Chen Wenjun knew that he didn't believe it, so he said, "Let's go! I'll take you to see a place by boat."
"Where are we going? The sun is almost setting." Lin Qin asked curiously while sitting cross-legged on the ground. From time to time, he glanced at the two children beside him who were concentrating on playing with the little turtle. He felt surprisingly at ease.
Chen Wenjun didn't keep the secret. He pointed to the small island not far away and whispered, "Have you forgotten that someone bought this deserted island to raise geese? I want to buy that island and build a house."
Lin Qin craned his neck in shock to look over there, his hands reaching out of the boat, "You mean that one?"
"That's right!" Chen Wenjun waved his hand, motioning Lin Qin to go outside with him to talk.
Lin Qin asked Lin Yi to accompany the two children while she went out with Chen Wenjun.
Once outside, the view became wider and from here Lin Qin could roughly see the appearance of the deserted island.
There are many such deserted islands in Nanxi, almost one every few miles, of varying sizes. The deserted island in front of us is about two hundred acres in size, surrounded by water and covered with crystal cave granite geological landforms and hills. The altitude is estimated to be more than one hundred meters, and the end can be seen at a glance.
Lin Qin was full of black lines on his forehead, "This island doesn't even have a place to go ashore, why did you buy it?"
"Don't be impatient! I'll take you there and you'll know." Chen Wenjun was a little excited and went to row the boat without saying a word.
Lin Qin simply sat down cross-legged on the spot, feeling the river breeze and feeling the tranquility of the moment.
The five-sailed boat was moving at a fairly fast speed. While Lin Qin was in a daze, they had already approached the deserted island and were circling it until a gap appeared in front of Lin Qin. She instantly stood up excitedly.
At this time, Chen Wenjun also came to her side and pointed proudly at the gap in front of him that was covered by the big banyan tree.
"I've already gone in and taken a look. Although this deserted island is surrounded by small hills, the open space in the middle is quite large. There are about dozens of acres of land that can be reclaimed. However, there are a lot of weeds, and there may be snakes and poisonous ants that bite people. It's a bit troublesome to clean up, but these are all minor matters.
The main reason why I chose this place is that this is the only place on the island where you can go ashore. Ships cannot get close to other places because they will run aground on the reefs. Even if they get close, they cannot get on.
When we buy the island, we will repair this big banyan tree, seal the gap with rocks from the mountain, and open a door, so that safety is guaranteed."
(End of this chapter)
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