Chapter 244: Boat Ride

Spent two days on the train.

That morning, the train finally arrived at its destination, Qingshi.

Liu Yinyin helped Gu Yanyan get out of the car.

Maybe it's because this place is close to the sea, the wind outside is quite strong, but it's not cold.

As soon as she got off the train, before Liu Yinyin had time to think about where to go, she caught a glimpse of a tall and slender man in a straight military uniform standing not far away...

It’s Gu Cheng.

Liu Yinyin smiled and waved at him.

Gu Cheng saw people and walked towards them with his long legs.

This was the first time that Gu Yanyan saw Gu Cheng in military uniform. He looked at him for a long time before he recognized that this man was his father.

After two days on the train, the boy was a little depressed. But when he saw his father, he immediately perked up, his eyes sparkled, and he shouted in a clear voice, "Dad!"

Gu Cheng picked up Gu Yanyan and took the luggage from Liu Yinyin with his other hand: "You must be tired. I'll take you to the hotel for dinner first."

Liu Yinyin smiled: "It's okay..."

Fortunately, they bought sleeper berth tickets, otherwise it would have been very expensive.

Brother Liu said, "Brother-in-law, why don't we go directly to the troops and put down our luggage."

They carry a lot of bags and it's not convenient for them to go out for meals.

Gu Cheng said, "Brother, the troops are on the island and we have to take a three or four hour boat ride. Should we leave after dinner?"

"Ah?" Brother Liu was surprised, "We still have to take a boat."

He didn't know this and thought he had already arrived.

Liu Yinyin coughed and said to Gu Cheng, "Let's buy some steamed buns and eat them on the boat."

I don’t know if Big Brother Liu and Second Brother Liu will get seasick. After eating a full meal, they might feel uncomfortable on the boat later.

The dry food they brought with them was eaten up on the train.

Gu Cheng also realized this and changed his tone, saying, "Okay, let's buy something to eat on the boat."

Qingshi is a prosperous city, and everywhere you look, you can see four or five-story buildings.

The streets are bustling with people, and in addition to bicycles, there are also small cars passing through from time to time.

Liu Yinyin was fine, but Gu Yanyan, eldest brother Liu and second brother Liu were all stunned.

It’s like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

"Oh my god..." Brother Liu didn't even dare to speak loudly, "What kind of place is this?"

Compared with their Xin'an County, it is like heaven and earth.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it. It turns out that other places are like this...

Gu Cheng found a snack bar and bought ten big steamed buns, and also bought a piece of red date glutinous rice cake for Gu Yanyan.

The economy here is developed, and there are many kinds of food.

It’s a pity that it’s inconvenient for them to carry their luggage, otherwise they could have taken a walk around Qing City.

After buying food, a group of people went directly to the pier to take a boat.

The new military region had just been established and the family buildings had not yet been built, so naturally there were no family members accompanying the troops at this time.

At most, they are just visiting relatives.

Liu Yinyin originally thought that there would be few people at the pier, but unexpectedly, contrary to her expectation, the pier was crowded with people waiting to take the boat.

Gu Cheng explained to her: "The island is large. In addition to the military area, there are also several fishermen from the villages. There are quite a lot of people."

"There is only one round trip from Haidao to Qingshi every day. It leaves at 7am and returns at 2pm."

When the weather is bad, the ship will stop operating.

There is a shortage of supplies on the island, so many fishermen come to Qing City to purchase supplies every day.

Seeing that most of the people waiting for the boat were carrying large and small bags, Liu Yinyin wondered, "They can't farm on the island, so they have to buy their own food?"

Since the people on the island make a living by fishing, food is definitely not distributed according to the work points earned.

Gu Cheng: "Every time the fishermen go out to sea, they have to hand over part of the fish they catch to the village, and they can deal with the rest themselves."

As far as he knew, the village would also distribute rations to the fishermen on a seasonal basis.

There are peak seasons and off-seasons for fishing at sea, and there is also a closed sea period of several months a year.

Therefore, the rations distributed in the village were usually not enough to eat.

The villagers need to find ways to exchange for food themselves.

Liu Yinyin understood and said, "So, they can use the fish they catch to exchange for other supplies."

Gu Cheng nodded: "The fishermen also have needs. The higher-ups don't forbid this. There are special places in Qing City for them to trade supplies. Next time I have a chance, I'll take you to have a look."

Liu Yinyin nodded twice. This is indeed important and needs to be arranged.

At almost two o'clock, a boat arrived.

Suddenly, the dock was bustling with activity.

Gu Cheng was wearing a military uniform and he was a military officer. Because of his aura, no one dared to approach him.

"Captain Gu..." A crew member saw Gu Cheng and immediately stepped forward to help move the luggage into the cabin.

Gu Cheng put down his luggage and nodded to the crew: "Thank you for your hard work."

Then he turned to Liu Yinyin and introduced her: "This is Xiao Fang, a staff member on the ship."

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "Thank you, Comrade Fang."

Xiao Fang smiled shyly: "Sister-in-law, don't be polite, this is what I should do."

With Gu Cheng's rank, he could have asked other soldiers to come and help, but he was not the kind of person who would abuse his power for personal gain.

My own private affairs will not bother others.

Xiao Fang arranged for them a separate small cabin with a small bed in it.

Gu Cheng put Gu Yanyan on the bed, then turned to ask Liu Yinyin: "Do you want to sleep for a while?"

Liu Yinyin shook her head and took out a thermos from her bag: "No, I've been sleeping on the train for two days. Is there any hot water here?"

Yes, there are, but they are kept by the staff and are not open to the public.

Gu Cheng took the cup from her hand and said, "Sit down, I'll get some water."

Liu Yinyin nodded. She was indeed very tired after walking all the way. She saw Brother Liu and Brother Liu standing by.

Liu Yinyin called out to them: "Big Brother, Second Brother, why are you standing there? Aren't you tired?"

The eldest and second brothers Liu were stunned: "Little sister, your brother-in-law is so good to you..."

She was very concerned about her along the way, and she didn't need to take care of the child, and even helped to fetch water.

Liu Yinyin chuckled: "It's only natural for men to be nice to women."

Brother Liu glanced at her and said, "What a twisted theory."

In the countryside, it is the women who serve the masters.

Liu Yinyin had an expression that said you guys don’t understand, and she didn’t feel like chatting with them at the moment.

She was very excited now. After being in this world for so long, this was the first time that Liu Yinyin went away from home.

Still by the sea.

Thinking that she would live here in the future, Liu Yinyin was quite curious.

When Gu Cheng came in with hot water, he saw Liu Yinyin and Gu Yanyan leaning on the window sill looking at the sea. They both looked in good spirits.

Gu Cheng remembered that when he first entered the sea, the soldiers below were about to vomit their bile.