Chapter 160: Seaside Inquiries
Towards dawn, there was a commotion outside, and then someone was shouting about checks and stuff.
At this moment, the Zheng family had already gotten up, Qiao Jiayue was stunned, looking at Xu Sunshine dressing and wearing shoes, the clouds on his head had turned a faint gray.
What does the black and red cloud mean, is it a blessing and a curse?
Qiao Jiayue had been yawning, and she couldn't figure it out in her heart, and when the militia saw that they were unfamiliar faces, she immediately took them to the commune for questioning.
Qiao Jiayue pursed her lips and pulled the corner of Qiao's father's clothes, feeling a little scared, these militiamen and little red soldiers are her shadows.
Qiao's father was keenly aware of his daughter's condition, and knew that she was frightened and distressed, so he had to grab her hand and comfort her.
Qiao Jiayue's gaze fell on Qiao's father's head, there were no dark clouds or black clouds, it should be fine.
She comforted herself in her heart, and finally calmed down.
Xu Sunshine has a letter of introduction, and he will come to the supply and marketing cooperatives every once in a while, so there is no suspicion, while Qiao's father has a letter of introduction, but the time for being questioned is obviously longer.
Qiao Jiayue was also isolated for questioning, she is a child, she definitely can't lie, and she is the easiest to cheat the truth.
"Abba said to take me to visit my relatives and let me see the sea, and then I will know what the sea looks like. My house is in the mountains, there is not even a reservoir, is the sea really big and beautiful?" Qiao Jiayue asked innocently.
When asked if anyone went out in the middle of the night or heard any sounds, Qiao Jiayue shook her head, indicating that she had slept soundly.
In the end, the father and daughter did not find any suspicions, and the supply and marketing cooperatives helped to operate, and they left quickly.
In fact, it was last night's incident that made the commune more sensitive, and it was eyeing strangers, otherwise it would not be checked, because the people from the commune next door usually come over to buy some dried seafood.
After the seaside brigade dries the seafood, in addition to eating it by itself, it is sent to the supply and marketing cooperative, and Xu Sunshine finds out the varieties needed, registers the quantity, and then carries the goods when there is a car to go to the city.
Since Qiao Jiayue said that she was going to see the sea, the Zheng family found someone to ride a bicycle to take her.
A high embankment was built along the shore, and she followed the local children up and down until she finally reached the beach.
Qiao Jiayue looked at the turbid and floating sea water, and was very suspicious, this is the sea?
What about the blue waters on TV, and the beautiful soft sand?
Even in her cloth shoes, the sand here still hurts the soles of her feet, and the beach is not beautiful at all.
Qiao Jiayue found a reef and sat down, took out the candy from the satchel she was carrying, opened one and ate it.
Don't think that people by the sea can fish and have a better life than in the mountains, in fact, everyone is half a catty.
The crop harvest here is not good, and going to sea is risky, and it is a desperate battle.
The candy that Qiao Jiayue took out was the biggest temptation for children, and soon, there were children watching from the sidelines.
She had a share of candy, and the other children heard the news, and Qiao Jiayue carefully surrounded her in the middle, staring at her satchel with blank eyes.
There are also children who brought beautiful shells and conches to Qiao Jiayue as thank you gifts.
After Qiao Jiayue saw that almost every child had a piece of candy, she didn't take it out again, but at her feet, she gained a lot of gadgets.
These things are toys that they are tired of playing with, since Qiao Jiayue likes it, then give it to her.
The children gradually scattered and walked away, and the little girl who had been outside the crowd stepped forward and opened the cloth bag in her hand, where the shells and conch were carefully polished, and they looked better than those in Qiao Jiayue's hand.
These are the ones she brought home with her.
"Can I trade these for two candies with you? I want to give my brother and grandma a try. The little girl pursed her lips and looked at Qiao Jiayue stubbornly.
Qiao Jiayue looked sideways at her, "Only two, what about yourself?" If she remembered correctly, she didn't take it just now.
"I don't like to eat. The girl said, lifting her chin.
"What's your name? If you answer me a few questions, I'll give you a few more pieces of candy, unlike everyone else. ”
"What you said is true? My name is Lu Yinglan. A hint of joy flashed in Lu Yinglan's eyes, but she still tried to keep her face, and her brother said it, so that others would not look down on her.
"It's true. Your fields are so flat, so good. Qiao Jiayue glanced behind her, and there were fields on the other side of the embankment, large and flat.
Lu Yinglan looked at Qiao Jiayue speechlessly, unable to understand her envy, "What's so good about this, the rice planted in the field doesn't grow well, all year round, there are more than a dozen typhoons, and sometimes there will be seawater backflow." ”
Qiao Jiayue didn't know what to say, rice was a task that had to be planted, otherwise I was afraid that all the local sweet potatoes would be planted, so I would clean it up and the yield would be higher.
"Have you divided the land for yourself?" In fact, Qiao Jiayue felt that the land here was very suitable for growing watermelons, but unfortunately, it was now restricted everywhere.
"Divided. Lu Yinglan said in a muffled voice, why are you asking these questions?
"The days will get better and better. Qiao Jiayue said, "Do you go to sea very often, will you spend the night at sea?"
"To go to sea, not to spend the night at sea. ”
Qiao Jiayue originally wanted to ask a little about smuggling, but after thinking about it, what could a little girl on the other side know about it, what if she talked about her problem and caused trouble?
"Is there a division of your beach?" Qiao Jiayue noticed that Lu Yinglan's attitude was not very enthusiastic, "My father said that many things can also be raised and planted, which is much safer than going to sea." ”
Lu Yinglan looked at Qiao Jiayue suddenly, "......"
Lu Yinglan's expression made Qiao Jiayue wonder, if she remembered correctly, the fishermen's planting and breeding history should be very long.
"Can't you plant or raise?" Qiao Jiayue asked suspiciously, this village didn't look like it had been moved from other places.
"I'm going back. Lu Yinglan stood up abruptly and said fiercely: "Go back quickly, aren't you afraid of being robbed with so many candies?"
Qiao Jiayue was not angry when she heard this, she grabbed a handful of toffee and put it in Lu Yinglan's hand, "Keep it, I hope we will meet again one day." ”
Compared to others, she was more attentive to the shells and conches she exchanged with herself.
Qiao Jiayue stuffed these shells and conches on the ground into her shoulder bag, and still held some in her hand, ran up the embankment along the same road, and found the person who sent her.
Lu Yinglan looked at Qiao Jiayue's back, then looked down at the toffee in her hand, she pursed her lips, clenched it in her hand, and went back from another way.
Qiao Jiayue's question, in fact, her grandmother often muttered, why don't you farm on the beach and go to sea?
Qiao's father watched his daughter bring back so many shells and conchs, just smiled and touched her head, she liked it.
He had just bought a lot of dried seafood at a much cheaper price through Xu Yangyang's relationship in the supply and marketing cooperative, and it was just right to use it near the end of the year.
Because Qiao's father wanted to carry dry goods, Qiao Jiayue sat in Xu Yangyang's car, and halfway through, Qiao Jiayue asked her doubts out of her mouth.
"There are a lot of fishing villages, but often when a typhoon or something, it is swept away by strong winds and waves, and it makes you lose all your money. Coupled with technical problems, it is often not worth the corresponding harvest for hard work, which is not worth it compared to going out to sea to fish. ”
"The village tried, but failed, so much so that it didn't dare to try again. Xu Sunshine said with emotion, "This is the so-called being bitten by a snake for ten years and afraid of the well rope." ”
Qiao Jiayue thought thoughtfully, some things are simple, but it is difficult to start, not because of the difficulty of the matter itself, but because of the resistance from the outside world.