Chapter 10 Xiaotang Village
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Xiaotang Village is located on the seaside at the southernmost tip of Nandao City, bordered by mountains in the north and the sea in the east.
As the saying goes, the sea eats the sea, and there is very little arable land in Xiaotang Village, so most of the households are fishermen, who have lived by fishing or seafood farming for generations.
Yu Xiaohu's family is from this small fishing village.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the weather was getting more and more gloomy, and the lead-gray clouds were constantly rushing in the sky, and the change of air flow carried gusts of wind, which was the prelude to the coming of the wind and rain.
On the provincial road, a small shuttle bus that was a little dilapidated and seemed to have asthma barely drove to a nearby intersection outside Xiaotang Village under the strong wind.
After the door of the shuttle bus opened, Yu Xiaohu, who was carrying a backpack, navy blue jeans and waterproof rubber shoes, and a large bag of various fruits in his hand, got off the bus.
The road between Xiaotang Village and the provincial highway was originally a rural asphalt road, but because of the old age, the road here is rarely maintained, and there are some potholes, and after rain, motor vehicles will always splash a puddle of muddy water on it.
One mile away, when Yu Xiaohu walked back to the village, he completely turned into mud legs.
My grandfather's family lived in an ordinary tiled house built a few years ago, a detached yard wrapped in a wall, and even a small fishing pond of less than 30 square meters in the yard.
"Grandpa, your grandson Little Tiger is back!"
As soon as Yu Xiaohu entered the courtyard, he shouted.
But after walking through the fishing pond and walking to the door, there was still no response, so he pushed the door into the house, and the door of the house was wide open, but there was no one, Yu Xiaohu put down the backpack and handbag and went out of the yard, and came to the uncle's house next door.
Uncle Yu Dazhi is a fisherman, who went out to work in the early years to earn some money, and after returning to his hometown, he bought a second-hand trawler with his friends and his family, and his annual income is okay.
Yu Xiaohu came to the uncle's house to take a look, and there was no one at home, but as he was walking out of the yard, he ran into his cousin Yu Xiaoman and cousin Yu Xiaotian who were walking back.
"Brother Xiaohu, why are you back?"
Seeing Yu Xiaohu, with small freckles on his face, wheat skin with a little redness, and his cousin, who was dressed as a cute girl, was a little surprised, so he walked up with a smile and grabbed his arm and said, "Brother Xiaohu, did you bring me a gift?" ”
Cousin Yu Xiaoman is still in high school, and he is about to take the college entrance examination, although his academic performance is in the middle, but he can be regarded as dropping out of school in the second year of high school, and now his cousin Yu Xiaotian, who is also a fisherman, is much stronger, and the last two should be no problem, which is very important to the uncle's family, and he is raising like a little princess, so Yu Xiaoman's personality is more lively and cheerful.
"Cousin, why aren't uncles and grandfathers here?"
Yu Xiaohu looked at his dark-skinned and sturdy cousin Yu Xiaotian, who was covered in mud, and casually took out a bag of chocolates from his pocket and gave it to his cousin.
When my cousin got the chocolate, she immediately tore open the package, broke a piece and put it in her mouth, and said with a smile: "Grandpa is directing everyone on the dock to pull the fishing boat to the shallow water beach and lock it to avoid the upcoming storm, I am afraid that the boat will be swept away by strong winds and waves, so I will come back with my brother and prepare to take the steel rope over!" ”
There was nothing to do, and Yu Xiaohu also wanted to follow him to the dock to have a look, so the three brothers and sisters went to the warehouse of the uncle's house to carry out the steel rope and push it to the dock with a trolley.
There are more than 70 households in Xiaotang Village, and some of them are young and strong who do not want to continue to be fishermen and go out to work, so there are only about 100 young and middle-aged and elderly people in the village, and most of them are still running their old businesses.
On the wharf, the wind was getting stronger and the waves were rough, and most of the people in the village were gathered here to help tow the fishing boats of all sizes to the shallow water beach and fix them.
Grandpa is old, just standing aside to command the dispatch, the villagers usually fear grandpa, so they will also obey grandpa's command, grandpa's fishing overlord momentum is still the same as back then.
"Little Tiger is back!"
After Yu Xiaohu and Yu Xiaotian pushed the steel rope over, grandpa immediately assigned a few young men to come over.
After a brief greeting to Yu Xiaohu with a smile, they carried away the steel rope, connected the large and small fishing boats in series, and fixed them on the stone stakes at the east end.
The villagers were very nimble with their hands and feet, and they finished their work when the wind swept the waves and crashed against the pier, and the heavy rain followed.
Seeing that the rain began to increase, the villagers finished their work and went home.
Yu Xiaohu hurriedly took the prepared raincoat, and after his grandfather put on the raincoat, he flicked a finger on Yu Xiaohu's head, and said with a smile as he walked: "It's been more than half a year, and you little tiger is finally willing to come back to see grandpa!" ”
Although his forehead was a little painful, Yu Xiaohu was used to being played by his grandfather, so he helped his grandfather to go back, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, if you want to keep me here, then I will come back as a fisherman and accompany you every day......
For a long time, several granddaughters and grandchildren in the family add up to seven or eight, but grandpa is the most eccentric is Yu Xiaohu, every time Yu Xiaohu comes back to see grandpa, grandpa is very happy, sometimes he will quietly give pocket money, or some delicious and fun, so that the other brothers and sisters are very dissatisfied, always privately complaining about grandpa's partiality, but dare not say it openly.
After listening to Yu Xiaohu's words, grandpa smiled and said, "Stinky boy, you have such a sweet little mouth, why didn't you coax me to bring a granddaughter-in-law back......"
"Grandpa, let's not talk about this, my mother forced me to go on a blind date in the morning, and it turned out to be a fat girl, and your grandson was almost scared to Pingyang!"
When Grandpa heard this, he couldn't help but be even happier, and said: "You haven't graduated yet, Yuelian's daughter-in-law is so attentive, but it's also a good thing, if you have a good girl, then you have to marry back and give me a big fat grandson......
The rain became heavier and heavier, and Yu Xiaohu sped up his pace and helped his grandfather to rush home.
As soon as he entered the house, his grandfather's majesty could not be offended, so he immediately assigned the eldest aunt and cousin to pick vegetables and prepare ingredients, let the uncle wash some seafood, and then asked his cousin Yu Xiaotian to go to the commissary to buy wine, and the family was ready to eat hot pot, but Yu Xiaohu was left alone to chat with him, and the partiality made Yu Xiaoman snort angrily.
Although grandpa is biased towards Yu Xiaohu, even if Yu Xiaoman and other cousins will compete with each other for favor, the second or third generation of the Yu family's children have no contradictions and estrangements due to their grandfather's prestige and family education, and they get along very well. Therefore, every festival, no matter how busy it is, the family will go back to the fishing village to get together with grandpa.
And this time, because Yu Xiaohu was busy contacting the internship unit after graduation, he was free and unrestrained in Zhanjiang, and he didn't come back for more than half a year, and his grandfather missed his grandson, so he called his mother, and his mother naturally called Yu Xiaohu, who was at ease outside.
At this time, the wind was howling outside, the rain was pouring down, and the sound of the surging waves crashing against the shore was humming and trembling.
Yu Xiaohu came back in such weather, and it was unfortunate that he was in a hurry, so his grandfather asked with some concern: "Xiaohu, depending on the situation, the rainstorm may last for two or three days, will it delay you from going back to work?" ”
"It doesn't matter, grandpa, although I work in the laboratory in the unit, but in fact, I still run errands for people, it's the same with me or not, I really want to come out and start my own business!"
Grandpa objected, and said: "What nonsense, just a young baby like you who has no social and work experience, it is better to work for a few years first, and then if you want to start a business, grandpa will support you, and first stabilize the work!" ”
Although what Grandpa said was not wrong, since Yu Xiaohu had the adventure of Base Island, there was no point in going back to work for others.
And when he returned to the fishing village this time, in addition to accompanying his grandfather, he also had other ideas, so he tentatively said: "Grandpa, is the copy of "Fish and Dragon Chronicles" that you have been collecting still there?" ”