Late at night.

Near the wharf of Dandan Island, there was the sound of a diesel engine running at full power, and it was vaguely seen that a fishing boat was pulling an iron boat with a thick rope and slowly docking.

There were already many village cadres waiting on the shore, and the militia company commander Zhang was directly carrying his submachine gun, and there were two militia companies behind him.

Shi originally planned to sneak in and not tell the people of the militia company, but Li Duoyu directly rejected his proposal.

The old man's ship has an overseas province number, and as long as it gets close to their sea area, it will inevitably cause an uproar.

It must be impossible to conceal it.

When the time comes, the upper authorities will come down 100% to inquire about the situation, and if they let the higher authorities know that they have "saved" the people in the overseas provinces and have not reported the situation, it will be a dereliction of duty on his part as the village director.

In the face of this kind of major right and wrong, even if he has someone to protect him, it is estimated that he will be beaten hard.

This kind of thing is simply obvious, but it is easy to go wrong if it is sneaky.

On the iron boat, Gao Laohan simply shaved his beard, and then came to the dock, directly possessed by the drama spirit, shook hands with Company Commander Zhang and said:

"Thank you, sir, for your willingness to help me, I thought I was going to die at sea."

Company Commander Zhang, who was a little embarrassed, hurriedly said: "I'm just in charge of border defense, and it's our Director Li who really allows you to enter the port." ”

"Director Li, thank you so much, I have specialties from our overseas provinces on my ship, I'll give you all a little."

Li Duoyu coughed twice.

"Our organization is very disciplined, Company Commander Zhang, let's follow the regular process, ask what should be asked, check what should be checked, and write the information that should be written."

Zhang Erhu nodded.

Looking carefully at the old man in front of him, like them, all of them have dark yellow skin, and there is also a smell of seafood on their bodies.

It looks like it's a fisherman.

Next.

Company Commander Zhang boarded the iron boat and checked it, it was indeed a normal fishing boat, and there was not even a single gun on board.

After the inspection, Company Commander Zhang took out his notebook and asked, "Name." ”

"Gao Weiguo."

"Address."

"Hsinchu Xingang Village"

After Company Commander Zhang finished registering, he came to Li Duoyu and said, "Director Li, I think this person's identity should be fine." ”

"It's hard to work hard, Commander Zhang, and I'm still calling you up so late."

"It should."

But in the next second, Li Duoyu said with a straight face: "Company Commander Zhang, I think such an important matter, you'd better report it to your superiors as soon as possible?" ”

Company Commander Zhang frowned and said, "Now, it's so late, let's wait for tomorrow." ”

Li Duoyu said seriously: "Our organization has regulations, if this kind of thing happens, it must be reported as soon as possible, maybe we will help people repair the ship tonight, if this is the case, do we still have to detain people and wait for the border guards to come?" ”

Company Commander Zhang frowned, he didn't understand why Li Duoyu, who was usually very talkative and flexible, suddenly changed his axis today.

As long as there is no problem with the identity of the other party, this kind of thing can be turned into a big thing and a small matter, and there is no need to report it.

But since Director Li said so, Company Commander Zhang could only do so: "Okay, I'll report to my superiors immediately, and I'll hand it over to you first." ”

At this time, many people on the dock had already heard the sound and rushed to it.

"It's really from the overseas provinces."

"Ask him if he has seen Miss Lijun and if she looks the same as on the poster."

Seeing that there were more and more onlookers, the people of the militia company said with a fierce face: "Don't make a fuss about this kind of thing, hurry up and go home." ”

Next.

Zhang Erhu was a little reluctant to go to the higher-level organization, that is, the border defense of Shangfeng Town.

After Zhang Erhu was taken away, Li Duoyu took Gao Laohan to the village committee.

Maybe it's because strangers came, and along the way, there were dogs barking.

But because of Li Duoyu, these dogs did not dare to approach them at all.

Since he landed on the island, Gao Laohan has been looking at the surrounding environment, which is indeed very backward, and most of them are stone houses.

Looking at the dark village in front of him, Gao Laohan couldn't help but ask, "Director Li, is there no electricity in the village?" ”

Li Duoyu replied: "There was before, but the diesel generator broke down, and there was no electricity." ”

"That's right."

Li Duoyu and Li Shuguang and the two soldiers of the militia company brought the old man to the back of the village committee.

Li Duoyu said to Xiaojun and Weiguo: "You stay here at the iron gate, don't let the villagers come and watch." ”

"Got it, village chief, not a single fly will let it fly in."

But these two young child soldiers didn't know that there were already three big flies in the village committee.

In the meeting room of the village committee, a kerosene lamp was burning, and the stone outside the door said:

"My grandma is already waiting for you inside."

At this moment, the old man was actually a little scared, very afraid to push open this door, and his breathing became heavy.

More than forty years have passed, and he has even forgotten what the other party looks like, and he doesn't know if he can recognize her when he meets again.

The old man slowly pushed the door open.

The red kerosene lamp reflected a face full of traces of time, just like him, no longer the same as it used to be, and his face was full of wrinkles.

But it is indeed very magical, although it is very unfamiliar to the woman in front of me, but the first moment I saw her, the familiar face of more than forty years ago, I instantly remembered it.

The stone grinned:

"Grandma, he's Grandpa, you should remember it."

Ma Xiumei was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "Although I am a lot older, I can still recognize it, just like your father." ”

However, after more than 40 years of waiting, what was ushered in was not a tearful embrace of crying and shouting, nor was it a dramatic kneeling recognition.

After the two sides met, they were a little embarrassed, looking at each other like this, but they didn't know what to say.

Ma Xiumei introduced a middle-aged man next to her: "Shishi, you already know him, and he is Shishi's father, Shi Changyuan." ”

Shi Changyuan looked at the old man in front of him who looked very similar to himself, and said with a little embarrassment: "Daddy." ”

Gao Laohan looked at his son, but found that he didn't know how to talk to him.

Ma Xiumei sighed: "The reason why the child does not have the surname Gao is because after you left, in order to support the child, I remarried Shi Dajiao from the next village." ”

The old man was silent for a long time.

"I know, Xiao Shi has told me about this, I was over there, and I didn't have a very good life at first, I wandered the streets for a long time, and then I got along with a local resident, and I also gave birth to a son and a daughter over there."

"I know you have it in your letter."

And the whole meeting was not too sensational, on the contrary, it seemed very calm, and the two sides just recounted what had happened over the years.

But the most bewildered one has to be Shi Shi's father, who is the latest to know about it.

A few days ago, he found out that Shi Dajia was not his own father, no wonder he used a belt to whip him at every turn when he was a child.

After chatting for a while, the old man saw that Xiasha Village was so backward that there was no electricity, so he said.

"If you want to go over to my side, I can take you there secretly, and when the time comes, I will give you a home over there."

But what the old man didn't expect was that Ma Xiumei shook her head and refused on the spot: "Dandan Island is very good." ”

"The environment on the overseas island is very good, and there are often people on your side who sneak over, and after you pass, you will soon be able to live a good life."

Ma Xiumei frowned tightly, and after thinking for a while: "I won't go, if you want to bring it, just bring the stone over, he is still young and unmarried, he looks like you, and he will have more opportunities in the future." ”

Seeing Xiumei's attitude so resolute, the old man said to the stone:

"I don't dare to promise you too much, if you go with me, I can ask my comrades to find you a job."

The stone is also very hesitant at the moment, for them, the outside world is good, especially the overseas provinces.

As a coastal fisherman, I have been exposed to the most information since I was a child, and it is the overseas provinces, because they especially like to release hot air balloons.

The shampoo and toothpaste I used when I was a child were all drifted from overseas provinces, and it would be a lie to say that I didn't yearn for it.

But in the face of this kind of thing, Shi didn't ask his father, but ran to ask Li Duoyu:

"Brother Yu, I don't know what to do, should I go over."

The corners of Li Duoyu's mouth twitched: "You don't want to ask me about everything, I'm not your father." ”

On the side, Shi Changyuan coughed twice.

Compared with Shi's activity, Shi's father's sense of presence on the island has always been very weak, so weak that Li Duoyu doesn't know his name until today.

Li Duoyu knows that the motherland will develop very well in the future, and will soon surpass the overseas provinces, and if he goes out now, he may miss the golden period of domestic development.

But this is someone else's family matter, Li Duoyu doesn't want to interfere, so let the stone make his own choice.

The stone was tangled for a long time.

"Grandpa, I want to stay on the island, my grandma is old, I want to spend more time with her."

The old man who heard this answer was very surprised, he had seen many people from this side of the mainland, and they had to run to them at the risk of smuggling.

But now, not only can he get them there safely, but he can also arrange jobs for them, and he doesn't even want to go.

He was a little angry, and really wanted to ask them: what is the good thing about staying on this backward island.

He really wanted to make it up to them, and getting them to the overseas province so that they could live happily ever after, was the only thing he could help.

The old man was silent for a long time.

"Well, I respect you."

And at this moment, Li Duoyu looked at his watch: "It's almost time, Company Commander Zhang, they should be back soon, you can leave after a few more words." ”

A hurried meeting left both sides with a lot of regrets.

And when Ma Xiumei left the conference room, Gao Laohan said guiltily: "I'm sorry. ”

Ma Xiumei said lightly:

"What is there to be sorry for, it's the fault of the times, it's not your fault, no one knows, you will be deceived into going to overseas provinces."

The stone just left from behind.

The town police station, as well as the border guards, have already come, and even Mayor Gao has also come.

Mayor Gao said: "Duoyu, your consciousness is very high, if you encounter this kind of thing in the future, you must report it as soon as possible." ”

"It's all taught by the leaders."

"Don't put gold on my face, I didn't teach you."

Immediately afterwards, multiple departments interrogated the old man for the second time, due to the previous ventilation.

The old man replied fluently.

The next day.

The old man's fishing boat has been "repaired" and is about to leave Dandan Island.

Ma Xiumei's more than 40 years of waiting came to an end on this day.

For her, it was satisfying to know that he was alive and that he would be able to see him again.

When the old man left.

Ma Xiumei carried the basket of gods and went to the Tianhou Temple to worship, praying for smooth sailing.

When she came out of the Tianhou Temple, she happened to see the iron boat leave the port and slowly disappear into the endless sea.

Ma Xiumei finally couldn't hold back her tears, but what she shed was happy tears.

In fact, along their coast, there are many people like Ma Xiumei.

Xiao Weidong's aunt, her husband and son, went to Nanyang to work together back then.

When he went to Nanyang to work, those labor dispatch companies didn't want women, so his aunt stayed.

A man sits at the door every day, guarding the great house, hoping that his husband and son will return.

From black hair to white hair, by the time her son came back to her, people had been crazy for a long time.

In their province, there are a lot of overseas Chinese, but Li Duoyu, who is also smuggling, knows very well that overseas Chinese just have a good reputation.

Everywhere in the sea, there are Chinese.

What dare to fight.

Once you really pick it up, you will find that behind most overseas Chinese, there is a lonely woman, and they are the tragedy of that era.

And for these women, difficulties are not terrible, and poverty is not terrible.

What they fear most is that they will never know whether the people they are waiting for will live or die.

For Ma Xiumei.

She really doesn't resent Gao Weiguo for remarrying and having children, nor does she resent the family he finally chose.

She was only afraid that the person she had been waiting for for more than forty years was long gone.

On the edge of the dock, Li Duoyu looked at the boat that the old man was leaving, and whispered: "Shi, you really don't follow me." ”

The stone face is about to be twisted into bitter melon.

"I actually want to go, but I think it's good now, there's no need to leave my hometown and go to a strange place, when I get there, maybe I won't even have a place to drink, and maybe I'll cause trouble for my grandfather."

"If there is an extra grandson all of a sudden, Ah Gong's current family will definitely respond."

Li Duoyu was stunned suddenly, he didn't expect the stone to babble, and his thoughts were even more mature than him in his previous life.

It can be seen how bad he was in his previous life.

If he had followed Lao Li to fish well, although he would not have become rich and rich, he would definitely have a better life.

The more than 20 years of working in the dark can be said to be the darkest moment of his life.

The moment he swam to the island nation, he was excited, but within half a year, he fell into never-ending regrets.

I can't see my family, and I can't even send letters, so I can only send back the money I earn from the black work through the snakehead.

Even my father and mother are gone.

He didn't even know.

When Xiaoying and her son were bullied, they couldn't even help them.

It can be said that since he smuggled to the island country, he has spent the rest of his life in remorse and repentance.

Li Duoyu patted Shishi's shoulder: "It's quite filial." ”

Shi smiled and said, "Brother Yu, you see, I can even resist such a temptation, Shanshan listens to you so much, can you do me a favor." ”

Li Duoyu was stunned, this should not be because women don't want to go to overseas provinces.

"Stones, I really like them so much."

"Well, I liked it when I was a child, and I wanted to be with her in my dreams."

The corners of Li Duoyu's mouth twitched: ", it's as numb as your grandfather." ”

"Brother Yu, seeing that I'm so affectionate, shouldn't you help me?"

Li Duoyu said disgustedly: "What's the matter with me, I'd rather demolish a temple than pull a red rope." ”

"Don't be like this, I really don't have a trick."

"You don't have a move, I have a move, there are so many good women outside, why do you have to worry about the young woman, you don't like Shanshan because she is good-looking."

"Young people, go out for a walk more, maybe look at the beautiful girls outside, and you will find that you are actually not so affectionate, and your feelings will be transferred."

The stone fell into the trap and found that it didn't seem like he had really gone out to play, and couldn't help asking, "Brother Yu, have you transferred?" ”

"Cut, I can be the same as you, I and Mr. Zhou, we have long since boiled from love to family affection, love will deteriorate, but family affection will not."

Shi Shi looked confused, and he couldn't understand what Brother Yu was saying at all.

"Forget it, you can't understand it when you talk to a young man like you, anyway, make more money, have time to go out for a walk, see the outside world, and then think about feelings."

When Brother Yu said this, Shi suddenly fell into self-doubt, whether he really liked Shanshan so much.

In fact, Li Duoyu's willingness to help introduce is also very simple, the stone is indeed very simple, it belongs to the kind that has never been in love, in a sense, it is not very mature.

Like those who have opened meat, everyone likes to be relatively plump, after all, there is not a lot of flesh in the stone, and Lin Shanshan has bones all over her body, so if you hit it, it should be very painful.

Li Duoyu shook his head, forget it, he really doesn't understand emotional matters, maybe people are good at this. (End of chapter)