hard work

The spring of the 16th year of Yongchang.

The sky in Minzhou is still blue, but it is not as good as the small fishing village tens of miles away.The small fishing village has no name, only a group of fishermen located at the foot of Mount Amu.The fishermen ate enough food for free, but they lived and worked in peace and contentment. They could often sit on the yellow sand and sing aloud, happy like gods.

The scenery of the small fishing village can be described as one of the best.Countless seagulls scrambled to circle, waves slapped on the rocks in thousands of ravines, and waves of wind and waves passed under row upon row of wooden houses, playing the purest and most rustic sound.

But today, when it was only [-] o'clock, an old man with a hunched back got up on time, and while closing the door lightly, he stretched his waist and looked at the coast not far away.

A scene of the rising sun.

Without taking a second look, he knocked on the door of the opposite house.

After a while, the door opened from the inside.

What caught my eye was a girl who was more than three feet tall.

Seeing her, the old man beamed and asked cheerfully, "A-Dong woke up early enough, where are your parents?"

The girl pursed her lips in grievance, rubbed her eyes with her small hands, Xing's tears were tearful, and she spoke in a crying voice, which was extremely painful: "Daddy, he is washing... Dong'er, he hasn't rested yet."

The old man said "Ouch", and hurriedly picked up the person who was about to cry and coaxed him: "Dong'er doesn't cry, Daddy is doing it for your own good."

In fact, Gong Dahai still resented A-Tong in his heart. Going to the sea was already very dangerous, and he had to take such a young child with him. Wouldn't it make her suffer?

But this matter doesn't seem to be negotiable, as long as A-Tong encounters things about Dong'er, he is always very sensitive, and he only hopes that he can go to the sea and return sooner now.

Gong Dahai carried her into the house, and sure enough, he saw the bitter boy who was ready to go.

He was wearing a coarse cloth jacket, and his hair was combed into a bun. He was obviously used to traveling with them, but he was still as white as powder.

He took the late winter with red eyes, his eyes were full of unbearable.

Kutong arrived at Gumo Mountain within half a year of leaving Beijing. Mr. Helan was a witty old man, and he agreed to treat Kutong without saying a word.He is very capable, and within two months he cut the weeds and uprooted them.They were very happy, especially Qing Yu, who bid farewell to him again without any remembrance, and wandered around the world with Ku Tong and the others.

But Wandong was born before October, so he was considered a premature baby.The snow that year was unprecedented, and they were still avoiding the war in the twelfth lunar month of winter, and they didn't even have a place to stay. Therefore, the bitter boy was born in a carriage in the late winter, which can be said to be quite difficult.

Not only that, this child may have been tossed, it was the bitter boy who had to live and die for a day and a night before he was really born.Thanks to the reincarnation of Bian Que, Qing Yu, otherwise, one of Ku Tong and Wan Dong would have to pass away.The day she was born happened to be Laba, so it was a late winter, and I hope this winter will have a good omen.

Therefore, Ku Tong is obedient to her, except for the matter of rushing to the sea.

Wan Dong's child doesn't remember anything, but Ku Tong remembers how many times she was almost abducted.Since Wen Huailin found him two years ago, there have always been some inexplicable things around him. For example, when Ku Tong returned home, he could always see something left on the bed, and for example, he couldn't see the figure of Wan Dong directly. Yun and Feng Qinghe had to work all the time, they couldn't keep up.Obviously asked that Qingyu to take care of it, but he was always caught by that person.Over time, Ku Tong got used to taking Wan Dong out.

And the small fishing village is the place where they stayed the longest, and the local customs here just suit their wishes.During the year on the road, this kind of thing would happen once every few months, until now it rarely happened.But Ku Tong was still cautious, and still couldn't let go of his mind.

"Dong'er, good boy, if you're tired, just stay in Daddy's arms and sleep for a while." After all, Ku Tong couldn't be cruel to the child, so he made a swaddle and tied her in front of him.

Then he turned around and said to Qing Yu who was still sleeping soundly: "Take care of the house and go to town together when we come back."

A vague "hmm" came from inside the room, and Ku Tong went out.

Several owners of the small fishing village gathered on the beach, and naturally A Yun and Feng Qinghe were indispensable. He looked at the porcelain doll in Kutong's arms, and laughed out loud.

"Dong'er is so sleepy, and she's still chasing the sea with us rough men, she really has a bright future!"

Ku Tong smiled, pinched the face of the shy girl in his arms, and then jumped onto the deck.

Gong Dahai is a well-known helmsman in the fishing village, and the boats he drives are extremely stable.As usual, after casting nets in deep waters, we went to a tidal flat with abundant supplies.

Several people rolled up their sleeves and trouser legs one after another, jumped in with bare feet, and then bowed to pick them up.

Thanks to the storm last night, the beach was full of treasures.Catch the sea to see the sky. When it is not good, there are often only a few small clams, which are not worth a lot of money.But it’s different now, there are everything from squid and cuttlefish, not to mention spotted crab and swimming crab.

Kutong also quickly picked up the bags, filling them into sacks, big and small, before finishing them off.He was afraid that he would feel tired in late winter, so he often walked and rested.

As a result, the little guy is not sleepy now, and his big eyes are wandering around, as if he has some playfulness.Kutong then gave her some small clams to hold, and continued to bend down to work.

When several people have picked up almost the same amount, it will already be three poles in the sun.The temperature at the seaside is always higher than that in the town, and the few people even turned their backs to the blue sky, already sweating profusely.So he packed up and got on the boat, ready to go to the small town to sell.

The things on the sea are always fresh and the best, even though they are very tired, they have to go out to sell after returning to their own house to wash up.

At this moment, Qing Yu could be regarded as awake. Looking at the things behind Ku Tong, he couldn't help but marvel: "Did you really go to catch the sea? Why did you bring so much back?"

Feng Qinghe, who was next to the house, came out in good time, and said with a smile: "It rained last night, so good things are naturally indispensable."

Qing Yu always felt a little uncomfortable looking at him, blushing and scratching her head to hide behind Ku Tong, even more timid than the turtle.

Seeing this, Ku Tong smiled and said nothing, and let him go.

Ever since Doctor Feng revealed his feelings to Qing Yu years ago, Qing Yu always hides whenever she can, and is extremely useless.But when he got some cold, he became anxious like something, and asked Kutong to send a bunch of medicine, but he refused to show up.

Ku Tong sees through and doesn't tell the truth, but he also understands Qing Yu's thoughts very well.

Qing Yu didn't want to go to the town with Feng Qinghe, but thinking of how she swore she would help the poor boy last night, then she couldn't slap her in the face anyway, so she went boldly.

There are people coming and going in the town, all with warm smiles on their faces, creating a harmonious scene.Aunt Wang, who sells vegetables at the street corner, looks naive, looking at Kutong and the others with a smile.

"Here you come? What delicious food did you bring?" According to Aunt Wang, her family was originally from the south of the Yangtze River, and her speech was most like a Beijing accent.

"Yes, I came across a lot of good things in the sea, Wang Ma can take some with me..."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter! You have worked hard for a long time, and if you don't sell it, you will give it to me. Oh, I'm really sorry... Sigh, I wish my son could work half as hard as you..."

Ku Tong smiled twice, looked away and moved aside, obviously not wanting to continue the next topic.

"Hey, don't you want to leave, A-Tong, have you thought through everything I discussed with you last time?" Aunt Wang was so energetic that she stretched out her hand and dragged Ku-Tong back, "My son will definitely not be able to marry a wife. You are so lazy, marrying a daughter-in-law will definitely make a difference... Ah Tong, you can give Wang Ma some face, just see him once."

Kutong couldn't evade it, but Feng Qinghe and the others still stood by with their hands in the posture of watching a play. They had hidden for three times, so they had no choice but to reluctantly nod their heads: "Okay... then let's take a look."

Aunt Wang suddenly jumped up excitedly, and slapped Kutong on the back suddenly, beaming with joy: "It's better to hit the sun than to choose the day, come when it's sold out!"

Kutong forced a smile on his face, and ran back to Qingyu after nodding his head, heaving a sigh of relief: "Why didn't you help me this time?"

Qing Yu smiled brightly, and sat down on the side of the road: "Since there is such an opportunity, why not be beautiful?"

Qing Yu is not good at work, but he has a sharp tongue. When he was making money with his neighbors, he wiped out the old background of the poor boy, and added that it was because of the widow's widow. Tong shows how lonely it is to live alone.

Now everyone knows that Ku Tong is a widowed Kun Ze, but the neighbors in the neighborhood not only don't dislike him, they even gather around to give Ku Tong a blind date as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.Firstly, poor children are born handsome, hardworking and hardworking, so aunts and aunts are just like this, and secondly, the people of Yongchang are simple and honest, and they didn't care much about remarriage for a while.

The bitter boy has become a sweet pastry in people's mouth, struggling to leave it to his own son.

Qing Yu did it on purpose, in order to let the bitter boy get out of the past as soon as possible and usher in a new spring.

Kutong has indeed put aside the trivial matters of the past in Gaoping County, and the hesitation now is just that he has not really made up his mind.But after answering today, I feel a lot more at ease, and I still have some hopes and expectations.

If you can't be a husband and wife, is it good to make friends?

Today, the business of the few people is very good, and they have sold almost all of them, big and small, and the rest are just right to take home to eat.And Aunt Wang was looking forward to it, and she had been waiting at the entrance of the alley for a long time, her eyes were all smiles.

"A-Tong is here! Where's Dong'er? Let's take it along too." Aunt Wang liked that girl so much, she even wanted to bring her some candies.

Ku Tong hurriedly waved his hands, still holding some leftover seafood: "Let Qingyu help to bring them back, this girl got up early today, let her rest more."

Aunt Wang smiled unabated, nodded again and again, and generously took Kutong's things.She led people across the street and turned into a secluded alley before arriving at Aunt Wang's house.

Ku Tong was quite surprised, this environment is very good, and the house is completely different from his own log cabin, it is solid blue bricks and green tiles, and it looks very grand.

"A-Tong, go in quickly!" Aunt Wang dragged the person in without saying a word, but found that the room was really nice, it wasn't very big, but it was quite tidy.

"Mingfeng! Come out to meet the guests!" Aunt Wang was very angry when she saw her son, she put her hips on her hips and raised her voice loudly.

Ku Tong wanted to comfort her, but she heard footsteps.

He looked up and happened to meet his eyes.

The man was bare-chested and bare-breasted, and he only wore an outer shirt casually, with large swaths of ink on it, and an extremely loose belt, but it had to be said that his figure was excellent.His hair is messy, but he can still see that he is a handsome boy.

The man was extremely indifferent, but he stared at Kutong in a daze for a while, then he stood up straight unconsciously, put on his clothes in a hurry, and even stroked the messy hair several times.

"Sorry, I just laughed...you, you are A-Tong?" The man suddenly walked over, smiled a little nervously, then wiped his clothes with his hands before reaching out, "I, my name is Jiang. , Jiang Mingfeng..."

Aunt Wang covered her mouth and snickered, and panicked when she saw her, what should she do when she gets along with her later?

Ku Tong chuckled, then shook his hand back: "Hi, my name is Ku Tong."

Jiang Mingfeng laughed twice, scratched his already messy head: "The name is really nice."

Kutong was also a little embarrassed, and could only laugh dryly.

Later, it was Wang Ma who made a rescue and asked Jiang Mingfeng to pour him a cup of tea.The two of them didn't say anything, it was nothing more than their own son talking nonsense.But she was very satisfied with her son's reaction today, so she didn't want to keep that poor boy anymore.

"Hey, it's getting late, Dong'er must owe you, so go back quickly."

Hearing this, Ku Tong quickly stood up, greeted them and walked outside.

And Jiang Mingfeng was still watching obsessively behind him, as if fascinated.