1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 31 General Assembly

 These days of cutting down trees and driving piles.

Li Duoyu was exposed to the wind and sun every day, and his whole body was sunburned black and red. Two layers of skin were even peeled off on his shoulders and arms.

Every time he got off the piling boat, Li Duoyu almost always had a meal, went to the well to get a bucket of water to take a shower, and then fell asleep.

 The snoring is very loud.

Zhou Xiaoying couldn't sleep well these days, but fortunately he finally became honest and didn't continue to be rude to him.

 …

 It’s the sixth day of piling.

 A big event happened on Dandan Island today. Pile driving was temporarily suspended because it was their island's turn for the "conference".

 Start at six o'clock in the morning that day.

 The loudspeaker of the production brigade continuously announced:

“Dear fellow villagers and friends, good morning. I hope that everyone will not go to sea or do farm work today. We will all gather at the playground of the primary school. At 8:30 this morning, a meeting was organized in the county. I hope that all the villagers will come to watch.”

As for Li Duoyu, who was brushing his teeth when he got up in the morning, after hearing this broadcast, the painful memories of those who should have died suddenly emerged, making him a little depressed.

Due to Agui's accidental death that year, he was reported by Agui's wife Zhang Meiying, and he happened to be hit by a severe gunshot.

 Li Duoyu in his previous life was also one of the protagonists of this conference, and the sentence was pronounced at the elementary school where Zhou Xiaoying taught. The level of embarrassment made him want to find a hole and bury himself.

Li Duoyu originally didn’t want to go, but his second brother had a task request that required the whole village to participate. At his urging, Li Duoyu reluctantly accompanied Zhou Xiaoying.

When he and Zhou Xiaoying arrived at the school playground, they found that there were already a lot of people around, some standing and some who had brought their own small benches.

Two rows of security guards stood around.

There were many convicted criminals standing on the stage, most of whom were caught by anti-smuggling ships some time ago. Behind each of them stood a security guard.

 Lao Dalu and Lao Zhangtou, who were arrested on Dandan Island, were also among them.

Both of them had their heads shaved, and a white tag was hung on their chest, with their names and the three prominent characters "trafficking criminal" written on it.

 The people on the stage all had their heads lowered.

 Haven’t dared to look at the onlookers in the audience.

 Li Duoyu was also like this back then, he didn't even dare to look at Zhou Xiaoying.

 What surprised Li Duoyu.

There were four people on the stage this time, and he actually knew the plump female criminal who was the one doing the fairy dance in the hotel.

 She also had a sign hanging around her neck with her name and charges on it.

 Liu Jinhua, guilty of selling meat.

 The three men who were his accomplices were charged with extortion and hooliganism, while the hotel owner was charged with organizing the sale of meat.

I didn’t expect this group of people to be caught so quickly. It seems that they encountered a thorn in the side, maybe they jumped to a certain leader.

Wait until about half past eight.

All the residents of Dandan Island came, and a leader from the county shouted from above with a loudspeaker:

“The purpose of calling the villagers together today is to popularize legal knowledge and tell everyone what can and cannot be done.

Many people on our island think it is normal to use silver dollars to exchange electrical appliances and radios with people outside. But I want to tell you that this is illegal and will be punished. "

The host on the stage was talking very dry, but few of the fishermen on Dandan Island took it to heart.

 They didn’t like hearing this at all, they just wanted to know how many years Mr. Lu and Mr. Zhang would be sentenced.

Some villagers, on the other hand, stared at the only female criminal on the stage and kept telling all kinds of dirty jokes.

 “This scumbag is quite upright.”

"The top two are so round and the **** is so big. If you marry me, you will definitely have a son named Zhabu."

 “If I had known earlier, I would have had fun with her first.”

 In addition to male compatriots, women in the village also like to discuss Liu Jinhua.      “If a good person doesn’t do anything, then he’ll be a chicken.”

“If this were the case before, I would have to take off my clothes and dip them in a pig cage.”

As for Agui and his group, they were sitting on the wall of the school, all wearing toad sunglasses, holding cigarettes in their mouths, and looking from a distance.

The man with the afro, nicknamed the Tudog, said: "Brother, you can't be serious this time. We haven't done anything like this in the past two years. It feels like the previous street rally."

As for Xiao Hei, who replaced Li Duoyu, he and Agui made almost 700 yuan when Li Duoyu was driving wood piles two days ago.

 He patted the native dog’s afro.

"What's there to be afraid of? What's there to be discouraged? How can they catch hundreds of boats in one night? Besides, Brother Shui has already established a relationship with the higher-ups. If there is any action from the higher-ups, we will be notified."

 The native dog was very unhappy with Xiao Hei who patted him on the head, but there was nothing he could do about it because he was young and his status in this circle was low.

He glanced at Li Duoyu who was not far away, and began to miss the days when Brother Yu was here. Not only did Brother Yu not bully them, but he also often invited them to drink and smoke when he made money.

Unlike this little black guy who talks a lot and digs to death.

It took the host half an hour to read the manuscript. Immediately afterwards, security guards escorted Mr. Lu from Dandan Island to the front and gave him a piece of paper to read.

“I, Lu Daguang, deeply realize that the mistakes I have made have caused huge losses to the country and the people...

I am willing to change my ways and be a good, law-abiding citizen in the days to come. "

After Mr. Lu finished reading, the host pronounced the verdict on the spot: "Lu Daguang is guilty of the crime of smuggling goods and is sentenced to five years in prison, and all illegal gains from smuggling goods are confiscated."

 After hearing this verdict.

 The playground immediately exploded because more than half of the families here were involved in selling goods.

 Some people think the sentence is too harsh.

　Some people disagreed. After hearing this verdict, Xiao Hei snorted coldly:

“It’s only been five years, and one trip can equal the salary of two years for people in the city. As long as we make a few more trips, even if we are caught, we will still be a good man when we come out in five years.”

 But the native dog is a little scared.

 Because among this group of people, he is the only one who is unmarried and earns the least. It will be fine if they are imprisoned for five years. If he is imprisoned, he will not even be able to get a wife when he comes out.

Li Duoyu had known the outcome of the verdict for a long time, and when it was almost time, he took Zhou Xiaoying and left.

  She is pregnant now, and there will be too many people later, and they are afraid that she will be crowded.

When leaving, he happened to bump into Agui and others sitting on the wall. After seeing Li Duoyu, Tugou said hello with a naive smile: "Brother Yu, long time no see."

Li Duoyu glanced at everyone, and after looking at Agui for a few seconds, he said lightly:

"long time no see."

 After Li Duoyu finished speaking, he left directly without saying hello to Agui and Xiaohei.

 For Li Duoyu, his friendship with Agui ended the night they came back after hitting the rocks, and there was no need to continue to deal with them.

Seeing that Li Duoyu didn’t even bother to fight them, Xiao Hei immediately got angry. After Li Duoyu walked away, he cursed on the spot:

"What's so awesome? When you lose money raising kelp until you have no pants, don't cry and come to us to borrow money. When the time comes, I won't lend you any money."

The native dog looked at Xiao Hei with disgust.

He felt that Xiao Hei was more like a dog. When Brother Yu was around, he didn't dare to talk nonsense. Once others left, he would chew others' tongues behind their backs.

Agui, who had smoked several cigarettes, jumped down from the wall and said to Xiaohei: "I'm going to kill Yuan Datou in the next two days."

 “Another big ship is coming?” Xiao Hei looked surprised.

Agui nodded: "This time it's a big ship from Hong Kong Island. The goods there are cheaper and better sold."

 “It’s better to follow your brother.”

 (End of this chapter)