Now that Xu Sanye is gone, Li Weiguo is the most respected elder in the Xiaoyu family.

In the words of Comrade Lao Li, everything now focuses on economic construction. Yuzhen is so capable and has finally made a career in Hanwu. Lao Yu and his wife should support and help their children.

Yuzhen's parents are running boats outside. Captain Wang, an elder and matchmaker, can fully represent the woman and thinks that Lao Yu and his wife should go to Hanwu to help the children.

Two boats can be sold, but what about the home on shore?

Just when Lao Yu and his wife were hesitating, Lao Qian called from far away in Hanwu.

"Uncle Qian, I'm Han Yu, we are having dinner, have you eaten? Uncle Li and Captain Wang are here, Xiaoyu and the others are also here, and we are talking about this matter. The boat is easy to handle. I used to work at the Water Branch.

You should have an impression of Liu Xinpei."

Han Yu looked at Xiaoyu's parents with a smile, held up his mobile phone and said with a smile: "He came back from Shenzhen. He has nothing to do now. Although it is harder to open a store on the river, he can still earn more than 100,000 a year at least. I will afternoon

I asked Ma Jintao to find him and he was interested."

Lao Qian sincerely hoped that his daughter and son-in-law could come to Hanwu to help the children. He stood in a public phone booth and asked: "Is there another boat?"

"The other one is also easy to handle. Uncle Li's niece-in-law, Xu Changsheng, wants to take over. As for the transfer fee, it's easy to negotiate. They can't afford that much money for the time being, so we can give them some slack. They're not outsiders anyway. The problem now is whether Uncle Yu can

Don’t worry about your family. After all, Hanwu is so far away and you can’t come back only a few times a year. We can’t always have no one at home.”

"I'm going back!"

"Uncle Qian, Xiaoyu and the others are over there, what are you doing when you come back?"

Lao Qian lit a cigarette and said with a smile: "I miss home. No matter how nice it is outside, it's not as nice as my own home. When they all come over, I'll go back and look after the house."

"You should tell Xiaoyu and the others about such a big matter."

Han Yu quickly handed the phone to Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu was about to pick it up when Comrade Lao Li grabbed the phone and laughed and said: "Old Qian, I, Li Weiguo, how are you doing?"

"Jiao Li, I'm fine, but I'm a little homesick. Please help me talk to them and let me go back and look after my family."

"How can you come back alone?"

"What's wrong? Besides, I'm not really alone after I go back. Aren't Xianyu and Ningning in Bailong Port? There are neighbors in the village, and there are so many old friends in the lock, dock and shipyard. We can visit our homes and go fishing.

It’s good to chat with old friends and play chess.”

…

The building of Xiaoyu's house is the home of old money. When people get old, they miss home.

This phone call from Lao Qian finally made Xiaoyu's parents decide to go to Hanwu.

The New Year is coming soon, which is the busiest time for Xiaoyu and Yuzhen. It is impossible to come back to pick them up after leaving, so the transfer of the two "shop boats" was settled in the morning.

Liu Xinpei, a former marine police officer, wrote an IOU to Xiaoyu and took over the ship anchored at Yingchuang Port and the goods on board. Xu Changsheng, Li Weiguo's niece and son-in-law, took over the ship and goods on board from Xiaoyu's family in Bailong Port...

…

On the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, the ninth day after Xiaoyu's family left, Lao Qian came back after a long journey with his luggage.

Just like the last time I sent Xiaoyu to report to the police academy, I first took a train to Donghai, and then took the Baishen passenger ferry back from Donghai.

As soon as we got off the ship, we went straight to the employee family area of ​​the dock to see Xiao Hanhan. As soon as we got off the boat, there was a red envelope containing 1,000 yuan!

Han Yu was startled: "Uncle Qian, this is too much."

Han Xiangning did not dare to ask for any reward without merit, and said eagerly: "Uncle Qian, how can we ask for your money, and there is so much of it."

"not much."

Lao Qian looked back at Mother Han who was busy making tea, and said proudly: "This is the salary Yuzhen gave me. I don't want it, but she insists on giving it. She won't be happy if I don't take it. I already have it."

Retirement salary, besides, I don’t have much to spend money on, so I won’t leave it for my children, so I won’t be happy if you don’t accept it.”

"Yuzhen pays you a salary?"

"Not only do they give it to me, but now they also give it to Xiaoyu's parents. That kid is very particular."

"Uncle Qian, you are so lucky."

"Yes, I'm really blessed. Who could have imagined living this life?"

Just as he was talking, Chen Zikun's family came back.

Lao Qian signaled Han Xiangning to quickly put away the red envelope, then took out another red envelope he had prepared earlier and forced it on Chen Zikun's son.

They are also juniors, but they are separated from each other. Chen Zikun's son is only two hundred.

The old man came all the way back, and he must be able to catch the wind for him.

Mother Han prepared a table of food and wine. Han Yu invited Lao Ding and Lao Zhang, who were on duty at Bainiu Ferry, and after thinking about it, he also called Zhang Erxiao and old man Zhang, the gatekeeper of Bailonggang Shipyard, to accompany Comrade Lao Qian.

drink wine.

After returning home, Lao Qian was so happy that he put down his wine glass and said happily: "Hanwu is big and lively, but there are no relatives and friends, and I can't speak Mandarin. I don't even have anyone to talk to. It's better to come back.

It’s still lively at home.”

Old Ding smiled and said: "Old Qian, you think it's good to come back, but the children are worried."

"If you're not worried, you can call me. Yuzhen gave me three thousand yuan to install the phone."

"The initial installation fee is not as expensive as before. It doesn't cost 3,000, but it can't be done in Bailong Port. You have to go to the No. 4 Post and Telecommunications Office."

"The Bailonggang Post and Telecommunications Station is closed?"

"It's not that we can't do it, it's that the post office is gone."

"Where have you gone?"

"It's closed." Lao Zhang pointed in the direction of the post office and sighed: "Not only is the post office closed, but the supply and marketing cooperative has also been contracted to private individuals."

Lao Qian did not expect that Bailong Port had changed so much after being out for half a year. He couldn't help but ask: "The post and telecommunications office is closed. Where will Director Wu and the others go?"

"After going to the Fourth Factory, several people at the post office regretted it more and more."

"What do you regret?"

"I regret raising funds to build a house. Bailonggang is not as lively as before, and we have to travel so far to and from get off work. When they raised funds to build a house, the average family spent more than 20,000, but now no one wants to sell a house for 10,000." "

Lao Zhang took a bite of the cold dish and continued: "The same goes for Bailonggang Health Center. Although it is not closed, it is almost closed. It will be transformed from a health center into a clinic. Only two doctors will be left. The others will all go to the Fourth Factory Health Center.

.”

Lao Qian couldn't believe this was true and asked: "Where is Bailonggang Primary School?"

"It's probably going to be soon. Now there's only one child per family, so there aren't that many children. The primary schools in several surrounding villages have been merged. It's only a matter of time before Bailonggang Primary School is merged into Sichang Primary School."

"What about commercial companies?"

"There is only one person left in the commercial company to look after the door, and no one is renting those warehouses for free."

Bainiu passenger line is suspended.

The long-distance bus station is closed.

Bailonggang Post and Telecommunications Station is closed, commercial companies are closed, supply and marketing cooperatives are closed, the health center has been turned into a clinic, and even Bailonggang Primary School will be merged into the Fourth Factory Primary School...

Lao Qian really couldn't accept this fact, and frowned and said: "In the past, the county was not as lively as the Fourth Factory, and the Fourth Factory was not as lively as Bailonggang. Bailonggang can be said to be the liveliest and most prosperous place in Linghai, how could it decline?

This is what it looks like now.”

"Uncle Qian, Bailong Port used to be lively. It has been lively for more than a hundred years. It mainly relied on water passenger transport and its proximity to the East China Sea. Now that water passenger transport is no longer available, it naturally cannot be lively."

"I came back from the East China Sea by passenger ship. There were not many people on the passenger ship."

"It's not too much." Han Yu put down his chopsticks, raised his head and said, "Besides, what time is it? It's the Spring Festival travel season."

Lao Qian came to his senses and sighed: "It's true, the New Year is coming soon and the ship is not full. It can't be compared with before."

Lao Ding helped Lao Qian fill up the wine and said lightly: "Lao Zhang and I won't be able to work in Bailong Port for long. The manager of the ferry company said that the ferry will be closed after the Spring Festival. People and ferries will go to Sanhe. From now on, there will only be Ling."

Big steam ferry, there will be no more white cow steam ferry.”

"If the ferry is closed, how will the people on the island get here, and how will the people here get to the island?"

"The Bainiu ferry is suspended and the Lingniu ferry route will be opened. It will be inconvenient for the people of the Fourth Factory, especially Bailonggang, but it will have little impact on the people of other towns."

"Why should it be closed and why should it be merged with Sanhe?"

"The siltation is so severe that it's difficult to sail the ferry. Then we take the Bainiu Ferry to the East China Sea, and then we have to take the ferry again when we get to Minming Island, which is unsafe and inconvenient."

As a police officer, other people's jurisdictions are developing better and better, but my own jurisdiction is just the opposite. If it is fake, it will not be as good as one day.

Thinking of the scene when Bailong Port was prosperous, Han Yu felt very uncomfortable.

Zhang Erxiao is a real Bailonggang native. Thinking that the place where he made his fortune has become like this, he feels even more uncomfortable. He can't help but smile bitterly and said: "It is said that people who depend on mountains and rivers depend on mountains and rivers. In the past, more people in the village depended on the docks.

At least I can make some money. Now I can’t hope to go to the dock, so I have to go out to do business or go out to work, and no one even the village cadres are willing to do it.”

Village cadres have more work, less money, and no social status, so young people are really not willing to do it.

Han Yu joked: "Mr. Zhang, you can do it."

"Zhi Shu Wang actually came to me and told me that when I became rich, I should not forget my parents in my hometown. He wanted to elect me as a village cadre and let me lead the big guys to get rich."

"This is a good thing. You should make some contribution to your hometown."

"I am from Donghai now, not from Bailonggang. Besides, what else is there in Bailonggang besides the passenger terminal? The Bainiu bus has to cross the border, and the transportation is even more inconvenient. There are not even a few strong laborers in the village, so nothing can be done.
To be continued...