Chapter 10 Owe first Without a watch, Fang Wei had no idea how long it took him to run the two kilometers. When I left, the morning light was hazy, and when I returned, the sun was rising, casting shadows on all things, stretching from east to west. After enjoying the sunrise on the beach, Fang Wei felt as if his whole body was filled with electricity. This is the good thing about a young body: it can withstand quite a bit of hard work. On the way back, Fang Wei was not so anxious. He had basically completed the planned exercise, so he jogged at a slower pace, which allowed him to have enough leisure time to appreciate the scenery along the way. When I ran past the dock, my dad was collecting a large basket of fish and pulling it on a cart. Fang Xianfeng suddenly felt a weight lighten behind him. Turning back, he saw his sweaty boy helping him push the basket. "Where have you been? You little bastard..." "No, I just went to the beach and watched the sunrise." "What's so good about this? Isn't the pier just as good?" “It’s so lively here!”
"Okay, I can do it myself. You're sweating all over. Go back and change your clothes. School is about to start. Don't catch a cold." "Will you come back for lunch?" "It depends. If I get back, I'll call you in advance. I'm a bit busy today, so I can have a quick meal at the dock." Fang Xianfeng has a PHS, which makes it convenient for him to contact his home landline, because his PHS package comes with free airtime. Sometimes when people try to contact him on the home landline, he sees that it is his home phone number and hangs up first, then calls back using his PHS. For most people of this era, money is saved bit by bit in this way. "Is there any work here that I can help with?" "We don't need you. Go back. Remember to feed the chickens after breakfast. Do you need to sign up this afternoon? Remember to lock the door when you leave." "it is good." With the depletion of fishery resources and commercial competition, the business of collecting fish at the dock is not doing well now, otherwise my mother would not have to go to town to work extra hours. My father can handle the dock by himself on weekdays. We talked about mussel farming at dinner yesterday. I don’t know what my dad thinks about it. After all, it is a big deal, so it is normal for the old man to need some time to think about it. In any case, Fang Wei will not watch him make the same wrong choice as in his previous life again. After all, who would want to be a miserable rich first generation when you can be a leisurely rich second generation? After leaving the pier, Fang Wei returned along the same route and passed by Shayang Village again. Taking advantage of this free moment, he curiously looked into Uncle Liu's house. There was no one in the yard, but the door of the house was open and smoke from breakfast was rising from the roof. Just as I was about to look away, I caught a glimpse of a petite figure flashing through the open living room door. I didn't see it clearly, but I knew that it was probably Uncle Liu's granddaughter Liu Zhiyi. I was a little surprised that Liu Zhiyi got up quite early. After all, it was only six o'clock in the morning. For many people who grew up in the city, they probably weren't awake yet. After listening to Xu Cailing's story about the Liu family last night, Fang Wei was quite surprised and regretful. Of course, he was not as enthusiastic as the chivalrous woman Cailing, who had to take the initiative to offer warmth or something. Putting oneself in other people's shoes and showing understanding and respect for the suffering of other families is already the greatest kindness.
Of course, Cai Ling’s heart is good, but it may not be what others want. This is a truth that not only young girls but even many adults may not understand. In a person's life, growth is real-time, but maturity is delayed. The gap between them creates various regrets, big and small, in each other's youth. Fang Wei continued jogging along the country road. Although the main industry on the island is fishing, there are still farmlands and vegetable fields, but they are very small in scale and cannot form an industry. Basically, people grow their own food. These plantations are divided into large and small plots, surrounding the country roads on both sides, and there are many villagers busy working in the fields. Many fields on the island have been newly reclaimed and were originally wastelands. This is also due to the pressure brought about by the transformation of the fishery industry. People must always be flexible in life, so some villagers also want to engage in planting on the island, such as planting pineapples (real pineapples, not the pandanus trees that look like pineapples everywhere on the island), planting sugarcane (a kind of local fruit sugarcane called Xuanzhu sugarcane, which tastes very sweet), planting peanuts, etc. Now it seems that planting is also a way out. After all, planting seems to be engraved in the genes of the Chinese people. As long as there is land, they will inexplicably want to plant something. But Fang Wei knows that with the development of the times, this path of planting will eventually be eliminated. There are many reasons for its elimination. One is that the output cannot keep up, and the other is logistics and market problems. Remote islands naturally have this disadvantage. But what can we do about it? The paths are found through continuous trial and error by our predecessors. After walking all the wrong paths, the remaining paths will be the correct ones. As he was thinking, Fang Wei had already run back to Donghua Village without realizing it. When he passed by Xu Cailing's house, he stopped and glanced into her yard. The girl was brushing her teeth next to the well, with a towel draped over her slender shoulders and her shoulder-length hair tied into her signature short ponytail. Because the ponytail was short enough, it looked very elastic, and as she brushed her teeth, the cute ponytail swayed behind her head. "Ah--gulp--poof!" Xu Cailing was not at all gentle when brushing her teeth. She even made loud, loud "plop" sounds on purpose. When she saw the water flying far away, she looked excited. Her cat ran out from her yard, stood at Fang Wei's feet with its big tail raised, and curiously sniffed the sweat and sea smell on his body. Because the two houses were separated by a low wall, Fang Wei had long been accustomed to the fact that the two families would run back and forth in July. "Ah--gulp--puff...?" Xu Cailing, who was spraying water seriously like the Calabash Brothers, finally found Fang Wei at the gate of the yard. I don't know what she was thinking of, but her beautiful eyes widened and she subconsciously took a step towards the house. It seemed that she wanted to go back on her bet from last night, as if she was hiding from her creditors. But in the end, he couldn't suppress his curiosity, so he calmly withdrew the foot he had stepped forward. "What are you doing here so early in the morning? Why are you sweating all over, as if you're being chased by someone?" "What do you mean by being chased... Do you think I'm lazy? I woke up early in the morning and went for a run." "……What?" “Go for a run and watch the sunrise on the beach.” "Running? Why do you want to run..." "Exercise." "...You don't think you can outrun me after you've trained, do you?" The girl, with toothpaste bubbles still on her lips, burst into laughter, as if she had heard something funny, and two beautiful dimples appeared at the corners of her mouth. She smiled confidently and arrogantly, with a hint of mockery in her eyes, as if she was mocking him for doing something beyond his capabilities.
This made Fang Wei very depressed, but she was right. When it came to running alone... he could not compare to Xu Cailing in terms of endurance or speed. I don't know how this girl's body is constructed, but her whole body seems to be filled with athletic cells. When she was a child, she played the game of "Police Catches Thief" with her friends in the village. Xu Cailing was the undefeated god of war. No matter whether she was a police officer or a thief, when her long legs stretched out, she was like a rabbit, and he couldn't even catch the corner of her clothes. "I warn you not to be too arrogant. Things change over time. Don't look down on the poor youngsters! Give me another year, and I don't believe you can outrun me." "cut……" Xu Cailing made a disdainful sound, not taking his words to heart at all. Instead, she started repeating the phrase "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west". This is a great sentence! It will be mine from now on! The girl was happily enjoying his words when Fang Wei's voice rang out again: "I'm going to change my clothes later, so remember to come and help me wash your teeth after you finish brushing them." "..." The smug smile on the girl's pretty face immediately disappeared, and her arrogant voice softened. "I was just joking last night! How dare you let me do your laundry?!" "Who cares? You made a bet with me last night anyway. Hey, Xu Cailing, you don't want to go back on your word, do you?" Compared to helping him wash his clothes, being accused of breaking his promise is actually more painful. For the first time in her life, she was faced with such a difficult decision. Her face changed and she screamed as she picked up a hoe beside her... "I owe it to you first! I didn't say I won't wash it! I owe it to you first!" "Okay, okay, I owe you, I owe you..." (End of this chapter)
