Shendou Continent

Chapter 1 Li Long Village

Under the setting sun, on a calm sea, a simple small fishing boat is slowly approaching a quilt-like floating object.

Lin San, who was rowing a boat, came back from fishing at this time, but found a strange quilt floating on the familiar sea.At this moment, he is struggling to row towards it.When I got closer, I realized that it was a baby's swaddle, surrounded by a faint mist, which protected the baby's swaddle from being submerged in water like an air cushion.

Lin San looked surprised, but he couldn't care less, because the "air cushion" was about to disappear, so he had to save the child quickly.Thinking about it, he quickly picked up the child.This is a chubby boy with a round face, white and tender skin, and hands and feet like lotus root segments, so cute.The child seemed to be asleep, not crying or frightened, but blowing out a big nasal bubble in his nasal cavity, as if he was just swimming in the sea.

Lin was nearly fifty in three years, but due to the poverty of his family, he was never able to get married. He was alone and helpless, and barely survived by fishing by the sea.Seeing this poor and lovely child, Lin San seemed to see himself when he was a child, the little Lin San whose parents died and had no one to rely on, felt distressed and happy for him, and what distressed him was the situation of this orphan, and also felt distressed My own suffering childhood, but my joy is that I have been lonely for many years, God opened my eyes, and finally I have a companion.

Thoughts were flying, Lin San hugged the child and didn't want to let go for a long time...

Soon, the child followed Lin San back to the village.This is a small village with less than a hundred people. It is located on the coast of the mainland, close to the sea. There is a small river flowing through the village, a little cultivated land, and dense forest land.Most of the villagers make a living by fishing, plowing the sea, animal husbandry and fishing, fighting against the sea, and accepting the gift of the sea, day after day, multiplying and living.Lin San's family is sparse, and there is only one person in Kankan.

Lilong Village is dominated by the Li surname, and there are only a few outside surnames. Except for Lin San, everyone else has a relationship with the local Li surname, except for Lin San. Stop and go, persist to Lilong Village.Lin San was still a young man at that time, and Li Long Village lost a large number of young and strong labor force due to the disaster, so he was taken in by the village head at that time and took root in the village.

Over the years, as a single family with a different surname, Lin San has been bullied in the village. If he hadn't been kind and tolerant, there would probably be no room for him to survive in this small Li Long Village.

Li Long Village was originally a small village. Although it was close to the sea, there were many strange rocks on the beach. There were not many catches in the surrounding sea area, and the village was not rich.Most of the villagers make a living by fishing, and they have to travel long distances, drift at sea, eat and sleep in the open, and only catch fish once every two or three days.Although the nearby sea area is mostly calm, occasionally when the wind blows, the waves beat on the villagers' crude boats, which is easy to be fatal.The sea at night cannot stay, and it is generally necessary to find a relay island as a support.Fortunately, there are many supporting islands and reefs nearby, so the villagers will not worry about capsizing when sailing at night.

The village is backed by mountains and the sea, and there are a few people farming, but there are very few good fields in the village, and life in farming is not easy.Whether it is a fisherman or a farmer, most of the life is tight.Ordinary people's houses are mud houses with clay tiles, and several fences surround a yard.The condition is good, the house is solid and covers a large area, the furniture is complete and various styles, and many of them have a large fishing boat about three feet long, with decorative eyes on both sides of the bow, a single mast and single sail in the middle, and a cabin on the rear side.Those with poor conditions, like Lin San, have straw mats spread out on wooden frames to make beds, and there are still some rain leaks on the roof. The boats that make a living only have a small black awning to protect them from the rain, and they look so small in the sea.

In order to snatch fishery resources and fertile land, the villagers had to fight openly and secretly, but Lin San obviously didn't have any advantage, so the fishing ground he could go to was also the farthest in the village.

Lin San was too poor, logically, he had no time to take care of the child, but Lin San couldn't part with this god-given child at all.He carefully examined the child again. His limbs were sound and his eyes were sharp. There was only a small scar on the back of his left shoulder, which did not look like a sick baby.He named the child Lin You, implying the meaning of the Lin family.

Lin San exchanged the catch of the day for some silver at the pier, bought a clean bowl, a spoon, a pair of chopsticks, and a stone mill at the entrance of the village, and went to the next-door village with cattle raising to get a small fish in exchange. A bowl of milk is the solution for the child to eat for the first time.He put the child on the straw mat bed, and found a clean cloth to cover the child, which was regarded as a quilt.It was autumn and the weather was not cold.It's going to be winter, so I have to add a bed.

Lin San took the dried fish that was sun-dried at home, and took a stone mill to grind it into powder.When the child is hungry in the future, put the fish meal in a new bowl, mix it with the few rice grains at home, boil water and drink it as seafood porridge.In this way, it can be regarded as a barely solved food and clothing.

Lin San was inexperienced in raising children, but Xiaoyou's first day was finally passed smoothly.In the past, although Lin San was poor, he had a lot of time. In the future, he would probably have to take his baby with him wherever he went.Although it was hard work, he still smiled compared to the comfort and satisfaction in his heart.

Time passed day by day, Lin San was both a father and a mother, pulling the child up with shit and urine.He would rather starve himself than find a way to feed Xiaoyou, and he would take Xiaoyou with him wherever he went, so that he unknowingly got the nickname "Lin Niang" in the village, but he didn't care, as long as he could feed Xiaoyou There is a big pull, and all the sacrifices are worth it.

Under the care of "Lin Niang", Lin grew up day by day.

Six years passed in a flash, and the 6-year-old was less than three feet tall and was born with malnutrition.Obviously, Lin San's care is not enough to support Lin You's growth needs. Although Xiao You is also developing, it can be said that it is a wretched development and is very unhealthy.The original big fat boy had darkened skin due to following Lin San to go to sea for a long time, and his thin body looked even weaker.Due to Lin San's poor settled status and Xiaoyou's embarrassing figure, Xiaoyou was often bullied by children of the same age in childhood, and it was difficult to have playmates. Life was extremely difficult.

But children from poor families are sensible early, and Xiaoyou understands his own situation. He went to sea with his father since he was a child, and he knows that it is not easy to make a living in the wind and waves.It's not easy to survive, so how dare you expect too much.Since he was 3 years old, he has been helping to cook at home. The little person is not as tall as the stove, so he finds a brick to support it, so that he can reach the stove.Several times, due to lack of energy, the food was overturned, which made the father and son often hungry, and Xiaoyou often cried and blamed himself.

Looking at the sensible child, Lin San didn't feel hungry, but felt sorry for the child, and he was too useless. The 56-year-old Lin San is already hunched over. At this time, he has entered his old age, and his work strength is not as good as before. The injuries he suffered from going to sea in these years have become more and more serious.But he can't rest, Lin You is still young, he also has to live, not going to sea means that he has no source of income.

At first glance, this is a hopeless family.There is a high probability that in a few years, he will become an orphan and join the army of beggars like Lin San did back then. If you are lucky, you will be able to live as Lin San. If you are not lucky, you will probably end up dying in a foreign land.

Life is like this sometimes, and suffering will wear away your confidence bit by bit, but sometimes you persist, and suddenly there will be new hope, and there will be scenery that you couldn't see before.

Under the insistence of a pair of hard-working father and son, the annual Awakening Day also came quietly...

(End of this chapter)