1990, Reborn as a Beachcomber, From Rascal to Brilliant Guy

"Ah! Ugh!"

When Zhao Yuzhu saw Lin Shuisheng suddenly raise his head and look at her with a surprised expression, she hurriedly started gesturing with her hands.

However, her local sign language was so local that Lin Shuisheng couldn't understand it at all.

Fortunately, he knew that Zhao Yuzhu could write, so he immediately went to find paper and pen.

Zhao Yuzhu took a pen and paper, squatted down by the bed, and wrote down each word one by one.

Lin Shuisheng and Ye Wanqing huddled together, staring intently.

"This piece of paper is from a few years ago when I was fishing on an island and found a rotten wooden box stuck in a crevice of a reef.

I smashed open the box and saw a bamboo tube wrapped in oilcloth inside the compartment, so I secretly brought it back.

When I got home, I realized I had smashed the bamboo tube, but the paper inside was intact, so I chopped up the bamboo and made a new one.

As she wrote this, she looked up at Lin Shuisheng and Ye Wanqing, blinked, and looked at them with a hint of expectation in her eyes.

"You're amazing!"

Lin Shuisheng raised an eyebrow and gave a thumbs up.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Yuzhu immediately lowered her head, her lips curving slightly upwards, and her large eyes narrowed into crescent moons.

Ye Wanqing glanced at Zhao Yuzhu, then at Lin Shuisheng, her lips slightly downturned, and her fists clenched tightly.

Lin Shuisheng was completely unaware of this. He was staring intently at the yellowed blueprint, frantically searching his memory for the corresponding positions of the lines on the blueprint.

Jinma Mountain is easy to find; it's located at the border of Yunlan Town and Shenlan Town, not far from Xilan Village, which is under the jurisdiction of their Qinglan Bay Management Area.

The lines are just too rough; it's impossible to tell whether they represent mountain roads, streams, gullies, mountain ranges, or forests.

After looking at it for a long time, he finally shook his head, rolled up the paper again, and stuffed it back into the bamboo tube.

"So? Did you figure anything out?"

Seeing Lin Shuisheng's actions, Ye Wanqing hurriedly asked a question.

At the same time, Zhao Yuzhu stared straight at Lin Shuisheng, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Because she had spent her whole life traveling between the village, the sea, and the docks, she couldn't understand the winding lines on the blueprints at all; she only knew that they must contain some good stuff.

She took out the blueprints and gave them to Lin Shuisheng, partly to repay his kindness and partly to try and unlock the secrets of the blueprints.

"No, the information marked on it is too little. I'll go back to the mountains to look for it again when I have time, and see if I can find it!"

Lin Shuisheng shook his head and handed the bamboo tube back to Zhao Yuzhu.

"Mmmmmm!"

Upon seeing this, Zhao Yuzhu hurriedly waved her hands and shook her head, then picked up a pen and forcefully wrote a line on the paper.

"I'll give you the bamboo tube, but I don't want it."

"Do you know what that piece of paper inside the bamboo tube represents? It could very well lead you to a great treasure, lots and lots of gold, or some other very valuable things. Are you sure you want to give it to me?"

Lin Shuisheng raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhao Yuzhu with a surprised expression.

Upon hearing his words, Zhao Yuzhu nodded without hesitation and wrote on the paper:

"I don't need it, you can have it."

Upon seeing this line of text, Lin Shuisheng and Ye Wanqing exchanged a glance, then nodded.

"Okay, then let's discuss how to divide it once I find it."

"Department~"

Zhao Yuzhu shook her head quickly and continued writing:

"They're all yours."

After she finished writing, she drew a circle above the words and handed the paper to Lin Shuisheng.

"No, this is not appropriate!"

Lin Shuisheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head repeatedly.

"If you don't want it, I'll leave!"

Soon, Zhao Yuzhu wrote another line and shoved it in front of Lin Shuisheng, her eyes fixed on him.

Lin Shuisheng: "..."

He glanced at Zhao Yuzhu, then at Ye Wanqing, a hint of embarrassment creeping onto his lips.

"What are you looking at? My sister is so good to you, you'd better remember that."

Ye Wanqing glared at her and retorted somewhat irritably.

"Well... thank you!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shuisheng immediately went along with it and put away the bamboo tube.

Zhao Yuzhu's eyes dimmed slightly, she shook her head, and wrote on the paper:

"Of course."

Upon seeing these three words, before Lin Shuisheng could say anything, Ye Wanqing grabbed Zhao Yuzhu's arm.

"Alright, alright, you're my sister, no need to be so polite. If you want to buy or eat anything in the future, just come and ask me for the money. I'll definitely treat you well."

"Um!"

Zhao Yuzhu looked up at Ye Wanqing and nodded silently.

Seeing her like this, Ye Wanqing held back for a moment, but in the end she couldn't help but glare at Lin Shuisheng fiercely.

Why is such a good mother so stubborn?

"Um, I'm going out to talk to my older brother about something. You guys chat, you guys chat!"

Lin Shuisheng sensed that something was amiss and quickly stood up and ran out.

After the room door closed again, he stood at the doorway, let out a long breath, and then rubbed his temples.

"Hey, on such a joyous day, why are you standing here looking so gloomy?"

Hearing this, he looked up and saw his second brother, Lin Chaosheng, and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"How dare you say that? If you hadn't told that fatso I wanted to take a mistress, I wouldn't be in this mess!"

"What? They kicked you out so quickly?"

Lin Chaosheng's eyes lit up, and he leaned forward with a gossipy air.

"Go away, I'm serious, don't joke around with me, okay?"

Lin Shuisheng shoved Lin Chaosheng away, his face darkening.

"Hey! You're getting impatient. I told you long ago that having multiple wives isn't a good thing, and I advised you not to get any funny ideas. Now you know you regret it, don't you?"

Lin Chaosheng raised an eyebrow, a look of schadenfreude on his face.

"roll!"

Lin Shuisheng glared at Lin Chaosheng, then turned and walked towards the hall.

"Hey, don't rush off! I have something to tell you."

Lin Chaosheng grabbed Lin Shuisheng's arm, his expression turning serious.

Lin Shuisheng turned to look at Lin Chaosheng, his eyes filled with doubt.

"Well, here's what happened!"

Lin Chaosheng hesitated for a moment, then spoke softly:

"Last night you gave my brother and me 20,000 each! Add to the 40,000 you have left, and the little bit of savings we've accumulated, it should total a little over 100,000."

With that much money, I reckon it could buy an 18-meter-long, 200-horsepower trawler.

"How about the three of us brothers team up and go all out?"

As he said this, he stared intently at Lin Shuisheng, his face full of anticipation.

"So you're not planning to build a house?"

Lin Shuisheng frowned and asked a question in return.

"Sigh! Building houses doesn't make money, and it's not like we have nowhere to live. Even if we separate, Dad and Mom can't kick us out, can they?"

Lin Chaosheng waved his hand dismissively.

Seeing him like this, Lin Shuisheng frowned even more deeply.

"Second brother, tell me the truth, what exactly happened between you and that fatso in the county town back then?"