Ten years later, on a small island in the South China Sea.

A man who looked a little weathered was staring at the scorching sun and working on the farmland. On the ridge of the field, Ye Xin set up a small pot and was cooking. Not far away, there was an old man with gray hair.

The person was Ye Xin's grandfather Ye Fujun. He looked at everything in front of him with some relief.

There is a simple staircase not far from the old man's side. The end of the staircase leads to a simple pier. All ships that come and go are docked here. Usually, the Ye family's grandfather and grandson usually take a boat to the big island to sell some crops in exchange.

For daily necessities, few people come here during the rest of the time. But today, an unexpected guest came.

Ye Fujun has limited legs and feet and can only do simple farm work most of the time. Fortunately, Ye Xin has been sensible since he was a child and has undertaken a lot of farm work. Ye Fujun is also idle and bored. Usually, when Ye Xin is working, he is watching from a short distance away.

Just when Ye Fujun was thinking a lot, a person came up from the end of the steps. This person was Huang Ruyang, a member of the Huang family on the largest island in the sea.

"Old man, watch little Ye Zi working!" Huang Ruyang was very familiar with the Ye family. He walked up to Ye Fujun and glanced at Ye Xin who was cooking and the men farming not far away.

Ye Fujun didn't look back and said calmly: "What's the matter? Isn't it still a matter of relocation?"

Huang Ruyang was a little embarrassed: "Old man, I know you have lived on this island all your life. But no one cared about it before. Now that the country has taken the initiative to let us live a better life, there is no need to continue to stay here. Don't

There are only two...three people in your Ye family. My Huang family is so different that we need to move? This is a good thing and not harmful to you."

"Humph!" Ye Fujun said dissatisfied: "We still have one-third of an acre of land here. If we move to the inland, what else do we have?"

"My old man! This time I've made it clear to you." Huang Ruyang patted his chest: "After you move to the mainland, there will be a special resettlement place. Xiao Zizi and your boss will all arrange work. Can you do this?

Do not worry."

The anger between Ye Fujun's eyebrows dimmed slightly: "Do you have a place to live and work arrangements?"

"Isn't that right?" Huang Ruyang: "In the past, the islands here were ignored. Now that our country is strong, will you treat us badly if you think of us?"

This sea area was originally a disputed area and a no-nonsense area. However, as the country has become more and more prosperous recently, it is natural to relocate the people here. Mainly because life on the island here is too difficult.

"Old man, tell me, besides a piece of land, what else is there? There are always several typhoons every year. You should know very well what it looks like when a typhoon occurs. Every time a typhoon occurs, I am afraid of the waves it will cause.

The house has been buried. There is still water! Let’s not worry about eating, washing, and bathing, for fear of using too much fresh water. There is also school..."

Huang Ruyang's previous words did not cause any emotional fluctuations in Ye Fujun at all, but when he mentioned going to school, Ye Fujun was finally moved.

Huang Ruyang keenly caught the change in Ye Fujun's expression and struck while the iron was hot: "Old man, we are all illiterate. Are you willing to let our descendants continue to be illiterate? Little Ye Ye is older now, so it may not be easy to deal with, but her child

What about your great-grandson? Do you want him to continue not going to school and continue to live on this small island for the rest of his life? Have you expected death from the time he was born? "

At this point, Ye Fujun finally couldn't stand it anymore. He was not afraid of hardship himself, but he couldn't accept that his descendants would also suffer. However, he was afraid that Ye Xin would not be able to adapt to the life there if he went to the mainland. Although it was hard here, at least it was still good.

Have a stable life.

"You take your words seriously, can you guarantee that?" Ye Fujun stared into Huang Ruyang's eyes, hoping to get an accurate answer.

Huang Ruyang did not avoid Ye Fujun's gaze and promised: "Old man, I, Huang Ruyang, will leave my words here. If you have any questions, just come to me."

"Okay!" Ye Fujun is not an indecisive person: "I believe what you say!"

"Great!" Huang Ruyang clapped his hands: "Old man, you are the last family here to agree, and now we are all together. It is estimated that next week, a special ship will come to pick us up. Old man, you pack up, then

Move to the mainland and still be neighbors!"

Ye Fujun nodded and said nothing more. Seeing that the matter was done, Huang Ruyang said hello to Ye Xin and went back to do business.

...

At night, inside the house.

Ye Fujun, Ye Xin and the man were sitting around having dinner. Ye Fujun looked at the man and said, "Ye Yun, we may have to move to the mainland after a while. At that time, we will go to a police station to check the situation.

Maybe we can figure out your identity."

This man was the young man who was rescued by Ye Xin ten years ago. Since he had complete amnesia and could not even remember his own name, Ye Fujun simply named him Ye Yun.

Originally, the name Ye Yun was prepared by Ye Fujun for his grandson, but after Ye Xin's parents went to sea, they encountered a storm and were buried in the sea, so the name was never used. But later, he happened to meet this person who didn't know who he was.

The man was given to him.

The man named Ye Yun hummed and just immersed himself in eating without saying anything else.

Ye Fujun had long been accustomed to Ye Yun's taciturn state, so he didn't care. Instead, he turned to Ye Xin and said, "You can pack up your things at home during this period. I guess a ship will come to pick us up in a week." Huang Ruyang said

He said that when you get to the mainland, you will have the opportunity to go to school. I wonder if I can make some arrangements for you. Not to mention how good you are at studying, at least you need to be literate."

"Go to school?" Ye Xin was a little nervous. Her parents, grandparents, and everyone she knew had never gone to school. There was no way, there was no way to build a school here. In the past, Ye Xin felt that if she didn't go to school, she wouldn't go to school.

Well, it doesn't have any impact, but when she heard that she would have the opportunity to go to school, Ye Xin felt a little nervous for some reason.

"That's right! We can tolerate everything here, but there is no school. Hey, if we continue to live here, our Ye family will really be illiterate for generations." Ye Fujun sighed: "If you, or your children

If I can produce a cultural person, then when I leave, I will be able to hold my head high in front of the ancestors of the Ye family. Huang Ruyang said that the country will arrange a place for us to live and a job. I think it will be much better than here.

.”

"You can still arrange work!" Ye Xin said in surprise.

In fact, the relocation matter has been discussed for some time, and Ye Xin probably knows some of the situation. It is normal to have a resettlement place when relocating, but arranging work is something that Ye Xin did not expect. Before, although Ye Xin also yearned for the mainland,

life, but she is also afraid that she will not be able to find a job after arriving in the mainland. After all, she does not even know how to read. How can she live without a job?

"Yes, the country still knows how to take care of us." Ye Fujun said with emotion: "If we can really arrange work, it would indeed be a good choice for our Ye family to move to the mainland. Moreover, I heard that the technology in the mainland is now very advanced."

Maybe we can find out what happened to Ye Yun before."

"Yes!" Speaking of Ye Yun, Ye Xin seemed very happy: "Brother, if you were a college student before, or... your family was very rich. Then, would you disown us?

.”

Ye Yun was a little helpless: "You think I am a rich man or a college student, don't think about it."

"What if!" Ye Xinbuyi said: "What if it is?"

"In case that's the case!" Ye Xin showed a smile and stroked Ye Xin's head: "No matter who I am, you are my sister."

Ye Fujun looked at Ye Yun and Ye Xin with some relief, but there was still a trace of worry in his heart.

...

A week later, the pick-up ship arrived as scheduled. The Ye family, who had already prepared, boarded the ship with large and small bags and left the land where they had lived for a long time.

On the deck, Ye Yun looked at the disappearing island and remained silent. Beside him, Ye Xin curiously looked at the people on the ship. Some of them she knew, but most of them were the first time she saw them.

Suddenly, Ye Xin pushed Ye Yun: "Brother, they are looking at you!"

"Huh?" Ye Yun was startled and looked in the direction Ye Xin pointed. He saw several young women gathering together not far away, their eyes drifting to Ye Yun from time to time. As soon as they saw Ye Yun

Looking over, it seemed like a frightened little rabbit, and immediately looked away.

Ye Xin smiled beside her and said, "Brother, they all seem to want to be my sister-in-law!"

"What are you talking about!" Ye Yun smiled bitterly.

"I'm serious! Erniang Wang always comes to our house, isn't it just because of you? Brother, you are quite popular!" Ye Xin said with a smile.

Although Ye Yun's skin is a bit rough and dark due to the constant sea breeze and farm work, he has a good foundation and definitely looks good. Many girls from nearby islands are quite interested in Ye Yun. And

The Wang Erniang that Ye Xin mentioned was the matchmaker in that area. She was in charge of keeping matchmakers and pulling fibers. She often went to Ye's house because of Ye Yun.

While Ye Yun and Ye Xin were talking nonsense, on the other side of the deck, Ye Fujun was talking to Huang Ruyang.

Ye Fujun fiddled with his pipe and looked at Huang Ruyang: "Which way are we going?"

"We are crossing Lijiang Bay, then carrying along the Lijiang River, and our final destination is Dianyun." Huang Ruyang said.

"Dian Yun? Where is it!" Ye Fujun's meager geographical knowledge only had some impression of the capital. As for Dian Yun, he didn't know anything about it.

"Dianyun, that's a big city, the capital of Nanming Province!" Huang Ruyang said excitedly: "This time our administrative area is under the jurisdiction of Nanming Province. Originally, I thought the country was arranging us to go to some small place, but no

I thought it was arranged near the provincial capital. Old man, please take care of the government!"

"The provincial capital! That's such a big city." Although Ye Fujun still didn't know what kind of city Dianyun was, since it was the provincial capital, it must be very powerful.

"By the way, last time I asked you what happened to Ye Xin going to school." Ye Fujun asked, this was the question he was most concerned about.

"Old man, Ye Xin is already over 20 years old. If you want to go to school, you are already a bit old." Huang Ruyang said: "However, the government said that they will organize teachers to come over and hold a special class for those of us who move here. Don't say anything.

It’s no problem to learn the level of a college student, at least to be literate. Our country has been working on literacy for a long time, but the administrative ownership over our side is a bit... unclear, so the literacy work has not reached our side.

"

"That's okay, that's okay!" Ye Fujun was quite satisfied with this result. Ye Xin was indeed already quite old, and it would be outrageous to force her into school with children. He thought it was acceptable to have a class.

.

"Although little leaf can't go to school, once we register the household registration, little leaf's child can go to school." Huang Ruyang said: "We didn't have household registration there before. Since we have moved to the mainland this time, we have to register again.

.With household registration, children can enroll in school smoothly."

"Household registration, yes, yes!" Ye Fujun was in a good mood: "If we apply for household registration, we have to go to the police station, right?"

"Yes, our stop this time is a resettlement point in the suburb of Dianyun. We don't need to go to the city's public security bureau, we can do it at the household registration hall of the police station. We have a lot of people this time, and there will be dedicated people there to help.

Responsible for coordination."

"That's it!" Ye Fujun nodded and stopped talking.

...

After several hours of boat ride, Ye Yun and the others followed Lijiang River to a small town in the suburbs of Dianyun.
To be continued...