On the map of China, Qingsongling is on the northeast coast of Liaodong Bay. The quality of jellyfish in this area is the best in the country. Therefore, during the jellyfish fishing period, fish from Guangdong Province, Hu Jian, Shandong Province, Zhejiang Province, Su Province, etc. come from all over the country.

Merchants from all over the world gather here, almost all of them are big businessmen.

Most of the jellyfish sold at Shiliupu, the largest aquatic product wholesale market in Shanghai, come from Qingsongling. However, the people who come to Qingsongling to buy jellyfish are Wenshi people. The jellyfish wholesale market in Shanghai is almost monopolized by Wenshi people.

Before the jellyfish fishing season, there would always be people from the south staying at Xiuzhen’s hotel, and there would also be businessmen who would leave snakeskin bags containing money in Xiuzhen’s hands. Usually the price started at 200,000 yuan, and the maximum amount could be 600,000 to 700,000 yuan.

At the age when love is just beginning, I have seen too many "rich people". Some of them are dressed in rags, but they can make hundreds of thousands of dollars when they make money. Some of them are brightly dressed and generous with their money.

This kind of experience has raised Xiuzhen's expectations for her partner. She has always wanted to find a rich man from the south who comes to sell jellyfish and is handsome and younger. She has seen a lot of rich people, but handsome and young ones.

It was her first time meeting, and Xiuzhen couldn't help herself when she saw the "other half" who met her conditions appeared.

As for why she looked disappointed when she heard that Wu Xiaowei was not from the south, it was very simple: the smell was far away and the smell was near, and the reason was cognitive. The people she had seen and interacted with were all the more successful business representatives among the southerners. From her comparison

One-sided cognition gives a relatively perfect picture of southerners in their minds.

Wu Xiaowei felt strange and asked: "Does it have to be from the south?"

"No, no, I'll show you the room." Xiuzhen said, leading Wu Xiaowei to the south side of the yard.

There is a room on the south side with an oil felt and mud wall structure. The dirt floor is black and shiny after being stepped on, but it is still uneven. A large kang that has been blackened by smoke takes up three-quarters of the room, leaving only the space in front of the kang.

A walkway less than half a meter.

The reed mats on the Kang were torn apart like fish nets, exposing gaps like maps.

In the gaps are pieces of kang bricks that have turned dark red in color after being burned for a long time. Even in the scorching heat of summer, there are still dirty quilts piled messily on the broken reed mats.

There are no windows, or in other words, there are windows from more than one meter to the eaves. They are sealed with dull old films instead of glass windows.

There is a bamboo door on the other side of the room. When you open it, you will find the toilet. A cesspit is buried deep in the ground, half inside the rotten wall and half outside the wall, making it easier to scoop out excrement water.

There are two wooden boards for stepping on the manure tank. On the side of the tank, white bugs are swarming there and piled up. Green-headed and black-headed flies are densely filled like thick fog, and the air is filled with a disgusting stench. and the buzz of flies.

The flies seemed a little stupid and slow. They often bumped into Wu Xiaowei's face and got into his collar. Knowing where they were, Wu Xiaowei felt nauseated and hurriedly chased them away. Perhaps the life of the flies here was too comfortable and they were pinched by Wu Xiaowei. A few arrived, and upon closer inspection, they were big green-headed flies that breed in manure pits. They were fat and shiny.

Wu Xiaowei shuddered inexplicably, quickly let go, took a breath, and took a few steps back.

"Such a dirty house..." Wu Xiaowei stammered.

"Little boss, the price here is cheap. Such a big room only costs eight yuan. Where can I find it?" Xiuzhen heard Wu Xiaowei's complaint and said, "In addition to the cheap accommodation fee, my yard is quite big. The Haiman purchased from the seaside can be stored in the yard, and then shipped to the station with a wagon.

You can keep an eye on your own belongings, and I can also keep an eye on it for you. Other hotels don't have large yards to store jellyfish.

More importantly, there are many gangsters in Qingsongling. It is not safe for you to go out and carry hundreds of thousands of money to other hotels. If you stay at my house, gangsters will not dare to come. My brother is the leader of Qingsongling Police Station and often comes back with a gun. Here is All the scoundrels know it."

Wu Xiaowei listened to Nan Yi's instructions. You must suffer a lot when you go out, and put your enjoyment aside. Safety is the most important thing.

After standing for a long time, Wu Xiaowei sighed and stopped.

However, when Xiuzhen left, he looked at the dirty quilt and seemed at a loss. He sat down on the edge of the bed, a little frustrated.

The first night in Qingsongling was very difficult for Wu Xiaowei. He always suspected that his watch was broken, the hour hand had lost its ability to rotate in circles, and time seemed to have stopped and would no longer move forward.

Stay, stay!

I stayed up until two in the morning. I was so sleepy that I fell asleep holding my bag.

The next day, a burst of noise woke him up. He opened his eyes and looked at the bag. It was still there. He listened for a while, then glanced at the door. There was no movement. Then he opened the bag and took out 20,000 yuan. , and found the robe that Wu Meifeng had sewed for him, stuffed the money into the robe, and tied it tightly around his waist.

After getting dressed, Wu Xiaowei walked to the yard and found that the four people who had just made the noise were actually Wang Rongsen and the others. He checked the time and saw that it was less than seven in the morning. Wu Xiaowei was surprised how they arrived at Qingsongling so early, and it seemed that Wang Rongsen and Wang Rongsen were Xiuzhen is very familiar.

With doubts, Wu Xiaowei, under the guidance of the Northeastern old lady yesterday, went to the machine-pressed well and pressed water to wash himself.

After washing up, Wu Xiaowei asked the old lady where to buy breakfast. The old lady told him that the hotel could provide breakfast. It was not expensive and only cost one yuan. For safety reasons, Wu Xiaowei readily agreed.

In less than ten minutes, the old lady brought a low table to Wu Xiaowei's room. There was an aluminum washbasin on the low table and a large flower bowl.

After sitting cross-legged on the kang, Wu Xiaowei looked at the washbasin. In the basin were green beans, garlic, potatoes, radishes and other miscellaneous vegetables mixed together. He didn't know what to call the dish, half soup and half stir-fried; then he looked at the big

Hua Wan is porridge that is neither dry nor thin but even thick.

Wu Xiaowei has actually suffered hardships, but that happened when he was a child, and his memory has become blurry. Since his memory became more profound, his family's life has become better day by day, and he can eat meat every day. Occasionally, his mother still eats meat.

I will take him to a restaurant to have a toothpaste.

Looking at the food in the basin, his appetite disappeared, but he was a little hungry. He could only pick up the big flower bowl and take a sip. The porridge was very fragrant.

I flicked my chopsticks to drive away the flies that came around me, and picked up a small piece of vegetables to taste.

Not bad to eat!

Just when he was about to take a big bite, Nan Yi's words came to mind again. He put down the bowl and waited for a quarter of an hour. His brain didn't feel dizzy and his stomach didn't react at all. Then he picked up the bowl again and started eating.

"Uncle Nan, when I was filling my stomach, I heard another noise in the yard. I walked into the yard and saw two more people. One was a bit older. Later I found out that his name was Zhou Gong, and the other was younger than me.

How old is the girl? It just so happens that her surname is Nan and her name is Nan..."

"Nan Ruoqiong, my daughter."

Nan Yi already knew most of Wu Xiaowei's story, because Nan Ruoqiong was involved in many things. Wu Xiaowei was mentioned in the travelogue-like email Nan Ruoqiong sent him.

"Uncle Nan, Nan Ruoqiong is your woman?" Wu Xiaowei was shocked when he heard Nan Yi's words.

Nan Yi waved his hand, "Let's not talk about this for now. You can continue talking."

"Okay, okay."

Wu Xiaowei's story continues. At that time, he came to the yard and saw an old man and a young man. The old one, Duke Zhou, was talking to Wang Rongsen. Duke Zhou wanted to take the four of them to the beach to see jellyfish.

After listening to a few words, Wu Xiaowei felt that Duke Zhou was a local snake in Qingsong Ridge, so he stepped forward and begged him to take him with him to have a look. Duke Zhou was a little hesitant, but Nan Ruoqiong said a word of help, and Duke Zhou agreed.

This is not Wu Xiaowei's first time coming to Qingsongling. He has been here once before, but the last time he came, his classmates only took him around the town for a while and then took him to Gaiping County, so he was not familiar with Qingsongling.

, he actually doesn’t know much about it. It can be said that this is the first time he has witnessed the true appearance of Qingsong Ridge.

Like Xiuzhen Hotel, it can be summed up in eight words: dirty, messy and disorganized.

Piles of rotting garbage are common along the road, and flies are a specialty of Qingsongling. A relatively wide river to the east of the road has been filled with domestic garbage, and only a dirty, black and smelly ditch can be seen winding through the garbage.

Stinky water.

There are many stalls along the avenue, with pedestrians coming and going, car horns honking, and people shouting. At the same time, the density of various commercial stalls and the busy business of merchants also show its vibrant and prosperous scene.

Across the avenue, there are countless motorcycles, jeeps, cars, trucks, horse-drawn carriages, motorized or human-powered tricycles, and even bicycles parked on the side of the road. The drivers are trying their best to attract customers.

As soon as Zhou Gong led a few people to arrive, they were immediately surrounded by the owners. After a brief bargaining, Zhou Gong led a few three-wheeled motor vehicles.

The car sped away towards the seaport.

There are countless jellyfish processing sites along the coast of Qingsongling. The largest processing site is at the seaport. The processing sites here are concentrated, unlike other sites scattered among fishermen's homes.

The road in front of us turned into a dirt road, with bumps and bumps. There was a strong smell of sea and a faint smell of blood floating in the air, and there were many tricycles passing by.

The road is getting narrower and narrower, but the view is gradually broadening.

This is the famous outlet of Qingsongling. Every year, as the new jellyfish fishing season approaches, merchants from all over the country flock here.

Some people started here and became a nouveau riche with hundreds of thousands or even millions in just a few years; some people fell here with lifelong regrets and became worthless paupers.

This is the dream place that the bosses are looking for. However, no one can predict the unpredictable changes of dreams. They can only boldly try their own destiny.

This is a casino. If you take your future as a bet, you will soon find out whether you will be rich or poor, ecstatic or heartbroken.

This is a person's fanatical pursuit of money, and therefore is troubled by money.

Wu Xiaowei was intoxicated by the spectacular scenery in front of him. Inadvertently, he looked at the girl named Nan Ruoqiong. Her eyes were not looking at the sea, but looking around among the fishing boats. From time to time, she would point to the fishing boats and exchange a few words with Duke Zhou.

At the beach, the group only stayed for a while. This was the first time Duke Zhou knew that Wu Xiaowei and Axin, the woman among the four Wang Rongsen, were here, so they took some time and stayed for a while.

Duke Zhou is only willing to serve big customers who can bring him great benefits. However, big customers also grow up from small customers. Customers who come here for the first time need an observation period. He will first release some goodwill and lay a good foundation before waiting for the other party.

By becoming a big customer, he can increase his income.

After the release, Duke Zhou led a group of people to the cement pool where the jellyfish were processed.

The cement pools are right on the seaside, arranged in rows and extending into the distance, like a seaside road. On one side of the road is an endless beach, lightly smeared with a layer of rose red, showing a feminine warmth, and it looks like a piece of light red smoke in the sun.

, hazy and erratic.

At the end of the beach is a white stretch of water and sky. The sky is light blue and shiny. Under the sunlight, the three colors of red, white and blue are beautiful and beautiful.

"Mr. Zhou, what's the name of the rose-colored grass?" Wu Xiaowei couldn't help but ask.

"The local fishermen call it seaweed. In fact, there are many kinds of seaweed. Such a sloppy name is very unscientific." Zhou Gong said with a smile: "The reason why it is beautiful may be that it absorbs too much salt."

The woman named Axin asked: "How far can this beach extend?"

"A few dozen miles." Zhou Gong thought for a moment and said, "The tide will come in around four o'clock this afternoon. By then, the beach will become a vast ocean."

With that said, Duke Zhou led everyone into the cement pool.

Wu Xiaowei stood and took a look. The pool was about one meter deep and about four meters long and wide. The wall of the pool was about ten centimeters thick, which could fit a shoe horizontally. Duke Zhou said that this sea road was more than ten miles long, and many of the pools were in the water.

There are already processed primary alum and secondary alum jellyfish.

These ponds were built by local fishermen who raised their own funds, and each family had several of them. During the jellyfish fishing season, they stayed on the ponds day and night, building a shack like watching watermelons in a watermelon field.

Walking on the wall of the pool is as unstable as walking on a balance beam, for fear of accidentally falling into the pool and getting covered in the jellyfish mixture. Fortunately, the pool is often covered with scattered wooden boards used in processing jellyfish.

When encountering fishermen on the road, they would greet Duke Zhou and pass them cigarettes, and if they were enthusiastic, they would force Duke Zhou into the shed to chat for a while. Wu Xiaowei already knew Duke Zhou’s identity and deeds, and understood the fishermen’s enthusiasm, but why would Nan Ruoqiong do the same?

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To be continued...