[Chapter 1657 Who are you and who am I]
The East China Sea is one of the three major marginal seas of Kyushu. It is the sea area with the most islands. It starts from the north bank of the Yangtze River estuary in Kyushu to the line of Jeju Island in the universe country in the north, and is adjacent to the Yellow Sea. In the northeast, it is bounded by Jeju Island, Goto Islands, and Nagasaki. In the south, it is bounded by the line from Nan’ao Island in Guang Province to the southern tip of the main island in Wan Province, and the South China Sea. In the east, it extends to the Ryukyu Islands in Dongzhou.
From ancient times to the present, many of these islands have been inhabited by fishermen. However, with the changes of the times, the concentrated development of the population, and the protection of the marine ecological environment, many islands have been abandoned.
In addition to the larger islands that have been developed into tourist attractions, some small islands that are inhabited by people are basically uninhabited.
However, at the junction of the East China Sea and the universe country, there is an island of not too small an area that is still inhabited.
This island is called Mengdao, and the village on the island is called Menmengdao Village. It used to be a small village with more than 60 households.
But now there are less than ten households in Mengdao Village, with only seven or eight scattered households.
Most young and middle-aged people have moved to inland cities, and those who stay are mostly elderly people who have lived here all their lives and are not far away from their children.
Far away from the hustle and bustle of the big city, it is also quiet.
The island has a pleasant climate, a large area of island forests, and beautiful scenery. In addition, few people come here, so it can be regarded as a paradise.
There are arable land on Dream Island, and there are abundant seafood for diving at the seaside. Fishermen can produce and be self-sufficient, and they can also exchange seafood for some money on weekdays. There are small merchant ships coming to the island from time to time every month to collect the seafood processed by fishermen, some from Kyushu, and some from the universe country…
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The scenery is most beautiful when the sun rises at dawn on Dream Island. The sun will shine on the sea water incomparably gorgeous colors on the distant sea surface, like a dream…
The fishermen’s day of fishing also rises with the sun.
At this moment, on the east coast of Dream Island, a boy who looks fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a white tight T-shirt and short jeans, soaked in the sea water barefoot, pulling the fishing net in his hand and casting the net.
The boy’s skin was dark, but it was bronze-black, and it was obvious that he was tanned. He was nimble and agile in the shallow sea, casting a fishing net… At
one point, he cried out: “Ah…”
When he was casting the net, he felt that he had touched something weak. When he turned around, he found that it was a person, soaked in the sea water…
The next moment, the boy’s face changed drastically, and he ran away with fear, and he made a sound of “Aba Aba” from his mouth.
At the other end of the beach, a woman in her twenties was picking up shells on the beach. These shells seemed to be processed into accessories after work, which was also a source of income.
Her skin color was also slightly dark, but it looked very healthy. She had a pair of big black and bright eyes under her double eyelids, and her facial features were delicate. If it weren’t for her dark skin, she wouldn’t look like a fisherman from Mengdao Village.
“Aba Aba…”
Yuan Zheng, who was picking up shells, suddenly changed her face and looked up, but saw her younger brother Yuanbao running over in a panic, his mouth full of anxiety.
Yuan Zheng knew that her brother was born deaf and dumb, but he was very smart and could do a lot for her. She also knew that her brother was usually introverted and timid. Seeing him running towards her, she knew that something had happened.
After her parents died at sea a few years ago, she and her brother depended on each other for survival. Yuan Zheng loved him the most and didn’t want anything to happen to her brother.
She quickly put down the basket and asked, “What happened to Abao? How are you? Are you hurt?”
Yuan Zheng ran over to talk and looked around. She didn’t see anything wrong with him and was relieved.
“Aba Aba Aba…”
Yuanbao’s brother was excited and could only make Aba Aba sounds, but he was speaking in sign language.
Looking at her brother’s sign language, Yuan Zheng widened her eyes and said, “Abao, you said there was a person in the sea? He has long white hair…?” “
Aba Aba…” Abao nodded repeatedly.
“Is it… a dead person?” Yuan Zheng asked with some fear.
“Aba Aba…” Yuanbao was not sure, but he took his sister’s hand and asked her to go and have a look.
Yuan Zheng was pulled by her brother towards the white-haired man.
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On the beach, Yuan Zheng and her brother approached the white-haired young man carefully…
“Huh…”
After the examination, Yuan Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, “A Bao, help me to carry him back quickly. He is still alive. He must have drowned…” “
A Ba…” A Bao nodded, and together with her sister, they carried the white-haired young man back home.
The two siblings were simple and honest. Besides, Yuan Zheng saw that the young man seemed to be from China except for his shoulder-length white hair. Thinking that saving people was the most important thing, she carried him back to the village. The nagging grandfather in the village knew medicine.
This person was undoubtedly Yang Yiyu.
But after the incident of Shuiyuan Cave Mansion, the cave mansion collapsed and disappeared, and was swept into the whirlpool of sea water and appeared on Mengdao Island.
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Yuan Zheng’s home in Mengdao Village.
Yang Yiyu was taken home by Yuan Zheng and his sister, and the only retired doctor in the village was invited to check.
“How is the nagging grandfather?” Yuan Zheng asked.
There are seven or eight households in the whole village, most of them are elderly, less than fifteen people in total.
The nagging grandfather is a doctor who also plays the role of the village chief.
Yuan Zheng and his sister are the only young couple in the village, and they are deeply loved by the elderly in the village.
The nagging old man grew up with Yuan Zheng’s grandfather and treated Yuan Zheng and his sister as his own grandchildren. He was married when he was young, but his wife betrayed him. After the divorce, he never found another wife and has no children.
Hearing Yuan Zheng’s question, the nagging old man said: “Zheng’er has a strong pulse and even breathing, which is better than a normal person’s body. I believe he will wake up soon. It seems that he is also an explorer. Alas, young people nowadays like deep-sea diving and deserted island exploration. They really don’t take their lives seriously. Make him a bowl of porridge…”
Hearing that the nagging grandfather said that everything was fine, Yuan Zheng was relieved.
“Then I’ll call the police and ask if there are any explorers missing. Don’t let the family wait anxiously…” Yuan Zheng was about to make a phone call while talking.
“Not in a hurry, I’ll go later, sit down and I have something to say…” The nagging old man spoke to Yuan Zheng.
Yuan Zheng looked at her brother helplessly, and they both smiled at each other with helpless expressions, knowing that the nagging grandfather was going to start nagging.
But he also knew that every time the old man nags, he is actually thinking about them. He knows what he is listening to.
“When are you going to the mainland? I have already contacted everyone for you. You can work there. You are still young and you can’t stay on the island all your life, right?” The nagging old man looked at Yuan Zheng.
Yuan Zheng looked at Yuan Zheng as if she was looking at a gold ingot underground and said, “Abao, go to the fishing net at the beach and see if there are any fish. Bring two back and make fish soup for… for the gray-haired man.”
“Aba~” Abao listened to Yuan Zheng’s words very much. He agreed and went out, but he didn’t know that it was actually his sister who deliberately sent him away.
After his brother left, Yuan Zheng sighed and said, “Grandpa Nagging, you don’t have to persuade me anymore. I won’t leave the island. Abao is deaf and dumb. After my parents got into trouble, I, as a sister, can’t let Abao suffer any grievances. I don’t want what happened five years ago to happen again. It’s good to stay on the island. I can support Abao with my own ability. Besides, if I leave, you and other grandparents will be old and no one will take care of them~”
“Alas… I mean you should take Abao with you. Don’t worry, what happened five years ago won’t happen again. Besides, Abao is older now. He just can’t speak. He’s smart and it’s okay. The national policy is good and there are special schools for the deaf…”
Laodao wanted to continue nagging, but was interrupted by Yuan Zheng: “Grandpa Laodao, you don’t have to persuade me. I have decided not to leave the island and not to let Abao live alone.”
Five years ago, Abao was ten years old, and it was also the year when his parents died at sea. At that time, Yuan Zheng was still in school. She was worried about her younger brother and took him to school inland. However, Abao, who was born deaf and dumb, was laughed at and bullied by his classmates. His personality became silent and even a little autistic. So Yuan Zheng went back to the island to take care of his younger brother and simply stayed away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
After returning to the island, his younger brother Abao finally smiled slowly, which made Yuan Zheng more determined to live on the island and take care of his younger brother. Many people advised her, but she just smiled.
Laodao said anxiously: “But… you have to get married…”
Yuan Zheng blushed and said nothing.
“Ahem…”
At this time, a cough sounded, and it turned out that the white-haired young man on the bed opened his eyes.
Yuan Zheng and the old man came over.
“Young man, are you awake? What’s your name and where are you from?” Lao Tao asked directly.
“Who are you? Who… am I…? Ah… I have a headache…” The white-haired young man hugged his head in pain.
(End of this chapter)
