Meng Ziqi got off the train at Zhe Jiang Kang Zhou Station. The rest of the journey was nothing special.
Half a day later, Li Qi arrived at Haitong City. After exiting the bus stop, he took a bus to the small county town where he was born and raised.
His house was located in the easternmost part of the county, right by the sea.
The humid climate caused his father and mother to suffer from various illnesses such as arthrosis. In the end, his father passed away, leaving only his mother behind, who was aging day by day.
Looking at the yard in the distance, the rubber forest was still the same as when he was young. In fact, it was even stronger than when he was young. This made him feel relieved. The salty sea breeze made him feel much more relaxed.
Many people were unwilling to come back because they were afraid that they would not be able to face their parents 'expectations. They were unwilling to admit that they could not survive in the city.
Li Qi suddenly felt that the scenery in his hometown was so beautiful. The super big city made of steel lacked such vitality.
"His aunt, your family's boat will rust if you keep it, and your body won't be able to take it anymore. If you can sell this boat as soon as possible, then sell it.”
Li Qi had just walked into the courtyard when he heard this conversation. His heart sank.
The mother smiled." We can't sell it. My son is back. This boat was left to him by his father. Now that he's back, he's driving this boat!”
In the courtyard, his mother was chatting with Aunt Yumei, who was next door. Aunt Yumei was shocked when she heard this."Your Xiao Qi is coming back? Haha, he's the first university student in our village. Is he going to lead his hometown to become rich this time?”
These words made Li Qi stop in his tracks and smile bitterly in his heart. Who would have known that the first university student in his village could not find a job and came back dejectedly?
"Mom, I'm back. Aunt Yumei is here too.”Li Qi pretended to be nonchalant as he greeted them with a smile.
Li Qi put down his luggage. His mother hurriedly put down the needlework in her hands and said happily,"Son, you're back? Why didn't you tell me in advance so that I could have asked Ergou to pick you up at the station?”
Ergou was Li Qi's childhood friend, but his academic performance was not good. He had stopped studying after high school. During the years that Li Qi was in university, Ergou had gone to his place to play a few times, and the two of them still had a deep relationship.
"There's a car that goes straight to the hospital. Why do we need to call him? He still has to go to work.”Li Qi laughed.
Aunt Yumei also walked over. Sigh, this is great. Your mother doesn't have to stay at home alone all day. You don't know that every time I come, she nags you.”
Li Qi's heart skipped a beat as he looked at his mother who had gained a few more strands of white hair. He suddenly felt so useless and selfish.
"Mom, I'm not leaving this time.”Li Qi's eyes reddened.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back.”His mother patted the back of his hand and chuckled.
"Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi's mother, I'll go back first.”Aunt Yumei said with a smile.
After Li Qi sent her out, her mother was already busy in the kitchen.
"Mom, leave it there. I'll do it.”Li Qi quickly went forward to help.
His mother pushed him out and said with a smile,"You just finished the train, so take a rest. If you really have nothing to do, go take a look at our ship. It hasn't been used for so long, and there's a lot of rust on it.”
Li Qi smiled." That's good. This is the guy I'll be eating in the future."”
The boat was parked in a small river behind the village. This small river led straight to the sea and could be considered the harbor where the village collectively parked their boats.
Along the way, many villagers saw Li Qi and greeted him with a smile.
Li Qi also realized that the people who stayed in the village were all old people and children. There were not many young people.
When he arrived at his family's boat, Li Qi looked at the boat that had accompanied his family since childhood and sighed in his heart.
He walked up to the deck and checked the machinery inside the ship. The engine was running normally, the sewage in the fish cabin was cleaned up, and the rust on the ship was polished. Li Qi was so tired that he was panting.
The boat wasn't big, but it wasn't easy. Most of the work was physical. In comparison, the technical work was easier.
Li Qi returned to the driver's seat and sat on his father's console chair.
On the handle of the chair, the words 'Black Pearl' carved when he was young were still there, which made him smile.
The Black Pearl was one of the four legendary battleships in an old movie called Pirates of the Caribbean decades ago. It was his favorite movie when he was young. He named his family's ship the Black Pearl.
Lying on the chair and looking at the ceiling, his heart was calm. This was a silence that he had never felt in the city of Steel Jungle.
Sunlight shone through the glass and into the cabin. Suddenly, Li Qi's eyes moved, and a blue light on the ceiling attracted his attention.
"What's that?"
Li Qi stood up curiously and looked at the blue light.
"Is it reflected light?"
The blue light seemed to be refracted from the sun. He looked down at the control panel in the control room.
A string of blue seashells, beads, and other decorations on the console attracted his attention. These were decorations made from seashells, stones, and beads that his sister had picked up. She had hung them in the cabin.
The blue light was emitted by a stone the size of a baby's fist when sunlight shone on it.
"Strange, this stone looks black, but it can actually reflect sunlight?”
Li Qi found it unbelievable and reached out to take the stone.
"Hiss!"
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain on his fingertip. It turned out that the shell under the stone was too sharp and cut his finger.
A drop of blood dripped onto the stone. Li Qi hurriedly put his finger in his mouth and sucked.
He didn't notice that the blood didn't drip onto the stone but seeped into it.
"Buzz!"
The stone absorbed his blood and suddenly trembled. The next moment, the stone shattered and a blue pearl appeared, slowly floating in the air.
Li Qi was stunned by the scene in front of him. His eyes widened as he looked at the floating blue bead!
"Sou!"
The blue bead suddenly burst with blue light and instantly crashed into Li Qi!
"Ah!"
Li Qi cried out in shock. The next moment, the bead flew into his body and disappeared without a trace!
Li Qi's entire body trembled, and a majestic memory surged in his mind. Large amounts of black substance were discharged from his body!
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