Return To 1977 Chapter 147: First arrival in Bincheng

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The so-called Liaodong, as the name suggests, refers to the area east of the Liaohe River. That is, the eastern and southern parts of present-day Liaoning Province, the area between Bincheng and Dandong City.

Although these two cities are both close to the sea, if you make a comparison, Bincheng is undoubtedly the one with the richest marine resources.

This is entirely determined by geographical location. From the map, Dandong is only bordered by the Yellow Sea to the south, but Bincheng is right on the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula. The dagger-shaped land is inserted directly into the vast sea, specifically between the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. middle.

To the east of Bincheng is the Yellow Sea, which is noisy all day long. The beaches are solid and the rocks are towering and scattered at random. They are like rows of gladiators holding arms and shoulders, fighting together against the overwhelming force coming from the depths of the Pacific Ocean.

Both fish, shrimps and sea crabs grow majestically here. The steel-blue mackerel flies like cannonballs on the cusp of the waves, while the warrior crabs wave their long pincers and "click" on the rocks. Sound.

To the west of Bincheng is the Bohai Sea, which is as gentle as a woman. The fine white waves rolled by the breeze are like fluttering pleated skirts, carefully and carefully caressing the flat and soft beach. The golden sand like millet is as far as the eye can see. The waves at the bottom were shining with light, and even the fish, shrimps and crabs were so slender and stretched that they swam as if dancing.

Hong Yanwu’s destination, Snake Island, is exactly 25 nautical miles away from the Bohai Sea northwest of Bincheng.

Hong Yanwu and his party arrived in Bincheng in the early morning of May 6, 1977.

When they got off the train, the first thing they did was buy a map of the city. After finding a nearby guest house to put down their luggage, they immediately went back to the streets and started looking around.

When they first arrived in Bincheng, these foreigners from the capital had three profound feelings.

The first is that the buildings on both sides of the streets in the city center are full of exotic style. The small western-style buildings that can be seen everywhere were all built during the Japanese-Russian rule. There are Gothic, Baroque, and Classical Revival styles. Although most of them have become dilapidated and defeated due to the "movement", you can still imagine the prosperity and glory of the year.

The second is that the city still uses trams from the 1930s. This kind of thing, which was called "dangdang car" in the old capital, has been contributing to the city's public transportation since the Japanese occupation period, and it has never been interrupted for a day.

Hong Yanwu and the others like the "bang, bang, bang" sound of the tram very much. In their view, this is just like the clock tower of the Telegraph Building on Chang'an Street in the capital, which plays the melodious "Dongfanghong" music every hour on the hour, and it can also represent the unique style of the city.

The third is that although Bincheng is full of stores and seafood restaurants related to aquatic product companies, the strange thing is that the market is very depressed and supplies are extremely scarce.

Originally Hong Yanwu wanted to take Chen Liquan and "Xiao Baizi" to enjoy the fresh seafood in his impression, but after going into many restaurants that looked decent, he found that not only were there no sea cucumbers, abalones, or prawns, Not even any fish. The recipes written on the blackboard hanging on the wall are all ordinary home-cooked dishes.

After asking the waiter, they found out that there was seafood, but it was all allocated by the aquatic products company to foreign restaurants and special stores. As for ordinary people going out to restaurants, it is good to be able to eat fine grains.

Needless to say, this is another decade of the "movement" and the sequelae caused by the stagnation of production in all walks of life.

Although there is no hope of smooth sailing, it must be said that Hong Yanwu's initial street investigation plan was actually quite unsuccessful.

At first, he thought that since "Zuohulong" was a rare medicinal material, he set his sights on the city's museums and pharmacies. Unexpectedly, after a week passed, they almost walked through all the streets in the city, but no museum had any relevant records about "Suppressed Tiger Dragon", and no one in the drugstore had heard of such a thing.

Those people regarded Hong Yanwu's words as a foreign language, and all the answers were the same. It seemed that these guys had colluded in advance and signed an offensive and defensive alliance. Most of the guys responded with disgust. In one sentence, "What's the 'Conquering the Tiger and the Dragon'? I don't know, I've never heard of it, and we've never sold that thing!"

In this way, the more pharmacies they visited, the more discouraged Chen Liquan and "Xiao Baizi" became, and even Hong Yanwu gradually lost his energy. In the end, they concluded that all the people in the drugstore were useless people who didn't understand anything. It was a gray-haired "old drug store".

That person was the only one who admitted to having heard the legend of "The Tiger and the Dragon", which gave them a glimmer of hope at the time, thinking that older people should be more knowledgeable. But I didn't expect that this old man was not much better than the others. He couldn't explain his ugly appearance in detail. Instead, he was curious and asked them what they knew. He dared to talk about it just to relieve his boredom.

In the end, the old man saw that they were really impatient and gave only one reply, "The superiors have never given pharmacies the task of purchasing this medicinal material, so it is impossible to find it in all pharmacies."

Hong Yanwu and the others were frustrated for a whole day. After calming down, they discussed it again and finally decided that they could no longer stay in the city and should go straight to the fishing villages around Snake Island. So with the intention of fighting for a long time, they purchased a lot of food and drink, camping supplies, and even tobacco and alcohol for friendship, and then officially set off towards the coast of Bincheng.

Not to mention, the direction was correct this time. In most of the fishing villages opposite Snake Island, there are mostly legends about "Suppressing the Tiger and the Dragon" among the older generations, but they are vague and the details are vague.

However, after Hong Yanwu and the others searched seven or eight large and small fishing villages on the northwest coast of the Bohai Sea, they finally got a piece of solid information in a place called "Clam Bay".

They paid for two bottles of "Zhuanghe Laojiao" and a box of snacks that had "reoiled" because they had been left in the store for too long. They learned from the secretary of the fishing village brigade that in this village of more than a hundred households In a small fishing village, there is an old "sea bumper" nicknamed "Old Saury".

When this man was in his prime, he accidentally encountered a "Tiger Dragon" while going to "harvest abalone" near Snake Island. His appearance was even disfigured, he was seriously injured, and he narrowly escaped with his life.

It can be said that in the nearby fishing village, this is the only person who has witnessed this legendary ferocious sea fish for more than a hundred years and survived. Moreover, this person has just returned from "touching the sea" and is currently at home.

Unexpectedly finding a glimmer of hope, Hong Yanwu was naturally overjoyed. They immediately asked the secretary to lead the way, and brought the gifts to the home of "Old Saury", which had a large courtyard but was very shabby.

Unexpectedly, this wife suffered from rheumatism and asthma, and her only daughter went to the countryside to become an educated youth. She was in such a poor situation and had no fixed income. She had a very stubborn and unkind temper.

As soon as I heard that Hong Yanwu and the others were here to inquire about the "Frustration of Tigers and Dragons", the old man not only refused to accept gifts and money, but also kicked people out without saying a word. He didn't even have the dignity of the secretary. Give. As a result, Hong Yanwu and the others were inexplicably rejected.

Later, Hong Yanwu and the others made inquiries in various places in the fishing village and found out the reason.

The "Old Saury" was a hero well-known throughout the northwest coast back then. As early as the 1930s, his boat was the one that caught the most fish. His water quality is simply unmatched. When swimming breaststroke, he looks like a large toad. He can jump dozens of meters away with a few kicks of his legs. His diving skills are also among the best. Even in Laoqiu, he dared to go to the sea to fish for sea cucumbers. Moreover, when he was young, he once killed an adult "hammer shark" (scientific name: hammerhead shark) with a harpoon and fish knife alone. The fishermen call it Xianggong Shark because when viewed from the front, the bloated fish head looks like an ancient Xianggong hat.) This unprecedented feat made him a hero recognized by all fishermen.

But for such a master of sea-playing, he was defeated by the "Frustration Tiger Dragon" in his life. Not only was the boat destroyed, but also almost everyone was killed. Even after he escaped with his life, his appearance was ruined. An ear and a large piece of dough went into "Zuohulong"'s belly.

Later, because people in the village kept asking him about the details, and many people made fun and ridicule with suspicion, which made him tireless and unbearable, and finally this nightmare that he didn't want to remember evolved. It has become his shame and biggest taboo. If anyone casually inquires about this matter again, he will immediately become vicious and will never reveal the details to others easily.

In fact, Hong Yanwu understands the taboo of "old saury". But the problem is that after all the hard work, he only found such a weak clue. If it was cut off like this, he didn't know what else to do.

So with the spirit of never giving up and persistent pursuit, he simply and completely fell in love with the "Old Saury" and knocked on the door respectfully every day. The same goes for being rejected and scolded. In the end, even when "Old Saury" went out to "touch the sea" again, he followed him closely, almost becoming his shadow, a piece of brown candy that couldn't be broken or dusted off.

To put it bluntly, he only believes in one thing, and that is "Sincerity leads to gold and stone." He feels that human hearts are made of flesh, and as long as he is sincere, "Old Saury" will surely soften one day.