1980: The Ebb and Flow of the Tides

[Voice-Dictated + Hand-Typed, No-System Coastal Period Fiction, Everyday Farming, Harvesting Dried Shrimp, Raising Brine Shrimp]

For Chen Haichao, 1980 is a springtime of new beginnings, too.

The household responsibility system has yet to be introduced, and the collective economy is still in place. He can only start by selling dried shrimp to build his first pot of gold, then claim unused, non-arable land and quietly build himself up.

Chen Sitian earns 22 yuan a month as a temporary worker, and her salary has become the family's unit of measurement.

What he earns in a single day matches what Chen Sitian makes in a year.

College student Lin Zhiyu: "Wow, Chen Haichao, you're amazing!"

Chen Haichao: "Call me Brother Bao!"

Chen Sitian: "A-Bao, something's going on between you two, isn't it?"

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