Chapter 226 The Bustling Outer Area of Lihu County
The next morning, Lin Lan was awakened by the alarm on his cell phone. While the other Iron-Blooded Shipgirls were still washing up, he took Broken Sky to the stairs of this floor and used the meta crystal.
The madness of last night made Lin Lan feel a little tired even with the power of the brave.
After all, with August, the extremely tempting witch, he was almost completely drained.
It didn't snow in Lihu County today, and even the clouds in the sky became much lighter. The morning sun in the distance just appeared. It looks like it will be a good day today.
After leaving the hotel and having breakfast with everyone, as soon as he got in the car, Lin Lan chose a back seat and hugged the garlic little loli U110 to catch up on sleep.
After waking up and arriving at the dock, Lin Lan asked Broken Sky to park the bus at the dock.
When the time comes, Sun Dewang will come to reclaim the car, so he doesn't have to worry about it.
Just as he watched the ship girls board the yacht one by one and was about to board and return to the port, a shout suddenly came from the dock:
"Commander! Commander! Wait, wait..."
Lin Lan stood by the yacht, facing the cold river breeze, and looked in the direction of the voice in confusion.
A man and a woman, two young fishermen wearing hats, holding rolled fishing nets and spears, were running towards him.
Looking at the faces of these two people, Lin Lan felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember who they were for a while.
After running in front of him, the two fishermen took off their hats, revealing the cat ears on their heads, and Lin Lan reacted.
Aren't these the little girl from Liaozhou who was rescued by him before, Li Ke's parents?
"Commander, are you going back to the port? Yesterday, we heard that a commander brought a ship girl to the dock, and we guessed it was you."
Like's father is a strong Liaozhou man. He put the spear on the ground and said to Lin Lan with a bright smile.
"Well, I came to the county yesterday to do some things. I hope you haven't had any difficulties recently. How is Riko recently?"
"Thanks to the commander's protection, we are living a good life now. Not only can we catch fish again, but we can even send more fish to the inner area to sell, and we can sleep well."
Riko's mother also smiled and spoke, with gratitude on her face.
"Little Lili is now in school. The school that was destroyed by the Sirens in the outer area has been rebuilt. She always wants to come to the commander's port area to play."
Lin Lan nodded slightly. He also saw the outer area of Lihu County yesterday. Now it is indeed brand new.
Not only have all the building wreckages that collapsed along the river bank been cleared away, but many new houses have also been built, and the scene is thriving.
"Commander, we know that your time is precious. Please wait. Wife, go to our boat and get some fresh fish for the commander."
Riko's father saw that the ship girls on the yacht behind Lin Lan were already standing on the deck looking at them. He realized that Lin Lan was about to leave, so he hurriedly said to his wife.
Liko's mother put down the fishing net in her hand and quickly boarded a fishing boat next to her.
"Oh, no, no, what are you doing! It's so cold and you still have to go out to fish. It's hard enough. You should keep the fish and sell it for money!"
When Lin Lan heard this, he was surprised and refused.
His port area is not short of food under the management of Akashi, and there are also a steady supply of materials from Tianou Group. How can he accept the fish caught by an ordinary family?
But his words did not stop Liko's mother. Liko's father also held Lin Lan's hand tightly and said with a smile:
"Commander is our great benefactor. If you don't accept this fish, when little Lili comes back from school, she will definitely blame us."
After repeatedly refusing, the other party still insisted. Lin Lan could only sigh and smiled and held the rough hands tightly due to long-term work.
He also knew that it would be impolite to refuse again.
But before Liko's mother got off the fishing boat, many fishermen and workers who were preparing to fish and go to work came to the residential buildings near the dock one after another.
"Lao Li, I just sent my child to school. This is... Oh, isn't this the commander who saved us before!"
"Really! It's the commander! The patron saint of our Lihu County!"
These fishermen and workers from the outer districts of Lihu County are very familiar with Liko's father. When they greeted him, they all noticed Lin Lan.
So with their enthusiastic exclamations, the dock exploded.
Many fishermen rushed onto their own fishing boats, took out their own goodies and surrounded the dock where Lin Lan was standing.
"Commander, this is the bacon made by my family, you must keep it!"
A middle-aged dog-eared uncle from Liaozhou smiled and handed over a lump of meat wrapped in paper.
"This is the luxury liquor that we dug out from the ruins some time ago. We were reluctant to open it and drink it. Commander, please accept it!"
"If you hadn't driven away the Siren, we would still have to live in a tent!"
A burly Oran worker wearing a safety helmet smiled and raised a long-necked bottle of wine to hand it over, with a happy smile on his face.
Lin Lan was at a loss for words when he was given various gifts by such enthusiastic residents from other districts.
He wanted to refuse, but the enthusiasm of these residents from other districts made him realize that if he didn't accept these gifts, these people would be angry with him.
Fortunately, Tirpitz and Z16 came to Lin Lan from the yacht in time and helped Lin Lan take down the numerous gifts and put them back on the yacht deck, so that Lin Lan would not be embarrassed.
Looking at these enthusiastic residents from other districts, Lin Lan found that he had seen many of them.
Not to mention the fishermen and Liaozhou people.
Many of those strong and burly workers were the vest-wearing thugs who followed Zhao Long and Zhao Hu and persecuted Liaozhou people under the influence of rumors.
Obviously, now it seems that these people have a very harmonious relationship with Liaozhou people, and many of them are even arm in arm with each other.
It can be seen that they are not bad by nature, but they were bewitched by rumors to do those evil things. Now they have returned to their own jobs.
Just as Lin Lan was looking at these happy residents from other districts handing over gifts, he was speechless for a while.
A young Oran fisherman smiled and held a large turtle crawling on all fours in his hands and handed it to him:
"This is the large turtle I caught in the river two days ago. Commander, you must take it to replenish your body. You have lost weight recently!"
But as soon as the young man opened his mouth, an old fisherman next to him slapped his forehead hard and scolded him with a loud voice:
"Why don't you give me something else? You have to give me a big turtle! Do you think the commander is as stupid as you!"
"Hahaha!"
This loud voice made everyone on the dock, including Lin Lan, laugh happily, and the young man smiled shyly and said:
"This is the fish you all gave me. I thought the commander had so many fish, so it's okay to try a different taste."
Originally, Lin Lan thought that it was enough to accept the gifts from these people, but he never thought that more and more people came after hearing the news.
It was not until more than half an hour later that no one continued to send gifts, and the dock was already blocked.
What Lin Lan didn't know was that Sun Dewang was just driving over from the inner area to drive the bus back, but he saw everything on the dock from a distance.
"So, this is what the head of state really thinks..."
Looking at Lin Lan standing on the dock, the citizens of Oran from the outer area of Lihu County were grateful with happy smiles on their faces, smiling and waving to express their gratitude.
Sun Dewang muttered to himself, as if he understood something in his heart.