This is a small town on the border of Vietnam, close to the seashore. Every July and August, the tide is surging and the waves are raging. But the tide comes and goes quickly. After it recedes, it leaves the ground full of seafood, such as fish, shrimp, crab, etc. Most of them are picked up by local fishermen, and the remaining conchs and shells are the favorites of children.

On a reef, there are two children, one boy and one girl, about seven or eight years old. The little girl has two braids on her head. She holds her chin with her hands, and her dark and bright eyes stare into the distance in a daze. It seems that she doesn't care about the things under her feet.

The boy is a little thin, but his head is big and chubby. He seems to be unable to sit still. He keeps jumping up and down, picking up shells from a distance one by one, and shaking them in front of the girl's eyes. Seeing that she doesn't glance at this, he throws them away dejectedly, and then runs to a farther place to pick them up again.

He acted like this for a long time, and when he saw that the girl still looked indifferent, he felt a little depressed. At this time, the children playing in the distance called him: "Ah Hu, come over and play."

He looked at the children who were shirtless and only wearing a bellyband or shorts to cover their bodies, who were having fun there. He licked his lips and ran back to the stone and said: "Ayan, are you worried about your father?"

The girl shook her head, not knowing whether she was shaking her head or nodding. He said again: "Your father is really amazing. He dares to go to the sea in such a weather. My grandfather said that he snatched food from the mouth of the Dragon King."

The girl smiled with her lips pursed, patted his head with her hand, and stood up. "I'm afraid my father won't be able to come back today. I have to go back to accompany my mother!" After saying that, she jumped off the big rock and ran home quickly.

The boy stood there blankly. He usually liked to get close to A Yan, but A Yan's personality was a little indifferent and she didn't like to play with everyone. In the words of the village teacher, that was because she was old and had to pay attention to the distinction between men and women.

Although they were young and never thought about those private things of Yan Wan, he would feel happy if he had the chance to pinch A Yan's little hand. But she patted his head just now, why did he always feel... a little weird.

The boy's surname was Lin. Because he was born in the year of the tiger and had a tiger head, he was given a nickname of A Hu. He was usually called Lin Huzi. The girl's surname was Gu, and her name was Gu Yan. She was only a few months younger than him. Her parents came to this deserted village ten years ago. Her father seemed to be a little knowledgeable. He used to teach children in the village to read. The villagers were poor and had no money or other property to give, so they just took some fish and shrimp from their own home. It was enough for the couple to have food and clothing.

Later, Gu Yan was born. Her mother probably got damp during the confinement period and became ill. Her father stopped teaching and started fishing. He wanted to get more seafood and exchange it for money to buy tonics.

At that time, the villagers were surprised to find that the weak man had a skilled boat skill. Every time he went out to sea, he would go to places with big waves or monsters, which were places that their small fishing boats dared not go. But every time he could come back with a full load, and then take it back to the market town to sell, the income was often three or four times that of ordinary fishermen.

But most of the money was exchanged for thick medicinal soup, and then it went into his wife's stomach. So their family was still as poor as before, or even more miserable.