Vladivostok, Liaodong Province.

Accompanied by the howling cold wind, heavy snowflakes covered the earth tightly, covering thousands of miles of ice and drifting snow, all the way into the dense and boundless boreal coniferous forest.

In the vast primitive jungle, a railway came from the west. With the sound of whining, a train drew a long line in the snow, dividing the land.

"It's so cold!"

Here at the Vladivostok port, dock worker Li Scartou rubbed his hands and feet and warmed himself on the coal stove. The wine on the coal stove was already warming, and the barbecue was exuding an alluring aroma.

Pour yourself a bowl of wine and take one gulp. Your whole body is radiating warmth, and the coldness in your body seems to disappear completely in one fell swoop.

Pick up the barbecue, take a big bite, take a few big bites, your mouth will be full of oil, the aroma will fill your tongue, and you will be satisfied.

"Vladivostok is really strange. The seas in other places are frozen, but the port of Vladivostok will not freeze."

Look at the sea again, it's hazy and you can't see very far away. The cold water beats mercilessly against the rocks on the shore.

Li Scartou had committed a crime before, and it was a serious crime. He should have been sentenced to death, but he happened to encounter an amnesty, so the death penalty was changed to exile. He was lucky enough to be exiled to Vladivostok and became the first batch of people to come to Vladivostok.

People of Ming Dynasty.

I also saw with my own eyes that Vladivostok in front of me slowly transformed from a deserted land into a port, and now it has developed into a city with a population of more than 100,000. It is even connected to trains and has cement roads connecting other places.

The port here is also becoming increasingly prosperous and busy.

Here, Li Scartou also made a new life. He married a Korean woman and gave birth to children. He also owned a piece of land here and was busy at home during spring plowing and autumn harvest. In normal times, he mainly worked as a coolie at the port, loading and unloading.

Workers are responsible for helping load and unload goods.

The work of loading and unloading goods is hard work, but the income is quite good. Normally, you can earn several taels of silver a month. If you are busy, you can even earn 10 taels of silver a month.

It was precisely by earning money through hard work and owning his own land that Li Scartou was able to resume his life in Vladivostok, with his wife and children, and he lived a happy life.

"Drinking again~"

Just as Li Scar was drinking a small drink and admiring the scenery outside, a girl's voice sounded.

When Li Scartou heard this, he immediately looked over and burst into laughter.

"Haha, my baby, come here quickly and give me a hug."

The person who came was none other than Li Scartou's precious daughter, Li Xiaotou. She was his darling, and she was afraid of melting if she held it in his mouth.

"I don't want you to hug me. I only know how to drink. Mom has told you to drink less, but you just don't listen. When you get home, you can kneel on the washboard by yourself."

Li Qiaoqiao is only six years old now, but when he talks, he folds his arms like an adult and looks very angry.

"Okay, okay, I won't drink. I won't drink anymore."

"I can finally give you a hug now."

After Li Scartou heard this, he immediately smiled even more happily. He quickly put away the wine, then picked up a piece of barbecue, carefully cooled it and said, "Come and try daddy's barbecue. It's delicious."

"That's pretty much it."

Li Gaodou was then contented to be hugged by Li Scar, and then he happily ate the barbecue.

Holding his daughter in his arms and watching her happily eating barbecue, Li Scartou became extremely peaceful.

Looking back on my own life, my parents lacked discipline when I was a child, which resulted in me developing a lazy, lazy personality. I was young and ignorant, causing trouble everywhere, and caused countless troubles to my parents.

Later, he and a group of gangsters committed illegal crimes and committed the serious crime of beheading. Fortunately, he grew up in a good era and happened to meet the prosperous age.

The emperor loves his people like his own son, and has granted amnesty to the world time and time again, giving those who have made mistakes a chance to reform. Under such circumstances, Li Scartou, like many others, was exiled to Vladivostok.

Here, it was very difficult at first, and there were too many discomforts.

As a southerner, Li Scartou once felt extremely desperate when he came to such a cold place. In winter, the biting cold is really unbearable.

Later, the situation gradually improved, and the foundation here gradually improved.

Here he cut down forests, reclaimed land, and built roads and houses. More than ten years later, he also had a wife, children, and became a parent. Only then did he gradually understand what a bastard he had been.

Therefore, he cherishes his current life even more, cherishes everything he has now, and strives to live a better life.

Fortunately, this is a good era, an era that is changing with each passing day.

Thanks to the rapid development and advancement of the Ming Empire, even the prisoners exiled here in Vladivostok are gradually living a good life.

He just wants to continue living like this forever. Even though working as a dock worker is very tiring, he feels that it is okay to be tired, as long as he can create a better life for his children.

"Lao Li, haven't you drunk?"

At this time, another voice sounded, and it turned out to be Wang Jiuzhi, also a dock worker. Like Li Scartou, he was a prisoner and was exiled to Vladivostok.

They all got married and started businesses here, with their own wives, children, and fields, and started a new life.

"The Grasshopper is here, no drinking is allowed."

Li Scartou smiled and said.

"Haha, this world is so big that it won't help if I don't have your daughter."

When Wang Jiuzhi heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

"Uncle Wang, you are not allowed to drink, otherwise I will tell Sister Yueyue to go."

Li Kuai looked at the wine bottle held by Wang Jiuzhi and pouted.

"Haha, okay, okay, don't drink, don't drink, eat meat, eat meat."

When Wang Jiuzhi heard this, he immediately nodded his head.

There are many exiled criminals in Vladivostok. It can be said that half of the people are exiled criminals.

But the public security here can be said to be the best in the entire Ming Dynasty.

The criminals who were exiled here have the opportunity to rehabilitate themselves, and they can also live a good life here, so they all cherish this hard-won opportunity to rehabilitate themselves.

Although there are many criminals here, it is much safer than everyone imagines. With all kinds of people gathering together, everyone can live more harmoniously.

As for those who are truly stubborn and unrepentant, the people here have plenty of ways to deal with you. After all, they are all serious criminals and are old gangsters. Everyone was exiled here because they basically thought about it.

Become a new person, change your past, and live a peaceful life instead of being the same as before.

Once you get here, once you commit another crime, there will be no chance for you to change your ways.

"Old Li, whoever marries your grasshopper in the future will definitely be a rake."

Wang Jiuzhi was from Sichuan and Chongqing. He smiled and chatted with Li Scartou.

"Haha, raking your ears is good. There's nothing wrong with listening to your wife."

Li Scartou immediately laughed.

Then he looked at the heavy snow outside and said, "Why are you not hugging your wife at home in the cold weather, and why are you here at the pier?"

"I have nothing to do, so I came here to take a look. If there is a boat, I can also make some money. It's such a winter. I have to eat every day but there is no income. I don't feel at ease."

Wang Jiuzhi smiled and said.

In the past, Wang Jiuzhi would not have thought this way.

In the past, Wang Jiuzhi was a well-known dashing child. He ate, drank, whored and gambled, and was a thief in everything. He always had a green-woods style of eating meat and drinking a lot of wine. Because of this, he committed a serious crime and was exiled to Vladivostok.

here.

Now that I'm here, and I'm a little older, and have a wife and children, I finally come to my senses and live a down-to-earth life. Every day I think about how to make more money and live a better life at home.

Porcelain is more solid.

"You might as well go out hunting with others. Now the whaling team is recruiting people. You can earn 300 taels of silver a day. You can earn several taels of silver in a month."

When Li Scar heard this, he thought about it and said.

"I'm seasick and can't do the whaling job. Besides, I can't swim and I'm afraid of the cold. If I fall into the cold water, I wouldn't even dare to go there."

"It's better to come to this dock and have a look. Maybe if you're lucky, a boat will come by and you can make a little bit of money. If there is really no boat, I can still chat with you."

Wang Jiuzhi shook his head and said.

The main industries in Vladivostok include logging, shipbuilding, fishing and ports. It is obviously impossible to do logging in this winter. The snow in the forest is higher than that of people. Once you enter, you cannot get out. Logging can only be done in summer and autumn.

Logging.

Shipbuilding requires skills, and ordinary people cannot get into it, especially exiled prisoners. The shipyard will not want them at all, unless they have good skills.

The only things left to do are fishing and stevedores.

The hottest seasons for fishing are autumn and winter. The weather in these two seasons is cold and there is a lot of ice and snow that can be used to preserve the freshness of captured marine fish, crabs and the like, and transport them to the Beijing-Tianjin area.

In spring and summer, because the weather gets warmer, it is difficult to keep fish fresh, and even if it is caught, it will smell bad and not sell for a good price. Therefore, spring and summer are generally the off-season for fishing.

Dock stevedores are generally busier in summer and autumn, because there are many ships at that time, especially a large number of ships going to and from Golden Island, which will pass through here, bringing a lot of work to the dock workers. Winter and spring are also the off-season.

, few ships will arrive here.

"Heroes think alike, and I think so too."

"I really don't want to go fishing at sea. The feeling is too uncomfortable. Although I get a lot of money, it's too cold. My wife and daughter are also worried about my safety."

"Think about it, forget it. Anyway, I don't have to worry about food and drink, and I still have some money in my hand. I can just live my life slowly."

After Li Scartou heard this, he quickly raised his thumb and said with a smile.
To be continued...