"Donna, look at these men in the photos. Even though they don't look good, I've been told that for men, whether they have money or not, and how they look are secondary. Only character is the most important. Look at this one, he's pretty good. He never hits a woman."
"I don't really want to think about it right now. As long as I can survive on the island, I just want to quietly accompany my daughter as she grows up. If there's suddenly one more person in the house, Nini will definitely be scared."
Listening to her mother's voice in the room, Nini's heart felt warm. Her mother was so good to her.
"Hey, didn't I just tell you? The Governor has issued a new decree. Anyone on the island who gets married will receive a subsidy of 300,000 Echo coins! This is money delivered to your doorstep!!"
"Ms. Weili, you must have remembered it wrongly. The Echo Coin has been forcibly cancelled now."
"Oh, yes, yes, yes, look at my brain, let me say it again, as long as you get married, you will receive a subsidy of 300,000 Cores! This is all--"
Before the person could finish, Dongna interrupted her and said, "The money I earn in the factory is enough to live on. Please go back. Nini has already finished school, and I have something to do later."
Hearing that the man was leaving, Nini nervously looked around, quickly hid behind the trash can nearby, and secretly glanced towards her own front door.
After seeing her mother escort the thin woman out of the room, Nini returned to her own door and knocked on it. "Mom, I'm back."
The maroon door was opened, and Donna looked at it with a smile, and hugged her daughter as soon as she rushed in. "You look so happy today, did something good happen to you at school?"
"Hehe, yes, good things happened!" Nini gave her a big smile.
"You should do your homework first. Dinner will be ready soon." Donna gently touched Nini's head.
The dinner was not particularly sumptuous, but there was fish and vegetables. As the material crisis on the island gradually eased, the lives of the islanders were gradually recovering.
After all, there is no need to save all kinds of food and send it to the surface, and food control has long ended.
After dinner, Nini went to do her homework, and Donna could not help her much in this matter.
Sometimes she secretly read her daughter's books, and the things written in them even made her feel inferior.
She held up a plate of sliced pineapple and passed it to her daughter who was concentrating on studying under the lamp. "Nini, I have something to go out for a while. You take care of the house."
Although Nini was a little curious about where her mother was going, she finally nodded vigorously, "Well, go ahead! I'll wait for you to come back."
Donna opened the door and walked out. Her destination was the dock area. Even though Hope Island had the strictest laws, it was still not a suitable place for wandering around.
The emergence of the rock train has robbed the dock area of its value. Some people who make a living from it are gradually losing their jobs. After all, when in contact with those strange monsters on the sea, the rock train hanging above seems increasingly safe.
In this environment, the atmosphere in the dock area seemed a bit heavy. Most of the people there were groups of strong men. They were smoking, playing cards and talking about the fourth new track that was about to be built above their heads. The sound of their discussion reached Donna's ears.
"Hey, Governor, how can you do this? If no ships come, we will have no business. There are so many mouths waiting to eat."
"Yes, how about we go to the Governor's Mansion together and let us be responsible for transporting the goods on the trains above."
"How about going to another island? I heard there's more luck on other islands."
"You can go if you want. What island is better than Hope Island? Unless you become my governor, don't even think about letting me leave Hope Island."
When Donna's footsteps approached, they all stopped and looked at the woman with unfriendly eyes.
With her rough skin, wrinkles on her forehead, and hands with thick joints from farm work, Donna's appearance did not arouse their interest.
Facing the gazes from all around, the somewhat nervous Donna did not retreat. She quickened her pace and continued walking towards the depths of the dock area.
The dock area is not safe, but because of this, it is a mixed crowd, with some people living here who cannot have the identity of Hope Island islanders. Some of these people have special abilities, and Donna happens to know one of them.
After walking in the winding alley for two minutes, Donna finally stopped in front of a black tent. Apart from a string of fishbone wind chimes, there was nothing else to show the purpose of this place.
What her colleague had said to her a few days ago rang in Donna's ears, "Really, I'm not lying to you, that thing is really powerful, it can communicate with the dead! As long as you give it some money, they can let you communicate with the dead!"
Dongna gritted her teeth, opened the tent and walked in. She really wanted to talk to her dead husband and tell him about the bitterness of these years.
It was very dark inside the tent and there was no light at all. "Excuse me, is there anyone here?" Donna asked carefully.
Suddenly, a pale skeleton jumped out from the darkness of the tent. Its white teeth opened and closed, and a quiet voice came out of its mouth. "Seeker, tell me the name of the person you are looking for."
Donna was so frightened that her legs and feet went weak, and she almost turned around and crawled out of the tent, but in the end, her longing for her husband overcame her fear of the skeleton. "Hakkar Lee Hard, can you find his soul from the sea?"
"State his age when he died."
"37. He went to sea when he was 37 years old, and he never came back."
After asking a few simple questions, the skeleton slowly lowered its head. After a few seconds, it raised its head again, and the voice became that of a middle-aged man. "Who? Who is looking for me?"
The moment she heard the voice, tears welled up in Donna's eyes. She was so excited that she was about to rush towards the skeleton, but was stopped by a barrier in the darkness.
It is very difficult for a woman to make a living in this sea with her daughter. No matter how big the difficulties were, Dongna never shed a tear because she couldn't cry because her daughter was behind her.
But when she saw her dead husband actually appear in front of her, Donna suddenly seemed to have someone to rely on. She grabbed the baffle with both hands and burst into tears, venting all the grievances she had suffered over the years.
"This voice sounds so familiar. Why are you crying so sadly? Do you know me?" There was a hint of doubt in the skeleton's voice.
(End of this chapter)