Traveling alone to the bustling big city by the East Sea, Lin Xiaohui felt very nervous and even a bit scared, but mostly, she was excited and thrilled.
She loved the bustling atmosphere, her biggest fear was loneliness and isolation.
As a child, there were many kids in her family, and her parents couldn't take care of all, so the youngest one, Lin Xiaohui, was sent to live on her grandparents' boat.
The planks of the boat separated her from the outside world, and when multiple boats formed a fleet to transport goods, she could play with other kids like Salted Fish.
But most of the time, she was alone, just leaning on the deck daydreaming, looking at the rivers and then the sky.
Her parents weren't around, and she still wore split pants until she was six or seven years old.
At first, she eagerly awaited going ashore each day, hoping to buy sweets and perhaps encounter her parents' boat at the docks.
