Raul's two daughters found Leo standing up and came over to greet Leo, Raul's youngest daughter kept looking at Leo with curious eyes, and asked him in English: "Are you awake, are you sleeping, why is it that what happens around you doesn't seem to affect you, you sit there like a dead man." ”

Raul's eldest daughter saw that her sister was talking so directly, and hurriedly interrupted her and said, "You must be hungry when you just woke up, my father has already prepared something to eat, just wait for you to wake up and eat, let's go, it's inside." After saying that, she walked to the hotel first, and when she walked past Leo, she saw the big fish beside him and asked, "This fish is really big, did you catch it?"

Leo nodded, and she sighed again, "You're amazing, my dad said he never caught such a big fish."

Leo followed Raul's two daughters into the restaurant, it was already lunch time, there were several tables of guests eating in the hotel, when they saw the big fish that Leo was holding, they were very surprised, although they both lived by the sea, but it was rare to see such a big fish.

Raul saw Leo come in and beckoned Leo into the back kitchen, and when Leo put the big fish on the board, Leo realized that the fish was really big. The big fish is 1.5 meters long, the silver scales cover the whole body, the body of the fish is a bit like an enlarged version of the carp, Leo looked at it for a long time and didn't recognize what kind of fish it was, Raul saw Leo's doubts, and said: "This fish is called a high body, also called a red sweet fish, do you see the yellow longitudinal belt on its side that extends from the head to the tail, this is the characteristic of the red sweet fish, and it is also a unique fish species in the Gulf of Mexico." But this fish lives in the deep sea below 40 meters, how did you catch it?"

Of course, Leo can't say that he just dived into the sea about 40 meters to catch it, so it would be strange if he didn't frighten Raul. Ordinary people can dive up to 30 meters without special equipment. If you want to dive to a depth of 40 meters, you have to wear a wetsuit with anti-pressure ability, and even with an oxygen tank, the oxygen is depleted very quickly. So at this depth, it is impossible for ordinary people to stay for a long time, let alone fish.

So Leo could only make up a reason: "Yesterday I found a school of fish at a diving site, and this fish should have followed the fish to the dive area, so I was able to catch it." ”

Raul didn't doubt Leo's words, first of all, he wouldn't have thought that Leo could swim into such a deep sea to catch fish. Secondly, it is not uncommon for fish in deep waters to follow the fish to the dive area in order to prey on the fish.

Raul saw Leo put the fish on the board, and knew that he was going to sell the fish to himself, so he asked Leo: "This fish is much bigger than the fish you caught yesterday, and this red sweet fish tastes even more delicious, such a big red sweet fish is even rarer, and the price is at least 1300 convertible pesos, I will give you 1500 convertible pesos, how about selling it to me?"

Leo smiled and said, "I was going to sell it to Uncle Raul, so you can give me 1,000 convertible pesos, but I have something to ask Uncle Raul for a favor." Leo knew that 1,500 pesos for this fish was not much at all, but he had his own ideas, and it didn't make sense for him to sell it for more money. Because in a few days, he believed that Robert and the others would definitely come to him, and then he would leave, so it was useless to ask for more money.

Raul also knew that Leo was not Cuban, he might be waiting for his family to pick him up, maybe he was looking for a place to live for a while, so he said, "You don't have a place to live, I can help you find a cheap and clean place, it's nothing." But I'll give you 1,500 pesos for the money to buy fish, or you'll suffer. ”

Leo knew that Uncle Raul was a warm-hearted man, as evidenced by his offer to buy fish from him and lend him fishing tools. So he didn't want to take advantage of Uncle Raul, so he said: "Uncle Raul, you're welcome, just give me 1000, I want you to help me is, I want to stay in your hotel these few nights, I plan to catch fish at night, and when I come back, it's convenient to put it in the back kitchen." ”

Raul didn't expect that what he wanted to help him with was this, which also made it even more difficult for him to give less money, so he said: "What kind of help is living here, if you want to live, you can stay, I'll go back and give you the door key."

Leo said: "I don't just want to live here, I also have to eat here, so the 500 should be the money for accommodation and food these days."

Raul and Leo gave in for a while, and in the end Leo still collected 1,500 pesos. Raul said that he could stay as long as he wanted, and the meal would not cost 500 pesos, so he could just let him pay by the meal. Leo saw that he couldn't convince Uncle Raul, so he had to accept the money, and in his mind, as long as there was a place to live these days, it would be fine. The point is that after he experienced that feeling this morning, he somewhat understood that that feeling must be a phenomenon that will only appear after all his physical strength has been exhausted and his body has reached its limit. So he planned to go to the sea to catch fish for Uncle Raul these few nights, and staying in his hotel was the most convenient.

Leo didn't think about earning Uncle Raul's money, he thought that when he left, he would just return all the money to Uncle Raul to thank Uncle Raul for helping him. So I took the money for the time being.

Raul suddenly remembered what he looked like when he saw Leo in the morning, so he asked, "I see that when you sit at the door in the morning, you look like an old monk in Buddhism, is that a kind of kung fu you practice?"

Leo nodded: "Sort of, this kind of time doesn't happen often, only after I catch a fish, so I want to catch fish these days." Hey, that's a wonderful feeling."

At this time, a stomach "growling" sound interrupted the conversation between the two people. Leo hadn't eaten since last night, and if it weren't for the fact that he had less energy consumption in his body when he had entered a state of concentration, he would have fainted with hunger, and now that he woke up, his body would naturally feel hungry.

Raul smiled and brought him the food that had been prepared for Leo, and Leo took the food and found a corner in the restaurant to eat.

As he was gobbling up his meal, he felt someone approaching him, and looked up to see that it was Raul's two daughters who had come to his table.

The eldest daughter asked, "Can we sit here?"

Leo still had food stuffed in his mouth, and said indistinctly, "Okay, you guys sit, do you have something to do with me?"

The eldest daughter said, "Actually, it's nothing, we just heard from my father that you will be staying here for the next few days, and we are here to welcome you". Both of them smiled sincerely.

Leo knew that the family was very enthusiastic, and said with a smile: "Then I really want to thank you, I am going to cause you trouble in the next few days." My name is Leo, what do you want?"

The eldest daughter said, "My name is Anata, this is my sister, and her name is Bella. How old are you?"

Leo replied, "In a few months it will be 10 years old".

Ananta and Bella both looked at Leo with incredulous eyes, Ananta said: "You are not yet 10 years old, then you are developing too fast, you are not as old as me, I thought you were 14 or 15 years old, I am 12 years old this year, and Bella is 9 years old." After speaking, he kept looking at Leo's sturdy body.

Leo is also 165 cm tall, his current height is almost the same as Xiaolan, and several of them have rapid physical development, and they all look older than their peers, which is another reason why they can jump a few levels to school.

Leo smiled and said, "I'm more anxious!" After speaking, he made a gesture of holding his forehead with his hand that only an adult would do.

Leo's words and funny expression made both sisters laugh, and the sense of distance between them disappeared in an instant. Leo and they both communicate in English, and their very good English should be the reason for learning from a young age. Leo thought that he didn't speak Spanish yet, so he asked the sisters, "I don't speak Spanish yet, can you teach me?"

The sisters said at the same time: "Yes, we teach you to speak Spanish, can you teach us to speak Chinese, because China and Cuba are both socialist countries, and we want to go to China when we grow up." ”

"Okay, okay, then every day after school, we can learn from each other. Leo immediately agreed.

Raul, who was in the distance, watched his two daughters and Leo get acquainted with each other so quickly, and he also showed a happy expression. He loved both daughters very much, and knew that the two daughters were very yearning for the outside world, and every time they heard him talk about what happened between him and foreigners when he went out to fish, they were fascinated, and when they knew that Leo was from China, they had long wanted to come to Leo to learn about China with him.

But they didn't know that although Leo knew that he was Chinese, he had no impression of China at all, and all he knew about China was some ancient Chinese stories told by Xiaolan, or from books about China, so he also knew very little about China.

Leo had a great chat with Anatta and Bella, and he learned a lot about Cuba through the sisters. When the sisters looked at Leo expectantly, hoping that he would also tell him about China, he was a little embarrassed, and he could only tell them the truth that he had lived in the United States all his life and knew no more about China than they did.

Leo had already decided at this time that after he went back, he must learn some things about China from Lando, so that it would be more reasonable to say that he was Chinese when he went out again. As for why I have to learn from Xiaolan, it is because Xiaolan has always missed China. Although she chose to be with Leo and Anna and did not return to her parents, she has always missed her parents and sister in her heart. So she transformed this longing into a longing for China, learning about China through various channels, and understanding the China where her parents and sister are. So although Xiaolan has never returned to China, she knows no less about China than people living in China, and she especially likes ancient Chinese poetry and listens to Chinese songs.

In the restaurant, Leo and the sisters talked from lunch to dinner, during which Leo continued to learn Spanish with them. The sisters were once again amazed by Leo's ability to learn, and when they communicated, they simply translated Leo's words into English, and taught him some basic sentences and common words, so that Leo was able to imitate their tone and say simple sentences in Spanish. Leo also taught them some simple Chinese, such as: hello, thank you, have you eaten, etc.

After dinner, when it was completely dark, Leo took harpoons, fins, and other tools to the beach. He was wearing only a new pair of knee-length swim trunks today, and this time Leo didn't do any preparations, just put on his fins and swam into the sea with a harpoon.

As he had done the day before, he swam along the land towards the deep sea, but this time he swam only half an hour before he stopped heading towards the deep sea. He was a fast swimmer and didn't plan to retain much energy, this time he didn't plan to go too far to catch fish, he sent out ultrasonic waves from time to time to detect whether there were schools of fish around. He kept circling around the area for ten kilometers, and soon he found a school of fish, and not far from the school, he also found many large fish with a length of more than 1 meter.

Now he is not as rusty as he was when he first fished. It also approached slowly, but after spotting a big fish, he directly threw a large harpoon and killed it. But this time he pulled the harpoon out of the big fish's body, and immediately the big fish's blood flowed out of the harpoon's position.

Then Leo strung the big fish with a fishing line, tied it around his waist, dragged it behind him, and began to swim slowly towards the land. He didn't swim in a straight line, but in circles. After about ten minutes, Leo noticed that he had the feeling of being targeted by something last time behind him, and he knew that the shark was coming.

So Leo first surfaced to adjust his breathing, and when he returned to the water again, he began to swim at full speed towards the land, this time he did not hit the water with his legs separately, but put his legs together, and his whole body swung forward like a fish.