During meals.

Lin Xiaobao's mood is inexplicably very good, probably because he is worthy of helping a newborn child, which makes him feel a sense of accomplishment.

The food prepared by the villagers is also exceptionally delicious.

The moonfish looks a bit like a sunfish, and its round body looks a little cute, like the moon at the time of the full moon, this kind of fish does not like to be in groups and is scarce, so it is difficult to catch and more expensive.

In addition, there is tuna marinated in sea salt, which is marinated and roasted over the fire, and after the water evaporates, it is chewy in the mouth, except for a little salty, it tastes like eating beef jerky.

Because it's expensive, it doesn't cost money, and I don't stop until I'm full, thinking that if I get some lettuce slices and make soup with salty tuna meat, the taste should be excellent, and it is easy to sell it for three or four hundred yuan in a restaurant, especially bluefin tuna meat, which is more expensive.

Even with modern fishing boats and modern booms, it is not easy to catch adult tuna, and Lin Xiaobao is a little curious about how these villagers managed to catch them.

During this period, I learned from the old priest of Caporeni what the old man had just said to the villagers, and Lin Xiaobao laughed when he heard it, There is a saying that it is better to be blocked than to be sparse, and when talking to the natives, you must also lower your thinking to the same level, so that it is easier for them to understand.

In this way, everything makes sense, why the attitude of the villagers changed in an instant, why they suddenly changed from hating the child to taking turns to petting, most likely because they wanted to be happy.

Judging by what you have seen and heard.

Although it is a little primitive and ignorant because of its backwardness and closure, it does not prevent Lin Xiaobao from thinking that the natives on this island are industrious, stable, and self-sufficient in island life, relying on picking, hunting and fishing, they can survive and reproduce in an environment without natural enemies, and continue the peculiar small society.

Of course, it feels okay to have a short period of contact, as if he is traveling to experience different cultures and customs, but to let him live here permanently, Lin Xiaobao will definitely shake his head.

The language barrier, the lack of food habits, the different living customs, the lack of Internet, television, and even books to pass the time, it is difficult for modern people to adapt to this kind of life.

Lin Xiaobao didn't plan to accept the invitation and stay on the island to be the chief of a primitive tribe, which made him feel like those who went to Africa to accept the position of chieftain, more like a little funny than enviable.

He was about to wait for his body to fully recover, and then continue to find a way to have someone take him away, or a compromise, the locals would be responsible for giving him a ride, so as not to lose his way, and wait until he got close to Honolulu, which is known to Honolulu, and then rowed to it alone, anyway, it was impossible to really stay here for more than half a year, or a year or two.

Taking a step back, if the humanitarian relief team that donated the supplies came over but was unwilling to take them away, wouldn't it be a waste of precious time?

The small abacus clanged.

was talking about how the outside world was going to be, and what he was going to do when he went back, during which the old priest of Caporeni said a few words to the village chief, but he didn't understand it anyway, and Lin Xiaobao didn't care.

He is thinking about starting again after going back, if he has the opportunity to go to graduate school, preferably majoring in marine aquaculture, there are so many marine fish farmers along the coast, and he can always find a good job if he looks for it slowly.

The idea was good, but he didn't expect him to plan for the future, and the old priest had his eyes on him.

The chief of Lihuwa left for a moment, and when he returned with a coconut shell in his hand, the priest Caporeni took the hard, blackened coconut shell and looked inside, telling the chief to go out first.

Then he smiled and poured out the contents and scattered them on the table.

The moment he saw them, Lin Xiaobao's eyes almost popped out...... It's all gold!

A small pile of gold coins, mixed with a ring, inlaid with blue gemstones, stunned, Lin Xiaobao thought that these were thank you gifts to himself after saving the child, and was about to say that it was too valuable, and sighed that good people have good rewards.

I heard the old priest tell him with a serious face, "Stay and be the chief, these are all yours, and I have a small batch of gold jewels in my hand, and more silver coins, which have a long history, and are far more valuable than gold and silver themselves."

As you mentioned, after you finished your studies, you have been following the expedition ships, going to places where ancient shipwrecks have been found, salvaging valuable treasures, as long as you stay as a chieftain, you don't have to travel around again, these are all yours. ”

According to Pastor Kaporeni's plan, he was not prepared for such an early showdown, but he had just heard Lin Xiaobao talk about leaving the island again, so he couldn't bear it anymore and asked the village chief of Lihuwa to use gold coins as bait.

The so-called boat adventure is actually more like picking up junk, rummaging around the site where the shipwreck was found, trying to find old objects that others don't look at and haven't taken away, or haven't been found yet.

It's hard to make money in this line, but it can always attract some rich people with special tastes, pay to go on adventures with boats, and often go to the same location several times, mainly by slaughtering the big head to make profits from it, similar to tourism projects, and occasionally carry people out to sea to fish, charging by the day, Lin Xiaobao used to do this kind of work.

I have never seen so many gold coins, and they come in a variety of styles, some in English and some in Portuguese, unlike gold coins that have been soaked in the sea for a long time, except for the gray dots, and some of them look like they have just been taken out of the mint.

Without gritting his teeth, he knew that it was real gold, Lin Xiaobao was amazed, a little worried, and said vigilantly: "What's going on, you won't let me go?"

"No, no, no, you're mistaken, I have no ill will towards you. ”

Shaking his head, Priest Kaporene explained, "This is my deal with you, and I can give you so much gold, or more, every three months, and the only request is to remain as a chief." ”

Lin Xiaobao would not say the speculation that he had pondered before, that the island princess had a crush on him, after all, it was unlikely, and he was just narcissistic in private.

With a wary look, he asked the old priest, "It's as simple as being a chief? How is it possible, if so, many people on the island can be chiefs, and I don't even know the local language." ”

In the way the locals think, what Pastor Caporeni says on weekdays is hardly refuted.

Seeing that Lin Xiaobao quickly grasped the key point, the old priest smiled on his face, as if he enjoyed the feeling of talking to smart people, and nodded:

"Indeed, if you want to choose an ordinary owner, many young people on the island are more suitable than you, but they have not been exposed to the outside world and do not understand the outside life.

I have a dream, and I see in you the hope of fulfillment, I want to have electric lights, televisions, oil-burning fishing boats and beautiful houses on the volcanic island, to build advanced hospitals, to have smart doctors come and help people, so that the villagers don't have to worry about getting sick anymore, and I don't have to see so many young people die in my arms.

But I don't know what to do, the white people on the Honolulu side are bent on making us submit, and then drive us deep into the woods, carve out a territory to fend for ourselves, and take everything we have. Like the Indians and the Native people of the Hawaiian Kingdom, that's not what I want...... So I want to hire you to help, and I can see that you are a kind person and at the same time very wise. ”

When he heard the words "I have a dream" from the mouth of Pastor Kaporeni, Lin Xiaobao was already dumbfounded.

He couldn't believe that this old man was more fashionable than he imagined, and that he was still a reformer with lofty ideals.

The old man then sighed faintly, reminiscing about the past.

"I liked a man when I was young, she was as bright as the sun, but unfortunately soon after she fell ill, unconscious, and had a high fever.

I sailed to Honolulu in a boat against the waves, trying to find someone who could heal her, and ended up being put in jail by the police because I couldn't communicate, and ignored me no matter how much I cried, like a madman. A few years later, when I was released, she was buried in the sea, an eternal pain that I have never told anyone in my life......"