Chapter 57: Unhappy
Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia in the South Pacific, that is, the capital of Tahiti.
Mo Fan rested for the night in the anchor area outside the port of Papeete, and the next morning, the yacht docked......
The plane wouldn't arrive until around two o'clock in the afternoon, so Mo Fan called Tanui and went to the seed store to buy some vegetable seeds. There are no less than twenty varieties of tomatoes, cabbage, lettuce, celery, etc., etc. For example, the seeds of taro and potatoes are taro and potatoes...... I bought a lot of things, and I asked the store to send them directly to the yacht dock, and James was there to receive them.
"The city of Pabiti is quite big, is there a steel market?" asked Mo Fan.
"Yes, at the North End. ”
In the car of "Take Me Over ......", Mo Fan took out a list of shopping materials, on which were written thirty-seven kinds of metals, the most of which were pig iron, and then pure copper and aluminum...... There are also more than a dozen non-metals, silicon, quartz, coke...... rubber and so on.
Mo Fan doesn't want much, only 20 tons of pig iron and 1 ton of pure copper...... In total, 30 tons of materiel.
The steel market that Tanui said is a hardware store in Mo Fan's eyes. A little speechless, fortunately found a Chinese boss, Mo Fan handed him the list of materials and asked him to help with the procurement.
The list is clearly written, such as pig iron blocks, Mo Fan requires the weight of each piece to be 15 kilograms. Pure copper blocks, each weighing 3 kg......
It was very difficult to buy all the things in Pabiti, and Mo Fan spent more than twenty times the price of the materials themselves before the hardware store owner was willing to take over the business. This caused Tanui to scold the profiteers......
Mo Fan smiled, perhaps, he will need a special material procurement department in the future. This matter is not in a hurry, you can plan slowly......
The Papeete Public Bazaar, idle and wandering.
The last time Mo Fan came to this market was three years ago, and the lively market was a revisit.
The last time Mo Fan came to Tahiti to play here for more than a month, when he rented a house in Papeete, and the landlord was the owner of the butcher stall here. There is an unwritten rule here, and it is generally said that Tahitian natives sell fruits and traditional vegetables. Asians sell vegetables from Europe and their home countries, and Chinese and Europeans work as butchers and bakers.
"Master Liu!" Mo Fan came to the meat stall with a smile on his face and shouted with a smile.
This master's surname is Liu, and he also has a local name, Pengjia, or Bang Clip, which probably means wealthy...... There are many ethnic Chinese in the area, and a large part of them are descendants of Chinese miners from Australia in the last century......
Master Liu's ancestors don't know where they are, there is a Chinese community in the local area, and they all call him Liu Bangjia and Liu Fugui.
"You...... Troubled?" Master Liu was stunned at first, then recognized Mo Fan and laughed.
"It's Mo Fan. Mo who asks the source, is not an ordinary fan. "This is the second time that Mo Fan has been introduced.
Mo Fan also knew a few people in Tahiti, all of whom were Master Liu's neighbors. The locals were very hospitable, they came to play back then, rented Master Liu's house, and they all knew the neighbors.
"Hahaha...... Traveling again?"
"Come here, do business. ”
Master Liu asked the owner of the meat stall next door to help watch it, and came out to pull Mo Fan and said, "Don't be in a hurry to leave, come to my house for dinner." ”
"If you want it...... Mo Fan said with a smile, "This is Tanui, my assistant." ”
Master Liu gave a thumbs up: "It's okay to mix." ”
Master Liu's family lives not far away, and he takes his pickup truck to the past, a few minutes away.
The house is still the same as it was, and the bread trees in the yard have grown a lot taller. went to Master Liu's house for lunch and chatted, and at one o'clock in the afternoon, Mo Fan left his phone and said goodbye and left......
I waited for more than half an hour at the airport.
"Brother......" security exit, Mo Yu was the first to come out and ran with a smile.
"Hmm. Mo Fan walked towards the security checkpoint: "Dad, Mom, uncle...... The second aunt, uncle, and second uncle ...... "The scalp is numb."
Mo Fan knew in advance that relatives were coming, but he didn't expect a group of people.
19 people, except for the necessary two captains, the Gulfstream G650 only has 18 seats, and one more is a child, the bear child of the big cousin's family.
"Mo Fan, so many of us come here and don't bother you. The uncle laughed wryly.
"Don't bother, don't bother......" Mo Fan took his parents' luggage: "Mom, there's no airsickness." ”
"Sort of. I have taken motion sickness medicine in advance, it is not serious, and it is good to sleep. Where's your resort, far from it?"
"It's a long way off. I've come here on a yacht, and you're going to get some sleep on the yacht......"
"Can't you fly there? I'm even more dizzy on the boat. Mo Fan's mother showed such a big face for the first time in front of her relatives, showing a little arrogance, and was a little dissatisfied with Mo Fan's arrangement, and said.
"Don't worry, Mom, it's not a runabout in the Maldives, it's very stable. Mo Fan said as he led everyone out of the airport.
Today, the sun is about 32 degrees Celsius. The group had just come from China, still wearing thick clothes, and it was too hot to walk for a while.
"Brother, don't you have a car to pick you up?" Mo Yu shouted.
"Coming soon, ...... soon"
Mo Fan's yacht was parked at the nearest pier of the airport, more than a thousand meters, and walked for more than twenty minutes. There was no car arrangement in advance......
As they walked, everyone took off their coats and looked around curiously.
The buildings here are a bit old, and the neighborhood is old French and exotic.
Mo Fan lit a cigarette, saw sunhats and sunglasses sold on the side of the road, and pulled his father: "Dad, Mom, buy you a hat." ”
"Hey. Mo Fan's father smiled and said with a smile, and went over to choose a gray hat: "This is a good ......"
"And sunglasses. Mo Fan brought a pair to his father and brought it: "Handsome." ”
"No, you've inherited my perfect genes...... Hahaha. Dad said, holding up a scissorhands.
The old mother took Mo Yuan's hand, chose a certain pale yellow hat, and put on sunglasses, looking like a noblewoman. Nearly twenty hats of sunglasses were sold in the store at once, and the boss took Mo Fan's bank card and secretly returned some cash to him...... I thought Mo Fan was a tour guide who came out with a tour group.
"I can't exchange the currency here in China, and I don't know that I can use the US dollar, so we will wait for you to get the yuan." The uncle helped the sunglasses, looked at the sun and tried the effect, and said to Mo Fan.
"No need. It's not much either. Mo Fan waved his hand, picked up the two luggage and said with a smile.
It was very close to the dock, Mo Fan took out the phone and called James, and there was a noise behind him......
Mo Fan hurriedly handed over the luggage to his father, and when he turned around, it was the bear child of the eldest cousin's family who took the 'idol' of the local craftsman.
'TIKI', a unique Tahitian wood carving, is the patron saint of Polynesia.
It is mainly a handicraft that prays for peace, well-being, etc., and is a handicraft for sale.
"Xiong Xiaojie, put things down quickly. "The eldest cousin Xiong Tianming's face is ugly, and such a thing costs 300 US dollars.
"Wow......" The bear child cried out with a whoop, holding on to his hand and not letting go.
Mo Fan had a headache, and after asking, he didn't bother to bargain with the boss, so he asked Tanui to pay and leave with someone.
"A piece of wood is so expensive?" Mo Yu stuck out his tongue.
"I'm too lazy to bargain for dozens of dollars. ”
"Mo Fan, I'm really sorry to let you break the bank. The eldest cousin said embarrassedly.
"A gift for my nephew is not a cost. Mo Fan smiled and glanced at Xiong Xiaojie, the bear child is seven years old, he is notoriously lawless, as long as he sees something no matter what, he must arrive, otherwise he will cry, crying dimly and even crying himself.
Mo Fan had provoked this bear child before, and his memory was still fresh.