Although it is quite embarrassing to admit ignorance in front of girls, Li Sheng has no way to slap a swollen face and become fat. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info this girl is very studious, today he broke it up, maybe tomorrow she will find the real answer. It will be even more humiliating then, but it is better to tell the truth now.

Tia was a little disappointed, and she didn't know if it was because Li Sheng's "husband" was not omnipotent, or because she regretted that she couldn't understand this beautiful building.

"I beg your pardon, sir!"

A man's voice suddenly came from behind Li Sheng. Li Sheng was startled, and when he turned around, he saw a man in his twenties to his thirties standing behind him.

Slightly curly black hair, black eyes, yellow and skin. It appears to be of Indian descent.

Li Sheng saw him standing more than a meter away, his face was full of sincerity, and the vigilance in his heart was lowered, and he asked, "Is there anything I can help you?"

"Hello sir. My name is Sandru Manuel and I am a tour guide. Are you visiting Manaus for the first time? I have lived in Manaus for eighteen years and am very familiar with the city. ”

Li Sheng saw that he was wearing a cheap light blue shirt, which was a little whitish when washed, but it was quite neat. People are neither humble nor arrogant, and their faces are very sincere. He also felt that if he wanted to explore the city, he could only wander around, and maybe it would be better to have a tour guide.

But he didn't say yes right away, but said, "Then can you tell us about this square?"

Sandru didn't look at what Li Sheng was wearing, but he also had a little vision for seeing people. The clothes on this man and the two girls were all good fabrics, and as for whether they were famous brands, he couldn't tell. But at least the man is rich - relative to him.

Although the man did not agree to let him act as a tour guide, he was still given a chance. If he can catch it, maybe today's life will be settled.

He immediately lifted his spirits and tried to get into the mood as clearly and quickly as he could: "This is Piazza San Sebastian, and the sculpture in the middle is the Voyage Monument. It was built for the completion and opening of the Manaus floating dock. The Manaus Floating Dock was built in the nineties of the nineteenth century. It is still the largest floating dock in the world. ”

He behaved like a real tour guide, pointed to the sculpture in the middle and said, "The Voyage Monument looks very ordinary, but let's take a closer look around it." ”

He said as he walked slowly with the three of them, and continued: "Look below, there are four bows, they symbolize the accessibility of the Amazon basin, and the Lady Liberty and the ...... above."

Li Sheng listened to what he said, nodded and said, "Mr. Manuel, your explanation is very wonderful. I think we need a tour guide like you. Don't know how much you need to be paid in a day?"

When Sandru heard this, he smiled and said, "Sir, you can call me Sandru, my friends call me that." ”

Li Sheng stretched out his hand to him and said, "You can call me Li." This is Tia, this is Chahi!"

"Hello, Lee. Hello, Miss Tia, hello, Miss Chahi!" Sandru shook hands with each of them, and finally said to Li Sheng. "Li, my salary for a day is only one hundred and fifty reais. ”

Li Sheng asked the price, but he didn't think it was too expensive. He nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you today." ”

"No trouble, it's my job now. Isn't it?" "Li, you're from Huaxia. And this Miss Chahi looked like an Indian. ”

Although the Indians and the Chinese are both of the yellow race, the clear-eyed people can see it at a glance. But for Tia, Sandru couldn't see it. With long straight black hair and yellow skin, these look like they are yellow. However, the bridge of the nose is straighter than that of most yellow people, the lips are slightly thinner than those of yellow people, the skin is fair, and the eyes look black, but they are actually blue. This makes people look like they are mixed white and Asian.

Li Sheng kept looking at his eyes when he spoke, and found that when he said those words, he didn't flicker, as if it was normal as talking between friends. It feels good. He nodded and said, "I am indeed from Huaxia. Chahi is a native Amazonian Indian. ”

When Sandru heard him say that, he smiled and said, "I am a Cabokro, a mixed descendant of Indians and whites. However, we have more Indian ancestry from the Chabande tribe. ”

He paused and returned to work: "The building that Miss Tia asked about just now is the Amazon Opera House, which is the most iconic building in Manaus. It was not grandiose, and there were only seven hundred and one seats in the entire opera house. But it's modeled after the Paris Opera House as a whole, and it looks exquisite, doesn't it?"

"It's beautiful. Tia listened and nodded.

Sandru laughs and says, "This opera house is said to have been built by an Englishman, but some say it was built by a Portuguese. However, there is the same saying, all the materials for this building come from Europe. The entire opera house cost $10 million. Of course, just supposedly. In 1896, when it was built, 10 million dollars, I think, was an astronomical amount. ”

At the end of the nineteenth century, ten million dollars was perhaps equivalent to a billion or more today. At that time, 10 million dollars were used to build such a building, and Li Sheng also felt that it was a bit exaggerated. Sandru was quick to explain.

He seemed to remember for a moment, and said, "But it's not impossible." Between the nineteen-nineties and 1910, the city controlled forty percent of the world's rubber production. The Europeans who made their fortunes here were known as rubber barons. I think they're all very rich. In fact, many of the city's classic buildings were built during that crazy period. Later, when rubber seeds were brought to Asia, the area began to decline. It was not until the sixties of the last century that it slowly recovered. Not because of rubber, though, but because of wood, fish and agricultural products. ”

Sandru then took the three of them on a tour of the building, which had been built at a great cost. The crystal chandeliers, the domed ceilings, and the windows inside, he spoke all about it. There is also an orchestra practicing inside, and it turns out that this opera house often has European or national art troupes performing.

Leaving the opera house, Sandru took them to the longest floating dock in the world. This wharf was built for the rubber trade. But now it has become a distribution terminal for Amazon farm goods, as well as a container terminal. It is said that it has been built and used for more than 100 years.

For the first time, Sandru knew that the kind of boats that could be seen in the Amazon River were called Gaiola, and that they were tall and a little floating, and that they were always worried that they would capsize if a gust of wind blew.

The dock was not tidy, and Li Sheng and the others did not stay long, but it was almost noon at this time. Li Sheng decided to go to dinner first.

Li Sheng asked Sandru to introduce a better restaurant. He was not very reassuring about the hygiene of the restaurants around the market.

They went to a relatively upscale restaurant to eat. Sandru plans to find another cheap place to eat. Li Sheng made an appointment with him for the afternoon gathering, and then handed him twenty reais, which was regarded as inviting him to dinner.

In the afternoon, Sandru took the three of them on a tour of the largest handicraft market in the entire Amazon. The crafts inside are varied, mostly in the style of Indian art.

Tia and Chahi each bought an Indian chieftain mask. The mouth of the mask is the teeth of a piranha, and most of the material on the face is the scales of a silver Arowana. The face mask above is painted with paint and plant seeds.

However, what makes Li Sheng remember this market is that it was also built at the end of the 19th century and was designed by the same designer as the Eiffel Tower.

After walking around the market for two hours, Li Sheng saw that the time was about the same, so he asked Sandru to take them to the largest shopping mall.

Manaus, a city of two million people, is certainly not just about ancient buildings. After they arrived at the mall, Li Sheng paid him Sandru's salary and said, "Sandru, I have worked hard for you today." Later, we will leave Manaus after we buy clothes. So you're done with your work for today. It's your pay. "He gave two hundred reais. "I am very satisfied with your work, and the extra is a tip. ”

Sandru didn't expect that he would not only be able to end his work early today, but also earn a lot more. He said a few "thank you" before leaving.

Li Sheng could see that this Sandru was probably from the slums. He still admires the fact that people who come out of the slums can think of working hard and study the work of a tour guide.

Seeing that he was gone, he said to Tia and Chahi, "Let's go, let's go buy new clothes." ”

Chahi's clothes are easy to buy, children's clothes. The fabric is good, the workmanship is good, and it looks cute when you wear it, and you don't need to look at any figure or anything like that.

Soon, Chahi bought three sets of clothes, two skirts, and a one-piece jumpsuit, all of which were cute.

Tia's, however, wasn't so easy to buy. She was now a little over thirteen years old, about the height of a girl of fourteen or fifteen. This height is there, but the horizontal is not reached, and it is not easy to pick the right yardage.

After finally picking a few pieces, she had to help her parents and younger brother buy them. And help him buy it. When everything is done, the sun is almost touching the ground. They didn't plan to stay in Manaus to finish their meal, and flew back to the farm.