Chapter 362: Sugar-Coated Cannonballs
Since they didn't need to learn their history and culture, just learned some everyday language, the eighteen-fold time difference allowed Wei Minsheng and them to quickly have some simple communication.
After removing the language barrier, under Wei Minsheng's instructions, Long Hao gradually had more in-depth contact with more than 20 residents of Nurakita Island.
Nurakita is the smallest island in Tuvalu at less than 0.4 square kilometres, and is likely to be the first island to disappear in Tuvalu.
The inhabitants of Tuvalu have a custom of organizing island gatherings several times a year, but because the population of Nurakita is so small, they attend the island gatherings every year with the residents of Nui Atoll.
Nui Atoll, which is inhabited by about 500 people, is only three square kilometres in size, and the atoll is sinking more pronounced due to the death of a large number of coral reefs, although it appears to be slightly better than the situation at Nyurakita.
First of all, Long Hao went to several families on the island to buy fresh vegetables as a tourist.
Of course, the local residents can't afford to buy such expensive things as fresh vegetables, because these barren and salty soils can't grow vegetables.
After Long Hao went through several houses, he found the most populous family on the island, and the person in the family was named Tomani.
Although Tomani was the oldest in the family, he was actually only in his forties, only a few years older than Long Hao.
Long Hao said to Tomani: "Brother Tomani, I haven't eaten fresh vegetables on this island for a few days, and I am really tired of fish and meat every day.
So yesterday I contacted my eldest brother, and he said that his fleet was nearby and that he could send someone to bring me some.
But they didn't expect that the island was surrounded by reefs, and their boats couldn't be relied upon.
I wonder if my eldest brother can find a few people to help me transport some supplies in a small boat, and I can pay for it. ”
Tomani smiled and said, "It's nothing like this, I'll arrange it, you just need to lead the way." ”
Although Tuvalu also has some tourism resources, it is extremely lacking in even the most basic fresh water and vegetables, so the number of tourists is very small.
And for Tuvalu's smallest island, it's lucky to meet two or three tourists a year, as they can bring them the necessary supplies.
Therefore, in the face of Long Hao's request, Tomani agreed very simply, and gathered five young people as quickly as possible.
In his opinion, there must not be many supplies sent to Long Hao, and these few people should be enough.
Long Hao didn't say anything, and took their small boat and headed towards Wei Minsheng and their cargo ship.
Tuvalu's largest ship is a 700-ton cargo ship, which is usually used to transport supplies between the islands.
The cargo ship where Wei Minsheng, Li Yan and Wu Guangliang were located, although it was usually only used to transfer oil, was also a thousand-ton after all.
The reason the ship did not approach the island was not for fear of running aground, but because it was to maintain a sense of mystery and confuse them.
Moreover, it seems that a ship of unknown nationality rashly docked on the territory of another country is also an unfriendly act.
It didn't take long for Long Hao to board the cargo ship with five Tuvaluan youths.
After simply saying hello to Wei Minsheng, Wei Minsheng asked Long Hao to choose the materials he needed.
Long Hao led them to the cargo hold and saw all kinds of vegetables and fruits sorted and placed there in piles.
On this small island far from the mainland, where have those Tuvaluan youths seen so many fresh vegetables and fruits.
The vegetables and fruits that they rarely eat once are the kind of vegetables and fruits that have lost some water on the surface after long-distance transportation.
Such fresh vegetables and fruits can only be seen by air.
However, there is only one airport in the capital of Tuvalu that can only accommodate less than 50 planes to take off and land, even if a small amount of vegetables and fruits are airlifted, these ordinary people can not enjoy them.
Long Hao pretended not to notice the strange eyes of these young people, and casually instructed them to hold a small bundle of each type of vegetables, and those melons and fruits also picked a large bag.
At the same time, they were also asked to carry more than a dozen barrels of bottled water, as well as a few small bottles of mineral water.
After the small boat was loaded with these things, it almost couldn't sit down, and Long Hao casually handed each person a bottle of mineral water and an apple.
A few young people happily took it, this is a bottle of fresh water worth two dollars, according to their income, they are usually reluctant to drink it.
I didn't expect that it was just a little favor for this tourist, so he generously gave himself a bottle, and such a fresh, big and sweet apple, what a good person!
It wasn't until Long Hao said goodbye to Wei Minsheng that their eyes fell on the cargo ship that was gradually moving away.
In their eyes, where is this cargo ship, it is simply a mountain of gold that can be moved.
After returning to the island, the boatload of things that Long Hao brought back caused a sensation......
Well, there are only about 20 inhabitants on this small island, so it would be a sensation.
Whether it was a child or an old man, everyone enthusiastically helped Long Hao move things.
Not to mention anything else, there are so many fresh vegetables and fruits, some of which they haven't even seen, so it's always okay if they can't eat and touch them, right?
There are many people and great strength, and after a few back and forth, all the materials in the boat were moved to Long Hao's rented house.
Long Hao did not disappoint everyone, no matter who it was, as long as it was a favor, one person had a bottle of mineral water and one apple, and even the five young people received one again.
Seeing those Tuvaluan people singing and dancing happily, Long Hao's heart was also very emotional, not long ago, his life was not as good as theirs, but since he followed the lord, he also has the ability to make more people live a better life.
So, Long Hao, who was in a good mood, waved his hand and said, "Thank you for helping, let's have a meal together today, do you have anyone who can cook to set one?" ”
As one of the least developed countries in the world as recognized by the United Nations, Tuvalu's extremely poor land and geographical location away from land means that ordinary people do not have access to such a wide variety of fresh vegetables and fruits.
Although Long Hao can't cook, he has seen a lot in the Minsheng canteen, at least he knows how to do it.
With the ingredients well handled and the right cooking method, no matter how bad it is, it can't be much worse.
With the happy division of labor and cooperation of more than 20 people, the residents of Nurakita Island had such a sumptuous meal for the first time.