Harvest Festival at Pier 552
I don't know how long I want to stay here, but of course Tang Ping also wants to build a good relationship with the locals here, and then get some information from them.
It's no wonder that this Chloe is his first target.
Sure enough, after receiving Tang Ping's gift, Chloe was very happy, and kept shining the flashlight in his hand at the trees and grass next to him.
I didn't go far before I came to the edge of the small square in the center of the pier, where a bonfire had been lit in the middle of the square, and then it was crowded with people.
According to what Chloe said just now, the entire dock is here, and Tang Ping and the others estimated that there should be only more than two hundred people.
Among them, there are many women, children and the elderly, and it seems that this should be just an ordinary settlement.
Chloe happily showed off the flashlight he had gotten to his companions, and Alaric knew that he would take him to Tang Ping's side later.
"Don, you shouldn't have given him such a precious thing."
Of course, he didn't know what the flashlight was, but according to Chloe, as long as this thing is placed in a light place during the day, it can always shine at night, so it is undoubtedly a very valuable item.
So he brought Chloe over and wanted to return it to Tang Ping.
"Uncle Alaric, this gift to us is nothing but your rescue."
Tang Ping's words were sincere, when he was floating on the sea, even he was a little unsure.
Not to mention the fact that several boats had passed that day, and only Alaric had reached out to them.
"I heard that today is everyone's harvest festival, and we also brought some gifts to everyone, although it is not much, but I hope you will not dislike it."
He waved his hand, and Lao Cui and the others opened the box they had just brought out, which was filled with instant noodles and other convenience foods, as well as some candies brought by the children when Tang Ping saw it.
This is all because he took a boat back to Chang'an this time, and brought it to everyone on the way to make spare food to eat.
Tang Ping tore open the package of a loaf of bread, then handed it to Alaric and said, "Taste, this is made of flour." ”
Alaric took a bite curiously, and was then captivated by the soft texture.
"Well, Don, your gift makes it hard for us to refuse." Alaric asked Locke to give the bread to the old man next to him and said with a smile, "I think we can become friends today." ”
Tang Ping also smiled and said, "I thought we had been friends for a long time. ”
Because it is a harvest festival, the people here naturally prepared a lot of food and fruits, and got Tang Ping's gifts, and these people also generously gave their own food and fruits to Tang Ping.
Such a party, for Lao Cui and other drunkards, how can they have less alcohol?
After tasting a few sips of the locals' wine, Lao Cui pursed his lips and then took out his treasure.
And alcohol is indeed a good thing to enhance the friendship of strangers.
After drinking the wine brought by Lao Cui, although the language was not understood, several sailors who followed Alaric had already laughed shoulder to shoulder with him and began to compare paintings.
Later, he even got off the field for a wrestling match.
Even if the people here have some combat experience, they can't be compared with veterans like Lao Cui at all, who were thrown to the ground by him one by one, but they were unconvinced to continue the challenge.
Alaric watched from the sidelines and sighed with a smile, "If only life could be so good every day." Tang Ping asked with some curiosity: "Is your life more difficult?" ”
In fact, it can indeed be seen that the clothes of the people here are relatively tattered, and many of them are patched.
And those children's clothes can obviously be seen to be relatively large, they are changed from adults' clothes, and the trousers and sleeves are thrown one by one when they run.
Alaric nodded: "The people here are already struggling to feed their stomachs. Don, you should be nobles, right? ”
Tang Ping and Lao Cui are wearing something, others may not know very well, but Alaric, who has seen the world, knows at a glance that they should be more valuable.
Tang Ping didn't hide it, nodded and admitted honestly: "I am indeed a nobleman in my country, but here, I am just a person who was taken in by Uncle Alaric, if there is anything you need help with, please just let me know." ”
The people on this pier can find that it is very simple, and like the residents of Shanghe Village, Tang Ping immediately liked it.
Alaric was also very interested in the wine that Tang Ping and the others brought, but probably because he was a little older, he was a little drunk after a few drinks, and was helped down by Locke.
This harvest festival party, everyone had a lot of fun, especially the children, they liked the candy brought by this man named Don.
Early the next morning, when Tang Ping got up and walked out of the hut, he found that Locke and many children were waiting outside.
"Locke, what's the matter, come here so early in the morning."
"Don!" Locke scratched his hair a little embarrassed: "Because the flashlight you gave me is very valuable, my father asked me to come today to help you repair the house." ”
Then he pointed to the children next to him: "They don't have anything to do, so they're all here to help." ”
Tang Ping smiled slightly, he knew that these children were all coming for candy, but these children were holding wooden boards and other things in their hands, he would not be stingy, went into the house and found some lollipops, and everyone stuffed one in their mouths and said with a smile: "Then let's start, I'll see who did the best job today, and I will give him a special reward." ”
The kids cheered and got to work.
It can be seen that these children are usually used to doing things at home, so they are very quick to do their work.
That Li Siwen was still standing by and watching at first, but he was also kicked into their team by Tang Ping.
"You kid, even I have to work here, and you still want to be lazy?"
Li Siwen was most afraid of Tang Ping, and when he heard Tang Ping's words, he could only do it obediently.
I don't know how long I'm going to stay here, but I can't be sloppy about where I live.
Tang Ping also took Lao Cui and them to renovate the small building.
Then I removed some furniture from the cruise ship and moved it down, so I settled myself.
It's just that the people here are the same as Alaric said, that is, it is difficult to support themselves.
Tang Ping's thirty of them ate and drank only the grain stored on the ship for less than a month, so it was naturally impossible to sit and eat empty, so they still had to find a way to make money or get food.