When I first came to Thailand, I encountered this incident, and Uncle Mei and I both felt unlucky.

Uncle Mei frowned and said, "Damn, did this driver see that the two of us don't understand Thai and deliberately blackmail?" The sixth child has obviously paid him the fare, why do you still need money? ”

I thought so at the time, and said that the driver must be pretending to be confused, plus I was tired from running all the way, and Xiaobo who picked us up didn't know where it was, so I was a little upset, and I couldn't help but reach out and push the driver.

As a result, the driver seemed to be quite aggrieved, staring at us and shouting in Thai, and his hands kept moving, and he didn't know what he wanted to do.

Uncle Mei was a little panicked, and whispered: "Rong Sheng, forget it, the strong dragon doesn't suppress the head snake, we are new here, don't compete with the locals, doesn't he just want money?" Big deal give it to him again. ”

"How's that going to work?" I immediately shook my head and said, "I've already given him money, so why do I give it again?" ”

After all, our father and I were very short of money at that time, and we had to keep the money for Sister Xiaomei's treatment.

As a result, just as we were in a mess, a tall and thin man suddenly came across the road, and after the man came over, he talked to the driver in Thai for a few words, and then immediately took out his wallet, took out two small bills, and handed them to him.

The driver took the money, immediately changed his face, stopped making trouble, nodded with a smile, and then drove away.

Uncle Mei and I were dumbfounded, neither knew what was going on, then the tall and thin man turned to look at us and said in Chinese with a southern accent: "You are Uncle Mei and Xiao Chen, right?" Fortunately, my name is Yu Xiaobo, and Mr. Song asked me to greet the two of you. ”

The sixth uncle's surname is Song, and Mr. Song naturally refers to him.

Uncle Mei and I seemed to have met a savior, and hurriedly took his hand and thanked him several times, not even caring about his tardiness.

Then Uncle Mei couldn't help but ask, "Xiaobo, what happened just now?" The old sixth...... Ahem, Mr. Song obviously paid us the fare before, so why does the driver still care about us asking for money? ”

Yu Xiaobo smiled and explained to us: "This is a tip, not a fare, taking a taxi here, eating and the like, in addition to giving the money that should be given, you also have to give a part of the tip, generally giving one to two percent is enough, the driver just asked you to tip." ”

"What? Tip? And this kind of statement? Uncle Mei said in surprise with a glare.

Not only Uncle Mei has never heard of it, but it is also the first time I have heard of the term "tip", after all, how can there be such a habit in China before?

Yu Xiaobo looked at the two of us with an unacceptable expression, and said with a smile: "This is all a stinky problem learned from the capital country, and I don't like to tip, but it's okay, follow the local customs." ”

Uncle Mei and I nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes, yes, follow the customs." ”

At this time, Yu Xiaobo asked again: "By the way, did you get off the plane for dinner?" ”

I said no, I got off the plane and came directly, and Uncle Six said that we could board the ship in the evening.

Yu Xiaobo pointed to a night market not far away and said, "Let's go eat some snacks first, the snacks in Thailand are very good, and when you get on the boat, you won't be able to eat such fresh things, let's go, it's important to fill your stomach first." ”

After that, I took Uncle Mei and I to the night market next to us, and let us pick some things we like to eat.

The night market here is a bit similar to the night market in my hometown, but there is a lot of seafood in it, and there are countless seafood such as fish, shrimp and crabs, and it is very fresh.

Uncle Mei and I both grew up by the river, so we were naturally interested in these aquatic products, and we were really hungry all the way over, so we had a big meal at the night market.

In addition to seafood such as fish and shrimp, there is also a special snack here, I don't know what the name is, fruits, vegetables, shrimp meat, peppers and the like are all mixed together, and some lemon juice is put on it, sour and spicy, the taste is very good, I have eaten it once and remember it until now.

Of course, Yu Xiaobo paid all the money for the meal, and Uncle Mei and I actually spent a lot of local currency, and there were a few times when I wanted to pay, but Yu Xiaobo stopped me.

He said that Mr. Song, that is, the sixth uncle, had given him a reception fee and asked him to be responsible for receiving us, so he didn't need us to give money.

After eating a lot of stuff at the night market, we walked to the pier satisfied.

On the way, I passed through a place like a junction between urban and rural areas, and you could see young women dressed very coolly, dressed very charmingly, and with very hot bodies everywhere on the street.

From time to time, the women smiled ambiguously at the three of us, some of the more outgoing would greet us, and some would whistle at us.

Yu Xiaobo smiled and asked Uncle Mei and me, "Do you want to go for a pastime when you're full?" This trip to the sea may not be able to come back in a few days, it is best to vent first before getting on the boat. ”

After speaking, his eyes swept to the charming women standing under the street lamps on the side of the street, and introduced us: "Don't say anything else here, there are enough beauties, delicate, fat, tall and short, fat and thin, all types." If you want to try something new, there are also local specialties, and you can't find them anywhere else......"

My old father-in-law was standing next to me, and I didn't dare to nod, so I quickly waved my hand and said, "No, no, we don't need this." ”

Yu Xiaobo put his arm around my shoulders and said, "Xiao Chen, you're welcome, Mr. Song has given you the event funds in advance, which is enough for your pastime, so you can rest assured." ”

I shook my head again and said, "No, I'm not being polite." ”

Uncle Mei also spoke, saying: "Xiaobo, we are not polite, we really don't have this idea, we want to make some money when we leave our hometown, and we will leave after earning it." ”

Yu Xiaobo saw that we were not polite, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "Okay, since the two of you are not interested, I won't force it, but let me say more, it's not easy to come out, it's better to have a good time, after this village, there will be no such shop." We're busy all year round, aren't we just trying to make money and have some fun? Otherwise, what's the point of living? ”

Yu Xiaobo's words also made some sense, and Uncle Mei and I also nodded symbolically.

Soon we were walking through this street of wildflowers, and we came to the pier.

Yu Xiaobo took us to a ferry, which took us to a large boat in the distance.

I don't think this big ship looks like a professional archaeological salvage ship, but like a fishing boat, and after thinking about it, I can understand that this ship is going to the sea to fish under the guise of going to sea to fish.

As a result, I will inevitably have to play the drum in my heart - doesn't that mean that this salvage is risky?

I hurriedly asked Yu Xiaobo: "Brother Bo, are we disguising ourselves as fishermen to go to the sea to fish?" Will it be exposed and caught by someone when the time comes? ”