Big Islander 2

Chapter 184 The gap between the rich and the poor
After resting on the main island for a few days, Tang Jide and Xiao Xiami went to Zhe Island.Compared with the main island, which basically maintains its original appearance, Zhedao is changing rapidly. Many buildings have been completed and put into use, and some are under construction one after another.

Looking around, the building is not too tall, basically two or three floors.After all, it is an island, and there are several typhoons every year, such as unevenness, tsunamis and earthquakes, so the buildings are basically not high.Moreover, the reinforced concrete cage composed of high-rise buildings is the symbol and helplessness of a modern metropolis, not the style of Peach Blossom Island.Wooden houses and bamboo houses are hidden among coconut palms, which is what an island should look like.

Walking into a store, although the scale is not large, but although the sparrow is small, it has all internal organs, and some daily necessities are relatively complete.These are imported directly from Hong Kong Island by cargo ship, and the price is not high. Basically, it is not for making money, but mainly for the convenience of tourists.

It is the exclusive counter of Taohua Island that makes money. Some special products of Taohua Island are sold here, such as some dried seafood and so on. Miss You Naizi's crystal jewelry store is also moved here, and it is very popular among tourists.As for fresh fruits and seafood, you can basically get them for free.In Tang Jide's view, counting these small money is meaningless.

Just after chatting with Yu Naiko, two orangutans sneaked in cunningly, went straight to the candy counter, grabbed a handful of toffee, threw down two banknotes, and ran away go out.

Tang Jade picked up the two banknotes from the counter, both of which were worth [-] Hong Kong dollars, so he heyed twice: "These guys are like thieves when they buy things, and dog meat won't make it to the banquet."

But the little girl who sold the goods took out a small notebook with a smile, and after flipping through a few pages, wrote something down in it.Tang Jide went up to take a look, and it turned out to be the account book of the Star Detachment. Each orangutan has a number or name, excluding the value of the item, the two guys who came in just now have deposited 420 and 250 respectively on it.

"They're all quite rich, let's see who has the most money in their account?" Tang Jide also thought it was quite amusing.

The girl turned the ledger to the first page, on which was written the name of the orangutan leader.Tang Jide checked the number carefully, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's more than 50. This guy is really a local tyrant. He can't be an orangutan who exploits his subordinates every day. It seems that he should be an official!"

"The leader's intelligence is second only to the big star and the little star, so he is very popular among tourists." Yu Naizi explained that all the money of the orangutan leader is legal income, and roasting seashells for tourists accounts for the majority.

"Confiscate its money sooner or later." Tang Jide snorted twice, and then asked again: "Did anyone come here to owe money?"

The girl giggled a few times, then flipped through the ledger, and arrived in front of Tang Jide, only to see that Qingtouleng owed more than 300 yuan, and Lengtouqing was even more exaggerated, with a high debt, and already owed more than 1000 yuan.

"What a shame!" Tang Jide looked through the account books again, and soon discovered a problem: most of the orangutans and baboons owed money, while most of the chimpanzees had deposits in their accounts.

Probably seeing Tang Jide's doubts, Hai Bobo explained: "Orangutans and baboons generally don't take the initiative to help tourists, so they don't have much income; chimpanzees work harder, so they earn more tips."

Tang Jide could only sigh with emotion: "Labor creates wealth, whether you are a human or a monkey, you can't be a lazy man."

Just as I was talking, I saw Qingtou Leng and Lengtou Qing looking around the door, and saw Tang Datou, and then jumped over with joy, hugged and hugged, so affectionate, and rummaged through Tang Jide's body. stand up.

Tang Jide was angry and laughed: "I have no money, if I want to buy delicious food, I can earn it myself!"

In the end, Xiao Xiami couldn't stand it anymore, and took money out of his pocket to help the two brothers pay off their debts, and then filled their own pockets with food and drink, and ran away happily.

"This store doesn't have tourists coming to buy things, but it seems to be specially opened for these guys." Tang Jide muttered dissatisfiedly, and then saw the big star couple walking in, followed by Xiaobai.

When Xiaobai bought something with a banknote, the round-faced salesperson created an account for him.However, Tang Jide disagreed with this: "This guy is a foodie with a big belly, and he has no sense of currency. He will probably become a big debtor here soon!"

For this kind of statement, Xiaobai raised a middle finger at him, and Tang Jide's teeth itch with hatred: "Daxing, you have taught the pure Xiaobai badly!"

Coming out of the store, Tang Jide and his group continued to stroll around the residential area of ​​Zhedao, but as they walked, Tang Jide found another problem, and couldn't help scratching the back of his head: "It seems that the greening hasn't been done yet——"

Hai Bobo next to him curled his lips: "Master, you wander around all day long, and you don't care about the construction of the island at all, so I leave the greening to you!"

"Okay, okay, this is my forte." Tang Jide also felt a little embarrassed. As the owner of Peach Blossom Island, it is a bit unreasonable to be like a shopkeeper who is throwing his hands away.

Hearing what he said, a little fox-like smile appeared on Hai Bobo's face.Xiaobai felt familiar with this kind of smile, as if he could often see it on Tang Datou's face, so he quickly hugged a lot of food and drink, and stayed away from this dangerous female creature.

Soon, Tang Jide began to regret it. Whether it was the green belts on both sides of the street, the large and small flower beds that popped up every now and then, and various reserved lawns and green spaces, the entire green area basically occupied one For the most part, it can be called an incomparably huge project.

"This is using me as a coolie!" Tang Jide let out a long howl, causing all the nearby tourists to look in amazement: I heard that the security of Peach Blossom Island is very good, why are there still people being persecuted and making such miserable screams? ?
Although the performance was a little exaggerated, Tang Jide didn't care too much in his heart.At the beginning of the construction of Zhe Island, he undertook the greening task here.And because the soil layer is relatively thin, except for the big trees in the tiankeng in the center of the island, most of the other places are dominated by shrubs and lawns, so the difficulty is not that great.

And Tang Jide already has a general idea. He brought back a lot of grass seeds from the island country, and they are all aromatic plants. He wants to build the developed part of Zhedao into a herb garden and turn Zhedao into a real fragrant island. .

Thinking of this, Tang Jide slapped his thigh suddenly: "I almost forgot, how are those calves brought back from the island country, let's take a look first!"

Seeing the master's gaze cast over, Hai Bobo's gaze flickered, and he followed behind Tang Jide without saying a word.

The livestock farm on Zhedao is basically on the other side of the island, so it took half a circle by boat before arriving at the ranch.Tang Jide moaned: "Mavericks, are you satisfied in the free paradise of Peach Blossom Island—"

However, no calves responded with their cheerful calls. On the contrary, a few dodos came to hear the news happily, flapping their little wings vigorously, apparently wanting to beg for something to eat.

"Go away, foodie!" Tang Jide pushed away a dodo that was approaching him, and then walked into the grass. After walking for a while, several strange-looking animals finally appeared in his vision.I saw them skinny and skinny, not as tall as a big dog, and they wobbled as they walked, and their four thin legs seemed unable to support their bony bodies.

Tang Jide scratched the back of his head vigorously: "Is this the little calf we have worked so hard to get back?"

Moo——As if to verify Tang Datou's words, one of them uttered a weak cry, and the voice seemed to be full of sorrow and accusation: Why did you bring us to this place?
It seems that the life of these Tajima cows is very difficult. They used to eat delicious grass, listen to music, and have massages. But when they arrived at Hikshima, they basically became wild. How can these calves adapt? It's not bad if they didn't starve to death.

What's more terrible is that in this new environment, there are many wild animals, such as lizards, and snakes. Although with the efforts of Xiao Xiami, these snakes in Zhe Island do not take the initiative to hurt people, but the little one Where have the calves seen such a scary thing? They were so scared all day long that they didn't even have the mind to eat grass.It's understandable when you think about it, just lowered your head and gnawed two mouthfuls of unpalatable green grass, and then a snake head popped out of the grass, are you afraid?

Of course, the most important thing is that the pasture here is not suitable for the calf's appetite.After smuggling these calves back, Tang Jide and Xiao Xiami never returned to Zhedao, so they haven't planted or improved feed for them yet.The above reasons have made the extremely precious calf what it is now.

Little Xiami soon figured out the reason. She looked at the calf in front of her with big apologetic eyes, then mooed, and a red light came out from her hands, telling them to cover them.

The calf immediately found its mother, gathered around Xiao Xiami, surrounded by their supposedly warm but now extremely dry tongues, and began to lick Xiao Xiami's hands, as if to confide in the grievances they had suffered.

Soon, all the calves around gathered here, and Tang Jide also smacked his lips, thinking that he should do something to make up for these little guys, who were kidnapped all the way here.

He asked Hai Bobo to go back to fetch grass seeds, and Tang Jide called all the orangutans and baboons who had been doing nothing all day long to open up wasteland with him, and then scattered the grass seeds he improved and some medicinal herb seeds. I believe that as long as it takes two months, this place will become a paradise for calves.

Land reclamation and farming did not happen overnight. Fortunately, Tang Datou had many helpers. The baboons and orangutans were both stronger, so they did a decent job of digging and digging.Once Tang Jide was happy, he announced a piece of good news: "As a reward, I will pay off all the debts you owe the store!"

After Xiao Xiami gesticulated for a while, the baboons and orangutans threw away their pickaxes and ran away screaming.Needless to say, naturally go to the store to spend.

Brother Datou was so angry that he stomped his feet: "This group of worthless people, don't even think about getting rich, they will be poor for the rest of their lives!"

(End of this chapter)