After returning to the village chief's residence, there was still not much quiet time. From time to time, villagers came over and recommended their own items to them.
For the villagers, it would be best if they could exchange some money. If they can't exchange it, they won't lose anything. They have plenty of time.
These things are not expensive. Feng Yi bought them as small gifts to give away. At the same time, he would also inquire about some things about this rainforest when trading with the villagers. No matter what it was, whether it was legends or gossip, he was happy to do so.
Listening can also be regarded as an information channel.
After five or six groups of villagers came one after another, we stopped temporarily.
After closing the door, Cai Bin drank a glass of water. He was busy translating, and his mouth was almost dehydrated.
It finally stopped and he could take a good rest.
Just as I sat down, I heard another knock on the door.
Xiao Ding, who was closest to the door, walked over and took a look: "It's the child from last night." The child who knocked on the door was the child they helped find last night. He was standing in front of the door at this time, holding a mesh bag in his hand.
Inside the bag are coconut shells for holding things.
"Let him come in." Feng Yi said.
The child named Su Lai had an awkward walking posture, probably because his family members had been scrambling to "care" for him after he was found last night. Cai Bin smiled knowingly, then quickly calmed down and quickly entered work mode.
He, Cai Binke, is a professional translator, serious, sincere, and courteous.
What we represent is the face of the sponsor, so we must make a qualified translation pendant! Don’t be rude!
Feng Yi and others have already received information about what happened after Su Laim was recovered last night from the villagers who made the transaction.
This village is not big, and there is usually nothing new. What happened at the village chief's house can keep the villagers talking for a long time. It is not a secret, so they chatted casually when they came to recommend their own items to Feng Yi.
According to a villager, after Su Laim was found, he was called over by his biological father to have a filial communication between father and son. The emotions on both sides were too strong and the voices were quite loud.
When Cai Bin heard what the villagers said, he also exclaimed: "It's incredible. Su Lam is only ten years old and he can already confront his father. He is even bearer than a sun bear!"
This intense communication between father and son and filial piety finally subsided due to the intervention of the village chief.
"Su Laim, right? Sit down." Feng Yi showed the child a friendly smile. Cai Bin translated in a gentle voice according to the sponsor's attitude, trying not to scare the child.
Su Laim was a little nervous facing so many strangers alone and looked outside the door.
Not far outside the door, his little friend looked over.
Feng Yi also saw it and asked, "Is that your friend? Why don't you come in and sit for a while?"
Su Laim shook his head, walked over and sat down with some restraint, handed the net bag he brought to Feng Yi with both hands, with a grateful face, and said his words in accented English, mixed with a few Chinese words.
Express the meaning.
Although the village is far away from the city, he can come into contact with outsiders from time to time, and with the assistance of high-tech electronic equipment, he has learned a lot of knowledge, including Chinese, English and other languages with great global influence.
Su Laim told Feng Yi that he had been locked up at home for a long time in the morning. During lunch, he told his family that he wanted to personally thank Feng Yi for his life-saving grace. After all, the villagers could find him accurately and quickly, and Feng Yi's keen
The sense of smell really helps a lot.
The family has already thanked him, but Sulem believes that he must come in person to show his sincerity.
Su Lai's language talent is not bad, and he can roughly express his meaning through stumbling. Cai Bin also has fewer opportunities to speak. Listening to Su Lai's words, he feels that this kid is not bad. Although he is a bit impatient and does things too recklessly, he is still good.
Okay. Feng Yi's expression didn't change, and he didn't comment on Sulem's incident. He still looked like he was listening, and listened to Sulem's continued story. When Sulem faced his savior, he expressed nothing but gratitude.
, also explain that there is a reason why he went there.
The village usually does not have great restrictions on children, but there are strict regulations on entering the rainforest. You must be accompanied by an adult or enter with permission.
The day before yesterday, Su Laim and several teenage children in the village were allowed to go to the woods to try
He was playing with the newly acquired flying toys, but due to his unskilled operation and environmental factors, one of the toys fell to the forbidden area. He wanted to look for it at that time, but his family did not allow it, and neither did anyone else in the village. He only said
Wait until the next time the village organizes a team to go to the forbidden area, and then help me find it.
But we have to wait a few days. If it rains, Sulem’s toy will be broken! That is Sulem’s favorite toy now!
This time I happened to meet Feng Yi and others coming over, so the adults didn't pay close attention.
"So, I'll find an opportunity to go over and pick up my toys, who knows..."
Su Laim pursed his lips.
When he was five years old, he was taken to the edge of the restricted area to participate in sacrificial activities.
After he was seven years old, he often followed the picking team and went into the forest to participate in daily work. By now, he was very familiar with the area of the rainforest close to the village. He had been back and forth from the village to the restricted area many times, and he was familiar with the climate and the area.
The rules of a rainforest. For him, the danger is not great.
If everything goes well, we can return to the village before it gets completely dark.
He had also made preparations and brought anti-snake and insect medicine with him. When he found an opportunity, he went straight to his destination.
Sulem did not explain the process of going to the forbidden area to get the toys, but simply summarized:
"The rainforest is worthy of awe. You don't know what you will encounter at the next moment." After explaining the reason for his solo trip to the rainforest and sincerely expressing his gratitude, Sulem did not leave immediately, but showed hesitation and looked inside the room.
The others finally made up their minds and took out a pebble from their pockets.
It's not big, it's a very small one, and it is slightly yellowish. It should be because the mud stains attached to it have not been thoroughly washed away, and it is not the original color of the stone.
Many people don't pay much attention to this inconspicuous pebble at first sight.
However, when Cai Bin saw this pebble, his eyes narrowed and he looked at Feng Yi again.
Feng Yi's expression didn't change at all.
Cai Bin opened his mouth to say something, but then stopped. His current duty is to translate. If the sponsor did not express his opinion, he would not speak out first.
Seeing Feng Yi just looking over calmly, Su Laim thought Feng Yi didn't recognize him. Just when he was about to explain, he heard Feng Yi say:
"Rough diamond?"
This one was too small and not worth much. Most importantly, Feng Yi was not interested in it.
Seeing that Feng Yi recognized him but had such a bland reaction, Su Laim showed surprise on his face.
This appearance of the other party not only made Sulem feel a little relieved, but also worried that the other party was not interested and the diamond would not be sold.
Su Laim hesitated for a moment and then made a decision. He handed the diamond directly to Feng Yi.
Feng Yi did not answer, but asked: "Is this something you picked up in the forest?"
"It's not the forest, it's the other side." Sulem pointed in the direction, "It's found in our farmland, not far from the plantation over there."
"Then where does it belong?" Feng Yi asked again.
Su Laim said with a smile: "Our local rule is, whoever finds it gets it! In the past, people in other villages found diamonds in their farmland. They were bigger than mine, and they sold for a lot of money! I am not as lucky as others, so I only found them.
Such a small one, my grandfather said, it wouldn’t fetch much.”
The national conditions were different, so Feng Yi didn't ask much about it. He really didn't have any thoughts in this regard.
"You want to sell it to me? Why don't you give it to your grandfather and let him sell it for you?" Feng Yi asked.
"I want a new large-screen smartphone, a tablet, and a solar charger!" When Su Laim mentioned these, his eyes flashed, "But my family won't buy these things.
My grandpa said that if you want it, you can earn it yourself. I planned to raise pigs and sell them for money, but luckily I picked up this diamond, which can help me achieve my goal ahead of schedule. If you accept it, I will sell it to you cheaply! My grandpa said
Yes, I picked up this diamond, it belongs to me!"
"You can sell it to me with confidence," Feng Yi said.
"You are my savior!" Su Laim smiled innocently and handed it to Feng Yi again.
Feng Yi hesitated and didn't want to answer.
Su Laim handed it forward again: "Take it and see, it's a real diamond! It's natural!"
He knows that there are a large number of artificially cultivated diamonds on the market, but he also knows that many people prefer natural diamonds!
Cai Bin, who was sitting next to him, remained silent.
Although this rough diamond is indeed very small, it becomes even smaller after cutting and processing, so it cannot be sold for a high price in the market.
But if the clarity is good, he can also get a few thousand dollars. He also wants this kind of windfall!
Over there, Feng Yi took the small stone after Su Lai's enthusiastic recommendation.
Su Laim continued to recommend enthusiastically: "This is the hardest gem in nature!"
Feng Yi pinched it with two fingers, a little absent-mindedly.
Su Laim's "hardest gem" came to my ears, and my hands unconsciously increased their strength.
The hardest gem, it should not be afraid
Click!
Feng Yi looked at his hands.
When he released his fingers, a small stone cracked into a small piece and fell onto the table.
Su Laim, who was sitting opposite and talking excitedly, almost burst into tears.
The passionate words stopped abruptly, and he stared blankly at the broken pieces in Feng Yi's hand.
Frightened, lost.
Then, the disappointment that could not be concealed appeared on his face, and the huge psychological gap shocked his mind.
Sadness flows into a river.
Diamond!
How could such a hard stone break into pieces with just a pinch!
There is only one possibility - it is fake!
He thought it was a diamond, but it was actually another stone?!
If this one is fake, then his mobile phone and computer!
Fly!
It’s become a bubble burst!
Tears are about to flow.
Feng Yi was embarrassed: "Well...I'm sorry, I crushed it."
The tears hanging in Su Laim's eyes finally fell.
Feng Yi hurriedly said: "I will compensate you with a mobile phone. After all, this diamond was broken in my hands. Well, I should compensate you!"
Su Laim thought Feng Yi was taunting him and said, "I admitted my mistake. I thought it was a diamond."
Feng Yi: "It's a diamond."
Su Laim: Huh?
Feng Yi looked serious: "Mineral crystals will crack along a certain crystallographic direction under the action of external force, while diamonds can easily crack under the action of external force. After all, it is just hard, not tough enough."
Su Laim: "Really, really?!"
Feng Yi nodded: "Yeah!"
Hope rekindled in Sulem's eyes.
Cai Bin next to him gave Feng Yi a strange look, then looked at the cracked diamond on the table.
It is true that diamonds are hard but have poor toughness. However, do they crack so easily?!
You didn’t drop it or hit it with a hard object, you just pinched it on your fingers and it cracked?
Are you kidding a kid?
No matter what others think, Su Laim somewhat believes in Feng Yi's words, or in other words, he is more willing to believe Feng Yi's statement.
Maybe the stone already has cracks and breaks with force?
Thinking this way, the disappointed expression on Su Laim's face gradually faded away.
The diamond cracked, and Feng Yi promised to compensate Su Lai with a mobile phone.
However, as the grandson of the village chief, Su Laim still had vision and broad-mindedness. Since he believed that the diamond itself was responsible, Feng Yi did not need to compensate.
However, Feng Yi insisted that his family knew about his family affairs, so he would not be stingy with a mobile phone, and the compensation would not be too eye-catching. After all, it scared his children to tears.
Sulem agreed.
After Su Laim left, Cai Bin came over and looked at the broken diamonds left on the table.
"Did you really pick this up in the farmland? This kid is so lucky!" Cai Bin sighed.
Feng Yi: "Finding gold in shit."
The other four people didn’t understand:?
Feng Yi smiled: "It's also luck."
Without further ado, I took the antibacterial soap and washed my hands.
He really didn't want to take the diamond!
Next time I'd better bring some gloves with me.
On the other side, Su Laim returned home worried.
The family is already waiting.
Not long after, the village chief also came back from outside. He had received the news and came to ask for details.
Seal the door and send someone to watch outside to prevent others from eavesdropping.
Su Laim explained in detail what happened to Feng Yi.
Although Su Laim is immature and a little impulsive, he has very good execution ability on important matters. He also follows the instructions of the village chief. Especially this time it involves their own greater interests.
I will never reveal too much in front of outsiders.
Hearing Su Laim say that the diamond in Feng Yi's hand cracked, the people sitting around the room were breathing in confusion. Like Su Laim, their first reaction was "the diamond is fake"!
The village chief also showed surprise on his face, but he quickly calmed down:
"No, it's true. We have randomly selected three for verification. It's just that the one Sulem took over had cracks and it cracked when he exerted force."
Apart from this explanation, they could think of no other explanation.
Even though he said this, the village chief still took out the things again.
What Sulem found was more than just a diamond!
When he brought these things back, Sulem only packed them in a small leather bag with a lot of soil in it.
But at this time, it had been replaced with a sturdier box, and the outside was wrapped with a layer of vines that are very common here.
Open it, and there is a more delicate velvet cushion inside. The most conspicuous thing is the washed stones one by one.
Although there are not particularly exaggeratedly large ones, there are a lot of them.
Some are white, and some are obviously yellowish.
This bag of rough diamonds is exactly what Sulem found last night!
Most of what Su Laim told Feng Yi about finding flying toys was true.
There are people in the village who know this. Even if Feng Yi asks, he will get the same information.
But others don’t know that when Sulem went looking for flying toys yesterday, he found diamonds! So many!
Otherwise Sulem would not have stayed there for so long and failed to return on time.
Sulem was so excited when he discovered these diamonds that he stayed longer than expected to prevent them from being missed. When he wanted to return to the village, the giant python was already approaching.
Sulem was indeed alert. He immediately ran to the nearest tree and climbed to the high crown.
He could still escape during the day, but he couldn't see anything at night, and there was a giant python blocking his way in a familiar direction. He knew how dangerous the rainforest was. To be safe, he could only run to the trees and wait for rescue, or wait until dawn.
.
I also wanted to blow the whistle to send a distress signal, but I couldn't find the whistle and it fell on the road.
If it weren't for these diamonds, the "father-son love" Sulem would enjoy after returning would not stop there. Still want to go out?!
The information that outsiders can find out is also what they intentionally reveal.
Suram went to thank Feng Yi today. The village chief chose the smallest diamond and asked him to take this opportunity to test the reaction of outsiders and the price that this small diamond could be sold for.
This is an unexpected development.
Who would have thought that the diamond would crack?
Out of so many diamonds, I actually picked one with a crack!
But after all, it was the village chief who personally selected him, and others did not dare to speak out even if they muttered in their hearts.
Of course, none of this matters.
Everyone's eyes in the room fell on the diamond in the box.
These diamonds may have been lost by the smuggling gang more than ten years ago.
More than ten years ago, in the rain forest, a smuggling gang encountered a poaching gang. There was a fierce battle, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the leader of the smuggling gang was stunned on the spot.
It is said that the leader was carrying diamonds.
However, the police found nothing when they searched the scene, and nothing was found during interrogation.
Those diamonds may have been taken away, but who took them away is unknown.
In addition, a monkey raised by the leader of the smuggling gang also disappeared. The news made a big fuss at the time, after all, it involved a bag of diamonds. If the smuggling gang took risks, that bag of diamonds would definitely be worth a lot of money!
In the two years after the incident, the rainforest villages and nearby towns were very active in combating smuggling and poaching, and some social organizations also rushed to take action.
But as time passes, the countless bloodshed behind the diamond gradually subsides, and the diamond is still missing.
It is rumored that those diamonds have been brought to the market a long time ago and have been digested by the market.
The village chief thinks so too.
But no one expected that they would be found in a forbidden area!
The village chief has roughly guessed the direction of the incident.
More than ten years ago, the monkey raised by the leader of a smuggling gang fled with diamonds and happened to meet the "messenger from the forbidden land" who was out looking for food.
At that time, the "Forbidden Messenger" had not reached its current size, but it was still a big snake and could easily eat a monkey.
The village chief looked at the rough diamond in the box with burning eyes, as if the halo of faith was shining on it.