It was quite interesting to sit on a long wooden chair, drink coconut juice, blow the sea breeze, and watch the island residents working hard, drying fishing nets and clothes.
"Sister Betia, pandora wants to eat meat." Dudu glanced at the uncles nearby who used big knives to chop open the coconuts and dig out the meat, which looked delicious when added to smoothies.
Betiya looked at it and smiled. "After drinking the juice, give me the coconut." Dudu immediately sucked hard, handed the coconut to Betiya, and said, "Sister, drink pandora."
Betiya was amused by Dudu and took it. "Uncle Tom, open it for me. No problem, leave it to me." Tom, a bearded man, took the coconut juice and sawed it open in a few strokes. "Yes, today's coconut
The meat is thick." Using a tool similar to a spoon to dig out the meat, Dudu, Bao Bao, and Maria squatted beside it, watching curiously.
"Uncle Bearded, what is this?" Dudu poked the big spoon with his little finger.
"Haha, this is a meat digger, don't touch it, it's very sharp." Bearded Tom said with a smile. He dug out two small bowls of coconut meat from one coconut, put them in smoothies, and handed them to Dudu and the baby.
Maria handed the coconut in her hand to the bearded man and said thank you uncle. The bearded man happily waved the saw and cut it open after a while. After the meat was ready, he handed the smoothie bowl to Maria and Bettia.
Li Han gave the coconut to Gordon, one for each of them. He also had some extra coconut meat to share with Dudu and Baby Maria. "Thank you." When leaving, Li Han handed Tom five dollars.
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It costs one dollar to open a coconut, which is not expensive. They give you a smoothie spoon, which is one dollar in Phinea Island. If you go to other places, it will be at least double.
“Life here is really good.”
Walking on the path, Li Han said with a smile that life on the island is quiet. Although people are busier, life is still manageable. However, in recent months, there have been fewer fish and shrimps, and they can only rely on coconuts and some handicrafts.
, a lot of income was lost.
Li Han lowered his little head and muttered. The little guy knew that he had used more spring water for these things. The fish and shrimps all around were attracted to the waters around Pandora Island, and his uncle couldn't catch any fish here.
There is no fish to buy. There is no money. "It doesn't matter, Pandora, dad will compensate everyone. Really?" Li Han nodded and said with a smile. "Betty, I heard that there are a lot of coconuts in Fini, and they are made of coconuts."
The handicrafts are very beautiful, can you take me to see them?"
"You are looking for Aunt Alai, just ahead. Just go along the coconut grove." Betiya said, pointing to the coconut grove in front.
"Many, many coconuts." Dudu, baby, Maria, three little people, with big eyes shining with little stars, ran over in a hurry. Someone was hitting the coconuts.
Dudu raised his little head and looked at his little uncle above. "Brother, what are you doing? Beating coconuts. Little Guitou, get out of the way." Oreas waved his hand.
The little Dudu nodded his head and stepped back. Brother, throw it away. Oreas didn't dare, so he had no choice but to tie his waist and get down. He saw Li Han and others. "Betiya, these people
Did you bring it?"
"That's right, Aureas, don't try to mess with it." Bettia snorted.
Oreas glanced at Li Han. "Sir, these coconuts are given to you. Thank you." Li Han said with a smile. "By the way, wait a minute, are there many black stones on the island?"
Oreas was a little embarrassed and nodded. "There are a lot of them over the mountain pass. Here, help me pick them up. This is the deposit." Li Han took out a hundred dollars and handed it to Oreas.
"No, I'll pick it up and bring it to you." Even though Oreas said no, he continued and ran away without asking where Li Han was.
Li Han is not worried about this. These boys must be very familiar with the island. "Is this kind of black stone valuable? Not really. It's just fun. If you make some small accessories, you can still sell it.
It's a unique thing in Hawaii. Why, there are so many on the island." Li Han asked, seeing Bettia's expression.
"There are many big ones on the top and on the mountainside," Bettia said, gesturing. "It's no problem to carve ornaments for such a big one. For such a big one, I want one hundred dollars a piece, and for a small one, one dollar like this."
"
It's possible to carve a large one and sell it for three to five hundred dollars, but I don't dare to say. Although this thing is glass, it is natural glass, which can only be formed when a volcano erupts, and there are not many places in the world where it is produced, including Hawaii.
One place, the price is not high, but it is quite interesting, especially since this thing has something close to it in China, which can control the house and ward off evil spirits.
Foreigners don't understand, but Li Han was given a gift when he was a child. "Are you really willing to pay a hundred dollars?" Betiya asked excitedly. Although there are not many big stones, there are many small people.
"Of course, as long as you bring it to me, the money will be given to you immediately."
Li Han took out his wallet and opened it. He found a stack of hundred-dollar bills, at least twenty thousand. Betiya swallowed and said, "Okay, I'll take you there now."
"No rush, let's go see the coconut crafts first," Li Han said.
"Okay." Bettia really wanted to get the black stone quickly, but she didn't expect that someone wanted this thing. "Let's go, we'll be there right ahead."
"Aunt Alai."
Bettia called out, and a middle-aged woman with brown skin raised her head. "Oh, my little Bettia, who are these people?"
"This is my Boss. He wants to see gadgets made from coconut shells." Bettia said in a low voice. "This man is very rich."
"Oh, welcome, they're all here, take a look."
Li Han looked at the baubles made from coconut shells. They were good, but not as good as those of the Alawis. However, the baubles made from coconut shells combined with seashells and snail shells were quite beautiful.
"Yes, this thing is very good." Li Han took it and made toys with seashells and snail shells. "How to sell this thing? Ah, these are more expensive, and snail shells have become less and less recently."
"Aunt Alai, coconut shells were good before, but good snail shells are hard to find now, and the price of shell products is too low," Betiya said.
"What do you think if I provide a snail shell, five thousand dollars a month, plus benefits?" Li Han said, and Alai was stunned. "Five thousand dollars?"
"That's right, plus all the benefits." Li Han insurance, medical care and other benefits.
"Really, I promise." Alai, life is really hard these days. There are not many tourists on the island. Going to Oahu to sell it is very expensive.
"That's great, five thousand dollars." Betia was all excited for Aunt Alai. "Yes, as long as it reaches this level." Li Han pointed to the hanging snail artwork.
"No problem." Alai said with confidence. This thing is not the highest level of Alai. Alai is full of confidence.
Cody found someone here and called his daughter. When he heard about this, he was stunned. He didn't expect it at all. "Alai wants to buy me a beer." This guy had an idea in his mind.
"No, maybe I should also do something good for this generous boss. Maybe this generous boss can give me some benefits." Cody thought about it and became more attentive to finding people here.
Li Han was in a better mood after finalizing Alai's matter. "Alai, do you think anyone can carve these black stones into ornaments or make them into trinkets?"
"Black stone?"
Alai looked confused. If this is just glass, who would want it? "I don't know."
Li Han was a little disappointed, but after thinking about it, there was no need to hurry, and Chinese people probably liked this thing more, and it had more Chinese elements. It would be best to hire a Chinese carver.
"Boss, it's time for us to see the Black Stone."
Bettia was a little anxious. This is really generous. Maybe she can earn enough to travel to Oahu. "Oh, I almost forgot, Gordon, you stay, Bettia and I will go to the mountains to have a look."
"No, sir, I'll go with you," Alai said.
Betia was a little reluctant to go with Aunt Alai. "That's okay, let's chat along the way." Li Han told Alai about his opportunities on the way, and Alai became more and more excited as he listened.
"This is a good idea. The Avila people's coconut products have always been the best in this area, but the Amir people are better at grass skirts and Hawaiian clothing," Alai said.
"Amir tribe, Alai, do you know anyone?"
Li Han asked, "Of course it can be better. Pursue excellence. This is Li Han's principle of doing things. "Let me give it a try. The Amir people are all stubborn guys." Alai said.
Li Han smiled. The Avila tribe was not the same at first, but it is not very good now. Li Han didn't notice this. "Well, let's visit together when we have time."
"OK."
As we were talking about the mountainside, I didn’t expect that the trees on Feni Island were well protected. I followed the path up the mountain, stood on the mountainside and looked at the sea in the distance. It was a really nice scenery.
"Phini Island has a beautiful scenery, why haven't you thought about developing tourism?" Li Han was a little confused. Alai glanced at Li Han and said nothing. Next to him, Gordon whispered. "This place is too far away from Oahu. Tourists
The cost of coming here is too high, and there is no money on the island."
It turns out that Li Han took it for granted that pandora could be developed. First, the Dudu moved, and the entire sea was filled with coral reefs, attracting a lot of fish and shrimps. Furthermore, Li Han had money, which he could exchange for animals and plant plants.
Taken together, these conditions are almost impossible to develop. Not to mention Phiney Island, there is no money and no means here. Usually, it is good to have about ten waves of tourists in a month. They are still curious and quiet.
"Dad, come quickly, Black Stone."
Dudu, shouted loudly from the front, the villain held up a small black stone in his hand. "It's true, there is it here. I want to come to the top of the mountain to see more." Li Han suddenly paused, pointed to the top of the mountain and asked, "This is
A volcano?”
Alai and Bettia nodded together. "This is a mountain of life and death. This island was formed by a volcanic eruption." Bettia asked with some confusion. "Don't you know?"
"Haha, I really don't know. No wonder there are so many obsidians." Li Han smiled, why didn't he think of it. (To be continued...)
