Regarding Hong Tao's artistic processing, the two children and Zhou Xiaoli agreed very much, so the four of them began to take photos around the giant panda in different poses. As a result, after such a fuss, several children nearby were invited over, and they had
Some people know pandas, and some don’t even know what pandas are. Anyway, children like to join in the fun. The more children there are, the more attractive they are. Several parents had to stand on the sidewalk and endure the cold wind to watch their children play here.
, as long as the children are happy, they will accept it even if they are a little cold.
After finishing all the work, it was already close to 11 o'clock. He got up so early in the morning and did not eat breakfast. He also worked hard for several hours. Hong Tao was so hungry that his heart was worried about his back. He found an opportunity to get rid of the children.
She was so entangled that she pulled Zhou Xiaoli and wanted to sneak home.
"Miss Yoko." Before she even stepped out of the captain's lawn, a voice came from behind. Captain Gale was already standing on the porch at some point, holding a big pipe in his mouth and waving to us.
"Hello Captain Gale, what's the matter with you?" Zhou Xiaoli walked up to greet the old captain. Hong Tao stopped and shivered in his cotton clothes. He was sweating just now, but now the breeze blows, and his stomach
There's no food in there, it's as cold as it needs to be.
"You are so awesome. The captain said he would invite us to have lunch at his house. This is all due to you. Not only can you make money, but you can also make a living. I will rely on you to support me from now on." A few minutes later.
, Zhou Xiaoli ran back, pulling Hong Tao with her as she walked home, making a gesture of worship.
"The old man is too lonely. He and the two children probably have nothing to say. You don't understand this, you are still young." Hong Tao said with a smile, but he was telling the truth. This kind of situation is not only rare among foreigners.
There are local people, and people in China still exist next to each other, especially those in high-level positions.
In the residence, no one knows anyone when the door is closed. Those retired old people instantly lose their original social circle. There are not many people who can really rejoin a new social circle. Their old age is no longer a matter of material civilization.
But there is a serious lack of spiritual communication.
After going home and taking a shower, changing into clean clothes, and grabbing a bottle of red wine, Zhou Xiaoli and Hong Tao returned to Captain Gale's house. At this time, the children playing around the giant pandas were all gone. They must have been dragged away by their parents.
Went home for dinner.
The person who opened the door was Captain Gale himself. This was Hong Tao's first close encounter with this old soldier. He had a beard, just like Marx in the photo, but the beard was not black, it was all gray, and the hair on his face
The skin and flesh are already a little loose, but the gray-blue eyes are still quite bright.
"Welcome to my home, Chinese young man, please come in." The old man was very gentlemanly and helped Zhou Xiaoli take off her coat and put it on the clothes hanger, and then extended her hand to Hong Tao.
"Hello, Mr. Captain, how do you know that I am Chinese?" Hong Tao held the old man's hand. It was so strong! It was like a big bear's paw, thick and big.
"That panda, from China!" The old captain pointed to the big snowman outside.
"Oh, hey, have you been to China?" Hong Tao thought this old man was quite interesting. Although he didn't like to laugh, he was not difficult to get in touch with.
"No, I've been to Taiwan, but never to China. Do you smoke?" The old captain led Hong Tao and Zhou Xiaoli to sit on the sofa, then picked up a wooden box and handed it to Hong Tao. There were several sticks thicker than thumbs inside.
cigar.
"Thank you, let me smoke this. I have never smoked cigars." Hong Tao actually wanted to try it, but he really didn't know how to smoke that thing. He heard that smoking it was different from ordinary cigarettes. It was his first time as a guest, and he didn't want to.
Too conspicuous.
"Miss Yoko, have you told me about me? My name is Gail Bulcock. I am an old veteran. You can just call me captain like them. I like life on the sea." After lighting up the cigarette, the old man said
The captain just started to introduce himself.
"My surname is Hong and my name is Tao. I am Zhou...oh, Miss Yoko's colleague. Well, I am in the fishing gear business." Hong Tao also introduced himself.
"Oh, do you like fishing?" The old captain seemed happy to hear this, and it seemed that he was also a member of the same group.
"He is a master of fishing. He has won championships in China and Japan. He is very good! Wait for me." Zhou Xiaoli interrupted, and then suddenly ran out of the house.
"This is so awesome. I want to compete with you. I am also a good fisherman and old Gale is also very good." When the old captain heard Zhou Xiaoli's words, he immediately became unhappy and stood up and walked upstairs.
, Hong Tao found that there seemed to be something wrong with his legs. His right knee could not bend when walking.
"Hey, what's going on? They all left just as they were talking." Hong Tao didn't know what they were doing, so he could only sit on the sofa and turn his neck to look at the old captain's living room.
The layout of this living room is exactly the same as Zhou Xiaoli's, but the decoration style is completely different. The floor is covered with thick carpets, several large pieces of wood are burning in the fireplace, and the walls are lined with strips of wood. What surprised Hong Tao most is that
On his head, hung two giant
Compared with the antlers I bought, the big antlers are like baby antlers. The most different thing is that the antlers I bought have a deer head. The whole deer head is cut off from the neck and just hung on it.
On the wall, the big deer eyes seemed to be staring at Hong Tao, which was really penetrating.
Zhou Xiaoli almost entered the living room with Captain Gale. Even the things they held in their hands were similar, including a thick photo album.
"Holy crap, this is an aircraft carrier formation! Kitty Hawk!" Hong Tao took Captain Gale's photo album and looked through it. The first few pages were all photos of Gale when he was serving. In one of them, he was standing on the deck inspecting the sailors.
The background behind is an aircraft carrier sailing on the sea. Judging from the hull number of CV-63, this is the only American aircraft carrier with a homeport abroad. The USS Kitty Hawk is also the main ship of the Seventh Fleet and has participated in
Gulf War.
"Mr. Captain, are you from the Seventh Fleet?" Hong Tao was a little surprised. Although Canada and the United States basically wear the same pants, they are still two countries, so why don't their navies mix together?
"This was 1992. My ship was responsible for escorting the Kitty Hawk to the Persian Gulf. Unfortunately, my ship was a supply ship and could not fight." Talking about his service career, the old captain immediately became talkative and pointed.
While looking at the photo, he explained to Hong Tao the names of the other ships in the photo, who was the captain, which ship was the most powerful, and which ship was prone to breakdowns.
"This is the fish you caught! My God, it's so beautiful! Now I kind of believe what Ms. Yoko said, you are a master." When Old Gale saw the swordfish that Hong Tao and Yae caught in Okinawa, he
Not only was he a little surprised, he glanced at the photo and then at Hong Tao, as if to compare whether this young man was the person in the photo.
"This is in Okinawa. We also went to visit the US military base somewhere, but there was no military certificate, so we couldn't buy things there. The things there are really cheap." Hong Tao started to tell Old Gale about their time there again.
After fishing for swordfish, I felt a little regretful at the end. At that time, they did go to the US military station in Okinawa. There was a living area where tourists were allowed to enter, but they were not allowed to buy items inside. Everything inside required military certificates.
You can buy it, and the price is less than one-third of the price outside the base. It’s super cheap.
"I parked here, probably in 1994. Unfortunately, I didn't fish anywhere, but it doesn't matter. You don't have to go so far. I know a better place." Old Gale looked at the name of the base on the photo and made sure he arrived.
Pass here.
When a fishing fan who likes the military and a fishing fan who retired from the army get together, there are too many things to talk about. The two of them, one old and one young, lay on the coffee table with their heads touching, flipping through the two photo albums.
When the comparison was unclear, Zhou Xiaoli would be asked to act as the translator and referee. Qiong and Bloom sat aside for a long time without anyone paying attention, and the little boy's mouth turned into a pout.
Just when Old Gale and Hong Tao were arguing about what kind of fish loved to eat and how to fish, a fat middle-aged woman came into the living room and finally interrupted the quarrel between the two people. This lady was
The old man's daughter-in-law, Joan and Bloom's mother, her name is Kayla Bulcock. She just arrived in Toronto today. She has been cooking in the kitchen and now she comes to invite everyone to have a meal.
ps: Today I received a reminder from readers "Don't be too old", so I will add another chapter. In addition, you are too cruel for the big holiday...!!!
