From the Island Owner to the King

readx(); The most important of which are the Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Christmas and the National Day on October 21st and the King's Birthday, and grand celebrations will be held. "

"That must be quite lively."

"It's really lively. During the Spring Festival, all the areas where the Chinese live on the island will hold grand celebration ceremonies, such as wearing festive clothes, worshipping ancestors, pasting Spring Festival couplets, eating New Year's Eve dinner, dragon and lion dance, temple fairs, New Year's greetings, etc. ."

At this time, a chaotic voice came from not far away.

"Probably they came back from the ancestral hall." Chen Zhaoming said.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, more than a dozen people walked over happily carrying a large number of New Year's goods on their shoulders.

"Guangming, your Xiaoqing is here with a beautiful girlfriend," said one of the villagers who walked in the front.

"Really." Chen Guangming said, with a very happy tone in his tone, and he was a little eager to speak.

"Dad, Mom." Chen Zhaoqing walked over and said.

"Little Qing."

"Dad, Mom, this is my girlfriend, Xiao Di." Chen Zhaoqing introduced Xiao Di.

"Uncle, aunt." Xiao Di said.

"You're Xiao Di. I've heard Xiaoqing mention you on the phone before, saying that you're beautiful and smart." Mother Chen said, "Now when I see you, you're really beautiful and smart, my family Xiaoqing is looking for you. It is his blessing to be a girlfriend, and in the future, I hope you two have a good life."

Mother Chen was very satisfied with this daughter-in-law.

"I've been on the plane for more than ten hours. I'm hungry. Let's go and go home. I'll cook delicious food for you." Dad Chen also said.

Say goodbye to other villagers.

Chen Guangming opened the red-painted wooden door with a key.

Walking in, there is a gravel path paved with cobblestones. On both sides of the gravel path is a lawn with an area of ​​about 1 mu. The lawn is surrounded by several flower beds. The flower beds are full of various flowers, and the purple is red. In a corner of the lawn, a fish pond was dug, and various ornamental fish were stocked in the fish pond. A grape trellis was also set up by the fish pond.

Full of rural style.

The four walked to the end of the gravel path and pushed open the door.

The interior of the house is also very luxurious.

Hand-woven carpets full of Chinese elements, solid wood floors. The large solid wood table, the gorgeous crystal chandelier overhead, and the walls are covered with various decorative paintings and ornaments.

The room is also very spacious.

Two layers.

The lower floor is the hall.

The area of ​​the hall is over 100 square meters.

Above is the bedroom.

There are 4 large rooms.

This is simply a proper villa. This house is placed in China, and only the billionaires can afford it.

Chen Guangming stacked the New Year's goods on the table. A table full.

New Year's goods are very rich.

There are dried beef, dried fish, venison, as well as rice cakes, dried bamboo shoots, Nuodeng ham, sauced duck, etc. that the royal family purchased from China, as well as a bottle of space rice wine.

These New Year's goods are enough for a family to eat for a week.

In the hall, Mother Chen and Xiao Di chatted, and the two chatted very happily.

Chen Zhaoqing looked around the inside and outside of the house.

And Dad Chen was cooking in the kitchen. A tangy aroma came from the kitchen.

Soon, a plate of dishes was on the table.

"Xiaoqing, it's time to eat."

"Okay, Mom."

Chen Zhaoqing washed his hands and sat at the dining table.

The food on the table is plentiful.

Blood duck, boiled beef, braised carp, one vegetable, one soup.

Look at the very hearty meal on the table.

Chen Zhaoqing was a little emotional.

In the past, their family did not say poverty. But life is tight, and a sumptuous meal like this is only during the New Year. Eat it during the holidays.

Because luck was born in the Chen family, the Chen family has another Chen Rui, the king of the Tortuga Kingdom, and the fate of all the Chen family has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Status, the status of members of the royal family is very respected in the Kingdom of Tortuga, although the privileges on the surface are not. But there are still many hidden privileges. For example, it is very easy to freely choose a job, to join the army, to enter politics, and to enter a company that belongs to the assets of the royal family, and promotion is often faster than others. Living in a house like a luxury villa, even if you don't need to work, you can live the rest of your life without worrying about food and clothing.

Sometimes fate is so magical.

"Xiao Di, have a taste of this braised carp meat. It is rare to eat authentic wild carp in domestic cities." Mother Chen put a piece of carp meat into Xiao Di's bowl.

"Thank you auntie."

Chen Zhaoqing also took a piece of fish with his chopsticks, tasted it in his mouth, and said, "This carp really tastes good, just like the carp I ate when I was a child. When I was working in Nanwan, I ate it in a restaurant outside. Carp has no fish taste at all, like eating wood slag." Having said that, he turned to Dad Chen and said, "Dad, it must be expensive to eat authentic wild carp on Tortuga Island."

"It's not too expensive. Domestic wild carp sells for about 30 yuan per catty in big cities. Here it sells for 110 yuan per catty, which is about 21 yuan in RMB. It's alive and fresh. The price of frozen fish is just over 6 yuan per pound." Chen Guangming said.

After listening, Chen Zhaoqing said strangely, "Tortuga Island is surrounded by the sea on all sides, and there are no big rivers. The freshwater lake grows carp, why is it so cheap, so much cheaper than in China."

Chen Guangming smiled, picked up the wine glass, took a sip of the wine, put a piece of beef in his mouth, and said, "The carp here is shipped from the United States one by one."

Because there are a lot of carp in the United States, and Americans don’t eat carp, they are flooded, and they can catch a large boat of fish by fishing at will in the river. It doesn’t require much fishing cost at all, which is almost negligible compared to the transportation cost. .

After Americans catch carp from the river, they are transported to Tortuga Island by refrigerated ships. The most important thing is the transportation cost. The cost of transporting live fish is relatively high, but the cost of transporting frozen fish is actually very low. Therefore, wild Asian carp are It is very cheap to sell on the island, much cheaper than in the country.

However, Americans have also made a lot of money, because in addition to transportation costs, other costs are almost negligible. You can catch the flooded carp in the Great Lakes. The U.S. government and government can’t ask for it. Subsidies, you know, in 2012, the Austrian-Black government even spent more than 50 million US dollars, just to prevent the invasion of Asian carp.

Suddenly, there are several fishing companies in the United States that specialize in catching carp in American rivers and transporting them to Tortuga Island to sell.

Tortuga Island consumes a lot of Asian carp. (To be continued.)