Live Beautification System

Chapter 247 Picking up the big leak

Ding Mu and Xu Hening wandered around the traditional market at a leisurely pace. It seemed like the place was managed well. There were no children reaching out for change, nor were there any vendors selling fake goods. Basically there are stalls and shops where you can buy local costumes, Indian spices, artworks and a drink called "Yagna".

The economy here is not developed, but prices are not low. Xu Hening's language skills are very strong and she can fully understand the Tianzhu-accented English spoken by the stall owners and can communicate normally. However, it took Ding Mu more than ten minutes to slowly find the pronunciation characteristics of Tianzhu-accented English, and he could barely communicate with each other. This was a waste of 30% of his brain development. It is estimated that the part of the brain responsible for language has not been fully developed. Partially, just average.

After wandering back and forth for a while, Ding Mu suddenly saw a stall selling woodware. The stall owner was a young man with a face that definitely belonged to the standard Dahua. Ding Mu felt very friendly and went up and asked, "Hello!"

The man was also very happy to see Ding Mu and showed a friendly smile, but he spoke in English: "Hello, you are a Chinese. My grandfather is also a Chinese. He has been here for 100 years and now he has settled. When doing business here, you can no longer speak Chinese.”

Ding Mu shook his head regretfully: "I thought you were a Chinese, and you can't speak a word of Chinese?"

The young man thought for a moment and said, "I have a Chinese name. My name is Zhao Zilong."

Zhao Zilong barely pronounced the pronunciation "Zhao Zilong" in broken Chinese.

"Oh? Really? Your name is good. He is a general from the Three Kingdoms period, Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong." Ding Mu said with a thumbs up.

The young shop owner was very interested. He took out a pen and paper from the stall and said to Ding Mu, "Can you please help me write my Chinese name here?"

Ding Mu agreed, and Gong Gong neatly wrote three words, Zhao Zilong. Then he read word by word in standard Mandarin: "Zhao! Zi! Long! This name represents the God of War, the unparalleled loyalty and righteousness of the general. Zhao Zilong of the Three Kingdoms fought hundreds of battles in his life, never lost a single one, was never injured, and had thousands of husbands. Invincible courage. At the age of seventy-three, he could kill four enemy generals in a row."

Zhao Zilong listened with great interest to Ding Mu's story about another Zhao Zilong. He also asked, "What kind of weapon does this Zhao Zilong use?"

Ding Mu thought about how to express it in English, and then said seriously: "It's a gun. The name of this gun is Yajiao Gun, which means there is no right in the world, which means incomparable."

"What an unparalleled gun!" Zhao Zilong's blood boiled after hearing this. He looked at Ding Mu and then at Xu Hening, and said generously, "My dear friend from Dahua, the things in my stall are all collected from the tribe. Objects. Just pick any one and it will be considered a gift from me. It’s free and there’s no charge for it.”

Just when Ding Mu was about to refuse, Zhao Zilong said seriously: "I can afford to give you something worth 20 yuan. You must choose one. The old things in the tribe are all spiritual. I don't want money. If you feel embarrassed, please I’ll just have a glass of Yagna.”

Seeing Zhao Zilong's serious eyes, Ding Mu couldn't refuse, and said to Xu Hening: "You can help me pick out anything. I'll buy a few cups of Yagna."

Yagna is a unique local drink that has a spicy and stimulating taste. Ding Mu bought three cups and tasted them. It tasted really good, and it felt like drinking Coke.

Back at Zhao Zilong's stall, Ding Mu handed him a cup of Yagna, then handed another cup to Xu Hening and said, "Try it."

Xu Hening took Yagena and took a sip, then handed Ding Mu a very small and exquisite wooden carving, and said with a smile: "I picked this, it feels good, how do you like it? Does it look like you?"

"It's so ugly. It doesn't look like me." Ding Mu looked at what Xu Hening picked. It was a Maori fertility worship wood sculpture, which was much uglier than Ding Mu.

"There." Indeed, the only thing among the wooden sculptures that resembled dingmu was the indescribable thing they worshiped.

After taking the wood carving, Ding Mu knew that the girl must have missed it. This thing was definitely many times more expensive than a cup of Yagna. If nothing else, the small-leaf red sandalwood material alone was worth a lot of money.

However, Zhao Zilong smiled and said: "This little thing is quite exquisite. I give it to you, my Dahua friend."

Ding Mu felt that this was a bit of an advantage, but it was inappropriate to refuse. After all, the 20 yuan worth of items here was equivalent to less than 70 U.S. dollars.

Zhao Zilong said with a generous look: "Take it. I originally only sold it for 20 yuan, which is nothing. The largest Chinese restaurant in the city is owned by my family, which is at the intersection not far outside. I have time. You can go and taste it.”

"Okay, I'll go." Ding Mu thought to himself that this guy is quite good at business. If he gave him a wood carving and recommended his own Chinese restaurant, he would definitely be embarrassed not to go there.

"If you go, tell me that I introduced you and I'll give you a 50% discount." Zhao Zilong handed Ding Mu a business card, but the name on it was in the pinyin of a foreign language.

Ding Mu went shopping with Xu Hening again and bought some unique little things, but he didn't spend much money in total. The two went out and found Guo Pingfan, who was also drinking from a glass of Yagna in the shade.

When Guo Pingfan saw Ding Mu, he put down Yagna and asked, "What should we have for lunch? Chinese food, Western food, or beach barbecue?"

"I just met a Chinese guy who gave me a small gift. Let's go to their Chinese restaurant and try it out." Ding Mu took out the business card he just had with the address of the restaurant on it.

Guo Pingfan nodded and said: "Okay, right in front, this restaurant is quite good. It is the largest Chinese restaurant here. I originally wanted to recommend this place."

"Hey, then I'm really lucky. The brother also said that if you tell me his name, you can get a 50% discount." Ding Mu said cheerfully, "It seems that I am lucky and met a good person."

Guo Pingfan said: "Overseas, the Chinese are relatively united because they are all considered ethnic minorities. Less than 3% of the Chinese here are."

"By the way, Uncle Pingfan, what tribe are the indigenous people here? What is their population?" Ding Mu asked curiously.

"They can be considered a branch of the Maori people. They are not many in number. There are only more than 800,000 people in this country. About half are indigenous people, 45% are Tianzhu people, and the rest are all ethnic minorities, about 5% in total." Guo Pingfan is a part-time tour guide and his explanations are very competent.

"I see, no wonder their English all have Tianzhu accents. T is pronounced as D, and R is pronounced as L." Ding Mu smiled, and a group of people came to this Chinese restaurant together. It is basically a wooden structure house, although the It is local wood, but the structure of the building has a very antique feel. Many of the decorations are made of wood, and all the details are quite reminiscent of the Republic of China. The store is indeed not small, with dozens of tables, but the plaque actually says The name was not in Chinese. Ding Mu thought about it and said, "This should be translated as Yuelai Inn."

Xu Hening shook her head and said, "No, no, no, this should be called a date hotel, a hotel for appointments."

Ding Mu raised his thumb and said: "If you are talented, let's go and have a meal at a restaurant. Let's see how this is the largest Chinese restaurant in the Airplane Country."