After returning to their residence from the village chief's house, there was still not much quiet time. From time to time, villagers came to recommend their own items to them.
For the villagers, it would be best if they could exchange some money, but if they can’t, they won’t lose anything as they have plenty of time.
These things were not expensive. Feng Yi bought them as small gifts and took them back to give to others. At the same time, he would also inquire about some things about the rainforest when trading with the villagers. No matter what it was, whether it was legends or gossip, he was happy to listen. It could be regarded as an information channel.
After five or six groups of villagers arrived, they stopped for a while.
After closing the door, Cai Bin gulped down a glass of water. He was so busy translating that his mouth was almost dehydrated.
Finally it stopped and he could have a good rest.
As soon 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 kid from last night."
The person knocking on the door was the child they helped find last night. He was standing in front of the door with a net bag in his hand, which contained coconut shells.
"Let him in." Feng Yi said.
The child named Sulaim walked in an awkward manner, probably because his family had been "caring" for him after he was found last night. Cai Bin smiled knowingly, but quickly withdrew his smile and quickly entered work mode.
Cai Bin is a professional translator, conscientious, sincere and courteous.
We represent the reputation of the sponsor, so we must be a qualified translator! We must not be disrespectful!
Feng Yi and his companions have already received information from the villagers who had done the transaction about what happened after Sulaim was found last night.
This village is not big, and there is nothing new usually. What happened in the village chief's house can make the villagers talk for a long time. It is not a secret, so they just chatted with Feng Yi when he came to recommend his own items.
According to a villager, after Sulaim was found, his biological father called him over for a loving conversation with his son. The emotions on both sides were too strong and the voices were quite loud.
When Cai Bin heard the villagers say this, he also sighed: "This is incredible. Sulaim is only ten years old and he can already fight his father head-on. He is even more fierce than a Malayan bear!"
This intense communication between a loving father and a filial son was finally calmed down with the intervention of the village chief.
"Sulaim, right? Sit down." Feng Yi gave the child a friendly smile.
Based on the sponsor's attitude, Cai Bin translated in a soft voice, trying not to scare the children.
Sulaim was a little nervous facing so many strangers alone, and looked outside the door.
Not far outside the door, his little friend was looking over here.
Feng Yi also saw it and asked, "Is that your friend? Why don't you come in and sit for a while?"
Sulaim shook his head, walked over and sat down somewhat stiffly, and handed the net bag to Feng Yi with both hands. With gratitude on his face, he expressed his meaning in accented English mixed with a few Chinese words.
Although the village is far from the city, he can meet outsiders from time to time, and with the help of high-tech electronic devices, he has learned a lot of knowledge, including Chinese, English and other languages with great global influence.
Sulaimu told Feng Yi that he had been locked up at home for half a day in the morning. During lunch, he told his family that he wanted to personally thank Feng Yi for saving his life. After all, the villagers were able to find the place accurately and quickly, and Feng Yi's keen sense of smell really helped a lot.
The family had already expressed their gratitude, but Sulaim felt that he had to come in person to show his sincerity.
Sulaim's language talent was OK, and he could express his ideas with some hesitation. Cai Bin also reduced his chances of speaking. He listened to Sulaim and thought that this kid was not bad, although he was a little bit naughty and acted too rashly, but he was still OK.
Feng Yi's expression didn't change much, and he didn't comment on what happened this time. He still looked like he was listening as Sulaim continued to talk.
When Sulaim faced his savior, in addition to thanking him, he also explained that there was a reason why he went there.
Normally, there are not many restrictions on children in the village, but there are strict regulations for entering the rainforest. Children must be accompanied by an adult or have permission to enter.
The day before yesterday, Sulaim and several teenage children in the village were allowed to go to the woods to try out their newly acquired flying toys. However, due to their lack of familiarity with the operation and environmental factors, one of the toys fell into the forbidden area. He wanted to go look for it, but his family members and other people in the village would not allow it. They only said that they would help him find it next time when the village organized a team to go to the forbidden area.
But we have to wait a few days. If it rains, Sulaim's toy will be broken! But that is Sulaim's favorite toy now!
This time, Feng Yi and his friends happened to come over, so the adults didn't keep a close eye on them.
"So, I'll find a chance to go over and get my toys, who knows..."
Sulem 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 the age of seven, I often followed the picking team into the forest and participated in daily work.
By now, he was very familiar with the area of the rainforest near the village. He had been back and forth from the village to the restricted area many times and was familiar with the climate here and the rules of this rainforest. For him, the danger was not great.
If all goes well, we can return to the village before complete dark.
He had also made preparations and brought anti-snake and insect repellent with him, so he would head straight for his destination when he found an opportunity.
Sulaim did not describe the process of going to the forbidden area to get the toys, but simply summarized it dryly:
“The rainforest is awe-inspiring, you never know what you’re going to encounter next.”
After explaining the reason why he went into the rainforest alone and expressing his sincere gratitude, Sulaim did not leave immediately. Instead, he hesitated and looked at the other people in the room. Finally, he made up his mind and took out a stone from his pocket.
It is not big, just a very small one, and slightly yellowish. It should be because the mud stains on it were not thoroughly washed off, and it is not the original color of the stone.
Many people don't pay much attention to this inconspicuous little stone at first glance.
However, when Cai Bin saw the stone, his eyes fixed and he looked at Feng Yi again.
Feng Yi's expression didn't change.
Cai Bin opened his mouth to speak, but stopped. His current job was to translate, and he would not speak before the sponsor expressed his opinion.
Seeing Feng Yi just looking at him calmly, Su Laimu thought Feng Yi didn't recognize him. Just as he was about to explain, he heard Feng Yi say:
“Rough diamond?”
This one is too small and not worth much money. Most importantly, Feng Yi is not interested in it.
Seeing that Feng Yi recognized him but reacted so calmly, Su Laimu looked surprised.
The other party's attitude made Sulaim feel a little relieved, but he was also worried that the other party was not interested and the diamond could not be sold.
Sulaim hesitated for a moment, then made a decision and handed the diamond directly to Feng Yi.
Feng Yi did not answer, but asked: "Did you pick this up in the forest?"
"It's not the forest, it's on the other side." Sulaim pointed in a direction. "Found it in our farmland, not far from the plantation over there."
"Then who does it belong to?" Feng Yi asked again.
Sulaim smiled and said, "According to our local rules, whoever finds it gets it! In the past, people in other villages also found diamonds in their farmland. They were much bigger than mine and they sold them for a lot of money! My luck was not as good as others. I only found such a small one. My grandfather said that this one would not be sold for much money."
The national conditions are different, so Feng Yi didn't ask much about this. He really didn't have any thoughts on this.
"Do you want to sell it to me? Why don't you give it to your grandfather and ask him to help you sell it?" Feng Yi asked.
"I want a new large-screen smartphone, a tablet, and a solar charger!" Sulaim's eyes sparkled when he mentioned these things, "but my family won't buy these things for me. My grandfather said that if you want them, you have to earn them yourself. I was planning to raise pigs to make money, but I was lucky enough to find this diamond, which will allow me to achieve my goal ahead of time. If you want it, I'll sell it to you at a low price! My grandfather said that I found this diamond, so it belongs to me!"
"Why are you so confident in selling it to me?" Feng Yi said.
"You are my savior!" Sulaim smiled innocently and handed it to Feng Yi.
Feng Yi hesitated and didn't want to answer it.
Sulaim handed it forward again: "Take a look at it, it's a real diamond! It's natural!"
He knows that there are a large number of artificially grown 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 the rough diamond is indeed very small, it becomes even smaller after cutting and polishing, and cannot be sold at a high price in the market.
But if the clarity is good, it could be worth a few thousand. He also wants this kind of windfall!
On the other side, Feng Yi took the small stone under Sulaim's enthusiastic recommendation.
Sulaim continued to recommend enthusiastically: "This is the hardest gem in nature!"
Feng Yi pinched it with two fingers, a little absent-mindedly.
When he heard Sulem's "the hardest gem" in his ears, he unconsciously increased the strength in his hands.
The hardest gemstone should not be afraid of...
Card!
Feng Yi looked at his hands.
When he released his fingers, the stone, which was not very big to begin with, broke into a small piece and fell onto the table.
Sulaim, who was sitting opposite and talking excitedly, almost had his eyes split open.
The passionate words came to an abrupt halt, and he stared blankly at the crumbs in Feng Yi's hand.
Frightened and lost.
Then, an unconcealable disappointment appeared on his face, and the huge psychological gap made his brain go blank.
Sorrow flows like a river.
Diamonds!
How could such a hard stone be broken by just a squeeze
There is only one possibility -
It's fake!
He thought it was a diamond, but it was actually another stone?!
If this is fake, then...
His cell phone and computer!
Fly away!
It turned into a bubble burst!
Tears are about to flow.
Feng Yi was embarrassed: "Uh... Sorry, I crushed it."
The tears in Sulaim's eyes finally fell.
Feng Yi hurriedly said: "I will compensate you with a mobile phone. After all, the diamond was broken in my hand. Well, I should compensate you!"
Sulaim thought Feng Yi was mocking him and said, "I was wrong. I thought it was a diamond."
Feng Yi: "It's a diamond."
Sulaim: Huh
Feng Yi said seriously: "Mineral crystals will crack along certain crystallographic directions under the action of external forces, and diamonds are very easy to crack under the action of external forces. After all, it is only hard, but not tough enough."
Sulaim: “Really?!”
Feng Yi nodded: "Yes!"
Hope rekindled in Sulaim's eyes.
Cai Bin next to him looked at Feng Yi strangely, then looked at the cracked diamond on the table.
It is true that diamonds are hard but not very tough. But can they be broken so easily
I didn't drop it, I didn't hit it with any hard objects, I just put it on my fingers and pinched it, and it cracked
Are you kidding me
No matter what others think, Sulaim began to believe Feng Yi's words again, or rather, he was more willing to believe Feng Yi's statement.
Maybe the stone already had cracks and broke when force was applied
Thinking of this, the lost expression on Sulaim's face gradually faded away.
The diamond cracked, and Feng Yi promised to compensate Su Laimu with a mobile phone.
However, as the grandson of the village chief, Sulaim still has vision and broad mind. Since he believes that the problem is caused by the diamond itself, Feng Yi does not need to pay compensation.
But Feng Yi insisted that his family knew their own business, so he would not be stingy with a mobile phone, and the compensation would not be too eye-catching. After all, the child was scared to tears.
Sulaim agreed.
After Sulaim left, Cai Bin came over and looked at the broken diamonds left on the table.
"Was this really found 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 and said, "It's also luck."
Without saying anything more, I took the antibacterial soap and went to wash my hands.
He really didn't want to take the diamond!
Next time I'd better bring a pair of gloves with me.
On the other side, Sulaim returned home with a heavy heart.
The family is already waiting.
Soon, the village chief came back from outside. He had received the news and came to ask for details.
He closed the door and sent someone to watch outside to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.
Su Laimu told the details of what happened to Feng Yi.
Although Sulaim was immature and impulsive, he had good execution ability on important matters. He followed the instructions of the village chief. Especially since this involved their own greater interests, they would never reveal too much to outsiders.
When Sulaim said that the diamond in Feng Yi's hand was cracked, the people sitting in the room gasped. Like Sulaim, their first reaction was "the diamond is fake!"
The village chief also looked stunned, but soon calmed down:
"No, it's real. We have randomly selected three to verify it, but the one that Sulem took had a crack. It broke when he applied force."
They could think of no other explanation than this.
Having said that, the village chief still took the things out.
What Sulaim found was not just a diamond!
When bringing these things back, Sulem simply put them in a small leather bag with a lot of soil in it.
But this time it had been replaced with a sturdier box, wrapped with a layer of vines that were very common here.
When you open it, you'll see a more delicate velvet pad inside, and the most eye-catching thing is the stones that have been washed clean.
Although there are no particularly exaggerated large ones, there are many of them.
There are white ones and some that are obviously yellowish.
This bag of rough diamonds is exactly what Sulaim found last night!
Most of what Su Laimu told Feng Yi about finding flying toys was true.
There are people in the village who know about this, and even if Feng Yi asks, he will get the same information.
But the others didn't know that when Sulaim went looking for flying toys yesterday, he found diamonds! So many!
Otherwise, Sulem would not have stayed there for so long that he failed to return on time.
Sulaim was so excited when he found the diamonds that he stayed longer than expected to avoid missing any. By the time he wanted to return to the village, the giant python had already approached.
Sulaim was indeed alert. He immediately ran to the nearest tree and climbed to the top of the tree.
He could still escape during the day, but he couldn't see anything at night, and there was a giant python blocking the way in the familiar direction. He knew how dangerous the rainforest was, so for safety reasons, he could only run to a tree and wait for rescue, or wait until dawn.
I wanted to blow a whistle to send a distress signal, but I couldn't find the whistle because it fell on the road.
If it weren't for these diamonds, the "father-son love" that Sulaim enjoyed after returning would not have been limited to this. Still want to go out? !
The information that outsiders can find out is also what they intentionally reveal.
Sulam went to thank Feng Yi today. The village chief picked out 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 was an unexpected development.
Who could have thought that the diamond would actually crack!
Among so many diamonds, I only picked one with a crack!
But after all, it was the village chief who selected them personally, so even if others had doubts in their hearts, they didn't dare to say it out loud.
Of course, none of this matters.
Everyone in the room looked at 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 rainforest, a smuggling gang encountered a poaching gang. After a fierce fight, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the leader of the smuggling gang was killed on the spot.
It was rumored that the leader was carrying diamonds, but the police did not find any when they searched the scene, and they did not get any information during the interrogation.
The diamonds may have been taken away, but it is unknown by whom.
In addition, a monkey raised by the leader of the smuggling gang also disappeared.
The news was a big deal at the time, after all, it involved a bag of diamonds. If the smuggling gangs were willing to take such a risk, the bag of diamonds must be worth a lot of money!
In the two years after the incident, 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 passed, the countless bloodbaths behind the diamond gradually subsided, but the diamond was still missing.
Rumor has it that those diamonds had already been brought into the market and absorbed by the market.
The village chief thinks so too.
But no one expected that it would be found in a forbidden area!
The village chief has roughly guessed the direction of events.
More than ten years ago, a monkey raised by the leader of a smuggling gang escaped with diamonds and happened to meet the "Forbidden Land Messenger" who was out looking for food.
At that time, the "Forbidden Land Messenger" had not yet reached its current size, but it was also 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 a halo of faith was shining on it.
Ah~~~
This must be the care of the gods!