022. The Great Gift of the Villagers, Mysterious Reward
The children waiting at the entrance of the village were dirty, but their eyes were especially bright and spirited. They each held a white hada in their hands.
Lin Hao explained to Bai Mengyao as he walked toward the children.
"This is a gift of Hada. It's the etiquette of the border people to the most distinguished guests. Try not to refuse.”
Mengyao Bai nodded, indicating that she understood.
Barefooted, the children hung the white hada around the necks of Lin Hao and the other guests with their small hands, which had become shriveled from washing them with cold water.
Some of the interview team members were a little resistant, afraid that the children's small hands would dirty their clothes.
Only Lin Hao and Bai Mengyao looked calm. They didn't care at all that their collars were dirty.
Then, the women took out the wine jugs and wine glasses that they had prepared earlier, filled them with their own highland highland wine, and toasted them.
This time, only Lin Hao and Bai Mengyao drank it all.
The other interview team members took the wine glasses with some disdain, but they refused to drink it.
This scene made the villagers, who were originally happy to welcome him, turn pale.
In their eyes, this was disrespectful and looked down on their performance.
At this moment, the netizens in the live broadcast room erupted into a heated debate about this scene.
"Those staff members are too rude. They didn't even drink the toast. They're obviously looking down on us.”
"You can't say that. He doesn't drink, but he has to toast. It's fine if he doesn't drink.”
"At the border, their customs are like this. Giving hada to highland highland rape wine is the highest etiquette.”
"That wine is obviously self-brewed. It's hard to say if it's sanitary or not. It's understandable if you don't drink it.”
"If you don't understand, don't say that their wine is not good. Self-brewed pure grain wine is much stronger than the industrial blended alcohol you drink.”
...
Lin Hao stood up to smooth things over and explained to the villagers.
"These people don't know how to drink. Thank you for your kindness.”
As he spoke, Lin Hao took the wine glasses from the staff and drank them all in one gulp.
Such a heroic scene made the villagers applaud and cheer fiercely.
They looked at Lin Hao with enthusiasm, but they were unfamiliar with the interview team staff beside them.
Because the border residents rarely came into contact with the outside world, they maintained a kind and simple nature.
In their simple minds, drinking the wine they toasted meant that they respected and acknowledged them.
If he didn't drink it, he wouldn't treat this kind of person as one of his own, even though he wouldn't be hostile.
On the other side, Uncle Ha Ri and the others were filled with complicated feelings.
Originally, they were very confident in the interview team's promise to help the poor.
However, when he saw this scene, he was worried.
These people's eyes were filled with disdain for them. They didn't even want to drink a glass of wine. Could they still expect them to help the poor?
In comparison, Leader Xiao Lin, who helped and respected them everywhere, was more trustworthy.
Thinking of this, Uncle Ha Ri made up his mind.
"Leader Xiao Lin, wait a moment. I have a gift for you.”
Lin Hao was stunned for a moment, then he agreed indifferently.
"Alright, sure."
After helping the poor at the border for a few years, whenever villagers gave him small gifts, Lin Hao would usually accept them and give them something in return.
After all, if he didn't accept it, it would make the villagers who gave him the gift unhappy and alienate him. It might even cause the hearts of the people in the system to fall.
Of course, that was under the condition that the value of the gift was not high. The Dorje brothers 'million-dollar luxury car was not included.
The village in front of him was so poor that they definitely couldn't take out anything precious. It didn't matter if he agreed.
Uncle Ha Ri pulled a few elders of the village to the side and started to mumble.
Although he couldn't hear what they were saying, he could tell from their expressions that they were in a dilemma.
"Those two things are passed down from our ancestors. Are we really going to give them away?”
"Only Leader Xiao Lin can help us with poverty. Giving him gifts will make him do his best to help us.”
"Previously, the other villagers gave us a hundred cows in exchange for a car. We have to give them better ones.”
"Everyone, have you thought it through? Is the ancestral thing more important? It was better to let the villagers live in good houses. The children's education was more important!”
......
The netizens in the live broadcast room were curious about the gifts that the villagers were going to give.
"Previously, that villager gave a few million Mercedes-Benz G, and now someone is giving gifts. It's too awesome to do poverty relief work!”
"This village is so poor. What good things can they take out?”
"Those villagers seem to be very conflicted. Could it be that there's really something good?”
"Stop joking. For those poor people, perhaps a piece of furniture is their most precious thing. How can it be better than a Mercedes-Benz G that costs millions?”
"The gift is light but the affection is heavy. Everyone, don't worry about the value of the things. The intention inside is the most important.”
......
Uncle Ha Ri and the others discussed for a while and finally came to a conclusion.
The two oldest elders in the village each went home to get a parcel.
The bigger one was a long object, while the smaller one was a square.
The rag wrapped around the package was pitch-black, giving people a sense of history at first glance.
The two packages were first delivered to Uncle Ha Ri, who then respectfully brought them to Lin Hao.
"Leader Xiao Lin, our village is poor. We don't have anything good to give you. We only have these two ancestral items.”
"These things might not be worth much, but they are all passed down from our ancestors. To our village, they are the most precious things.”
"You are the most distinguished guest in our village. Today, I will give them to you.”
Looking at the two broken packages in front of him, Lin Hao subconsciously wanted to take them, but he immediately reacted and retracted his hand.
"This is passed down from your ancestors. It's not good for me to take it.”
Uncle Ha Ri shook his head and refused.
"Do you think this thing is not worth much? Are you looking down on our gifts?"
Lin Hao was stunned and didn't know what to do.
He didn't have any intention of despising it, nor did he think that this thing was valuable.
Instead, he felt that this thing had a huge symbolic meaning to the village. It was not good for him to accept it.
Bai Mengyao, who was beside Lin Hao, had the same idea as him.
"This is a token of the villagers 'appreciation.”
At this moment, some netizens in the live broadcast room exclaimed.
"F * ck, I don't know what those two things are, but the rags wrapped on them should be quite old.”
"Could it be that there are precious antiques inside?”
"What kind of antiques do border people have? Perhaps it was a green stone passed down from their ancestors, but the rag had some history.”
"The rag is old? Was there a big shot who recognized him? How much is that rag worth?"
"The rag is indeed old, but it's not worth much. It's either an old thing or a valuable antique.”
"The foot-binding cloth that my Great-Grandma has passed down for hundreds of years is also quite old.”
"The rag is not worth much. I'm curious about what's inside. Maybe it's not a green stone but a gemstone.”
"That's possible. After all, something that can be passed down should have something special.”
......
After a round of rejection, Lin Hao decided to accept the two packages.
The value of the items did not matter. It was really not good to let down the villagers 'intentions.
Just as Lin Hao received the package, the system notification sounded in his mind.
Ding!
Discovered special item. Absorb it to obtain a building of wonder.
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