Chapter 104 Encountering an Island Child
This area is located in the corner of the entire beach. There is a lot of garbage piled on the edge of the reef and a forest next to it.
They should have been as green as in the photo, guarding the ocean, but for some reason they became like this.
The camera was focused on the surprised and sad faces of the four little guys, which were completely different from how they had set out with such enthusiasm just now.
"Brother Qiqi." The little guy's voice was very soft and he held his brother's hand tightly.
Pei Qiqi grabbed the little hands and turned back to discuss with Mile.
"Let's go into the woods and take a look."
Mile nodded. He also felt that there would be no "treasure" in this place. It was all garbage.
However, the further they went in, the more garbage they found in the woods.
Low shrubs and dense woods can better conceal everything, and this place has become a garbage gathering place.
Half-burnt cigarette butts buried in the soil, plastic bottles, lunch boxes thrown on the grass...
Although there are trash cans at regular intervals on the roadside, with signs on them that even a two-year-old child can see, there is still a lot of trash around.
When seeing these garbage, a small ripple was caused in Su Youli's innocent world.
He grew up in Yunshui Street. The people in the town lived on the Yunshui River. Ever since he could remember, his two fathers told him that Yunshui River was the mother of everyone in Yunshui Town.
No one will hurt his mother. He will only take good care of her and be grateful every time he drinks water.
Therefore, the little guy has always felt that the sea and rivers are very sacred since he was young.
The little guy felt that this place was nothing like the photos, and it didn’t look like there was any treasure here at all.
After walking a little further inside, they saw piles of garbage left behind by people after camping.
If you get close, you can even smell the sour odor of rotting food.
Niu Niu was obviously frightened by this scene, and her smiling face wrinkled.
She clutched the shells she had just picked up on the beach, and said with a hint of tears in her voice: "It's so dirty here, let's go back."
Pei Xu held Youyou's hand tightly without saying a word, and his eyes darkened when he looked at the garbage.
He felt a little sad.
The children's reactions were different, but equally sincere.
They had never seen the forest and sea at their most beautiful original state, but they felt that it should not be like this.
Mile raised his head and looked towards the sky. The treetops reaching towards the blue sky were rustling in the sea breeze.
However, he might never meet the little squirrel in such a forest again, as he had seen in Nianbai Village last time.
A quiet forest, a forest with stench floating in the air. Perhaps, the small animals that once regarded this as their home have already packed their bags and migrated to other places.
The woods are lonely.
This is Su Youli’s deepest feeling.
He felt that the forest was sick, with wounds all over its body.
The four children stood there blankly, not knowing what to do next.
Want to leave? But they couldn't move an inch, standing there as if they were under a spell.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound, like the sound of some wild animal drilling into a thorn bush.
Su Youli's attention was drawn to it, and he immediately tilted his head and pointed to Pei Xu: "Brother Qiqi, there is a sound over there."
Pei Qiqi looked in the direction he pointed and saw a narrow path that was completely covered by weeds. From their perspective, they couldn't see anything except the plants on both sides shaking wildly.
He subconsciously took a step forward and protected Youyou behind him.
Under the watchful eyes of the 'treasure hunting team', a pair of hands pushed the bushes apart in the middle.
Then, a child came out from inside.
The child was about seven years old, with dark skin, a mark left by years of working and playing in the sun, and a healthy glow.
The child looked at the group of people who suddenly appeared in the woods. He pursed his lips tightly, frowned, and a very obvious "chuan" character was formed on his forehead.
Behind him were several children of the same skin color, all looking at the four children warily.
The 'treasure hunting team' was some distance away from them, and the two sides engaged in a silent standoff.
The seven-year-old boy was bumped on the shoulder by his friend: "Ah Ming, are they tourists too? Why are they carrying cameras?"
Ah Ming's face was dark. He said, "He must be here to film some show again."
There are hundreds of islands in Haicheng, and the one they live in is just one of them.
A few years ago, the tourism industry developed rapidly.
Apart from some entertainment activities, there are no tickets for any attractions on the island. Everything is free, which has attracted a large number of tourists to visit the island.
As time went by, the island gradually lost its former purity and beauty.
Seven-year-old Amin would go to the beach and woods with his friends on weekends and holidays to pick up trash.
The primary school they attend also organizes students to pick up trash on the island every year.
But no matter how hard they tried, this forest and sea area would always be polluted much faster than they were.
The arrival of a large number of tourists has made this place unrecognizable. Amin feels that the reason his home has become like this is because of those uncultured tourists.
At this moment, four neatly dressed children appeared in Amin's sight.
When he saw them, his already frowned brows furrowed even tighter, and his eyes were filled with hostility.
At the critical moment, Mile stepped forward to ease the atmosphere and showed his bossy temperament.
"Hey, bro, hello—"
The children next to Amin were the same age as Mile and his friends. They were still children at heart, kind and innocent. When they heard Mile calling them brothers in a simple and honest tone, they smiled.
These four children are all very good-looking, especially the curly-haired one in the middle who is wearing short-sleeved shirts.
The little curly-haired boy has very delicate facial features, which makes children who are born to love beautiful things frequently look at him.
The little curly-haired boy looks less than three years old. He is short and small, and seems very timid. It seems that he is frightened, and his little hands are still tightly holding the serious little boy next to him.
A Ming narrowed his eyes: "Who is your brother? Don't shout!"
Mile was not afraid of him at all because he saw that each of these children had a black plastic bag around their waist and one hand was wearing a rubber glove and holding a clip.
This kind of equipment looks very familiar to Mile, who has been in kindergarten for two years. The kindergarten teachers would also let them dress like this on activity days, and then a group of little kids would drive the "train" out to pick up trash.
At the beginning, many children were very resistant to it. They all thought the garbage smelled bad and were unwilling to get close to it.
But the teacher told them that picking up trash is protecting the environment, and protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility.
Cleaning up trash is a particularly glorious thing.
Mi Le couldn't wait to join them, raised his basket and shouted: "We can help you pick up trash, let's be friends!"
As if moved by his sincerity, Amin and the others actually walked forward, but they still remained a little cautious.
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