Chapter 105: A Ming
Two minutes later, the kids came up to Mile and the others.
They come out to pick up trash, so it's inevitable that there's a smell on them.
Even if they have sealed the plastic bags containing garbage tightly, they will always emit an unpleasant sweat smell.
In the past, Amin and his friends would meet many children who came to the island for vacation.
Several dark-skinned children were often called little beggars, and only little beggars would come out to pick up garbage.
When Amin first heard others say this about him, he felt very hurt, but as he watched the garbage on the beach being picked up bit by bit, he just felt that he had done what he could for his homeland. As for those people saying that he was a little beggar, he no longer took it to heart.
When they got closer, Mi Le walked over with a smile: "Hello, my name is Mi Le, what are your names?"
His cheerful personality is somewhat similar to that of children who have lived on the island for many years. Soon, some children came forward to greet him.
Mile nodded repeatedly, pointing at the garbage bags on them and said, "I also picked up garbage when I was in school. I picked up ten kilograms by myself. Ten kilograms!"
Mile feels that he is so awesome!
Everyone looked at him and exaggeratedly made the sign of the cross with his fingers.
"I also received a certificate for being a little environmental defender last year!"
Mile puffed out his little chest, very proud.
Amin, who had been observing them in silence, was visibly stunned when he heard what he said, and then glanced at his face.
Instead of the contempt and disgust he had imagined, he saw frankness and eager excitement to join in on Mile's face.
"My name is Amin." He said to Mile.
After exchanging names, they became good friends, and Mile introduced him to his good friends.
"This is Youyou, this is Pei Xu, this is Niuniu, his name is A Ming, you all heard it just now, right?"
Pei Xu nodded, still holding Su Youli's little hand and standing beside him.
"Hello." He greeted Amin.
With so many people coming at once, Niu Niu shyly hid behind the photographer, her little face blushing.
The little guy didn't hide, he just kept looking at Amin.
When Mile brought Amin to him, the little guy blinked his big eyes and pointed at the black plastic bag on Amin's waist.
The plastic bag was big enough to hold two children. Su Youli felt that this older brother was really amazing.
"Big brother, you are so awesome." The little guy tilted his head and whispered to Qiqi.
Pei Qiqi stared at the big black plastic bag with his dark eyes for a long time.
The black plastic bag hanging on Amin's waist was almost full. He must have been picking up things for a very long time.
The children who were standing on both sides just now seemed to be "stirred" together. The dark-skinned island children and the four kids carrying straw baskets were mixed together.
Knowing that they were there to film a show, Amin and his friends did not plan to stay long. When the photographer asked them if they could appear in the camera, Amin hesitated for a moment and did not agree.
Su Youli clearly felt that Uncle Da Mo and the others were a little disappointed when they heard this answer.
The little guy grabbed Uncle Da Mo's trouser leg and waved for him to squat down.
Dae-mok obediently carried the camera on his shoulder and squatted in front of him: "What's wrong, Yoo-yo?"
The little guy smiled and patted his knees: "Uncle Da Mo, Brother Ming and the others are sweating."
Da Mo didn't understand what this had to do with them.
Seeing his puzzled look, the little guy pointed at himself again: "Youyou's clothes were newly bought by mommy. When she got up in the morning, brother Xiao Tang combed her hair and applied perfume to her."
The little guy spread out his hands: "Dad helped Youyou wipe your hands clean just now in the car."
Da Mo was even more confused, thinking that the little guy was just showing him that he was a clean cub, so he praised him: "Youyou is very clean and beautiful."
The little guy nodded: "Yes, because Youyou knew that there would be a show today, she dressed up very beautifully. Brother Qiqi, Brother Lele, and Sister Niuniu also dressed up very beautifully."
"But Brother Ming and the others were so busy picking up trash that they didn't even wear their prettiest clothes. They were covered in dust."
The little guy said so many nice things in one breath that his mouth became dry.
At this moment, Da Mo finally understood the little guy's intention.
Children all have self-esteem, and Amin and his friends don’t want to show their messy and dirty side in front of the camera.
In fact, Amin and his friends often encountered people taking pictures of them with their mobile phones, and putting the camera in their faces without even asking.
People on the island live on the sea, but are still struggling financially. The tourism industry has finally developed in the past two years, and Amin and his friends dare not argue with tourists.
It's a good thing that these photographers asked about their wishes before shooting.
Children who grow up on the island are naturally broad-minded. They don't feel inferior because they are not dressed well. They just hope to look clean when they appear in front of the camera.
Because they don't want to be criticized - children living in island villages are sloppy, not clean at all, and smell of the sea.
"Thank you, Youyou. Uncle understands. We will ask for their opinions and go to their homes to interview them. Is that okay?"
Although he was only three and a half years old, Da Mo did not treat him as a child at the moment and asked for his opinion seriously.
"Okay, that's great." The little guy tilted his head and gave Uncle Da Mo a thumbs up.
Brother A-Ming and the others are so awesome, they must dress up beautifully to appear on TV.
Amin and the others wanted to leave. Although they liked these new friends very much, they still had their own things to do.
Su Youli carried a small basket and watched Brother A-Ming and the others walking into the woods. The garbage bags tied around their waists were bulging.
As soon as the island children entered the woods, they scattered, sometimes bending over, sometimes squatting, and everyone was picking up garbage very seriously.
The little guy also squatted down. In front of him was a small cactus with a rotten black plastic bag hanging above its roots.
The little guy’s favorite color is green, and he loves everything in nature. These garbage hang on the plants, eroding their lives bit by bit.
Without thinking, the little guy reached out and tried to take the garbage down.
Pei Qiqi quickly picked up the plastic sheet with a small clip and put it into her basket.
"Youyou, there are gloves in the basket. I'll help you put them on."
Instead of stopping the little guy's actions, he helped him put on protective children's gloves.
The little guy stretched out his hand and let Brother Qiqi help him put it on, watching the dirty piece of plastic being put into the clean basket by Pei Qiqi.
"Brother Qiqi, aren't you afraid of getting dirty?"
He remembered that Brother Qiqi hated dirty things. He would keep himself clean every day, even the soles of his shoes were clean.
Pei Qiqi held his little hand and squatted in front of the cactus, saying, "If we cover it with plastic, it won't be able to breathe. As long as it can help it, I'm not afraid of getting dirty at all."
The little guy's eyes sparkled and he said, "Youyou, help too!"
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