Chapter 868: 867. The Fairy Who Picks Grapes (1/5)

Chapter 868 867. The Spirit of Grape Picking (15)

The house on the top of the hill has no courtyard walls, only a small yard, and two couples are waiting for them at the entrance of the yard.

Steve introduced to Li Du, saying that this is a family of four, the family name is Wade, who was hired by him to help guard and take care of Turtle Island, after all, he usually does not live here.

The annual expenditure of a family of four is 500,000 Australian dollars, which is one of the expenses of raising the island. The owner does not live here, so he has to hire people to guard, and the salary of these people is not low.

Guarding an island is not simply staying on the island and sleeping all day long. There is a lot of work waiting for them.

They need to tidy up the vineyards, take care of the lawn, and maintain sanitation. These tasks are enough to keep them busy all day long.

Living on such an island that is almost isolated from the land, safety is a hidden danger. Everyone knows that the rich can afford a private island, and there must be valuable things in the houses of the rich.

Therefore, this kind of private island is often patronized by thieves, and it is impossible to live here without courage and ability.

The heavy farm work, the lonely environment, and the dangerous atmosphere all combine to give high wages so that someone has a reason to work.

Li Du greeted the four of them, and then entered the house.

The house is a three-story villa with a simple style, with wooden beams, cast iron chandeliers and furniture made of logs, as well as a large fireplace, full of country style.

Because of the height of the house, the view here is very good. The restaurant is adjacent to a large floor-to-ceiling window. Looking out from here, you can see the entire vineyard and the waves outside the island.

The reddish-purple grapes, the yellow-brown grape leaves, the swaying scarecrows in the grape fields by the sea breeze, the blue ocean, and the snow-white seabirds, Li Du sighed: "The beauty is delicious, and the scenery alone is enough for me to eat a meal." Meal."

"This is a delicious meal. If you want to eat, I have plenty of food here." Steve smiled proudly.

They took the helicopter in the morning, and they hadn't eaten yet. Steve called in advance and told them that the two Mrs. Wade had prepared rich food for them.

"All the ingredients here are directly supplied locally. The flathead, snapper, bream and silver bream are all landed in five hours, and the spiny lobster, green prawns and scallops are landed in less than two hours." Mr. Wade Introduced.

Li Du said: "Thank you so much for your help, I really trouble you."

Mr. Wade brought up two bottles of wine, then nodded politely and said, "This is what we should do, gentlemen, please enjoy it slowly."

Elson opened the wine and poured them each half a glass.

Li Du shook the wine glass, and the well-balanced wine hung on the wall of the glass and slowly flowed down. He raised the glass and said with a smile: "Come, thank our good friend Steve for the hospitality."

Everyone clinked glasses, enjoying the warm autumn sunshine in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, drinking the fine wine brewed from local grapes, and the delicious food delivered in plates, everything felt perfect.

Da Ao raised his glass to Li Du alone, and sighed: "Boss, before following you, I never expected that one day I could enjoy life like this."

Li Du said with a smile: "When we buy Shaou Island, we will build a better manor on it, and I promise you, there will be a house on it that belongs to you."

Da Ao straightened his chest, his dark face was full of yearning.

The first dish was grilled sea bass. Mrs. Wade paired it with candied fennel and saffron, green bean soup and soft herbs. It looked very tall and tasted delicious.

There are also grilled oysters. These oysters are very fresh. They come ashore from the Congo and are most delicious when eaten with minced sausage.

There are also some dishes that Li Du has never seen before. Steve introduced him to one, which is crispy barramundi with quick-fried spinach, capers, and fennel sauce. It tastes luscious.

Later, Mrs. Wade sent homemade salmon fillets, which are marinated with finely ground mustard, honey and sesame oil, with a rich taste and endless aftertaste.

After a whole morning and half an afternoon on the helicopter, they were all hungry. The food, wine and beautiful scenery made the group very satisfied.

Steve kept introducing them and treating them to good food and drink: "Here, try the puff pastry-style Coconut Mergil Shrimp, it's served with pan-fried lungfish fillet with champagne cream sauce, I bet anyone would Can't say no to such delicious food…”

"And fish and chips, Mrs. Wade's specialty, every time I eat it with my tongue..."

"Let's have another drink, let's celebrate this reunion, Li, I'm very close to you, let's drink to our fate!"

"Cheers!" Li Du raised his glass.

After dinner, they took a walk around the island. There was a circle of walking paths around the island, paved with wooden boards, and golden leaves fluttered on it, giving it a poetic feeling.

The Wade family was picking grapes, and Li Du had nothing to do, so he followed them to push the cart to pick grapes.

These grapes are cabernet sauvignon and blanc sling, which are specifically used to make wine and are not at all tasty when eaten raw.

He picked one of the crisp noodles and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it twice and spit it out, spitting out like a child.

Li Du also tasted one, and the taste was a bit sour, incomparable to the sapphire finger grapes on Shaou Island.

Picking grapes is not an easy task, because these grapes have to be classified, which ones can be kept for wine making, and which are useless to be discarded. The grapes for wine making must be graded, and the wines produced by different grades of grapes have different values.

Steve beckoned him to go fishing, and Li Du asked Hans if he would go, Hans shook his head and said, "I fish every day on Shagull Island, so it's more interesting to stay here and pick grapes."

Da Ao laughed and said, "Actually, besides fishing, we pick grapes every day, which is similar to living here."

Since the two were not interested, Li Du put down the scissors and the trolley and took Si Xiao to go fishing.

The four little ones are not interested in fishing, but they are interested in staying here to pick grapes.

Ah Meow jumped onto the strong old vine, waved her sharp claws, and a bunch of grapes fell down.

Ah Ao waited below, the grapes fell, it quickly shook its head, and was able to bite the handle of the grapes precisely, lowered its head and put it down, a bunch of grapes fell to the ground.

Ali's little paws can lift grapes, and it supports the ground with its thick tail. It lifts a bunch of grapes with its paws and jumps to the small cart. It hops hard and puts down the grapes. Although a few of them may be broken, it does put them in place. into the car.

Seeing this scene, old Mr. Wade was amazed. He said, "Are these your pets? They are simply island elves, aren't they too smart?"

Li Du laughed and said, "Actually, they are spirits, spirits picking grapes."