Chapter 769 Let’s Live Here (2/2)

These two lamps were tungsten iodide lamps, not the small yellow light bulb type. Two lights turned on, and the periphery of the small building suddenly became as bright as day.

”Edison was so smart that he invented the electric light,” said Big Quinn's daughter, Susanna.

Victoria quickly added, ”Franklin was also very smart. He invented electricity. What is the use of light if there is no electricity?”

Electricity and electric lights were equally important. As the lights came on, the village suddenly seemed to be busy.

One by one, a dozen people arrived around the store with rice bowls, some with food and drinks, and then they ate and talked.

”It's kind of like your village dinner,” said Hans.

”That's right,” Li Du shrugged. ”Small places have some advantages.”

The meat continued to stew and some of the roasts were ready.

Brother Wolf peeled off the top of the rotating mass of meat, and Victoria and Ivana became waitresses, and kept bringing the roast to everyone.

These roasted meats didn't have any ingredients, so everyone was given a small amount of salt and a mixed seasoning packet. The meats were rubbed with salt and patted with seasoning mix before being eaten.

The meat was delicious, and the simple seasoning didn't overpower the meat's natural flavor.

”Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life?” asked Li Du.

”Why not?” he replied. ”Unless I'm seriously ill and have to go to the city for surgery, I'll stay here forever. I love it.”

”But how do you make money here?” Li Du asked.

”I have health insurance. We all have health insurance, and most of our money is insured,” he said. ”We have insurance to pay for accidents. If there are no accidents, then we live on the money.”

”There's nothing wrong with living here, as long as you keep out of trouble,” a gray-haired old man added. ”I've lived here for 40 years. I used to get headaches and fever when I was in Sydney, but I've been healthy for 40 years living here.”

”You've lived here for 40 years?” asked Li Du in surprise.

The old man shrugged and said, ”Yes, from the age of 38 'til now. I'm 78.”

Li Du was even more surprised to hear this. The old man did not look 78 years old. It would have been more convincing to say that he was in his sixties.

”You heard me right,” Victor said. ”Uncle Bel is 78 years old. He was one of the first people to come to the island.”

The old man continued, ”I don't want to be sent to war by the British royal family, like the boys of Anzac Day. How unlucky are they? We are clearly a world away from England, but we have to fight for their nobles.”

Someone nearby ate a sausage and laughed. ”You think too much. How could a world war break out so easily? Besides, Australia is now independent.”

The old man retorted, ”Did it become independent 40 years ago? You don't have diplomatic immunity to call it independence! Also, there was a lot of cold war stuff going on that you didn't know. If you did, you'd be afraid!”

”There's no need to criticize, Bel. We who come to this island all have interesting stories,” Victor said.

”What's your story?” asked Li Du.

Victor smiled. ”My wife and I have the same story. We both have anxiety and could not stay in a place with a lot of people, so it is perfect here for us.”

”Anxiety?” Sophie asked. ”It's crazy. You've found a place to relax. Congratulations, you're quite lucky.”

Victor said, ”Yeah, I'll never forget my time in Tokyo when I thought I was going to collapse. I felt like I was going to die every day.”

As they chatted, the pot began to boil, and the delicious smell of meat caught everyone's attention.