Chapter 867 The Grape-Picking Elves (2/2)

At the same time there were also baked oysters. These oysters were very fresh. They had just been brought ashore, and they were excellent served with bacon bits.

There were some dishes that Li Du had never seen before, so Steve explained them to him. They were quick-fried spinach with crispy Australian lungfish, capers, and fennel sauce. They were sweet in taste.

After that, Mrs. Wade brought them homemade salmon fillets. They were marinated with finely grated wasabi, honey, and sesame oil. The flavor was rich and was a marvel in their mouths.

After being in a helicopter for an entire morning and half of the afternoon, they had all been starving. With all the tasty food, high quality wine, and the gorgeous view, they all had a satisfying meal.

Steve explained all about the food and entertained them well with a lavish meal. ”Come, taste this mille crepe style Copra Mojir shrimp and these fried lungfish slices accompanied with champagne butter sauce. I can bet you that no one could ever reject such fine food…

”There is also fish and chips. This is Mrs. Wade's special dish. Every time I am here, I will eat this along with my tongue…

”Let's have another glass. Let us celebrate this gathering. Li, we really hit it off. Let us toast our friendship!”

”Cheers!” Li Du raised his wine glass.

After the meal, they walked around the island. There was a walking path on the outer side of the small island that was paved with wooden planks. Golden leaves fluttered and fell on it, and it gave one a feeling that it was like a painting.

The Wade family was picking grapes. Li Du and Hans had nothing else to do, so they followed them around with a pushcart to pick some grapes, too. These grapes were Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling. They were used just for wine making, so they were not tasty at all when eaten raw.

Hans simply took one and put it into his mouth. After chewing a couple of times he spit it out, just like a child who was spitting out saliva. Li Du tried one, too. The taste was a little sour. It was not comparable to the Australian sapphire grapes on Seagull Island.

Grape-picking was not an easy feat. This was because they still had to categorize these grapes to decide which ones could be kept for making wine and which ones were useless and had to be thrown out. The grapes for wine making had to be graded as well, as different grades of grapes would make wines that would be priced differently.

Steve waved him over to fish, and Li Du asked if Hans wanted to go. Hans shook his head and said, ”I was already fishing every day at Seagull Island. I think I'd better stay here for grape-picking. It seems more meaningful here.”

Big Quinn laughed. ”Actually, every day we were also grape-picking besides fishing. Life was not much different from how it is here.”

Since the two of them were not interested, Li Du put down the scissors and little pushcart, and took the four little furry fellows to go fishing. However, the four little fellows were not interested in fishing. They were interested in staying back for grape-picking instead.

Ah Meow jumped onto the sturdy old branches of grape vines, and as he swung his sharp claws, a whole bunch of grapes fell down. Ah Ow waited down below. When the grapes fell down, she quickly swung her head and accurately bit the grapes' stems. She then lowered her head to put them down, and the whole bunch of grapes then fell onto the ground.

Ali's little claws could pick up the grapes. It used its thick tail to support itself on the ground and used its claws to pick up bunches of grapes as it hopped along to the front of the little pushcart. Then, Ali jumped hard as it put down the grapes. Although it would still break a few grapes, it did actually put them into the cart.

Seeing that, old Mr. Wade was shocked and said, ”Are these your pets? They are just like island elves. Aren't they so smart?”

Li Du laughed. ”In fact they are elves, grape-picking elves.”