Chapter 141
The Hawaiian traditional market Alice brought Zhang Lisheng to was situated behind a large open space behind the commercial building they parked at . One could say that any tourist vacationing for a holiday in Honolulu would not have been able to find this quirky location unless they did their homework wholeheartedly before they went for their vacation .
Following the girl, Zhang Lisheng passed through the large boutique counter on the first floor of the building . After he exited the building and entered the traditional market, he felt as though he had just taken a stride across two different worlds .
Covering the sun with his hands, Zhang Lisheng looked at a young man not far away who had brass nose ring piercing and was wearing a tight white Nike shirt . He held a football-sized beehive covered in small holes on his hand while he was shouting to attract customers;
When Zhang Lisheng turned back, he could see a beautiful boutique salesperson who was smiling professionally at him with all eight teeth visible . Shocked, he said, "Placing Louis Vuitton and platinum together in such a small space to be sold and then vacate such a big place for a flea market to sell t-this, I don't even know what is this, this wood-carved Barbie? This is really mind-blowing!"
"No, that's a voodoo doll! Just like the Mediterranean, this island is one of the birthplaces for Voodooism . Until now, more than one-fifth of the people here in Honolulu still believes in Voodooism . To us Hawaiians, tradition is very important, much more important than those luxurious items . Let's go, Mr . Lisheng, I'll bring you around . "
As Alice was talking, she entered the traditional market . Zhang Lisheng walked behind her while carrying a backpack, looking around as they strolled in the market . One would only have to see the tanned-skin of most of the people around to know that this is not some tourist trap where bizarre souvenirs were being sold . Instead, this was the true market that mainly served the Hawaiian locals .
"Can you recognize what this is?" Alice walked a few steps forwards before stopping in front of the stall of the young man that was selling beehives whom Zhang Lisheng saw just now . Pointing to the hive, she asked Zhang Lisheng .
"Oh, I can identify the most important 278,675 species amongst the 3 million species of insects in this world but I've never seen such a weird thing before . Is this a hive?"
"You've guessed correctly, Mr . Lisheng . This is the hive of the Hawaiian wasp . " Surprised by the young man's humorous yet correct answer, Alice asked again . "Then, do you know what it's for?"
"For medicine, I think . The beehive is good medicine for replenishing vital essence to nourish the lungs . "
"No! How can the hive be used as a medicine?!" The girl did not understand what the young man meant by replenishing vital essence to nourish the lungs . Shaking her head, she took out 10 dollars from her pocket and passed it to the vendor .
After taking the hive, she stuck her finger into the hive and caught a living white fat wasp pupa before showing it to Zhang Lisheng . Then, she placed the wasp pupa into her mouth and chewed the pupa into pieces alive before swallowing it . "It's popcorn for us Hawaiians . It's a delicacy of nature . "
In the girl's opinion, when this arrogant New York rich son saw this, he would be so scared that he would yelp out loud . Even if he had guts, he would be disgusted and shudder vigorously . However, to Zhang Lisheng who grew up in the western Sichuan's mountain village, eating a living pupa was something extremely normal .
"There are living pupae inside the hive . " The young man widened his eyes . "Boss, are all the hives you're selling cost 10 dollars each?"
"Huge fresh ones would be 15 or 20 dollars, sir . " The vendor did not know Zhang Lisheng's origin and explained it to him with enthusiasm . Even though it was uncommon for him to come across any Asian guests, on the occasions when he encountered them, some of them really dared to put just anything in their mouths . For this reason, he was not surprised by it .
Zhang Lisheng nodded before squatting down and began to pick among the piles of hives on the burlap . After a round of picking, he chose the biggest one and asked, "How much is this?"
"Oh, that one is unusual! It would cost 30 dollars . It's the biggest hive I've picked this entire month . There may be a queen inside it as well . " The vendor asked for an exorbitant price .
"Queen? You mean, the queen inside is still alive?" Zhang Lisheng was stunned . Then, he shook the hive with both of his hands before placing it close to his ears to listen to it .
"Yes, buddy! The queen inside is still alive . You should be able to hear the sound of it crawling inside the hive . " The vendor wriggled his finger comically and made an action of walking around
"You're lying, but your performance is very interesting . Okay, 30 dollars it is then . " Zhang Lisheng took out some change to give to the young vendor and dug the hive to take a pupa out before putting it in his mouth . "Mmm… The taste of the Hawaiian wasp is not too bad . I might be arrested by the police if I do this in the other American states . Looks like Honolulu is quite a good city . Miss Alice, are there any more items you can introduce me to? I'm actually interested in Voodooism! To be honest, I used to have a dangerous friend who thinks that I'm a voodoo witch doctor who carried a voodoo doll around . "
Naturally, Alice did not know that when Zhang Lisheng was uttering his last sentence, the pale face of the most ruthless serial killer that ever existed in New York crept upon his mind .
The girl, who thought that she had been ridiculed by the young man once again, gritted her teeth . "This is actually a Hawaiian bazaar so how could there be a real voodoo doll right here?"
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