Why did the villagers accompany Kino to the pearl buyer? Describe the procession

Steinbeck begins the chapter with the reactions of the people of La Paz, who propose what they might do if they were to find a pearl of such great value. Their reactions reveal a sense of animosity toward Kino, for the great plans for charity that these people suggest contrast with the seemingly self-interested ideas that Kino proposed in the previous chapter. Kino is their local celebrity and they all feel they have a vested interest in the pearl.