African Nationhood

Chapter 64 Settling Down (Part )

Lin Qing shook her head, "Comparison is the most taboo when doing things, it is best to follow your own heart.

If you blindly compare and measure, it will only make your heart confused and unable to calm down. "

Kang Feng savored Pastor Lin's words for a while and then made up his mind not to worry about it anymore.

The best thing about farming is stability. Your family needs stability the most. If you have food, you don’t have to worry about anything!
  After listening for a while, Kang Feng learned that the conditions for the "livestock loan" in Tongcheng District were even better.

Not only did they provide interest-free loans to the Chinese, they also taught herding techniques and how to breed lambs and foals, etc.

Although these preferential conditions still caused waves in his heart, they could not sway his decision.

After waiting for almost 2 hours, a staff member came in at noon to deliver food to everyone, bacon porridge and steamed buns.

Everyone ate with gusto, and some people secretly hid steamed buns, probably because they were afraid that they would have nothing to eat on the road.

Kang Feng also followed suit and hid a few steamed buns.

Both their son Duoduo and daughter Xiaoxiao praised the bacon porridge and kept praising how delicious it was.

His wife Alakali is also very satisfied with the treatment in the new place.

Lin Qing became even more silent after arriving in the tent. His eyes were always observing the surroundings, as if looking for something.

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At around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the girl wearing red clothes as before came to guide everyone to go out and form a team.

Kang Feng immediately got busy, packing his luggage and taking all the miscellaneous things with him. This was all family property.

I have just immigrated and need money everywhere, so don’t waste it.

Come out of the tent and walk through the long aisle.

After leaving the port, Kang Feng discovered that the place where they stayed was actually guarded by guards, and every soldier was armed with live ammunition.

In front of us were long convoys, carriages, caravans, and single horses.

A middle-aged man holding a tin trumpet walked slowly from a distance, shouting as he walked.

“Everyone, don’t delay, get on the bus as soon as possible.

Those with children can ride in a caravan, those without children can ride in a carriage, and singles can ride a horse. "

The Kang Feng family quickly selected a caravan and boarded it, while Lin Qing chose to ride a horse alone, so the two families were temporarily separated.

When everyone was settled, the middle-aged team leader announced loudly: "Let's go!"

The road was not smooth at first, because their team was going from low altitude to high altitude, so the carriage or caravan was a bit dangerous at the beginning.

Fortunately, the middle-aged team leader kept shouting words of comfort to the team, which made everyone feel at ease.

The convoy never stopped and walked about forty or fifty miles. When night fell, the convoy stopped and camped.

Adults and children all got out of the car and watched as the carriages and caravans formed a large circle and turned into a siege.

All the men among the immigrants were called over and told to take turns keeping vigil at night to prevent attacks by natives or wild beasts.

After listening to the team leader's words, everyone's hearts became heavy, but they all hid this heaviness in their hearts with a tacit understanding.

Lin Qing and Kang Feng agreed to work shifts together, so they returned to Kang Feng's house again.

The meal in the evening was salted fish soup with steamed buns. Chi cut long dried sardines and seal meat into small pieces and boiled them with dehydrated vegetables. The steamed buns were soaked in cold water for a unique flavor.

The middle-aged leader of the group once again shouted with a tin trumpet, please pay attention to children, be careful of fish bones.

Kang Feng took out the steamed buns he had hidden away and explained to Lin Qing, "I'm scared of hunger." Lin Qing nodded in understanding.

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After dinner, the middle-aged team leader shouted again, asking everyone to come and get boiled water, and no one was allowed to drink cold water.

Although Kang Feng didn't understand why this was stipulated, he still followed the request and drank two large bags of boiling water, one bag for each family.

After coming back, he asked his wife to remember to feed the children water, and she nodded in agreement.

Remembering to keep vigil, he and Lin Qing found a place to sleep first.

His wife Arikara chatted quietly with her two children, hoping to put them to sleep as soon as possible.

Kang Duoduo was at a naughty age, so he didn't want to sleep no matter what, and even Kang Xiaoxiao followed his brother's lead in making trouble.

Arikara had no choice but to imitate Lin Qing and tell the children stories, which were about Indian heroic legends.

After talking for a long time, Kang Duoduo became more energetic as he listened, but Kang Xiaoxiao was too sleepy to open his eyes.

"Duoduo, you have to go to bed too, otherwise you won't have a chance to see the big lion tomorrow."

Kang Duoduo thought for a moment, nodded, then snuggled up to his mother, praying in a low voice, "I want you to sing "The Colors of the Rainbow."" Arikara hummed, covered her son with the leather robe, and then hummed quietly...

After a night of silence, the male immigrants felt much more relaxed.

Early the next morning, the middle-aged team leader woke up the immigrants with a loudspeaker. Everyone packed their bags and beds and started preparing to set off.

On the way, the immigrants distributed steamed buns and dried meat to each other. They waited until noon to eat the first hot meal of the day, and continued on their way after lunch.

By nightfall, the immigration team had already left Binhai District and entered the Central Plains District.

A bivouac is a settlement on the border between two districts.

The environment here has turned into a hilly area, no longer full of yellow sand, and the natural vitality has become vibrant.

There are also quite a few people who have settled here. They are very smart and started small businesses here. Some sell cans, and others sell cigarettes and clothes.

We only accept U.S. dollars for coins. If you don’t have U.S. dollars, you can give gold and silver.

Looking at the diligent and smart residents, Lin Qing guessed that the reason why this place is so lively and prosperous is the location factor.

Kang Feng found that everyone here had a smile on their face. It seemed that they were extremely satisfied with their current life.

The atmosphere here infected their family, and they were full of longing and hope for their future life.

After the two children arrived here, they became more lively.

Because it is a settlement, there is no need for immigrants to keep watch overnight. The settlement is guarded by specialized militiamen.

The meals served to the immigrants were also very sumptuous, and even stews were seen.

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After more than ten days of trekking, the immigration team finally arrived at Hot Spring City (Windhoek), the capital of the Central Plains District.

The immigrant team was very curious about this new city. The streets were spacious and the buildings were built in rows along the street.

Because most of them are newly built, there are still many flaws on the surface of the buildings, but they further show the vitality of the city.

The Hot Spring City government sent a large number of administrative staff to receive the immigrants, and they also answered every question they had.

Moreover, most of these administrative staff are young, but their work enthusiasm is very high.

He is enthusiastic, patient and meticulous towards every immigrant. Not only does he help the immigrants understand the settlement assistance policy, but he also takes the immigrants to receive the settlement gift package.

The gift bag contains a set of pots, pans, ladles, fifty pounds of wheat, fifty pounds of corn, fifty pounds of potatoes and fifty pounds of sweet potatoes.

These are used to help immigrants settle, and the government also provides military stamp exchange services.

U.S. dollars, British pounds, and gold and silver precious metals can be exchanged, but nothing else is accepted.

Kang Feng exchanged the more than 2000 US dollars he had left with him for military coupons, which was only more than yuan.

In addition to each immigrant's settlement gift of 50 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children, the total amount is more than 2200 yuan.

Following the guidance of government personnel, Kang Feng went to the service agency in the center of the town.

Good guy, this place was crowded with people. Kang Feng waited for a long time before he squeezed in and found that the products here were very rich.

Not only cans are sold, but there are also tobacco and alcohol, cotton, hardware tools, and even rifles for sale.

Looking at the price, the rifle is really not cheap. It actually costs hundreds of military stamps, which is much more expensive than in the United States.

Tobacco and alcohol are also very expensive, but canned goods are not.

The family also bought and tasted it on the road before and found it very delicious.

Kang Feng thought that the rations issued by the government did not contain meat, so he might as well buy some canned food to satisfy the children's hunger.

So he bought a few cans of fish, two more cans of fruit, and finally he bought a few boxes of matches and a piece of cotton cloth, spending nearly a hundred military dollars.

He is reluctant to buy a fuel lighter. Although he is also hungry for something good, he still has to live a tight life at the moment.

After he squeezed out of the service club and found his wife and children, Kang Feng told his wife about his experience in the service club.

His wife complained that he shouldn't have bought cotton so extravagantly.

The leather robes she wore and the clothes she brought from America would last a long time.

Kang Feng smiled and shook his head, then took his wife to find Lin Qing.

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Lin Qing was currently sitting in the office of the district chief of Zhongyuan District, talking with the majestic and handsome district chief.

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