Hello 1983

  Chapter 776 Are you dragons?

   A group of people continued to march in the town, Dang Dang Dang, a bell sounded in the distance.

   It was heard from the side of the largest building in the town, and it could be seen from the towering minaret where it was.

   Immediately next to it was a school, because everyone soon saw groups of half-grown kids walking out of the school gate with their schoolbags on their backs.

  Among them, there are yellow-skinned ones and black-skinned ones. Most of them are boys, but there are also girls.

  Zhang Long introduced to everyone: "We now have more than 10,000 militiamen and veterans from China. After stabilization, they will take over their families and children one after another."

   "The total population here has exceeded 100,000, half of whom are our compatriots. There are currently two primary schools and one middle school."

  Everyone couldn't help being curious: "What language is used in the school?"

   "Use both, the local language, as well as Chinese and English, all need to be learned."

  Zhang Long casually pulled a little black boy passing by: "Have you had physical education class today?"

  The teenage boy replied skillfully in Mandarin: "We're still playing football. Look, my shoes are all torn."

   Everyone saw that the front of the shoes had opened their mouths.

   "Go home and ask your mother to sew it. It's best to go to the store to buy a pair of sneakers." Zhang Long patted the little guy on the back.

  The little boy walked forward happily, and said in his mouth: "I'm almost saving enough money, and I'll buy a pair of pull-backs when the time comes."

   Now Liu Qingshan was convinced: "You even know how to pull back!"

   Along the way, the settlement was actually very clean, and there was no feces from cattle, sheep and camels on the ground.

  According to Xiao Wu, those who graze camels live in the fringe areas.

   Soon, everyone came to the center of the settlement, which looked quite prosperous.

  On both sides of the road, there are still some plaques hanging, which are marked in two languages.

   "Department store, post office, health center, Xinhua bookstore, state-run restaurant, hehe, why is this name the same as in our country?"

   Everyone looked at those plaques and couldn't help but want to laugh.

   And when Xiaowu and the others led the group into a large courtyard, everyone was even more stunned. They saw four large characters written on the sign: People's Commune.

   "This is the highest administrative center." Xiao Wu introduced it quite proudly.

  Liu Qingshan is very satisfied with this. In just a few years, it can be done to the current scale, which is very good.

   While speaking, a large group of people came out from the second-floor office building, about half of them were black brothers.

  When they saw Xiao Wu, they all came up to greet him very affectionately; while most of the Chinese knew Liu Qingshan, they all came forward to shake hands.

  Liu Qingshan also recognized most of them, and with Zhang Long's introduction, everyone got to know each other very quickly.

  There are Captain Yu who is in charge of fishery work, Captain Tian who is in charge of agriculture, etc. They are all old acquaintances.

  There are also Wang Gong and others who are in charge of infrastructure construction, all at the construction site.

  In addition, Dean Hu and Dean Wang Chunying of the health center also led the medical team to other tribes for medical treatment, but they were not present.

   After exchanging pleasantries, everyone entered the small building and immediately felt much cooler.

  The road was full of dust, so I naturally went to wash up first. When I watched the ladies wash their faces, each of them used a basin of water. A black uncle next to him moved his thick lips, but he didn't say anything in the end.

  Captain Tian chimed in cheerfully: "If we used this amount of water in the past when there was no water, we would probably be beaten to death."

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  Amao and the others were startled when they heard that, and then Captain Tian continued: "It doesn't matter now, but when washing, it's best not to use soap or the like, and the used water can be directly watered on the trees."

   Sure enough, everyone soon saw that several local people went out with the water they had just washed their faces, and then irrigated them into the roots of the trees on the side of the road.

   "It seems that we have to save water in the future."

   Oda muttered something, and then began to wash his face with the face wash water that had just been used up on the small stool.

  Everyone has a look, it’s not good to be so extravagant, it’s just a basin of water for several people.

  They don't know that even so, in other tribes that haven't drilled wells, it is already considered a great waste.

  Liu Qingshan sat with the commune’s administrative staff, chatting about the production and living conditions in the settlement.

  When everyone gathered in the conference room and saw the big bananas and mangoes on the table, the little stool immediately rushed over: "Wow, what a big banana!"

  Everyone distributed a banana, and then the girl announced that she would not eat at noon, holding a bunch of bananas by herself, and eating happily.

   Today in China, especially in the north, it is true that tropical fruits such as bananas and mangoes are rarely eaten.

   "Try this." The old squad leader brought two large plates, on which there were rows of thin round slices, with some seasonings on the surface.

  Yanzi picked up a piece, took a bite, it was crunchy, very crisp, with a hint of fragrance, and a little spicy on the lips.

  He suddenly realized: "This is potato chips?"

   Potato chips have not yet become popular in China, but they are already a very popular snack in the international market.

  The girls gathered around, this kind of fried food is their favorite.

   Soon everyone found that on another plate, there were sticks of food one by one. Throwing them in their mouths and chewing them, they also had a strong umami taste, and they immediately fell in love with them.

   "This is shrimp sticks. It is processed from starch and shrimps in our sea. It is the main product we export here."

  Captain Yu enthusiastically introduced to everyone that shrimp crackers were invented by the island country decades ago.

  Longteng's station has resource advantages, so the potato chips and shrimp crackers it produces are exported to neighboring countries such as Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Eastern Europe, and are very popular.

   These are all ideas given by Liu Qingshan, and it seems that the effect is not bad, so he said with a smile: "The next step is to start production in China."

  With the improvement of living standards, children's food is about to usher in a big explosion, and it is time for Uni-President Food to continue to expand.

  Xiao Wu also felt that his face was bright, and he grabbed a handful of shrimp crackers and potato chips for Xiao Di Li, and then said:

   "We are now able to achieve self-sufficiency here, all relying on exporting canned food and shrimp chips."

   This is indeed something to be proud of, because Liland relies on the support of neighboring countries to barely survive.

   After chatting for a while, I went directly to the state-run restaurant opposite to have lunch.

  On the dining table, besides mutton and camel meat, there were also some vegetables.

  The singers under the big tree didn’t understand the situation and took it for granted, but Liu Qingshan knew how precious these vegetables were.

   "Come on, try this, it's the best food here." When Xiao Wu saw the dish being served, he immediately got excited.

  Looking at the fried golden food on the plate, I really had an appetite. Everyone took a piece and put it in their mouths.

  I only feel that the outside is crispy and the inside is tender, with a strong aroma, like fried crispy meat, but the inside is not lean meat, it is fat meat, but it does not look greasy at all.

   "This is the hump of a camel. I haven't eaten it before."

  Looking at everyone's expressions, Xiao Wu guessed that everyone didn't know what they were eating, so he explained it to everyone.

  After a meal, everyone was full, and the little stool rubbed their belly: "If I knew it, I wouldn't eat so many bananas."

   "It seems that here is not as poor as imagined."

  Amao also said cheerfully, in her opinion, the life here seems to be pretty good.

  Liu Qingshan shook his head: "After a few days, you will know."

   After resting in Longteng's residence for a few days, Liu Qingshan took everyone away and planned to go to the tribe of Evera first.

   After traveling for more than a hundred miles in jeeps and large trucks, the fields gradually disappeared, and the eyes were full of desolation. Only occasionally, shepherds were herding sheep and camels.

  Running until noon, a small village chief appeared in front of him, and the team went in to take a rest.

  When we arrived in front of the village, everyone was a little dumbfounded: they were all small thatched houses, and if they were better, they should be wiped with mud around the houses.

  Seeing the convoy, many children ran out of the village. Those in their teens were still naked.

  Most of the children were thin and thin, and you could see ribs and dirty little faces, looking at this group of strangers curiously.

  A few elderly people also came over and said something, but this time everyone really couldn't understand it.

  But there were two local guides in the team, so they translated for everyone: "They asked, are you dragons?"

  Dragon is the native name for Longteng's residence, and it is very famous in this area.

  Xiao Wu nodded, and said a few words to the other party in the local dialect.

  The old people immediately smiled and invited Liu Qingshan and the others to visit their home.

   Everyone entered the village together, and the excrement of people and livestock was everywhere, and the smell was really unpleasant.

  Little Stool saw with his own eyes a little baby, with bare feet, stepping on a pool of animal feces, but the little guy didn't care, and continued to run around with his friends.

  After arriving here, everyone felt: Compared with Longteng Station, one is heaven and the other is underground.

  They also finally realized the barrenness and poverty of this land, and what they see now is just the tip of the iceberg.

  When I arrived at an old man's house, the room was too small to sit down at all, so I sat on the ground in the open space in front of the house.

   Everyone wanted to wash their hands and faces, but after searching around, they couldn't find a vessel to hold water.

  It has been in the sun all morning, and I am really thirsty. As soon as I told the old man, the old man went into the house, and after a while, he took out a wooden barrel.

  It is indeed filled with water, but it is extremely cloudy and has a strange smell. Not to mention drinking it, even washing your hands feels dirty.

  Everyone couldn't help but remain silent, their impression of this world was a bit deeper.

  The old man probably also felt a little embarrassed, so he gesticulated for a while, Xiao Wu helped to translate, it turned out that it was not their turn to dig a well in the village.

  When the well is dug, you can drink sweet water.

  While speaking, the old man licked his rough lips, full of longing for his affection.

  Everyone's heart seemed to be hit hard by something. The girls finally understood how extravagant they were when they were stationed in Longteng.

   No wonder the aborigines at that time looked at them strangely.

  In this desolate land, water is the source of life. Without water, even the most basic survival cannot be guaranteed, let alone development.

  Liu Qingshan proposed to eat here at noon, but the old man showed embarrassment: There are dozens of people, and he really can't afford it.

   It was still Xiao Wu who communicated with the old man, then took out a small box from the car and handed it to the old man.

  The old man opened the carton, and inside were small round iron boxes, flat and not much bigger than a fingernail.

   Everyone knows it too, isn’t this cooling oil?

  The old man accepted it carefully, and then happily went to the house to ask the woman to cook.

   Can this thing be exchanged for food?

   Everyone couldn't understand, so they all went to ask Xiao Wu.

   Only then did I know that a coup had just occurred in this country, the political situation was unstable, and the currency system collapsed, so Xiao Wu didn't give money, but exchanged things.

   Cooling oil like this is very popular in the local area, and a small box can be exchanged for a goat.

   There are ten boxes of cooling oil in the carton, so it is no problem to change a meal.

  While waiting for the meal, everyone walked around the small village. There was really nothing to see, it was so dilapidated that everyone became depressed.

   It was the four young people from the Beyond band who were obviously more adaptable. They distributed the candies they brought to the little kids, and then danced with them.

   Gradually, small stools also joined them, and they were obviously more popular than the four lads.

  Everyone has gradually changed from spectators to participants, and they have some communication with these little kids, and they just make gestures if they don't understand the language.

   "Don't you guys go to school?" Amao asked the teenage children around.

   A guide translated it, and the kids shook their heads blankly, and one of them asked something.

   "What did he say?" Amao was curious.

   "He is asking, what is the school?" The guide also shook his head, and then added: "How can you go to school if you can't even eat?"

  Everyone was speechless for a while, and suddenly there was a sorrow in their hearts.

   "It would be great if the dragon came. I heard that they have mutton for every meal." A little boy said, the corners of his mouth involuntarily drooled.

   Now, the dragon has become the envy of the surrounding tribes.

  Because of the dragon, people can draw water from the ground, grow food, and things that can glow at night, as well as many novelty items that they have never seen before.

   Therefore, dragons have become the biggest expectation of these tribes, because they represent hope.

  Everyone finally knows that the Longteng Station is so popular and the things they do are so meaningful. They are the real sowers in this land.

   When it was time for lunch, the corn paste exuding a strange smell and the boiled mutton made these singers feel unpalatable.

   Look at the host's family again, but the food is extraordinarily sweet.

   Around, there are many little children, looking at this side pitifully.

  Obviously, food that is difficult to swallow in the eyes of everyone, is a rare delicacy in the eyes of these children.

   Squatting on a small stool on the ground, he stuffed a piece of lamb chop into the dirty little hand of a little boy.

   Then she swallowed the corn porridge in big mouthfuls, feeling astringent, and her tears fell into the thick bowl in pairs without disappointment.

  (end of this chapter)