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1240 - Opening

The children who went to school on the first day were excited and joyful. Even the most lively and active children on weekdays were honestly putting their arms on the long table, their waists were straight, and they looked at the new teacher without saying a word.

On the one hand, you can learn something, at least read books and read words, and on the other hand, you can also get a meal of lunch that you can eat.

Many primary schools in Somalia provide lunch to students. After all, many families have difficulty living, and it is often difficult to even have a meal a day. Many children go to school to eat. If they encounter a long holiday, their children will even starve to death.

At the same time, it is relatively safe to stay in school, and will not be disturbed by all kinds of darkness in society, and you don’t have to worry about being bullied or even suffering from disasters. In this lawless country, being able to grow up healthily is already a great luck. Many children die for various reasons before they even have time to become adults.

School is a paradise in the world, and this has become a consensus among all children in Somalia.

When the school just opened on the first day, without the mobilization of Li Bai and the mayor, all the children came to report on their own initiative, and the farthest ones were even tribal children from more than ten kilometers away.

It is hard to imagine how they braved the heavy rain, stepped on the mud and puddles, and rushed here to go to school.

Naturally, the school will not keep these children out of the door. As long as they meet the age, they will open the door to convenience.

The interior of the school building has enough space. Even if there are hundreds or eighty people, it is still more than enough. There is no pressure and it can even be divided into four classes and a library.

The teacher who took over the school was a French couple. Before participating in an international charity organization, they were already experienced primary school teachers. After arriving in Somalia, they were specially escorted by the Chinese peacekeeping troops from Mogadishu.

The man was named Henry Abel Martin. Of course, there were more than one name in the middle, at least seven or eight. It turned out that he was the principal of a primary school in a small town in France. Because the town's economy was declining, the population was lost, and the number of students was less and less. Until the last student moved to a big city with his parents, he simply closed the school and took his wife Matilda Atwick Martin to join in international public welfare education.

Ms. Matilda was originally a teacher in her husband's school. The love in the workplace was ripe, and the two could easily get together. Now that the husband and wife follow each other, he regards public welfare education as his lifelong career.

It is impossible to make a fortune by relying on this. It is quite limited to seeking a reputation in this remote countryside. The meager income you can get is just barely making a living. Without the optimistic personality, it would be difficult to be competent for such volunteer work.

Even if the mayor leads the town, the people in the town are pieced together, and you have one hundred shillings and I have dozens of shillings. If you convert them, you can only guarantee that you will pay $20 a month to the couple. Even in Somalia, where consumption levels are low, there is no rent or water and electricity expenses, but it is still a bit difficult to maintain the lives of the two of them.

The economic conditions of the Chinese peacekeeping force are slightly better. Luan Zhengwei used limited mobility funds and added another $30 per month. In addition, the small subsidies from international public welfare education organizations allowed Martin and his wife to get $100 a month in work income, which could barely guarantee their daily living expenses in the local area. It is estimated that they themselves would not be able to pay out of their own pocket to subsidize those students with excellent performance.

It is completely different from those politicians who are obsessed with profit. Volunteers from all over the world are truly unreserved and those who need help, without the boundaries of race and country. They once helped China, but now China has the spare time to help others, support each other without asking for any reward, and have no penny to do with politics.

In the school’s public account, the big money owner Li Bai gave up another 5,000 US dollars, specifically for various expenses of the school. It was jointly supervised by the mayor and Martin and his wife. It will be announced every month. There is absolutely no problem with maintaining the money for two or three years, and it is enough to get the school on track.

After he leaves Somalia, international public welfare education organizations can also make timely supplements based on actual conditions.

Even with the mayor's greed, he did not dare to make any decisions about making money. If the people in the town knew about it, they would have to swallow him alive. In addition, he could only stare at Martin and his wife and be a qualified supervisor.

With the arrival of Martin and his wife, the town's school was on track, and the sound of reading came from the classroom, which made the locals smile a little more.

Many local people have never read books since childhood, and they don’t know a single word. No one wants to go outside to find a job. Apart from being taller and having a lot of strength, they have no other advantages. They just open their eyes and want to have a meal. They have to rely on luck.

It is precisely because of such hardship that they deeply understand that everything is inferior. Only by studying well, studying and learning words can there be a way out in the future and can we learn more abilities. We can not only eat enough, but also live a good life. Even the stupid and stupid person will yearn for a life where he can eat enough.

With the successful barrel of beer and the first pot of liquor brewed by the civilized method, the tavern invested by Li Bai also completed personnel training and officially opened.

The name is: "Li Bai's Tavern"!

Like his old man, he has serious difficulties in naming and choosing.

Hundreds of tables and chairs surround a small circular stage, with all lighting and sound, and a long bar beside it.

The entire wall behind the bar is filled with plaids spliced ​​out of the slanted fork, and there are all kinds of good wines purchased from Mogadishu, such as whiskey, rum, vodka, dry red, and dry white. There are 40 or 50 types.

These wines are not for drinking, but are placed here to show off the heritage and strength of the tavern. Within a radius of hundreds of miles, there is no more stylish place than "Li Bai's tavern".

In fact, there are almost very few locals who can afford to drink these good wines.

But it is quite a shame to go here to order a cheap drink.

There are three main types of alcohol that are officially launched. The first is beer, which has no technical content. It is packed into a large stainless steel bucket and can be poured into the cup by unscrewing the faucet.

The second type is low-alcohol wine made from rice. When brewing, it adds a lot of sugar. It is a bit translucent milky white with an alcohol content of about 20 degrees.

The third type is based on the second type of wine, with local honey added, which smells more sweet and fragrant. The alcohol content is slightly higher, and the wine color is a little yellow, like light-colored amber, so the price is naturally higher.

In addition to these three types of wine, there are some foods, such as small potatoes, small pancakes, fried peanuts, fried rice with eggs, noodle soup and cold noodles. They are basically Chinese-style meals, which can not only serve wine, but also fill your stomach.

Overall, the price is relatively low and local people can afford it.

After finishing the school and the tavern, due to the low labor costs and the material support provided by the peacekeeping forces, in addition to the additional reserves for the school's public account, only a little more than 5,000 US dollars were spent.

I gave the mayor 5,000 US dollars as a deposit. Although I didn’t get more refunds, I didn’t need to make up too much, and it didn’t cost more than one hundred dollars in total.

The mayor, who originally planned to take the opportunity to make his heart bad, finally deducted only five hundred dollars in a hesitant manner. He also said that it was reserved for the Martin and his wife to avoid the advance payment when the townspeople could not make up for the money for a while. After all, these two French people came from afar and it was not easy to volunteer in a foreign country.

This is how human nature is. There is no extreme good or extreme evil. Even people who are unforgivable have their own human side.

In order for the children in the town to study, the mayor spontaneously restrained his greedy nature. This conscience has almost made Li Bai look down on him.

The rainy season has officially begun, with showers after showers, almost never stopping from morning to night. In some lower terrain, the depth of water accumulation is enough to flood people's heads, turning into puddles and ponds that are unknown. If locals who are not familiar with the terrain, they are running around rashly, and they will easily fall into these deep waters and fall into danger.

However, the heavy rain was heavy and the vision was unclear, so not many people dared to take this risk.

Both Li Bai and Luan Zhengwei were glad that fortunately, the tavern and the school did not use too complicated designs. Everything was simple and completed in time, otherwise it would be rainy and it would be difficult for construction even if there were many people.

Those employees who cannot take up their posts may have complaints. If they do not start work, they will not have enough wages. Everyone understands this simple truth.

If the heavy rain ruins the transaction, I don’t know how many people will be disappointed by this, and those tribes will not be so easy to appease.

After the opening of "Li Bai's Tavern", even if it rained heavily, it could not stop the enthusiasm of customers.

Based on previous word of mouth, this tavern quickly became the most lively place within a radius of twenty miles.

After earning a little money, the damn guys rushed over to get drunk in the heavy rain. Some of them came to eat specifically. The crafts passed down by the Chinese people are much better than the bad chefs of the locals.

A few terrifyingly dark girls on the stage, accompanied by music, happily twisted their waists and sang in harmony. Sometimes, there were big and round-waisted aunts on the stage. Although they were eye-catching, they could still make the guests who were eating and drinking play rhythms. The atmosphere was always so cheerful.

Although life is not very satisfactory, these black people will entertain themselves as long as they have the opportunity.

Since the business started, Li Bai has been working for two weeks and became the manager of the scatterer again.

It’s not because of being lazy, but because of the fact that the black people’s body odor is too unbearable, especially when there are too many people, it is a bit more tragic than the smell of a pit, and can almost faint.
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