A good life starts with blind date

Chapter 270 The Rookie's Spring

After more than a year of construction, the mining area is finally taking shape.

New living quarters have been built with two-story buildings, and the refugee camp has been renovated, with all the buildings converted into brick houses. The slightly flatter areas around the mining area have been turned into farmland, and it is the busy farming season, with the wheat fields bustling with activity.

More than two thousand refugees have been organized and are harvesting wheat.

Without harvesters, harvesting can only be done manually.

Fortunately, the one thing this place has no shortage of is labor.

The mine took in more than 2,000 refugees, some of whom became miners. The sea serpent recruited more than 300 black people for training, and the rest had to participate in various kinds of labor. Those who were disobedient and unwilling to work were basically driven away.

Zhang Yulong and more than 300 other children participated in military training.

In addition to regular training, they are also assigned to duty shifts.

At first, I was quite resistant, but after being disciplined a few times, I became obedient.

I'm on duty today.

Zhang Yulong and more than twenty other men, dressed in combat uniforms and carrying guns, wandered around the fields.

He was supervising the refugees as they harvested wheat.

The main purpose is to prevent anyone from causing trouble.

Zhou Tong and Sun Yang, accompanied by several strong black men, were also wandering around.

The management, technical staff, and mercenaries at the mine were mostly Americans. None of these people knew how to farm. After Zhou Tong and Sun Yang arrived, they became the heads of the mine's agriculture and inexplicably became managers of the refugee camp.

Wendt had no interest in managing a group of refugees.

The sea serpent, of course, didn't want to get involved.

Thus, Zhou Tong and Sun Yang unknowingly became the heads of the refugee camp.

Of course, security is still the responsibility of the sea snake.

These strong, black men were selected as activists. They were pragmatic and obedient, and became part of the refugee camp's management team. It's nonsense to think that Zhou Tong and Sun Yang could manage more than two thousand refugees. It's better to rely on natives to manage natives.

After spending half a year in Africa, Sun Yang's English has become very fluent.

I also learned some commonly used Swahili.

Zhou Tong is now able to communicate with people in English, albeit haltingly.

"Brother Zhang is on patrol..."

The two wandered around and bumped into Zhang Yulong. Sun Yang took the initiative to greet him.

Everyone knows he's the boss's cousin. No matter how bad he is, he's still the boss's cousin.

Be enthusiastic when appropriate, but it's best not to offend anyone if possible.

Zhang Yulong agreed and stopped to chat for a few minutes.

They decided to travel together. Meeting fellow countrymen in a foreign land naturally creates a sense of kinship, especially since they were all from Bei'an. With no grudges, conflicts of interest, or other issues, the three naturally became close. There was also another person, whom Zhou Tong brought from his hometown to repair the reservoir.

But he wasn't there; he was leading several hundred black men to work on the construction site.

The three of them wandered around for a while, and then a helicopter flew in from the east.

Sun Yang perked up: "The boss has arrived."

Zhou Tong's spirits lifted, not because he was thinking about his boss.

Instead, the boss always brings some delicious food whenever he comes over.

There's no other way; supplies are simply too scarce here.

Most of the time, they can only eat rice; it's practically impossible to eat noodles.

Sun Yang is alright, but Zhou Tong has eaten noodles for half his life. Back in his hometown, he felt that eating rice once a month was too much. The biggest problem he faced in Africa was not being able to eat noodles. Only Boss Jiang would bring several tons of flour with him every time he came to improve their lives.

The two were in high spirits.

Only Zhang Yulong was listless and couldn't cheer up.

I'm a little afraid to see my cousin. My experience in Africa over the past month has completely overturned my understanding of the world that I've had for over twenty years. Not to mention the chaos and constant fighting, I was even forced to shoot and kill someone. I've been having nightmares every night lately.

I used to be afraid of Jiang Ning because she was always assertive.

The reason I'm afraid to see my cousin now is because he knows too much.

The helicopter landed on a hilltop behind the residential area.

There's a villa area on the hilltop, but not many houses, only five or six small buildings. Important personnel from the mine all live in this villa area.

Jiang Ning got off the plane, and several people greeted her on the tarmac.

Besides the sea serpent, there were also several mine management personnel and technical engineers.

"Dude, you need to lose weight."

Jiang Ning hugged the sea snake and patted it on the shoulder.

Sea Serpent said seriously, "Boss, it's common for people in their forties to gain weight. In fact, I haven't gained any weight. In fact, I haven't had much of an appetite lately because the food is so bad. Boss should hire a better chef."

Jiang Ning said, "You should have asked Wend about this trivial matter, not told me."

Sea Serpent seized the opportunity to complain: "Boss, Wendt is a bastard. That guy is always having parties in Los Angeles and rarely stays at the mine. He doesn't care about our opinions at all. Boss should fire that bastard."

Jiang Ning said, "This is a small matter that Wende doesn't need to worry about. This is a matter for the person in charge of the mining area."

He then looked at the person in charge of the mining area.

The mine manager shrugged: "Boss, that bastard Sea Serpent is looking for trouble."

The sea serpent gave him the middle finger.

We talked nonsense for a while.

Jiang Ning toured the villa area, but it was nothing special.

Conditions in the mining area are limited, and even electricity cannot be guaranteed, so power is supplied only at certain times.

How nice can you expect a villa in a mining area to be?

These guys left Jiang Ning a house, which Jiang Ning felt was a waste.

Last year he would stay in the mining area for a few days, but this year he hasn't stayed there at all.

Leaving him a house would be a real waste.

After taking a look around, we first went to check out the mine.

The mine hasn't changed much; the miners are still digging by hand.

They are just waiting for the newly purchased mining equipment to arrive so they can upgrade the mine. However, they are stuck in Dar es Salaam and it is unknown when it will arrive. Wend is making efforts, but there has been no progress for the time being.

After visiting the mining area, we went to visit the refugee camp.

The hygiene conditions in the refugee camp are not bad.

Jiang Ning is not a UN relief organization, nor will she indulge these refugees. She directly implements militarized management. Those who disobey are either driven away to fend for themselves or quietly killed. Those who remain are the more obedient ones.

"You two did a great job!"

As Jiang Ning toured the area, she praised Zhou Tong and Sun Yang.

He already knew, of course, that the person in charge of the refugee camp mine didn't want to get involved.

Sea serpents are even less willing to get involved in such a thankless task.

These cunning guys conspired to dump this troublesome matter on Zhou Tong and Sun Yang, who were newcomers who knew nothing and were completely clueless. As a result, Zhou Tong had never led anyone in his life, and Sun Yang had just graduated from university and had never been a leader either.

Suddenly having to manage over two thousand people, I'm being taken advantage of without even realizing it.

I worked with great enthusiasm, and the result was surprisingly good.

"It's all thanks to everyone's help!"

The two of them were modest, but they were really overjoyed.

That's actually the truth.

Although the sea snake and the mine manager had gotten rid of the trouble, they still had to help out. Otherwise, how could Zhou Tong and Sun Yang, two newbies unfamiliar with the area, possibly manage more than two thousand black men?

After asking a few questions, Jiang Ning then asked her cousin, "Where is Zhang Yulong?"

Sun Yang said, "Brother Zhang didn't come."

Jiang Ning asked, "Why didn't you come?"

Sun Yang's expression was strange: "I'm not quite sure either."

Jiang Ning glanced at him and said, "Go and call him here."

(End of this chapter)