"Boom!"
The planetary engine ignited, its pale blue exhaust licking the bottom of the pot, providing heat that a household gas stove could hardly match.
The powerful stove, along with the pots and pans, were all imported from China. In addition to a ship that was brought in from Europe, Xia Yu also ordered many containers directly from China. These things arrived at Kong Lujia earlier than Master Yu and the others.
Starting a business is like gambling. If you win, you get a fancy club; if you lose, you're welcome to Afica.
Seeing a plate of twice-cooked pork that looked, smelled, and tasted delicious served, Xia Yu knew that her monthly $3,500 was well spent.
"Hmm, it tastes good. The sliced meat is fatty but not greasy, even better than the old Chen Sichuan restaurant in Busa."
Chewing on the slices of meat, Xia Yu made a fair assessment, and Lao Yu felt relieved; he really needed this job.
"Don't look at me, everyone! Sit down and eat. We can't waste food in Afica, let's finish this whole table!"
Hearing the boss speak, everyone picked up their chopsticks, and it was indeed delicious.
Zhu Zi and Domi didn't come along. Those two can only eat mildly spicy food, and their fighting power is only slightly stronger than that of the Cantonese. They all went to Sofia's place to eat baguettes.
"Xiao Zhou, you have the most teaching experience here. You can take on the role of vice principal for now. Our school focuses on teaching science subjects, and we need to find the best talents from the school-age children in Boge Village and nearby villages."
Xia Yu ate while discussing work.
Zhou Bo is the oldest of the five, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and is already slightly balding at 32.
According to him, he had excellent grades in science subjects when he was in school, but his girlfriend chose humanities, and after the college entrance examination, his girlfriend went to a foreign language college, so he ended up learning French in a daze.
After graduating, he found it difficult to find a job, and his girlfriend broke up with him. Since then, he has been tutoring junior and senior high school students in science subjects at home to make a living.
However, education in my hometown is not rigorous, and parents are quite laid-back, so the education and training industry is lukewarm.
He couldn't afford a house with the little money he had saved, so he had no choice but to venture out and try his luck. He never expected to travel halfway around the world and end up in Afica.
Of course, the benefits are very good, even better than those of teachers with permanent positions back home.
The other four were in similar situations; they were all unlucky souls who had learned less commonly taught languages and found it difficult to find jobs. Xia Yu offered them a salary 30% higher than the normal salary for French translators in Afica, and their last bit of hesitation about working abroad vanished without a trace.
The salary is high, but the requirements are also high. In addition to speaking French, academic performance in science subjects is also a key consideration, and those with education and training experience will receive a significant advantage.
The five of them stood out from hundreds of candidates and were mentally prepared to endure hardship in Afica, but they did not expect the boss to be so young and strong.
Is he handsome?
It's understandable that someone wearing glasses has poor eyesight, so Xia Yu didn't argue with them and continued to talk about his educational philosophy.
"In addition, we don't talk about exam-oriented education here. I believe that after they graduate, they will be guaranteed a job, so please don't use the 'sea of questions' approach."
Whether they join his PMC company to maintain peace or learn to drive various engineering machinery to serve infrastructure, every child who enrolls has a bright future.
Of course, Xia Yu can also solve the employment problem for those who can't get into college.
The only problem is that the salary level will return to the average level of Kong Lujia, which is nothing to complain about.
After the meal, everyone got to know each other a little better. However, no one could have imagined that Xia Yu's main business was PMC military contracting.
"By the way, the woods and wasteland behind the village have been contracted out by the company. The villagers and children usually don't go there. There might be some big news coming over in the future, so don't be afraid."
As she was about to get up and go back, Xia Yu remembered to give everyone a heads-up.
"Don't worry, Principal, we won't go there. We're fine staying in the village."
Zhou Bo took the lead in expressing that there was indeed nothing worth exploring in the humid rainforest, as unfamiliar snakes, insects, and rodents could easily take their lives.
"Then I'm relieved. We can talk about it tomorrow. For dinner, Lao Yu, just make me a bowl of hand-pulled noodles. I'm sick of instant noodles here."
"Okay, I see there's pork tripe in the fridge, I'll make you some sour soup with pork tripe shreds as a topping."
The sour ones are good too. Xia Yu can accept any taste except bitter ones, especially after spending three years in Afica.
As they strolled to the construction site of the villa behind the house, Uncle Li and the others had just finished eating. Since the construction team had a chef who had come from China, they preferred to try Western food. Sophia had been in charge of their lunches for some time now.
After discussing the progress of the project, Lao Li led Xia Yu towards the woods behind the village.
"The high-grade concrete has a strength of C90. Even the old bunkers back then didn't have this strength when it was used to build a garage."
Old Li patted the thick wall of the parking lot, his tone full of emotion.
"Uncle Li, you know."
Xia Yu smiled and did not respond.
"Yes, I know, and I won't ask. But there are other projects coming up, so Xia, you have to think about Uncle Li!"
"Of course, we are strategic partners in Kongluga, so we'll definitely come to you if we need any work."
If you have money, just make money. Why know so much? Old Li has been in Afica for almost 20 years. Although his career is not as successful as Uncle Tai's, he still keeps his mouth shut.
"And Xia, the wiring and drainage are all connected, but you know how it is with water and electricity, we have to figure it out ourselves. The basement was originally designed with a small diesel generator set and a large-capacity water tank."
Replenishing diesel and clean water is a hassle for others, but it's a simple matter for Xia Yu.
While on the ship, he made a fortune from the sea, and also obtained a lot of sodium chloride byproducts, which Lao Yu will use for pickling vegetables and making braised dishes later.
"Okay, Uncle Li, you go ahead and do your work. I'll stay here by myself for a while."
After taking the keys to the parking lot and hangar, Xia Yu admired his territory alone; the strong industrial style was very charming.
To be honest, he invested heavily in this vehicle depot. It can withstand one or two low-yield bunker buster bombs. With some later modifications to the NBC protection system, it can become a small shelter in the event of a nuclear winter.
Xia Yu was once very fascinated by post-apocalyptic survival novels. He himself would never believe that he didn't have a survivalist gene, but his empty wallet and heavy debts held him back.
This over-standard construction of the parking lot is somewhat of a way to compensate himself, but his current net worth is only so-so.
When he becomes the king of the PMC industry and a regular on the underground Forbes list, he will increase his efforts.
"Swish~ swish~~"
With the T-64B1M and Weasel A3 released from the subspace garage, the beasts now have a stable home in the real world.
The Mi-24 is not ready yet; the preparation progress is only 43.7%, and there is also the pressure of delivering the second batch of goods. It will be another month before it can take off again.
Xia Yu was not in a hurry; the next few months would be a period of adjustment for personnel, equipment, and tactics.
To be honest, the Osa Mechanized Battalion's contract was a surprise attack, so it didn't matter if the operation was a bit rough. But the later contracts would involve direct confrontation.
Xia Yu wouldn't sign the contract until they reached a certain level of compromise, after all, his life was really important.
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