Chapter 985: Finally Have a Good Meal
Xiao Peng sighed from the bottom of his heart, "I'm an uneducated person, and seeing this scene, all I can say is: Holy crap! That's fucking awesome!"
Zhou Yun smiled and said, "Thank you. This is the best compliment I have ever heard."
"You are very popular here!" Xiao Peng said, "I was shocked when that sister spoke Chinese to me just now."
Zhou Yun shook his head after hearing this. "How can it be that simple? You may have just arrived in Mauritania and you don't understand the situation here. There are many tribes here, and they regard their land as more important than anything else. They are really worried if someone disturbs their grassland! We are obviously helping them control desertification, but how did they do it in the beginning? We couldn't even find a suitable place. This Akrut is not our best choice. Moreover, the people here are uncooperative. Even the hay we use to make the 'grass grid' was stolen... Oh, forget it! Xiao Peng, are you passing by here?"
"Ah?" Xiao Peng waved his hands hurriedly. "No, no, no, I came here specially. I met a few soldiers, Ismail and the others, and they told me about the situation here. I decided to come and see it. It turns out that my trip was not in vain. Everything here is shocking!"
"Oh, you came here specifically for a visit!" Zhou Yun said.
Xiao Peng waved his hands: "No, no, no, I'm here to show people around! Do you know the Nolida tribe?"
Zhou Yun nodded and said, "Of course I know. It's 400 kilometers northeast of here. It's a large tribe in the inland area. We considered that place as the first stop for our desertification control project, but they refused, saying we wanted to encroach on their pasture. My God, our team went there to investigate, and there was no pasture there. I really don't understand what these people are thinking! Their homes have become like that, but they don't want to save them. They watch it decline day by day! It's close to a tributary of the Niger River and is also a wind belt. If it is properly managed, it will benefit a large part of the country. It's also a large tribe. If the pilot project there is completed, it will be much better for our future work. Alas, a bunch of stubborn people! Single-minded!"
It seemed that she was really angry and couldn't stop complaining.
Xiao Peng pointed at Abdul and said, "Stop complaining. Let me introduce you. This is Abdul, the chief of the Nolida tribe, and this is his son, Mohand. They want to do some desert control and greening work in their own area. So they came here to take a look. They're really sincere. Running 400 kilometers in the desert is really exhausting for the old man!"
"Huh?" Zhou Yun was stunned after hearing this. It was definitely not nice to say bad things about someone in front of them. But then he thought, since they didn't understand Chinese, what was there to be afraid of?
Seeing Xiao Peng pointing at him, Abdul spoke to Mohande for a few words. Mohande asked, "Xiao, my father asked how long it took for this place to be what it is now?"
Xiao Peng answered directly: "It took five years."
Mohande's eyes widened after hearing this: "Such results in five years?"
He quickly told Abdul about it, and Abdul's expression became even more exaggerated, and he started praying directly...
Xiao Peng was very pleased with their shocked expressions. This was a great opportunity to show off, so he said slowly, "Don't mention it. It was really hard to work here in the beginning! The people didn't support us. Even the hay was stolen, and there were people who came to steal the pasture. You see, these people are protecting the pasture from being stolen. Besides, there are not many people here, and the labor force is small, so this is the only achievement they have made in five years. If you want to do this, you must keep an eye on your own people. It's so difficult to grow grass here. If you let your own people steal it, it will be more trouble than gain."
"How dare they!" Mohande's eyes widened. "If they can create such a large green space in such a small place here, I'm confident that I can create the largest oasis in all of Mauritania if it were here!"
Xiao Peng patted him on the shoulder and said, "Mohand, if you really make it that far, the position of President of Mauritania will be yours!"
Mohande's words hit the nail on the head, but he looked embarrassed. "Ah, we're doing this to give my compatriots a better life. Xiao, please help me translate and tell your compatriots that we are determined to carry out desertification control and afforestation. We will provide them with the greatest convenience, the most manpower and material resources, and we will do our best to meet any request!"
Xiao Peng's face darkened. What can you really achieve by 'doing your best'? It's not like I haven't been there before. Face to face with the loess and back to the sky, with nothing but people and tents. Finally, there's a tributary of the Niger River, but in the dry season, there's not a drop of water... Such grand talk, but you really want to help? Besides a bunch of suffering, I can't imagine any other help!
Xiao Peng said to Zhou Yun, "See? They can't wait to get back to the greening! They'll agree to any conditions you ask for—those were his exact words!"
Zhou Yun said, "Let them go in and talk to our leaders first. We're not in a hurry now! With this pilot project, countless people want to cooperate with us. Besides, our business here is not just about planting seeds."
"Oh?" Xiao Peng was stunned after hearing this.
Zhou Yun said, "It's a modern livestock base with a large number of cattle and sheep. We can also teach them techniques like embryo transplantation and dairy cattle breeding. The livestock manure is turned into organic fertilizer, which once again enriches the land. This has become a very good ecological cycle."
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Okay, you guys can talk about what's next. I think they'll be shocked when they see what's inside. You must have Arabic speakers here, but I won't get involved in this matter."
Zhou Yun said: "Hmm? Where are you going?"
Xiao Peng pointed at the pickup truck behind him and said, "Those idiots in that car went to the Nolida tribe to persuade people to believe in God. They got whipped six times and their butts are bleeding. I'm going to be a good person and send them to Nouakchott! Mohand and the others have seized two of these idiots' vehicles. I'm afraid if their people get detained in Nouakchott, it will affect your actions. What should I do? I might as well go there myself."
Zhou Yun laughed after hearing this. "Why are you trying to be so rude?! This is a cooperation between countries, a legitimate matter. No need to go to such trouble, I'll just find someone to deliver it! Fellow countrymen have come here with great difficulty, so they should at least have a cup of tea and take a look around, right? Let me tell you, our chefs here are authentic Chinese chefs!"
Hearing this, Xiao Peng's eyes lit up: "Damn it, who cares if they live or die! I haven't had a good meal in a few days! Um... Mohande, let's go, our compatriots invite you in for a visit!"
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