African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 289 Teaching
The Abbott family eventually moved into this East African characteristic house. These houses are very different from the Venice area and have the characteristics of German architecture.

The Abbott family didn't have much luggage, just a suitcase, and there were some clothes in the suitcase, and there was no money left. Even a few pieces of clothes didn't look complete and were full of patches.

"This house looks decent, with all the bedrooms and kitchen. Andrew, you live in the first bedroom on the left, and An Lina lives in the second on the left, and your mother and I live in the bedroom on the right."

The space in the house is much larger than Abbott imagined. One of the smaller rooms, if you guess correctly, should be the future kitchen. The area is relatively small, but the chimney is reserved. The reason why the police said they would choose stoves in the future.

As for the toilet, you can only go to the public toilet outside for convenience. In fact, some Venetians have not yet felt the strict hygiene in East Africa.

Just now the policeman in East Africa just mentioned it a little bit, because he has too many things to do today, and there are many immigrants waiting for him to arrange.

In the 18th century, the sanitary conditions of the Venetians were not much better than those of other regions. All domestic and production sewage were discharged directly into the river.

And their drinking water comes from thousands of wells in Venice, which is on the same starting line as East Africa.

Not to mention now, even before Ernst crossed in the previous life, the number of public toilets in Italy was scarce, and even paid toilets were hard to find, and the price was not cheap, and they had to pay taxes at the same time. Even in the 21st century, there are still a considerable number of Europeans who will Find a corner and solve it on the spot. Of course, almost all European families in the previous life have toilets, but it is not convenient to go out.

Due to the current economic problems in East Africa, it is definitely impossible to provide toilets for every household. What is needed is a complete underground drainage system. The first town, as Constantine’s current residence, was remodeled on a large scale by Ernst. Access to running water and the establishment of a complete sewer system.

Therefore, the real development in East Africa is public toilets, which are the side-by-side "dry toilets" of Ernst's elementary school days.

This is also convenient. The feces are collected and processed, and then used to fertilize the farmland. This aspect is generally done by "professionals" in the Far East.

Europe can restore soil fertility through various methods such as fallow, extensive planting and low harvest, but the situation in the Far East is different, and the use of manure and water has reached the extreme.

Of course, this is not the main reason. In fact, before the Ming Dynasty, the ancient Far East was mostly sparsely populated. The real reason why the Far East was proficient in this "technique" was that manure can increase food production.

evening.

The Nairobi government staff who had been busy all day began to guide the new immigrants to eat in the canteen. Abbott and other families also came to the East African canteen under the leadership of the police during the day.

"My name is Haydn, and I am an Austrian. From now on, I will be a police officer in this jurisdiction. I will work part-time in many businesses. That means you can come to me to solve most of the problems you encounter. If I can't solve them, you can go to the professional government. Department for help.” The administration of the Kingdom of East Africa is so simple and rude, and the lack of relevant managers has resulted in the police taking on many functions.

Haydn continued: "I'll take you to the cafeteria for dinner later, but I want to say something in advance, the cafeteria in East Africa is good everywhere, but one thing is uncomfortable, that is, the tableware provided is very unfriendly to us Europeans, if you I brought the tableware from Europe, so it's best to prepare it."

Abbott and the others didn't really understand the meaning of Haydn's words, tableware!It doesn't matter if it's available or not, and the quality almost doesn't matter.

But soon, everyone who arrived at the cafeteria understood the meaning of Haydn's words, and looked at the upside-down chopsticks in the bamboo tube.

Haydn picked up a pair and began to show everyone how to use it, "This way, this way...isn't it very simple."

Speaking of which, Haydn looked at the bewildered expressions on everyone's faces, and secretly smirked. Seeing them go through what he had experienced back then, he immediately felt much happier.

"Of course, if you can't learn it, I can tell you a trick, put them together, and then hold the bowl and pull it into your mouth. Now let's queue up for dinner."

In the cafeteria, the staple food for today’s dinner is mainly bread and rice. Now the cafeteria staff in East Africa have discovered that making rice is far easier to handle than flour that needs to be kneaded, and it is also easy to control the heat and wash the water. , just put it in the pot and wait for the water vapor to evaporate, so the cafeteria staff, eager to save trouble, have begun to replace flour products with rice on a large scale. Why are there still breads? That is their work meal.

The main course is beef stewed with potatoes. On the first day, the immigrants must have a good meal to appease their homesickness.

In addition, many melons and fruits were specially prepared, but the quantity is limited, and each person can only receive a small portion.

Haydn held the rice bowl, and after the cafeteria staff made a big bowl of rice, the others followed suit one by one.

"Okay, let's go back to the dinner table, and now it's the actual combat."

"Look, if you use chopsticks like me, you can pick up vegetables, pick up a mouthful of rice, or pick up whole pieces of fruit, and then put them in your mouth. Isn't it very convenient? Of course, this is for you It’s a bit difficult to say, you just need to pick up the bowl, put it in your mouth, and use chopsticks to pull it into your mouth.” Haydn Versailles said.

So everyone stumbled and started the journey of eating out of their faces.

"Mr. Haydn! Who invented this kind of torture? This thing is simply tableware against humanity." Rep asked at the long table.

"That's because you have never seen how convenient it is for people who can use chopsticks. Although it is a bit difficult to learn at the beginning, but once you learn it, you can completely replace cutlery such as knives and forks. Just like me, even spaghetti can be picked up easily. And this thing is easy to produce, simple to obtain materials, and easy to clean.”

"Mr. Haydn, is this white thing rice?"

"Yes, how does it taste?"

"It tastes better than potatoes, but if I choose, it must be bread."

"The bread is good, but rice is abundant in East Africa, especially in the Great Lakes region to the west of Nairobi, where it's all grown."

“The goulash tastes really good!”

"It's a good time for you to catch up. The animal husbandry in East Africa has developed, so you can eat this beef. When we came here, we could only eat the meat of all kinds of strange animals, such as lions, crocodiles, Then the government banned it."

"why?"

"The government said that wild animals are prone to parasites and other unclean things, and the most feared thing in East Africa is to be infected with diseases, so sanitation management is very strict. You should have heard that diseases are rampant in Africa, and the reason why East Africa is thriving Behind the development is the emphasis on sanitation," Haydn said.

"When it comes to sanitation, I almost forgot. After you go back, you are not allowed to drink water other than well water, or you will have a stomachache. Your water bottle hasn't arrived yet. It should be delivered in a few days. By then, even if Even the well water must be boiled to drink, that is to say, now that you are newcomers and the conditions are not good, you will be fined if you are found drinking raw water..."

At the dinner table, Haydn carefully explained to these immigrants the various regulations and laws in East Africa, as well as life coups, so that they could adapt to the living environment in East Africa as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)