African Entrepreneurship Records

  Chapter 289 Teaching

  The Abbott family finally 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, which contained some clothes, 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. You, Andrew, live in the first bedroom on the left, and Anleina 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, and everything else is empty. This is probably why the police said that they will choose the stove 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.

  The police 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.

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

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

  Not to mention now, before Ernst crossed in the previous life, there were few public toilets in Italy, and even paid toilets were hard to find, and the price was not cheap, and they had to pay taxes. Even in the 21st century, a considerable number of Europeans would find a corner to solve it on the spot. Of course, in the previous life, almost all European families were equipped with toilets, but it was not convenient to go out.

  Because of the current economic problems in East Africa, it is definitely impossible to provide every household with a toilet. What is needed is a complete underground drainage system. The first town, as Constantine’s current residence, was remodeled by Ernst on a large scale. The whole city has been connected to running water and established a complete sewer system.

  So 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 sparsely populated most of the time. The real reason why the Far East was proficient in this "technology" was that manure can increase food production.

evening.

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

   "My name is Haydn, and I am an Austrian. I will be a police officer in this jurisdiction from now on. I will work part-time in many businesses. That is to say, you can come to me to solve most of the problems you encounter. If I can't solve them, you can only go to professional government departments for help." The administration of the East African Kingdom is so simple and rude, and the lack of relevant management personnel has caused the police to take on many functions.

  Haydn continued: "I'll take you to the cafeteria to eat 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 bring tableware from Europe, you'd better prepare it."

   Abbott and the others don'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."

   Talking about this, 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 dinner today is mainly noodles and rice. Now the cafeteria staff in East Africa have discovered that making rice is far easier to handle than the flour that needs to be kneaded. It is also easier to control the heat, wash the water, put it in the pot and wait for the water vapor to evaporate. Therefore, the cafeteria staff are eager to save trouble and have begun to replace flour products with rice on a large scale. Why do there still exist noodles? That is their work meal.

  The main dish is stewed beef and 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 dining table, and now it's the actual combat."

   "Look, if you use chopsticks proficiently like me, you can pick up vegetables, pick up a mouthful of rice, or pick up a whole piece of fruit, and then send them to your mouth. Isn't it very convenient? Of course, this is a bit difficult for you. You only need to pick up the bowl and put it in your mouth. It is also possible to 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 pasta can be easily picked up. Moreover, this thing is easy to produce, the material is simple, and it is easy to clean."

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

   "Yes, how does it taste?"

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

   “Bread is good, but rice is abundant in East Africa, especially in the Great Lakes region 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 industry 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 and crocodiles. Later, 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 behind the thriving development of East Africa is the emphasis on sanitation issues." 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 kettle hasn't arrived yet, and it should be delivered in a few days. By then, even the well water must be boiled to drink. That is, you are new here and the conditions are not good. If you are found drinking raw water, you will be fined..."

  Haydn carefully told these immigrants about the regulations and laws of 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)