money player

Chapter 214 Ladder to Heaven

At early eight o'clock, Xian Yaowu and the two rented a car from the hotel and set off. Xian Yaowen was reading the newspaper on the balcony.

At nine o'clock, he was reading the newspaper.

At ten o'clock, he was still reading the newspaper.

At 10:10, he raised his hand to look at his watch for the fifth time, and then turned to look at the door. For the third time, he suspected that the sound insulation of the door was too good, so that he could not hear the knock on the door.

When he and Shi Yiguang separated last night, the other party told him that he wanted to sleep in and asked him not to provide wake-up service. She knocked on his door as the signal to prepare for the day trip to Accra.

"I can sleep really well."

With a murmur, Xian Yaowen lowered his head and continued reading the newspaper.

At a quarter past eleven, half a day passed. He didn't want to wait any longer. He had written a note and was pasting it on his door when Shi Yiguang, dressed in cool clothes, appeared.

"Sorry, I got up late."

Xian Yaowen crumpled the note into a ball and teased: "Are you sure it's because you got up late and it's not trypanosomiasis?"

"I'm very sure." Shi Yiguang rolled his eyes and then looked at Xian Yaowen's clothes, "Are you going out wearing this?"

Xian Yaowen looked down at the HBT uniform he was wearing, and asked pretending to be confused: "Is there something wrong?"

HBT uniform is a general term for a kind of combat uniform. Xian Yaowen is wearing a labor protection uniform bought in New York. The style has been slightly adjusted so that it does not look military-style, but it fully inherits the advantages of combat uniforms. Just like later generations of migrant workers wearing camouflage uniforms, others will not think that they are active military personnel.

Shi Yiguang spread his hands and said, "There's nothing wrong. Welcome to the summer in Accra."

"I'm not afraid of the heat, I'm just afraid of mosquito bites. Just a moment."

With that said, Xian Yaowen returned to the room and picked up a 1942 version of the pepper and salt backpack from the bed.

Salt and pepper is a military backpack from Switzerland. The purpose of its development is self-evident. However, Switzerland is a neutral country. Salt and pepper has never appeared on the battlefield. Instead, it has become an outdoor bag for some outdoor sports enthusiasts.

Xian Yaowen liked outdoor sports very much, especially sleeping outside the gold mines. No, he bought dozens of them in New York, leaving two, and Xian Yaowu took the others away.

Like someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder, he unbuttoned the bag, checked the items inside the bag again, and then put the backpack on his shoulders after confirming it was correct.

When Shi Yiguang saw Xian Yaowen's backpack, she couldn't help but complain, "Adam, are you here to fight?"

"You guessed it right, the world has long been a bitter hero. I am Jing Ke, and I have come to assassinate you on the orders of Prince Dan. As long as I kill you, the princess will become my third concubine." Xian Yaowen responded with a smile.

"Ah ha, Jing Ke." Shi Yiguang laughed and deliberately looked at Xian Yaowen, "Adam, I don't see how you look like that fool Jing Ke."

"Are you complimenting me?"

"of course."

"uh-huh."

The two of them joked all the way to the square outside the hotel. Although Shi Yiguang got up late, she managed to get things done. A Willys Jeep was already parked there. She sat in the driver's seat without humility, and Xian Yaowen had to sit in the driver's seat. The co-pilot gave up the uncomfortable back seat to Qi Longque.

Pressing the accelerator, Shi Yiguang drove the car out and drove along, introducing the buildings along the street.

Not to mention, Accra in 1950 was far from backward. There were not many people on the streets, the roads were wide, and luxury buildings were scattered everywhere. Hotels, banks, office buildings, post offices, cinemas, etc. were all available. It was no worse than Hong Kong.

If you have to talk about the difference, it is the skin color. From a purely aesthetic point of view, it is difficult to create a pleasing scenery with black as the base color.

The car drove all the way to Makla Market. Shi Yiguang parked the car on the side of the road, and the three of them walked among the bustling pedestrians.

"Makra Market is the largest wholesale and retail market in Accra. You can buy everything you need for life here." When he came to a stall, Shi Yiguang said something in Akan to the stall owner, and then said to Xian Yaowen: "This It’s Waqie, a northern dish, do you want it?”

"Thank you, I'm not hungry yet."

Black people are similar to Indians. They develop the functions of their hands to the extreme, such as cooking. They can use their hands without using tools. What they want is environmental protection and conservation.

The hands of the stall owner are colorful. There are obvious differences in the fingers, knuckles, backs of hands, palms, etc. The joints are much darker. This is not natural, nor is it sunburned or hot. It is purely a result of not rubbing it in daily life and accumulated over time. The dirt forms melanin deposits and causes irritation.

Although it is safe to eat without being dirty, the production process cannot be seen. Seeing the food made by such a pair of hands, Xian Yaowen really doesn't want to put it in his mouth.

"Do you think it's dirty?" Shi Yiguang said in Cantonese.

"I have a mysophobia." "I'm picky." Shi Yiguang took a banana leaf handed to her by the stall owner, grabbed a piece of rice on it with his hand, and put it into his mouth, "You will miss a lot. gourmet food."

Xian Yaowen shrugged and did not correct himself that he was not in danger.

Shi Yiguang paid and walked in front, eating slowly while introducing market information to Xian Yaowen.

Encountering a woman with a basin on her head, Shi Yiguang stopped her and bought a bag of "Tiger Nuts" shaped like ginger heads from the woman. He took one out of the bag and gave it to Xian Yaowen, saying that it was delicious.

Xian Yaowen knew "Tiger nut" and had eaten it before. He took it and chewed it in his mouth. It was so sweet.

"Tiger nut" has the effect of lowering blood pressure, replenishing potassium, replenishing protein and losing weight, but the effect is minimal, just like a grain of rice has the effect of satisfying hunger. This thing is not uncommon in West Africa, but it can be used as a gimmick.

When his taste buds felt a hint of sweetness, Xian Yaowen was already thinking about changing the name of "Tiger Nut". This thing was not available in Asia, and there was no Chinese translation from Yaxinda. There was absolutely room for manipulation. He could Instead of literally translating "tiger nut", it should be changed to tiger nut, tiger nut, or Indian god fruit.

Indian sacred oil has been on the agenda for a long time, but I have never had time to do it. It is time to do it this time when I go back.

Shi Yiguang took him around the entire Macra market, and the next stop was Achimota School, formerly known as the Prince of Wales College. It was renamed after Wales became the Duke of Windsor. It is a coeducational public boarding school. , the British spent money to build and maintain operations, but they trained most of the Pan-Africanist leaders, which I have to say is a bit ironic.

At school, Xian Yaowen was more attentive to shopping, looking around every corner, especially the girls' dormitory area where he stayed for a long time.

When he came to Ghana to grab gold mines, he was not just looking for gold. In his plan, he had a complete African strategy. Grabbing gold mines was just the starting point of the strategy, and Ghana was just the first stop.

Africa at this time can be said to be the Africa of Britain and France. The main interests are in the hands of the two countries. In addition to national interests, private interests are in the hands of the consortium of the two countries. They have been operating for many years and it is difficult to shake them.

But with the outbreak of the Korean War, the United States and the Soviet Union shifted their attention from the main battlefield in Europe to the second battlefield in Asia. After Asia was in trouble, the next step was to come to Africa to open up the third battlefield. After all, in addition to the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, there was also weakening The tacit understanding between Britain and France.

As soon as chaos breaks out in Africa, the previous power structure will be washed away, competition will return to the wild stage, and newcomers will have the opportunity to compete.

The African strategy can lose money, but it cannot hurt people. It is best to find those who show their teeth in Africa itself. Lessons flowing in the long history tell people that one's own people are the most ruthless and easiest to deal with. Africa belongs to Africans. In Africa, the fight between life and death must be left to them.

He needs a group of literate Africans to help him implement the African strategy, and it is best to be women. It is during the wave of anti-colonialism and independence, and there are too many political opportunities. At this time, it is too risky to train men and it is not easy to mature them. .

It's okay to occupy a mine, engage in some cheap labor, and support a few small armed forces, but it absolutely cannot rise to the level of competing for the throne. Traveling between several major countries is full of dangers, and investment is easy to make a fool of yourself.

Once a person succeeds in competing for the world, the first thing he does is to fall out with the investors behind him. At that time, abiding by the agreement is not a virtue. It is wisdom to lay eggs by borrowing chickens. The performance of civil and martial arts, if one is not good, the investors It will also be the main culprit for the country’s misery.

It's a private server, so public opinion can do whatever it wants.

After visiting Achimota School, Shi Yiguang, a part-time tour guide, started to perfunctory at work. He stepped on the accelerator to Chorkor Beach and threw a beach towel to Xian Yaowen. She lay down on the beach towel and untied it with her hands behind her back. The bra was buttoned up to prevent the flesh from showing off. As soon as she put on her sunglasses, she turned her head to one side, squinted her eyes, and started sunbathing.

Xian Yaowen had no idea. He found a wooden boat that had been repaired ashore under a coconut tree. He sat down in the shade and took out a book to pass the time.

Shi Yiguang sunbathed very vigorously, and Chorkor Beach became the end point of a day trip to Accra. She only got up when the sun was setting, and what followed was a repeat of yesterday, eating tea and drinking at the bar.

The first day passed lightly.

The next day, at seven o'clock in the morning, Shi Yiguang, who changed into outdoor attire and carried a backpack, stood in front of Xian Yaowen's room and looked at Xian Yaowen, who was dressed neatly.

The two of them had not agreed on a departure time last night. Xian Yaowen just acquiesced that it would still be eleven o'clock, and was caught off guard.

Shi Yiguang joked, "You have good muscles. I'll wait for you in the restaurant."

"it is good."

Xian Yaowen replied helplessly and closed the door. As soon as he turned around, Qi Longque came to him.

"Sir, there is a jeep downstairs with two people, one black and one white, with guns."

"I know." Xian Yaowen nodded and walked to the bathroom.

As for his personal life, he has always been afraid of Africa. Before coming here, he had already made up his mind that even if he met a fairy here, he would not think of a friendly match. Shi Yiguang was not a fairy. At first, the chance encounter on the plane was just a chat. The lonely object, the reason why the "friendship" will continue to Ghana is just because of the other person's surname "Aldine Clark".

I grew up in Hong Kong, went to university in the UK, and came to Ghana to work after graduation. With such a large geographical span, there must be some reason. It just so happened that the Governor of the Gold Coast was named Charles Aldean-Clark. He boldly guessed that Shi Yiguang and this Governor Due to the close relationship, seeing a jeep yesterday only deepened his speculation. If there is another jeep today, his guess can be completely concluded.

Zhengchou had no way to get to know Charles, so he met the man who brought his own ladder. Unexpectedly, Shi Yiguang was promoted from a woman to a eldest lady, and playing out became a serious matter. Yesterday's carelessness had to change.

After washing up, I went down to the hotel lobby to renew my room for a few days, and then went to the restaurant on the second floor.

(End of this chapter)