Chapter 91: Pretty in Pink

There is nothing difficult in the world, as long as you are willing to climb.

With Roque's strong push, the changes in Oak Town are happening day by day at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.

The ruins were all cleared out of Oak Town first, and the next ones were those abandoned houses that were determined to have no owners, and after all the houses were cleared, Roque was surprised to find that there were less than ten houses left in the entire Oak Town, and the owners of these ten houses are now in the refugee camp, and the houses are in relatively good condition, at least they look relatively intact on the outside, and they should be usable if they are repaired.

The re-planned Oak Town has a 20-meter-wide main street that can be widened, leaving about 10 to 15 meters wide lawns for houses on both sides of the street, and the 20-meter-wide street can be widened to 40 to 50 meters at any time if needed in the future.

In the center of the street, near the church where Roque lives, is the planned Oak Square, which is 7,000 square meters, about the size of a football field, but it could be bigger, but it is not necessary, after all, Oak Town is just a small town, not a giant city, and it makes no sense to make it too big.

The square is surrounded by the commercial area of Oak Town, where there will be shops, pubs, and some cultural and entertainment facilities in the future, and the residences are built around the square, and it is easy to build a house in Oak Town, because there is no town government, and even taxes do not have to be paid, but Roque stipulates that if you want to build a house in Oak Town, you must plant at least ten oak trees around your house.

"Do you need to plant trees to build a house?" Anton didn't understand why Roque asked for this.

After the replanning of Oak Town, Anton was the second permanent resident after Roque.

Through Christian, Roque has sold a 150-acre vineyard for less than £100, which is again not the normal farm price around Cape Town.

Oak Town has Cape's first-class vineyards, fertile soil, suitable climate, the vineyard that Roque bought has been in existence for more than 100 years, and there is a wine cellar attached to the vineyard, and the corresponding winemaking equipment, such a vineyard, the normal price of such a vineyard should be more than 700 pounds.

Anton is now following in the footsteps of Roque, Roque bought a farm in Oak Town, Anton is also preparing to buy a farm in Oak Town, Anton's family has arrived in Cape Town and lives in a home on Government Street, although Anton's family is very satisfied with their current home, but Anton knows that in Cape Town, Anton's family must be lonely, so Anton hopes to also buy a vineyard in Oak Town, so that Anton's family can move out of Cape Town.

"Of course, the people of Cape Town call Oak Town Stellenbosch, we can't call it that, this is our home, and the name Oak Town is better, so we need to have a variety of oak trees to beautify the environment and strengthen the meaning of Oak Town." Roque is not against urbanization, but Roque is disgusted by the destruction of the environment because it wants to be urbanized, and in Oak Town, Roque will not allow such a thing to happen.

"Well, if you plant a tree, you will plant a tree, and it won't cost much anyway." Anton will not oppose Roque's decision, understand to carry it out, and not understand it to carry it out.

Regarding cultural and entertainment facilities, Roque also has ideas, the first to start construction is a tavern, or a bar - Oak Bar, this bar is prepared for the future Oak Square, Roque now has a vineyard, can make wine, just open a bar to sell to the outside world, enrich the entertainment industry in Oak Town, but also play a better role for the Chinese police.

It does have an exemplary role, after the construction of the Oak Bar started, Anton decided to take his family to Oak Town to open a workshop related to stone art, it doesn't matter whether there is a business or not, the key is to let the family have something to do and not get sick in Cape Town.

What's more, Anton firmly believes that, as Roque described, although Oak Town seems to have nothing now, it won't be long before the people of Oak Town will slowly begin to prosper, and in the future, Oak Town may really become a famous scenic spot as Roque said, and at that time, everything today will be rewarded.

At the end of March, Ida delivered the first batch of 20 military tents, along with some other household items, to Oak Town.

The whole of Oaktown has been turned into a large construction site, and the number of Zulus working for Roque has increased to 150, and they have to repair the roads of Oaktown at the same time as building the Oak Bar, and Roque can't afford to harden all the roads, but he can do it all over again.

After the repair, the road was made of cobblestones from the Elsti River, and the industrious Zulus crushed large pieces of cobblestones, tiled them onto the pavement, and then smashed the pavement with stone rammers, so that the road was also durable and durable, and if it was repaired in time, it was not much worse than the asphalt pavement.

The main project of the Oak Bar has been completed, and the scale of the entire bar is much better than that of Table Mountain Bar, and Aida is the first customer of Table Mountain Bar, or Roque himself mixing.

Using gin, pomegranate syrup, milk, egg whites, and some ice cubes, Roque made a simple blend of cherry garnishes and handed the glass to Ada.

"A cup of pink beauty, given to you, I hope you will always be beautiful."

It is indeed very beautiful, after adding pomegranate syrup to the gin, the body of the wine is beautiful pink, because of the addition of milk and egg white, there are some fine bubbles on the top, and the lower half begins to gradually change to milky white, and with the name "Pretty in Pink", Ada's eyes are full of appreciation.

"Thanks—" Ida took the glass, not rushing to drink it, and only then did Ida raise her glass when Roque poured herself some home-brewed wine.

Compared to Roque, Ida is a bar expert, and after tasting Roque's own wines, Ada is full of praise.

"I didn't actually make it, I just bought the vineyard, and it's the wine made by the previous vineyard owner." Roque was a little embarrassed, how could he make wine, and the wine tasting was all pretended.

"It doesn't matter, the way to make wine is pretty much the same, it's the quality of the grapes, and here – the grapes are good." Ada didn't say it after all, but Roque knew what Ada was trying to say, damn coward.

"You can't mix bars for every customer, do you want me to find a bartender for you?" Ida finally said what Roque wanted to hear the most.

"Thanks-" Roque is welcome, this is exactly what Roque wants, Ada is the owner of Table Mountain Bar, and he has excellent bartenders under him, Roque needs not only bartenders, but also experienced waiters, although there are many women in the refugee camp, they may not be qualified for the job.