The Okavango River on the northern border of Diaz states is partly the border between southern Africa and Portuguese West Africa, with Portuguese West Africa on the north bank and Southern Africa on the south bank.

The early colonial development of Africa by European countries was mostly carried out along the river, and the same is true of the Okavango River, many villages were naturally formed on both sides of the river, with convenient transportation and relatively developed agriculture.

If you look at it from the air, the Okavango River is the dividing line, and the two sides of the river are distinct, and on the south bank is a large area of neat farmland, which is in good condition and lush vegetation.

The northern shore is deserted, scattered farmland is largely abandoned, and many villages have disappeared from the map.

Sioux Town, named after the surname Sue from most of the new immigrants, is a small town with only a dozen inhabitants, and many more residents are scattered around the farms, and this town with a population of less than 500 had 23 people who joined the army during the World War, most of whom retired and returned to Sioux Town after the World War, joined the National Guard, and became militia members in southern Africa.

Su Yuankai, the sheriff of Sioux Town, also participated in the World War, and after the World War, Su Yuankai retired with the rank of sergeant, and used the discharge compensation to buy a farm with an area of 180 acres in Sioux Town, and just got married last year.

Governments at all levels in southern Africa attach great importance to the resettlement of veterans, and Su Yuankai received a Medal of Warrior and a Medal of Contribution during the World War, with which Su Yuankai can receive a pension of three rand every month, plus his salary as a sheriff, and the income from the farm, Su Yuankai's income is quite considerable.

Not every veteran is the same as Su Yuankai, another veteran in Su Town, Su Taixing, is more depressed, Su Taihang also received a discharge compensation after being discharged, but Su Taihang did not buy a farm, and because he did not have a good relationship with his family, he moved to live next to the Okavango River by himself.

"Since Taihang came home, the whole person has changed, he loses his temper at every turn, he doesn't come out of the room all day long, he closes the windows and closes the curtains in broad daylight, and the family is careful when he talks to him, I persuaded him to buy a farm, but he spent three hundred rand to buy two horses, isn't this nonsense-" Su Taixing's father was helpless against Su Taixing, the concept of the older generation is still more traditional, and the family wealth is not counted.

"It's okay uncle, I'll persuade Taihang-" Su Yuankai took the initiative to take the responsibility, the relationship between Chinese families is generally relatively harmonious, and it is rare to make such a stiff scene.

"Then please, you must persuade Taihang well, raising horses is not a real business, how good it is to buy land for three hundred rand, and raising horses is not bad-" Su Taixing's father sent Su Yuankai out of the door, and Su Yuankai rode on a motorcycle and went straight to the river.

Su Taihang is easy to find a place to live, the Okavango River is not safe, there are many giant wild animals in the river, which is a great threat to humans, and few people live near the river.

The two horses are estimated to have spent all of Su Taihang's savings and retirement compensation, and Su Taihang has no extra money to build a house, so the house looks a little simple, with bedrooms, kitchens, firewood rooms, and horse sheds, and the area of the horse shed is larger than that of the bedroom.

When Su Yuankai came to the river, Su Taixing was feeding the horses.

Both horses are tall Arabian horses, one male and one female, the mare's belly is a little big, and she may have been pregnant with a foal, when Su Yuankai walked to the fence gate, both horses turned their heads to look at Su Yuankai, their big eyes were dazzling, Su Yuankai suddenly felt that it was not bad to raise a horse, much stronger than a motorcycle.

It's just a little tired.

Su Taixing was not enthusiastic about Su Yuankai, he glanced at Su Yuankai coldly, and didn't even say hello.

Su Yuankai was not angry, it was estimated that Su Taixing's father had set up an ambush, and the contradiction between Su Taixing and his family should not be so simple.

"Taihang, you don't even have a dog here, be careful that crocodiles climb up and take your horse away at night-" Su Yuankai took the initiative to greet Su Taixing.

Su Taixing has a huge scar on the left side of his face, from the corner of his eye to the root of his ear, which looks a little terrifying.

Su Taihang didn't reply, crocodiles are a huge threat to ordinary people, and they are not a big threat to Su Taihang.

Southern Africa does not ban guns, Su Taihang has a knight's revolver with a long barrel hanging on his belt, this kind of gun is powerful at close range, and the legend is that it can kill elephants, and it should be okay to kill crocodiles.

And Su Yuankai believes that there must be a more powerful shotgun in Su Taihang's bedroom, and if the crocodile dares to go ashore and steal the horse, it is most likely to give Su Taihang a chance to make a fortune.

"Yesterday, the National Guard concentrated on training, why did you go? Why didn't you come? "While Su Yuankai served as a sheriff, he was also the captain of the National Guard in Su Town.

"What if I go to training and the crocodile pulls my horse away?" Su Taixing's voice was hoarse, this reason seemed to be very sufficient, and Su Yuankai was speechless.

"Okay, then I'll train next to your house from now on, so it's always okay." Su Yuankai is not discouraged, the work of a magistrate is very complicated, because Su Zhen is too small, he doesn't even have a town mayor, Su Yuankai is the only "civil servant" in Su Town.

"No, the gunfire is too loud and it will scare my horse." Su Taixing was indifferent, exuding an aura of not approaching the living, and the stallion next to him snorted very unpleasantly.

Su Taixing raised his hand to touch the horse's head, and finally showed a smile on his face, and the stallion obediently let Su Taixing touch it.

"Taihang, you can't live alone, you have to find a way to get a wife-" Su Yuankai tried to solve the problem fundamentally, Su Taixing's current situation, after a long time, there will be problems.

In southern Africa now, it is actually very simple to marry a wife.

After the end of the world war, there were simply not too many Europeans who emigrated to southern Africa, especially women.

The World War was the most devastating war in European history, with about 65 million people fighting, more than 10 million killed, and 20 million wounded.

Only the number of casualties among the military is counted here, and the casualties among civilians are not counted, after the end of the world war, France was so miserable that it had to bring in a population to supplement the labor force, Britain and Germany were not much better, and countless families lost their husbands, fathers, and sons overnight -

Now everyone knows that the Treaty of Versailles will not bring peace, and that there will be wars in Europe in the future, so there are simply not too many people trying to flee Europe, and Britain and France had almost no population growth during World War I and World War II, and this is mainly the reason.

Southern Africa, which showed great strength during the world war, became the first choice of most European immigrants, and the "strong" here is not only the military power, but more importantly, the geographical location, natural resources, political and people, and future development potential of southern Africa.

"What can you do? Swim across the river to grab one? "Su Taixing's thinking is a bit extreme, not to mention whether he can swim over, the Africans on the other side of the river have all moved to the inland areas, and they can't grab it if they want to.

Or that reason, population is the biggest resource in this era, southern Africa is backed by East Asia, human resources are becoming more and more abundant, Portuguese West Africa is much worse, don't look at the Portuguese colonization of West Africa for 265 years, now the total number of whites in Portuguese West Africa does not exceed 200,000.

"What's so good about Africans, you can't find it when you turn off the lights at night, you are a hero who has participated in the European War-" Su Yuankai said bitterly, too similar to those relatives who urged marriage in later generations.

"It's not all the same when the lights are turned off." Su Taixing drove without saying a word.

"It's different, you don't want your child to be ridiculed in the future!" Su Yuankai told the truth, the Chinese tradition regards white as beauty, marrying an African and giving birth to a little black charcoal-

The vast majority of Chinese people may not be able to accept it.

Of course, there must be something acceptable, there are hundreds of people, everyone has it, think about those orphans in orphanages, their own flesh and blood are willing to throw away, white dots and black dots don't matter.

In southern Africa now, there are still not many people who can accept this, relatively speaking, there are more mixed-race people in the Cape, but that is the result of the whim of the farmer, and there are still few white people willing to start a family with Africans, and there are very few and very few white people.

Su Taixing didn't speak, what he said just now was also angry, really let Su Taixing marry an African, Su Taixing would rather be single.

"It's okay to go to Walvis Bay or Windhoek, the current Walvis Bay and Windhoek, some are women who have just come to southern Africa, they don't care if you have a scar on your face, as long as you can stay in southern Africa." What Su Yuankai said is the truth, southern Africa no longer allocates land to all new immigrants, and if new immigrants want to buy land, they must first live in southern Africa for five years and obtain southern African citizenship.

As the number of new immigrants increases, God knows what will happen in five years, so many new immigrants to southern Africa will get southern African citizenship as quickly as possible in the form of marriage, so that they can buy land and settle down in southern Africa.

Of course, there are also people who are reluctant to buy land and settle down in a city in southern Africa, and such new immigrants can only buy apartments, not single-family houses, and they have to wait five years to buy a single-family house.

In short, the previous kind of good thing for new immigrants to reimburse their ferry tickets and give them houses and land when they go ashore is gone, and it will be more and more difficult to immigrate to southern Africa in the future, and the benefits of new immigrants will be less and less.

"Forget it, I'm living well alone-" Su Taixing's tone had already loosened.

"What's good? You take care of two horses by yourself, maybe three after a while, how can you take care of them, what if you have a headache and brain fever, there is not even a person around to bring tea and water. "Su Yuankai is really heartbroken, Su Taixing is in this situation, and he can't hire someone to help.

In Sioux Town, as in other parts of southern Africa, farmers hire foreign workers to help with their farming.

Farming is different from raising horses, the land is there, and it will not grow legs and run on its own, but the horse can be taken away.

ps: My friend's father had a car accident, he was busy all day yesterday, and it's late today, sorry -