The experience gained from a lifetime of farming is really not very useful in southern Africa.

In fact, the crops grown in southern Africa are similar to those in the northern hemisphere, mainly maize and wheat, and in recent years, sugarcane and cotton have been planted more and more.

The main difference is the way of planting, the small-scale peasant economic model of two or three acres of thin fields when these Chinese were in their hometowns is not suitable for this kind of large-scale farm operation in southern Africa, 100 acres is 600 acres, and then according to the previous business model, it will definitely not work.

Farms in Rhodesia and the Transvaal have developed their own business models, with some growing sugar cane to supply sugar mills, some growing potatoes to sell to wineries, and still others simply growing grapes to make their own wine.

In addition to planting crops and breeding, this can be regarded as the main source of income for the farm, don't underestimate those chickens, ducks and geese, a year, the profits created add up to not much less than a worker working in a factory, many Transvaal farmers, is relying on chickens, ducks and geese to save money to buy tractors and motorcycles, large-scale breeding also requires experience, and the risk is higher than planting, I have not heard of the family wealth with hair does not count that sentence, the reason is this.

On the first night of coming to Lumisa, the first dinner of several families was all around fruit.

To say that southern Africa is really rich in products, Eswatini, a state named "resource-poor", has endless mangoes and apples in the wild, these two are not the highest fruits in southern Africa, the highest fruits in southern Africa are oranges and grapes, pears and peaches are also very high, this is not counting watermelons, now southern Africa planting watermelons is not racial discrimination.

In the afternoon, when picking fruits in the wild, Chen Da found that there were antelopes in the woods around Lumisa, so the ingenious Chen Da and his eldest son Chen Xiaoer made two rope nooses and went down to the woods together, but in the morning they found that there was a harvest, one rope nowhere was missing, and the other rope noose covered an antelope of more than 50 catties.

This harvest is simply Chen Da and Chen Xiaoer ecstatic, more than 50 catties of oryx is only enough for dozens of people to eat, but this means that there are antelope can eat every day, although the wild antelope is too lean and not very tasty, but there is meat to eat, what else can be picky.

That's right, fat meat represents adequate nutrition these days, and lean meat is not only stuffed but also not fragrant enough, and it is really not as popular as fatty meat.

Another day passed, in addition to children and women, adult men from several families set out en masse, more than a dozen traps were laid in the woods at once, and people also went to fish in the nearby river, but the imaginary fish was not caught, and Chen Xiaoer, who had just received weapons training for a few days, killed a large crocodile with a body length of about three meters.

The crocodile weighed at least 250 kilograms, and it took four people to carry the crocodile back to Lumisa.

When he returned to Lumisa, it happened that Guan Jing sent the second batch of new immigrants over, and after seeing the crocodile killed by Chen Xiaoer, Guan Jing thought about it and offered a price of fifteen rand.

Fifteen rand, expressed in a way that Chen Daneng could understand, is about two taels of gold.

The second group of newcomers to Lumisa has a total of 13 families, a total of 104 people, plus the six families who came to Lumisa before, and the small village has become vibrant.

"Fifteen rands, that is to say, the loan of Old Chen's family, four such crocodiles can be paid off?" One of the heads of the family was frightened by this fact, and they thought that the sixty rand loan would be repaid for half a lifetime, but they did not expect to see the hope of paying it off so soon.

"Of course, if you don't want to sell it to me, you can sell it for more if you send it to Johannesburg - well, be careful when peeling the skin, the more complete the skin, the higher the price, and don't waste the meat and bones, you can sell them for money, and the next time you catch a crocodile, remember to collect the crocodile blood if you can, it can also be sold for money." Guan Jing detailed that such a crocodile can be sold for about 20 rand when sent to Johannesburg, and if it is sent over after processing, it can be sold for about 25, but handling crocodiles is a technical job, and the value will plummet if you are not careful.

Chen Da is not stupid, after discussing with his neighbors, he decided to sell the crocodile directly to Guan Jing, even if it is indeed possible to make more money by sending it to Johannesburg, but the money is inexhaustible, and it is more important to have a good relationship with Guan Jing.

Chen Da and these new immigrants are a little poor, but they are not lacking in wisdom.

What's more, these people live in an environment like southern Africa, where poverty is temporary, and as long as they work diligently and don't be lazy, they will not be able to repay their loans in a short time, which has been proven in the Transvaal and Rhodesia.

"That's good, the car is loaded with things for you, you divide it yourself-Roger, you are temporarily acting as the mayor of Lumisa, your name is Chen Xiaoer, your marksmanship is good, you are acting as the sheriff of Lumisa, make good use of your gun, and protect your family and neighbors." It is indeed beneficial to have a good relationship with Guan Jing, but this appointment is temporary and needs to be confirmed by the Eswatini government.

Roger is a newly retired private of the first class, he has nothing to do with all the people in Lumisa, the reason why Roger came to Lumisa was arranged by the Ministry of Defense, after the world war, hundreds of thousands of soldiers in southern Africa were discharged, and many of them were arranged by the Ministry of Defense to be in a settlement like Lumisa, responsible for the resettlement of the settlement.

"Yes sir, I will do my job." Unlike other newcomers who arrived in Lumisa with only simple luggage, Roger not only brought a horse, but also a shotgun and a pistol.

In addition to the basic daily necessities, Guan Jing brought Chen Da and his family the supplies also included chickens, ducks, geese and some seeds, which were all necessities needed to run the farm.

Roger also brought a few hounds with him, and these hounds not only look after the home, but also serve as good helpers for hunting.

That night, Roger had dinner at Chen's house, and the gift was a beagle that had just been born for a short time, and Chen Xiaoer immediately fell in love with the hound.

"Don't worry about the loan, you have also seen the situation in Lumisa, in the past, those Africans who were lazy and lazy could not starve to death, as long as we Chinese are diligent, there is no reason why we can't live in Lumisa." Roger's farm has 200 acres, intensive cultivation is possible, and Roger plans to go to Lorenço Marques in a few days to buy a few Angus cattle, and then buy some Merino sheep, and hire a few more workers by the way.

"There are indeed a lot of good things here, the fruits in the woods can't be picked and rot on the trees, a whole layer of ground falls, there are many fish in the river can take the initiative to jump ashore, and you can catch dozens of catties of sheep with a few sets of casually, and you can't believe it-" Chen Da is full of hope, his family now has two antelopes.

If you catch too much, you can't finish eating, so you just raise it.

"It's a waste of this kind of good place to be occupied by those lumiss, it's not the best land in southern Africa, the best is in the Transvaal, how good is the farm over there, some people just buy the farm, and the gold mine is found on the farm, and then casually sell it for tens of thousands of rands, and move directly to Los Angeles to become a monopoly-" Roger is envious, but he will not lose his mind because of envy, after all, the lucky ones are very few, and it is the right thing to run the farm honestly.

"I don't dare to think of that kind of good thing, I'm going to buy a cow in two days, and then come back and start clearing the wasteland, six hundred acres of land, I have to think about what to plant-" Chen Da was also sensible, just when Chen Da and Roger were chatting, Chen's kitchen was stewed with mutton, and there were cleaned fruits on the table, and a few underage children ate too much fruit in the afternoon, and now they are lying in the corridor a little humming, Chen Xiaoer is teasing the beagle he just gotten.

This is a scene that Chen Da has never seen in his dreams before.

"What are you going to plant?" Roger was curious, what about 600 acres of land, just with the five or six people of the Chen family, intensive cultivation can be exhausted to death.

Of the six members of the Chen family, except for Chen Da and his wife, only Chen Xiaoer can help, and the other children are all minors, and their help is limited.

"Corn must be planted, chickens, ducks and geese must be eaten, potatoes must also be planted, vegetables can be eaten and dry food, wheat must be planted, only fruits and meat are eaten, or dry food must be eaten-" Chen Da's thinking has not jumped out of his previous life, food and clothing are the theme, and he basically does not think much about cash crops.

"Then you have to work hard, 600 acres of land, it's not easy to open it all." Roger doesn't interfere, and in a few days, an agricultural expert will come to guide the operation of the farm, it doesn't matter if it's unreasonable, you can adjust it slowly.

"Tired to death also to open out, in the past, in my hometown, I only have ten acres of land at home, an acre of land is tired and tired all year round is only 100 catties, all out of the fight is not enough to pay rent, since I know that someone in our county has made a fortune in southern Africa, most of the people in our village have come to southern Africa, the life of the hometown is hard, God either does not rain, or it will never end, the city fights every day, or there are bandits, life really can't go on-" Chen Da Lao burst into tears, if it wasn't for the fact that life couldn't go on, no one would want to leave his hometown.

"Well, everything will be okay now—" Roger knew what life the Chinese had lived before, and he had not been in southern Africa for many years.

"The meat is ready, Xiao Er, come and help—" Mrs. Chen's wife stewed the meat and beckoned Xiao Er to serve it, and the courtyard was suddenly filled with a rich aroma of meat.

A few children in the corridor who were humming were immediately refreshed, the tail of the little milk dog that had just been full moon was wagging like a windmill, and a few chicks in the yard that Guan Jing had just sent were napping, they had just eaten enough bugs and were trying to grow up.

Everything is so hopeful.