Chapter 139: Reflections on a Pair of Shoes
The drought in the grasslands has put pressure on the pastures, and most of the food for some animals such as rhinoceros living here is the grass food that Xu Wenjie bought with money.
In this way, it can reduce the pressure on other herbivores on the grassland. With herbivores, those carnivores will not be short of food.
However, Xu Wenjie couldn't solve the water source problem, and even the water here in the castle had problems. In order to supply water, the number of vehicles delivering water per day has doubled.
Xu Wenjie, who had nothing to do, took Simba in the morning and drove to the grassland. Faced with this weather, Simba was a little irritable.
After leaving the castle area, looking at the bare grassland gnawed on the ground, Xu Wenjie understood how serious the drought was. Even the trees in some forests have dried up and died.
This can last for a month, and many animals can die during this time, including crocodiles and hippos.
This strange scenery can only be seen on the African savannah, and the whole world seems to be in despair, giving people a sense of sadness.
Next to a lake that is about to dry up, a group of animals look at the last remaining water source in the lake, but no animal dares to approach. Because in the lake, more than a dozen crocodiles were lying in the mud, looking at the animals with fierce eyes.
You can imagine what would happen if an animal drank water at this time.
However, when it comes to choosing between water and danger, some animals will still choose to take risks for the sake of water. A buffalo slowly approached the lake, if the crocodile had any movement at this time. It will all flee.
But. The crocodile is waiting for the delicious taste to serve its mouth. How could there be action.
As the buffalo approached, the atmosphere became tense and all the animals began to move. Simba stood in the car and watched the battle between water and life.
At the moment when the buffalo approached the water, the crocodile, which had been waiting impatiently, moved. I saw the crocodile in the water, which instantly burst out of the water and bit directly on the buffalo's leg.
And at this time, other crocodiles that smelled blood. also rushed up. The buffalo screamed and struggled, but it was all in vain.
However, the other animals found an opportunity when the crocodiles were fighting for a buffalo and ran towards the pool.
The buffalo created the conditions for the other animals to drink, and the animals did not look at the lifeless buffalo that was being eaten by crocodiles, and they desperately tried to take what little water they had in the lake.
Xu Wenjie can already see the fate of these animals and crocodiles, if those crocodiles can stay a few. Guarding the water in the lake, maybe they have a chance to survive this drought.
It's a pity they don't. Then when the lake dries up, it is time for them to face death.
Driving deeper into the grassland, you can already see the bones of animals. In many places, the water source has dried up, and the animals without water have to wait for death except to migrate.
It's a pity that they don't have the habit of migrating like the wildebeest, and they missed the best migration time, and their fate was already doomed at that moment, and the animals that survived would become the lucky ones and the hope of this grassland.
Leaving the grassland, Xu Wenjie did not return to the castle, but drove in the direction of Longa, he wanted to see what was going on there.
However, before the car arrived in Longa, you could tell from the withered yellow leaves and weeds on both sides of the road that the situation here was not pleasant. In the distance, a lot of corn has withered, and the ground is like a dry desert.
Xu Wenjie turned into a seemingly small village halfway, and there was a relatively large factory next to it, and he looked at the factory that should be run by the Chinese and mainly processed wood.
Perhaps because of the factory, Xu Wenjie's car did not attract everyone's attention after entering the village. However, as soon as Simba got out of the car, some of the children immediately ran towards the house in the distance.
Looking at the children who were running in shabby clothes, Xu Wenjie noticed that when some children were running, they were obviously wearing shoes, but the soles of their feet were exposed.
Apparently, the shoe didn't have a sole at all, and it was not known why they were still wearing it on their feet.
After a while, I saw several black women come out of it, and small children followed behind the women, looking at Simba curiously.
In this village where there is no electricity, no one knows Xu Wenjie, and no one knows Simba, and their understanding of the world can only be seen by themselves and told by others.
Looking at the dress of these people, you can understand that the poverty and backwardness here, the tinkered clothes, the worn-out shoes, compared to them, born in China, should be regarded as heaven.
Xu Wenjie communicated with them and knew that Xu Wenjie was the one who opened the ranch here, but when he came here to take a look, the women left.
The children didn't leave, and when they knew that there was no danger, they leaned in front of Simba curiously, wanting to see Simba.
Xu Wenjie returned to the car, took out some food from it and distributed it to the children. After watching the child wearing a pair of shoes but exposing the soles of his feet coming over, Xu Wenjie told him that he wanted to see the shoes he was wearing.
When he crouched down and saw the condition of the shoes, he didn't know what to say. The sole of the shoe is gone, only an upper is left to cover the top of his foot, leaving a layer of calluses that can only be worn out if he does not wear shoes for many years.
Handing food to children, Xu Wenjie had new thoughts about the backwardness of this country.
Some people burn money as paper, but some people can't even wear shoes, this is a strange world, but it contains too much helplessness.
Xu Wenjie felt that he should do something, no matter what kind of relationship this country has with him, and no matter whether he has no sense of belonging to this country, he should do something.
He doesn't hate black people, he doesn't like them, there are good people and bad people in any country, you can't deny all people because of such a small number of people.
For the civilized world, Africa is more like an abandoned child, backward and poor, but suffering the most exploitation. During the colonial era, Europeans plundered a lot of wealth from here, and now, this situation continues, but in a different way.
Xu Wenjie drove the car and rushed back, he wanted to go back and discuss with his uncle about the establishment of a relief fund. In addition, he has a new idea for Wright's school, and although the place is abandoned by the world, he decides to do what he can.
Adult, Xu Wenjie doesn't expect to help them, because adults' thinking can't be changed. They are lazy and unenterprising, but children can, and they are the future of the world.
Xu Wenjie wondered if this approach could change the situation in Africa as a whole. Maybe one day, it will be different. (To be continued......)