The sky is clear, the wind is beautiful. Amid thunderous applause and firecrackers, after Sun Ziming delivered a brief speech, he invited Mr. Huang Pinyuan, Francicos, Smith, director of the East Timor Transitional Administration and others to tear off the red silk on the sign of Jingshi Primary School, and the Chinese language school donated by the Far Eastern Group was officially completed.

Under the leadership of Sun Ziming, everyone walked into the school gate of Jingshi Primary School, and the white pink walls and blue gray tile roof were hidden among the banyan forests, which looked fresh and beautiful.

The innocent children only know that these houses are very beautiful, like the places where the heroes live on TV, and those white-haired old people touch those corridors, windows, and courtyard lights with tears in their eyes, this is the memory of the homeland that haunts them!

Director Smith looked at these extremely beautiful buildings and gardens and exclaimed, "Ming, this place is so beautiful, is the middle school under construction the same as this?" ”

"NO, NO, there will be another architectural style, which will reveal the weight of history and the splendid oriental culture."

Smith whispered a few words to his subordinates, a little deliberately embarrassed: "Ming, does the school teach in Chinese?" ”

Sun Ziming would not be fooled by this, and hurriedly pulled Mr. Huang, who was explaining the statue of Mencius to the child, "I don't care about this, we have always only donated, and the matter of teaching is decided by the school council." Principal Huang, please explain it to them. ”

Huang Pinyuan, who was mostly white-haired, was in excellent spirits, and heartily spoke fluent Tetum (East Timorese language), and replied in a tone that everyone had discussed: "No, we will use Tetum to teach, and Chinese is only an elective course for students." Mr. Smith, we have a request that the Administration Bureau organize experts to develop a set of Teeton textbooks for primary schools.

Timor-Leste is the Timor-Leste of our East Timorese nationals, and it is no longer possible to use Indonesian teaching materials. Although we are Chinese, we are first and foremost East Timorese nationals, and we should use the Tetum language teaching materials. ”

After the entourage finished translating, Smith looked at Sun Ziming suspiciously, and even Francecos and the others next to him felt incredible. The Chinese are clinging to their own culture, which is obvious to all in Southeast Asia, and it is also an important reason for the exclusion of indigenous peoples. Now the schools built by the Chinese themselves actually take the initiative to teach in the local language?

Sun Ziming waited for Mr. Huang Pinyuan to finish answering, and then pointed to the children who were happily playing at school, and explained in English: "I have always believed that everyone is born free and equal, and no one can impose their own ideas on them, even if it comes from their own national culture.

These children were born in East Timor, and they are free to choose whatever faith and culture they want in the future. If Principal Huang chooses to teach in Chinese, he will invisibly force them to make a choice, which is unfair to them.

If they grow up to yearn for Chinese culture, they can learn Chinese on their own, or even choose to study in China. Now that they are young, we should not deprive them of the right to choose in the future. ”

There was silence for a while, and the Australian Director Smith was the first to applaud, and Francecos and the others also applauded softly. Sun Ziming smiled humbly, he really had that confidence in this matter: if a country that does not even have a written word can assimilate Chinese children with a long history and splendid civilization, it can only mean that there is something wrong with our own culture.

After visiting the newly built Jingshi Primary School, the cruise ship transporting the workers of Hongtu Construction Company also arrived at the Dili Pier. The group of guerrillas who had infiltrated Jakarta with Francicos were almost all dispatched to greet them, excitedly hugging, greeting, and helping to unload the cargo with the Chinese crew who had transported them, while enthusiastically inquiring about the members of the Xingtian Society who had assisted them in Jakarta, and rummaging around from time to time.

Sun Ziming and Gao Ping can pretend not to see it, Guang Zai doesn't have such a good temper, and he just wanted to get angry at Francecos and the others with a black face, but Sun Ziming hurriedly grabbed him and said in a low voice: "It's normal for people to be wary of us, now is not the time to fight before." If you were him, I was afraid that thousands of militants would suddenly appear on your own territory. ”

"But"

Seeing that Xanana came over with the two of them, Sun Ziming interrupted Guangzai's argument, slapped the front of the horse with his mouth, and said in a low voice: "It's nothing, in front of interests, friendship can be put aside first." Besides, aren't we also going to put others together and want to use those guerrillas to force the palace? ”

Guangzai also saw Xanana, and hurriedly greeted him, jokingly: "Xanana, your brother is too enthusiastic, come to have a party with us at night?" ”

Dark, thin and short, Xanana made a dancing gesture and excitedly said, "Gala? ”

"Yes!

“Ok!”

Xanana immediately shouted excitedly: "Comrades, it's not good to dance with the Chinese brothers at night?" ”

“Year!”

A group of young people who had nowhere to vent their energy screamed wildly, helped unload the goods, and sent the workers to their temporary shelters, where they immediately went to gather firewood and eat.

……

The evening gala was a success, with thousands of people singing and dancing around the bonfire, getting drunk. It's just that Francecos and they feel ashamed that they are the hosts and should have brought out the best things to entertain their distinguished guests. As a result, the guerrillas searched the warehouse, and could only take out some compressed biscuits, fruits, and sugar cane wine, while the other side provided all delicious sweets, chocolates, beef jerky, and freshly made pastries.

What was even more difficult for the leader to accept was that the next day his men, who had sobered up, came to his office and demanded that their promise to them be fulfilled and that they be given land.

"Why?"

The leader stood up and saluted, and replied loudly: "Report to the commander, those Chinese brothers want to open a plantation. They said, we give out the land, they give the capital, and we all run together and get rich together! ”

Francecos's black face darkened even more, but looking at the eager eyes of these guys, he forcibly swallowed back the reprimand that came to his lips. In the past, you could inspire everyone with lofty ideals, but now that the country is independent, can you still ask them to give free contributions?

"I know, but I'm not president yet! If you want land, you'll have to wait until the government is formed. Okay, now go to training, I don't want to defend our motherland with a bunch of lazy people after the founding of the country! ”

"Thank you, Commander!"

Sent away the group of men who wanted to live a good life, Francicos and other leaders, and suddenly found everyone sitting on a powder keg. Their new country, one of the least developed and poorest regions in the world, has been plagued by wars for years, leaving 41 percent of its inhabitants below the poverty line, and even Dili has an unemployment rate of more than 40 percent.

If it weren't for the temptation of the Chinese, those who were training might have been able to endure poverty. But now that they have an opportunity to make a lot of money, what will happen if anyone stands in the way of them living a good life?