"Two veterans of the Vietnam War, who had also been involved in demining, had a request." Mr. Yang called the next day.

"On what terms?"

"They want 100,000 dollars, you see?" Yang Guotai hesitated, this is a lot of money, and he didn't dare to assert it, "They don't have any income after they leave the army, and they have to support their wives and children, and the discharge fee is not enough at all, so ......"

"100,000, right? No problem. I can pay 50,000 yuan upfront and 100,000 yuan when it's done, but I must do it and don't leave any tails. Chen Bo didn't think the price was too high, after all, it was a risk, so he simply added some more, even if it was to give some comfort to the Vietnam War veterans.

"Okay, I'll let them know."

"Well, I'll arrange for someone to go and handle their documents, and I'll meet them in Kuala Lumpur."

After Chen Bo hung up the phone, he called Alyssa in, and said with a straight face, "Other things can't be solved, passports and visas are always fine, right?" ”

If she dared to spit out a word, Chen Bo would definitely not hesitate to sue her for the complaint, and there were also people on top of the NB agents, but fortunately, this time he got a positive answer, and he failed to succeed in the attack.

After pushing down the speech in the summit forum and handing over the work simply, Chen Bo embarked on a trip to Cambodia.

If he just sent someone, he was not at ease, although for this sexy woman in Hollywood, he used more than emotion. But far away from the mainland of the United States, in the poor countryside, at this time there is only one helpless woman without any halo.

There are only three flights a week to Phnom Penh, and they only depart from Yanjing, which is a bit of a hassle. Chen Bo chose to fly directly from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur, and then transfer to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, while Alisa stayed here to wait for the veterans to meet him.

Phnom Penh Airport had already arranged for a jeep, and Chen Bo only took two security guards to get in the car and go to Battambang Province, west of Siem Reap, and then to Samlok. Ruined buildings, muddy roads, ragged pedestrians, and numb eyes are everywhere, all of which are the aftermath of the war.

Cambodia in the tropics has spent decades in this environment, and the poorer the place, the more likely it is to cause turmoil.

After a day of trekking, I finally found the manor that Julie had purchased, the so-called manor was just a little larger, with a simple bamboo house and a low fence, which was very different from her mansion in Beverly Hills.

Hearing the sudden sound of jeeps outside the door, Julie realized that someone must be coming, because cars are still a luxury here, and there are not a few cars that can be found in the entire Sanluo, and the commonly used means of transportation are still mainly small motorcycles, and most people are on foot.

"I didn't expect you to come." Julie walked out of the bamboo building, wearing a white racer-shirt and a short khaki style, with a brown braid tied behind her. When she saw the tall figure standing in front of him, she immediately burst into tears, ran forward and tightly protected Chen Bo and choked up.

"Don't worry, I'm here." Chen Bo patted her back and wiped away the tears that slipped from the corners of her eyes.

"Well......" Obviously, the psychological pressure she has been under in the past few days is too much, she was originally an independent and bold woman, but the things she encountered one after another have made her unable to be strong, and Chen Bo has become the straw and savior she relies on for survival.

"Take me to meet Maddox."

"Okay." Chen Bo first signaled Liu Sheng, who was following behind, to unload his luggage first, and then followed Julie into the bamboo building.

The two-year-old Maddox had only been running for long, with a babbling mouth, slightly dark skin, small eyes, and thick lips typical of a Khmer person. Sitting on a woolen carpet and happily playing with Lego bricks, the little one was unaware of the adoptive mother's predicament.

"Maddox, come and call uncle." Julie picked up the little boy and said to him, but he glanced at Chen Bo timidly and buried his head in her arms, quite shy.

"Sorry, he's still young and a bit introverted."

"It's okay, boys are introverted when they are young, and they will be fine when they grow up. When I was a child, I was a bit naughty, climbing trees to dig birds, going down to the river to catch fish, and smashing the glass of a neighbor's house. Chen Bo said casually, whose child has never been naughty, but if he is allowed to choose, he definitely doesn't want a son, it's not angry enough, he likes girls more than boys.

Liu Sheng, who was talking about unloading his luggage, carried a bag and handed it to Chen Bo before going out again, but when he opened it, he found some panda dolls that are very common in China, and he bought them at the airport temporarily. For such a cute thing, it attracted the attention of the little guy, climbed down from Julie and hugged those dolls without letting go, and shouted "Fat Da, Fat Da......"

"It's not a place to live, you really shouldn't do it, if it's not the gardener, it's you or Maddox what? Have you thought about it! The child climbed to the side to play, while Chen Bo and Julie sat on the edge of the carpet and gossiped.

"I just don't want him to forget his homeland, forget his culture." Julie whispered, "It's good to stay here for a while, no one will know who you are, and there will be no reporters to disturb you, so you can completely relax." ”

"The situation in Cambodia is not stable, and if you want him to learn the culture here, you can wait for him to grow up. It was actually quite painful for him to start contact since he was a child, so don't let him carry the burden of the nation. Chen Bo said solemnly, "When this place is finally settled, it is better to bring him back, if you want to find a paradise away from the hustle and bustle for vacation, there is a place." ”

Having said that, East and Southeast Asia are mostly influenced by Han culture, and Cambodia does not border China, but is more heavily influenced by India, although it is closest to Yanjing in terms of politics.

However, he did not come here to solve the national culture, and there is nothing to worry about in this poor place, and he is not a Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves suffering.

"Forget it, let's not talk about that. Tomorrow my people will come to clear the mines, and I will go back after the solution is solved, I don't feel at ease about you here, don't come to such a dangerous place next time. ”

Chen Bo's tone was full of blame, but Julie's heart was warm, no matter how capable a woman was, she still needed a man to provide him with a sense of security at a critical moment. At this time, I can only hear "grunt...... The sound of "grunting ......" sounded, but it was his five internal organs temple that was protesting.

"The plane meal was so unpalatable that I was hungry all day." Chen Bo spread his hands and smiled bitterly.

"I'll go see what's going on." Julie smiled, got up and called a local woman, and communicated with each other, which didn't seem to be optimistic.

"I can only make it freshly, the weather is too hot, it is difficult to save the finished things, and there is no refrigerator here." Julie turned around and said, "The pilaf made by the nanny is delicious." ”

"What else?"

"I don't know, she just seems to be making pilaf."

I'll go, come all the way and eat pilaf? Make no mistake! Lao Tzu is a civilized person, and he is slimy in his hands, isn't that what primitive tribes should do.

Chen Bodu was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, Sanluo was already remote, if you could still find some restaurants in Phnom Penh, but don't think about it here. I asked two security guards, and they were good at cooking, but only for food, not for good food. Anyone who has been a soldier knows what a big pot of rice tastes like, so veterans who have been discharged from the army basically follow this routine when they want to cook, just to be full, not to eat well.

If you have no choice, you can only carry forward the spirit of self-sufficiency of the older generation and buy your own groceries.

"Liu Sheng, don't follow, go find two straight branches to chop and cut them into chopsticks, this is no problem, right?" Chen Bo instructed, "I'll go grocery shopping, and you just wait for your tongues to fall off." ”

"Wouldn't it be safe here?" Liu Sheng hesitated, it's no problem to make chopsticks, but he is more worried about the safety of the boss, this is the first time he has come out, if there is a mistake, how can there be such an opportunity in the future, so he can only go back to work as a security guard.

"It's okay, I'll be right back." Chen Bo waved his hand and stepped onto a small motorcycle pushed out by Julie.

This kind of motorcycle has a very delicate name in China called Little Mulan, which is estimated to have a displacement of 75cc at most, and is extremely popular in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand, becoming the most important means of transportation.

Julie sat in the back seat, wrapped around his waist, and pointed the way, which was about 2 kilometers away, and the local market could be reached in 5 minutes. The road that has just rained is obviously a little slippery and very muddy. There are a lot of people here, but all of them have vegetables, and there are begging girls at the entrance of the market.

Seeing Julie's eyes looking at them, Chen Bo knew what she was thinking, took out her wallet, took out a few Cambodian riel and threw them into the broken porcelain bowl, in exchange for a meal in the local dialect that she didn't understand, as well as their grateful expressions.

"You exchanged it for Riel?"

"I exchanged 40 million at the airport, otherwise how to use it?" Chen Bo asked rhetorically, it seems that the number is very large, but in fact, 1 US dollar can be exchanged for 4,000 riel, which is only 10,000 US dollars.

"Well, you can use US dollars directly, and you can use small amounts."

hat？！ Only then did Chen Bo notice that the pedestrians around him were holding green banknotes in their hands, but it wasn't US dollars, so much effort was used for so many riels.

The two of them walked around the vegetable market, and they were already carrying many bags in their hands, and they all said that the poorer the place, the cheaper the price, and the result was that it was more expensive than the domestic price of TMD.

Chinese cabbage costs 80 cents for 1 catty, a locally produced coconut costs 2 dollars, pork can't be found, and beef costs 8 dollars a catty.

This price can't even be compared with Yanjing and Shanghai, and the per capita monthly income here is only twenty or thirty dollars at most, and most of the things need to be imported from abroad.

ps: Thank you for the book friend Limu's reward.