Hello 1983

Behind the car, there are dozens of veterans hiding, holding semi-automatic rifles in their hands, forming a crude version of an armored vehicle and infantry coordinated combat formation, facing the enemy.

The tractor drove a few hundred meters forward, and found the enemy in the Gobi, and there was no formation, so it went here in such a chaotic manner, extending for more than a mile.

These people are all wearing long robes, turbans on their heads, and there is no uniform clothing. They are probably pirates or ordinary herdsmen who gathered temporarily.

"I am from the tribe of Chief Adu, which tribe are you from, and why are you here?"

Efuya rode a camel, hiding his body as much as possible, and rushed up to shout.

The tribes here all belong to the same tribe, so it can still give them some face, so Evera took the initiative to petition and come to be a peacemaker.

Someone really knew him over there: "Evoya, it's nothing to do with you, we only want the goods of those yellow-skinned people, tell them to put down the goods, and get out!"

A big black man roared arrogantly, and many people behind him also shouted, and the momentum was not small.

"They are the most honored guests of our tribe, Daru, are you going to fight our tribe?" Evera also started to get angry, after all, he is still a pirate and not a vegetarian.

The big black man named Dalu laughed a few times, raised the gun in his hand, and fired twice into the sky: "Efuya, if you don't move out of the way, I will shoot you too!"

When he raised his gun, Evera was already riding a camel, turned around and ran back, and there was a burst of laughter behind him.

But these big blacks soon stopped laughing, because in their field of vision, several vehicles with black smoke appeared, rushing towards them suddenly.

The polished tracks scratched the ground, sending up waves of sand and dust.

"Looks like a tank?" Someone exclaimed immediately.

"Don't panic!" Daru yelled, "Why doesn't the tank even have a gun barrel?"

"Could it be a new type of tank?" Someone said in a trembling voice.

They were not a regular army, they were improvised. Yesterday they released camels, but today they were called up to rob.

So when I saw the machine, I felt a little panicked.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion behind the team, accompanied by the roar of the engine.

The people in front looked back, my good guy, I saw the dust flying behind the team, and there were more than a dozen chariots coming at a high speed.

Look at that posture, it is obvious that they want to attack back and forth and wipe them all out.

"There is an ambush, run!"

I don't know who yelled, and then the whole team began to flee. There were enemies in front and behind, so they ran to both sides.

But after all, they couldn't outrun the jeeps. Those jeeps separated into fans, with black gun muzzles protruding from the windows, accompanied by roars of "hand down the gun and don't kill".

These big black men immediately froze, and they all squatted on the ground, raising their hands above their heads without any resistance.

That's it?The veterans on Liu Qingshan's side were stunned: Did the battle end without firing a single shot?

Is this war, or play house?

These outsiders, of course, don't know the local situation, or the natives like Efuya, after handing over the guns of the captives, they ran back happily and told the truth.

It turns out that among the tribes here, fighting is commonplace. In the beginning, they really fought, and dead people were common.

Later, everyone also learned to be smart: they all belong to the same tribe, and there is not much difference between living in this tribe and living in that tribe, just save your life.

So gradually develop an unwritten rule: join if you can't beat it.

The winning side also abides by the rules and is directly incorporated. Everyone is laughing and laughing. If they can fill their stomachs, they are still good brothers.

Only when wars broke out between different tribes, would it be a real fight.

But in this way, Liu Qingshan is also a little tricky: how to deal with these prisoners, or just dismiss them?

When Efuya heard this, he immediately became happy: "You don't want it, I want it. I have long wanted to be a chief, but I have no money."

Hearing this, Liu Qingshan was also taken aback: What does being a chief have to do with money?

"If you want to be a chief, you must at least ensure that no one in the tribe will go hungry. How can you do it without money?"

Efuya seemed very excited, he pulled Liu Qingshan aside:

"Liu, why don't you be my benefactor, don't worry, I, Efuya, is definitely a loyal and trustworthy person, and I will definitely stand by your side in the future!"

He figured it out, this Mr. Liu is really not short of money, and after spending so much manpower and material resources, he also wants to take root here.

Of course, it is inseparable from the support of the local aborigines. They will unite for mutual benefit.

Liu Qingshan also didn't expect that he would be a benefactor one day, which feels a bit funny, but thinking about the pros and cons of this matter, he thinks it is still very beneficial to his side.

The forces supported by himself are definitely more trustworthy than those of Chief Adu.

So he discussed with the others and nodded in agreement. Efuya also called together the leaders of the captives and announced the decision.

Those big gangsters actually started cheering. As for the shame of betrayal, there really is no such thing.

After receiving a burst of cheers, Efuya happily ran back to Liu Qingshan, and said expectantly: "Can these cattle, sheep and camels be given half to our tribe? Those guys are really too poor! "

Liu Qingshan blinked: This is when we start exercising the rights of benefactors...

Chapter 6 The Source of Life

The sound of rumbling machines began to roar in the camp.

Wang Gong and others commanded the drilling rig and were drilling the first motorized well in the base.

It is the dry season here, and there are no rivers here at all. There is only a seasonal river when the rainy season comes.

The well has been under construction for a week, and its depth has exceeded 100 meters, but it still hasn't reached the water layer.

"Wang Gong, why don't you change places?"

When the workers took turns to rest, the engineering team leader handed Wang Gong a cigarette. He was not very optimistic about this place.

The geological structure here is a bit different from that in China, and his previous experience is a bit useless, but generally speaking, at this depth, water should have come out long ago.

"It's the water layer!"

On the other side of the workbench, there was a sudden excited cry from the workers.

Everyone couldn't help but cheer up, and surrounded him with a clatter.

As long as there is water, this place is completely alive.

At this moment, Liu Qingshan is not at the station, and the medical team he leads is sending medicine to the countryside in the tribe of Evera in the west.

Along with them, there is also a group of four bands, who also experience life along with them. This is a rare life experience for them.

Among the goods shipped this time, there are many medicines, accompanied by two doctors and several nurses, and one of them is a Chinese medicine practitioner.

The tribe that Evera incorporated was far worse than Chief Adu, and couldn't even solve the most basic food and clothing.

That kind of skinny little black boy can be seen everywhere in the resident.

And the poorer they are, the less able they are to resist diseases. According to Efuya, their tribe has lost almost half of its population in recent years.

At this moment, on the folding bed in front of Liu Qingshan and the others, lay a little black boy, so thin that his joints were abrupt, but his belly was round and bulging, like a small pot.

The doctor who was examining him tapped Xiaowazi's belly lightly, making a bang bang sound, just like beating a drum.

"There must be parasites in this stomach, but I don't know what kind of insects are here, so it's not easy to prescribe the right medicine."

Dr. Hu, who treated Xiaowazi, was also a little embarrassed.

He is a Chinese medicine doctor, in his 40s, and works as a barefoot doctor in the countryside, so he happened to be invited here.

Liu Qingshan thought for a while, and asked the nurse to bring over a pack of medicated noodles. This is an anthelmintic medicine produced by Jiapigou Pharmaceutical Factory. It seems to be prepared by Grandpa Dumb. It is very effective against various parasites.

In China at that time, due to poor sanitation and medical conditions, there were many people with worms in their stomachs, especially children.

The more popular anti-worm medicine is sugar tart. Many children eat it as a snack. In fact, it is specially used to treat roundworms.

But the sugar tarts are only effective against roundworms, and what Liu Qingshan brought is equivalent to a broad-spectrum insecticide.

"Oh, it's produced by Jiapigou Pharmaceutical, so the effect should be good."

When the doctor saw the manufacturer, his confidence was greatly boosted. He tore open a packet, which contained reddish-brown medicinal face, mixed it in a bowl, and asked the little black boy to drink it.

When this medicine was made, a lot of sucrose was added in order to suppress the bitter taste, so it tasted a little sweet, and the little guy was quite excited to drink it.

After licking the bottom of the bowl clean, the little guy ran away with bare feet, chasing after those little friends, and said something in his mouth, probably to show off the delicious food he had just eaten.

Seeing that everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, they all felt inexplicably sad.

As a result, after a while, a few more children ran over, patted their stomachs and said that there were bugs in them.

There are no advanced instruments here, and the doctor can only ask while checking, for example, whether they have excreted worm eggs during defecation, and children can't understand it.

While they were chattering, a big black man ran over in a panic, he was Dalu, the second in command in the tribe.

This guy made gestures, saying that his wife was going to have a baby, but after several hours of giving birth, he couldn't give birth.

There is no hospital here, let alone a maternal and child health care station, so a woman giving birth is basically equivalent to walking through the gate of hell.

Even if a child is born, due to limited conditions, the proportion of premature death is very high.

When everyone heard this, they didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly followed Dalu.

When he arrived in front of the small hut where he lived, there were bursts of wailing inside. Dr. Hu was about to step in when he was brought back by Dalu's big hand:

You are a man, what do you want to do in here?

There was no other way but to ask a nearly 30-year-old female nurse, Xiao Wang, to come in.This guy used to work in the village health center, and delivered babies a lot.

After the female nurse Wang Chunying went in, she ran out in less than a minute with a sallow complexion and a frightened expression.

"How is it?" Dr. Hu asked quickly.

He knew that Nurse Wang had seen some scenes before, and now that she was frightened like this, the situation was probably not good.

"I... haven't seen it clearly yet."

Wang Chunying clutched her chest, panting heavily.

Dr. Hu couldn't help but glared at her: "Then what are you doing in there?"

Wang Chunying stammered, "That parturient, that place, seems to have been cut, it's scary!"

What exactly do you mean?Dr. Hu was also a little confused.

But Liu Qingshan understood it, he knew that, here, both men and women must be circumcised.

It's better for men, but it's cruel for women.

So, Liu Qingshan explained to the female nurse and helped her with some psychological construction, and then Wang Chunying gritted her teeth and went into the thatched shed again.

Inside the thatched hut, there were also women with headscarves coming in and out, all of them looked worried, obviously the situation inside was not optimistic.

"Master Wizard is coming!"

Suddenly, a child yelled.

Liu Qingshan couldn't help blinking: it was the first time he saw a wizard here.

Accompanied by the sound of clattering, a middle-aged man walked over surrounded by the crowd. His hair was unkempt, his face was painted gaudyly, and he wore strings of bones and shells around his neck. What kind of animal's bone stick is holding a leather drum in the other hand, banging on it.

While knocking, the wizard walked around the thatched shed, shaking his long hair back and forth, making strange noises, probably doing a magic trick, praying for the safety of the mother and child inside.

"It's too far behind here."

Looking at this scene, Jia Kui couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

Liu Qingshan looked at him quietly: "Perhaps our arrival can bring about some changes."

For a while, everyone fell silent again.

After a while, an old woman covered in a turban came out and muttered something to the wizard. The wizard stopped dancing and sat down on the ground, sweating profusely, completely helpless.

Daru also completely lost hope, squatting on the ground, holding his head in his hands, and weeping silently.

Even those children who were playing around seemed to have a premonition, and they all stopped and stood behind the adults blankly.

Seeing that Nurse Wang hadn't come out, Liu Qingshan came to Dalu, leaned over and patted him on the shoulder: "Maybe there is still hope."

"Wow!"

A hoarse baby cry came from the grass shed.

The women outside all trembled and hurried into the thatched shed.

Daru also stood up abruptly from the ground, clenched his fists excitedly, his eyes were wider than a camel's.

"It's born, it's born!" A cry of surprise came from the room.