african diary

In the summer of 2009, it was the annual graduation season on the campus of T University, and the feeling of graduation brought a touch of sadness to the hot summer in Guangzhou.

"Dude, have you really decided to go to that place called Ni?"

Today is the farewell banquet in the 311 dormitory. The four buddies in the dormitory cooked a small hot pot and bought some beer. After today, everyone will go their separate ways. Go to his dormitory safety management regulations, and never Don't listen to the nagging of the administrator aunt, anyway, I have got my graduation certificate, and it's okay to cook hot pot.

"Yes, it's called Niger." Xiao Hang has already told Liu Bin how many times the name of that country is. Sometimes he remembers it as Nepal, and sometimes he remembers it as Nigeria. Although he is a science student, his memory is too shabby.But I can’t blame him. After I signed the contract, I searched the information of this country on the Internet, only to find that there is very little information. All the information I can find can’t be written on an A4 paper. All the search results can be summed up in one sentence—— — This is one of the poorest and hottest countries in the world.

"...you are so courageous." Although Liu Bin and Xiao Hang are not in the same major, they are best friends. There are only two boys majoring in French, so they live together with two other boys majoring in electrical automation. up.

"To make money, it's hard to find a job in China." In fact, Xiao Hang was also very helpless. The first choice for the college entrance examination was computer science, but he was assigned to the French major. God knows that he never thought about learning any foreign language in his life. , and is known as the most beautiful French in the world.The so-called beauty is only known to those who have learned it. French is such a thing. English is also very popular in France and Canada, the main French-speaking countries. It is no problem to use English in business. A few girls in the class went abroad and married French people. French, and other jobs in French are translations in Africa, so the department joked that the French department is simply a training class for work in Africa.

"Then... what about Yang Yue?" Liu Bin asked seemingly casually.

"She also supports me. Anyway, I'm not interested in black people, so she doesn't have to worry about me changing my mind." Yang Yue is Xiao Hang's girlfriend who has been dating for more than three years. Going to Africa for three years, Yang Yue went to graduate school for three years, and returned to China to get married after three years. Everything was planned very well.

"……Oh."

"Drink, drink, don't care about his future and fate, he doesn't know what will happen tomorrow." Song Chengyong, who has always been carefree, yelled dissatisfied when he saw that his mood was brought down.

"Okay, blow the bottle!" Xiao Hang raised the wine bottle in response, yes, senior year is destined to be a farewell season, who can tell the future and fate, it's not as good as drinking today and getting drunk today.

The four wine bottles collided together, making a crisp sound, expressing the strong reluctance for the past and the longing for an infinite future.

After all, the conditions in Africa are harsh. According to the arrangement of the company, Xiao Hang received a lot of vaccinations in a short period of one month. God knows whether the vaccination of so many types of vaccines in such a short period of time will produce an immune effect, but the company paid for it. I don't care anymore.

I went to the company to complete the formalities today, and I have a week to go back to City C to visit my mother, and then I will embark on a journey to Niger.Xiao Hang’s family belongs to the ordinary working class in City C, and his parents have a good relationship. The family of three lives an ordinary and happy life, but a car accident in his sophomore year took his father’s life. Xiao Hangyou remembers rushing back to City C that day, He didn't even see his father for the last time, and only had time to attend the funeral. The hazy weather in City C was just like Xiao Hang's mood. He didn't shed a single tear when facing his crying mother. He has become the pillar of the family, so he didn't go to graduate school, and he didn't find a comfortable and ordinary job in China, because he wanted to be independent earlier, support his mother, and let his father go well all the way.

I still remember that after returning from City C, Yang Yue said that she suddenly felt that her Prince Xiao had become mature and melancholy. Xiao Hang, who inherited his mother’s good looks, was a student of the School of Foreign Languages. He can be regarded as a beautiful man, when the news of his relationship with Yang Yue from the School of Computer Science broke out, there were still many girls in the outer courtyard who were quite dissatisfied with Xiao Hang's affair, and the outer courtyard full of beauties couldn't stay in the hospital. Let the girls in the outer court lose face.However, Xiao Hang can't stand the girls from the outer court who are so charming and thoughtful. Although Yang Yue is not a big beauty, she is not as scruffy as a science student. , Mom should also like such a daughter-in-law.

The one-week stay in City C was fleeting. I ate a few home-cooked meals made by my mother at home, and had a small gathering with a few Fa Xiao who had graduated from other universities, and I had to leave home for Africa.

The air ticket booked by the company is from Paris to Algeria to Niger. The price is moderate, but the journey has to be delayed for nearly 50 hours. When he arrived in Niamey, the capital of Niger, Xiao Hang felt a little tired, but the harsh environment reminded him When he gets off the plane, it won't be like coming home from vacation with Mom ready for everything.The oncoming heat wave, the empty and desolate environment mixed with a hint of desert dust, the African blacks in colorful clothes, and the strange accents of French everywhere, all these made Xiao Hang deeply feel that he was really stepping on the road. on the African continent.

The person who came to pick me up was a senior sister who came to work here last year. Before going to Africa, the boss told me that the senior sister would return to China after the work handover.Looking at the old woman in front of him, it was hard for Xiao Hang to imagine that she was a college student who graduated last year. Africa is really not suitable for women, the harsh environment is a natural killer of beauty.

"Xiao Hang, right? I'm Tang Xi, I met you at school before, but you probably don't remember me."

"Hello, Senior Sister Tang."

A smile flashed across the tired face, "Sister Tang, call me Tang Xi. I look old, don't I? Don't worry, after you have been tortured here for a year, someone will call you uncle when you return to China next year. "

"Oh." I hope it's not true, but it doesn't matter, men, there is no need to care so much about appearance.

"Pay attention to your luggage, don't casually talk to anyone you chat with when you get out of the airport." Tang Xi led Xiao Hang towards the exit of the airport after speaking.

After leaving the airport, the dilapidated city didn’t look like the capital at all. A group of black people swarmed up calling "cadeau" (gift) to surround them. Tang Xi said "pasdecadeau" (no gift) while pulling Xiao Xiao Hang moved forward quickly.

"Don't pay attention to them, if you give it to one person, more people will come around asking for it." Tang Xi explained to Xiao Hang.

"Well, I heard about this situation from the brothers who came to Africa before." Poverty is indeed the strongest oxidant. In the face of poverty, the simple African people have also become rogues without dignity.

"It seems that you already know a little about Africa," Tang Xi raised his eyebrows and smiled, "But there is one more thing to remind you, the women in Niger are very enthusiastic, and there are many sex workers here, don't let your guard down, the whole African continent, They are all high-incidence areas of AIDS."

"...Don't worry, I'm not interested in black girls."

"Another point is that Niger is a country that believes in Islam. Drinking alcohol is not allowed here, and you should also pay attention to your words."

"Okay." Xiao Hang didn't know this before.

Fortunately, the company's dormitory has air-conditioning, and the conditions are still lackluster. Xiao Hang didn't care about anything, just took a shower and lay down, sleeping for more than ten hours in one go.