Since it was the first time for the medical team to go out for inspection, the brothers in the security team seemed very nervous.
Contrary to them, the doctors and nurses in the medical team do not have so much psychological pressure.
The reason is that the medical team has just arrived and has not yet had a deep understanding of the chaos in country l.
The officers and soldiers of the guard unit have been deeply impressed by the complex armed faction struggles here through daily contact and several previous missions, and they all know that they must be very cautious when performing missions here, otherwise they will pay the price with their lives.
Li Zheng found the location of Sambu Village on the map.
After looking carefully, I found that the straight-line distance from the campground is eleven kilometers. If you drive there, you have to walk twenty-one kilometers.
This surprised him a little.
That little black boy, Bulma, walks at least 11 kilometers every day to the peacekeeping camp to do small business. I heard that he would go around to find other jobs in the afternoon and only go home after dark at night.
Every day, I rely on those young feet to come and go.
Boomer has shoes.
Li Zheng paid attention to this.
But Li Zheng saw that every time he was doing small business around the camp, he was barefoot, and his shoes were stacked together and hung behind his waist, as if he couldn't bear to wear them.
Those are a very strange pair of shoes.
Handmade shoes.
Thick black rubber sole, slightly raised toe cap, canvas upper, like a sandal.
This is the most common type of shoe used by locals on the road.
Li Zheng once talked about this local specialty sandal when chatting with Lieutenant Jibo.
Lieutenant Gibo told him that those things were called "tire shoes". Although they were crudely made and relatively cheap, not everyone could wear them, and many people still went barefoot.
As the name suggests.
The soles of tire shoes, the strange black rubber soles that Li Zheng saw, are actually the treads of tires.
Since the rubber on the tires is wear-resistant enough, and there are threads and steel wires inside to strengthen the toughness, the scrap tires are purchased by vendors at a low price, cut open with a cutter, drilled, and then sewn with tough and wear-resistant canvas.
After such operations, a pair of "shoes" without a brand name are created, which are more durable and economical than many brands.
But they really can’t be considered shoes. At least if these shoes were placed in China today, no one would buy them.
But in country l, this kind of "tire shoes" is actually a decent pair of shoes.
Lieutenant Jibo's introduction made Li Zheng understand why Bulma couldn't bear to wear his shoes.
I guess he was afraid of wear and tear, so he wore them when his feet couldn't stand it when walking long distances. When he arrived at the peacekeeping camp, it was relatively flat and did not require a lot of activity, so he took off the shoes and hung them around his waist, cherishing them more.
At that time, Li Zheng came up with the idea of giving Bulma a pair of good shoes.
But this idea was quickly dismissed by himself.
It has to be said that in the past year or so since he joined the army, as Li Zheng has experienced physical training in the special forces, plus this foreign peacekeeping mission, he has become more mature in thinking about problems.
Just like commander Xia Zhiguo said last time that Bulma cannot be publicly rewarded, this is the reason.
Imagine that buying a pair of good shoes is not a heavy burden for Li Zheng. It can be said to be a piece of cake. Even though the shoes in country l are several times more expensive than in China, Li Zheng is a recipient of peacekeeping subsidies and can afford them.
But if these shoes were given to Bulma, they might not bring comfort, but might even bring disaster.
A defenseless child wearing a pair of shoes that most people can't afford may be killed here.
A pair of shoes is really nothing in China, even if it is a luxury brand shoe, it is just a shoe. But here, someone may try to snatch it, and Bulma will either give up or resist, and the consequence of the resistance may be a heart.
Bullets - In war-torn countries, weapons are often more common than shoes.
On the morning when the medical team set off, Li Zheng was still thinking about how to inquire about Bouma without disturbing the locals too much when they arrived in Sambu Village.
The convoy drove along the asphalt road. People along the way couldn't help but take a few more glances when they saw the unmanned vehicles with red cross badges on them.
Leaving the asphalt road and entering a sandy dirt road, the scenery became increasingly desolate.
This is a typical desert landscape. Looking around, you can see an endless expanse, filled with sand and low plants common in deserts. This lifeless and slightly desolate yellow sand is dotted here and there, making the world a different place.
So desolate.
Sambu Village is located beside a small river. It is said to be a river, but the weather has been hot recently, it has not rained for a long time, and the river ditch has bottomed out.
The geographical location of country l is very unique. The meridian passes through its territory. The land in the south is fertile due to the abundance of rivers, while in the north there is less rain, resulting in severe drought.
But during the rainy season, rivers in the south occasionally experience tragic floods due to rainfall.
It can be said that this is a country of ice and fire. It is one of the hottest countries and the most fertile. However, it can also be said that it is the most barren country.
Sambu Village is located in the back of the country where drought is severe and the land is relatively barren.
It seems that the curse of poverty has been imposed on this place since its birth. It was colonized in the early years, and civil strife began a few days after independence.
Li was sitting in the car and remembered a very classic saying - Is there a God? If there is, then he has been away from Africa for too long.
When entering the village, the security team's car went in first.
In this mission, Lieutenant Jibo and his people cooperated, because after all, they are native Africans and can easily get things done, and secondly, they are relatively familiar with the situation here.
After getting out of the car, we found a location and took precautions. Then the engineering brothers who came with us quickly set up tents.
In less than an hour, a temporary medical point had been set up in the open space at the end of the village.
Li Zheng's original plan was to wait for the villagers to come to see a doctor, stop by and ask if there was a child named Bulma in the village and where his home was, and then apply to Xia Zhiguo to see this man who had taken risks and saved everyone's lives.
Little black boy.
For this purpose, Li Zheng even prepared four pieces of individual soldier food in his combat bag, which he would give to Bulma as gifts when they met.
This thing is obviously not as good as saving a life, but until you think of a proper reward method, you still have to listen to the commander and don't be too arrogant.
But something surprising still happened.
It has been more than an hour since the medical center was opened, but not a single villager has come to see a doctor.
There wasn't even a single person passing by.
This is strange.
"Shen Jun!"
Commander Xia Zhiguo, who was so hot that his whole body was smoking, called the villain platoon leader Shen Jun in front of him.
"What's the matter? Commander." Shen Jun ran over and came to Xia Zhiguo, wiping his sweat and asking.
Xia Zhiguo said: "What's going on? No one is there?"
Shen Jun said: "Maybe we came at the wrong time? Everyone in the village has gone to work in the fields?"
"That's nonsense!" Xia Zhiguo said: "There are always people at home when I go to the ground, right? It's impossible not to come all the time, right?"
Shen Jun spread his hands and said, "What should we do? This is voluntary. If someone doesn't come, you can't force them to come, right?"
Xia Zhiguo thought for a while, then turned to discuss with Li Li, the captain of the medical team.
After discussing for a while, Xia Zhiguo came back.