After a while of chirping, Amir introduced them, "This is my good friend, his name is Kadala. He said that in order to express his welcome, he would roast these prey tonight."
Kadala was giggling. Although Akinfeev and the others could not hear clearly what he was saying, it was easy to see from the expression on his face that Kadala still welcomed their arrival.
In the village, Amir and the others were warmly welcomed by the villagers.
In the evening, Kadala settled Akinfeev and the others in a shack in his house. According to Kadala, this shack was mainly used to store some sundries, and it was not dirty inside.
Outside the shack, Kadala directed the villagers to light a bonfire, skin the hares and voles they had hunted today cleanly, and then put them on the bonfire. After a while, the aroma of the meat filled the air.
The villagers were not only enthusiastic, but also very hard-working. They took the initiative to use the dried fodder at home to feed the camels brought by Akinfeev and his companions.
As soon as the camels saw the delicious hay and the clear and delicious spring water, they immediately started to feast.
While the barbecue was still cooking, Amir, Akinfeev, Kadala and others sat around the campfire.
Since the languages of Akinfeev and Kadara are different, the enthusiastic guide Amir took the initiative to take on the task of translating.
Akinfeev told Kadara through Amir that they were from the scientific expedition team.
Although Kadala's village is isolated from the world, they are quite familiar with the arrival of scientific expedition teams. After all, their village serves as a transit station and receives at least ten scientific expedition teams every year.
However, compared to the previous scientific expedition teams, today's team is obviously much more generous. They said that after the scientific expedition is over, tens of thousands of dollars in supplies will be given to them.
The kind and honest nomads never doubt these people's words.
"How do you solve your food problem?" Akinfeev first raised this question.
I saw Amir quickly translate for Kadala, Kadala showed a simple smile, and then quickly gave an explanation.
It turns out that there are two main ways to provide food in their village. One is that their adults go hunting. The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is not small. In addition, the climate here is very dry, so the meat of animals can be easily eaten.
Make jerky to preserve.
Second, they usually grow some plants, such as local papayas. After they are mature, they grind them into papaya powder and add hot water to it when eating. Although this stuff is not very delicious, it is
Filling your belly and increasing the daily vitamin and other nutrients you need cannot be eliminated.
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"The dried meat we are eating is field mouse meat." Amir said.
As soon as they sat down, the hospitable wife of Kadala gave each of them a piece of dark meat. At first, Akinfeev and the others were a little resistant, including local Filipinos like Kam.
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However, after seeing Amir eating the dried meat without any care, they gradually let go of their fear and started eating the dark meat.
You wouldn't know it unless you eat it. After chewing it hard for a few times, you immediately felt that the taste of field mouse jerky was quite good.
"Then how do you solve the water problem?" Mu Farah also asked very curiously.
This question was again given to Kadara through Amir's translation.
Soon, they all knew the answer.
It turns out that the nomadic people here have culverts built by their ancestors. In fact, they are culverts, which are underground water. They are more than 20 meters deep from the ground and are humid all year round. The drinking water in the entire village is provided by culvert water.
"Kadala said he would take us there tomorrow if he has a chance to take a look." Amir said with a smile.
"Thank you, it would be great if you could visit..." Everyone couldn't help but feel the warmth and hospitality of this primitive village.
In their words and deeds, everyone put this mission temporarily in the back of their minds. They felt that this trip to the desert was more like a tourist trip.
Not long after Mufara asked this question, seven or eight villagers in robes walked in.
Kadala also began to greet the people who came in warmly.
It turns out that these villagers are considered highly respected villagers in the village. After they heard that guests were coming to Kadala's house, they came over to take a look.
It's even more lively now.
Soon, the topic turned to simulation technology companies.
As soon as the company was mentioned, Kadala and the villagers' chatter opened like a flood.
Akinfeev and his group of mercenaries also became more energetic and immediately listened with all due respect.
It turns out that although this group of people had built a greenhouse next to the village, they hardly interacted with the local villagers and released some strange animals every day, such as hawks, pigeons, and bees. In short, they could not understand them.
Later, after they accidentally learned that there was an oasis deep in the desert, they decided to move their position immediately, and the group moved all the items in the big shed.
“Do they rely on generators for electricity?”
"Yes, it relies on generators. Camel teams often came to supply them before."