Chapter 1695 - 1695
Back to Liangjia Chong, the first thing Liu Zhizhong needed to do wasn't to go directly to the village, but to find Ah-Xia and Weng Xingban.
Liu Zhizhong wanted to shoulder the debt of Weng Xingban's father, and see if he could motivate this young man, and Ah-Xia, to do something for him.
Weng Xingban didn't have a mobile phone, but Ah-Xia did.
Liu Zhizhong still remembered Ah-Xia's number.
So, Liu Zhizhong called Ah-Xia's mobile phone immediately.
At that time, Ah-Xia was still working hard on the construction site with Weng Xingban.
Ah-Xia was sort of a small contractor, only thirty years old, with four kids at home, all relying on him for support, working tirelessly day and night was his whole life.
As for his wife, she couldn't work in the fields either, and all her energy was spent looking after the kids and the elders.
Ah-Xia's parents died early, but his wife's parents were still alive, and they were old, with inconvenient legs that needed care.
One downside of the subtropical rainforest is probably that people living here, by the age of fifty or sixty, mostly have rheumatoid arthritis and aren't doing well.
Of course, this is also largely related to their lifelong poverty, from youth to old age, many never had proper footwear, most of the time going barefoot.
Overall, climate conditions, healthcare conditions, and living standards have a huge influence on human survival and health.
Of course, even if the climate isn't good, the latter two being excellent can compensate for many shortcomings.
According to Liu Zhizhong's understanding, the average lifespan in the Vallebang Region is 41.8 years. This average includes those who died in battle, from illness, and early deaths.
As for life expectancy, it's around 51.7 years. This expectation is calculated based on the existing population.
These two figures were determined five years ago, when the World Health Organization came in during a relative lull in the warlords' conflict to conduct big data analytics. Of course, they only entered relatively better cities and towns, not delving into more remote areas.
If we talk about actual data, it might be much lower than 41.8 and 51.7.
Therefore, in Liu Zhizhong's mind, unifying Valle, founding an independent nation, improving people's livelihood, truly would be a great deed.
When he reached Ah-Xia by phone, he was quite surprised and happily exclaimed, "Wow! Chi Zhongshui, you're rich now? You actually have a mobile phone!"
Liu Zhizhong kept it brief, "Ah-Xia, let's not talk about that, where are you and Brother Xingban? I'm in town now and want to meet you. Can I treat you to dinner tonight?"
"Haha, sure sure! Brother Shui, you really are rich now, haha..."
Ah-Xia seemed quite cheerful, with a hearty laugh.
He told Liu Zhizhong their exact location, and Liu Zhizhong drove over right away.
Liu Zhizhong was quite surprised when he arrived at the construction site.
In this world, perhaps even in the poorest places, there are always wealthy people.
Ah-Xia and Weng Xingban were working on a site that was structured like an estate on the plains, with a large area and various machines busy non-stop.
Outside the estate, there were private soldiers of the warlords standing guard, with some carrying guns and patrolling around like security.
Seeing Liu Zhizhong's luxury pickup drive over, those patrolling private soldiers all looked over, each one curious and vigilant...