Chapter 87 Oak Town

Henry was also very nice. When Rock led the team here, Henry accompanied Rock without saying a word. Of course, don't expect Henry to have a good attitude, it was already a great honor for him to come.
"Reed, call Christian back to Cape Town. I want to build a house in Oak Town." Rock didn't want to live in the church forever. Rahul could make do with it, but Rock couldn't. He has been living in the church for more than two years, thinking of himself as God?
In addition to its world-famous wine, Stellenbosch's European-style architectural style also contributed to its becoming a tourist area. Of course, most of the buildings in the 21st century have not yet appeared. In today's Stellenbosch, there is no Stellenbosch University, no Mare Square, and no museum. The most magnificent building in the entire town is a church, the roof of which is not even as high as the roof of Rock's house.
"Okay--" Li De was a little hesitant. Christian was very busy now. There were more than twenty Chinese policemen waiting for Christian to build houses for them. The remaining Chinese policemen did not want to build houses, but they had no money. The money had been borrowed by those guys who were in a hurry to use the houses.
Jeffrey opened his mouth but tactfully said nothing. He turned around and called over a dozen Boer girls.
"Oak Town has become an empty town now. There is no one in the houses on the roadside. The former sheriff lived in the church. If you, Inspector, also want to live in the church, I'm afraid you'll need to find a few people to clean it up." The person responsible for introducing Rock to the police was a Boer police officer named Jeffrey. There was a war going on between the British and the Boers, and the Boer police were also affected and were exiled to Stellenbosch.
"Heaven?! It's more like hell!" Henry didn't believe it at all. In Henry's opinion, Stellenbosch was hell now.
When Capetonians mention Stellenbosch, they use the place name "Stellenbosch". Of course, they cannot use it that way when they are in Stellenbosch, so the police working in Stellenbosch all use the place name "Oak Town".
Because Rock insisted, Henry had to agree, and within his authority, he sought the greatest support for Rock, such as doctors, medicines, and more food, which were urgently needed in Stellenbosch.
When he saw these girls, Rock realized that, yes, in Stellenbosch, the police are the local emperors. Although there are no people in Stellenbosch, as long as Rock is willing, there will always be thousands of people working for him.
"Oak Town, what a nice name, but there are no people in the town. Where can we find people to clean up?" Rock has not yet gotten into the role and his mind is still in peace mode.
"It's such a shabby place. I really don't understand why you came here." Henry covered his nose with a handkerchief since entering Stellenbosch, as if this could block the unpleasant smell.
"Nothing is needed. Just give each person an extra piece of bread at dinner." Jeffrey's answer surprised Rock. As a fellow Boer, it seemed that Jeffrey did not have much sympathy for these Boer girls.
More seriously than Ada puts on her makeup in the morning.
Since he was planning to stay in Stellenbosch permanently, Rock would of course make appropriate changes to Stellenbosch.
If it were in the past, Rock would need to seek the cooperation of the locals, but now he doesn't need to. The local Boers are either thrown into refugee camps or flee overseas. Rock doesn't need to seek anyone's opinion. Just as Rock knew before, in Stellenbosch, Rock is the local emperor.
When he arrived in Stellenbosch, Rock only brought Anton's team, a total of 18 Chinese policemen, plus two Boers in charge of logistics, a cook, a doctor and two nurses. These were all the people Rock had.
They are really all girls. In Rock's opinion, the oldest is no more than 20 years old. However, white girls develop earlier, so these girls may not even be adults yet.
If there is anything wrong with Stellenbosch, it is that it is a bit far from Cape Town, 55 kilometers, which is just a step on the accelerator in the 21st century and the beginning of the 20th century. Christian will not be able to come here until tomorrow.
"It's okay, just call Christian over." Rock was not worried about delaying the progress. Christian's subordinates were all skilled workers. In order to further expand the team, Christian was also consciously training deputies. Calling Christian over now would not affect the progress of building the house.
Well, Rock had reconnected with Ada, and every other day, Rock would go to the Table Mountain Inn.There are now more than 2,000 Boer women and children in the </font><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch is located between Simonsburg and Parrot Mountain, close to the Airedale River. It has mountains and water, plenty of sunlight and a suitable climate. In the 21st century, it is a famous tourist area in Cape Town.
"You wait and see." Rock was not in a hurry. Anyway, there were still more than two years before the end of the war. It was not bad to stay in Stellenbosch for more than two years. At least he would not be sent to the battlefield as cannon fodder.
"Do you dare to make a bet with me? Within two years, I will turn Stellenbosch into a paradise." Rock started to make promises again, but the level had risen. In the past, the target of Rock's promises was a Chinese policeman, and now it was Henry.
In addition to these thirty or forty houses, there are more than ten piles of ruins. These ruins are probably the homes of the Boers who fled to the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State. The British never showed mercy to them. Since they had escaped, they would not come back, so there was no point in keeping these houses.
"Thank you very much, Jeffrey, how should I thank them?" Rock didn't speak Dutch and couldn't communicate directly with these Boer girls. Of course, most of the time he didn't have to do so because many Boers were accustomed to using English. Unless the Boers were together, they would use Dutch.
Very vivid, there are indeed many oak trees in Stellenbosch.
It really smells bad. Too many vineyards have been abandoned. The whole town is filled with the smell of decay, mixed with a little bit of the smell of lees from failed fermentation. Even alcoholics don't like this smell.
However, it is obvious that the current Oak Town is not even worthy of this name. There are about thirty or forty households in the whole Oak Town. It can be seen that the living conditions of these Boers are not very good. Most of the houses are dilapidated, and some houses don’t even have doors. The windows do not use glass, but are nailed directly with wooden strips. When they are opened, they can provide ventilation and light, but when they are closed, the house will probably be pitch black.
In a short while, a dozen Boer girls cleaned the church inside and out. Even by Rock's standards, there was nothing wrong with it.
Unlike the white girls in Rock's impression, these Boer girls lowered their heads, bent their bodies, and started cleaning from outside the church, leaving no corner untouched. The seriousness and concentration of this work -