Selling oil across Libya

Chapter 48 You're disturbing the peace

The pigs blown by the wind, all caught in the game, believe themselves to be players.

Many are just hands.

Even a chess piece.

Unlike the "big shots" in Tripoli, Faris and Aisha had a clear understanding of themselves; they just wanted to earn enough money to go to Europe and live the life they longed for.

After the Numidian Brigade put an attack on Misrata on its agenda, Faris and Aisha got new jobs.

Faris's new job is driving an ambulance.

Aisha is undergoing nursing training along with more than 300 other girls.

You don't work for free; even during training, you get $20 a day, which is more than you earn from planting trees.

Faris earns $50 a day.

After completing the training, Aisha was able to earn $50 a day.

It's different from planting trees.

The salaries for ambulance and nurse training do not need to wait three months; they are paid on the first day of each month, just in time for the previous month's paycheck.

At $100 a day, you could get a ticket to Europe in just one month.

Many of the young people who arrived in Hums at the same time as Faris and Aisha, after getting new jobs, forgot about the trees they had planted some time ago and devoted all their energy to their new jobs.

Faris and Aisha not only continued to care for the trees, but also planted more fig and grapevines after get off work.

"Are you all stupid? Wouldn't it be better to make things easier for yourselves?"

Latif, who lives next door, does not approve of this.

Faris and Aisha did not plant the fig and grapevines in the locations designated by Muhammad, but instead planted them in their own yard.

In this way, even if the fig and grapevines survive three months later, Faris and Aisha will not receive any money.

"The yard is completely bare; it's really unsightly."

Like most Libyans, Faris likes green.

Green is the color of the Libyan flag.

Although the house was only temporarily allocated, Aisha still spent a lot of time every day cleaning it thoroughly and taking good care of her and Faris's home.

Faris not only planted fig and grapevines, but also raised sheep.

This is also a project provided by Numidian Travel.

Unlike traditional grazing, the sheep and feed are provided by Numidian Travel. As long as the sheep meet Numidian Travel's purchase standards or give birth to lambs, there will be rewards.

"What's the point of all this once you've gone to Europe?"

Latif's dream was also to go to Europe.

Faris remained silent; he had already developed feelings for this family.

Faris and Aisha still eat at the cafeteria.

In addition to their salaries, Faris and Aisha receive a daily voucher equivalent to 20 dinars, which they can use to buy necessities at the supermarket.

During the colonel's era, prices in Libya were relatively low and very stable, remaining largely unchanged for decades.

After the outbreak of the civil war, not only did prices soar, but supplies were also very unstable, with frequent shortages, water outages, power outages, gas outages, internet outages, and so on.

Only those who have experienced war truly understand the value of peace.

Prices under the Numidian Brigade were cheaper than during the Colonel's era.

Currently, Libya does not need to pay import taxes on imported goods.

This fully demonstrates that Numidia has continued the policies of the former Libyan government, using a portion of oil profits to subsidize consumer spending.

This behavior seemed perfectly natural to Libyans during the Colonel's era.

After the chaos in Benghazi, Faris and Aisha realized that the colonel had not monopolized the oil profits, but had already distributed them to every Libyan.

Benghazi merchants had to pay an import tax of about 30% of the value of goods to the interim government, even for necessities.

Therefore, goods from Benghazi were not only more expensive than those from Hums, but also of lower quality.

Imported goods under the Numidian Travel Group were centrally procured from East Asia by the Numidian Travel Group through the Numidian Company.

Faris and Aisha witnessed the changes in the town every day.

When Faris and Aisha first arrived in the town, the electricity and water supply were very unstable, and there were power outages every day.

Not long after, as the construction team upgraded the town's power system, power and water supply were restored to a stable state.

A communication tower stands atop the town government building in the center of town, where cell phone signals are always at full strength.

The uninhabited houses were razed, and soon a construction team moved in to build an activity plaza on the original site.

The activity plaza not only has a sports field, but also fitness equipment.

Although the transitional government has not yet determined the national flag, the flagpole and pedestal have already been erected.

This made Faris and Aisha curious about what the flag of the transitional government would look like.

Humvees patrol the streets daily, and streetlights and surveillance equipment have been installed at intersections. Everything is getting better.

After having dinner at the cafeteria, Faris and Aisha, as usual, lay in bed scrolling through their phones.

Faris likes to watch the news.

Aisha is watching TV series.

The US ambassador to the United Nations condemned the interference of certain countries in Syria's internal affairs.

What a classic case of the thief crying "stop thief!"

A migrant boat capsized off the southern coast of Italy; four bodies have been recovered, and more than 400 people remain missing.

Those guys are so unlucky, thank goodness it wasn't me who died.

The fighting in Benghazi has intensified, with both sides using heavy weapons, including rocket launchers, resulting in more than 200 deaths today.

More than 400 people went missing after one ship sank.

Tens of thousands of troops fought fiercely in Benghazi for a day, but only 200 died.

Weren't those people who were directly hit by rocket artillery and whose bodies were completely destroyed human beings?

Weren't those people buried under the rubble human beings?

So if you don't see it, it doesn't exist, right?

Hummus Police Department is recruiting officers. Applicants must be between 18 and 45 years old, in good health, and receive excellent compensation. Interested parties please call Balabala.

Faris's gaze lingered on the phone number, his eyes growing increasingly intense.

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Qin Rui didn't think having more people was a good thing; he just felt annoyed.

Although the temple of the big boss has not been completed yet, several large loudspeakers have been set up, and divine songs are played every day.

Mia was used to it, but Qin Rui couldn't stand it.

Two municipal workers went to Tripoli and asked Ibrahim, who had just donated $5000 million to the city, to limit the volume of the loudspeakers to 60 decibels and not to disturb the residents without cause.

"No, this is our tradition!"

Ibrahim took a hard line.

"Listen, this isn't a discussion, it's the rule."

The staff became even more aggressive.

"Brother, I just donated $5000 million to the University of Tripoli, can't we turn the loudspeaker up a bit?"

Ibrahim hoped for leniency.

"This is not directed at you personally. Anyone living in Tripoli must abide by the relevant regulations of Tripoli."

The staff showed no leniency whatsoever.

Qin Rui only had two days of peace and quiet. On the morning of the third day, he was woken up again by the blaring of catchy tunes from the loudspeaker.

This time, there were no warnings. A large number of staff arrived, arrested Ibrahim, and forcibly halted construction at the site.

The Tripoli Environmental Quality Standards clearly stipulate that daytime noise levels exceeding 60 decibels in mixed commercial areas constitute a disturbance to residents.