Nairobi.
The citizens of Nairobi, who had braced themselves for a locust plague, ultimately discovered that they had worried for nothing. The government promptly disbanded the locust-control squads and restored normal production order.
That left the people of Nairobi somewhat disappointed. Why hadn't the locusts come? They had thought they could at least get their bodies moving!
If Ernst had learned what the Nairobi citizens truly thought, he would definitely have coughed up blood. You really didn't know the price of rice and firewood until you ran the household yourselves!
"I heard the locust plague was supposed to reach us? We prepared for so many days and never saw anything. Could it have been false news?" Stephen said in German tinged with an Italian accent.
"Haven't there been more locusts these past few days? So the plague definitely existed. It was just intercepted by the government, or so they said. Northern Province and Juba Province were hit badly, and the pastoral areas were attacked too. The workers delivering cotton said two days ago that even the northernmost cotton-producing regions suffered a little damage."
"I've been in Africa for so long that I thought this place would never suffer disasters! Looks like this isn't some paradise cut off from the world either."
"It's still better than Italy. Wars were so frequent in Italy, and life was hard. Coming to East Africa has made life much easier instead. We finish our work step by step and don't have to worry about making a living. Besides, is there any place that can avoid locust plagues? The Far East, the Americas, Europe, even Russia—they all face the threat of locusts," Chris said as he skillfully drew the spun thread.
"Chris is right. Luckily, the government wiped out the locust plague in time. If it