And of course the local people had absolutely no interest in doing that, so we paid them to come and work, and sometimes they would show up. (Laughter) And we were amazed that the local people, in such a fertile valley, would not have any agriculture.
por supuesto, las personas  no estaban en absoluto interesadas en hacer aquello, por lo que les  pagábamos para venir a trabajar, y algunas veces, ellos no acudían. (Risas) Estábamos asombrados de que los locales, en tan fértil valle, no hubiesen tenido agricultura.