Zhu Tian: The Fiery Years Begin with Taking Qin Huairu as a Concubine

Chapter 373 Original Capital
Zhang Kaiwu handed the thing in his hand to Mrs. Hanoi and said:

"Ma'am! Take this and cut it up and put it on a plate. Here's some beer."

Mrs. Hanoi bent down to take it, bowed, and went to the kitchen to cut it with a knife.

The Hanoi sisters tried hard to lower their heads and not look at those things. The aroma of the braised chicken and steamed buns made their stomachs growl.

The half bowl of porridge I drank at dusk had long disappeared.

The two sisters took him to sit on the tatami, brought out something like a kang table, and put the beer on it.

A separate cup was brought.

The two sisters took another plate, put the buns on it, and lowered their heads not to look at them.

My sister picked up the palm-leaf fan and fanned him.

This was something the guests brought, not something they could covet.

Listening to their stomachs growling, Zhang Kaiwu said with a smile:

"Go get a few more cups. It's too hot and the room is stuffy. Come drink a beer with me to cool down."

The two sisters quickly ran to get three more cups. Zhang Kaiwu unscrewed the beer caps with his fingers and poured four cups of beer.

Mrs. Hanoi bent down to bring the braised chicken and was just about to leave and sit down nearby.

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Ma'am! I see you are all very hungry. Let's eat something and drink some beer together."

Under the bean-sized oil lamp, the braised chicken exuded a charming brown color. When she cut it just now, the smell made her hungry, and the growling sound in her stomach was too loud.

Mrs. Hanoi swallowed her saliva in surprise, bent down and whispered:

"Senser! Thank you. It's so rude of you to not have eaten for so long."

The Hanoi sisters also knelt down and bowed, whispering:
"Senser! Thank you!"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Nothing, come sit down!"

They knelt down, each of them picked up a steamed bun, slowly put it in their mouth, savoring the wheat aroma, and trying not to look at the chicken.

He picked up two chicken legs and gave one to each of the sisters. He also gave a piece of chicken to Mrs. Hanoi and said:

"You're welcome! These things are nothing to me. I can have them anytime I want."

They bowed to the ground again in gratitude, and said in exaggerated Ronnie voice:

"Senser! Thank you! Thank you! Excuse me, it smells so good, I need to start eating!"

"I'm going to start! Woohoo!"

Zhang Kaiwu rubbed the Hanoi sisters next to him, took off their coats, played with the little walnut that seemed to be there and not there, and said with a smile:
"Eat quickly! Only when you have a full stomach will you have the strength to work."

They tasted the chicken slowly, taking small bites for fear of being impolite, and secretly wiped their eyes from time to time.

The fragrant smell of braised chicken reminded them of the days of plenty many years ago.

At that time, it was not very difficult to eat meat.

Zhang Kaiwu ate a piece of chicken, took a sip of beer, and rubbed the two girls.

Looking at Mrs. Hanoi who did not forget to fan him while eating.

Zhang Kaiwu hugged the Hanoi sisters, and seeing that the atmosphere at the table was a bit depressing, he smiled and made a joke:
"Mrs. Hanoi! Your family is very warm and united. It reminds me of some places in Brazil where the mother-in-law has to monitor her son-in-law's ability to consummate the marriage and examine his endurance in advance."

"If the Brazilian mother-in-law is not satisfied with her son-in-law's efforts and feels that he cannot satisfy her daughter, she will drive him out and disagree with the marriage."

"Some mothers-in-law are particularly excessive. They take advantage of their daughters' beauty and constantly examine the young men who come to propose marriage to them."

Mrs. Hanoi immediately knelt down, bowed, and said sincerely:
"Senser! The Hanoi sisters won't let you down!"

Kawachi Kaori said nervously:

"Senser! We will work hard on our own and won't let you down!"

Noka Kawachi next to her also said while holding a steamed bun:

“We have the strength!”

Not interesting!
The pressure of life is so great that they no longer know how to joke.

Zhang Kaiwu rubbed them and said:

"Okay, eat quickly, I know you have the strength!"

The two sisters ate several pieces of chicken in a row, chewing the bones into their stomachs. Another sister ate two steamed buns, and when she felt that she had had enough, she stopped.

Kawachi Kaori took the fan and fanned him.

Zhang Kaiwu also ate and drank at the same time, taught them how to drink, and watched them busy themselves.

A light lick of affection!
Mrs. Hanoi was surprised and frightened, only to find that he was actually a 20-year-old man. While eating, he did not forget to teach them carefully and asked them to follow the direction.

Encourage them, sisters united in purpose can accomplish anything!

Zhang Kaiwu put his arm around Kawachi Noka and watched her singing the national anthem while crying.

woooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
It didn't take long before I was out of breath.

Kawachi Kaori looked at her sister anxiously, fearing that she would be beaten to death, and said bravely:

"Senser! It's my turn! My sister can't take it anymore."

It didn't take long before I was out of breath and could only whimper.

After a while, the younger sister was afraid that her elder sister was beaten to death.

Mrs. Hanoi was also scared, and she didn't care about drinking beer, and ran to mediate...

"Kawachi Kaori! Remember to smear some saliva! Relax a little, he is too long, you have to use softness to overcome hardness, you can't take it head-on..."

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Zhang Kaiwu looked at the family portrait hanging on the wall and the young officer in it.

Very warm!

This world is like this: things change over time.

Those who went out to burn, kill and loot with firm ambitions could not have known that their wives and children would have to compromise for two kilograms of rice.

Everything has its cause and effect. Knowing these things, can he still leave with a smile?!

The Hanoi sisters couldn't hold on any longer and all fainted.

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Ten o'clock the next morning!
The two poor sisters are still sleeping and they probably won’t wake up until the afternoon.

Zhang Kaiwu washed up, took the towel handed to him by Mrs. Hanoi, wiped himself, and was about to go out.

She was really busy at night. She washed his clothes overnight, dried them, and ironed them early in the morning.

Mrs. Hanoi tidied up his clothes, knelt down to put on his shoes, and when she saw him about to go out, she asked expectantly:

"Senser! You were awesome last night. The Hanoi sisters are so happy. Will you come over tonight?"

He was stunned for a moment and asked:
"Mrs. Hanoi! You work in a bar near the dock, and the Indians there are recruiting people. Why don't you let them apply for the jobs and leave? This country is finished, and there will be no development in the future."

"If you stay, you can only make a living by farming in the countryside. Do you still have any expectations? Do you think there will be factories and financial industries in the future and you can go to work!?"

Mrs. Hanoi said hesitantly:
"We haven't thought about it this way. If we are enemies, no one will forgive the other easily. We don't have any recruitment channels. The Indians don't want us because they are too small!"

She wiped her tears and continued helplessly:
"I work near the docks. I know that staying here means death. Those factories will be demolished by the Republic of Borneo sooner or later. But they don't want short women. I've seen many short women being rejected!"

Mrs. Hanoi didn't dare look at him, she looked at the ground and continued in a low voice: "Senser! Although you speak Japanese very well, I know you are Chinese from the Republic of Borneo, can you take them away? You are rich and it is easy for you to take them away, even if you take them to be servants and give them some leftovers."

Zhang Kaiwu asked curiously:

"I am indeed Chinese. How did you tell? Is it because of my figure?"

Mrs. Hanoi wiped her tears and said:

"Senser! No! You asked us to sit at the table to eat right away. This is too abnormal. Although the Japanese also let women sit at the table, they only serve them to drink and cheer them up. They won't let women sit at the table to eat before they are full."

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Mrs. Hanoi! You are very thoughtful! I will not leave today. Let's talk about it in the evening. If I am in a good mood, I will come back and take them away."

Mrs. Hanoi knelt on the ground and said:

"Senser! Come back early and be careful on the road."

"please!"

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Leaving the residential building here, Zhang Kaiwu walked on the street. In the distance, there was a commotion at the Tokyo Bank. A large group of people gathered there and shouted that it must have been done by the United States.

That gasoline barrel and the burnt car are both from the United States.

Even if I knew, what would I do?!

Several people in bright clothes were surrounded in the middle, thinking about their own things with gloomy faces and had no interest in discussing these things.

Zhang Kaiwu went to Tokyo and looked around. He found that the Tokyo Metro Shinkansen had stopped operating.

Nowadays, people travel mainly by legs and some by bicycle.

Zhang Kaiwu was walking on the road. In a place with few people, he took out the 28-inch bicycle that Chen Xueru bought for him and rode it slowly around.

The situation is better with large factories, such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Panasonic, etc., which can still maintain order, but all these factories have also stopped operations.

Not to mention the small affiliated factories, whose doors were closed everywhere.

Everywhere was dead silent, and the acquaintances that passers-by met on the street were all whispering about going to Europe to work and leaving here.

Everything was going on according to Zhang Kaiwu's plan. Many people might have seen his idea of ​​de-industrializing Japan, but what's the point! ?

Is there anyone who can come out to defend and oppose? All the people from the United States have fled and started building a large defense system for Midway Island.

In this great era, the only thing that truly smart people can think of is preparing to run away and use the capital to find a way out for their family.

At this time, the disadvantages of the island country were reflected. They had nowhere to escape and were directly wiped out.

Although these factories, big and small, are very advanced, Zhang Kaiwu actually doesn't need them. He plans to package them together with the technology and resell them to Longguo. This place is also close to Longguo, and they need too many things anyway.

There are thousands of factories engaged in steel, energy, processing, machinery, and automobiles here. This is actually a complete industrial system production line.

The value is immeasurable. Although Longguo has no money now, it will have money one day in the future.

It’s just that I don’t have money, so what’s the big deal?

Zhang Kaiwu also went to see their crappy shrine and the imperial palace not far away, which were both wooden structures.

There were not many people around, only a few bodyguards hanging around, looking coldly at the people passing by.

Maybe the people in Tokyo were too hungry to have the strength, or maybe they were the ones who brought the disaster, so few people went in to visit! ?

I wonder if those weirdos who married close relatives in the palace are starving now. Did he marry his own Yimoto? ?

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At noon, he came to a park. It was well-maintained and there was not a single blade of grass on the ground. It was probably all pulled out by people like the Hanoi sisters.

There are only a few completely inedible poisonous species left of the leaves. For the rest, not only are there no leaves, but even no bark. All the thin branches have been plucked out to make porridge.

This scene was exactly the same as what he had seen in Qinjiatun before. The village was surrounded by bare earthy yellow soil, and there was nothing left in the surrounding land except crops.

When food was not guaranteed, even grass was a luxury and people had to run several kilometers to the mountains to collect firewood.

Otherwise, why would everyone go to the cornfield to destroy the crops? It is because there is really no other place to hide the two white people.

Fortunately, Zhang Kaiwu was not here to pull weeds, nor was he here to help the widow collect firewood. After putting away his bicycle, he ran to a pavilion by the water and sat down.

There is a staircase next to the pavilion, which is deliberately built in a winding manner leading to the water's edge, where you can wash your hands.

The short distance of three meters was turned into a five-meter staircase, showing the master's skill in space utilization.

Except for the lack of green, everything else in this park is very nice. It is probably designed by a famous designer.

Zhang Kaiwu walked into the pavilion and sat down. He took out some braised meat, buns and a few bottles of beer, ready to fill his stomach for a while.

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About twenty meters away, four Japanese girls dressed like college students were walking slowly towards them from the lake, carrying baskets.

They all wore short-sleeved white shirts and black and red plaid skirts, which are standard attire for female college students at the University of Tokyo in Japan.

Each of them held a wooden sword, probably to protect themselves from wolves.

Looking at them, you can tell they are experts in hunting in the wild. Wild vegetables by the lake always grow faster because of the water.

As long as you come early enough every morning, you can always grab some.

They had a good harvest. Each of them got a handful of green, no-label products. Two girls even had a few precious little snails in their baskets.

A tall girl is the best among them. There is a breathtaking curve in the depression of her chest, a curvy figure, and a beauty comparable to Huairu, and her face is even more pure.

She had her hair in a high ponytail and was holding a wooden sword upside down in her hand, looking as heroic as a swordsman in a cartoon.

The girls next to them were almost pretty, and they were all centered around the tall girl.

This is a characteristic of Japan. There are always small groups on campus, all of which are centered around the best people in the school, and everyone wants to achieve something by her or him.

This caste system is somewhat different from that in India, as this one is based on ability and appearance.

Of course it has something to do with the family in peacetime, but now that everything is fair, women can only rely on their original capital.

Several girls chattered:

"Mieko! You are so smart! It turns out there are so many wild vegetables by the lake in the morning, and they are very tender!"

"Mieko! With your looks and academic performance, you are the best in the school. You are also the president of our women's kendo club. So many people pursued you in the past, but you looked down on them. Why don't you apply for a job as an employee of the Republic of Borneo?"

"Fortunately, you didn't agree to the pursuit of the student union president before. Now the opportunity to leave here has come. You are so smart and beautiful that you will definitely be hired. Then you can leave this place and enjoy your life."

"Those who go to Europe to work have too easy conditions. I feel that those who go to the Republic of Borneo are the right way, but the requirements are too high."

Mieko smiled and said confidently:
"I thought the same thing. I've been thinking about it for a few days and I might apply for the job soon. You can get the job too, but I feel they have bad intentions. The Indian girls looked at us as if we were a commodity."

The girls chattered:

"Mieko! If you really go, you will definitely be able to get the job. You must help us. It's better than staying here hungry and waiting to die!"

"I still think that going to Europe is not as good as going to Borneo. This is very obvious. The requirements to go to Borneo are too high. If it is a place with such high requirements, it must be a place with good treatment."

"You're right! That depends on whether you can apply for the job. I heard that Mayumi Hui, the cold school girl in the Foreign Languages ​​Department, who is as famous as you, has been hired for a job in the Republic of Borneo. She gave her family 20 kilograms of food coupons on the spot."

"And she can also eat work meals on the ship, both meat and vegetables are free. She helps the Indians recruit personnel and does odd jobs there, and she is paid eight Borneo dollars. Now she is waiting to set off."

"Do you know how much eight Borneo coins are worth? It can buy a hundred kilograms of food near the dock!! Or thirty kilograms of meat! Other banknotes are simply useless and no one will accept them."

"Ah! One hundred kilograms of food! That's a lot of wages!? The guy going to Europe only has two kilograms of food coupons."

"Do any of you know Mayumi Hui? We can use our classmate relationship to ask her for help!"

"Forget it! Many people went to ask her for help, even among her classmate's female friends, she only wanted the prettiest one. Others went to look for her, but she was so cold that she didn't even want to take their information! How abominable!"

"Mayumi Hui is so powerful. She didn't even go to help her friends. People like her won't have a good ending."

(End of this chapter)