Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1149 Westley's Wish

The taverns on the commercial street are run by cooperatives, but the commercial street itself is open. Under the slogan of "open the door to find business opportunities", the commercial street has always been the most valued business project of the Ministry of Colonial and Trade.During the day, the street door is open: fishermen, merchants, sailors, natives... can all come to the commercial street for shopping and consumption, and it is a place with complicated personal flow.

Xu Xu immediately informed him to call the company commander of the service company, and asked him to conduct a detailed investigation of the interpersonal relationship around Zhang Yanniu, to investigate what happened to him recently, what he said, where he often went, and what kind of people in the local area. People interact closely.He took a few people to the commercial street by himself.

There are not many alcohol consumption places on the commercial street. There are only two small hotels, three or four tea and food stalls, and a store run by a cooperative.Xu Xu found out that Zhang Yanniu had been drinking in a small hotel that afternoon without much effort.During this period, I changed several drinking buddies.

This small hotel is privately owned. The owner migrated from Beigang and rented a shop from the Kaohsiung City Government to open a hotel and also sell meals.The wine is rum and fruit wine purchased from the cooperative store here, and then sold to customers after being mixed with water. Of course, the price is also very cheap, as for one-third of the hotel opened by the cooperative.

In addition to being cheap, the same attractive feature of this small hotel is oyster omelette.The shop owner put up a stove at the entrance of the shop, making and selling it every day. The business is very hot, attracting a large number of customers.Even every time a Dutch ship arrives at the port, sailors from Southeast Asia and Europe come to eat this.

The wine is cheap and the food is delicious, which makes the hotel have a lot of traffic.As soon as Xu Xu saw the crowds—the tables were placed all the way to the street—he knew that this investigation would not be easy.

He showed his ID with someone, and quickly confirmed from the clerk that Zhang Yanniu had indeed been here: he was a frequent visitor here. Are they immigrants from southern Fujian, Taiwanese natives or foreign sailors.

As for who his drinking buddies were, the buddy couldn't remember.There are people coming and going in the commercial street, and boats come in and out every day.It was impossible for him to know everyone except the few who were here regularly.

Li Ke was slightly disappointed, he knew that the most laborious and boring "investigation" stage had begun at this stage of the case.To put it simply, find out everyone who is related to Zhang Yanniu, and investigate their background and activities on the day of the crime one by one.

The commercial street in the twilight is extraordinarily lively.Sailors of all colors, soldiers of the army and navy, merchants from Beigang and the mainland, fishermen, residents of indigenous tribes, prostitutes from Japanese villages... Shuttle between the streets and alleys.

Westley and Priest Dermot accompanied Cretia and Zhong Xiaoying on the streets of the port.Although the commercial street is not prosperous, it has a much more commercial atmosphere than Zeelandia City.Zhong Xiaoying took Cretia to visit the Kaohsiung branch of the cooperative that women like.

The Kaohsiung branch was seized by Li Mei herself, with the purpose of attracting small traders from the coast of Fujian to come to Kaohsiung to trade.The Kaohsiung branch is also responsible for import and export trade with the Dutch, so it is quite large: a small two-story building with overhanging eaves, large glass windows, a variety of "Australian goods", and middle-aged waitresses wearing green cloth Hanfu dresses Opening his voice, he solicited customers with a southern accent.Of course, there are also a few North Korean security forces with big sticks and big hats.Foreign sailors and local natives often caused troubles in the local area because of alcoholism.

Zhong Xiaoying took Cretia to the cooperative to pick out some clothing materials as gifts——the day when the Bangkut brothers and sisters return to the senior staff is in a week.

Cretia didn't choose silk, which can be bought in other places, but she chose high-count cotton and linen blended fabrics shipped from Lingao.This kind of high-end clothing material woven by Lingao Textile Factory was originally only available to veterans and some naturalized people, but now it is beginning to be supplied to the market on a small scale.Because the material is crisp, breathable and sweat-absorbent, it is very popular.

The cotton and linen knitted socks produced by the garment factory also aroused her great interest.In fact, she wants to buy many things in this store, but Bangkut works in a company known for being stingy and ruthless to its employees. A little money, but after all, it is something that is not on the table.As his daughter, she has very little money at her disposal.I had no choice but to pick up one, looked at the price, and thought about it for a long time before putting it down reluctantly.So repeated tossing.Zhong Xiaoying also enthusiastically followed to help the staff. The two women started to watch from the first floor, and it has been an hour since they reached the second floor.

Westerly was also in high spirits at the beginning, but after a long time, it became boring. In order to avoid the "seduction of the world", Priest Dermot never wandered around in the store, so the two sat in the rest area on the first floor .The rest area is next to the large glass window, which can clearly see the scenery on the street.Some rattan tables and chairs were arranged, a few pots of green potted plants were placed, and some cold drinks and tea were also sold for people to rest.But ordinary people seldom pay attention to it, and it is empty inside.

Priest Dermot is well-known in Kaohsiung—in particular, he also painted several decorative oil paintings for the cooperative. In order to keep his "soul pure", he refused to receive payment.The bathroom co-op had him on the guest list, and a waiter brought him two iced teas as soon as he sat down.

Priest Dermot once struggled with whether iced tea is a "enjoyment that seduces the flesh".However, the other priests had no remorse about this, and he did not find the relevant Pope's decree—black tea was a unique product of Lingao in the world at that time, and the Pope had no way of expressing his opinion.

Whether you are in Lingao or Kaohsiung, sitting down and drinking a cold drink with a slightly sweet aftertaste and bittersweetness is indeed refreshing.

The two drank cold slightly sweet black tea, and Westley began to excitedly talk about all the stories about how he and Dr. Zhong installed the big clock these days. The various appliances and parts on the big clock gave him endless reverie.

"It's really unbelievable!" Westley sipped his black tea and talked about his feelings endlessly. The priest kept a humble smile and listened seriously.It was not until Westley came to an end that he warned the young people in a persuasive tone, not to be confused by all kinds of novelty things, but to serve God sincerely.

Just as they were talking about these religious sermons, Zhong Xiaoying and Kretia came over with flushed faces and dripping with sweat, carrying several large and small straw bags.Zhong Xiaoying told him to send ice tea again.As soon as the woman came, she talked more, and Cretia excitedly displayed all kinds of "Australian goods" bought here.

Westley is not very interested in these Australian products. During the days at the clock tower construction site, he has become more and more admiring of Australian science, and he feels that he has discovered a whole new world.When he and Huygens were chatting a few days ago, he found that Mr. Huygens had the same opinion.For this reason, Mr. Huygens also wrote several poems to express his feelings.

"Sister, I feel a little regretful about leaving here." Westley said, "I really want to continue studying with Dr. Zhong here. I heard that he will go to the wildling's territory soon..."

When Cretia heard that he wanted to go to the "land of the savages" again, she couldn't help thinking of the past when Westerly slipped out of the city alone in Batavia to go into the wilderness for "investigation", and was almost eaten by a crocodile.

She hurriedly followed suit: "Didn't you want to go to Japan for a long time? We will go to Japan as soon as we arrive in Dayuan."

As soon as Westley thought about going to Japan, he stopped talking about staying in Kaohsiung. He turned to Zhong Xiaoying again:

"Miss Zhong, is there a university in Lingao?"

"University?" Zhong Xiaoying was stunned for a moment, she knew what university was - Zhong Lishi told her.Of course there are no universities in Lingao, but you can't lose your prestige in front of foreigners, and immediately say: "Yes, there are several universities in Lingao."

This bragging is too big, and Westley also felt a little unconvinced, so Zhong Xiaoying had no choice but to brag: "My father is a professor at Taibai University. Taibai University specializes in astronomy, timing and mechanics. There is also Desi University, There are law, literature and art, and shipbuilding majors; there are also Niaoren Medical University, Nanhai Agricultural University..."

With an idea, she casually used the names of the elders to fabricate a few universities, which made Westley a little confused.But in Europe, universities are definitely a rarity. There are quite a few universities in the Netherlands, but having one university or "prestige school" in a city is already very remarkable, let alone having several universities in a city-it is simply unheard of.

Zhong Xiaoying was talking nonsense, when she suddenly saw a priest sitting next to her, she thought, "No, let me tell you!" This John Dermot came from Lingao.Immediately, he hurriedly added a sentence: "However, these universities only accept the Senate as the most loyal and reliable naturalized people, and outsiders generally don't know it." He said and gave the poor priest a hard look.He swallowed the words of Dermot, an honest priest, abruptly.

Westley didn't notice the change in Zhong Xiaoying's expression at this moment. Hearing that these universities "only accept the Senate as the most loyal and reliable naturalized people", he couldn't help showing disappointment.

"So you don't accept foreign students?"

Zhong Xiaoying thought that you were going to force me to death.There is no such university, so there are no foreign students.But he said calmly: "I don't know about this. It will be decided after a meeting of the Senate. However, even if you want to study abroad, your Chinese level is too poor-there is no need for German classes there."

"It doesn't matter, I can learn it." Westley said immediately, "You see, I know a lot of Chinese these days. I'm not boasting, our sister and brother are strong at learning languages."

　The so-called "famous school" is a kind of university in the Netherlands at that time.At that time, the Netherlands established a monopoly on the title of "university" because the universities established earlier, so those established later can only be called "famous schools".

　　The Dutch universities in the [-]th century were relatively famous, mainly because they were less disturbed by religion.

　　
　
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