In the early morning, Eva woke up from her sleep hungry.
After getting up, she walked out of the room and stood at the stair railing on the second floor. What came into view was the empty living room - where she ran and played as a child, and as a girl she lay on the back of the stair railing, secretly playing
I watched the adults dance and looked forward to the moment when I would "appear in the dance".
On her sixteenth birthday, her father finally held an "introduction ball" for her, which also marked her entry into the social circle of Buenos Aires.
From that day on, this gorgeous living room meant even more to her. She had danced, dined, flirted, and watched with jealousy how her friends greeted the smile of the man she loved.
.
But what about now?
The broken crystal chandelier still hung high, the oil paintings on the wall were either snatched away or cut open with knives. Furniture such as sofas and tables and even the curtains were swept away by the robbers——
When the city fell, many wealthy people's houses in the city were looted.
The servants all over the house had gone somewhere long ago, and now she was the only one left in the empty mansion. Even now, she still remembers that a few soldiers came here a few days ago, and they were there
Trying to break into the house, she shouted desperately to stop them.
This is the only thing she has left. Her father and brothers were either killed on the battlefield, or their whereabouts are unknown on the battlefield. She must keep her home and wait for their return.
She had even imagined various possibilities, maybe being ravaged by those villains from South China, but she couldn't care so much.
Fortunately, those people were civilized and left after learning that she was the owner of the house.
Now it seems that she is undoubtedly lucky - in the past few days, the empty houses of her neighbors have either been sealed or occupied by Nanhua officers.
They are a group of villains who took away the houses of kind-hearted Buenos Aires people!
Eva said this in her heart, but soon she was no longer in the mood to blame those people. She was facing an experience she had never had before - hunger!
Like now, she hasn't eaten for two days.
"It seems that we can only go out and find something to eat!"
Eva said to herself,
Her stomach was already empty. Although she was hungry, she was not confused. She found a basket in the kitchen, and then found the whiskey that had survived the robbers' robbery from the underground wine cellar, then put it in the basket and walked out.
.
These whiskeys are sure to fetch some bread in the market.
While walking on the road, Eva would always cast her eyes on the sealed houses. Those magnificent houses had been requisitioned by the occupying forces.
Along the way, when encountering occupying troops, she would always lower her head. As she walked towards the market, the heavy baskets along the way almost broke her arms.
Eva, who had an empty stomach and was extremely hungry, felt that she didn't even have much strength anymore. Despite this, her heart was full of grievances. She was born to be served, but now she looked like this, in ragged clothes.
Hungry, he took his whiskey to the market to exchange for food.
Even a beggar is nothing more than that!
Food! Food!
As she walked towards the market, the food she had eaten in the past always appeared in her mind, such as the smell of barbecue, the fragrance of French bread, and the milky fragrance of steak fried in butter.
All of this made her taste buds tingle and her saliva flow, while her stomach beat again.
On the way to the market, she also made a special trip to the bank. The door of the bank was still closed, but even so, there were many people in front of the bank. Seeing this, she comforted herself.
"The bank will open soon. When it opens, everything will be fine."
Although her home was attacked by robbers, they did not steal the bank deposit certificates. As long as the bank is open, she can immediately get rid of her current embarrassment.
Soon, she arrived at the market. In the market, there were men, women, and even some soldiers, those villains from South China, who were also buying things there.
"Whiskey, I have the best English whiskey here..."
She opened her mouth, but when she wanted to shout, she couldn't. She just stood there alone. Maybe someone saw her embarrassment and saw the whiskey in her basket and asked.
"Are you selling this whiskey?"
"Yes sir, they are all fine English whiskey."
"Thirty pesos, I want all these bottles of whiskey."
Thirty pesos was a lot. Eva just felt that she had met a good person and she had sold the wine as soon as she arrived here.
God bless, this is all going well.
She nodded repeatedly and said.
"Well, sir, you are such a good man!"
"Is paper money okay?"
"sure……"
After receiving the thirty-peso note, Eva even gave the basket to the other party.
Okay, now you can go buy some food.
Just when she was happily going to buy some bread, the old woman on the side looked at her and said.
"Girl, do you know you have been cheated?"
"What?"
"No one wants banknotes now, they are just like waste paper!"
What!
Just waste paper?
Eva was instantly confused.
"That's impossible, sir, sir..."
At this moment, the figure of that person could still be seen there. When Eva took the banknotes and wanted to buy something, she was rejected one after another. She held a few banknotes in her hand and murmured.
"How could this happen? How could this happen..."
During the war, no one wanted banknotes, no matter whether they were banknotes issued by private banks or official banks, and now these banks are still closed, and only silver coins or gold coins can be used in the market.
And now what she got was just a few worthless pieces of paper.
"God, how could you treat me like this!"
douchebag!
Those damn liars are the real villains!
As she staggered down the street, a feeling of despair welled up in Eva's heart. With an empty stomach, she only had one thought in her mind, wanting to eat. She had been hungry for two days, and now her mind was full of thoughts.
It's food.
The hunger that she had never experienced before made Eva's eyes filled with tears. She tried not to cry out, but the tears still fell down.
"God, why are you torturing me like this..."
Just as she was walking and letting her tears fall, Zhou Yan, who was chatting with his comrades on the roadside, saw this young and beautiful girl. Although she looked haggard, she was very beautiful.
He looks like he's eighteen or nineteen years old.
Judging from the tears on her face, she must have encountered something difficult.
"Zhou Yan, you are looking at... this woman is so beautiful!"
The comrades followed Zhou Yan's gaze, and when their eyes lit up, they gave Zhou Yan an idea.
"Zhou Yan, look at her appearance. She must be starving. Hurry up and get a box of cans. Maybe you can get a woman today..."
In today's Buenos Aires, it is very cheap to get a woman. You don't need to spend money. You only need a box of cans or a pack of cigarettes, and you can sleep with a woman. Hungry women
In order to support themselves and their families, they always do some unexpected things.
In the words of some soldiers, they would even use the word "opening a can" to describe those women.
"Brother, if you don't go, I will go over and open the can."
The words of the comrades immediately caused laughter.
"Don't talk nonsense, this girl definitely doesn't look like an ordinary girl."
Zhou Yan was talking, thought for a while, grabbed the bread on the table, and walked directly towards the girl.
Eva, who was crying while walking, suddenly heard footsteps and saw someone stopping her. It turned out to be a South China soldier. What did he want to do?
Her eyes were full of hostility as she stared at him.
"You must be starving!"
Zhou Yan took out a piece of bread wrapped in paper and said in not fluent Spanish.
"This is for you, and there is a can."
Looking at the bread and the can with square characters written on it, Eva stared at him, looking at the sincere look on his face.
"You, what do you want to do?"
Eva looked at this evil man with vigilance - no, it was a soldier.
"What?"
Zhou Yan looked at the girl and said.
"I just think you need food. Don't get me wrong. I don't... want it."
What are you thinking?
Trade canned food for a night of sleep with her?
What he wants is not just that. In fact, many of his comrades around him want more than that.
When Zhou Yan didn't know how to explain, Eva looked at the cans and bread in her hands, then at the soldier, and then said as if she had made up her mind.
"Can you take me home?"
"What?"
Zhou Yan looked at the girl in front of him in confusion. Did she want me to take him home?
"I just don't want to go alone."
Eva pouted and said.
"I don't know if you can understand what I'm saying, but I just don't want to go alone. It's really hard to be alone."
Eva said as she walked. Zhou Yan followed her silently, listening to the girl's complaints quietly.
Of course, he couldn't understand many words at all. After all, his Spanish was only able to understand a few simple sentences.
But for Eva, she just hopes that there is someone who can accompany her and listen to her. These days, she has been facing all this alone, and now she feels really tired.
The two of them walked slowly like this until they got home. Eva turned around and looked at the soldiers beside her and said.
"I know there must be many women who want to be your lover. I saw a lot of them on the road. Do you have one?"
"What?"
Zhou Yan didn't understand what she was saying at all.
Seeing that he didn't understand, Eva continued to ask.
"So do you think I'm beautiful?"
"you're so beautiful!"
Zhou Yan answered seriously,
"Well, if you have time tomorrow, come and ask me out! By the way, can you give me a perfume?"
perfume?
You can find them in military welfare stores for only a dime...
Looking at the girl in front of him, Zhou Yan nodded quickly and said.
"Okay, I'll come over tomorrow."
After the soldiers left, Eva glanced at the food in her hand. Her expression became a little complicated. She never thought that one day she would do it for food... But she was really hungry!
This chapter has been completed!