"Wesley!"
Once again, Amicia woke up from a nightmare. Once again, she dreamed of her husband and that he died on the battlefield.
Thinking of her missing husband, just as tears fell from Amicia's eyes, her daughter's words interrupted her thoughts.
"Mom, I'm so hungry..."
Looking at her young daughter's longing eyes, Amicia forced a smile and said.
"Baby, when it gets dark, mom will go buy milk, okay? I'll make sure you're full by then. Can you take a nap first?"
"Well, okay, I will sleep well."
Watching her daughter fall asleep again, Amicia thought to herself.
"Must find a job today!"
Only by finding a job can she support her daughter.
…
Even after the city's blockade is over, the lives of ordinary people are not easy. Although most shops in the city have reopened, ordinary citizens are still in extremely short supply of daily necessities. This is not because of lack of supplies, but because citizens have taken out banknotes.
When buying something, you will always be rejected by the merchant.
"Sarento took away the silver pesos from all the banks. The bankers ran away. Paper money is nothing but waste paper!"
Of course, it is not all waste paper, at least not "Nanhua coupons". The Nanhua coupons paid by soldiers when shopping are the same hard currency in Buenos Aires as silver pesos and other gold and silver coins, because Nanhua coupons can be purchased at official designated stores.
Food, cloth and other various daily necessities were purchased from suppliers. Although those products were basically produced in Nanhua, no one had the capital to choose at this time.
At the same time, in front of the closed doors of every government-run, private and foreign bank, groups of citizens who could not get money or exchange for silver coins were wandering in confusion and despair. Some of them were well-dressed, some of them were in shabby clothes.
, but what is certain is that now they are all facing the same dilemma - no money!
The rich carrying a pile of bank notes were like ordinary people, wearing hats and staring blankly at the South China soldiers who were eating barbecue and drinking corn whiskey, but they themselves were hungry.
For the citizens of Buenos Aires, every South China soldier is a walking treasure trove. In order to prevent their families from starving, people will take out their home woolen coats, pocket watches and other goods. The soldiers treat them
He seems to be quite interested. A woolen coat that is 80% to 90% new can often only be sold for one or two yuan. The same goes for pocket watches. Jewelry such as gold rings and necklaces can be sold for a little more, but businessmen will work hard.
Due to price reduction, "Deville Silver" jewelry worth dozens of pesos can only be sold for a few silver pesos or a few dollars of Nanhua coupons.
"I just want a job."
Alicia put her messy hair beside her ears. With an empty stomach, she endured hunger and thought as she walked.
Her husband is a captain, and she lives a life without worries about food and clothing, but now? She is enduring hunger, and the same is true for her daughter. In the past month or so, in order to make ends meet, she has become a pawn
Everything.
But now she was penniless and could no longer afford bread. Thinking of her young daughter calling "Mom" when she was hungry, she felt heartbroken. She once again cast her sights ahead and walked forward along the sidewalk. After a while,
Soon she smelled the pungent smell of cheap corn whiskey. There were many tawdry and revealing women near the park. They were wearing colorful and extremely revealing dresses. Even though it was morning, they all looked the same.
They looked half drunk and half awake. Without exception, their arms were holding the soldiers in green military uniforms. The same was true for most of the soldiers.
Among the group of people, Alicia saw a woman with long gray hair hanging loosely on her shoulders.
It's her!
It was Cosette. When she was in her early thirties, she was the wife of a major. But now? She was leaning on the South China soldier and laughing wildly. Her skirt was off the shoulders. She looked even more debauched than the most dissolute prostitute. Who
Can you imagine that she was once the wife of a high-ranking major?
In Buenos Aires, many military wives have lost their livelihoods. In order to maintain their families' livelihoods, they can only do the jobs they despised in the past. Of course, some people will look for an officer or soldier.
By becoming his regular lover, you are actually using your body in exchange for food for yourself and your family.
Cosette saw Alicia. Her beautiful and somewhat blurred eyes were looking straight at Alicia, seeming to be tempting her.
"Come on, come on, as long as you put down your reserve, you can eat enough and let your daughter drink milk, as long as..."
As long as I go there, there will be something to eat. As she walked towards Cosette like a ghost, Alicia saw a restaurant across the street with a long queue at the door. The sign of the restaurant had square characters written on it.
The soldiers queuing up outside were speaking words she didn't understand. The small tables inside and outside the restaurant were all filled with guests, all of whom were South China soldiers. A middle-aged man in his forties or fifties was busy there,
He even walked with a limp.
He must need to hire someone!
Without thinking, Alicia walked straight over, looked at the middle-aged boss who was busy cutting meat and serving soup, and said.
"Do you need to hire help?"
"What did you say?"
Lai Zi, who was so busy that he was a little dizzy, could not understand what the foreign woman said at all.
Although Lai Zi came to Nanhua a few years ago, he had been working on a railway construction site. Three years ago, the tunnel collapsed while digging a tunnel, and his leg was broken.
After his legs healed, he became a disabled person. But the company did not dislike him and arranged a very easy job for him.
But Lai Zi was not willing to be fed by the company like a useless person. This war allowed him to see some opportunities. A month ago, he resigned from the construction site and relied on the skills he learned as a cook in his hometown to work here.
Opened a beef soup restaurant.
Buenos Aires is a big place, but there is no Chinese restaurant. In addition to the food in the barracks, the soldiers can only go to restaurants opened by locals if they want to eat. After noticing this, Laizi opened this restaurant
The beef soup immediately attracted many soldiers, and people lined up to patronize this small shop every day.
Although he is very busy, Lai Zi feels that this is his life. It is too boring to be fed by the company like a useless person.
"You bitch, don't stand here in the way..."
Raiko said in a rough voice.
"I can, I can..."
Alicia gestured with the bowl, even took the initiative to clear the table, and then looked at the boss flatteringly.
Seeing this, Lai Zi understood that this foreign woman was here to work. He, who was already too busy, actually planned to find someone, but he didn't speak Spanish. It was good, someone came to the door.
"Then just do it here first!"
Although she couldn't understand the language, Alicia still understood that the other party had given her a chance. In the following time, she started working in the store, clearing the table and washing dishes. Although she had no time to spare, after the day's work,
To her surprise, the short, fat boss in front of her not only gave her a salary of 2 cents, but also gave her a piece of beef. Then he said to the woman.
"Take the meat back to your family. If you want to work, come here early tomorrow."
Early the next morning, before the store opened, Alicia came to the store. When the store door opened, she smiled at the boss and said.
"I am coming."
"Um,"
Laizi nodded and said.
"Let's do it here from now on."
In the following days, Alicia has been busy in the store, but in just half a month, she learned to speak a few simple Chinese words. She was even able to speak a few simple words in Lai Zi.
This chapter has been completed!