Seeing Helen buying nearly a week's worth of food in one go, Amani said subconsciously: "It's too much. I won't be able to carry it alone."
Helen said angrily: "It's already dark, and you still plan to go back alone."
Amani was immediately speechless.
"Okay, that's all for now, just think of it as my gift to Edward and Wenry."
Helen called a rickshaw and pulled Amani, who was bewildered and holding a large bag of food, aboard.
"Let's go, I'll take you back!"
As bicycles became more popular, Chester gained a reputation, and with the introduction of the human-powered tricycle, it immediately became a new means of transportation in Chester.
Compared with public carriages, many people still choose human-powered tricycles to travel, and it has even become the favorite means of transportation for the middle class.
It's cheaper than a private carriage and has independent space, which is better than a public carriage.
Of course Amani had also ridden a rickshaw, but she was carrying so much food, and they were just two women, so they might be robbed when they left the thorny neighborhood.
Mahler, the driver of the rickshaw, originally heard that it was still two blocks away. It was also night and he didn't plan to pick up the passengers, but when he saw it was Mrs. Helen, he nodded quickly.
"Okay! Mrs. Helen."
Today, there are dozens of human-powered tricycle operating companies in Chester, many of which were founded by employees of the Raytheon Group. Mahler is a driver at Berestow.
Just from the name, you can tell that this Beresto car dealership is closely related to the Beresto Lighting Company.
It was Lukaku's wife who suggested that in order to be close to the big tree of Thor Group, they decided to use the name Beresto. Of course, Lukaku also roped in Helen and his wife to invest in it, but at that time Parks' economy was a little tight.
, and didn’t like the business of the tricycle shop, so he refused.
Helen was naturally very happy to buy shares. Anyway, she had so much money that she had nowhere to put it. Her deposit in Landsworth Bank had already exceeded 10,000 yuan, making her a truly rich woman.
As the tricycle drove out of the thorny neighborhood, a security squad riding a war horse and carrying a rifle appeared behind the tricycle. The squad leader was a fourth-level senior swordsman.
Amani subconsciously glanced at the cavalry around him and swallowed.
Helen seemed to know what Amani was thinking, and explained: "These are my guards. They are on standby on weekdays. They will only follow me when I want to go out."
Amani was very surprised by Helen's current status. Before the war started, she knew that Helen was the general manager of Beresto Lighting Company and had a very high income.
At that time, Amani would invite Helen for afternoon tea from time to time, but he did not expect that he would now be treated as a privileged class like a guard.
"Helen, I want to find a job that doesn't require too much money, as long as it can meet our family's daily food needs." Amani whispered.
Helen said generously: "Okay! I will arrange a job for you and Luke, but the remaining work will be very hard now. I don't know if Luke can bear it."
Amani was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.
"Certainly possible!"
"Um!"
Back at Helen's residence, the original doors and windows had long been firmly nailed with wooden boards to prevent thieves from breaking in. Chester was a high-incidence period for crime at night.
When Luke saw Amani coming back, the look of nervousness on his face immediately changed to surprise.
"Great, you are finally back."
But then I saw Amani carrying a large bag of food and Helen carrying a small bag of white bread.
"Helen!"
Luke shouted unexpectedly.
"Long time no see, it seems your situation is not good!"
Luke scratched the back of his head, not knowing how to answer. The two brothers, Winry and Edward, ran over happily. In the evening, they only allowed them to fill their stomachs a little, and soon they became hungry again.
"Mom, you're back!"
"Wow, that's a lot of food."
The two children were immediately delighted.
Helen stretched out her hand to rub the two children's faces. Their faces were still clean and obviously thinner than before the war.
At the dining table, Helen accompanied the Amani family of four to have dinner.
"Your situation is like this, why don't you come to me."
Luke hesitated to speak: "I have looked for Parks..."
Needless to say, Helen also knew the rest, and Parks refused to help the Amanis.
"Go to Beresto Lighting Company to report at eight o'clock tomorrow. However, Raytheon Group has rules and immediate family members are not allowed to work in the same company. Luke, I will arrange for you to be the manager of Beresto Tricycle Company. There is a need for an experienced person.
Manager, but the salary is not as high as what you used to do at Sila Foreign Trade Company."
Helen said bluntly: "Also, the Raytheon Group has many rules. I will tell you about these tomorrow."
"Okay! We know how to do it."
Dinner was very simple and didn't take too long. The main reason was that there were many material controls. The Amani couple, who had no income, didn't have any extra money to buy kerosene, so they turned off the lights early.
After sending Helen away, Luke said solemnly: "Amani, you went to Beresto Lighting Company, you have to protect yourself."
Amani looked confused and asked: "With Helen here, what danger am I in?"
Luke's face was complicated and he said: "It's not Helen, it's Amuro Ray Cremon, the major shareholder behind Beresto Lighting Company."
"People in the circle say that Mr. Amuro is a wife maniac. You also know that Helen and Parks have been separated for a long time, and it seems to be related to that Amuro."
Amani was immediately shocked. The recent life pressure made her breathless, so she subconsciously did not pay attention to these things.
"Now is not the time to consider this issue. Our first consideration is how to survive and how to raise our children. Don't worry, after I go to Beresto Lighting Company, I will try to avoid Mr. Amuro."
Luke showed a helpless expression.
"It can only be the."
Compared to the couple who were worried about whether they would be unspoken by Amuro after going to work at Beresto Lighting Company, Helen was thinking about the food distribution issue in Chester.
The nobles and wealthy businessmen tightly held the grain reserves in their hands and sold a little bit at a high price every day, deliberately creating this situation of food shortage and constantly exploiting the only wealth in the hands of the people and the middle class.
"It's really abominable."
Helen cursed and jumped into a carriage that came to pick her up.
Amuro Academy of Magic, in the dean's office.
Aslan's pen while reviewing documents suddenly stopped. A translucent figure came in, put down a letter, and then left quietly.
Aslan opened the letter slowly and looked at it. After a moment, he let out a slight sigh and his expression became extremely serious.