Coincidentally, Melvin Angel's family of seven is holding a family meeting. Unlike the Franz family, their family's financial situation is much better.
Although I still can't afford to buy a house, I can rent an 80-square-meter house in the city. At least I don't have to squeeze into a resettlement site.
"Dad, are you really going to apply for the captain's job?"
The speaker is son David Angel Jr.
The reason why their family was able to escape to the other side of the ocean in time was all due to his father's relationship.
His father is an experienced old captain, and he took advantage of his position to bring the whole family on board.
"Yes, the salary offered by the other party is very high, 220,000 yuan per month, and there are dividends. It is higher than your father's previous salary. I have no reason to refuse."
"But is it too dangerous to go to Antarctica?"
Little Angel is already the father of three children. He should have supported the family, and the old father should not have been allowed to take risks.
"The people from the headhunting company said that there is high insurance, which can compensate up to 10 million."
"My life is gone, what's the use of asking for money?"
Mrs. Angel couldn't help but lamented.
There is an Eastern proverb, "A thousand days are good at home, but everything is difficult when you go out." This sentence describes it so well. Their family was originally a middle-class family, but now it has completely fallen to the bottom of society.
"Stop talking nonsense, how can you live without money? Let's not talk about food. Now the electricity bill costs 20 yuan per unit, and a bucket of water costs more than 50 yuan. Our family costs tens of thousands of yuan for electricity and water every month. We can't just sit back and have nothing.
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"Dad, Kate and I can go out and look for jobs."
Little Angel and his wife quickly agreed.
Old Angel immediately waved his hand: "Don't bother, you two have been looking for more than a month, have you found a job? Now is not the time to look for a job.
I finally understand. With the current situation, apart from being a volunteer and getting some subsidies, there is no suitable job for you in a short period of time.
Don’t even try to persuade me. I can save more money while I can still move. House prices here in Huicheng are rising very fast. Our family must buy a house as soon as possible so that we can settle down."
"Dad, everything is expensive here, how about we go to Europa?"
Little Angel suddenly backed down.
What he saw and heard during this period, as well as the obstacles he encountered during his job search, had a great impact on him, so much so that he came up with the idea of escape from the East.
Old Angel couldn't help but sigh: "Do you know why I insisted on coming to Huicheng instead of the near and far away?"
"What's the reason?"
Little Angel couldn't help but wonder.
When I fled all the way, I thought that as long as I could leave the American continent, I didn't consider other factors at all.
"Because I have seen with my own eyes that many rich people are running here with their families. Rich people are well-informed. If you follow them, you will definitely not go wrong.
Now it seems that our family’s choice is indeed the right one. The federal capital will be moved here soon, and this is the best place for us to settle.”
"Isn't Europa not bad?"
"How do you know it's not bad?"
Old Angel shook his head and then explained:
"A former colleague of mine who just returned from Europa told me that it is now a land of ice and snow just like Huicheng.
The average temperature in Paris is only minus 30 to 40 degrees Celsius, and some time ago there was a record of more than 50 degrees below zero, which is much colder than Huicheng."
"Ah? So cold?"
Little Angel exclaimed.
The whole family was shocked.
Good guy, it's minus 30 to 40 degrees Celsius. It only gets so cold here in Huicheng when the cold wave comes.
"As you can see by looking at the map, Europa has a high dimension, and with the disappearance of the Atlantic warm current, it will only get colder in the future."
There is wisdom in old Angel's eyes.
Little Angel smiled and immediately changed his mind: "Then let's not go to Europa. How about going to Australia? The latitude is also low over there."
"Have you not watched the news? The south is not at peace right now. Riots break out in Southeast Asia every three days, and Australia is greatly affected. As far as I know, tens of thousands of refugees enter the country every day." p>
"No way?"
"To tell you the truth, if you look at the entire federation at the moment, East Asia is a little more stable. Every other region is in chaos."
"I thought..."
"Well, I advise you to change your ideas in time. The world today is different from the past. It used to be better, but now it's worse."
In the end, old Angel convinced his family.
……
Two days later, old Angel returned home with a smile on his face. No surprise, with decades of rich experience, he was admitted by Southeast Fishery Company.
After learning the good news, Mrs. Angel immediately took her daughter-in-law to the vegetable market near the community, planning to have a good meal to celebrate.
The vegetable market is located in an abandoned large supermarket.
It is during the Chinese New Year, and there are not only many stalls in the market, but also many customers.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law first came to the seafood stall.
"Boss, how do you sell this fish?"
Kate took the initiative to ask.
Thanks to the bilingual education promoted by the federal government, her Mandarin is better than that of her mother-in-law.
"Five hundred for dead fish, three thousand and five for fresh ones."
After the vendor finished speaking, he randomly selected a dead fish weighing more than three kilograms and placed it in front of the two of them.
According to his past experience, these ghost guys are all extremely poor and like to buy cheap fish.
Kate pressed the eyes of the dead fish with her hand: "The eyes of this fish have turned white. Can it still be eaten?"
"Don't worry, the temperature is low now. It will be okay to cook it on high fire for a while. We have specialties here such as stinky mandarin fish and stinky mandarin fish. We use this kind of dead fish. Just add more seasonings." p>
The vendor tried his best to deceive him.
"Can it be cheaper?"
"It's not cheap. Five hundred yuan is already a loss. If you don't believe me, go check out other stalls. Mine is definitely the cheapest."
Mrs. Angel gritted her teeth, picked up a five-pound dead fish from the side, and asked in broken Mandarin:
"How much...good money is this jujube?"
The vendor took the dead fish and put it on the scale and weighed it: "Five catties and six taels. If you count it as five catties, let's give it two thousand and five cents, right?"
"Can it be a hundred yuan cheaper?"
Kate followed up with a counteroffer.
The vendor smiled and chose a palm-long fish from the basket: "I will buy you one and get one free. I really can't bargain anymore."
"Thank you boss!"
Kate immediately agreed, then carefully counted twenty-five red bills from her wallet, and handed them over with a smile, as if she had taken a big advantage.
"You're welcome, please take care of my business more in the future!"
The stall owner smiled and waved his hand.
It has only been more than three months since the eruption of the Sulfur Rock volcano, and local people have more or less stocks in their homes. Most people are completely indifferent to dead fish and do not want to risk the health of the whole family.
Only these ghost guys who are used to eating meat will flock to it occasionally to satisfy their greed.