Today's southern Africa is no longer the southern Africa with serious gender imbalance.
Last year's census showed that among southern Africans under the age of 15, the sex ratio was basically one to one, with no significantly more boys than girls.
According to statistics from the Southern African Immigration Bureau, the proportion of Southern African citizens who have acquired Southern African citizenship through marriage is increasing year by year, and the number of foreign-related marriages is increasing year by year. Most of the men are Southern Africans.
Unfortunately, this method is not applicable to Takeda Keisuke's family. Takeda Keisuke's three daughters are all too young. The eldest daughter is less than 18 years old and cannot reach the legal marriage age in southern Africa. This method is meaningless.
"So is there any other way?" Takeda Keisuke didn't give up, and he had no way to turn back. 20 rand was not enough to pay for Takeda Keisuke's family's return to Japan.
What’s more, it’s less than R20 now.
"No!" Ford's answer made Keisuke Takeda despair.
"Then what should we do?" Takeda Keisuke's wife was also desperate.
The four children were emotionally affected, and the two younger children had already started crying.
"Don't worry, there will be a way, there will be a way -" Keisuke Takeda was confused.
"If that doesn't work, you can first enter southern Africa as a tourist. If you can find a job, then maybe the employer is willing to issue a special talent certificate. However, it is difficult to obtain this qualification, unless you are a genius in a certain industry.
"Ford probably gave a free suggestion for the sake of the children.
"No, I must enter southern Africa through formal means." Keisuke Takeda is quite self-aware, but he has not yet reached the standard of genius.
"Actually, there's nothing wrong with staying here. Your Chinese is good. There are many people here who want to join Southern Africa, but they don't know Chinese. You can continue to apply while making money." Harry was also positive, but don't be too busy being grateful.
, if Keisuke Takeda chooses this method, Harry and Ford will definitely take a commission.
"Okay, let's rent a tent first." Keisuke Takeda decided to settle down first.
The price of the tent is expensive, only five rands a month. Although the area is not large, the sanitation is quite good.
All cities in southern Africa have very strict hygiene requirements. Not to mention people urinating and pets urinating anywhere, the owners must clean up the mess in time, otherwise there will be trouble.
Forget about furniture or anything else, Takeda Keisuke and his family could only lie down on the floor.
After settling down the family, Takeda Keisuke will start working. He can't waste a minute. Time is money.
There are still many people who want to learn Chinese. Some of them are of Chinese origin and have been away from their motherland for too long without even being able to speak Chinese.
This made Keisuke Takeda feel a little better. At least southern Africa did not tolerate these people just because they were of Chinese descent.
"Can you write Chinese characters?" Harry asked as he walked.
"Yes, I have learned Chinese since I was a child and am very proficient in Chinese. I dare say that many Chinese are not as proficient in Chinese as I am -" Keisuke Takeda is still confident in this aspect.
"Remember, in southern Africa, you must not say similar words, otherwise you will be in trouble." Harry kindly reminded.
"Okay, I remember -" Keisuke Takeda is not stupid. The majority of the population in Port Edward is Chinese. It was only because Harry was white that Keisuke Takeda relaxed his vigilance.
"No matter what you were like before, from now on, you must hold yourself to the standards of a Southern African, both inside and out. Only in this way will you have a better chance of joining Southern Africa." Harry is not joking, the Japanese are actually
Easier to integrate into southern Africa than white people.
There were indeed many people who wanted to learn Chinese. Harry easily helped Takeda Keisuke find a few students, and the reward was just enough to pay for the rent of the tent.
This made Keisuke Takeda worried. It was not enough to pay the rent of the tent. Keisuke Takeda was responsible for the family's food, drink, and sleep.
Fortunately, the price of food is really cheap. Bread is 8 cents per kilogram. Cheap chicken is only 7 cents cheaper than bread. Milk is 6 cents per liter. Apples are actually sold individually, one cent each, and they are all big.
And round.
In Japan nowadays, the daily staple food of common people is unhulled rice, also known as "bran rice".
Don't even think about milk and apples. Only the rich and powerful can afford them.
Everything is sold next to the barbed wire fence, including cans, cigarettes, clothing, bedding, and even the "Immigration Guide to Southern Africa" for sale.
Keisuke Takeda thought about it again and again, and reluctantly spent one rand to buy a copy.
It's actually a Japanese version, with pictures and text.
This made Keisuke Takeda couldn't help but sigh that the printing industry in southern Africa is indeed developed. Such ubiquitous brochures are actually printed on expensive pink paper. Even the Japanese government does not have such luxury.
Powder paper is coated paper. It was invented by the British in the mid-19th century. White and fine porcelain clay was mixed into paint and evenly applied on the surface of the base paper to make high-grade printing paper.
Because the process is like applying powder to a woman's face, it is called powder paper.
In addition to the "Immigration Guide to Southern Africa", Takeda Keisuke also bought a lot of food, including milk and apples, which are essential, as well as luncheon meat, which is rare in Japan.
In Japan, a box of lunch meat costs nearly 0.5 yen, which is equivalent to about 20 cents in rand. In southern Africa, it is cut in half and costs only 10 cents.
Back at the rented tent, although the children were overjoyed, Takeda Keisuke's wife was full of worry.
This poor woman thought that Takeda Keisuke was going to have a feast and then jump into the sea with his family to commit suicide.
"Uchiko, we made the right choice to come to Southern Africa. This pile of things only cost 30 cents. If we were in Japan, it would cost at least several yen." Takeda Keisuke is full of confidence. He has not officially joined the Southern Africa yet.
As for African nationals, they have already lived a life of having milk and luncheon meat every day. After joining Southern Africa, Keisuke Takeda couldn't imagine it.
"Bless me, God Amaterasu, the things here are so cheap -" Uchiko was pleasantly surprised, her name was Uchiko, it was not a misnomer.
"My wife, from now on, if you want to thank God, you have to say God bless you, or Bodhisattva bless you -" Takeda Keisuke looked serious. The first sentence he just taught his students was Bodhisattva bless you.
Don't ask why, the question is that the status of religion in the West is too high.
The wife nodded repeatedly, picked up an apple and put it in front of her nose and took a deep whiff. Her face was full of happiness and satisfaction.
Several children looked at the apples with longing eyes. Takeda Keisuke's tutor was very strict. The children could not eat anything without Takeda Keisuke's permission.
In southern Africa, it is common for parents to chase their children with bowls to feed them, fearing they will be hungry.
Japan is a bit worse. Let alone children, Keisuke Takeda has never eaten apples even in his decades.
"Eat, eat, I will work hard so that you can eat apples every day." Keisuke Takeda felt inexplicably sad. Southern Africa is really too luxurious.
As night fell, the street lights outside the barbed wire gradually turned on. Looking at the brightly lit Port Edward in the distance, Takeda Keisuke and Uchiko were not sleepy at all.
"I hope we can have a house of our own there in the future -" Neizi pointed to the noisy and bustling urban area in the distance, filled with longing: " - then you will work every day, and I will clean the house.
Damn, dinner is waiting for you. The children must go to the best universities. I heard that the education level in southern Africa is very high, and they will all become promising people in the future."
"Definitely!" Takeda Keisuke gently hugged his wife. The children had all fallen asleep peacefully. They had just had a big meal, and they didn't know if they would dream of more apples in their sleep.
At this time, there was a lot of noise in the corner of the camp. Some people took advantage of the darkness to destroy the barbed wire fence, hoping to escape from here.
Immediately, patrol officers with police dogs appeared, and the management staff of the camp also dispatched one after another.
Harry still paid more attention to Takeda Keisuke. He hurried over and was relieved when he saw Takeda Keisuke.
"Fortunately it wasn't you -" Harry panted, with a look of gloating on his face.
"What's wrong?" Takeda Keisuke is not that irrational.
"No matter who it is, that guy will be in trouble. The laws in Southern Africa are very strict. You'd better find a book on this subject and read it. Don't violate the laws of Southern Africa, otherwise you will be severely punished." Harry
I still want to continue taking commissions.
"What kind of punishment will you receive for something like this?" Keisuke Takeda sounded the alarm.
"Punishment? No, no, no, Southern African laws only apply to Southern Africans. People here have not yet joined Southern Africa, so they are not considered Southern Africans and are not protected by Southern African laws -" Harry glanced at his wife with ill intentions.
, the wife immediately returned to the tent: "——If the escaped person dares to resist during the pursuit, then the pursuing police officer has the right to shoot directly. Even if he is lucky enough to survive, he will be imprisoned for illegal entry, no matter what.
If you have money, you can wait until you die in hard labor. Criminals of this type are in high demand, and every kind of torture you can imagine can be found in prisons."
Keisuke Takeda is silent, southern Africa is both heaven and hell.
On the same night, Xue Liang was having dinner with his girlfriend.
The restaurant has a beautiful environment, the music is melodious, and the sound is maintained at a level that can be heard by one person eating and not affected by two people chatting.
Xue Liang's girlfriend works in the Indian Ocean Fleet and is a surgeon. Tomorrow, Xue Liang's girlfriend will go with the fleet to East India to participate in joint exercises. Xue Liang was reluctant to leave and specially booked a restaurant to see his girlfriend off.
"After I leave, you have to be honest and take good care of yourself. Don't you want to get a doctorate? Now is the opportunity. Take advantage of this time to study hard." Xue Liang's girlfriend Miranda is from France and followed her parents during the World War.
Immigrated to southern Africa and graduated from Nyasaland Military Medical College.
"I know, you also have to take care of yourself. When you come back, I will give you a surprise -" Xue Liang took out a rose from the napkin like magic, and Miranda was immediately pleasantly surprised.
As long as conditions are met, Southern African men are also very romantic.
