Hu Ge really didn’t ask the officer for coffee, the officer took the initiative to give it to him.
Hugo was still very fair. He gave the chocolate to Mrs. Heslin and Emma Little Grete, and then hid the coffee and secretly gave it to Mr. Heslin. Hugo and Mr. Heslin were teachers, students, and sons-in-law. Their relationship was
very good.
When Mr. Heslin saw the coffee, he was very excited and asked for a cup. When Hugo went downstairs to boil water, Emma and Mrs. Heslin pretended not to notice. This small tacit understanding between the husband and wife could not be hidden from the pillows where they spent all day together.
People, this is fine. Although it is noisy, this is life.
After finally drinking the long-lost coffee, Mr. Heslin was satisfied. Seeing Hugo's hesitation, Mr. Heslin took the initiative to ask.
"Uh, this is coffee from East India, doesn't it taste good?" Hu Ge didn't dare to say it too clearly for fear of being scolded and afraid of waste.
"East India? That's really good. Before the outbreak of the world war, Munich could still drink coffee from East India. Now there is nothing -" Mr. Heslin leaned back in his chair, with a look of nostalgia in his eyes. East India
It used to be a colony of the Netherlands, and Germany has a good relationship with the Netherlands, so Germany also has many East Indian specialties.
"Now East India is an independent country, but many people say that East India is a satellite state of Southern Africa. In Paris, it was at the strong request of representatives of Southern Africa that East India could gain independent status, as well as our colonies in the Pacific.
Jurisdiction." The expression on Hu Ge's face was indifferent, and his true thoughts could not be seen.
Now Germany is in an unprecedented difficult period. For ordinary people, those islands in the Pacific have nothing to do with ordinary Germans.
After Germany acquired those islands, it did not invest much energy in those islands. It was not that Germany did not want to, but that Germany expanded too fast in just a few decades, and its national strength could not keep up with the expansion of William II's ambitions.
Germany did not even have time to fully develop Tanganyika and Southwest Africa, let alone the islands in the Pacific.
So the magic is that the existing colonies in Germany have not yet been developed, but William II wants to challenge the global colonial system established by Britain. This is indeed not the way a normal person should think.
Mr. Heslin did not speak. As a German, he did not want to accuse his king, but he was also unwilling to make the entire country pay the price for the ambition of a few people, so silence was Mr. Heslin's only choice.
"Both Oscar and Hermann took a boat to southern Africa. They may not come back in the future -" The expression on Hugo's face was sad. Oscar and Hermann were Hugo's best friends, and they were both Hugo's best friends.
Mr. Heslin's student, Mr. Heslin had high hopes for both Hugo and Oskar Hermann.
Mr. Heslin still didn't speak, and the coffee in his hand suddenly lost its aroma.
"I'm happy for them. Oscar went to Rhodes University to teach, and Hermann went to Nyasaland University. It is said that he joined Mr. Rudolf Diesel's dynamic research laboratory. Hermann is always very smart.
, no matter what industry he is engaged in, he gets started as quickly as possible." Hu Ge opened a cigarette on the window sill, which was also given by the southern African officer. Mr. Heslin did not smoke, so Hu Ge put the cigarette away.
Keep it all to yourself.
"Hugo, do you also want to go to southern Africa?" Only then did Mr. Heslin realize why Hugo was talking about this.
"Oh, no, teacher, I will always be with you." Hugo's attitude was firm. If Hugo immigrated to southern Africa, he would definitely take Emma and Little Grete with him. In that case, only He would be left in the family.
Mr. Slin and Mrs. Heslin, that's too cruel for two old people.
"Don't worry about your mother and me. We can still take care of ourselves. If you want to go to Southern Africa like Oscar Hermann, neither your mother nor I will stop you. You are a good boy and should not work at the train station.
, your mother is right, you should have your own life." Mr. Heslin sipped his coffee, the heat in the coffee cup lingered on Mr. Heslin's face, and Mr. Heslin's spectacle lenses became foggy.
"I've thought about this problem, especially when I saw Little Gretel, I really wanted to immigrate to Southern Africa. At least in Southern Africa, I can do a job that I like and keep Little Grete from starving -
—" Hu Ge also had sadness in his eyes. A better life was just out of reach. I don't know how many people can resist this temptation.
After the sadness, Hugo quickly recovered: "——But I will not go to southern Africa unless we go together as a family. Southern Africa is very good, but if you are not here, it is not my home."
"You can take Emma and little Grete with you. I heard that the medical conditions in southern Africa are better. We can't let Grete's tragedy happen again to Emma -" Mr. Heslin, thinking about his daughter's happiness, said
In Mr. Heslin's position, he would know more about southern Africa than ordinary people. Abu also invited Mr. Heslin to southern Africa many times in his letters.
Not immigration, but "exchange".
But Mr. Heslin knew very well that as long as he went to southern Africa, there was a high possibility that he would stay, just like several of his friends.
Who doesn’t want to pursue a better life——
Southern Africa is located in southern Africa. It is the most powerful country in the region and has no security risks.
At the same time, because it is too far away from Europe, the wars in Europe will not spread to southern Africa. At the same time, southern Africa is vast and sparsely populated, rich in products, has huge potential, and has a suitable climate——
The key is that Southern Africa has a group of pragmatic and efficient leaders. Under their leadership, Southern Africa has developed rapidly, as evidenced by its ability to explode during the World War.
Germany also has a consensus in this regard. If southern Africa had not joined, then at least Germany would not have lost so quickly or so miserably.
"Teacher, I will work hard and take good care of Emma and Little Gretel as much as possible -" Hugo did not dare to promise too much. The Germans are now in a precarious situation. No one knows which tomorrow or accident will come first.
Oh, I forgot to mention that Emma and Gretel are twins.
"Someone come quickly - someone come quickly -" Before Mr. Heslin could speak, a panicked shout suddenly came from the neighbor's house.
Mr. Heslin's neighbors are Mr. and Mrs. Melk.
Mr. Melk and Mrs. Melk's two sons were both killed in the World War. Mr. Melk and Mr. Heslin both worked at the University of Munich. The two families had a very good relationship.
Just this morning, Mrs. Melk only received three potatoes. After returning home, the desperate Mr. Melk and Mrs. Melk committed suicide by burning charcoal.
"God, I should come and see Mrs. Melk -" Mrs. Heslin fell down on the corridor in front of Mrs. Melk's house and cried secretly. Looking back now, Mrs. Melk's behavior in the morning was actually not good.
It was normal, but Mrs. Heslin was focused on the family dinner at the time and did not notice anything unusual about Mrs. Melk.
"Old man, you shouldn't be like this, you shouldn't be like this -" Mr. Heslin burst into tears. As an old friend and neighbor, Mr. Heslin knew that Mr. Melk and Mrs. Melk's life was difficult, but Mr. Heslin
He was of no help. Mr. Heslin couldn't even take care of his own family, let alone help his old friends.
"Poor Mr. and Mrs. Melk, their family is so miserable——"
"Yes, both children died in the world war, the daughter-in-law disappeared without a trace, and the only grandson died in infancy. God is so unfair to Mr. Melk's family——"
"Mr. Melk is also a very famous person, but now he has ended up like this——"
The neighbors who were watching were talking a lot. Hugo and several young people went to move the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Melk to the first floor. They wanted to raise money to buy two coffins for Mr. and Mrs. Melk, but they failed.
Several young people found that they could not even raise the money to buy a coffin.
This is very embarrassing.
"I went to the principal to apply for a sum of money. Mr. Melk has worked for the school all his life. He can't just dig a hole and bury him!" Mr. Heslin decided to take care of the funeral arrangements for his old friend. This was the only thing Mr. Heslin could do.
of.
"What happened?" A young man in military uniform broke through the crowd and squeezed in.
Mr. Heslin looked at the young man as if he had seen a ghost.
"Oh my God, Dad - Mom -" The young man who just appeared was Mr. Melk's youngest son Otto. He was clearly killed in the battle report from the military department.
However, Mr. Hessling was not in the mood to pay attention to this matter, because appearing with Otto was Mr. Hessling's second son Erwin.
"Erwin, Erwin, you are still alive. You are finally back. I pray for you every day. God bless you--" Mrs. Heslin rushed over with surprise, hugged Erwin and kissed her carelessly.
, although this environment was not suitable, Mrs. Heslin could not control her excitement.
"Dad, I'm back. Mom, are you okay? I miss you so much, every day -" Erwin was equally excited. After greeting Hugo and Emma respectively, Erwin took the initiative to ask Hugo
Ge.
"We wanted to pool some money to buy two coffins for Mr. Melk and Mrs. Melk, but we didn't have any money-" Hu Ge still looked embarrassed. Seeing that he was the father of two children, he couldn't even buy one.
We don’t even have the money to buy a coffin. The word “poverty” is not enough to describe it. It is simply worse than abject poverty.
"Mom, Dad, let's talk when we get home later. I want to help Otto deal with his funeral first." Erwin handed the burden on his back to Hugo.
When Hu Ge received the baggage, he felt that the weight of the baggage was a bit heavy. Then he touched it with his hand and his face lit up with joy.
The bag contains cans! Cans that even the richest people in Munich can’t buy!
: It’s the first day of July. This chapter was coded last night before I went to bed. Today’s normal update is the third update. Originally, it depends on my mood, but Brother Bazhanghe reminded me. Come on, come on, 200 votes per
What's more, rankings and all that are just a cloud, and letting the brothers enjoy it is the purpose of Shuiyu——