Throughout the morning, Hu Ge had been fighting wits with the Indian workers. Some people went to the toilet for half an hour, some were hiding in the corner of the warehouse smoking, and refused to admit it when caught. The most outrageous thing was that some people actually did it deliberately.
If you hurt yourself, you have to take half a month off, and of course you will be paid as usual.
During lunch, Lieutenant Duke took Hugo directly to the second floor of the restaurant. As a manager, Hugo did not have to dine with the Indian workers on the first floor.
Lunch was quite sumptuous, including classic beef stew with potatoes, traditional German fried ham, and a glass of table wine for each person. Because he had to continue working in the afternoon, Hugo chose German dark beer.
Hu Ge raised the issue of the Indian employees during the meal, and Second Lieutenant Duke was not surprised at all.
"Those Indian workers do have a lot of problems, but we can't help it. Their wages are very cheap, and India is a colony of the British Empire, so we can only hire Indian workers. The salary of a southern African is fine.
We have hired four Indian workers, and even the salaries of the Africans are higher than those of the Indians.” When Lieutenant Duke ate beef stew with potatoes, he only ate beef, leaving all the potatoes on the plate, which made Hugo very unhappy.
Comfortable.
Little Grete has never eaten goulash with potatoes since he was born. Hugo really wanted to ask Lieutenant Duke if he could take his share of goulash home. Hugo would rather not eat it himself.
Of course, Hu Ge didn't do that in the end. His self-esteem and education did not allow him to do that. Hu Ge could do what he could and eat more, so that he would not have to eat again after returning home.
"After a while, you will get used to those Indians. Our administrators in other warehouses all carry a stick with them. Do you know why?" Second Lieutenant Duke is not surprised. Indians believe in the afterlife.
reincarnation, so they don't care about the difficulties of life itself, and they don't have much strong will to change themselves.
"Why?" Hu Ge satisfied Lieutenant Duke's desire for expression. He was indeed not even interested in chatting with the Indian workers.
"This is a habit passed down from the Indian colonies. You need to keep beating the Indians' butts with a stick to ensure that they will not be lazy." Lieutenant Duke said bluntly, and there were not many difficulties in exposing family shortcomings. Only the Indians
Think they are British.
Hu Ge was stunned. He had almost no contact with Indians and it was really difficult to understand the thinking of Indians.
People are really shameless.
Second Lieutenant Duke still retained the dining habits of soldiers. He quickly finished what he wanted to eat and then prepared to leave the restaurant.
Hugo stuffed the last piece of beef into his mouth and followed Lieutenant Duke.
Don't take care of the tableware after use. There is someone in the restaurant who is responsible for it. They are also workers hired from India, and they are also Indian women.
The strange thing is that even those Indian women are more diligent than Indian men, which makes people sigh.
On the way back to the warehouse, Hugo suddenly remembered something: "While working in the morning, a box was damaged, and some cans were damaged -"
Hu Ge felt quite guilty in his heart. After all, this was a mistake Hu Ge made at work.
Unexpectedly, Second Lieutenant Duke didn't care at all and just asked casually: "How much is it specifically?"
"Fifteen boxes."
"That's okay. This is normal wear and tear. As long as it's not too much, there's no problem." Lieutenant Duke didn't care. Hundreds of boxes were put into the warehouse every day. It's normal for some problems to occur, as long as they were not damaged intentionally.
"Then what to do with those cans?" Hu Ge's heart suddenly beat violently.
"You can do whatever you want, send it to the canteen, or you and the workers can share it casually - no, the workers' families are not here. You can take it home after work and give it to your family to taste. Just treat it as a meal."
It's your first day of work." Lieutenant Duke didn't care, it was just a dozen boxes of cans, and the Relief and Rehabilitation Administration was not that stingy.
Throughout the afternoon, Hu Ge's mind was filled with cans flying around, so much so that he almost made mistakes at work.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Hu Ge completed the inventory, carefully locked the warehouse door, and looked at the fifteen boxes of cans in a daze.
These fifteen boxes of cans are all lunch meat. In fact, only the outer packaging of the cans is damaged. The cans have not deteriorated and there is no problem in normal consumption.
In Munich now, not to mention that the canned food itself has not deteriorated, even if it does, there are still many people who are willing to eat it.
"Why don't you go back? Are you waiting for someone to take you off?" Second Lieutenant Duke drove his multi-purpose military vehicle past Hugo. He had obviously passed by, but then slowly came back: "Ha, I almost forgot.
Come on, I'll take you back, where do you live?"
"Thank you, Lieutenant. My home is very close to here, only two blocks away. I can just go back by myself." Hu Ge was startled and thought that Lieutenant Duke had changed his mind.
"That's good, go back early and don't forget to go to work at eight o'clock tomorrow morning." Second Lieutenant Duke did not force it and drove away in a multi-purpose military vehicle.
Back home, Hu Ge still felt unreal.
A dozen boxes of cans usually cost more than 15 gold marks. According to Second Lieutenant Duke, this is just a benefit of a day's work!
Mrs. Heslin and Emma were also in a daze, only little Gretel was feasting.
Mrs. Heslin cut a box directly for Little Gretel and let Little Gretel eat as much as she could.
"Why is that Second Lieutenant Duke so generous? Is there any conspiracy?" Emma's angle was strange. Pregnant women really like to think wildly.
"What do I have that deserves Lieutenant Duke's conspiracy?" Hu Ge smiled bitterly. If it were Mr. Heslin, then he would indeed be worthy of Lieutenant Duke's favor, but Hu Ge—
Hugo never mentioned Mr. Heslin to Second Lieutenant Duke. Mr. Heslin's paper had not yet been published. Hugo did not think there was any conspiracy in this matter from beginning to end.
In other words, even if there is, Hu Ge is not willing to believe it, and Hu Ge even has a faint expectation deep in his heart.
As he learns more and more about southern Africa, Hugo becomes more and more curious about southern Africa. If possible, Hugo really wants to go to southern Africa to see what magic that land has and what he can do in it.
It has become so powerful in just ten years.
During the Second Boer War, the domestic news media in Germany also carried out numerous reports on the Boer War. Hugo did not understand southern Africa, but he knew Tanganyika and Southwest Africa. They were also African colonies of European countries.
It was located in southern Africa, and Hugo really didn't want to admit that there was such a big gap between the Germans and the British in running overseas colonies.
"I just learned today that in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Melk, Mr. Delano and Mr. Clark also passed away, as well as Alan Franklin Andrew -" Erwin was not in a high mood. He learned too much bad news today,
Alan Franklin and Andrew were both Erwin's playmates, and they were both killed or missing in the World War.
Disappearance these days is basically the same as death in battle. Otto was also missing originally, so it was attributed to death in battle.
"Erwin, don't think about that, think more about the living people, life will go on." Mrs. Heslin's sudden wisdom is surprising. This is normal. If Mrs. Heslin can only quarrel, then Mr. Heslin will not either.
will marry her.
"Today, a few of us discussed the Peace Agreement. We all agreed that the Peace Agreement will not bring peace at all. Now we have no way to sustain it, so we have to surrender. In a few years, when we can take a breath,
, then there will be World War II. What should we do then, so that our children will continue to experience all this?" Erwin's voice was full of confusion. The uncertainty of the future and the difficulties in life made this newly escaped prisoner of war
The young people in the camp were at a loss as to what to do. Erwin originally thought that the end of the war would be a new beginning, but he never expected that it would be another tragic reincarnation.
"No Erwin, everything will be fine. If life cheats you, don't be sad, don't be impatient -" Mrs. Heslin has indeed received a good education, and the poem she quoted is very appropriate.
"——You need to be calm in the melancholy days. Believe it, happy days will come!" Emma was definitely not unlearned when she followed the Heslins. The education level of their family was unmatched in 1917.
.
"Thank you mom, I feel much better -" Erwin finally smiled. Temporary confusion is normal, and people with strong hearts are always good at adjusting.
Bang bang bang——
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Hu Ge went to open the door and was surprised to see it was Second Lieutenant Duke.
Second Lieutenant Duke was also surprised when he saw Hu Ge.
"Hu Ge, why are you here?" Second Lieutenant Duke was holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand and a bag at his feet.
"Second Lieutenant Duke, this is my home -" Hu Ge really didn't expect that Second Lieutenant Duke would be so enthusiastic. He just gave him more than a dozen boxes of cans, and now he's here to send flowers -
This seems a bit too enthusiastic.
"Isn't this Mr. Heslin's home?" Second Lieutenant Duke was confused. He leaned back slightly and looked at the house number again.
Yes, it is indeed Mr. Heslin's home.
"Mr. Heslin is my father-in-law and my teacher. I also live here." Hu Ge suddenly realized that this was right. The flowers were indeed not for him.
"Ha, let me tell you -" Second Lieutenant Duke also suddenly realized, no wonder they can live together with different surnames.
"Hugo, hurry up and let the guests in, don't be so rude." Mrs. Heslin reminded Hugo that Lieutenant Duke, dressed in a southern African officer's uniform, was still very conspicuous standing in front of the door.
"I'm sorry, please come in quickly -" Hu Ge was enthusiastic. These are the parents who live and feed him. It's impossible not to be enthusiastic.
:Brothers are also Yutou’s parents. The first chapter will be updated and the second update will probably be at midnight. If you can’t hold on, it will be tomorrow——
