When Angel started preparing for his wedding, Barton had already arrived at Dartmouth, a small town in southwest England, with his new wife Hannah to begin his studies at the Naval Academy.
Dartmouth is a small town, 50 kilometers west of Plymouth. It has beautiful natural pastoral scenery, and the beautiful Dart River passes through the city. The Royal Naval College, known as the cradle of the British Navy, is located in this small town.
It was still winter in Dartmouth in January, and the average temperature was only four to seven degrees. Since he only had to live in Dartmouth for one year, Barton did not buy a house in Dartmouth, but a house not far from the Naval Academy.
Rented a house.
The landlord of the house is an elderly British couple. They are a little curious about Barton's identity, but fortunately Hannah is a standard British, so the British couple is reluctant to rent the house to Barton and Hannah.
In the UK, even in a small town like Dartmouth, the cost of living is almost the same as that in Los Angeles. The house that Barton and Hannah rent is a bit old. It is said that it was built in the 1960s. Calculating this,
The house was about sixty years old, older than Barton and Hannah combined.
But the better thing is that the house looks to be in good condition. Although there is moss on the stones at the bottom of the exterior wall, Hannah likes this antique feeling very much. The exterior wall of the house is covered with vines. Now because of the
In winter, it looks a bit messy, but in summer it will be full of green. The stairs in the house are not damaged, and it can be seen that it is well maintained. The annual rent for such a house is about 24 pounds.
For Barton and Hannah, the price of 24 pounds was a bit expensive, but because Hannah liked the house very much, Barton still paid it happily.
Patton was also paid during his studies, and his salary was added to the normal basis with a foreign station allowance. He could get about 650 rand per year, which was Patton's salary as a naval destroyer captain. After his studies, he returned to the south.
After Africa, Patton will have the opportunity to serve as the captain of a light cruiser, and Patton's salary will be further increased by then.
Compared with Barton, Hannah's income at Nyasaland University is higher. In addition to the basic teaching income, Hannah is also a researcher at Abu Biological Laboratory. Her annual salary from the biological laboratory alone is RMB 1,000.
Special and above.
Not to mention that Barton and Hannah are followed by Buck and Douglas, one of whom is a member of the Southern African Parliament and the other is the Minister of Education and Health of Southern Africa. For families like them, let alone renting a house, even if they just rent a house,
There was no problem with buying the house.
After renting the house, Hannah renovated the house according to her own wishes. For this, Hannah paid an additional 10 pounds to the old couple and promised to keep all the added furniture and decorations in the house after leaving. The old couple
Only then did she agree to let Hannah make some renovations to the house.
However, the old couple obviously did not expect that Hannah's renovation of the house went far beyond their concept of "renovation", so the renovation was stopped immediately by the old couple as soon as it started.
"This house has not been lived in for a long time. Although the furniture and everything are complete, I still want to replace them all. Don't worry, the furniture after replacement will stay here. This is what we have already negotiated. In addition to the furniture, there are also
The telephone and power supply systems need to be installed, and the bathroom and kitchen need to be renovated. But don’t worry, I will be responsible for all the costs. After all the renovations are completed, you will have a new house and the rent can be doubled next year.
." Hannah has deep pockets, so the cost of remodeling like this is higher than building a new house directly.
"This is not what we talked about before. I thought you were only replacing some furniture that can no longer be used, and you are not the two of you moving in now. This does not meet the conditions we originally negotiated." The old gentleman negotiated the price.
He didn't have the elegance of a British gentleman at all, and his attitude of being scrupulous about every penny was even more despicable than a fussy businessman.
There are indeed more than just Barton and Hannah in the house. The security situation in the UK is worse than that in southern Africa. In addition to Barton and Hannah, there is also a female security guard and a maid living in the house.
"It doesn't matter. If you don't want other people to live in your house, I can find another place for Sharon and Kelly." Hannah has a good temper, and it is normal for the old gentleman to have such worries.
Sharon is a field worker at Umbrella Company, and as you can tell by her name, she is a standard white person, while Kelly is a maid hired by Hannah from Christian Human Resources Company, a Gurkha from India.
Don't underestimate Kelly, a little maid, and you don't know how Christian Human Resources Company trains these maids. Kelly's proficiency in firearms is as good as Sharon's, and her proficiency in cold weapons is even higher than Sharon's.
.
This is normal. As a Gurkha, if you can't use a machete twice, you are not a Gurkha.
While the old couple was negotiating with Hannah, Sharon stood behind Hannah, staring intently into the old man's eyes.
Kelly was busy serving tea and water, but the scimitar she wore around her waist seemed even more frightening.
Kelly's scimitar is a specially made one. Compared with the scimitars used in the army, it seems to be smaller. However, this does not affect the power of the scimitar. This small and exquisite weapon is more powerful at close range and in a small space.
, in addition to being suitable for chopping, it is also suitable for stabbing.
"It's hard to find a house in town now. At this time of year, there are always a lot of people looking for a house." The old man's purpose is not to drive people away, but to increase money.
In fact, Barton did not enroll as a regular student, but came to the Royal Naval College temporarily for further study, and was commonly known as a "transfer student." At this time, there were really not many people renting houses in Dartmouth, and the entire town was small and sparse.
With hundreds of households, shopping and other things are very inconvenient.
This means that she needs to accompany her to study, otherwise Hannah would prefer to live in a big city like Plymouth, London, but winter in big cities in the UK——
Just don’t mention it.
"Then what suggestions do you have?" Hannah gradually became impatient. Although Hannah liked this house very much, she would not just tolerate it if the old gentleman was so horny.
"If there are two more people in the house, the cost for two more people will increase. If there are two of you living there, then it will be 24 pounds. If there are four of you -" The old gentleman really wanted money, and hearing this tone, he probably wanted to ask for money.
times.
"How much does it cost for four people?" Hannah half-smiled.
"Fifty pounds!" the old gentleman said loudly, more than doubling it directly.
This is not necessarily true. I guess the old gentleman meant double the number. It’s just that the British have poor mathematical skills. It is estimated that calculations of this level require a pen to make calculations. For most people, mental arithmetic is a Chinese
A special ability that can only be mastered.
"Hey, Mr. Ashkenazy, isn't fifty pounds too much?" Only then did Hannah remember what the surname "Ashkenazy" meant. She was really good at doing business.
It's just that this kind of "goodness" can easily be disliked by others, which may be why a certain ethnic group is not popular in Europe.
Fifty pounds is not a small amount of money for the British. According to last year's statistics, the annual income of an ordinary British police officer is just over fifty pounds. The annual salary of those handymen working in the British government is less than
It's fifty pounds.
"Fifty pounds is not much. It is pitiful for southern Africans like you. Aren't you southern Africans always very rich?" Ashkenazy's words became more and more unseemly, and Hannah's
The smile finally disappeared from his face.
"For southern Africans like us - Mr. Ashkenazy, can I interpret this as a verbal attack?" Hannah is not an ordinary southern African. If Ashkenazy wants to blackmail Hannah,
Then Ashkenazy chose the wrong person.
"How come, I am praising you, praising the wealthy southern Africans. We in Britain spent billions of pounds during the World War, but you southern Africans made tens of billions, so fifty pounds is nothing to you.
." Ashkenazy said this categorically, probably because he wanted to punish Southern Africa on behalf of Buckingham Palace for this kind of war profiteering behavior.
But if it were Ashkenazy who made a lot of money from the war, then I'm afraid Ashkenazi would be very proud of himself. To put it bluntly, it's you southern Africans who made the fortune——
"Mr. Ashkenazy, you seem to have forgotten that we in southern Africa are also part of the British Empire -" Hannah didn't want to talk to Ashkenazy anymore. Talking to such a person is a waste of emotion: "-Then we
Just terminate the contract and I will no longer rent your house, so as not to affect your chance of renting the house at a good price."
"Are you going to tear up the contract? Then you have to pay the liquidated damages for tearing up the contract!" Ashkenazy felt that he was sure to take Hannah. If it were Barton, then Ashkenazy might be more restrained.
.
No, such people will not restrain themselves no matter who they are. They only have money, money, and nothing else in their eyes. Greed has made them lose their minds.
"I didn't break the contract first, Mr. Ashkenazy. Now it's you who wants to raise the rent, so you're the one who broke the contract." Hannah argued with reason, as if such people are very good at beating people up.
"I said you tore it up, that's what you tore it up. This is the United Kingdom, not your southern Africa!" Ashkenazy emphasized, waving his hands, as if he was George V.
"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. Let's wait for my lawyer's letter." Hannah doesn't talk to idiots. Idiots are best at bringing your IQ down to the same level as him, and then use his rich