Although marriage is the grave of love, Phyllis is definitely married to love.
Roque was not in a hurry to go to Natal. He was newly married and could not give Phyllis a honeymoon. He had to give Phyllis a stable life for a few days. Roque did not go to Johannesburg to work these days and stayed with Phyllis.
Create a little person at home——
Ahem, I made a mistake. I was staying at home with Phyllis to talk about the wonderful life in the future!
After becoming the Lady of Nyasaland, Phyllis did not take over Rock's property, and did not even interfere with the management of the Baron House. Philip prepared a lot of dowry for Phyllis, including a British farm and a
A 10,000-acre farm on the outskirts of Pretoria.
It’s hard to tell about the farm, but the farm on the outskirts of Pretoria is clearly Henry’s handiwork.
The betrothal gifts prepared by Roque for Phyllis were also good, including Roque's shares in Crocodile Bay Company and the Wool Textile Factory. Philip did not want these shares and brought them back intact to Phyllis. In other words
,Phyllis is now the big boss of Crocodile Bay Company and Wool Textile Factory.
However, Phyllis obviously did not have the consciousness to become a big boss. She did not ask about the situation of Crocodile Bay Company and the wool textile factory at all, and was enthusiastically planning a farm on the outskirts of Pretoria.
"Is it good to raise sheep and cows on the farm? When we have children, we can let them drink milk produced on our own farm." Every afternoon, Phyllis and Roque would have similar discussions in the highest attic of their house. Although the Baron's Mansion is actually in Chinese style, there is still a Gothic-style spire above the main building of the Baron's Mansion. From the attic of the spire, you can enjoy the beautiful view of the entire Ziwei Town.
It’s actually a bit of a pity now that I have to wait until the bigster tree is in bloom, when it will be truly beautiful.
But this does not affect the mood of Rock and Felice. In the afternoon, they make a cup of milk tea carefully prepared by Rock and a few snacks carefully made by Anna, and spend time with their loved ones, no matter what they do.
It won’t be boring.
Anna's skill in making snacks was taught by Marvin. Anna is indeed very talented in this aspect and makes both sandwiches and scones very well.
With Marvin's guidance, Rock and Phyllis' afternoon tea became more diverse. Unfortunately, Phyllis had only eaten Death and Scones before, but after marrying Rock, Felice
Only then did Liz really get to know traditional Chinese snacks. The fragrant and smooth rice cakes are good. Candied date sponge cake and crispy water chestnut cake are even better. Don’t think that’s all. Osmanthus sugar lotus root cake and pumpkin cake are also good.
Try it. If you want to eat some meat, shrimp dumplings and mackerel dumplings are definitely worth trying. If you are tired of dumplings, seafood dumplings and beef pot stickers are also good——
In short, Phyllis was obsessed with all kinds of snacks every day after her marriage. After Owen's wife Carina tried it once, she sent the family cook to Rock's house to learn. Now the Philip family has
I am used to Chinese snacks, as for sandwiches and scones——
What is that?
"Okay, no matter what you do, I will support you——" Roark's love for Phyllis is beyond the sky.
"Don't be perfunctory, you have to help me find a way." Phyllis did not approve of Roque's favor.
"I'll help you improve your cows!" Rock was very obedient.
Speaking of beef, Japanese Wagyu seems to be the best.
However, Wagyu has not yet appeared, and Japan only began to improve breeding cattle after 1956. Wagyu is the most successful breed.
Japan’s improved breeding cattle use Simmental bulls, which are used for milk, meat, and draft. There are many in Johannesburg now. It is easy to improve Simmental bulls, but it is difficult to achieve results. It depends on individual
The farm will definitely not be able to proceed, and officials will still need to come forward to achieve certain results.
"Do cows need to be improved?" Phyllis is really cute, and her surprised look is really adorable.
"Yes, we can use cows and sheep to improve them, and then the cows will grow wool. In the future, the cows can produce milk, pull carts, shear sheep, and finally kill them for meat -"
Rock has a habit of talking serious nonsense.
"Nonsense-" Phyllis couldn't help laughing and scolding, it's hard to fool Phyllis now.
Roark is sorry, this will take away a lot of fun.
"It's really not nonsense, just like a horse and a donkey will give birth to a mule. The mule has the endurance of the donkey and the sprinting ability of the horse. In the future, our mounted police will no longer need to ride horses, and they can ride on the streets on mules -
"If Rock's words were heard by the mounted police, it is estimated that many mounted police would change careers.
"Nonsense, horses and donkeys are better, how can cows and sheep-" Phyllis has also become accustomed to Rock's routine. Normally, when the topic reaches this level, what follows is indescribable.<
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A little later, Rock and Felice would go wandering around Ziwei Town together, and sometimes go to the bar for a drink. Felice liked the excitement, and the bar at home was obviously bigger than the bar in the bar, but Felice
Si just likes the atmosphere in the bar.
When Rock and Phyllis go to the bar, there are many people who want to buy Rock and Felice a drink. However, Rock and Phyllis still prefer to treat everyone in the bar to a drink. Whenever this time,
The cheers in the bar will be deafening.
Many people outside the bar know that Roark and Phyllis are in the bar. Even if they don't like drinking, they still come to the bar to join in the fun and ask for a drink.
Of course, Luo Ke is open to all comers. How much can you spend on a glass of wine? Anyway, the meat will be rotten in the pot. If the bar’s income increases, the economy of Ziwei Town will be more prosperous, and you can have fun with the people, up and down.
All happy.
Time flies when you are happy. On June 15th, Rock left Johannesburg for Natal.
Natal is the future province of KwaZulu-Natal. The largest city in Natal is Durban, but the capital is Pietermaritzburg, which is similar to the situation in the Transvaal.
In 1843, the British occupied Natal. In 1844, Natal became a province of the Cape Colony. By 1856, Natal became an independent colony to this day. In Natal, the main residents are Zulu.
There are also a small number of white people and immigrant Indians.
Before Roark arrived in Natal, the Northern Rhodesian Division led by Anton and Martin had arrived in Ladysmith.
Yes, it was Ladysmith who suffered heavy losses to the British Expeditionary Force during the Boer War.
The Northern Rhodesian Division would certainly not make the same mistake as the British Expeditionary Force. In order to deal with the Zulus in Natal, Anton and Martin even brought a company of Zulus. This company of Zulus became
Anton and Martin’s trump card.
"You two are also very ambitious. You are using the Zulus against the Zulus. Aren't you afraid that they will cooperate inside and outside?" Rock has never really trusted the Zulus.
"Hey, Sir, you don't know, these Zulus are law enforcement teams under Lala, and they are more ruthless against the Zulus than us." Anton's answer made Roque laugh.
In the army of this era, law enforcement teams are inevitable. Those who escape during the battle, or those who do not fight well, are often executed by the law enforcement teams. Therefore, these people are truly ruthless.
Kill everyone.
"Okay, let's talk about the situation." Roque asked and ignored him. Since Anton is so confident, Roque trusts Anton.
"The situation is not good. In order to deal with the Zulus, the Governor mobilized the garrisons in the Transvaal and the Cape. Yesterday, there was a small-scale battle between the garrisons in the Cape and the Zulus. The Zulus performed better and started
Pu's garrison suffered a small loss, about a dozen people were killed, and then the entire company collapsed. In order to run faster, many people even dropped their equipment. It's really embarrassing-" Anton said angrily
Very, for such a pig teammate, even if Anton died, he wouldn’t feel bad at all.
It is unreasonable when the army collapses. When many people escape, they don't need to outrun the enemy. They just need to run faster than their companions. Therefore, when escaping, the equipment on their bodies becomes a burden. Although throwing away the equipment is a resource.
There are no enemies, but I don’t hesitate to run faster.
"What's the situation over there with the Zulu people?" Rock had already been psychologically prepared for this performance of the colonial army, so he was not surprised at all. Although the colonial army in the Cape also experienced the test of the Boer War, in the Boer War
, the colonial troops in the Cape only played a supporting role, and even the expeditionary force looked down upon these colonial troops.
The colonial army simply gave up on itself. Not to mention, in Johannesburg, as far as Rock knew, the training situation of the local garrison in Johannesburg was worse than that of the militia.
"The Zulus are now very powerful, with at least 150,000 people participating in the rebellion. Some time ago, the Zulus ambushed the Natal garrison near Pietermaritzburg. The Natal garrison suffered heavy losses. Now Pietermaritz
The fort was too busy to take care of itself, and the army did not even dare to leave Pietermaritzburg. I sent out all the scouts, hoping to get more news about the Zulu, but so far, the main force of the Zulu has not been found.
"Anton's plan is to first find the main force of the Zulu people, and then destroy it as quickly as possible, so that the Zulu people will no longer be a threat.
"How is the morale of the troops?" Rock is not too worried about the Zulus. Although the Zulus seem to be powerful now, in Rock's view they are just chickens and dogs.
"The morale of the troops is high, and brothers all hope that this time we can achieve the honor of our Northern Rhodesian Division!" Anton is also confident that this time the Northern Rhodesian Division comes to Natal, there will be no more motivation to support the officers and soldiers in fighting bravely.
Only honor remains.
The last time the mercenaries were eliminated in the Congo Free State, it did not bring much honor to the Northern Rhodesian Division. This time it is different. This time, Ade recruited the Northern Rhodesian Division to join the war. If the Northern Rhodesian Division can
If the rebellion is successfully suppressed, honor will definitely be indispensable.