Rock really didn’t know that Ada and Arthur were also on this cruise.
In fact, it’s not unexpected. The cruise ship from London to Cape Town only leaves every three days, so it’s normal to take the same cruise ship.
I'm afraid Phyllis won't believe this is a coincidence.
In fact, Phyllis has already discovered the problem. Black-haired children are quite rare in the UK. Arthur's photo once appeared in the newspaper. Phyllis knew about Arthur's existence. When the two parties contacted her, Phyllis immediately became suspicious.
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Only then did Phyllis realize that Ada was standing at the door of the restaurant with a helpless face, and de Gaulle behind her was holding a plate of fruit and ice cream.
"Look at the good things you have done -" Phyllis had a polite smile on her face, but her words were squeezed out from between her teeth in a sinister manner.
Fortunately, Phyllis is relatively far away from Rock, otherwise Rock's arm would have suffered again.
"Sorry Mrs. Nyasaland, I didn't notice-" Ada came over and glared at Arthur fiercely before apologizing to Phyllis.
Arthur smiled and said nothing, while Gavin sat in the baby chair and laughed. He must be very happy now, and finally tasted the apple.
Rock's mood was more uncomfortable. Ada didn't even look at Rock when she came over. Although Rock could understand, he still felt uncomfortable.
"Come here Arthur, I'll go back to my room and stand there for two hours." Ada came over to take Arthur away.
Arthur is still holding Gavin's hand, saying he doesn't want to leave.
After all, Phyllis relented and raised her hand to pull out the chair next to her: "Sit down for a while -"
Ada was overjoyed, Rock couldn't believe it, Arthur had already sat down obediently, and only Gavin was clapping his hands and laughing.
"Sorry Phyllis, I didn't mean to disturb you." Ada was very smart now. Although she was very arrogant in front of Roque in private, when she saw Phyllis, she was as cautious as a concubine.
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"Is his name Arthur?" Phyllis didn't answer. She looked at Arthur carefully, trying to find parts of Arthur's appearance that overlapped with Gavin's.
In fact, the overlap is quite high. Both children have black hair, which is the most obvious feature. Generally speaking, white children have obvious freckles on their faces. Arthur and Gavin have almost no freckles on their faces.
The face shape of this little guy is also very similar to Roque. Those who don’t know must think they are brothers.
Such as Andrew Harrold.
Andrew Harold didn't know about Roark's past with Ada and Phyllis. Of course, Andrew Harold was not stupid. Seeing the situation in front of him, Andrew Harold wisely said nothing.<
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Rock sighed and went into the restaurant with Andrew Harold to eat. Phyllis and Ada could do whatever they wanted.
At night, Rock slept in the study as he wished.
When Rock went to the restaurant the next day, he found that Phyllis and Ada actually took Arthur and Gavin to have a warm and affectionate meal together. The two women were chatting quite animatedly.
Rock didn't even show his face and asked Zach to send breakfast to the study.
In the evening, Rock prepared to go to the study as usual, but was stopped by Phyllis.
"Where will I sleep today?" Rock didn't understand what Phyllis meant.
"Where else can I sleep? Go find your banker?" Phyllis immediately transformed into a tigress.
That's right, Rock is still full of energy now. If he sleeps in the study for a long time, he will inevitably suffer from endocrine disorders.
The space on the ship is relatively closed, and Ada lives in the first-class cabin, which is on the same floor as Rock and Phyllis. If Phyllis doesn't pay attention, it will really be an advantage for Ada.
"How is it possible -" Rock was really short of breath and didn't dare to argue at all.
Then the fighting became fierce at night. In Phyllis' words, she wanted to squeeze Rock dry so that Rock wouldn't go out to eat secretly.
It turns out that Phyllis didn’t succeed.
"Am I going too far?" It seems that the harmony of yin and yang can regulate emotions, and Phyllis is very gentle at this time.
"How come, you have done a great job, I am very grateful." Roque has infinite love for Phyllis, and it is really not easy for a woman to do this.
But if you think about it carefully, there is no such thing as "women's rights" in this era. The dignitaries in the Qing Dynasty can still marry concubines after marrying their first wives. The situation in Africa is even worse. I don't know how many people have wives like scumbags.
Someone is here.
Even among the people around Phyllis, there are many examples, such as Owen. As far as Phyllis knows, Irving has many confidantes in London. Lacey doesn't care about Henry, as long as Henry remembers to go home at night.
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Calculating it this way, Roque only has two women, Phyllis and Ada, so he is already clean.
After another day, Rock was finally able to sit at the same dining table as Phyllis and Ada.
"Now is the time when the price of oriental cultural relics is at its lowest. During my stay in London, I purchased nearly a thousand cultural relics. It is said that they all came from the Qing Dynasty's palace or royal gardens. After returning to Johannesburg, I plan to open a shop about
The museum of cultural relics of the Qing Dynasty. These gems came from the Qing Dynasty. They called this kind of gem 'jade'. It is said that the Queen Mother of the Qing Dynasty liked it very much -" Ada had more than a dozen pieces of jadeite of different colors on hand.
Every piece is top quality.
"This piece of jade is so beautiful -" Phyllis picked up a blue water bracelet and held it up to look at the sun. It was indeed very beautiful, flawless and crystal clear.
In terms of jewelry, there are still big differences between the East and the West. For example, Eastern bracelets are rare in the West.
This is related to the type of gemstones. The rubies, sapphires and diamonds popular in the West are rarely as large as jade and jade. Gems as big as pigeon eggs are already top quality and cannot be made into bracelets at all. They can only be set in jewelry to make
Various necklaces, earrings, or rings.
Ada was obviously influenced by Rock, as she wore an jade bracelet on her wrist.
"Jade is a type of jade. According to traditional Chinese medicine, jade has the functions of removing heat, relieving annoyance, moisturizing the heart and lungs, supporting the voice and throat, nourishing the hair, nourishing the five internal organs, soothing the soul, soothing the blood vessels, and improving the eyes and ears." Luo Ke
This passage was said in Chinese, and even if Luo Ke was asked to translate it, he couldn't translate it.
"Wait-"
"What are you talking about?"
Phyllis and Ada immediately objected. They both know some Chinese now, but they are not yet able to understand these professional terms.
"It's said in "Compendium of Materia Medica" -" Luo Ke was about to explain, but Arthur added next to him: "Li Shizhen!"
Rock was so happy that he wanted to hug Arthur and give him a kiss. In front of Phyllis, Rock had better not be so obvious.
Phyllis looked at Arthur, who was already able to take care of Gavin, and then at Gavin, who was grinning like a fool. She really couldn't get angry even if she wanted to.
It’s hard to blame Rock for being biased in this kind of thing!
"Compendium of Materia Medica, are those grass roots and tree barks?" Ada was still curious, but she didn't expect that this would confirm that Arthur knew that Li Shizhen and "Compendium of Materia Medica" were definitely from the Luoke religion.
Rock had forgotten when he mentioned "Compendium of Materia Medica" and Li Shizhen to Arthur. Rock had always spared no effort to promote traditional Chinese culture: "Those grass roots and bark are of great use. More than two thousand years ago, the Chinese
We have used local materials from around us to fight diseases. In Europe, until two hundred years ago, the main method used by doctors to treat diseases was bloodletting. So I planted 20,000 acres of medicinal materials in Johannesburg. The medical school is also conducting research on traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine is still very effective.
If you have any prospects, let me know if you want to do it."
It’s not that Roque doesn’t pay attention to it, it’s that he simply doesn’t have time to pay attention to specific work. Many times Roque can only set up a general framework and then let time ferment. As time goes by, Chinese medicine will naturally grow. Ada and Phyllis both knew that Roque valued traditional Chinese medicine. After hearing Roque's words, the two of them quickly exchanged glances, and then remained silent in a tacit understanding.
"It's better to buy antiques. I have asked Charles to advertise in the newspaper. Not only do he collect antiques from the UK, there are also many from France and Germany." Roque is really sad, but he has no ability to change the reality, so he can only try his best to make up for it now. When the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, Rock was still suppressing the Boer guerrillas and had no ability to influence the distant Qing Dynasty.
According to UNESCO statistics, more than 1.6 million precious cultural relics at the national treasure level have been lost overseas and are collected by more than 200 museums around the world. The number of cultural relics collected by private citizens is 10 times that of the collections. In this way, the number of cultural relics lost is
There are an estimated 16 million cultural relics overseas.
Among them, Britain and France stole the most cultural relics. When Britain and France looted the Old Summer Palace, there were no less than 1.5 million cultural relics in the Old Summer Palace.
As for the Eight-Nation Allied Forces' invasion of China, it sounds quite lively. In fact, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy all went to join in the fun. Italy sent a total of 85 people, Austria-Hungary less than 400, and Germany less than 1,000, so the cultural relics were stolen.
It is still limited, and the bulk is still in Britain, France, Russia and Japan.
Russia and Japan are easy to deal with. These two countries are debtors of the Rand Bank. It is estimated that they will not ask for loans in a short time. Japan can still take it slow. On Russia's side, Roque will definitely not delay it for too long. If anything happens,
If it is delayed until World War I, the Russian Empire will cease to exist by then, and the Rand Bank will not be able to get it even if it wants it.
So next, Roark will inform Constantine that if the Russian Empire cannot repay the money, it can use the cultural relics snatched from the Qing Dynasty to pay off the debt.
Constantine is now based in Johannesburg and is the consul of the Russian Empire in Johannesburg.
There are also Russians in Johannesburg, and it is normal for the Russian Empire to set up a consulate in Johannesburg.
Interestingly, the original intention of establishing the consulate must be to serve the Russians in Johannesburg and protect the interests of the Russians. However, the Russians in Johannesburg fled to Johannesburg because they were persecuted in Russia. Constantine will protect the Jews.