Chapter 176 Hornface and Maria
Northern Kenya.
In the early morning, the sun rises, and the African wilderness is silent. On the vast grassland, more than a dozen small houses built with stones stand alone in the wilderness. There is no end of the grassland for hundreds of miles. Only these dozen or so households are particularly eye-catching.
One of the small stone houses is Hornfeth's house. Hornfeth's Southeast Asian wife Maria got up early and started preparing breakfast for Hornfeth.
Maria came from the Dutch East Indies Colony (Indonesia) and was sold to the East African colonies by the Dutch at a low price. The most indispensable thing in the Dutch East Indies was people.
People in backward tropical areas are all very similar. Women are much more hard-working than men. Maria is this type. Since she was a child, her mother has worked to support the family.
Of course, Maria’s father had three wives and more than a dozen children, and the whole family except the father had to work.
As for Maria’s father, relying on the inheritance left by his ancestors, he originally had a small family in the local area. However, when it came to Maria’s father’s generation, his father did not inherit the glorious tradition of his ancestors at all, but instead lived in food, drink and whoring. Proficient in gambling.
Soon, he lost all his family property and relied on three wives and a bunch of children to support himself. Even so, Maria's father still refused to change his ways. Soon, because he could not pay his gambling debts, he The door was blocked by creditors.
After a flurry of punches and kicks, Maria's father sold his three youngest daughters to pay off debts, and Maria was one of them.
Maria was fifteen years old when she was sold by her father. She had an average appearance and worked in the fields with her mother all year round. Her skin was slightly dark, she was not tall, and she was as malnourished as a straw.
Maria, who did not look outstanding, was sold to the Dutch by her creditors at a very low price, and the Dutch sold Maria to East Africa at twice the price, mainly using a middleman to make the difference. .
Of course, in this era when the slave trade has ended, Maria and others cannot be sold to East Africa under the banner of human trafficking, but imported to East Africa in the name of female textile workers.
Hornfiss is an Austrian, in his early 20s, and came to East Africa a year and a half ago. Like many Austrian immigrants, he is a young and strong young man.
After all, most of the European immigrants who came to East Africa were male singles, except for those who had married families.
According to the practice of the East African colonies, the Chinese were assigned to white people, and the white people were assigned to yellow people, so Hornfeth asked for an Indonesian daughter-in-law.
Of course, in addition to assigned marriage, free love also exists in East Africa, but it is limited to immigrants who arrive in East Africa through normal immigration channels.
For example, East Africa respects the wishes of those women and widows in Paraguay, and Paraguayan women have become the objects of attention of East African bachelors.
Chinese and European immigrants are evenly matched. Basically, unmarried young Paraguayan women will choose European youths, while widows with children will generally live together with Chinese.
After the relationship is confirmed, a wedding will be held, and a marriage certificate will be issued by the East African government.
But after all, there are relatively few women in Paraguay, and the population of Paraguay as a whole is only a few hundred thousand. So far, East Africa has struggled to get only 80,000 to 90,000 from the local area, which is a scarce resource. Fortunately, Paraguay is strong enough and is still fighting against the Triple Alliance. , East Africa can continue poaching.
Paraguayan immigrants in East Africa are placed in areas that have already been developed. There are no newly developed areas like northern Kenya.
So Hornface’s marriage problem can only be solved by immigrants arriving in East Africa through irregular means.
In Mombasa, Hornface and his competitors obtained a spouse by drawing lots. Of course, the East African colonies had already had a mature process.
Hornface's competitors are also Europeans, and the targets they draw are also classified as yellow people. The opposite is true for Chinese immigrants. In East Africa, there are few options for immigrants, and Hornfeth can only pray to God not to get one that is too ugly.
Hornfeth finally got card No. 7, which was Maria. At that time, Hornfeth felt pretty good. After all, he only looked like that. It would be great to get married in this life.
On the same day, the local government in Mombasa applied for marriage certificates for these couples, held a symbolic wedding ceremony, and Hornfeth took Maria home.
As of today, Hornfeth and Maria have lived together for more than six months, and Maria is sixteen years old.
Hornface's little life was very comfortable, and he was completely satisfied with Maria. The couple could be considered as equals.
Hornfiss was born in a rural village in Austria. He was a relatively simple man. He was only eighteen years old when he first arrived in East Africa. He had never been in society and had not seen the twists and turns.
Because there are several brothers in the family, the family business is destined to have nothing to do with him. East Africa happened to be recruiting immigrants, so he went to East Africa with a few friends from the village.
Maria has also been taught by her mother's words and deeds since she was a child. She is hardworking and capable, and she keeps housework in order. In this way, the two of them are a match made in heaven.
The name Maria was given by Hornfeth. At first, the two of them did not understand each other. Hornfeth asked Maria what her name was, but Maria did not know Hornfeth at all. meaning.
Maria didn't have a serious name originally. She was not welcomed by her father at home, and he usually called her "Black Monkey".
Seeing that the two could not communicate, and that Maria was too timid to speak at the beginning, Hornfeth took it upon himself to name her "Maria".
In the first month, Hornfeth and Maria basically relied on body language and guessing to communicate. As the days passed, Maria gradually learned some simple things. German.
After half a year of getting along, Maria can communicate normally with Hornfeth in less fluent German.
Maria was mixing dough in the kitchen, briefly baking a few cakes, cooking a pot of millet porridge, preparing a few cold dishes, and a simple and unpretentious breakfast was ready.
“Dear, it’s time to eat!”
Hornfeth had already dressed, washed briefly, pulled up the stool, and sat in front of the table.
"Maria, stop being busy now, sit down and eat together!" Hornfeth said to his wife who was still cleaning up the housework.
"It's okay, you have to work for a while, and I can't stay idle anyway. I won't delay eating for a while." Maria said while tidying up the bed.
“As a family, we still have to eat together to have an atmosphere. In Europe, my family and I also sat at the same table to eat. You also said that I was going to work after a while. If you have more time, it won’t be too late to clean up. Come and stay with me first,” Hornfeth said to Maria.
Maria finished her work before coming to the dinner table. She looked at Hornfeth who was chewing on the cake and said, "Eat slowly, don't choke."
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Hornface smiled slightly, this is the meaning of his life.
(End of this chapter)