Chapter 45: The appearance of all living things in Vladivostok (Part 2)
No matter how disappointed the travelers of the Far East Company were, with the addition of government forces, the construction speed of Vladivostok has indeed accelerated greatly.
Before the government forces came in, the Far East Company had built a simple power system in Vladivostok, with street lights on the main roads, but that was all. Not only is the construction of the telephone network far in the future, communication between various settlements basically relies on roaring (plus a few field radio stations), and even the daily household electricity consumption of each house cannot be guaranteed. In addition to electric lights, many people's residences do not even have an electrical appliance. There are no sockets.
However, relying on the engineering troops specially allocated by the central government and the open supply of equipment and equipment, coupled with the help of Doraemon's various magical props, in just two or three days, the dispatching machine and control system of a city telephone system were formed. Desktops, switches, and even computer billing equipment have been installed one after another. And the telephone lines pulled over by trucks are piled up, just waiting for the travelers to use them when needed.
There are also thermos bottles, antibiotics, thermometers, fever-reducing tablets, purified water tablets, and other seemingly inconspicuous gadgets that Vladivostok Far East Company cannot produce on a large scale at the moment. The government has also generously allocated a lot of them in order to effectively improve The living standards of these traversers who have taken root in the Great Northern Wilderness - to reiterate, this trip organized by the government was not here to grab land from the very beginning, but more like to alleviate poverty.
At the same time, simple factories composed of pieces of steel structures and colored steel tiles were gradually built near the port. This kind of simple factory building is simply made of steel frame and steel tiles, so the construction speed is very fast. In the modern world, such shabby factories can usually only be used for rough work such as ore screening and wood processing, or simply used as temporary storage places for raw materials. However, in the late Ming Dynasty, when the whaling and fishing industries were developed, the Vladivostok crossing base could be used as a seafood processing center, so that the fishermen who came to the port could process their harvest nearby.
Such a lively and vigorous construction scene, with novel buildings that grow faster than crops, allows the indigenous people of this time and space who live in Vladivostok - whether they are Liaodong people, Koreans, Japanese or tribesmen around Vladivostok, all to see it. Dumbfounded and shocked. Although they had already seen glimpses of modern large-scale industrial civilization through various actions of the Far East Company, they knew that these "short-haired pirates" had invincible force and extraordinary abilities. But in terms of efficiency in transforming the old world, the power of the state and companies are still incomparable.
However, for other people who are eager to return home, everything that happened in the late Ming Dynasty has nothing to do with them.
——As soon as the government reached an agreement with the Far East Company, the navy officers, Marine frogmen, and government agents who had previously sneaked into the time and space of the late Ming Dynasty on the mini-espionage submarine and were finally coerced into joining the Far East Company had different intentions. Emotions, one after another embarked on their own road back home.
After giving away the jars and jars in the cellar to the neighbors and packing up the few pieces of luggage, government agent Zhou Billy, who was trapped in another time and space while tracking the Far East Company ship on a submarine, took one last look around the house where he had lived for more than half a year. The hut couldn't help but let out a nostalgic sigh.
Unknowingly, after living there for more than half a year, Zhou Bili actually developed some feelings for this small house that was very rustic by modern standards.
——Although Zhou Bili, the "hostage", was once put under house arrest by the armed personnel of the Far East Company immediately after the appearance of the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps, it took less than ten hours to complete the attack because of the Far East Company's comprehensive compromise. Ended this prison sentence.
In general, he did not suffer much at all during such a short period of house arrest, and Kazuko, who stayed at home, did not even know anything about it - when Zhou Bi worked for Far East Company in the past, he often went on business trips unexpectedly. , or work overtime and come back very late...
Moreover, when he was released from the solitary room, Zhou Billy received another unprecedented good news: he could now return to his original world.
——When they learned about this, several former submarine sailors who were under house arrest were so excited that they became crazy and seriously lost their temper. Some even had a heart attack due to excitement... Fortunately, someone immediately sent a quick-acting drug. Jiuxinwan, I didn’t die on the spot at the door of the solitary room...
But the strange thing is that when he was packing his luggage, he didn't feel much joy of breaking free from the prison, but instead felt a little bit of reluctance.
In any case, this seemingly simple place also contains a life memory that he will probably never forget!
Shaking his head melancholy, Zhou Billy picked up the digital camera again and took a few photos of the cabin as a souvenir. Then he turned around with his suitcase and saw a newly dressed Kazuko with an excited face. waved to himself with a smile, and his bright eyes sparkled:
"...Na na, Ana, do I look good in my new clothes?" With a pleasant smile, she coquettishly said to Zhou Bili.
——At this time, Kazuko no longer wore the simple and bloated home clothes, but changed into a colorful and gorgeous silk kimono, with two golden hollow hairpins inserted into her hair, and two strings of ding dongs hanging on her head. The jingling pendant made a light sound like wind chimes with the footsteps.
In order to resist the severe cold of winter, she wrapped a furry snow-white mink shawl around her neck, just like the dress of a modern Japanese woman at a coming-of-age ceremony. Coupled with her innocent smile from the heart, she looked particularly fresh and touching.
To be honest, Kazuko is obviously still in the shape of an elementary school student. Not only is she so flat that she can skate on a skateboard, but her appearance cannot be said to be very beautiful. At most, it can only be said that she has a decent appearance. She and Zhou Billy used to be in Shibuya, Tokyo. Incomparable to the many trendy girls I hang out with in Kabukicho.
However, unlike those modern women who are keen on enjoyment, since she followed Zhou Billy, Hezi has devoted her heart to this man. As long as she can have enough to eat, she will happily do housework every day, serve Zhou Billy meticulously, and consciously and voluntarily work hard to develop hygiene habits and improve her cooking skills, even if Zhou Billy is occasionally in a bad mood and scolds her, and He Zi She would just lower her head and listen with tears in her eyes, and even kneel down to apologize, never daring to say anything back... She was completely in the "Yamato Nadeshiko" style that has long since disappeared in modern Japan!
——Billy Zhou, a government agent who has been in the metropolis of modern Japan for a long time, knows very well that any woman he has ever encountered in the modern world will never be as easy to satisfy as Kazuko in front of him, let alone this girl. As a young wife, Li serves her wholeheartedly...
Therefore, he gradually began to understand why the time-travelers from the Far East Company risked their lives to travel to another time and space.
In the same way, after learning that he could return to the modern world, Zhou Bili's first thought was to bring Hezi back no matter what, so as to continue this warm little family in the modern world. Even he also knows that this will definitely bring him huge trouble - you know, Chinese nationality and green card have always been one of the most difficult to apply for in the world. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, except for a handful of international friends who have made extraordinary contributions, few people have successfully applied for nationality. There is an old German lady who worked as a voluntary teacher in Shandong or other rural areas for 20 years before she applied for nationality. Success... Even if it is a Chinese green card, the Ministry of Public Security has never issued more than a thousand legal green cards every year.
However, since this matter has already alarmed the central government, maybe something special can be done... He thought as optimistically as possible.
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"...Yes, Kazuko is very cute today!" Shaking his head, Zhou Bili temporarily pushed those complicated thoughts out of his mind, and then smiled and touched the cute little head of his loli wife, "...Follow me Have all the neighbors said goodbye? ”
"...Well, I just said hello to the uncles and aunts who often take care of us."
When mentioning the matter of leaving, the expression on Hezi's young face couldn't help but feel a little depressed. At the same time, he looked around the small courtyard where he had lived for more than half a year with infinite nostalgia, "...Ana replied, we really want to Are you leaving this place and never coming back? Will life in your hometown be better than here? I feel a little scared..." She grabbed Zhou Bi's sleeve and said softly.
"...Hey, why wouldn't you want to part with such a shabby place? I have a small villa over there, just wait and enjoy it!"
Zhou Bili smiled and stretched out his hand to rub her hair, while looking pitifully at her neck, which only wore a string of stained glass necklaces, "...Oh, you have been following me for more than half a year, and I haven't let you live a good life. Next I’m going to take you there to have a good time!”
"...Eh? I feel very happy. How can I say that my life is bad now? I couldn't imagine living such a life before!"
Kazuko, who has just turned fourteen this year but is already a wife, stared at her round eyes in disbelief and said to her man strangely - these are not polite words, she really feels sorry for her in the past six months. Life in Vladivostok is very satisfying: although the house I live in is not big, it is much better than the thatched house in my hometown in Japan. As for the glass windows on the wall, even the mansion of a samurai master may not be able to afford it.
The food we ate and the clothes we wore in Vladivostok were luxuries we couldn’t even dream of back home: in rural Japan these days, even a low-level samurai with dozens of stone fiefdoms couldn’t afford to eat everything. Rice, from time to time I have to rely on cereals and wild vegetables to satisfy my hunger, and I can't even wear silk clothes. As for the homes of ordinary farmers, they often cannot even afford straw sandals and clogs, and all men, women, and children have to walk barefoot. There are even embarrassing incidents where older girls cannot afford to wear clothes and have to work in the fields with their bare buttocks... The first pair of Kazuko's ever obtained. The shoes were worn in the quarantine camp in Vladivostok.
Of course, the winter in Vladivostok is indeed colder than in Kazuko’s hometown in Japan, but being able to wear furry furs, live in an airtight house, and eat oily whale meat and sea fish makes Kazuko feel better than before. It was much warmer to huddle in a drafty hut with an hungry stomach.
In short, since following Zhou Billy, Hezi has always been satisfied with this family, and at the same time he has been doing his best. For this little girl who has lived a hard life of hunger and cold in her hometown in Japan, her greatest hope is to satisfy her man so that she can live a good life with no worries about food and clothing. Of course, it would be better if I have a child... Unfortunately, my stomach is not up to par, and I haven't gotten pregnant yet.
Therefore, when he learned that he was about to bid farewell to this small home full of happy memories and follow his man to an unknown place, Kazuko was naturally very frightened - even though his man spoke so well of his hometown. , but what exactly it is, after all, Kazuko has not only never seen it, but has not even heard of it. No matter how much Zhou Bili tried to comfort her, she was still very worried about whether she could have enough food there, whether she could have a decent house to live in, and whether she could live a wealthy life with enough food and clothing like here in Vladivostok...
"...That's because you haven't seen the real good days, or in other words, few people in the whole world have seen it with their own eyes."
Looking at this innocent little girl who devoted herself to him, Zhou Bili, a former playboy, couldn't help but blush a little. In the end, he could only sigh, take Hezi into his arms, and babbled, "...We're there. After that, I will take you to see the night view of the Bund first, and I also want to invite you Go to the Shanghai City God's Temple to eat authentic crab shell roe and pork ribs rice cakes, and then go to Pizza Hut to eat pizza. Although the guys at Far East Company can make some simple Western pastries, they just can't bake a decent pizza. Let's have a quick lunch here. I haven’t tasted it in years, and I really feel like I miss it..."
——A few hours later, standing by the Huangpu River shrouded in night, looking at the gorgeous night view of the Bund in Shanghai, which is as bright as daylight, and the Pudong buildings that look like heavenly palaces under the special lighting effects... from the seventeenth century Kazuko, a Japanese lolita, suddenly felt a storm in her heart. The depths of her eyes were instantly filled with countless complex emotions. Her whole body trembled uncontrollably. She was deeply shocked again...
However, not every traveler lost in another time and space can return so warmly and comfortably - just those travelers from the Far East Group who changed their minds, the submarine sailors and Marine Corps frogmen who were lost at the same time as Zhou Bili. , although some of them are bachelors, there are also some Many people have already established families in the modern world, with wives and children... They originally thought that they would never return, so they found women here to take care of their lives. Who knew that they would stay in the late Ming Dynasty? In less than a year, the road back home through time and space was opened again? ! !
Oh my God! Are you playing with me? ! !
In this case, what should these guys who are guilty of bigamy do? Can they afford to support their "mistress" with their little income?
In desperation, these former People's Liberation Army soldiers who chose to go home had to become heartless people who deceived their feelings. They gave up their romantic marriage in the 17th century and left quietly with their tails between their legs, completely regardless of what happened in a certain hut. Here, there is another woman waiting for him infatuatedly ...In short, next to the time and space door standing on the Vladivostok Commercial Square, there are loyal lovers who return hand in hand, and there are also heartless people who sneak away... In addition, there are also people who are timid about being close to home. He lingered outside the door for a long time, not daring to take that step.