African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 176 Hornfith and Maria
Northern Kenya.

In the early morning, the sun is rising, and the African wilderness is silent. On the vast grassland, a dozen small houses built of stone stand alone on the wilderness. There are only a dozen or so families in the grassland with no end in sight for a hundred miles around. Very eye-catching.

One of the small stone houses is the house of Hohenfis. His Southeast Asian wife Maria got up early and began to prepare breakfast for Hohenfis.

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 is people.

People in tropical and backward areas are very similar. Women are more industrious than men. Maria is such a 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, but in Maria's father's generation, his father did not inherit the glorious tradition of his ancestors at all, but was proficient in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.

Soon, the family property was wiped out, and he was supported by three wives and a bunch of children. Even so, Maria's father remained stubborn, and was soon blocked by creditors because he had not paid his gambling debts.

After a bout of beatings and kicks, Maria was one of the three youngest daughters sold by Maria's father to pay off debts.

Maria was 15 years old when her father sold her. She was average-looking and worked in the fields with her mother all the year round. Her skin was slightly dark, she was not tall, and she was malnourished like a hemp stalk.

Maria, who was not outstanding in appearance, was sold by the creditor to the Dutch 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.

Hohenfis is an Austrian. He is in his early 20s this year. He came to East Africa a year and a half ago. Like many Austrian immigrants, he is a young and strong guy.

After all, most of the European immigrants who came to East Africa, except those who had already married, were male bachelors.

According to the practice of the East African colonies, the Chinese assigned to the whites, and the whites assigned to the yellows. Hohenfis asked for an Indonesian daughter-in-law.

Of course, in addition to assigned marriages, free love also exists in East Africa, but it is limited to immigrants who arrive in East Africa through normal immigration channels.

For example, those women and widows in Paraguay, East Africa respects their wishes, and Paraguayan women have also become the first objects of courtship for bachelors in East Africa.

Chinese and European immigrants are evenly matched. Basically, unmarried young Paraguayan women will choose European youths, and widows with children generally live with Chinese.

After the relationship is confirmed, the wedding will be held, and the East African government will issue a marriage certificate at the same time.

However, there are relatively few women in Paraguay after all, and the entire population of Paraguay is only a few hundred thousand people. So far, East Africa has only worked hard to get 10 to [-] 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 to poach the wall.

Paraguayan immigrants in East Africa are all arranged in well-developed areas, and there are none in newly developed areas like northern Kenya.

Therefore, Hornfith's marriage problem can only be solved by immigrants who arrived in East Africa through abnormal channels.

In Mombasa, Hohenfis and the competitors obtained their spouses by drawing lots. Of course, the East African colonies had already had a mature process.

Hohenfis's competitors are also Europeans, and the objects they draw are also limited to people of the yellow race, while the Chinese immigrants are just the opposite.

In East Africa, with few options for immigration, Hornfiss had to ask God for help not to draw too ugly ones.

Hornfith finally got the number seven card, that is, Maria. At that time, Hornfith felt pretty good. After all, he also looks like that. It would be great to be married in this life.

On the same day, the local government of Mombasa applied for marriage certificates for these couples, and held a symbolic wedding ceremony. Hornfiss led Maria home.

As of today, Hornfiss and Maria have lived together for more than six months, and Maria is 16 years old.

Hornfiss lived a very comfortable life and was satisfied with Maria in every possible way. The husband and wife could be counted on the same level.

Hornfiss was born in a rural village in Austria. He is relatively simple, and when he first arrived in East Africa, he had not entered the society and experienced all the twists and turns.

Because there are several elder brothers in the family, it is destined that the family business has nothing to do with me. It just so happens that East Africa recruits immigrants, so I went to East Africa with a few partners in the village.

Maria has also been taught by her mother's precepts and deeds since she was a child, she is hardworking and capable, and the housework is organized in an orderly manner. Such two people are simply a pair made in heaven when they meet.

The name Maria was given by Hohenfis. At the beginning, the two of them did not understand each other. Hohenfis asked Maria what her name was, but Maria had no idea what Hohenfis meant.

Maria didn't have a serious name at first, she was not welcomed by her father at home, and her father usually called her "Black Monkey".

Seeing that the two could not communicate, and Maria was too timid to speak at the beginning, Hornfiss decided to name her "Maria" on his own initiative.

In the first month, the communication between Hohenfis and Maria basically relied on body language and guesswork. As the days passed, Maria gradually learned some simple German.

After getting along for half a year, Maria can already communicate with Hohenfis normally in not-so-fluent German.

Maria kneaded the noodles in the kitchen, baked a few pancakes, boiled a pot of millet porridge, prepared a few cold dishes, and a simple and rustic breakfast was ready.

"Honey, it's time to eat!"

Hornfith had already dressed, washed up briefly, pulled up the stool, and sat at the table.

"Maria, don't be too busy, let's sit down and eat together!" Hohenfis said to his wife who was still doing housework.

"It's okay, you have to work later, anyway, I can't be idle, and I won't delay if I eat later." Maria said while making the bed.

"Family, you still have to eat together to have an atmosphere. In Europe, my family and I also sit at the same table to eat. You also said that I will go to work for a while. There are so many hours in a day, and I will clean up later. It's not too late for hygiene, come and accompany me first." Hornfith said to Maria.

Maria came to the dining table after finishing the work at hand, looked at Hornfiss who was gnawing on the cake and said, "Eat slowly, don't choke."

Hornfiss smiled slightly, this is the meaning of his life.

(End of this chapter)