African Nationhood

Chapter 227 Secret visit to Jinshan Town ()

"哐哧~哐哧~"

The fresh air brought by the morning dew constantly washes away the dullness and solemnity of the train.

Because it was an early train, there were not many passengers in the carriage.

Fang Hui was able to choose a seat by the window and enjoy the scenery along the way.

The young Fang Hui was curious about everything outside the window at this moment. He had experienced the most new things in his life during the years he came to Southwest Africa.

Large ships, coastal defense artillery, zebras, lions and ostriches...

While these new things opened his eyes, he still did not forget to be grateful to his beloved Mr. Shi. Everything he had came from the gift of Mr. Shi.

……

It turns out that Fang Hui's surname is not Fang, but Chen.

He comes from a small seaside mountain village in the distant Zhejiang Province of the Qing Dynasty. There are many people and little land there, and many people make a living by fishing at sea.

Boats have also become an important means of livelihood for them. Therefore, most of the year, the parents go out to sea to fish to earn money for the family.

He thought that the ordinary days would go on forever, but who knew that when his parents went to sea, they encountered a heavy rain and the boat capsized, and his parents never came back.

Without his parents to rely on, he could not survive at a young age, so he had to go to the city to seek refuge with distant relatives.

Unfortunately, he did not live a good life in the city. Not only did he not have enough to eat every day, he was often beaten and scolded.

This relative's wife even disliked him for eating too much, so she encouraged the relative to sell him to a trafficker.

Then he was put on the immigration ship. Although he couldn't eat enough when he got on the ship, at least he wouldn't starve to death.

Then he came to Southwest Africa, was purified and became a student in a primary school, and then he became the heir of a soldier named Fang.

After that, his life got better. Not only did he have someone to take care of his daily life, but his academic performance was also getting better and better.

After graduating last year, he received 60 acres of land from his father.

As a fresh graduate, he faced two choices:

One is to hand over the land to the company for custody, and receive 70% of the land rent every year, so that you can do the work you like.

The second is to become a township-level civil servant and take care of the land by yourself.

After consulting his teacher, Fang Hui chose to hand over his father's land to the company for custody, and then he applied to work in the newly established "Justice" system.

The "Justice" system is mainly engaged in legal work, and Fang Hui likes this kind of work of sentencing criminals in accordance with legal orders.

The main basis of the Chancery system is the "General Theory of English Law", "Interpretation of English Law" and the improved "Bloody Code". In addition, Nanhua Company has also issued a "Provisional Regulations on the Management of Nanhua Company".

The general principle is based on the "Interim Regulations on the Management of Nanhua Companies" as the basis, supplemented by the British domestic legal texts.

In other words, matters not stipulated in the "Interim Regulations" will be punished according to the British Code.

Yesterday, he received a notice from his superiors, asking him to go to Jinshan Town for an unannounced visit.

His superiors asked him not to reveal his identity during the unannounced visit and to protect himself.

In an emergency, you can go to the government office in Jinshan Town for help. In addition, he is not the only one who conducts secret visits. If you encounter any problems during the secret visit, you must lend a helping hand.

……

For the secret visit, Fang Hui specially wore an old Chinese suit, flat canvas shoes on his feet, and a canvas bag on his back.

On the whole, he looked no different from ordinary civilians, except that his eyes were a little too clear, not the eyes of those who had experienced life for a long time.

But this is not a big problem. After all, Southwest Africa is very new and many young people have clear eyes.

Maybe people thought that he was easy to deceive because he had not experienced many hardships. Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his lips inadvertently.

"Woo~~~"

The arrival whistle reminds the passengers on the bus that they have arrived at the station and can get off.

Fang Hui took a deep breath with his belongings in hand and got out of the car along with the small flow of people.

As soon as he got out of the car, he was shocked by the bleak look in front of him. Shouldn't the train station be more prosperous? In Anhai Town and Walvis Bay, where Chinese people gather, you will be surrounded by various vendors selling goods as soon as you get off the train.

When we got here, it was so deserted that it didn’t look like a place in Southwest Africa.

Maybe people here are rushing to dig for gold, so no one is doing business here.

Walking a few steps further, he still spotted some Chinese vendors.

However, unlike other places, the Chinese vendors here are very indifferent. Most of the products they sell are cigarettes and lighters, and they rarely sell food.

Fang Hui planned to talk to a street vendor and get information.

"Hello sir, is this your first time in Jinshan Town?"

Hearing the slightly weird accent, Fang Hui turned his head and looked.

In front of him was a red-haired white boy. He was not tall, and there were still residual blood stains on his body. His blue eyes were a little dodgey.

He has obvious freckles on his face, his teeth are slightly protruding, and most importantly, his left ankle is completely crooked.

This white boy is fairly fluent in Chinese and should be able to extract some information.

So Fang Hui nodded, "Yes, it's my first time here."

"Sir, I can be your guide, but you have to pay me because my sister and I haven't eaten in two days."

Hearing the white boy say this, Fang Hui couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Don't you have a children's rescue agency here?"

The white boy shook his head, "No, we can only rely on our own strength to survive here, otherwise we will only starve to death."

Hearing this, Fang Hui was slightly moved.

"Where are your parents? Are they gone?"

The white boy had a look of sadness on his face, and he whispered: "My father committed suicide because of mining bankruptcy, and my mother..."

It was obvious that this white boy had something to hide, so Fang Hui took a deep breath and said, "I can hire you. Can you tell me your name?"

Hearing that the customer planned to hire him, the white boy was relieved and a smile appeared on his face.

"My name is Tom. I can take you wherever you want to go."

Fang Hui smiled and said, "Take me to the food store. I plan to have breakfast with you, and then we will decide where to go."

After hearing this, the white boy smiled even wider, "Please follow me, I will take you to the food store right away."

In this way, Lame Tom took Fang Hui to a cafe, where they ordered two fried eggs, two blood sausages, two bacon, a bowl of oatmeal, and a cup of coffee.

Tom was indeed hungry. He ate very quickly, while Fang Hui ate very slowly. He tasted a few bites and then gave up.

This British breakfast is really not interesting. It is definitely not as enjoyable as soy milk, fried dough sticks and meat buns.

When Tom saw that his employer had eaten a few bites, he couldn't bear to waste it. With his employer's consent, he destroyed all the bacon and blood sausage left by Fang Hui.

Then the white boy burped very rudely in front of his employer. He smiled apologetically, and then looked at his employer.

"Mr. Fang, where should we go next?"

Fang Hui waved to the waiter and said to him: "Another fried egg, bacon and blood sausage, plus a piece of black bread."

When he heard his employer asking for food again, Tom couldn't help but wonder: "Mr. Fang, weren't you full just now? Why do you want me to eat that food?"

Fang Hui smiled, "These are not for me to eat, but for your sister. Didn't you say that she hasn't eaten for two days like you?"

Hearing what Fang Hui said, Tom suddenly changed his face, tears burst into his eyes, and he cried: "I'm sorry, Mr. Fang, I lied to you, I don't have a sister, I lied..."

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