African Nationhood

In the next month, Natasha's life became very busy, and her plan to open a child care center gained recognition from those around her.

Since she only has one person, her limit of taking care of children is only twenty.

They charge 1 yuan for every day they take care of their children, which is 30 yuan a month. In addition, if they need to prepare meals for their children, each person needs to pay an additional 3 yuan per day.

This allowed her to add a lunch of meat stew with potatoes and brown bread for the children.

Someone from the service club delivers food to her, and she needs to pay an additional 3 yuan for delivery.

Most of the people who send their children are couples who are going to work on plantations, and some are housewives who have obtained temporary jobs.

In this way, her income is very unstable. After one month, she made a profit of 300 yuan, which is already very good.

This kind of income is comparable to that of all the workers on a plantation.

This income is only enough to live on, and she must not encounter her child who gets sick. Once she gets sick, she is really doomed.

One of the children in her care fell ill.

The child's parents took him to a hospital in the city center for medical treatment, and they only prescribed some medicine. One injection cost nearly 500 yuan.

Although it is expensive, it works quickly and the child will be fine the next day.

While Natasha prayed for a smooth life, she also prayed that her children would not get sick.

In the second month, Natasha's care home was on track, and more and more children were entrusted with care.

She was already planning to hire another person to help, and she was a bit overwhelmed.

People in the surrounding communities began to seriously consider working on the plantations. It was too hard for a single-laborer family.

Families with more members are relatively better, after all, one more person works and one more income comes.

And people with good family backgrounds can get a quick start here. For example, the three families who shared a house with a wealthy businessman approached the city hall and obtained the qualifications to open a factory.

It's just that the scale of investment is very large, reaching millions of yuan.

After Natasha heard about it, she had no other thoughts except secret envy. She had to put all her energy into her work.

Although she had tried very hard, bad luck still struck her.

Her son Andrei suddenly fainted while helping his mother to prevent other children from approaching the well.

Natasha was so frightened that she could only hold her son's small body and run as fast as she could to the hospital in the city center.

When she rushed to the hospital, the doctor told her that her son had encephalitis. This disease is very expensive. You have to decide whether to treat him or not?

Natasha felt dizzy for a moment, but she still resolutely treated her son.

The next step is to pay the fee. If you don’t pay the fee, there is no way to treat the patient.

Natasha only had more than 1000 yuan on her, and she had paid all of it. The doctor told her that the money was only enough for two days of treatment, and the remaining money should be raised as soon as possible, otherwise the medicine would be stopped.

Natasha returned home in despair. There were still a group of children waiting for her to take care of her. Although she was anxious at the moment, she still had to work hard to persevere, otherwise her son would be dead.

Finally holding on until the afternoon, Natasha was feeding her daughter while thinking about who to borrow money from.

But after thinking about it, there was no one around who could lend her money, because the people here were very poor.

Unless you go to the rich people who run factories, are they willing to borrow money?
If I don't borrow money from them, what else can I do?
In fact, there is another way, and that is to get married.

In the past, young girls among the refugees got married and received preferential treatment after marrying.

Not only did the family get cushy jobs, but their accommodation was also upgraded to a better place.

It is also very convenient for children to go to school. The teachers in the school are all Slavic women. In addition to teaching Chinese, they also teach Russian and science.

Natasha also thought about sending her children to school, but when Andrei fell ill, all her plans came to nothing.

What to do next? Natasha thought about it all night but had no idea. In the end, she wanted to borrow money from her compatriots who rented money from wealthy merchants.

Who would choose the worst option before completely despairing?

……

After knocking on the door, it quickly opened and a middle-aged woman came out.

She glanced at Natasha warily, and after learning that the other party was here to borrow money, the middle-aged woman rudely ordered her to be kicked out.

Natasha was full of grievances and had no choice but to turn to other families. Unfortunately, she asked more than ten families in a row, and everyone rejected her.

After all, a woman with two children, who would believe that she can pay back the money quickly?

Some bachelors even hinted to her that she could exchange her body for money, which was expressly prohibited by the government. Naturally, she did not dare to do it, nor was she willing to do it.

……

When Natasha was in a state of confusion, she suddenly thought of the old man who gave her water when she first arrived here, so she found the old man's home with hope.

"Is anyone there?~" After shouting several times, she heard movement in the yard. She saw an old man walking from the yard. It had only been two months and he was already older.

The old man's clothes were dirty and his beard had grown longer.

"you are?"

The old man could no longer recognize her, and Natasha quickly told her about the fact that the old man had given her water when they came together in the car more than a month ago.

The old man listened and nodded.

"What's the matter with you coming here?"

Natasha told her why she was here. The old man pondered for a while and nodded, "Come in."

Natasha was overjoyed when she heard this, and felt a big stone fall in her heart for no reason.

After crossing the yard, they entered the old man's room. The yard was no different from the one Natasha rented, and the room the old man rented was even more messy.

She couldn't help but curl her lips a little, but this was the time to ask for help. She thought that after borrowing the money, she could come often to help the old man clean up the house, which would be a way of repaying the other person's kindness.

There were no stools in the room, only a bed. The old man took out a cloth bag from under the bed board.

The cloth bag was quickly opened, and inside was a solid gold pocket watch with a watch chain.

"This is the trophy I got from killing an Ottoman officer when I was a soldier in my early years. It has not been sold for so many years."

The price of this pocket watch is not high, but it is the only money the old man has. She needs money now, so she can only save it.

Natasha showed gratitude on her face and said sincerely: "Thank you, I will definitely pay you back as soon as possible."

As she said this, she wanted to take the pocket watch from the old man's hand, but the old man held his hand.

Natasha's face tightened and she looked at the other party nervously.

The old man smiled and said: "My wife has been dead for many years, and I don't have a few more years to live.

If you agree to be my wife, I can give you this gold watch, and at the same time I will work hard to make money to support you. Are you willing? "

When Natasha heard this, she immediately shook her head and refused.

The pride in her heart did not allow herself to agree to this dying man's request.

If you want to marry, why not marry a South Chinese?
At the very least, I and my children can obtain Nanhua citizenship and enjoy many benefits, which are much better than what the old man gave me.

So Natasha left the old man's house and walked outside casually.

She arrived at the hospital before she knew it. Looking at Andre on the bed, her heart was inexplicably tugged.

The Slavic female nurse urged her to pay and told her that if she didn't pay, Andre would stop taking the medicine tomorrow.

Natasha really had no money left, so she could only plead with the other party to give her some more time, but the cold eyes of the other party made her understand the cruelty of this world.

So she walked out of the hospital at a loss, looked in the direction of the city hall, and walked away.

……

"Wait a minute, Ms. Natasha."

Natasha turned around and saw a young Chinese man in a white coat. What was even more strange was that he could speak Russian.

"You called me?"

"Yes, I am the chief physician of this hospital. I heard that you opened a child care center, right?"

Natasha nodded.

"It's like this. I once had a wife who was also Russian. She passed away due to dystocia. I hope to find a Russian woman to be my wife, and it's very difficult for you. Will you marry me?
In this case, your son can enjoy affordable medical care, and at the same time, I can enjoy additional discounts as a doctor. Are you willing? "

Natasha's mood at the moment was simply confusing.

Before reality, she finally gave up her inner pride and planned to go to the city hall to register.

But she was not sure when someone from South China would come to have a blind date with her. This was just a helpless choice for her.

Unexpectedly, she met a man who was willing to marry her at the entrance of the hospital. Could she refuse?

Moreover, the other party is a doctor with favorable conditions, so why would he fall in love with me?
"In addition to my son who is lying in the hospital, I also have a daughter at home. Don't you dislike it?"

The man smiled, "I also have two children at home, and they are willing to live with their new brothers and sisters.

The most important thing is that you and my wife look alike. "

Natasha obviously felt that the man's voice was choked.

The softness deep in her heart was suddenly touched, and then she sighed.

"Okay, I do." (End of chapter)