The Rubik's Cube is an intellectual toy, a geometric object that can be shuffled and restored by turning. Evan's Rubik's cube made of wood and iron nails has three blocks on each side, so it can be called a third-order Rubik's cube.

In the previous life, the third-order Rubik's Cube was the most popular Rubik's Cube, also known as Rubik's Cube, which was named after its inventor, Professor Rubik.

Of course, in this world, it would probably be called the Evan Rubik's Cube.

There are third-order Rubik's cubes, and naturally there are fourth-order, fifth-order and other higher-order Rubik's cubes, and as far as Evan knows, the highest can already be seventeenth. But the first to be invented was the second-order Rubik's cube, which was composed of two-by-two-by-two squares.

The Rubik's Cube is a toy that can exercise spatial thinking skills, memory, reflexes and finger dexterity, and Evan in the previous life liked it very much, otherwise he would not have remembered its structure so clearly.

After sending Carl away, the world's first Rubik's Cube passed through the Warren family, and has remained in Robert's possession ever since.

Virginia, Dora, and the others were not interested.

Because it's a new work, the size of the Rubik's Cube is large, so it doesn't feel very good, and Robert's hand hurts and he hasn't been able to restore it. Robert once suspected that the restoration would be impossible, and it was not until Evan had recovered in front of him that he picked up the Rubik's Cube again.

"Robert, it's impossible to undo it, you need to observe and think. ”

"There is a mathematical principle behind the Rubik's Cube, and you can only do it if you understand the rules. ”

Evan saw that Robert couldn't let go of the "Rubik's Cube", and kindly reminded him.

After that, Robert's hand movements slowed down, and his movements became more and more regular. Finally, it was successfully restored before dinner began.

Robert smiled happily while holding the Rubik's Cube that had been restored to its original state.

"Robert, don't be silly, hurry up and wash your hands. ”

Virginia, who was helping to fiddle with the dishes, looked at her happy brother and shook her head, isn't it just a toy, is it so fun?

Hot food was served one after another, and the aroma of the food attracted everyone gathered around the table without Virginia calling.

Evan saw that the throne was empty, and habitually asked Nina, "Mr. Governor has another big meal today?"

The so-called big meal refers to a separate banquet or a large party due to work needs.

Nina straightened the tablecloth and asked Aunt Susan to sit down and eat with her, "No, he'll be back." ”

"But let's not wait for him, let's start eating first. ”

After the prayers, everyone started together.

Tonight's main course is beef stew with potatoes and carrots, served with pan-fried salmon and pumpkin soup.

Dorothy doesn't like carrots and secretly picks them out and puts them on Dora's plate.

"Dorothy!?"

When the sharp-eyed Nina found out, she called her name and asked the timid Dorothy to obediently scoop the carrot back.

Evan ate a piece of beef, chewed it for a long time before swallowing it, and complained, "Nina, today's beef is a little old!"

Evan just said it casually, but unexpectedly, it attracted a lot of reprimands and lectures from Nina.

"It's not that you can't eat it, what are you complaining about?"

"If you can have beef to eat, you can snicker. ”

"You don't know how difficult it is to prepare a meal for you......"

"The whole of Europe is in shambles, and I have heard that there is a shortage of food everywhere now, and you are so happy compared to those who are hungry and cold......"

Nina kept talking, and Virginia and her siblings looked at Evan as the culprit. For a moment, Evan felt a lot of pressure.

"The ......"

Evan was about to tell a joke and change the subject when footsteps were heard behind him.

The head of the family is back.

Nina immediately stopped nagging and walked over to Earl to help him take off his coat, while Susan took the hat.

After the couple kissed each other on the cheek, Earl sat down and asked, "What were you talking about?"

Dora immediately betrayed Evan, "Just now Evan didn't think the beef was delicious, and his mother was training him." ”

Evan denied it, saying: "It's not like that... I'm just saying that the meat is a little older... I'm not disgusted. ”

Nina brought Earle's share out of the kitchen, and Earl took a bite to pay, thinking that the beef was indeed old. He looked at Evan and then at Nina, but didn't speak.

Nina seemed to have forgotten the stubble just now, and rarely cared about Earl's work: "Honey, has the matter of food shortages been solved?"

"Out of food?" Evan exclaimed, "When did this happen, and how did I not know?"

"Don't make a fuss! Earl calmly explained: "It's just that some farmers refuse to sell their grain." ”

"This food is being raised by the federal government to supply Europe, and your Nina fears that there may be famine in some parts of Europe if the quantity is insufficient. ”

Nina nodded, signaling that she was thinking so.

Although Sweden, where Nina was born, is a neutral country and did not participate in the two major wars, it is normal for her to be from the European continent in the end.

Evan asked, "Why did those farmers refuse to sell their grain?"

Earl paused for a moment, did not give an answer, but said vaguely: "Well, the reason is a bit complicated, in short, the matter has been settled now, dear, you don't have to worry." ”

Seeing Earl's tired face, Evan didn't ask any further questions.

As Earl said, the cause and effect are very complex.

To put it simply, during World War II, producers throughout the United States were slept and fed for victory in order to support the front. Because of the war dividends, American business owners have profited immensely. A part of the middle class drank a little sweetness, and had a good amount of cash in their pockets. As soon as World War II ended, the righteousness disappeared, but the treatment of the workers deteriorated. During World War II, the price bureau gradually lost its effect, and prices continued to rise.

The big drama called "inflation" is unfolding.

In this case, it is natural for farmers to be reluctant to sell.

The solution is simple, and that is to raise the price.

Of course, this method is only simple to say, and it involves a game between the two parties, and the exchange of interests that cannot be explicitly stated, and it cannot be simply summarized by a "price increase."

After dinner, Evan, who didn't get an answer from Earna, got the nearest newspaper. It didn't take long for Evan, who had many years of Marxist-Leninist and capitalist education, to figure out the context.

He was even able to speculate that the enthusiasm of the workers' "movement" would grow under the dual pressures of low incomes and rising prices, and that only a "strike" could dampen this enthusiasm.

Thinking of this, Evan suddenly became a little worried, "Carlson will be here in a few days, but don't encounter a railroad workers' strike at this moment." ”

Evan didn't know if there was a general strike in the United States at this time in the previous life, but the railroad workers' strike had a history.

"Also, prices have risen so fast recently, and Audrey's family has just come, I wonder if she will encounter difficulties?"

Evan blamed himself: "Alas, it's too comfortable, no, I have to go see Audrey tomorrow." ”