"Oh, damn it, this salary is an irresistible temptation. Confuse! José angrily spit out the inferior cigarette in his mouth, "Don, you know, Romero and I still have Cristina to feed, although these two little angels are cute, their expenses are not small"

José looked embarrassed, and he didn't know what he was muttering in Spanish.

At this time, Mrs. Garcia came over with two cups of yerba mate, which was hailed by the Argentines as a "national treasure" and "national tea", and in the local language, "yerba mate" means "fairy grass", "heavenly divine tea", and "a mysterious gift from God".

Mrs. Garcia didn't speak English, so she put down the yerba mate in her hand, made a gesture of please, and turned away.

Tang Feng took a sip of yerba mate and found that Mrs. Garcia should have added fruits such as strawberries or lemons to it, so that this cup of tea has a hint of sweet and sour taste in the bitterness, which is quite good.

If yerba mate is not added at all, there will be a faint bitterness when tasted, which is related to the origin of this tea.

Yerba mate is made from the leaves of a perennial woody plant that is similar to the large-leaved holly of the Holly family, which is not called "yerba mate".

Every year from April to August, the shoots and green leaves of this Uruguayan grass are plucked and dried, sorted, roasted, fermented and ground to make this amazing yerba mate.

Yerba mate contains a whopping 196 active nutrients (including 12 vitamins), far more than any edible plant! Among the single plants discovered by human beings, no single plant has such comprehensive nutritional health care and medicinal functions.

In Argentina, yerba mate is known as Argentina's "Four Treasures" along with football, tango and barbecue.

When Tang Feng used to be in the St. Lawrence Valley, when he traveled around Argentina with Sophia, he drank this kind of tea drink with the bitter aroma of other fruits. However, most of the yerba mate tea that Tang Feng drank at that time was processed by modern civilized machinery. And the cup of yerba mate that Mrs. Garcia brought was made in an out-and-out local way.

"Hey, man, stop talking there! Try Mrs. Garcia's yerba mate, it doesn't taste good when it's cold! Tang Feng patted José on the shoulder. Woke the guy out of his musings.

José muttered a few words, picked up another cup of yerba mate from the table, took a sip and said, "Don, you know what?" In the past, when I was adrift on the ocean, there was almost nothing that could tie my heart, but since I married Anina, Anina's own yerba mate has completely tied me up! ”

Anina is Mrs. Garcia's name.

"Hehe, José, you have a very good wife. Cristina and Romero also have a good mom. "Cristina is José's youngest daughter, who is only five years old this year and is a very beautiful and obedient little angel; Romero, on the other hand, is a nine-year-old boy, the age of chickens and dogs, a bear child.

"Yes, I have to work so hard to make money for the sake of the three of them, I can't let my children be like their parents. Staying in this small fishing village for the rest of their lives, they should have a broader world. ”

Pity the hearts of parents all over the world! This point goes wherever it goes. It's all universal.

Tang Feng nodded slightly and said, "So man, what are you still hesitating about?" As far as I know, Mr. Sigman is now preparing to buy a few supertankers and is preparing to enter the ocean transportation segment, and I think if you don't object, I'll tell Mr. Sigman about it. In your experience, there is no problem with being the first mate of an oil tanker. ”

Jose hesitated for a moment, raised his left arm, which was only half cut off, and asked, "Don, can a disabled person like me still be the first mate of an oil tanker?" ”

Tang Feng laughed. Said: "What's this?" The duties of the first mate you serve, you should know what the first mate does, the first mate does not need to do much heavy physical labor, a good first mate only needs a good brain. As long as you can help the captain manage a ship well, then you are a qualified first mate. So, you have no problem as a first mate in your current situation, and I think Mr. Sigman would be more than happy to have a sailor like you to help him! ”

José still hesitated, looked at his half-bare left arm, sighed and said, "Don, if Mr. Sigman is willing, I would like to try this job." You know, now our family needs a stable income so much. ”

Tang Feng nodded and said, "Jose, I can guarantee you this, unless you feel that you are not qualified for that job, no one can drive you down from that position." And I believe in your ability, and if you can't be a first mate with your ability, then I can't really think of anyone who can hold such a position. ”

Tang Feng was not praising Jose when he said this, Jose used to be the chief engineer of an ocean-going fishing vessel, and his subordinates were also managers of six or seven crew members, although he no longer worked as chief engineer, he bought a ship himself and took up the job of captain. In fact, there are not many crew members of an ocean-going oil tanker, that is, about 20 people, and with Jose's experience, it should be very easy to cooperate with the captain to manage these 20 or so people.

And Tang Feng has been living in Jose's house for almost a week, and he knows a little about these two people. José is the kind of typical Western man, as long as the sea conditions allow, he will inevitably take the four fishermen out to sea to fish, which is very hard, but it also reflects the duty of a man in charge.

And although Mrs. Garcia is a bit snobbish, she is still good in other aspects, for example, this Mrs. Garcia has very good cooking skills, and keeps the home in good order, so that when Jose goes out fishing, he doesn't have to worry about the family at all, and the logistics are very well done.

"José, it's not just you, once this refinery enters the construction period, then I can also recommend Mrs. Garcia to enter the project department, I think with Mrs. Garcia's cooking skills, I can cook for those in charge of the project department. In this way, although it may be a bit harder, it is also a pretty good stable job. And once the refinery is built, Mrs. Garcia will be able to work at the plant, which will make it easier for the two of you to feed Cristina and Romero. You tell me? (To be continued.) )