7 sections of the Rose Bar
"Roserose Bar, this is the place for adults!"
His little hearing messenger, Gree, looked out of the glass window of "running all over the street".
It's a pretty large tavern, and in the glass window are two wax figures, a man and a woman dressed in traditional Dutch costumes. On his feet he was wearing a pair of wooden shoes peculiar to the Netherlands, and the young man was holding a bouquet of bright tulips in his hands, while the girl raised her head slightly, looking intoxicated by love.
There was a faint noise of people in the tavern, and on such a night, in such a foreign land, I suddenly saw the flavor of the Dutch homeland, and I was a little moved.
When you open the door, the furnishings are more familiar, and there are noisy sounds everywhere. Black, red, orange, and yellow hair of all colors rushed into it. In the tray in the hands of the waiter who came and went, holding a large beer glass, shuttling through the crowd, the smell of beer, red wine, sausage, etc. mixed together, he felt intimate and familiar, and even he smelled the smell of acquaintances.
"You...... Isn't this the Governor! At this time, he really heard a familiar voice, he turned his head to look over, and found that the person who greeted him was none other than Reed, the fat boss of Geranza City in the past. These businessmen were convicted of tax evasion and smuggling by the court of Shenzhou City, so they were sentenced to work for six years for free in Shenzhou City, during which they were only responsible for their food and lodging and a small amount of pocket money, and their salaries were to be confiscated by the government, and the remaining two-thirds were paid according to the quality of their services after their sentences were completed.
"Ah, hello Mr. Red, I'm really surprised to see you here!"
Reed bowed respectfully and replied, "Yes, Lord Governor, I didn't expect to see you again!" ”
Looking at the tavern, there were not only Dutch, but also some yellows, and more women who spoke half-baked Dutch or Chinese, and their clothes should be from Fuso or Korea. The trays in the hands of the waiters have drinks from Shenzhou City, as well as beer and wine, but the difference is that now they all use glassware.
While changing into the wooden shoes that the waiter brought him, he asked with some surprise, "Reed, weren't you found guilty at the time of the trial that day?" Why....... ”
"Oh, yes, Lord Governor, I have indeed been found guilty, but the punishment for us merchants is six years of unpaid work for Shenzhou City. And I, you know that I can only open hotels, but fortunately I found a boss who was willing to contribute, so I ......"
"The boss is Chinese?"
Reid shook his head and said, "Oh, no, no, you should know them too, they used to be officers here, that is, General Holliman, and the Rose Bar was funded by several of them." ”
"Holliman is here! Great, please take me to meet him. ”
"Yes, Lord Governor......"
"Oh, don't call me that anymore, I'm no longer a Governor!"
"Yes, sir, please go this way."
The tavern was actually funded by Charlotte, Holliman, and the rest of the Dutch from the Naval Academy, but they didn't have enough money, and a large part of the money came from the hospital's James (the Dutch battleship Alvin's medical officer), Clay (the Dutch battleship Queen's medical officer), and Lorna.
Except for Rona alone, most of them belonged to the half-paid poor, and the money in James's hands was even borrowed from Gan Haowen. They don't do this for money, just to have a completely Dutch-speaking place in Shenzhou City, and only to have a warm home for all those who are working hard for a new life in Shenzhou City.
On the second floor, there are private rooms with long tables. Acoustic walls made of composite panels almost completely cut off a layer of noisy sounds. There are even sound musicians playing traditional Dutch music on violins. Above the roof, a bright gas lamp hangs to illuminate the house.
On the long tablecloth tablecloth, there are exquisite crystal tableware, and the leaded glass tableware at this time is a royal treat in Europe. Sitting on the high-backed chairs were Charlotte, Holliman, James, Clay, etc., who were half-paid, but among the Dutch who served Shenzhou City, they were considered to have a considerable status.
Although they were prisoners of the Shenzhou Army, although they were once part of the invaders, when they sincerely repented, the kind Chinese still accepted them, and even James was accompanied by a petite Chinese girl.
There are also Xu Liejun and Luo Na sitting there, today is Xu Liejun's day to meet his parents.
"Rhona dear...... This ......" In the plate in front of Xu Liejun, Dutch-style beef stew, onion herring, smoked eel, cabbage and sausage and other meats were just that, but looking at the green and yellow thick bean paste soup on the plate in front of him did give Xu Liejun a headache.
Couple Xu Liejun and Luo Na are the biggest funders of this store and the most popular people in the Rose Bar. They solved the financial problem for the Dutch, and they also provided the opportunity to work for the Dutch who were convicted of unpaid labor for the city of China.
Sitting opposite Xu Liejun is the red-haired Luo Na, it is rare that she is wearing a lady's dress of "Beauty Square" today, after all, this is the day of taking her boyfriend to "meet her parents", and it seems that she lacks the heroic and sassy taste of the past. Now her beautiful blue eyes looked at Xu Liejun, who was difficult to swallow in the face of the thick soup, and while pursing her lips and feeling funny, she reached out and took a glass of beer to relieve Xu Liejun.
Charlotte looked at this black boy who took his daughter to "drill" in the wind and waves all day long, he was not beautiful, and even looked a little fierce and rude.
He was the commander of the First Marine Division that was comparable to the First Division of the Army, and it was unthinkable that the Yue City Lord would only use such a young general to lead his thousands of troops. That is, he led the Marines and special forces to easily capture the Dutch bases along the coast of China, Taiwan.
Charlotte's gray steel-colored eyes swept over Xu Liejun's face. Overall, tonight's meeting was a success, and the young man did not appear proud of his exploits, and his unpretentious and unpretentious style occasionally revealed some pride in the Shenzhou Army.
His father was the chief consul of Shenzhou City, one brother was in charge of the family's ocean-going fishing and ocean-going trade, and the other brother was in charge of the police station of Shenzhou City, and he himself ....... Their family is also regarded as the new nobles in Shenzhou City, and they are compatible with the nobles of their own family, which is what Charlotte is most satisfied with.