Although Catres is French, according to the evaluation system of the Chinese, he is a very sincere buddy. Although his position in the patrol room is not up or down, he has a good life. At least I have spare money and time to spend the rest of my life often going to a bar opened by a Frenchman in Shanghai.

Yu Sheng was a little mindful at first, although he saved Katres out of humanitarianism. However, the French who invaded China several times a hundred years ago, forced the Chinese to cede land and pay compensation, and invaded Beijing City to burn the Old Summer Palace to ruins.

Later, after a long period of contact with these Frenchmen, I found out. There are some things that you really can't blame these people in front of. After all, the behavior of a country is not determined by these middle and lower class people, and all these people can do is follow orders. The personality of man, whether good or vicious, is of no effect in the face of a whole.

After a long time of contact, I let go of those mustards for the rest of my life. Sincerely, I think of Cartress as a good friend. The bars that Cartress took the rest of his life to were generally places that some ocean-going sailors liked to go, and this kind of place not only had wine, but also women!

According to Catres, his wife and children were left in France by Catres, who was originally the daughter of a minor aristocrat and had no interest in the Far East, which was known for its poverty and backwardness. Catteres was alone in Shanghai and naturally would not be a monk. This kind of place with women is the best choice for him!

Such bars are usually located in a corner of the concession. "STORKCOLD" IS WRITTEN ON THE FRONT DOOR, AND "BAR", "DANCING" AND "CABARET" ARE CROOKEDLY PASTED ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT DOORS AND WINDOWS. Dancing girls in various costumes stood in the doorway, smiling numbly and skillfully at everyone who passed by. When they meet regular customers, they will meet them, and with little effort, they can drag the man who is so strong in hormones that his head is dizzy that he drags into the bar.

These dancers were not all Chinese, many were women from White Russia, and some were once nobles. Generally, Chinese dancers wear cheongsams because they are relatively thin and slender. The slit is extremely high. And White Russian women, unless they are very young women, are generally fatter. Therefore, it is common to wear Western dresses, or uniforms and pants that do not fit.

In such a dance hall, of course, these dancers will not only perform for themselves. At that time, there was a saying in the ten-mile market: A little girl, spend eight pounds to buy a splendid future!

That is, as long as a little girl looks a little more Peugeot, she can get a dancing girl in a pub for eight pounds. In addition to half of the profits from the sale of dance tickets, the sale of alcohol and private transactions with men will make them very profitable.

And the pound sterling, unlike China's rapidly depreciating fiat currency, is still very strong. Therefore, a dancer's monthly income is enough for the food and clothing of several members of the family. And when a large number of refugees poured into the concession. The prices of daily necessities have soared, and most of the men who head households can no longer earn enough to meet the food and clothing needs of their families, and there are very few jobs suitable for women. The position of a dancer who trades in wind and hormones is highly striking.

And Shanghai's Fengyue trading is far more than just a dancer.

The rest of his life only knew in the materials of later generations that Shanghai was known as the Pearl of the Orient, a metropolis in the Far East, a fusion of Chinese and Western civilizations, and countless gentlemen and beauties. Only when I was in it did I know that such a prosperous Fengyue was so heartbreaking.

It's not because he doesn't come to bars or look for dancers, but because he knows how to be modest. He only cares about relaxation and venting, not addiction. Today, I took the rest of my life, and I didn't take care of a few dancers who came up. Just ordered a few glasses of whiskey for yourself and the rest of your life.

The owner of the bar knew him well and knew that he was the patrol officer of the patrol room, so although he made less profit, he did not mess with him.

Yu Sheng saw that Cartress was in an unhappy mood, drank a few glasses of wine with him, and asked, "Old Ka, what's wrong with you?" Are the Japanese making trouble again? ”

"No, the Japanese saw that they couldn't deal with us, so they retracted. Recently, I have been dividing up a lot. But just now my family sent me a telegram saying that the Germans have been very dishonest lately! Actually sent troops to Austria! ”

Yu Sheng was shocked and looked at the time of day. March 11, 1938. It's exactly the same as he once remembered. His butterfly did not change the course of history, at most it changed the income of today's bar owners.

Hitler's Germany, after signing treaties with Italy and Japan in 1937, invaded Austria on March 11, 1938. On March 13, Austria announced its annexation to Germany. Britain and France remained appeased in this regard.

Subsequently, from September 15 to 27, 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain flew to Germany to hold talks with Hitler on the Sudetenland question. On 29 September, the Munich Conference assigned the Sudetenland to Germany and guaranteed that the remaining Czech frontier would not be violated by force. At this point, the appeasement policy of Britain and France reached its peak, and the Germans became aware of the attitude and reality of Britain and France, and then began to be unscrupulous.

In 1938, from October 1 to 10, the Germans occupied the Sudetenland. A month later, on November 9, 1938, the German Nazis vandalized Jewish shops, and the glass in the shops fell to the ground, like crystal, known as Kristallnacht. The situation of the Jews in Germany was even worse.

The appeasement policy of Britain and France gave Hitler's German Nazis ample time to prepare for war, and by 1939, the Germans felt that war was inevitable when they were well prepared. On March 15, 1939, Hitler tore up the Munich Agreement, attacked Czechoslovakia, and occupied Prague. On September 1, Germany invaded Poland, and on September 3, Britain and France declared war on Germany, thus the outbreak of World War II!

All these things are facts that will be faced in a year or two for the rest of my life now! Before the general trend of history, he and Cartress were just insignificant little people, but he can remind Cartress of this.

"Old Ka, do you think the Germans are ambitious?"

"Of course! In the First World War, the Germans were defeated by us! They have lost all their money, of course they won't be so resigned! But the Saarland has already been returned to Germany, what do the Germans want? ”

"Oh! Old card, you can't think like that! Why did you fight the Germans back then? Is it for justice? Or is it for peace? Apparently neither! It's just for resources, for the market, for profit! So, when the Germans become stronger, will they still be satisfied with the resources and interests they already have? ”

"Of course not!"

"Since it won't, do you know the appetite of the Germans? What kind of benefits would satisfy the appetites of the Germans? Is one Austria enough? You know, Austria is only a province of China, and it's a relatively small province! The Japanese are just an island country composed of several islands, and they are trying in vain to occupy China, which is dozens of times the size of China, so will the Germans' plan be only a place the size of Austria? ”

"Probably not...... "Cartress clearly felt that what Yu Sheng said made sense.

"If, I mean, the Germans and the Japanese were as ambitious and occupied the same territory, then think about it, where is there a land as big as China, and bordering Germany?" Yu Sheng said, drawing two circles on the table with the spilled wine, one large and one small.

These two circles were drawn at great randomness, but Catres understood them, and his face changed: "Could it be that the ambition of the Germans is actually the whole of Europe?" ”

"Although it may not be the whole of Europe, France and Germany share a border, and there must be no way to avoid it!"

The Cathers are middle-aged, their experience and knowledge are not low, and what the way of nature says for the rest of their lives is very reasonable, coupled with the hatred of the "Versailles Treaty" back then, Germany's attack on France is basically a sure thing! scolded a few words in French and asked Yu Sheng: "Yu, this kind of thing is something that no one dares to say in the French Board of Directors and the patrol room!" We can't do anything about things at the top, you say, what should I do now? ”

"I suggest, Lao Ka, you should hurry up and let your wife, children and relatives at home go to Switzerland to hide! The country's inclination has always been neutral, and it is less likely to get involved in a war! Moreover, you have to hurry up, once the war really starts, it will be too late to leave! ”

Cartress drank the glass of whiskey in front of him and said, "Yu, you're so right, it turns out that I don't quite understand why Sassoon guy wants to sell his villa in Shanghai and his properties in various places and move to the United States!" Now I understand, this guy is really smart! ”

"I'll send a telegram tomorrow asking Karina to take the children to Switzerland! Anyway, her family has relatives there! ”

Catteres said casually, but Yu Sheng's eyes lit up: "Old Ka, someone wants to sell the villa in Shanghai?" ”

"That's right! Sassoon wants me to find him a buyer! ”

"Lao Ka, tell me specifically, where is the villa? How much does it cost? ”

Cartress was stunned: "Yu, do you want to buy a villa?" ”

"Of course, don't forget that I can't get out of more than 10,000 silver flowers now!" The rest of the life laughed.

10,000 oceans was already a huge amount of wealth at that time! Although newspapers and magazines occasionally break the news - "The dung picker earns more than 300 yuan a month!" Or, "A fashionable dress costs 2,000 yuan!" ”。

But these more than 300 yuan and 2,000 yuan do not refer to Yinyang, but to legal tender! As a precious metal currency, the value of Yinyang has always been very stable in this era of rising prices and inflation! If this 10,000 silver oceans are converted into fiat currency, they may be able to exchange for hundreds of thousands of yuan today, and they may be able to exchange for one million yuan in half a month! In another year and a half, it will be normal to change tens of millions and billions.

Therefore, with this 10,000 silver ocean for the rest of my life, I have the confidence to ask the price of Shanghai villas built by foreigners in this era of hundreds of thousands of refugees pouring in and a house is hard to find!

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When the rest of his life was imagining what he would do with 10,000 silver oceans to buy a Shanghai villa that he had coveted in the future, some people were still worried about whether they would have food tomorrow.

The food brought back by Ye Wuguang and his seven brothers was quickly eaten by more than 30 children, and there was not even a single dregs left. The youngest of these children was five years old, and the oldest was no more than twelve years old, and they were all related to the other seven brothers of Ye Wuguang, some were biological brothers and sisters, some were blood relatives, and some were just from the same village. In this troubled world, the rabbit died and the fox was sad. Therefore, including the night, these eight teenagers, who are already relatively old, take on the responsibility of raising these children.

Among these people, only Ye Wuguang has the least relatives, and it is a compatriot's sister named Qing Xiaoyi, who is only one year younger than Ye Wuguang. However, because she is a woman, she cannot go out to earn a living, so she stays in the refugee shelter and takes care of the children's food and daily life.

After eating a meal, the eight teenagers and Qing Xiaoyi looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Dozens of mouths are not easy to feed, although Ye Wuguang and a few other teenagers are very hard, these children are also sensible and do not eat much. But he still ate the last meal but did not have the next meal, and he could not save his wealth and rations at all. If something happens, the consequences are unimaginable.

In the entire refugee camp, there was only one oil lamp, which flickered on and off in the godfather's room. In the dim light, Qing Xiaoyi said: "The income at home is too little, I'll go to work in the dance venue tomorrow!" Don't stop me! Anyway, in this troubled world, survival is the most important thing! The rest doesn't matter! ”

Ye Wuguang's eyes were as bright as cold stars, and he said hard: "No! Our family has been heirloom with poetry, books, etiquette and righteousness for generations! My sister was able to read through the book at the age of five! Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, needlework and female workers are proficient in everything! Know more about the world and understand strategy! The appearance is stronger than the movie star on the poster! As long as the timing is right, why not soar into the sky! How can you go to work in a place like a dance hall? ”

The teenagers next to him helped: "That's it, Sister Xiaoqing!" We earn enough money to eat, how can Sister Xiaoqing go to that kind of place? ”

"Zhengrong, Xisheng, don't stop me! Poetry, books, etiquette and righteousness are valuable things in the peaceful and prosperous times, in this troubled era, the law of survival is to laugh at the poor and not laugh at the prostitute! Your current income is not bad, but it is borrowed from the light of filmmaking! But the movie will be finished one day, and what will we do then? Do you want to carry a big bag? Pull a rickshaw? If you do this kind of work, you can't even support yourself! What about these children? ”

"Being a dancer, for the time being, it's humiliating! But filling your stomach is the first priority now, as long as you live now, there will always be hope in the future! Besides, I don't believe that with my young talents, I will always stay in the dance hall! ”

Ye Wuguang was furious, completely devoid of the gentleness and rationality he faced with the rest of his life: "No! If you dare to go, I'll break your legs! ”

And Qing Xiaoyi stared at the night without flinching, and the two brothers and sisters were at a stalemate. A young man next to him suddenly smiled: "What Sister Xiaoyi and Brother Ye said is right, but Sister Xiaoyi doesn't necessarily have to be a dancer!" It's okay to get married, and it's much better to catch a golden beetle son-in-law than to be a dancer! ”

Ye Wuguang glared at the young man who spoke: "Song Huajun! Shut up, you kid, what a bad idea you have! In order to have a full stomach, do you want your little sister Yi to marry an old man? ”

The young man next to him who was called "Zhengrong" by Qing Xiaoyi said: "Actually, you don't have to marry an old man, you are young, rich, talented, good-looking, you don't bully others, and you don't look down on us, isn't there one in front of you?" Anyway, Sister Xiaoyi is going to get married sooner or later, and it's a pity to let such a golden beetle son-in-law not fish......"

The teenagers suddenly realized: "Oh, you're talking about the boss for the rest of your life!" This is a good idea, that day in the dog run, the rest of his life boss won 10,000 silver oceans! Even with us, I earned some! Sister Xiaoyi, marry Boss Yu! ”

"Hey, Sister Xiaoyi, why are you blushing?"

"Sister Xiaoyi, I'll tell you about this Boss Yu, don't run...... Oops, Sister Xiaoyi, don't kick me! It's Lu Zhengrong, that bastard, who made you marry......"

In the frolic of the teenagers, Ye Wuguang frowned, thinking back to every conversation with Yu Sheng and every deed he had heard about Yu Sheng, thinking about it, and his brows gradually widened--if my sister married such a person, it would be acceptable......

He hopes that his sister will have a good home, but he is not a rotten man who treats money like dung!

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Folks who read books, let's collect it...... You can't accept the loss, and you can't be fooled, two yuan a piece...... Uh, isn't there something strange mixed in......