Chapter 63: Ulterior motives
Although the war is over, the wounds left by the war have not yet recovered.
In the history of Zhou Zhen, from this year until the fifties, the whole world was plunged into famine.
In this era, there is no harder currency than grain.
This is true for the country, and even more so for ordinary people.
So when they heard that Zhou Zhen had food in his hands, the attitude of the mother and daughter towards him immediately changed.
Although it can't be said to be close, but with intentions and requests from others, the attitude is naturally much gentler.
And women are born with a sense of closeness, especially children, who are more likely to get closer to each other.
Through the dialogue with them, Zhou Zhen quickly analyzed their current predicament.
The man of the family was a university professor, and the hostess was his student or a White Russian nobleman.
In the struggle between the White Russia and the Red Russia, the male protagonist was originally out of the way, but because of his relationship with Louise, he helped his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and was later caught.
He then chose to go into exile with his family and used his savings to build the house near the labor camp.
Although he is in labor reform, he is still the pillar of the family.
But when he died, Louise, who was well protected by him, couldn't support the family at all.
Looking for a job, there is no unit asking for her, and she, a top student, can't get a position as a primary school teacher.
She had to go to work on the farm, working as a domestic servant for some political prisoners who could not work, and it was difficult to make ends meet.
What can be sold at home, what is valuable, is almost sold.
Louise's beauty and identity will inevitably encounter many entanglements in this era, and she has almost been occupied several times.
It wasn't until she was willing to accept an employment from a powerful government agency that her life became more stable.
Since then, she has served as the government's eyeliner in the labor camp, providing information on some important people.
Then half a year ago, she met Ayrt.
Ayrte was originally a spy on the surface, and he did not hide his identity, and the Soviet side also knew the nature of his work.
He needed a channel of communication with the Soviet government outside of the working group, and he established a relationship with Louise.
But neither of them was loyal to the Soviet Union, and in the course of contact they discovered each other's intentions, and the two sides established private business outside of work.
Of course, these were not said by Louise, but analyzed by Zhou Zhen based on the words of their mother and daughter.
Louise is not a competent woman, she is seen as a vase-like role by the agency, reporting regularly every month and not being paid much.
And with a little subsidy on the Ayrte side, their lives can be regarded as a little better.
Better is also relative, in this era, no one's life is truly rich.
Alt also has a family in the United States, and it is impossible for him to give all the money to the mother and daughter.
I can live, but if I want to be full and eat well, I can't do it.
Just like chocolate, Yulenka has eaten it from childhood to adulthood, and the number of times she has eaten it can be counted in a slap.
She had even forgotten the taste of chocolate, and the intoxication on her face was evident when she ate it.
In the afternoon, Zhou Zhen opened the isolation layer under the house and pulled out a broken sleigh from inside.
Zhou Zhen checked the tools in their house, wrote a list, and asked Louise and Sophia to go to the city to buy nails and planers.
Yulenka was with him at home, and met the investigators in the middle of the incident, and she was also able to deal with it without danger.
At four o'clock, when it was already dark, the mother and daughter returned in the farm car, bringing back tools and a few sleigh boards.
Zhou Zhen made a set of skis for each of them, and repaired the sleds at home.
Sledding is an important means of transportation here, and although the family does not have dogs or horses, it is impossible to carry things.
When Zhou Zhen was working, the mother and daughter were surrounded by them, and they watched Zhou Zhen's movements with fascination, full of admiration, and really felt like a family of four.
Seeing Yulenka happily holding her own skis, Zhou Zhen smiled and asked, "Do you want to try it?" ”
"I won't."
"I can teach you."
Sophia said, "Can you go out and don't be discovered." ”
Zhou Zhen smiled: "Don't worry, it's already dark, and I'm not more sensitive than ordinary people." ”
The mother and daughter looked at the dark sky outside, and they were all eager to try.
Sophia said: "It's already past six o'clock, and no one should come." ”
Louise said, "Then you can go to the back of the house and play for a while, and I'll cook and help you keep an eye on it." ”
This time, the sisters immediately did not hesitate and began to busily put on coats, scarves, and hats.
Zhou Zhen was wearing a sled board made for Louise, and as for the ski poles, he had to choose suitable branches instead.
When he got dressed, he helped the sisters sitting in the hallway to tie their skis, neither of them knew how to do it, so they had to learn it from scratch.
They were all very happy, and even took the initiative to hold real hands, and then let Zhou Zhen take them to gallop on the snow.
In this silent forest, the sisters continued to laugh and laugh, and even Zhou Zhen's emotions were mobilized.
Although the weather is very cold, the sisters don't want to go back to the house, even if it is a mature Sophia, she is still a child.
In the past, I was worried about this family, but at this time, the happiness that belongs to the child broke out.
It wasn't until Louise was shouting for dinner that the sisters still didn't want to go back to the house, and after a while, they followed Zhou Zhen home.
"Can you still teach us to ski tomorrow? I should dare to skate on my own tomorrow. ”
"As long as you have time, no problem."
"You're so nice." Yulenka turned to her sister and said in Russian: "Sister, he is like a father, let's not let him go." ”
Zhou Zhen still walked in front with a smile, went up the stairs, and then helped them put away their skis. "You guys go in first, I'll wipe the water off the skis."
These two sisters still want to keep themselves as fathers, which is of course impossible.
However, he was still happy to take care of them for a while.
Alt didn't come over that night, so something was supposed to be delayed.
accompanied the mother and daughter to have a not sumptuous dinner, and Louise helped Zhou Zhen get a pink towel and a bar of soap.
"I noticed that your underwear is all new...... You can go take a bath. ”
"That's exactly what I need."
The bathroom of the room is integrated with the toilet, just between the kitchen and the living room, and the water from the earthen boiler is used, and you need to make it yourself.
However, because there is an earthen boiler, it is not cold in the bathroom, it should be seventeen or eight degrees.
Zhou Zhen took off his essence, then wet his body, and began to rub it.
Kivens took a uniform shower before being sent on the train leaving Moscow, and it has been thirteen days.
Zhou Zhen rubbed his whole body red, and the mud on his body turned the white urinal into gray.
Finally, I rinsed it down again, and my whole body was refreshed.
When he was dressing, Zhou Zhen regretted a little, when he stole something yesterday, he only stole a few sets of women's clothes, which he was going to give to his wife.
If I had known that there would be such a change today, I should have stolen more girls' clothes and women's clothes.
As for the leather clothes, Zhou Zhen didn't dare to take them out casually, because it was stolen goods, and she didn't dare to wear them out if she gave Louise.
picked up the oil lamp and was about to open the door, Zhou Zhen heard the mother and daughter whispering together.
"I can feel that Kivens is a good dad." This is Yulenka's voice.
"But he's in a dangerous situation......" was Louise's voice.
Sophia's voice came again. "Kivens can't stay here for long, and even if he stays, he can't live like a normal person. What we need to figure out now is what his conditions are and whether he can get us out......"
Louise said timidly, "But I dare not be alone with Kivens, his eyes seem to be able to see through me." I'm afraid that I won't be able to ask him what he says, but my own thoughts will be exposed. ”
"Mom, you are beautiful, and your beauty is your most powerful weapon."
Louise said: "You are also beautiful, you are still a virgin, why don't you go ......"
"I'm too young!"
"Maybe he just likes the little ones!"
Zhou Zhen laughed secretly, deliberately made a little noise, and then heard the sudden silence in the living room.
There was also silence outside, with the sounds of some small animals, definitely not humans.
Then Zhou Zhen, who was only wearing a sweater, opened the door and walked out, and an oil lamp was lit in the living room, and the curtains were closed.
Zhou Zhen was not afraid that his figure would be exposed, so he walked over calmly. "I've washed it."
Louise and the others warmed themselves around the boiler chimney in the middle of the living room, probably immersed in the discussion of the mother and daughter, and she did not answer for a moment.
Sophia said: "I'm sorry, the family conditions are limited, so I can only wronged you to sleep in the attic." ”
Zhou Zhen smiled. "It's okay, I'm so happy to have a warm room. And, I'm still busy tonight......"
Zhou Zhen lingered in the living room for a while, deliberately teasing the mother and daughter to talk, Sophia and Yulenka behaved very naturally, only Louise behaved at a loss and blushed from time to time.
This also made Zhou Zhen secretly happy in his heart, Yabu had her two daughters beside her, and almost wanted to tease her for a few words.
Looking at the time, it was almost ten o'clock.
Zhou Zhen got up at this time, put on a leather coat, and put on a cotton coat and cotton pants outside, Zhou Zhen dressed up as a posture ready to go out.
Sensing that there was no sound around, Zhou Zhen opened the door, and the three women all looked at him expectantly.
"I'm getting ready to go, don't worry, I can definitely bring you back enough food for you to eat for a winter."
The thing is in the space, and Zhou Zhen can just take it out, but he still has to go out for a walk, otherwise he will be exposed if he has space.