There was a knock on the door.

The hostess put down the half-washed tomatoes, wiped her hands with a rag, and hurried to open the door, where she saw a young man, and an even younger boy.

She felt that the person in front of her was a little familiar, rubbed her eyes, and suddenly exclaimed, "You are Mr. Gireve!

"Long time no see, Sarah. Ji Aojian sighed, "It's a long story. ”

"Come in and sit down. Sarah took them into the house and sat down, looked left and right for a while, and said embarrassedly, "I didn't know you were coming, and I didn't prepare anything." ”

"It's okay, just give him one of the tomatoes over there. Ji Aojian patted the young man beside him, "Sarah, this is Guta." ”

Guta finished nibbling on the tomatoes in two bites and urged, "Sir, it's time to get down to business!"

Sarah immediately lifted her spirits and thought, "What are you going to do?"

Ji Aojian nodded and said to Sarah, "What circuses are there in New York now, and which circus has elephants? ”

Sarah suddenly felt her feet slip, and quickly held on to the table so that she didn't fall, and stammered, "You, you're here to see elephants in New York?"

"Of course it's serious, I promised the kid. ”

Sarah glanced at Guta, "A child of this age should go to school, why only think about looking at elephants?"

"Coming out to see the world and increasing one's knowledge is also a means of learning knowledge. When he grows up, he may be able to become president. ”

"Really?" said Sarah, "he looks like an Indian." It's impossible to get citizenship, how can you be president?"

"Sarah. You've fallen into a misunderstanding. Ji Aojian said earnestly, "The world is so big. Not all countries are like the Americans who deny the Indians the civil rights they deserve. ”

"Oh, so he's not an American?"

Guta straightened his chest, "I'm a Californian, a Mexican citizen!"

"Are you Mexican?" Sarah suddenly realized something, and said in surprise, "How can you already be a citizen at your age?"

"I'm an adult!" said Guta proudly, "according to tribal custom. I've killed enemies in battle, and I'm already a warrior. ”

Ji Aojian explained, "The Mexican government has a lot of respect for the customs and traditions of the Indians, and since he has reached adulthood in the tribe, he is also a legal citizen of Mexico. ”

Sarah was stunned by Guta's words and muttered, "You really have already killed someone?"

"That's right, he's been on the battlefield. "Ji Ao Kendo," three months ago. He was also shot through the lung. ”

Sarah was startled again, and couldn't help but reach out to touch the boy's face, "This kid is so pitiful. ”

Guta turned his head away, "Although I was shot." But we won the war, we are the victorious nation!"

"Okay. Sarah said helplessly, "You won the battle." ”

Ji Aojian continued. "Guta's wish after the victory was to see the elephant, Sarah. You can help find a circus with elephants. ”

"There are no elephants anymore. Sarah was listless, "Lost the war." The United States is already in chaos, New York is in chaos, where is there a circus?"

"What?" said Guta, with a look of disappointment, "It's terrible that such a big city doesn't even have a circus." ”

"Hey, this is an extraordinary time, okay!"

"Why are these extraordinary times?"

"Ever since the war against Mexico was lost, Washington has been in shambles. Sarah sighed, "It was the Democrats in the South who advocated this war, and the Whigs in the North said they were against the war in the first place, and that the war reparations should be paid by the Southerners, while the Democrats insisted that it was a war in the name of the United States and should be compensated by the United States." The two parties are arguing every day, and they are even fighting in Congress. ”

"If that's the case alone, it won't lead to chaos in the whole country, right?"

Later, the Whigs said the Democrats should be held accountable for the war, perhaps to get the Mexicans to pay less. The southerners were even more annoyed, saying that if they were insulted in this way, they would withdraw from the United States. ”

"Did they retreat then?"

"It seems that it was just talking, but at this time, the president and vice president were suddenly assassinated. Sarah sighed, "This administration is a Democratic government, and the southerners say that the northerners actually despicably assassinated the president in order to curry favor with Mexico." Of course, the Whigs would not admit it, so the two parties used their hands and feet more frequently during meetings, and many people directly chose to duel in private. ”

"The president and vice president are dead, so who will be president next?"

"I don't know, there is no statute to determine the order of succession, the Whigs are asking for the speaker to take over the presidency, while the Democrats are saying that the cabinet secretary should succeed the presidency. ”

"Then it's better to simply re-elect. ”

"It's acceptable to everyone, and the election campaign has begun. "But the defeat in the war and the assassination of the president have led to emotional conflicts between the southern and northern states, and there is a serious distrust between each other. Now it is rumored that the Southerners have made plans that if the Democratic candidate cannot become the president of the United States, all the slave states will form an independent country and use their own candidate to be the president of the new country. ”

"Sounds really messy. ”

"Yes, you said that the attitude of the southerners is not to let their people become presidents, isn't it just to exert pressure during the election campaign, how can the northern states be convinced?"

Ji Aojian smiled, "Even if the Democratic Party elects the president again this time, if the president is assassinated again, the south will have to be independent." ”

Sarah was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "That's true, no wonder many people are convinced that the Civil War is inevitable." ”

"War was supposed to be a means of diverting pressure from without. Ji Aojian said, "When the foreign war is lost, the pressure will double and rebound." Naturally, a crash reaction was triggered. ”

"Well, you have a point. ”

"And with the contradictions between the north and the south. Even if this war is won, more than ten years later. There will also be war. ”

"Yes, all of a sudden, the New York Stock Exchange was deserted, and the rich families were sailing to Europe, and they all knew that war was coming. ”

"It's called evacuation. Ji Aojian paused and said, "Sarah, you can go to Europe with us." The United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and France all have more prosperous stock markets. ”

"Wait a minute, sir. Guta was surprised. "I'm not Mexican, so why should I take refuge in Europe?"

"There are elephants in Europe. Ji Aojian said solemnly, "Guta, we can't see elephants in the Americas, so of course we have to find circuses elsewhere." ”

"I see. Guta was pleased, "Then let's go to Europe." ”

Ji Aojian turned his head, "Sarah, pack up your belongings, let's take a boat as soon as possible." ”

"This ......," Sarah muttered. "I'm sorry, Mr. Gilreve, there's nothing to clean up, the Transcontinental Rail Company is bankrupt. ”

Guta asked curiously. "What is bankruptcy and how did it go bankrupt?"

"You don't really understand that it's because the United States lost the war against Mexico. Fearing the outbreak of a civil war, the market will have no confidence. Sarah said. "In a war-torn country, it's too risky to build roads and open factories. Of course, investors sold and cashed out, and most of the shares on the New York Stock Exchange went bankrupt. ”

"Bankrupt is bankrupt. Ji Aojian said disapprerovingly, "Stocks are originally a means of accumulating public property, and when we go to Europe, find a fortune concept to repackage the project, you can still mix it up." ”

Sarah didn't speak.

"What's the matter, Sarah, don't you want to go somewhere else?"

"I'd love to. Sarah said sadly, "But my family owes a loan shark, and I can't leave." ”

"How can you owe usury?" Ji Aojian said strangely, "Didn't you already earn a lifetime of money back then?"

"I later invested in a lot of stocks, which are now waste paper ......"

"I remember, you clearly said that you would never trade stocks by yourself again in your life. ”

"Mr. Girreve, I've fallen for it!" said Sarah, sobbing, "and the loan sharks are not my debts, they are my husband's debts. ”

"Oh, so you're married. ”

"You know, I didn't think I would ever get married. After you left that year, I was tempted by someone who pursued me passionately. ”

Hearing this, Guta's eyes widened, "Someone will pursue you passionately, it can't be because of your money, right?"

"You said yes. Sarah's tears flowed more and more, "That man has long owed a lot of money to the gangsters, and he married me because he wanted to use my money to pay off his debts. ”

"Don't you have enough money to pay off his debts?"

"Originally, it was enough, but I was unwilling to live a hard life after repaying my debts, so I thought about going into the stock business again and earning money to pay off my debts. ”

Ji Aojian sighed, "As a result, the stock you bought has depreciated to nothing, and your husband's debt has not been repaid." ”

"That's it. Sarah's face was full of sorrow, "That's the debt of the gang, and I can't leave if I can't pay the debt." ”

Guta suddenly asked, "Does your husband still beat you often?"

"How do you know that?"

"You have a black blue on your eyes, I thought you accidentally fell and injured yourself. ”

Guta asked again, "Why did he hit you?"

"He blamed me for not being able to pay off the debt, and of course he was going to beat me. ”

"What do you mean by 'of course you want to hit me'?" Ji Aojian shook his head and sighed, "This is his debt, it has nothing to do with you, and you shouldn't have to bear it in the first place." ”

"But ......"

"Nothing. Ji Aojian planned her words, "Sarah, you divorce him, let him pay off the debt himself, and you go to Europe with us." ”

"Yes, yes. Guta nodded vigorously, "You will divorce immediately, and you don't have anything to do with this kind of man." ”

"But that's a debt to the gangsters, and they already know I'm married to Chandler. Sarah grimaced, "How can I get divorced if I want to?"

"That's right. Guta thought for a moment, "Then let's go straight to the dock and take a boat and leave." ”

"It doesn't work, someone has been watching me to prevent me from escaping. ”

"Are you talking about the guy across the street from you downstairs?" Ji Aojian waved his hand, "Guta, you go and get rid of him." ”

"Wait. Sarah had just stood up, and the boy had already rushed down the stairs, so he had to say to Ji Ao, "Sir, you shouldn't have let that kid go." ”

"Don't mind, he ate your tomatoes, of course I'll serve you. ”

"It's not a problem, can this kid beat the underworld, what if something happens?"

"Oh, don't worry. Ji Aojian said, "He has been on the battlefield and killed people, why can't he deal with the underworld?"

Two minutes later, Guta ran back and smugly, "I've dealt with him cleanly." ”

Sarah asked, "How's that neat?"

Ji Aojian explained, "It's just a headshot." ”

Guta nodded.

"Ahh

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous. Ji Aojian pressed her shoulder, "Sarah, at this time, we just need to pretend that nothing happened and leave calmly, no one will see us." ”

Sarah said with a blank face, "Why doesn't this kid take human life seriously, and this is going to kill someone?"

"His nation has an inseparable hatred with white people. "The United States has a bounty over the scalp of the Indians, and his childhood was spent constantly hiding from the Americans who hunted him. ”

"This kid ...... If he does become president of Mexico in the future, won't it be a tragedy for both countries?"

"Sarah, don't worry what he's thinking now. People will grow, and in the future, they will naturally have a broader vision and a broader mind, as long as they go with the flow. (To be continued......)