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    Thea had a good meal last night and stayed on the boat for such a long time. When they first landed, most people would have a symptom of seasickness, just like a person would get seasick when taking a boat for the first time.  After being on the boat for a long time, you will also feel very uncomfortable when you first land on land.

    It was precisely for this reason that Thea immediately fell asleep after eating and returned to the accommodation arranged for them in the city. She did not even have time to visit the yard where she lived. It was not until this morning when the sun showed its rays that Xi  Ya finally woke up from her sweet dream.

    When Thea opened her eyes, she found that the house was still a little dark. She climbed up and looked at her parents next to her, only to find that they were sleeping soundly.  Thea was a very sensible child. She put on her shoes lightly, walked out of the bedroom and walked around the living room, and finally walked to the yard.  It wasn't until here that Thea began to look at her new residence.

    This is a small courtyard with a small area. Behind Thea is the main house of this courtyard. In addition to the living room in the middle, the left and right sides can be used as bedrooms.  In front of the main house is a small courtyard. On the right is a neat wing that can be used for guests to stay. On the left is a kitchen. Thea walked in curiously and found that the kitchen was used for cooking.  stove and iron pot, and even half a bag of rice and firewood beside it.

    Thea remembered that the person who received them yesterday said that starting from this morning, they would need to cook by themselves, but she did not expect that all the ingredients for cooking were ready, which made her very grateful.  Thea had eaten rice porridge on the ship before and had seen how the cook on the ship made rice porridge. At that time, she knew that she might need it in the future, so she wrote it down.

    In fact, in Thea's opinion, making rice porridge is similar to cooking broth in the tribe. You need to boil the water and then put the rice or meat in it.  It's just that this was the first time Thea made rice porridge, and she didn't know how much rice the three of them would need to add, so in the end she had to add a random bowl.  As a result, the rice porridge was so thick that I couldn't even put a chopstick in the pot to pour it over.

    Just as Thea was finishing the rice porridge, she suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside. This made Thea a little strange. Their family had just moved here and they didn¡¯t know anyone at all. Moreover, it was early in the morning and people were getting up.  rare.  Who will come at this time?

    Although she felt strange, Thea quickly walked to the door and opened it a crack. What surprised her was that there was a carriage parked outside, and there was a Han girl about her age sitting in the carriage.  , and the person who knocked on the door was a Han Chinese young man in his twenties, who was looking at him with a smile on his face.

    "Who are you looking for?" Thea asked warily.  Although the official who received them yesterday assured them that they were very safe in Coconut City, Thea had already developed the habit of always being vigilant in the tribe.  Especially now that we are still in a relatively unfamiliar place.

    The Han young man is also a very shrewd character, and he immediately saw the vigilance in Thea's eyes.  He immediately showed a kind smile and said: "Hello, little girl, my name is Marin, and I am also a resident of Yecheng. The person in the car is my little sister. We brothers and sisters heard that you just moved here yesterday, so we prepared some meat.  There are also some canned food for everyone. It can also be regarded as a bit of landlord friendship for us people in Coconut City."

    Thea blinked her beautiful big eyes, and after thinking about it seriously, she realized that the other party was actually sending something to them, which made Thea relax her vigilance.  But before Thea could say her thanks.  The girl who was similar to her in the car jumped out of the car at this time, ran over quickly and stared at Thea curiously and said: "Hehe, I finally met a girl, hello, my name is Ma Xiaoyu, your name is  what name?"

    "Mymy name is Thea." Looking at the energetic Han girl in front of her, Thea said nervously.  This was also her first time interacting with Han Chinese peers, so she seemed a little overwhelmed.

    But Xiang Ma Lin is a human spirit, and he was afraid that his naughty sister would scare others, so he immediately interrupted them and said: "Okay, you two will have plenty of time to get along in the future, let's move the things to the yard first!"

    Although Ma Xiaoyu was naughty, she also knew that business was important, so she greeted Thea in a friendly manner, then turned around and started to help move things, and Thea naturally stepped forward to help.  Because the weather in Java is hot, meat and vegetables cannot be stored for a long time, so the Marin brothers and sisters did not give much meat and vegetables to Thea. However, they moved two large boxes of canned food that can be stored for a long time.

    Just when they were moving things into the yard, Thea's parents also woke up. They were stunned when they saw Marin. It wasn't until Thea explained to them that Thea's parents became happy and told the two Marin brothers and sisters.  The people expressed their gratitude and helped them move their things, and Marin also took this opportunity to introduce each other to Thea's parents.

    After finishing moving the things, Marin suddenly said to Thea's father: "Brother Sam, you?Now that I have settled in Coconut City, do you have any plans for the future?  "

    Sam is Thea's father. He is only thirty years old this year. He used to be a very good hunter in the tribe and has a relatively honest personality. After hearing Marin's question, he immediately replied: "The adult who received us last night has already  I said, let us rest peacefully for a few days, then they will arrange work for us, and we will definitely not be hungry and full like we were in the tribe before."

    Marin's eyes lit up when he heard Sang Mu's answer, and he said anxiously: "Brother Sang Mu, I have heard about the government's arrangements for you. Generally speaking, they will definitely give you two choices. The first is  We will allocate you a piece of land and let you cultivate it yourself. The second is to find you a job, such as doing some hard work at the port, or joining the government's construction team to build houses, etc., and these jobs are usually very hard.  , the pay is not very high, you have to be mentally prepared for this.¡±

    When Sang Mu heard this, he was a little worried and said: "We only hunted in the tribe before and never grew food at all, so we had to listen to the government's arrangements. I'm not afraid of hard work, but Brother Ma said the pay is low.  , I wonder if it can support our family?"

    Coconut City is a newly built port city. The construction of the city and the port are the most short of people, so Sam and the others are indeed likely to be arranged there. Although these jobs are relatively hard and the pay is not very high, it is actually relative.  For example, Sang Mu's family only needs Sang Mu to work alone, and it is easy to feed the whole family.

    However, Marin obviously had other purposes, so he did not answer Sam's question directly, but changed the subject and said: "Brother Sam, I see that you are strong and proficient in hunting, so you must have good skills, not as good as you."  How about going to work as a supervisor in our family's plantation? Not only is this job easy, but it also pays well. The most important thing is that you can bring your sister-in-law to be a helper in the kitchen. As for Thea, she is about the same age as my little sister.  How do you feel about going to school with her?¡±

    Marin¡¯s fox tail finally showed up. He was not giving away things for free today, but in the name of giving away things, he was trying to build relationships with these Americans, and then recruit them to work on his plantation.

    Marin's family runs the largest plantation in Coconut City, employing more than 20 overseers and nearly a thousand slaves. Just looking at the numbers, we know that the number of overseers is obviously insufficient. However, there is a shortage of people everywhere these days, starting from the slaves.  The selection supervisor could not make people feel at ease, so after hearing the news of the arrival of the Americans, the Ma family immediately mobilized everyone. Even Marin even brought his twelve-year-old little sister. This shows that they  The eagerness to recruit people.

    In fact, it was not just the Marin family, almost all the plantation owners around Coconut City, as soon as they heard the news of the arrival of the Americans, they all rushed back to the city, either acting privately like the Ma family, or directly going to the government.  , asking the government to allocate some manpower to them. Anyway, everyone has his own way.

    The news of the robbery by various large plantation owners was quickly reported to Xu Jingzong. As a result, Governor Xu, who had not yet gotten up at the time, jumped out of bed and directly ordered officials at all levels to take action immediately to gather all the Americans.  , and then arrange to work in ports and other places according to their wishes.

    For these arriving Americans, Xu Jingzong really wanted to arrange them to work in the two industries of port and construction. After all, this was directly related to his political performance. However, he did not expect that the big plantation owners would move so quickly and directly  They rushed into the city to rob people.

    Moreover, Xu Jingzong cannot directly order people not to have contact with Americans. After all, Daqi is more particular about freedom, and government orders cannot be issued randomly. Otherwise, if it causes dissatisfaction among the people, they can directly complain to the Supervisory Office, and it may even be reported by newspapers.  He, the governor, cannot afford to suffer.  Therefore, he can only take advantage of the fact that not many Americans have been persuaded to move them to the port and construction industries first. When the time comes, the rice will be cooked. After the contract is signed, even if the Americans want to change jobs, they will have to wait.  Only when the contract expires.

    Xu Jingzong's reaction was not unpleasant. Officials at all levels in Coconut City were also very efficient. They quickly organized all the Americans into the square and gave them two options. One was to give them land and let them work on their own.  , but among the Americans, except for the Mayans, most people make a living by hunting, so they don't know how to farm at all, so no one wants land at all, so most people choose to work.

    It¡¯s just that Xu Jingzong is obviously a step behind. Plantation owners like the Ma family have already finalized recruitment agreements with many Americans. Men usually work as supervisors or guards, while women can also become plantation cooks.  Moreover, the pay was higher than that in the dock and construction industries, so in the end, there were only about 2,300 Americans who were willing to listen to the government's arrangements, or even less than half of the total number. This made officials like Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu  AllI regret a little, I should have settled the matter last night if I had known!  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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