There is a foul smell in the air near the tannery.
The work in the handmade leather factory is arduous and very harmful to the body. First, the various animal skins received are soaked for cleaning. After a day, they are put into holes with chemical cleaning water for cleaning and soaking. The smell is strong It comes from here. Workers have to stand in pits to remove hair from animal skins, and the solution inside is naturally very harmful to human skin and hair.
After the animal skin comes out of the cleaning hole, its white veins have been exposed. It is then put into a roller machine for further cleaning, and then dried. Finally, a sharp knife is used for final polishing, hair removal, and polishing. In the first step, all the fine velvet of the animal skin will be removed, and the workers doing the work are all strong men with strong muscles. Otherwise, this step would not be possible.
The primary leather is made in this way, and the next step of processing and so on is the matter of the tailor.
Lu Ming followed Yin Sabel around the leather factory, and was very impressed by Yin Sabel's ability to tolerate the air here.
The team was divided into three groups. One group, Lu Ming and Yin Sabel, came to the tannery and met the person in charge, Thomas Hodelman. The other party was very cooperative and led Lu Ming and the two of them to find relationships with the three gunmen in the tannery. Better workers asked.
Of course, anyone who had personal relationships with the three gunmen was introduced by Thomas.
Naturally, this kind of questioning doesn't lead to anything.
When the investigation team came to this small town with few outsiders, they couldn't hide it from the Hodelman family. In the words of Yin Sabel, a secret investigation was ineffective and was not as effective as an open and honest investigation.
There were quite a few teenagers in their 130s and 134s working on the leather in the potholes wearing waterproof trousers.
Looking at this scene, Yin Sabel frowned and said: "Mr. Thomas, I now suspect that you hire child labor for long-term work, and it is extremely heavy labor. On this point, I will open a new window to follow up."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has great power. In federally governed states, it can initiate investigations into any violation of federal laws.
Thomas' face immediately turned ugly.
Lu Ming didn't say anything. In fact, child labor is very common in the western and southern states of the empire today, just like in the West at the same time.
Even Donghai, who is only a few years old like Bisi, can still work as a part-time worker. Of course, he must be accompanied by an adult worker and cannot engage in heavy labor that is inappropriate for his age.
Yin Sabel's move actually offended not only the factory owners, but also the child workers and their families who were scolded the most.
But Yin Sabel did it on purpose. Before coming, one of her strategies was to find trouble and label the tannery as illegal.
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When a few people came back, they saw that the iron gate of the small courtyard had been splashed with sewage and rotten vegetable leaves.
Needless to say, the leather factory was about to be temporarily shut down and the news of the investigation into the cost of child labor had spread throughout the town.
For dinner, Lu Ming and the five girls ate bread, ham and drank yogurt in the restaurant.
Not long after Lu Ming returned to the room, Yin Sabel knocked on the door and came in.
Lu Ming was a little helpless. He felt that she was a little too clingy now and would be unable to stop chatting with him for a while.
Before formally meeting her, I really didn't expect this to happen.
"Teacher, are you full? The ham is made by our Tulip Manor. It is pure meat and cannot be eaten outside. It tastes very good and replenishes your physical strength, but you haven't eaten a bite!"
Lu Ming smiled: "Eat less at night, I have to stay in shape."
Yin Sabel was immediately surprised, "Don't worry, I always thought my mother liked someone with an interesting soul..."
Lu Ming looked at her speechlessly, he really regarded himself as a pretty boy.
Yin Sabel immediately felt that something was wrong with what she blurted out, "I'm sorry, teacher, I'm not..."
Lu Ming waved his hand, "Okay, let's change the topic. You came to me not just because you were worried that I would be hungry, right?"
Yin Sabel came over and sat gracefully on the sofa opposite Lu Ming. She sighed slightly, "I have a lot of doubts..."
Lu Ming rubbed his nose. Do you really want to treat yourself as a life mentor and someone to talk to? Do you have to hold yourself to the end of the conversation when you want to get close to men and talk to elders in 18 or 19 years?
"Teacher, what's wrong with the separatist movement in Houseville? If most of the residents here want to decide their own affairs, why should we interfere?"
Lu Ming was startled, thinking that it was okay for you to say this, but not for what I said.
It should be said that if there are a large number of separatist organizations in Houseville, it may not be a bad thing for his possible future ideas. The more such organizations in the empire's states, the better.
But I will definitely not help them. These organizations are a mixed bag, and if I really help them, there is no guarantee that the news will not leak out in the future.
However, after looking at Yin Sabel, an idea came to her mind, but she quickly shook her head. It would be too despicable to take advantage of such a girl who was almost completely defenseless against her.
I was thinking wildly and said: "From the perspective of all mankind, we cannot look at the problem this way. I think that a federation composed of all human citizens is the only way for us humans to avoid destruction. Use the wisdom and resources of all mankind to explore The universe and exploring the far-reaching space are the correct way for human civilization to continue, otherwise, mankind will be destroyed sooner or later due to internal fighting."
After hearing Lu Ming's words, Yin Sabel's green eyes lit up. She stood up and walked to the window, opened it, and looked at the deep starry sky outside. After a long time, she said, "Teacher, we will really be like lost in that movie in space." , can you ride on an interstellar ship and travel in space?”
"I hope so." Lu Ming also stood up and came to the window, looking at the bright stars in the night sky, and let out a long breath.
I feel a little homesick, missing the home where technology has advanced to the point where I can look down on the beautiful blue planet from the space station.
Perhaps the vast starry sky can evoke the homesickness of wanderers the most.
Lu Ming looked at the very familiar starry sky in the night sky, feeling a little confused for a moment, not knowing where he was.
Is this the dormitory of my university, and everything is my daydream?
After a long time, Yin Sabel's faint voice sounded, "Teacher, I heard that you wrote the script of Lost in Space?"
"Yes..." Lu Ming still looked at the night sky quietly.
Yin Sabel stopped talking.
It wasn't until someone knocked on the door that they both woke up and came out of their own thoughts.
"I'm fine!" Yin Sabel responded. Probably the followers would confirm her safety if they didn't see her for a long time.
"Teacher, you are the most talented and knowledgeable person I have ever seen, and you are also the person with the highest standards. Looking at the starry sky with you, I seem to be looking at the entire universe, as if I have soared in the space nebulae!" Yin Sabel Before saying goodbye, he pursed his lips and smiled, and even took the initiative to extend his delicate little hand wearing a snow-white lace glove.
It is a very ancient etiquette for the nobles of the Kingdom of Grifenni. Only the closest people will use hand kissing and face kissing to greet each other in the morning and evening, and the noble lady must take the initiative.
Lu Ming smiled bitterly, and touched his gloves carelessly with his mouth. Was this her official recognition of her stepfather's identity?
