In addition to the artwork that decorates the facade, Zheng Jun soldiers want everything, and they are basically like rag collectors.
Second-hand clothes, second-hand furniture, second-hand tableware, second-hand books, second-hand tools...
According to Emperor Haojing, Europeans particularly like second-hand goods, so everyone is now very enthusiastic about collecting them.
The food from wealthy families is naturally the best thing, but unlike the food from the fields, this stuff has to be tasted by dogs first.
If you get poisoned, you will suffer big losses. When fighting overseas thousands of miles away from home, safety comes first.
Unless they look particularly new, second-hand clothes are actually not allowed to be worn to avoid being infected by some infectious disease of the original owner.
But when you get to a fabric store or tailor shop, you don't have to worry about it. You can just take it all in one go.
"Report to the company commander that a Xiyi woman has been captured!"
"Oh? There's an unexpected surprise! Bring it here and let us have a look!"
Two soldiers were carrying a struggling woman, who was as hard to tame as a wild horse.
"Master, can you be merciful? This person has been kind to me before and often helps me with things. I hope you will be merciful, Master!"
Seeing this, Chen Yuan hurriedly knelt down and prayed to the company commander.
"Haha, I didn't expect that you are a kind and righteous person? You must have fallen in love with this Xiyi woman, right?"
"Hahahaha... It must have been like this at that time!"
"Master Jun, this woman is the cook of this family. She comes from a poor background and is not rich. She is also kind to me. As long as Master Jun is kind to me, I am willing to work hard for Master Wang!"
"Well! Although there is an order from the top of the mountain, everyone from Xiyi must be taken away, but there are exceptions. As long as you fall in love with a Mingren, you can be pardoned. I wonder what this woman thinks of you? If she doesn't have this intention, then What did you come here for?"
"Infatuated?"
"wrong!"
"Single-minded?"
"That's not right either!"
"Wishful thinking!"
"Yes, that's the word!"
"It's also called unrequited love!"
After being bought by the owner of this family, Chen Yuan actually gave up long ago. He just ate and waited for death every day and didn't want to think about other things.
However, in the past, this woman was pretty good to him in private. At least she was willing to help with sewing clothes, so this time it was even offset.
After Chen Yuan explained the woman in Spanish, the woman stopped struggling. She stared at Chen Yuan with her eyes, as if considering the pros and cons, and nodded immediately.
"Master Jun! This woman agreed!"
"Tsk, tsk! But let's put the ugly words first and vouch for Xiyi. Firstly, we have to sign and have our thumbprints pressed. Secondly, we have to see to believe!"
"Master Jun means..."
"If you understand, of course it's best. If you don't understand, we'll let the brothers enter the bridal chamber for you!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
"I understand what the military master means. I just want to ask if I can enter the house with you..."
"The weather is very nice right now, why are you going into the house? Only if our brothers and I can witness it with our own eyes, can we be confident that you can vouch for it! Don't worry, I'm just waiting to see, and I won't do anything to a wife like you!"
"Uh... I have to ask this woman what she wants!"
After Chen Yuan translated this content, the woman's eyes were indeed full of hostility, but considering the consequences, the other party also agreed in a low voice.
People of low status are not fools. At this time, saving their lives is the most important thing, and other things including dignity are not worth mentioning.
Zheng Jun is not a bandit gang, but now a real regular army.
When fighting overseas and meeting the prospective wife of a fellow countryman, he would naturally be more tolerant.
What's more, there is no shortage of women in the city, so there is no need to embarrass this woman.
It would be even funnier if we were defeated...
After Chen Yuan breathed heavily, packed up his clothes, signed his name and had his fingerprints pressed, a group of spectators left the stage.
I didn't buy any tickets, but this large courtyard will soon be the residence of Chen Yuan and his wife.
The food left behind is enough for two people, and some of the owner's clothes are enough to wear them, so that's enough.
Chen Yuan has not yet thought about whether he will do anything in the future.
But it is not difficult to find a job in Master Wang, especially as a translator.
This woman named Lina is twenty-five years old, unmarried, and her parents have passed away long ago. She works as a cook in the host's house, which is basically a hands-on job, buying vegetables, washing vegetables, and putting away tableware.
After working hard for a year, I couldn't save more than a dozen silver coins, and now half of them were taken away by those hateful guys.
The other party was quite loyal and left half of it for her...
"Is this what they paid you?"
"You think these silver coins are dirty?"
"They're looting the city!"
"Just like the Spanish army did in my hometown, so it's no big deal, otherwise I wouldn't have been robbed here. In plain language, this is 'baoying', you will not understand the meaning of the word. The Spanish army killed tens of thousands of our people in Luzon and looted the south. Now, the baoying is coming! Well, it doesn’t matter if you don’t like me, we will owe nothing to each other from now on, you can leave!”
"...Leave? Where to go? After you taste me, you want to get rid of me? Do you think I am a burden?"
"Otherwise? Didn't you dislike the silver coins I gave you just now? You even thought they were stained with other people's blood, right?"
"Maybe other people would think that, but not me!"
"why is that?"
"I used to live only for myself, and I still live for myself now. If you don't mind, I can live for you too!"
"you mean……"
"Before I grew up, I suffered too much humiliation. It was no better than when you came here. Others almost treated me like an animal. Only you saved me just now, even though it was in a way that disgusted me. method. But I still think you are worth relying on, and now I can only rely on you! If you don’t mind, from today on, I will be your wife."
"...This actually flatters me!"
"Don't you look down on me? Do you think I have a bad background?"
"That's not true!"
"Or don't you like me at all?"
"No! You are very beautiful, and if you put on gorgeous clothes, you will be a lady!"
"What's the reason for that?"
"I think the reason why we can be together is not because of love, but because of need!"
"Isn't this good? I need to be taken care of by you, for the rest of my life!"
"Uh... okay! This is really a reason I can't refuse!"
Chen Yuan is already thirty-three this year. It is a great blessing to marry a woman who is eight years younger than him and has good looks and figure.
Although the other party usually seems very strong and even more aggressive towards her, after getting along with her for a long time, you will find that it is just a way for Lina to protect herself.
In essence, this woman should be a kind and hard-working woman. Being able to marry her really made her feel warm and happy in her heart.
It's just that the wedding room is not decorated, and there are no witnesses. There are a lot of guys climbing on the wall, and they have a lot of background, and I can't afford to offend them.
Under the current situation, this is all that can be done. If both husband and wife can save their lives, it will be a blessing in misfortune.
"Stay at home and don't go out. If you need anything, tell me. Keep this piece of paper. This is your identity document. The door has been painted with oil, which proves that this place has been searched. It is relatively safe. I’ll go out and take a look first and come back in the evening.”
"Then be careful!"
The "groom" knows that he must show off at this time in order to leave some thoughts for the new owner so that he can be used in the future, otherwise he will really have to go home.
Going back would be a waste. In comparison, it would be better to stay here and see if I can do something useful for Master Wang. Anyway, anything you do at this time can be profitable.
The previous company was ransacking a neighbor's house. This area was a wealthy area, so it was determined to be worthy of a thorough search.
"Hey! Isn't this the groom's official? Why did he come out so quickly? Don't you want to be gentle with the bride?"
"The military master is joking. I am busy with affairs at the moment, and I also hope to serve the king's officers and men."
"Okay! We need a correct translation here! Otherwise, if we catch Xiyi, we won't be able to speak!"
There are people in Zheng Jun who have learned Spanish, but only one or two people can be assigned to each battalion. Those people are busy translating captured official documents and some confidential letters at this time, and have no time to come out as translators.
People like Chen Yuan have become rare and can be manipulated at will.
As for the labor fee, as long as the copied items are not too expensive, it’s not a big deal to pick a few pieces and take them back.
Chen Yuan had been to the house next to him before, but as a servant.
His owner brought him here just to show off to his neighbors.
This is exactly the same situation as during the Roman Empire, when slave owners showed off their slaves to others.
Unlike black people or South American natives, Ming people are almost always smart and hard-working, so their owners are very happy.
Due to the disastrous defeat of the Spanish hegemonic fleet in the Ming Empire, many plundered slaves were either drowned or rescued.
Then the Philippines was captured, resulting in very few yellow-skinned monkey slaves who eventually came to Spain, and this was the reason why things became more valuable than scarcity.
The previous owner of the neighbor's house and his own house were engaged in overseas trade. Due to geographical characteristics, the trading objects were not the Americas, but the Apennine Peninsula and Sicily.
Almost everyone who trades has money, that’s for sure, as long as ships don’t capsize often at sea...
Chen Yuan vomited out everything he knew, but now that all the residents of this house had fled, everything he said was in vain.
Unlike ordinary people in the city, wealthy people are afraid of the so-called "yellow-skinned monkeys" because they know their intentions.
Once Valencia was captured, they would be the first to suffer, so they all followed the defenders to break through to the west.
However, most people didn't expect that after a long wait, they would eventually be covered up or even surrounded by the opponent.
More than 20,000 Spanish would-be miners were escorted back. The rest were either dead or waiting to die. Anyway, they had lost their rescue value.
Chen Yuan, who was moving things to the port with his company, was lucky enough to witness this grand occasion. Seeing those guys who were once so superior, he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Chen Yuan has no control over their life or death. He is lucky if he can take care of himself now and have enough food and clothing.
Before leaving, Chen Yuan wanted to ask for candle moss and a few candles. After all, if there was no light at night, he would have to rely on moonlight.
This request was definitely not too much. Not only did Chen Yuan get what he wanted, he also had a Ming-style oil lamp and spare fuel, plus a newspaper and a bag of food.
Although it was used by military men, after I went home and wiped it clean, the appearance was no different from the new one, and the brightness was much higher than that of a candle.
"How's the situation outside?"
"Tens of thousands of people were captured and loaded on ships at the port!"
"so much?"
"yes!"
"Then let's..."
"Don't worry yet. When the army retreats, I will take you with me. Don't worry."
"They...don't you just occupy this place and just loot it?"
"It is said that all of Spain will be annexed to France!"
"Ah? Really?"
"It should be, we only want people and things, and the land is left to France!"
"Perhaps this was agreed in advance?"
"Probably, we can't take care of such a big thing!"
"Then have you thought about our future?"
"Well...well...I will work as a translator in the army first. After the army retreats, I will see if I can be admitted to the army so that I can find a job. If not, I can also go to the mining area to manage things. I heard that these people are I will be sent to the mining area, but once I get there, I won’t have to worry about work anymore. I’ll be working outside, and you’ll take care of my family.”
Chen Yuan's communication with the military men was not without any effect. At least he found out a lot of things that he had no idea about before.
Now that there is another wife around, we have to think about their future.
However, the Xiyi dialect I learned before came in handy now.
Regardless of whether it is now or in the future, you can make a living.
Most of the guys who can speak Spanish in Ming Dynasty work in the yamen or the army.
Few people are willing to go to mining areas with more difficult conditions, even if the wages there are relatively high.
Chen Yuan didn't have any backers, so he was willing to go, but he had to wait until Master Wang retreated to his homeland.
But with a goal, even if the future is not so bright, life will have a head start.
In mining areas, those who are willing to endure hardship can make money, and those who can speak foreign languages and can endure hardship can make even more money.
Zheng Jun didn't know much about Monan Jinshan, but they almost heard about the situation in Nanyang Jinshan.
Zheng's ships can sail directly to the island of New Guinea and unload miners at the seaside. Some people have even visited the mining area with their own eyes.
The life of a miner is naturally very difficult, but the same cannot be said for overseers.
The former is a slave, the latter is a human being!
The troops guarding the mine have cleared the surrounding trees, built gun towers, and dug trenches.
There is only one road and one railway leading to the port, and identification documents are required to board the ship.
The miners want to escape, but without boarding credentials, they can only go into the mountains and become savages.
In turn, many people who make money from gold mines will build mansions on a beautiful island in the East Indies for vacations or even to live in retirement.
This is how tired you are to death and how idle you are to death...
Chen Yuan has seen the scenery of Luzon Island and can probably guess the general situation of Nanyang Jinshan.
But whether he can go there as a errand is another matter.
