Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

  Chapter 673 Tea House Tea Party

  In May 1950, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Chunfeng Tea House.

   "Teacher Chen, you said that the number of troops on the border has been increasing recently, so there is no need to fight!"

   On the second floor by the window, on a square table, there are several exquisite melon and fruit snacks, and several large tureen teacups.

  On the long bench beside the square table, a middle-aged man in an undershirt, with a worried expression on his face, said to a polite middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed glasses and a short-sleeved shirt on the other side of the table.

Hearing what the man in the undershirt said, the middle-aged man called Mr. Chen took a sip from the teacup on the table, grabbed a handful of peanuts from the table, peeled a peanut and stuffed it in his mouth, slowly Slowly said:

   "It's really hard to say. The news in the past few days has been saying that Argentina next door is very restless and will create some friction at the border from time to time.

  The Ministry of National Defense had to send troops to guard the border. I heard that there will be a military exercise at the border in the next two days! "

   As soon as the voice fell, someone from another table next to him answered the conversation:

   "That's right! That's right! I also heard that the navy has also sent a warship across Uruguay to the South Atlantic to warn Argentina!"

  The man in the undershirt heard this, and said with a distressed face:

   "It's hard to live a stable life for a few days. Seeing that life is getting more and more exciting, the situation in Brazil has also begun to become tense. I just hope that everyone can exercise restraint and stop fighting."

   "Yes! We came here to avoid the war in our hometown. If there is a fight here, we will die."

   Not far away, a middle-aged man with a Jinmen accent answered.

   Seeing that everyone seemed a little pessimistic, the middle-aged man called Mr. Chen couldn't help standing up and saying:

"You don't need to worry too much. According to what I have learned, Argentina's strength is still incomparable to Brazil's. Not only are they incomparable in terms of the number of troops, but in terms of actual combat experience, our Brazilian army is far superior to the opponent's. of.

   After all, Brazil fought the German devils with the Yankees. "

   "I've heard about this too. In Argentina, the navy doesn't even have an aircraft carrier. If there is a real fight, they may not be able to beat Brazil."

   "Whether you can fight or not, it's better not to fight. Everyone has experienced wars and has deep pains about this kind of thing. Once there is a fight, everyone will start to be displaced again."

  The middle-aged man in the undershirt who spoke first saw that everyone felt a little depressed because of his words, and felt a little embarrassed, so he quickly changed the subject:

   "Okay, okay, this kind of thing is not something we can worry about now. I heard that Mr. Fang is now the Deputy Minister of the Brazilian Navy. Is it true?

  Old Liu, didn’t your second boy join the army last year? Is there any news coming back? "

  The man called Lao Liu is a short, solid middle-aged man. After hearing what the man in the undershirt said, he couldn't help but glared at him and said:

   "Idiot Cao, what are you talking about! My second boy is a big soldier, can he discuss the matter of Mr. Fang? Even if he knows something, he can't tell me, this little commoner!"

  The man in the undershirt who was called Cao Er's fool could only smile in embarrassment and was not angry.

   On the other hand, Mr. Chen, who was wearing a shirt and had a gentle face, took the initiative to answer the conversation:

   "Actually, this is not a secret. Mr. Fang is indeed the Deputy Minister of the Navy now, and his office has also been moved from Natal to Rio de Janeiro.

  This matter has been reported in detail in Chinese newspapers a few days ago. "

  Everyone around heard the words, and they all started talking.

  Cao Er's stunned man could not help but speak first again:

"Mr. Chen, you are the most educated among us, and you are also a Chinese teacher in a community elementary school. You can learn the latest news from the newspaper. Tell us all, how old is the vice minister of the Navy?" Officer!"

  Hearing Cao Er's fool flattered him, Teacher Chen was also a little bit complacent. Most of the tea drinkers in this Chunfeng Teahouse were ordinary workers from their hometowns who had been dispatched through labor, and some were simply coolies.

It is true that many of them have no culture, but after two years in Brazil, they have more money on hand. During this rest time, everyone has nothing to do, so they like to drink tea and chat in this teahouse. Not a few big boys.

  Seeing that everyone around was looking at him, Teacher Chen stopped being polite, coughed twice and said:

   "If you want to talk about the Deputy Minister of the Navy! He is a great official, let's put it this way! In the entire Brazilian Navy, except for the Minister of the Navy, he is the biggest."

   "Oh my God! Isn't that the same as if one person is under one person and above ten thousand? Mr. Fang is already so powerful at such a young age? Isn't he going to be president in a few years?

  It would be great if he really becomes the president, then the life of us Chinese may be better. "

   "What's so good about the president, don't you know how powerful the Fang family is now? That's an existence that even the president wants to curry favor with."

  In a short time, everyone started talking again, and the topic became farther and farther away, and they began to discuss how powerful the Fang family was.

In this regard, Teacher Chen, who is an elementary school teacher, also felt pain for a while. These guys are good at everything, but they often digress when talking and chatting. Take a look at your own level.

   But these guys can often talk far away with just one word, without even giving themselves a chance to express themselves.

But today this topic is not easy for him to talk about. After all, the strength of the Fang family in Brazil is too strong. If he accidentally says something wrong and offends the Fang family, then he will have no place in Brazil. up.

Especially seeing that the topics of the people were getting more and more crooked, and seeing that they were about to start discussing the private life of the Fang family, he couldn't help but glared at Cao Er, who was beside him, and blamed this guy, why did he bring up the Fang family's affairs? ?

   I got myself involved, so I had to find a way to change the topic, otherwise it would be bad if I offended the Fang family.

   Soon, he thought of something, and interrupted the discussion with two light coughs:

   "Ahem, okay, okay, the Fang family is the owner of most of the people here, we can have today's life, thanks to them! You don't want to discuss any more.

  During this period, in addition to talking about Argentina, the newspapers also reported on one incident for a long time. I don’t know if you have heard of it. "

  As soon as Mr. Chen said this, everyone stopped talking.

   "I know, Mr. Chen is talking about the dangers of opium smoking that are being talked about in the newspapers every day!"

  Hearing someone answering the call, Teacher Chen quickly said:

   "Yes! This brother is right. To be precise, it should be the danger of drugs."

  Before Mr. Chen continued to speak, someone had already started to answer:

   "Does it need to be said? There is a neighbor in my hometown, because of smoking opium, his family was ruined, and his wife and children were sold by him for opium smoking.

  Finally, there was nothing to sell, so this guy lay at the door of the smokehouse, begging for cigarettes from people who entered and left, and was beaten to death by the people in the smokehouse. "

"What is this? There is a big landlord in our hometown. He bought all the land in less than five years just because the master smoked opium. Later, the family saw that they couldn't stop them, so they divided the family. All his belongings ran away.

   This guy was thrown out of his ancestral house by the debt collectors. In winter, he just froze to death at the door of the ancestral house. "

"What you said is nothing. Have you ever seen a person who smoked opium directly and died? I have seen it. It was really scary. There were only skin and bones left. At that time, their family asked us to take him away. Concentrate on the bones.

  The weight can be lifted up with a light hug, which is about the weight of a six or seven-year-old child. "

  As Chinese compatriots who have been deeply poisoned by opium, everyone is naturally very clear about the harm of opium. Therefore, everyone can tell many tragic cases that happened around them.

  Seeing everyone talking about the dangers of opium smoking, Mr. Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

  When Cao Erlian saw Teacher Chen bringing up this topic, he couldn't help but said:

   "Mr. Chen, why did the newspaper suddenly start reporting the dangers of drugs!"

  Hearing Cao Er's stupid question, everyone's discussion gradually quieted down, and they all looked at Mr. Chen. Everyone is very aware of the dangers of this drug.

   But at the same time, everyone is already used to the existence of this thing, and now they suddenly heard Teacher Chen bring up this topic, so they are naturally a little curious.

  One of them even said:

   "I remember I said it when I was recruiting! People who smoke opium are not wanted. Now there is no smoking hall in Porto Alegre! Why did the newspaper suddenly mention this?"

  In order to avoid the topic from being distorted again, Teacher Chen also hurriedly said:

  “We were already used to the dangers of drugs being reported in the newspaper. When we were in our hometown, it was not unheard of in the newspaper. So, I didn’t pay much attention at first.

   But recently, with more and more news being reported, it may have attracted the attention of the big shots. A few days ago, some members of the parliament proposed legislation to ban drugs.

   Moreover, the intensity of drug control proposed this time and the severity of punishment are unprecedented. It is said that it has been made clear that the death penalty must be introduced. "

  In fact, Chinese people have long been accustomed to the death penalty, and they didn’t feel anything unusual. Therefore, when Mr. Chen mentioned the introduction of the death penalty, he thought everyone would be surprised.

   I didn't expect everyone to be surprisingly calm, and Cao Er even said directly:

   "Those who kill thousands of swords, the death penalty is cheaper for them. In my opinion, they should be cut by thousands of swords."

   As soon as the voice fell, another person answered:

"That's right, the laws in Brazil are also weird. They don't even have the death penalty, and they are sentenced to hundreds of years in prison. As a result, people have money, and their sentences can be commuted after they enter the prison. It was released. It was a joke."

   "Ah! No way, this is to tell you that it doesn't matter what you do. The important thing is not to have money. If you have money, you can bribe the judge."

   In Mr. Chen's opinion, this result was completely unpopular, and it didn't achieve the effect he wanted at all, so he couldn't help shaking his head helplessly.

   Just when everyone supported the death penalty, a voice suddenly came from a corner of the teahouse:

   "I heard that among the Chinese now, some people are smoking opium again. These opium smokers will not be sentenced to death, right?"

  As soon as this remark came out, the whole teahouse fell into silence for an instant. Everyone looked at the man who made the sound, and saw a tall and thin man in a silk robe, who was a little flustered by everyone's eyes.

  In fact, after the years of the Republic of China, the habit of wearing long gowns and mandarin jackets has gradually disappeared from my hometown, not to mention the temperature in Brazil at this time of year, many ordinary people just wear sweaters. Judging from the way he was dressed and his thin body, he should be a down-and-out old man.

   Moreover, the old man's sallow complexion made it easy for many people to tell that he was 80% a heavy smoker. No wonder he asked such a question.

   Seeing this question from an unfamiliar person, many people didn't want to pay attention to it, but after taking a deep look at the other party, Mr. Chen still slowly opened his mouth and said:

   "The newspapers said that most of them were about the crime of planting and selling drugs. It seems that people who take drugs should also go to jail, but I don't have any impression of how long they will sit there.

  However, I remember that if there is already a drug addict, it seems that he can surrender himself to the police station. If he surrenders and applies for active drug rehabilitation, he can be exempted from being held criminally responsible.

  If there is meritorious service, the detoxification fee can also be exempted. "

   After finishing speaking, he did not forget to give the other party an encouraging look.

   After listening to Teacher Chen's words, the man in the long robe was full of panic, like a wounded rabbit, got up in a panic, bowed to Teacher Chen and said:

   "Thank you for your reminder, sir, and then ran out without looking back."

   Seeing this situation, everyone in the teahouse exploded.

   "This guy is obviously a heavy smoker! When he got on the boat from his hometown, didn't he go through all the screenings? How did this guy get here?"

   "Looking at the guy's clothes, he probably didn't come here through labor dispatch, maybe he didn't come here through the same channel as us."

   "This flustered look, could it be that he has smoked opium in Brazil? I haven't seen any opium dens nearby, either?"

   "You don't understand this! Cats have cats, and rats have rats. Since these guys are addicted, they will definitely find a place to smoke."

   "Do you think we should report him to the police station!"

   "Big head Li, didn't your son work in the police station? Do you want to arrest this guy and give him credit for it!"

   "Does anyone know this person?"

   "It seems that I haven't seen it before?"

   "Forget this kid runs fast, otherwise we'll catch him and take him to the police station for some tea money."

  Everyone was discussing the identity of the robed man, but the protagonist in their conversation had already hurriedly ran across two streets.

  He was leaning against a corner of the wall, panting heavily, and carefully stretched out his head to look behind him from time to time, for fear that someone would chase him. After seeing that there was nothing abnormal behind him, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

   Then, remembering what everyone talked about just now, he couldn't help but shivered all over again. Everyone was right, he was indeed a big smoker. And he's a smoker who's been smoking for years.

  (end of this chapter)