Chapter Eighty-Three: Moving to a New House
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After dividing the reward received from the expeditionary force headquarters, Anton also had a net worth of more than 200 pounds.
This money includes the part of the commando that sold the captured war horses to the Cape colonial government, all the money is above board, Anton can spend it as he wants, Anton's family has already boarded the ship from the Far East and will soon be in Cape Town, so Anton urgently needs to buy a house and settle his family.
This problem is easy to solve, after Henry lived in Roque's house, he never returned to his own house, so Anton only spent 150 pounds to buy Henry's house, which was cheaper than the auction price, which was half sold and half given.
Of course, this is because Roque came forward, and in front of Henry, Anton did not have such a big face.
For the Chinese, settling down is a big deal, Roque's family because of Henry and Phyllis, so Roque did not toss, Anton can't save here, after buying the house, almost all the Chinese policemen who were not on duty went to Anton's house to help, everyone worked together, and soon the whole house was completely new.
In fact, this house is still very good, the white marble base, more than a foot thick wood base, the walls of the house are decorated with wallpaper, and the floor is teak, which is known as the "king of ten thousand trees", which is not artificially planted, it is all natural, and it will take fifty or sixty years to become a tree.
"This house is not bad, you and your sister-in-law live downstairs, the children live in the attic, buy some paint in a few days to paint the exterior wall, and then take care of the lawn in front of the house and behind the house, to ensure that your sister-in-law is satisfied." Roque is also quite satisfied, this house may not be outstanding in Cape Town, but compared to Anton's home in the Qing Kingdom, it is a world of difference-
Anton has already married in the Qing Kingdom, has his own wife and children, and has his own house, of course, the quality of the house must not be too good, it is two adobe thatched houses, compared with the current house, it is not inhabited.
"Satisfied, satisfied, if you are not satisfied, you will be thundered by the sky." Anton was full of emotion, although Roque had painted cakes for Anton, but Anton never dreamed that this day would come so quickly.
"Go back and buy a few sets of bedding, buy a few clothes for your sister-in-law and children, and buy some jewelry for your sister-in-law, you are also a sheriff now, you have to have the style of a sheriff." Roque thought it through, jewelry or something may not be needed now, but it will definitely be used in the future, and when Anton's wife and children arrive in Cape Town, Roque will invite Anton's family to his house for dinner, which will come in handy at that time.
"Buy, buy, my wife married me, and she didn't wear a day of new clothes, and after the children were born, she couldn't even eat enough-" Anton's eyes were red, compared to before, his life was simply heaven.
"It will be better in the future, let's settle down first, I want to find a way in a few days, if you can, let's buy a farm or vineyard near Cape Town first, and then plant the land if you want to, graze if you don't want to plant, and you can make wine after harvesting grapes. Roque began to paint cakes again—
A few months ago, Roque and Anton were both "temporary workers", and now Roque and Anton have become naturalized Cape Town and settled in Cape Town, who can say for sure in the future.
"An Ye, what you didn't say in this house, you still have a way." Luo Yi also came to help, he does not have such a rotation now, although Luo Ke is back, but Luo Yi is still the sheriff in charge of the security of the dock, Luo Yi is now an inspector, and he has left the front-line work.
"If it weren't for your kid's blindness, you would have made a home in Cape Town, maybe we could still be neighbors, or not?" Anton poured salt on Luo Yi's wound, and this was the end of disobedience.
"Alas, it's all because I was blinded by lard, and I was going to build my own house and be a neighbor with my head when I bought a plot of land on Mill Street." Luo Yi was not much sad, but was still a little happy.
Compared with Government Street, Mill Street is still relatively remote, and the famous "murderous house" is very cheap, so the house price and land price are very cheap, Henry started the earliest, and bought a large vacant land near Roque's house early, to build a more luxurious house than Roque's house.
With Henry and Roque moving in, the potential of Mill Street is visible to the naked eye, and now no one else has noticed this, so during the time when he returned to Cape Town, Roque bought a lot of vacant land near his home, and prepared to build houses for Chinese policemen, maybe Mill Street will become the Cape Town Police Home in the future, in that way, not to mention anything else, law and order must be fine, if anyone dares to go to Mill Street to make trouble, hey, every household is a policeman, and men, women and children will use guns, that scene-
Sour!
"Hehe, you kid is a blessing in disguise." Anton's sentence is sincere.
In fact, Anton is not jealous, because Roque has already promised Anton a vacant land opposite Roque's house, and Anton is also ready to build the house, and then buy this set, perfect!
"I'm blessed, Reed's boy is blessed." Luo Yi also has a jealous object.
Li De is Roque's little follower, Roque naturally will not treat him badly, Roque not only bought land for Li De, but even the workers were found by Roque, and now the construction has begun, which is faster than Henry's action.
Henry's house still needs to be designed by someone, and Li De's requirements are not so high, as long as he can live in people, so Roque asked Zach to find a few Boers and start construction, the foreman is Christian, Roque believes that Christian will be able to ensure the quality.
Christian was Roque's informant, a native of the Boers, Christian had a wide range of acquaintances in Cape Town, and it was not easy to find a few construction workers, and the wages were very cheap, only five pence per person per day, which in Cape Town could buy three eggs.
This is the living conditions of the Boers during the British colonial period, although the Boers are also white, but in the Cape, the situation of the Boers is not much better than that of the blacks, no wonder the Boers want to resist, and no one will be reconciled.
"Reed has Reed's blessing, you have yours, and you won't suffer if you hold your head and thighs." Anton said that Luo Yi and the other Chinese policemen nodded again and again, it is true, if there is no Roque, and they buy houses and land, I am afraid that everyone will still receive a salary of 1.2 pounds a month, which is not much more than those construction workers.
"Hehe, Anton, you move to a new house, and I don't have anything to give, a little heart, add a piece of clothes to the child." Roque didn't forget to follow the group, and the red envelope was not small.
"Head—" Anton wanted to excuse himself.
"Take it, take it, our brothers will take root in Cape Town, don't be polite, if you don't take it, will you take it when the brothers move in the future?" Roque took the words to set up Anton, and the money sent out had no reason to be recovered.