Chapter 36: Bad luck
Anton's height is about the same as Roque's, slightly shorter than Roque, but the shortness is limited, both around 1.80 meters, and like Roque, Anton has also practiced martial arts since childhood, and his body is of course quite strong.
But just because the conditions are similar doesn't mean you can wear the same clothes.
After all, Roque's clothes are custom-made, the so-called customization is to make clothes completely according to Roque's body shape, Roque is energetic when he wears it, and Anton is almost meaningless when he wears it.
It's not much worse, although Anton's legs are thicker because of practicing his kung fu, his pants look a little tight, and his upper body is a little loose because Roque is a standard inverted triangle, but compared with Anton's previous police uniform, it is already a world of difference, at least Anton himself is very satisfied.
"I'll order a set later." Looking at himself in the mirror, Anton made up his mind, isn't it just ten pounds, Anton can afford to spend it now, he doesn't have to save a ferry ticket for his family, Anton is now full of confidence.
"Okay, if you order it, I'll give you a pocket watch." Roque is also full of confidence, there is no big money, but small money can still be spent.
It's not a small amount of money, don't look at Roque's pocket watch at that time, it was only converted into two pounds, and it had to be bought from a serious store, and no seven pounds could not be paid, which was Anton's salary for more than a month, and Roque estimated that Anton may not be willing to do so.
As an accessory to an outfit, don't underestimate the role of a pocket watch, sometimes the details are at the heart of the value, such as the same checkered shirt that may only sell ten pence in a Jewish shop, or a pound at least a pound if it is made to order by a top tailor.
Why are top tailor shops so expensive?
Because the cut, not only the version, but also the pattern on the clothes to ensure that the seams are seamless, it looks natural, and there is no trace of the cut at all, in order to do this, in addition to the tailor's skill, the cloth is inevitably wasted, which is all cost, and the Jewish store cannot do this, so it can only sell ten pennies.
It's the same with pocket watches, wearing a suit without a pocket watch is like a woman wearing a dress without gloves is unorthodox, don't question the rationality of pocket watches, the current rules of this world are made by the British, and the right of interpretation is with the British.
Anton just tried it on, and after trying it on, he still wore his own police uniform, when everyone wore a police uniform on weekdays, Anton couldn't feel the gap, and now Roque was dressed neatly, but Anton was wearing a uniform, and the two of them went out together, Anton was like Roque's follower, which made Anton very uncomfortable.
Roque also knew that Anton was uncomfortable, so he did not go with Anton to send a telegram, and called a two-wheeled carriage back to Mill Street.
The transept was nearing completion, and like the main building, the transept was made entirely of white marble, which was not cheap, and was all shipped from faraway German South-West Africa, and Roque could have opted for cheaper local materials, but Roque did not do that.
As Roque ordered, Zach bought three dogs, the locally abundant boerboel, which means "farmer's dog", which may not be a good name, and it also has another name called the South African Mastiff, which was once used as a hunting and fighting dog, agile, muscular, fearless in character, patient with its owner, aggressive to strangers, and a good family guardian dog.
When Roque arrived home, Zach was tidying up the garden behind the house, the pool was filled with water, and Zach's sister Bella was cleaning up the debris in the water with a long-handled sticky net.
"Zach, if Bella wants to, she can stay and work, and your mother, you can't ask Bella to bring you food every day, you don't have to help me save money." Roque's trust in Zach is increasing, and if Zach's sister and mother are willing to work for Roque, then Roque can give Zach even more trust.
Although Roque is reluctant to admit it, the best way to control a person is to control his family first.
This may be a bit despicable, but it is an effective means, Zach would rather move out of the house alone in order not to give his family trouble, which means that Zach values his family very much, which is very easy to do, Roque's house is too big, Zach is obviously not well taken care of alone, the hygiene in the room must be cleaned, someone in the kitchen must cook, the curtains and tablecloths must be dismantled and washed on time, Zack can't do these jobs, instead of hiring strangers, it is better to hire Zack's sister and mother.
Zach couldn't speak, but the smile on his face showed that Zach was happy, but when he grinned, he couldn't see the black hole in his mouth and his tongue was a little oozing.
Roque was speechless, and teased the three newly bought South African mastiffs, they were not familiar enough with Roque, but because Roque had beef jerky in his hand, he still squatted in a row in front of Roque, wagging his stout short tail to a limited extent.
"Thank you, Mr. Locke, I'll do my job." Bella's voice was crisp and cheerful, and two slightly large bunny teeth glittered in the sun.
"Go back and tell Anna that you can come to work today, there are so many empty rooms at home, you can stay here at night." Unlike most employers in Cape Town, Roque still had a great influence on his 21st century education, at least he would give others enough respect.
"Thank you, Mr. Locke, I'm not afraid, I'll go back and tell Anna right away that we live in a tent outside and won't stain the room." Anna is Zach and Bella's mother, and although Roque doesn't think Boers are dirty, Bella is still careful.
The "big man" was the strongest of the three South African mastiffs, its head was bigger than Roque's, it must have weighed more than fifty kilograms, its thick limbs, its well-developed muscles, and the eyes that stared at the beef jerky in Roque's hand were literally dripping.
After feeding a handful of beef jerky, the three South African mastiffs are obviously familiar with Roque, they have a very strong sense of territory, although they are energetic, but they are not very willing to go out, they prefer to stay at home, they are standard misers.
On the way back to the dormitory, Roque, who was sitting in a two-wheeled carriage, suddenly heard someone calling for help as he passed through the immigration office.
"Grab that guy, he snatched my stuff." A girl in a long skirt on the side of the road shouted for help, and someone was running wildly not far away.
Robbery?
Roque immediately cheered up, and the police identity finally came in handy.
"Don't worry, miss, I'm a policeman, I'll get your stuff back." Roque reassured the girl first, and then directed the coachman to chase after the man.
The man who ran wild didn't notice Roque, he must have observed the surrounding environment, and he didn't find the police to commit the crime, but it's a pity that Roque was wearing civilian clothes today, so that guy was going to be unlucky.