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January 1, 1621, New Year's Day, Friday.

After almost three days of heavy snowfall, it finally cleared up on the first day of the new year.

Early in the morning, the residents of the Manhattan neighborhood have changed into new clothes after shoveling the snow and are ready to enjoy a three-day vacation.

In a short period of time, Native American hired workers adapted to the low-tech firing of cement and bricks, and construction in the Manhattan community proceeded fairly smoothly. The construction engineering team led by Dong Jiunan has recruited more than 100 young Indians, and has done an impressive job under the guidance of dozens of modern workers.

Since last December, several key public facilities in the Manhattan community have been renovated and replaced with masonry and concrete structures in the future. With the start of the renovation of the inpatient departments of the community welfare home and the community hospital, all the residents began to look forward to saying goodbye to the temporary wooden houses.

Singing was heard from the community square outside the door. On the dock radio, the once very familiar March of the Volunteers was high and surging.

While making the bed, Su Zining involuntarily hummed in a low voice along with the synchronization. Slowly, the young man stopped, turned his head, walked quickly to the window, pushed it open, and looked sharply in the direction of the pier.

There was no imaginary five-star red flag fluttering, no mass gathering, and no tsunami-like cheers from the crowd, Su Zining touched his nose self-deprecatingly.

"This is definitely the most bloody national anthem of this era, and maybe the first! What, are you ready? The door opened by itself, and Yan Xiaosong walked in with a cigarette in his mouth and a bag on his back, with two long strips of cloth bags hanging on his shoulders.

"You're wrong, the world's first national anthem was "Wilhelm van Nassau" first used by the Dutch in 1569, and the Dutch soldiers used this song to disgust the Spaniards on the battlefield, and then won." Su Zining picked up the bag and jumped on the spot a few times, experiencing the adaptability of the body.

"If the Indians and England at the Brooklyn shipyard site could hear it, what would their expressions be?" Yan Xiaosong untied a cloth bag on his shoulder, took out a smoothbore flintlock pistol from it and threw it at Su Zining, "Jiang Zhaolong from the Ministry of Industry is already angry, and the orders urged by various places have made him have to announce that all of them are working overtime. You're still thinking about hunting? Do you want to deliberately stimulate him? ”

"He should be happy, one day of overtime is three times his salary. Right now, I can't afford to eat red sausage from the neighborhood store. Su Zining pursed his lips, opened the musket pool with ease, and checked the firing device.

While chatting, the two walked down the residential streets towards the north walled gate, intending to go deep into the jungle of Manhattan to hunt North American moose. In recent days, Su Zining, who is tired of eating seafood, has always wanted to go to the woodland to hunt those wild meats, but so far, he has not succeeded once.

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A gunshot rang out, followed by thick smoke. The loud noise even shook the snow from the branches.

After another emptying, Su Zining lowered the muzzle of the gun in frustration, and then stared at the smoothbore flintlock pistol in his hand with hatred, as if this thing would become a Gatling after a few more glances.

"I'm sure this song must have been deliberately arranged." Yan Xiaosong aimed his flintlock pistol at the moose figure that was gradually moving away, and finally reluctantly gave up shooting.

As the world's largest deer, the North American moose can almost come and go freely in the snow with a snow cover of 60 centimeters, and with Su Zining's two-pole marksmanship, not to mention a smoothbore flintlock pistol, it is an 81 bar of the armed police team, and he may not be able to hit at a distance of 50 meters.

"Hmm...... Nothing, at least I think the March of the Volunteers is very nice and uplifting. Su Zining stabbed the lead bullet into the barrel with a push rod, and his face was calm.

"In the past few days, a few more people have applied to go to Europe, and they are all those who have a good relationship." Yan Xiaosong was stunned for a moment, as if he felt that he was making a big fuss, so he changed the topic.

"Well, the community council has been cleared, and it looks like you're going to let it go."

Su Zining remembered something, put down the gun, quietly looked at the optimistic young man in front of him, and only after a while, did he sigh slightly, and then pointed to his hat: "Qi Jianjun came to me last night and asked me if I had the confidence to go to Europe together as a team leader." He thinks my management and coordination skills have been very helpful for this trip to Europe. ”

Yan Xiaosong's brows slowly furrowed, and after thinking for a while, he said with a stern face: "No! You can't go. Even if you take the initiative to agree, Zheng Quan may not agree. ”

"Why, do you think someone deliberately took this opportunity to get us out of Manhattan?" Su Zining had a smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was waiting for the following.

"You yourself should know it in your heart!" Yan Xiaosong snorted heavily, turned around and walked in the direction where the moose had fled, without looking back, "Once we leave this time, it will take at least more than half a year, or even longer, to return to Manhattan...... In the community, many young people like me appreciate you, and you are the only one who can reserve that little bit of a voice for us on the community council. ”

"We've been away for so long, and when we come back, something in Manhattan is already settled, right? So someone has to look at a qiē and stick to something that needs to be adhered to? Su Zining sighed and shook his head slightly.

What can I do, do I stay here just to prevent the committee from making some unacceptable decisions? And who can prove that our ideas are absolutely correct?

Su Zining probably didn't even know the answer himself.

The two of them didn't speak, just absentmindedly, and continued to walk in a certain direction of the forest, and there were more moose in the dense jungle waiting to test their marksmanship.

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"Zhou Kemin, after the New Year's Day holiday, your work can be handed over to Captain Chen Liwen of the police force...... You have a good rest for a few days and then report to the European Trade Preparation Group. ”

In the office of the Ministry of Military Security of the settlement, Zheng Quan was writing something at his desk without any expression, and he said without raising his head.

"Ah...... I don't need to look at the construction site of the Governor's Island Fortress? Zhou Kemin was overjoyed, quickly moved a chair, sat in front of Zheng Quan, and rubbed his hands with a hippie smile, "What do you mean, do you agree that I will go to Europe on the Mayflower?" ”

"Hmm...... Qi Jianjun came to me yesterday and talked about his views, and he thinks that you have the ability to help Su Zining complete his trip to Europe after the beginning of the spring. Zheng Quan slowly raised his head, looked at this protégé disciple, and sighed slightly, "You are very young, energetic, and more focused than many of your peers, which is also the reason why the committee has been putting pressure on you, there are many young people in the community, but there are not many who are responsible." ”

"Hehe, thank you for the chief's compliment, I'm just learning from Brother Su and Brother Yan, they are much more capable than me, I just don't like to mix blindly."

Zhou Kemin touched the back of his head embarrassedly and smiled brightly.

Looking at the young man's eyes again, Zheng Quan didn't find even a trace of artificiality, his lips moved several times, and he still swallowed what he wanted to say.

"Alright, you go get busy...... I heard that you young people are planning to go to the industrial area tonight to have a bonfire? Be sure to be safe, there are a lot of wild animals and Indians nearby, so remember to bring a weapon. ”

"Okay, you can put 10,000 hearts. The dozens of Indian tribes around us admired us so much that we heard that nurses from several hospitals were also invited to the party! ”

"How old are you? Don't make a mess! ”

"Haha!"

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It's getting dark, and a huge bonfire is burning in the Brooklyn Industrial District, where skilled workers sit happily around with stainless steel lunch boxes, many of them gulping down valuable beer, which is now the most expensive consumer product in the entire Manhattan settlement.

Half a month ago, the first batch of iron tools was finally produced with the efforts of the workers, although it was only the most basic and lowest-tech product, but Jiang Zhaolong, the leader of the Ministry of Industry, was still excited about it for three whole days.

According to his ambitious plan, he will strive to complete the infrastructure construction of all smelters before the beginning of the spring, and train a group of Indian employees who can take on the most basic technical work, and strive to double the iron-smelting capacity after the beginning of the spring, so as to prepare for the next step of product technology upgrading.

Skilled workers were given a large New Year's Day bonus, and orders for tools from several major production departments filled their production schedules, and although they were unable to take time off, the workers were apparently distracted by triple wages.

The chain of community stores in the factory area is still open in the evening, and since the implementation of the voucher shopping policy of the Economic Management Committee, many consumer goods that are usually strictly controlled by distribution have begun to open. This not only solved the daily needs of the workers, but also the natives of the nearby Indian tribes came from time to time.

As a result of the good relationship, a large number of young Indians worked as hired laborers in factories, carrying simple and crude tasks such as carrying ores. Although Native Indian workers who are informal residents are not eligible for cash vouchers for their labor, they still try to get close to some of the good-natured workers by using their limited personal belongings in exchange for the elaborate household items of those who call themselves "Chinese."

At this moment, about a hundred meters away from the factory community store chain, an Indian girl was hiding behind a large tree, as if she was hesitating about something.

Dama, just an ordinary Indian girl from the Delaware tribe on Long Island, is only 15 years old this year. Her brother Fatima works in the Chinese industrial area, and according to the village chief, if they insist on making it until the snow melts in the spring, they can bring three shovels to the village.

Dama clutched a few furs, which his father had received during a hunt and were one of the few most prized private possessions in the family. The girl's thin clothes made her shiver in the winter night, but she mustered up her courage several times, but she did not dare to go out of the tree.

On the watchtower not far ahead, there was always a "warrior" standing next to the "no fire extinguishing", the mysterious weapon that could kill the moose from a long distance, and the girl was deeply impressed by fear.

Those Chinese had kindly warned against their places unless it was daytime.

One day, while delivering something to her brother, she saw a Chinese woman walking around the factory in an indescribably beautiful coat made of some kind of fur. The silky brown fur surface seemed to reflect even the light, and the snow-white coat wrapped around the body of the female Chinese, which was so decent and beautiful.

The maiden could not bear the longing and fantasies of the past few days, and talked to her father about her thoughts, and the honest and loving old Indian took out the treasures of the family without thinking about it.

Now, the girl stood from day to night, and did not dare to enter the Chinese cordon, just because she could not find her brother. She didn't know where her brother would stay in the Chinese factory at night.

"Who?!"

A vigilant voice sounded, and Dama turned around and ran with a shudder, only to accidentally fall into the snow. Before she could get up, she felt a figure standing behind her. Then a bar of iron that she feared most was pressed against her cheek.

The mysterious weapon that could kill the moose in an instant was in her ears, and the Indian girl was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she couldn't control it and cried.

"It's an Indian woman...... Zhou Kemin, who drank too much beer and was about to come out to release water, slowly moved the automatic rifle, and then leaned over to help the Indian girl who was trembling all over.

With the help of the light not far away, Zhou Kemin saw the other party clearly.

A thin linen coat with a few pieces of torn fur wrapped around a young body. Indian girls of up to 15 years old were beautiful, with slightly sickly skin, a slender body that had just grown, long black hair tied into a ponytail at the back of her head, and a hair ring made of colored stones on her head.

Following the second knife tour guide Li Xiang also walked away from a lot of Indian tribes, Zhou Kemin also learned a little bit of the Indian language. Seeing the girl's frightened little rabbit look, the young customs anti-smuggling team felt a slight ripple in his heart.

"What are you doing here?" It took Zhou Kemin a long time to come up with such a meaning in the Indian vernacular, which was full of mistakes and omissions.

The Indian girl trembled and raised the fur in her hand, then turned her eyes to the distant shop, and did not dare to say anything.

"Hehe, want to change things? Follow me! Zhou Kemin's handsome face showed a bright smile, put the gun behind his back, took the girl's hand, and strode towards the factory under the light.

The girl didn't dare to make any out-of-the-ordinary movements, so she could only walk along the "traction" of this Chinese young man like a puppet. When passing by the cordon, I couldn't help but get closer to the young man.

Dozens of seconds later, the store's shelves are clearer than ever. In a certain corner, a slightly different coat with a woman's fur collar than the one I've seen before was hanging quietly from a high place, its soft fur collar shimmering softly.

"Hey! Zhou Kemin's 'lieutenant', where did you find the Indian chick? Haha, you also want to have the same flavor as Li? The guy guarding the store looked at the man and woman in front of the container with a playful smile, and showed a surprised look at the Indian girl, "That's good, it's much better and more punctual than the little one Li Xiang!" ”

"What nonsense, I see that she has been hiding outside for a long time and has not dared to come in." Zhou Kemin touched the back of his head awkwardly, and smiled at the Indian girl next to him, who was half short of him.

The young man's smile warmed the Indian girl's heart for no reason, and she laughed silently.

The Indian girl knew that the other party had brought her to exchange things, so she took a deep breath, raised the fur in her hand, and pointed to the coat on the shelf, and her mouth was hmmmmmmmm

"Hey, Zhou Kemin, this girl wants to change this? This is not in accordance with the rules, I don't have the right to accept the fur top voucher voucher, besides, this is a dress worth 1200 vouchers, and her few things, it is estimated that they are not even worth 10 vouchers. ”

The clerk shrugged his shoulders and spread out his hands, this action made the smart Indian girl instantly bow her head like an inferiority complex, and the fur in her hand also drooped.

Looking at the non-negotiable gaze of his companion in his smile, Zhou Kemin hesitated, then instantly took the fur from the girl's hand, and then took out a stack of paper tickets from his pocket and stuffed it into the girl's hand under the shocked gaze of the other party, and finally pointed to the coat on the shelf.

The girl didn't know what to do, but blushed, holding this strange paper ticket in a daze, not knowing whether to go or stay.

"Hey...... A good man is sad to pass the beauty pass...... Yes, you Zhou Kemin didn't break the rules. The young clerk took off his coat, handed it over to the counter, and then looked at the overwhelmed Indian girl with a playful look, "Chick, now that it belongs to you, it's time to give a ticket!" ”

Zhou Kemin gestured, and the Indian girl, who finally understood, hurriedly handed over the voucher in her hand, and then took the beautiful clothes she dreamed of with trembling hands.

"Just 1200, beauty." Looking at the three vouchers with a denomination of 500, the clerk took out the three 100 vouchers again and handed them back with a good conscience.

Carefully holding the fur-collared coat in one hand and holding three paper tickets in the other, the Indian girl walked out of the factory as if in a dream, as for when the kind-hearted big brother-like Chinese young man forgot about what he had sent out.

The girl slowly disappeared into the night step by step, Zhou Kemin took a long breath, and then looked at a few slightly stinky furs in his hand embarrassedly, and could only cry and laugh.

"It's over, the holiday subsidy just issued is gone, hey......"

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