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    538 European trip (2)

    "Ruskin said that the foundation of art lies in moral personality If he is right, then the current personalities of Ren Nan and I are immoral. Because we have to figure out a solution to the problem within half a day  plan to appease the bodyguards who are on the verge of civil strife and the belly that keeps making protests. There is no time to think about art at all This even made me come to a sad conclusion: Art is only for the rich and ethical.  Man, ***!" - "Chen Jianghua's Travels in Europe"

    Standing on the dock of Lorient, listening to the sarcastic or sarcastic complaints of the five German bodyguards, the two literary young men's good impression of Germany quickly dropped to the freezing point.  Among the twenty bodyguards who accompanied them across the sea, four were Polish bodyguards hired from Blackwater Company, and the rest were German bodyguards hired in Batavia.  Not to mention the previous professional qualities, just talking about the reaction at this moment, Blackwater's bodyguards are several blocks better than those mercenaries.

    According to the original contract, the two artistic young people would pay half of the remuneration first, and then pay half of the remuneration after returning to Zhongnan safely.  The three guys from Blackwater live in Zhongnan. They know that these two artistic young people are big shots and they are not short of salary, so they loyally guard them even if they are hungry.  But those Germanic mercenaries recruited temporarily were different. These guys only worked for money. Now that an accident happened, they seriously doubted the ability of the two literary young people to pay.  After issuing the threat of three days, it was changed to one day.

    To be precise, if two artistic young people cannot satisfy the hungry mercenaries within a day, these guys will abandon their employers and find another job.

    Chen Jianghua, who had always been gentle and elegant, got angry and roared at the five mercenaries to get out immediately.  The flying Tumo stars actually startled the five mercenaries.  After hesitating for a long time, he said a few objective facts, turned around and disappeared into the sea of ??people.

    Now the problem is even worse, they only have six people left.  Two literary young people, three Blackwater bodyguards, and a translator.  Then I was penniless and hungry.

    Seeing the five mercenaries walking away, Ren Nan let out a long sigh, and then praised Chen Jianghua's actions just now, saying that he was very smart in getting rid of the burden and the source of danger.  While Chen Jianghua was in shock, Ren Nan took out a small Kun watch and a pair of crumpled stockings from her underwear.

    At that moment, Chen Jianghua almost burst into tears. It was really there was no way out, but there was a bright future in another village.  Of course, Chen Jianghua also scolded the French captain.  On the ship, the French captain ordered a few sailors to search for property, and almost took off Chen Jianghua's underwear.

    A watch and a pair of stockings gave the two artistic young men some confidence.  Then they rushed into the small city of Lorient and turned them into coins as quickly as possible.  The result made the two literary young men very excited, and the two items were sold for a total of twenty livres.  The two unworldly guys didn't know that if their costumes hadn't been too embarrassing, if the Portuguese translator hadn't stressed that it was too weird, and if they hadn't taken action in the small town of Lorient, but in Paris, these two things could have been sold for thirty.  An Ecu, that is, one hundred and eighty livres.

    With twenty silver coins in hand, they found a hotel as quickly as possible, had a very simple lunch, and then began to think about what to do in the future.

    After deducting meals and one day¡¯s lodging, there were still eighteen livres and six sous left.  The money was just enough for a one-way boat ticket to Vienna for one person, or for four people to travel to Paris.  It was obvious that the idea of ??finding Andrew had been abandoned from the start.  There is little information these days, and even if you go to Vienna, you may not be able to find Andrew.

    The hired translator proposed to return to Lisbon, but was rejected by two literary young people.  Although they were in Lisbon for nearly half a month, they did not identify themselves.  What's even worse is that their identity certificates have sunk to the bottom of the sea with the merchant ship.  The biggest possibility of returning to Lisbon is to live in poverty on the streets.  Because of the translator's insistence, Chen Jianghua once suspected that this guy had ulterior motives and just wanted to go home without caring about the lives of others.

    After that, they put forward various proposals, and each proposal was rejected within less than a minute after it was proposed.  One of them was proposed by the bodyguard leader Zakovotovich This guy actually wanted to buy a few weapons and planned to do a business with no money.  What the hell!  Let¡¯s not talk about whether you can run away after robbing someone in a foreign country and unfamiliar place.  Whether the robbery can be successful or not is a matter of two opinions!  These days, rich people are equipped with weapons and have good sword skills.  A few guys from Blackwater who had never touched cold weapons used cold weapons to robthe consequences would be unimaginable.

    The problem is clear, no matter what plans they have, this little money is not enough.  In other words, it is imperative that they??To make more money with the eighteen livres on hand.

    After understanding the key point, the two literary young people began to think of a solution with a frown.  Chen Jianghua said that he has read many English versions of classics, and as long as he is given enough time, he can write almost one.  When the time comes to sell it to a publishing house, you will definitely be able to get a large sum of royalties But the problem is that with so few silver coins on hand, a frugal person can only last a week at most.  How much can Chen Jianghua write in one week?  That's all, don't forget they are in France now, not the UK.  Translating English into French is a huge problem.  What did you say?  A translator around you?  Please, the translation of literary works and the translation of spoken language are completely different things!

    After being ruthlessly rejected by Ren Nan, Chen Jianghua spread his hands and said that there was nothing he could do.  Ren Nan, a literary young woman, thought for a while and then proudly said that as long as she was given a brush, a drawing board, oil paint, or at least a pencil, she would be able to find a way to make a living.  After taking a short rest, Ren Nan set off with two bodyguards in the afternoon.  Within two hours, he came back dejected.  Oil paints are so expensive that I can't even afford them with the money I have.  What's even more tragic is that there are no pencils in Europe these days.  If they want to turn into street painters and sketch for the French, they must first invent the pencil.  Moreover, while wandering around on the street, Ren Nan also discovered a few slovenly colleagues, holding paintings and selling them everywhere. Their virtues were no different from those who came to give the God of Wealth to their doorsteps during the Chinese New Year.

    Ren Nan felt that she was going crazy, and Chen Jianghua opposite her was already crazy.  The two literary young men locked themselves in their rooms and yelled hysterically.  It seems that they can only be like the heroes and heroines in the tragedy, living on the streets in despair.  At this time, Zakovotovich knocked on the door of their room, walked in with an extremely serious expression, and pondered for a long time, saying that he had a way to make money.

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