Chapter 1452 The Resisters (First update, please subscribe)
The war is over.
For some people, war always ends in its own special way.
In the early morning of that day, Juliet got off the train at Seattle Railway Station in the biting cold wind and the sky full of dark clouds. The railway station was destroyed in the war and has not been rebuilt yet. Juliet jumped down from the ruins, and the ground was full of mud.
The remaining ruins tell people that this is the train station.
Juliet looked around habitually, trying to find Uncle Willy and Aunt Ellie's carriage, because every time she came from Olympic in the past, they would pick her up by train, and the telegram had been sent two days ago.
Are they here?
When Juliet looked around, she saw two Ming soldiers standing near the ruined platform, with guns on their backs.
Although there were Ming troops stationed in Olympic and the streets were full of soldiers, she still felt surprised and scared when she saw those people in green uniforms. Even though she knew that those Ming soldiers would not stop pedestrians for no reason, she was still a little nervous. After all, her brother Billy was still resisting. He was in the mountains with other guerrillas, resisting the invasion of the Ming people.
"God, they saw me,"
When she felt the Ming army and police were looking at her, Juliet looked at them with what she thought was a fierce look.
After showing her bravery in resisting their rule, she hurriedly picked up the suitcase containing her clothes and walked through the snow covered with cinders and ashes, letting her skirt drag in the muddy snow.
After walking out of the train station, in addition to the carriages, there were also several trucks splashed with mud outside the station. In addition, there were several cars. Two people were standing next to one of the cars. A gorgeously dressed woman was holding the arm of an officer. When Julie saw the officer's green uniform, she felt annoyed and said to herself fiercely in her heart.
"What a shameless woman, she threw herself into a foreigner's bed so quickly!"
After Juliet glared at the woman's back fiercely, lamenting her shamelessness, she then sighed that she had to walk to her aunt's house, which was several miles away from the station.
As she stood there looking around, a carriage stopped in front of her. Uncle Willy leaned forward halfway, with a bright smile on his dark face:
"Juliet, my child, how long have you been here? Hurry up and get in the car, your aunt is waiting for you at home."
Finally seeing her relatives, Juliet seemed very happy along the way. She kept asking about her aunt and cousins. After learning that her cousin Tal had died in the battle, she spoke in a tone full of hatred.
"It was those damned Ming people who killed my cousin Tal..."
As she spoke, tears welled up in Juliet's eyes. She would never see her cousin again.
"Yes, it was the Ming army that killed Tal. He died defending Seattle. Many people died, from Seattle to Portland, many people died/"
Willy, who was driving the carriage, spoke in a low voice. His eyes looked into the distance as if he was missing his son. Seeing this, Juliet also fell silent.
The two men hurried on their way without saying a word, and soon they were stopped in front of the bridge. The people who stopped them were Ming soldiers wearing green uniforms. When they saw them, Willy's face looked very ugly, and even a little hostile.
The red brick house of her aunt finally came into view, and Juliet's heart began to beat fast. How merciful God was that he had not allowed this house to be destroyed beyond repair!
My aunt was standing at the door, looking at her with a smile on her face. When she saw her get off the carriage, she greeted her happily.
That night, the dinner at Aunt Ellie's house was very simple, unlike the sumptuous meals in the past, with only corn porridge and dried peas.
However, even so, Juliet still ate with big mouthfuls. After all, the reason why she came to Seattle from Olympic was because she had no income. Without income, she couldn't even afford to eat, let alone property taxes. Forced by life, she could only come to her aunt's house. This was also the reason why she hated the Ming people. Their invasion changed her happy life.
In the dim light of the dining room, Juliet and her aunt chatted. Ellie seemed very happy about her niece's arrival. She finally had the opportunity to talk to a relative, and she soon talked sadly about all her sufferings.
From the death of their son in battle to the loss of their property, they had to endure all these hardships.
"They ran away, those damn vampires. After the Ming people came, they all ran away, taking our money with them."
Ellie couldn't help cursing those "vampires", who were actually bankers. After the war broke out, the bankers fled one after another, and many ordinary people fell into bankruptcy - they found that they had lost everything.
"Also, no one will accept paper money now. God can testify that although those paper money belong to various banks, we exchanged them for food and gold..."
"Yes, it was the same in Olympic. The bankers fled, and no one dared to accept the paper money they issued. Whether it was the Americans or the Ming people, they didn't want it. They only wanted gold or silver coins. Many people became paupers overnight."
Juliet was deeply touched by this. In fact, her family was originally rich, but the money was in the bank. The bank closed, the bankers ran away, and she went bankrupt. Even though there were thousands of dollars in cash at home, there were very few gold and silver coins. But now the market only recognizes gold and silver coins. So in order to make a living, he had to use a large amount of paper money to exchange for Ming Yuan at a low price.
“What’s the most painful thing?”
Old Willy on the side complained.
"It's taxes! Oh, God, we can't pay the property taxes now. If we can't pay the property taxes, everything will be gone except for this house. I only have enough money to pay the taxes for this house."
As he finished speaking, Old Willy sighed.
"Taxes and death, no one can escape this, even if foreigners rule here, this will not change."
Ellie said as she looked at her husband's gloomy face.
"Juliet, he doesn't know how he'll get by with all the burdens on his shoulders and the taxes being so high. But, of course, we'll try to hold out."
Juliet knew Uncle Willy and Aunt Willy were not lying. It was hard for everyone right now, and everyone was trying to maintain these taxes.
Thinking of this, she smiled and held Aunt Ellie's chubby hands tightly.
"My dear aunt, I believe we can survive this. God will bless us, and we can also think of other ways to make some money..."
Just as she was trying to comfort her aunt, there was a knock on the door.
"Willy, Willy, open the door!"
"It's Hank."
After recognizing the voice as his neighbor, Willy just opened the door and heard Hank yelling.
"Willy, Portland, Portland has been occupied by the Ming people!"
"What!"
Juliet yelled in surprise.
"Portland is a very big city. How come the Ming people occupied it so quickly?"
"I don't know, miss."
Hank said, shaking his head.
"I heard the news on the radio in the bar. It said the defenders had surrendered."
"Cowards! I knew those men were a bunch of cowards! They, they..."
Juliet shouted a little excitedly.
"Didn't they say they wanted to protect us, to protect American women? Why don't they just die? Why do they surrender? Those damn cowards! Why don't they just die!"
At this moment, Juliet's heart was filled with contempt for those men. They were simply a bunch of cowards, a bunch of cowards...
But unlike them, she is still resisting stubbornly. Look at the rule of those foreign invaders!
At this moment, Juliet's heart was filled with pride.
"Miss, they have done their best after all."
Hank said as he looked at the unreasonable girl in front of him.
"Each of them is a brave warrior who bravely fights against the invaders."
"Warrior? Is it possible?"
Juliet sneered.
"If they were all warriors, why would they surrender?"
(End of this chapter)
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