Chapter 606 Suffering

Another year of Christmas, because of the return of Jerusalem, this year's Christmas is extraordinarily lively, and the whole Austria is full of laughter and laughter.

Merchants also took the opportunity to launch activities, and the streets were full of brands with discounts and promotions. In order to attract popularity, some stores also distributed candy and melon seeds for free.

Franz, standing on the roof, picked up the binoculars and looked at the bustling street, showing a hint of fascination.

Franz has no chance to feel the joy of ordinary people shopping. The life of ordinary people is not suitable for the emperor, this is the price of being in a high position.

It is irresponsible to run away secretly. The emperor represented not only the individual, but the country as well.

In the unlikely event of an accident, Austria would be turned upside down in no time. Don't look at the fact that Austria seems to be very stable now, Franz is very aware that there are still many hidden dangers in this empire, but it is covered up by the superficial prosperity.

It is not scary if a country has hidden dangers, it just needs to be solved; what is scary is that if you know there are hidden dangers, but you turn a blind eye and run to death, then the consequences will be serious.

Franz knows that there are many people in the country who are dissatisfied with the government, losers in the struggle for rights, losers in reforms...

There is resentment in these people, and he can completely understand it. Understanding is understanding, and what should be suppressed is still to be suppressed.

No matter how dissatisfied, since these people did not rebel, time can dilute everything, and Franz did not kill them all.

There is a precondition for this, which is that they cannot be given a chance. The rest only need to boil for time, relying on firewood, rice, oil and salt to slowly kill the fighting spirit.

Just like the Hungarian independent organization, when everyone experienced social beatings and matured, the original bloody revolutionaries were defeated by reality.

Deep down in his heart, Franz has been reminding himself not to make waves, not to make waves. After more than ten or twenty years, he will cultivate his son and pass the throne down, and he will be free.

"What's so beautiful, you still want to come here on such a cold day?"

A familiar reputation came, Franz put down the telescope in his hand, looked back at the person, and smiled: "It's not Christmas, I also see how the folk celebrate the festival."

The seemingly relaxed answer is actually full of helplessness. People always miss after they are lost.

Queen Helen took the telescope from Franz, looked in the direction he was looking at, and then frowned.

"Well, there are a lot of people on the street, but it's just too ugly to make Santa Claus without any artistic taste."

Franz couldn't help but chuckle. He, the emperor, knows nothing about such a high-level thing as "artistic taste", let alone those ordinary people who have to run around every day for firewood, rice, oil and salt?

The laughter angered Queen Helen, and glared at Franz: "You are laughing at me, right?"

Although the question was bland, his eyes had already told Franz: You'd better give a reasonable explanation, or else don't think about Christmas this year.

With an idea, Franz thought of a reason: "No, it's just a little funny to think of Santa Claus outside.

Look carefully to see if there are any missing arms and short legs. If Santa Claus looks like this and has to send blessings everywhere, it will be too embarrassing for the old man. "

Seeing Queen Helen continuing to look through the telescope, Franz hurriedly changed the subject and said, "By the way, what are you doing here? Don't tell me you're free. I remember you are busy every Christmas."

It's true, the royal family also celebrates Christmas, and the queen is in charge of these things. Including preparing Christmas gifts for relatives and friends, inviting guests to hold banquets, is also the work of the queen.

Seemingly remembering something, Queen Helen's face changed: "Oops, I still have a lot of things to do. Take your time and see for yourself, I'll go first."

After speaking, he handed the telescope to Franz, turned around and was about to leave, Queen Helen added: "Frederick is almost 20 years old, and you, a father, don't care about his life-long affairs.

Don't forget, we have many sons, and there are only a limited number of princesses of the same age in Europe. If you don't make a decision in advance, you will be worried later! "

After this episode, Franz had no desire to continue watching the fun. He really hadn't paid attention, and there were more men than women in the European royal family.

This is the sequelae of the butterfly effect. The birth rate of males in the Habsburg family is somewhat high, especially when Franz has four sons, which directly breaks the balance between men and women in the European royal family.

This question was quickly forgotten by Franz.

In addition to the eldest son considering political needs, he must be a family member. The other sons are not suitable, so they can marry at a low price, or it is fine to wait a few years.

In Franz's view, this is not a thing at all. By lowering the standard of origin one notch, candidates can increase by at least double digits.

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God seems to want to add to the festive atmosphere, and as night falls, snowflakes creep in.

The cold wind did not dispel the festive atmosphere. Every door was hung with garlands, snowmen were built, and Christmas trees were placed inside the house.

After a busy day, Ren returned to his small bedroom, picked up the prepared materials, and started to make his own Christmas tree.

It's a bit late to start preparing, but who made Ren poor?

Ren is not a local. This summer, he came to Vienna to work hard. He didn't have much savings in his pocket. He rented this small bedroom, which was less than ten square meters.

There is no way, although Vienna is known as the city with the highest per capita income in the world. But the problem is people

On average, as the lowest level of society, Ren is undoubtedly the object of being averaged.

Working hard in Vienna, in addition to high-income fields such as finance, scientific research, education, and medical care, there are also poor people engaged in the service industry.

According to the law, Christmas must be a holiday, with the exception of the service industry. If businesses don't open for Christmas, how can you celebrate the holidays?

For the sake of overtime pay, Ren decisively chose to work overtime. He knows this kind of holiday, even the most stingy boss will give a Christmas gift to the overtime employee.

Ren's luck was good. The owner of the grocery store he followed was a devout religious believer. He returned to Jerusalem this year. When he was in a good mood, he gave him a 50-pound bag of flour.

This is the best Christmas present he has ever received. With this bag of flour, next month's rations are available, which is far more practical than candy melon seeds.

With a good mood, Ren completed the Christmas tree in the shortest possible time. Ugly is a little ugly, but it does not hinder his pursuit of a better life.

The choir in the church has gone door to door to sing Christmas carols in unison in front of the church members' houses. Ren is very excited.

He has never experienced this kind of treatment. Although there is a church in his hometown, there is only one priest, and the choir is only available in the cathedral.

After watching the choir leave, Ren fell silent. Working alone in an unfamiliar city with no relatives and friends by his side, he didn't know how to live the next time.

Looking at the prepared Christmas present, Ren showed a bitter smile. The city is different from the hometown, everyone is very cautious, and many people put a layer of disguise on themselves.

When he just moved in, Ren tried to get in touch with the neighbors around him. However, the tenants living here are all at the bottom of the society. They have to rush for a living every day, and they simply do not have the energy to receive more people and things.

He said politely, and the tone of refusing others thousands of miles away still made Renn give up his plans to make further friends, and he didn't have time to make friends.

Vienna is a city that never sleeps, so those who work in the service industry are very fortunate. Although the Austrian Labour Protection Act provides for an 8-hour working day, this only exists in theory.

With an 8-hour salary, you may be able to survive in Vienna, but if you want to save money, you should work overtime obediently!

Like most service industries, Ren's grocery store operates on a two-shift basis, and is open 24 hours a day except for Christmas night, when it is closed.

In addition to the time of the last shift every day, the busy time is as high as fourteen hours a day. Fourteen hours is an ideal number, and grocery stores restock every three days.

In this case, the boss will not hire additional people, they must add 3 to 5 hours of work. For the sake of overtime pay, Ren decisively chose to increase it.

Just take two days off every month, don’t think about anything, get ready to make up for sleep! This is the daily life of an ordinary waiter in Vienna.

Renn has never complained, and the situation in most factories will be even worse. Maybe the working hours may not be so long, but the working environment is completely incomparable.

There is still hope here. I can gain a lot of knowledge by encountering different people and things every day, and I can learn a lot if I pay attention and observe carefully.

If you enter the factory, then hurry up and learn the technology! If you can't cross this hurdle, it will be like that for the rest of your life.

Resisting the tears, Ren took out half of the roast goose he bought on the road, heated it by the stove, and turned over the almost cooked potatoes. This was his extravagant Christmas dinner.

It was late at night and the Christmas bells rang.

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