Born In England

"Woo woo woo..."

The siren sounds from far to near.

As night fell, steam and mist filled the air.

Looking at the bustling Liverpool port full of age, Li Lin couldn't believe it!

When he woke up, he changed from a good-natured young man in the 21st century to a laborer who drifted away in the port of Liverpool, England in 1890.

The name is also Li Lin!

"1890? It's over, Barbie Q~" Li Lin murmured bitterly.

Although Liverpool at the end of the 19th century is ushering in the city's highlight moment. Relying on its important port status, it has become the most developed place in England except London.

But this has nothing to do with him?

He is just a Chinese, a laborer!

In this day and age, it is difficult for a laborer to marry a wife!

Because there are almost no Chinese women here.

The meager wages did not allow Chinese laborers and sailors to bring their wives in China to England to live. In Liverpool, where there are almost no Chinese women, the only way for laborers to raise children and take root here is to marry a local British woman.

However, if you want to marry a wife in this era, you must earn a lot of money within ten years before you can marry a wife, otherwise those British women will look up to you?

Also, after more than ten years, we still have to face a difficult problem:

According to the "Aliens Act 1905", once a British woman marries a foreign man, she will lose her British citizenship. (This act only applies to British women who marry foreign men, but British men who marry foreign women are not subject to this restriction)

If it is a laborer, who knows how long it will take to save?

Of course, Li Lin is not unacceptable if he can marry a Dayang horse, but you are a poor ghost, and ordinary Dayan horses like you?

In fact, most Chinese laborers and sailors can only marry local Ji girls or Ai Erlan girls.

Thinking of this, Li Lin sighed: "This is a good era for others, but it is a bad era for me!"

"Li Lin, why are you in a daze, let's go!" a rough man called out to him.

"Is this kid homesick?"

"Ha, I think he just misses women!" The other big men joked with a smile.

Li Lin didn't speak, and silently followed these cousins ​​to the back residence.

Three years ago, the original Li Lin, these four cousins, and more than a hundred people from neighboring villages were tricked by a profiteer into the sea to seek gold. The hard work of bricks.

Fortunately, in the Liverpool Chinese community, where most of the Liverpool Chinese live, they met their uncle Li Dalong who was trafficked more than 20 years ago.

It turned out that this uncle was kidnapped and sold here to work as a laborer. However, Li Dalong had worked here as a coolie for 20 years, and he quit a few years ago. With the money he saved, he opened a laundry in the Huaxia community. shop.

He also married a wife who loves you and Lan.

Everyone was also taken care of by Li Dalong, and they took root in Liverpool faster than many people and stabilized.

To be honest, Uncle Li Dalong can be regarded as the epitome of most Chinese laborers and sailors in this era.

Early immigrants from England came from the coast of China. In the middle of the 19th century, Chinese sailors were sold here. Liverpool was one of the most prosperous seaports in the world at that time, so they all landed in the port. Seafarers with a little savings opened laundry shops, and until one In 1992, there were nearly one hundred local Chinese laundries.

"We just got paid today, do you want to go to the vat together?" Li Er, the eldest brother, stopped and asked everyone.

"It's too expensive, I'm not willing to part with it!" A cousin named Li Datie said with a painful face.

"Just go, I haven't disturbed the vat for half a year!" Another cousin, Li Qiang, laughed.

"I'll go too, Li Lin, do you want to go?" The last cousin, Li Yujian, looked at Li Lin and asked.

Li Lin:? ? ?

Stir the vat?

What do you mean!

"Don't spoil Li Lin!" Li Er glared at Li Yujian.

"Boss, Li Lin is just eighteen years old, what do you mean being spoiled!"

"What is a big vat?" Li Lin asked in a daze.

As soon as these words came out, the four cousins ​​all burst into laughter.

"Ahem... that's right, just chatting with Dayan Ma about the specialties of our hometown!" After thinking about it, Li Datie explained with winks.

This is the moment.

Suddenly, a picture appeared in Li Lin's mind.

【Family system】

Family: Li Family

Level: 0

Introduction: Your family is poor, and there is a crisis of being poor for three generations. Please upgrade the level of the host as soon as possible to strengthen the family! (Note: When the level is upgraded to the first level, you can choose one of the rewards such as [Chanel No. 5 perfume formula], [10,000 pounds], [sow postpartum care], and get 3 lucky draw chances at the same time!)

Upgrade condition: Family assets reach 1,000 pounds! (undone)

...

"Golden finger? Plug-in?" Li Lin pinched his arm vigorously, and found that this was not a dream!

really!

A must for those who travel through time!

"Li Lin, why are you in a daze again?" Li Er frowned as he looked at Li Lin who was wandering in the sky.

"Ah? Me, I didn't!" Li Lin quickly recovered.

"Then are you going to stir the vat?"

Looking at his cousins, Li Lin pondered in his heart: "You guys go, I moved for a day, and I want to go back to sleep!"

But when I think about getting sick, think about it or forget it.

Besides, now that the golden finger is in the account, we should first consider how to take off!

"Okay, then go back by yourself first."

Soon, Li Lin parted ways with these four cousins.

After returning to the shack-like residence, Li Lin got something to eat hastily, and then began to study this [family system] cheat.

After studying for a while, he found that this cheat is very simple and rude!

As long as you level up, you can get rewards!

"Is it possible to upgrade if the family assets exceed 1,000 pounds? It's very difficult!" Li Lin smacked his lips.

These days, £1 = 12 shillings = 240 pence.

Don't underestimate a pound. In 1850, the rent in Liverpool was 2 shillings and 6 pence a month. Although the rent has more than doubled in 1890, it is only about 5 shillings.

Now a skilled worker earns only £5 a week, and around £20 a month.

As for those ordinary workers, most of the weekly wages are about 3 pounds, and the monthly salary is about 12 pounds.

Of course, the above are all ordinary jobs, and those skilled workers must be higher.

So, for a thousand pounds, how long would it take you to save enough?

Moreover, their group of Chinese laborers are terribly squeezed by those profiteers. They only earn about 1 pound a week for moving bricks. The monthly salary is only around £4! Only one-third of the wages of ordinary local workers.

This is only because you move bricks every day!