Father Mavie

Chapter 458 Whitechapel, Restaurant (Please subscribe!!!)
At 9:[-] in the morning, after breakfast, Marvie borrowed a carriage from Frederick's family with Junia, Levin, Daniel, and Edward, and set foot on the road to the East End of London.

Baron Frederick went out early in the morning. Together with Mr. Smith, Ma Wei estimated that he should have taken the blood of mercury to discuss with the second prince Shukri. As for the result, it will be clear in a short time.

"Brother, look quickly!"

Driving in the carriage in the mist, Levin suddenly called out with a few newspapers: "The fourth prince Arthur was mentioned in the Morning Times a month ago!"

"Oh? Has he come to London too?"

Ma Wei put down the newspaper and read it with Daniel. Sure enough, he saw a report about the fourth prince Arthur in the Times Morning Post in October.

It said that the fourth prince opened an orphanage in the East End of London and rescued many homeless orphans. This charitable act was also published in the newspaper, but the page was very low and not conspicuous.

Since going to the Kingdom of Romanov, Mavi has seldom contacted New Rose City. One is that there is nothing serious, and the other is that he is afraid of being exposed, so Mavi doesn’t know how the fourth prince is doing. Fat orange and little black returned to New Rose City, partly because they informed the fourth prince Arthur that they had returned.

Now it seems
It seems that there is no need for this.

The fourth prince, Arthur, has already returned to London, the political and economic center, through his own efforts.

No other information about Arthur was published in the newspaper, and Mavi didn't know Arthur's specific location, and didn't plan to find him.

The current three Manstein brothers are not helpers in Arthur's camp. Since they are acting, they must be more realistic.

"Dad, where are we going?"

Looking at the bustling street outside the window, Junia was eager to try and go out to play, but the carriage kept going, but she never reached the destination, and she missed several favorite shops.

"Go to the Hamlets area of ​​the East Second District first. There is a good shop for sale near Whitechapel. Then let's go to the Newham District of the East Third District. There is also a house for rent near Petticoat Lane."

In the newspaper in Ma Wei's hand, several suitable rental advertisements have been screened out. They are all in the East End of London, very close to the city center and near the Thames River. The quality of the listings is not bad and meets his requirements.

Daniel was a little surprised when he heard about the East End. He got up late and didn't hear Levin and Ma Wei's discussion about the East End, but he didn't ask much, mainly because the first batch of members they came to London on this trip were too luxurious. , the most unstable factor in the entire Eastern District
It must be them, not some thieves and hooligans in the street.

The carriage with the crest of the Frederick family crossed the central area without being stopped, and soon entered the boundary of the eastern area.

Different from the luxurious and magnificent West District and Central District, the houses in the East District give people a heavy and depressing feeling. They are all old buildings, with clothes hanging out of the windows to dry, and street vendors with sheds on both sides of the street, making it not spacious at all. The streets are more crowded, people in simple clothes are mixed here, garbage is everywhere, and there is a smell of excrement floating on the street.

No matter how luxurious a city is, there will always be areas like civilian areas and slums. If there are rich people, there will be poor people. If there are no poor people, how will the boundaries of the rich be defined?
The accurate name of the East End of London should be the industrial area and the worker's residential area, only the northeast, but the slums in the population of London should be the northeast of London and the south bank of the Thames, which were rapidly marginalized and slumped during the industrial revolution. The famous Flower Street (White Church), Petticoat Lane and Newcastle Street are all in this area.

In addition to the nickname 'fog city', London also has another name: the city made of meat.

The source of this name is because of the serious social phenomenon under the pompous and extravagant surface of London. It is no exaggeration to say that in the city of London, there is one prostitute in every five women. In the East End, almost every corner of the street There is one or more brothels in every city.

Clients can enjoy a service for only 1 shilling, and if they are lucky, they can also run into prostitutes for a few pennies.

Ma Wei has seen the prosperity of West London with his own eyes, and he has also seen the dilapidation and filth of East London. In his eyes, this huge city is split and broken, just like an apple.

Under the rosy and shiny skin, there is a dark and poisonous core.

Hamlets, Flower Street.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of a wooden shop. The driver opened the door and said respectfully, "Mr. Nicholas, we are here at No. 27 Huajie."

The polished leather shoes stepped on the slippery and muddy road, and the Mavics got out of the carriage. They smelled a rotten smell in the air, like the smell of dead rats. It hasn’t rained in London in the past few days, but the sun hasn’t been seen. , People also like to pour dirty water on the street, causing the ground to never dry.

"Wait here for us."

Ma Wei popped out a silver shilling, the coachman caught it, nodded and said, "Yes."

No. 27 Huajie is a closed shop. I didn’t know what it was for before. The shop was all boarded up, so I couldn’t see the situation inside. There was a small door leading directly to the apartment above the shop. He took the initiative to go forward and raised his hand to knock on the door.

dong dong!

Boom boom boom!
Not long after, there were frictional footsteps inside the door, and the door lock clicked, and the door opened a gap, and an old man with a short beard and heavy bags under his eyes poked his head out, his hair and beard were pure white Yes, the bare skin was covered with age spots, and he looked at Ma Wei and the others with dark eyes, and asked, "Who are you?"

"You are?" Ma Wei glanced at the rent-seeking information in the newspaper: "Mr. Hamlet Fitz?"

Seeing the newspaper, the old man seemed to understand something: "Do you want to rent a house?"

"Yes, can we take a tour first?"

".come in."

The old man got out of the way. When he entered the door, Ma Wei realized that the old man had a lame foot, so he made the sound of rubbing against the floor when he walked. , like the style of more than [-] years ago.

Dragging a lame foot, the old man brought Ma Wei and the others to the restaurant, opened a small door leading to the shop next door, picked up the kerosene lamp on the table, and walked in first by himself.

Just as Ma Wei was about to follow, Levin suddenly stopped him and said, "I'll go first, and big brother will follow behind me."

".it is good."

There was no light in the shop enclosed by wooden boards, except for the kerosene lamp that the old man was holding in his hand. The wooden boards completely sealed off the surrounding area, leaving only a small door leading to the kitchen.

Judging from the remaining tables and chairs around, it seems that this place used to be a restaurant. The space is not small. The lobby alone has more than 100 square meters.

After a brief visit, Mavi is quite satisfied with the place, "Mr. Hamlet, I read in the newspaper that you plan to sell this shop and the apartment above it?"

"One-off, packaged and sold." The old man said hoarsely: "No separate sales, no bargaining, 100 gold pounds."

Ma Wei suddenly laughed, this price cannot be said to be cheap, it can only be described as the price of cabbage.

This is London!
The capital of the Kingdom of Windsor!
How much does it cost for a 50-square-meter, two-bedroom apartment in New Ross City?

100 gold pounds!

In London, an apartment of the same size would have to be tripled at least!This is still a conservative estimate!
Now, a shop of this size plus an apartment on the upper floor is equivalent to a small building, and the combined price is only 100 gold pounds?

Do not make jokes.
Either there is a ghost in this store, or there are problems with Mavi's ears and eyes.

"Mr. Hamlet, for the past week, you have been advertising the store in the newspaper every day. Although this is East London, the price is so cheap, I am afraid it can be sold in half a day, but the transaction has not been successful for so long. I Can I ask why?"

"Are you going to buy it or not? If you don't buy it, go out!"

The old man suddenly became angry, pointed at the door and shouted:
"Get out! Get me out!"

(End of this chapter)