Born In England

"Uuuuuu..."

The whistle sounded from far to near.

As night fell, steam and mist filled the air.

Looking at the prosperous Liverpool port with a sense of age in front of him, Li Lin couldn't believe it!

When he woke up, he went from being a good young man in the 21st century to a laborer floating in the port of Liverpool, England in 1890.

Also called Li Lin!

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

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

But does this have anything to do with him?

He is just a Chinese, a laborer!

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

Because there are almost no Chinese women here.

The meager wages did not allow the Chinese labor and seafarers to bring their daughter-in-law from China to live in England. In Liverpool, where there are almost no Chinese women, the only way for workers 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 in ten years before you can get a wife, otherwise those British women will like you?

Also, after more than ten years, there is still a 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, not British men who marry foreign women)

If it is a laborer, how long does it take to save?

Of course, Li Lin would not be unacceptable if he could marry a Yanma, but you are a poor bastard, and an ordinary Yanma likes you?

In fact, most Chinese labor seafarers can only marry local Ji girls or Ai Erlan girls.

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

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

"Isn't this kid homesick?"

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

Li Lin didn't talk to him, and silently followed these cousins' houses.

Three years ago, the original Li Lin and these four cousins, plus more than 100 people from the same village and neighboring villages, were fooled by a profiteer into the sea to seek gold. Brick drudgery.

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

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

He also married an Ai Erlan wife.

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

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

The early British immigrants came from the coast of China. In the mid-nineteenth century, Chinese seamen were sold here. At that time, Liverpool was one of the most prosperous seaports in the world, so they all landed in the port. Seamen with a little savings opened a laundromat. In 1920, there were nearly 100 local Chinese laundromats.

"I just finished my wages today, do you want to go stir the vat together?" Li Er, the eldest brother, stopped and asked the crowd.

"It's too expensive, I'm not willing to bear it!" A cousin named Li Date said with a painful expression.

"Go ahead, I haven't stirred the vat for half a year!" Another cousin, Li Qiang, laughed.

"I'm going 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 does it mean to be bad!"

"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.

"Cough cough... That's right, just chatting with Dayangma about the specialties of our hometown!" After thinking about it, Li Date explained with a wink.

Right at this 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 no more than three generations. Please upgrade 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 other rewards, and also get 3 lucky draw chances!)

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

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

Sure enough!

A must for transmigrators!

"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? I, I don't have any!" Li Lin hurriedly came to his senses.

"Then are you going to stir the vat?"

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

But if you think about it if you get sick, think about it.

Besides, now that the golden finger has arrived, we should first consider how to take off!

"Okay, then you can go back first."

Soon, Li Lin parted ways with these four cousins.

Returning to the shack-like residence, after Li Lin hastily grabbed something to eat, he began to study this [family system] golden finger.

After researching for a while, he found that this golden finger is very simple and rude!

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

"Can the family's assets break through a thousand pounds to be upgraded? It's very difficult!" Li Lin smacked his lips.

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

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

Now, a skilled worker earns only 5 pounds a week, and a month's salary is about twenty pounds.

As for those ordinary workers, most of them earn around £3 a week and around £12 a month.

Of course, the above are all ordinary jobs, those skilled workers will definitely be higher.

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

Moreover, these Chinese laborers are terribly squeezed by those profiteers. They move bricks for a week and only have a weekly salary of about 1 pound. The salary is only around £4 a month! Only one-third of the wages of ordinary local workers.

This is only if you move bricks every day!