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【】Chapter 6 【Part 10】

Speaking of this, I would like to express an old saying:

[In the 1920s, the economy expanded rapidly. In 20≈≈29 years, the total wealth doubled more. The so-called "roaring 20s". The stock exchange is the most popular, with a huge crowd. Anyone wants to make a fortune and reached its peak in August 1929]

In October 1929, the stock market crashed:

[Immediate results. By 1933, about 15 million people were unemployed. The countryside was even worse. Many Gentile farmers went bankrupt and their own farmland was gone. Those who could still make do with it were asking the landlords to rent land to grow crops. Those who could not hold on, their whole family went out to escape and could go anywhere]

Farmers who don’t have money to buy oil or save money and can still make do with it:

[Clever to use livestock. Can you imagine it? An old horse pulls an old truck and transports things. It will not be flexible. It sells a car. It cannot be sold, so it is left]

1929≈≈1939, 10 years:

[The Great Depression. A large-scale bank run broke out. Everyone went to withdraw cash, and almost half of the banks went bankrupt]

For example, in 1932, a Gentile entered the store:

[Buy 5 cents clothes buttons. Several clerks were trembling because they hadn't seen customers for too long. The owner gave their opinions: Everyone had a long holiday. If they had put it in the past, 5 cents were nothing. As a result, that day, I would have a thorough experience of what kind of caring services meant. All clerks gathered to ask about their well-being. That situation is really indescribable]

In 1932, the second uncle saw it with his own eyes:

[A Gentile boy looks like a seven or eight years old. He has a big pocket onesie, which looks like a factory uniform. It shows that he is handmade, made of coarse cloth, with a piece of oil stain, about blue. The leather shoes are completely curled. The sole on the left is opened, and the toes are exposed on the right. A wooden sign is given, a few Gentile characters: Can you give my dad a job?]

The boy looked very good, and it was obvious that he washed his face specially:

[A sign is taken to walk around, murmur. People come and go on the street, and no one can live a good life, there is no way. A Chinese gentleman: He didn't finish the restaurant and pack it, so he gave it to him. The boy ran to the corner of the street, sat a few pieces of waste bricks, and started eating on the spot]

Similar scenes are available every day. Adult Gentile men:

[Try to wear decent clothes, even a top hat, tie, suit. A card hanging around your neck, and the first two lines of Gentile characters: You need a job. Go down: age, work resume, family members, current situation. Write a few more sentences: Thank you very much, I will be responsible for it]

I walked around with a card, like a mobile vendor:

【It is unknown whether it can be found】

Gentile occupational agency. Long queues are available all night long:

[It's not that you buy a house. They are all Gentile men, and there are few women. Try to dress decently, and many people are hungry. For example, 150 jobs may come to 3,000 job seekers. It is obvious that they are impossible, but no one is backing down and willing to bet on luck]

In 1933, Xiu Tiemei saw it with her own eyes:

[A family of Gentile peasants, walking more than 800 kilometers, came to find a chance to survive. My father was in his 40s and looked like he was 60 years old. His face was unshaven and his face was covered with wrinkles. It seemed like a cotton fabric that had been 10 years old, and he could not be smoothed out. His nose hair suddenly burst out from his nostrils. At first glance, he thought his beard was in the wrong place]

The cotton shirt is so dirty that it hasn't been washed for a long time:

[The same is true for coarse work pants, without a belt, rolled up the legs. Pulling a metal cart, you should have made it yourself in my hometown, which is a bit like a hand-pulled cart in the supermarket. The car is stacked with old clothes, quilts, blankets, and a small wooden box. I sat on the youngest daughter, 5 years old, looking at a loss]

My wife was also aging and her eyes were not shining:

[The eldest son pushed a baby carriage, filled with miscellaneous items, and two daughters, carrying a small bag. The whole family of 6 people wandered around the streets aimlessly. The night view of the Immortal Flower is definitely better than that of the countryside, but I don’t know where to stay. I ask all over the streets and ask where I don’t spend money to stay. Finally, I got guidance, and walk a long way to walk there, and there is a slum that can be sleeping in the open at will]

Many Gentile farmers go to big cities:
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