Men are degraded by poverty, women are degraded by hunger, and children are fooled by darkness, Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables".

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Marlena's husband died, and she was very sad, but in order to pay tribute to the dead souls, she was turned into a Virgin Mary shape and was raised on a high shelf to be admired. Jiang Hao stood in the crowd and could feel the sadness in her heart.

But the men in the town were very excited. They felt that their opportunity had come. After the funeral, countless people wandered on the gravel road in front of Malena's house. This usually quiet rocky road on the beach suddenly became lively.

The women in the town became even more jealous, and various rumors about Malena spread in the town. In the words of the women, Malena became a slut, a vixen.

Someone wrote an anonymous letter to Malena's father, saying that Malena has a relationship with every man in the town and is a complete slut. Malena's father was very angry and cut off contact with Malena.

Marlena has no income and can't eat at her father's house. She suddenly falls into a dilemma. She doesn't know who she can rely on or how to survive. She is now suffering from the pain of losing her husband and the torture of hunger.

"Smack ~Smack ~"

The door knocker was slammed, and Malena wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, got up and opened the door. After opening the door, she found that it was her neighbor. She was a little surprised and said with a little sadness: "Hello Mr. Bernano, is there anything wrong?"

"It's a pity that your husband died. I attended the funeral and haven't seen you out of the room for a few days. I'll see you." Jiang Hao said.

"Please come in." Malena lets open the door.

Jiang Hao walked in with a package.

On the stone road, there were many men wandering back and forth. When they saw Jiang Hao knocking in, they all felt jealous of Jiang Hao.

"Who is he and why did he enter Malena's house?"

"I'm an outside painter."

"What, painter, oh, artists are all a bunch of erotic ghosts, and Marlena can't fall into his hands."

"A foreigner dares to covet Marlena, he should let the sheriff take care of it."

"I think he should be driven out of town."

The men were discussing Jiang Hao indignantly outside, but the living room was very quiet. Jiang Hao said: "Now, maybe you are still in grief. I don't know how to comfort you. I brought you some food, including bread, jam, cheese, and sausages. I just hope that when you are sad, don't get hungry."

Hearing Jiang Hao's words, Malena felt that Mr. Bernano was really caring. At the time of her most painful time, she suddenly healed her two pains.

"Thank you, Mr. Bernano." Marlena thanked him sincerely.

"Malena, sadness always passes, and the living people still have to continue living. If you have any difficulties, no matter what you do, you can come to me. I heard that you have lost your income, and the government stopped issuing pensions. Consider my previous proposal. You can come and model me, so that you can earn enough salary to support yourself."

Jiang Hao mentioned the model again. If Marlena had a stable income, she would not be hungry anymore and would not slip into the abyss because of hunger.

"Mr. Bernano, I will think seriously." said Malena.

This time, Malena did not refuse directly, she really needed an income to fill her stomach.

Jiang Hao stood up and said, "Okay, then I'll say goodbye. I'll live not far away. You know, if you think about it, you can come to me at any time. Of course, if you need any help, you can come to me. I mean, anything."

At this moment, Malena suddenly felt a ray of sunshine shining into her heart, at her coldest and most helpless moment.

The group of men outside had been wandering for many days. Marlena knew exactly what they thought. What they wanted was her body, but none of them was really willing to help her.

Jiang Hao left Malena's house, and after he came out, he saw many men standing scattered outside, each of whom casting bad eyes at him.

Jiang Hao thought they were ridiculous, a group of courageless and lustful guys.

Marlena opened Jiang Hao's gift and immediately couldn't help but break a piece of bread and put it in her mouth. Then she came to the kitchen with the food, smeared the bread and put it in her mouth. The moment she put it in her mouth, she felt that this was the best moment in the world.

Mr. Bernano is a good man.

Perhaps, I should really consider being a model for Mr. Bernano.

As soon as he returned to his villa, Davi and Luca came over, and there were two subordinates. The car was parked in the yard, and each of the four people was carrying a suitcase. Mrs. Federer had known Davi and Luca long ago, and knew that they were all Mr. Bernano's subordinates, so he didn't ask much.

He went upstairs with his suitcase, and there were a total of four suitcases on the ground. Luca said, "Boss, all the tobacco stocks have been sold. There are a total of 1.57 million lira here."

Jiang Hao nodded with satisfaction, selling 70,000 lira more than expected, and it seems that the price of tobacco has increased again.

“It was done very well,”

Jiang Hao pushed back two boxes of money and said, "David, Luka, thank you for your hard work. You two of you each have a bonus of 20,000 yuan each for this business."

The two of them immediately smiled when they heard this.

"Sakadu, Basari, Fabio Grosso, Casani and the others, each with a bonus of 10,000 yuan." These four people are now the team leader.

"I think Bio and the others will be very happy," Davi said.

"The remaining 20 people, each with 5,000, you can pay these." Jiang Hao said.

"Okay boss, those guys will be very grateful to you," Luca said.

Jiang Hao continued: "As for the remaining money, as the next time you use the funds, Davi, you have the purchasing channels and the sales channels in Sicily, Luka, you are responsible for all the businesses in smuggling and Tunisia. Our business will flourish, become richer and stronger."

"When doing things, you must be careful about concealment and safety. If someone really blocks our way, kill if you should do it, don't be rude."

"The organization continues to recruit people and let people in the organization recommend familiar people to come in. We want to grow and grow. In the future, Sicily will surely be our world."

Jiang Hao said the two of them were excited, "Boss, we will do it well."

The two of them left the villa with two cash boxes. Jiang Hao was in the room, looking at the two big boxes and worried, how to deal with the money.

These two boxes of money plus the remaining 200,000 liras before, he has a total of nearly 1 million lira. Jiang Hao has also seen a lot of money, so he naturally would not be excited about this little money, but he could not put the money to devalue them.

For a person who has studied economics and finance, it is an unforgivable sin.

We must find a way to spend them, at least within two years. After the US military occupied Sicily in 1943, Italy surrendered and the economy collapsed, and the money would turn into something like waste paper.

When Jiang Hao walked downstairs, he saw that Federer and Mrs. Federer were there. Jiang Hao thought for a while and said, "Federer, I'll give you a task."

"Sir, please give me some advice, sir." Federer said respectfully.

Jiang Hao asked, "Is the food on the market becoming more and more expensive now?"

"Yes, sir, it's at least 20% higher than last month. Many people feel that it's unbearable. Some people may not be able to fill the family's stomach even if they work for a month." Federer said.

The price of food has risen sharply recently, and it is probably inseparable from Jiang Hao's smuggling. They have purchased a large amount of food on the black market, which will inevitably raise prices.

These are not what Jiang Hao has to consider, and he is not a saint. The life issues of the Italian people will make Mussolini worry.

"That is, money is constantly depreciating, Federer, give you a task to buy more food to store, the more the better, I remember there is an underground storage room under the kitchen, right?"

"Yes, a big storage room," replied Mrs. Federer.

"Fill the storage room." Jiang Hao said.

Mrs. Federer said in surprise: "Sir, that may require a lot of money."

“How many are there?”

"I don't know, but I'm afraid it will take tens of thousands of lira."

Jiang Hao took out a few thick stacks of money from his pocket and put it on the table, which made the Federer and his wife a little stunned. Jiang Hao ignored the couple's reaction and said, "I think this money should be enough."

"Flour, potatoes, ham, sausage, caviar, butter, cheese, jam, various condiments, various canned foods, and various red wines, as long as they are easy to store, they can be purchased in large quantities."

In fact, Jiang Hao can get food through Dawei and the others, and he needs as much as possible, but he is cautious in doing things. If Dawei and the others send him a large amount of supplies, it is difficult to explain, so it is better to ask the butler to buy it directly.

Anyway, he is not short of money.

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Malena was wearing black clothes and walking on the streets of the town. She was about to go to the career agency to ask if she could find a job.

The food that Mr. Bernano had already been given, and she gradually got out of the grief of losing her husband at the beginning. She had to consider her own survival.

Malena appeared in the town again, attracting the attention of countless men. Men would stand on the side of the road that Malena was about to walk by intentionally or unintentionally. When Malena walked by, they took off their hats and greeted each other.

"Malena, please feel sorry for me."

"Malena, if you want, please accept my lunch invitation."

"Malena, you are still so beautiful."

And the women in the town launched their verbal offensive again, such as widows, bitches, prostitutes, and vulgar women, without words they can't speak.

Did Malena do something wrong?

No,

She has done nothing.

It was just because of her beauty that caused the jealousy of these women.

She still couldn't find a job. On the way back, Malena felt very sad and painful. Why couldn't she find a job to make a living? Her requirements were not high. She gradually thought about whether she wanted to agree to Mr. Bernano's proposal to be his model.

This may bring greater infamy to herself. She could imagine what those women would say. I guess as soon as she walked into Mr. Bernano's house, the names of mistresses and vulgar women would be completely over her.

Before she knew it, she had already walked to her door. She stood at the door and looked at the house a hundred meters away. It was the villa of Federer's family, and now Mr. Bernano rented it there.

Do you want to go there yourself?

suddenly,

A feeling of hunger came, and Malena couldn't help swallowing. Yes, she was too hungry. She didn't eat until last night and only drank a glass of water in the morning. It was almost noon, and she really didn't know how to get through it.
Chapter completed!