Chapter 97: A very harmonious town.
Don’t meddle in other people’s business?
Saul came up and said, "Ada, is there anything going on in your town?" "
...You will know about it later." Ada did not explain, and kept on going.
Seeing that the other party was unwilling to elaborate, Sol had no choice but to follow him honestly.
As he got closer, he saw two gates on the town wall facing the main road.
A gate, bound by thick wooden stakes, is half a meter higher than the wall.
A small door, more than two meters high and very narrow.
At this time, the sky was getting darker and darker, the town gate was closed, and the small door was open.
There was a cloth-armored soldier at the small door, holding an iron-headed wooden gun and leaning against the wall, yawning listlessly.
Thor looked around and didn't see the second person dressed as a soldier.
"Ada, are there so few guards in your town? I remember it's right next to the border, right? Is it so safe?"
Ada answered in a low voice, "In recent years, our principality has been at war with the principality of Kernas in the north. The people in this town A wizard and most of the guards have been transferred to the defense."
"Huh?" Thor looked panicked, "Then who cares about the security of the town?"
Thor's voice seemed a bit loud, which made the squinting man The soldier with eyes looked up at him.
Ada quickly pulled Thor aside and smiled at the soldier.
The soldier ignored them, did not charge the city entry tax that Sol had imagined, and allowed them to enter the town.
After entering the town and walking a long way, Ada pulled Sol to stop on a deserted street.
He frowned and looked at Thor, "There are the wizard's men in the town. You should be more careful with your words in the future so as not to attract their attention." "I'm sorry."
Thor apologized honestly, "I suffered a lot outside. , I just want to find a stable place to settle down. I’m afraid that after finally getting here, I will find that this place can’t be my home.”
Thor drooped his head, looking depressed.
When Ada across from him saw Sol like this, he was so full of accusations that he couldn't even utter a word.
He wiped his sweaty short hair and said helplessly: "If you have anything, just ask me when you get back. Don't talk nonsense on the street and ask around." "Okay, okay."
Sol agreed in a row.
But Saul has decided to come out early tomorrow morning to inquire about the news.
After all, gossip from the masses is a very important source of intelligence.
However, in order not to affect the honest and kind-hearted Ada, he will try his best to find some suitable people and secretly inquire.
During the rest of the journey, Sol behaved very honestly.
Ada looked back at Sol from time to time, and saw that he was obediently not running around and asking questions, with a very satisfied expression.
Although it was getting dark, there were still many people on the streets of the town.
Wealthy people have already started to light lamps, while poor people have sped up their work, hoping to finish all the work before dark.
After a hard day's work, adults begin to prepare for sleep after dark.
The children were outside trying their best to delay their return home.
Ada was silent all the way, and only nodded when meeting people, unlike the man outside the town who would take the initiative to call out a fellow villager who he hadn't seen for many years.
It wasn't until she turned into an alley that Ada's tense shoulders slowly relaxed.
The path in this alley is very rough.
It is incomparable to the main road in the town outside, and it is very difficult to navigate due to the potholes. I don’t know if it had just rained, but there was a lot of water in some low-lying places. It was necessary to put stones on it to prevent the cloth shoes from getting wet.
Sol also learned from Ada and walked on the stones. It's just that his footing was a little heavy, and the bottom of the stone was not flat, causing a little splash of water, which almost hit passers-by.
After the passerby dodged, he first yelled, "Be careful!", but then smiled when he saw Ada in front of Sol.
"Hey, Ada is back?"
"Aunt Jenny." Ada showed a simple smile.
Aunt Jenny held a basket in her arms, reached out and took out a bunch of red hot peppers.
"This is my new one. I'll eat it with steamed buns when I take it home." Ignoring Ada's refusal, she stuffed the chili peppers into the wooden basket Ada was carrying. "Penny can eat the ones that are not too spicy, and she should too." Practice your mouth."
Aunt Jenny smiled heartily.
Ada was honest and couldn't push it away, so she accepted it with embarrassment.
Aunt Jenny turned her eyes to Sol, glanced up and down, with a smile on her face, "Coming to visit relatives?"
Sol grinned and did not answer.
Ada quickly took over the conversation, "I'm a fellow countryman. I can't survive outside. Come and seek refuge with me."
This time Aunt Jenny's eyes were even more unscrupulous.
"I just came to the town... The young man looks very energetic, but he has lost a little weight. Remember to work more and you will be stronger." "
Alas." Ada agreed for Sol and hurriedly pulled Sol away. .
They continued to walk forward and met a strong man with a beard walking over carrying a thin old man.
In the cool early spring, the strong man did not wear much.
His collar was open, exposing his muscular chest. Wearing a scimitar on his waist, he slapped the strong man's thigh from time to time.
"Captain Jeff!" Ada greeted him enthusiastically this time, "You are helping to send the old madman back again."
Captain Jeff, who was tall and mighty, lifted the little old man in his hand.
Ada quickly handed the hoe and wooden basket to Sol, and stepped forward to take over the little old man.
"The old madman went to the mayor again to talk about his tragic past. If I hadn't pulled him faster, he would have been beaten today."
Captain Jeff's hands seemed to be sore, and he rubbed his wrists as he said.
As if in response to the situation, the old madman who was picked up by Ada suddenly shouted loudly.
"Damn you barbarians!"
Everyone is used to this sentence coming from crazy people at random.
Only Saul glanced sideways and felt that although the old madman's eyes were empty, they were not confused.
Not like a madman, but like a person who has no hope of living.
"Then I'll take him back. Captain Jeff, do you want to come in for a drink of water?" Captain Jeff
waved his hand, turned around and left, "No, I have to go back to patrol."
Ada watched Jeff off with a warm smile. The captain's back left.
At this time, the old madman shouted again: "You can't trade with barbarians!"
The voice was miserable.
Thor noticed that Captain Jeff, who was leaving, paused, and his right hand seemed to subconsciously hold the scimitar at his waist.
But he didn't look back or say anything. He just kept holding the knife and left quickly.
Ada was only focused on shutting up the old madman in her arms, and did not notice anything strange about Captain Jeff.
"Forget it, Thor, put your things aside and come help me." The
noisy old lunatic made Ada a little overwhelmed, so she could only ask the "skinny" Thor for help.
Saul threw away the wooden stick in his hand, transferred the hoe and wooden basket to his right hand, put his left hand on the old madman's armpit and lifted the old madman up when he was about to slide to the ground.
"Uh..." Ada felt that the weight on her arms was much lighter, and looked at Sol in surprise, "You are quite strong." Sol said nonchalantly: "You have to practice to
earn a living."
"Now I truly believe that you have made it all the way here on your own."
Ada and Saul carried the old lunatic and turned into a small courtyard.
The house Ada lives in has a narrow yard.
There are houses all around this yard. Several hemp ropes ran through it, with underwear, outerwear, shoes, mattresses, wild vegetable hemp ropes and other strange things hung on them.
Through the scattered items hanging on the hemp rope, the two saw a man sticking his butt out against the wooden window of one of the rooms, looking inside.
When Ada saw this, she immediately became angry!
"Jayce! You bastard, stay away from my sister!"
Third update!
(End of chapter)