Chapter 5 Harmony 1
After changing into the clothes of ordinary people in this era, Lawrence and Sophia went out and saw a sumptuous meal.
There is no need to wash your hands and face. You can already eat according to the rules of this era.
The strong Andrew was already sitting at the dining table, and smiled kindly when he saw Lawrence.
"Lawrence, I heard Salil say that you haven't had enough to eat before. You are happy to have a full meal today. You can always have full meals here!" Lawrence walked to
sit opposite Andrew and looked at the food on the table.
Toasted brown bread, bone-in barbecue the size of corn cobs, very fresh-looking green apples, a roast chicken and a plate of eggs, as well as green and white potato and vegetable soup.
"Thank you very much!" Lawrence said happily: "I have never had such a good meal at home!"
Andrew was very satisfied, "Then stay, you can have a full meal every day from now on."
Lawrence said politely: " I really want to do this, but I don't want to do it yet. After this meal, I will go to the mountains to see and build my hut." Andrew was a little surprised and
said anxiously: "Why don't you want to stay? Will you live with us?"
Lawrence glanced at Salil, who had just said she didn't want to get married.
This kind of woman is a very different kind of existence in this era, but it is not impossible.
There are many women in the monastery who do not want to get married, or who cannot find a satisfactory partner.
Lawrence didn't want to get involved in other people's family affairs, even though the other person was a beautiful girl, and he was not willing to do some humble things in order to become her husband.
If you don't want to, just don't want to, don't force it.
Lawrence, who had already purchased a female slave, felt that he and Sophia were not suitable to join this kind of family.
"Sofia is not my sister or family member, nor is she my wife. She is a slave I purchased from outside." Lawrence
revealed Sophia's true identity and remained calm in the face of Andrew's surprise and Saryl's shocked eyes.
"I plan to build a hut on the mountain and live there with Sophia. It is best to find a safe place." "Being
able to have enough to eat yesterday and today is a very lucky thing for me, just like Mr. Andrew was lucky to meet him at an unfortunate time. When it comes to us, I think we should be able to get along in a friendly manner in the future."
Salil didn't know what to look at Lawrence with. She looked at Sophia, then at Lawrence, and finally said nothing.
Slaves are normal in this era, Lawrence said: "Slaves should be very rare here, right?"
Sophia stood quietly behind Lawrence, having already accepted her identity as a slave, and compared to the nightmare life in the slave house, After following Lawrence, I can be treated gently every day. Although life is hard, it is no longer a nightmare.
Andrew said: "It's not unusual. I used to go out to capture slaves, but they were sold or disposed of quickly. There is not so much food in the mountains to raise slaves."
Andrew soon smiled again, "I have Sometimes I wanted to go down the mountain and grab a husband for Salil, but Salil definitely didn't want to."
Salil said seriously: "Don't say that."
Andrew smiled: "Look, what a good girl. Ah!"
Lawrence also smiled. Andrew seemed to be an elder who was easy to get along with, and Salil was also a gentle and kind girl.
Salil quickly said to Sofia: "Sofia, sit down and eat too. I have prepared food for you." Sofia usually eats with Lawrence, and it was the same last night, but now Lawrence reminds her of her status as a slave. After that, he quickly looked at Lawrence, waiting for the master's approval.
Lawrence took the initiative and said: "Let's eat together."
Sofia bowed happily, "Thank you, master, thank you Salil, and Uncle Andrew!"
Salil didn't like Lawrence a little. She couldn't explain why she didn't like it, but she just had some grudges.
Before breakfast was finished, Salil said directly: "I'm going to feed the sheep."
Lawrence often did this kind of work when he was at the farm, and there were many things to do every day.
Andrew was also full and said: "I'm going to check the trap. You guys will join me and take care of me, an old man with weak legs. Otherwise, if I accidentally step on the trap, my leg will be gone." "
Lawrence said quickly: "Of course, we will help you check the traps first, and then go to the mountains to find a suitable place to build a house in the afternoon." After hearing this,
Andrew frowned and said, "It is already autumn, and it will be there in a month." If it gets colder, we won't be able to build a house in a month."
Lawrence also realized the urgency of time, "Then let's take a look first, and if it doesn't work, find a cave to live in first."
Andrew looked at Lawrence seriously, "A cave? That will definitely happen. Dead man! Compared with the south, the difference between winter here is like the sea in summer and the sea in spring."
Lawrence said: "It seems that the winter here is not easy."
Andrew suggested: "You can continue to live here with me, Salil can change her mind soon. I don’t think she will mind if you have a female slave who can work.”
Lawrence smiled and asked curiously: “Salil is such a gentle and beautiful girl, and she does She is very good at cooking and housework. I can't understand why no young man gets close to her."
Andrew's face quickly became sad, and he said helplessly: "She was a child born in the rain. Every time it rains here, someone gets sick. Or encounter misfortune, everyone thinks it is Salil's fault, even Salil herself thinks so."
Lawrence said directly: "Raining is normal, it will rain everywhere, can a child born on a sunny day bring... Good luck? Won't you encounter misfortune?"
Andrew showed an excited look, "You're right, I think so too!"
After agreeing very much with this boy, Andrew carefully reminded: "Actually, Salil is a very Good girl, if she reminds you that it will rain tomorrow, you'd better believe it."
Lawrence was a little surprised, but quickly said: "Of course, I will arrange things in advance and be fully prepared."
Andrew liked it very much This young man plans to continue to persuade Salil that such a good man is not easy to find.
After eating, Andrew took the two of them to the livestock shed.
There were two large goats grazing in the shed. These large goats with horns as long as bread looked quite dangerous.
Each big goat is one and a half meters tall, but it looks very tall. Just standing there gives people the feeling of a giant beast.
Andrew introduced: "These are Dom sheep. They can carry goods and women. I'm too heavy to ride them, but you should be fine." There are no horses in this
world. They may have been eaten to extinction, but they have been replaced . There are various alternatives that have been domesticated over the years.
Such as moose, goats, camels, plains cattle, bigfoot, sled dogs, pygmy elephants.
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