Chapter 175 174. John's House
When John saw the Suldak knight for the first time, the smile on his face was uglier than crying.
'Suldak' looked at John's embarrassed expression, and immediately realized that John's military service had not yet been completed, and after he escaped from the expeditionary camp in Moyunling, he was reincorporated into the Catapult In the camp, it is said that now he should be working as a catapult repairman in the catapult battalion.
But at this moment, he actually appeared in the free market outside Epsom City, and he was still repairing these old furniture in front of a second-hand furniture stall. After he saw Suldak, the first thing he saw was not after the reunion. It was not joy, but a smile that was uglier than crying, which made 'Suldak' couldn't help guessing in his heart, why did John appear here?
"You... hello, Knight Suldak!" John stammered, he seemed a little embarrassed, and didn't dare to look directly into the eyes of "Suldak".
Seeing that the Suldak knight didn't rush to catch him immediately, John was slightly relieved in his uneasy heart.
He sat beside the wooden pile, took out an oily linen towel, wiped the sweat on his face, and stood up from the chair.
'Suldak' smiled at him, and said in the tone of an old friend: "When will this job end, I think I can buy you a drink before I leave Epsom City."
John saw that Suldak didn't expose him on the spot, so he couldn't wait to say:
"Anytime, I'm here to renovate these junk furniture on a piece-by-piece basis."
The merchant Elijah saw that Knight Suldak knew the carpenter very well, and he could not get in the way by standing aside, so he bid farewell to Knight Suldak wisely, and before leaving, he did not forget to invite Suldak When the knight is free, go to his caravan and sit there.
'Suldak' also wanted to retain the businessman Elijah, after all, the businessman took good care of him along the way, but at this time the businessman Elijah had already mixed into the crowd and quickly disappeared, 'Suldak' Didn't even have time to speak.
John unbuttoned his leather apron and walked out of the woodware pile. While dusting off the sawdust on his body, he wiped the oily sweat on his neck with a towel. The free market was so hot that it was hard to breathe. The owner of the woodware stall went to I counted the furniture that John had repaired, and then handed over a few silver coins to him face to face.
'Suldak' led the horse and John walked side by side in the crowd. John was very familiar with this place, and soon the two walked out of the bustling free market, and sat down in an open-air tavern outside the free market .
It seems that at the outermost edge of every free market there will be a tavern that can provide some simple meals. Scones, white bread, stew and sausage are always the same theme in the tavern. There are more than a dozen simple wooden tables in the open-air tavern , These wooden tables seem to never be wiped clean, and there is always a layer of sticky oil stains on them.
A pimple-faced waiter brings up a plate of sausages and white bread, along with two glasses of ale.
Holding the wine glass, John drank a big gulp of ale, his face flushed all of a sudden, and then he mustered up the courage to whisper to Suldak: "Knight Suldak, I escaped from the battlefield, you won't Go and expose me, won't you?"
After speaking, he carefully looked to the sides, worried that someone might be eavesdropping.
"Can you tell me your reason?" Suldak looked around, those drinkers were drinking heavily, but no one noticed.
John said with some frustration: "They said that I am a deserter. Not only will I not get any credit for the victory in this big battle, but the new captain will also send me to the trial to accept the verdict.
I have already handed over the head of the evil spirit to them. In fact, it has been clearly agreed that I will donate the merits of the head of the evil spirit.
It’s just that after the victory in the battle, the law enforcers from the tribunal above went down to check the number of deserters in the Moyunling Expeditionary Army, and they handed me over without hesitation. people. "
Suldak sighed softly. Now it seems that the 57th Heavy Armored Infantry Regiment has performed much better in this respect. At least Baron Sidney will not blatantly take away the achievements of his soldiers. When the team went out to perform missions, all the heads of the evil spirits they harvested were completely handled by themselves, and Baron Sidney had never been jealous of so many evil spirit heads.
Thinking of the second team, the faces full of youthful smiles flashed past the eyes of the 'Suldak' knight like a slide, and the corners of his eyes became a little moist.
John thought that 'Suldak' was deeply touched by the misfortune he had encountered, and said a little excitedly:
"Knight Suldak, do you know? Once I enter the court, I may have to stay in the army for the rest of my life..."
Hearing John's call, 'Suldak' woke up and asked him curiously:
"Then how did you escape?"
There was a pain in John's face, but without any hesitation, he said directly to our 'Suldak' knight:
"Actually, although the evil spirit's head was handed over, the black magic crystal inside is still in my hands. I used this black magic crystal to bribe a veteran who guarded me, and he let me out secretly. Then he escaped from the barracks overnight and came to Epsom City with a convoy."
As he said that, the beer glass in John's hand had already bottomed out. He raised his hand, and the waiter in the distance immediately brought two large glasses of ale to him.
The ale, grilled sausage, and white bread on the table were almost stuffed into John’s stomach. ‘Suldak’ looked at John and asked:
"Then what are your plans for the future?"
John is a skilled carpenter. No matter where he is, this kind of craftsmanship can save him from worrying about his livelihood, but he has no way to return to his hometown.
"With my skills, if I want to live here, although it will be a bit poorer, I can live a good life..." John rubbed his red nose and said.
Seeing that Suldak just drank a glass of ale in front of him, he didn't seem to have any appetite at all, and he just wanted to chat with himself when he came to the tavern, John looked at the messy dinner plate, and asked a little embarrassedly: "Would you like to visit me?" Then sit down?"
Suldak is still thinking about how to help John as much as he can, and there are six evil ghost heads in his backpack. For this comrade who once experienced life and death choices together on the wilderness and hills, Suldak plans to give him another one Magic spar, maybe it can help him get through the most difficult days in front of him.
Then I felt that handing over a precious magic spar to a carpenter with little self-protection ability in a tavern seemed unreliable. Once someone with a heart spied on it, there would inevitably be some murders and robbery. .
Hearing John's invitation, Suldak readily agreed.
Then the waiter took out a yellow paper bag and put all the remaining white bread and sausage into the bag. In addition, he also took out a few slices of white bread from the back kitchen and put them into the bag, and gave them to John to take Then, the two had almost no communication, but the tacit eyes told Suldak that the two people in front of them not only knew each other, but also knew each other very well.
When John led Suldak out of the tavern, John blushed from drinking two large glasses of ale, but he smiled happily at Suldak and said, "My wife used to I just work in this tavern. The owner and waiters of the tavern take good care of her, but I can’t work these days, so I can only stay at home and rest. Every time I come to the tavern, they will bring those white bread and sausage Take it back to me."
Suldak didn't expect that John already had a wife, and his wife actually lived here in Epsom City.
Seeing Surdak's surprised face, John showed a shy smile on his face, and explained to John: "I came to the Warsaw plane with the Benar Legion, and my wife followed me all the way, because we The craftsmen who repair the catapults are usually stationed in Epsom City, and they only move with the team every time they mobilize the catapults, so some family members of the craftsmen will come to the Warsaw plane with the legion.”
As he said that, John led Surdak through a gray and white tent area, and finally came to the **** by the river, surrounded by white tents. From a distance, he didn't pay much attention to the small wooden houses that were connected together. John His home was one of the most exquisitely built wooden houses among them. I saw some civilian laborers on the street, and many of them knew John and greeted him from a distance.
‘John, it’s so early today…’
‘John, are you here? There is still half a cured golden pheasant at home, and I will ask Lisa to pick it up later to entertain guests, but I have to give them a taste of our Epson flavor. '
‘John, my roof is leaking again, please help us take a look if you have time...’
‘Okay, Uncle Eric, I’ll fix it for you tomorrow morning. '
"I can't tell, you are quite popular here!" Suldak said to John with a smile, leading the horse.
"I'm a carpenter. Life here is inseparable from a carpenter. As long as you work hard, you will always gain something." John said with a silly smile.
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This is a small wooden house connected to a small kitchen at the back. The hostess decorated the wooden house very beautifully, and the furnishings in the house are also very neat. All the furniture is covered with handmade skirts , Even the floor is polished.
When John opened the door and walked in, Suldak didn't even know how to get off his feet. He looked at his dusty boots and stood at the door hesitating for a long time.
Although the furniture in the room is made of ordinary wood, each piece is exquisite. The sofa, coffee table, desk, dining table, and double bed are arranged in an orderly manner in this small space. Walking into the living room from the entrance hall, a young woman with a big belly Lying on the recliner by the window, she was sleeping soundly. She was only wearing a loose gauze skirt at home. Her bulging belly made it obvious at a glance that she was pregnant. Even in her sleep, she held her hands on her belly. With a smile.
Maybe it was the sound of closing the door that woke her up. She awoke from her sleep, her panicked eyes fell on John, and she immediately calmed down.
She rubbed her face vigorously, and said with a look of embarrassment: "John, you are back, my God! I seem to have overslept and haven't made dinner yet. This is your friend?"
As he spoke, he was about to struggle to stand up from the recliner.
The woman's voice was very soft. Although it was the first time they met, there was always a feeling that touched Suldak's heart. This was probably John's happiness.
John said to Lisa: "Well, we ate outside, and I brought you some white bread back, this is my wife Lisa, this is the Suldak knight, I told you Yes, when I was fleeing in the wilderness and hills, luckily I met the Suldak knight, he led us to kill the evil spirits all the way, and escaped from the Moyun Ridge of Mount Ganda Er."
Although Lisa became a little swollen due to pregnancy, she still couldn't hide her beautiful appearance. She smiled slightly and said:
"Knight Suldak, John often tells me about you."
"Mrs. Lisa, good afternoon!"
After 'Suldak' finished speaking, he tried to perform a knight salute, but he was obviously still a little unfamiliar with this...
Suldak only sat in John's house for a short while, and felt a little embarrassed and didn't know what to talk about.
He and John really have nothing to talk about. The world they live in seems to be completely different, and the things they come into contact with are also different.
After being silent for a while, 'Suldak' finally said to John:
"This time I came to Epsom City, and I was planning to leave here.
I got a transfer voucher, I can leave here at any time, and my service period has expired, I plan to stay in Epsom City for a day, then I set off to return to Epson City, and then take the magic airship back to Bena Province . "
John was slightly taken aback, as if thinking of something, and then said to Suldak with a normal expression:
"Congratulations, Knight Suldak, you can finally return to your hometown!"
Suldak smiled, turned his head and said to Lisa who came up with a teapot:
"Before I left, I came here to share with John the loot captured in the wilderness and hills. This guy hadn't distributed it before, so he went to participate in the big battle. There was no news after he left..."
As he spoke, Suldak took out a magic spar from his purse, and placed the magic spar on the wooden table in front of John and Lisa's wide-eyed eyes.
There seems to be a sliver of haze flowing in the spar, and it continuously exudes a touch of pure mana. It can be recognized at a glance that it is a genuine magic spar.
Suldak rubbed his hands, and without waiting for any reaction from the two, he stood up and said to them: "So I will take my leave, and before the city gate closes at night, I have to rush into the city to find a hotel... "
As he spoke, he walked out of John's wooden house with big strides. When John chased him out of the house, Suldak had already mounted the ancient Bolai horse, crossed the temporary street in front of the wooden house lightly, and ran away in a blink of an eye. Without a trace, John and Lisa stood at the door of the wooden house, looking at each other, looking again at the direction where the Suldak knight disappeared, their eyes filled with gratitude.
When he arrived at the gate of Epsom City, just as the soldiers guarding the city were about to close the gate, Suldak rode his horse and finally entered Epsom City at the last moment, until he entered the city. At that moment, I realized how crowded the city was described by the merchant Elijah before, and now it really doesn’t look like an exaggeration at all...
(end of this chapter)