Chapter 261 260. Mobilization meeting before travel
The stone house of Selena’s family is located on the **** of the ravine on the other side of the river. The stone house looks a little dilapidated, with mottled walls on the outside. After some limestone cracked, there were serious defects on the wall, although some soil was used to cover the defects. After the rainy season came, the soil on the wall was washed down by the rain, leaving some stains on the limestone wall.
The red thatch on the roof, the door panels and windows are newly replaced, and the wooden doors and windows still smell of varnish. A grass shed was built next to the stone house. Through the half-closed wooden door, you can see the large wooden basin inside. The yard The ground is very flat, and a row of cauliflower is planted under the corner on the north side.
Selena led Signa into the stone house, followed by Suldak. The furnishings in the room were very simple. The bedroom and the kitchen were connected together. There was only a wooden table and two chairs in the room. A pair of rusty scissors.
There were some cassava on the small floor table next to the fireplace. Signa put the chestnuts she had picked on the floor table. She sat down honestly and found a fist-sized stone from the fireplace, staring at those The chestnut shell covered with hard thorns was smashed down with a stone in his hand, the chestnut shell cracked, and the brown chestnuts were exposed from the inside like horse dung eggs.
Signa's side face and focused eyes were carved out of the same mold as Selena, and all her attention was focused on peeling chestnuts.
Suldak followed Selina into the room and sat on a wooden chair in front of the square table. This wooden chair was very smooth. On the wooden table was a sand table filled with fine river sand. There are two pens made from twigs, and the sand is covered with imperial characters. Some characters are neatly written, while others appear immature. Obviously, this is the sand table that Selina used to teach Signa how to read.
Selena sat opposite to Suldak, and the two sat face to face. Suldak carefully examined the beautiful face of the woman in front of her. Her waist was straight, and the linen dress clearly outlined the The outline of the body, her figure is a little thin, but her eyes are very clear and bright.
She is a very good-looking woman with a well-proportioned but sensual skeleton. Her neck is a bit long, which makes her figure look very tall.
"Thanks!"
Selina said a word of thanks to Suldak as soon as she opened her mouth.
"I haven't done anything for you."
Suldak shrugged his shoulders, his eyes fell on Selena's chest inadvertently, and saw the white and greasy skin inside through the thin linen cloth, which made him stunned for a moment, and then his heart beat violently a few times , the blood in his body rushed to his head, and he immediately realized that it was impolite to stare at the other party, so he quickly withdrew his gaze, set his gaze on the sand table on the table, and relieved the embarrassment with a dry cough.
Selena stood up and went to the closet to pour a glass of water for Surdak. The fingers of the hand holding the glass looked extremely slender, but the palm was covered with some tiny cracks. She put the glass on the table and pushed it In front of Suldak.
Suldak felt that he should find a topic, "Can you write imperial characters?"
Selena brushed her long hair behind her ears with her hands, her eyes fell on the sand table on the table, and she said unnaturally: "Well, I have been a maid at Hoyle Manor for 3 years, and I followed Miss Hoyle Learn by your side."
Suldak suddenly felt that he had never heard the name of this noble lady, and then he remembered that the noble lady he saved after killing the robber that day seemed to have this name, and she said that the Hoyle Manor was also attacked. Looting by robbers.
So Suldak said: "Miss Hoyle, this name is a bit familiar, I seem to have seen her before, and her luck is not very good recently."
Selena raised her head abruptly, her face was a little pale and she asked in a voiceless voice: "What's wrong with Miss Hoyle?"
Suldak did not expect that Selina and Miss Hoyle were old acquaintances.
I thought that I had known about this relationship earlier, and it would have been nice if Miss Hoyle had brought her back to Wall Village.
"A group of robbers ransacked her manor and killed her family members." Suldak said truthfully.
"..." Selina calmed down.
"I know." Suerdak smiled faintly, and gently spun the water glass in his hand. "Oh, by the way, since you can read and write, it's great. Recently, the village may need your help to do some accounts. I heard that the wages are not bad. I guess I will find you within a day or two."
After speaking, Suldak stood up from the chair, and then walked out of the stone room, as if he came here just to talk about this matter.
Selena leaned against the door, watching Suldak's leaving back, her green silk eyes revealed a hint of worry.
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In the evening, everyone gathered at the old village chief’s house again.
There were a lot of people who came this time. The living room of the old village chief’s house could not accommodate so many people, so everyone gathered in the courtyard of the old village chief’s house. Everyone sat around the wooden table. There were more than 20 people in the dark. There were so many stools, and the young people stood on the outermost edge. The two wives of the old village head brewed some barley tea for everyone.
In addition to some stonemasons in the village, Selena was among the participants.
But she seemed a bit out of place with this group of people, standing alone under the eaves by the window, she seemed to stand out from the crowd.
The old village head sat in the middle, and when he saw that people were almost here, he put the pipe in his hand aside, took a sip of hot tea, and said, "I believe everyone knows something about it. We found it in the mountains. Some sulfur requires a group of people to mine it from the mountain. The scale is not too large, but these sulfur mines are associated with some stalagmites, so it is not easy to mine, so I invite everyone to come here. I hope you can help the village Do your best!"
The head of Brett also briefly mentioned the difficult environment in the mountains, and said that he would spend at least half a month in the mountains when he went out this time, and he would not be able to return until the harvest festival. Bring it up, and so on.
"Uncle Brett..." A big, tanned man squeezed forward from the crowd and shouted loudly.
"Why, you don't want to?" The old village chief asked with a bluff and stared at him.
The **** guy was a little timid, scratched his head immediately, and shouted: "I didn't say I don't want to, I just think that this time, we masons, the village should at least provide us with food, and live in the mountains for half a month. We can't let us bring our own dry food!"
The old village head knocked on the pipe in his hand, and the big man backed away in fright. He was famous in the village for being able to eat, but he had a big appetite and was also a first-class hand at hard work. The old village head feigned anger Said: "How many meals do you want the village to provide for you?"
The **** man put forward his request somewhat honestly: "It is best to have three meals a day..."
"Ah!" As if someone kicked him behind him, the **** man let out a scream, but he didn't even dare to turn his head back, so he quickly changed his words and said, "...Two meals a day!"
The old village head narrowed his eyes, leaned in front of him, tapped his strong chest with a pipe, and asked, "Are you sure you only need two meals a day?"
At this time, only the sound of the black big man's stomach making a series of gurgles made everyone laugh.
The **** man also felt a little embarrassed, he scratched his head and said with a smile: "Of course, it would be better if you can drink something dilute before going to bed at night."
The old village chief patted the big man on the shoulder, and said to him with a smile: "It's no problem at all. I originally thought that I would give each of you a silver coin a day, but now it seems like a big deal." No need!"
Hearing the old village chief say this, the stonemasons around were excited.
"Big, you stupid pig..."
"Ah! Uncle Brett, I promise to get out of bed early tomorrow..."
(end of this chapter)