Letter from 30 years later
In the evening, after preparing the milk for Neil, Baker breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully he was no longer as noisy as he was during the day. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Baker returned to the room and walked to the table and sat down, the candlelight blinking and flickering, swaying Baker's gaze.
Baker flipped through a black notebook and took a pen and wrote a paragraph on it.
Today he met his old friends and talked a lot, and Baker knew very well that from then on, he had to face a new life.
The child who was napping in the hanging bed in the bedroom would become his family, his adopted son, after all, alone could not be called home.
"I have gained a lot today, so go to bed early. ”
The pen twirled between his fingers and then put it down, and Baker removed his chair and stood up, closing the door to his study as he walked out. Baker went back to the opposite room, which was his bedroom, and when he entered the bedroom, he saw Neil's sleeping little face with his eyes closed, and he reached down and rubbed it, it felt very comfortable, and the child's face was the most interesting place, but he couldn't go too far, otherwise Neil would be woken up and even cry.
The first time he didn't hold back, Baker coaxed for a long, long time to get him to stop crying.
After that, every time he rubbed that little face, Baker kept an eye on it.
After turning out the lights, Baker began to rest, and with an unexpected harvest today, Baker quickly fell asleep. But in the middle of the night, Baker was awakened by the sound of crying, which was not far away. He blinked, got dark, lit a candle first, and approached Neil with it.
Baker placed the candlelight on the cabinet next to him before picking Neil up and humming a song he had learned from the bard to help the little fellow in his mood. Baker carried Neil downstairs and tossed around the kitchen for a while, finally getting Neil's food ready and feeding him slowly.
Seeing Neil open his mouth and take a small sip of the milk in the spoon, his round eyes were dark and shiny, he was quietly watching Baker, Baker couldn't help laughing, stretched out his finger and pointed at his little face, and saw Neil frowning his forehead, "You know quiet when you eat, you guy." ”
Baker laughed loudly, and Neil's forehead wrinkled even deeper, as if he knew Baker was laughing at himself.
Soon, Neil burped and his eyes became misty, as if he wanted to sleep.
"Little Neil, don't fall asleep immediately, I have to change you, I'm really afraid you'll cry again, and it's uncomfortable to pee your pants wet. ”
Baker was busy for a while, and he couldn't help but feel sleepy, and after calming Neil to sleep, he went back to the upstairs bedroom and put the little bed hanging next to Neil, and Baker thought that he could finally continue to rest.
Baker lay down and closed his eyes and continued to sleep, and after falling asleep again, Baker dreamed of the day he left the temple and said goodbye to Dylan, and his mood in the dream was bitter. In the next moment, he heard an incomparably familiar cry, which came from nearby, and all of a sudden, he was awakened.
“……”
"Again?"
Baker immediately got up, lit the candle again, and found Neil by the light of the candlelight, humming a song and coaxing Neil to check if there was anything wrong with him. Anyway, these nights, Baker has to be called by the cry to take care of Neil.
"You little guy is really a bully, I can't sleep well this night, I've never had the habit of napping before, little Neil, because you and I have more of this habit. ”
Baker remembered that in the past, all the noon time was spent meditating, but now there is no need for this, and it is better to save the nap.
Ten years later, in 1025, Neil celebrated his tenth birthday, and ten-year-old Neil was on his way home, and in the past few days, a batch of new goods was delivered from the store, and Baker took him to see how to choose the real and fake.
By the way, when Neil was one year old, Baker converted the first floor of the house into a drugstore, and today, he runs the pharmacy here for nine years, and Baker's relationship with the people around him has changed from neighbors to mature and friends.
In the past ten years, several houses in the neighborhood have changed owners several times, but the only thing that has not changed is the Mrs. Coussy who used to take care of Neil, Mrs. Coussy and her husband and children still live in the next house, and were cared for by Mrs. Cousy when she was a child, and Neil ran to that house when he was free, and became good friends with Mrs. Coussy's children.
There have been many things in the past ten years, such as a robbery incident that happened nine years ago, and people were panicked, although there are strict laws to prevent some crimes, but they still can't really stop some crazy people. As we all know, the tears shed by the aquarium can be turned into pearls, and the tears of the aquarium are precious, and often some people can't help but be greedy to play the idea of the aquarium. Thankfully, the prisoner was captured, making the Aquatic Tribes living in the harbor feel a little safer, which happened before Cuy left.
The original owner of the deep grid harbor was Baker's friend Kuy Ajjet, who had met at the academy in the past. Having just returned to Deep Grid Harbor ten years ago, Baker met up with Cuy and talked about a lot of topics when they met. Later, however, the Rodi Pava Empire underwent a change of dynasty, and Kuy and his family left the deep seaport for the Imperial City and never returned.
The only thing Baker knows so far is that Cuy took his family to the Carranslan Empire, because Kuy and his wife were traveling in Carranslan, and on the way they passed through a small town, Cuy's wife gave birth to a daughter, and then decided to settle in that town after discussion. During this time, Baker learned through letters that Cuoy's daughter was born in the Karanslan Empire, and therefore had the privilege of choosing who had the Carranslan Empire.
In the letter, Cuy vaguely mentions a trouble, and it is probably because of that trouble that he made that choice.
Baker asked a few times, but the first few times he didn't get a response, and the last time he mentioned that the trouble had been resolved, so that Baker didn't need to worry.
Baker looked at the sky outside and was still calm, thinking about what had happened in the past ten years, life was dull and could not be more dull, and he seemed to be living a comfortable life without asking about the world. During this comfortable day, the only headache was Neil, and Baker had a worry in his heart, and Neil told Baker one thing some time ago, that his body had become a little strange.
After listening to Neil's words, Baker couldn't wait to take him to a larger town next door, where he did a magic test, and the test ended with Neil's talent for light magic, which was not low.
The strangeness that Neil said is the perception of the magical elements in the air, since Neil was a child, he has been sensitive to the magic elements, and as the age grows year by year, Neil's sensitivity to the magical elements has become stronger, and he jokingly asked his friends when he was playing with his friends, only to know that this situation is only for himself, and he told Baker about it when he came back.
Baker remembered Neil's worried and swollen face when he said this, "Uncle, the guest you saw last time was sick and couldn't be cured, could it be that I was also wrong?"
It's been a month since Neil's magic test was conducted, and by now, Baker still doesn't know whether to tell Neil the truth or not.
Baker walked to the door to see off the last guest before noon, Neil came back, before Baker explained to him that your body is developing, so something is wrong, I don't know if you noticed that Baker's face was a little ugly, Neil made a smart choice and did not ask.
"Uncle, I'm back, I'm so hungry!"
"Neil, you're back, are you okay in the afternoon? ”
"I'll talk about work later, eat first, eat first!" Neil shouted as he ran over, looking really hungry, his eyes only steaming hot.
Baker went to the kitchen and brought out some food, and Neil followed him into the kitchen, came out with an empty bowl and plate, and placed the empty plate on the table.
"Neil, old rules. ”
"I know, the way you stand when you stand, the way you sit when you sit, the way you eat when you eat, and you have to have basic etiquette in whatever you do!"
"Very good, very good. ”
"You've been teaching since I was a baby, and you've taught me for ten years, and it's hard to forget. ”
Baker shrugged, "If you get a little bit of my true biography, well, I used to be a priest, and if anyone else knows that my education is worse than that of a civilian, I'll dig a hole in the ground and burrow into it to be a vole." ”
Neil chewed the food in his mouth, and after swallowing it completely, he said slowly, "When you talk about voles, I miss the smell of voles." ”
"Let's go catch voles in the nearby mountains another day!" Neil suggested to Baker.
"Find a time, don't forget to go to the mountains and have other important things. ”
"Do you collect medicinal herbs, I recognize all the medicinal herbs in the mountains on the other side of the sea, and every time I go up the mountain with you, it's for this matter. ”
"The supply is very important, and some plants cannot be purchased. ”
Neil suddenly remembered something, "By the way, uncle, when you entered the door, you told me that I still have work in the afternoon, can I make an appointment for an hour to do some personal business now?"
"What's more important than work?"
"I saw a magnificent carriage in the street, and I wanted to see it. ”
"It's as simple as watching the carriage?"
"Huh......?"
"Neil, you can't hide it from me. Baker glanced at him and continued to eat.
"It's true, the owner of the carriage is the new owner of the harbor, and I want to go and see the new owner of the harbor, and I promise to be back on time. ”
Baker raised an eyebrow, "You used this reason on me last month, and it didn't turn out to be running around the streets. ”
"I'm serious!" Neil was stunned for a moment, feeling a little weak about last month's speech, but this time it was true, and Neil couldn't help but get up from his stool.
"Don't forget the etiquette of eating, if you do well at work, I will consider giving you some time. Baker ordered Neil to sit down, and if Neil continued like this, he would consider not letting Neil go out for the next few days.
Seeing Baker's eyes narrowed slightly, Neil knew that it was a sign before he got angry, so he obediently sat down and continued to eat.
At this time, there was a knock on the door outside, and the person standing outside the door called Baker's name.
Baker put down his bowl, walked over and opened the door, and saw that it was the messenger, and the messenger handed the letter to Baker and left, Baker couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw the signature on the letter, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"...... this?"
(Thanks to DDV's evaluation votes, it's good that this story can make people happy to watch, but by the way, I don't know why every time I look back at what I wrote before, I always feel unsatisfied.) )