Chapter 89: What Is Happiness?
Shortly after the three Orricks went downstairs, Field came up again.
"Boss, those slaves are already settled, do you want to take a look now? Fidel entered.
"Bring someone here!" said the little underdog.
Field walked back outside, and in a few moments, he led a group of slaves to Blackie's room, filled it to the brim, and followed the new guard of the tavern, Leon.
Dressed in dirty and torn clothes, the slaves looked at the strange surroundings with panicked expressions.
They are covered in mud and generally thin and tall.
All men are 175 or more, and women are also 165.
Because they had been kept in iron cages, they had the same stench as the slave market.
"Fidel, take them to wash up, wash them and come back. Xiao Hei said in disgust.
"Okay. ”
Fidel took 20 of them to the public bathhouse, and the slaves washed three times before they could barely see the color of their skin.
However, the stench on the body seems to penetrate deep into the flesh and skin, and it is still there, but it is barely acceptable.
Bringing the slaves to Xiao Hei again, these slaves' faces looked at Xiao Hei with a little more curiosity in addition to the initial panic.
Although these slaves are a little different from the handsome men and beautiful women in Xiao Hei's heart, but if they dress up a little, they should be more than enough to be a waiter, and Xiao Dark Dao asked Field to buy slaves this time It was the right one.
"From now on, you will be the employees of the Forget Worry Tavern, work with peace of mind, the Tavern will not treat you badly, and besides, do not reveal my existence to anyone, otherwise you will be punished with the severest punishment. Seeing the slaves nodding, Xiao Hei turned to Field again and said, "You have found a place for them to rest so quickly, have you found a hotel outside? ”
After York came to the Forgotten Worries Tavern, although he was an accountant, to put it bluntly, he was still in charge of the financial power of the Forgotten Worries Tavern.
Field glanced at the slave beside him, "They have 20 silver coins each, a total of 20, a total of 4 gold coins." ”
After a pause, Field walked to the window, pointed to the grass under construction and said to Xiao Hei, "I'll let them rest in the corner below, no money." ”
Blackie climbed on the windowsill and looked down, and the location Field said was near the corner of the wall.
Because the three stores are operated together, there are two more passages between the three stores.
The passage is not as wide as the shops, which creates a small gada, barely sheltered from the wind.
But if it's raining, it's only drenched.
"It's so basic. Xiao Hei frowned, Field didn't treat these slaves as human beings at all.
"Well, York, you go collect some bedding and put it on the second floor now, and let them lay on the floor in the tavern at night." ”
Then, Xiao Hei looked at the group of slaves in front of him, these slaves were okay except for their skins, and there was nothing special about them, "You can go to the construction site behind you to help during the day, or you can come to the tavern for an internship, or you can do nothing and rest in that corner and wait for the construction site to be completed."
Due to the limited space, no more than 5 people can intern at the Tavern at the same time.
But whether you are an intern at a construction site or a tavern, you can receive an internship salary, 30 copper coins per day. ”
Hearing that there was money to take, the eyes of a few slaves brightened a little, and the eyes of many more slaves were still dead ashes, like marionettes, and there was no anger at all.
Xiao Hei knew that it wasn't something that would change them overnight, so he didn't force it.
As soon as the slaves left, York went out to collect bedding.
It didn't take long for Caroline to bring today's dinner, roast chicken with potatoes, which I just learned today, and it tasted pretty good.
Blackie asked Caroline to make some more for the slaves she had just recruited today.
Orrick looked at the earthen bowl with hot potatoes and roast chicken in his hand, and felt a little incredible.
There was food to eat, there were programs to watch, and if it weren't for the mark on their necks, they would have forgotten their status as slaves.
The three of them had white cloth wrapped around their necks, as if they had a wound on their necks, and they didn't worry about what others would see.
"Eat it! Don't worry, it's not poisonous. Leon came to the three Oriks with the bowl in hand.
Because he will become a colleague in the future and jointly protect the safety of the Forget Worry Tavern, Leon specially came over to say hello.
"Well, it's not poisonous. Renata, with her back to the three, sat by the window and nodded.
The three of them smiled in return, without any scruples, and ate in large gulps.
At the same time, the 20 slaves who had been placed in the corner of Gada, behind the Tavern, were speechless with excitement when they received the dinner brought by Caroline and Fast.
After a while, everyone threw away the iron spoon in the bowl, grabbed the rice and chicken with their hands, and stuffed it into their mouths.
"Slow down, slow down, it's not enough for me to do it. Caroline said hurriedly.
"Sister, let them do this! Now no matter what you say, they can't hear it. Fast tugged at Caroline's shirt.
The feeling of being hungry was very uncomfortable, and the feeling of being stirred by a knife was something that Fast still remembered, so he could understand the feelings of these people.
"Well, I'll go and get some food for them, and Fast, can you get some water for your brothers and sisters?" said Caroline.
"Good!"
The two returned to the Tavern, and Caroline slid into the kitchen, while Fast took a few glasses of water and rushed outside.
Fast handed a glass of water to a female slave.
The female slave took the water and looked at Fast, there were still rice grains on the corners of her mouth, and the mist slowly rose in her eyes, and she suddenly began to cry.
Fast, who didn't know what was happening, froze in place.
Caroline, who rushed to hear the sound, asked Fast to put the water aside, clapped her hands, and said loudly, "Everyone eat slowly, there is still water here, if you choke, take it yourself." ”
With that, Caroline took Fast's hand and turned around and walked towards the tavern.
A choked sound slowly came from behind him, and then the choking sound slowly amplified, and the slaves hugged their heads and cried in twos and threes.
After a busy day, the craftsmen who had just been about to leave work heard this cry and leaned over one after another.
Seeing the slave marks on the necks of these people, the craftsmen understood, no one spoke, not even the footsteps leaving the construction site softly, for fear of pricking these keen nerves.
"Sister Caroline, why are those brothers and sisters crying now that they have a home?" said Fast, looking at Caroline innocently.
"It's because those brothers and sisters have a home that they cry!" Caroline glanced at a room on the second floor.
I think of the scene where I met my boss for the first time.
At that time, she was fired by Field because she baked bread, and she was so disillusioned that she seemed to be in the abyss, and there was no hope in sight.
But then the boss came out, and it forcefully made Li Feng and Agthius "tie" her to the Forget Worries Tavern.
At that time, the law enforcement team was also brought in, and Caroline felt a burst of amusement when she thought of Field's sluggish expression at that time.
"Sister Caroline, what are you laughing at now?" Fast was even more confused when he saw the smile on Caroline's face.
Caroline touched Fast's forehead, "Happiness, Fast, are you happy now?"
"Well, I'm very happy because I have a home. ”
With her back to the crying slaves, Caroline took Fast's little hand and walked around the corner with a smile.
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