When the knights were completely out of sight, the surrounding villagers breathed a sigh of relief. These men had probably never seen a knight in such sumptuous armor in their entire lives.

The old village chief opened the money bag in his hand and poured out 10 silver coins from it, his eyes full of bitterness.

"What! Well, these knights left us 10 silver coins? My family was robbed of all the income after the autumn harvest, which is 60 silver coins! This is what our family will do in the next winter!" A middle-aged woman spoke softer and softer, and finally sobbed even more silently.

With the beginning of this woman, the sobbing and whimpering suddenly increased. Although Yake Village is small, there are 16 households of villagers and 50 or 60 people. All of a sudden, the whole village seemed to be rekindled.

Some bit their lipes tightly and didn't say a word, while others scolded and were emotional. I thought that this catastrophe was over, but I didn't expect it to be just the beginning.

The old village chief looked at the silver coin in his hand and sighed and said, "Everyone be quiet." Let me say a few words. ”

Hearing the old village chief's words, everyone gradually quieted down.

"Everyone, complaining won't solve anything. Fortunately, this time only the money was taken, and most of the food was still there. I have just roughly calculated that it will cost about 200 silver coins to buy the items you need to protect you from the cold in winter. Old man, I happened to have some savings a few years ago, and they were all from a friend in Gulen Town, so it should be enough. ”

"How can the old village chief do this, this is a matter for the whole village, there is no reason for you to pay for it alone. One of the villagers spoke first.

"Yes, yes, you see, there are still two months to go before the winter, and everyone will work a little harder these days, we will go into the mountains to dig some wild vegetables and come back to the town to sell, and we can still earn a little bit. ”

"That's right, I've seen wild boars in the back mountains a few times, and I've been lucky enough to catch an adult boar for at least ten silver coins. A sturdy young man chimed in.

For a while, the villagers expressed their opinions and came up with their own opinions. The old village chief smiled with relief, pressed down with both hands, and motioned for everyone to be quiet first, he still had something to say.

"I know what you're thinking, but I'm not done yet, old man. The old village chief pulled Ron beside him in front of him, his body was already a little rickety, but he still tried to stand up straight, holding a cane in one hand and habitually twisting his beard in the other, "Everyone saw it just now, if it wasn't for Ron standing up to deal with those bandits, the result can be imagined." The reason why I said that I would use my savings to buy things for the winter was that we would all scrape together a little money to send this child to Cologne College in Fordshire. ”

Ron was also slightly stunned when he heard the old village chief's words, but before he could speak, he heard someone in the crowd shouting, "Okay, I, Marlowe, am the first to raise my hand in approval." ”

A burly middle-aged man, carrying this axe for chopping wood in one hand, squeezed through the crowd to the front.

The middle-aged man still had obvious bruises on his face, and it was obvious that he had fought with a few bandits just now.

"I, Marlowe, am an ordinary person with a little strength, and I don't have any other skills, but I am a good hand at chopping wood. Ron is a genius in our village, and we must let him go to the best school in the county, right? ”

"Yes!"

"That's right!

After a moment of silence, shouts followed. "Marlowe is right, Ron must be sent to the best school, and the other villages will see, and our Yake Village also has a summoner. ”

Ron was a little distracted, and when he looked at the heartfelt smiles on the faces of the villagers, a warm current rose in his heart for no reason. Some memories of his past life quietly surfaced in his mind at this time.

A young man in a tattered cloth coat shivered in a corner in the cold winter. A sloppy old man, also dressed in shabby, smiled at him and took out half of the coarse grain bread from his clothes, which had been frozen hard......

"Boy, eat it, I've already eaten it. Today, a noblewoman's child accidentally fell to the ground, and I picked it up immediately. Although the sloppy old man said that he had eaten it, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

The boy was silent, but he broke most of the bread and stuffed it back to the sloppy old man. Both of them smiled......

Ron suddenly came to his senses and pulled his thoughts back. As an orphan, he didn't know what it was like to be an orphan, but now he really understands it. He whispered, "It feels good." A confident smile appeared on his face.

The villagers were still talking about it, and some people even took out shoddy pen and paper out of nowhere and began to write and draw on the paper, calculating how much money they could raise.

"Listen to me. Ron raised his voice slightly and said, "I appreciate the kindness of your uncles and uncles, but you are not rich people, this disaster has made everyone unable to make ends meet, let me use everyone's money to go to school at this time, how can I feel at ease?"

"Ron, don't take this to heart, it's a big deal to tighten your belt and live, you can relax and study, everyone can count on you to make the southern region in the future, oh no, the whole empire knows that our Yake Village has also gone out to have a summoner. Marlowe, the burly man with the axe, patted his chest and said.

"Uncle Marlowe, I didn't mean that, I have my own plans. After Ron finished speaking, he leaned into the old village chief's ear and whispered a few words.

The old village chief looked puzzled and said, "Ron, what do you want these things for?"

"Don't worry, village chief, I have my own measure. Ron smiled slyly.

The old village chief slapped his thigh, "Okay, anyway, the whole village was saved by your kid this time, and it's all up to you this time." ”

After the old village chief finished speaking, he walked with his cane to his hut, which had been burned to ruins. When everyone saw the village chief leave suddenly, they were all confused. Marlowe scratched his messy hair and was about to speak, when he heard Ron say: "I still have some things that I need everyone's help with, as long as everyone believes me, within a month, I will definitely get back all the money you lost this time." ”

Ron's voice was not loud, but every word seemed to be spoken in everyone's ears, so that everyone could hear it clearly.

This time, the villagers were not just at a loss, but also surprised. All of them had expressions of disbelief.

"Uncle Marlowe, you are the best at chopping firewood in our village, there is a hemlock forest near the mountain behind the village, and I want ten hemlocks with a diameter of about half a meter. ”

"Ron, the tree is very strong, and all the houses in our village are made of this wood. It's okay, it's on me. Marlowe patted his firm chest, and without asking why, he agreed.

"Uncle Chloe, you originally purchased all the charcoal in the village, I wonder if you can get a few kilograms of red lead and sea stone?"

A tall, thin young man with a goatee touched his chin and said, "Okay, this is on me." ”

Then Ron approached several villagers and made a lot of strange requests. For example, fresh thistle cat feces are needed, ropes woven from hundred-year-old vines in the back mountains, and fero grass used to repel mosquitoes.

By the time Ron had finished his assignment, all the villagers in the square had gone about their lives, ignoring the fact that the sun was about to set.

Seeing this scene, the smile on Ron's face was even stronger, he covered his chest with one hand, looked up to face north with his eyes closed, took a deep breath, and said to himself: "Old Jack, that's what you told me back then." Now that I'm starting to understand you, I seem to be able to understand you, and maybe there are some things that should be put on the agenda. ”