Chapter 235: Back to the town
Rudolph did not speak for the time being, which is wise, a person attached to others cannot last long. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info And the other new teammates are watching the further development of things, often one thing can estimate the other party's pounds and taels.
Cheng Qianxun didn't pay attention, but spoke directly to others, she looked at Felix and Rudolph, and said very politely: "Please find a way to get me a set of women's clothes tomorrow, I want to go into the town to buy something." ”
Maybe usually when I hear that a woman is going to buy something, I will have a headache. But Cheng Qianxun's visit this time was not as simple as shopping, and now they have become the target of the whole town, and it is not easy to buy things. But Cheng Qianxun can go, because she has been wearing men's clothes and dressed as a little boy, as long as she gets a set of women's clothes for her, then she may be able to go shopping.
Coming from the rest floor, they didn't even bring a piece of dry bread or a sip of water, and they were in dire need of salt, water, food, pots and pans.
Felix thought for a moment and nodded, "Let's go figure it out." ”
Cheng Qianxun continued to eat, and Elijah's arrogance was extinguished at once, and he lowered his head to eat, no longer talking nonsense.
Besides, he had the ability to venture into town on his own. During the day, his appearance was clear to everyone, even if he was dressed as a woman, it was not like it, he would be recognized at a glance. If you are not afraid of death, just go!
After eating, it's time to sleep. Even in the summer, it was the 18th century, when the world had not warmed, and deep in the mountains, the cold wind in the mountains made the temperature in the tree cavity at night drop a lot.
Everyone leaned against the cave wall, the cave wall is the branches of the big tree, there is no floor here, the ground outside is a little damp, it is impossible to collect hay immediately, and only sleep on the dry trunk.
After looking at the terrain, Rudolph walked to Nicholas and sat down, and then called Cheng Qianxun over.
After Cheng Qianxun walked over, Rudolph let her sleep between him and Nicholas.
As she leaned against the trunk of the tree, closed her eyes, and slept in a daze, she felt Rudolph push her toward Nicholas, and she leaned against the burly, fat-covered Nicholas.
She was too tired to open her eyes, and Nicholas apparently didn't move, so she went back to sleep.
When the bright light from outside shot into the hole, Cheng Qianxun woke up and found that her head was resting on Nicholas's lap, no wonder she slept so well last night, she always felt that her head was resting on a thick pillow, and it was very warm.
Elijah was roasting some game or who had called it, while Rudolph leaned against the trunk of a tree and fell asleep, judging from the damp dirt on the soles of his shoes, he had gone out in the morning with dew.
There was the sound of chopping wood outside, and after a while Nicholas came in with a pile of chopped wood, and after pouring all the wood on the ground, he picked up one or two and threw them into the still burning campfire.
Cheng Qianxun found that there was no one missing, so he asked, "What about Felix and David?" ”
"I went out and stole clothes." Rudolph, who closed his eyes and recuperated, said leisurely.
"It's baked!" Elijah began to cut open roasted pheasants or ducks with a dagger, and when he had finished dividing them, he placed them on top of a large leaf that he had just picked, and brought a portion. He is obviously not the winner of this prey, otherwise it would be the prey he caught, and he roasted it, and he would have to share it with everyone, and he must have complained.
Felix and David walked in, and a cloth package was thrown in front of Cheng Qianxun. David said proudly: "Try it, there are four pieces in total, and there is always one suitable one." ”
Cheng Qianxun opened the package made of white cloth that I don't know if it was a bed sheet or a curtain, and inside was a few pieces of clothing worn by women in this era. She laughed, "Where did you get that, did you go to a clothing store?" ”
"It's not a clothing store!" Seeing that the meat was just roasted, David sat down to eat it and took one and ate it: "I went to a family with five daughters to steal it, and they happened to wash the clothes last night and didn't put them into the house, so they chose the one that suits your figure." ”
Felix added: "We specifically picked out the clothes that the locals often wear, and they should not be recognized." ”
It is indeed worn by the locals, and of course the supplies here are not as luxurious as in places like Versailles, and few women wear corsets, most of which are like doll dresses, with a slight waist under the chest, and then the skirt is dragged to the top of the feet. The fabric is also cut out of a few pieces of cloth, and it is either dark blue or dark green. When these men and women came out of the church, they thought they were wearing team uniforms, which should be town uniforms.
Cheng Qianxun chose a piece that was not worn, so that it would not be easy to see that it was stolen. She picked up her skirt and saw that there were men around her, so she took her clothes and went out.
He took off the boy's clothes and put on the girl's skirt and a small hat made of cloth. She imitated the girls in the town, braided her hair into a simple ponytail, and then put on her hat and went back to the hollow of the tree.
Rudolph looked up and down a few times: "It's okay, it shouldn't be recognized, but you're not Caucasian, have you made up your identity?" ”
After changing his clothes, he didn't dare to sit down anymore, Cheng Qianxun could only stand and grab a piece of barbecue and eat: "I just said that I just passed by, and I was going to go over the mountain to visit my friends." Accidentally, the horse was frightened and ran away with all my things. ”
Felix interjected: "What is the place on the other side of the mountain, what is your friend's name, and what is he doing?" ”
Cheng Qianxun thought for a while and replied: "The letter is also on horseback, my friend's name is John, I heard that he has just started the timber business, and when I cross the mountain and go to the next town, I should be able to find him." ”
Then there should be sufficient reasons, John is a common name, from the king to the people, there are people named John. And the newcomer who just started the business is also a newcomer, even if the people in the town say that they have never heard of John in the timber business, it is because he is not informed. It's full of woods, and there's always someone in the timber business, right?
Felix nodded and expressed his approval: "Let's go after eating, go early and return early." ”
"I'll go with her!" Rudolph said as he ate quickly.
Elijah laughed, "Are you also dressed as a woman?" This made the other people even if they didn't laugh, and the corners of their mouths moved slightly.
When Rudolph had finished eating, he threw the bones in his hand into the bonfire, and with his oily hands he grabbed a handful of the ashes that had been warm by the campfire, and with two fingers, dipped a little, and then wiped it on his face.
After he covered his entire face, his skin darkened a lot. He stood up, took off his coat, and tore off the long strip of white cloth with a "hiss", and began to wrap it around the top of his head. When he wrapped his head, he looked like an Indian Ahsan from a stage play.
He shook his head slightly, and deliberately said with a big tongue: "Mud good, I'm from the East, this is my heroine Yin!" We want to buy food, drink, clothes, and the nest has money! ”
Everyone immediately laughed, don't think this is stupid, but this is an isolated town in the middle of the mountains and old forests in the eighteenth century, and as long as they don't say that they were sent by God, even if they say that they are in the Bastille, they may not know.
After everything was ready, the "servant" Rudolph followed Cheng Qianxun, the "unlucky little master who visited his friends", and went down the mountain to the town.
By noon, the church's bell showed eleven o'clock, which was already noon. And the sun was hanging overhead, and the sun was shining.
As soon as they entered the town, the pair of "master and servant" were of course noticed.
Cheng Qianxun didn't want to stay too long, so he observed left and right. Although the population of this town is not large, the basic necessities of life are all managed, such as blacksmith shops, tailor shops, hat shops, bakeries, butchers, etc. There are only about 30 houses, and almost every family runs its own thing.
A chef in an apron looked like a proprietress came out of the store and shouted violently, startling Cheng Qianxun. She shouted, "Come and see my bread, freshly baked!" ”
Another shop also shouted: "Come and see the boots I make, they are all made of the finest calfskin, which is guaranteed to be durable and fit." ”
Suddenly, the entire small shopkeepers who surrounded the church shouted, and some even came out, holding their wares and selling them vigorously.
Cheng Qianxun was originally very close to Rudolph, guarding carefully with a vigilant gaze, and gradually relaxed his vigilance by everything in front of him. These shopkeepers really didn't recognize them and were eager to sell them something. This seems to be too different from the treatment of being stoned yesterday, right?
"I'll go buy a horse first." Rudolph whispered in Cheng Qianxun's ear. If you have a horse and you can carry something, then you can buy more.
"Aha, master of Wodi, we have to go to Dihua, let's buy something, there are still two or three days to go across the mountain!" Rudolph didn't even know what his accent was, and he twisted his neck and shook his head, which was very exotic.
"Okay, we'll leave as soon as we buy it, it's two days late, they must be in a hurry." Cheng Qianxun deliberately pretended to be frightened and pretended to be calm, and walked slightly arrogantly to the "livestock trade area" where three or four horses, five or six donkeys, and thirty or forty sheep were tethered.
I chose a horse and negotiated the price, which was fifteen silver coins, which was obviously a bit high, but it was normal to be slaughtered in such an unfamiliar place.
When paying the bill, when Rudolph took out a gold coin, the other party's eyes lit up at once, and after taking it, he bit his teeth several times, and laughed: "How can I find it!" ”
Cheng Qianxun pretended to be impatient and said, "If we want to find it, we have to buy other things, what do we take to pay the bill?" ”
"That's easy!" The cattle seller shouted at the top of his voice: "This noble lady still wants to buy something, let her choose, and the account will be on my head." Don't forget to tell me when you keep your accounts. ”
With this sentence, it was easy to do, Cheng Qianxun and Rudolph began to buy on a large scale, food, salt, butter, bread, wheat flour, wine... Eating is essential. Then came the quilts, the mats, the cloths, the clothes... Iron utensils are also required, and pots for boiling water... Wooden cups, clay pots and clay bowls... (To be continued.) )