Chapter 835: Door-to-door
Lisa walked out of the tavern with a basin of water that was still steaming.
Pouring hot water into the large vat designated for discarded water after filling the medicine, Lisa was about to go back, when she suddenly saw a somewhat sneaky figure in the corner of the door, cowering under the wall, as if it was a man, and suddenly a little vigilant:
Most of the men in the town who can help have gone to their homes, what is this man doing?
She stood on tiptoe, holding the copper basin, and walked cautiously on the ground in the backyard that had just cleared the snow and had formed a thin layer of ice and snow at this time, but she soon confirmed the person's identity and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Little Hans, what are you doing? Why don't you help? ”
Lisa's voice made little Hans jump up like a rabbit out of a hole in winter, and the movement was so loud that Lisa took a step back, but while he was frightened, he still didn't forget to dodge, trying to divert a large bulge in his chest to his back.
However, Lisa had already followed the reflection of the ice on the ground and saw clearly what little Hans was trying to hide, and the freckled girl suddenly frowned:
"You hid the cotton cloth and silk that had wiped and wrapped the wounds? Didn't Master Master say that anyone who touches the cloth and clothing of a sick person must be thrown into the fire and burned! ”
"Ouch, little Lisa, you don't know how expensive these cotton cloths are, those silk pieces cost a silver coin for a foot, and it is a pity to throw them away after only one use!"
Little Hans couldn't hide it, and tried to bribe little Lisa with a hippie smile, "Look at it, look at it, how smooth these silks are, and they can make a lot of ribbons!" Wait until I take it back and clean the blood stains on it, dye it with a beautiful color, give half of it to Lisa, and make the ribbon on the hat, okay! ”
The silky touch of the silk is smoother than the skin of the most delicate girl, and Xiao Lisa is indeed very sorry for these satins, but the explanation of the master can not have a trace of discount, she still has a delicate little face, and patted the hand that little Hans stretched out in front of her with the silk:
"No, if you can't use it, you can't use it! In particular, the fabrics used to clean the infected must not be left behind! Also, you've been exposed to these things, you can't wander around, go back with me right away! If you can't go, if you don't go, I'll pick you up! ”
She raised the copper basin violently, and little Hans didn't dare to provoke this childhood sweetheart, so he was knocked on the back and chest by the copper basin, and was thrown into the tavern even to escape.
The tavern was a lively scene.
The bonfires in the fireplaces burned tirelessly, the tables, chairs, oak barrels, and other things had long since been emptied, and a large area had been laid with fur carpets on which lay the sick who were suspected of being infected from the houses of the town.
The aunts and aunts of the town, dressed in white aprons, walked up and down the tavern, snoring and drinking:
"What about the hot water, why hasn't the hot water come yet?"
"Clean up that corner, and the candlestick! Master Master said that everything that might be dirty must be wiped once! ”
“…… Aunt Millier, the mayor's family says that the high-purity grain wine they have hidden in their cellar is running out! ”
"You can't drink cold water, have you forgotten? Hurry up, you need hot water to boil the rhizomes of absinthe! ”
The women helped out in the makeshift pub, which had been turned into a medical clinic, while the men brought out the sleds and dogs, cleaned up the snow outside and the dirt under the snow, and knocked on the doors of every house to see if any unnoticed patients had been missed.
Little Hans was slapped on the head by an aunt and dragged away viciously, and little Lisa, believing that he would be taught enough lesson, grinned, lit a brazier under the eaves outside, and threw the cotton and silk into the fire with her own hands.
The fabrics that could have been dyed with color and turned into ribbons and lace on people's bodies disappeared into the fire, and little Lisa reluctantly withdrew her gaze, wiped her hands including her elbows with vinegar water as the Master said, and returned to the upper floor with a basin of hot water that had just been boiled.
The second floor is quiet.
Everyone in the townsfolk knew that the mage was making a magic potion on the third floor that could ward off the plague, and the second floor was a place for those who had been confirmed to be sick and were seriously ill.
No one dared to disturb the mage's work, only a few clever girls, including little Lisa, could stay on the second floor to look after the patients, and the third floor was a place where only little Lisa and her mother could go up, and little Lisa was very proud of it:
Although it is a bit unlucky for the tavern to be used as an isolation place for the sick, little Lisa is confident that the reputation of their gong and drummer tavern will be resounding throughout Lime County after the mage performs his magical spell to save their fellow villagers and the inhabitants of Rob City who look down on them!
There are only four rooms on the third floor, the master room where little Lisa's parents live, one room each for little Lisa and her brother, and a utility room, of which the master room and utility room are separated by a corridor from the other two rooms, the master room is the largest, which has been used as a temporary medicine room.
At this time, the door of the largest room was ajar, and little Lisa heard the sound of a conversation between the mage and her mother coming from inside.
“…… It's been the second day, and the men of our family and the mayor of the town have not come out since they entered the city......"
Little Lisa heard her mother's anxious voice, which seemed to mention the name of her father Hunter, and couldn't help but lean close to the door, wanting to hear it more clearly, when suddenly there was a commotion downstairs, and a loud and low voice was shouting something "back".
Soon Lisa saw the people who had returned, the mayor's youngest son, Eddie, rushing upstairs, and a few others following the sound of going upstairs.
But the footsteps were walking a few steps, and before they even went up to the second floor, they heard the forbidden sound of the girls on the second floor, and they stopped, only Eddie, who was in the lead, rushed up.
The blonde hair, which was admired by countless young girls in the town, was stuck to Eddie's forehead one by one, and when he came in the middle of winter, his face was covered with sweat, and his expression could not hide his panic.
Little Lisa subconsciously blocked the door, and Eddie hurriedly lowered her voice: "Master Mage!" I want to see the Master! ”
Before he could finish speaking, the door was already open, and a soft female voice came out: "Come in." ”
Lisa didn't have time to get out of the way, and Eddie couldn't wait to flash in, and even forgot to close the door, leaving a gap, so he shouted, "Master Mage, Master Mage!" My father and Daddy Hunter were detained by the lord of the city, Viscount Fendi! ”
"What!" Little Lisa's mother exclaimed.
Then, Lisa heard the soft voice of the mage and asked unhurriedly, "Your father didn't tell the lord of the city, but there is a mage in your town who can relieve the plague?" ”
The soft, calm voice seemed to soothe Add's uneasiness, and he paused for a moment before replying:
"The lord of the city does not believe in the occurrence of the epidemic at all, and my father and Daddy Hunter were detained by the city guards on charges of preparing lies and spreading rumors to intimidate the city lord."
"And how did you get out?"
"I didn't enter the city lord's mansion, my father paid a guard to send me a letter, asking me to go out of the city and come back to you immediately."
Eddie was very worried, as a commoner, the prestige of the lord Viscount Fendi is undoubtedly a mountain in the hearts of every lord, if it weren't for a mage as a psychological support, he might be caught when he learned the news, so as not to affect his family.
Swallowing his saliva, Add remembered something and added, "The gates were closed as soon as I left the city. ”
"Well, that means that it took nearly a day and a half for the city lord to confirm the facts after learning the news?" I only heard the soft female voice say lightly, "Hmph, it was originally just just in case, but I didn't expect that it would really, let me meet such a stupid and incompetent guy......"
Xiao Lisa was stunned, but she still subconsciously felt a faint coldness under the meaningful tone.
The other people inside and outside the room had already made their father stunned by the sudden bad news that the city lord had been imprisoned, and the simple townspeople reacted first, and they didn't even think to beg the mage to save them.
Instead, Lin An gently reassured them, "Don't worry, since the city gate is closed, someone will come to me soon." ”
A faint spell aura swept by, and Xiao Lisa suddenly felt that her flustered mood suddenly stabilized.
At this moment, there was a noise downstairs again, mixed with the screams of the aunts and the shouts of the men, and these sounds were all drowned out by the louder sound of going upstairs, and the sound of compact and heavy steps brought great pressure, making little Lisa's heart thump and speed up again.
"Where is the mage who spread rumors and intimidate the city lord! On the orders of the City Lord, follow us back to the City Lord's Mansion immediately, and maybe ask for your understanding! ”
A group of well-armoured soldiers with spears and guns appeared at the top of the staircase, their tall figures squeezing the not-so-narrow staircase so that it could barely throw light in, and on the front of the glossy armor was the family crest of the Fendi family, indicating that they were the most powerful armed forces under Rob City, the private soldiers of Viscount Fendi.
Of course, Lisa, who had never seen the world, couldn't tell the difference between the city guards and the private soldiers, and she had been frightened by the fierce eyes under the helmet of the private soldier captain who led the leader, and before she could scream, the private soldier captain had already grabbed her away and stepped into the door.
He didn't have time to see anything, the whole person had already popped backwards, if it weren't for the wooden door and wall on the opposite side of the door, I'm afraid it would have already risen into the air!
Of course, his fate was not much better, as a pile of tin cans rolled down the stairs like dominoes behind him, and the neck and chest of the private captain were at an eerie right angle, stuck between the walls and floors of the hallway.
Little Lisa was still reacting to the upheaval in front of her, and heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground in the room.
It seemed to be the muffled sound of flesh hitting the ground.
“…… So, this is your plan, to let the private soldiers attract my attention, while the mage enshrined by the Viscount is by the window, waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack? ”
It was still the faint female voice that sounded:
"Heh, if I'm just an ordinary mage who has just been promoted, this plan is still proper - yes, you have raised my expectations for the intelligence level of Lord Viscount."
(To be continued) RS