When Tang Zhangwei was desperately searching for those gold mines and gem mines, a snow giant bear appeared.

Before, people didn't care about this kind of news because they felt that it was far away. However, now the bear did not come alone, it had brought its two children with it.

The snow bear was followed by the Arctic wolves, which were even more terrifying than the bear.

Tang Zhangwei had to organize his men to deal with the giant bear, and in the giant bear's food chain, the garbage of Lingbei Province was one of them.

However, in order to welcome Tang Zhangwei's arrival, those local officials organized the people of Lingbei Province to bury the garbage, so that the giant bear came to offend humans because of hunger.

"Sophia? Semenovna, first of all, please apologize on my behalf to the honorable Lingtang...... Like, that's it, right? Katerina? Ivanovna is your stepmother, right? "Peter? Petrovic spoke in a solemn manner, but quite kindly.

It seems that he harbors the friendliest intentions.

"That's it, it's like this; She's my stepmother," Sonia replied timidly and hurriedly.

"Well, then please convey my apologies to her, I can't go to the house to eat pancakes because I can't be my master...... That is, I can't go to the banquet, although Lingtang kindly invited me. ”

"Okay; I'll go and say; Here it goes," Sonechka hurriedly got up from her chair.

"I'm not done yet," Peter? Petrovich kept her, because she was so naïve and impolite, and smiled slightly, "Sophia? Semenovna, if you think that for the sake of such a trivial matter, which concerns me alone, you should trouble you to invite a girl like you to me, then you don't know me very well. I have other purposes. ”

Sonia sat down hurriedly again. The bills that had not yet been taken from the table, twenty-five rubles a piece, and a hundred rubles a piece, broke into her eyes again, and she quickly turned her face away, and looked up at Peter? Petrovic: She suddenly felt, especially her, that it was very inappropriate to look at other people's money. She had turned her gaze to Peter? Petrovich held the golden long-handled glasses in his left hand, but at the same time he also saw the ring on the finger of this hand, which was large, heavy, and set with a yellow gemstone, which was very beautiful,—— but she suddenly looked away from the ring, and did not know where to look, and finally had to stare at Peter intently? Petrovic's eyes. He was silent for a moment, even more solemnly than before, and then continued:

"Yesterday I had the opportunity to drop by and Katerina? Ivanovna said two words, and only two words were enough to understand that at the moment she was in a kind of-

Abnormal state, if I may say so......"

"Yes...... It's abnormal," Sonia hurriedly chimed in.

"Or to put it simply, to put it mildly, she is sick."

"Yes, plain and clear,...... Yes, she is sick. ”

"That's true! So, out of a sense of humanity and—and—and, so to speak, and compassion, I wanted to do something good for her, having foreseen her inevitable and unfortunate fate. It seems that this extremely poor family is now completely dependent on you. ”

"Excuse me," Sonia stood up suddenly, "didn't you tell her yesterday that it was possible to get a pension?" Because she told me yesterday that you have already started campaigning for her and trying to get her pension. Is this true? ”

"Absolutely not, in a way, it's even ridiculous. I am only hinting that as the widow of an official who died during his tenure of office, it is possible to receive a temporary allowance,—— which must be done,—— yet it seems that the late Ling Zun not only has not yet completed his service, but has not even served at all in the recent period. In short, even if there is hope, there is little hope, because in this case there is practically no right to the subsidy, or even the opposite...... But she's already trying to get the shirt, hey-hey-hey! Where did this lady go! ”

"Yes, she wants a pension...... Because she is gullible, kind-hearted, and because she is so good-hearted, she believes everything, and ...... And...... And...... She doesn't have a big head...... This one...... Yes...... I beg your pardon," Sonia said, getting up again to leave.

"I'm sorry, you haven't listened to me yet."

"Yes, I didn't finish it." Sonia muttered.

"Sit down, then."

Sonia was embarrassed to sit down again, and this was the third time.

"Seeing her in such a situation, with a few poor children, as I have already said, I have the heart to do what is good for her, which is what I can do, and that's it. For example, you can raise money for her, or, let's say, run a raffle...... Or something like that,—— in similar situations, relatives and friends, even outsiders, in short, anyone who is willing to help, often does this. That's what I'm going to tell you. And it's possible. ”

"Yes, okay...... For this, may God bless you......" Sonia stared at Peter? Petrovic, whispered indistinctly.

"It's possible, though...... We'll ...... that later. That is, you can get started today. We'll meet again in the evening to discuss, so to speak, and lay the groundwork for this. Please come back to me at seven o'clock. I hope, Andrey? Semenovic also participated...... But...... There is a situation here, which must be explained in detail beforehand. It is for this reason that I alarm you, Sophia? Semenovna, please come to me. Specifically, my opinion is, can't give the money to Katerina? Ivanovna,

"He said, emphasizing the last three words. "It is

Why, besides, especially according to your opinion, oh! Your insights are still getting in the way, very much! Let's say, for example, how excited you are by yesterday's setbacks, "Good Andrey? Semenovich sighed and said again, to Peter? Petrovich was doubly fond of it, "What is this family affair, what is the use of this legal marriage to you, noblest and dearest Peter?" Petrovic? Why do you have to get married

It became incredible, and even the name cuckold disappeared completely. On the contrary, your wife is only trying to prove to you how much she respects you, thinks that you will not oppose her happiness, and that she is so conscious that she will not take revenge on her for having a new husband. Hell, sometimes I dream that if I get married, phew! If I'm married

(End of chapter)