Chapter 125: The Inn District
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Curly Kleroux and Skinny Wilson, like Souwell, were both Norwich civilians.
However, Curly Klerroux's family was a garment shop, and Wilson's family was a perfume shop, and the families and relatives of the dignitaries and wealthy merchants in these two places were more in contact with each other, so the sources were wider than his family's blacksmith shop.
However, the more unified feature of the three is that they are not the eldest sons, so the possibility of the three inheriting the family business is extremely low. All three have the same goal, they all have the same goal in life, they all have lawyers as their life goals.
Besides, what kind of hoes are there in his blacksmith shop, helping the horses of the caravan to beat horseshoes, and there are a lot of trivial things in the commoners' house, and besides, who is in the mood to talk in that hot and dead place!
"Let's talk about the specifics! Wilson, I'd like to know more! ”
In a hurry, Sowel tugged at Wilson's arm and urged the companion to question.
"Alright, alright, that's enough!" Wilson rolled his eyes helplessly at Suwell, then said.
"It all started with the abolition of the borough of London a month ago......
"So, the whole of England, you and I, as well as Kreru, can directly pass the exam and become an official on horseback and in a car!"
"Instead of needing any local prestige, the nobleman's recommendation!"
"Hey! Souvel, Kreroux, what kind of house do you say I will live in when I become an official? How much of a dowry wife? ”
"Hey! Souvel, Kreroux. ”
Wilson, who was in a reverie, called out for a moment, but without waiting for his partner's answer, then turned his head to look.
At this time, both of his companions were smiling, daydreaming the same as him.
"Hey! Alright, you guys are all right, in three days, let's go to London together! ”
Pushing the two of them back, Wilson said in a friendly tone.
"Hey! Wilson, you don't have enough money, you want to rub us! ”
Suvier and Curly Kleru took a step back and said with a look of disdain.
"Hey! What a rub! The relationship between the few of us, do you still have to be so outside? ”
Wilson looked hurt and said pitifully.
"If you catch up with the two of us, I'll lend you some money!"
With that, Suvier took Kreru's hand and began to run.
Wilson was stunned for a moment, then took a step forward and chased after him shouting.
The three of them ran for a while, and after separating at another intersection, they each returned home.
Sowel's father was a blacksmith, so his family lived in what the Norwich people jokingly called Blacksmith's Street.
Even though the sun was about to set now, walking on this street, Suwell felt that the temperature had instantly reached the noon level, and the brightness was still very high, which did not prevent him from seeing the road.
"Suvier, I'm back from reading!" On the side of the road, a middle-aged man who was drinking water greeted him.
"Yes, it's back!" Suvier answered as he walked.
Then, the voices of Suvier on both sides of the street came and went, and the street, which was originally only the sound of iron, suddenly became lively.
Suvier responded one by one, without a hint of boredom on his face.
"You see, how polite Suvir is! No wonder the whole street loves him! ”
The first strong man who greeted Suvier took a sip of water and casually sighed at the equally strong woman beside him.
"Yes, it's a pity that his body is too thin to be a blacksmith, otherwise our daughter would have married him!"
The woman was five big and three thick, her palms were covered with calluses, and she also had a bucket waist, which was the common appearance of the blacksmith's daughter.
Such a figure not only makes girls good at housework, but also can help when necessary, and some women can even strike iron than men.
"Yes! It's a pity, let's not talk about it, let's work overtime, hurry up and get these horseshoes, and we're going to get them tomorrow! ”
"Alright, let's get started!"
The man and woman picked up the hammer together and walked in again.
Sowel didn't know that someone was talking about him behind him, and after walking for a while, he arrived at his home.
Not unlike the other iron shops, there was a flag with a hammer on it outside the door, and when you walked inside, you were greeted by a wave of heat, and two stout men were clanging and banging by the fire.
His father Will was a little gray-haired, and the younger one was his older brother Little Will.
The two were immersed in the joy of labor, and did not care about Suville's return.
Bypassing the fire, Suvier saw the kitchen and saw his mother washing the clothes of father and son.
"Mother!" Suvier exclaimed.
"Oh! It's Suvir, I'm back from reading, I'm ready to eat! ”
Suvel's mother, who was also a big figure, said with a doting smile.
"Yes, I'll be ready right away!" With that, Suvier went back to his room, thinking about how to convince his father to let him go to London.
In the evening, the family gathers at the table, and since the family is relatively wealthy, they have not only a grilled fish on the table, but also a pot of soup, radish and cabbage and mushrooms, and a delicious soup stewed together.
Although the bread is all black, there is no sawdust or stone in it, and the color is not too dark.
He tore a piece of black bread in front of him into pieces and threw it into his bowl full of soup, and only when the bread slowly softened did Suvier scoop it up with a wooden spoon and put it in his mouth.
"Father, I'm going to London, and I hope you and my brother will understand me!"
When everyone was almost finished, Suvier began to tell his father and brother what he had heard.
"Suvier, go, I'm sure you can, our Smith family depends on you!"
After hearing the news, his father's dark face thought for a moment, and then said in a decisive manner.
"Yes, Suvier, I support you to go, after you pass the exam, I can show off that I have a younger brother who is an official!"
His older brother, Will Jr., like his father, had a bronzed body and strong muscles, inversely proportional to Souwell's thin stature, and he looked extremely strong. No wonder those nobles like blacksmiths, they are good materials for soldiers!
Little Will was not bad to Sowell, not only because he was the youngest in the family, but especially because he did not threaten the family property at all.
Old Will was very happy about Little Will's support, but his wife's face was a little ugly.
"Souvel, when are you leaving?" Sowel's mother asked with a concerned look on her face, and there seemed to be more wrinkles on her face.
"Three days later, I'll go with Kleroux and Wilson!"
"Haha, Suwell, strive to be a big official, and our Smith family will also be high-class people in the future!"
Old Will seemed to think of something wonderful, and couldn't control his laughter anymore.
A dinner ended in such a pleasant atmosphere.
Three days later, Souvel rented a carriage with Klerroux, Wilson, and the three of them, and set out on a long journey.
More than 140 kilometers, about 90 miles, the three of them sat for three days, and finally arrived in London on March 19.
"Three gentlemen, London has arrived!" The coachman was a thirty-year-old man with a very loud voice.
Hearing the sound, the three of them hurriedly lifted the curtain of the carriage and swept it with curious eyes.
In front of the carriage was a large and crowded river, the River Thames, which was the main transport artery of the city. Royal flat-bottomed barges, large cargo ships and people's boats weave through the river, turning the expansive river into a wealth artery in an instant.
To cross the Thames, pedestrians on land must cross London Bridge, and horse-drawn carriages like Sowel's party are waiting in line, waiting in long queues.
Of course, it was the ordinary people who were waiting here, and the rich had already crossed the river by ferry.
Built around the end of the 12th century, London Bridge is a 20-stone arch deck with two rows of houses, leaving only a narrow passage for pedestrians and vehicles.
And not far from the Thames, Sauvel saw the ancient St. Paul's Cathedral on the top of a hill to the east of the Ruud Gate.
The three of them looked at the cathedral like a star-studded arch, and immediately bowed their heads and prayed.
It took a while for the trio's carriage to slowly pass through London Bridge.
The carriage finally stopped somewhere, but to their surprise, it was not a carriage shop, but a place that resembled an inn area.
Not only is the ground clean here, but there is not a bit of rubbish at all, which is very different from Norwich.
What surprised them even more was that there were some people wearing brooms on the side of the road who were holding brooms to clean up the garbage that had fallen to the ground.
In this bizarre place, there are dozens of wooden double-storey inns, although each inn looks like a new one on the surface, but it is very lively with people coming and going.
This is a plot of land that Mayor William bought on purpose, thus creating an inn area in London.
Although he didn't understand what Edward meant, he adhered to the principle that His Majesty did the right thing.
He reluctantly set aside two hundred pounds from the originally meagre finances, sent people to build a dozen simple two-story inns, and then found some idle unemployed people, and the famous inn district of London came out.
When he was ready to lose money, who knows, people from other places began to move in in an endless stream, and soon, more than a dozen inns began to be in short supply, and in less than a week, he recovered the cost.
Just as he was happily preparing to build an inn, the merchants of London had already smelled this business opportunity and began to build an inn next to it, doubling the size of the original inn.
Su Wei and the three of them looked at the lively and noisy inn in front of them, and the three of them couldn't help but look at each other with their eyes, and then found a family together and walked in.