Chapter 18 Return
In the morning, the city of Santos is full of the smell of milk, which is one of the characteristics of this place, because the common people have limited conditions and cannot preserve milk, goat's milk, etc., so it will be processed into cheese, the general aristocracy will not eat this thing, and people here do not drink fresh milk.
Luther walked around the city with his feet on the smooth stone pavement, and he shook his head when he looked at the stones under his feet, the stone slabs on the ground had long since been broken by the long bearing of carriages and pedestrians, and the pieces were embedded in the ground.
Anyway, I have to wait for the reply of the old Count Santos today, so Luther, who has nothing to do, can only come out to pass the time and take a look at Santos City by the way.
Yesterday after the meal, he asked the old earl about the magician, and learned that it was indeed as Baron Corsel said, so most of the problems he was most worried about had been solved, and the rest was as long as the people behind the other party did not make much movement.
"Freshly baked bread, just baked. ”
"Honey, honey from the southern forests. ”
"Cheese, cheaper, two copper cakes. ”
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Luther, dressed in civilian clothes, was followed by the knights Dudley and Artes, both of whom were also dressed in the same way and followed him not far away, and they did not understand the behavior of the Earl, what was there to see in such a remote city, wasn't it almost the same everywhere? and this kind of dress was undignified.
On both sides of the road, except for those who can afford to open shops, they are basically ordinary people who come out to do business, carrying baskets or large wooden barrels made of bamboo and rattan, and the goods for sale are inside, and only a sample is held in the hand for people to see.
The various goods looked very tempting, especially the cheese, and just as Luther was about to pay, Canadian Solar behind him walked up to him and whispered, "Lord Count, you have been targeted by two pickpockets, do you need to dispose of it?"
"No, if they don't have long eyes. Luther whispered back and crouched down in front of a small vendor and asked the cheese seller, "How much is a piece?"
"One piece of two copper coins, two pieces of three copper coins. ”
Hearing this, Luther laughed, it seems that the people here are not stupid, they know the truth of small profits and quick turnover.
"Well, take a piece. ”
Luther's actions disappointed the woman opposite, who thought that someone would buy more, but she only bought one piece.
Luther also saw the disappointment in the other party's eyes, but he really didn't care, because he felt that buying a piece was clear that the other party had made more money, and he didn't have anything to put cheese in, so he had to hand it over to Canadian Solar behind him.
This guy just finished talking and simply followed him all the time, and the two pickpockets just now were also interested when they saw that he only took out a few copper cakes.
Children are easier hands, but it's okay to add a guy who doesn't look too easy to mess with, after all, it doesn't seem to be too rich to make a deal.
Canadian Solar didn't know what to do when he took the cheese, and he didn't bring anything to put it in, so he had to hold it in his hand after thinking about it.
He walked around noon before he returned to Santos Castle with the two knights, and at this time the old Santos was not in the castle and did not know where he had gone.
It wasn't until the evening that old Santos came back and called Luther to talk, and Luther, who was idle and bored, hurriedly packed up and walked towards the hall.
"Little Sears, your guess is right, Count Bella is really ready to meddle in this matter, in order to test the old nobles, but there are already people over there who have dealt with it, and they can't send troops except for the support of gold coins. ”
But it's okay to only have gold coins, at least it doesn't directly break the rules of the game.
"Thank you for your help, and may the friendship between the Sears and Santos families live forever. ”
Luther greeted the old man slightly, and the old man smiled when he heard this, but did not speak, and pointed to his seat and motioned for him to sit down.
Then the old man curiously asked again about the city planning and the way to make food more abundant, Luther had to smile and explain roughly, after all, these things must have a detailed plan, and it is not clear to say directly, so Luther promised that after the Sears family drove the foreign enemy out of the territory, he would send a letter, and a complete explanation would be attached at that time.
The next morning, a team of nearly 600 people set off at dawn, and they set off so early for fear of trouble going out of the city, and secondly, they were worried about the situation at home, after all, they had been out for more than ten days and didn't know what was going on with Searsburg.
Among the knights lent to him by the Santos family, there is no strength that has reached the level of a big knight, but there is also a knight commander, and this knight commander is not a regular kind but a squad leader, to put it bluntly, he is a squad leader.
This also made Luther a little disappointed, it seems that the old buckle is the old buckle, and he is not willing to borrow some good ones, and he is not as generous as Baron Kosel.
In fact, he misunderstood, after all, there would be casualties if he lent out to fight, and unlike Baron Cosel's gamble, the Santos family still has to manage their own city, which will definitely minimize the danger.
After leaving the city, the team was divided into four parts, with the knights of the Santos family leading the way, followed by the men brought by Luther, then the carriages, and finally the soldiers and supplies.
Since the infantry would slow down the journey, Luther had them all put on leggings, and although they didn't know what it meant, they obediently did so.
Along the way, Luther bought all the rations from Santos, which were basically dried meat cheese and some brown bread.
So the last side should be the soldiers on both sides guarding the wagons pulling goods in the middle.
Luther was speechless for a moment at the thought that Count Santos would have to charge himself for such a small thing, and that you were taking advantage of it.
"Canadian Solar, what do you think will happen if these 550 people are not returned to old Santos?
Luther looked at the soldiers behind him a little slyly, and then asked the driving Maclar.
"Don't talk nonsense, Lord Count, this kind of well-trained soldier, Lord Santos, will not give up unless all of them are killed.
But even then, you'll have to pay a large amount of money. ”
"Cut, if it doesn't work, forget it, isn't it easy to want people?
Old Santos is too picky, and the dinner is terrible, look at my Searsburg, this time it must be smooth. ”
As the stone that was pressed in Luther's heart was also put down, his personality became cheerful again, and from time to time words that not understood by Alexander came out, and he became fond of jokes.
As an American solar, who is not very different in age, it must be the best to see such an easy earl to get along with, although sometimes it is a little out of harmony and not majestic, but it is precisely because of this that he feels a little fond of such an earl.