Chapter 14 Stepping on the Point
The next morning, Zhao Xiang walked out of the hotel with a temporary sketchpad and a small suitcase.
"Oh, Princip, where are you going?" Aunt Arthur was doing her crafts in the house, and when she heard the sound of the stairs, she raised her head, and when she saw Princip walking downstairs, she stretched her head out nervously, looked around to make sure there were no strangers, and then walked out of the house.
"I wanted to go to Chumurya Bridge to find some inspiration, I've heard that there are good places to visit." Zhao Xiang looked at Aunt Arthur with a smile on his face, this aunt is really a good person, and she is very concerned with herself.
Aunt Arthur walked out of the room, looked up at the outside of the house, and after confirming that it was safe, she pulled Zhao Xiang down in front of her: "Hey, didn't I tell you yesterday?" Don't go out lately, I heard that the Austro-Hungarian crown prince is coming to us, and the streets are now under martial law, so it's better not to go out. ”
Street gossip always comes quickly, Zhao Xiang knows history, so he knows that Ferdinand is coming to Sarajevo, but the residents of Sarajevo have already received the news in advance, and the Sarajevo government has not officially released the news.
Zhao Xiang nodded: "Thank you, Aunt Arthur, but I just went out for a walk and looked for some inspiration, and nothing should happen." ”
Aunt Arthur looked at it, and after knowing that she couldn't persuade Lin Qing, she nodded helplessly: "Pay attention to yourself, don't target those black dogs, if they want to trouble you, you give them some money, they especially like to extort money from others." ”
"I made a note of it, Aunt Arthur!" Zhao Xiang nodded and walked out of the door of the hotel.
The Chumurya Bridge is a little distance from the hotel, and the transportation system is very underdeveloped at this time, so you can only rely on the strength of your own feet to walk slowly.
However, Zhao Xiang did not go directly to the Chumurya Bridge, and first went to the post office building not far away.
In this era, the banking system is not very developed, generally speaking, it is connected with the post office, Zhao Xiang's cash has been used for fun, he needs to take out a little, and his mail weapon has also arrived, he needs to take it out.
Although he already has a weapon in his hand, the Mauser 1910 that Kaplov gave him before is a pocket pistol, which is very small and suitable for self-defense.
Along the way, Zhao Xiang slowly walked on the streets of Sarajevo with a suitcase, and now the streets of Sarajevo are still a little chaotic, the streets are very chaotic, and garbage and dirty water can be seen everywhere.
However, it may be because Ferdinand is about to visit, some cleaners appeared on the street and began to clean the streets, but the garbage accumulated over the years is too much, and even if someone cleans, there is still no sign of improvement, and the streets are still full of sewage.
At present, Europe is still in the stage of civilization, and has not yet evolved from barbarians, and public toilets have not yet been popularized, and public health is still in the barbaric era, and there is no awareness of this at all.
Zhao Xiang saw that someone on this side had just been cleaned, and on the other side, someone was standing on the wall to defecate openly, and the people around him didn't feel any situation at all, this situation is very common, generally speaking, only nobles can afford to use the bathroom now, and then push back a few decades, in France, there is only one bathroom in the Palace of Versailles, only the king can use it, and the usual palace maids and guards are open to defecate.
Crossing two roads, Zhao Xiang came to the post and telecommunications building in Sarajevo.
When I arrived in the city center, the sanitary environment began to change a little bit, at least it was much better than before, there was no garbage everywhere, and the pungent smell disappeared.
It took twenty minutes for Zhao Xiang to take out what he had mailed and took out one kilogram of Lang, which was enough for him to use during this time.
After making sure that no one was following him, Zhao Xiang slowly walked into a family hotel closest to Chumurya Bridge, and looked up to see the Ruilia Family Hotel.
"Hello sir, do you want to stay in the hotel?" As soon as I entered the store, I heard a rough female voice.
The layout is similar to that of Aunt Arthur's house, there is a small room after entering the door, where you can see all the people entering and leaving the room, and it is also the bedroom of the hotel people.
Zhao Xiang nodded: "Yes, I need a room, well, it's best to be a room on the third floor, I'm a painter and want to collect style." Is there a room on the third floor? ”
"Oh, then, the room on the third floor is always free, but little painter, can you paint a self-portrait of Sister Ruilia first?" Said that he was standing beside Zhao Xiang with a smile on his face, and kept blinking his eyes.
Zhao Xiang smiled in his heart, this Ruilia's temptation is really a bit low-level, although there is a smile on her face, but the distrust on her face is clearly written.
It's no wonder that Relia is jealous, since the Austro-Hungarian Empire annexed Bosnia, the whole of Sarajevo has been filled with members of the Bosnian YMCA.
Some Sarajevo people are very welcome to the Bosnian YMCA, not only for them to provide financial support, but also to provide a place to hide, and at the same time very hateful of the Austro-Hungarian people, just like Aunt Arthur, who belongs to the Bosnian YMCA, so when Old John interrogated Zhao Xiang, he worked very hard to cover for Zhao Xiang.
There are also those who support the Bosnian YMCA, and there are those who oppose these people, who think that these are chaotic parties, and they go to great lengths to get rid of them, and it is clear that this Relia is such a person.
When he heard that Zhao Xiang said that he was a painter, his eyes had already begun to wander, Sarajevo is a city with good scenery, located near the upper reaches of the Bosna River, surrounded by mountains, and often painters come to Sarajevo to collect style, which is not enough for Ruilia to suspect Zhao Xiang's identity is because Zhao Xiang is too clean, and almost every painter will have some quirks.
After all, he is engaged in art, and there is always a gap between him and ordinary people, but Zhao Xiang's current appearance looks no different from ordinary people, he is meticulous, and the student looks more like a painter, so Ruilia wants to test and see if Zhao Xiang can really paint.
Zhao Xiang nodded, gently put the picture in his hand, walked to the sofa in the hotel hall, opened his box, slowly took out various things such as paintbrushes and drawing paper and slowly put them away, and couldn't help but rush to rejoice, fortunately, he had studied sketching for a period of time before, otherwise he didn't know how to get by.