Mary Lafitte was sad.

My mother died last month, and my uncle set off to St. Han to find his father, but he encountered three robberies on the way, and almost died, so he was so frightened that he rushed back.

The country is going to be in chaos.

The uncle sighed like this, did not go out to announce the news again, and organized the village people to help bury his mother.

From the perspective of ordinary people, Uncle did the right thing.

But for Mary, she felt very bad, she was too young, she only thought that the uncle was very timid, and she was very domineering to prevent herself from going.

She knew the way to St. Khan, and she used to draw a map of St. Khan under her mother's instructions.

As for whether it is accurate or not, she has not experimented, but she has a mysterious confidence.

It's a pity that she couldn't leave under the obstruction of her uncle.

After ten days of sullen life, Mary sat on the bed as usual, her little feet dangling outside the bed, thinking about how to get out of her uncle's control.

There is only one chance, and if she fails, she will definitely be locked in her home.

You have to think of a foolproof solution.

She held her chin in her hand, her little head turned, and she sighed softly when she didn't get the plan she wanted.

At this moment, a familiar and hateful voice was heard outside.

"Come out, everybody, there's a guy here saying strange things."

Mary blinked, her hands propped on the edge of the bed and she jumped off, the numbness surging from her legs to her brain like electricity, she shook her body, and ran out the door with her feet up.

Everyone in the village gathered at the entrance of the village, gathered in a circle, and she couldn't see the strange person at all, who was so short.

She rushed over, relying on her small stature, and squeezed into the crowd, and the words of the adults naturally came to her ears.

"The man's hair is purple, why are his eyes black?"

"It looks weird."

"You really don't know, most of the people on the big business's side are black-eyed, this guy should be a businessman."

The person who said this was smart-looking, not tall, with short purple hair like the hair on the back of a hedgehog standing up, and thick hands and feet, fully interpreting the meaning of the four words short and concise.

That's John.

Aside from her father, she was the most learned man in the village, having traveled with caravans to Portugal and then returned to the village to hunt.

It is said that he is tired of wandering in the outside world, and he feels that he is not as sure as hunting in the mountains.

Mary had a good impression of John, who would always say things outside and make her feel that the other party knew a lot, which was awesome.

And then thinking that his father is working outside, he will definitely be more informed.

So, she loved talking to this uncle.

"Big business? I've heard people say it's a very powerful country, why is he here? By the way, he also took out a wet piece of paper for me to eat. ”

The uncle's expression was stunned, obviously shocked by the custom of eating paper in big merchants.

John, who was the most well-informed man in the village, touched his chin and asked, "Eat paper?" This...... I haven't heard of it, so let me check it out. ”

He waved away from the crowd and walked over, took the wet paper from the big businessman's hand, and he pretended to look at it for a while, judging from the feeling that the paper was not tasty at all, and threw it back in disgust, and shook his head again.

He would behave like this, naturally he had never seen a silver ticket.

He is a caravan handyman, who is entitled to see silver tickets.

Mary glanced over as the crowd parted.

The foreign visitor was handsome, his clothes were kept in a semi-wet state, his long broken hair was a little sticky, and his obsidian eyes were extremely clear, and he was not a bad person at first glance.

doesn't look like an uncle, his face is full of meat, and he is not a good person at first glance.

Mary's eyes rolled, maybe this was a good opportunity.

She shouted, "Wait, brave traveler. ”

As she spoke, she squeezed out, trotted over, grabbed the corner of the other's clothes and walked back.

"Croak," said the merchant, looking delighted.

Unfortunately, Mary couldn't understand half of the sentence, and could only roughly guess that she should be praising herself.

The uncle rushed out and stopped in front of her, looking angry: "Mary, how can you take an outsider home casually? ”

Mary puffed up her little chest and said with a heartfelt voice, "I will take this man to St. Han." ”

Uncle almost slapped him, "You are a ten-year-old little hairy child, and you want to lead the way for a foreigner?" I don't allow it! ”

Mary glared and roared back: "Uncle is too timid to go to St. Han, I won't!" I am the daughter of the mountain, and I have nothing to fear. ”

The uncle's face was blue and purple, and his teeth were almost crushed, as if he were an enraged lion.

Immediately, he let go of his hand, and his tense muscles relaxed, and he said dejectedly: "Little Mary, you don't know, how chaotic it is outside, law and order, those no longer exist, the government is smashed, thieves, robbers are everywhere. ”

"I'm not afraid!" Mary's voice was powerful.

John stepped forward, waved his hand to stop the uncle from continuing to speak, and said with a smile: "Forget it, it's useless for you to say, let me accompany Mary to St. Rare Jack." There is really any danger on the road, I can take her away, the merchant is an outsider after all, I can't believe it. ”

Mary shook her head and said firmly, "He must be taken with him, lest Uncle John repent." ”

John touched his nose and nodded helplessly, thinking that if it was too late, he left the merchant.

Most of the time, people judge a person by their appearance.

In Mary's eyes, Shi Qing is a good person who is harmless to humans and animals.

In John's eyes, Shi Qing's small body, he can fight five by himself, and it is purely a drag on him.

Shi Qing couldn't understand what they were saying, so he could only guess from his expressions, it was estimated that a consensus had been reached, and it was the little girl who won.

"Let's go, let's go eat first," Mary looked up and said, then pulled Shi Qing forward.

He didn't resist and walked in the direction of the other party.

After a while, he sat in the living room of Mary's house, and looked at the table with a rich set of meat, pheasants and hares.

He touched Mary's head and said, "Thank you for your hospitality." ”

Even though the other party didn't understand, he politely thanked him.

Mary shook off his hand, turned and ran into the house.

A little later, Mary ran out, carrying a blue bag and a map in her hand.

Shi Qing, who was feasting, stopped eating, his hands and mouth were not wiped with oil, and he stared at the little guy below, not knowing why.

Mary walked to his feet, stretched out her hand to point at him, then to herself, and then patted the map in her hand, and said: "You must be lost here, St. Han is the center of Guratun, as long as you get there, someone will definitely say something about you, and it is convenient to ask for directions." ”

Mary's village was small, and it was usually invisible to outsiders, but now she can see it, and nine times out of ten it is the reason for getting lost.

Shi Qing blinked, looked at her, and then looked at the bag and map, and suddenly it turned out that it was a child who wanted to play at home.

That map is supposed to be a treasure map.

However, the painting is really in line with the painting style of elementary school students, crooked.

Shi Qing sighed in his heart, did not refuse, and nodded.

This country doesn't collect cash tickets, he is embarrassed to eat for nothing, and he won't waste much time playing with children for a while.

Mary felt a little proud of her wit, and even different languages could not stop her intelligible gestures.