Chapter 99: The Boy and the Blacksmith
Willy nodded when he heard this.
There was certainly no way this man would stay in Tunzi, even if he had a child. Fandoutun is not a relief center, so how can it be possible to casually bring in the displaced people from outside.
Willy listened and didn't want to linger, but his keen hearing allowed him to catch the man's pleading.
"Please, let me stay, I used to be a blacksmith, and I have a good craft, and I can be responsible for making farm tools in the tunzi. I don't want to be paid, I just want to be able to give me and my children a bite to eat. ”
The man's voice trembled, and his tone was a humble, plea.
"Blacksmith?"
Willy's heart moved.
It seems that the other day, Lake was complaining about the lack of a blacksmith in the tun.
"Let's go, go over and have a look. ”
Velli changed his mind.
The man was surrounded by the tun people, and Willy didn't deliberately move forward, just glanced inside from the outside of the crowd.
It was a man in his thirties, unkempt and ragged, even though it was already such a cold weather, he was only wearing two layers of single clothes, only these were worn, even if it was Willy, he would feel cold.
The man knelt on the ground, his eyes full of struggle and desire for survival, and he folded his hands and pleaded with old Joel and the people beside him.
Beside the man, followed a boy of six or seven years old, who was also dressed in tatters, but he was tightly wrapped, and a thick adult cotton coat wrapped him from head to toe.
This is supposed to be the man wrapping his cotton clothes around his body.
The little boy calmly looked at everything in front of him, his dirty face, a pair of clear and bright eyes looked particularly special, he did not cry, he did not make a sound, but stood quietly by his father's side, as if waiting for the next drive of the tun people.
When he saw the boy, there was a hint of surprise in Willy's eyes.
The feeling that this boy gave him was very peculiar. There was no timidity, no fear, no extravagance in his eyes, as if nothing existed.
"We're sorry, but we can't take you in. ”
Old York's eyes flashed with a hint of reluctance, but he still chose to refuse.
It is impossible for Fandoutun to adopt homeless people, and once this opening is opened, it will be impossible to control it at all in the future.
The last glimmer of hope in the man's eyes was shattered, and he wept bitterly, his eyes full of despair.
He and his son hadn't had a full meal for a long time, and they had wandered from afar, just picking wild vegetables for food all the way, and occasionally catching a mouse, all of which were wonderful meals. But as the weather gradually turns colder, the rats no longer come out of their burrows, and even the wild vegetables that they depend on for survival have withered and turned away, which has pushed them to a dead end.
The man knelt on the spot, his expression blank, and beside him, the little boy gently tugged at the corner of his father's clothes.
"Let's go. ”
There was not a trace of ripple in his voice, and he was not affected by his father's emotions at all.
When the man heard his son's voice, he was suddenly stunned, and then kowtowed to Old York again: "Kind old man, if you don't want me, can you keep this child." You can dictate to him, let him do as much work as he wants, and he will not complain, as long as you can give him a bite to eat. ”
Old York's brows were tightened, his face was not good-looking, taking in the homeless, this kind of thing can't be decided by himself at all, this is the power of the Tun Chief.
He gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly, "I'm sorry, we can't take you in, even if it's just this child." But I can give you something to eat, and you can find a way to survive somewhere else. ”
Old Joel no longer looked at the man's pained expression, and he turned to look for Arden to go home and get something to eat, when he suddenly saw Willy behind the crowd.
"Master Tun. ”
Old Joel hurriedly saluted Willy.
The other residents only then noticed that Willy was approaching, and hurriedly bowed to Willy.
A gap broke out in the crowd, flashing Willy out.
"You're a blacksmith?"
Willy stepped forward and glanced casually at his palm.
In addition to chilblains, there were half-amputated fingers, obvious bone misalignment, and thick muscles in the wrists.
These traits are similar to Uncle Whoopi in Xiangguo Village.
"Yes, I used to run a blacksmith shop. ”
Seeing that this young man, who was respectfully called Tun Elder, took the initiative to ask himself, the man hurriedly responded, with hope in his tone.
"Why did you become an outcast?"
Willy glanced at the child, who was also looking at him, but still had no mood swings, not even curiosity about strangers.
"When I was striking iron, I took on a task to repair the weapon, but because of my mistake, the weapon was damaged by me, and I paid a large sum of money far more than the value of the weapon, but the man still did not forgive, he was the younger brother of the mayor of the town, forced me to sell all the family property, and brought people to threaten to take the lives of me and my children, I could not afford to offend, so I had to be forced to leave. We fled all the way, and we were afraid that we would be followed by him, so we had to flee here. ”
The corners of the man's eyes twitched as he spoke of this painful memory.
Willy nodded slightly, he observed the man's expression, combined with his words, this was most likely not lying.
These guys, who serve the aristocracy closely, are even more excessively than the aristocracy in many cases. Even in Diamond Town, there are such people, but it doesn't involve himself, and Willy has no excuse to be a so-called good person.
The man looked anxiously at Willy, waiting for the young chief's decision. Having lost his original identity, it was difficult for him to be contained in other places, and now that there was really no way out, he made a final attempt.
Wiley's words basically determined the life and death of him and his children.
"Stay. ”
Vailly made a decision.
I just took this opportunity to meet a blacksmith shop in Tunzi, he didn't want money, as long as he ate, it was also the infrastructure of Fandoutun.
Next, as long as you find yourself a merchant who is in the iron ore business, they will happily sell the fine iron stone to themselves at a low price.
To the southwest of Diamondtown, there is a small iron ore mine that is an important source of income for Baron Kells. These iron ore merchants can only get the right to buy if they have a good relationship with the people in the town office. As the second-in-command of the pro-soldier team, Willy can naturally enjoy the treatment of being stammered by them.
"Thank you!
The man kowtowed vigorously, and he was about to faint with happiness.
Willy grabbed the man and turned to look at the boy beside him.
The boy looked at Willy as well, knowing that his father and himself were saved, but his eyes were still calm like a deep lake.
Willy touched the boy's head.
"What's your name?"