Chapter 0003: Friar
In the wee hours of the night, the streets on the outskirts of Bain were empty, and a layer of snow about five centimeters thick had accumulated on the surface of the road.
The gas street lamps illuminate the white snow, and the reflected light makes the dark city a little brighter.
In this world, the outskirts of the city at night are relatively dangerous, and there have been five mysterious disappearances in the vicinity recently.
Su Ge took Erha down the street in his memory, and soon came to a somewhat dilapidated one-piece apartment on the outskirts of the western part of the city.
It was a four-story apartment that had been around for some years, the walls had turned black, the wooden window frames were a little rotten, and the glass was covered in dust.
Suge's home is on the fourth floor.
His parents, who had moved from the countryside to the city relatively early, were just in time for the policy reforms of the time and were given the opportunity to buy a house that was more than 20 years old.
Two simple peasants got up early in the dark, smashed pots and sold iron, and bought a house.
Suge remembers vaguely from memory that when he was a child, he ate half a year of black bread full of sake lees in order to buy this house.
However, Suge was also very happy at that time, because they finally had a house in the city, which was much more comfortable than living in the humble dormitory of the factory.
Touching his trouser pocket, Suge took out a bunch of keys, opened the iron door outside, and walked up the iron staircase in front of the apartment.
Holding on to the handle, he walked with difficulty to the corridor on the fourth floor, came to the door near the easternmost room, and reached out and knocked on the door.
Hulala......
Immediately, Suge heard a jumble of footsteps through the dilapidated iron door.
In just five seconds, the iron door was slammed open, and a young woman wearing a black robe with her hair coiled behind her head appeared in front of Suge.
This one was a tenant in his house, named Ida Newton. She is a trainee nun from out of town, 28 years old today, who has been living here in Suge for more than two years.
Ida looks very pretty, with beautiful long black hair, and some bangs that hang down naturally, covering her slightly large forehead.
The standard melon seed face with fair skin, a pair of dark eyes, and a black decent robe are full of elegant and quiet classical beauty.
At this time, Ella's demeanor was not very good, her face was slightly pale, and there were faint bags under her eyes.
"Goddess, you've finally come back safely, Suge. After seeing Su Ge, Ida suddenly looked happy and happy, as if it was not Su Ge who had just escaped from the life and death situation, but herself.
Su Ge looked apologetic, bowed slightly and said, "I'm really sorry, Ida, for worrying you." ”
This nun was very kind and simple at heart, and she was a truly good person who could not see the suffering and danger of others.
The first time I saw the nun was on the street.
She had just arrived in the city, and after seeing a woman being kidnapped, Ida stepped forward with a kind face and calmly intervened.
After five minutes, she persuaded the robbers to exchange hostages, and even later took the initiative to bear the police's baton for the robbers when they were attacked by the police.
At that time, I saw Su Ge moved from the bottom of my heart.
Later, by chance, I heard that she was looking for a cheap house, so Suge rented the second bedroom of the family to her at a very low price of 10 cents a month.
The Lang Cent is the smallest unit of currency in the Empire, and above it is the Langke, and 100 Lang Cents is equal to 1 Langke.
Since the empire was on the gold standard, 1 lang was equal to 1 gram of gold, and Su Ge simply calculated that the purchasing power of 1 lang was about 300 yuan.
10 Lang cents per month, that is, 30 yuan a month, which is already considered a free gift.
Ida naturally knew Suge's kindness, and after knowing Suge's miserable experience, she burst into tears, and after moving in, she took care of Suge's daily life like a big sister.
Welcoming Suge into the house, Ida saw Erha following Suge.
"It's ......," Ida was surprised.
Su Ge said casually: "The stray dog I picked up when I came back, I saw that he was too pitiful, so I brought it back." ”
After hearing this, Ida held Suge's hand with both hands, and said with a serious face: "Kind little Suge, the goddess will favor you for your kindness." ”
Looking at Ada's beautiful face that was close at hand, Suge didn't have the slightest filth in his heart.
Ada's straightforwardness and kindness, that is like a natural saint's temperament, makes people completely unable to have any unclean heart after getting close.
Suge remembers through Suge Sotos, and the most memorable time is when the two of them encounter robbers on their way home.
They coveted Ada's beauty and tried to get pregnant, but when they really got close to Ada, they were infected by her temperament, and actually knelt on the ground and wept bitterly, begging for Ada's forgiveness.
At that time, Su Ge was completely shocked.
As soon as Suge sat down, Ida ran into the house and took out a hot blanket to drape Suge, then lit the fireplace and plunged into the kitchen to cook.
"Ida doesn't have to be so troublesome. Suge's heart was full of embarrassment.
Ada's voice said, "You bake the fire first, and the food will be ready immediately." ”
Suge didn't say much, Ada's enthusiasm was impossible to refuse.
At this time, he turned his head and touched Erha, who was lying on the side, thinking about how to cope with the three-day experience.
Ten minutes later, some simple warm dinner was placed on the table by Ada.
Coarse gray bread, steaming mashed potatoes, soft butter, and aromatic bacon.
It's very simple, but the taste is extraordinary.
Su Ge's appetite suddenly increased, and he opened his mouth and ate without any gentlemanly style.
On the side, Ada smiled and looked happy.
While eating, Ada asked with concern, "Where have you been lately? Do you know how worried I am about you? I prayed for you every day, and I went to the police station to report the crime. ”
Suge swallowed it and said the excuse that he had thought of a long time ago: "I was deceived by an organization of crooks who promised me a lot of money, and as a result, he arrested us and trained us to cheat others. After being held by them for three days, I escaped while they were not looking. ”
Hearing Su Ge's answer, Ida was stunned for a moment, and a trace of doubt flashed in the depths of her dark eyes, and even shock.
Su Ge, who was bored with his head eating, didn't notice this, and said with a smile: "Ada, don't worry, you probably haven't slept well in the past few days, hurry up and go to sleep!"
Ada's demeanor returned to normal, and she smiled happily: "I'm fine, although I'm still a trainee nun, but I often pray that my mental power is much stronger than yours." ”
Suge smiled and nodded, and continued to eat.
Ida was not idle here, squatted down and touched Erha, who was lying on the side, and said with a smile: "You're hungry too!"
As he spoke, he walked into the kitchen and took out a cow bone and handed it to Erha.
Erha's eyes lit up when he saw it, and a vicious dog pounced on it, hugged the bone and gnawed it.