Chapter 7 Buy, Buy, Buy! (Above)
July 4, at noon, at the main entrance of the Olifondo Orphanage.
A group of children, led by Dean Manrid and Miss Kerry, gathered at the door to see Mu Yan off.
"...... it's also a good idea to go to school early and find a temporary job." Mrs. Manried's wrinkled hand gently straightened his collar.
Mu Yan asked her to go to school early this morning, because she wanted to find a temporary job in the surrounding area to earn some living expenses.
The old lady did not stop it, the children in the orphanage were supposed to mature earlier than children of the same age, and life forced them to enter society early, which was a fact that she could not change. And she also knows that when school starts, there will not be many such opportunities, and for a child of Mu Yan's age, going early is the best choice.
"When you get to school, you must follow the school rules, and if you have any difficulties, you can go to Professor Snape, who came to inform you last time, he is a good man and will definitely help you!"
Mu Yan pursed his lips and muttered in a low voice: "I only knew that he was a decent character after watching seven films, how could you see it at a glance......
"What?" Mrs. Manrid did not hear clearly.
"It's nothing ......," Mu Yan shifted his gaze to little Luca and Regan.
Little Luca, who had been in tears all morning, immediately cried out with a wow, hugging Mu Yan to death and not letting him go, no matter how Mu Yan comforted him, he didn't let go.
In the end, it was Miss Sklee and Regan who worked together to get her off Mu Yan.
Relieved, Mu Yan patted Regan's shoulder: "Take care of my sister!" β
Regan nodded, he could see that he was also reluctant, but he still held back the tears and didn't let it flow, his whole eyes were red, and he couldn't help the feeling of his nose twitching.
"It's a man!" Mu Yan rubbed his hair encouragingly.
"Let's all go back! Don't send me off, I'll be back at Christmas! Taking a step back and standing next to the large box as tall as him, he waved his hand and said loudly.
The three of Delhi all turned blue when they heard this.
Mrs. Manried rubbed her eyes and waved at him, motioning for him to leave them alone.
Mu Yan nodded, turned around and left without hesitation, and walked farther and farther away in Little Luca's heart-rending cry......
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About an hour later, the boy dragging a large box shows up at the door of a dilapidated bar.
Pedestrians came and went, but no one noticed that there was a dilapidated bar that didn't fit in with its surroundings.
Smiling slightly, with excitement, Mu Yan pushed open the door and walked in.
The noise poured into his ears, and when he walked through the store, it was as if he had stepped from one world to another! Mortals and wizards have drawn a line in front of this gate!
The chaotic magic fluctuations filled Mu Yan's perception for a moment, and none of the guests here deliberately concealed the magic power on their bodies, and these huge energy fluctuations released all the time made Mu Yan a little dizzy - this was a side effect of the perception receiving too much information at once.
He shook his head, shielding out a large number of useless fluctuations, and waited until his head was a little clearer before taking a closer look at the place.
With its old stone walls, grey accents, square wooden tables and benches, and upside-down oil lamps on the ceiling, at first glance this looks like a dilapidated medieval tavern!
The air is filled with the rich aroma of cream and beer...... At first, it smells weird and disgusting, but if you smell too much, it doesn't feel so bad.
The two rows of tables are neatly arranged, and where no one sits, the stools are automatically stored under the tables, and iron kettles float in the air to refill tea and water for guests with empty cups.
A tray of beer and coffee flew in the direction of Mu Yan, Mu Yan turned sideways, the tray flew in front of him, stopped above a wooden table behind him, and a cup of coffee automatically floated down from it and fell into the hands of a guest.
The guest lifted his coffee cup at him and smiled kindly.
Mu Yan smiled back.
This is the real world of magic! He sighed in his heart, stopped any longer, and dragged the big box to the bar.
"Is Boss Tom here?" He asked with a waving hand to the busy bartender.
"Are you calling me?" A gray-haired old man stuck out his head from behind Mu Yan.
Mu Yan suddenly turned around in fright, this guy was so close to him, he didn't even notice it just now!
"Yes sir." He paused, "I'm going into Diagon Alley!" β
He pulled the Hogwarts notice out of his pocket and handed it to Boss Tom.
Tom glanced at him, took the envelope and read it carefully, before returning it with a grinning tooth.
"Welcome to the wizarding world! Bub! β
He let out an old laugh, a little weird, but not offensive.
"Every year, one or two little ones like you are led into Diagon Alley by me!" Boss Tom turned around and waved his hand for Mu Yan to follow him.
"You're the first one to come this year!" Walking to the small patio behind the bar, Boss Tom turned his head to Mu Yan and said in a slightly mysterious old voice, "So, are you ready to embark on a mysterious magical journey?" β
Mu Yan smiled and nodded, this smile didn't show how excited he was, but it didn't make people feel perfunctory.
"You really don't look like an 11-year-old!" Not seeing the expected expression, Boss Tom pouted boringly, "I hope you find what you're looking for here!" β
As he spoke, he pulled out his wand and swiped the third red brick above the trash can along the gap between the bricks on the wall, then counted two to the right, and tapped three times on the ordinary red brick, which looked indistinguishable from the other bricks on the wall.
As if something had been touched, the bricks on the wall began to bulge and concave in motion, and soon in the sound of the friction of the bricks and the falling dust, the wall disappeared completely, and behind this wall was no longer a straight road in London, but a crowded and old street! Countless wizards come and go in voluminous wizarding robes and peaked wizard hats!
Mu Yan whistled excitedly, and Boss Tom next to him bowed slightly and made a very non-standard "please" posture.
"If you need accommodation, the Leaky Cauldron Bar will definitely make you satisfied!"
"I think too!" Mu Yan replied with a smile, "I think we'll meet again soon!" As he spoke, he dragged the big box into the street.
I don't know if the last sentence touched Boss Tom, but as he passed by the boss's side, an old voice came from behind him: "If you're going to buy wizard robes and crucibles, the 'Second-hand Robes Shop' and 'Scrap House' are good choices!" β
Mu Yan turned his head and saw the boss winking at him: "It may be more suitable for you there!" β
He smiled and nodded without saying anything, turning around and blending in with the crowd.
He knew what Boss Tom meant, generally the first generation of Muggle-born wizards like him would not have much better financial resources in their families, and the two places that Boss Tom said were specially opened for wizards who were not very financially well, and most of them sold second-hand goods eliminated by other wizards!
But I'm different! Mu Yan patted his big box, we are also rich now!
The crowd was bustling, and the wizards around were dressed in strange costumes and held countless bizarre items in their hands.
After a while, Mu Yan walked in front of a towering white building, the bronze gate was simple and dignified - this is Gringotts!
Two fairy guards in scarlet and gold uniforms stood on both sides of the door, saluted respectfully after seeing Mu Yan coming over, and took the initiative to come up and ask him if he needed to help him carry the box, after all, compared to Mu Yan's small body, it was really a little worried that he would not be pressed under the box and couldn't get up.
Mu Yan rejected their kindness and laboriously dragged the box inside.
The bronze gate opened automatically, and soon a second silver gate opened with it.
The long hall appeared in front of Mu Yan's eyes, and a hundred or so goblins were busy behind the long counters on both sides, and no one had time to look up at him.
He dragged the box all the way to the end.
"I'm going to exchange some gold Galleons!"
The goblin with the small glasses looked up at him from the thick bill, lowered his head again, did not speak, and held out a hand.
Mu Yan kept a smile on his face.
"I don't think you have enough space here!"
The goblin seemed to have encountered some problem in the bill, and scratched his messy hair with some irritation, stretched out his hand again and shook it impatiently, the meaning was very clear: if you have money, take it out quickly, and beep less here!
Shrugging his shoulders, Mu Yan bent down to lay the suitcase flat and opened it......
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Five suitcases were stacked in two rows and smashed heavily on the countertop like cannons!
Every time a goblin's wooden counter fell, it shook violently, sawdust squirted out from the cracks, and the glasses goblin's heart twitched violently, and its eyes stared at the boss, and every time it sounded, it would involuntarily shudder!
Piled up bills are blown all over the sky! But it couldn't care about those for a long time, stretched out its hand and touched the surface of the box with some trembling, and then immediately retracted its hand like an electric shock, and turned its head a little stiffly to look at Mu Yan, with a ghostly expression!
"Sorry to mess up your bill!" Mu Yan smiled brightly, but the tiger teeth exposed at the corners of his mouth always revealed a dangerous smell.
"I'm going to exchange some gold Galleons!" He repeated it again, his tone as calm as the first time.
"All...... All? The goblin finally said the first thing, but he was a little trembling, and by the time he touched the box, he already knew what it containedβΒ£100,000! 100,000! If the other 4 are the same......
It doesn't seem to have come back to its senses until now.
"All!" Mu Yan nodded.
"We ...... You need to register the source of your property......" it swallowed.
Bang!
A suitcase slammed down in front of him, causing its somewhat overwhelmed heart to twitch again.
"Yours is yours!" Mu Yan replied lightly.
The goblin's eyes seemed to be burning with golden flames in an instant, and his greedy gaze almost condensed into substance!
"We ...... Or do you need to investigate the source of the property, any illegal ......"
Before he finished speaking, the words were directly stuck in his abdomen, because Mu Yan had already dragged his suitcase and turned around and walked to a counter next to him.
The goblin with glasses froze in place, and the goblin at the counter next to him waved his arm when he saw this, directly emptied the counter, and looked at Mu Yan with a smile on his face.
"Wait a minute! Mr! β
Mu Yan heard the sound of banging on the table, and the glasses goblin was so sharp that it almost screamed behind him, and he turned his head in surprise.
"Anything else?"
"You...... Your deposit slip has been filled! The elf had an extremely flattering smile on its face, trying to make its tone a little softer, and it stared at Mu Yan, holding a form in its pointed fingernails.
Mu Yan could see clearly, it was clearly an empty form!
"I appreciate your efficiency!" Mu Yan smiled and turned around and walked back.
"Sir, I don't know what you just said ......"
"Of course you count!"
The elf's old face smiled like a chrysanthemum......