Minna looked at the other party carefully, but still didn't recognize it: "I don't recognize, when did I see you?" ”

The young Vasily smiled, took out two juicy red apples out of nowhere, played a game of tossing Minna looked at it, and opened her mouth wide: "You... Are you that clown?! ”

When she was seven years old, she followed her grandfather south to the magic capital, and when she passed by the small town of Ori, she once called a clown to perform, and remembered that the clown was very handsome and skillful, and gave her a taro lotus very gracefully

Seeing that she recognized herself, Vasily smiled and stopped what he was doing, and gave her one of the apples: "There is no taro lotus today, I think, you don't mind replacing it with a delicious fruit, right?" ”

Minna didn't care about the apple, so she asked, "Aren't you Shaonan's clown?" Why is it here? Still dressed like this? She looked at the other party dressed in a mercenary costume: "Also, why do you say that you know my grandfather?" Do you know who we are then? ”

Vasily scratched his head with some embarrassment: "Uh... Well... In fact, I have heard about Count Xiao since I was a child, and I admire him very much, and when I first saw you, I recognized you at first sight, but I think you may not disclose your identity, right? And I was still working at that time, so it was inconvenient to say hello to him, so I had to offer a flower to show my respect."

He smiled at Minna: "As for why I changed from a clown to a mercenary, this is a long story, although I am from East, but I have lived in Shaonan for many years, originally I did a good job as a clown, but many people think that I am not suitable for this business, probably because I am too handsome, right?" He grimaced, "So I had to change my career, I went to the outside world to take a look, and I became a mercenary, I have been active in Wisa for the past few years, and occasionally make a cameo appearance as a caravan escort, but now I am homesick, and I plan to go back to Ito to listen to the priest about you, so I volunteered to take you with me" He squeezed his eyes and reached out to touch Minna's head

Minna stepped back, avoiding his hand, her eyes fixed on him, "How do I know if what you said is true?" And mercenaries are unreliable, who knows if you will really send me home" There are six chengren in Turi's camp who are mercenary backgrounds, and she knows all about the despicability of these people

"You can rest assured that the organization where I work now was actually initiated by your grandfather, so you are one of our own," Vasily lowered his voice and quickly glanced around

Grandpa advocated the establishment? She asked, "Are you from the Xiao family's commercial firm?" ”

"No, no, no" Vasily hurriedly denied it, a little squeaky, "Anyway, you just need to know that I respect your grandfather very much, and I will never do anything to hurt you, that's right, I heard the priest say that you told him that Count Xiao did not die, but just went to a distant place, is this true?" He suddenly changed his serious look and looked at Minna for a moment, and immediately said, "Of course it's true!" I saw him go with my own eyes! He met a girl from the same country who said that his father and mother were very sick, and the grandfather who left was definitely not dead! ”

Vasily breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, we're all here, if even Count Xiao encounters an accident, then the enemy is too terrible, did Lord Earl mention when he will come back?" ”

Minna glanced at him a few times, silently stepped away, pulled Riddle aside, and asked in a low voice, "Father, is this man really reliable?" I think there's something strange about him."

Riddle smiled: "Don't worry, although Vasily is a little mysterious, but he is a good person, every time he passes by here, he will send us things, and when he has spare money, he will also donate, in fact, he himself is not rich to the people of the Monli Temple, and he has also said that he often sends them things So, Vasily is a kind-hearted child, I have known him for a long time, and I know his parents, you can rest assured, since you believe in me, why don't you trust one more person?" ”

Minna was suspicious, glanced at Vasily, but the other party smiled brightly, and no longer mentioned the question just now, he occasionally saw a large group of boys and two little girls hiding behind the door to peek, so he hooked his finger at them, and touched himself, somehow, he actually touched two handfuls of candy, luring the children forward: "A gift for you, see if you like it or not?" ”

Some of the boys, who were older, had seen him several times, and had already become acquainted, and when they heard this, they cheered, and rushed forward with the others, and surrounded Vasily tightly, and two of them were bold, and they were still groping around him, and Vasily, who wanted to know where he had taken out so much sugar, was not angry, and smiled and let them touch it, but found nothing, but he squeezed his eyes, and turned his hand and "transformed" seven or eight pieces of candy, and was snatched by the children again

Riddle kept smiling and watching them play, while Minna always looked at Vasily with suspicion, who looked back and saw her standing quietly on the side, and didn't come forward to play with everyone, touched his head, guessed that it was his own sake, and let the children play by themselves, walked over to Minna, leaned into her ear and lowered his voice: "Don't worry, I'm not a bad person, I'm a colleague with your father."

Hey? Minna's eyes widened and she turned her head sharply to look at him, "Are you also a knight?" So why be a mercenary? Just now... You also said you were working for an agency that your grandfather set up."

Vasily coughed lightly: "Uh... This one... In fact, when I return to Ito, I will change careers to become knights, so I can be considered a colleague with your father, so you can rest assured that you can go with me."

Minna tilted her head to look at him, and nodded reluctantly: "Okay" but secretly thought in her heart to be more careful, don't blindly trust others anymore

The next morning, Vasily took Minna on the road, Riddle led the children all the way out of the city, and returned all the money collected that day to Minna Minna After thinking about it, she decided to leave only two silver coins and twenty copper plates to prepare for the road, and the rest were given to the temple and two new land dyeing formulas

She whispered to Riddle, "Father, with all this money, the mats can be sold even better, don't you ask for money anymore?" When I go back, I'll write to my grandfather and ask him to send you money, okay? ”

Riddle smiled and stroked her head, and said, "Good boy, thank you for your kindness, you don't have to, if I meet an unfortunate child like Hughley and them in the future, you can help a few more."

Minna nodded, feeling her nose a little sour

Next to him, Hughley gave him a freshly woven straw hat, and also knitted lace with wormwood: "This one will give you Sha... Don't know Na, you have to remember us, come back and see us when you have time."

Minna nodded, took the hat, choked up and thanked him, everyone was very reluctant, Vasily kept watching with a smile and a groan, and saw that it was not too early, so he whispered to urge her to get on the horse

Saying goodbye to everyone again, Minna finally boarded the horse and stepped on the way home, watching the figures of Riddle and the others gradually blur, Minna couldn't help but shed tears, although she had only been with them for less than a month, it felt as if she had known each other for a long time

Vasily comforted her softly behind her: "Don't be too sad, life is always full of reunions and separations, even after a moment of sadness, don't forget to move on"

Minna wiped her tears and pouted, "What are you talking about?" I haven't forgotten, aren't we on our way? ”

Vasily smiled dumbly and added a whip, and the horse on his body sped up

They went out of the east gate of Anke City, crossed the bridge to the other side of the river, and ran directly to the east and south for less than half a day, the original land that was half loess and half green grassland gradually became warm, and they stepped on a verdant green field beside the road, and occasionally a few bright flowers appeared, and from time to time there were girls and children wearing white gauze skirts passing by

Minna knew that this must have arrived in Shaonan, and she couldn't help but ask, "Aren't we going back to East?" Why not run along the border? Isn't there closer? ”

Vasily said: "The mountain road is difficult to walk, and it is not very smooth, it is better to turn a little south and pass through the territory of Shaonan, there is a place to settle down all the way, and the supply is also convenient" He raised his hand and pressed the hat on Minna's head: "Wear it steadily, now the sun is strong, don't get sunburned"

Minna flattened her mouth, she had sunburned a lot, so she didn't care about the sun, but the other party was concerned about herself, so she didn't say anything

As it turned out, Vasily was right, they went all the way east, and they could find a village or a small town or something like that for the night, and they had all arranged their meals and sleeps very well, and Minna suddenly remembered that she had not made such an easy trip for a long time

The innkeeper's youngest daughter was kicking her feet with the other two girls, and accidentally kicked Minna's side, she reflexively raised her foot lightly and kicked the foot back, and there was a trance in her mind The last time she played with other girls like this, when was it?

Turning his head to look at Vasily on the other side of the table, the handsome young man attracted a circle of young girls to circle around him, but looking at the distress on his face, it seemed that he couldn't stand the enthusiasm of the beauties Minna secretly snickered, and felt that this situation was really familiar

After four days of riding horses, they arrived at the city of Water, which is located at the border of the three kingdoms of East, Shaonan and Fan'a, and is also the economic center of western East

Minna looked at the gate of Watertown not far in front of her, and suddenly her eyes turned red and she entered this gate, and she returned to East, and she was indescribably excited

"What's wrong?" Vasily asked softly, "Happy, aren't you?" Let's go back to our homeland" He took a deep breath and smiled brightly: "Let's go, let's go into the city and find a place to live, where Lord Earl made his fortune, and the nearby Yaluo Forest is his hometown, although I can't take you to see it, but take a few glances when you pass by, it can be regarded as meeting your ancestors, right?" ”

Minna glanced at him, but said in her heart, "It's not grandpa's hometown."

Entering the city, the streets are bustling, no less than Matt and Doro and other big cities, but along the way, Minna found that there are countless shops with signs such as "Earl Shaw's Barbecue", "Count Shaw's Blacksmith" or "Earl Shaw's Snack Bar", and felt very strange to remember that his grandfather once said that he moved almost all his business to Ito, leaving only a few taverns and restaurants and the like, which were handed over to his friends to take care of, but later as his friends retired, there was only one tavern left, which belonged to the mercenary union, why are there so many here? What about the shop named after Count Shaw?

Vasily took her hand tightly, walked through the street, and entered an inn, where Minna noticed that the decoration was quite elaborate, and the price was probably not cheap, so she whispered to him: "Actually, you can find a cheaper one, I don't care"

"The environment here is good and safe," Vasily hurriedly dropped a sentence, and went to the counter to ask for a room, Minna looked around again, and admitted that he was right, this inn is located on the edge of the most prosperous area of the city, not very expensive, but because diagonally opposite is the city guard, so there is not even a single hooligan nearby

This inn not only has a good environment, the beds and meals are also very satisfying, and the price is also within an acceptable range, Vasily stays in the store to accompany Minna as much as possible, and when he goes out, he will also ask the owner to help take care of Minna, and he feels that the other party cares about him, and he is a little moved, but he is a little curious about some of his mysterious actions

He seemed to be on his way to see someone, but before going out, he changed his clothes and put on a wig, and Minna even found that there were two other sets of clothes and wigs in the bag he was carrying

Intrigued, her adventurous spirit was rekindled, and she quickly put on a small vest, broke her braids, locked the door, and carefully followed Vasily out of the inn, turned into an alley behind him, and...

Vasily stood in front of her with a wicked smile: "Little Minna, my uncle is an expert in stalking, and you want to make a fool of yourself in front of me?" It's too much to overwhelm."

Minna coughed lightly and squinted at him: "You can't blame me, who made you so sneaky?" What the hell are you going to do? ”

"What? Didn't do anything" Vasily said lightly, "I just want to meet an old friend"

Minna snorted disdainfully: "Who sees a friend still wearing a wig and it's three!" ”

Vasily's face was a little uncomfortable, he also knew that his excuse was too bad, and he was about to find another one, but suddenly found a figure flashing not far away, he raised his eyebrows, and looked at Minna: "You see?" ”

Minna also raised her eyebrows: "I saw it"

Just now a figure ran by outside the alley, carrying several small bags in his arms, one of which had cloth and flowers, no matter how you looked, it looked like the one she had sewn for herself in the temple, and the other brown leather, which looked a little like Vasily's waist bag with a money bag, which he had just left in the room

There are thieves?!

"That shop is also a thief, it seems that it can't be fully trusted," Vasily sighed, "I can't imagine that this new outfit will be used to chase thieves first"

"What's the matter? My money is all on me, if I don't chase it, you will suffer! Minna dragged Vasily and ran in the direction of the thief's escape

(Some book friends complained that they have been abusing lately, and there is no easy plot, but today is a little more relaxed)