07
Because he doesn't know the city of Zion, let alone this strange time and space, Xu Zheng doesn't have too many plans, anyway, since the moment of rebirth, he has already made up his mind to experience life, so Xu Zheng is not in a hurry, everything is at ease, and life in Lucina's house is also a novel experience.
Lucina's family structure is simple. She opened a tavern and sold alcohol for a living. There are two twins, Ruhr Bandry and Gil Bandari. Her husband was once a member of Carlo's small mercenary group, and after the death of her husband in the course of the adventure, Lucina raised the twin sons on her own, with no intention of remarrying. After his younger brother Carlo injured his right arm and hand in the process of fighting with Warcraft, he did not quit his mercenary career, but just moved in to take care of his sister. Now counting Xu Zheng and Lulu who were picked up halfway, there are a total of five people and one demonic beast.
After Carlo injured his arm, it was not easy to receive the task. The family's main source of income comes from Lucina's tavern called Wilderness. It's just that the tavern's income has been getting worse and worse lately, so Lucina often sits behind the counter and sighs at the tavern with fewer and fewer customers.
Xu Zheng took Mao You and was wiping the oranges on the table and chairs in the tavern, and when he saw Lucina sighing again, he asked, "Aunt Lucina, what's wrong?"
Lucina smiled reluctantly at Xu Zheng and said, "Business is getting worse and worse, I'm really worried about how to pay next month's taxes." Child, don't wipe it, the business is so light, it's useless for you to wipe so hard. Take a break. ”
Xu Zheng frowned: "Why is the business so bad?" Judging from what he has observed in the past few days, Lucina's business is indeed very light. There is no business in the morning, and in the afternoon a few people sit and drink in twos and threes, and in the evening it will be a little better, but there will be no more people than in the afternoon.
Lucina said: "In the past, when my husband was still alive, business was okay. He has a lot of friends, and he knows several winemaking friends. The wine was bought and sold from them. After he died, I naturally cut off contact with those friends, and I had to go and sell wine by myself. The wine that can be found is either too expensive or tastes bad, and the business is getting worse and worse. If it weren't for my husband's friends who took care of the business, the tavern would have been out of business. ”
Xu Zheng said a little strangely: "Don't you know how to make wine yourself?"
Lucina smiled wryly: "Where will I be." I'm okay with my children, but I don't know how to make sake at all. ”
Xu Zheng looked at Lucina suspiciously, is it difficult to make wine? In his previous life, he often secretly made wine with Tie Zheng and a few other friends, and he didn't feel anything difficult. Suppressing this question, he asked, "Why is it so hard to buy alcohol?"
Lucina said: "There are not many people who can make wine, and even fewer people can make good wine, and usually better wine will be bought out by good taverns, and it is difficult to find supply." Until now, there are only two kinds of wine in the wilderness, and they are still the source of goods that I have painstakingly found from the towns outside of Zion. ”
Xu Zheng didn't quite understand, looking at Lucina, it was difficult to understand that the wine that could be seen everywhere in his previous life had become a rare commodity in this other world.
While pondering, the senior and junior classes pushed the door in. Seeing the dejected appearance of the two, Xu Zheng hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you?"
The small class looked at the big class, and after a while, the big class said embarrassedly: "We were returned by the archery teacher." ”
"What?" exclaimed Lucina, "didn't the teacher praise you two for being the hardest working students in his hand?" ”
The senior class snorted: "What's the use of that? The two of us only paid one person's fee last semester, and we didn't pay this semester's fee at all." The teacher needs to eat, too. There were students with tuition fees to transfer to the class, and the teacher had to refund the two of us. ”
Lucina was in a hurry and said, "That's not good, I'll go to him for a review!"
The small class hurriedly shouted, "Mom! My brother and I really didn't have the face to even pay the tuition, and then we mixed with the teacher, and when the new students came, we saw that the teacher's teaching quota could not accommodate the new students, so we quit by ourselves. The big class also whispered: "Don't blame the teacher, he is a good person." It was me and Xiaoban who really didn't have the face to stay any longer and left by ourselves. The teacher has retained us, but we can't pay the tuition fees ourselves, and we can't complain about others. ”
Lucina sat down and said weakly, "If you don't learn, you won't learn." Help me take care of the wilderness in the future. ”
Taipan said tentatively, "Mom, is business good today?"
Lucina was stunned, then smiled and said, "It's okay." I'm trying to help you earn your tuition. I will definitely be able to go to the archery class again next semester. ”
The senior class and the junior class glanced at each other, and the eyes of Ran swept over each other. The two didn't speak, and took over the work that Xu Zheng didn't finish and started to do.
Xu Zheng looked at the mother and son, his heart screwed, he didn't say anything, and joined the team of the big class and the small class.
As he was doing, the door of the field was pushed open again, and Xu Zheng subconsciously said, "Welcome!"
But a delicate female voice came from the ear: "Yo, I also took care of the new clerk." Business is booming. I have long said that the wilderness is the land of the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger, you see, the boss's sons are all clerks, and they are much better than us. ”
Xu Zheng immediately had goosebumps on his arm. Busy trying to calm them down, Xu Zheng looked up, and saw a woman standing at the door, who was about the same as Lucina, but she was much more glamorous, followed by two women with tricks, all three of them spread their legs, their chests and abdomen were straightened, and they were standing with a movement that could make them look more concave and convex. For a moment, Xu Zheng's mind suddenly floated a famous sentence from a famous writer in his previous life, and he couldn't remember the details clearly, but he only roughly remembered describing a character named Yang Er's sister-in-law like this: Yi didn't tie a skirt and stood with her feet crossed, just like a thin-footed compass in a drawing instrument. Aren't there three compasses in front of you? Xu Zheng laughed out loud.
The woman's face immediately sank, and she said, "There are no rules." Is the field a wine seller or a joke?"
Xu Zheng was suddenly furious, and he was about to attack when he took a step forward. As soon as he moved his feet, Lucina grabbed his arm, and silently asked him to endure with his eyes. Xu Zheng picked up the hair hatefully and wiped it hard.
Lucina stepped forward with a smile and said, "Why is Madame Rose free?" Come in and sit. ”
Cut! Mrs. Rose, Xu Zheng's disdainful flat mouth. Is she as noble and gorgeous as roses? I listened with my ears up, but I heard the so-called Lady Rose say again: "There is no need to sit. We're still busy, and we still have to open our own store. Although the business is not as prosperous as yours, we still have to make money, right? Just to see how you are preparing for the semi-annual competition. Don't be like last time, lose a lot, and make people feel no sense of accomplishment at all. ”
Xu Zheng looked at Xiaoban with inquiring eyes, but saw that Xiaoban tightly grasped the towel in his hand, the back of his hand was bruised, and he looked angry.
Lucina said cautiously, "Can we not participate? You know, we don't have that strength." ”
"Not participating?" the woman sneered, "It's the rules of the tavern business. It's okay not to participate, just close the tavern. ”
Lucina laughed, "The tavern can't be closed, we only live on this." My husband died young, and my two children ......"
Before she could finish speaking, the woman interrupted sharply, "You mean I bullied you for being a woman without a husband?"
Lucina was stunned and whispered, "That's not what I meant. ”
"That's not what it means. Don't use this as an excuse without a husband. It's just a competition, what are you afraid of? Besides, you lose face in the competition every year, and it's not bad this year. The woman covered her mouth and laughed, and the two women behind her laughed as well.
Xu Zheng listened quietly, and the anger in his heart became more and more serious. This mother-in-law is so hateful!
Lucina forced a smile and said, "Can't we admit defeat? You don't have to compare. ”
"Than, of course. The woman said domineeringly: "It's useless for you to admit defeat." You have to use the facts to lose in front of everyone. I don't want anyone to say behind my Lady Rose that I'm bullying a poor woman who doesn't have a man. It's all women, why should women be embarrassed by women, don't you say?"
Damn! Xu Zheng buried his head in hatred.
"That's it. The woman said, "On the 10th of next month, you won't forget that day." Hehehe. She covered her mouth with the back of her hand and let out a night owl-like laugh: "If it were me, I would have liked to forget that day." It's really embarrassing to be embarrassed in front of everyone. Alas, not much more, it's not too early, I'm going to open a store, and I'm looking forward to your visit when the time comes. She held her head high with satisfaction, as if she had been humiliated enough, and turned around to Shi Shiran to leave.
Only then did he turn around, suddenly remembered something, turned around, and said, "Your two sons don't want to learn any archery." What's the use of learning, it's not like their father, who lost his life early. ”
Hearing this, Xiaoban trembled, tears were already rolling in his eyes, but he forcibly held back to prevent it from falling. Taipan stopped what he was doing, didn't look up, and his whole body seemed to be stiff and motionless. Lucina's face turned pale all of a sudden, but she gritted her teeth, forced a smile, and replied, "Yes." I couldn't pay the tuition fees, so I learned to do it in my shop. ”
Xu Zheng watched from the sidelines, feeling distressed. These days, Lucina loves him as much as she loves the big and small classes, and the big and small classes have also made a lot of efforts to keep Xu Zheng from feeling uncomfortable because he is living with strangers, how good this family is, Xu Zheng knows deeply. Seeing their sad and sad appearance, anger rose to the peak in Xu Zheng's heart.
In Xu Zheng's ear, the woman was still saying, "Then you have to teach seriously." All of them are unruly and unpresentable. When you see a guest coming, you don't know how to come up and say hello, hand an orange and pour a glass of water, is it difficult to learn? You are a mother, and when your father dies, you can't teach more?"
"Enough!" Xu Zheng was furious, slamming his palm on the table. The anger in his chest surged, and the inner breath of the Heavenly Dao Technique was used in his palm, and with one palm, he slapped a table to pieces.
"Shut up for me!
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