Chapter 408: Wintering Festival
The peaceful life in Shelton City lasted for several days, and Linda's small courtyard, where she originally lived alone, was also lively.
This liveliness makes the corners of the old man's mouth have a little more smile, although he is used to living alone, but the presence of young people can always make the elderly feel happy. The same is true in any world.
Su Wen couldn't help but think of his family, however, the "missing" that should have been overflowing was only a faint wisp. It's not that Su Wen doesn't miss them, but it's the result of the lack of emotion.
This is also a very helpless thing.
Winterning is the last day of the year, on this day, the inhabitants of the Maleno Empire will stop working, get up early in the morning to prepare rich food, clean up, and pin their hopes for the new year on the perfect finishing work of the year.
Such a festive atmosphere made Su Wen feel that he was celebrating the New Year in this world.
To Su Wen's surprise, even Ellie got up early and cleaned up the whole house as never before. Halfway through, Mia also wanted to help, but was rejected by Ellie as her guest, and, with Ellie's work efficiency, even if Mia really helped, the efficiency that could be increased was only a little bit.
"Can't you see, you're so diligent?" Su Wen changed his opinion about Ellie's personality.
"Surprised, do you think I hate laziness?" Ellie was taken aback by Su Wen's question, and asked rhetorically, "I was very diligent when I was in the village!
“...... It's okay. Su Wen did have such an impression of Ellie, and after thinking about it carefully, after all, Ellie was just a girl in a small village, and her economic situation was not very good, if she was not diligent, she would have starved to death.
After Linda got up, she saw the new house, and of course praised Ellie a lot, which made Ellie a little embarrassed.
After Ellie finished cleaning, Linda naturally began to prepare the food.
In previous years, during the Wintering Festival, the knights of the village would usually send some condolences to the villagers, including some delicious food. Although it is not too shabby, after all, it is only a benefit given by the knight, and the total value is not high.
And this year is different, because of Baron Shetton, Linda's current life can be regarded as above the average level of Shelton City. In addition to the benefits that are regularly paid every month, there are also things that are sent by the baron himself from time to time, including all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Linda, of course, also knew that all this was thanks to Su Wen's blessings, and while sighing that Su Wen was good, she was happy that her granddaughter could meet such a good "master".
This simple rural woman is actually a little worried about the welfare of all this, and the long-term life of not being rich makes it difficult for her to even enjoy all this with peace of mind, probably, this is the so-called "kindness of the poor".
For Su Wen, Linda also has high respect, at first Linda almost wanted to treat Su Wen as an official, but after getting along, Linda found that Su Wen is indeed an easy-going person, not as "easy-going on the surface" as the officials and masters she came into contact with before.
Of course, all of this is also reconciled by Ellie.
So, in the morning, Linda got more serious than ever and began to prepare a hearty meal. Materials, in addition to the ones sent by Baron Shetton, there are also some high-end goods that Ellie went to the market to buy.
After all, Ellie isn't short of money now.
Before lunch, the expected group of visitors finally arrived at this small courtyard on the outskirts of Shelton City. Two high-end caravans pulled by snow wolves stopped outside the courtyard.
The area where the small courtyard is located can be regarded as a small rich class area in Xuedun City, and the neighbors are also some bourgeois dignitaries, but even these people, after seeing these two caravans, they can't help but feel envy or jealousy.
The four tall, sturdy and beautifully furred snow wolves alone were powerful animals that they couldn't buy with money, let alone the two caravans they were pulling.
Although it looks simple, knowledgeable neighbors also know the status of the caravan manufacturer represented by the logo on the car. Through the window, you can also see the high-end decoration inside.
Probably this owner, deliberately selected a low-key model.
Sure enough, the old lady who lives in this courtyard has a reason for Baron Sheaton to respect him so much!
The caravan got off the caravan, and it was still the same familiar face.
Rosen, Barrot, Roland, Shirley, and even Kyle, with excited faces on their tired faces, stood in front of the courtyard gate.
Marina, as the eldest daughter, naturally stayed in Snow Castle, after all, as the heir of Warrent, she still has a lot of things to come forward, contact, and get familiar with. Rosen was supposed to stay, but he followed him out of his own volition and at Balot's invitation.
Rosen also has a small wish that he has not said to anyone, that is, to worship Su Wen as a teacher, such a strong man beyond common sense is close at hand, Rosen cannot waste this golden opportunity! No matter whether he succeeds or not, he always has to try, not to mention, his younger brothers and sisters seem to have a good relationship with this strong man......
But why don't they go to apprenticeship?
Probably, Rosen, who has a simple heart for the pursuit of power, still has some difficulty understanding his younger siblings.
As for Kyle, the appearance of this kid was unexpected by Su Wen. But after all, he is the son of Warrent, and he is still young, although he was not liked before, but now it seems that he has changed a lot, at least he can greet them politely.
And Su Wen can also see it very simply, this kid probably has a little bit of meaning to Ellie......
"Have you eaten? My grandma has made a lot of things!" Ellie happily helped them with their luggage and invited them into the house.
Lawson led the four snow wolves, followed behind the laughing people, and approached the courtyard, still asking where the stables were.
This yard is equipped with stables, and it just so happens that Linda doesn't usually raise her own horses, so the stables are still empty. There isn't a lot of space in the stable, but if you squeeze four snow wolves, you can still live.
The snow wolf is a creature that, although it has the word "wolf" in its name, is a genuine animal that has been domesticated by humans.
As if he had taken two steps, Barlott turned back into the car as if he had remembered something, and shouted, "Kelsey, get out of the car, why are you still reading!"
Then, Barot dragged out a smaller girl, who was Kelsey, whom Su Wen hadn't seen for a long time.
"Brother Kelsey is still in the car, why did you forget!!"
"What forgot...... Don't you remember?" Rosen retorted with some weakness, but was glared back by Balott.
Kelsey tucked a delicate-looking bookmark in the book, but in fact it had worn out a lot, then closed the book, carefully put back his satchel, looked up, and said hello to Su Wen and Ellie.
"It just so happened that my cousin had come to Snow Castle with her parents, so we brought her with us. ”
The Earl of Fred is related to the Snow Castle line.
"Welcome, welcome. ”
It doesn't matter how many more people or how few people there are.
Everyone sat in the living room of the house, resting for a while, sharing their experiences along the way with Su Wen and them. Linda, who saw that the house was more lively, was also overjoyed, and smiled and helped a few people prepare food.
The group did not identify themselves to Linda, and Ellie and Mia did not tell Linda the truth, only that these young people were Ellie's classmates and friends.
"Wouldn't there be anything wrong with Tonning if he wasn't there?"
"No, the Wintering Festival over there is very official, and my father has to prepare speeches, go to various activities, and spend the day with the residents, and my sister should also follow. Barot shook his head: "We don't need it, but my brother should have stayed in the snow castle, but he still came along, it's okay to come together, we have one more coachman~"
Rosen picked at his head and smiled a little stiffly.
In normal terms, dealing with such a scene would be a piece of cake for Rosen, but in front of Su Wen, he was naturally much nervous.
It didn't take long for Linda to come out with a large plate of burgers and bring food to the young people who hadn't had time for lunch.
The bread is freshly baked today, the vegetables are picked from the yard, and the filling is the deboned meat that has been baked since yesterday, and it is accompanied by the high-end cheese sent by Baron Schetun, which can be said to be a good meal to satisfy hunger.
After filling their stomachs and resting for a while, the young men pulled out a deck of playing cards and prepared for a recreational activity. The Dongning Festival is a festival of entertainment and relaxation, and these young people are naturally immersed in a relaxed mood.
The cards here are exactly the same as the playing cards in Su Wen's world, and even some of the gameplay methods are somewhat similar. Of course, there are also original ways to play.
Su Wen even suspected that this thing had spread by himself.
But then, he dispelled this idea, because he preferred mahjong to playing cards, and if he wanted to spread it, according to his idea, it should be spread first.
But Su Wen ignored one point, that is, from the difficulty of the manufacturing process, the simple printing of playing cards and the mahjong tiles that need to be processed are compared, and it is naturally clear who is superior and who is inferior.
The high-grade playing cards used by the dignitaries and nobles are the works of art with excellent materials and hand-work, and the common people use them are the general cheap prints, the price is not expensive, and anyone can afford it;
Maybe Su Wen kept both things in a certain period, but in the end, only the playing cards were inherited.
Su Wen had no interest in gambling, so he watched from the sidelines. Ellie, on the other hand, had already rolled up her sleeves, took out her change, and was ready to make a big splash, and Rosen, Balot, Roland, and Shirley also joined in with great interest.
Kyle surprised Su Wen a little, and he was just watching from the sidelines, and it seemed that he was not very interested in playing cards, while Kelsey, without saying a word, sat down silently and took out the change he had as a bet.
Playing cards, of course, there are winners and losers, and for these young people who are not yet self-reliant or semi-self-reliant, money is, of course, precious enough to be used as a bet.
Of course, for Barot and Ellie, winning or losing at this level is simply insignificant. After all, the two of them have a small treasury called the Doroufen brothers.
"In that case, then I'll come too. Seeing that the atmosphere was so good, Mia also excitedly took out her change and gathered it to the table.
Su Wen looked around, among these people, Kelsey looked the most like a professional gambler, while the others were much worse.
Although I don't participate in it, it's quite interesting to watch others play.
Thinking of this, a thought suddenly flashed through Su Wen's mind. So, Su Wen told them something, and after being out of company for a while, he left the small courtyard.
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The atmosphere in Xueton City is also quite good.
The streets are full of residents going out, and the city is also full of lanterns and decorations for the Wintering Festival, and in the square, there are also performers invited by Baron Shelton who are performing a variety of programs, and in the interval between these programs, they also launch lottery activities from time to time to give benefits, which greatly arouses the enthusiasm of the audience.
This is the same as the fact that online anchors use lottery to attract popularity.
Because of the relationship between the abandoned villages, Xueton's financial income has increased greatly this year, and this joy is naturally passed on to the people by Baron Xueton.
"You're watching a show, huh?"
The sudden sound in his ears made Pharos turn his head. Among all the smiling spectators, the poker-faced Faros stood out.
"Yes. Pharos looked at Su Wen, gave a positive answer, paused, and added: "It's quite interesting." ”
"So, do you want to come to Ellie's house for dinner?" Su Wen asked with a smile.
Phalos was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"Okay, but before I can do that, I still need to buy some things, are you free, or come with me?" Su Wen then asked: "I always feel that I can't take it alone, but I actually want to find a helper, hehe......"
"Yes, I'd love to experience shopping again. ”
"You're afraid it's not ......"
"What?"
"It's nothing, let's go?" Su Wen snorted, turned around and drove away. The complaint in my heart was not spoken.
Experience what it's like to buy something...... Isn't that the legendary buy, buy, buy, this symptom is more common in women...... But no matter how you look at it, Pharos is a "male", right?
It was rude to say it, so Su Wen still stepped on the brake in time and breathed a sigh of relief.