Verse 22: A New Home

Don't charge money, but also food and accommodation?

Norman listened to Franklin's conditions and stared at him with a pair of eyes.

From what he had learned from Peggy, no mage would teach for free, so it made him wonder if he had heard it wrong.

"No money, food and a place to stay?"

Norman repeated what Franklin had just said, and Franklin nodded, "Yes, if you need to." ”

Compared to what Norman was able to bring him, these facts could be solved with a maximum of 1 Quintalan.

After receiving Franklin's affirmative answer, Norman wondered for a moment whether he was the illegitimate son of his father: first Colin believed that he was a mage, so he was willing to pay his 55 silver narr for tuition so that he could teach his daughter ancient languages, and then Franklin did not charge money and food and shelter to accept him as his student, which was something Norman could not have imagined before.

Norman even wanted to ask Franklin if he could pay him any more, but after looking at the red and white stripes of the sword-wielding men on the scene, he dismissed the idea.

Old Norman taught him not to be too greedy.

"Good. ”

Norman nodded and happily agreed.

Anyway, the original purpose of his robbery here was to learn the knowledge of ancient languages, so that he could pass the exams of the church school in a month and eventually become a nobleman, since Franklin took the initiative to take him as a student, and did not accept his money and food and shelter, what else could he refuse?

Yes, of course.

Norman's actions made the smile on Franklin's face spread and became more and more cheerful, and Bernie, who was standing behind Franklin, and the others were still a little unresponsive.

What if they said that they had to do something, they ran in to save Norman with enthusiasm? Why did they solve it automatically before they did anything? Their enthusiasm and heroic impulse and courage just now were all useless?......

However, Norman was still happy to be classmates with them, which meant that they would not lose in the future when they fought Charlie's gang - Norman's fighting power was very impressive to them.

"Fuck Charlie, that bitch!"

The child Pino cursed viciously, his eyes shining with excitement.

Bernie grinned at Norman and congratulated him on becoming Mr. Franklin's student.

In the end, however, it was a little regrettable that Mr. Franklin was not seen kneeling down to receive the apprentices......

After the two sides reached an agreement, there was nothing to do with the red and white stripes, and Franklin sent them away with a dozen silver narls.

It was said that it was already after class, and Norman, the student, should go to Franklin's tomorrow, but Norman was still worried about what Franklin said about food and housing, so he cheekily asked Franklin if he could settle his house today.

He thought that Franklin would be quite unhappy with his eagerness, but he didn't expect that Franklin seemed to be more anxious than him, and immediately agreed after hearing his request, and immediately dragged him to his red house and said that he would arrange a place for him, as if he was afraid that he would run away, and Bernie and the others were sent away.

How could Franklin not be in a hurry? Norman not only robbed his students, but also several students of the gray-robed mages in the third district were also robbed by Norman, what if they also reacted and came to rob people?

So he had to hurry up and settle Norman's affairs, and it would be safest to let Norman live in his house.

"This is your bedroom for the next month, what do you think?"

Franklin asked, standing in the doorway, staring at Norman with a smile. Norman, on the other hand, didn't even look at him, and was all drawn to the sight in front of him.

It seems that even if the two of them lie on the big bed, which is not too narrow, the bracket under it is a box of solid wood, the whole is square, and it is very strong at first glance, which is not at all comparable to the bed erected with wooden benches in his hometown in Ashley Village; the bed is not covered with sun-dried hay, but a mattress made of cotton, which looks thinner and softer than his new clothes; on the left side of the bed is a bedside table, and at the end of the bed is a table against the wall, and the surrounding walls are not covered with thick wooden thorns and mud, but there is not even a little undulation, it is very smooth......

The window on one side was open, and the setting sun was pouring in, warm and pleasant, and the air was fresh.

"It's ...... My bedroom?"

Norman asked again in disbelief.

Bright, clean, luxurious beds, well-equipped, and that's all there is to Mr. Barton's bedroom, right?!

Compared to this bedroom, Norman's home in Ashley's village where he slept, ate, and raised his livestock in one house was no different from Yuna's barn.

In fact, it doesn't seem to make a difference.

"Yes, this is your bedroom for the next month. ”

Again, Franklin emphasized "one month."

In a month's time, Norman would be in the dormitory of the church school, and of course he would not live here again.

Franklin thought very optimistically, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised again.

At this time, the bell of the district church rang 7 times.

I tossed in the alley for a long time just now, and before I knew it, it was already 7 o'clock.

"Dinner should be ready, let's go down and eat. ”

Franklin showed the warmth of a host and was a model of hospitality, but Norman turned him down.

"I still have something to ......"

The events of this afternoon were so unexpected that Norman forgot about his daily work for a while, and did not remember it again until the seven bells struck.

"I'll eat dinner somewhere else, and ......"

Norman stared at Franklin's face, considered his own words, and asked cautiously, "I have something to do in the evening, and it will take eight minutes to come back, is that okay?"

He was afraid that Franklin would ask him something, and he had already begun to think of excuses in his mind, and he was afraid that Franklin would not agree, so he was reluctant to get the more than 40 silver narls that he had not yet gotten his hands on, and his mood was extremely tangled, but fortunately, Franklin just looked at him twice, and did not ask much, so he agreed directly.

"Yes, I'll tell Grace, she's in the porter's room, and she's got good ears, and she can hear you knock on the door when you come back. ”

Grace was an old servant of the Franklin family, an old woman in her sixties.

Norman breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Franklin had happily agreed.

"Great, thank you so much, Mr. Franklin!"

Teach him ancient languages for free, including food and lodging, and don't ask much about his whereabouts...... The little thin man in front of him, whose head was only up to his shoulders, was extremely tall in Norman's eyes at the moment, as if God had come to earth.

Franklin was smiling, his triangular eyes trying to be kind, but the light was still so gloomy.

"You're welcome. ”

You have worked hard to learn the old language and beat everyone in the next exams at the church school, which is the best thank you to me.

Franklin said in his heart.