Peleus did not stay at home long, and early the next morning, he was to return to the front with his guards.

Titis woke up Su Muran, who was still asleep, and went to see Peleus off.

It was very dark, and it was estimated that it was only five or six o'clock, and from time to time there were one or two rooster crows outside the house.

After laboriously putting on his clothes, Su Muran went out to wash by the sink, and Titis had already made water for him. There was another guard standing guard at the door, and the other didn't know where to go.

Washing his face with a rough towel made of the fur of wild beasts, Thetis handed him a small twig.

What is this for? Su Muran was confused.

Thetis didn't notice that Su Muran was standing in a daze, and she also took a tender branch and put it in her mouth.

Is this breakfast? People here gnaw on leaves in the morning? Is... It's so peculiar. Su Muran felt that his worldview had been refreshed again.

Thetis twitched back and forth a little boredly, and it was strange to see her son staring at her with his small mouth wide open.

"What's the matter, good baby, does mommy have flowers on her face?"

"Mom, you're prettier than all the flowers. Su Muran, who came back to her senses, hurriedly flattered her.

A smile unconsciously appeared on These's face, it was always a pleasure to be complimented, and children would not lie.

Thinking of this, Thetis was in a better mood, rinsed her mouth, and tossed the young twig aside.

Su Muran suddenly realized, it turned out that this branch was used as a toothbrush, and he actually used it as breakfast just now, and this brain hole was really big.

"Achilles, come and eat as soon as you're done. ”

Theses dropped a word and walked into the room, presumably to get ready for breakfast.

"Got it, Mom. In response, Su Muran hurriedly brushed his teeth. But when you are used to using a toothbrush and then using this, there is always a feeling of deterioration for 10,000 years, and you are not used to it.

After brushing his teeth in a hurry, Su Muran hurriedly ran towards the house. It wasn't that he was hungry or what he wanted to do, it was so cold outside, and the feeling of dew condensing on his hair was not too uncomfortable. Just standing for a while, he felt goosebumps rise all over his body.

As soon as he ran into the house, Su Muran saw that Pelius was already sitting on a chair. Thetis was packing the cut beef in clay pots, twenty or thirty of them. Needless to say, it was the roasted whole beef from yesterday.

"Mom, do we eat beef for breakfast?" Su Muran asked a little strangely, isn't it good to eat meat in the morning?

"Achilles, this is for the neighbors. In the days when I'm not at home, I want to thank the neighbors for taking care of you both. ”

Peleus saw that Theseis was busy, so he explained.

Thetis carefully put the last piece of beef into the basin and took out a bamboo basket covered with a white cloth from under the seat, "Come and eat, you have to work when you are done." ”

Su Muran was looking forward to what would be delicious for breakfast, and he couldn't wait to open the cloth and take a look, it was actually bread?

That's too different from yesterday, isn't it?!

Su Muran asked Thetis with some uncertainty: "Mother... Shall we eat bread for breakfast?"

Thetis slapped her forehead, "You see I'm too busy to get things out." ”

Su Muran immediately looked forward to it, lobster ? Abalone, hairy crabs, whatever you want.

Thetis stooped down and brought out a small wooden barrel from under the table and placed it in front of Peleus: "Your wine." Then he reached out and tore a small piece of bread and put it in his mouth.

Gone? This is gone? Where is my lobster? Where is my abalone? Where is my hairy crab? Su Muran's heart suddenly cooled.

Thetis saw that her son was staring at her without blinking, and thought that he also wanted to drink wine, so she shook her head at Su Muran and said, "Achilles, you are still too young, you can't drink now." ”

Where do I want to drink? I just want lobster and abalone, okay? Su Muran was so depressed that he couldn't speak, so he had to tear a large piece of bread and stuff it into his mouth. No matter how much you don't like to eat, it's still rice. And compared with this simple house, it is still bread that is more in line with my imagination.

After the three of them had eaten quietly, Peleus packed the gifts for his neighbors in two baskets, carried them on a flat pole, and carried them from house to house. Thetis and Su Muran followed him, and whenever Peleus knocked on the door of a house, Thetis and Su Muran would hold the pottery bowl and send it up.

Knock on the first door, and the people inside greet you.

"Oh, Peleus, why are you here?"

"Sister Filo, thanks to you for taking care of my family Thetis when I am not at home, otherwise I don't know how much to worry about at home, but I just came back and slaughtered a cow and sent you some meat to taste. ”

The first neighbor to visit was the little Pat's family, and the chubby Aunt Philo had a kind smile on her face.

"Why are you so polite, it's all neighbors......"

Before she could finish speaking, her mother Tethys secretly glanced at Su Muran.

Su Muran comprehended, rushed in with the clay pot in his hand, put the basin on the table, and said loudly to Philo: "Aunt Philo, why did you say so politely, this bit of meat is a little bit of our family's heart, and you must not be polite." ”

Then he hurried out again and said to Philo, "Aunt Philo, the meat is ready for you, and I will come to play with little Pat tomorrow." ”

"Okay, okay, I'm really scared of your little baby. Philo said helplessly to the husband and wife.

Peleus and Thetis looked at each other and threw a silent smile at each other.

"Sister Filo, then I'll go first. ”

"Well, let's get busy. ”

Knock on the door of the next one.

"Uncle Creek, I'll send you some ......"

"Uncle Phyllis ......"

......

Peleus took Thetis and Sumulan to visit every house in the village, and then went home with an empty basket.

The village was small, so it didn't take much time, and by the time they returned, the sun had just risen.

However, what made Su Muran a little strange was that the village was full of old people, women and children, and there was no young adult like Pelius.

Could it be that all the young people went to work in Athens? But the industry was not developed at all in this era, and this is not scientific.

Peleus entered the house and changed into a bright golden armor, and when he came out, he couldn't help but feel funny when he saw Su Muran's pensive face.

"What do you think, stinky boy? Pretend to be a little adult. ”

"Dad, I'm wondering where all the uncles and uncles in the village have gone?"

Hearing this, Peleus's face became much more serious, and he said, "Those uncles and uncles of yours, some of them you will be able to see in the future, and some of which you will never see. ”

What do you mean?

"They are all on the battlefield, alive or dead. ”

Su Muran's heart was shocked, so it was!

Pelius looked at Su Muran and said with some sadness: "Those people were all brought to the battlefield by me, some people can't come back in this life, whenever I think of the faces that I can never see again, my father feels really guilty." ”

"Then why choose war? Can't you live at home in peace?"

"Achilles, many times, it is not we who choose war, but war that chooses us. We have no choice but to protect our homeland. Peleus said earnestly: "Achilles, I know that you are kind by nature, but if one day, you also go to the battlefield, don't be merciful. Because every more mercy you have towards the enemy is an extra cruelty to your comrades and your family. ”

Su Muran looked at Pelius's serious face and nodded lightly: "I know, Dad." ”

"Peleus, it's time for you to go, for to-morrow you'll be camping in the wilderness to-morrow. Thetis came out of the back room with Peleus' luggage.

Peleus nodded, and walked up to pick up his luggage—some food that he ate on the way, actually. He hugged his wife and said, "When the family is done, I can leave with peace of mind." ”

Thetis nodded silently, except for the first two years of marriage, she and her husband always get together less and leave more, but she never complains to her husband about this.

Peleus walked out of the door and shouted to the guards outside the fence, "Ivomodon, it's time for us to go." ”

The guard saluted Peleus, got up and went out into the courtyard with two horses, and Peleus followed with his luggage.

"Dad, what about the other horse? won't you take it with you?"

Peleus glanced back at the tall white horse who was still grazing leisurely, and smiled at Su Muran: "That wasn't brought back by Dad." That horse is Poseidon's wedding gift to your mother, a mount of the gods, and only your mother can ride. ”

"Did the three of you come back on two horses?"

"Of course not, you'll find out later. ”

About five or six hundred meters downstream along the river, there was a crossing, where another guard who had not been seen before was standing at this time, and an old boatman was waiting for them on the bank of the river.

The boat is not very big, it can barely carry two horses and six people, and thanks to the fact that Su Muran is only a child now, this weight is nothing at all.

The old boatman had good boat skills and crossed the river steadily. The group got out of the boat and walked towards the grove on the bank of the river, where a large guy was waiting for them.

A bronze chariot!

The two guards stepped forward and skillfully put the rope on the horse, and Pelius explained to Su Muran: "Dad came back on it, but this chariot can't cross the river, so I'll put it here first." ”

So that's the case, Su Muran thought that people at this time were all fighting on horseback, and it turned out that they were still riding in a car.

Pelius and the guards boarded the cart, and the two horses, as if they knew their time had come, raised their front hooves and kicked a cloud of dust on the ground.

Looking at these two horses, Su Muran finally knew where the word "wind and dust" came from.

Peleus stood at the front of the carriage, reins in his hand, the rising sun shining on his armor like a valiant and invincible god of war.

"Rejoice, Thetis. It's only a brief separation, and I'll come back safely. ”

Peleus looked at Thetis affectionately, and he saw her silence along the way.

"Thetis, don't worry about me. I promise that I will come back to you next year when the first bunch of violets blooms. ”

Thetis looked at Peleus, her eyes filled with moisture.

"Peleus, you are a man of his word, and I believe in you. Please respect your promise and return to me safely. ”

Su Muran took two steps back without a trace, covering his chest tightly, and these two people actually began to act in a bitter love scene again. No, it's disgusting, it's uncomfortable, I want to throw up.