Chapter Eighty-Four: Return to the Imperial City
The skies in Sintra are still cloudy, and the whole town is being washed by the rain. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe rain stopped at noon, but it was only after a short time before the rain began to drain again. By the end of the evening, the rain showed no signs of stopping.
In the current imperial capital, no matter the streets and alleys are full of rippling puddles, and the rain curtains under the corners of the eaves on both sides are hanging down and misty.
There is a tavern on a street in the north of the city.
The exterior wall of the tavern is a square made of long strips of wood, and the roof is a spire made of colored tiles. The door is an iron door, but the entrance is not wide, and only two people can enter side by side. Two kerosene lamps are placed in the middle of each side of the iron gate, and a wooden signboard hangs above the kerosene lamp on the left. Outside, on the right side of the house, next to the wall, there were barrels and crates, and a few steps further there was a shed with several horses tethered to stakes.
Pushing open the door and entering, there is a well-lit square room, with more than a dozen long tables and low chairs placed roughly in a regular manner. There is a bar at the back, and a staircase is built next to the bar to lead to the second floor.
Although there are more than a dozen tables in the tavern, there are less than five tables of guests in total. There is also a group of performers in fancy costumes, who are also idle and sitting in groups to make fun.
The workers, Hebis and Wauble, were too lazy to go home for dinner after a busy day, and they were too lazy to go home for dinner when it was raining, so they went to the tavern together to have something to eat and warm up.
Hebbis was wearing a blackened and torn white cloth shirt, the lower leg of his pants was rolled up to his calves, and the color of his pants was brown and red.
He wears a gray felt hat on his head, his eyes are deeply sunken, his nose is high, and his face is angular. There are many traces of vicissitudes on Hebbis's face, and the beard on his chin looks like he has been specially repaired, and he is also a good-looking person after cleaning up.
Hebbits's hands were also scarred, and there was a lot of dirt hidden in the nails. He picked up the wooden mug in front of him and took a long sip of his drink, then began to grumble at Wauble, who was sitting across from him.
"You said it's because of that bullshit no-night ban! Now it's such a bad weather! How many copper coins have I earned!"
Waubley and Hebis were dressed in much the same way, with a mediocre nose and a missing front tooth due to a brawl. However, his figure is still quite strong, otherwise it would be impossible to conflict with others.
"Dude, what are you complaining about? If you make less money, will I earn more? We don't understand the thoughts of the nobles, it's like putting some dirt in the water!"
Hebbis hurriedly made a silent gesture to Wauble: "Shhhhhhhh
Waubley picked up his mug and poured the wine down his stomach in one gulp, and then filled it with the flask on the table.
"Hmph, you can pull it down, do you see anyone around us?"
"Then be careful! Recently, there have been a lot of things going on in our country, some of them are civil strife, some are wars. Our Majesty the Empress hasn't been found yet, and you're talking about it. ”
Wabley squinted at Hebbit: "Dude, you still tell me to speak carefully, look at what you say is not much lighter than mine." ”
Hebbis was a little embarrassed, picked up the cup and took a sip of wine before he said, "I heard from the foreman today that the king of the town has lifted the night ban, do you know about this?"
Waobley took a bite of the baguette from the wooden plate, and said as he ate, "I really don't know, when it happened?"
"Just today, when I got off work, I listened to what our boss said to the bookkeeper. ”
Waobrai swallowed the bread: "The bookkeeper ********, do you think she and our foreman will ......" Waobrai looked at Hebis with a very strange smile.
"Go aside, I'm not that ****** girl, don't look at me. ”
After taking a few sips of wine, Waoblay said, "Today's salary has been paid, and I have to go and enjoy myself." ”
"Save some money, brother, it's all spent on women who don't deserve it. ”
"Brother, you're embarrassed to count me down, don't you quarrel with your wife all day long over a drink?"
Hebbis pursed his lips and said angrily: "Drink and drink, anyway, there is no night ban, no one can care about me how late I drink!"
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The night was getting darker, and the sky was still raining. Hebis didn't know how much he had drunk, but half of his body hung on Wauble's shoulder.
Waublye only felt aggrieved in his heart, and he had to hold an umbrella in one hand and hold Hebis in the other after such a heavy rain, and his plan to have fun was all in vain.
With a bitter face, he took Hebis in his arms and made his way towards the drunkard's house, where Waoblé had walked for a long time and was almost at Hebbis's house.
At this hour, no one could be heard or seen in the street except the sound of rain. Wolblet walked with Hebis to a corner, and a man seemed to stand in the faint light of the light not far ahead.
Waubley glanced at it and stopped looking, still carrying Hebbis to drive him home. Slowly, as he got closer, he realized that the figure was a woman with a good figure. Everyone has a love for beauty, and he subconsciously glanced at it twice.
"What do you think I'm doing?"
A numbing voice reached Walbley's ears, and he couldn't help but shake his whole body, and stopped and looked around a few times.
"Don't look at it, it's you. ”
Waubley swallowed his saliva and stuck out his tongue to lick his lips. He has always been bold, and he takes a step in the direction of a woman.
When Waublé got closer and looked closer, he found that the woman had only wrapped a cloth around her body, and her appearance was not comparable to that of a dusty woman.
Waubley's eyes lit up, and he felt a buzzing sound in his head, and he stared at the woman for a long time before he spoke.
"It's so late, Miss, it's not safe to be alone on the street. ”
"Wouldn't it be safer to meet you?"
"Miss, I'm a gentleman, it's pretty safe to meet me!"
"Then will you take me home?"
Waublé nodded subconsciously, then shook his head again, and said with trembling lips: "No, no, no, I still have to send my brother home." Wait, wait for the guards to come, you can ask him to help you. ”
The woman sighed slightly: "Have you drunk?"
Waobrai frowned, and replied puzzledly, "Drink." ”
"Forget it, I'm not picky, it's good for you. ”
"......" Waublé could not understand what the woman was saying, "Miss, you can't have drunk too much, will you?" ”
As soon as Wauble's voice fell, the **** exposed woman in front of him disappeared, which frightened Waubley and hurriedly turned his head to look for it.
Suddenly, Waublay felt his shoulders become lighter, and he subconsciously froze in place as soon as he saw the whole person.
Hebbis vanished into thin air, and the umbrella in Warbley's hand fell to the wet ground, and let out a heart-rending scream.