Chapter 14: A New Home by the Lake

A cold wind blew, and Lorist shivered, and his head began to sober up. After thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and was fooled by the old fox Dean Levins again.

From merging with Yellow Ribbon College to applying for a loan for the development of the college, he was humiliated in the college fraternity, and he did not hesitate to gamble with all the colleges in the college district in order to prevent them from slandering him, and then it became a matter of justifying his own name. All this seems so reasonable, that is, in the end, the old fox has no responsibility, and easily stays out of the matter to watch the excitement.

I was so inexplicably put on the stage by the dead old man, and then I had to fight for my invincible honor, for the future development of the academy, and for the expectations of all the teachers and students of the academy. The dead old man put everything on the bright side, dug a big hole and let himself jump into it willingly. I can't even have the idea of releasing water, otherwise if I miss, the accusations and complaints of everyone in the academy will drown me alive.

The dead old man said above board, and if it was really an inter-academy bet, he would have nothing to say. The problem is that now the dead old man instructed Shi Fatzi to post duel notices everywhere, and he didn't want to take the opportunity to make a fortune. If you go back to find the dead old man, the dead old man will definitely say that a sheep is to be released, and a flock of sheep is also to be released, but it is just a gesture, and this is also to make a name for himself, add glory to the academy or something, and he still has to be fooled back.

Looking back at the blue-gray tower, the white curtains on the windows of the dean's office above were fluttering in the wind. Lorist shuddered, and decided not to reason with the dead old man anymore, and to stay away from the old fox in the future, no matter what happened or not, don't dangle in front of him, so as not to be worried about the old fox.

As for now, Lorist weighed the bronze key in his hand and decided to go to see what the teaching house given to him by the academy was like, and if he agreed, he would move over as soon as possible.

In fact, as early as after Lorist obtained the Icardor badge, the academy gave a dormitory, but the dormitory was in the teaching building, which was the base camp of the academy's silver teaching, and the upper and lower left and right were all occupied by silver teaching. Lorist himself knew that he was not popular with the Silver Instructors, so he simply stopped taking a blank look and returned the dormitory to the Academy. I ran to live with my girlfriend by myself, and I was free to live outside.

Moon Lake, to the south of Dawn Academy, is a small lake that is almost circular, with clear water and ripples, and willows flowing on the shore. It has always been a good place for students to relax and talk about love. To the north is the site of the former Yellow Ribbon College, and near Moon Lake is a small hillside, on which was originally a mulberry forest, but now the mulberry trees have been cut down and scattered, replaced by dozens of chic and exquisite loft-type villas. It seems that this is the Golden Residential Area that Dean Levins is talking about.

The wall separating the two colleges had been torn down, and Lorist was soon down the hill along the cobblestone path by the lake, but the hillside was enclosed by a fence made of bamboo. After a short time of passing the barrier, we came to the front of the hill, which was a row of two-storey wooden houses and a large gate.

A servant in a servant's uniform took Lorist to the first room of the cabin, a large office with five desks, and behind the innermost desk sat a woman with gray hair, bowing her head and writing something. The hired man pointed to the woman, meaning that this was the Scarlett supervisor that Lorist was looking for.

After taking the bronze key handed over by Lorlist, and looking at the words "Thirty-five of the Moon" engraved on it, Director Scarlett smiled kindly: "It turns out that you are the legendary black iron and gold teacher of our academy, Little Locke, who has admired his name for a long time." Hehe, I used to be in charge of several stores of the academy in Molent City, and I didn't come to the academy much, so I only heard of you and never met you. ”

Lorist was relieved, no matter how he said that he had been in Dawn Academy for ten years, he was also a celebrity, and there were really few college management personnel he had never met.

Director Scarlett personally took Lorist to see the house, she was a very talkative woman: "Little Locke, your house is close to the lake, it may be a little quieter, and the 34th next to it is also a little far away from you, where the Marin teacher lives, you should know it." ”

Loris nodded, Marin was one of the retired officers who came to serve in the academy three years ago, and he was bold by nature, and his two major hobbies were good wine and horses. His mantra is that my horse is my second wife. He is married, has a beautiful and gentle wife, and a very lovely daughter. When he came to the academy, he not only dragged his family with him, but also brought an old horse with him. According to him, the mare named Jenny had already saved him on the battlefield no less than three times, so he had to take her with him everywhere until she returned to the kingdom of the god of war.

It is a wood-and-stone villa, which should be considered two and a half floors, and the spire above is a small attic. As Director Scarlett said, the place is indeed a little quieter, this is the corner of the hill near the Moon Lake, due to the terrain, there are no other buildings around, standing in the yard can only see half of the roof of Villa 34 in the distance.

The yard is estimated to be about forty square meters, which just takes up all the flat land, and a row of holly trees of half height forms a wall. Although it is close to Moon Lake, there is still a well in the yard. Lorist stretched out his head to take a look, and the square bluestone surrounded the wall of the well, and the bottom of the well was covered with white fine yarn, which was to filter the well water.

There were also two wooden houses built in the courtyard against the hillside, and Director Scarlett opened the door of the villa with the key and said: "It is a stable, which can keep two horses, and if there is a carriage, it will be parked in the yard or put in the carport at the gate for safekeeping." If you don't have a horse, you can also use it as a chore room. Well, finally open the door, this new key has to be put on some oil to save effort, otherwise it will be too much effort. Come in and have a look. ”

The first room you enter is a large living room, with a fireplace and a sofa, and a tapestry hanging on the wall. Lorist nodded, it seems that the furniture is all arranged, and there is no need to buy it yourself, but it also saves a lot of trouble, for people like themselves who are afraid of trouble, this house is like a close build, which is very suitable for their own hearts.

Director Scarlett introduced them one by one: "Behind this is the kitchen and dining room, the two rooms on the left are the servants' room, and the two rooms on the right are the washroom and storehouse. There is also a small space under the stairs where you can put your sundries. Let's go upstairs and have a look. ”

Upstairs is a living room with the master bedroom attached to two guest rooms, as well as a small study and a powder room. The master bedroom is large and has a separate powder room and changing room. The living room leads up the stairs to the small attic.

Director Scarlett said with a smile that when Locke has a home and has children, he can also convert the small attic into a children's room or a small bedroom, and I believe the children will like it very much.

Lorist replied that he was now single, and it was too early to start a family and have children.

Director Scarlett was interested when she heard this, and began to ask what kind of girls Lorist liked and what requirements she had, and it seemed that she was going to go back and pull dozens of girls over to let Lorist choose a wife.

Lorist thanked Director Scarlett for his kindness, and excused himself by saying that he was now a critical moment for his cultivation, and that he would have to prepare for the challenge duel of the academy next, so he couldn't be distracted. This dispelled the idea of Director Scarlett introducing her to a girlfriend.

Downstairs in the living room, Director Scarlett asked Lorist what he thought of the house, and if it was in the middle of nowhere, it could be replaced with a similar one. Anyway, there are a total of fifty-two villas in the Golden Teaching and Learning Area, and there are only 38 people living in the Golden Teaching Academy, and there are 14 empty ones that can be exchanged.

Lorist said he was so happy with the house that he didn't need to change it. I'm going to bring my luggage over the day after tomorrow.

Director Scarlett pointed to a green rope hanging next to the fireplace and said, "Locke, this rope is the bell rope leading to our housing management office, and when the bell rings a few times, we will send someone over and ask if there is anything we need to serve." If you have just moved in and do not have a personal servant, you can leave any chores to be handled by the hired or helper in the management office. ”

Saying that, Director Scarlett pulled the bell rope a few times: "There will be a helper coming over later, you have to clean the house first if you want to move in tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I looked at it just now, and there is dust on the handrails of the stairs." ”

Lorist was curious: "Director Scarlett, this place is a little far from your management office, how did you bring this bell rope?"

Director Scarlett smiled proudly: "Actually, it's very simple, there is a bamboo pipe buried underground, and the bamboo pipe is covered with copper wire, and this bell rope is just a pull ring that hooks the copper wire." A few pulls of the bell cord will pull the copper wire and drive the copper bell in the office. The brass bell has a number on it, so you can tell where it is at a glance. This method was borrowed from the summoning bells buried in the walls of the big merchants, where there were more things, and there were hundreds of brass bells hanging on the walls. ”

A few moments later there was a knock at the door, and then a stout maid entered. Lorist looked at it and smiled, "Klee, it's you." ”

This maid was the caretaker of Lorist when she had just crossed over to recuperate, and she hadn't seen her chubby figure grow stronger and stronger for several years. Originally, the original owner of the body that Lorist crossed was Xiao Locke's temperament was very unpleasant, and he put the stinky shelves of the nobility every day, although Klee was a caretaker, she only did some care for the sake of money, and she was usually too lazy to speak.

Then it was Lorist who crossed over and became the new owner of this body, although he was lying in bed as usual to recuperate from his injuries, but in order to understand this new world, he added wages to Klee, and let her read the newspaper to herself, and after a long time, the two became familiar with Klee, and began to feel that this little nobleman was actually quite pitiful, and he was so far away from home at a young age. Thinking about it like this, a woman's natural motherly love is attacked, and she takes good care of Lorlist, and the relationship between the two is getting better and better. If it weren't for Klee's return to the family later, Lorist would have wanted to hire her to take care of her daily life for a long time.

"Ah, it's Master Locke!" Klee quickly greeted Lorlist.

"What happened to your family at that time? I recovered from my injuries and went to the academy management office to ask the person in charge of the employees, and he said that you have something to do at home and can't come back to the academy. Lorist asked.

"Well, that time my mother-in-law was sick, I went back to take care of her for half a year, and then she died, and I farmed at home. After one, two, three, four, five, and six years, the children grew up and could do things for the family, so I came to the college to work as a domestic helper again. Klee folded her hands and counted how many years she had been at home, and Lorist wanted to laugh, he knew that Klee was not very good at counting, and he couldn't imagine that a few years had passed and it would still be the same.

Lorist turned around and asked Director Scarlett, can she hire Klee to be her servant? Director Scarlett said yes, but Klee didn't want to, she said that now Lorlister is alone, and as his servant, she has nothing else to do except cleaning, so she can't earn tips, and without tips she can't save money for her children to save money for a wife, so she doesn't do it.

Lorist smiled bitterly and shook his head: "What a stupid big sister......"

The second suggestion made by Director Scarlett was to hire Klee as a long-term servant, and come and clean up every two days, half a day at a time, five large silver coins a month. And they all rejoiced.

Silly Sister Klee said that she would come over to clean up tomorrow morning, and Lorist decided to stay for a while, so she gave Klee the matching door key and asked her to open the door and clean up by herself in the future. Seeing off Director Scarlett and Klee, Lorist once again looked at the new house, which would be her home from now on.

It's been ten years since I traveled to Guelintea, and I finally have my own home, a home that belongs to me. This is the place where you settle in this world, and it is also a harbor for your soul to be at peace. Lorist patrolled his new territory step by step, and was in a very happy mood. If it weren't for the sudden thought of Dean Levins, the dead old man, who was in a bad mood, Lorist would have even wanted to sing aloud.

Standing by the window of the master bedroom on the second floor, looking at the calm Moon Lake in front of her, Lorist once again recalled the first time he saw her at Moon Lake. The heart is faintly aching, more than three years of affection, just came to an end, is the identity of the nobleman really so important, can she forget the former mountain league and swear to devote herself to the arms of others, and even the career of working hard together can be sent out as a resource for her career......

Since you want to divide it, you should divide it, and today you should go and make all this a break. Lorist punched the wall in hatred and made a final decision.