The next day, just after dawn, Uncle William had prepared the carriage early, and little Peter ate a few mouthfuls of black bread as hard as a stone, and his little face was wrinkled like a dry ghost, and he finally swallowed his stomach, only to feel that the whole throat was hot and painful, so he quickly drank a large glass of water, and finally relieved himself.

After eating the breakfast, I don't know what to make it with, little Peter hurriedly helped the old man into the carriage, and the carriage was baked by the stove early in the warm spring. The old man sat on the thick cushion, straightened his legs, first put his hands to his mouth and rubbed them a few times, exhaled a cool breath, and then leaned on the cushion and smiled contentedly.

There were only two farmers in the streets, either carrying tools or carrying dirty, tattered and barely called bags on their backs, walking towards the fields outside the city.

The grinding of the wheels of the carriage against the ground resounded in the quiet of the city, and it may have disturbed the dreams of the sleeping homeless man on the street, who was rolling over impatiently with his eyes closed and dreaming unknown dreams.

Under the envious eyes of the guards guarding the city, the carriage gradually disappeared into the country road, and the guards rubbed their frozen stiff cheeks vigorously, cursing the damn weather in their mouths.

Horse-drawn carriages, country roads, golden wheat fields on both sides. In the east, the rising sun is trying to climb out of the horizon, and the city behind it is long gone.

Little Peter was talking to the old man when he heard Uncle William cry out angrily, "Ah, what are you going to do?" ”

The carriage stopped suddenly, and little Peter hurriedly helped the old man, who had fallen forward by inertia, and only after the old man had sat down again did he curiously open the car door and go down.

I saw Uncle William helplessly comforting the frightened horses, and a honest farmer in front of the carriage was protecting the little girl behind him and stammering: "This lord, please do well, take my niece away, my niece can do any tiring work, please be kind." After finishing speaking, he stared at Uncle William dryly, and his hands were nervously twisted together.

Little Peter recognized the farmer as one of the three last night, and he looked around but saw no other two. Then he walked up to Uncle William and looked at the girl behind the farmer.

The girl has a face that is not pretty, and her shriveled figure is really uninteresting, but if you want to find the bright spot from the bland, the green eyes are unexpectedly fascinating, coupled with her current pear blossoms and rain, Chu Chu's pitiful temperament actually made little Peter look away unnaturally for a moment.

He gestured to Uncle William, who shrugged his shoulders in response. Little Peter climbed into the carriage again, explained a few words to the old man, and saw that the old man was full of impatience, and hesitated to tell what he had overheard last night.

After the old man listened, he didn't say a word, but the lines on his face softened, and a brilliance in his eyes that little Peter had never seen before spread. After half a ring, the old man looked at him dotingly, nodded the tip of his nose with a smile and said, "You, you really don't stop for a moment, you know how to cause trouble." ”

Little Peter laughed happily when he heard this, and said in a fake way, "How can I be so obedient." After saying that, he jumped out of the carriage and nodded at Uncle William.

Then he walked up to the farmer, took a few coins from the purse that hung from the belt around his waist, and handed them out. "Give you the money, and she'll go with us. He gestured to the girl standing behind the farmer.

The farmer hurriedly took the coin, turned back to the girl, and said, "Eva, uncle can only help you get here, don't blame uncle." Listen to your uncle, follow them, and don't come back. After saying that, he reluctantly picked out two pieces from the crust in his hand and stuffed them into Eva's hand and said, "Let's go, or it's too late." ”

Eva cried and threw herself into the farmer's arms, who reluctantly hugged her and whispered a few words. Then he turned around, bowed his head and said to little Peter: "I will hand over my niece to you, young master, I hope she can live happily than now, thank you very much for your generosity and kindness." There was a hint of seriousness and seriousness in his voice.

Little Peter rubbed his nose embarrassedly and said seriously, "Don't worry, she will have a good life." After saying that, he went back and climbed into the carriage. As for the daughter named Eva, who had already been lifted to his side by Uncle William with one hand, he suddenly heard little Peter poke his head out of the window of the carriage and shout, "The old man wants to meet that girl." ”

William couldn't help but pout, and shook his head behind him to signal the girl to climb up on her own. When Eva finally got into the carriage, he flicked his whip and the carriage slowly moved forward. Only the farmer stood still and watched the wagon, drawing crosses and muttering words.

The old man waited for Eva to enter the carriage and looked at it a few times, then closed his eyes and said in disappointment, "We can send you to the city in front of us, where you can start your life again." After saying that, he didn't pay attention to the girl whose expression changed greatly because she heard this.

Eva sat there in astonishment, not knowing how to explain it out loud, so she looked at little Peter pitifully.

Little Peter shook his head with a wry smile, and Eva's tears welled up at once, but she didn't dare to cry out loud, so she had to cover her mouth desperately, letting the tears get wet and the simple clothes that she had been wearing for a long time.

Little Peter wanted to speak several times, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only move his body irritably, and turned his head to look out the window. The carriage was quiet, and no one spoke except for the occasional sniffling and visibly hidden cries.

The awkwardness did not last long, when little Peter heard a sound of metal clashing behind the carriage, accompanied by the sound of horses' hooves, which were not loud.

He couldn't help but poke his head out of the window and look back, and saw about three or four people running towards him on horseback. Before he could speak to warn Uncle William, he felt the carriage slow down and finally stop where it was.

Uncle William calmly took out the sword behind his back, and stood lazily at the door of the carriage looking at the people from far and near.

This is the first time that little Peter has seen Uncle William's sword, Uncle William has three swords on his back, but only one of them is taken out, and he sees the sword at least one and a half meters long, a blunt and round head, a broad but thin sword body, and a section of non-bladed part above the grip, as if everything exists for "chopping".

The horsemen surrounded the carriage, and when they got closer, little Peter saw the leader, a man of great men, with a spear in his hand, riding a tall horse, and wearing well-maintained chain mail. The two behind were dressed in tattered leather armor, holding a broken machete and shouting proudly, and two foul words came out from time to time.

Little Peter saw that the big man's face was hideous, and his eyes wandered between the carriage and Uncle William, and from time to time he showed a greedy look.

The girl beside her was already so frightened that her eyes were blank, and she even stopped crying. Little Peter made a serious comparison, on his side, Uncle William was an old man with two children and an old man, but on the other side were three strong men, who looked like villains who were doing evil.

With a "sizzle", little Peter couldn't help but gasp, and then he knew what kind of trouble he was incurring.