178. Life in the city
On the eve of dawn, the central square of the town hall was restored, and the citizens surrounding the square gradually dissipated as the fog filled.
Surdakra opened the thick curtains of the room and saw the army passing by with cartloads of booty and some seriously wounded men gathered here, returning from Epson City to Everson.
Those wounded people wrapped in bandages reminded Surdak of those companions of the second squad, standing on the balcony on the second floor, holding on to the fence with one hand and sighing softly, it was a good thing to say, everyone went back to Highlandsa to run the land, and he married his sister, whether beautiful or ugly, his appearance was not ugly, and he believed that his sister should also be a blonde beauty.
"Hey......"
Early in the morning, the city surrounded by the Kempatomos River was completely shrouded in fog, but Surdak left the Wind Song Hotel in full clothes.
Walking out of the hotel gate, Surdak came to the place agreed with the eldest child Mashenka, which was a hundred steps away from the Song of the Wind Hotel, and saw that it was empty from a distance, Surdak thought that it was too early, but when he walked there, the eldest child Mashenka suddenly jumped out of the shadow in the corner.
Yesterday because of some lateness, Surdak didn't even get a good look at his face, but now when I look closely, the eldest child is quite delicate, with big eyes that look bright, and slightly curly chestnut curls on his head, which look unusually soft, and the hair is wet with mist on the back, and it sticks softly to his forehead.
He is tall and tall, with arms and double. The legs are very long, but they are as thin as hemp rods, the sleeves and trouser legs of the linen clothes he wears are obviously a little shorter, revealing a section of his tanned wrists, the linen clothes look quite strong, just because he has washed a little too much, many places have been worn white, and the above big scalp boots obviously don't fit well, but he is so natural that he should have worn them for some time.
"Hey, Mashenka, you're ...... early," Knight Surdak greeted the older child.
Mashenka stood in front of Surdak with a smile, like a puppy wagging his tail waiting to be complimented, and said with a smile at Surdak: "Actually, I was earlier than you thought, I don't want to lose this job as a guide, Lord Knight, where are you going?" ”
"Start your day with a big breakfast!" Surdak shook off his stride and walked towards the food street that Mashenka had introduced last night.
Even in the morning, Epson City is very crowded, the streets are full of workers rushing to start work, they don't have time to stop for breakfast, many people are buying cheap pancakes at street food stalls and nibbling while walking, and of course there are many people sitting in front of the stalls, looking out at the street, which is full of people in a hurry.
Mashenka is right, this is indeed a food street, and in the morning the street is filled with the smell of all kinds of food.
The two chose to dine at a breakfast restaurant on the street, not only because it was the most popular, but also because it was highly recommended by Mashenka, and the two of them managed to find a half-empty table, and before those people had time to occupy their seats, they quickly snatched the seats, and then Mashenka raised his hand and called the waiter who was too busy to touch the ground.
Mashenka hesitated for a moment, then said quickly:
"Well, please bring this knight a large chicken roll, another tortilla, a glass of freshly squeezed juice, and half a tortilla and a glass of water, and that's it!"
While ordering, Surdak noticed that he had snuck into his trouser pocket more than once, thinking that he was ready to pay.
Seeing that the busy waiter turned around to leave, Surdak hurriedly called out to the waiter: "Wait, waiter, we want two large chicken rolls, two tortillas, and two cups of freshly squeezed juice." ”
The waiter, who was so busy that he could barely stop, looked at Surdak and Mashenka with some strange looks, and said to the two hillbillies:
"I suggest you can order just one tortilla, we can add as many tortillas as you want after eating, you can eat as many as you want, and you can call me whenever you need to add tortillas!"
"Well, okay, do as you say." Surdak said, and then looked seriously at Mashenka, who was sitting on the other side of the table and was a little uneasy: "Eat with confidence, I have a treat for this meal, I don't want us to go halfway, you will have no strength, you must eat enough in the morning to have the strength to work......"
Mashenka smiled sincerely again and said, "Mr. Knight, you are such a generous person. ”
As Mashenka said, this breakfast cost a total of fifty-six copper plates, of which the twelve copper plates and one tortilla seemed to be true, and ten palm-sized soft tortillas were piled up on one plate, and the two of them hardly ate tortillas, because a large portion of chicken rolls was enough to fill an adult's stomach, and even so, Mashenka showed an astonishing appetite, eating eight tortillas in one go......
By the time the two of them came out of the breakfast shop, Mashenka walked out slowly, almost holding her stomach in her hands.
The pancake pan at the entrance of the restaurant was steaming hot, and a fat cook kept scooping the corn paste with a spoon in her hand, and after she filled the whole frying pan with dozens of tortillas, she began to quickly shovel down the baked tortillas with a shovel and throw them into the large wooden basin at her feet, the corn tortillas in the wooden basin had already piled up.
Surdak stood at the door of the shop and said to Mashenka:
"Take me to the free market in Epson City, preferably one where I can buy the kind of loot that brings back from the battlefield......"
Mashenka thought about it seriously and immediately said:
"Then we can go to Oriana Street, which is full of all kinds of fine weapons and armor picked up from the battlefield, as well as some jewelry stores and antique shops, I believe you can meet these needs."
Passing through a cobblestone street sprinkled with water, two knights of the guard battalion with wooden sticks in their hands were driving the sides of the long street, and the homeless people lying on the benches, watching them drag their tired bodies aimlessly through the streets of the city, like a group of zombies in the morning fog that had completely dissipated, Surdak felt that the city was a little dull.
Some of the homeless people who were lying on the benches, unable to get up, were carried onto the flatbed by a group of night watchmen.
As the wheels roll, these dying homeless people will be pulled out of the city.
However, in Surdak's opinion, there is nothing to be afraid of outside Epson City, but it is full of life, and the fields are full of all kinds of berries, mushrooms, wild vegetables, voles and hares......
The two came to Oriana Street.
Surdak was worried that Mashenka would accumulate food if he ate too much, so he didn't take the magic caravan, but walked all the way.
It's just that Surdak didn't expect the city to be so big, it only takes half a day to go around in Handanar City, but in Epson City is only a subdivision across the city, and it actually took more than two hours, and when the fog in the city completely dissipated, the scorching sun was about to climb overhead, and Surdak felt that the soles of the long leather boots under his feet were about to be exposed, and the two came to this street.
However, when the two of them arrived on this street, many of the shops on the street had just opened the wooden planks on the vertical windows and doors, and were ready to open.
At this time, at least half of the shops on the street have not yet opened, and Mashenka said that some of the shops here do not open until noon, but these shops close very late, usually until midnight.
"Mr. Knight, what are your plans for coming to this street?" The eldest child, Mashenka, asked curiously as he looked at Surdak.
Surdak smiled and didn't answer his question, but walked aimlessly along the long, seemingly spacious street, until he saw a shop with a magic weapon shop with a plaque, and said to Mashenka, "Let's go in and have a look......