Billy Sr. put on his formal suit, which he hadn't worn in nearly five years, early in the morning, and asked his wife to tie his bow tie.

"Do you need to be so formal?" muttered to my wife, still sharp in her hands.

"Of course it has to be formal!" Old Billy's eyes widened, "This time the sons of our mine town are back, and I, the mayor of the town, can't represent the whole town, so welcome you?"

It's been a long time since I've worn it, and old Billy remembers the last time I wore it was when he went to a dinner party at the Baron's Castle a few years ago.

Holding back the discomfort all over his body, old Billy straightened his waist and walked out, his home was in the center of the town, and he now needed to go to the entrance of the town and the people of the town, and wait for the men of the mine town who had returned from joining the army.

In the early morning, before the frost has completely subsided, the mine town has become lively, several times more lively than last year's Oktoberfest.

"Old Billy!" said an old man from Mine Town with a smile.

This is just an ordinary old townsman, and as for why he can call old Billy by his first name, it can only be said that the simple townspeople are not so particular.

Old Billy was also accustomed to dealing with his townsfolk in this way, which would make him think that his governance was close to the common people.

Although he is a civilian himself.

There are only two nobles in the Kaidoch Domain, and that is the Baron of Kaidoch and the Will Knight.

"Hello, Hancock!" replied Billy Sr. with a smile. "How are the crops in the field growing this time?"

Now that spring is approaching, the price of grain has risen again this year, and the townspeople of Mine Town have to plant something in the winter to fill their bellies.

"Don't mention it! the acres of potatoes planted will be eaten by guinea pigs!" the old man scolded with a smile.

"Then you're going to go to Darwin's house in town and buy some rat poison. Old Billy answered, and walked towards the entrance of the village.

Darwin is currently the largest grocer merchant in Mine Town, and a distant relative of Billy Sr.

"If you ask him to buy rat poison, I'm going to drink the northwest wind. Hancock muttered, Darwin's stinginess and black heart were well-known in the mine town, where did Hancock get so much money to be the head of this wrong.

Old Billy, of course, didn't hear Hancock talk to himself, and he greeted his townsfolk with a smile on his face.

At ten o'clock in the morning, when the frost had just fallen, almost all the civilians under the jurisdiction of the mine town came, and the small mine town gathered nearly a thousand people at this time.

Fortunately, there is a wide square in the town, and many people go directly to the entrance of the town to wait, so that the residents have a place to stay.

Detective Billy Sr. craned his neck and looked out onto the main road outside town.

"Why hasn't it arrived yet?" said Old Billy, who had received a message from the Barony's Flying Pigeon yesterday and had returned to the Mines as a soldier who should have arrived today.

"Could it be that something is delaying? Aunt Mary, who was standing next to Billy Sr., said.

Not only Aunt Mary was standing next to Billy, the elder of the town, but the families of the four squadron leaders in Mine Town were all standing beside him at this time.

"It's impossible, isn't the battle all over, what else can happen. Old Billy couldn't figure it out.

"Wait, maybe soon. A middle-aged woman next to her said, this is the wife of Squadron Leader Carl.

"Yes, no hurry, wait. Billy Sr. agreed.

Until noon, the townspeople waiting outside the town shrank in a circle, and most of them went back to eat, and the road was still endless and flat.

Old Locke leaned against a dead tree at the entrance of the town, chewing on the white bread that had just been given him by the townman.

There was a young man close to him, and he knew this young man, the second eldest of the Joshak family, who had been the blacksmith in the town, and whose young man had made him a weapon when he joined the army.

"Hey, uh. Young man, don't you have to take care of the blacksmith shop at home, are you here to wait for your father?" Old Locke had nothing to say, he had just wanted to call this young man by name, but when the words came to his lips, he had forgotten this man's name.

"Yes, uncle, I'll wait for my father. The young man nodded politely, and then said, "My brother is in the smithy." ”

The old man and the young man chatted like this, the young man looked no older than Locke, and the old Locke chatted and chatted, as if remembering that in the past, Little Locke was also standing in front of him and talking to him like this, and even stuck to him and asked him to carry it.

The salty and non-trivial chat made old Locke miss his son even more, his only bloodline.

"Yes, your shovel is of good quality, I bought it back then and still use it... Old Locke nodded to meet something, and found that the young man had ignored him, but turned his head to stare at the road in the distance.

It wasn't just the young man, but Old Locke noticed that everyone around him was looking in the direction of the main road outside the town.

With a 'groan' in his heart, old Locke guessed something and turned his head sharply.

On the horizon of the main road outside the town, a team of horses appeared, followed by a large group of infantry.

Although he hadn't seen his son for six years, Old Locke had his eyes on the leading knight at a glance, and the strange feeling of blood connection made Old Locke sure that it was his son, Locke.

Locke was depressed, for they were supposed to arrive at the mine town in the morning, but they had gone in the wrong direction, made a big circle, and finally joined up with Uncle Joshak, the infantryman, and came back together.

However, this depression disappeared the moment Locke saw his relatives.

All the soldiers rushed to their relatives outside the town, especially the infantry, and ran faster than their own cavalry, and the townspeople of Mine Town also boiled, head-on to the ranks of soldiers, looking for their children, husbands, and brothers.

Locke, dressed in bright yellow armor that was very different from the other soldiers, held the long sword at his waist, rode on his horse, and slowly walked to his parents and sister.

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Today's mine town is destined to be a lively day.

In the evening, a grand bonfire was held in the center of the town, and after not seeing their relatives for several years, all the soldiers put down their masks of indifference on the battlefield, and some were so excited that they even hugged their relatives on the spot and wept bitterly.

Little Locke blinked, it was already so big. Aunt Mary laughed, and her house was now close to the old Locke's family.

Locke touched his hair in embarrassment, he had messed with Aunt Mary when he was a child, and the village was notoriously spicy.

Hans and Hank were also not far away at this time, Hans was chatting with his father, and Hank was muttering something to Kane.

"You see, I'm not wrong, Big Brother Locke's sister is a rare beauty in the village!" Hank patted his chest and pointed to Leah, who was not far away, and introduced Kane as if he were introducing his sister.

Leah, who was standing quietly on the side, looked at her younger brother like a beautiful water lily at this time.

Kane was helpless, and this time he went back to Kaidoqi to lead, and was dragged back to the mine town with them by Locke and Hans, as brothers, Locke and Hans also wanted to make Kane feel the warmth of home, and their home was Kane's home.

But at this time, Kane, the warmth of home has not yet been felt, his soul does not know where it has been hooked, and his eyes are looking at Leah without turning for a moment.

Hank also noticed that something was wrong with Kane, "Big brother, won't you, do you really like it?" Hank has also been under Kane for a few months, when has he seen Kane show this expression, and shouted in surprise.

"Shut up!" Kane grabbed Hank's mouth and pulled him aside, asking Leah about it.

"Sister Leah, she is a very virtuous woman, and she should be the most beautiful person in our village. Hank said roughly.

"What about her personality?" asked Kane.

Hank found that Kane's serious expression didn't look like a joke, "Big brother, you go and ask Big Brother Locke, he must know his sister best." Hank hurriedly slipped away, he and Kane had more friends than mentors.

It's not that he doesn't want to help Kane provide information, but he knows that the beautiful Leah of his neighbor has rejected the proposals of an unknown number of families in a row, first, he doesn't want Kane to hit a wall, and second, he doesn't want to trouble Leah.

As soon as Hank ran away, Kane could only look at Leah from a distance, "Big Brother Locke is not handsome, how can his sister be so beautiful." Kane was overwhelmed with emotion.

Fortunately, this was not heard by Locke, otherwise he would have been full of hair.

On the other side, Joshak was standing with Billy, the town elder, in a pleasant greeting. One is the biggest official in the town, and the other is the most prestigious among the soldiers now, the war is over, and the cooperation between these two will be indispensable in the mine town in the future.

And Carl was with his wife, from the usual chat, Locke knew that Uncle Carl and his wife had no children, but the relationship between husband and wife has always been very good, before joining the army, Uncle Carl was a hunter in the town, and his wife was just an ordinary peasant woman.

Uncle Karl lost an arm on the battlefield, and it was not reported back to the town before, he was to avoid his wife from worrying when she found out, but now that the person is back, everything can't be hidden, Uncle Karl's wife just burst into tears, and her hand is tightly grasping Uncle Karl's sleeve without an arm.

The bonfire party in the evening was very lively, and each family spontaneously took out their own food, rewarding the soldiers who had returned from joining the army, and the soldiers also brought out various specialties that they had brought back along the way, and Charlotte's food was very different from that of Faustin, and the townspeople were very curious about this kind of food that they had not eaten.

In addition, almost every soldier who came back carried a few catties of meat around his waist, almost every soldier who has been in the army for more than two years can practice a good hunting technique, Del Province is mountainous and foresty, although it is still winter, but there are many animals that come out to forage in early spring, and there is always a harvest if you are careful.

There is meat and bread, how can there be no shortage of wine, in addition to the soldiers' own private collection, old Billy also moved out all the remaining wine from last year's beer festival, as if to keep the people of the town from getting drunk.

Of course this is not possible.

It wasn't until late at night that the enthusiasm for returning to the countryside gradually subsided, and every family took advantage of the darkness to either go back to their village or go to the town for the night, and then return home the next day.

"Fix it for a week, and assemble in the town square on the eighth day!" said Uncle Joshak, who gave an order, and left no more hands on the scattered soldiers.

Although the war is over, the soldiers are not easily disarmed and returned to the field, and there are many tasks that belong to them.

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