Chapter XXXVII

"Let's go to Parabun". ()

Wright invited his father like this.

"The whole world is before us," Leh said in a puff, "Svadia will return to the center of the world, and the gloom of the failures of the past few decades will be swept away by the soldiers of the Empire, this is the world of young people, and the old men will be withdrawn from the stage." Now Svadia is the center of the continent, and Parabun is the center of Swadia. Arcadio, come with me to Parabun."

In the parlor, I sat across from Della with my father and General Wright behind me, looking at us nonchalantly while they themselves talked about things thousands of miles away.

Their conversation seemed too profound and obscure to me at the time, but now that I think about it, the young people of that era were really full of dreams.

"To Parabun?" The father muttered, "I do have this plan, but"

I could feel my father's gaze, and indeed, he was no longer the careless bachelor he used to be, he had already shouldered a family--- a wife to take care of, and a child to educate.

Wright met his father's gaze.

"Arcadio," Wright's tone was full of patience, "look at my daughter." You remember years ago, when we were still in Suno, you used to have a little Kugit maid. ”

"Yes," the father looked at Della, but clearly looked further.

"I didn't understand why that girl had such a big influence on you for a while," Wright sighed, "until I had Dela." Did you know that Della spits out the first little bubble from her mouth; She pinched the tip of my nose for the first time with her little hands; When she looked at me and smiled--- I knew how you felt at the time. ”

Speaking of which, Wright continued, his voice filled with warm memories, "Did you know then? If someone were to trade everything in this world for my Dela, my answer would be the same, no. Della is everything to me. Her mother once complained that I only liked Della and snubbed her. ”

"Haha," laughed his father, "Adeline always thinks that I spend more time with her and not enough time with Timmy." ”

Wright quietly wiped the beard from his chin, which was carefully trimmed and beautifully outlined his cheeks, making him look heroic.

"Well," Wright chimed in, "that's not the point. What I want to say is what we men should do in the face of such a child. ”

"Protect them," Wright said without waiting for his father to speak.

"Love for children and women must be transformed into motivation for a man to succeed", Wright looked at his father, and there was even a hint of criticism in his eyes, but this look flashed away, "You know what? I've always heard of what you're doing on the Southern Front, and I've heard that you've rescued a lot of captives and been captured by the Salanders for helping a shipwrecked battleship. I know that you are a person who is willing to give his life to protect others, and in essence, you are the same as I am. ”

Wright continued, "But I feel that there are times when you abuse your kindness. Haha, only for you, I dare to point out your problems so bluntly, you know, in those days in the military department, my God, it was terrible, everyone was yin and yang, and if you say the wrong word, you may be held against someone, but for you, I don't need to hide anything awkwardly. Arcadio, you are abusing your kindness. ”

"The emotion of wanting to protect others has not become your armor, it has not become the motivation for your success: those things have become a dagger to hurt you, a quagmire in your career. Look at it, I'm grateful for my hospitality, but are you really willing to stay in this place for the rest of your life? When the old man is unwilling to continue working, you will take his place and rack your brains every month for the wheat harvest, for the food of the serfs, for the pest infestation in the territory, and live like this for the rest of your life? ”

I hadn't reacted to General Wright's previous words, and when he said this, I realized that he was criticizing my family, and I suddenly felt a surge of anger.

"Come with me to Parabun". Wright invited again.

In this conversation, Wright was completely in charge, and his father just listened to Wright. I could see that my father was not feeling well, and in many ways he seemed to disagree with Wright's ideas.

To be honest, I didn't quite understand Wright's words, he seemed to be saying that my father was 'swimming against the current,' and I didn't understand what that meant.

That night, I stayed in bed and couldn't sleep, Aunt Bianwen helped me cover the quilt, and then poked my nose over, "Spit out and let me smell it, little thing." ”

I sighed, and Aunt Bianwen's face pretended to show an angry expression, "You didn't rinse your mouth again, I asked about the smell of mints."

I laughed, "I deliberately wanted to smoke your Dela, she once scared a nun who had never smelled anything like this with the smell of mints"

"Well, you two little things are not good children, sooner or later they will be taken away by wolves, young master, I always see you and Miss Della together, are you in love with her?"

"Well, I've already proposed three times."

"What'''s what?"

"Marriage proposal. I made a ring out of grass, and then grabbed a large bunch of roses from your garden, and knelt before her like a knight to propose, but all failed. ”

Aunt Bianwen pursed her lips and closed the curtains, then put my leather slippers in order, and then took out the clothes I will wear tomorrow from the closet and put them on a small stool in front of the bed, "No wonder I saw the garden in the morning being messed up, it turned out that you did it." Who taught you this? It's hard to be Archie, that little bastard can't know so much. Well'', then again, how could the young master fail, our young master Timmy is so handsome, isn't he? ”

"The first time she said I was young, the second time she said she was young, and the third time she said Uncle Wright wouldn't let me."

"Of course, General Wright is young and promising, and his tutor is probably very strict, so he won't let you come nonsense, so you can die" Aunt Bianwen smiled at me after speaking, and was about to walk out with a candle stand.

"Uncle Wright doesn't agree because of a strict upbringing, Della says it's because Uncle Wright doesn't like you."

Aunt Bi Anwen was stunned, "Don't like us?" ”

"Yes. Della said that her father had seen the men in the White Dove Valley not at all polite in front of the lord, and that he was the master at all. Uncle Leyte also said that he couldn't stand the fact that every time he ate, one or two people would sit with him to eat, which Uncle Leyt said would never happen in Paravon or even in Costholm. ”

"Ahh

"No," I knelt on the bed, "I don't want to listen to Uncle Wright, my father said that a lord is not a really good lord if he does not know what his servants and lords are thinking, and tries to respond to them, to help them, to satisfy them." Dad also said that in the past, the lords and the lords were the same people, they lived together, there was no difference, and only by trusting and helping each other could everyone benefit. ”

Aunt Bi Anwen listened silently, "Master Timmy, I don't understand this. Go to sleep. ”

I could see a look of gratitude on Lady Bianwen's face, and a little softened her surprise at hearing of General Wright's criticism. But she showed more embarrassment and loss.

I think I did something bad, my father taught me not to talk about people's strengths and weaknesses behind my back, and spread the word of mouth.

"I'm sorry", I would like to explain to Aunt Pianwen.

But Aunt Bi Anwen showed her usual happy expression on her face, "It's okay, sleep child." ”

As she spoke, Aunt Bianwen disappeared along with the candlelight.

I didn't fall asleep that night.

For the first time, I realized how difficult it was to choose between adults to believe.

Unable to sleep, I quietly walked out of bed and quietly opened the door. Passing through the corridor, I saw the warm light of Grandpa Bianwen's house, I took a quiet look when I passed, and saw that Grandpa Bianwen was sharpening the quill tube with a knife, and a small push had been piled up on the small table on one side, and next to Grandpa Bianwen, Aunt Bianwen was embroidering something, I saw, it was a white shirt, which seemed to be an old shirt of my father.

The two of them seemed to have some sadness on their expressions, and Aunt Bi Anwen even wiped her tears when she looked at the shirt, of course I felt that I had said the wrong thing and made Aunt Bi Anwen sad.

I didn't dare to alarm the two of them, so I just crept over. I walked straight past the window, through a wooden door, into a side hall, and then through a conservatory that served as a study, and at the end of the conservatory was my father's and mother's bedroom.

I knocked softly on the door, "May I come in?" I whispered, afraid of alarming Grandpa Bianwen and them.

"Timmy?" I heard my father's voice, "Come in." ”

When I went in, I found that my father was not asleep, sitting on a chair on the side. My mother leaned back on the bed and smiled in the direction I had entered.

Inside the room was lit a small candle lamp from Vekia, which was dimly lit.

"What's the matter", the father asked curiously, "I'm afraid to sleep alone again?" Timmy isn't a coward, you have the same name as *** father, you should have his courage."

"Timmy is not afraid", I was anxious to clear myself, "it's just that I don't understand what General Wright said, and when I told him what he said, Aunt Bianwen looked very sad. ”

"Huh? What's wrong? My father was puzzled, so I explained to him the cause and effect.

The more my father heard this, the more he shook his head, "Timmy, it's okay." I've known you Uncle Wright for a long time, and I was brought up by Aunt Bianwen since I was a child, and I know very well what they think, so I'll go talk to them tomorrow. Don't worry about it. ”

My father's words did not satisfy me, but he did not seem to have any intention of saying more, and without asking me what I wanted, I did not leave.

My mother was delighted, she beckoned, and I happily jumped into bed, slept next to her, and buried my head under her arm.

"Help him put the quilt on and don't let him leave his back exposed," the father said to his mother.

"You still say that the child is worried about it", the mother pulled the quilt up, "You yourself are not thinking about it." ”

"It's different," said my father mildly, "and if Wright is true, I really need to go to the capital." What surprised me the most was that Mr. Sabel wrote to me a few days ago, and Mr. Sabel in the letter was exactly what Wright said. ”

"What's the matter?" I looked up curiously.

"Don't ask, little kid", my father waved my hand not to interrupt him, but he didn't let me go back to my room, as if he didn't think it mattered if a little kid heard this, and I couldn't help but wonder what they were talking about.

"Wikibians?" Mother said suddenly.

"Wikibians?" , I thought in my heart, does it have anything to do with those people? I know Wiki, the master blacksmith in the house is a Wiki, oh no, it's a Nord. It doesn't matter, they are all northerners anyway, they were rescued by their grandfather, and they were rescued together with Aunt Pianwen. I forgot to mention that Aunt Bianwen is also from Nord.

"Well," my father looked a little tired, "Sir Harauth still remembers how the Wikibians treacherously ignored him more than ten years ago, and Haraus felt that if it weren't for him, the Wikibians would still be skinning their bears bare-bottomed in the forests east of the mountain." And the Nords, Harlaus even less favorable, it was the Nords who drove him all the way back from the North Sea, if it wasn't for the fact that he taught the Nords a hard lesson near Jeerberg later, Harlaus probably wouldn't have the face to live. ”

"Now Harauth is ready to avenge the revenge of the year," his father sighed, "I didn't believe it when Mr. Sabel said this, but at that time my uncle also secretly told me that he said that one-third of Suno's future tax revenue would be shipped directly to Dehrim City instead of Paravon, and he guessed that the empire was going to make a big move near Dehrim. This time Wright came, and it seemed that everything made sense: the empire was preparing to go north. It's been these two years. ”

"What are you going to do?" My mother gently scratched my back, and what they said didn't appeal much to me, and I slowly began to fall asleep.

I heard my father say, "If there is a war, I have to join it, it's my responsibility." I don't know how many more people are going to suffer. By the way, I still have to go to Elindaha, Dimitri's left eye is no longer visible, and his brother is ignoring him, if this continues, his right eye will soon be invisible'''", the father suddenly stopped, as if suddenly awakened to his own inability to talk about his eyes.

But the mother didn't mind, "Dimitri, his father died last winter." ”

"Well, his eldest brother inherited the territory, but he only spent less than three hundred dinars for the funeral, which is even more stingy than the Saland merchants."

"Are you going to bring him to the Valley of the White Pigeon?"

"Well, he has no one to take care of him in Ilindaha, I hope you don't object."

"If you decide, I will support it, there is nothing to oppose or not oppose. But when he comes, if he knows you're going to battle, he'll follow. ”

"No, he's already wounded, and the Empire won't let him go on another expedition."

"The question is not whether the empire will let it or not, but whether he wants to or not. By what you say, Dimitri will definitely go. And you have to know that once you decide to go to the capital and participate in that future war, then there are many more people who will go with you. The sturdy servants of the house, the Nord blacksmith, the leathersmith from Uxhall, the carpenter of Vecchia, etc., you took them out of the White Dove Valley easily, have you ever thought about how you can bring them back safely without you? ”

By that time I was already getting a little confused.

"Have you thought about what Timmy and I are going to do?"

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