My fear of carriages is innate

This trait was manifested by Alexei when he was on the port of Fendra, and no matter how much he comforted me, I was afraid to go into the carriage, and I felt that the black entrance of the carriage was a place where I could not enter, and if I entered, I would be tortured, and if I entered, I would lose everything

I don't think the carriage is ominous for no reason

On the contrary, when one of the squires carried me to the horse, I seemed to be at ease and not at all repulsive

Alexei's expression could even be said to be very happy, and my strange behavior made Alexei full of praise: "Yes, yes, a boy should like the saddle on the back of a horse rather than the cushion in the carriage."

Still, he walked in, and then leaned out his upper body to help me with the hem of his folded clothes in the carriage, and I now have another person waiting there, and that person's face appeared at the moment of opening the door, and then completely disappeared on our way to Winterspring University, and this person will briefly introduce Alexei to the forces we are going to visit, the Bianvin family

To say that this is a family is really a ridiculous exaggeration of the whole family surname Bianvin is only two people, Gil and his adopted son named Renaud are in the army, and Gil maintains a close relationship with General André with a woman and continuous support; Among the Nords and Vecchians, Jill lived like brothers with Martin and Ivan, who were all part of the Bianvin family, a core member of a loose family

Except for Andrei, no one in the family has aristocratic blood, but in such an era, bloodline is no longer so important

However, the situation is different in the East, the Oriental people who are accustomed to the rule of the big family for generations attach great importance to blood, even if the children of the nobles who are not named, they can wander freely in the East, and can knock on the door of the master at any time, get hot water and bread, and those who have no land and people, as long as they have pure and ancient blood, can quickly gather a large number of followers, even if this person is not too good, this kind of fanatical worship of bloodline will make people can't help but recall the ancient imperial era hundreds of years agoAt that time, people also regarded bloodline as something more important than life

Of course, one negative effect is that the East is not a good place for swindlers, in Aaron, Frost Castle, or even Paraven, a fraudster posing as a nobleman may only be sentenced to flogging, and then thrown into some quarry to smash stones for a few years, but in the East, a person who pretends to be a nobleman will be subjected to the most terrible torture, and beheading and hanging are extremely gentle and considerate methods compared to those terrible torture methods

Therefore, a person who is going to the East had better be clear about his identity at the beginning, if he is a nobleman, he will be a nobleman, and it doesn't matter if he is a commoner, as long as he takes a sword and carries a shield, he will definitely find an employer in the East

It was a ruined place, full of thieves, a land of fertile land, overgrown with weeds, wild rice fluttering among the flowers, dead people and wild apples slowly rotting in the field, the Great 6 of Fire and Sword, a place where a man with a bag of salt and a short sword could conquer the world, a place where the Romanovs were preparing to make a move

The squire behind me was wearing silver leather armor, the lower half of his body was wearing coarse cloth trousers, a pair of white leather boots were wiped clean, his face was yellow, not very comfortable, he kept spitting into the grass by the side of the road, after a while, his captain showed his rudeness, turned back and said a few words at him in a low voice, he reined in the horse's head and waited for everyone else to go away before continuing to walk, and then he continued to spit without anyone seeing

"Young master," he said to me in broken Wikibian dialect, "my boss won't let me go next to others, please be considerate"

"Okay, I'm not a young master" I suddenly remembered Alexei's words, don't tell anyone more about my situation, so I immediately changed my words, "Forget it, it's okay, you keep going"

He stretched his shoulders and began to inhale long, and I heard the phlegm whirring in his chest

"Sir, are you feeling unwell?" I finally couldn't help but ask

"That's right," he nodded, "there's a fish, or a frog-turned-elf stuck in my throat, and I've been ringing like a bellows all summer, hehe, young master, I'm annoying you."

"Drink some tea," I said casually, "you'll be fine"

"Tea?" The squire's nose made a sarcastic roar, "Young Master, I have the money to buy those leaves, and I have long spent money to find someone to brush my lungs clean with a brush, as clean as white sheets"

"Alexey who went to the East said that people who go there can drink tea, eat wheat cakes, and drink Vikyan wine at will"

"Thank you, young master, if the old ghost Martin didn't want my life, I would go to the east to visit you"

I could tell from his tone, he didn't take my words seriously, but what I said was true, Alexei had said when he described life in the East to me that in the East, it might be difficult to get the preserves of Rhodok and the beautiful clothes of Svadia, but as long as they were produced in the earth, the Romanovs had the means to dig them out of the wilderness and fill their warehouses with them

"Vido" Alexei watched the sunset from the side of the boat and said, "Over there, we will see the sunrise and sunset earlier than anyone in the world, and we will harvest food and gold coins faster than anyone else in the world."

Alexei always described the prospect for me wonderfully, and that's what he had described before he came to Fendra

The first lesson I learned from Alexei was that everything may not be so good, for many people, life is like a cargo bag with a hard job, and I can't do anything about it, and those who can do something say: "They don't think about it anymore"

The squire behind me stopped talking, obviously, he was a taciturn man, so I didn't talk to him anymore, I remembered an old sailor on the ship, he had a razor made of Salander's cold iron, some people said it was a dagger, this sailor's knife skills were very good, whether it was to repair his beard or cut off his tangled head, it was not difficult for him, but if you wanted to say a few polite words to him, it would be even more difficult, he helped me repair my head once, he cut off my somewhat long head, Then I shaved my head so long that the first part of my thumb was left, and I tried to talk to him, but he was silent

Without words, I get drowsy

Alexei later frowned and said, "Fall asleep while someone else is giving you a head?" It's not a good habit for someone to shave your eyebrows and make your wife laugh all night if they play a prank; If someone else wants to kill you, my God, you'll be out of Vido with a little effort, it's better to get your head yourself, and when you really need someone else to do it, keep your eyes open and don't fall asleep."

Alexei always kept talking, although I now have many of his harsh demands on me, many of which he himself may not be able to comply with

On one occasion when I was on the ship, he told me not to touch the table with my arms when I was using a knife and fork, and the sailors despised him, saying that he was very particular about it, and that after he had eaten the roast pig himself, his sleeves were also stained with oil, and he no longer asked me what to do

When the sailors were eating, one of the paddlers would bring a large bucket of bread, which was dry and hard, and there was no moisture in the middle, and then another guild would bring a large pot of hot soup with onions, crumbling and large pieces of turnips and minced leeks, and the guild would scoop up the soup with a large spoon, and each man would pour a scoop of bread on top of it, and the sailors would grab the vegetables on it with their bare hands, and then break the bread that was already soft and swallow it until the end, and everyone would go to work and drink a few mouthfuls of thick soup, and lunch would be over

I love that kind of bread

It is said that when sailors fight, they often go to the bakery to copy the guy Alexei said that the sailors have wounds on their heads, most of them are 'bread wounds' on the ship, and those who fight with knives and torches will be driven away at the next anchorage, but if they fight with bread, Alexei can only force them to swallow the bread without drinking water, and the more fiercely they fight, the more they swallow

This kind of bread is very firm, the bread crumbs on the corners only need a little bit, you can make a big bowl of porridge with milk, add some almonds and honey is a very good dessert Of course, no sailor will eat like this, I gradually learned a lot of food methods, in fact, the ingredients are very simple, but most people are not in the mood to improve their food

"What's for lunch?"

As I thought about the food on board, I suddenly remembered that I hadn't eaten since the morning

"Huh?"

"I mean, what do we eat at noon? What did you say about Captain Martin and what did you all eat? ”

"I'm sorry," he said angrily, "I know Martin's recipe ten years ago, he ate the same as me at that time, and now, young master, I don't know, you can go and see for yourself later, of course, if you think he doesn't eat well enough, you can let him follow you to the East."

"Are you afraid to go to the East?"

"My dad was afraid that I would go to the East"

"Good"

The topic was interrupted again, I fell into boredom again, and unfortunately, I began to get drowsy, although Alexei taught me that it is better to keep my eyes open when I am with others, but it is difficult not to sleep when I am with someone who has nothing to talk about

I started to fall asleep

I dreamed of bread porridge with boiled apples, crispy roast pig kneading and almond milk

Then I felt someone punch me in the face

When I opened my eyes, Alexei was putting my arm up and getting me off the horse

As I was lifted above his head, I saw a large clearing, and in the distance there were clusters of white buildings, like hundreds of Salander sugar cubes stacked on the ground

"Where is this?"

"Dongquan University"

In a fountain not far from us, a column of water suddenly shot into the sky, and then was blown away by the wind in mid-air

The sun was shining down, I swear, and suddenly I saw a rainbow