Giovanni was talking to the young fat man for more than half an hour before the conversation ended

The man didn't care too much about Giovanni's origins, he only cared if Giovanni could really bring in the wheat The young wheat merchant had a condescending expression and kept emphasizing: "It's impossible to give this kind of price anywhere, so you'd better listen to my arrangement for everything"

He asked about the origin of the wheat, its condition, what container it was used in, and the insects that came out of it, but Giovanni coped with them, and for most of the year Giovanni was more of a farmer than an officer, and he had enough motivation to make frequent rounds of the farms

Giovanni had a small bag of wheat in his pocket, and he untied the small bag and poured it on the table, and the young man stared at the wheat with a frown, and muttered that it was the worst wheat he had seen this year

I was a little bored, and it was very cold, so I got up and walked around, and the houses here were mainly made of stones, which looked sturdy, and so cold that the stones were polished and smooth, and there was a layer of black moss on them, and the floor smelled of musty, and the floor was water, and if you listened closely, you could hear the sound of running water, a narrow window with a dim light, and the street was empty, and the sound of their boots on the stones would come in when the soldiers of the night patrol walked by

A small leather ball smashed into my leg, a tightly wrapped little fat man ran out, there was a door behind him that opened a crack, this fat boy saw the ball, ran over and grabbed it in his hand, he saw me, smiled slyly, and then threw the ball hard at me, I didn't expect him to come to such a hand, reluctantly raised his hand, blocked the ball The little fat man became a little angry, he ran angrily to pick up the ball again, and threw it at me again, this time I didn't block it, The ball hit me in the stomach

This made the boy so happy that he laughed and prepared to pick up the ball again

I got annoyed all of a sudden, and took a few steps to the side of the ball, and picked it up, and the kid grabbed my leg and hammered me on the waist and told me to give it to him

I pushed him out of the way and threw the ball out of that window

The little fat man dropped me and hurried to the window, he stepped on a stool, trying to look outside, but it was not high enough, and he turned around and shouted at me, "Get my ball"

His nanny also came with her apron rubbing at this time, muttering all the way: "Young master, be careful to run."

I saw the woman, this little fat man with his waist in his hand, pointed at me and said, "This bastard threw my balls and you hit him, you hit him"

The nanny looked at me, I didn't know what was going on, I just went to comfort the little fat man, the nanny coaxed him, and kissed his chubby face, but the little fat man was still angry, he clenched his fists and waved, hitting the woman's face hard, "You hit him, he's a bad guy, you go and hit him"

This kid is really used to having a problem

The door behind me opened, and Giovanni walked out chatting with the wheat broker

As soon as the wheat economist saw the little fat man, he showed a loving smile, "My little hero, why haven't you slept yet?"

The little fat man found the backer, he opened the nanny's hand with his fist, and jumped into the arms of the wheat economist himself At this time, I realized that this was father and son, and the father and son were really similar The old man saw the child and ran over to tease him, but the little fat man didn't seem to like Tuk and spat on him

The wheat broker said to Giovanni: "You come back tomorrow, we'll talk about it in detail"

"Okay," said Giovanni, "where are we staying tonight?" ”

"I'll take you somewhere," Tuck interjected, "and by the barracks, you can sleep peacefully but as agreed beforehand, nineteen silver coins a night, and not a single child can eat and drink as you please, and you can buy it for money."

"Kill them" The little fat man shouted loudly when he saw that I was about to leave, "Daddy hung this big villain and this little villain on the gallows"

"What's the matter, how did my guest you off, my little hero?" The wheat economist said with a smile

"He lost my balls, they're badass, let the soldiers on the street kill them, send them to the gallows, old man Tuk, you said, we're going to kill the Westerners, beat him, beat him, beat him"

The little fat man's face flushed and he shouted loudly

Tuke's face twitched when the kid said, 'Kill the Westerners,' but he quickly disguised the past, and the wheat economist smiled and waved his hand to tell me and Giovanni to hurry up and lead us away, the little fat man's roar still echoing behind us

"Why are you still messing with children?" Giovanni said curiously, "I can't do it"

"He threw the ball at me, and I grabbed it and threw it out of the door," I honestly admitted

"Hmph," said the old man Tuke with some dissatisfaction when he heard this, "you should beat this little devil again, his father spoiled him so much, and no one dared to mess with him at home, and now he thought that all the people would revolve around him."

I thought about Tucque's blackmailing of Giovanni in the afternoon, and thought to myself that it would be reasonable for such a child to be born into such a family

"Give me the money," said Tuke, "the place where you are staying tonight is a good place, the sheets were changed only last month, and there are girls who come to find them at night, of course, just give the money."

Giovanni suddenly became trembling, "Sir, all my money is with you, and I rely on you now."

Tuke was a little upset when he heard this, "I don't believe you don't have any money on you, maybe you have money sewn in your boots and hat, I don't have a check everywhere, if you play tricks on me again, you will live up to my kindness."

Giovanni said, "Sir, I'll tell you the truth, I really don't have any money, I heard before I came that there are a lot of soldiers in Xiaodonghu City, the situation is messy, and the money will be robbed when I walk alone at night, so when I came, I only brought a bag of money, if you don't believe me, you can search my body."

"Who told you there are a lot of soldiers here, don't talk nonsense," Tuke rubbed his nose, "Hell, what kind of business are you so poor to do?" I've never seen such a down-and-out businessman as you."

"Your Excellency, please trust me"

"In this way, I will pay you the money, but it must be recorded in your account, and you will have to pay me back in the future, you know, the business of Xiaodonghu City is not a lump sum or two, you have also seen, the wheat broker is my relative, if you come to do business for a long time in the future, there will be a lot of preferential treatment I am really at a loss with you, I am really unlucky to lead you around at night, and I have to give you money."

Giovanni was flattered, "You have worked hard, this time you helped me put the money on the top, and when the business is done, I will definitely pay you back"

"It's really unlucky" Tuke cleared his throat and spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm, "It's really unlucky"

We were led to a small wooden inn, where a big man was making a fire at the door, rubbing his hands together and making a fire, and when he saw us coming, he stood up, and Tuke frowned when he saw him, "Get out of the way, we don't want girls."

The man scolded Tuck with contempt, glared at me and Giovanni, and went on to the fire

We walked through a smoky hall where Tuke had two men he knew staring at us, both of whom were withered, grim-faced, and oily-faced

Giovanni tried to greet the two of them, but they didn't react at all, just watched us warily to prevent us from slipping away

Then, a very fat woman walked over, this woman is the type of people in the barracks like, fat, thick eyebrows and big eyes, this woman must have a pound of powder on her face, this woman looked at us scrutinically, "I said, these two people don't have any problems, I can't pay the responsibility for something happened Last time, a fake drug dealer came, and the soldiers who came to arrest him made a mess here, don't give me trouble"

"No," Tuke touched the woman's ass with a smile, "these are all serious people, you see, his sons are all brought, and they won't run"

The woman's lips twitched, then she turned her head and motioned for us to follow

We walked along the road towards the top, the stairs were narrow and dirty, from time to time there were disheveled men and women laughing and chasing, I understood, this is a Ji courtyard This is the first time I have been to this kind of place, I can't help but be curious to peek around everything here is very strange, I heard that this is the most well-informed place, as long as there is any news in this city, you will definitely be able to inquire here, but for outsiders, it is better not to ask for news casually, otherwise it is estimated that everyone will know what you are thinking

The fat woman instructed, "The sheets and quilts will go downstairs to get two stools and two beds, if they are broken, if you pay the girl yourself, go to the second floor to find it, no credit, pay the money in person, don't run around at night, if something happens, we are not responsible for six copper plates, if you want it, you will go to the first floor to find me with food and drink, as long as you have money, what do you want?" ”

"Yes, yes," Giovanni said

We went up to the third floor and continued up a decaying staircase, which I was a little worried that the fat woman would crush the staircase, but we finally reached the top safely

Tuke swore and followed behind, having been slapped when he had just kissed a girl

Our room was an attic, and it was dark and damp inside, and one part of the drawing board was broken, and it was covered with wooden boards to keep out the snow, but the snowflakes still floated in through the cracks, and it was terrible cold inside

"Is there a stove?" Giovanni asked, "There's no one sleeping here."

"What are you talking about," the woman twisted her waist and walked around, "this is a good place, there are many people who want to come here, if you don't want to, you can go elsewhere and the stove is in the corner, and if you want firewood, pay for it: a whole piece of pine firewood is three silver beans, a handful of broken firewood, go downstairs and pay the money"

Giovanni looked at Tuck with a pleading eye, Tuke's beard twitched, "You have a lot of problems" and then he turned to face the female boss, "Honey, send me two handfuls of broken firewood, I'll pay the bill with my own body"

Tuke pinched the woman's face

The woman laughed sharply, "Just your small body haha, I'm afraid you'll die in my bed, so I'm going to order a coffin tomorrow morning, but it's okay, a small coffin can hold you"

Tuke wasn't angry either, "I'm going to be in your coffin tonight, huh?" ”

The woman punched Tuke, and then they walked away

Before he left, Tuke threatened us, "You'd better stay here honestly, I'll take you to the warehouse tomorrow, and if you slip away, I have a hundred people here, do you know?" ”

"Yes, sir," said Giovanni

Giovanni and I took the rags and pieces of wood off the floor and moved the bed inside, and Giovanni went downstairs to get the sheets and firewood, and here I spread the felt on the top of the bed

Giovanni came back after a while, brought two handfuls of broken firewood, a candle and we gathered together, he lit a piece of wood with a candle, and soon there was a fire dancing in the stove, and we carried the cold sheets, and baked them on top of the flame, and spread them on the bed, and Giovanni walked around the door, and then came back to tidy up his package, and we had a conversation without a match

After more than an hour, Giovanni walked out and waved his hand

A boy immediately came up to him and asked him what he was going to do

"A grilled fish, crumbled bread, butter, two beers, and if you have bacon, cut me a few slices" Giovanni counted his fingers and nodded, "and turnip soup, honey water"

"Sir, you'll have thirty-seven silver coins for what you ordered," the boy calculated the price in a moment

I chuckled in my heart, the things here are too expensive, in the barracks, and even in Valankov, these things are worth less than ten silver coins

"Credit," said Giovanni, "you can go and ask your landlady that my expenses are all on Mr. Tuke."

"That's impossible," said the little boy, "Mr. Tuck and my boss are busy right now"

"Yes, they're busy, if you want to spoil their good deeds, just ask, Tuke is bad-tempered, if I'm telling a lie, I'll still be here tomorrow morning, what are you worried about?"

The boy walked away suspiciously, turning back as he went

But after a while, the boy brought us all the things we needed, and the boy said, "If you can't pay directly, the price will be increased, and tomorrow morning it will cost thirty silver coins."

Giovanni waved his hand, "No problem, you can send us some more firewood"

"Whole piece of pine?"

"Monolithic"

"Five silver beans a piece?"

"You go and get it"

The boy happily ran downstairs

After he left, I asked Giovanni, "Where do you have so much money?" How dare you spend so much"

"It's not me anyway," Giovanni whispered, "Hurry up, eat early, go to bed early, and I'll wake you up."

"What are you going to do?" I suddenly understood, "You're going to run away."

"We're going to change places, not run away," Giovanni corrected me

I quickly finished my beer, ate the barbecue, and swallowed the bread with butter, and after a while, the wine came up, and I fell asleep, and if it wasn't for the wine, I guess it would be difficult for me to fall asleep, and I was a little nervous, and I didn't know what Giovanni was going to do

I seemed to have slept for a long time, and then I was woken up by the darkness of the house, except for the crackling of unburned firewood in the stove

I saw that Giovanni was dressed

"Ready to go," he whispered

"How to get there?" I asked him as I got dressed

"There was a man outside the door staring down the hallway; There was also a group of people standing guard downstairs; The little boy was going to Tuck tomorrow to get money, so he didn't dare to sleep all night, staring us to death" Giovanni said with a blank face "As soon as we open the door, people will know"

"So how do we get there?"

"We don't go through the door," Giovanni said

He walked over to the broken ceiling and looked thoughtfully at the planks there

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