"Good ......"

Little Hoss nodded in answer, and went over and led the debt collector into the house.

This year's harvest in the fields is good, and perhaps all the grain in the ten fields left by Medioc can be used to pay off the debt, and a lot of the principal can be repaid.

“…… Little Horse, or is all the grain here to pay off your debt to Mr. Raleigh? ”

"Yes."

"Then I have seen the grain here, and it is probably just right to repay this year's interest, six hundred copper coins."

"How can it be, I obviously have more harvest here than last year, how can it only be enough to repay the principal."

“…… This year there have been bumper harvests everywhere, and the price of these things has dropped, you know, so although there is more food, it is not that valuable. ”

To the words of the debt collector, to the grain that he harvested after a year of working in the field, sweating for a year, and when he was most tired, he was tired and fell in the field,

Little Hoss, who had rough and swarthy skin on his face, bowed his head and was silent, and did not speak for a long time.

"Little Hoss, Hoss, you hurry up and decide, how to return the law, I have to hurry back......"

……

“…… What's going on? ”

Little Hoss led the debt collector into the house, and the bard and Miria in the courtyard outside the house were still talking.

Looking at the high-spirited and menacing debt collector who followed Little Hoth into the house, the bard couldn't help but ask,

"Debt collectors. We owe Mr. Raleigh a debt. ”

"How much do you owe?"

"It used to be seven silver coins, but now it's been a few years since it was repaid, and I still owe six silver coins."

"Why are there so many?"

The bard was amazed that this was the wealth that most farmers who toiled in the fields could not accumulate in their lifetime.

Miriah was too silent to answer.

The bard took the water bag, and walked into the room of little Hoth,

I happened to hear the debt collector's urging to little Hoth,

“…… In that case, if there is some money, it is better to take part of the grain and keep the remaining part of the grain, and use the money to pay it back. ”

The bard gave little Hoss a piece of advice.

Little Hoss looked up at the bard, then nodded at the debt collector,

"That's it...... Take away the grain of four hundred copper coins, and I have three hundred copper coins. ”

The debt collector also turned his head, looked at the bard, and promised little Hoss to repay the money.

“…… Here's a hundred copper coins...... Okay, move quickly, hurry back, here, here...... I'll move them all out. ”

"Huh...... Don't you weigh it? ”

"Each bag of grain weighs about the same weight, needless to say, Mr. Raleigh has always been so windy that he doesn't care about these little things."

"Oh...... Then you said earlier that the grain is worth a total of 600 copper coins, and if you move away the grain of 400 copper coins, do you have to have a third left, and there must be at least nine bags left here? ”

"You're a man...... Hurry up. ”

The man who came to collect the debt looked at the bard one more time,

Then he waited for little Hoss to give him three hundred copper coins, and then turned around and left with the people.

“…… If you have money, it is actually better to use money to pay off debts, rather than directly use food...... Although the price of food may fall, it can be eaten. ”

The bard said to little Hoth,

"I once walked through a place where there was a pest and drought and there was no food to be harvested, and I almost died there."

“…… You don't have to have money all the time. ”

Little Hoss said to the bard.

The bard nodded, and then went out with little Hoth,

Then in the courtyard, the bard could not help but ask little Hoss one more sentence,

"Sir...... How do you owe so much money? ”

Little Fox didn't speak.

Miria replied too,

"It was his father who unfortunately ran into the fine of the Church Knight, a total of ten silver coins, and his father's savings repaid three silver coins, and the remaining seven silver coins were borrowed from Mr. Raleigh."

"Ten silver coins? How so? ”

The bard was amazed and said,

"According to the laws of the Church, if you run into a knight of the Church, and there is an additional fine, it is only a silver coin. If your father has unfortunately passed away, there should be no fine. ”

The bard said this, and little Hoss looked up at him, then lowered his head again.

"Where is this church law of yours?"

"Naturally, it's the church's, it's the headquarters of the church in the capital."

"Maybe it's because the church laws are different in different places."

Miria replied too.

The bard didn't know what to say.

Little Hoss still had his head down, he wasn't stupid and ignorant,

It's just that the laws of the church never tell them clearly.

It is only when they break the laws of the church that they know that a certain law exists.

As for the amount of the fine and what the punishment is, it is naturally up to the priests and knights of the church to decide.

"Sir, what is your father's name? Perhaps I can take your father's injustice to the fore. ”

"Medioc, his name is Medioc."

Little Hoss raised his head, looked at the bard, and answered the question,

He remembered that there was no tombstone in front of his father's grave, only a small tombstone he had buried in the ground, and he didn't know if it would rot.

Maybe years later, people will forget this name, and he is pinning his hopes on this bard at the moment, hoping that he will remember this name,

"Okay, I remember, Medioc."

"Sir, can you tell me about what happened?"

Little Hoss told the bard all the things that had happened,

When the bard had heard this, he left again under the gaze of little Hoth and Miria.

Drifting away.

After the bard left,

Little Fox and Millia live too on.

Once the harvest in the field is over, a new cultivation is about to begin.

Little Hoth had to get busy in the fields again.

Time passes year by year,

Little Hoth spends most of his time busy in the fields,

He seems to have lost his teenage time, and he has lost his youthful time.

Little Hoth gradually became Hoss in the field, and he became more and more like the other farmers in the village.

His face is rough, his hands and feet are full of calluses, and the mud and dust that seem to be unclean, there is no smile on his face, and he is busy in the fields every day.

But Miria helped to go to the fields at night to plow,

Hoss was able to finish his work in the fields earlier than the rest of the village.

This gave him some free time to go back to town and get an extra job.

It's also a tiring job, but it also gives Hoss an extra income.

Hoss saved up all this extra income and used it very little.

In recent years, the grain harvest in the fields has also been good.

Although there are still debts and interest to be repaid every year, they are still living well and can get by.

And Hoss also received the same praise as Mrs. Valina's Mrs. Burton's family,

'Hoss is a man who has been taken care of by the Lord. ’

And every time he heard such words, Hoss was silent.

It's just that at Aunt Valina's reminder, Hoth occasionally sends some more gifts to Grandpa Gus.

Sometimes it's a small piece of meat, sometimes it's soybeans or some other grain, even though Grandpa Gus doesn't seem to answer any of his questions.

……

"Hoss...... Are you going to church, today is Sunday. Maybe we can go to church and pray. ”

“…… What to pray, pray that your wife will give you another child? ”

At this time, when the farmland was already busy, Hoss looked for a heavy job in the town,

Now he had just finished work, and he was called to church by a worker who was working the same as him.

Maybe with a smile, there is no difference between these workers.

"Don't talk about me, Hoss, you should have a wife at your age, and let her give you a baby."

The man said with a smile.

Hoston paused, smiling and not responding.

"Eh, Höss, going to church? Let's go together, shall we? ”

The worker greeted Hoss again.

Hoss stood still, hesitated, and nodded.

He rarely went to church, although the doors of the church seemed to be open at any time.

But even passing through the door of the church, the tall church building made Hoss, who was dressed in coarse linen and covered in dirt, afraid to enter.

Even most of the time it's a bypass.

Hoss felt that perhaps he was a sinner, and that the death of his father, Medioc, had made him deeply afraid and nervous about the church.

And the priests and knights who might come out of the church also made Hoss a little worried that he would unfortunately run into them.

There was even some fear that the church people would find out that Miria was also working in the fields.

In this entanglement, Hoss followed the worker to the door of the church.

When I got to the church door,

The worker who beckoned him was also a little afraid to go in.

Raising his head and looking at the tall church door above the steps,

The worker looked down at the filth on his coarse cloth clothes,

"Hoss, why don't we go home and change into clean clothes, and come back tomorrow."

Hoss didn't speak,

The worker went up another step, then stood on tiptoe, raised his head, and looked into the darkness of the church door.

"There seems to be no one else in the church...... Why don't we go in? Just say a prayer and leave. ”

It was late afternoon and evening, and there seemed to be no one in the church.

Hesitating, the worker led the way and entered the church with Hoss.

In the church, the priest was not there, and there were no other people praying.

The worker breathed a sigh of relief, but he was no longer afraid to speak out in the church.

Silently walked to the side and prayed silently in front of the church.

Hoss stood in the quiet and dim church, and his eyes fell on the church.

Rows of burning candles, rows of candle flames danced, reflected in Hoss's eyes.

The candles didn't seem to change much from what he had seen as a child.

Illuminated by the rows of candles in front of the church, Hoss's somewhat cloudy eyes seemed to have the appearance of a child.

Rows of candle flames fluttered and jumped in the breeze, changing their appearance.

The fiery red flames seem to be particularly magical and attractive,

So that Hoss's gaze couldn't help but stay on the candle flames, unwilling to move away.

"Hoss? Hoth ......"

The worker next to him had finished praying and came over to see Hoss standing here,

Call him carefully,

"Huh?"

Hoss paused again before turning his head,

"I've prayed, has Hoth prayed? If it's over, let's leave. ”

Staying in the exceptionally quiet and tall church, the worker was always a little cramped and uneasy.

After praying, I wanted to leave quickly.

"Hmm...... Let's go. ”

Hoss followed the worker out of the church,

Before leaving, little Hoss looked at it again,

In front of the church, there were rows of burning and dancing candles.

After leaving the church,

Hoss and the worker parted and went home.

……

"Hoss, how did you buy candles today, did you run out of candles at home?"

"Hmmm......"

Hoss returned home with a candle in his hand.

When Miria saw it, she asked in surprise,

Hoss answered in silence.

Milia looked at Hoth, and went on to her supper again.

Hoss sat at the door of his house at nightfall,

I lit the candle and took it in my hand,

Keep your eyes on the candle flame,

The appearance of the flame was reflected in Hoss's eyes.

“…… Hoss, Aunt Ariel of the village, you know, she has a daughter at home, who is about your age. ”

"It's almost time for you to get married at your age, why don't you go over and have a look when you have time?"

"Okay."

"Hmm...... When you get married, you will have a child as soon as possible. ”

"Hmm...... But I'm going to send him to school. ”

"What?"

"I'm going to send my kids to school...... I saved money. ”

Hoss was impressed by the words of the bard he had only met once, and by his wealth of knowledge.

"What? Study? ”

"Can we afford it?"

Miria walked out of the room and asked Hoth, a little worried.

Hoss didn't speak, just held the candle in his hand, still looking at the candle flame on the candle,

He remembers,

And the bard said unto him, The kingdom has changed its masters,

The new king issued the policy of having schools everywhere.

He remembered it well.

……

The content of the "ordinary" chapter ends with this conversation between Hoss and Miria Asia.

It ended in the evening, sitting by the door of the house, holding a candle in the conversation between Hoss and Miria Athea.

Probably because it was difficult for Hoss's ordinary life to change.

It is probably because Hoss said that if he wants to send his child to be selected, the ordinary has changed.

Professor Voss as a reader,

When I read the 'ordinary' passage for the first time,

The end of the 'ordinary' chapter made him a little abrupt, and it ended here, a little unexpected,

However, after thinking about it carefully, I feel that it is particularly appropriate to end here.

Because further down, it's no longer an ordinary story.

The story of Little Hoss, the protagonist of the ordinary chapter, ends like this,

And the story of the great chapter may begin here.

In the study,

After taking a sip of warm water, Professor Voss cursoryly read through the 'ordinary' chapters,

He exhaled a long breath,

soothed his emotions,

set his sights on the great chapter of "The Ordinary and the Great",

The ordinary chapter tells an ordinary story, and the great chapter should be a great story.

Maybe an epic of a great figure like the ABC's Imperial Epic?

With this expectation,

Professor Voss lowered his glass, and then, in an almost pious manner,

A manuscript that opens a 'great' chapter,

“…… With the knowledge of arithmetic learned in school, it is very difficult for Gerritt to pay off the family's debts, so he makes a bold proposal to his father Hoss. ”

The beginning of a great chapter, the beginning of such a sentence as nine billion.

Professor Voss kept his eyes fixed on the contents of the 'great' chapter displayed on the computer screen.

As you read on, along with the statements described by the author,

Professor Voss was soon easily drawn into the world of the book again,

Immerse yourself in it, read it carefully,

I forgot the fatigue of not sleeping all night.

Outside the study,

Professor Voss's wife woke up on the couch at this time.

Mimihu Lake opened his eyes and saw the thin quilt covering his body,

A smile appeared on his face, and then he got up and looked around the room.

But I still didn't see Voss,

I went back to the bedroom and looked, but there was no one in the bedroom.

The wife went to the door of the study again,

Gently opened the door of the study,

I saw that Professor Voss was still in the study, in front of the computer, looking intently at the computer.

Completely immersed in reading, he didn't even notice his wife who opened the door to the study.

The wife looked at Vos helplessly, and finally carefully exited the study and gently closed the door.