"Grandma Milia......

Before leaving home in the morning, little Gerrit had visited Grandma Milia in her bedroom.

Although Grandma Milia is unconscious, she is still in the bed in the bedroom.

At this moment, all little Gerrit can face is a tombstone and a new grave.

Looking at the words carved out by his father Hoss on the tombstone, little Gerrit, who had been silent all the way, turned red.

I didn't see the tombstone again, and Grandma Miria's death was like she had just gone far away and hadn't come back.

And at this moment, little Gerrit knew that Grandma Milia was here, but he could only see the grave, and Grandma Miria could no longer answer his call.

Father Hoss looked at Miria's grave, then turned his head to look at his child Little Gerrit, but reached out and put his arm around Little Gerrit's shoulder, and did not speak.

Little Gerrit's red eyes were red, and tears rolled down, rolling down to the ground, soaking into the dirt.

"Grandma Miria...... Grandma Miria! ”

The herbs that little Gerrit had been holding tightly in his hand were finally thrown to the ground.

Little Glitter cried out in pain and heartbreak.

Father Hoss just had red eyes, hugged little Gerrit, and let little Gerrit cry in his arms,

Little Gerrit wept until he had no strength to cry,

and then gradually stopped,

Then he departed from his father Hoth, turned around, buried his head, and went home

walked back without saying a word.

And his father, Hoss, looked at Little Gerrit, just squatted down, picked up the bag of herbs that Little Glitter had just thrown to the ground, and just followed Little Gerrit in silence.

“…… What are you picking up herbs for! ”

"It's useless!"

Little Glitter walked a long way before he suddenly turned his head and shouted loudly to his father with red eyes.

"I know."

Father Hoth only answered Little Glitter, and did not put down the herbs in his hand.

Little Gerrit buried his head again, and walked forward,

After walking for a long time,

"Father...... Horse...... Do you think that the reason why Grandma Milia got sick was because she was not religious enough to God? ”

Little Glitter asked with red eyes.

"Maybe Grandma Milia is too tired and needs a good rest."

"Why is Grandma Miria so tired?"

Little Gerritt asked almost to the bottom of the question, he had too many questions to figure out.

Father Hoss did not speak again, but after a moment of silence, he told little Gerrit,

"Little Glitter, you continue to study and figure out this problem, and Grandma Milia wants you to continue to figure it out."

"I got it......"

Little Gerrit answered in silence and did not speak again.

He had already returned home with his father, Hoss.

……

“…… Glitter, stay at home for a while, and I'll go out to remove the weeds from the field for a while. ”

The grief caused by Miria's death did not allow her father Hoth to rest for long,

In the evening, I warmed up brown bread and soup, and had dinner with little Glitter.

His father, Hoss, took his farm tools and left the house and went to the family's field.

Little Gretel, who was still deeply sad, sat at the door of his house, looking at the sunset gradually setting in the west.

It seems to be in a daze, until I see the sunset completely set, and the sunset is also drowned out by the night.

“…… Is little Gerrit, poor little Glitter, saddened by Miria's death? ”

Just as little Gerrit was silent, sitting by the door, a voice came to mind on the road in front of the door.

Little Glitter looked over and saw the man passing by the road, Grandma Valina.

Little Gerrit was silent and did not speak.

"Oh...... Poor little Gerrit, Milia will always watch you in heaven, don't be so sad. ”

Grandma Valina had pity and pity on her face and comforted little Gerrit,

Little Gerrit was silent for a while, but said abruptly,

"Grandma Valina, are you going to see Uncle Walker so late?"

"How did Uncle Walker die......"

Grief seemed to make little Gerrit speak without scruples, and he asked Grandma Valina directly one of the questions.

"yes...... I'm going to visit you, Uncle Walker. ”

Grandma Valina stiffened a little, unwilling to say more about this question,

Just replied like this, and left in a hurry.

Little Glitter watched as Grandma Valina walked farther and farther away until she was drowned in the night.

Is that where the village cemetery is?

Little Glitter turned his gaze, and then was a little silent, and sat by the door, staring without saying a word at the night in front of him.

until

The night is getting darker,

My father, who went out in the evening, finally came back.

Stained with some night dew, or with rotten leaves and mud from the grass seeds in the fields,

Father Hoss's whole body clothes were a little wet and dirty,

“…… Why haven't you slept yet? ”

Seeing little Gerritt still sitting by the door, his father Hoston stepped down and asked softly.

Little Gerrit didn't want to speak, but looked up at his father and shook his head,

“…… Go to bed, you're going to school tomorrow. ”

Father Hoss spoke up again.

Little Gerrit fell silent and stood up from the ground,

As he was about to go into the house, he paused again, and turned to look back at his father, Hoss,

"Hoss, you've never been out in the fields so late before."

"Are there so many weeds that need to be removed?"

"The people in the village say, 'Father Hoss, you are a man who has been blessed by God, and there are always few weeds in the fields, and the harvest is always fast when you plough it, and the harvest is always good."

"Are you losing God's favor now?"

Little Glitter asked suddenly.

Father Hoston paused, turned his head to look at little Glitter,

There was silence for a while,

Then he turned his head, entered the house, and put down the farm tools in his hand.

"There is no providence of God, but there are sinners who have blasphemed the oracles and violated the laws of the church."

Father Hoss dragged his wet and dirty linen clothes and changed them into dry clothes from the side.

He said.

“…… It's Grandma Miria, it's Grandma Milia who works in the fields at night, right? ”

Little Glitter asked.

“……”

Father Hoss was silent, did not speak again, but looked back at little Gerritt,

Facing Little Gerrit's gaze, his father Hoss was silent for a long time before responding,

"Hmm."

Little Gerrit, who received an affirmative answer, fell silent,

He lowered his head and didn't ask any more questions.

He understood something, but there was more doubt and confusion in his eyes.

His grandfather was condemned by the church for not being devout enough to God and sinning against the gods and the Lord because he was in the way of the knights of the church.

Even after death, he could not return to the arms of God, and no tombstone was erected in front of the grave.

His father and Grandma Miria violated the laws of the church and the will of God,

But before this time, the other residents of the village said that Father Hoth was a man of God's grace and favor.

And the God's favor that the father received was brought about by violating the laws of the church and the will of God.

Will Milia return to God after her death?

Little Gerrit's eyes were full of doubts and confusion,

There are many things in this, and there seem to be a lot of problems.

At this time, the father Hoss came over, rubbed little Gerritt's hair, and then walked away again.

"Go to bed early, you'll have to go to school tomorrow."

"Father...... Hoss, I'll help you weed in the fields tomorrow. ”

Little Gerrit was silent for a while, then raised his head again,

"No, you need to go to school!"

Hoss spoke up again.

Little Glitter was silent and did not speak again.

……

“…… Glitter, what are you thinking? ”

In the school, Ammon is the only one who is familiar with little Glitter,

Turning his head and shouting Little Gerrit,

Little Glitter, who was a little distracted, turned his head and just shook his head,

"No ......"

"Ammon. Is there anyone in your village who has been invaded by demons? ”

"Of course, there are always people who are not religious enough to the Lord."

Faced with little Gerritt's question, Aemon replied as a matter of course,

"There were people who prayed to God with my father and asked for God's favor, but they were not pious enough, and even if my father prayed sincerely, he couldn't get them God's favor."

"What about those people?"

"Of course, they were invaded by demons and died, and it is very difficult for such a person to even return to the arms of God after death. Every time, my father had to pray sincerely for them and ask God for forgiveness before they could be buried and returned to God's arms. ”

"Hmm...... Will your father take money for this? ”

"Gerrit? What do you mean? ”

"No, I just think that after your father is a man like you who is respected by the people of the village, after working hard for others like this, maybe others will thank your father."

"Well, yes, although my father always refused, they always felt that this was the way to express their gratitude, and my father had to accept it.

Last time, there was a family that sent black bread, which added too much bran, it was really unpalatable, more unpalatable than other families, and I couldn't eat it after two bites. ”

"Hmmm......"

Little Gerrit replied and did not speak again.

And Ammon seemed to be still interested in chatting with him, so he asked again,

“…… So, Glitter, what were you thinking? ”

"Didn't think anything ......"

That's just how little Glitter responded.

Ammon lost interest in talking to little Gerritt and turned to talk to the others.

Little Gerrit still sat where he was, a little silent,

……

Afternoon

Little Glitter left school,

There are still many lingering questions in my mind,

Buried his head, without saying a word, he walked along the road in the town.

Until a sudden cacophony sounded in front,

It was a horse-drawn carriage passing by the road, and the pedestrians on the road were avoiding it.

Little Gerrit also quickly hid on the side of the road, watching the carriage gradually run away,

I was ready to walk back on the road.

"Little Glitter, what are you doing standing at the door, come in quickly......"

At this time, someone on the side of the road called out to him,

Little Glitter turned his head to find that he already knew the doctor's office door.

Inside and outside the clinic, as always, people are crowded,

There are patients who come to seek treatment, and there are spectators who come to see the doctor's bloody operation,

It was probably a doctor who had just undergone an operation in the consultation room, with a sharp axe in his hand, and his body was covered in blood.

During a short break, I happened to see little Gerrit passing by the door of the consultation room, and shouted loudly.

Little Glitter stood at the door of the examination room, paused, looked up at the examination room, but did not enter.

He had been working in the office every afternoon because he wanted to learn something from the doctor that would cure Grandma Milia and buy some herbs.

But now, it seems that there is no longer a need for this.

“…… Little Gerrit, hurry up, hurry up and stand next to me and help me with the operation! ”

Seeing that Little Gerrit did not move, the doctor, who regarded Little Gerrit as an assistant, became a little angry and shouted loudly,

Little Glitter was silent for a while, but walked in.

Walking through the crowd of people who were crowded, crowded, watching the operation, little Gerrit walked over to the doctor.

"Oh, look at my little Gerritt, look at my assistant, it doesn't seem like he's in a good mood today."

It seemed that little Gerrit listened to his greeting and came over, and the doctor was somewhat satisfied,

Talking casually to little Gerritt again,

"Little Glitter, where's your Grandma Miria, how's it going? Did God care for her? ”

"She's dead."

"Oh, what a pity, if I had been sent for phlebotomy earlier, she might have been able to leave the hospital bed by now."

The doctor responded somewhat exaggeratedly to Little Gerritt's information about Miria's death.

Little Glitter just looked at the doctor's exaggerated expression and remained silent.

"Alright, my little Glitter, the most important thing now is that you continue to be my assistant, and we will soon start the next operation."

"What's the next surgery?"

The doctor turned his head and asked.

"Amputation! Amputation! ”

"Okay, come on, our audience is already waiting for it!"

The audience who flocked to the consultation room and paid for the tickets, some shouted excitedly, some trembled with excitement and red eyes,

It seems to be expecting a good show.

Little Glitter witnessed this scene and did not speak.

I saw that in the audience's shouting and shouting,

A patient was carried up, followed by another figure, a little cowering, dressed in coarse linen clothes,

Every time the audience next to her shouted, her body couldn't help but shrink the peasant woman,

And the patient who was carried up was like an old farmer, obviously the husband of the peasant woman.

“…… How can there be a woman, a woman will affect the perfection of the surgery. ”

The doctor frowned, looked at the peasant woman, and said,

When the peasant woman heard this, she couldn't stop shrinking her body anymore.

"If you want me to operate on your husband, please go out and wait outside."

The peasant woman raised her head at this time, and said with some fear and hesitation,

“…… Doctor, you said that you wanted five silver coins to amputate the leg, but I only have three silver coins and three hundred copper coins here...... Can you do the surgery first, the money ...... I'll give you the rest of the money later......"

The peasant woman took out a lot of money from her pocket,

Holding it in both hands, he handed it to the doctor.

The doctor stared, his eyebrows furrowed even deeper.

"Which bastard! Let people in without collecting money! Which bastard did it! ”

The doctor turned his head and shouted angrily,

The audience who gave tickets next to them also coaxed and shouted.

The peasant woman's body trembled, her waist bent lower and lower, and she kept pleading,

"Doctor, please, please......"

At this time, the anger on the doctor's face suddenly subsided, and a smile appeared on his face again.

But instead of speaking to the peasant woman, he looked at the crowd around him who had given tickets.

"Okay...... The fate of this poor ghost is up to the audience to decide! ”

"You say, do you want to amputate your limbs, do you want to amputate this poor ghost now!"

The doctor exaggerated, shouted loudly, incited the emotions of the people, as if he was doing a show,

“…… Hurry up! Let's intercept it...... Grab your axe! ”

"Hurry!"

"You money bastard! Take it! Hurry up! I can't help but watch it! ”

The surrounding audience, spitting out filthy words,

Cursing as he spoke, he threw the coin and money at the doctor with red eyes.

"Haha...... It seems that the audience is already in a hurry, so let's start our surgery. ”

"Please, this lady, get out of here and wait outside."

The money on the ground is naturally collected by the rest of the clinic,

The doctor pointed to the door of the examination room and told the peasant woman to leave.

The peasant woman trembled, put down the money in her hand, and even answered the sound, and withdrew from the consultation room little by little.

The old farmer, the patient, who had been lifted on the operating chair, turned his head sideways, with some fear of the next operation, and looked at his wife who was gradually moving away.