Chapter 17: Debt and Affection
"Hmm." Arianna rubbed the corners of her eyes on both sides and exhaled lightly: "My brother-in-law is a priest in St. Paul's Church, his salary is not low, and he has a bonus of about 10 gold coins per week, we could have lived a very decent life, but my brother-in-law is a kind, selfless and affectionate good person, he was born in the lower block, for the sake of those poor people who are miserable, he donates 8 gold coins to the workhouse every week, so our family's expenses are actually very tight,
And after you were born, in order to let you live in a safe and stable environment, at the strong request of my sister, my brother-in-law had to borrow a sum of money from others and left the lower block where we had rented for many years, in this middle street, well, now called Tulip Street, bought an independent house, um...... This is the building, and the price at that time was 400 gold coins. ”
Sean vaguely understood something when he heard this, and whispered to himself: "So, all the pensions issued by the church are used to pay off debts?" But that's not right, the church has 500 gold in the pension, we should have a lot leftover? ”
A helpless expression suddenly appeared in Arianna's eyes: "That person's name is Achim Taga, he is a friend of your father, the kind with whom he has a very good relationship, in the sixteen years before his brother-in-law's death, because of you, the family's expenses have increased a lot, and the brother-in-law is unwilling to reduce the donation to the workhouse, so the brother-in-law has borrowed more than 100 gold coins from Mr. Achim in the past sixteen years.
Originally, this was nothing, Mr. Achim never said that he would let his brother-in-law pay back the money, and everything was fine, but after he died of illness not long after his brother-in-law's death, his wife took an IOU and asked us to repay the money immediately, all the money, more than 500 gold coins, and the family didn't want a fraction, I had no choice but to return all the pension to others. ”
Speaking of this, she paused and said with a sad face: "Sean, don't blame others, Mr. Achim's wife is a full-time wife with no income, and there are two children who are not yet adults and a baby who is still in swaddling clothes, and it is also very difficult for them......
Sean was speechless, not knowing what to say for a while.
Blame? How is this possible!
From his point of view, a friend lends you such a large sum of money, without interest or repayment, which is already very affectionate, and now people have died of illness, and their families have come to ask for money, which is a matter of course.
Even, the fractions erased by the other party are a lot of gold coins, which are gold coins!
Now he is not ignorant when he first crossed over, after accepting the memory of the original owner, he has roughly understood the value of a gold coin, if you save a little, a gold coin is enough for a family of three for a week or two of basic life.
"Oops, I've been talking to you, I've forgotten about business."
At this moment, Arianna suddenly thought of something, and immediately ran towards the bedroom with a low cry.
Sean's heart moved, and he vaguely understood why his aunt came back suddenly.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Arianna to cautiously walk out with a piece of parchment in her hand, and said as she went: "I'm scared to death, but fortunately this page of the First Emperor's notes is not damaged, otherwise how would I explain it to the teacher and Mr. Smith!" ”
Ancient Roman notes? So in my aunt's eyes, is this a page of notes?
In his thoughts, Sean asked unintentionally, "Auntie, do you mean the first emperor who founded the first Roman empire?" ”
Arianna carefully put the parchment paper in a thick book and clamped it, then put the book in her handbag, breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled at Sean, "Isn't it good to learn history?" When you start school, do you want to try transferring to the history department? ”
"With your ingenuity, maybe you will be able to study the laws of these mysterious symbols in the future and become a great linguist."
Sean's face turned white, and his head suddenly shook like a rattle: "No, no need, you know, since I was a child, my least favorite thing is reading." ”
He added in his heart: "Especially history books." ”
Arianna was stunned for a moment, then sighed secretly.
In her eyes, Sean is smart, kind, full of a sense of justice, and everything is good, but he just doesn't like to read, and even, if it weren't for the sacrifice of his brother-in-law, it would be impossible for Sean to go to St. Paul's College with his grades, not to mention the pride of Barot City, the gathering place of geniuses and nobles, and the famous Hoag Academy.
"Alas, you...... Forget it, if you like it. Arianna thought for a moment and thought that reading was really too much, so she picked up her handbag and said, "I have to hurry back to school and return this page of notes to the library, you take care of yourself, remember to return to the ...... in the evening."
"Auntie." Without waiting for Arianna to finish speaking, Sean hurriedly said: "I have already asked Inspector Oscar before I came, my current situation does not need to be hospitalized, and I only need to go to his house for future treatment." ”
Arianna was stunned for a moment and hesitated, "Is it really not needed?" In case you ......"
"It's really fine!" Sean hurriedly made another "Popeye" logo move.
Burst!
Arianna was immediately amused by Sean, and scolded with a smile: "Okay, anyway, you're almost an adult, you can decide for yourself, I still have to rush to school, I really have to go." ”
With that, she didn't wait for Sean to answer, she stepped on her low heels, clicked out of the door, and closed the door.
Sean breathed a sigh of relief and decided to go back to the hospital to go through the discharge procedures now, but as soon as he turned around, he saw Oscar Soren sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed and smiling.
Sean was startled, gritted his teeth, and said, "Mr. Inspector, do you have to show up this way?" ”
He accentuated the word "such".
Oscar Soren didn't care about Sean's anger at all, and smiled: "I arrived just now, but you didn't find out." ”
Sean was distracted, thinking of the parchment he had been looking through in the bedroom before, and couldn't help but ask, "When did you arrive?" ”
Oscar Sauron glanced at Sean deeply, and said softly: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not spying on you, I just have something to ask your aunt to understand, so I followed her all the way." ”
Oh, that's good...... Sean just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly thought of something, suddenly widened his eyes, and said vigilantly: "What are you looking for my aunt for?" Could it be that you want to beat my aunt's idea? ”
Oscar Soren almost stumbled and couldn't maintain his posture, rolled his eyes and said, "You think too much, work, it's just a case inquiry at work." ”
"Really?" Sean snorted in disbelief, "Generally speaking, when a man wants to approach a woman, he starts with work. ”
Oscar Solon: "......"
After a period of silence, Oscar Sauron knew that he could not continue on this topic, so he changed his words and said seriously: "Sean, I actually have one more thing to officially inform you about this time, your application to join the Holy Light has been approved, but your conditions are slightly flawed, so the above approval is to give you two choices. ”
Slightly blemishesed? Instead of asking which two options were available, Sean complained, "I want to know what my flaws are first?" ”
Is it tolerable or unbearable, one of my dignified traversers was actually identified as having flawed conditions...... Sean angrily gritted his teeth with the word "to the end".
Oscar Soren was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and said calmly: "It's very simple, your flaw is you...... There are too many blemishes. ”
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