Sunrise and sunrise are the common cognition of today's society and the living habits of the vast majority of people. The dominant culture thinks that the nocturnal people are mostly stealing chickens and dogs, either working in the dirty profession or indulging in alcohol, and there is not much wrong with this bias in general.

After the candles were consumed during the cave exploration, the group learned that the lighting equipment in Xinyue Island was very expensive, and even the wealthy Qingtian family did not have much. Beekeeping does not seem to be as vigorous as Rigal, and the standard of beeswax candles commonly used by officials is a crescent moon ruler length - converted to the Rigal standard unit is about 17 centimeters, because it is exactly the length of the middle finger of the adult's palm to the wrist, so it is also commonly known as "one palm candle" - this kind of candle is generally sold for about 400 wen a piece.

You must know that most of the ordinary people only earn one or two taels of silver a month, that is, 1,000 copper coins. If you buy two candles and save some money, you will only have 200 Wen left to maintain the family after burning a candle for 18 hours at most, which can also be seen how luxurious it is.

The more common folk is the so-called "half-palm candle", as the name suggests, it is shorter than half a palm, and the price of half of this candle is between 100 and 130 yuan. The reason why it is so much cheaper than a palm candle is that it is made of a variety of materials and is not made purely of beeswax. It also contains some cheaper ingredients such as animal oil from leftover butchers.

The disadvantage of this is that it has a more unpleasant smell when lit, unlike beeswax, which has a pleasant aroma. But even though it's such a relatively inexpensive candle, it's still a bit of a luxury to have to be lit every night.

The vast majority of civilians used the lighting equipment at night to use cheaper oil lamps or go up the mountain to collect wood, and homemade torches were an essential skill for mountain people. Torches are slightly different from those in Rigal, where dried bamboo and wood are usually split and filled with fuel, rather than being wrapped in oil. In fact, the word "torch" in Japanese language is written as "pine", which refers to pine wood that is rich in pine resin and resistant to burning.

Of course, even with all the variety of folk wisdom, the most economical way is to make a sunrise and make a day. After all, apart from the ill-intentioned, there are few people who need to do something at night.

After supper, the group quickly fell asleep, the early summer morning came early, and the sun was already shining before 6 o'clock, and many people had already woken up.

The Ashigaru who got up earlier exchanged some fresh water from the waterwheel of Ryunosuke and his party and were cooking military porridge in the pot. They didn't buy money outright, because it was better to go out and exchange what they needed for each other.

Previously, Ah Yong and the others temporarily borrowed their things and replenished the water, not so much because Ryunosuke and his party were generous enough, but because they sold Henry, Joshua's old acquaintance, face, and they also had information to ask from the group.

Good intentions for no reason cannot be trusted, and there is nothing more expensive in the world than free. Ryunosuke and his party are ronins after all, and even if there is Joshua's old acquaintance, it's better not to trust them too much.

The explanation for the mudslide was that it was not intentional and that it was caused by displaced people who followed them without permission, but this kind of argument that makes the low-level temporary workers blame is not uncommon everywhere, so it is better not to believe it. Even if this is indeed true, there is no excuse for Ryunosuke to try to conceal the facts and get information from the sage's side.

Although from their point of view, this also makes sense: in front of a stranger who meets in the water, not only does it seem brainless, but it is also likely that it will not get the information they want at all, and from their standpoint, they can only live a long time by remaining vigilant.

But this is not the case on Henry's side. People who ask you to "stand in the other person's position and try to understand" in everything are often not only suspicious in their positions, but also have a difficult brain, because in the final analysis, no matter how beautiful they are, there are still all kinds of small circles and small groups between people.

What you should do is to prioritize the interests of your own group, and try to understand each other on the premise of satisfying self-preservation, instead of thinking that it doesn't hurt to stay at night like a princess who has read a lot of fairy tales, and everyone in the world is a good Samaritan.

It's just that the circles and groups between people are not always distinct, like thousands of ripples on the surface of a pond in a heavy rain, they affect each other and cover each other and eliminate each other, so there are always people who can't tell what they belong to, and they are bent on the circle that doesn't actually treat you as their own people - we are far away.

All in all, take what they need and keep their distance, and instead of licking their faces to rub fresh water and other supplies, they exchange them for what they need. This is the tacit understanding reached between Henry's side and Ryunosuke's side.

This tacit understanding allows the two parties to cooperate with each other in peace and quietly, and as long as they do not ask more from each other, they can also maintain a relatively good atmosphere.

In the adult world, it is not black and white - the simple thinking of either friends or enemies will only force those who may become friends to become enemies, and this kind of relationship that is not a friend but not a hostile relationship is in line with the position that most people who meet each other should be.

Ashigaru and the others, who got up early, stewed the military porridge and gave it to Ayong who had diarrhea and fell to the ground, and only after they finished eating did they scoop a spoonful of lard and add it to continue to boil to prepare for the others. After the old medicine master Jian Ye joined the team, with the help of the gastrointestinal medicine he concocted, the three samurai recovered faster than expected. By morning they were able to stand on their own, and although they were too weak to walk long distances, they were able to move alone in the camp.

The situation is still more serious than Ah Hui, she is still half asleep, sometimes waking up in cold sweat and screaming, and sometimes sleeping as if she is dead, only breathing once in half a minute. It is also for this reason that Torotaro seems reluctant to pay the group - according to his original words: "Can everyone be successfully saved if they are like this?" ”

The words of the resentful Childe made Mira roll up her sleeves and almost beat her with a fist, but Torotaro is obviously such a person, an extremely self-centered Childe. He may make admirable moves in some cases, but you can't expect him to change much in essence.

The reluctant Gongzi brother finally gave them a reward of 8 taels of gold, which is a huge amount of money considering the income of local civilians, but Torotaro, who took out his hand, didn't seem to care very much, according to his meaning, if Ah Hui's situation was better, he originally planned to give more.

He is not short of money, but he is stingy, because the act of giving money is a reward in his eyes - if these people do not do their work well, why should they give money?

Typical superordinate thinking.

This amount was eventually divided equally between Henry, Lulu, Mira, and Caleva, and the samurai of the Aota family, such as Narumi, did not accept it even though they also participated and made great efforts, first, because they were not short of money, and secondly, it seemed very undignified to do such a thing as a samurai and take money.

It's the same with Aya not taking money, and she doesn't have much need for this. As a doctor certified by Xinjing, she is very respected in the country, and she can even go directly to many places to eat and drink directly.

Two taels of gold per person is enough to support a fairly rich life for more than a year, which is not in vain to take the risk. However, this is the conclusion of just considering the issue of food and shelter.

Rigal's adventurers can earn a lot of commissions, even if they are half of them by the guild, and there are still a lot of them, but most of them are always hovering at the bottom, and a big reason is the wear and tear of equipment.

Swords are not as durable as laymen think, even if they are made of high-quality steel, there will still be problems such as curling the edge and falling off the tip after a battle, and this level of repair is not a small amount of money.

Increasing the thickness of the weapon can certainly make the weapon more durable and less prone to damage, but a sword with a thicker cross-section often sacrifices cutting performance, becoming dull and heavy.

It's a dilemma - do you want a weapon that is relatively fragile and fragile and needs to be maintained and polished frequently, but is very easy to use and can kill the enemy, or do you want to have a blunt sword that is not easy to break without constant care, but cannot cut off the opponent's sword-wielding sword even if it can break the bone with force, but is still not as efficient as a blunt weapon?

Heavy swords also increase the user's fatigue, so the longsword and long knife that are useful in both Rigal and Crescent will not be particularly heavy.

Good swords are hard to find, and swords that need to have sufficient strength under the premise of being light and easy are all from the hands of masters, and craftsmen of this level often have money that they may not be able to buy. So in the end, most people just choose the better quality weapons and use them carefully.

As the old saying goes: three years for the new, three years for the old, and another three years for patching up.

The sword skills of the Japanese people even use the plane and back of the knife to block the opponent's attack and save the relatively light blade, but when it comes to life and death, it is often the knife that saves the person's life.

All in all, in a word. Although the income is not small, considering the part of the materials consumed by the damaged weapons and armor in the mission, this money can be said to come and go quickly.

Although Henry, as a distinguished guest of the Qingtian family, can eat and drink and get some weapon supplies, it is a bit shameless to plan to waste new weapons and equipment when he has income and funds.

In any case, it is better to use the money to buy the equipment she needs to be more free and comfortable, so this is also the calculation of the Luoan girl after getting paid - after arriving in a slightly larger town, she plans to buy some new clothes.

After a short breakfast, the group got back on the road, and the Torotaro and the others originally planned to take care of themselves on different paths, but seeing that Ah Hui was still in a coma, he had no experience in taking care of people, so he finally hired Sakura to help take care of them with one tael of silver a day, and they also went on the road with the Qingtian family.

The white-haired girl was a little unhappy about this, she personally hoped that this troublesome boy would disappear in front of her eyes as soon as possible, but in the end, she still pressed it when she saw Torotaro facing the unconscious Ahui anxiously and at a loss.

Due to the fact that Ah Yong and the others were still weak and could not withstand the bumps, and the war horses of the previous samurai also ate poisonous berries and died, and the weight of the substitute car was missing, Narumi discussed with Ryunosuke and his party and spent a sum of money to let them give up a Rigal-style heavy carriage.

The four-wheeled carriage with a large capacity was large enough to seat most of the personnel and put down the supplies, and Old Joe, as a coachman, spent some time in the same place to get used to how to handle it. The samurai on horseback, the high mobility of the carriages, and the fact that the team was not very large in the first place, allowed the group to hit the road before Ryunosuke and his large army were finished.

According to a superficial understanding, the destination direction of the two parties is still roughly the same, but their relationship is not particularly close, so they only bid farewell to Henry, and their side is on the road first.

The large army of Ryunosuke and his party can walk, and the group with a smaller team size will naturally walk faster.

After a few gentle slopes on the smooth road, the team began to descend little by little, and finally came to the southern part of Zhangzhou.

The white-haired girl in the carriage poked her head out from the tarpaulin, sniffing her nose and smelling something.

"It's the smell of burning haystacks. The old pharmacist next to him didn't look out, but he judged what was going on.

The early morning sun is shining on the earth, and the thatched huts of the A-shaped cross-frame roofs are lined up, and the harvested rice is threshed and spread out in a relatively dry place on the road for exposure to the sun, while the cut straw in the distance is gathered into piles, and some of them are simmered in mud-covered earthen kilns to make grass charcoal fertilizer.

The rice fields here are not large, and they are one of the few places in Zhangzhou that can produce rice. Thanks to the relatively stable and fertile waters nearby, most of the rice produced here was used by the samurai nobles of Pingshan County.

It's just that it doesn't always seem to be peaceful here.

"Originally, it was enough to dig in the swamp, but in recent years, the miasma is so strong that it often harms people, and it is said that some robbers are hiding in it, so they are more and more often burning their own fertilizer. "The village here is relatively rich in rice production, and it is also the place where Jian Ye often comes to sell ointment, so he knows a little bit about the local customs.

The straw, which could have been used for other purposes, is now used to make fertilizer, apparently because ensuring that the aristocratic lords have white rice in their rice bowls is more important than the livelihood of the peasants.

The peaceful and tranquil idyll, as long as you don't think about the suffering behind it, it is all as beautiful as poetry.

The carriage turned slowly, and looking at the mist rising from the low hill on which the village rested, Jian Ye suddenly remembered and said:

"Oh yes, there's a hot spring here. ”

"Hot springs!" the girl turned her head with glint eyes.