When Locke was done, the proprietress came out with two plates of food, first on a table, then went back to the bar and found a candle that had burned to the size of her thumb, and lit it to make the tavern a little brighter. Xia Qian noticed the rewrapped package and the slightly clean floor on the bar, understood something, and showed a touched look on her face. "Come and eat, sir. Xia Qian beckoned to Dolphle.

"Uh... I said make whatever you want, you really do it, let's have this for dinner?" Locke surprised and pointed to the two plates of black paste on the table. Locke knew that this was baked mashed potatoes, and Locke often ate this when he was a child when the family harvest was not good or when he encountered difficulties in life.

"This... It's the only food I have here. I'm sorry, sir. Xia Qian blushed and whispered, maybe she thought of something, and felt like she was going to cry again.

"Forget it, I haven't eaten mashed potatoes in a long time, so I'll just think it's over. Seeing that this glamorous proprietress had a tendency to cry again, she quickly changed her words. Truth be told, Locke was now a carnivorous creature that could eat meat, and it was really embarrassing for him to go backwards and eat roasted potatoes mashed with a little salt. Locke was curious about what this woman was going through now, knowing that the small thumb-sized candle on the table was now exchanged for a delicious meal with meat if Locke was brought to the barracks to exchange for it. Candles are high-end items, most of them are used by nobles, because of the complex craftsmanship leads to their high prices, and there are very few people who use them, that is, there are rich peasants and merchants with small assets will use a little, Uncle Yoshak's military tent is only lit by oil lamps, as for Locke's military tent, they can only rely on torch lighting to play cards to pass the night time.

"I'm just curious, you're a pretty famous barmaid who eats this every meal. Locke teased and said to the proprietress who was crying, and without waiting for the proprietress to say anything, he picked up the plate of mashed potatoes and became windy, he was really hungry, he drank a lot of wine in the afternoon and didn't eat, and his stomach was burning in a panic now.

When the proprietress heard it, she wanted to say something, and when she saw Locke's rough eating style at this time, she swallowed what she was about to say first. is different from Locke's rough eating style with a plate, Xia Qian eats with a spoon, spoonful after spoonful, eating little by little, as if she is enjoying something delicious, very personable. Although Xia Qian gave Locke twice as much as hers, Locke still settled the battle quickly, and he still didn't want to get enough of it.

"Eat so fast... Xia Qian muttered, "Here, I can't eat anyway, you can help me eat some more." With that, Xia Qian put half of the food on her plate into Locke's plate. Locke really didn't eat enough, and watched the glamorous proprietress give him her own food, and didn't say much, picked up the plate and continued to fight.

After Xia Qian put the last bit of mashed potatoes on the plate into her mouth, she looked up to find that Locke was already cross-legged and looked at him with a smile in his eyes. Xia Qian couldn't stand the man's gaze anymore, so she quickly got up and put away the clean plates of the two of them and walked to the back kitchen.

When Xia Qian came back again, the two of them sat on both sides of the table and fell silent again, only the short candle in the center of the table was still flickering. "Tell me, why is life so bleak, it shouldn't be like this according to your situation. Locke broke his silence and asked first.

Looking at this man who intended to help herself, Xia Qian held back the excitement in her heart and told the truth, "Although my tavern can make a profit of about thirty copper deles a day, and even 50 copper deleas when business is good, this money almost does not belong to me in the end. Xia Qian lowered her head and said.

"Robbed by the local thugs, like today?" Locke asked.

"Well... Xia Qian said in a low voice, as if she remembered something bad again, and the beautiful proprietress showed a distressing look on her face again.

"How is it possible, just these thugs? They don't know that this tavern is for soldiers in the barracks? What about your husband? Isn't he in the camp high-ups, he just needs to say a word to the camp high-backs, and I'm sure someone will come and solve your problems." Locke asked, puzzled.

"When people are hungry to a certain level, they don't think too much, these gangsters are poor people who can't survive, and now this town is the only one who can receive money from me and the group of women behind the tavern. Xia Qian told the reason, and added shockingly, "Moreover, my husband doesn't want me for a long time... ”

"Well, why?" Locke was really curious this time, this beautiful proprietress was abandoned by her husband, and that person was kicked in the head by a donkey?

"He has been the most powerful man in the town of Giza since he joined your army, and all the people in this town and the refugees who have fled from elsewhere have to worry about him, and how he is short of women now. Xia Qian smiled miserably, and said, "Now the group of women who trade in skin and flesh at the back of the tavern are under his control, and he doesn't want me as a bad wife." ”

"Maybe to make it up to me, he gave me the tavern. Xia Qian brushed her hair and continued, "Those thugs were afraid of his prestige and the soldiers who drank here at first, but then they didn't care so much when they were hungry, and every time my shop was gone, they came to rob the money, and after more times, they also found out that my husband didn't care about this tavern, and those gangsters became more and more inch-in." ”

"Why don't you ask the soldiers who are drinking here, if you ask someone like me, someone will help you, after all, we still have to drink here. Locke asked.

"Even if I can help, it's only for a while, and those ruffians won't let me go after that... Xia Qian said sadly, "Now the ale wine in the tavern is all preserved before, because of the robbery of the money I earned and the skyrocketing prices, I haven't made new wine for a long time, and it is estimated that it will be sold out in less than a week, and I may be left out like the women at the back of the tavern... The sad look of the glamorous proprietress was pitiful.

"You want me to protect you all the time, and not just teach those gangsters a lesson?" Locke asked her in a different direction, then crossed Erlang's legs.

Locke saw what was on her mind, and the proprietress blushed with sorrow, gritting her teeth and nodding slightly.

"Let's not mention that I'm just a small squad leader, with 10 people under my command, and there is training in the battalion, so there are not enough people to stay here to protect you. Besides, maybe one day I'm going to go to war again, even if I protect you now, what about after I'm gone?"

Xia Qian's face turned pale when she heard Locke's refusal, and there was a look of despair in her eyes, the candle on the table had burned to the bottom, and the faint flame was crumbling, and finally extinguished after the last wisp of white smoke burned, and the tavern fell into darkness again. The moonlight was good tonight, and it shot in through the crack in the window, and the faint moonlight shone on the two of them, and the two of them were motionless like stone sculptures with white ash.

"Whew. Woo. The glamorous proprietress let out a low cry again, this miserable woman may have shed the most tears today in a year, she didn't know where her future was, she was very confused and helpless. Locke is also helpless about this, this world is like this, there is no love for no reason, there is no hate for no reason, everyone has their own way of living, he can't even guarantee that he can survive the war, let alone take care of a person he doesn't know.

"Alas... I'll have a few people watch the tavern for a few days, and you can do business for a few days, and then use the money you earn to go to Peters in the occupied territory or go to your relatives. Or moved by the cry of the proprietress , Locke decided to help this beautiful woman as much as he could and showed her a way out. "That's all I can do. With that, Locke got up and prepared to leave, it was not early, and it was almost time to close the camp.

After listening to Locke's words, the proprietress cried a little louder, and the tears dazzled the woman's face, but she still cried, as if helpless against the ups and downs of fate.

Locke slowly walked to the door of the tavern, he didn't persuade anymore, just cry if you want to, only after experiencing it can you become stronger. The hostess's cry gradually subsided, and just as Locke walked to the door of the tavern and was about to remove the planks from the door to leave, a warm body embraced him.

"I can't let you help me for nothing. "I have nothing but this tavern and a few barrels of wine left over now," said the proprietress in a hoarse voice. I can't think of a way to repay you except myself. Locke could hear that at this time, in addition to the desire to repay him, the glamorous proprietress also had the emotion of breaking the jar to the extreme.

"You don't have to, we actually ... Before Locke could finish speaking, a fiery tongue blocked his mouth, and the glamorous proprietress Xia Qian hugged Locke's strong chest and kissed him wantonly, blocking what he was about to say.

Locke is not a person who can bear it in this situation, he hasn't touched a woman for almost a month, and being kissed by Xia Qian so passionately is even more dry wood and fire, he also began to respond to Xia Qian roughly, turned around and hugged her horizontally, ready to deal with this charming goblin on the spot here. "Don't, don't be here, go upstairs... Xia Qian was also dazzled by Locke's fiery kiss, but she was still relatively conscious, urging Locke to go upstairs.