Volume 1 The Winter of Halma Chapter 101 The Changing of the Priest's Robes
Andu walked down the street, but instead of immediately returning to Antia's home, he took a detour to the church on the South Side.
At this point, Walkley had finished his day's work early, and by this time he was already lying in bed, accompanied by the Bible that had barely left him.
"Which volume did you read this time?"
Walkley followed the voice and saw Andu standing in the doorway, dressed in a white dress.
"Hey, my friend, why are you here?"
Walkley was a little excited, and with Andu's current fame in Halma, he never expected to come to the church to visit him so late.
"It hasn't been long, has it been more than a week?"
"Oh my God, it's only been a week!? I feel like it's been a month or two!"
Walkley took Andu's arm and sat him on the edge of the bed, glad that he couldn't even pay attention to the Bible.
"If you don't make a mark, can you remember where you looked?"
Andu looked at Walkley, helplessly helped him mark the reading record with a bookmark, and then continued,
"I'm here to see you, but I want to talk to you about something. ”
"What's the matter?"
"Do you know the Sinchel community?"
......
"And such a thing!?" Walkley exclaimed.
"Well, what I know for sure is that Marat is the devil, and if it weren't for the fact that I was already wearing the card ring, it would be hard to say what happened today. Andu frowned.
"Then you're not hurt, are you? I heard that the devil is the most ruthless and cunning...... By the way, what are you going to do about this?" Walkley said as he looked Andu up and down a few times, and saw that he was in good spirits, and his heart gradually relaxed.
Andu took a deep breath and looked at the incandescent lamp that glowed softly overhead, his expression becoming serious.
"Howard must be burned at the stake!"
Walkley was silent for a few seconds before he slowly spoke: "Since you have obtained such evidence, it should indeed be like this. ”
After a pause, Walkley continued: "In this way, I will apply to go to Sinchel tomorrow to preach, and try to find other people to join me, so that it will be more convincing to go to the trial court at that time." ”
"I'm sorry for you, if you're free, try to check on the residents there......"
"Don't worry, as long as this matter reaches the church, someone will naturally be sent to investigate, this is not a trivial matter!"
Both of them fell into a low mood for a while, and the appearance of a devil often means that more devils are lurking, which is the simplest truth.
"I happen to have some Bible questions, can you explain them to me?" said Walkley suddenly.
Andu's reaction slowed down, straightened his clothes and smiled: "It's okay ......"
......
"You say, why hasn't Master Andu come back yet?" Arnold said nervously as he looked at the dark road outside the fence.
"The young master is such a busy person, it is normal to come back later...... I'm a little scared of what you're saying!!"
Abt glared at Arnold, who was three years older than him, and muttered discontentedly.
"You don't understand, the world of the night is very dangerous, and so are my father and mother......"
"Don't say it!!!Do you want to scare me to death on the big night!!"
Abt not only said it again, but his body also moved quickly, covering his partner's mouth to prevent him from continuing.
At night, the Antia district was sparsely populated and looked exceptionally deserted, and a cold wind swept by, and the two and a half children were immediately frightened and ran into the villa.
"No! it's scary out there!!" Abt gasped and said to Karl.
"Okay, the person who lost the bet is on duty tonight, and Young Master Andu hasn't come back yet, why don't you two hurry up and stand guard!?"
George jumped out and laughed.
During the day, the four of them bet about whether Andu would come back for dinner, and the loser would be on duty today, and this job had always been George and Carl's, who knew that Abt and the two of them happened to be asked for both of them because of their illiteracy.
The bet was that no matter who won or lost, George and George would help each other with the translation, but if they won, Abt and the two would have to help with the night today.
Abt and Arnold, who thought that Andu would usually come back for dinner, accepted the bet without even thinking about it.
The result was naturally a big defeat for the two little guys, it was almost nine o'clock, and I didn't even see Andu's shadow.
But the thought of the dark grove outside, the cold wind that blew from time to time, and the occasional barking of dogs, made their hearts tremble.
Although Arnold was older, the fear of the night hidden in his heart made him can't help but speak before Abt.
"Can you change the conditions...... I'm really scared ......."
George was about to laugh at Arnold for being timid, but was stopped by Carl.
Rickard was the oldest of all the children, and when Pete was away, he usually decided everything.
"Well, I'll leave the cleaning to the two of you this week, right?" said Karl.
"Of course, I'm the best at cleaning!" Exclaimed Abt at once, nervous and excited.
"George, let's go. Karl patted his partner on the shoulder, put on his cotton coat and walked out.
George let out a long sigh, glared at the two of them fiercely, and hurriedly followed.
George, who was trotting, had hot air on his forehead, and he looked at Carl puzzled, waiting for the other party's explanation.
Karl glanced at his old partner and sighed, "You also know about Arnold, so I said that he shouldn't be on duty for the night." ”
George smacked his mouth and said, "He's not too young anymore, he can't always live in the shadows, he has to try to go out." ”
Carl shook his head and said, "He's still too young, let's wait two years." ”
George's expression gradually became solemn: "I think you are too accommodating to them, which is not a good thing for their growth." ”
Carl stared deeply at George and said slowly, "Although we are all the same without parents, he is different from us. ”
Without waiting for George to speak, Karl immediately said, "I heard that his father died in front of him. ”
"He lost his parents in two months, we don't have this kind of experience, maybe we were born orphans, compared to him, we are the lucky ones......
George's eyes were a little glazed, he only knew that Arnold's parents had died this year, but he didn't know the exact reason.
"I didn't know he ......" George's head bowed, the expression on his face struggling.
"Alas, he is a poor child, let's be as tolerant as possible with him in the future. ”
Karl patted George, and on a large tree not far away, the sound of night owls sounded, adding another eerie touch of color to the dark night.
Inside, Abt stole Arnold's eyes.
After a few seconds, the child's nature still broke through his reason, and he leaned over to his partner, muttering,
"You seem to be afraid of the dark?"
Arnold paused as he flipped through the book, then nodded.
Abt was about to say something, but when he raised his eyes, he saw that Arnold's expression was a little downcast, and he couldn't say what he wanted to say in the end.
......
"Whew, it's finally back. ”
Andu jumped out of the rickshaw, paid the fare, and strode to his villa.
From a distance, he saw the Andu of his servant, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
"Hello young master!"
George and Carl bowed respectfully and greeted Andu.
"Alright, big night. Andu smiled as he took out two boxes from the bag,
"This is the Tilia crepes in the South, you should be hungry for this point, take it and eat it!"
Carl hesitated, but George had already leaned in, and while taking the box with his hand, he didn't forget to say,
"You are really the most gentlemanly young master I have ever met!!"
Andu couldn't help but smile and said, "Then next time you don't bring anything back, you won't have any grace?"
George said: "This does not affect your great status in my heart, this is not a simple piece of Tilia Bo cake can be decided!"
"It's a shame you don't do sales. ”
Andu patted the shoulders of the two of them in a good mood, and quickly walked into the villa, because of the cold weather, the bag in his hand had already turned from hot at the beginning to warm.
"Elizabeth, have you slept?"
Andu knocked lightly on the door, and only turned the doorknob when he could accurately hear a pleasant cold snort coming from the room.
"What's wrong? unhappy?" Andu walked to the bedside, and the girl was holding a book and reading.
"Look, I've brought you your favorite tiria pancake!"
"You don't know, they were all ready to close when I went, if I hadn't said it, you wouldn't have been able to eat today!"
Andu crackled, his hands were not idle, and he quickly handed the Bo cake in the box to the girl's eyes.
The fried golden and crispy pancake was covered with small pieces of potatoes, and the inside of the pancake was filled with a large amount of beef sauce, which accompanied the aroma of potatoes in front of the girl.
Elizabeth's soothing face gradually soothed, and after glaring at Andu viciously, she took the box and said,
"Look at you! It's past eleven o'clock, and you're getting back late every day!"
Andu said helplessly: "I'm busy with work now, and as you know, there are a lot of things in the church. ”
Elizabeth gave him a noncommittal look, and then turned her attention to the pie.
Eating and eating, the girl seemed to remember something, and tore off half of the Bo cake in her hand and handed it to Andu,
"You can eat some too, I can't eat all by myself. ”
Andu took the cake with a smile and began to chat with the girl.
"Why did you change into a gown, I remember when you went out during the day, didn't you wear your priest's robe, which you never washed?"
Andu said with a dark face: "No, I don't change it, I wash it often." ”
"Why didn't I see when you washed it?"
“......”
"Why don't you buy two pieces to wear, it's really unhygienic!"
"Okay, I'll ask tomorrow. ”
"Can you buy more, we don't have no money now. ”
“......”
In the room, the laughter of the two sounded from time to time.