"Hey, old Locke, why are you in such a hurry to go home?" A loud voice came from a long distance, and it was a little steward of the caravan who spoke, "Come on, come on, have a drink with me today!" The little steward rode over on his horse.

Old Locke knows him, his name is Bruce, this is a small steward who follows the caravan to mix oil and water, different from the baron's steward who manages the caravan, and the steward who joins the caravan with other big families, there are many of this kind of small stewards in the caravan, and they do some chores in Hohe Xiaolou, calling him a steward is to slap him, this kind of small steward does not have much real power, but does some small business of buying and selling, and the stewards in the caravan will not take care of it. Because, since they can be mixed in the caravan as a small steward, everyone has one or two backstage, or the cousin of the captain, or the nephew of the merchant, and the stewards can take care of their own acres and three points of land, and rarely take care of anything else.

Bruce's backstage is certainly not a small role, and his uncle is the fat steward Henry, who helped Locke stuff Shassi into the barracks and promised to help Locke build a shield. Henry, the real steward of the caravan, of course, will not go back to the hometown caravan, specifically back to Kaidoqiling, at present, as the war to reap the fruits of victory, time is money, Henry led the caravan after the goods were exhausted by Peters, and immediately followed most of the caravan back to the front line, although the front line is still chaotic, there is still war in many places, but there is gold everywhere.

As for Bruce, he was sent back to his hometown by Henry, although he could stay away from the war and even go home to reunite with his relatives, but this kind of businessman in the army, like soldiers, made money with his head pinned to his belt, and he had long put life and death aside, Dele was the goal of their life's pursuit, if they could continue to stay on the front line and make a fortune, the ghost would be willing to come back, but after all, people are the real stewards, he is just a working brother, and he can only listen to this uncle's words and obediently return to his hometown.

Although Bruce is young and has a low position, he has a good eye, and he can socialize, and the people in the caravan can talk, and this guy is sent back to his hometown by his uncle all the year round, so he is familiar with the relatives of the captains in various villages and towns, and Locke was promoted to captain last year, and he is the person from Locke's hometown who was notified by this guy.

Old Locke looked at the person who brought good news to their family last year, and Old Locke smiled flatteringly, "It's Lord Bruce, I'm back early enough this time." ”

Since it had to be early, the mine town was the most remote town in Kaidozi, and it was mountainous and rocky, and the roads were difficult, and it was usually the last stop of the caravan to arrive, and this time, the mine town was second in the caravan's itinerary, second only to Baron Kaidozi's castle, as for the reason, it is in front of you.

Bruce used to face the relatives of the squad leader, but he could still pretend, because although the squad leader is also a captain, he is also better than ordinary soldiers, and after a vicious battle, there are always dead or missing squad leaders, which is not a little worse than him, the little steward in the transport team. Although he is at the same level as the squad leader, he also has the capital to be proud. But not now, there were the parents and sister of a squadron leader standing in front of him, and he had to be respectful enough that if any gossip got out of the ears of Master Locke, his uncle alone would not be able to get around him, if nothing else.

"Uncle Locke, you're joking, I'm not an adult, I have good news for you this time!" Bruce laughed.

"Oh, what's the good news?" Old Locke, Tia, and Leah all looked at Bruce curiously, and in their hearts little Locke's safety was the best news.

Bruce raised his eyebrows and said proudly, "Your son, Lord Locke, was promoted to squadron leader by the Baron last month!"

"Squadron Leader?!" it was not the three old Locke who spoke, but the townspeople of Mine Town who heard the caravan arriving one after another, "Isn't that the same level as the mayor!" someone was surprised, with a sour taste of envy that could not be dissolved.

"Of course. Bruce laughed.

Old Locke had been shocked by what Bruce had said, and he didn't know what to say. Tia is not much better, she doesn't care about how big Locke is, but she is already satisfied knowing that her son is safe, plus Locke's promotion, she is happy and relieved, she only feels that she has given birth to a good son. Leah was much calmer, but her eyes also showed a different color, and she couldn't find the blues next to her.

In the end, it was the mayor of the town who stepped forward, "Spread out, spread out, let the caravan enter the town." "The people who came out of the town one after another, blocking this road that is not wide, and it is not a way for the caravan to get stuck there, although the town elder Billy drank a lot last night, but he is also a long-time drinking person, he woke up early today, just in time to hear the caravan returning, and hurriedly dressed and walked to the entrance of the town to greet him.

Old Billy had just heard Bruce say that the little cub of the old Locke family had been promoted to squadron leader by the baron? I'm afraid I didn't wake up, old Billy patted his fat face. After waking up, I realized that this was the truth, and I happily accepted it. If he had heard the news more than ten or twenty years ago, he might have been jealous, and he might have been unwilling to be a little guy who was a whole generation younger than himself and was at the same level as himself, but the 40-year-old old Billy, as a person who had been half-cut into the ground, had already seen through the world, and some were only proud of the town.

As far as he knows, there are only four squadrons in the baron's army, which corresponds to the four towns under the baron's rule, and each town has two squadron leaders, both for balance and for convenience management, and now little Locke has also been promoted to squadron leader, if the other two squadron leaders are fine, it means that they have three squadron leaders in one town, which means that his old Billy's face is much older than the other three towns who are also mayors.

But to be on the safe side, old Billy quietly pulled Bruce when he saw the surrounding townsfolk surrounding the old Locke family saying hello and greetings, "Little Bruce, you tell me that nothing happened to Joshak and Carl." ”

Bruce smiled at old Billy and said, "Uncle Billy, Uncle Joshak and Uncle Carl are in good health, and they want you to keep a good drink for them, and when the war is over, they will find you to drink." ”

When old Billy heard this, he relieved himself and said to Bruce with a smile, "You tell them, my old Billy saves them a batch of wine every year, and it's been four years, and when they come back, I'll invite the boys from all over town to drink!"

Bruce laughed, "That's a good idea, my uncle and I will have a drink too." "Bruce and his uncle Henry are not from Mine Town, they are a merchant family in Baron's Castle, that is, from the city.

"No problem!" said Billy Sr. with a big wave of his hand.

It's dark again in Mine Town, and while tonight's night isn't as lively as yesterday's, it's a more wonderful night for some.

For example, the old Locke family, Locke can survive on the dangerous front line for the old Locke family, it is a hope that they dare not ask for, when they heard that Little Locke was promoted to the captain of the team, Old Locke was happy and didn't sleep all night, Tia was even more talking about her little Locke for a week, and Leah was extremely proud of her brother.

Now that Locke has been promoted to squadron leader again, isn't this just the same level as the mayor of the town? Locke's family has been civilians for three generations, when has such a big man ever come out, what old Locke wants at this time is to hurry home and go to the back mountain to tell his father, his grandfather, and all the relatives who have passed away, the good news.

It's a pity that Old Locke was disappointed, the small merchants and rich people in the town pestered Old Locke, some stammered, some flattered, and even proposed, not only introduced their daughters to Locke, but also a few brought the young talents in their own family over to give Old Locke and his wife long eyes, which was in love with Leah.

It's ridiculous, now there are no young talents in the town, and the offspring who have the ability have gone to war, and those who stay are either old, weak, sick or drunk, and have a rice bag, with one or two dollars from their fathers, they have escaped the baron's conscription order, although old Locke and Tia are just ordinary civilians, but they don't know anything, although they once expected to add their daughters and sons to rich families, but now they are different, little Locke is now so good, they will not easily set the marriage of their sons and daughters.

Not only the Locke family was busy, but the mayor was also busy, and there were only a few powerful families in the town before, if you had to subdivide them, they were the mayor and the captain of the garrison, the clerk was at the highest level, the sheriff, the tax collector and other petty officials were in the second rank, the rich and merchants were in the third rank, and the commoners were in the fourth rank. Now that Locke has been promoted to squadron leader at the front, he will at least be a garrison captain when the war is over and he will come back, and he is even more likely to join the baron's private army and hold a high position, so as to lead his relatives to live in the baron's castle. Therefore, the mayor of the town needs to make some preparations at this time, such as convening the tax officer, the sheriff and other subordinates to discuss the preferential policies of the Locke family, or collect less taxes, or send one or two idlers to help the Locke family farm, although they are all small things, but these things can move people's hearts the most, and it is not unreasonable for the mayor to serve for three consecutive generations in a family.

Everyone in the town is looking forward to their husbands or sons or brothers, who can not only live safely on the front line but also be promoted by the baron, perhaps this is one of the few nights in the past few years when most of the residents of the mine town are full of hope.

Locke brandished his leather whip and drove the horse he named Blue, surrounded by soldiers marching neatly, flags fluttering, the next stop was Bemore City, it had been three days since Locke left Wallier City, during which time they had been traveling around the Bering Mountains, in order to reach Bemore City on time with the rest of the troops, all the way without stopping.