There was still some time before noon, and since there was nothing to do today, Lu Li packed some things in advance, such as three cubic meters of deep-sea rocks, two boxes of canned beef, and 5 pounds of kerosene.
After renting a carriage tomorrow to pick up the four Jones brothers, you can take these things to the warehouse and the cliff.
The plan to lay deep sea stones in the bedroom of the detective agency was canceled by Lu Li, and time was running out.
At noon and afternoon after that, apart from Qiaoqiao bringing 230 shillings in proceeds from the sale, Lu Li had nothing to do with anything else.
From a spiritual point of view, yesterday's "Eternal Dreamer" is already the "Eternal Dreamer" a hundred years ago. He may have forgotten Lu Li who helped him a hundred years ago.
As the sky darkens, every corner of Belfast lights up dimly, and the whole city gradually stops being noisy and falls into silence.
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The next morning, the sky was dark and gloomy.
The light rain was pouring down, and the visibility was much better. I could barely see the hazy bay in the distance.
After washing up, Lu Li rolled up his sleeves, put on his tie, and put on his woolen coat and went out. Not long after, he rented a carriage and returned to the outside of the longhouse. He pretended to "carry" three boxes of deep-sea rocks and put them into the carriage, and put other supplies into the carriage.
Take the carriage and drive to the residence of the four Jones brothers to pick them up.
They might have gotten up before dawn. When Lu Li arrived, they were loading up the food they had just made - it was a baguette made from a mixture of wheat flour, wheat husks, and sawdust. It tasted worse than black bread, and it was absolutely delicious.
It’s not about nutrition, but it’s good enough to satisfy hunger and looks impactful.
And the hidden ones can be used as sticks.
The price of brown bread has risen to 3 pounds a shilling, an increase of 300%. Even ordinary people who use it as food must carefully consider whether it is worth it.
In addition to sawdust bread, they also brought some dried fish that had not yet been dried. The eyes of the semi-dried sea fish were wide open, and the skinny fish body exuded an unpleasant fishy smell and a strange feeling.
Fortunately, Anna can't smell it, so she won't complain.
Half an hour later, the carriage arrived at Elm Street. It stopped in front of the warehouse for a while to unload supplies, and then drove into the Elm Forest.
The emotions of despair and pain permeated the forest and never eased. After feeling the emotions, the four Jones brothers, who occasionally talked in low voices on the road, invariably closed their mouths and looked at each other in the small and dark carriage, with a look at the unknown in their eyes.
of panic.
Knowing is one thing, facing it is another.
But no one wanted to leave. The pay from this job was enough for them not to worry about food for half a month, and Lu Li's calmness was somewhat transmitted to them.
In their eyes, Lu Li, who has black hair and black eyes, is mysterious but not scary.
Lu Li's feelings were almost the same as theirs, and his mood did not lighten up because of the small help he provided to Elm Forest. However, he was also special. There were also some joyful emotions lingering around Lu Li, offsetting the negative effects of despair and pain.
Some trees regard Lu Li as half one of their own.
After an hour of relative silence, the carriage arrived in front of the cliff. The carriage could not go up the last ramp. Several people jumped off the carriage and watched Lu leave to move the three boxes of black stones in the innermost part of the carriage.
The four Jones brothers volunteered to help, but Lu Li refused.
The wooden box weighing more than one ton, which is equivalent to a weight of nearly 3,000 pounds, was not something that four workers could handle. Even Anna could barely lift it. Fortunately, it was not very far from the cave.
Watching Lu Li walk up the cliff carrying a huge but seemingly light wooden box, the eldest of the four brothers and the other three waved to the two of them to get back into the carriage and help carry the wooden box.
But when they got started, their expressions began to change.
The two people were unable to lift a corner of the wooden box. The bottom of the wooden box seemed to be integrated with the carriage and remained motionless.
The boss frowned and asked the two of them to come down.
Lu Li came back from a distance and passed by them. He looked calm under the gazes of four people with different expressions. He even lifted the box of deep sea stones without much effort and walked towards the cliff with the things in his arms.
Gudong——
Some people swallowed and felt chills running down their spines.
The boss was silent for a while, then turned to the brothers and said, "Remember, we don't know anything."
On the other side, Lu Li, who was walking towards the cave, heard Anna's voice in his ears.
"They seem to have moved the wooden boxes secretly." Anna's tone was smiling, and she found it very interesting: "They are probably guessing your identity now."
Lu Li did not answer. This was just a trivial matter, but the four Jones brothers might be more focused on their work next.
After moving three boxes of deep-sea rocks one after another, Lu Li, under the eyes of the four brothers that were mixed with fear and respect, tied the carriage under a tree and led them to the cliff cave.
In other areas of the elm forest, it might be risky for Lu Li to do this. But in the cliff area, Lu Li is the "own person" of these elm trees. As long as he does not actively harm them, they will not affect Lu Li with their emotions.
Although he has not said hello to the tree king here.
"Don't get close to or hurt the trees here. Just in case, don't leave the caves and cliffs."
The four brothers Lu Li and Jones who were walking in front said that they walked into the cave and placed the oil lamp on the flat stone platform aside.
The sound of rain was blocked outside the cave. Lu Li made detailed arrangements for the expansion scope and the location of the cellar. Boss Jones checked the stones and gave the answer that the completion time would not change.
The four Jones brothers put down their oil lamps and food, picked up their tools and prepared to start work. Lu Li agreed to pick them up in the afternoon and walked out of the cave.
When we came to the edge of the cliff and looked into the distance, the crescent-shaped bay stretched out in the distance, and half of the city was hidden behind the hazy light gray drizzle, like a sketch.
Under the cliff is a shallow reef. The height difference of nearly 100 meters makes this place unknown and unnoticed.
With Anna's help, it would be easy for Lu Li to go down to fetch water for fishing or come up.
The reef occupies a large area at the bottom of the cliff. On the edge of the reef four to five hundred meters away from the cliff, a thirty or forty-meter-high lighthouse stands on a rugged reef.
An artificial path extends from the lighthouse to the beach.
Its existence dispels the desolation and loneliness on some cliffs.
If the world hadn't gradually become gray and gray, the scenery on the cliff would have been beautiful and soothing.
But now there is only the leaden sea and the dark sky, as well as the unpleasant smell in the sea breeze and the surrounding dead woods.
"You stay with Anne and watch them." Lu Li withdrew his gaze and said to Anna who appeared.
"Um."
Anna raised her head to look at the outline of Lu Li's face, and suddenly raised her hand to help Lu Li straighten his slightly crooked tie.
If it weren't for the blush gradually rising on her unreal delicate cheeks, this scene would be much more natural.
After staying for a while, Lu Li said goodbye to Anna and took a carriage to the cemetery in Saint Father's Street to attend the funeral.
