Guide Zaza keenly noticed that Rohr's face was not very good-looking. In order to retain this generous benefactor, he quickly changed his words:
"Mr. Rohr, although I don't know anything about ancient times, there is someone in the city who definitely knows. Let's go over and ask?"
Roll nodded.
The guide asked him to wait a moment, and he borrowed a flatbed carriage for pulling goods from somewhere. The two of them got on it and walked toward the east of the city.
After a while, they arrived at the only school in the city. There was an earthen teaching building next to it, and a bunch of little kids were having fun on the playground.
Their clothes are old, but washed very clean; they are all thin and small, but their faces are clean, and their eyes are full of energy and agility.
It was in sharp contrast to the group of children who were begging around Luo Er on the street before. This is what normal children should look like.
Rohr was a little surprised. The children here were obviously well-educated, which meant that although this school looked dilapidated, it should have a good teacher.
The guide soon took Rohr to meet the teacher in front of a row of flower stands.
She was a beautiful girl of extremely high standards, almost like a paper doll, and she was at the SSR level. If we only looked at her appearance, she was even slightly better than Anya and Oriana, perhaps only the grown-up Kelly could compare.
She has blond hair as bright as the sun, draped on the back of her head like a waterfall. She is wearing a simple white shirt and a conservative blue skirt. She is obviously dressed like a country girl, but there is nothing tacky about it.
Quiet and elegant temperament, with a strong intellectual beauty.
She was carefully pruning the branches and leaves of the wild flowers on the flower stand. Beautiful flowers make people even more beautiful.
This girl perfectly fits all human fantasies about female teachers, and is a much better example than a certain physical education teacher who always wears navel-baring tops and miniskirts.
She looked at the two visiting guests curiously with her lavender eyes, put down the small scissors in her hand, and asked in a very soft voice:
"What do you two want from me?"
He spoke very standard Imperial Chinese, without any local spoken language like the driver and guide.
"Hello, I would like to ask about the ancient ruins."
Rohr had a very good impression of this female teacher and asked straight to the point.
The girl looked at him and seemed to see that his suit was well made and expensive, so she smiled and asked:
"Sir, are you from the Empire? I wonder why you are interested in the relics of our country?"
"Ahem, to be honest, I am actually a lover of history and archeology."
Luo Er said with a little guilt.
His understanding of the history of this world is limited to museums and small lectures given by his daughter. If the other party really wanted to test him in school, he might be exposed.
Fortunately, the gentle teacher did not suspect anything, but blinked his brush-like eyelashes and replied:
"I see... I have heard before that there seems to be ancient ruins in the Alpine Fort in the northeast."
When the guide next to him heard this, he immediately became energetic and said quickly:
"Mr. Rohr, I am very familiar with Gaoshan Castle. I have a brother whose home is over there. If you want to go, he can provide you with more affordable accommodation... Of course, in terms of price..."
Luo Er felt dumbfounded for a moment and continued to ask:
"How long does it take to get to Gaoshan Castle from here?"
The guide quickly replied:
"I can help you rent the best horse in the city. It only costs one easter a day. Let's travel lightly and we can get there in just half a day!"
So even though the cost of hiring this guy is very low, if you include all the surrounding supporting services, the cost is not small.
Of course, this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket for Luo Er, who earns 10,000 yuan a month.
The teacher on the side also kindly reminded:
"You may know that Alpine Castle is not an area secretly supported by the empire. It is still under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom."
Luo Er nodded. He was just looking for his daughter. He was not committing crimes or causing sabotage. Naturally, he didn't need to worry about such things, so he smiled and said:
"I understand, thank you for your kindness, teacher..."
"Jeanne."
The girl gave her name.
"My name is Rolle. Nice to meet you, Teacher Jeanne."
The two exchanged casual greetings for a few more words. Rolle praised the beautiful school and the energetic children, then said goodbye and left.
It was already afternoon, and it was not wise to travel at night. He could only set out for the Alpine Fort tomorrow morning.
Rolle did not rush back to the hotel, but let the guide take him for a casual stroll on the street, but he kept frowning slightly, as if he was thinking about something, and did not even respond to the guide's words.
Occasionally, their flatbed carriage passed by a group of people wearing linen and white robes. The leader looked at Rohr curiously, then immediately looked away and continued walking with his head lowered.
Rohr couldn't help but look at them twice.
The guide next to him whispered:
"Mr. Rolle, these are a group of strange guys who are not easy to mess with."
"They never work or talk to anyone. They sit in a yard all day long. They don't know what they are doing. They seem to be very rich, but they never look for women. They are mysterious."
Rohr nodded without answering, and waved his hand next to his ear, as if to drive away flies and mosquitoes.
Seeing his movements, the guide seemed to remember something and said again:
"It's strange to say that there are always a lot of flies and mosquitoes in the city, especially when you are bringing livestock, but when I am with you, Mr. Rohr, these nasty bugs are gone..."
"It seems that they also know that you have a distinguished status and do not dare to disturb you."
After hearing his somewhat deliberate flattery, Rohr frowned slightly, jumped out of the carriage, and ordered:
"I want to go for a walk by myself. You go back to the hotel alone first and take good care of my little donkey."
The guide couldn't help but think of Rohr's previous absent-mindedness, and asked tentatively:
"Mr. Rolle, are you... thinking about Miss Jeanne?"
"But Miss Jeanne is really not that kind of woman. She is the best teacher here. Can you please stop attacking her?"
"If you really need it, I can introduce you to a better one..."
Luo Er smiled helplessly and patted his shoulder.
"Don't worry, I'm not that kind of person...Okay, go back quickly."
After that, he stopped talking nonsense and chased after the previous team of white-robed men alone.
The little kitten also poked its head out of his breast pocket and meowed twice.
Roll rubbed its head and responded:
"Well, I know, I just heard that annoying mosquito again."
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