Claude took the two pieces of paper about his father in Madam Maria's reply upstairs and read them to his mother. After hearing the good news that Mr. Morsand's life was safe, his mother, who was lying in bed and recuperating, finally let go of her pressure.
The big stone in his heart cheered up, and he pulled Claude and interrogated him for a long time before letting him go.
Returning to the study on the second floor, looking at the crowds on the street outside the window, Claude fell into deep thought. Now he still faced a problem, whether he should tell Erikson the bad news that the merchant fleet was annihilated by pirates. In bed
In half a month, Erikson's body has recovered quite well and he can barely get up and walk around.
But his mother, Mrs. Elena, said that Erikson was still a little anxious and anxious. Before the New Year, he would ask for news about the merchant fleet every day. On the contrary, after the New Year, he would say nothing and would often stand by the window and stare.
The direction of the pier can be seen for most of the day.
Perhaps Erikson himself had a premonition that the merchant fleet would encounter misfortune. A week after the New Year, the merchant fleet has not returned yet. It must not be because of weather or other reasons that delayed the return date. Then think about the merchant fleet.
The idea that you can come back soon if nothing happens is all deceiving yourself. Many people in Bailu Town understand this tacitly, and no one makes any publicity. It is just because the merchant navy involves two to three hundred families in the town, and their relatives are all employed on the ship.
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Seven ocean-going sailing merchant ships, plus Captain Otruny's Red Sea Shark, eight ships, nearly 300 sailors, crew members and escorts. In order to keep the new route confidential, the merchant fleet basically selected family members.
The manpower in Bailu Town. Claude knew very well that when the news about the merchant fleet officially came back, Bailu Town didn't know how much uproar it would cause...
I don’t know how many survivors will be able to return to White Deer Town in the future. It was with this in mind that Captain Altruni ordered the surrender after being unable to withstand the siege of the pirate gang, in order to save the sailors and crew members who had followed him on the voyage.
But what he didn't expect was that the pirates did not release them after the robbery, but forced them to surrender to join the pirate gangs. Captain Otruny, who refused to become a pirate, was therefore exiled to an uninhabited place in the Silent Ocean.
island.
If I tell Ericson the bad news, I don't know if he can bear it. It would be terrible if his condition relapses... Claude thought for a long time and felt that he should keep it a secret and let nature take its course.
When the news comes in March, Erikson's body should be able to withstand this heavy blow...
Four more days passed slowly. It can be said that most of my mother's health has recovered. Now she can do some simple housework in the kitchen. Claude went to the National Bank again and made another three-month advance payment.
This is to withdraw money for my sister's tuition. My sister will soon enter the first grade of junior high school. The tuition fee of twelve silver thalers, the meal expenses and book expenses of two silver thalers must be paid before the 15th.
Arrive at school.
Before his father was released, Claude had to shoulder the burden of the family alone. Since he had promised his sister, he had to keep his promise. Just the ten gold crowns in the bank account that Madam Maria opened for him.
There was only one gold crown and two silver thalers left. It seemed that he would work in the forest farm for nothing in the next year, because he had all the salary advanced.
I was so stupid that night. Why didn't I think of searching for some money in the casino for myself to spend... Claude came out of junior high school to help his sister pay the tuition. Looking at his sister's cheerful and joyful expression, he thought about what he lacked.
With the current situation of money, should I go to trouble with the Black Snake Society and get some money back for myself?
January 15th is a very important day for White Deer Town, because two major events happened in the town on that day. The first major event was that the county council approved the establishment of the White Deer Town Garrison Brigade submitted by the mayor, Baron Robert.
Plan, as expected, the county council adopted the third plan, in which the owner of the fish processing factory, Beedelier Blanche, donated family funds to establish a garrison brigade, in order to commend Bedelier Blanche.
Due to his enthusiastic donation, he was specially appointed as the captain of the fourth squadron of the garrison brigade to be formed, and was authorized to form the fourth squadron on his own.
However, the gentlemen of the county council were still clear-headed and did not agree that the maintenance costs of the White Deer Town Garrison Brigade would also be donated by Bedelir Blunt. Instead, they reduced the 30% of the fee paid by White Deer Town to the county.
The tax amount, about one thousand gold crowns, is used as the annual maintenance of the garrison. If there is still a shortfall, the Bailu Town Office is asked to raise funds from the townspeople to make up the balance.
The town hall was filled with gongs and drums, and the atmosphere was filled with joy. The mayor, Baron Robert, delivered a passionate speech, warmly congratulating White Deer Town for having its own garrison.
The boss of the Black Snake Guild, Bedrill Blanche, as the owner of the fish processing factory, received the appointment letter of the captain of the garrison squadron from Mayor Robert, and announced the establishment of the fourth garrison squadron. A group of Black Snake Guild
Members below waved colorful flags and cheered enthusiastically, feeling extremely proud.
Verricro's father, the number one hunter in White Deer Town, Uncle Kubrick, and a group of retired veterans watched coldly from the audience. Although they opposed Mayor Robert's garrison formation plan, the formation plan has now been approved by the county.
After the parliament approved it, they could do nothing but follow the arrangement. After all, they were all retired veterans, and the formation of the garrison brigade was inseparable from their participation.
As Mayor Robert read out the appointment letters of retired veterans on the stage, Uncle Kubrick's face became darker and darker. Because in the end he did not hear his own name, even the lame retired postman Bao
Rick has been appointed as a communications team captain, but there is no letter of appointment. It is obvious that Mayor Robert excluded him from the formation of the garrison brigade.
The mayor of the town, Baron Robert, did not have the ability to exclude all retired veterans from the formation of the garrison, because then he would be questioned and even charged and arrested. So he graciously let go of those who also opposed him
The retired veterans only targeted Uncle Kubrick, and they could just find an excuse to kick Uncle Kubrick out of the formation of the garrison brigade...
The veterans who received the letters of appointment began to set up recruitment points in the town square. If Uncle Kubrick could become a squadron leader of the garrison brigade, then Viricero might sign up to join the army on the spot and be able to serve in the army in his hometown
Military service will be a very satisfying thing for him. With his ability, he will soon stand out in the garrison brigade and successfully obtain a low-level officer position. After all, many retired veterans are optimistic about his future and will work in the garrison
The team can get better care.
But now his father was not nominated by the town hall and could not serve in the garrison brigade, so Viricolo also gave up his intention of signing up for the garrison brigade and followed his unhappy father home.
For Claude, recruiting soldiers for the garrison has nothing to do with him. Mr. Morsant was arrested on charges of endangering the security of the kingdom. As his second son, it is impossible for him to be recruited. The kingdom's military recruitment regulations stipulate that
, members of the local garrison must be civilians with clean financial records and immediate family members with no criminal records. He will not be able to pass the test based on this alone.
It is said that many people are now staring at Bedelir Bronch to see what kind of members the Black Snake Club boss will recruit for the fourth defense squadron. If he recruits the gangsters and scoundrels from his Black Snake Club,
If so, I believe many people will report it.
It's just that Bedelier Blanche is not a fool, otherwise he wouldn't have become the boss of the Black Snake Society. He knew every step he wanted to take, so he also set up a recruitment team on the old streets of the slums.
point, and carried out recruitment propaganda with great fanfare. As for the members selected by the Black Snake Association to join the 4th Guards Squadron, they were all gangsters who did not commit big or small things and left no criminal records in the patrol team, so that those who stared at him were very worried.
disappointment……
In addition to the formal start of the formation of the garrison, another major event was the arrival of a special envoy from the royal capital. Shortly after he entered the military camp, he announced that Mr. Molsang and Mr.
His friends were charged with endangering the security of the kingdom and all of them were released.
However, before being released, the special envoy severely reprimanded Mr. Morsan and his friends. He told them that because their greed had caused great losses to the kingdom's shipping, Mr. Morsan and three other places were exempted.
Civilian officials hold public offices but retain their national status.
Compared with the excitement of forming a garrison brigade, the release of Mr. Morsan and others caused many townspeople to watch and gossip. Many people gathered around to say hello and tried to get the reasons for their release from their mouths.
. But Mr. Morsand and others had no intention of getting into trouble with the onlookers, so they all called carriages and rushed home.
Claude almost didn't recognize that this was his father at first glance. Mr. Morsant was only fifty-two years old. He seemed to be in good spirits, well-dressed, and elegant in manners. He was a model for local middle-aged civil officials. But he was
After being arrested, he was imprisoned in the military camp for more than ten days. Although he was not tortured and had no worries about food and clothing, he now looks as if he has aged more than ten years. His whole face and spirit are like that of an old man in his sixties.
, the hair on the temples is much whiter.
However, he was able to come back intact, and his mother was very happy. She kept walking around Mr. Morsand, asking him how he was doing, and asked him very attentively what he wanted to eat. Even the little snow dog, which never liked him very much, came up and sniffed him.
His trousers, and then nestled at his feet.
After eating a loving lunch cooked by his mother, Mr. Morsant went to take a bath and change clothes. After putting on his nightgown, he called Claude to the study and asked him about everything that happened at home after his arrest. Because while he was eating lunch, his sister
Angelina had already told him a lot, mainly about the bad things the eldest Albert had done and how happy she was to go to junior high school...
Claude told his father everything that happened at home after he was arrested. Regarding Albert, he did not add any jealousy and told the truth. He only said that he heard what happened when he went to find him later.
He mentioned that he had seen Albert in the old street, so he didn't look for it again.
In addition, he showed Mrs. Maria's reply to his father. When he saw the letter saying that the merchant fleet was surrounded by pirates and Captain Otruny was forced to surrender, Mr. Morsan let out a deep sigh and felt worried.
He looked at the scenery outside the window without saying a word. It took him a long time to come back to his senses and waved Claude out. He wanted to think quietly for a while...
Her mother had always been worried that Mr. Morsant would feel disappointed and sad because he was dismissed from his official position, and hoped that Claude could spend more time with him. However, Claude believed that his father should be able to overcome this hurdle. The position of a small town administrator was in the time traveler.
Naturally, it is not worth mentioning in his eyes. Depending on his father's abilities, he might be able to live a more exciting life without his official position. This is how Claude comforted his mother.
In the afternoon, Claude went to the forest farm. After a inspection, he drove the carriage back home. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Albert kneeling on the ground holding his father's legs and crying. Claude immediately
His anger rose and he rushed over to beat him. To his surprise, he was stopped by his mother.
My mother said, don’t blame your elder brother. He also had his own reasons for doing that. He also wanted to save his father, but he was deceived...
Claude looked confused. Mother, do you know what you are talking about?