Claude went to school the next day and was warmly welcomed again.
Verricro punched him: "You are finally willing to come back..."
Claude found that his classmates seemed to envy him, which was a bit strange. Could it be that taking more than half a month off and not coming to school can make people envious?
"You don't know, Claude, in fact, everyone has long known that you were chosen by that lady to guard their forest farm. Even the teachers at the school said that you were lucky, and you found a road that leads to the sky.
.No matter which direction your future develops in the future, you will be well taken care of." Bockal told the truth in one breath.
Claude was a little surprised: "How do you know?"
"Actually, many interested people have already known that the distinguished lady came to Bailu Town, but they were unable to establish a relationship with her. This lady has always been low-key and does not like to get involved in those things. It is said that Mayor Robert really wants to have a relationship with that lady.
I met the lady, but his two requests to visit were rejected. The reason was that he was busy researching medicinal materials and had no time, so they didn’t want to see him at all. By the way, Claude, how did you know that lady? "
Bockal did know a lot of inside information, and it was probably his father who told him. As he neared graduation, his father had already treated him as the heir to the family and trained him. Whether it was what happened in the town or problems encountered in business operations,
I analyzed everything to him in detail.
Claude shrugged: "Actually, I went hunting that day. Didn't I hear Vero mention that there were wild boars in the mountains and forests over there, so I went there to try my luck. But I saw the horse pulling the cart on the mountain road and was frightened.
I stretched out my hand and stopped the carriage, then drove away a group of wild boars that entered the forest farm and killed three of them. In order to express her gratitude, the lady asked me to look after her forest farm to prevent those wild boars from breaking into the forest farm again and causing her trouble.
trouble……"
"You are so lucky to be favored by that lady." Bockaar clearly understood the details of Lady Maria: "It is said that the noble lady came here this time to study a kind of medicinal material. Isn't this right?
real?"
Claude nodded, then shook his head: "I don't know, but this lady did process some medicinal materials while she was at the forest farm. Sometimes she asked me to help her dry some in the open space, and she also taught me
A lot of knowledge about pharmacy.”
"I heard that she went back to the capital yesterday?" Ericson asked.
Claude smiled bitterly. White Deer Town is really too small. Lady Maria’s return to the capital would become news and spread to almost everyone. But this is a fact. The car with the rose emblem of the Norman family is painted on it.
Many people saw the traveling carriage leaving White Deer Town, and Claude could only nod in recognition.
"Then you don't have to go to the forest farm anymore. I can't find anyone who wants to play with you during this period," Erikson complained.
Claude shook his head again: "I have moved to the forest farm. The lady entrusted me with guarding the forest farm before she left, because the forest guards, Mr. and Mrs. Xioli, were a bit old and they couldn't deal with the intruders.
Wild boar. In order to avoid accidents, my wife asked me to live in a forest farm so that I can take care of it..."
Virikro, Bockaar and Eriksson were all discouraged: "So you still can't play with us in the future?"
"You can go to the forest farm to play with me." Claude said: "Tomorrow is Sunday. I drove a carriage from the forest farm today and I am going to take you to the forest farm after school. You can still play there for a day tomorrow."
"Haha, is it true?" Bockaar smiled a little awkwardly: "A few days ago, we wanted to go to the forest farm to play with you, but my father didn't let us go, for fear that we would disturb the lady, so we also
I didn’t want to cause trouble for you, so I didn’t go…”
"It's okay. Madam is very talkative. If you come over to play, she will also welcome you. Now that she has gone back, you don't have to worry about anything when you come to the forest farm to find me. Just say it to Mr. and Mrs. Sioli. They know
Where will I be."
So the friends decided to go to the forest farm to spend the night and have a day of hunting in the forest farm tomorrow. However, after school, Claude needed to drive them home in a carriage, bring the hunting equipment and then return to the forest farm. For Boquear, Viri
For Crowe and Erikson, going to the forest farm was more out of curiosity. After all, the forest farm in the southwest suburbs of the town was a restricted area for their parents. If it weren't for Claude, they might not be able to go to the forest farm in their lifetime.
Will set foot in that forest farm.
After the carriage returned to the forest farm, the sky had darkened, and the Sciori couple had already started cooking. Seeing Claude coming with three classmates, they specifically asked if they needed to prepare dinner for everyone.
Only then did the friends realize that Claude was already the forest farm supervisor.
Claude politely declined the Xioli couple's kindness. There were pots and stoves in the cabin, and a lot of ingredients and seasonings were brought on the carriage. Claude was going to cook a delicious meal for his friends.
Bockard, Verricro and Ericson were all envious of the luxurious and beautiful white main house. They did not expect that there was such a beautiful manor villa building in such a remote forest farm. Unfortunately, Claude
The main house had been sealed last night, and a date seal was affixed to the door. Now they were too embarrassed to ask to enter the house to see the interior decoration and layout.
While Claude was busy cooking, the three friends had already walked around the area before returning to the cabin. Claude divided two plates of prepared dishes and asked Verricro to give them to the Siori couple.
taste.
Erikson asked Claude why there is such a small wooden house here. In fact, the small wooden house can be demolished, even if a row of two-story tube buildings are built like the one opposite, it will look the same as the white main house.
The house is more coordinated, and it can also enclose such a large courtyard in the middle. Instead of being empty next to this small wooden house, you can climb directly to the hillside from here...
Claude could only answer that he didn't know. Madam Maria had told him that this cabin was originally the earliest building in the forest farm. Later, it was demolished and rebuilt as a memorial because it was dilapidated.
As for why we commemorate him, I really don’t know the reason.
"I know," Bockar said proudly: "My father told me that in fact, Alpheus Normani, who was canonized as a hereditary baron by Sterling IX, was originally a shoemaker in the town, but he did not
People know that his father is actually the ranger of this forest farm. It seems that Baron Alpheus wanted to be a hunter and ranger when he was a child, but his father sent him to a shoe shop in the town to learn the craft, hoping that he would become a hunter and a ranger.
Can become a shoemaker.
Although Baron Alpheus learned the craft for six or seven years and finally became an official shoemaker, he did not like his profession. That's why he resolutely joined the profession when Sterling IX was recruiting troops in White Deer Town.
During the military service, his father was so angry that he almost died. Later, when Baron Alpheus became famous, he returned to White Deer Town, only to find out that his father died of illness in the ranger's hut the year after he left.
So Baron Alpheus bought this forest farm and preserved his father’s forester’s cabin as a souvenir. I suspect that this cabin is the forester’s cabin belonging to Baron Alpheus’s father.
Didn't Claude just say that the lady said that this cabin is the earliest building in this forest farm, but it has been torn down and rebuilt..."
Perhaps this is the truth about this cabin. It's just that Baron Alpheus is dead. Lady Maria has no special feelings about this cabin, and she doesn't care whether it is her grandfather's ranger's cabin.
She once complained in front of Claude that if she hadn't been too lazy, she might have demolished the cabin and rebuilt it into a row of two-story tube buildings as Erikson said. First, the whole courtyard in the middle would be closed off.
Secondly, it looks more coordinated with the white main house.
Verricro came back with two empty plates, and also brought two arms-thick rye bread as a token of gratitude from the Scioris. Claude's dishes were almost cooked, so he placed them on the table.
, everyone started to eat. Now Bockar is no longer clamoring for any fruit wine or white wine. A small barrel of Basunal rye is the most suitable for everyone's taste. It is cheap and abundant, slightly bitter and refreshing, and the more you drink it, the more you drink it.
The more I like it.
After finishing the meal and clearing away the tableware, everyone went up to the rooftop platform to watch the stars and chat. They hadn't seen each other for more than half a month, and it seemed that every friend had something to say to Claude.
The weather was still a bit cold on the October night, and soon Bockar became a little drunk and felt the cold, so he went downstairs to sleep. Vericero was fine, and continued to pour rye into his stomach. It seemed that he had to drink some rye.
Don't drink up the remaining half of the barrel.
On the other hand, Erikson looked a little worried. He said that for some reason some time ago, he kept having nightmares when he went to bed at night. He dreamed that he was alone on the boundless sea holding a big broken wooden barrel floating on the water.
The sky was dark, there was lightning, and the waves were rough, as if a big storm was about to come.
I have had three or four such nightmares, and I woke up several times in the middle of the night. All I dreamed about were scenes of shipwrecks at sea, and I still couldn’t figure out whether it was me who was in trouble. After all, it was a dream, and I would soon forget it after waking up.
For most of the trip, he could only remember a few general impressions. This made him very worried about his father, Captain Otruny, who had been at sea for a month or so. He wondered if his voyage this time was smooth and safe.
Erikson said that his father, Captain Otruny, had promised to come back before his graduation ceremony. This time Claude, Bockard and Verricro were also about to graduate from junior high school, and in the blink of an eye they were ten years old.
He is eight years old. According to the laws of the kingdom, eighteen years old means he is an adult and needs to assume his obligations to the kingdom and pay the poll tax.
"Your father is fine. He should be back before your graduation ceremony. He can bring a large fleet to do business this time and nothing will happen to him. I remember hearing someone say before that in my dream
The situation is opposite to reality. If you dreamed that your father made a fortune, you might need to worry a little bit. If it was a shipwreck, then in reality it means everything is safe..." Claude could only comfort Ai Li in this way.
Kesen.
Counting the days, my father and the others invested, and the merchant fleet led by Captain Altruni should have arrived at the Tiersim Direct Territory of the Nubisian Continental Kingdom. According to the plan, they will stay there for a month and carry out the business.
After the goods carried by the fleet are sold, they will buy up the special products there. After loading the cabins, the fleet will set sail at the end of October and early November and return to Bailu Town around mid-to-late November.
The junior high school graduation ceremony will be held on November 26th. Captain Altruni did not lie to Erikson. If the plan goes well, he will indeed be able to return before the graduation ceremony.
It is only the beginning of October, and there is still more than a long month to go. Almost everyone in the town who has invested in the merchant fleet is looking forward to the smooth return of the merchant fleet. This voyage of the merchant fleet is expected to make everyone
The investors' wealth has increased several times, and Mr. Morsan and other public officials who hope to further their career can also feel relieved, because after the New Year, they can move Bailu Town to the Overseas Territory of Tiersim
The news of the successful opening of the route was sent to the royal capital, and then they waited for their respective rewards...
With Claude's comfort, Erikson became less confused, and after finishing the rye wine in the small barrel, Ericson and Viricolo went to have a rest.
The next day, Claude accompanied his three partners to hunt for a whole day in the forest farm. Although they did not hunt large prey such as wild boars and yellow sheep, they also caught a few pheasants and rabbits. It was a worthwhile trip.