"Noli City will see its first snowfall at the end of June. By mid-August, we will move south to Xuansiti. The citizens of Xuansiti are very gentle, so don't..."
"Aunt Leanya, Aunty Leanya!"
A child rushed into the church, panting heavily, his red face full of surprise.
"It's Little Neil, be careful not to slip." Sister Leanya smiled softly. She stood up, and the little boy immediately jumped into her arms.
Leanya is a very beautiful girl, only nineteen years old this year. Because she likes children very much, she was involved in many relationships with her father who owned an ancient bookstore, and she became a Nuoshi nun.
Her job is mostly to take care of these orphans without parents. "Leanya is a very gentle girl and very patient."
Everyone says this about the church in Noli. Because Noli is too remote, there is no bishop in this church. It was originally established by some Nosi holy nuns from Danfengboluo.
"Aunt Leany, it's snowing! It's really snowing!" Neil looked up at Leany excitedly.
He lay comfortably in the girl's arms, and at the same time he wondered why Esther, a girl he had known since childhood, did not have such a soft heart as Sister Leanya.
"Is it snowing..." Leanya frowned rarely. Snowing is a white romance for children, but for Norwegians, it is the beginning of an extremely cold storm.
The cold seawater surged onto Noli Island, and no one who stayed in Noli survived. They heard the roar of the northern monsters and the roar of the sea in Xuansti.
Leanya didn't know what it was like in Norway in the winter. She only knew that it was terrible. At that time, she would take the children from the orphanage and leave here. She knew... many people would die.
"Mom Leanya, I'm so happy!" Neil in his arms moved closer to Leanya, and the little boys and girls surrounding Leanya immediately booed, expressing their dissatisfaction with Neil being so close to Leanya.
"Okay, okay, little Neil, please be good..." Leanya frowned, smiled and patted Neil's head.
She opened the curtains, and tiny snowflakes fell from the sky. It was a very small snow, but it was enough to make the children happy for a while.
"Neil, Corgi, Tani, Bronya, Tiana, Yayi, Ji Zhi... the roll call for dinner is over! Those who don't answer will not be allowed to eat!"
Lyanya put her hands on her hips.
"One, two, three... Eight, don't bully Lisa! Don't cry, be good, be good, wipe it with a tissue..."
Sister Lyanya gently coaxed the children one by one. In fact, the children knew that Sister Lyanya would not let them skip dinner.
But they still reported it very obediently, and then walked into the restaurant of the orphanage one by one.
Lyanya watched as the sun slowly set and darkness enveloped the city.
The light snow was falling one after another, gathering on the streets and on the roofs. She quietly stretched out the window to catch some.
Leanya watched the six-petal snowflakes turn into crystal drops of water in her hands. She covered her mouth with both hands and breathed "ha". The water mist slowly rose and slowly rose in the dark night. It was really cold.
Well, I need to add velvet quilts for the children.
By the way, the fireplace must also start to be used. We can’t let the children get too cold in the orphanage!
It’s just that the funds of the church orphanage are not enough. Something big seems to have happened recently. The gate of Noli city has been tightly guarded, and businessmen with no background can’t even enter or exit.
Where can I get cotton wool and firewood... and there is not enough dry food to eat, Leanya looked at the backs of the children jumping away in distress.
It was so quiet tonight. Leanya looked out the window strangely. The orphanage was not low, with a height of about five stories. You could just see the clock tower in the distance. Although Noli was relatively barren, the main city was still quite prosperous.
The lights are bright at night after all, and there seems to be some kind of "nightlife" management among the nobles. Leanya doesn't understand it, and she doesn't want to understand it.
She suddenly remembered something and took out a parchment roll from her pocket. It was a relatively expensive parchment roll that ordinary civilians were not qualified to use.
[Dear Miss Leanya:
pay tribute!
This is the invitation to the Vosaro banquet in a week. We often invite lucky girls to attend.
Invitation from Viscount Vossaro
ps. You will meet many nobles from Noli City, I look forward to your arrival]
A week later? Leanya pondered for a while, isn’t it today? It turns out that the nobles have a big banquet, and it’s a curfew! No wonder.
But why do you call yourself dad? Even if he is a father, he is just an ancient bookstore owner who occasionally copies books for nobles! Apart from this identity, he is just a poor man from Nori.
Lyanya put down the parchment letter, and something that reflected the dim candlelight fell down.
Leanya knelt down and picked it up. It was a golden dragon, and there was a sentence at the end of the letter.
[ps. There may be nobles at the banquet who are willing to help themselves to the orphanage!]
Eh? Leanya blinked and retracted her hand that was about to throw away the parchment. She was just going to a banquet, so it shouldn't matter, right?
The orphanage is already running a deficit, it is difficult for me and other nuns to maintain their jobs, and the best friend waiting to go to sea is still far away... How about giving it a try...
Leanya nodded, and the laughter of the children came to mind again in her ears.
Then go ahead, that Viscount of Vossaro is willing to put a gold dragon into the envelope, he is also funding the orphanage, right? He may be able to alleviate the urgent needs of the orphanage!
Leanya put the parchment scroll on her chest, bit her lip, and walked towards the most splendid place in the city.
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"Xiwei, you don't look good. Is it because you don't ride horses often?"
On the galloping horse, White looked at Xavier with concern.
"Cough...cough..." Xavier waved his hand, his pale face and the painful cough betrayed him.
"Niya, get Sivier into the carriage and take good care of him!" White nodded, indicating that Xavier understood, and then asked his sister to help Xavier to the carriage at the rear.
Niya looked like an ordinary girl next door, but the way she ran on the galloping horses made many rebel soldiers gasp in admiration.
“Sister Niya is amazing!”
"Niya! Niya!"
"Hush" There was a soldier who relied on the candlelight on the carriage and saw the scenery up Niya's skirt over the horse. As soon as he whistled, he received a death glare from White.
"It's snowing... It's such a good snow. It's a sin to bury those nobles."
White looked in the direction of Xavier. He intended to match his sister with Xavier. This was the first time in so many years that he saw a boy that pleased him.
"Adjutant Xiwei..."
"Just call me Xiwei, where is Yeluo?" Xavier was brought into the carriage behind by Niya. He suddenly noticed that it was snowing, and snowflakes fell on Niya's black hair.
Niya's skin is wheat-colored, and she is considered a girl-next-door type. She is not very stunning, nor very feminine, but very attractive. Her hair is dyed the white color of snowflakes, like an elf dancing in the snow.
She glanced at Xavier quietly, his porcelain-like delicate face and his demeanor were different from all the boys she had ever seen.
Those suitors from miners, fishermen, and farmers were not the boys she wanted. This made Niya very distressed.
Moreover, Niya also hated her brother's beatings and killings.
When she and Ye Luo hid by the port hall and peeped, they all thought that the nobleman would definitely die.
But the boy just handed over a roll of parchment, and his neither humble nor arrogant attitude convinced his brother. He saved the noble's life and asked his brother to release other nobles.
The first look in his brother's eyes returned to his eyes, which were eyes burning with faith. Instead of his cold and bloodthirsty eyes later on.
Niya was very happy, and there was a hint of emotion in her eyes when she looked at Xavier.
"Miss Niya, I would like to ask where Yeluo is."
Xavier looked at Niya aside and felt a little strange. What was going on with this unnatural twist? Did he say something wrong?