Chapter 4 - Colin 1
Just as Colin and Nord were thinking about tomorrow’s affairs, there was a sound of footsteps from far and near outside the door. Not long after, the door rang.
“Master Nord, dinner is ready, please come down for dinner.”
Nord looked at the sky outside the window, unconsciously, the sun has gradually set down the mountain, the fiery red sun set against the vast Amon Mountains, as beautiful as a mural, you can see the ruined small mountain village nearby, in Nord’s heart Secretly sigh, it’s really a long way to go.
“Let’s go, Abel, go to dinner first, there are still important things to do tomorrow, take a good rest today.”
After speaking, he turned around and opened the door, and saw Colin waiting outside.
“Thank you for your hospitality, Mayor Colin.”
“No thanks, Lord Nord, it is my honor to be able to entertain you. Please come with me. The village is not rich, and the meals are a bit crude. I hope you can forgive me.”
Nord followed Colin downstairs and saw a rectangular wooden table near the kitchen, and a small fireplace on the right side of the wooden table. Five people, three adults and two children, stood respectfully beside the wooden table.
After walking in, Colin introduced to Nord one by one.
“This is my eldest son Lehman. He is a good hunter. He followed me into the mountains when I was 13 years old. I encountered the Timberwolves of the Amon Mountains, four or five wolves. When I repelled the wolves, Looking back, he stood there covered in blood.”
“Oh? What happened later?”
Nord looked at the sturdy young man standing in front of him, as if he understood something.
“He was unscathed. It turned out that a wolf came around from behind while I wasn’t paying attention, but was opened up by this kid. Later, when I got older, he went into the mountains to hunt by himself, and he even hunted a sub in the first two years. Mongolian giant bear.”
“That’s really a warrior, Chief Colin, you have a good son, right, Lehman”
Nord looked at Lehman carefully. He had short blond hair, broad arms, and calm eyes, revealing a calm temperament.
“Thank you for your compliment, Lord Nord.”
“This is Lehman’s wife Molly. This is a hardworking girl. Since my wife passed away, Molly has been in charge of this house.”
Molly was wearing a linen dress, which looked a little shabby, with patches in some places, and her hands looked very rough.
“Nice to meet you, Ms. Molly.”
“Welcome to you, Lord Nord, I am not a lady, I am just a peasant woman in the country. You can call me Molly, and you can ask me to do anything.”
“Thank you, Molly.”
Nord looked at the remaining young man, about the same age as Nord, about 18 years old, a little thin, and a pair of smart glasses looking around him, at this time he was curiously looking at him.
“This is my youngest son, Reid. He has been very naughty since he was a child, jumping up and down, and can’t get off for a moment, which makes me a headache.”
“Father, I’m not as bad as you said, I’m just not as good as my brother.”
“Master Nord, I am Reid. I know everything about the village. You can tell me what you want.”
Colin glared at Reid, then pointed to the two children and said, “This is Lehman’s son Art and daughter Lysa.”
The two children are hiding behind Molly, sticking out two small heads and looking at him secretly.
Nord recognizes that Yate is just the little boy. It seems that the two children are a little scared of him as a stranger. Nord smiled and remembered how he was when he was a child. The stranger came to the house like this. But I can’t go back anymore. Thinking of this, I shook my head, forget it, don’t think too much, if it comes, then settle it.
After Colin introduced everyone, he greeted Nord and Abel to make the dinner table. Nord looked at the food they were wearing, and there was a fist-sized brown bread in front of each person. It looked dark and hard, and there was nothing inside. Know what to mix.
Although Nord has been prepared, it can be seen that the brown bread of this era still cannot be eaten. The journey from the city of Belon before can be regarded as a tired journey, but as a nobleman, no matter which castle he walks to, I will not treat myself badly either. The dry food on the road was also the well-made food that Abel bought, not the rough black bread like he is doing now. Nord took the spoon and knocked the bread, and it made a noise.
After Colin saw Nord’s face, he quickly put the only meat on the table roasted rabbit meat in front of Nord.
“Master Nord, you can try this roasted rabbit meat. There are times when you go hunting in the mountains and harvest. We didn’t prepare it in advance before you came. These two rabbits are the only harvest in the village today.”
Yate and Lysa looked at the roasted rabbit meat in front of Nord, and swallowed unconsciously. Nord didn’t feel uncomfortable seeing this.
“Abel, move down the box of bread upstairs.”
“It’s okay, it’s not your problem, Mayor Colin.”
Nord took a few pieces of roasted rabbit meat and put them on his own plate, and put the roasted rabbit meat in front of the two brothers and sisters.
At this time, Abel had already moved the bread upstairs, took out a few breads from the box and put them in the fireplace for heating.
“Master Nord, you are really a benevolent lord. Our village really doesn’t entertain you well. UU reading www.uukahnshu.com makes you laugh.”
“Mr. Colin, how is the life of the others in the village?”
Colin sighed when he heard Nord’s question.
“The situation of other people is even worse. Even the brown bread is almost gone. You can only make a living by going hunting in the mountains, but there are so many wild animals in the mountains that many people can’t get out.”
When Lehman heard his father say this, his brows were tightly furrowed together. There were times when a man who looked so determined could do nothing.
“Now we are hunting in the outskirts of the mountains and forests. We have little harvest on the periphery. We basically have to test our luck. If we want to have a big harvest, we must go deeper, but the depths of the mountains are even more dangerous. It’s almost a dead end. If it’s not desperate , No one goes deep. But…”
Lehman glanced at Nord, his expression hesitated, as if he didn’t know if he should say something.
Seeing Lehman’s expression, Nord opened his mouth to dispel Lehman’s hesitation.
“It’s okay, you can trust me.”
“Yes, Lord Nord, I once rescued a mountain man in the depths of the forest. He told me that they lived in the depths of the mountains. The depths of the mountains were also divided into small and large cottages, but they There is very little contact with the outside, and it is difficult for outsiders to come in.”
Nord heard Lehman’s description and fell into contemplation. In fact, Nord was hitting these mountain people’s ideas when he knew his fief. From the perspective of his previous life, the mountains are not only rich in materials, but also mountain people. A fierce soldier can be an excellent soldier, but after coming here, I found that not only the mountains are very dangerous, but also how to find these mountain people is also a problem.
Just as Nord was thinking about the problem, a smell of malt came from the fireplace. It turned out that the bread had already been roasted, giving off an attractive fragrance.