Chapter 61 009: Family

An old house on Flea Street.

In the yard, Hunter was repairing a pair of long riding boots, which were sent by Pierre, a stonemason on the street. The boy was lucky enough to get a big job recently and could afford to wear such good boots.

"I've worn boots like this before."

Looking back on the past three years, Hunter felt that his life was like floating on a bumpy sea, rising inexplicably and then falling down suddenly.

Just like three years ago.

First, the eldest son was spotted by a passing scholar, who said he would be taken to the far east for training. It was said that the scholar was a big shot respected even by the Earl, and being able to become his student was something the shoemaker would not even dare to dream of.

What is even more incredible is that not long after that, the Earl sent him a pair of boots to be repaired, but just because of this pair of small boots, the Earl actually gave him an entire luxurious mansion in the upper city!

Hunter had never seen such a beautiful house in his life. It had a garden, a stable, a kitchen, and even a special room for taking a bath. There were fireplaces in the bedrooms and even a cellar for storing wine in the basement.

It really is like a dream.

No.

It was indeed a dream.

Because the dream was soon shattered, and Fred, the noble lord from the royal capital, sent people to drive them out.

It was only then that Hunter realized that this house actually had an owner. It was the inheritance of Fred's family. They just hadn't had time to deal with it before because of the king's misfortune.

Hunter still remembers the embarrassment of escaping from the house overnight.

Fortunately, Master Fred did not make things too difficult for them. Of course, some abuse was inevitable, and his bad reputation as a liar once made people afraid to let him repair their boots.

Fortunately, the Earl always took care of him. He would send new boots from the castle to him for polishing every time, and he would pay an incredibly high price every time for the polishing.

Speaking of which, the Earl is such a good man. It was thanks to him that Master Fred didn't make things difficult for them in the previous incident at the mansion. Otherwise, stealing aristocratic property would be a serious crime. Hunter is still scared when he thinks about it now.

After this incident, Hunter also faced the reality. As a person, you should be more practical and not covet what does not belong to you. Otherwise, you will end up like before, almost harming yourself and your entire family.

Now Hunter no longer has any greedy thoughts and is very satisfied with his life. The only thing that still bothers him is the missing of his eldest son, Rosie.

No one knew where this poor child had gone. He was said to have followed the scholar to the east to study, but how could one study in this way? He had been gone for three years and there has been no news since then.

Will anything happen? Hunter and his wife were worried about this, especially his wife Sally, who woke up several times at night and secretly shed tears.

Although the Earl had comforted them more than once, saying that it was okay, and that the person who took Luo Xi away was a scholar with a very good reputation, and that Luo Xi would only have a bright future following him, the Earl even said that when Luo Xi returned, even the Earl would have to salute him.

Hunter didn't dare to have such extravagant hopes, he just hoped that he could come back safely, even if he was hungry or had only clothes to cover his body, as long as he was okay.

"Let's go to the capital and look for it later."

It's not that they don't trust the Earl, but as a parent they really can't calm down. Sally has lost a lot of weight because of this, and she smiles less and less. Hunter really can't help but do something.

He discussed with Sally and decided to go to the capital to inquire. Such a famous scholar must have a reputation in the capital, right?

It’s almost there, it’s almost there.

Hunter has been saving money for this for a long time. He calculated that if he continues at this pace, he only needs to repair 200 more pairs of boots to raise enough money for the trip. Judging from the current progress, he will be able to set off around this fall.

“Come on!”

Hunter silently motivated himself, and he felt no more tired as long as he thought of his eldest son.

“Boom boom boom!”

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard.

There is business coming.

Hunter quickly put down the riding boots in his hands, stood up, wiped the oil stains on his apron, then walked quickly over and opened the door.

Standing outside the door were two strangers I had never seen before, an old man and a young man. Although both of them were dressed very ordinary, they somehow looked very elegant, especially the young man, who had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and was extremely handsome. He naturally exuded a heroic spirit.

He must be a noble, right?

Hunter quickly bent down a little, showing a flattering look, and said with a smile: "Two respected guests, do you want to repair your shoes?"

The young man did not speak, but remained silent for a while.

Just as Hunter was wondering about this, the young man spoke, and his simple words made Hunter freeze there.

Luo Xi said: "Hunter, it's me, your son, Luo Xi."

Hunter was stunned at first, seemingly unable to come back to his senses.

"Luo Xi, my son Luo Xi?" He murmured to himself in confusion, and as if triggered by instinct, he looked up and down at the young man in front of him.

The cloudy eyes gradually became clear at this moment, and the pupils were visibly enlarging rapidly.

"Sashalishali!"

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“Sally!!!”

His lips trembled, as if he couldn't believe his eyes. He kept wiping them again and again, while shouting his wife's name into the house.

"Tada tada." A series of hurried footsteps were heard, and a woman in her thirties walked out of the house with a child of five or six years old and a wooden basin full of clothes in her hands.

"What happened?"

Thinking that something bad had happened, Sally's voice sounded a little anxious and panicked, but her voice stopped abruptly before she could finish her words.

A pair of eyes suddenly widened.

With a "clang", the wooden basin fell to the ground and the clothes inside were scattered all over the floor.

"I am not dreaming!"

Sally panted nervously, standing by the door and not daring to move forward. Her face was filled with excitement and nervousness, fearing that what she saw was just an illusion caused by excessive longing.

The world seemed to have stopped at this moment. Both Hunter in front and Sally behind did not move. They were so nervous that they could not breathe, afraid that this beautiful dream would be broken.

The little boy next to her tilted his head to look at his mother, then turned to look at Luo Xi who was standing outside the door.

After a while, he seemed to understand something and ran forward.

The child looks to be five or six years old, but he still walks unsteadily. His limbs are shaky and uncoordinated, and he looks like he will fall down at any time.

But he used his uncoordinated limbs to trot towards Luo Xi, shouting as he ran: "Brother, brother!"

Two tender and clear voices of "Brother" rang out, making this still world move again.

Hunter's eyes immediately turned red.

He walked into the yard, looked left and right, and finally found a stick in the corner of the wall. He picked up the stick and rushed over to hit Luo Xi without saying a word.

"Damn it, kid! Are you dead?"

"What a hard heart of stone, three whole years, three years!"

"Where have you been, my child?"

He burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)