The three of them followed the little fat man and walked towards the beach. After turning a few corners, they slowly walked into a group of low-rise buildings. The ground here was not as clean as before. It was a bit dirty and there was a fishy smell.
Looking at the dried fish and nets drying around the house, it is not difficult to guess that this is where the fishermen in the city live and are relatively poor.
"The people living here aren't very wealthy, so they don't have the time to keep it very clean. Ladies, please don't follow us."
"It's indeed average, but it's still much better than the slums." Aliena jumped lightly, skipped over a small puddle, and expressed her opinion.
Unlike Lettice, who was born into a wealthy and pampered family, she was quite adaptable to this environment. Lily was a little unaccustomed to what she said. She covered her nose and looked around.
Loran Hill followed at the end. She tied a veil around her face and looked around.
Most of the houses, built with ochre-colored mud bricks, have only one or two stories, some of which have clothes hung out to dry. Some women sit in front of the door, mending things, and occasionally look up at the passers-by on the street.
As a few people were walking on the road, a woman in a purple dress came over. She had a pair of copper rings on her wrists. She was also quite pretty and looked pretty good.
"Triton, what are you doing?"
She seemed to be very familiar with the little fat boy and asked casually.
"Who are these?" She turned her gaze to the three girls behind her.
"Wow, sister, you're finally here. I went out to work today, but I didn't do my job well, so I was caught by some young ladies. I had no choice but to come back to you for help." She winked at the woman as she said this.
"Uh..." The woman hesitated for a moment, then turned around and said to Alena and the other two.
"I'm sorry, my brother just changed jobs recently, so he might not be doing well. I hope you can forgive me."
Aliena didn't answer. She turned a little, looked at the woman, and then said, "Do you know what your brother is doing?"
"It shouldn't be...something earth-shattering." The woman sounded a little uncertain as the girl looked at her.
"Do you want to explain it yourself, or should I talk to your sister?" Alena looked at the little fat boy beside her.
The woman frowned and looked at the little fat man and asked seriously.
"Triton, have you done something bad?"
"No, I really didn't, Sulis."
Is this woman called Su Lisi? Luo Lanxier watched the scene before him, and then several people were led by this woman to a small courtyard.
The yard is not big, but it is relatively clean, with only a small amount of green moss in the corners.
"Would you like to come in and sit for a while?" The woman pushed open the door, revealing a small table inside.
A few people walked in and looked around the room with a little curiosity.
There was an old wooden cabinet in the room, with a table and two stools in the middle. There were several rows of wooden boards nailed to the walls, with clay pots and cups on them.
"Now can you tell me what happened?" The woman called Triton, the little fat man just now, over.
After some conversation and explanation, the woman finally understood what had happened and gave the fat boy a good scolding.
"Actually, I'm not his sister, we're just more familiar with each other." Then Su Lisi continued to talk about the origins of the two.
Triton used to be a doorman at a large hotel (high-end inn) in Yubere. The owner of this hotel was also a big chamber of commerce in the city, so he lived a good life. As a result, he grew fat and fair and was very popular.
But two years ago, Uberei experienced a sudden change and internal turmoil, and several large chambers of commerce were acquired and collapsed. As a result, the hotel management was completely replaced. The new supervisors did not like these "old people" very much. As a result of being excluded and suppressed, the fat man also lost his job and can only do odd jobs to make money.
As for the woman, she was a third-rate actress who sometimes assisted in performances at the city's opera house to earn a meager profit.
"Actually, Sister Su Lisi's acting is very good, but no one appreciates it, so she is not famous." The little fat man interrupted at this time.
"Then how did you two meet?" Loran Hill was a little curious.
"I used to be a member of an opera troupe and often went to the hotel with my friends, so I got to know him. But now I'm no longer in the opera troupe, so my life is not so good."
"Is it also because of the dramatic changes that happened two years ago?"
"Well, sort of. The merchants before them liked to see interesting and engaging performances, so the opera troupe had a good income. But after that group of mages came, they didn't really approve of this kind of performance, so gradually, performances became less popular in the city. The opera troupe kept laying off staff, and life became difficult."
"That's because they have never seen a real performance. I have seen the Twilight Brigade perform." The fat man said confidently. He had once hosted this well-known opera troupe.
"The Twilight Brigade." Aliena held up a finger and thought for a moment.
"It's indeed very famous. I've heard about it from my dad too."
Lily also spoke up at this time: "My mother has seen their performance. They are very impressive. They are said to be touring all over the world and their whereabouts are uncertain."
Loren Hill recalled her experience at Hopeland. At that time, many people compared her performance with that of the Dusk Brigade. This opera troupe was indeed very powerful.
"Okay, that's it. It's getting dark, we have to leave."
A few people looked at the sky outside the window, remembered the previous agreement, and did not stay any longer, but stood up and said goodbye.
"Don't do this kind of thing again in the future. Learn some skills and find a stable job." Lily returned the purse. Alena and Loran Hill added some more money into it, and then said with a warning.
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