Chapter 97 A Very Harmonious Town
Don't mind your own business? Thor leaned over and said, "Ada, what's going on in your town?"
"...You'll know later." Ada didn't explain and continued on his way.
Seeing that the other party was unwilling to elaborate, Thor had no choice but to follow obediently.
As he got closer, he saw two gates on the town wall facing the road.
A big gate, supported by heavy wooden stakes, is half a meter higher than the wall.
A small door, more than two meters high and very narrow.
At this time, the sky was getting darker, the main gate of the town was closed, but the small door was open.
At the small entrance there was a soldier in cloth armor, holding an iron-headed wooden spear, leaning against the wall, yawning listlessly.
Thor looked around but didn't see any other person dressed as a soldier.
"Ada, are there so few guards in your town? I remember there's a border next to it. Is it safe?"
Ada lowered his voice and answered, "In recent years, our principality has been at war with the Principality of Knath in the north. A wizard and most of the guards in the town have been transferred over to defend."
"Huh?" Thor looked panicked. "Who will take care of the safety of this town?"
Thor's voice seemed a little loud, causing the squinting soldier to look up at him.
Ada quickly pulled Thor aside and smiled at the soldier.
The soldier ignored them and did not collect the entry tax as Thor imagined, allowing them to walk into the town.
After entering the town and walking a long way, Ada finally pulled Thor to a deserted street and stopped.
He frowned and looked at Thor, "There are the wizard's men in this town. You should be more careful with your words in the future and don't attract their attention."
"I'm sorry." Thor apologized honestly, "I've suffered a lot outside, and I just want to find a stable place to settle down. I'm afraid that after finally coming here, I'll find that this place can't be my home."
Thor hung his head, looking depressed.
Ada on the opposite side saw Thor like this and was so filled with accusations that he couldn't even utter a word.
He wiped his sweaty short hair and said helplessly: "If you have any questions, just ask me when you get home. Don't talk nonsense on the street."
"Okay, okay." Thor agreed.
But Thor had already decided to go out and find out the news early tomorrow morning.
After all, gossip among the masses is a very important source of intelligence.
However, in order not to affect the honest and kind Ada, he will try his best to find some suitable people to eavesdrop secretly.
Thor behaved very honestly on the rest of the journey.
Ada looked back at Thor from time to time, and was very satisfied to see that he was behaving well and not running around or asking questions.
Although it was getting dark, there were still many people on the streets of the town.
Rich families have already started lighting lamps, while poor families are working faster, hoping to finish all their work before dark.
After a busy day, adults begin to prepare for sleep after dark.
The children were outside trying their best to delay returning home.
Ada was silent all the way, and would just nod when people greeted him, unlike the man from outside the town who would take the initiative to call out to fellow villagers he hadn't seen for many years.
It was not until they turned into an alley that Ada's tense shoulders slowly relaxed.
The path in this alley is very rugged.
It was very difficult to walk on the road, which was full of potholes and potholes. I don't know if it had just rained, but some low-lying places had accumulated a lot of water, and I had to use stones to keep my shoes from getting wet.
Thor followed Ada's example and walked forward on the stones, but he stepped a little too heavily, and the stones were not flat, so some water splashed, almost splashing the passers-by.
After the passerby dodged, he first shouted "Be careful!", but then he smiled when he saw Ada in front of Thor.
"Hey, Ada is back?"
"Aunt Jenny." Ada smiled innocently.
Aunt Jenny was carrying a basket in her arms and she reached in and took out a bunch of bright red peppers.
"This is what I just dried. Take it home and eat it with green steamed buns." She stuffed the peppers into the wooden basket that Ada was carrying, ignoring Ada's refusal. "It's not too spicy. Penny can eat it too. It's time for her to practice her mouth."
Aunt Jenny laughed heartily.
Ada was honest and couldn't refuse, so he accepted it embarrassedly.
Aunt Jenny turned her eyes to Thor, scanned him up and down, and smiled, "Are you here to visit relatives?"
Thor grinned but didn't answer.
Ada quickly took over the conversation, "He's from the same hometown. He couldn't make it outside, so he came to me for help."
This time Aunt Jenny's gaze was even more brazen.
"You just arrived in town... You look energetic, but a little thin. Remember to work hard, and you will become stronger."
"Oh, oh." Ada responded on behalf of Thor and hurriedly pulled Thor away.
They continued walking forward, and came towards them a strong man with a beard carrying a thin old man.
It was a bit chilly in the early spring, and the strong man didn't wear much.
His collar was open, revealing his strong chest muscles. He had a machete on his waist, which he would occasionally hit the strong man's thigh.
"Captain Jeff!" Ada greeted him enthusiastically this time, "You helped to send the old lunatic back again."
The tall and strong Captain Jeff picked up the little old man in his hands.
Ada quickly handed the hoe and wooden basket in his hand to Thor, and stepped forward to take over the old man.
"The old lunatic went to the mayor again to tell him about his miserable past. If I hadn't pulled the trigger quickly, he would have been beaten up today."
Captain Jeff's hands seemed to be sore as well, and he spoke while rubbing his wrists.
As if in response to the situation, the old madman who was taken over by Ada suddenly shouted loudly.
"Damn barbarians!"
We are all used to madmen saying this out of the blue.
Only Thor turned his head to take a look and felt that the old madman's eyes were empty but not confused.
He doesn't look like a madman, but more like a person who has lost hope of living.
"Then I'll take him back. Captain Jeff, would you like to come in and have a drink of water?"
Captain Jeff waved his hand and turned away, "No, I have to go back to patrol."
Ada watched Captain Jeff leave with a warm smile on his face.
At this time, the old madman shouted again: "You can't trade with barbarians!"
The sound was miserable.
Thor noticed that Captain Jeff, who was leaving, paused and seemed to subconsciously reach for the scimitar at his waist with his right hand.
But he didn't look back or say anything. He just kept holding the knife and walked away quickly.
Ada was so focused on shutting up the old madman in his arms that he didn't notice anything strange about Captain Jeff.
"Come on, Thor, put your things aside and come and help."
The noisy old madman made Ada a little overwhelmed, so he had to ask the "skinny" Thor for help.
Thor threw away the wooden stick in his hand, transferred the hoe and wooden basket to his right hand, put his left hand under the old madman's armpit and lifted it up lightly - he lifted up the old madman who was about to slide to the ground.
"Uh..." Ada felt the weight on his arm lighten a lot, and looked at Thor in surprise, "You are quite strong."
Solhun said nonchalantly, "It's learned from practice to make a living."
"Now I really believe that you have come this far on your own."
Ada and Thor carried the old madman into a small courtyard.
The house where Ada lived was a narrow courtyard.
The yard was full of houses, with several hemp ropes running through it, on which hung underwear, outerwear, shoes, mattresses, wild vegetables, hemp ropes and all kinds of strange things.
Through the scattered items hanging on the hemp ropes, the two men saw a man with his butt sticking out, leaning on the wooden window of one of the rooms, and looking inside.
When Ada saw this, he immediately got angry!
"Jayce! Stay away from my sister you bastard!"
Third update!
(End of this chapter)
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