Heimarian Odyssey

In the Kingdom of Faustan, Del Province, Cardoj collar, Maple Leaf Village, a young woman with a white hairband is washing clothes by the river.

Although it is late autumn, Cardoj belongs to the south, and the temperature is not too cold, so it is reasonable that the woman is still washing clothes at this time. Although her hands were frozen and white.

“Lea~Tia called you to go home and eat~” A middle-aged woman holding a headscarf shouted at the entrance of the village in the distance.

“Understood~Aunt Mary~” The woman replied to complied, and quickly put away the washed clothes, and put them aside, ready to come back tomorrow when she is free.

After the woman cleaned up, she found that Aunt Mary was still waiting for her at the entrance of the village, and rushed over with her things.

“Aunt Mary, let’s go.” The woman held the wooden basin full of clothes in one hand and Aunt Mary’s arm in the other.

“Hey, Tia really has a good daughter, I really envy.” Aunt Mary exclaimed.

“Aunt Mary, Hank and them are not bad too, this year Tian would like to thank your family for your help.” The woman said.

“Those boys, apart from giving birth to a few mouthfuls for the old lady, how can they have other abilities!” Aunt Mary has always been so aggressive.

“Hehe~” The woman covered her mouth and chuckled.

“Speaking of our village, your younger brother is the most prosperous. It’s been Small Captain for only a few years now. Will it be possible in the future?” Aunt Mary exclaimed.

Maybe I remembered the younger brother who hadn’t seen him in a few years. The woman Chen Mo said with a smile for a moment and said with a smile “Hans is also very good. The third-class soldiers are also praised in the village.”

“That kid doesn’t have to rely on your younger brother, Locke, I thought this child was clever since I was a kid.” Aunt Mary listened to the woman saying that her son was very happy.

The 2 people walked in the village together, and the villagers passing by were very enthusiastic about taking care of them. There are mostly elderly parents in the village, and most of the young and middle-aged have joined the army and have not returned.

After walking to a yard west of the village, Aunt Mary chatted with the woman 2 sentences, and then left. Their home is next door, not far away.

The woman waved her hand, and after watching Aunt Mary enter her yard, she also pushed the door into the house. The door leaf is just an ordinary Zai door, but it looks quite new, it should have just been repaired.

“Mother, I’m back.” The woman called.

The woman is Leah, Locke’s elder sister, and this yard is also the home where Locke has lived for 14 years.

“Oh, my daughter is back.” An old man with gray hair squatted on a wooden pier in the yard, smoking a dry cigarette while saying hello. This is the father of Old Locke, Locke and Leah.

Common people do not have a surname, only a name, such as Locke and Xia Qian. In some low-education families, when there is only one boy, the child inherits the name of father. For example, Locke inherits the name of his father. The villagers I know call 2 are old Locke and little Locke.

Of course, Locke is already a young man now, and his status is not low, everyone will no longer call him Little Locke, but Locke.

Nobles are different. Each noble has its own surname, family, and clan emblem. These three are important criteria for judging the size of influence among the nobility. Outsiders generally call the noble surname. For example, Cardoj is a surname, and the surname represents the face of the noble. Among the nobles, only the head Patriarch is eligible to be honored as a surname.

For example, there is only one Baron Cardoj, Sauron Young Master is also called Cardoj, but others only call him Sauron.

“Father, how many times have you said it, don’t always smoke!” Leah is a sensible and well-behaved girl, but only on the fact that father likes to smoke, Leah and father disagree.

“Cough cough…Anyway, I’ve been alive in a few years, and I had a mouth addiction before he died.” Old Locke coughed twice, and after putting out the smoking gun, he tied it to his back. He still heard what his daughter said.

After Leah put the clothes and the wooden basin back in the house, she moved out a small stool, sat behind Old Locke, and knocked Old Locke on her back.

“It’s better to be a daughter~” Old Locke stretched out and exclaimed comfortably. The two things that the old Locke believed to be the most successful in his life were adopting the daughter of an elder sister and giving birth to Locke, a good son. Of course Leah is not his biological daughter, only he, his wife and some old people in the village know about it.

Not long after, the smell of rice came, and a middle-aged woman came out of the house carrying a bowl. This woman with crow’s feet and gray hair was Tia, Locke and Leah’s mother.

The bowl is just pasta and a few corn cobs, but this is also a rare and delicious. If it weren’t for a younger brother who has been taking care of the family for the past two years, they might not even be able to eat this.

Tia put the bowl on a wooden pier, and returned to the house to bring out a large bowl of soup. The soup was water boiled with corn cobs. Tia added a few wild vegetables to the water to make this bowl of soup contain corn. Sweet taste and fresh vegetable taste of wild vegetables. A simple dinner is the norm for common people in this world overwhelming majority.

The three of them took a small bench and sat around the wooden piers and started dinner. Although Cardoj belongs to the south, in the late autumn, when the north wind blows, the three people who dine can not help but shudder. In the low temperature environment, several people speed up the meal.

It’s not that I don’t want to eat in the house, but the wood house of Locke’s house is only 20 square meters. This small space is divided into 3 parts, a kitchen, a room of old Locke and Tia, and a part of Leah and Locke. Apart from the stove and 2 beds, there is no extra furniture in the room. The meals of Locke’s family or the handwork done by Tia and Leah are all done by sitting in the courtyard outside the house.

It’s not just the Locke family. In the small village of Maple Leaf Village, the overwhelming majority family is like this. It was too crowded to stand in the room, let alone sitting around for dinner.

At the dinner table, three people ate silently, and a place was left open on the wooden pier that was sitting around, which was where Locke used to be. Old Locke has an honest character. Leah follows her mother Tia, and she is also a hard-working and simple woman. The family gathers to eat together, always remembering Locke once, so although there are some small chats at the dinner table, but not many.

Old Locke grabbed a corn and started gnawing, lowering his head from time to time to take a sip of soup. Leah followed mother Tia, just biting the dough, very softly.

“The price of food in the town has gone up again,” Tia said while eating. Locke’s house is different from the Hans’ house next door. He doesn’t have a young man. The 2 mu of land in the house depends on the body of the old Locke and her wife. The food they grow is not enough to eat. They can only guarantee that they will not die from starvation. To be full, you have to buy food.

“If it goes up, it will go up. Nobody has any more food these days.” Old Locke said as he ate, “How much money did Locke send back last month?” Old Locke asked.

“Half of the money sent back last month is saved, and the other half is left with 30 copper thaler.” Tia said.

“Enough, I guess Baron’s caravan came back in the past two days…” Old Locke said nothing more. Baron’s caravan came back, but there is no guarantee that their child can send money back. They saw that too many youngsters in the village went out and couldn’t come back. What they came back was just compensation for the death of the Baron caravan and bad news. They are too scared to receive notice of their child’s death one day. Like most villagers, they have mixed feelings about the Baron caravan, both wishing and wishing not to come.

“Don’t just think about the bad news.” Tia knew what her wife was thinking, and she said in a positive way. “I have saved a lot of the money that Locke sent back in the past few years, plus I became a Small Captain last year and sent it back. The money is more, and the family is enough, should it be time to find a daughter-in-law for Locke.” Tia is very concerned about Locke’s marriage. Locke is now 18, early to get married and have children.

“Well, Locke has been doing well in Lord Baron’s army these years. It’s time to find him a good daughter-in-law.” Old Locke nodded replied. For his wife’s desire to find a wife for Locke, Old Locke agreed with both hands.

After the meal, Leah and Tia cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks. Old Locke was hunched and checked whether the door in the yard was closed. The farm tools and other items in the yard were placed, and finally they carried the 3 items during the meal. The small bench returned to the house.

In the late autumn, it is always dark and fast. Not only the Locke family, but most of them have gone to sleep at this time.

After finishing the dishes, Leah said hello to her parents and went back to the house. This is a 7 square meter hut, with only 8 thin wooden beds and a half-meter high cabinet. This is not only Leah’s wardrobe, but also some bauble boxes that Leah puts on her own, such as hairdos. Silk scarves, handkerchiefs woven by myself. . . . . .

Leah took off the white silk scarf tied to her hair and placed it carefully in the cabinet. In addition to this white silk scarf, there was an azure one in the cabinet. Leah bought this year, just because of the younger on the front line. Brother, a word from the businessman. Leah stroked the silk scarf, not knowing where she was. When she came back to his senses, her face flushed and she put the silk scarf back in place.

Leah was lying on her bed, looking at the empty bed next to her, her heart was also empty. She thought of her younger brother, Locke, the naughty and sensible little boy. Or remembering how she slept with Locke in her arms when she was a child, Leah wrapped her arms around her, with a cloud of air, thinking of Locke.

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Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I will start the exam again. Xiaodou can only resume writing after getting around the 15th. I don’t have any manuscripts in his hand. I have been very busy reviewing recently and have no time to write, so I will start this chapter today. Xiaodou may be more before the 15th, but not necessarily, forgive me.