"But what?" Holman asked doubtfully. This was related to his political performance, so there was a hint of urgency in his tone unknowingly!
"It's just that the wooden house where the horses spend the winter in the racecourse needs to be repaired. It needs some nails and other tools. Otherwise, the winter will be too cold and it will be difficult for the foals to survive the winter." Ryan looked honest and honest, and then put on a pair of tools.
The frown on his face made Holman nod his head.
"Well, I will send someone to deliver the things tomorrow, but if the foal dies in the winter, it will be your own problem." Holman thought for a while, then nodded and said to Ryan.
"Yeah," Ryan didn't know how to answer, so he hummed, already beating the old man in front of him half to death.
"I scolded the guy next door. If the horse dies, it's my fault. If it's alive, it's your credit. What the hell is this?" Ryan kept complaining while walking in the town. You must know that it is most difficult for a foal to survive the winter.
, not to mention that in this foreign world without veterinarians, a small disease can kill a foal.
However, after scolding, Ryan still wanted to go back to the mountain after shopping early. There is only one street in this town. At one end of the street is the big wooden house, and at the other end is the road leading to the nearest small town, Harry City. The entire street is only about 200 meters long.
, the most conspicuous thing is a tavern, which is also the liveliest and bustling with people, and drunkards are thrown out one after another from time to time. There is also a blacksmith shop, which is full of farm tools such as axes, and
There is a tailor shop that specializes in making clothes, and a grocery store that sells salt and other things. As far as Ryan knows, Terry Town manages about 7 or 8 villages, most of which are farmers, and a few
Some were hunters, and there were a little more than 2,000 people in total. Ryan walked from one end of the street to the other and found that the people here were wearing shabby clothes, and most of them were quite clean. But when Ryan saw
Ryan almost wanted to vomit when those big men exposed their hairy thighs when they walked. They were like high-slit cheongsams, but women wore something similar to a skirt underneath. To put it bluntly, it was just a piece of cloth hanging around the waist.
We gathered around, but I didn't want to see Rui En inside, because the women here were all fat and thick, the kind that Rui En didn't want to see even if they gave me money. Since Rui En basically never came out, so
Very few people know him, and Ryan's health has improved recently and his face has been cleansed, so people who don't see him often might not recognize him.
Ryan arrived at the other end of the town. The place was already filled with stalls, dozens of large and small, including those selling swords, those selling jugglers, those selling boots, hats, shaving heads, and other stalls.
, this is the small businessman who comes with the circus, usually once every six months, but now there are not many people! Because the circus always starts at night, but this is just what Ryan wants. After all, many people are not easy to see, and what about you?
What is a slave doing buying books? Ryan looked at the huge tent with greedy eyes. That was the circus. It was said that the women in it were all tender. As long as they had money, they could go in and have fun, but Ryan still had
There was something to do, and after walking around here, Ryan sadly discovered that there was only one place selling books, and the stall was deserted, with no one around. All Ryan had to do was buy books, and some enlightenment books.
kind of books.
"Old sir, can I read the book here?" Although Ryan is a slave, there is no tattoo on his head, because only adult or traded slaves can have tattoos, so Ryan looks like a commoner.
"What kind of book do you want?" The old man glanced at Ryan, and then asked disdainfully, because books have always been luxury goods, belonging to the upper class, and they can be owned by common people, who can fill their bellies.
That was good, but the old man saw that Ryan was still a child, so he didn't say much and just asked.
"Old sir, I want to learn to read, do you see...?" Ryan didn't know how to express what he meant, so after finishing the first half of the sentence, he didn't know how to express what he meant, and he couldn't say the rest.
.
"Well, how to read? The easiest thing is to spend 100 gold coins to exchange for an enlightenment magic scroll, so that you can read in a moment. There is also a parchment of 10 silver coins, but this parchment still needs to be taught.
." The old man replied calmly, but his expression made Ryan angry, but soon Ryan was stunned by the words "magic scroll" in the old man's mouth.
"The old gentleman is a magician?" Ryan asked in surprise. If you know that magic is a legendary thing on earth, then you know that magic really exists in this world!
"No, no, my teacher is a magician, and I am just a magic apprentice. Now I can only make a living by knowing Braille." The old man blushed and said after hearing Ryan's words. In fact, this old man is just a magician.
A servant who knows something about magicians, let alone a magic apprentice.
"Well, you are so great. Anything that has anything to do with magic is magical." Ryan exclaimed exaggeratedly. In fact, Ryan knew that if he were really a magic apprentice, he would be reduced to a small businessman, but Ryan thought
I want the book in this old guy's hand. Although I can't understand it yet, there must be something good in it. Maybe he stole something valuable from the magician and ran away. Ryan cursed maliciously.
"Cough, cough, don't be so loud." It is a happy thing to be complimented by someone, especially a child who is not very sensible. This makes the old man even more happy. However, seeing the disdainful looks around him, the old man blushed and said to Ryan
He said, because the people around him knew his details.
"Mr. Magician, can you cast a magic to open my eyes as a remote person who has never seen the world?" Ryan looked admiring. In fact, Ryan was observing the old guy closely to see if there was anything good about him.
After observation, Ryan sadly discovered that this guy was similar to himself. He was wearing inferior clothes and the boots on his feet were worn out, exposing his black toes. You should know that a pair of cheap boots only cost half a silver coin, Ryan
It is estimated that this old guy is either a liar or a rag picker in the city. As for knowing how to read, he probably doesn't know much.
"This? This?" The old guy's eyes flickered.
"Okay, old gentleman, I only have two silver coins, so I don't have enough to buy your book. I'd better go to the tavern over there to have a glass of wine, eat some steak, and then ask a dancer to have fun. In this way I
There will be one silver coin left." Ryan stood up as he spoke, as if he was about to leave.
"Two silver coins." The old man's eyes almost popped out of his head. You must know that these things were really picked up by the old guy in the city and used to trick people in the countryside. Generally, people who can read live in the city and live in the countryside.
They were all wealthy locals who could not read a single Chinese character and preferred to buy books, so this old guy started this business that cost no capital. I originally thought that this little guy only had copper coins, so the old guy couldn't help but speak loudly. You know 2
A silver coin is also a considerable amount of wealth, since these things cost nothing anyway.
"Wait, wait, can't I sell it to you cheaply?" The old man grabbed Ryan who was about to leave and said hurriedly.
"Old blackhead, your stuff is not worth a single silver coin, and you can even cheat other people's children." At this time, a woman selling hats nearby couldn't stand it anymore, so she said loudly to the old guy,
"Who said that? I still have some good stuff here," the old blackhead jumped up immediately and replied loudly.
"Oh! You can't tell me it's some kind of magic book, right? If it's really a magic book, it's not worth dozens of gold coins. You don't have to run around with us. If you can, take it out and take a look," the woman said
People are not easy to meet. Immediately expose the old blackhead's background.
"Just look! Look! This is the magic book and the pet eggs." The old black man took out a thick book and a black cloth bag from the box under his butt. The book was about the same size as Ryan's hand.
Almost the same, the material is similar, and the black cloth bag is only about the size of a fist, and it is sealed with a belt.
"Oh! There's still a pet egg! Don't lie to me. A magician in Harry City last time identified it. Your pet egg is dead. It's something you don't want to give away, even if it's alive.
A straw egg only costs a few dozen silver coins. I'm not happy with you lying to children. If you have the ability to lie to rich people, lying to children is nothing." This woman revealed all the details about the old black head with just one look at her mouth.
come out.
"You, you, this shrew." The old blackhead saw his true identity revealed. His face turned red and his neck was thick with anger, and he looked at the people around him looking at him like a liar. The old blackhead knew he couldn't stay here any longer.
, so he packed up his things and prepared to leave. If he was caught by the patrolling guards, this old bone would be doomed.
"Old blackhead, you see these things are worthless anyway. I'll give them a silver coin, okay?" Ryan looked at the old blackhead packing his things, so he stepped forward. Ryan knew that there were liars in this world.
, many thieves were caught and beaten to death on the spot. So as soon as he rolled his eyes, he stepped forward and asked softly.
"Okay! They're all picked up anyway. Just give me a silver coin as a reward for your hard work." The old blackhead looked at Ryan with an uncomfortable look on his face, and then looked at the people pointing around, so he took Rui's hand away.
En handed over a silver coin and left in a hurry. If he didn't leave, it would be even more troublesome when the security patrol came. Besides, he couldn't run fast with a box.
"How can you carry so many things up the mountain like this?" Ryan looked at a wooden box. There were only 7 or 8 books in it, but they were all made of sheepskin. Although they were somewhat damaged and worn out, they were still very heavy. The other thing was the so-called
Ryan opened the pet egg and took a look at it. He found that it was only the size of a fist and had a snow-white eggshell. He learned from the woman selling hats next door that the grass spirit was a first-level monster and a humanoid creature.
It is the pet of noble girls, but it is not very valuable anyway, because this grass spirit not only lives in groups but is also very docile. It only eats some vegetation, fruits, nectar and other things. Of course, you know that the price of these things is a hat of 50 copper coins, and the rest
Ryan bought a self-defense knife and some other spices with 50 copper coins. After cutting it, he spent two silver coins, so at the foot of the mountain Ryan looked at the wooden logs weighing dozens of kilograms.
The box was in embarrassment. Although he knew there must be garbage in it, Ryan couldn't read.
"Oh! Move it, and walk slowly." Ryan tied the so-called grass sperm egg in the bag to his belt. It was not that he was reluctant to throw it away, but that this guy was ready to taste the taste of World of Warcraft eggs.
"Weird? Why is this kid Ryan buying a book? Is he still planning to learn to read?" Holman sat on a chair, and the guard captain Tori sat on the chair next to him. This was Holman looking for someone to keep an eye on Ryan.
What if this guy ran away and the person who was looking after the horse farm couldn't be found? Fugitive slaves can be found everywhere.
"Book! What kind of book?" Tori asked in confusion!
"Captain, these are some broken books! Are they things that others have thrown away? An old man picked them up in the city and brought them here to deceive people. It is said that there are some beautiful patterns in them?" The person who answered was responsible for staring at Rui.
That person who was talking about the pattern smiled in a lewd and slutty way. Everyone already knew what kind of book it was!
"Haha! Haha! Ryan is 13 years old, and he seems to be thinking about girls."
"Hehe, hehe," a burst of laughter came from the room.
"What a fool. Fortunately, I am smart and know how to ask someone. Otherwise, if this old boy Holman knew that I went to the circus to have fun, I would probably have my salary deducted again this month. What can a little boy buy?
Books and even a dog’s brain can think of it.” After a while, a figure came out of the gate, muttering as he walked.
"Ouch! It's so tiring. It's terrible to be uneducated. It's hard work." Ryan finally returned to his home, threw the box to the ground, and fell on the bed covered with a thick layer of grass, out of breath.
He complained out of breath that the house was now tidied up by Ryan, the floor was swept clean, and the bed was covered with a thick layer of hay. The large wooden barrel was also full of water.
There is also fire buried under the hanging iron can, and it turns out that there are thick straw curtains hanging on the stone walls, which looks a bit like a human habitation.