Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

Haiwen thought for a while and said: "No, I hope you can form a team. The three of you, the old man has experience, the young man is creative, and you, a big guy, have the ability to act. The three of you working together must be better than doing it alone. , After the results are produced, all three will be rewarded. Of course, if I can't pay the job after a month, I will naturally not pay. You can make a model for me to see. After confirming that it is feasible, we will have a large-scale made."

Immediately, the three craftsmen, old, middle-aged and young, thanked Haiwen and said that they would definitely complete this task.It was getting late now, so Haiwen sent the three people out, and asked the servants to light the lamps to guide them, so that they could be sent home safely.After the servant cleaned up the restaurant, Hyacinth said that he would feed Uffin with leftovers. Haiwen thought that he hadn't seen this dog since he came here. He is the head of the family, and it would be bad for the dog to deny its owner.So he went with Hyacinth to feed the dog.

The dog's kennel is at the base of a wall on the sunny side of the courtyard, and it is very comfortable surrounded by straw.When it saw the hyacinth coming, it barked excitedly and ran over wagging its tail.This dog is very big, with four big paws as thick as a lion cub. Haiwen tried to call it by name, calling it: "Uffin, come here!" The dog immediately came towards him, hugging his legs and sticking out his tongue to lick he.Haiwen smiled and touched the dog's head, thinking that this guy is quite human.He chatted with Hyacinth while teasing the dog.Hyacinth said that she was giving Mirsalu music lessons recently, teaching her to sing and dance, Violet taught her to read and write, and Isrit taught her the rules of a lady, keeping the children busy every day.

Hearing this, Hai Wen suddenly thought: I want to turn my daughter into a Chinese primary school student in my previous life!This preschool is a bit stressful.

"Does she like to study?" Haven asked.

Hyacinth teased the dog with the big bone in her hand and said, "I like it very much! She likes to play with us the most. Uffin also likes her, and she often rides for her." She said, throwing the bone out. Far away, the dog whined and chased it out.Haven asked, "Does that child have any talent?"

"Talent?" Hyacinth thought for a while and said, "She's pretty smart—my lord, what do you want your daughter to do in the future?"

"It's not what I want her to do, it's what she wants to do. If she loves learning, I'll send her to be a scholar; if she loves singing and dancing, I'll train her to be—" Idol! "—musician or dancer; if she likes witchcraft and magic, she can also be a witch. In short, I will let her do whatever she likes."

"Really?" Hyacinth suddenly showed a surprised expression, "Master, she is a girl, shouldn't girls be married?"

Haiwen pondered for a while, and said: "It's true here, but..." He suddenly remembered that Hyacinth still didn't know his secret, "But it's too boring to say that a woman spends her whole life just to marry. I hope she... ...to live a more exciting life."

After he finished speaking, the two fell into silence.The bleak evening wind blew across his cheeks, making him shiver with the cold; the dog whined aggrievedly in the darkness far away, probably losing his bones; Haiwen looked at Hyacinth, and the girl had a look on her face that he had never seen before. Sorrow I have seen.

"My lord, I suddenly...don't want to marry you." She said in a deep voice.

"what?"

This sudden sharp turn made Hai Wen stunned.

I'm fucking overturned?

What is wrong here?He asked blankly, "Why?"

Hyacinth stared at the darkness in the distance, and said: "Because I want to learn to sing. I also want to dance in the warm spring wind and make friends with flowers all over the world. There is nothing wrong with marrying you early... It's just that these things are gone. Gone forever." She blushed after she said this, and she smiled at Hewen with an embarrassed face, and said, "I'm talking stupid again, my lord, forget it Bar."

But Haiwen couldn't forget those words, even if he forgot those words, he still couldn't forget Hyacinth's eyes before.Just looking into the girl's eyes, he thought of the spring in March and the flowers and butterflies in the dark, of the warm sunny day and the green grassland.That feeling was amazing, the longing in the girl's eyes appeared in front of him like a solid light.

"Do you want to learn to sing and dance and travel the world?"

Hyacinth nodded, and said: "I have wanted to learn to sing since I was a child. Everything I do is a mess, but singing and dancing are natural. My lord, I have forgotten the appearance of my hometown and the faces of my relatives, but I still remember the song my mother taught me..." She choked up when she said this. "

"Can you sing it to me?" Haven asked.

Hyacinth nodded, took a deep breath, and then sang more beautifully than a lark:

"In that distant place beyond sight, the quiet valley embraces the trickling river, and the wanderer who has forgotten his hometown is looking at the mountains..."

She just sang this line and started to cry. She threw herself into Haiwen's arms, crying like a lost child.Haiwen didn't know what to comfort her, but he secretly made up his mind that if he had a chance in the future, he would send Hyacinth away.He didn't want to restrain such a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. She was just at the age of youth, and she should pursue the life she wanted.

Chapter 84: Letters from the Witch

Chapter 84: Letters from the Witch

He was not in a hurry to promise anything to Hyacinth, he just said: "I will respect your wishes and try my best to meet your every request." Hyacinth nodded to him and said to him: "My lord, you don't have to worry about it. I It's just... Occasionally, there will be some romantic thoughts in my mind, and I will forget them after sleeping. Compared with those things, I..." She forced a smile, "I would rather be your bride!"

After saying this, the dog finally found the bone, and ran back wagging its tail.

It was getting late, Haiwen and Hyacinth said goodbye, and went back to the bedroom.The door of the room was locked, and neither Isrit nor his daughter seemed to be in the room.He took the key to open the door, when he heard movement inside.His ears perked up all of a sudden, and he said in his heart that it was terrible, Mr. Mao was seriously injured and was lying in bed, and Fasnat was not around, what should I do if the bad guys come and ask me?He had no choice but to quietly call two servants, let them take their belongings, and then prepare to open the door.Haiwen first unlocked the lock silently, then kicked the door open and shouted: "Come on!"

Two domestic servants, one on the left and the other on the right, rushed in with a lamp stand and the other with an iron bar. Haiwen took out a dagger from his waist and followed closely behind.However, the three of them were dumbfounded as soon as they entered:

I saw a cat-headed pigeon with gray and white feathers pecking at the window expressionlessly:

When, when, when.

Haiwen's expression instantly became the same as that of the pigeon.

The pigeons are still knocking: Dang, Dang, Dang.

The two domestic servants holding iron rod lampstands looked at each other, and they also turned into dove expressions.

When, when, when.The air also froze with that sound.Haiwen felt that this guy was not pecking at the window, but pecking at his face.

Haiwen waved his hand, and the two servants immediately understood and left the scene; then Haiwen apologized to the messenger, "I'm sorry brother!" and let it in.

The owl was not annoyed at all. After coming in, it stood on the bird stand and combed its feathers.Haven took the letter paper from its foot, it must be Gerrit's letter, before he even started to read it, the corners of his mouth involuntarily twitched.

The letter read:

①My lord, the Forest Witch is on her way to Wind and Thunder Castle. As we said before, I will go to the library there to search for information and do some shopping, and I will also invite a nurse to take care of Lord Spike.Now none of these three things have been done, please don't worry.

②I suddenly remembered that I haven't eaten roast chicken since I came back last time!I!even!chicken!hair!All!without!eat!arrive!What about the crispy and sweet-skinned grilled chicken?ah? (A distorted angry expression)

③ Closer to home, I did a few experiments on the road, which were about rice pests.I can tell you now that the wood witch's medicine will not work against this shelled worm. (a helpless horizontal line face), I lost.If the poison is too weak, it will not kill them. If it is too strong, it will damage the crops. Moreover, the poison is too expensive, much more expensive than food.

④ Oh, Isrit's fake breasts will expire soon, please use bread or apples to fill them up later.Anyway, I can't tell if I wear a lot in winter.But you will lose your tits!

⑤ During my absence, if something happens, you can ask Estherite. If she can't solve it, you can let that handsome blue-eyed guy find a way.You'd better make things difficult for him and see how capable he is.

⑥Is Uffin super cute? (Super cute dog smiley face)

⑦ But please be careful with him, don't let him go out to whoring bitches, you will be responsible for any accidents!

⑧Ah, put the wine here, add some cinnamon and (a black line is drawn) Sorry, I just wrote down the conversation with the person next to me.

⑨I want to make up ten articles, but there is nothing left to write.

[-] ten!

——Gerette, the forest witch, has her own tricks

Haiwen put away the letter with a complicated expression, and then fed some jerky to the pigeon.Afterwards, he began to write back letters, in which he described the problems he was facing, including the design of rollovers, fertilizer fermentation, and knowledge dissemination, etc.He needed Gellite's opinion, and he urged Gellite to find an alchemist as soon as possible - he would make distilled wine and alcohol.

After writing the letter, he handed the letter to the big pigeon, and the pigeon saluted him again.At this time, Haven suddenly remembered that he forgot to write something. He called the pigeon back and added to the letter: "Please give the messenger a raise, Miss Gerrit." After writing, he let the pigeon go.The owl gave him another grateful glance, then saluted, and disappeared into the night.

Haiwen closed the window, and suddenly remembered that he had mistook the owl for an intruder earlier.He thought to himself: That's right, the guards in the house are too lax, Master Cat is recuperating, I still need someone who can fight by my side.Or do you have to let Fasnat live at home when you come back?There is a vacant room on the second floor, so let him live next to the female relatives.

Thinking of this, Hai Wen suddenly had a strange feeling—this little guy is so handsome, could something happen to him?At this moment, he vaguely felt his eyes turn green.

By the way, what the hell is Fasnat?To say that he is human, I absolutely do not believe it. A 15-year-old boy who is so strong can pull a 300-meter bow and shoot his head with one arrow?Are you kidding me?Hai Wen rubbed his chin to think about this matter, how about I share some secrets with him?But I already know a lot of people who know this secret, and he might not be willing to share it with me!Hey, don't this kid also come from time travel?That would be embarrassing.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, and he decided to call Fassnut out tomorrow to have a good chat—since you said you were loyal to me, then it would be okay for us to have a drink with confidence, right?

At noon the next day, he went to Big Charles to ask for the agreed set of knight armor. When he went, Big Charles was drunk.He was lying shirtless on a bench by the fire, surrounded by piles of cushions, with a shirtless girl in his arms; the girl was pouring him glass after glass of wine, and the food in front of the bench was hardly touched. .

Seeing Hai Wen coming, he waved and said, "Come and sit, my lord! Accompany me... Huo Jiu!" His tongue was so slurred.

Hai Wenwen doesn't want to drink, but today he has something to ask for, so there's nothing wrong with thinking about sitting down with him.He sat down on another bench, and a petite girl in only a net silk dress sat in his arms.Haven declined her service and sat her next to him.Then the girl poured him wine.

At this time, Charles put his legs on the low table and said, "Your Excellency, you are welcome, you should eat and drink."

Hai Wen took a sip and asked, "Master Charles, what's bothering you?"

"Isn't it for my brother?" He took another sip of his wine.

"You mean little Charles?" Hearing this, Haiwen put down his wine glass, and his face became serious.

Charles glanced at him and said with a smile: "My lord, my lord! Drink, drink!"

"I can't drink any more. Master Cat is lying on the bed half dead. Whenever I think of him, my heart hurts!" Hai Wen said fiercely.The girl next to him couldn't help but shrink back into the distance.

"Your younger brother has caused us misery. If you know his movements, please tell me! I'll take care of the rest." After saying that, Hai Wen raised his head and drank the wine.The girl next to her was holding the wine bottle with a panicked face, wondering if she should keep pouring it for him.Haiwen was annoyed at the moment, he pointed at the wine glass: "Fill it up!"

Big Charles laughed loudly, and slapped the thigh of the girl in his arms heavily, the girl's expression twisted, but she still kept smiling; then Big Charles pinched her nipples and said: "Mayor! If I have news about that bastard, it's your turn? I've dealt with him long ago!" When he said this, the girl in his arms let out a scream of pain, perhaps because he had too much strength in his hand .Big Charles was annoyed, slapped her across the face, and scolded: "Get out!" The girl ran away crying.Hai Wen patted the girl next to him, and said softly, "You go too, Charles and I have to talk about business." The girl hurriedly nodded to him gratefully, and then left.

However, Big Charles didn't seem to hear what Hai Wen said, and scolded: "Stop! Did I let you go? Huh?" The girl stood still in fright, trembling all over.Big Charles picked up the plate and threw it at her face. The girl didn't dare to move, her eyes were bleeding from the iron plate.Big Charles laughed, and picked up the bottle again.Haiwen couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted: "It's almost done! Big Charles!"

Charles put down the wine bottle and stared at Haven fiercely.However, Haiwen waved his hand at the girl, signaling her to leave quickly.At this time, Big Charles smiled and said, "My lord, you are so majestic! You, the mayor, are really majestic! Is this majesty coming to my house?"

According to the rules, Haiwen, as a guest, has violated the etiquette of guests at this moment.He had no choice but to say first: "My lord, I didn't mean to offend. But the girl is innocent, and you shouldn't vent your anger on her."

"You don't care! She's my slave, and I can fuck and hit as much as I like! I'll show you the eyes of this bitch in a second!"

Haiwen also became angry, "How dare you!"

Big Charles exclaimed, "This is my home!"

Hai Wen jumped up and said, "This is my town!"

The eyes of the two collided, as if sparks could be struck.They were in a stalemate like this, and within a few seconds their faces were sweating; the stove was crackling, and Charles's face was flushed red from the smell of alcohol, and he was panting heavily; Haiwen stared at him intently, if he wanted to It's fine if I turn my back on him, and I'll take advantage of the situation to settle his account, and there will be less trouble in the future.

Then Great Charles sat down.He sighed and said, "Master, you are amazing, you are amazing."

Hai Wen also sat back, and then tried to smooth things over: "Charles, you also know that I am a soft-hearted person, and I just don't want to see others suffer."

Charles took a sip of his wine and said, "Yes, you are a kind-hearted fellow, and you are about to save a beautiful girl—my lord, you can't lie to me if I ask something.

"Tell me." Haiwen faintly felt something was wrong.

Big Charles looked at him with a strange smile on his face, and said, "The bitch who poisoned my father, what was her name... Islet? She didn't die, did she?" He put the wine glass on the table and smiled. Said, "Are you still going to marry her as your wife and let her give birth to your baby? Haha!"

Chapter 85: Brother Charles

Chapter 85: Brother Charles

Haven knew that he was not good at hiding secrets, but he did not expect that Charles would know about it.And he didn't even expect that this guy dared to point it out directly. "It's nothing, Master Charles." Haiwen said solemnly, "I think you have this kind of thinking after drinking too much alcohol. I have already killed the Easterite you mentioned, and now it has been buried in six under the foot."

Charles smiled and said, "Mayor, don't think I'm stupid! I know a lot more than you expected." He inserted a piece of fruit from the plate, shook it at Haven, and then bit it down. Lips and teeth overflowing.He chewed and said, "But I'm not going to blame you for it, because my goddam old man deserved it—he deserved it!" It's gone!" Then he spat out a string of dirty words, as if he was cursing not his biological father, but killing his father and enemy.

Haven didn't know what happened here, he had the impression that Charles was a very filial person. "Master Charles, I..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" He waved his hand, "Don't let such a trivial matter destroy our friendship! Drink!" After he finished speaking, he raised his glass high, and Hai Wen also toasted.Haven realized that he was protesting against himself. In other words, there might be Charles' eyeliner in his house.What Charles meant was to tell him: Don't be so arrogant, I have a way to fix you!

The next thing Hai Wen listened to was the whining of Master Charles.While drinking, this guy told Hai Wen about his childhood.He said how good the relationship between himself and his younger brother was at the beginning, and that his father favored him and always spoke bad words to his younger brother.

"My brother was not like this when he was young!" He sighed bitterly, just like those elder brothers and parents who raised unfilial sons. "When I was young, he was honest, respected and loved his elders and parents, and he was also kind. I didn't expect that the older he was, the less he would be... ...Oh! If you want to blame this, you have to blame my bastard father. If he didn't kill mother, our brothers wouldn't..." He took another sip of wine, and then coughed.Haiwen was listening, only thinking about how to find little Charles and eliminate future troubles.

Big Charles continued to complain to him, saying that their brother had lost his mother early, and that old Charles was a drunk, lustful villain. "You haven't seen my father's tricks when he was young!" He said with a half-smile, "I can't even see the wicked things he did! The schemes and tricks he used are beyond my brother's imagination! You Let’s just say how bad this old bastard is! We two brothers together are not as good as him! Not as bad as him! Hahahaha——!” He laughed loudly.

Haven didn't have much memory of Master Charles, because during the few years he was a judge, he mostly dealt with Brother Charles.Master Charles was already old and feeble at this time, and everything was handled by his son.

At this time, Charles suddenly turned from laughing to crying, and crying quite badly.Hai Wen was surprised for a moment, but after thinking about it, he could understand it—some people love to laugh after drinking, but some people just love to cry, and most of them forget it after sobering up.Then I heard Big Charles say: "My lord, you said that I am rich, and I am the richest in Mustang Town! But what's so good about it? What's so good about it?"

"Isn't it good to have money?" Haiwen said subconsciously.

"Okay?" Charles grinned at him and said, "I'll count for you!" Then he counted with his fingers: "I have no father, no mother, no wife, no son, and no relatives or friends. The people here are all for my money! If one day I can't afford the money, they will eat me alive! These bastards, I-fuck-their mother!" He cursed again , but the more he scolded, the lower his voice became, and his strength became weaker. After a while, he got tired of scolding, and continued:

"I'm the only family member in this world, but he still treats me like a bandit."

Haven never thought that he would feel sad for a villain like Charles.But when he said that, Hai Wen really felt something tugged in his heart.

"So you said, what's the use of my money? My lord, you and I are enemies but not friends! It sounds good to make a fortune together, but it's ugly. Isn't that just taking advantage of each other?" He smiled wryly, "I To be blunt, I, Brunei Charles, am not a businessman. I am not afraid of your jokes, my lord. I wanted to be a knight when I was a child. How else did I collect so many armors? Oh, I remembered, my lord Are you here to pick up the armor today? Don’t worry, you can pick whatever you want after I finish speaking.”

That being the case, Hai Wen could only listen silently.

"You said that I wanted to be a knight, so why did I become a profiteer? I don't know, I just remember that my father insisted that I learn how to lend usury, how to collect rent, and how to bargain... Later he taught me What is buying and selling short, hoarding and hoarding, what else is there to observe the situation, how to drink... But I don't want to learn this, I like to play with swords, so I secretly made a scarecrow in the yard and made a wooden sword by myself... ..."

"You did it all by yourself?" Haiwen couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"Yeah, it's strange!" Big Charles laughed bitterly at himself, "I didn't have any money with me when I was a child! The son of the richest man in Mustang Town, he didn't even have a copper coin in his pocket! My father didn't give it to me, he said he gave it to me. I'm going to be bad... Hahahaha! I don't know where to laugh! Are you laughing at me for being bad now? Or are you laughing that we are just learning to make dirty money?"

Hearing this, Haiwen also became a little interested. Just when the alcohol was getting a little stronger, he was slightly drunk, so he followed what Charles said and asked, "So you made the sword and the target yourself, and you want to be self-taught?"

"That's right! I'm fucking self! Learning! Successful! Just!" He got up from the chair, stood on the ground with bare feet, and swung the wine bottle as a sword twice.Haven was amused by him, and said, "You really should be a knight, Master Charles!"

"I want to too, but my father won't let me." He sat down on his seat decadently after saying this, "That old thing smashed my sword and dummy, broke them, and put them on Let me stand with these things at the gate, and I stand for a whole day, and the servants pass by me, pointing at me and laughing. Normally, if anyone disrespects me, they will be punished, but this time they They all laughed at me, and I found out later that it was my father's permission. I lost everyone, and since then I never dare to mention the matter of knights."

It seems that there are such bad parents everywhere.Haven thought to himself.

"I just gave up being a knight just like that, but my brother didn't. That guy is more stubborn than me! He's so much more stubborn than me!" He poured himself a full glass, then poured another for Haiwen, and Haiwen raised his hand. Thanks the glass, and took a sip.

Charles the Great was leaning on the bench, his eyes fascinated by memories: "My younger brother, Manto Charles. This kid started writing poems when he was five years old. He loves reading very much. He often reads books that I don't understand at all. books. Such as "The Decameron of the Sea God and the Shell", "Reincarnation and Destruction", "Night Talks at the White Tower" and so on. Later he began to try to write some scripts by himself, and one day he was very excited and told me , he wants to be an actor! Did you hear my lord! He wants to be an actor, he wants to act in a drama! Hahaha, the son of the richest man in Mustang Town, he wants to act in a drama!" He laughed and laughed, "That's the work of lowly actors. , shame! It's better to be a knight than a mummer!"

"I don't think it's bad." Hai Wen took a sip of his wine.

Big Charles snorted and said, "Yes, it's all right. Then I told my father about it."

"You're such a bastard." Haven put the wine glass on the table.

Big Charles sighed, "Yes, I'm a fucking mess! I couldn't be a knight myself, so I wanted to destroy my brother too. Then my father pulled him out to show the public, and he said to my brother: "You Don't you want to act?Just show it to everyone! He made all the servants come to see him, forced him to read aloud from a play he had written, and acted as soon as he was asked to read. He blushed after reading a couple of lines, and then the people below started laughing, shit, they laughed The voice is really weird... It's been twenty years, and I can still dream of this laughter." Big Charles' expression also became weird.

Haiwen thought that he should say something to comfort him, but at this moment, Big Charles said something that made Haiwen at a loss:

"And among those people, I laughed the loudest." Charles said this in a tone as if he was saying his last words.

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ps: In order to give back to Shuoye Liuguang Xiao Juechen's long book review, a new chapter has been added.