There is a river named Slaud, which winds slowly along the plain. It is said that a long time ago, a giant snake meandered aimlessly from Dongshan to the West Sea along the plain. Slaud River is spacious and slow, which is indispensable to the neighboring areas.
Pazou, a big town in Hekou, is located in the middle reaches of the Slaud River. Not far from Paziot, the upper reaches are rich in wheat, and the upper reaches are covered with green hills. It can be seen that the Slaud River has cut timber floating on the river all year round, and ships shuttling on the river shuttle between the timber, which will transport crops such as wheat or corn with the change of seasons. Pazu is already very busy. There is no bridge over the Sloud River, so people will naturally gather in this small town with more ferries.
It's past noon, but it's still some time before dusk. It is the busiest time in Paziot, and Lawrence and Holo arrived in Paziot at this time.
After regaining autonomy from the king, Paziot developed into a commercially developed town, controlled by nobles and businessmen. When entering Paziot, Shao Pi on the cargo platform was given a lot of customs duties, but he didn't accept property inventory and didn't ask for a pass.
If it is changed to the lower city ruled by the royal family, the inspection of immigrants is stricter than that of goods. As a result, it is difficult for Holo, who is obviously not a person, to get in and out.
[Is there a king here? 」
This is the first sentence that Holo said after he arrived in Pacio.
"Is this your first time in a town with so many people? 」
"Times are changing. If the town we know is so big, there will be a king. 」
Compared with such a big town, Lawrence has seen countless big cities several times bigger. Although it makes him feel a little superior, if it is shown, I'm afraid it will lead to criticism from Holo. Besides, Lawrence knew nothing before.
"Ah. Let's just say that it is good to know how to converge. 」
Looks like Lawrence is still a little late.
Although Holo's attention is focused on the rows of vendors on both sides of the road, her observation is still so keen. Is this just happened to be guessed by Holo? Even he was hit in the heart, which not only frightened Lawrence, but also bored him.
"Well ... isn't this a festival? 」
I don't know if I didn't find Lawrence's feelings at all, or if I deliberately ignored them. Holo still looked around with a curious expression.
"If the church holds a festival, the number of people gathered will be too large to pass. There are still few people today]
"Oh, it's hard to imagine. 」
Holo said with a happy smile that she leaned out of the carriage to look for vendors on both sides of the road.
Watching Holo come to the big city like a typical countryman, Lawrence suddenly thought of another thing.
"eh? 」
Although Holo responded loudly, her eyes were still fixed on the vendors.
"You don't have to cover your face? 」
"hmm? Face? 」
Holo finally turned around to answer.
"Although people in Parsloe Village are drinking, singing and celebrating happily now, it doesn't mean that all villagers' departments will participate in this festival. There are many villagers who will go to the city to do business and may notice you. 」
[Hum, originally is talking about this. ]
Holo suddenly showed displeasure and sat back in the driver's seat. She faced Lawrence. Pull the coat over her head until her ears are almost exposed.
"Even if I show my ears, no one will find out. Those guys have long forgotten about us. ]
It is almost a miracle that Lawrence didn't shout on the spot. Lawrence subconsciously opened his palm and held out his hand to Holo like an excited horse. Although Holo is not a horse, stretching out his palm has produced some effects.
Holo snorted, put down the hand that had been pulling his coat, then looked ahead and pursed his lower lip.
"You stayed in Parsloe Village for hundreds of years, at least there will be legends about you, right? Or have you never appeared as a human? 」
"Legend has it that I occasionally appear in human form. 」
"Is there a legend about your appearance? 」
Hearing Lawrence's question, Holo narrowed his eyes impatiently and looked at Lawrence, then said with a sigh:
"As far as I can remember, it's like this ... a beautiful girl, always around fifteen. A smooth long hair, wolf ears, and a white tail at the tail. The hair is beautiful brown. Holo sometimes appears in the village like this. As long as she promises not to talk about Holo, she will ensure a bumper wheat harvest in the village next year ... "
Holo looked at Lawrence lazily, and her eyes seemed to say [May I? 」
"This content sounds, your characteristics account very clearly, really no problem? 」
"Even if you see the ears and the tail, you will suspect that it is fake like you. They won't find out. 」
Maybe it's because I just pulled my coat and crushed the wolf's ear. Holo put his hand under his coat and adjusted the position of his ear.
Lawrence squinted at Holo's behavior. Although Lawrence still cared a little, the atmosphere between them made him feel that Holo would be angry if he continued, so he shut up.
In front of Holo, we seem to have to avoid the topic of Parsloe Village. Besides, the legend about Holo doesn't seem to mention her face. As long as you can't see her ears and tail, no one will know that she is Holo. Lawrence convinced himself that the legend was only a legend after all, not a wanted order posted by the church.
However, after Lawrence decided not to talk about this topic, after a long time, a thoughtful Holo suddenly said from under his coat:
"I said you. 」
"hmm? 」
"Even if those guys ... I won't notice, right? 」
Holo's feeling is completely different from the previous one. Her expression seems to tell her that she wants to be noticed.
Of course, Lawrence is not stupid. He tried to keep his face expressionless, then put his eyes on the horse's ass and said:
"Of course I hope they won't notice. 」
Holo smiled wryly and then replied, "Well, there's nothing to worry about. 」
When Holo sat in the carriage again, looked at the vendor and said loudly, Lawrence found that Holo's words were not only addressed to him, but also to Holo himself.
However, Lawrence certainly didn't prove this to Holo. After all, she seems so stubborn.
Looking at Holo, who has completely recovered his calm mood and is excited at the sight of delicious fruit or food, Lawrence can only smile bitterly.
"There are a lot of fruit. Are all these fruits picked nearby? 」
This is the south relay station. When the season is right, you can also see the fruits of southern countries that are difficult to go at ordinary times. 」
"There are many kinds of fruits in the south, which is really nice. 」
"How many also have fruit in the north? 」
"They are all hard and bitter fruits. Fruit will not become sweet at all unless it is dried in the sun or left for a long time. We wolves can't do these jobs, so we can only borrow them from the village. 」
When it comes to what wolves will borrow, only birds, horses or sheep will come to mind. It's hard to imagine wolves coming to the village because they want sweets very much. Even if it comes, it should be a bear. Bags full of grapes hanging on the roof are often taken away by bears.
Wolves give people the impression that they love spicy food, and they are associated with bears when it comes to sweets. 」
Wolves don't like spicy food. Once we found goods on a wrecked ship and ate red fruits that looked like fangs. The result was earth-shattering. 」
"Ha ha, that is red pepper, advanced products! 」
"On that occasion, everyone planted their whole faces in the river for a long time, and they also felt that human beings were terrible. 」
Holo smiled gently and continued to immerse himself in memories for a long time. She just looked at the vendor and didn't speak again. However, after a while, the smile on Holo's face gradually disappeared, and finally she sighed softly. Missing always brings happiness and loneliness.
Lawrence was about to say something, but Holo has regained his mood and said first:
It is also red food, and we prefer red.
Holo pulled Lawrence's clothes and pointed to the vendor.
On the other side of the endless carriages and pedestrians, there are mountains of apples.
"Oh, beautiful apples. 」
"yes! 」
Under the coat, Holo showed shining eyes. I don't know if Holo himself is aware of this. Her tail, hidden in a shawl, swished like a dog. Maybe Holo really likes apples. "It looks delicious, doesn't it? 」
"yes. 」
You think Holo is beating around the bush looking for apples, but Lawrence pretends not to find them and says:
"By the way, when it comes to Apple, I have a friend who spent more than half of his property on Apple futures. I don't know where he bought the apple. If they are as big as the apples here, his wealth may more than double. ]
Lawrence sighed and muttered, "I should buy it, too." ]
As a result, Holo looked at Lawrence with a look of "I shouldn't say this now"
Holo can't seem to speak frankly. This is the best chance to play a trick on her.
[... well, what a pity. 」
"However, this is also a big risk. If I were you, I would choose to go by boat. ]
[... by boat? 」
During the conversation, horses kept pounding and the carriage kept moving forward. Holo looked very anxious. Obviously, Holo wanted to eat apples, but she didn't want to ask, so she responded absently to Lawrence's words.
"That is, the merchants who enter into the contract jointly charter the ship, and then decide the quantity of loading according to the amount of capital contribution. Shipping is different from land transportation. In case of shipwreck, not only the goods will be lost, but also life will be lost. As long as the strong wind blows slightly.
However, this method is very profitable. I've been on a boat twice-"
"Ah, ah. 」
"What factory? 」
The carriage passed a mountain of apple vendors, and the distance between them was getting farther and farther.
Nothing is more pleasant than knowing what others are thinking.
Lawrence deliberately looked at Holo with a business-like smile and said:
"Back to the topic of the ship just now. 」
"Boo ... Apple ..."
"hmm? 」
"I ... want to eat ... apples."
Lawrence thought that Holo would be stubborn to the end, but she was outspoken, so he bought her an apple.
"You think of some way to your own expenses! 」
Holo made a "click-click" sound when eating an apple, staring at Lawrence. However, Lawrence did not give in at all. But deliberately shrugged his shoulders in front of him.
Because Holo honestly said that she wanted to eat apples, which was lovely, Lawrence generously gave her a valuable trinity coin. I didn't expect Holo to buy an apple that can be bought by Trinity Coin. Watching Holo bring back a lot of apples that are hard to reach with both hands, Lawrence really didn't expect the word "politeness" to appear in Holo's head.
Seeing Holo eating the fourth apple, his mouth and hands were sticky, which really made people want to complain.
"You ... Katz ... just Katz ... pretending to burp ... I don't know. 」
"It's refreshing to know what others are thinking. 」
Lawrence told Holo that he was biting an apple, even the apple core. When he reached for an apple stacked on the cargo platform, he was slapped on the back by Holo, who was holding the fifth apple.
"That's ours. 」
"I bought it with my money. 」
Holo puffed up his cheeks and chewed the apples stuffed into his mouth. Wait until all the apples have been swallowed before you say:
"I am a good wolf in Holo, so I have no money soon. 」
"Please keep your promise, I was going to take these silver coins to pay for dinner and accommodation today. 」
"Qazi ... um ... but Za ... Katz ... za ..."
"Eat to say again. 」
Holo nodded his head. When Holo spoke again, her stomach was full of eight apples.
Will Holo eat dinner like this?
[... hoo. 』
You really know how to eat. 』
[Apple is the fruit of the devil, full of sweetness that tempts us. 」
Hearing Holo's exaggerated description, Lawrence smiled unconsciously.
If you are a good wolf, you should overcome the temptation. 」
Although greed will lose many things, abstinence will not have any construction. 」
Holo happily licked the apple juice on her hand, which made her words very convincing. If you lose such a rare happiness, abstinence is simply stupid.
Of course, this is just a sophistry.