Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

40. Coal mines

"Cat and cat (maomao), cat and cat"

"What is it, sparrow (chue)?"

This interaction has become a classic already.

But it's rare to come time to finish your day's work and get ready to go to bed in your own room.

"What's the matter, at this hour?

"Yes, yes, Mr. Luo Han's report on coal."

He was reporting on the matter of Luo Han's letter. However, in some cases the cats and cats were mistaken, so he asked sparrows to give him a message.

However, at a time like this when a sparrow arrived, the results were somewhat predictable.

"Actually, Mr. Luo Han's letter didn't really come to you on the moon."

"Really?"

"Probably thought I'd be here about once every two times, but it's weird how far away a letter to you on the moon is, like, half a percent of the time, postal accidents."

"Ugh."

That means someone could be disposing of Luo Han's letter.

And if I wanted to tell you something, even as Luo Han, and I sent a letter to the cat and cat, I would be convinced. Just as a spare, suppose I sent it in a way that only the cats and cats knew so no one would notice.

"Do you feel lucky when you realize that?"

"That's right. Cat cat and brother Luo Han have to do it, and it doesn't make sense if cat and cat eat Luo Han's letter first."

"Exactly. You don't eat letters"

Cats and cats don't get the sparrow joke every once in a while.

"Yes, but Mr. Sparrow's goat eats occasionally"

"Do you still have it?

"Yes, you can always drink fresh raw smelly milk"

However, I had bought it at the time of my inspection of the countryside, but didn't expect to keep it as it was.

(I thought it was supper.)

I thought it had subsided in my stomach because the meal in Nishidu is often made of goat meat.

"Yes, Mother Goat is giving birth to children and providing them with milk. Your father went a long way. But it's okay, Mr. Sparrow is alive in his heart all the time."

I mean, they ate one head.

"Well, let's get back to it."

"Do so"

It's going to be morning when I hang out with Yota the Sparrow.

"What about coal? Actually, it's a small amount in Xizhou, but it looks like coal was being produced."

"Really?

"Yes, it's just that that sounds like nearly twenty years ago and there's no record of it being produced in recent years"

nearly twenty years ago.

I'm talking about getting caught.

"If it were twenty years ago, could it be a drop that there is no record?

It was seventeen years ago that there was a Solemnity of the clan of Shi. Materials of the time have also been burned in the middle of it.

"That's what it is. Maybe he was with someone who ran the coal mine on the solemn side."

"That's troublesome. But aren't some of the people who were digging coal directly?

"I think that's the one there, after the war. Coal wasn't expected to produce as much."

"Then"

"-If you decide, it'll be delicious."

A sparrow of remarks called Oyaya.

"Mr. Cat, do you know why Mr. Tamaki called you and your teacher's old man?

"I don't know. I don't even want to know."

Cats and cats reject it clearly.

"Oh, my God, he wanted to fight something."

"In the end, you say, Mr. Sparrow"

"Yes, it's a sparrow to share information with."

For cats and cats, that's something I didn't quite want to hear.

I dared to come to the cat and cat room at night. Had there been a doctor, there would have been a fuss.

"Now, where will we fight?

"Yes, I can't hear you."

As the cat and cat hold their ears, the sparrow narrows its eyes and tickles.

"Oh, that's"

Cats and cats don't have to be tickled. The sparrows are pushing down.

Cats and cats can't keep their ears shut. A sparrow whispers in his ear.

"They say it's Sand Europe (Shaw), not North Asian Union (Hokuallen)"

(Didn't want to hear it)

I didn't want to ask, but I want to ask more questions than I heard.

"Why sand Europe? Normally, if it were to strike that country, I think it would be more harmful. Of course, the only thing I can say about attacking another country is Mocha."

"That's right, the advantage is, if you drop the closest city, the harbor will follow. It would be huge if we could get a big bull's eye on the sea. It's going to be a lot easier to load the crop."

That's not enough.

"And the sand european was softened last year in a witchcraft relationship, so it's easy to argue with. All the more so if I had you on the moon that annoyed the flag the most."

Sure, at first glance, but there's got to be a back deal. However, if you pull the information out of the ex-witch, it would be advantageous to try to attack him considerably, but does Tamaki know? No, you shouldn't know.

"Also, too much air makes people ferocious. Why don't we move that spearhead from power to another country? People who have lost their jobs due to locust plague become bandits. They become more and more involved. The old man of the warrior will place his hands well if he is a pawn in battle."

This is not a rare reason for war. It's just that cats and cats aren't dumb either.

"But it's sand european, so if it attacks, won't other countries allow it? Mr. Sparrow."

"That's right. I don't have a problem with North Asia, in particular. If you even drop the harbor at once, you still have a bad minute when it comes to figuring it out. We'll have plenty of money."

The sparrow jumps up a bit.

"Still, why don't you say the mountain where the coal mine was supposedly located is the western edge?

"West End"

That means a place that faces sand Europe.

"It's not often used in coal, but it's a fine fuel for charcoal in low-timber regions."

"I hear so."

I don't know because I've never actually used a cat or cat, but if there's a burning stone that can be used as it is without charcoal burning, it should certainly have a use for it.

The cat and cat sit on the sleeping table, looking at the sparrow.

"If we had a lot of coal reserves and we could dig it out of the sand European side. What if we could export more by sea? Besides, suppose the sand european side is not quite sure that coal is still buried or its value. Well, I don't think there's anything you don't know about value."

It changes whether we fight or not, whether it's profitable or not.

"There's another use for coal, and it changes even more dramatically, but leave it there"

Sparrows do the trick of laying things aside with both hands.

"I see why Luo Han said to look for him."

Cats and cats got tired all at once.

Luo Han must have searched for the remaining materials in Xizhou, in the center. Old materials would have been thrown away, but I managed to find them. I sent it as a cipher to a cat and cat letter.

Certainly this is not a good thing for a central visitor.

(You mean you were silently digging coal mines into the country?

We should be able to afford just to give the unsuccessful peasants their charity.

Sparrows remain cool faces against sloppy, nasty sweaty cats.

"Mr. Sparrow."

"What is it, Mr. Cat?

"Wouldn't that just leave the realm of speculation?"

The cat and cat motto should not move by speculation. It is at times like this that I remember my uncle's words.

"Yes, but there are many grounds for suspicion."

A sparrow that cuts cat and cat hopes a lot.

"Coal mines are a dangerous place, aren't they? So it is believed that many slaves were used at the time. Yeah, like the survival of a wind-reading tribe."

……

If you're a sparrow information network, you've probably already heard about ex-coal mining relationships. On that information network, I know that Tamaki's mother is an ex-style reading tribe.

"My countrymen are in distress. Helping with that would be a big name. You're on the side of justice."

The words of the sparrow did not sound like cats and cats. There's just one thing on my mind...

"Mr. Sparrow."

"Yes, sir."

"Mr. Nong, do you fight for profit?

The sparrow just smiles.

"Do you think you can?

Sparrow answering questions.

"You on the moon are a brilliant man if it's normal time."

I don't know if I'm praising you or not, but the cat and cat were just a little relieved.