Time Air Conditioner

Chapter 2: Disaster, the first appearance (end)

He was the first to find the body, and must follow the petition team.This is the Noblewa consensus, and Albert Jr. himself has no objection.But after arriving at the destination, the lies that were forced to spread...Although he was very obedient on the surface, there was always a hurdle in his heart, and he couldn't turn it over:

[Since I was young, my parents, relatives and friends have been persuading people to be honest, and the priests did not talk less about this when they preached.But why are people's views all the other way around after the accident?Village chiefs, priests, blacksmiths, millers, everyone is helping to make up nonsense. This is too - too fantastic, right?

"Father." Little Albert couldn't bear it anymore when he was helping to load the bullock cart.With a feeling of anxiety, he quietly pulled his father aside and asked in a low voice:

"Even if Kotweimel believes our words. Even if we can deceive the townsmen and soldiers. But lies are lies. What if they discover the truth?"

"Don't think about it." Huber's answer was slightly rude.And he dared not look directly into the eyes of little Albert.He himself was frowning, pinching the zhakou cloth bag with all his fingers, almost cutting out the hole in the linen cloth:

"The priest and the village chief, didn't you just talk about it? If the soldiers who came find that there is no plague, they will only be happy in their hearts. If the village has a way to deal with it, don't worry about it, so many of us adults... Forget it. Don’t say this, today’s things are too strange, I don’t understand very much. Remember to eat well, sleep well, and don’t fight with them on the way. I will pray at home, pray for you at home, and I can only— "

Little Albert jumped up abruptly and hugged Dad's neck hard.He had already shed tears, but he didn't want his father to see him crying, and he didn't want the male master of Lumeng's family to be sad again for the young son who was traveling.hope everything is fine.Hope to return to Nobleva tomorrow, followed by dozens of heavily armed soldiers.This disaster, hurry over!

...

It didn't take much time to load the luggage.Moving corpses is even faster.At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the two cars of the petition team were ready.The six corpses were sewn into thick sack, and they were all carried on the four-wheel cart of the village chief’s house. The carts were the two best healthy mules in the village, and they were also from the private property of Barre Gaspar.

The two mules usually eat good food, their fur is smooth and smooth, which can attract the attention of outsiders.To make them more eye-catching, the village head tied a black ribbon to the mule's head. François, the "blue finger" who drove the cart (the eldest son of the stock manager), even borrowed a tunic gown, gloves and a long-mouth mask from the priest. , Dressing yourself up is more eerie and eerie, more exaggerated than the serious corpse collector.

The "blue finger" is the only living person on the four-wheeled cart.The other members of the petition team consciously squeezed into another two-wheeled ox cart, carefully keeping a distance from the corpse.In this car, Lucien was responsible for driving the car. He was also the only one of the wealthy villagers to go out with the team. Little Albert was sitting behind the old sheep-husband. He was an important witness. He would definitely not be able to hide from this trip, but he was young. Too small, there must be someone around to take care of it, and it cannot be an unrelated outsider.

The young man who found the other five corpses decided this candidate by drawing lots: the second son of the water miller Gerard Janeque, and the enthusiastic man recognized by the village as Raymond Janeque.

Like her sister Camille, this person was chubby and round, and looked like a happy fat man in a fairy tale.But Raymond is destined to be unable to get married in this life, because he is the attendant of the priest in the village, and will go to the Bishop of Ajemo next year, where he will study scriptures in the monastery over there.

Village priest Emile Pan helped Raymond get his haircut ahead of time, shaved the center of his forehead brightly, and matched it with the thick and black tunic robe that looked like crow wings.With such a special person helping to lie, the rumors of the petition team spread efficiently.At that time, the tide will rise.

The priest sent the most capable assistant, which can be regarded as an example.As the head of the village, Barre Gaspar, although he can't go away because of something in the village, he must have said something.In order not to be gossiped by the villagers, he specially sent his own tall and strong old girl Isabella, who was nearly 30 and could not get married. At the same time, he gave the girl a wide-bladed bone chopping knife, telling her to "thousand Be sure to protect yourself and don’t let outsiders take advantage.".

The Lumen family all came to see off in the square and heard these words truly.Jorge Lumeng covered his mouth on the spot and almost didn't hold back his smile."I really dare to say it!" He picked up the bullock cart, quietly leaned to his brother's ear, and whispered:

"The warrior who dared to rob his daughter, probably hasn't been born yet. I really want to take advantage of it. That is also the little gangster who robbed his daughter, and was taken by the frost giants of our village!"

Little Albert was amused by his second brother, and his face turned purple.But when he raised his head, he saw his father, mother, and baby sister, his nose sour, and tears almost shed."Isn't it just going to plan the village!" He endured his uncomfortable mood, stood up with the railing, and forced himself to pretend to be happy:

"Father, mother, second brother, little sister. You stay at home, don't worry about me! It's not a big deal—"

The father came up silently and put the sack in the place of the younger son; the mother wiped her tears and quietly handed over a small package. Judging from the smell, it contained white bread that was occasionally seen during festivals and was reluctant to bear. The salted-water egg to eat; the little girl giggled, stretched out her small arms like pink jade, babbled and wanted to go with the third brother; Ruoerri patted the little brother on the shoulder, involuntarily saying that he just stuffed a piece of iron Come here.

"I should have gone with you." He turned his face away, deliberately not letting little Albert see his eyes:

"Gas East Africa pulls me to strike iron. The old guy said that I have lived too much these days, and the village protection team has a bunch of swords and axes to repair. If I don't help, I have to get out... Keep the belt tight, don’t take it off. The sheath hasn’t been finished yet, so I made a piece of wood, but the blade is absolutely great. I knocked it out with one hammer. I planned to use it by myself, but you’re out and there’s nothing to protect. The body is definitely not good, so... Oh, let’s not talk about it, our family is outside, so we must not be bullied!"

Having said this, Zoerri turned and jumped out of the bullock cart, waving his hand pretendingly.Little Albert held the gift from his second brother and looked at the sad faces of his parents. For a while, he felt complicated and could not say a word for a long time.It wasn't until Barre Gaspar announced that the petition team had set off, and the wheels creaked and turned, did he come back to his senses and waved his hands vigorously to his loved ones:

"It must be done!" Little Albert shouted hoarse, his vision was hazy, I don't know if it was because of the smoke and dust from the wheels or the tears that filled his eyes:

"Going out this time, we must get things done!!"