Walking down the streets of El City, the Minotaur warriors looked at the familiar shops on both sides with an excited expression.Several old people sitting in the sun at the door of the store gathered together to chat, and Mrs.
Michelle, whose face was full of wrinkles, greeted the minotaur with a kind smile: "Big man, you are back!"
”"AhhAunt Michelle, I'm back!
”Ruka stopped and said respectfully, in a deep voice.Among the neighbors, there are many people who know Ruka, and they have a very good impression of Ruka.Every winter when it snows, Ruka is always the first to sweep the snow from the yard, and then carries the handle to sweep the snow from the alley, if the snow is too heavy, Ruka will even build a snow wall next to the street tree, the alley in front of my house is the cleanest street in the city of El.From the mouth of the alley, I heard the crisp and pleasant laughter of a group of children, like bells swaying in the wind.Dressed in thick clothes, with a cotton hat peculiar to El City and woolen gloves on their hands, Win Li, Helena and Becky led a group of alley children to build a big snowman in the yard, each with a bulging pocket and looking like they were receiving no less gifts.Fanny stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in a turtleneck, holding a cup of tea in her hand, and watched through the windowpane as Ying Li led the children to play in the yard.Hanging beneath the eaves are a row of crystal clear ice picks, which are the ice that melts from the roof rubble and flows to the eaves, and from a distance looks like delicate strings on a harp.Nancy walked to the second-floor patio with a basin of freshly washed, steaming laundry, and hung the sheets on her clothesline with her hands held in the air on her tiptoes.Washing clothes in such a cold weather is definitely the most headache for housewives in the northern province, the fireplace is burning the most vigorously, and the hot water is constantly boiling, but you still feel icy.When drying clothes, the wet clothes will instantly freeze the clothesline, and the hands will also be frozen red.If you don't apply hand oil in time after washing, your hands will crack several deep cracks after a few times.The hard-working Nancy never seems to be able to stop at home, and she almost does all the housework.Few families in El City wash their sheets so often during the winter, and perhaps some newlyweds don't wash their sheets so often, so it's no wonder Fanny has been taunting Ryan that he only gets a second spring in someone's bed.Nancy, who was on the terrace, saw our group coming back from the mouth of the alley, waved at me, and immediately her chest became turbulent, and the soft curves of her body were fully displayed at this moment, and I made a gesture to her to keep quiet.It's just that the size of the minotaur warrior was too big, and it happened to be seen by a few snowmen-building children, and a crisp shout rang out from the crowd: It's Ruka back!
The children flocked to the outside of the courtyard, and everyone gathered around Ruka.One of the leading boys raised his head and took a snot before complaining to Ruka: "Ruka, you don't count, you promised me to help me dig the bird's nest in the spring, and now the copper-billed finch has flown away." ”Ruka laughed, rubbed the boy's head with a big hand like a fan, and said, "Then wait for next spring, if I am here, I will definitely help you!"
”The boy blinked and said dissatisfied, "Hmph!
I know that you still have to follow Jijia, even if I don't have you, I will definitely do it myself!
”Ruka pulled out some beef jerky from his bag behind him, half-crouched and held it in his hand, and distributed it to the children on the street, while admonishing the boy: "Be safe when digging out the bird's nest, I don't want to see you break your leg." ”I didn't expect Ruka to bring some gifts to the neighborhood Lingju, although it was not just something valuable, but it could be seen that it was full of heart, and the group of children were not polite, and they snatched up the jerky in Luka's hand, like a group of locusts in transit, and suddenly flew away again.Ying Li stood next to the pillar at the entrance of the courtyard and looked at me with a smile, and I stretched out my hands in a gesture to hug.Her face flushed slightly, and she bit her lip and hesitated, but she walked over and gave me a hug first, then Katarina.Helena was not as reserved as Ying Li, she was like a light deer, she jumped briskly in front of me, threw herself into my arms, wrapped her hands and feet around me like an octopus, and her delicate lips like petals were imprinted on my mouth at once.In the distance, the boos of a few mischievous children could be heard, and as twilight descended on the city of Eyre, curling smoke from the chimneys of each house.Dinner is approaching, the smell of beef and potatoes wafts through the kitchen, and Nancy's busy figure in the kitchen is reflected in the glass of the glass living room.Fanny and Ying Li chatted about some topics about life in the imperial capital, but Ying Li was not only the royal princess of Angelboy, but also a magician, and she spent a large part of her life in the imperial capital looking for the magician's schedule, so when we chatted, I realized that Ying Li's life was not much different from mine.The hut in the backyard of the Minotaur Ruka has been cleaned, and this summer, Fanny asked Ryan to renovate the Minotaur's hut from the inside out, re-reinforcing the roof, repainting the outside with white paint, the bed board is covered with thick straw mats, and the special large quilt is full of the smell of the sun, dry, warm, and light.The Minotaur's dinner was stewed with dried snow cabbage, and the staple food was golden cider-flavored bread, Nancy's cooking skills really had nothing to say, and the rich aroma of wine had already spread into the living room when the bread was taken out of the oven.Ryan taught Helena the techniques of the Western rapier in the practice room, Helena successfully graduated from the Imperial Capital Junior Swordsman Academy this year, but she majored in the technique of dual-wielding weapons, the long sword class selected by the weapon specialty, and she is not so good at one-handed swords, I think Helena is not yet skilled in using the Western rapier.However, she has a sweet mouth and is especially likable, and it is a pleasant thing to teach her swordsmanship, and from time to time there is a hearty laugh from Ryan in the practice room.Recently, I can always see Caterina and Becky chatting together, it seems that the two of them are quite close to each other, I once asked Caterina what they were talking about when they were with Becky, and Caterina smiled and told me that it was martial arts.A crescent moon hangs high in the night sky, and pedestrians on the street are even more scarce, and even if there is, people are hurrying home.The streets on a snowy night are cold and windy, and the dilapidated street lamps shine dim lights.Fanny said that Tracy had invited Arendt home for dinner, so dinner was delayed a little bit, and Nancy brought a pot of baked cookies, presumably worried that we were hungry.It's all this time, and Cindy hasn't come back yet, since she has been Noadam's guide, she has been very conscientious, leaving early and returning late every day, and she seems busier than Tracy.Tracy and Arendt's engagement ceremony had already been held in the fall, and now it was just a lively wedding, in fact, the wedding of the two of them was also delayed until I returned.Fanny worries that if it drags on any longer, Arendt and Tracy's wedding will likely become a wedding for the trio.In recent days, Arendt often comes here for dinner, and everyone will discuss some matters about the wedding after the meal, Arendt's family is a small nobleman in El City, Ryan is Arendt's swordsmanship instructor in Stans Academy, and Tracy, as Ryant's daughter, marrying Arendt is also a good match.It is rare for someone to study the swordsmanship of the Western rapier so seriously, and under Helena's humble advice, Rryant spoke very enjoyably, and at last he had to go to the courtyard to practice the techniques he had told tonight.Fanny's dissuasion failed to stop him, and sometimes Ryan was stubborn and couldn't pull the nine cows back.However, Leant didn't play in person, he asked me to be Helena's sparring partner, and Helena and I stood in the courtyard with two branches to tear each other apart, while the others stood under the eaves to watch the fight.At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the light in the house printed a square light grid on the snow through the glass windows, and the sound of horses' hooves in the alley in the distance could be heard clearly.Dressed in the standard leather armor of the Guard Regiment and with a sentinel's sword hanging from their waists, Arendt and Eveli walked side by side in the alley on a cyan fur warhorse.The horses' hooves trampled on the stone pavement with a crisp sound of tapping and tapping, and the two horses stopped at the gate of the yard.Tracy sat in front of the saddle, held in her arms by Arendt, who raised her arms around Arendt's neck and whispered to Arrant with her head up.Unbeknownst to the three of us, we all stood in the courtyard and watched their every move, including Tracy leaning into Arendt's arms, who gently wrapped his hand around Tracy's waist.Evely next to him is a light bulb that is brighter than a street lamp, but he can still ride a horse very calmly, and have a small talk with Arendt.I hadn't seen Arendt and Eveli for a long time since they went to military service, and now from a distance, they had become two excellent young officers, who seemed to have been honed in the Northwind Legion, with an awe-inspiring aura that could not be seen in the members of the El City Guard Corps, and which could only be honed on the real battlefield.When Helena saw this, she hurriedly threw away the thin branch in her hand, and insisted on pulling me to the wall to take a closer look.It was dark, we stood quietly in the yard, Tracy didn't notice that there were so many people in the yard, the war horse stopped at the door, and she and Arendt were entangled again.
After hugging and kissing for a long time, Tracy jumped off his horse and pulled Alan to the door, only to find that there were many people standing in the yard.Suffocate!
At this time, I suddenly found that my family had been silently watching me, and the awkward atmosphere made people feel a little suffocated.Ying Li was beside me and secretly pushed me, signaling me to hurry up and solve this embarrassing situation.I took Ying Li's hand and walked out of the door first, smiling, giving Alent a hug warmly, looking at Arendt's thick arms, I found that he was two heads taller than three years ago, and his body had become very strong, I greeted him: "Elendt, Evely, I haven't seen you for a long time!"
”"yes, we haven't seen each other in almost three years!"
Arendt put his hands on my shoulders and said to me kindly, "Listen to Tracy, you are studying magic at the Royal Academy of Magic in the Imperial Capital?"
”"Yes," I said, and I began to introduce each other to each other.Watching Ryan and Fanny return from the yard to the house, Arrant and Tracy breathed a sigh of relief."
Jijia, you didn't go out of the city to hunt barbarians, why did you come back so soon?"
Tracy stood beside me and complained to me, "Why didn't you remind me?
It's over, I'm afraid I'm going to be scolded by Fanny at night. ”"When I saw you, you were already standing at the gate of the courtyard, but you didn't notice us in the courtyard" I said to Tracy, "What are you afraid of, aren't you all engaged?"
”"Fanny hates me the most for taking her words as the wind in my ears."
Tracy said weakly.Arendt put his arm around Tracy's shoulder and said to her, "Then you will stay with me tonight." ”Tracy not only did not refuse, but before entering the door, he secretly instructed me, "Looks like this is the only way to go, Giga, and you have to hold Fanny for a while after dinner." ”It seems that the two of them don't need anything else except a decent wedding.I hesitantly asked, "Oh, but Fanny really won't mind?"
”Tracy said to me with some disdain: "How old are you, why are you so daring?"
”Tracy then beckoned Evely to come in.At first, Iveli was still hesitating, and Tracy said to Evely: "If you twist and pinch again, Cindy will follow that kid from Palestina Province to the imperial capital, and there are no magic scrolls in the magic shop of the Grimm Empire." ”He puffed up his chest and strode into my yard.Ying Li and I looked at each other, but I didn't expect that Cindy and Noah were actually involved in this and pushed open the door and invited everyone into the room.Nancy brought a pot of hot tea and placed it on the coffee table.As if nothing had happened, Ryan sat by the wine cabinet and silently read the magic newspaper as Fanny began to pay attention to the preparation of dinner.I was just about to sit down in front of the sofa when I saw a black magic caravan parked at the door by the street lamp in front of the door, the coachman opened the door, Noah jumped out of the carriage first, and then he helped Cindy out of the carriage.
Newman also poked her head out of the carriage to say goodbye to Cindy, but she didn't get out of the carriage.Then Noah was at my doorstep, holding Cindy's head in both hands and kissing her smooth forehead "Seeing this scene, I was very speechless.I showed a helpless face, I never thought that this kid from the Mensa family would come to El City, and he would dare to show mercy everywhere."
Yveli, looks like you're going to have to work harder, but don't let this Palestina kid snatch Cindy away!"
Tracy sat on the couch in the living room, happened to see the scene outside the window, and encouraged Evely.Evely looked a little embarrassed, and when Tracy said this, Nancy, who was holding a tray of teacups, paused, and looked at the burly young man with a sneaky gaze.I smiled and said to Arendt, "Then again, Arendt, didn't you think about tricking Cindy home and completely freeing Tracy from the kitchen, I'm afraid you don't know that Tracy's cooking skills are a mess, she can't do almost anything but boiled eggs." ”Unexpectedly, Fanny happened to come out of the kitchen and heard my words word for word, she reached out and patted my head, and whispered to me, "You bastard, what are you talking nonsense!"
”Tracy also pounced on me with one hand, pressed me down on the sofa, and said reluctantly: "Jijia, do you want me to tell Ying Li about peeking at Anne and Sue taking a bath when you were a child?"
”Tracy's physical skills were still hard work under the guidance of Ryant, and even if I was playing, it was difficult for me to break free from the restraints of her hands and feet.For a moment, the atmosphere in this slightly cramped living room suddenly became relaxed, and Tracy's smug laughter filled the room.