"What?
Old man, something horrible to do?
Where is the aristocratic lord raising taxes again?
Tell us about it. ”His companion didn't even know what the hell Melksham was, but he asked what he was most afraid of, which was the tax hike of all sorts of old men.The yeoman peasants did not pay much to the king, but the tax collectors would collect some extra money from their own pockets, plus a share of money for the church, and the peasants had to be concerned about collecting taxes if they wanted to survive and come to the pub to drink.Even if you don't have culture, you know what it means to collect taxes, that is, the old men want money and food.However, the original peasant did not speak, he just stared at the cup in front of him, a line of snot flowed from his big red nose, and his eyes were a little hazy, which showed that he had drunk a lot.But his companions understood what he meant, and soon the bartender was called and a glass of ale was refilled, and though it was of the worst quality, he slammed it off, wiped his beard, and began with a pantothenic burp: "Their city is cursed by the devil!"
Since last winter, people have been dying in the city!
”"Hiss~~~" His friends gasped, it seemed that this was a unified action used by the whole world to express surprise, and after the surprise, someone grabbed his arm and urged: "God bless us, please tell me carefully, how did the cursed man die?"
”not only asked, but also bought a glass of wine for this old brother as if he was flattering.People in this era are also curious, especially living in a closed small circle, so they are more curious about things in the outside world.It is not for nothing that the bard profession emerged, as they were the prototype of early intelligence traffickers, who exchanged their knowledge from other places for money and food."
I heard from my aunt that cursed people would suddenly fall down the street and die, or choke at night in their own homes until their bodies stench of decay and the neighbors would not know what was happening next door.There were so many people who died, the barren fields were uncultivated, the open cellars were unattended, the ownerless cows roamed the streets, and the local residents were nowhere to be seen. ”Another glass of ale was obtained, and this time the bearded peasant did not rush to finish it, but he drank half of it, and then spat out a mouthful of the worm that had been mixed in with the foam, and then continued to speak with great interest: "The curse of those people is because the dead will become pitch black, starting with the hands and feet, then the face, and then the whole person, and their necks will burst open, as if they had been cut by the devil with his fingernails in the middle of the night!"
”When he said the second half of the sentence, he also lowered his voice, which made him mysterious, and at the end he suddenly became louder, startling his companions, which made him even more satisfied."
Hiss~~~" Of course, his fellow farmers were frightened again, although they didn't know where the city their friend was talking about, but those people sounded too strange to die, so this time, in addition to gasping, these farmers began to draw crosses on their chests and began to pray to God.It's hard to say how religious it is, and the environment of this bar doesn't look like a church, but it's a psychological comfort.When you encounter something you don't understand, isn't it much easier to make a comparison in front of your chest and hand over your fate to God?
Because everything is God's arrangement.God has ordained you to die, and you will not live; God has arranged for you to live, and you will never die.When you think about it, is there no need to do anything?
Religion is such a thing, and the major religions are generally good at cultivating a spirit of resignation to the ruling class."
Oh no, Slade, let's not eat anything."
There was a chat, and Hermione was whispering here, but when she heard this, the orangutan, who was originally a little sleepy, pulled the man's arm, and at the same time raised her hand to signal the witch to stop for a moment, and she had something to say: "These farmers are not describing a demonic invasion, but a plague, the Black Death, and the symptoms of lymphatic bursts in the neck are the bubonic plague, the most severe of the three plagues."
Coupled with the Melksham just mentioned, I said how do I feel that this place name is familiar, and now that I think about it, wasn't that the starting point of the Black Death in England in 1348?!
”Continuing with the analysis of history and intelligence, the farmer just said that the outbreak of the epidemic there was last winter, so isn't it spreading throughout the territory at the beginning of spring this year?
Coupled with the name of the place, Scarborough, everyone has fallen directly into one of the most affected areas this time, maybe the pandemic hasn't started here yet, maybe someone has been tricked now, but Bobo doesn't want to eat here.The Black Death was the plague, and the plague was spread by rats and fleas, and who knows if the food here was crawled or bitten by them?
But Knell was much calmer than his urgency, and as he continued to listen to the small talk of the people in the distance, he asked Hermione, "Have you ever heard the song 'Scarborough Market'?"
My sweetest student. ”"Of course, Professor, I've heard both Sarah Brightman's cover version and the ancient folk song version originally circulated in England."
As a scholar, Hermione had a wide range of knowledge, and although music was not necessary for wizards, she could remember it once after listening to it: "The song tells of a young man who tells his former lover to complete a series of impossible tasks for him, such as making him a shirt without seams, and then washing it in a dry well, etc., and then says that if she completes these tasks, he will be reconciled with her, and the woman then gives her lover a series of equally impossible tasks, And promised to give him the seamless shirt when he was finished. ”"Very good, you memorized all the Wikipedia, and the lyrics are well summarized, so do you remember the first sentence?"
Su Ming nodded and continued his teaching.Hermione liked the atmosphere very much, because Mindy's performance had given her a sense of crisis, and now she felt that the professor cared about her the most.So she lifted her chin and recited with some pride: "Are you going to the Scarborough Market?"
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. ”"Well, most people now say the same thing about this song as you said before.But this folk song was probably born during this period, and the whole song is probably a dark story behind it, can you think of it?
”Su Ming gave a hint, and then began to ask questions, looking at his students expectantly.The witch thought for a moment, and in the blank gazes of the other two girls, she had an answer: "These four herbs are all used by the plague doctor to put into the 'bird's beak' shaped mask, and they are constantly mentioned in the lyrics, which probably shows that the taste of these four herbs is everywhere, that is to say, the epidemic has broken out in full force, and there are many impossible requirements in the song, so the hero and heroine are actually separated from heaven and man?"
Is it a soul duet?
Or is it dreaming or going crazy?
”Knell rewarded her with a piece of chocolate, and Hermione was a good student with a good understanding of darkness."
You're right, these four herbs are the spices used by the plague doctor, so we don't have to worry about it now, I smelled all the smells in the air when I was strangling and looking for a bar just now, and there is no smell of them in the city that fills the streets, the epidemic here has not yet started, we are relatively safe, at least I am 100% safe as a symbiote host.""
What about me?"
The orangutan pointed to his nose: "I don't even have a mask." ”"Do orangutans get plague too?
I really don't know, why don't you try it this time?
”Bad-eyed Deathknell said this, and then his gaze began to scan the dark corners of the tavern as if he wanted to catch a mouse.
(End of chapter)