Chapter 25: Overnight [Ilay]
The aunt's house lived relatively close to the city wall, and Ailei walked with his package for a while before he arrived.
Along the way, the aunt and Ailei chatted a few times—such as the reason for buying so much meat.
She has a son who is about the same age as Ellei and also likes to dance with swords and guns.
That young man yearned for life in the city and wanted to become a mercenary.
For poor families, becoming a mercenary is also a way of life; after all, you can get paid by completing the entrustment, which is more stable than hunting and easier than farming, but it is a bit dangerous.
But the young man had decided, and the aunt didn't plan to continue to persuade him;
The young man is very good at having relationships. He successfully joined the "Iron Tooth Group" mercenary organization in Baiyan City and has a good relationship with the group leader.
Tonight, the leader of the Iron Tooth Group will visit his house; after that, the young man will move from his home to the mercenary dormitory in the city to facilitate better participation in the activities within the mercenary group.
On the one hand, these wild boar meats are to entertain the leader of the iron teeth, and on the other hand, they are to pickle them and let the young man bring them to the city. They are afraid that they will not have a good daily meal and can taste them.
I feel sorry for my parents all over the world.
By the time I arrived at the aunt's house, it was already completely dark.
The aunt's husband is an honest farmer with a straw hat on her head and her skin is darkened by the sun. She is sitting on a stone bench under the awning outside the door waiting for her to come back to cook.
"Why did you come back so late?" The old man looked like he was about fifty years old. "Who is this, your relative?"
He clearly pointed at Ayre and said.
"The young man who sells wild boar meat brought the wild boar meat to the door; he said he wanted to sleep on the straw mat for a night." The aunt replied.
"Young man, come from another place?" The old man looked up and down, "I look so strong, but I don't have to worry about catching a cold after sleeping like this all night. I have a thin quilt in my house that I can't use for a bed, so I'll lend you a night."
"Then, thank you so much!" Ai Lei nodded gratefully. It seemed that he had met a good person!
"What a pity, my family is not big and I can't live in so many people. If I don't let you go, I have to let you lie in the house." The old man stood up and walked into the house: "I'll get you a piece of bread, don't dislike me!"
Well, just have some dinner.
Alay took the bread handed over by the old man.
The bread is baked in good shape. Although it has been stored for a long time, it is a bit hard, but it is still quite fragrant.
Speaking of which, the people here are indeed living a wealthy life; they can have extra bread for outsiders.
After eating bread, the old man brought the bedding. Although it was a "thin quilt", it was much better than the rags that Ahley had always covered.
Straw mats are also much more comfortable than hardwood boards.
After walking for a day with such a heavy thing on his back, Alay was already tired and sleepy; he fell on the straw mat and fell asleep in a drowsy way.
However, as soon as he fell asleep, he was woken up by a clamor.
"Hey, Ciliven, is this your home?"
Ailei slept on the straw mat outside the door. Before he could fall asleep, he listened to many conversations from passers-by;
But this surprisingly loud voice is really unbearable.
"Yes, Commander Oleka, that's it!"
"How many times have you said it, don't call me the leader!"
"Yes, Brother Oleka!"
Ai Lei opened his eyes a little unhappy; then night fell, and he saw two men walking towards him.
One of them is about the same age as himself, but he is thinner. He has a simple leather armor tied to his upper body, which is a bit shabby in the mercenary's outfit;
The other one was extremely strong; the young man next to him was taller and even bigger;
With the bright moonlight, Aly could see the strong muscles on his body.
As he got closer, Alay felt that his legs were not as thick as others' arms; he was not wearing a weapon, and he was wearing a leather armor that looked quite well-made, and the boots were also made of leather, which seemed to cost a lot of money.
The leader of the Mercenary Group is indeed relatively wealthy... Ai Lei sighed.
When Captain Oleka passed by Ailey, Ailey saw his appearance: his chin was wide, his face was quite obvious, and there was a dazzling scar near his straight nose bridge; his bangs were strangely divided into two like cow horns, which looked very strange.
The two of them walked into the room accordingly, and the good wine and food had been prepared for them.
Huh...it probably has nothing to do with me. Aley thought so and pulled the package closer.
The first impression that the leader gave Ailey was not good; he was careless and noisy, and he didn't look like a good person at first glance.
There is also a piece of leather armor inside the package; it is very wide and difficult to cover up.
That's a valuable thing; if someone lets go...
As Alay thought so, he picked up a long dead grass and tied the rope of the leather armor with his wrist;
The dead grass was hidden in the chaotic grass mat; if someone wanted to steal something, he would definitely wake him up.
With this "insurance", Ailei fell asleep again with peace of mind.
However, it was not that easy to fall asleep this time; the noise in the room was very loud, and it was basically the voice of the leader Oleka, which made Alay feel even worse about him.
Tsk, what's so great about it...
Ai Lei, who had finally fallen asleep, was awakened by the abnormal feeling on his wrist.
"Who!" Ai Lei suddenly opened his eyes and sat up and asked, frightening the figure not far away.
"I...I I I..." The thief was scared for a moment and was unable to reply.
That group leader was indeed not a good thing! Ai Lei thought so and planned to pluck him up a few words, but...
Ailey discovered that the stolen thing was not the team leader.
But the eldest lady's son, Cialis.
"You...you dare to steal my things!" Even if it wasn't for that person, Ailey's anger still surged up: "I'm grateful to stay at your house! But you actually steal the guests' things!? I stayed because of this!?"
Ciliven was obviously frightened by Ayre's anger, and he stood there without daring to move or speak back.
Judging from his drunken look, you can tell that he had drunk a lot just now; however, he must have been almost awakened by scare.
Alay's voice also made the people inside the room scream; the leader and Ciliven's father quickly walked out of the room.
"What happened? Ciliven, you stole the guest's stuff!" After the drunk old man briefly judged the situation, he raised his hand and was about to hit Ciliven - Commander Oleka stopped him.
"This little brother." Oleka walked towards Irey, "You mean...Ciliven, our Iron Tooth member, do you want to steal your stuff?"
Ailei looked at Oleka who was getting closer and closer and was a little scared: he was stronger than the Corey warriors that Ailei had encountered before!
His expression also looked a bit fierce...
What is this guy going to do? Are you bullying others with your power?
Chapter completed!