vrcanaries Chapter 30 After the crisis in Lance Village was resolved
Chapter 30 After the crisis in Lance Village was resolved
"What is it?"
"Please sit down." Galon gestured to the chair opposite him, his tone no longer that of a superior.
After Luo Xu sat down, he spoke: "I've already heard about what happened last night from Walter. You single-handedly wiped out the bandit camp, and I thank you on behalf of the village."
"It wasn't just my achievement," Luo Xu said. "Speedy Legs went with me, and Captain Walter later brought his men over as well."
"I know," Galon nodded, "but you were the first to sneak in, and you were the one who killed the leader. I won't shortchange you on your contribution."
He pushed the list of captured supplies in front of Luo Xu: "You can choose these first."
The list included weapons, food, and valuables such as silver ore.
Luo Xu glanced down at the list but didn't speak immediately.
Seeing his silence, Galon spoke again.
"Most of the captured dinars should rightfully belong to you, but I have a suggestion." Galon paused, "The two men who died, the militiamen and Lowell who were killed, I want to set aside a portion of the money as compensation for their families."
He looked at Luo Xu as if seeking his opinion, but his words already implied that he had made his plans.
"Of course," Luo Xu nodded, offering no objection.
He remembered the woman who had wept in front of the militiamen's corpses and the old man who had staggered away carrying Lowell's head.
If we don't give them some money, their future will become very difficult.
Galon counted out some dinars from his money bag and handed it over. "This is yours."
Luo Xu took the money bag and counted it carefully; it contained 320 dinars.
Including the money he had before, he now has a total of 1300 dinars.
"Where is that doctor now?" Luo Xu asked casually as he put away his money pouch.
"You mean Vesemir? I've already sent men to escort him to Onira."
Luo Xu's gaze darkened; he had just realized something thorny.
Vesemir's original trip was to Oenila to treat a lady, but his journey has been delayed by the bandits. He will surely explain the reason when the time comes, and he will not hide the fact that he gave me a special flag as a thank-you gift.
Luo Xu was not the only one who knew what the dragon flag looked like; Lagaya, the ruler of the Southern Empire, also knew it.
And Onila is under her family's name.
Now that the die is cast, Luo Xu can only leave it to fate.
If Lagaya really sends someone to look for the Dragon Banner cloth, he will hand it over in exchange for a dinar.
Galon glanced at Luo Xu, who seemed preoccupied, but didn't ask any further questions. He simply said that a banquet was to be held that night, and the captured cured meat and cheese would be brought out so that everyone could have a good meal before the autumn harvest.
Luo Xu snapped out of his reverie, and the two chatted for a few more minutes about the autumn harvest.
"Okay." Galon stood up. "You can go ahead and get busy."
Luo Xu got up and left Jialong's house, stepping onto the muddy road in the village.
The matter of the robbers was over. He had many things to do, but the most important thing right now was to get the sheepfold running again.
The sun was hanging in the west, and the light was no longer glaring.
Villagers greet him from afar, no longer avoiding him as they used to.
In the open space in the center of the village, several militiamen were preparing to distribute the captured supplies.
Luo Xu went forward and took a few important tools and a bag of rye, then walked along the dirt road toward Alina's house.
When they arrived at Alina's house, Alina was sitting at the door with Marcus and Leah in her arms.
"Luo Xu!" Alina hurriedly got up and came to greet him. "Are you still in pain?"
"It was all set yesterday." Luo Xu smiled and held up what he was holding. "Mr. Galon said I could choose the captured supplies first, and I even got a share of the money."
"Go put your things away first."
"it is good."
Luo Xu pushed open the door of his thatched hut.
The door creaked dryly, and a thin layer of dust settled in the room. Sunlight streamed in from the ceiling, casting long, thin streaks of light on the floor.
Now that he has recovered, Galon can no longer stay at his house, and he plans to pack his things and go back to his own home tomorrow.
Luo Xu put the rye and tools he had received in the corner, straightened up, glanced around, and frowned.
It is true that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to
I'll go find a carpenter to make some furniture later.
Luo Xu went out, intending to check on the sheepfold.
The sheepfold has been built, standing in the open space between the house and the dirt road.
Thick hemp ropes weave back and forth between the wooden stakes, forming a waist-high fence.
Uncle Tom was squatting next to the sheepfold, chiseling at a long piece of wood, with sawdust scattered around his feet.
He had carved a shallow groove in the middle of the wood; he was making a water trough for the sheep to drink from.
"When are we going to take the sheep?" Uncle Tom stopped what he was doing, looked up and asked.
"tomorrow."
Luo Xu checked the sheepfold once and, after confirming that there were no problems, quickly left the sheepfold.
Before it got dark, he went to the carpenter's house and ordered a wooden bed, and then ordered a thick quilt.
By the time all this was done, the sky was already completely gray.
Luo Xu and Alina went to the village center together.
A bonfire had been lit in the open space in the center of the village, and noisy shouts could be heard from there.
The confiscated cured meat was sliced into thick pieces and grilled over a fire, the fat dripping into the embers and sizzling into wisps of white smoke. Cheese and dark bread were piled on a long table, next to several barrels of ale brought from the hotel.
Swiftfoot was surrounded by a group of people who were embellishing his story about how he and Luo Xu had massacred the bandit camp.
Walter sat in the corner, barely touching his wine glass, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Marcus and Leah weaved through the crowd, and Alina watched them, a smile finally spreading across her thin face.
As Luo Xu walked over, several villagers who were dividing meat saw him first. They stopped mid-air with their knives and called out to him.
People around him turned around, some patted him on the shoulder, and others put wine glasses in his hand.
Someone handed him freshly grilled cured meat. He thanked them, took a bite, but couldn't taste anything.
He was always thinking about something else.
Sarah can't attend the bonfire party tonight; she'll be home alone, only able to hear the laughter and chatter.
Almost all the young women were dressed up for the night, and they gathered in twos and threes, their eyes occasionally drifting toward Luo Xu by the campfire.
A young woman walked over, her face flushed.
"Would you like to dance with me?" she asked, puffing out her chest as she spoke.
Luo Xu glanced at her low-cut dress and smiled as he politely declined her offer.
More girls came over, several in a row. Luo Xu politely declined them one by one, with a polite smile on his face, and never got up.
Sarah's mother, who had witnessed everything, came over with a wine glass in her hand.
"Luo Xu".
"Madam." Luo Xu was taken aback; he hadn't expected Sarah's mother to come to him on her own initiative.
"Sarah is home alone, and her foot hasn't healed yet. I'm worried about her." Her tone was calm, as if she were stating a matter of course. "If it's convenient for you, could you please keep an eye on her for me?"
Sarah's mother's eyes were calm, no longer showing the scrutiny she had displayed when she caught them exchanging pinkies that day.
"I'll be right there." After saying goodbye politely, Luo Xu quickly disappeared into the night.
Watching his retreating figure, a barely perceptible smile appeared on Sarah's mother's lips.