My Magic Age

Most of the buildings here are in the Baroque style, and all the buildings have a strong artistic atmosphere. Under the cover of the clear water and blue sky, the ancient stone walls are slightly yellowed, just like those in the library that are full of words and are slightly yellowed. Parchment, no matter where you go, you can always see beautiful pictures from different angles.

There are some piers where boats can dock temporarily in the floating market of Haiyinsi City. We took a small boat and docked at a pier. Angelo took Liya and got off the boat first. The two children ran in front. Zhen chased after the two children and told them to slow down.

Most of the northwest part of Haiyinsi City is a civilian area, and various workshops can be found nearby.

Kongzhen told me that Fred and Sister Singer spent all their savings to buy a very ordinary house with a small courtyard in a civilian area here, and used the money they saved to open a leather shop, but Haiyinsi The city is very hot all year round, and no one likes to wear leather clothes. The main purpose of opening leather shops here is to make some furniture, protective gear, bags, etc. Therefore, in Haiyin Silk City, the leather shop business is not as good as in northern cities. So hot.

The boatman took the silver coin from Helena's hand, bowed deeply to Helena, and rowed the boat away with the oar.

Ying Li, Helena, Becky and I followed Kongzhen and walked slowly along the bluestone road. The buildings here are much neater, at least not that old, and some places can even be seen to have been renovated. There are many small workshops along both sides of the street. At the entrance of these workshops, there is only a pedestrian stone street that can accommodate three people walking side by side. In the center is a wide waterway. The blue water is particularly calm in the city.

There are many handicraft workshops in this area. Some civilian women set up wooden tables on the street outside the workshops. On the table, they faced mountains of oysters. The women held a shucking knife in their hands and quickly shucked the oysters. Pry open the shell, then take out the oyster inside and throw it into a basin. It is said that These shucked oysters are not for eating by themselves, but are sent to the market. Many nobles like to eat lemon oysters, but do not like to shell them, so they will buy these shucked oyster meats in the market, and many Women from civilian families are also happy to earn some money to support their families.

Uncle Fred's leather shop is at the seventeenth store on this street. Angelo and Liya ran all the way and ran to the shop with a piece of leather hanging on the plaque at the door. There is also a wooden table, and a woman with a waist as thick as a bucket is using a The knife cut out the oysters quickly, and without even raising her head, she said in a sharp tone to Angelo and Liya who were standing at the door of the store: "Look who is here, who patted her chest last time" "Did you say you would never come again? Why did you come here again not even half a month later?"

His sharp eyes stared at Angelo with a strange sharpness.

But Angelo was leaning against the wall, pursed his lips, and stood there without speaking, with stubbornness written all over his face.

At this time, I didn’t expect that Liya, who was behind Angelo, stood up bravely. She blinked her big innocent eyes and ran to the wooden table, with her chin just enough to rest on the top of the wooden table. The little girl said this A woman said: "Aunt Marian, you shuck a lot of oysters? Liya will help you shuck the oysters!"

When Aunt Marian heard Liya's voice, her eyes became softer, a smile appeared on her fleshy face, and she praised Liya:

"Hey, my little Liya, you are really good at talking. Auntie doesn't need your help. Hurry up and play with Brother Garcia. Auntie will cook oyster soup for you for dinner."

Angelo was so angry that he stood in the corner and said harshly:

"I don't want to come. It was Liya who dragged me here, and..."

Before he could finish speaking, Aunt Marianne's eyebrows nearly rose.

"Angelo, Liya, come in quickly." A familiar voice came from the house. Although the voice was a little hoarse, I could immediately tell that it was Sister Singh's voice.

A familiar figure walked out of the house, wearing a clean linen skirt. She pulled Angelo aside, leaned down and touched Angelo's head, then held Angelo with one hand and Li with the other. Ya walked toward the house and said as she walked: "Angelo seems to have grown taller. These pants are a little short. Come here and try on these pants."

Angelo, who has a somewhat stubborn personality, quickly refused: "Aunt Singer, these pants can still be worn."

Singer gave him a pair of trousers that had been resized to a smaller size and said to him, "Hurry up and put them on. I'll talk to Kong Zhen over there."

Little Liya followed Angelo, raising her skinny hands above her head, holding a half-filled box of canned luncheon meat. She stepped on her feet with some difficulty, her eyes looking... Very cute, but also so stubborn, it seems that Singer will keep holding it up until he takes it.

"Xiao Liya, what is this?" Singer took the can and saw that there was still half a box of lunch meat left in the box, so he asked Xiao Liya.

Liya looked extremely happy when she saw Singer taking the box of cans. He quickly said: "Aunt Singer, this is a box of canned lunch meat that Angelo and I saved for you."

Singer shook the can of luncheon meat in his hand and asked the little girl with a puzzled look on his face: "Liya, where did you get this?"

"Princess Yingli gave it to us." Liya and Angelo replied in unison.

"Princess Yingli?" Singer repeated with some confusion.

The two children began to argue with each other to explain: "Yes! Princess Yingli and Master Jijia came to my house..."

Kong Zhen stood behind me. She pushed me gently and let me walk into the residence.

The woman at the wooden table at the door saw our group and was about to ask Kong Zhen. Then she glanced at Ying Li and me, and was so frightened that she immediately shut her mouth.

"Sister Singh..." I followed Angelo and Liya's footsteps and walked into this house. This house can be regarded as a house for an ordinary civilian family in Haiyinsi. It is obviously much better than Kong Zhen's house. Inside There is a small courtyard, and the street side seems to be a storefront.

My voice fell into Sister Singh's ears. She turned around suddenly, and then saw me standing at the door, with brilliant eyes.

"Jijia, it's really you. You've... grown so tall. Have you really become a magician?" She said as she walked over and saw that I was almost as tall as her, with a smile in her eyes. Looking at me with deep concern.

"..."

It was really embarrassing for me to talk about height when we first met, so I put a magic badge on my chest and showed it to her.

Her eyes were full of joy and excitement. She grabbed my shoulders with both hands, almost holding me in her arms, and said to me: "How have you been here in the past few years? Sometimes when I think of that trip, I always feel like What happened yesterday."

Sister Singh no longer looks so young, crow's feet are already showing at the corners of her eyes, her hands look a little rough, and there is a layer of calluses, probably from doing rough work all these years, but she is in good spirits.

I asked Sister Singer: "Sister Singer, where is Uncle Fred? How are you doing?"

"He is still the same as before. You also know that he is a tanner. He opened a tannery shop here and can make a living with his craftsmanship." Sister Singh wiped her red eyes and spoke calmly. I was so excited that I looked at Ying Li, Helena and Becky behind me and asked: "Look at me, I forgot everything when I saw you. Are these ladies your companions?"

At this moment, I hesitated for a moment because I was thinking about how to introduce them. Because of the magic of the soul connection contract, the three of them have become one. After Yingli marries me, she is equivalent to Helena and Becky. She also became my wife, so I said to Sister Singh:

"This is Ying Li, Helena, and Becky. They are all my wives. Sister Singh, I got married last year!"

Sister Xing's eyes widened, and I could tell from Sister Xing's eyes that she could tell that the girls in Yingli were closely related to me, but she was a little surprised that they had all married me. She stretched out her fingers to calculate and said, "Let me think about it. Last fall...it seemed like you were going to attend the coming-of-age ceremony..."

"It's the wedding that takes place the night after the coming-of-age ceremony." I explained.

Sister Singh was so shocked that she couldn't help but ask me:

"On the night of the coming-of-age ceremony? You really can't wait! They are all your brides? So where do you live now?"

I said to her: "I live in the imperial capital now, and I have been living in a place called El City in the north for the past few years!"

Sister Singh took us into the courtyard, which was kept very clean and tidy. She invited us to sit on the wooden chairs in the courtyard, and while making tea for us, she asked me:

"Have you seen Qige and Catalina in the imperial capital? I know Catalina has been waiting for you."

I knew Sister Singer would ask these questions, and I was not prepared to hide it, so I said bluntly:

"Well, at last year's coming-of-age ceremony, I married Qige! Katerina has been by my side lately."

"..."

Sister Singh was almost suffocating at this moment. She stared at me in disbelief.

…

The water in the big pot of cooked leather is still steaming hot. The charcoal fire under the big pot has almost burned out. Some cooked leather is drying on the wooden shelf next to it. The workshop is full of rotten animal fur. There was a sour smell, some coarse salt was piled in the corner, and some dried animal skins were stacked on the wooden shelf at the door. Basically all the space in the narrow room was covered with stains.

Uncle Fred sat on a small wooden chair with his belly bowed, his head lowered and dozing off, snoring intermittently. He also held a pair of fire tongs in one hand, and an iron hook hanging down in the other hand. He was wearing a pair of cowhide boots, his upper body was naked, and he was only wearing a leather apron. His face, which had been burned red, was covered with sweat and oil stains. His eyes were squinted, and his face was full of fatigue. There were already some gray spots on his temples.

Singer walked into the workshop, first took away the hook and tongs from Uncle Fred's hand, and softly called his name: "Fred, look who's coming."

At this time, Uncle Fred slowly woke up from his sleep. He opened his eyes, which were filled with red bloodshot eyes. When he saw Singer wiping his face with a towel, he asked: "Are you ready for dinner? ?”

Sister Singh leaned her body to the side, exposed my figure, and said to Uncle Fred, "It's Jijia."

Uncle Fred opened his mouth wide. He pushed Singer away, stood up from the small wooden chair, looked at me standing behind Singer, his eyes suddenly changed from chaotic to clear, and he smiled excitedly: "Ji Jia, it’s you here, let me see, oh, you have grown a lot taller, and your appearance has changed a lot. I remember you were only a little taller in the caravan, and now you are wearing decent clothes. If I wouldn’t recognize you anywhere on the street!”

Uncle Fred looked at me carefully, wiped his hands hard on his leather apron, and squeezed my shoulders hard.

Uncle Fred's face was covered with wrinkles, and even his teeth became sparse when he smiled. I couldn't help but sigh and said, "Uncle Fred, you are getting old."

Uncle Fred just said "Hey", hugged me, and said as he walked out: "Quick, let's go sit in the yard, this studio is too choked."

We all sat in the yard, Yingli, Helena, Becky and I, Kongzhen and her two children, Uncle Fred and their extended family, her other two wives and three children, Sister Singer is Uncle Fred's third wife, and the woman we saw at the door of the yard before is his eldest wife.

I said to Uncle Fred: "This time I came to Haiyinsi to accompany Yingli to attend a funeral. I could only stay in Haiyinsi City for a short time. Sister Singh, do you want to return to the Imperial City with me?" , you and Kong Zhen, as well as Uncle Fred and the whole family, the living environment there will be better than here. I have also mentioned this to Kong Zhen. You can come to the imperial capital to help me and wait for me. Return to Haiyinsi City again. If you are willing to go to the Imperial Capital, you must come with us."

"Of course, if you want to stay here in Haiyinsi, I happen to have some resources on hand to help you open a magic shop, or a grocery store specializing in imported products from the orc tribe. Of course you can have other ideas, too. I Now that I have some spare money, I will make venture capital investment.”

"Or have you ever thought about returning to the North? I know that Uncle Fred's hometown is in Sloit City. It seems that he has offended a certain noble there. If you go back to the North, this matter will I'll help you settle the matter. We can ask the noble to sit down and talk. I know some very powerful friends in Sloit City. If they come forward to help us, there shouldn't be any problem. "

After hearing what I said, Uncle Fred fell into deep thought. He took a long puff of cigarette, raised the pipe in his hand, and couldn't say a word for a long time.