[Douluo Dalu] He and the sea

In the afternoon, the sun was scorching, and several mule carts parked leisurely outside the city. Four or five city soldiers came yawning and parked outside each mule cart.

"You, come down, come down." The city soldier who walked out of the first mule cart shouted in a rough voice: "Where did your emblem come from?"

The coachman was an old man in his sixties. He smiled and replied cautiously: "He's from Coast City."

"Seaside City?" The city soldier took a few steps closer. Sure enough, there was a faint smell of sea. He curled his lips, waved his hand in front of him, and said angrily: "Okay, okay, come in quickly."

"Hey." The old man responded and hurriedly walked away holding the rope.

Several mule carts entered the city. After walking two streets, they stopped at a corner. The old man stood in front of the cart and called to the carriage: "Girl, come down."

As soon as she finished speaking, a small white hand opened the car curtain. The little girl tightened her cloak and jumped out of the car.

She looked to be only six years old. The old man took her baggage from the car and saw that she was carrying it. Then he pointed to the left and said, "Just follow this road."

She nodded, took out five Gintama coins from her pocket and gave them to the old man, not forgetting to say thank you: "Thank you for your hard work, old man."

The little girl's voice was as gentle and sweet as ice. Even though the old man had heard her several times during the few days he was walking with her, he still couldn't help but shake his head when she spoke.

"It's okay, it's okay." After reacting, the old man secretly slapped himself, got on the mule cart, and headed forward.

She was carrying a bag and walking in the direction pointed by the old man. The cloth bag around her waist was quite full. She could have taken a carriage, but the carriages were crowded with people, so she was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, so she chose Mule cart, mule cart is slow. Counting the days, she has arrived a few days late, and she doesn’t know if they will let her in.

As soon as this thought popped up, she quickened her pace and walked towards the iron gate not far away.

The gatekeeper was a young man. He was squatting outside smoking a cigarette. When he turned around, he saw a little girl standing outside.

"For what?"

She took out the admission letter from her bag and handed it in through the iron bars: "New student."

The young man's ears were shocked. He patted his head, woke up, strode over, took her admission letter, looked down at it for a few times, then looked up again, and said with some confusion: "Forget it if you are late, you Why is this admission letter still in tatters?"

Seeing that he didn't pay attention to anything else, the little girl breathed a sigh of relief and replied solemnly: "I met a horse thief on the road. I accidentally killed him while escaping."

Hearing what she said, the young man also remembered the horse thieves who came to the southern town a few days ago. He took a puff of cigarette, returned the admission letter to her, walked to the side and opened the small door: "You are the only one. Come in this way."

She held the admission letter in her arms and entered through the small door. She looked at the roads on the left and right, then looked back at the young man: "Excuse me..."

"Qishe, turn left." The young man squatted back to where he was and pointed the way to her.

She got the direction and turned to the left. As soon as she entered, there was a green path. Walking straight along the path, it suddenly opened up. Inside was a square, spacious and bright courtyard with about eleven or two people. She walked to the eaves and looked up at the sign outside the door. Five houses, six houses...seven houses!

But now that she had found it, she felt lighthearted and stepped into the house.

There were six or seven beds in the room. As soon as she entered the door, the people inside looked over.

I guess I came at the wrong time, everyone was napping.

She stepped softly, and when she looked up, she saw someone approaching from the opposite side.

He was a boy about the same age as her, with a handsome and clean appearance, taller than her, and wearing a coarse blue coat.

Facing her blue eyes, the boy's initially wary expression softened and he asked, "Are you...new here?"

She nodded and revealed the admission letter in her arms: "I'm late."

"..." Looking at the tattered admission letter, the boy was silent for a moment. He turned sideways and pointed to the unoccupied bed on his right: "That bed is new and unoccupied."

"Thank you." She glanced at her and was about to walk over. The boy saw that her burden was quite heavy. After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Well... I see that your burden is quite heavy. Do you need help?"

She looked at his thin body and shook her head: "I can still take it."

Seeing her insistence, the boy gave up and gave her a way to pass, then followed her and walked to the bed together.

"You need to get the quilt and pillow by yourself." Seeing her staring blankly at the empty bed, he reminded her kindly.

"Where can I get it?" She put the bundle on the bed, took off her cloak, and suddenly felt much lighter.

"This..." the boy choked, because he was given it by his teacher at that time, so he didn't know where to go to get it.

"I'll ask them for you when they wake up later." The boy looked back at the others who were still asleep and spoke softly.

"Okay, thank you." It would be a while before they woke up. The little girl was tired from standing, so she sat on the bed and waited. She looked around and saw the boy sitting down on the bed next to her, and saw him lying next to the pillow. The girl, she blinked and asked in a low voice: "Is that your sister?"

The boy shook his head and sat down a little softer: "I borrowed her quilt to cover me, and we have only known her for a few days."

The little girl snorted and pursed her lips: "Then you are very nice."

He lifted his lips and smiled, then raised his eyes to look at her: "Why are you five days late?"

"I came here by mule cart, and there were horse thieves in the south..." After she took off her cloak, her face and body were dirty, but her hands were clean. The boy didn't doubt this, but became a little sympathetic: "When Xiao Wu wakes up, you and she can go take a shower."

"Xiao Wu?" Her eyes fell on the girl who was sleeping soundly, and then she wandered up to him. Seeing him nodding, she said with a clear smile: "Her name is Xiao Wu, and my name is Tang San."

She couldn't help but curl her lips, her eyebrows were pleased, and she smiled calmly: "My name is Ating."