Centennial

Although Paul said nothing happened, something happened the next day.

It can be seen how low the credibility of this product is.

Elsa was not there when Paul was carried into the house covered in injuries.Gina, who was next door, saw that her face was pale at this time, and ran over quickly.

"What happened?"

"It's the damned Frenchman . . . Where's Elsa?"

"I'm going to find her!"

At that time, Elsa was standing on a high place looking into the distance, and the surrounding white stones shone in the sunset.The Mediterranean Sea not far away stretches to the horizon like a dark blue carpet.There are fishing boats sailing far away, turning into small white dots and disappearing into the distance.

Such a beautiful scenery is fascinating, and when she was about to sit down and take a good rest, Gina hurried over from a distance.

"Gina! What's the matter?"

"Elsa! Go back quickly!" The other party ran out of breath, "Paul, he..."

The other party was startled, and ran home quickly.

This was the first time that so many people gathered in Paul's house. Neighbors and idlers gathered here because they were worried or watching a play. Paul lay on the bed, seriously injured.With her eyes closed tightly, only the faint sound of her breathing reassured the flustered Elsa.

"Elsa, this is..." It was Zituli from the neighbor who sent Paul back, and he was racking his brains to figure out how to explain this matter.

"Who did it?"

"Elsa, you..."

"I said, who did it?" Elsa turned her head and stared at him with amber eyes. "Tell me, please."

Turi remained silent.

After Gina came in, everyone else was invited out, and Elsa just stared at Tuli.

Knowing that it is impossible not to explain clearly this time, Tuli sat down helplessly: "I don't know the whole story, it seems that the landlord provoked it."

"Landlord... so..." Elsa lowered her head in thought, then raised her head, "Turi, do you know the doctor?"

Before Turi could answer, Gina who was on the side took the conversation in a low voice: "Elsa, we can't afford a doctor..."

Elsa didn't speak, and ran directly to check Paul's injury.His knee was shattered, and there were still many scars on his body, and the surrounding area of ​​the wound was still blue and purple. I am afraid that he will not be able to work again due to serious internal injuries.

Gina, who was watching from the side, couldn't help turning her head away, sobbing softly.Elsa took a deep breath to calm herself down, then turned to Gina and asked, "Gina, can you boil some hot water for me? Then get a clean cloth and scissors."

There was a trace of surprise in Tuli's eyes. Seeing that the other party seemed to be handling the wound very skillfully, the doubts in his heart also expanded.But he didn't pick this juncture to ask questions, but ran home to get some wound medicine.

When the wound was almost healed, Paul came to his senses and grinned out a silly smile: "Elsa..."

"Don't talk yet." Elsa glared at him and continued to deal with it carefully.Gina at the side glanced at Paul worriedly, and picked up a handkerchief to help her wipe the sweat off her forehead.

After treating the wound, Elsa finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Tuli on the side helped her who almost fell due to dizziness.

Paul carefully glanced at the expressionless Elsa, and told the whole thing in Tuli's question.

This time the landlord cannot be blamed, but because of the invasion of the French occupying forces, a small-scale war was caused by the conflict with the interests of the landlord, and many people suffered.

Paul probably wanted to divert everyone's attention from his injury, and began to tell the three of them the glorious history of Sicily, the story of Garibaldi and his famous red team, and the famous Sicilian Vesper incident, He also told a lot about Sicily being oppressed by foreigners, starting with the Romans, then the Moors, the Normans, and up to the present French.

"Ah, Sicily in trouble! There has never been freedom, the people are always hungry, the labor is sold cheaply, and the people bleed at every turn." Paul sighed, with a trace of deep sadness in his eyes, "To tell the truth , all the Sicilians would rather smell the excrement of their own village than the most expensive perfume in Paris, what am I doing here? I could have fled to Brazil a few years ago, and I wouldn't be reduced to what I am now... ...Ah, we love Sicily so much, but Sicily doesn't love us."

All the people in the room remained silent and listened to Paul's rambling.Gina has been helping to take care of Paul, Elsa has a straight face and sends out "I'm angry" messages, and Turi inserts a few words from time to time.

"Is there going to be a war?" Elsa asked after sending Turi and Gina away.

Paul was silent, just bowed his head.

"There is war at any time." When Elsa was about to rest, Paul sighed in a low voice.

That night, Elsa slept surprisingly deeply, but she didn't sleep well.She dreamed of gunshots, blood, dead bodies, and the incessant bell, which seemed to announce the coming of death and the passing of life.

Early the next morning, she woke up Paul, with a serious face: "Paul, I want to join Vengley."

Paul, who had just been forcibly recalled from his dream, immediately woke up when he heard these words, and replied dully: "Oh..."

"Where is Giotto?"

Paul, who was asked such a question, came back to his senses, mumbled that he didn't know, and then watched his girl run away like a gust of wind, leaving only one sentence - "Then I'll go to G"...

Why does Elsa know where G is?Why did you go to G without knowing Giotto's whereabouts?Could it be that Elsa had a relationship with G in private... For a moment, Paul, who was seriously injured and unable to move in bed, overcompensated.

In fact, it was just because Elsa met G on the way to church yesterday and chatted a few words, knowing that he will be there today...

G was in a restaurant near the church at this time, and he didn't take it lightly after he had just completed the task.At the beginning, Vengley was just a self-defense group aimed at protecting the town and its residents, but during this period of time, with the development of Vengley, troubles have increased... Giotto always messes up and asks He helped with the aftermath!He is also very tired, okay? G sighed, put down the coffee cup in his hand, and as soon as he went out, he saw a black-haired girl standing at the door smiling brightly at him.

Look, trouble is coming soon... G, who had only seen the other party's paralyzed face and had never received such a warm smile, took a step back subconsciously.

Elsa raised her head and stared at the other party's dark red eyes for a while, before slowly uttering a word.

"Where were you when you rescued me? Can you take me there?"

The author has something to say: ["Ah, Sicily in trouble! There has never been freedom, the people are always hungry, the labor is sold cheaply, and the people bleed at every turn."]

【"To be honest, all Sicilians would rather smell the excrement of their own village than the most exclusive perfume in Paris. What am I doing here? I could have fled to Brazil a few years ago, and I won't be reduced to Now it's like this... well, we love Sicily so much, but Sicily doesn't love us."]

These two quotes from Paul are taken from the novel The Sicilians.