Angel on earth

A few days later, Victor's condition stabilized and his high fever subsided. Christine followed the doctor back to the city in one morning.

Since Victor no longer needs to be accompanied anytime and anywhere, she has to go back to work in the textile factory. If she doesn't go back, she may lose this pretty good job.She is about the same age as "Christine" when she was killed, but she is much thinner than the latter, only her long light golden hair like sunshine is healthy enough.In another year or two, she would no longer be able to freely shuttle among the densely packed looms to help the women untangle the balls of thread, and Victor would leave the house, and more severe competition awaited her.

In order to stabilize Joyce's condition, Aaron gave her a lot of quick-acting medicines and even magic potions. Now, for the sake of her long-term health—the stronger the potion, the more likely it is to overdraw the user's vitality— , and in order to prevent her and himself from getting involved in trouble, he re-prescribed the medicine after a routine consultation with Joyce, focusing on conditioning.

He always came into town in the morning and left before lunch.Joyce is still very dependent on him and Jane, but after what happened with Christine, he has been able to be hard on Joyce's green eyes, and he can also find something for Jane to do so that she won't find out. Victor's business, or sad over his long absence.The poor woman thought he was trying to make more money, and once offered to sell part of the family property to hire him, and even asked Jane to find out the damn land deed from the 1387 version of "Sun God Code" handed down in her family.Aaron was almost tempted, he was also curious, but thinking of Mikhail, he still rejected a less important truth.

Something is wrong at the Wood family's factory, as Mrs. Wood, mother and daughter, have raised the wages and benefits of workers significantly after the death of their respective husbands, causing dissatisfaction among other Wakefield businessmen.They had complained a lot to them about the commotion of the workers, so in order not to affect Joyce, the kind mother and daughter had consulted Aaron a few days ago and moved back to Wood's house.Although they are still in mourning, due to the turmoil in the city, they have to invite a well-known gentleman to hold a banquet in two days to discuss this matter with others.

Therefore, Jane's task became onerous.She had to write letters for Joyce, take care of her household, manage her estates, and manage Mrs. Wood's servants.Aaron invited a supplier he was familiar with to introduce to her, and the other party promised to deliver the medicine to the door for a long time at a relatively low price.A new prescription was prescribed that day, and after sending away the supplier, Aaron had to teach Jian how to make medicine again.

Mikhail baked the casserole together with him, and the former also soaked it in holy water to apply a small blessing that would not have any impact on his spirit. If you are restless, you won't let the medicinal soup go wrong.This is Mikhail's recognition of Joyce as "Aaron's friend" or "good guy". He washes every piece of cloth in the clinic with a holy water at the end. Aaron has never known that there is anything special about it. Meaning, only if that makes the clothes cleaner.

The follow-up of the Diana crystal mine incident did not make any waves.Aiden's Duke Marino's family didn't know whether they didn't receive the news or what, but they haven't held Noren accountable for a long time.Aaron had originally planned to wait for Victor to recover before taking Mikhail to run away. Unexpectedly, the people behind the scenes seemed to be satisfied with the "Morning Star", and there was no news from Fuxue County.Aaron can understand the part about Marino Jr. He also did the dirty work of "cleaning up the aftermath" for others. Perhaps several assassination teams arranged for Marino Jr. thought that others did not dare to mess with the Marino family. Openly admit.Tristan Hardy, who had not attacked the Hunter family so far, but chased after and killed Mikhail on the "Golden Fox" a few years ago, made Aaron a little suspicious.However, it was still Mikhail——

Call vampires and teach dogs to bite dogs!

Since that night, Aaron has been in a good mood, and even his way of thinking has become more active, as if Mikhail injected his eager expectations for the world into his soul through that method.

While he was explaining the details to Jane, the porter left by Mrs. Wood announced that there was a visitor.After a long time, Jane also became bolder, and would ask him to write down the precautions and teach her a few words in Sinai, which only the ladies can learn, and she didn't even learn all Norren.

This afternoon, Nancy became the second maid in Viscount Sharp's mansion.

I don't know if it was because he received a large amount of Aaron's blood during the treatment that Joyce's sense of spirituality became more sensitive.She drove all the strange servants back to help the terrified aunt, but she trusted the stranger Nancy.Apart from Jane and Aaron, only the taciturn and brooding Nancy could be by her side all day without frightening her.

Gradually, Aaron also began to show Mikhail some parts that he was afraid or in no mood to show before.

He enjoyed every last night like a spy on the eve of his identity being exposed, letting go of his shame and anxiety, and begging Mikhail for "I love you" all day long, as if he could live on this; Mikhail also answered sincerely and seriously every time, as if a lack of sincerity would kill a saint.

The biggest change brought about by Marino's appearance is money.Aaron did it so deftly that Mikhail barely noticed, packing the dead man's cash and jewels into his overcoat so naturally.This allowed them to move out of their chairs when they had no business, and spend their days idly watching the vast Mirror Lake, the towering cliffs in the distance, and the charred black stones standing on the edge of the jewel-like lake.Mikhail couldn't see, but he also enjoyed the slightly cold forest wind, but Aaron always worried him when he was motionless.

One day, Aaron woke up Mikhail in the middle of the night and insisted on taking him into the city.The vampire and the Sun Knight arrived at the Church of the First Awakened Children as quickly as possible, and happily touched the organ to play an ancient Noren hymn.The vampire neither told Mikhail the name of the song, nor did he explain the matter. After returning, he continued to sleep with the boy until dawn, and consulted Victor, who had been able to move around on crutches, as usual. Leave enough water and food for him, and tell Mikhail to drive a carriage into the city to make money.

By the way, the addition of Nancy gave the Viscount Sharp's mansion a new, mean but affectionate title among the men and a small number of women: "House of Whores".Somehow, the relationship between Uncle Fox and his sister-in-law also spread. Hector has not been in the city for a long time, and it is said that he has applied for transfer from Wakefield, and even had a fight with Barbara over this.The latter came to the clinic many times to complain, but each time she brought small snacks. Her homemade cream was very suitable for Mikhail's taste, so Aaron did not show any impatience.

The last time Aaron saw Hector in the city, the doctor had sent him back to camp after he had gotten into a fight with two gentlemen who were winking about "The Bitch's House" at the mayor's wife's party.Later, Aaron happened to be introduced to those two gentlemen for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases—it is said that he contracted it in the Red Moon Empire—and he left the rented bathhouse briefly in the middle of a treatment, and happened to bump into Hector and his subordinates , if one didn't pay attention, the two gentlemen who were tied to the chair and enjoyed the plaster were unfortunately killed.Hector took the charge righteously and was dismissed with forty lashes for investigation. Aaron spent half a day in a senior cell before being released on bail by Mrs. Wood.

The land used to grow rare medicinal herbs in the Emerald City is very fertile. It is said that it has been blessed by the saints more than once since the Second Jihad, but the arable land is not large. Now it has been bought by several merchants to grow hops.They are very honest, and only the beer from this land will be labeled with advertising labels such as "Secret of the Emerald City" and "Strengthening the Body".

After several torrential rains, poor people from nearby towns trekked for a whole day to the three plantations.Most of them are women who work with their children. Young and middle-aged men can find higher-paying jobs in the city, and single workers rarely earn enough money to replenish their physical strength [7].

The average maximum temperature in Noren in summer is around [-] standard, but the temperature difference between day and night is huge. After the sun goes down, there will be frost on the grass in the suburbs. Therefore, the small clinic has a fireplace all year round, or Mikhail is required.But no matter what the weather is, working during the day still makes people sweat profusely, and occasionally even frail young children faint in the scorching sun.

However, this summer is different.Although he said that he didn't want to meddle in other people's affairs, Aaron still persuaded the steward of the largest plantation through the church, and Mikhail brought two wooden barrels that were more exaggerated than pirates' barrels, obediently Sitting under the shade of a tree and serving soup to the workers.Aaron had caught up with the scene many times and was amazed that no one found out that it was the chief saint Mikhail Kupala.Admittedly, the white-haired boy sitting on the bench was dressed in a servant's old clothes, with bandages over his eyes, but he lifted the spoon as if it contained Sunday's communion, and his nose to fingertips looked as if he was blessing each other in a low voice. Beautiful and serene.If it weren't for a little reason and longing for a long and peaceful life, Aaron would have knelt down in front of him through the bushes and the crowd every time, praying in repentance or biting open his pants.

——In short, as long as the owner and the housekeeper are not paying attention, you can get a big cup of sour plum soup with sour plums, tangerine peel, and a lot of rock sugar and honey.Aaron's cooking was terrible, because he had no sense of human taste at all, but this soup was sweet and sour, and Mikhail himself drank a lot secretly, with that pure and shy look on his face.

The sour plum soup is for adults, and the not-so-sweet mung bean soup is for children who are picking up leaks with their mothers.The blind man sitting over there buying flowers and fruit spikes didn't know, let alone say anything, that the children scooped up an extra spoonful of beans to fill their stomachs.If he was really thirsty and couldn't give anything, the boy would invite the other party over for a drink.

The sweet soup is served in two large wooden barrels and is steaming hot from morning till night.It was true that Mikhail could not cool down the soup, which was also to his taste, but Aaron insisted on not drinking cold water when he was sweating, and instead told him to keep warm.

At five or six o'clock in the evening, after a day's work, when the soaked shirt began to take away the body temperature of the mother and children with the cold wind, Aaron would drive the carriage to pick up Mikhail, and by the way, the housekeeper of the manor We can pretend we can't see oatmeal.Drink a bowl before rushing to the temporary shelter, and more people will survive this difficult night.It's just that the doctor added sugar and medicine to it, and the oatmeal was sticky and tasted quite indescribable.

The hop picking was coming to an end, and in the last few days, Mikhail met Christine.She had come with Nancy's former neighbor, toiling like a tireless pony, more efficiently than the men who came nearby to try their luck.The kind neighbor offered her a drink of water, slipped her an unripe flower spike, and raised his chin in Mikhail's direction—all five of her children had been there, and now it was Ke's turn. Christine is gone.

Christine held the tassel tightly and handed it to Mikhail.Without saying a word, Mikhail filled a bowl full of soup for her, and after saying "Peace in the Lord", he didn't take anything from her hand either.Gritting her teeth and pursing her lips, the girl looked at him with eyes like a wild animal cub. After a while, she threw the tassels into the small basket at his feet, took the bowl and drank it in big gulps.

There were more mung beans in the bowl than sweet soup, and she choked when she swallowed it.Mikhail had to stretch out his hand to pat her on the back, and she dodged back and forth, and it took him several tries to find the right position.

Mikhail accidentally patted her head.The soft, long hair that didn't look like a slum girl was left with a little messy stubble, stuck together with sweat, lying listlessly on the top of the head, where there were two louse-bite sores.

Christine finished her soup with her head down and was about to run to wash the dishes.Mikhail said: "Bring me a copy to the lady, Kristin, she hasn't had any water."

Christine nodded and stretched out her arms straight.Mikhail served her soup and said with a smile:

"I hope it sold for a good price. Did you know, Christine, Princess Snow of the Principality of White, the Knight of Styx before the church, and the regent of the Kingdom of White now, has hair like yours. Like straw Messy, ah, but when I first met... Aaron, he was still messy."

He was halfway through talking to himself, and Christine ran away with the soup bowl.But he finished speaking with a happy smile, and heard the woman not far away take a sip of sour plum soup and share the rest with the children.

It was still early, and soon the next worker came with tassels.Mikhail lowered his head and drew a sun cross on his chest. After blessing in a low voice, he scooped up a spoonful of sweet soup and poured it into a bowl.

The author says:

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[7] The hop picking part refers to Jack London's reportage "Dwellers of the Abyss". (mentioned in the original text) female workers earn more money because the child and she are regarded as a unit, and the child can do simple tasks quickly.At the same time, it was stipulated that seven boxes of hops could be exchanged for one shilling, but in fact only 12 boxes were allowed, otherwise they would lose their jobs.Jack London and his temporary companions tried to work hard, and in the end it was equivalent to a penny per person per hour, which was only worth a pound (453g) of bread... The shelter is overcrowded, and it may take 14 days to seek shelter.This book is probably more straightforward and easy to understand and hits the soul directly. It is mentioned that the articles during the industrial revolution are often referenced. There are many familiar plots when I read the mystery before. The Sherlock nesting doll is basically playing Jack London (no) In the first part, the names of the female workers in the lead white factory have not been changed. 2333 If you are interested, you can check it out!