Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

Haiwen was also annoyed, he said loudly: "She is not the bitch you said, Ge Lumeng!"

"No? Then what do you think she is? She's just a dick condom you carry around, are you going to turn against your brother for such a thing?" Following his roar, the guards surrounded him , the onlookers noticed that something was wrong, and they had begun to disperse, and the atmosphere became extremely stiff.

Haiwen glanced at Isrit who was trembling behind him, then at Gelumon who was angry, then he took a deep breath and said:

"Isrit is not a maid, she is my fiancée."

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Chapter 11: Overnight on the farm

Chapter 11: Overnight on the farm

The moment he said this, the tense atmosphere immediately changed.He felt countless eyes shooting towards him, and Esrit held tightly to his clothes from behind.

"Oh—?" Ge Lumeng's eyes widened and he exclaimed excitedly, "Brother, are you serious?"

"I..." Haven smiled stiffly, "I'm not kidding, I plan to marry her in a few days, and I'm here today... Actually, I want to talk to you about this matter." Isrit pulled her away from behind. Pulling his clothes, "So, she is not a maid, but... she still lost her manners just now, I will teach this ignorant girl a lesson when I get home..." Haiwen felt that Estherite was pulling her back again. His clothes, and she seemed to be saying something in a very small voice, "...So please forgive me, brother Ge Lumeng, we are all one family."

Ge Lumeng's complexion suddenly eased up, he laughed a few times, and said: "Yes, yes, yes! You should have said this earlier? If you know that this is my sister-in-law, don't say a few words to me , even if you slap me twice, it’s okay, hahahaha..."

"Brother, you're joking, it's indeed Isrit's fault..."

"No, no." Ge Lumeng quickly waved his hand, "My family can say whatever they want, brother, don't blame sister-in-law." He waved his hand at the onlookers at this point, and shouted, "You fucking still What are you looking at? Get your food and get out!" After speaking, the crowd dispersed quickly.

At this moment, Dreyer intervened in the topic in a timely manner, asking about the recent market situation of Gelumeng's western business road, so that the matter would be over.Haven felt Estelle still clinging to his back—Isrit must be terrified, he thought.

"Israet, don't be afraid, you..." He saw that Yisruite's face was flushed.She bit her lips tightly, with tears in her eyes, as if she had been greatly wronged.Hewen took her hand and came to the corner of the house, "I'm sorry." He said, "I shouldn't have said that, but at that time I had no other choice."

Estherite choked up and said: "I, I'm sorry...it's my fault, I..." She couldn't continue here.At this time, Haven heard Gerrit's voice: "My lord, let her stay with me for a while."

That's fine, Hai Wen nodded and said, "Okay, please."

Then he went back to the table and chatted with the two men about business.Haiwen listened to their conversation and learned that there is a spacious official road in the south of Yema Town, which was built together during the League of Kings in the early years. This road guaranteed the trade between the three major kingdoms, and the caravans all followed this road. Walk.This road runs from south to north and is the core area of ​​land transportation.It is no exaggeration to say that this road has supported Eagle Head City, the Bayland, and many city-states along the road.

This official road diverges in the south of Yema Town, and it is divided into east and west roads. The west side is surrounded by mountains. People have to take the winding road and climb over the two mountains of "short stone" and "square brick" to reach Eagle Head in the north. city, but even then people had to go this way to the west because there was no way to go to the east.

The road to the east extends to the Blood River. The Blood River is a branch of the largest river in the north, the "Snow Mother River". It is about [-] miles long. The boat capsized, so no caravan dared to risk crossing the river; on the other hand, the blood river is red, and it is said that there are no fish in the river, but it is full of devilish ugly beetles and other unknown terrible creatures.There are many scary legends in that river, such as the river water is very poisonous, livestock will get sick if they drink it, and crops will wither if it is watered; for example, there is a water monster in the river, and the banshee will confuse sailors with singing and make them hit the rocks.

All in all, all the merchants went to the west to cross the mountains, but no one wanted to cross the river to the east.

Mustang Town is just to the east.

Haiwen wondered, if a bridge could be built over this river, would anyone still go to the west to climb over the mountains?If all the caravans go to the east, then Yema Town will become a hub on the commercial road, and Loulan Kingdom on the Silk Road.

In his memory, people in this world are still at the level of building bridges with logs and iron cables, so he suspects that it's not that the bridge is difficult to repair, but that these people don't know how to do it at all.Haiwen's father is engaged in civil engineering, he knows a little bit about it, maybe he can give it a try.

He silently remembered the matter of building the bridge and saved it for later.

They have dinner together in the evening.Now the weather is autumn, neither hot nor cold, so Ge ​​Lumeng put the long table in the garden.Hai Wen was also exhausted after the day, so he didn't think too much, so he pulled a chair to sit down.At this time, Dreyer grabbed him and said, "My lord, your seat is not here."

Only then did he remember that there is table manners here, as the most honored guest, he should sit directly opposite the host.After he sat down, he waved to Isrit, signaling her to sit on his right side—this was his wife's position.Only wives—and regular wives at that—are allowed to eat at the table.Ge Lumeng's concubines served dinner and ate in their rooms by themselves.

Estelle obviously knew this rule, so she was very uncomfortable sitting there, wishing she could bury her face under the tablecloth.

As the butler, Delaire could also sit next to the master, and he sat on the left of Haven.Zerette's identity was separated from the crowd, so she sat casually next to Isrit.After everyone was seated, Ge Lumeng began to call the servants to serve the dishes.There was steaming vegetable soup stewed, and there was a large plate of roasted mushrooms sprinkled with spices; a thin waitress brought a plate of fat roast chicken and put it in front of Haven and Isrit, the skin was still sizzling with oil, The aroma was strong; then came a stout cook in a greasy white coat, carrying a larger square plate, on which were six small saucers, each containing a fish in a rich black sauce; and then It's a platter of mushroom stew, blood sausage and brine, as well as creamy mashed potatoes, sour plum bread, sweet rice cakes, preserved fruits... six people will never be able to finish so many things.However, the cook was still working hard on serving the dishes, which made Haiwen regret the kind words he said at the beginning.

Then Gerumon opened the wine and drank it, which was in a glass bottle with a cork on it.The wine that can be bottled in glass bottles in this world is basically good wine.Ge Lumeng poured him a glass, and when Haiwen sniffed it, he knew that it was a very pure wine, which was different from the rotten fruit wine he drank before.

So everyone drank happily.Halfway through the meal, Hai Wen and Ge Lumeng said, "Brother, I want to tell you that I have a way to double the output of your farm, do you believe it?"

"Haven, you drink too much!" Ge Lumeng pointed at Haiwen and laughed, "What can you produce with just a few acres of land? All the places that can be planted have been planted with food, so what else? "

"Let me tell you this, brother, my bones are sore from living in the city these days, as you know, the place is very humid..."

"Hi! May I not know you?" Ge Lumeng interrupted, "Is your poor health because of the girls around you..." He glanced at Israet at this moment, and coughed dryly. I didn't continue talking.

Haiwen continued: "In short, I, a judge, have nothing to do. If you don't mind, I will come to your manor often in the future. Don't worry about these farmers' affairs, I will take care of it."

Hearing this, Ge Lumeng frowned, then grinned, and said, "Brother, you don't have to worry about my mess. Let me tell you, brother, you will be [-] this year, and you need to start a family quickly. Let's Even though I made a lot of bad money, I am still a commoner after all. In this case, don’t even think about marrying a rich family. Noble lady—even the daughter of a down-and-out knight will not marry us! Look at the two of us. Two wives, one is a peasant woman, and the other is a girl I redeemed from a brothel, even so, isn’t it a good life?”

Haiwen could see that he was changing the subject, "I know what you're worried about, let me put it this way, this farm is yours, and no one can take it away. No matter what happens to this place in the future, we brothers will still be half of each other—— By the way, Dreyer, write me a contract."

"No need!" Ge Lumeng waved his hands quickly, but the corners of his mouth seemed to be raised, "Our own family, why are we so clear?"

"Brothers will settle accounts." He casually uttered a proverb from his previous life, which made Ge Lumeng stunned, "Dreyer, are you done?"

"Right away!" The head housekeeper, who had a pen and ink with him, immediately picked up a pen and paper, dancing around the dinner table, and the contract was completed in a short while.Hai Wen handed the contract to Ge Lumeng, and Ge Lumeng looked at it carefully, then nodded repeatedly, "Okay, Hai Wen, I'm up to you!"

Haiwen nodded, took the butler's pen and signed it.After signing, everyone chatted for a while, and the dinner broke up.It was getting late, and there was nothing to see in this crop field, so it was time to rest.Galumon led the guests to the guest rooms, the witch Geralte had one and the housekeeper Dreyer had one, and then he brought Isrit and Haven to the third room.

"This is the room for the two of you." He said as he opened the door, and a double bed came into Haiwen's eyes.

The bed is big enough.Haiwen thought to himself, it might be okay to lie down with four people.

"Brother, can we change places?" Hai Wen was very embarrassed.He felt that he had offended Isrit several times today.He felt that he had to find an occasion to explain everything to Estelle before expressing his feelings.Ge Lumeng looked at him suspiciously, and asked, "Is this room unsatisfactory?"

"No, I just think that Isriette and I are engaged, not yet..." He was thinking about his words, but he didn't expect Yisriette to hold his hand and walk into the room. "Come on, my lord, let's take a look at this room."

They went in like this, and then Essrit took a symbolic turn around the room, and said to Ge Lumeng: "Thank you, Mr. Ge Lumeng, I like this place very much." The double bed, and kicked off the shoes.

The little leather boots clattered to the ground.This implication is already very obvious, and Ge Lumeng is a fool if he doesn't understand it.He left in a hurry and closed the door behind him.

It's just the two of them now.

Chapter 12: Isrit

Chapter 12: Isrit

"Israet, you..." He stood by the bed, looked at the girl with bare feet on the bed, and swallowed, "I don't understand... what you mean."

Estelle was looking at her shoes. When she heard what Haiwen said, she raised her eyebrows and said, "My lord, I just want to ask you...ask you..."

"Asked me what?"

"Ask you what you said earlier." She whispered, "Is it true?"

Haven's throat twitched.There were only the two of them in the room, the dim light of the oil lamp dimmed the girl's face, and painted her eyelashes a dark gold color; he subconsciously took a step forward, at this moment the distance between them was so close that the sea Even Wen could smell the sweet fragrance from Estherite.

He is almost drunk.

"Really." He said, "Actually, I've wanted to tell you for a long time, but... I haven't had a suitable opportunity. Ah, this time is not a good opportunity..." He scratched his head, "But I really like you."

Hearing this, Estherite still had a stiff expression, she just patted the bed lightly and said, "Then come here, my lord."

So Haiwen sat beside her, with a fist's distance between their thighs.At this time Estherite turned around and began to unbutton his coat.Hai Wen widened his eyes in shock and said, "What are you doing?"

"Do what a wife should do, my lord." She said it quickly.

Her bold move surprised Hewen again. In Hewen's opinion, Estherite should be a conservative girl. How could she do such a thing?Haven subconsciously held Estherite's hand, only then did he realize that Estherite's hand was cold and trembling slightly.He couldn't help looking into Estherite's eyes, and found that Estherite didn't dare to look at him at all. Her eyes were fixed on every button of Hewen, just like she stared at his own before. like shoes.

He realized that Estherite was much more nervous than him—different from those sluts that Haven had sex with in the past, Estherite’s outrageous behavior concealed a heart of fear and inferiority, Haven thought to himself, Oh, maybe she didn't intend to do it at all.Then why did she push herself?

He suddenly remembered the incident when Gellite called Isrit away earlier—did the witch say anything to her?

"Israet, you don't have to force yourself." Haven squeezed her hand, "I have already promised you, we can come little by little. Think about it carefully, we have only known each other for a few days, and we haven't even known each other for a long time. Have a nice talk."

"No, my lord, I must..." She pulled out her hand and continued to take off Haven's clothes, "It must be like this, because only by doing this can I be considered your wife."

Haven looked at her, "What are you afraid of?"

She didn't speak, but continued to unbutton Haiwen's shirt; Haiwen felt her hands touch his chest, and her hands were still so cold.

"Israet." Haven grabbed her hands, "Answer me, what's wrong with you?"

Isrit stared straight at him, trembling all over, "I...I..." Her mouth opened and closed like a fish out of water, but she couldn't make a sound.Hewen felt distressed when he saw her panicked and anxious appearance. He took Islet into his arms and said, "If you really want to be my wife, then you should tell me what is on your mind. If you don't want to, I will never force you."

She became short of breath, "I think..." At this moment, she broke free from Haiwen's arms and said, "I still can't be your wife, I'm sorry, my lord!"

This is the obvious thing.Haiwen thought to himself, how could a young girl be willing to marry such an ugly middle-aged man like me?It's enough for me to be her father.

"Then I won't force you." Haiwen said sadly, "I'll ask Gelumon for another house in a while, and I'll move out to sleep. You can stay here and live with Gerrit in the future; of course you If you want to go to other places, I can also support you..."

Isrit's panicked voice: "No, my lord! That's not what I meant! Please don't drive me away."

"I'm not driving you away, I never thought of driving you away. I just said that I think..." He touched his ugly bald head, "You have a better place to go."

"There is no better place than your side." Estherite said.

Haven asked her: "Do you really think so? I'm so old, so ugly, and... I'm not only ugly, I'm also very unclean. You see, I forgot to shave today, and I didn't take a shower. I'm full I smell of alcohol, I..." He felt that Haven Ambleside was full of flaws, and he couldn't count them all in one day.

At this moment, Esritre suddenly held his face with one hand, "I'm not clean, my lord." She said these words in a low voice, and then her throat squirmed, and her voice was crying, "I... I'm sorry... so many people have seen my body, I..." She couldn't make a sound, and after crying several times in a row, she said the second half of the sentence. "And I still want to marry you! I'm sorry, I shouldn't do this, I'm leaving now." She jumped off the bed as she said, and ran outside without even thinking about putting on her shoes.Hai Wen hurriedly went to pull her, but his hand didn't have much strength, so he couldn't grab it all at once, which instead made Esriette lose her balance, causing her to fall to the ground.

"Israet!" He hurried over to help her.But Isrit immediately got up, then hugged her knees and huddled into a ball, and retreated to the gap between the bed and the corner of the wall; she buried her face in her knees, as if crying—she would not have uttered a sound, if it hadn’t been Seeing her shoulders trembling, Haven might not even realize that she was crying.

With her timid and inferior appearance, she was completely different from the bold girl before.

Haiwen looked at her, and couldn't help but think of the time when they met for the first time - at that time, she was lying naked on the execution platform, facing the profane eyes of countless people with indifferent eyes, protecting her dignity, at that time Haiwen I thought she was a strong warrior; later, she stuck to the bottom line, which made Haiwen feel that she was a chaste and martyr like in ancient history; then she cried, she was afraid, she laughed, and she knew how to dress herself up in the most beautiful way, She also enjoys fine wine and food, and she seems to know gratitude and loyalty... Later, she became more and more unpredictable, she bravely contradicted men, she shyly shed tears behind his back, she was charming, enchanting, bold and provocative But now she is huddled in the corner hurt by her own memories, crying like a little girl...

Isn't she just an ordinary little girl?Haven finally realized this matter—Isrit, she has been torn apart by fate.

She was soft, but fate forced her to be brave; she was fragile, but fate made her strong—but this is not the real her. Her spirit and personality have long been overshadowed by the world and her inferiority My helpless self was torn in two.She keeps pushing herself to do things she hates and fears, and she has no choice.

After figuring it all out, Haven came to sit down in front of her, and said to her: "Isrit, you shouldn't worry about this, I'm the one who should worry about this. Look, Haven Ann Bused is nearly thirty, but looks like he is fifty. He's as weak as a consumptive man, and he was once a rascal..."

Isrit said at this time: "But you have a great soul, Lord Ambside." She swallowed, and then wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Besides, you are not as miserable as you said, I like your firm eyes , and the manners of a gentleman, you don't need to mind your appearance."

"I can't help but mind you in front of you, Estherite." He finally spoke his mind, "In the past, I might still have the confidence to pursue you when I was young and healthy, but now...Estherite, you You are only 16 years old, you are so clean and beautiful..."

"No." Her voice was almost drowned in crying, "I'm already rotten."

"No, I never felt that you were unclean in any way. You kept your chastity and dignity, so what's unclean about you?"

"I..." Yisrit was silent for a while.

Haiwen continued: "Others say you are unclean, you don't have to pay attention to him - what are they? Why should they judge you? If you feel this way, then there is no need; if you are worried about my feelings... Then let me tell you, I love you. I don't care what others think of you. This time I sincerely propose to you, please marry me."

After saying that, he lifted Isrit's calf and kissed her toes lightly.At first, Isrit didn't understand what he was going to do, but the moment the skin touched her, she retracted her foot like an electric shock. "No, my lord! You can't..." She choked up in the middle of her words.But Haven said: "In the tradition of the Gulf, the pointe kiss symbolizes loyalty. Isrit, this is my loyalty as a husband."

"You shouldn't do this, I'll dirty your mouth." She looked into Haven's eyes and said, "Don't you really think I'm dirty?"

Hai Wen smiled and said, "As long as you allow, I am willing to kiss every part of your body."

"Don't be all over..." she whispered, "That would be too embarrassing."

"Don't want the whole body?" Hai Wen held her hand and pressed her against the wall, "Then where should we start?"

Estelle was startled, she looked straight into Hewen's eyes, and Hewen also looked at her.Then the red color spread on her white cheeks, she took a big breath, and her chest rose and fell. "Isrit, marry me and be my lover." Haven said, "I love you."

Estelle didn't answer right away, she first shifted her eyes to the side, and then quietly glanced at Hewen's face from the corner of her eye. "If I promise you... am I your wife?"

"It's the fiancée, because there is still a formal wedding between us. After I finish everything, I will make a clear match and let you marry me."

"Really? What about Charles?"

"Trust me, I'll get it done - now, to answer my previous question, will you marry me?"

Estelle nodded slightly.

Haven smiled with satisfaction, but he still didn't let go of his hands.

Isrit was stunned for a second, then smiled shyly, and said, "My lord, I don't understand the rest of the matter, you have to teach me." After she finished speaking, she raised her chin, closed her eyes, and parted her lips slightly, The white teeth and the tip of the tongue were exposed.Haiwen saw her teeth chattering and her whole body tensed, so Haiwen kissed her.

For both of them, it was the first kiss.

The kiss lasted for an unknown amount of time, as if it was going to melt both of them.By the time it was over, Haiwen's breathing was already chaotic; and the girl in front of him was flushed even more, her chest heaving with heavy breathing.

Their gazes met, and Estherite lowered her head and whispered, "My lord... I will shame you."

"Shut up." Haven pressed his index finger on her mouth, "Don't say anything—try it again, and you won't think so."

"Yes, my lord." She lightly brushed her temple hair, and then took the initiative to kiss Hai Wen's lips.

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ps: I have to let you understand what kind of author I am.

I said that I hate being ambiguous the most.The male and female protagonists procrastinate and engage in marathons, just like some broken TV dramas that procrastinate for many years and don't even hold hands.

Dear readers, let me tell you, writing an ambiguous plot that tantalizes your appetite is actually the author deliberately defrauding money!

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