Wizard: Live hard and you will become stronger

An old house on Flea Street.

In the yard, Hunter was repairing a pair of long riding boots, which were sent by Pierre, the stonemason on the street. This boy was lucky enough to get a big job recently and could afford such good boots.

"Speaking of which, I've worn boots like these before."

Looking back on the past three years, Hunter felt that his life was like drifting on a rough sea, rising up inexplicably, but suddenly falling down again.

Just like three years ago.

First, the eldest son was noticed by a passing scholar, who said he would take him to the far east for training. It was said that he was a big shot that even the earl respected, and being able to become his student was something that even a shoe repairman would never dare to dream of.

What's even more incredible is that not long after, the count sent him a pair of boots for repair, but just because of these small boots, the count actually gave him an entire luxury house in the uptown area!

Hunter has never seen such a beautiful house in his life. It has a garden, a stable, a kitchen, and even a special room for bathing. There is a fireplace in the bedroom, and there is even a cellar specifically for storing wine in the basement.

It's really like a dream.

No.

It is indeed a dream.

Because the sweet dream soon awoke, and the noble Lord Fred from the royal capital sent people to drive them out.

Only then did Hunter realize that this house had an owner. It was the inheritance of the Fred family, and it was just because the king had no time to deal with it before.

Hunter still remembers the embarrassment of escaping from the house overnight.

Fortunately, Mr. Fred did not make things too difficult for them. Of course, some scolding was inevitable. The bad reputation of a liar once made people afraid to repair his boots.

Fortunately, the Earl has always taken care of him, and every time he brings new boots from the castle to be polished, and every time he is polished, he pays an incredibly high price.

Speaking of which, the Earl is really a good man. It was thanks to him that the incident at the house was prevented from causing embarrassment to them by Master Fred. Otherwise, it would be a serious crime to steal noble property. Hunter is still scared just thinking about it now.

After this incident, Hunter also realized the reality. As a human being, it is better to be practical and not covet what is not yours. Otherwise, like before, he almost harmed himself and the whole family.

Now Hunter has no greedy thoughts and is very satisfied with life. The only thing that still bothers him is his eldest son Luo Xi, whose whereabouts are unknown.

This poor child didn't know where he went. He said he was going east to study with the scholar, but there was no such study. He had been gone for three years and still hasn't even received a letter.

Nothing will happen, right?

Hunter and his wife were very worried about this, especially his wife Sally, who woke up several times at night and secretly shed tears.

Although the earl had comforted them more than once, saying that it was okay, the person who took Luo Xi away was a scholar with a very good reputation, and Luo Xi would only have a bright future with him. The earl even said that when he comes back, even if the earl Everyone must salute him.

Hunter didn't dare to have such extravagant hopes, he only hoped that he could come back safely, even if he didn't have enough food to eat, even if his clothes were covering his body, as long as he was fine.

"Let's go to the capital to look for him after a while."

It's not that I can't trust the Earl, it's just that as a parent, I really can't calm down. Sally has already lost several pounds because of this, and the smile on her face is getting less and less. Hunter really can't help but do something.

He discussed with Sally and went to the royal capital to inquire. It is impossible for such a well-known scholar to have no reputation in the royal capital, right?

Soon, soon.

Hunter has been saving money for this for a long time. He has calculated that if he keeps repairing 200 more pairs of boots at this rate, he will be able to raise enough money for travel. Judging from the current progress, he will be able to hit the road this fall.

"Come on!"

Hunter encouraged himself silently, as long as he thought about his eldest son, he felt as if he was not tired.

"Dong dong dong!"

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the small courtyard.

Business is coming.

Hunter quickly put down his riding boots, stood up and wiped the oil on his apron, then quickly walked over and opened the door.

Standing outside the door were two unfamiliar faces, an old man and a young man. Although both of them were dressed in ordinary clothes, they felt inexplicably very elegant, especially the young man, who had sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes. He is extremely handsome, with a vigorous heroic spirit naturally exuding from his whole body.

He must be a noble, right?

Hunter quickly bent down a little, showed a flattering look, and said with a smile: "Two distinguished guests, do you want your shoes repaired?"

The young man did not speak, but remained silent for a moment.

Just when Hunter was wondering about this, the young man spoke, but his simple words made Hunter freeze.

Luo Xi said: "Hunter, it's me, your son, Luo Xi."

Hunter was stunned for a moment and didn't seem to come back to his senses.

"Roxi, my son Roxi?" He murmured to himself full of doubts, and looked up and down at the young man in front of him as if triggered by instinct.

The cloudy eyes slowly became clear at this moment, and the pupils were dilating rapidly, visible to the naked eye.

"Salsa Li Sally!"

"Sally!!!"

His lips trembled, as if he couldn't believe his eyes. He wiped them again and again, and at the same time shouted his wife's name into the room.

"Da da da." There was a sound of awkward footsteps, and a woman in her thirties walked out of the house, with a five or six-year-old child beside her, holding a wooden basin full of clothes in her hands.

"What happened"

Thinking something bad had happened, Sally's voice was a little anxious and panicked, but her voice stopped abruptly before she finished speaking.

A pair of eyes suddenly widened.

"Clang!" With a sound, the wooden basin fell to the ground, and the clothes inside were scattered all over the floor.

"I am not dreaming!"

Sally gasped nervously, standing by the door and not daring to come forward. Her face was filled with excitement and anxiety, for fear that what she saw in front of her was just an illusion caused by excessive longing.

The world seemed to come to a standstill at this moment. Neither Hunter in the front nor Sally in the back moved. Both of them were nervous and breathless, for fear of breaking this beautiful dream.

The little boy next to him tilted his head and looked at his mother, then turned to look at Luo Xi standing outside the door.

After a while, he seemed to understand something and ran forward.

The child looks to be five or six years old, but he still has trouble walking. His rickety limbs are uncoordinated and he looks like he will fall down at any time.

But he used his uncoordinated limbs to trot all the way towards Luo Xi, shouting as he ran: "Brother, brother!"

Two childish and crisp "brother" sounds made the still world move again.

Hunter's eyes immediately turned red.

He walked into the yard, looked left and right, and finally found a stick in the corner of the wall. He picked up the stick and rushed over to hit Luo Xi without saying a word.

"Damn boy! Are you dead?"

"What a heart of stone, for three whole years, three years!"

"Where have you been, my child?"

He burst into tears.