When the figures of the three of Marin appeared on the avenue in front of Hoffman Manor, sharp-eyed serfs had already run in to inform the Hoffman family.
"Master, madam, Master Marin is back!"
"What, Marin is back?" Old Hoffman stood up, with joy in his eyes at first, but soon sank.
As for the old Hoffman's wife, Mary Hoffman, her face was full of joy:
"It's good to be back, it's good to be back! I haven't seen him for a few months, I miss him so much!"
"Why do you want him? This trash, let him sign up for the emperor's army. Now that he's back, he's obviously not selected. He's so incompetent!" Old Hoffman said angrily.
"You old man, it would be great if my son could come back safely. Why do you have to sacrifice your life for the emperor? Besides, Marin is only 16 years old, and his body hasn't grown up yet. I said wait until he is at least 18 years old. You have to Drive him away ahead of time!" Madam Mary suddenly became unhappy and lost her temper. Old Hoffman seemed a little afraid of guilt, but he didn't say anything. In fact, Frings Hoffmann is a very stubborn person. It's just that he drove Marin out of the house two years in advance, which is indeed wrong. Therefore, facing Mrs. Mary's madness, he had no choice but to remain silent.
"Father, I heard that Marin is back?" Frings' eldest son Adler asked excitedly into the living room of the manor. He had just come out of the training ground in the backyard, and when he heard that his younger brother was back, he immediately rushed to the living room.
"Well, I'm back, it's at the gate."
"Then shall we meet him?"
"Why welcome him? I'm his father. How can I welcome my son? I want you to go!" Old Hoffman stared directly.
"Okay..." Adler didn't argue with his stubborn father, and went directly to the gate of the manor.
At the same time, Mrs. Mary, who missed her son, also went out together...
When he came to the gate of the manor, Marin first ordered the old Quincy who guarded the gate of the manor to get his horse and two cows into the barn of the manor:
"Hey, Uncle Quincy, please take these two guys and tie these three animals to the barn."
"Yes, Master Marin, I'll do it now!" After finishing speaking, Old Quincy took Kahn and Kohler to the barn to tie up the animals.
Just as Marin turned his head, he saw a humanoid monster with a height of 1.9 meters rushing towards him...
Marin was taken aback, and reflexively wanted to draw the knife. But he suddenly remembered that his saber seemed to have just been put on the bullock cart. Because when he got home, he didn't intend to carry a weapon with him. In a hurry, he had no choice but to use the "Foshan Shadowless Foot" move, kicking at the pounced black shadow...
"Ah—" When the black shadow cried out in pain, Marin knew he had made a mistake.
Because, this voice came from Marin's cheap brother Adler...
"Marin, I came to welcome you with good intentions, but you actually kicked me, it made me mad!" Adler, who was kicked to the ground, got up and shouted dissatisfied with Marin. He also had no defense at all. He opened his arms to hug his younger brother, but he was kicked without any defense, and he was kicked to the ground directly...
"Uh... Adler, I didn't do it on purpose. I just turned my head and saw a black figure rushing towards me. I thought someone was sneaking up on me, so... this was my instinctive reaction..." He didn't tell Ah Dele, if he had a saber on his body, Marin might have cut Adler hastily...
At this moment, a kind female voice that Marin was extremely familiar with came from behind Adler:
"Marin, my dear son, are you back?"
Marin was shocked all over. This voice, the memory of his predecessor Marin was too deep. In the memory of his predecessor, when Marin Hoffman was beaten violently by the old Hoffman when he was a child, he always cried and ran to his mother for comfort. At the same time, he was also seeking asylum, so as not to be beaten by the old-fashioned and strict old Hoffman...
Then, as if it was an instinctive reaction of the body, Marin threw himself into Mrs. Mary's arms:
"Mom, I'm back! Are you okay!" Involuntarily, as if it was an instinctive reaction of the body, Marin was very close to Mrs. Mary.
"Good boy, everything is fine, mom, I just miss you very much!"
When the mother and son staged the touching scene of mother and son meeting, the burly Mr. Adler muttered to the side:
"Mom is eccentric. She loves Marin the most, and she hasn't hugged me a few times!" In fact, among the sons of the Hoffman family, Mary really loves Marin the most. Of course, this is also because Xiao Marin loves acting like a baby. Isn't there a saying, "A child who can cry has milk"... Ahem, it should be said that a child who can act like a baby is more loved by the mother...
Then, Marin took Mrs. Mary's arm and returned to the main house of Hoffman Manor affectionately. And Adler followed Marin a little jealously.
In fact, Adler is only 19 years old now, and he is just a big boy. It's just that this guy is too strong, and his height is almost 1.9 meters, which is much taller than the old Hoffman. It seems that Adler is a majestic and strong man, but in fact, Marin knows that Adler is still a big boy and his mind is not very mature. Of course, when it comes to fighting, ordinary strong men are by no means his opponents. Marin estimated that two of them could not beat Adler. Although, both of them have practiced martial arts.
After entering the hall, Marin saw the old Hoffman with a bad face. Out of the fear of the old Hoffman in his memory, Marin obediently saluted the old Hoffman.
"I'm home?"
"Yes, my lord father!"
"Failed to enlist in the emperor's army?"
"Uh... no, I have rushed to Vienna, but the emperor has no intention of recruiting soldiers at the moment."
"How come? Didn't the emperor recruit tens of thousands of people before?"
"It is precisely because the huge army of more than 16,000 people was recruited before that the emperor's finances are very tight, and he cannot afford to support more troops for the time being. Therefore, when I arrived in Vienna, I did not see the emperor recruiting people."
"So it's like this..." Old Hoffman's complexion improved a bit.
"By the way, isn't there going to be a fight in Italy? With the character of His Majesty the Emperor, he should be involved. If the Emperor fights against the French in Italy, he should recruit more talents." On the side, Lady Mary suddenly spoke up.
Marin was taken aback, but then remembered that his mother, who seemed to be a descendant of a troubled nobleman, was quite knowledgeable. At least, he is smarter than his old-fashioned father who only knows how to use muscles to solve problems.
"Yes, mother, the emperor will certainly participate in the war in Italy. However, his majesty is short of money, and he is now asking the representatives of the princes and cities in the imperial parliament for money. But, you know, the representatives of the princes and cities , Who would want to pay so simply? I estimate that this matter will have to be delayed for several months. Only when the emperor asks for the money will he have the money to recruit recruits. I plan to go to Vienna to try again in a few months."
"Oh? Little Marin, you actually know this?" Mrs. Mary was surprised. She watched her second son grow up. Although Marin is much smarter than Adler, a guy who only knows how to speak with muscles, but he is not so discerning...
"Uh..." Marin began to think about how to answer this question.
He kind of forgot that his cheap father was a muscular man who wasn't very smart, but his cheap mother was born as an authentic aristocratic lady, so smart. If it wasn't for the betrayal and extermination of the cheap mother's family back then, and the stupid cheap father who happened to save the fleeing cheap mother and staged a bloody drama of "heroes saving the beauty", the two of them would have no relationship at all. The possibility of coming together.
According to Mother Cheap, she is the granddaughter of Tom Bullock, the former Earl of East Frisia, and the only surviving descendant. Tom Bullock became the ruler (earl) of East Frisia after he unified the 12 Frisian tribes in East Frisia. However, in 1435, he was betrayed by his trusted general FockoUkena, killed by the rebels, and his family suffered. However, his second son, Fred, escaped and later married and gave birth to Mary.
Later, Ulrich of the Sexner family rose up to replace FockoUkena and became the new ruler of East Frisia. But neither the FockoUkena nor the Sexner family have plans to recognize Mary, the only blood of the Brock family. They even secretly sent people to hunt down the young Mary and her father Fred. Because, if it is admitted that there are still people alive in the Bullock family, their dominance will be unjustified.
Old Hoffman, on the way to escort a baron from Earl Mark to the north, saved Mary Bullock who was being hunted down. And poor Fred Bullock was killed by an assassin in order to protect his daughter. After that, the helpless Mary simply married the savior old Hoffman.
Speaking of which, according to the rules of the Germans, the Hoffman family actually has the qualifications to inherit the Counties of East Frisia. But the Middle Ages also depended on strength to speak. The Hoffman family is just a poor family of knights, but the Sexner family, which now occupies more than 3,000 square kilometers in East Frisia, is not known to be how many times stronger than the Hoffman family.
Moreover, because Mrs. Mary's mother was only the daughter of an ordinary businessman married by Fred when he was fleeing (he died of dystocia when giving birth to Mary). The Seksner family believes that Mary is a descendant of the intermarriage of nobles and commoners, and is not eligible to inherit the Counties of East Frisia. Based on this principle, many nobles who had made good friends with the Block family did not recognize Mary's status, and only regarded her as the illegitimate daughter of the Block family. Of course, the more important reason is that Mary has no one to rely on now, and it is impossible for her to have the strength to recapture the Counties of East Frisia.
However, Mary Bullock received her father's aristocratic education since she was a child. She has a higher level of education, a smarter head, and more insightful. For example, in the Hoffman family, although the old Hoffman is the master, many decisions are made by Mrs. Mary behind the scenes. As for the original Marin, he could also see the "power" of Mrs. Mary, and sought her protection as soon as she was beaten, so that the old Hoffman could not continue to attack...
Since it is difficult to fool the cheap mother, Marin thought about it, and thought of an excuse—
"It's like this, Mom, when I just left the family, I once met an ascetic monk who traveled all over the world..."
"Ah... ascetic monk..." ascetic monk is a rare existence among missionaries. In the Middle Ages, most of the priests in Europe degenerated into the ruling class and oppressive class, and began to oppress the common people for their own enjoyment.
But in such a situation, there are still some truly pious priests, who can endure poverty and live on the alms of ordinary believers and the hospitality of the monastery, and some are like monks from the East. These people are extremely fanatical about religion, and their will is very firm, and they are very respected by ordinary people. Moreover, many of these people have traveled all over the world and are very knowledgeable people.
"Yes, a learned ascetic. I felt sorry for him, so I gave him all 10 gold coins!"
"You prodigal son!" The petty old Hoffman was a little annoyed.
"And then?" Madam Mary was very interested.
"This ascetic monk felt that 'you don't get paid for nothing', so he decided to impart a lot of knowledge to me in exchange!"
"Teaching knowledge? Good luck!" As a descendant of nobles, Madam Mary knew the importance of knowledge.
"Well, this ascetic monk has traveled all over the world, even to the far east..."
"Ah... that huge Eastern Empire?" Madam Mary exclaimed. In the Middle Ages, with the publication of "Marco Polo's Travels", Europeans longed for the place in the east that was said to be full of gold.
"Yes, he told me a lot about the world and taught me a lot..."
Then, Marin turned on the "Big Fudge" mode of his brand, and began to tell everyone in the Hoffman family, including the younger brothers and sisters who had just come back from playing wildly outside, about the "purely fictional" adventure experience and the real world Geography and history...the level of excitement is no less than that of Mr. Shan Tianfang's Pingshu...