"President Xu, have you seen the river in front of you? That is the Banau River, the largest river in our Northeastern Province. After flowing through the entire Northeastern Province, it will continue all the way east, passing through the Principality of Drak and the Kingdom of Fenno. , and finally merges into the Sky River." Count Longley enthusiastically pointed to a silver water strip in front of him and introduced it to Xu Yi.
Xu Yi raised his head and glanced at the sparkling river in front of him, reflecting countless tiny rays of sunlight, which was a little strange.
"Isn't the winter in the north very cold? Why doesn't this river freeze?"
Count Longli laughed: "This is the biggest feature of the Banau River. Although it is located in the north of the kingdom, it never freezes in winter."
"What's the reason?" Xu Yi was a little curious.
Although the north of the Lampali Kingdom is not yet the northernmost point on the entire continent, the temperature in winter can already reach minus 10 to (Dianping Novel Mobile Version) 20 degrees. Ordinarily, the Banau River is not particularly wide. It should be frozen.
Earl Longli chuckled: "You will understand the reason in a moment."
Xu Yi couldn't help but roll his eyes. He didn't expect that Count Longli had the bad habit of betraying others.
The carriage drove the two of them forward on the bumpy rural dirt road, and finally stopped in a small ordinary village.
As soon as Count Longley got off the carriage, a group of people surrounded him.
"Lord City Lord, you are here again."
"Lord City Lord, are you here to take a bath again?"
"Lord City Lord, it's a nice weather today. It's just the right time to have some fun."
"Yes, Lord City Lord, you haven't been here for several days. Let's take a walk. Let's go to our house for dinner first. I just went up to the mountain to hunt an antlered deer yesterday. I still have the legs. You're here just in time."
"Lord City Lord, I want to eat candy..."
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Seeing a group of ordinary villagers enthusiastically surrounding Count Longli, Xu Yi was a little surprised.
When he was in Bangta City before, Earl Satsuma was known for being close to the people, but he had never been able to let ordinary civilians have contact and dialogue with him without any pressure, as if they were old friends. generally.
Count Longley also had a smile on his face. He greeted everyone very familiarly, and reached out to pick up the child who was asking for sweets. After greeting Xu Yi, he walked to the house of the old farmer who had just invited him to his home for dinner.
Xu Yi followed behind and walked into the village. Every time he passed a house, someone would always greet Earl Longli warmly.
It wasn't until he arrived at the old farmer's house that Earl Longley put down the child, gave him a candy, then patted his butt and drove the child back to his home. Only then did he invite Xu Yi in like a master.
As soon as he walked in, Xu Yi immediately felt a suffocating heat mixed with various strange smells hitting his face. Couldn't help but frown slightly.
The old farmer walking in front seemed to have guessed that Xu Yi would react to the smell. He turned around and smiled sheepishly at Xu Yi: "I'm afraid this distinguished guest can't stand the smell in the house, but there's nothing I can do about it. It's just like this in the countryside. That’s all, please be patient.”
Earl Longley on the side also explained: "It is too cold in winter, so this is a necessary means to make the house warmer."
Xu Yi took a closer look inside the house and found that there was a stove in the middle of the small house, which was less than 20 square meters. There were a few pieces of wood on the stove lighting up the fire, and at the same time, there was a trace of green smoke. It made the whole house look a little smoky.
Mixed with the aroma of something cooking in the iron pot on the stove, it was really weird.
There was a shabby bed in the corner of the room, covered with a thin bedding that was so dark that the original color could not be seen at all.
Two children wrapped in quilts, no more than ten years old, waited with their round eyes to look at the two guests who suddenly entered the room. After a moment, the two children rushed out of the bed together and rushed directly to Longli. In the count's arms, he screamed happily.
Seeing this situation, Xu Yi smiled at the old farmer who was still looking apologetic and said, "Don't worry, the Lord of the City can bear it. Of course I have no problem."
The old farmer smiled honestly, walked out of the back door of the house, and seemed to shout to someone.
After a while, the old farmer and a peasant woman walked into the house again and began to work around the stove.
At this time, Earl Longli had already mingled with the two children, sat down next to the stove with a smile, and then greeted Xu Yi.
"Come, President Xu, sit down. Old Hal's stewed venison shank is a rare delicacy, and I don't eat it often. You are lucky, you can eat it as soon as you come today."
Hearing Count Longley's praise, the old farmer known as Old Hal narrowed his eyes and laughed, and kept adding various ingredients to the pot that Xu Yi could not recognize at all.
Until Old Hal finally stewed the horned deer legs and put a bowl of soup in front of Xu Yi with both hands, Xu Yi still felt that today's experience was a bit strange.
He originally thought that Earl Longli had deliberately stayed for one day because he had something special to discuss with him, but he didn't expect that he just walked around Batru City with Xu Yi yesterday, but didn't say anything.
Early this morning, he unexpectedly brought Xu Yi to this ordinary small village outside the city, and now he brought him into the home of this ordinary poor farmer to taste what this old farmer hunted by himself. Coming horned deer.
"Has this Earl of Longli made up his mind, or is he still hesitating?" Xu Yi wondered in his heart, but remained calm on the surface. He thanked Old Hal, took the soup bowl, and blew a breath. He took a small sip.
A mouthful of strong aroma instantly exploded in his mouth, causing Xu Yi to involuntarily give Old Hal a thumbs up.
"It tastes good! No wonder the city lord brought me here. It turns out I'm greedy!"
After receiving Xu Yi's unstinting praise, Old Hal smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into two slits. He turned around and took out a bag that seemed to be made of sheepskin. He took another bowl and opened the sheepskin bag. As soon as the stopper was poured out, the aroma of wine suddenly overflowed, but it was filled with fine wine.
"Come, have a bite of venison and a sip of wine. That is the best enjoyment." After Earl Longley arrived here. As if he was a different person, without any aristocratic demeanor at all, he took the wine bowl from Old Hal, picked it up and toasted to Xu Yi.
Xu Yi clinked the bowls with him and drank it in one gulp. He found that although the taste of the wine was not as good as the wine from Sage Manor or as pure as the wine brewed by the dwarf brewery, it was still quite good.
So four adults and two children gathered around the stove. Even the children sipped wine and devoured the venison soup. In a short time, they had eaten all the venison in the pot, without even leaving a bit of soup at the bottom of the pot.
After drinking and eating, Earl Longli took a short rest and greeted Xu Yi again.
"Let's go, President Xu. In this weather, after eating, you should go up there and take a good soak. It will definitely be a good enjoyment."
Xu Yi was still puzzled, but he didn't intend to ask further.
Today, Earl Longley seems to be planning not to say anything until the last moment. Of course he waited patiently and would not rush.
If Count Longley's thoughts are as he guessed, then this matter is indeed a very difficult decision for Count Longley, and it is normal for him to be hesitant.
After leaving Old Hal's house, Count Longli did not immediately go up the mountain. Instead, he returned to the carriage and took out two packages, throwing one to Xu Yi. He carried the other one on his back and led the way to a hill outside the village. Go.
It's nice to take a few steps after dinner, but it would be a bit strenuous to go straight up the mountain.
Xu Yi's physical strength was never very good. Under these conditions, after climbing a mountain road, he became even more out of breath, which made Count Longli laugh.
"President Xu, I heard that you are a magician. Are all magicians as weak as you?"
Xu Yi rolled his eyes, but was unable to refute.
At least he has met many magicians so far, and he has never seen any magician with particularly good physical strength.
Fortunately, the mountain was not high, and Count Longli stopped before reaching the top of the mountain, and took Xu Yi through a path on the mountainside.
After walking for a while, there was a sound of rushing water in front, and thick fog filled with water vapor floated over from the front.
Xu Yi was surprised when he saw the situation in front of him.
Why does this look so much like the thing he occasionally experienced when he was on Earth
After walking forward for a while, the water vapor became more intense, but we could still clearly see a pool of hundreds of square meters appearing on the mountainside ahead.
The water in the pool is obviously quite warm. In this cold weather, it emits a strong heat, making the entire area around the pool feel like a fairyland.
Yes, this is actually a hot spring!
Looking at Xu Yi who was in a daze, Count Longli laughed and said to Xu Yi: "President Xu, you are from the south. Is this your first time seeing our specialty hot springs?"
Xu Yi wanted to say that I had experienced this thing many times on earth before, but he still nodded in recognition.
"Since this is my first time here, I have to give it a good experience. Let me tell you, in this kind of weather, taking a dip in the hot springs is simply the greatest enjoyment."
After saying these words, Count Longley was not polite at all, and did not show any taboo at all. He skillfully took off all his clothes and went straight into the hot spring pool.
Seeing Count Longli still waving to him in the hot spring, Xu Yi shook his head helplessly, quickly took off his clothes and got in.
I have to say that in this cold weather, soaking in this natural hot spring and admiring the distant scenery from a high place is really a great enjoyment.
However, because of Count Longli's intention of bringing him here, Xu Yi could not enjoy it easily.
The two chatted for a while while soaking in the hot spring.
After a while, Earl Longley suddenly sighed: "Although Old Hal and the others are right next to this kind of natural enjoyment, they have to worry about how to have enough to eat every day. They are not in the mood to consider this kind of enjoyment. It is really frustrating. Sympathy. President Xu, what do you think?"
Xu Yi retracted his gaze from looking at the village at the foot of the mountain and turned to look at Count Longli.
Has this guy finally got to the point after being in denial for a whole day? (To be continued...)