After a while, Rachel slowly stopped her tears. After wiping away the tears, she suddenly became a little shy again. Feeling embarrassed in front of her friends, she told Roland Hill a little embarrassed, asking her not to tell others about today's affairs, and Roland Hill agreed with a smile.
Everyone has dark history or something, and there are always some extraordinary ideas and impulses when they are young, which is not a bad thing. It's just that some people gave up their dreams, jumped into the big dye vat of society, and then laughed at those dream-seekers as people who had come here.
Regardless of past or present life, Roland Hill hated this kind of person.
"Il n'ya qu'un héro?sme au mo de voir le moel qu'il est et de l'aimer." Romain Rolland.
There is only one true heroism in the world, and that is knowing the truth of life and still loving it.
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Two days later, in front of Kempe City Mansion.
"Don't you want to play for a few more days, Lacey?" Rachel watched the Caritas Chamber of Commerce's convoy loading goods and luggage in an orderly manner and preparing to leave. It's only been a few days, but it seems like I've met a bosom friend.
Among the peers around her, several older brothers were away all year round, busy with business or other things, and other girls in the same circle in Kempe City basically only cared about dressing, perfume, clothes, etc. every day. Occasionally a few can order musical instruments, which is a great thing.
After all, the atmosphere of the Verga Business Alliance is like this. The whole country focuses on profits, and everything looks at money. The cultural and entertainment industries are only available in a few big cities along the coast, and more of them are arty, just used to decorate their identity.
In terms of literature and drama, the most prosperous is the Green Empire, followed by the Sanctuary Country, whose religious operas are also famous on the mainland.
"I'm sorry, Rachel. This time I have to go to Hopeland. I have a lot of things to do. I'll get together next time when I have time. This is for you." Lorraine Hill handed Rachel a velvet box , let her go back and open it again.
"Then see you next time."
Lorraine Hill stood in front of the carriage, wearing a light-colored dress, the sun shone through the dense shade of trees and shone thinly on her hair. As a gust of summer wind blew along the street, she held down the sun hat on her head to keep it from being blown away by the wind, her long hair fluttered in the wind, and then waved goodbye to this friend.
After two days of repairs and supplements, the members of the Karites Chamber of Commerce also had a good rest, and set off again today.
As the whip was pulled, the convoy started slowly, and finally slowly disappeared outside the city gate.
Rachel stood in front of the mansion, watching Roland Hill's carriage go a long way before turning around.
Jelink looked at his daughter with a reluctant look, and his mood was a bit complicated. Will the next generation of Karites and Agatilin continue their former friendship? Is this new friend that my daughter met, good or bad
It all depends on the performance of this Miss Lacey in Hopeland.
On the carriage, Loren Hill looked at the distant scenery outside the window and asked.
"How many goods did you buy at the Agatilin's house this time?"
"According to your previous instructions, Miss, this time we mainly purchased some pearls and jewelry that are easy to carry, and the rest are only food and supplies needed on the road." Chelsea began to report the number of goods carried this time.
"Well, try to travel lightly. Since the other party dares to attack Angus at the border, it is not ruled out that they will attack us at home."
"Although I don't know what they are doing, we do what they don't want us to do. They want Karites to fall, so we can't. Stop this time, and they will have The next action. After a long time, it will naturally become clear what they are for. "
In this way, the Karites Chamber of Commerce team spent a few days smoothly, and it was getting closer and closer to Hopelander.
More than a dozen carriages drove along the road halfway up the mountain. There was a gust of wind in the mountains, and some leaves were blown up by the wind and flew on the road.
Roland Hill looked at the cloudy sky, and had a hunch that it might rain heavily tonight. When others were not paying attention, the faint brilliance in her pupils turned, and the extraordinary sequence changed from a demon sequence to a natural sequence. Then close your eyes and start listening to information from nearby nature.
After a while, her eyes opened, showing a worried look, she thought for a while, and then knocked on the front panel of the car.
"Is there any order, Miss." The voice of the housekeeper Ceres came from ahead.
"Let the convoy stop at the turn ahead, which is relatively flat, and then camp in place and spend the night here tonight."
"Aren't you going to keep going forward? The road that turns 3 hills is Huangye Town. It's safer there and the living conditions are much better."
"No, just stop here." Roland Hill's tone was firm.
"Okay, follow your arrangement." Then Ceres called a few riders next to him and asked them to tell the team ahead to stop here.
Several riders in armor came out and trotted on the mountain road with their horses. As the team in front received the order, the entire team slowly stopped, and then began to lead the carriage to the side of the road and began to camp.
Some people went to the nearby woods to get some firewood, while others started to set up tents.
Roland Hill also got off the carriage and looked around. It happened to be a relatively flat place halfway up the mountain, with the avenue on one side and the bottom of the mountain on the other.
Yawen Library
After looking at it for a while, she asked her subordinates to pull the carriage to the open space, forming two rows to separate the road from the open space, and then asked her to prepare some thick logs, tied them with ropes to make wooden fences, and placed them on the open space. Before and after the road, the passageway was blocked.
"Miss, what are you?" Chelsea looked a little puzzled. With such layers of cards, she was preparing to fight the enemy, but how did Miss Lacey know that there would be an enemy coming
"Well, I don't know if the other party will act tonight, but be prepared." Roland Hill looked up at the darkened sky. There were bursts of cool and moist breath in the wind, and the mountains and rain were about to come. .
Then she called the various captains of the riders of the chamber of commerce and asked them to divide into two parts. They would take turns to rest tonight, and they had to wear armor and keep their weapons close to the body when they slept.
After thinking about it for a while, she was still a little worried. She took out the two boxes of blood-activating potions that she carried with her and distributed 3 to each captain, so that they would be extra careful tonight. If any team member was injured, they would drink one potion. As long as it's not a mortal injury, you can basically save your life.
"Thank you Miss Lacey!"
After a few captains got the potion, they expressed their gratitude loudly, and then carefully put it away and put it in a close-fitting package. They walk around all year round, and naturally they understand the value of extraordinary medicines. In this era of no hospitals and extremely poor treatment conditions, this medicine is likely to represent a life. This is not a joke, but a valuable experience from the tip of a knife.
Although everyone is willing to pay for their lives, the behavior of this eldest lady is like a warm current flowing in their hearts. The concern revealed in those clear eyes made these riders a little moved. In this country where profits are important and people are indifferent, such genuine care is extremely precious.
After everything was ordered, the sky was completely dark, a large bonfire was raised, and a group of people began to cook food. The jerky is boiled with potatoes to make a thick soup, and then the dry noodles are dipped in the soup, or torn directly into the soup to soften. This is the dinner for the riders. As the firewood crackled, bursts of fragrance began to spread around the fire.
"Miss, your dinner is ready."
While Lorraine Hill was still thinking about what else to prepare and plan ahead, Chelsea's voice came from beside her, telling her that dinner was ready and put on the carriage.
"Don't be so troublesome, just bring it here."
"This is not good, there are too many people here..."
Although Chelsea is not a maid of a big noble family, she still understands many rules and etiquette. It is still very inappropriate for an unmarried noble lady to eat in front of a large group of men.
Lorraine Hill, who was sitting in front of the bonfire, raised his head and looked at the scene in front of him. The riders in twos and threes were cooking soup in iron cans, squatting on the ground and eating bread, like a construction site in a previous life.
"Well, keep the bread for me, and share the other fruits and roasted meat with everyone."
Chelsea was still a little reluctant, which seemed to go against her usual maid principles.
"Don't worry so much, Sister Chelsea, just do as I say."
"All right... "
Chelsea then cut up the fruit and roast meat from Lorraine Hill's plate and distributed it to the rough-sleeping riders, while the girl sat by the fire and slowly ate the leftover bread. In fact, she will be fine if she doesn't eat for a few days. The endurance and physical strength of an extraordinary person are not comparable to ordinary people, and she is still a very special kind.
There was no accident after dinner. The mountain road was still very quiet, and no travelers passed by. Maybe it was because it was about to rain, so everyone should stop. In this way, the riders also took turns to rest in two batches according to the previous arrangement.
In the middle of the night, there were seven or eight guards guarding the campfire, and there were bursts of snoring from the tent next to it. At this time, pea-sized raindrops began to fall from the sky, and after a while, the rapid rainwater poured down from the sky like a torrent.
The bonfire was quickly extinguished, and the surroundings were plunged into darkness, except for the rustling of the rain against the leaves.
At this moment, Loren Hill in the tent suddenly opened his eyes, "Is it finally here?"
The sound of hurried horses' hooves came from afar on the mountain road, but under the cover of the rain in the mountains, it seemed very secretive and treacherous.