In late spring and early summer, there is a campfire in the village. Ian forgot what he was celebrating, but he knew that this was a rare day for shopping, especially when Joanna couldn't go out during the day, and festivals at night were very rare.
"Master, shall we go to the campfire? Yes?" Ian asked excitedly, looking at Joanna who was weaving the last bracelet.
In fact, Joanna didn't really want to join in the fun, because usually doing so would make people around her feel awkward and embarrassed... After all, she is so weird, even if she smiles, she can't make the villagers get closer to her, instead will be further away. She didn't want the villagers to have a good festival because of her, so she didn't go again after going there once.
"Isn't the master going?" Ian thought that Joanna would happily say that she would participate, but after seeing her hesitation, he hurried forward, "Don't the master like the fun, did I misunderstand?"
Seeing Ian so heartfelt, Joanna felt a little remorse; she had just forgotten that she wasn't alone now. It doesn't matter if she doesn't go, but Ian wants to go, right? And Ian seems to be doing well with the neighbors, so Ian won't have any problems if he goes by himself, right
So, she patted his hand on her knee, "The campfire will be very lively. If you want to go, I will prepare clothes for you?"
"Isn't the master going?" Ian insisted on getting a definite answer.
She sighed, "No. I don't want to spoil everyone's interest."
"Why is it a spoiler?" Ian's tone was a little excited. Joanna didn't understand what was going on, so she had to explain slowly, but Ian didn't seem to understand.
"I know that the master is a witch, so? Witch can't go out, can't participate in the campfire? What's the reason?" He was indignant, "The master has never harmed them, or even helped them! That's how they treat a good person. neighbour's?"
Joanna didn't know how to explain it to him, so she sighed, "When I go with you at night, you'll know why."
It is much better to let him see the attitude of the villagers towards her directly than to continue wasting her lips here.
At night, the villagers put on their best and most beautiful clothes, and gathered around the campfire to talk and eat the food everyone prepared together. Many businessmen from outside also took the opportunity to sell their goods nearby, and many villagers who had never traveled far were amazed.
Looking at the liveliness over there from a distance, Joanna, who had just gone out with Ian, felt sorry for the fact that she was about to break the liveliness over there. She noticed Ian, who was in high spirits beside her, and couldn't bear to say that she wanted to go back at this time, so she let him take her hand and lead it to the warm campfire.
In fact, she can't get too close to the hot campfire, and her sensitive skin will be burned there too. So before going out, under the invisible sleeves and gloves, she has already applied a layer of ointment, hoping that the situation will not be too serious by then.
When the villagers by the campfire saw Ian coming, they also brought Joanna, who had always stayed in the house and never went out. However, Joanna didn't see any of the disgusted expressions that Joanna thought would appear, but many villagers approached Ian eagerly.
"Hey boy! Don't think I didn't see you being lazy and didn't come to help us build firewood! But I remember, I won't be called Hans unless I get you drunk tonight!"
"I want to help too, but my lady won't let me~" Joanna forbids him to call her master, so she has to call her miss... But she doesn't know why, he especially likes to call her "my lady", and Not just "Miss".
"Hey, the kid is showing off again!"
"Hey, over there! Joanna's boys are here, give them some space! That's right, it's over there, their place should be over there!"
"So, is it wide enough? A family of two, such a wide seat, is enough!"
Hans also deliberately approached and whispered, "Tell you, the lamb chops grilled at Nora's house in the village are the most popular, remember to hurry up later, you know!"
"I know, thanks a lot!" Ian laughed, and led Joanna, who was a little dumbfounded, to the place vacated by the villagers according to the arrangement of the houses in the village.
Will there be chairs for tonight's campfire, only tree trunks cut into sections and picnic cloths. After Ian asked Joanna to sit down, he quickly ran to the place where the food was placed, and the figure quickly disappeared behind the layers of villagers. Thinking of the plate containing the food and the weight on the plate just now, and thinking of Ian's hands that can't be overworked now, I can't help but stand up and try to find him, but was stopped by the girl sitting next to her.
It was Elanda, daughter of Kenny, the woodcutter next door. Elanda snorted squeamishly, "Don't help, today is our ladies' rest night!"
"Yes, yes." Elanda's mother nodded, "I usually serve these stinky men to eat and drink, but now it's their turn to serve us! Just this night, don't feel sorry for your man, let him go serve you!"
"However, his health is not good, so he can't work so hard..."
"Just this one night, let him rest as he likes tomorrow, how about that?" Elanda poked her shoulder meaningfully, "I didn't expect that Joanna, who has always been cold, doesn't know how to feel pain. Cherish people, the result!"
Joanna was dumbfounded; what happened to the villagers tonight? Why does the gap between her and the villagers seem to disappear
"Hey, don't bully my young lady like that! She's so shy!" Ian, who came back, saw it, ran over, put down the food, gave Joanna a bear hug, and looked at him with disgust Elanda, "Why? Envy? Just find one for envy, don't make fun of my young lady with jealousy!"
"I'm jealous! I'm looking for someone who is honest and steady. I don't want someone like you who is always rhetoric. If you don't mention those shameful words, Joanna will want you!" Eranda snorted and turned. I gave my dad a hug and started to eat happily.
Ian also snorted, and then held the lamb chops in front of her like a treasure, "My lady, try it to see how it tastes? If it's delicious, I'll go get it?"
Joanna responded in a daze, "No, I can't eat so much... You take too much. If you can't finish it, it's a waste."
"Don't worry, I can finish it! Come on, you eat first... and this mushroom soup!"
Under the firelight, Ian's red hair was like a flame, dazzling. Joanna looked at him and immediately understood why the estrangement between the villagers and her disappeared; it must be after she fell asleep that the man went out to visit and said a lot of good things about her, right
Such a lively and outgoing person, it was really hard for him to confine him in her dark house. Thinking of this, Joanna is even more determined to find a way to cure his heart disease, so that he can travel far and wide with the whole world in his heart.
Naturally Ian didn't know that she had so many hearts and minds, but felt that the goddess tonight was still so gentle. Eating the rest of her food and thinking of what her lips had touched before he bit down, he felt that his life was complete.