after waking up.

Chapter 90 Problems

There are gas lamps in the station in Shire, but in the town, there is no public lighting on the streets except for the gas lamps hanging in front of the hotel and other places. The residents who came to lead the people forward, and the lighting is a kerosene lamp in the hands of the residents.

Leading the way for Mulan was a man with a slightly injured left leg. He was walking on the side of the front with an oil lamp, and he was very considerate to try to shine the light on the feet of Mulan and Handel. A man with an oil lamp walked in front.

Although the man has leg problems, his walking speed is not slow, or faster than ordinary people. Like the Shire resident in front of him, he is carrying a shotgun on his back.

"Three gentlemen, pay attention to your feet. The slates in some places are tilted up, you may trip over if you are not careful, and there may be shallow pits in some places, so be careful not to step in."

"Thank you, we will pay attention, it seems that few outsiders come from Ciel."

Mulan asked a question by the way, and the man replied with a smile.

"It's true that few outsiders come, but don't look at what Ciel is like now, when I was young, Ciel was very lively."

"Yeah, I saw it in the book."

Mulan and the man occasionally chatted a few words, mostly to understand the situation of Ciel.

Handel followed silently, and there was another person walking silently beside Handel, who was the one who had contacted Mulan in the car before.

In fact, the three of them were going to two families. The reason why Mulan chose this man with a leg problem was precisely because he saw him and another person chatting and laughing together. He must be a friend or more Most likely they were close neighbors, and the sallow-faced passenger chose one of the two, and Mulan chose the other.

The two Shire residents in front had been walking very fast, and they often urged the three behind them to follow closely.

"It's been so long, when will you be here?"

The sallow-faced man who was silent suddenly asked this question, and the resident with a leg problem quickly answered with a smile.

"It's coming soon, the main reason is that we are not walking fast, and we will be there in 10 minutes at most."

The Shire resident who walked ahead looked back and muttered something.

"These city people are really precious."

Mulan and Handel just pretended that they didn't hear the complaints in front of them, but their walking speed was really not slow for ordinary people. If the other passengers were also in the same situation, it is estimated that some people would be out of breath.

Hearing the rant from the front, the passenger's face became even more ugly. To be honest, even at night, Mulan saw this face and felt that someone must owe him a lot of money, but he didn't say much. .

The man who was leading the way was walking in a hurry, occasionally looking up at the full moon in the sky, and the man with the leg disease who was responsible for lighting up Mulan and the others also looked at the moon sometimes.

Both Mulan and Handel took these actions in their eyes, but did not immediately point out.

The surroundings seem to be getting more and more remote, but the whole town of Shire is not much better, but the outside is better, at least there is a kind of local style.

About ten minutes later, the two groups of people were about to part. The man in front walked into the fork with the sallow-faced passenger, and the residents with leg problems continued to walk forward with Mulan and Handel.

"Do they live far away?"

Handel asked Mulan's concern directly, knowing that the professor was watching the passenger.

"It's not far, it's the neighbors. It's only a minute or two to their house. Look, my house is ahead."

There was a small two-story building in front of it, and a warm yellow light shone through the windows.

"Well, I'll give you the room fee first."

Mulan took the initiative to talk about the cost very intimately, and handed the six small silver coins in his hand to the man, who happily took it, and his steps were quicker.

"Let's go, there's some soup at home to keep you warm."

"Dong dong dong, open the door, I came back with the guests, is the soup ready?"

The man took a few steps across the last road and knocked on the door for the family inside to open it.

After the door opened, there was a middle-aged woman in an apron, a tall and thin young man with a green face, and three children whose age was obviously decreasing.

"This is my wife, these four are my children, these two are distinguished guests from Digao, is the soup ready?"

"Okay, it's hot!"

The woman showed a slightly nervous smile, grabbed the apron and pulled the children out of the way, allowing her man and two guests to enter the room. The couple also wanted to help with the luggage, but Mulan and Handel avoided it. .

In a country like this, it is normal to have no gas lamps. There are two candles in the kitchen. The man put the kerosene lamp on the table and blew out the candle next to it to replace the lighting, making the room brighter.

Mullan and Handel sat down at the table, the four children stood by the wall curiously and nervously watching them, while the two parents were busy, carrying pots and washing dishes by the stove, and of course. Talking quietly.

The woman questioned the man in a low voice.

"How much did you give?"

"6 Yindi is the newly printed Queen's silver coin of the empire!"

"Hey Hey."

The couple seemed very happy. In a country like Shire, 6 Yindi was not a lot of money for an ordinary family like them, but it was definitely considerable for extra money.

"Come here, drink the soup, this soup tastes great, and there are some meaty bones in it!"

Two bowls of thick soup were poured out, steaming, but they didn't look very hot. It was obviously leftovers from dinner, and then it was hot again at night, but Mulan and Handel didn't dislike it. On cold nights, a bowl of hot soup is always comforting.

"thanks, thanks!"

Mulan and Handel thanked them, took a sip with a spoon, raised their heads and smiled.

"The soup is delicious."

Then Mulan directly gave up the spoon, picked up the bowl and drank. Handel was still very gentlemanly holding the small wooden spoon, drinking spoon by spoon. Seeing Mulan's action, he immediately gave up the spoon and drank from the bowl. stand up.

The actions of the two "city people" made the family smile.

"By the way, two gentlemen, what happened to your train, why did it stop at Shire in the middle of the night?"

Unlike the first group of residents who came to the station to help, this group of residents didn't know anything about the train station. Mulan glanced at Handel and said something casually.

"Something happened on the train, which caused the train to be damaged, and it is not suitable to start again, and everyone is very tired and wants to have a good rest."

"Oh, so that's right, let me remind the two gentlemen that in Shire, it's best not to go out at night. Of course, the two of you are only staying, and will definitely not leave casually."

"Of course not! Except for the convenience of going out."

Mulan replied with a smile, in general, families like this would either use a bucket or go out at night.

"Uh huh, it's better to use a wooden barrel, just on the other side of the corridor in the corner."

A few minutes later, the two were taken to the end of the upstairs aisle by the male host. There was only one room, but there were two beds. It was obvious that Mulan and the others occupied the room of the two boys.

After a few more words, the host left the room, leaving Mulan and Handel alone. Handel walked to the door and looked outside, then quietly closed the door.

"Hendel, what do you think?"

"They're hiding something from us. Judging from the way they look at the moon, maybe the people of Shire know something about werewolves."

Mulan sat on a bed and shook his head slightly.

"Maybe it's some bad news, pay attention to be vigilant when sleeping, but in Shire Town, it shouldn't be a problem."

Handel sat on the other bed, took off his hat and loosened his collar.

"Professor, where are the werewolves hiding?"

Mulan looked out the window. On such a bright moonlit night, the outline of the distant mountain was clearly visible. Although their train drove for a while after the incident, it was basically going around the mountain, so in terms of distance, there might not be any light. It was too far away from the location of the attack, at least not as far as the passengers thought, and ordinary passengers don't realize it.

"The mountains over there are full of labyrinthine mines. There is something wrong with this place in Ciel."

(End of this chapter)