Chapter 39

"Hey, old Locke, why are you so anxious to go home?" Far away, a loud voice came, talking to a small steward of the caravan, "come, come, have a drink with me today!" Little things rode and bumped over.

Old Locke knew him. His name was Bruce. He was a small steward who followed the caravan. It was different from the steward of the baron who managed the caravan and participated in the steward of the caravan with other big families. There were many small things in the caravan. He did some chores with small buildings. Asking him to be a steward was flattering him. Such small stewards didn't have much real power, But when doing some small business of buying and selling, the managers in the caravan will not take care of it. Because, since you can be a small steward in the caravan, everyone has one or two Backstage Doors, or the captain's cousin, or the merchant's nephew. The stewards can manage their own one-third of an acre of land, and rarely pay attention to others.

Bruce's backstage is certainly not a small role. His uncle is Henry, the fat man who helped Locke put Xiaxi into the barracks and promised to help Locke build shields. Henry, the real steward of the caravan, of course, will not go back to kaiduoqi with the caravan back home. At present, when harvesting the fruits of victory in war, time is money. After Henry led the caravan to vent all the goods, he immediately followed most of the caravan back to the front line. Although the front line is still chaotic, there are still wars in many places, But there is gold everywhere.

As for Bruce's trivial affairs, Henry sent him home. Although he could stay away from the war and even go home to get together with his relatives, businessmen in the army, like soldiers, made money with their heads pinned to their belts, and had long put life and death aside. Deler was their lifelong goal. If they could continue to stay on the front line and make a fortune, The devil is willing to come back, but after all, he is really in charge. He is only a young brother who works. He can only listen to his uncle and go home obediently.

Although Bruce is young and his position is low, he has a good vision and can communicate. The people in the caravan can speak well. Moreover, this guy is familiar with the relatives of the small and medium-sized captains in various villages and towns because he has been sent back home by his uncle all the year round. Locke was promoted to the small captain last year. This guy informed Locke's hometown.

Old Locke looked at the man who brought good news to his family last year. Old Locke flattered and said with a smile, "it's Lord Bruce. He came back early enough this time."

Since I had to be early, mining town is the most remote town of kaiduoqi, with many mountains and rocks and difficult roads. Generally, it is the last stop of the caravan. This time, mining town ranks second in the caravan's journey, second only to Baron kaiduoqi's castle. The reason is in front of me.

Bruce used to pretend when facing the relatives of the team leader, because although the team leader was also a team leader, he was better than ordinary soldiers. After a bad battle, there was always a team leader who was dead or missing, which was not as bad as his small business in the transportation team. Although he is on the same level as the team leader, he also has proud capital. But not now. Standing in front of him are the parents and sister of a squadron captain. He must maintain enough respect. If any gossip comes out and goes to Lord Locke's ear and says nothing else, his uncle alone can't get around him.

"Uncle Locke, you are joking. I can't be called an adult. I have good news for you this time!" Bruce laughed.

"Oh? What's the good news?" Old Locke, TIA and Leah all looked at Bruce curiously. In their hearts, the safety of little Locke was the best news.

Bruce raised his eyebrows and said proudly, "your son, Lord Locke, was promoted to squadron commander by Baron last month!"

"Squadron leader?!" It was not old Locke who spoke, but the villagers of mining town who heard the caravans arriving around, "that's at the same level as the mayor!" Some people were surprised and said with a sour taste of envy.

"Of course." Bruce laughed.

Old Locke was shocked by what Bruce said and didn't know what to say. TIA is not much better. She doesn't care about how old Locke is, but is satisfied that her son is safe. In addition, Locke's promotion makes her happy and relieved. She only feels that she has a good son. Leah was much calmer, but her eyes also showed different colors. She couldn't find Bruce nearby.

Finally, the mayor came forward, "spread out, spread out, let the caravan enter the town." People came out of the town one after another, blocking the road that was not wide, and it was not a way for the caravan to get stuck there. The mayor, old Billy, drank a lot last night, but he was also a veteran of the wine market. He woke up early this morning and just heard the caravan coming back. He dressed hurriedly and walked to the entrance of the town to meet him.

Old Billy just heard what Bruce said. Old Locke's cub was promoted to squadron commander by the Baron? I'm afraid I didn't wake up. Old Billy patted his fat face. After waking up, I realized that this was the truth and accepted it happily. If he had heard this news ten or twenty years ago, he might have been jealous or unwilling to be the same level as a little guy who is a whole generation younger than himself. But old Billy, who is already 40 years old, has already seen through the world, and some are just the pride of the same town.

As far as he knows, there are only four squadrons in the Baron's army, which corresponds to the four towns under the Baron's rule. Each town has two squadrons for balance and management convenience. Now little Locke has been promoted to squadron leader. If the other two squadrons are all right, it means that they have three squadrons in one town. Let's talk about it, His old Billy's face is much bigger than that of the other three towns who are also mayor.

But to be on the safe side, old Billy quietly pulled Bruce when he saw the villagers around old Locke's family saying congratulations and greeting, "little Bruce, tell me, there's nothing wrong with joshak and Carl."

Bruce smiled at old Billy and said, "Uncle Billy, uncle York and Uncle Carl are in good health. They want you to keep good wine for them. When the war is over, they want you to drink."

Old Billy was relieved when he heard this, smiled and said to Bruce, "tell them, my old Billy has saved a batch of wine for them every year for four years. When they come back, I will have no problem inviting the boys out of the town to drink!"

Bruce said with a smile, "that's nice. My uncle and I will come and have a drink." Bruce and his uncle Henry are not from the mining town. They are the merchant family in the Baron castle, that is, the city people.

"No problem!" Old Billy waved his hand.

Mine town has ushered in the night again. Although today's night is not as lively as yesterday, for some people, this night is more wonderful.

For example, the old Locke family, Locke can survive in the dangerous front line. For the old Locke family, it is a hope that they dare not expect. When they heard that little Locke was promoted to the team leader, old Locke was happy and didn't sleep all night. TIA talked about her little Locke for a week, and Leah was very proud of her brother.

Now Locke has been promoted to the commander of the squadron. Isn't this the same level as the mayor? Locke's family has been civilians for three generations. When did he come out of such a big man? What old Locke wanted at this time was to hurry home and go to the back mountain to tell his father, his grandfather and all his dead relatives the good news.

Unfortunately, old Locke was disappointed. The small businessmen and rich people in the town entangled old Locke. Some flattered, some flattered, and even proposed marriage. Not only did they introduce their daughter to Locke, but also several brought their young talents over and gave old Locke and his wife long eyes. This is a fancy for Leah.

It's ridiculous. Now there are no young talents in the town. Capable young people have gone to war. What they left is either the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled or the bag of wine and rice. With one or two money from their parents, they have escaped the Baron's conscription order. Although old Locke and TIA are just ordinary civilians, they don't know anything. Although they once expected to put their daughters and sons into the rich family, But now it's different. Little Locke is doing so well that they won't easily decide on the marriage of their son and daughter.

Not only Locke's family is busy, but also the mayor is busy. There were only a few powerful families in the town. If they have to be subdivided, they are the mayor and the garrison captain, and the clerk is at the highest level; The public security officer, tax officer and other small officials are at the second level; The rich and businessmen are at the third level; Civilian level 4. Now Locke is promoted to the rank of squadron captain on the front line. When the war ends, he will at least be a garrison captain back. He is even more likely to join the Baron's private army and hold a higher post, so as to lead his relatives to the Baron's castle. Therefore, the mayor needs to make some preparations at this time, such as convening tax officials, sheriff and other subordinates to discuss the preferential policies of the Locke family, or collecting less taxes, or sending one or two idle people to help Locke's household farmers. Although these are small things, these things can move people's hearts most. It is not unreasonable for the mayor to be re elected for three generations in a family.

The excitement of the mining town for two consecutive nights seems to have brought back the popularity that has been lacking in recent years. Everyone in the town is looking forward to their husband, son or brother, not only living safely on the front line like Locke, but also being promoted by the baron. Perhaps this is one of the few nights in recent years that most residents of the mining town are full of hope.

Locke waved his whip and rode the horse named blue under him. The soldiers around him marched neatly with flags flying. The next stop was bimore city. Three days have passed since Locke left wallill city. During this period, they have been walking around the Bering mountains. In order to arrive at bimore city on time with other troops, they have not stopped all the way.