Chapter 139

"This is the most famous parade ground in New Orleans. In 1719, the earliest pioneers of the French settled here accompanied by my ancestors, and the first cornerstone was here. This is the holy land of the French faith, so in the early days, it was called libaiguang field. It was not renamed the parade ground until you Spaniards came."

On the busy parade ground, Carmen led Noah and Wang to stand among the flocks of pigeons and visit the scenery of New Orleans with an Indian guide.

Tourism is a new thing in the world. It is far from a mature industry. Naturally, it is impossible to have a real professional "guide", but the shopping guide for the purpose of sales has never been absent from human history.

That's why we have this tour in front of us.

Early in the morning, Carmen took Noah and Wang to seven antique stores. As an aristocratic lady who loves colonial culture and has too much money to burn, Carmen successfully received a special reception from the owner of the antique store.

The Indian named chakuku chili was a slave to the owner of the antique shop. He was eloquent and knew all the history and secrets of New Orleans since its opening.

The boss entrusted him with an important task and asked him to fully stimulate the lady's curiosity and Spanish pride, support Carmen's money bag and let her buy as many old New Orleans collectors as possible.

Carmen certainly wouldn't let Mr. chakuku down. As soon as he finished, he timely interrupted: "Mr. chily, is the wooden cross in your store the one first placed in the church?"

"No, no, no, dear lady. It's not the earliest cross, but it's definitely the most meaningful one. Have you heard of the parade fraud in 1968?"

"The time my countrymen punished the French madmen?"

"That's it! That night, with the blood stained Mississippi, the coup leader goodariel once escaped into the church under the protection of the French who went to the banquet together." chakuku pretended to sigh, "At that time, he was seriously injured and bathed in blood. When he heard that the Spaniard asked the priest to open the church door, he had already died holding the cross. The blood on his body was soaked in the texture of wood and could not be washed clean."

"The governor felt that the cross stained with the blood of a madman was a blasphemy and insult to God, so he ordered someone to replace the new cross, and the replaced one was bought by the owner at a high price and became the treasure of our store."

"What an exciting story..." Carmen sighed. "Mr. chily, how much is the treasure of your town store?"

Chaku's expression froze.

As far as he knows, the price of his master's purchase of the cross was ￡ 50. It is reasonable to say that after so many years and carrying this heavy and tragic history, the price of the cross should rise sharply.

But none of the white people would like to buy a bloody wooden cross, which has actually been smashed in their hands and is about to decay.

Did Carmen throw out the inventory at a very low price when she was impulsive, or did she satisfy her fantasy of the treasure of the town store and deceive her with a high price?

After thinking about it, chaku decided to cheat.

"Madam, the cross carries too many things, and the owner spent a hundred pounds to buy it. More than ten years have passed..."

"Twenty pounds."

"Deal! The cross is yours," chakuku said quickly.

Carmen covered his mouth and smiled: "by the way, I haven't introduced my companion, Noah and ye. Noah is my sister. She hopelessly fell in love with this gentleman from the Qing Dynasty. She is ready to hold a wedding under the witness of God."

"That's great!" chakuku happily expressed his blessing to Wang Ye and Noah. "Miss Noah, your vision is unique. A man with yellow skin is naturally softer than every man with white skin, and he knows and knows. More importantly, you also found a handsome gentleman from the mysterious East. Even the secular world can't condemn you for this."

"Thank you... Thank you... Thank you!" Noah was flushed with shyness and wanted to find a pit and get in.

At this time, Wang also suddenly stood up and blocked chakuku and Noah without trace.

"Mr. chily, you are wrong. The gentlemen of the Qing Dynasty are often regarded as heretics by the stubborn white people because of their faith. What Amitabha, boundless heavenly Buddha, they are used to seeing the unification of the Qing people as heretics and setting up obstacles between me and Noah's love."

"What should you do?"

"Love cannot be thwarted by meanness!" Wang also cheered. "There is a saying in our east called expediency. Do you know? I have successfully deceived Noah's parents to make them believe that I am an Indian who believes in God and a young chief of a powerful tribe."

"Ah?"

"Young chief! I'm going to meet Noah's parents in three days, but I don't know anything about Indians. Mr. chily, will you help me? You see, I can convince Ms. Carmen to pay a better price for the cross."

Chily stared at the Oriental gentleman with the same skin color in front of him and vaguely felt that perhaps pretending to be an Indian was the main purpose of the three men's hype in the antique shop.

"This... Although I don't care, is it really OK for you to deceive the woman's parents in this way?"

"No problem, no problem! The Qing Dynasty is far away from the new world. As long as you worship the church and get married, she is my daughter-in-law of the Qing Dynasty. From now on, you can't go out of the gate, you can't step two doors, you can teach your husband and children, you can't follow three rules and four virtues, and you can't see your mother's family again in your life. So don't worry!"

"Rest assured?"

"Don't worry!"

Chakuku worships and sighs. It turns out that love... Is really a crazy thing.

……

Time goes by, three days in a row.

Night, dark moon, high wind, day, murder and arson.

Today is the day of the opening of the big plan. As a few days ago, Lorraine sat bored on a tall oak tree with his legs crossed and his head supported. His eyes were half squinting. He was looking at the calm French military camp not far away through the prosperous branches and leaves.

This is the Baton Rouge legion, but as the sky goes into the night, there is no longer a long snake like queue outside the camp. The night is quiet and birds and animals contend.

Lorraine has taken such a scene for granted.

Because the count established a numbering system similar to that of later hospitals and banks for the recruited smugglers, every businessman who wants to apply will receive a number plate to determine their queuing order.

Only when there is a lack of numbers or a number passing, can subsequent businessmen have the possibility to fill in the order. Businessmen who have passed the number will postpone by the number, and they will not waste the previous days of boring waiting because of a temporary mistake.

It's useless to line up, and it's not good to not line up. Under the strength of the count, everyone can strictly observe the closing time of the Legion, gathering when it opens and dispersing when it closes.

The long line decided that the count would never be short of hands.

The war on the front line is not tense. According to Lorraine's observation, only about 500 people will be recruited every day to supplement the war damage, which is roughly equivalent to the manpower that ten smugglers can provide. Apart from these lucky ones, all others can do is be patient.

In addition, Lorraine also determined one of the most important things, that is, the count's work and rest.

Every gentleman will try his best to create a stable work and rest for himself, so as to ensure the vitality of the next day, and the count is no exception.

If Lorraine's pocket watch didn't go too far, it wouldn't be long before the count left camp tonight

Thinking of this, Lorraine sighed and leaned down again, almost lying on the branches, like a tree lizard wrapped in black skin, completely integrated into the night, and it was difficult to see at a glance.

Behind him came a sound of hearing.

Lorraine looked back at the sound and saw Haina in a black smock falling in the wind and falling steadily on the tree behind him.

The lightness of the movement and the indifference of the look really make people feel handsome.

He looked at his feet sadly: "isn't this the tallest tree nearby..."

"Yes."

"How on earth did you come down from the top every time? Can assassin fly?"

"I didn't learn it." Haina acquiesced to the existence of asasin's flying skill in this way, then shook her hand, took back the sling from the branch, and carefully retracted her pocket. "The count came out."

"Now?"

"I made some noise. He is looking for illegal intruders in the barracks. If I guess right, he will stay in it for at most 20 minutes. After that, he will give up the search and leave the barracks."

"The same carriage as the other day?"

"The same."

"If so, let's act separately."

With this sentence, Lorraine turned over and jumped off the branches, gently tapped his feet on the branches, landed on the ground in just a few breaths, and ran away along the straight road outside the barracks.

After running for nearly two kilometers, he stopped and joined the sailors and sailors who had been ambushed in the woods early.

Karen came forward from the woods and nervously suppressed his voice: "Captain, here comes the meat ticket?"

Lorraine gently adjusted her breath: "Hena will hang a string of acorns outside the car in a moment. That thing is very conspicuous in the night. So don't worry, you won't miss it."