Chapter 289

What's the issue put forward by hunt Ackerman? Hunt seemed to be the most "smart" of Reid's three sons. He thought of a possibility ahead of time. If Aesop had any way to make the Council of citizens decide that he was Aesop Ackerman, then the homestead and Grange would be taken away, and the family's plan to buy a merchant ship would be ruined.

In order to prevent this "worst" situation, he asked the Council of citizens that if Aesop's identity was confirmed, it would decide on another matter - compensation for the custody of the homestead and the Grange for the past 60 years.

Aesop's father, Sains Ackerman, was killed by accident. If the manor and the house were left unattended, it would be deserted. What's more, the house has been renovated several times before it can be retained. However, the operation and maintenance of the estate have not made any money in recent years, but it is a burden in the war time. Otherwise, their family will not think of selling both the homestead and the Grange to engage in more profitable communication Commercial trade.

If hunt did make such a claim, Aesop could refute it. For example, the Reid family had lived in a homestead, and the income from running the estate over the years should be able to compensate for the cost of custody, or both. It's complicated to talk about this matter, but from a reasonable point of view, Aesop can still get his father's assets after 60 years. The Reid family can't help but make appropriate compensation if he is rich.

So hunt wanted to take advantage of the city-state Council to apply for a ruling - should Aesop compensate the reids?

However, the result of the event was beyond hunter's expectation. Aesop did take back the manor and the house, which originally belonged to him. But Aesop did not come to fight for property. He gave the three brothers such precious gifts in public, which was much more valuable than the estate and the house. If the second motion were thrown out in public, hunt would have become a joke for the whole city of miduli, and he quickly withdrew his request.

Since hunt gave up his request, Thales did not say in public what the second motion was, and Aesop was like a mirror, naturally able to guess, but asked nothing. At the end of the citizens' Congress and the recognition of his relatives, Aesop lived in his hometown. He got along well with his cousins and three nephews, and was happy to come and go often.

Aesop lived in his old house, and red often invited his brother to his house, and his three nephews often visited Aesop's house to see his uncle. Aesop was a kind old man who was very kind to all three nephews.

Reid's eldest son was an officer with a hot temper and impulsive temperament. Aesop often talks to him about marching and fighting, and tells him that the war strategy and situation judgment are far more important to a commander than the hot blooded impulse. Reid's second son was a merchant, and he was responsible for buying ships and trading. Business is Aesop's old line, so he often talks with him about how to do business. It is not just calculation that is the real interest.

As for Weil, the youngest nephew, he is only 16 years old, which is exactly the age when Aesop left his hometown. He looks like Aesop when he was a teenager. He is Aesop's favorite younger generation. He even told his cousin that he would come to him when he was free, to live with him and help him with the shop. The implication is that will will will be his successor. Red was happy, of course, and well liked to run to his uncle.

Aesop took back the grange and the house. How could there be shops? It's also about will, and Aesop likes him best for no reason. Among the property left by Aesop's father was a shop in the city of miduli. Aesop's father was a businessman. Later, the shop was inherited by Reid. Reid sold his assets and bought a boat to do business. The shop was the first to be sold. Aesop did not mention it again.

But weir told Aesop that in addition to the homestead and the Grange, he should inherit a shop in the city, not far from the house, which had been sold not long ago. At the same time, will told his uncle, he paid his own money to buy the shop back, the title of his uncle was written on the deed and returned to Aesop.

Aesop accepted his nephew's "gift" and gave the shop to will. Part of Hunt's merchandise was to be sold in midtown, and of course it was the shop. Aesop's life was very leisurely. When he had nothing to do, he went to the city square to chat with people and became good friends with the sage named Thales.

Aesop often sits in the shop and looks at the counter to do business like an ordinary clerk. It was his old business decades ago. Now he is very kind and happy to go back to his old business.

Of course, the old house was renovated. It was very comfortable to live in. Amun and the craftsmen hired by him personally renovated the house. It's unnecessary to say much about the craftsmanship of the gods. But even the craftsmen who worked with Amun didn't find anything unusual. They just thought that the coachman was very hardworking and capable. Master Aesop could really hire a man!

During the renovation of the house, Amun asked Aesop that the original symbol of the patron saint had been exposed. Would you like to leave the symbol hidden again? Aesop said no, so the steps in front of the door did not move, but restored the stone slab. The stone tablet with the scepter of Hermes on the back was still in place. There was no other symbol of patron saint hidden in the new house.

Aesop believed in Amun as the only God. In his view, the battle of power carved on the stone slab was just a kind of traditional hidden decoration. As a memory retention, it was still kept in its original place. However, he did not believe in Hermes, so he did not have to do anything unnecessary.With Aesop's age and experience, he had reached the point where he didn't have to worry about everything. He did what he wanted and was content to do. He knew who Amun was, but he still watched him repair his house like an ordinary craftsman. If it was Amun who asked to do so, he would not interfere. Anyway, it happens that someone needs to repair the house. Aesop doesn't care whether the person who repairs the house is a God, as long as Amun is a qualified craftsman.

If an insider saw the scene, he might think Aesop was disrespectful to the God, but Aesop knew how to get along with the God. Amun came to the world must have proof, since he has done so, that is the process of proof. Aesop did not know what he could do for the gods, and that was his help to the gods.

After the house was repaired, Aesop lived in the city and didn't need to take a carriage. Amun, the "coachman", was "unemployed". But he made another request to Aesop, hoping to take care of the Grange. Aesop asked privately, "my God, why do you take care of my estate?"

Amun said with a smile: "I was destined to be a blacksmith and a miner in my life. If it wasn't for the accident later, I would have been a blacksmith and a miner all my life. But then I became a hunter in the mountains, a bodyguard in the temple, a general in command of the army, and your driver, but I never became a farmer. "

Aesop no longer said that he directly gave Amun full control of the farm, but told him how he wanted to run the farm and what crops he would grow. In other people's eyes, Aesop was very generous and trusted with the old man who followed him back to his hometown. When he didn't need a coachman, he gave the farm to Amun again.

Amun is also called Amun. No one would think that he was the main god of eju, but regarded him as a mortal with the same name as some exotic God. There are many things to worry about when running a farm. Aesop's farm is half flat and half slope land. Most of the crops originally planted are olives. Olive oil is the most important product and export commodity of the city states of the Yalun League.

But Aesop changed crops, growing grapes on the slopes, building wine cellars on the farm, and planting wheat on the ground. The fertile plain area near miduli city-state is limited. The yield of wheat grain planted on many land is not high. People prefer to import wheat grain rather than plant it by themselves. Aesop does the opposite.

It will take at least a year or two for replanting crops to see a good harvest. Mendanzo also privately asked Amun, "my God, you have fulfilled your wish to escort Aesop back to his native land. Do you want to stay here with Aesop to the end of his life? "

Amun shook his head and said, "this is not for Aesop. He is accompanied by his relatives in his hometown. He lives well. This is what he asked for, not what the gods gave him. Without me, he would have invited better farmers to take care of the farm. As the God he believes in, I don't need to stay here. I can hear his prayer and call even in the kingdom of heaven.

I came to the world with my own proof. Here I deal with people and observe the world's thoughts and thoughts. All things are handled by me and happen naturally. This is different from looking at the world in the kingdom of heaven. The experience along the way, including the plays we saw in the city of yalen, and what Aesop did, inspired me

Since Amun said so, medanzo naturally stayed in Aesop's house. Neither the gods nor the Ninth level gods cared about one or two years. In other people's eyes, medanzo and Amun are both Aesop's entourage back home. Medanzo is a handsome and powerful warrior. He can escort Aesop all the way back to miduli. Obviously, his means are not weak, and he may even be a great warrior. With him, naturally, no one dares to find Aesop's trouble.

Aesop gave the Grange to Amun, and he stopped asking about it. Every day, besides looking for Thales in the city square or chatting with others, he talked with Weil in the shop about various things. There was one thing that Weil didn't quite understand. He asked specially: "dear uncle, running a farm naturally doesn't make money in business. But it doesn't matter if you like it. After all, the land of our ancestors is preserved. If the wine is good, it's also a good business if you grow grapes, but it's obviously not as good as planting olives

Aesop wrung his beard and said with a smile, "wait and see. It won't take long for you to understand. Nowadays, the conflict between the Yalun alliance and the kibata Alliance on the hitton peninsula is becoming more and more fierce. The kingdom of Macedonian in the north is rising, but the Boz empire is still unwilling to fail. In this situation, can the Yalun alliance maintain its dominant position in trade for a long time?

Once the maritime transportation lines are cut off, or the focus of Commerce and trade is shifted, what will happen to the city-state of miduli, which lacks products? Whose money can your second brother earn when he is in business? Everyone is planting olives. If olive oil can't be transported out because of the war, what will happen? I have talked to your elder brother about the recent strategic situation, which is mainly military, but I am still a farmland Lord, so I will naturally have my own consideration. "

As Aesop spoke to his nephew, a young man came into the shop. He was wearing a tunic with short sleeves and holding a willow branch. He looked very elegant. Aesop stood up and said, "Sir, what can I do for you?"

The young man laughed and shook his head: "I just went into the city to find a grocery store and came in to see what I needed."

Aesop waved his hand: "you can look at it at will."

Looking at the goods on the shelf, the young man suddenly pointed to the most exquisite statue on the shelf behind the shop and asked, "how much does Zeus sell here?"Aesop replied politely, "it's not Zeus, but the statue of Zeus. The one you mean sells two silver coins."

The young man asked with a smile: "the great Zeus is the father of the gods of Olympus. Can this solemn statue be sold on the shelf like ordinary commodities? Can belief in gods be traded with money? This shopkeeper, please answer this question. Otherwise, why do you sell statues and earn your profits in the name of gods? "

Young people's questions are interesting and sound like they're looking for fault. However, this is the city-state of the alliance of Yalun. There are all kinds of sages or wise men in the temple square of the city-state to have similar debates, so Aesop is not surprised. It seems that the young man is a passing sage, but he asks the shop owner who sells statues.

Aesop replied calmly: "I have been to many countries in Tianshu continent, such as in eju. Gods can not be sold openly, or they will be regarded as blasphemy to the gods. However, the gods did not come from the sky. If the government or the people want to build the statues, they must also ask craftsmen to carve and depict them. This is to calculate the reward.

The belief here is more tolerant, and people's feelings towards gods are closer. You are willing to pay for the statue, rather than go to a pub to drink, which proves that you are willing to pay for your faith. The money was not paid by the gods, but was paid to the craftsmen who carved the statues, the grooms who transported them, and the shops that sold them.

If you think you are buying gods, then two silver coins are really blasphemous. You can make a price for Zeus yourself, and no one can afford it! All we have is the sky above us and the faith in our heart. Things outside of us are a way of expression. So I want to ask you, how much do you want to bid for such a statue? "

The young man was a little stunned. It seemed that Aesop would have such an answer. Then he changed the subject and pointed to the statue of Hera beside Zeus and said, "how much does this statue cost?"

Hera is the wife of Zeus in mythology and legend. This statue of Hera is a work of stone carvings with colored paintings. Wearing a corolla decorated with peacock feathers and a bright skirt, Hera is plump, dignified and radiant. Aesop replied, "four silver coins are needed."

The young man was surprised and said, "the two statues are of the same material and size. Why is the statue of Hera twice as expensive as that of the father of the gods?"

Aesop calmly explained: "this is a statue of a goddess. The corolla and clothes are much more complicated. Craftsmen have to pay twice as much time to carve and paint carefully. If they don't pay attention, it is easy to damage. Then the whole stone will be discarded, so it will be sold more expensive."

The young man nodded, then pointed to the bottom of the wooden frame and asked, "well, the patron saint of miduli and the patron saint of merchants, the statue of Hermes is about the same size as the two statues just now, and the carving is very exquisite. I like them very much. How much do you want to sell them

At this time, amon's voice suddenly rang out in Aesop's Soul: "the young man in front of you is the God himself of Hermes. He came from the kingdom of Olympus and came down directly from the altar of the city-state temple."

Amun was far away in the vineyard outside the city, but he noticed the situation in time and reminded Aesop secretly. Aesop heard Amun's voice and did not show any strange expression. He said calmly to Hermes, "do you mean this statue? If you pay six silver coins to buy the two statues just now, this one will be regarded as a bonus. Our shop will give you a free discount. "

Hermes's smile froze for a moment, and then he asked, "I think this statue is good. Don't you want to sell it more expensive?"

Aesop still smiles and says, "it's just a statue. It's worth so much money. It's real. I don't want to cheat you."

Hermes frowned slightly. "Do you know who I am, old man?"

Aesop replied, "you are the customer who has come to ask the price. I am the owner of the shop."

Without saying a word, the young man turned out of the shop. Weir, who had been standing beside him, felt a little puzzled. And amon's voice sounded in Aesop's Soul: "Aesop, I want to say thank you! You have given me the best inspiration for what I think. "

……

Why did Amun thank Aesop? Maybe only this God knows. And what is the purpose of Hermes? I'm afraid only the spirit can understand.

At the city-state Council of citizens, Hermes had sent down the oracle at the request of the people: "people of miduli, the old man in front of you has returned from a foreign land, and there has not been the light of the gods. The gods will not prove his identity, and they need to prove themselves."

Aesop's way to identify himself was to remove the symbol of Hermes' Scepter hidden in his old house. When the house was rebuilt, the stone slabs were put back intact. Hermes was aware of Aesop's faith, and Aesop expressed his faith. The silent dialogue between the gods and the mortals was equally divided.

When Hermes came to the world and appeared in front of Aesop in person, Aesop would regard him as a guest to ask the price whether he said his name or not. Aesop was not disrespectful to the customer as to how to sell the goods in the shop. And Amun watched the scene, knowing the cause and effect, but also had his own feelings.……

Autumn is coming and winter is coming. The newly planted grapes need to be unloaded, pruned and buried in soil. The farmers in the farm are busy in the wheat field and can not spare any manpower. So Amun came to the road outside the farm, ready to hire short-time workers.

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