Chapter 38: festival

The mining town at night is silent, except for one place, the square in the center of the town. Here at this time the bonfire was sky-filled, and almost all the people in the mining towns and villages under the jurisdiction of the mining town came here to participate in the annual Oktoberfest.
"Together we are here today, I wish our next year will be even better!" Billy, the mayor of the town, began his regular speech. In his view, this is the most important part of each year.
"Although our children, your husbands, may still be fighting on the front line at this time, everyone in our mining town will protect them!" Old Billy was worthy of being the mayor for decades. The words are all right, and it is easy to incite the emotions of the townspeople. At least everyone in the square is now thinking of his loved ones by him.
"This year, our mining town has overcome many difficulties. Already." Old Billy is still giving a speech, but the following people have heard him not much, because the most important part has already been talked about, and the rest is about Old Billy. As the mayor, how many contributions have been made and how many achievements have been made this year. Many civilians have a limited level of education, such as the Locke family. Locke may have read a few words on the front line. The vast majority of the remaining people simply cannot understand what Old Billy is saying. Those minerals increase and the economy changes. Well wait words, honest civilians do not understand, let alone them, even old Billy may not know what he is talking about, his set of rhetoric is given to him by the town’s administrator, the administrator is a baron The managers assigned to each town are of a lower rank than the mayor, but they are directly under the baron, and the old Billy does not dare to offend.
Around the campfire, except for a part of the more honest civilians listening to the old man's book, the rest started their carnival. Drinking, drinking, eating bread. Today’s beer is free, and bread costs money, but very few, only a few copper Dele, which is a yearly benefit for most people who are not full. Smart businessmen began to sell their goods. Although the shops of the whole mining town were closed and closed, there were always one or two still insisting, and the annual Oktoberfest is the best time for them to make money. .
At this time, Lao Luo was holding a glass of beer and drinking and bragging with people who met in the town. The object of bragging was nothing more than his son who was a team leader. Around him were also a group of honest people, the team leader. In their view, it is indeed not a small role anymore. It is worth stubbornness among them. Many people even take advantage of this to raise relatives. Even if Little Locke has not returned, at least the marriage can be ordered.
Although old Locke is honest, he is not stupid. Of course, he can't just do it casually, and his daughter and wife are beside him. How can he handle the life-long event of his son casually. The merchants do not pay much attention to the old Rock, the captain, this level is equal to the captain of the town’s defense team. When they are bigger, they say that they are at the same level as the village chief, and they are military. The gold content cannot be equal to the village. On the same level, and the merchants are very profitable, it is not known whether the old Rock's son can come back alive from the battlefield. The merchants have higher status than ordinary people because they have money, so they don't care about the father of a small captain.
And the officials in the town with higher status, such as the clerk, tax officer, finance officer, and several captains of the defense team, look down on a small captain. Why do they value a small captain who is lower than himself.
Of course, this is just a part of people's thoughts, and many people talk to the old Rock. For example, an official who manages forest trees in the town is an exquisite man who is not guilty and has relationships with everyone. Old Locke flattered a glass of wine, and Lin Muguan casually talked a few words, which made Old Locke drunk earlier. Mining Town said it was not big, and it was said that it was not small. The captains from the town were said to be five or six. The families of these five or six people are at least more noble than the 90% or so people present, and they have one more friendship. Lin Muguan thinks so much about it.
Later, even the mayor's family sent a relative to look for the old Rock and toast a glass of wine. There are smart people everywhere, especially these old fritters that have been mixed for so many years.
Forstein is located in the southwest, unlike Charlotte in the east, which produces ale. More people drink beer here. The cost of beer is lower than ale. Most people drink it. wide.
The night of the Oktoberfest is deep and beautiful, and the small mining town spent a wonderful night.
In the early morning of the next day, the people who fell to the center of the square were awakened by the cold wind. Although there was a beer to warm the stomach, although the bonfire burned overnight, after all, it was the late autumn season, and people with good health could not hold it. Old Rock was blown by the cold wind, and his back pain was repeated. With dim eyes, he walked towards the town.
The mother and daughter of Tia and Leah rented to a relative's house in the town last night. They couldn't stand the cold wind all night. Old Locke walked on the road and remembered his own field, and the working people were like that. Except for three meals a day and short parents, they also thought about their own one-third of an acre.
With the enthusiasm of this distant relative in the town, the old Locke family of three walked to the town's mouth and were ready to go home. Mining Town is very small. Basically, every family may have some relatives in the three generations of uploading. Old Locke is now a single seedling, but Tia has a few sisters and brothers, but they are all very weak. No one looks down on this relative who is married to the countryside. With Zizigui, Locke made a name for herself in the army, and she, a mother, was also covered with light. Those who looked down on her before now are not so casual about talking to her. Although Tia is very uncomfortable, she feels very it is good.
When he reached the entrance of the town, Old Locke whistled about his land again. I wonder if the guinea pigs who drove away yesterday would come back to steal rice potatoes from his house today. Tia was holding dozens of copper Derlers in her arms and kept groping. These were what she earned by selling eggs last night. She planned to pull two pieces of cloth and make a new skirt for her daughter during the Chinese New Year. The daughter has been taking care of their old couple for years, and she has long regarded Lia as her own daughter.
Leah was supporting her parents. Old Locke’s face was still glowing red. At first glance, he knew that he had drunk last night. Although Tia was holding a headscarf and wearing a thick linen coat, she was still shaking and shaking. After all, the couple are old, and Leah has to worry a lot.
The three of them walked to the entrance of the town, and a long black team of horses came in the distance. The bell Ding Ling hanging on the horse's neck rang. Those familiar with the sound knew that this was the caravan of the baron. Now!
A look at the old Locke and his colleagues, and I don't have to go back for now.