Chapter 4

On the way home, Anna found Lucia very depressed.

She guessed it was because she gave the gold coins to the priest.

Since she was a child, Lucia has shown extraordinary intelligence, she will act like a spoiled child with her cute appearance and ask for candy from her neighbors.

It will also take advantage of boys' likes to exclude and bully girls.

Because of her angelic appearance, everyone likes her and is willing to help her.

The more this is the case, the more she has to lead by example and not let this child go wrong.

Even though she had made up her mind long ago, when she saw Lucia's slack expression, Anna couldn't stop her heartache.

When I picked up the money and gave it to myself, I must have wanted to be praised, but I was still so strict.

Although Anna felt that she was right, but looking at Lucia's expression, she felt too pitiful.

It happened that there was a candy store on the side of the road, and Anna took Lucia in and bought a small packet of candy.

Just such a little candy, it even costs three silver coins.

Ana thought with a heartache, but she still gave Lucia a stern look at her like a puppy.

"The money you pick up in the future will be handed over to the patrol police, understand?"

"Got it." Lucia whispered.

"This candy is your reward." Anna took out a candy from the pouch and fed it to Lucia, who was waiting with her mouth open, "You have to remember, we will always earn money, but peace of mind But it cannot be recovered.”

"Hmm." Lucia was holding the candy, her tender face bulged out a small bag, she still smiled sweetly, "Thank you Mommy."

When she laughed, it seemed that the whole world was smiling too.

Anna resisted the urge to touch Lucia's head.

This kid is really like an angel...except character.

After returning home, Anna put the small packet of sugar on the top of the shelf and started to prepare dinner.

Most commoners here eat only two meals a day.

Once in the morning before leaving for work, about eight to ten o'clock; the other after work.

Nobles will add tea parties and other tricks between these long two meals, but ordinary people don't pay attention to this, they have already tried their best to live.

Athos, in uniform, patrols his precinct.

In the eyes of most ordinary people, being a patrol officer is a decent job, and this job brings him a salary of one gold and thirty silver a month.

Fifty silver coins from this salary are to be paid to the landlord, and the remaining 80 silver coins are used to pay for their family's living expenses.

This is not enough, because after a period of time, it will be enrolling in the Seranga Elementary Academy, and if Lucia passes the exam to go to school, an additional expense will be required.

Athos was

crush

Passed by the sister next door, and then watched the sister whom I had a crush on getting married at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and became a mother of three children at the age of twenty.

She is the same age as the ladies of a decent family, but she is so old and numb.

The moment he knew that he had a younger sister, Athos decided to let his younger sister live a decent life, and he used this to persuade his parents from Arantar.

Education is the first step in changing fate, and although Athos has never read a book himself, he firmly believes in it.

Thinking of his angel-like cute sister, Athos couldn't help laughing.

After secretly calculating his savings and income, Athos ended his day's patrol. On the way home, he suddenly saw a candy store next to him.

Lucia's pitiful and depressed look suddenly appeared in his mind.

Athos couldn't help but went in and said to the owner, "Excuse me, I want to buy some candy."

A few minutes later, Athos came out with a small, beautifully packaged box in his hand and a wry smile on his face.

It was only such a small packet of candy that it cost five silver coins.

This is his salary for more than a day. If it is replaced by bread, he can buy twenty-five pieces of pure wheat bread...

Athos returned to Owl Street with a heartache and saw his father at the intersection.

Yesterday, he took Ram to the nearby temple of Douma, the god of craftsmen, and gave the letter of introduction to the priest of the temple of the god of craftsmen in Arantar, and got some short-term jobs.

"Dad, is the work going well?" Athos subconsciously stuffed the candy into his pocket.

"Of course," Ram responded loudly, "how about you, brat?"

"Of course I'm fine!"

The two returned home in a lively manner, and Anna had already prepared a table

Food

Waiting for them, Lucia's little one was lying on the table, her long golden hair almost wrapped her up.

In the dimly lit room, she was like a beam of light that went astray, distinct from the dimness around her, a thrilling beauty.

Athos couldn't help but glanced at Lucia's attributes again, and sure enough, he saw the bright tenth level of God's Favor.

He had heard from Anna last night that Lucia didn't believe in any gods at all, so who is this god's favor?

The little group got up when they heard the sound, and showed a happy smile: "Dad, brother, welcome home!"

So cute, Athos thought.

If he is a god, he will surely send all the beauty of the whole world to Lucia.

If he is a noble, he can give Lucia the best clothes and the best jewelry.

Because her smile deserves all the good gifts.

But now she can only give her a small bag of candy.

"I saw a candy store on my way back just now, so I bought some by the way." Ram said as if nothing had happened, took out a treasure of candy from his pocket, and opened it up and fed it to Lucia.

"Uh..." Athos was a little embarrassed, wondering if this was a good time to say that he also bought candy.

"... Athos." Anna understood everything.

Athos touched his nose and took out the candy: "Actually, I too..."

"Wow, there's a lot of candy, I'm so happy." Lucia jumped out of the chair and cried out cutely and happily, "Lucia loves dad and brother so much!"

"You all dote on her too much!" Anna said angrily, snatching all the candies from Athos and Ram's hands, and sternly glared at Lucia, "You've already eaten candy today!"

The three trainees shrank their necks involuntarily.

"Eat now!" Anna ordered while putting the candy on the shelf.

Athos found that there was another packet of candy on the shelf, he and Ram tacitly exchanged glances, and sat back on the dining table obediently.

After dinner, it was completely dark.

In order to save lamp oil, after a few people said good night to each other, they all went back to their respective rooms to sleep.

Lucia lay obediently on the bed, letting Anna tuck the quilt neatly for her, and closed the window for her, just looking at Anna with big watery eyes.

"This is not Arantal. Children will be kidnapped when they go out to play. Lucia, please don't go out." Anna warned.

"I know, I'm good." Lucia swore.

Anna didn't believe it at all, so she decided to buy a lock tomorrow to lock the window, and tirelessly told her to call Serancha a dragon's den and a tiger's den, a paradise for criminals.

Lucia listened obediently to Anna's training, and said obediently, "Mummy, good night."

"Good night." Anna closed the door.

After a second, she pushed the door again: "Absolutely not allowed to go out!"

"I know." Lucia said obediently.

It took a while this time, until I heard the door closing at the other end of the corridor, Lucia lifted the quilt and sat up: "Wow, it's finally over!"

My ears are going to hear calluses!

She is not a fool, how could she run away!

Lucia walked around the room barefooted and hummed, and asked on a whim, "Are you there, Mr. Mystery?"

"Yes." A low and pleasant voice rang out.

"Wow, you actually keep staring at me, you are perverted!" Lucia was extremely disgusted, "Did you still peep at me taking a bath!"

"It's like a human observing an insect box. Whether it's mating or laying eggs, you don't have any empathy, and so do I," Mistry explained. "You don't have to be shy, Lucia."

"Why should I be shy?" Lucia asked incredulously, "You are the perverted one!"

"Well... um, that's it." Mistry was persuaded. "I will avoid your private time in the future, my little lady."

"After is after, before is before, this cannot be generalized." Lucia said shrewdly, "You must remember that you owe me a lot, Mistry."

"Of course, then what do I have to do so that this lovely lady can forgive me?" Mistry's voice was smiling, obviously he had guessed Lucia's answer.

"Give me a gold coin and I'll treat it like nothing happened." Lucia said solemnly.

Mistry laughed happily.

Lucia walked to the window with bare feet, leaned against the edge of the window to look outside, and saw Serancha in the night from the glass window.

It wasn't pitch black outside the window, and there were colorful lights flashing across the two streets, illuminating the entire sky.

"It's so bright," Lucia was a little curious, "Is Serancha so lively at night?"

"Not all." Mistry's voice sounded from Lucia's side, as if someone was standing next to her, "That's the red light district of Seranga."

"Wow." Lucia exclaimed, "It's amazing, some industries in Seranga are really developed."

"It's not surprising. As long as there are creatures, the desire to reproduce will not disappear." Mistry said humorously, "Of course, our little lady has no such needs."

"You will need it sooner or later." Lucia said old-fashioned.

Mistry laughed again.

Lucia found a black figure crossing the block: "Who is that?"

"Huh?" Mistry's voice brought some interest, "It's a priest."

"Why did the priest come out so late?" Lucia said puzzled.

"This is the priest of the Moon Maiden, and now is his time to work." Mistry's voice was somewhat mysterious.

"The girl of the moon?" Lucia didn't pay much attention to the information about the gods. It was the first time she heard about this god, "Is it the god of the moon?"

"It's not." Mistry opened the mystery with a smile, "This is the patron saint of some gentlemen and ladies who work hard at night."

"...I probably understand." Lucia rolled her eyes, "There are so many priesthoods of your gods."

"Of course, gods who have lost their priesthood will gradually be forgotten by humans, gradually become weaker, and finally fall."

"Wow, this is a competitive job." Lucia sighed and asked worriedly, "Then what is your priesthood?"

"Me? I have no priesthood."

It seems to be really a pheasant god.

Lucia thought sympathetically.

"It doesn't matter, as your believer, I will definitely help you think about it." Lucia said thoughtfully, "Don't worry, I will definitely think of a priesthood for you before you fall."

"Then I will thank you in advance, lovely lady."

After talking about this conversation, Lucia was also a little sleepy. She glanced at the colorful sky outside the window again, drew the curtains and lay down on the bed, and pulled up the quilt to cover her nose: "I'm going to sleep!"

"Good boy," Mistry said softly.

"Good night, Mr. Mystery."

"Good night, Miss Lucia."

The author has something to say: an ordinary imperfect family, and their love.

This is the most precious thing I gave Lucia.