Whispering Poems.

Chapter 1529 Flower's Bet
Xia De took out the letter while talking. Although it was just written half an hour ago, he did not forget to dry all the ink and make obvious creases on the paper to prevent the letter from being seen too much. new. .

Bishop Murphys opened the letter in surprise, glanced at it and asked in surprise:

"It's Rat Augustus? Old Augustus is indeed still alive, but we haven't been in touch for many years."

"Yes, when I was in Tobesk, I often asked Priest Augustus for help. The priest has a very high reputation in our diocese."

Xia De nodded, exchanged a glance with the doctor, and said embarrassedly:

"Speaking of which, we are actually curious about one thing."

He smiled:
"Priest Augustus mentioned something about you to us. He said that when he was young, he was on a business trip in the Randall Valley. He once made a bet with you. He lost 10 pence and has not returned it. Please, can you tell us , What did you bet at that time? I am really curious, after all, what Priest Augustus often said on weekdays is to keep young people away from the Rhodes card."

"He's still the same as when he was young."

Bishop Murphys carefully folded and put away the greeting letter from an old friend whom he had not seen for a long time, and then sighed:

"That was many years ago. If you didn't mention it today, I would have almost forgotten it. Rat Augustus is a very peculiar person. To be honest, I haven't met any of them in all these years. A conservative, prudent and religious man like him."

The bishop gave a rather high evaluation, then shook his head with a smile:
"As for the bet back then, he can still remember it. Young people, you may have come here with curiosity, but the answer is actually very boring. This is just an accidental conversation between young people of the previous era."

"So can you waste some time to satisfy our idle curiosity?"

Doctor Schneider also asked, and the bishop nodded:
"It was also a season at the turn of winter and spring, just like it is now, of course, not as cold as this year.

At that time, I was just an ordinary priest in this church. On the way back to the city children’s welfare home with Augustus, who came to this city on a business trip when he was young, while watching the scenery along the banks of the Elrond River. , we guessed when the spring of that year would come.That is when the first Randall flowers of that year will bloom. "

Shad and Dr. Schneider looked at each other again:
"So, the content of your bet is when the first Randall flower blooms that year?"

It was a boring answer, Shad asked, but at least they had an answer.

"No, no, we are not fortune tellers from the Prophet Association, nor are we weather researchers from the Higher Academy. How could we guess such a question?"

The bishop smiled and shook his head, squinting his eyes slightly, as if he was brought back to his youthful years by memory:

"The weather was really nice that day. I remember that Augustus and I were wearing church robes. On my feet were cowhide shoes that I had spent all winter saving money to buy. The shoes are still with me. In the closet. As a local, I spoke to Augustus about how every year someone was the first to take Randall's flowers to City Hall just for the prize money that gave them, and Augustus mentioned that he was in the room I grew a pot of Randall flowers in my house. The sun was very sunny that day, and the way back was boring, and since we had a common topic, the two of us started a boring bet."

In fact, hearing this, Dr. Xia De and Dr. Schneider are no longer bored.

"We began to wonder whether the first person who brought a blooming Randall flower to the city hall to receive the reward in the spring of that year would have tampered with the flower."

The old man winked at the two:

"Actually, there are many ways to make flowers bloom abnormally, but the tradition of Randall's flowers has continued for so many years, and the city hall also has a way to check. Do you want to guess, Augustus and I, respectively, Which side did you bet on?"

"Priest Augustus must have thought that the first person who brought the flowers must have done something wrong."

The doctor replied without thinking:
"I have known Priest Augustus for a long time, and I found that he always likes to think things in a bad direction, and always speculates on strangers in the most sinister direction of people's hearts. I have tried to use psychology I can only speculate on the reason for this way of thinking by means of experts, but I can only think that some past experiences have influenced him."

Xia De nodded approvingly, and Bishop Murphys also nodded slightly:
"He still does. Yes, doctor, you guessed it. Augustus thinks that the first person who brought the flowers that year must have done the tricks, and I don't think so. Since it's just a casual chat, the bet It was only 10 pence. Although the prices in those days were different from now, 10 pence was something we could afford.”

"There is a follow-up to this story, right? We all know that Priest Augustus lost, but I think the follow-up situation is not just that Priest Augustus underestimated the kindness of human nature."

Xia De asked, because he saw the clue from the expression of the old bishop.The old man nodded again, and looked at the oil painting on the wall with his hands behind his back.It was only then that Xia De noticed that the oil painting was newly hung, and the picture was a banquet by the dense forest river.

"Spring is coming soon, and the news is in the newspapers. A poor woman who lives in a small village in the eastern Randall Valley and raises two children by herself has brought the first Randall flower of the year and won it. won the City Hall prize. I scouted through church channels, and before her, no one gave flowers that year, and she was the first, so I won."

Dr. Schneider raised his eyebrows:
"but actually"

The old bishop continued to look at the new oil painting on the wall with his hands behind his back:

"Augus has always been a cautious person, and I was very happy to be able to win money from him. We didn't mention paying the bet. Augustus also quickly ended his trip to the Randall Valley and returned the city of Tobesk in De La Rion.

Half a month later, the church arranged for people to preach in the countryside. I took the initiative to participate in it, and then I found that "lucky" woman in the countryside. At that time, I also kept a record of this incident. In the future, I want to show off to Augustus, after all, I am still young. From now on, the woman passed away 12 years ago.She is a very devout believer. Back then, she admitted to me that she had lied. "

"Is there something wrong with the flower she brought?"

Shad asked.

"Yes, she's just a country woman who can't really tell a Randall's flower from anything like it. She just went to City Hall with the hope of her family's survival, and it just so happened that there was another gentleman at the time, who also brought flowers , the latter is the real owner of the prize money. But the gentleman convinced the city hall officials to let the poor woman get the prize money and put her name in the newspaper, which greatly improved her life. And the town hall Since I got the flowers from that year, I wouldn't mind this kind of proposal."

Bishop Murphys took a deep breath, Dr. Schneider nodded slightly, and then was startled:
"Although this is a bit of a coincidence, the person who brought the real Randall flower back then couldn't be Priest Augustus?"

Bishop nodded:

"Yes, that was something I found out later. So, did I win or did he win? I couldn't figure it out when I was young, but I was ashamed of my 'arrogance'. As I get older, I feel lost again. In fact, even if Augustus doesn’t send me a letter, I will send him a letter in a few years after my body can no longer support this responsibility, and talk about it. What happened back then."

The doctor showed emotion. Although this story is not thrilling, it is definitely interesting.

Xia De smiled and shook his head. In his opinion, Priest Augustus should have cared about the bet, otherwise he would not have offered the pot of flowers.Moreover, the priest had already experienced the "unknowable relic out of control incident" at that time, even if he did not become a ring warlock, he definitely had extraordinary abilities.

Xia De couldn't believe it, it was really such a coincidence that Priest Augustus met the first Randall flower that year.He is more inclined to use some kind of ability on the initiative of the priest to predict the time and place where the flower will appear in advance.

What happened many years ago taught the two young people not to be arrogant and to understand compassion, and also saved a poor family.Thinking about it now, many years later, the "tenpenny bet" really doesn't matter.

The three of them did not speak for a while, but reminisced about the story.Until the old bishop said:
"Gentlemen, can I hold you up for ten minutes while I write a reply to Augustus and ask you to deliver it to him when you return?"

"Of course, you don't have to invite us to wait in the office. This gentleman and I wait outside the church. We can't chat all the time in the church."

Dr. Schneider nodded, while Xia De looked at the brand new oil painting:
"Speaking of which, is this painting a religious story? I don't seem to have heard of it. The nameplate is... Banquet in the Jungle?"

The bishop raised his eyebrows:
"Well, that's another interesting story."

Today's weather is indeed quite good, even if you wait outside, you can enjoy the scenery, so Bishop Murphys did not keep them.So Xia De and the doctor went back outside together, still sitting on the bench on the river bank facing the church entrance.It's just that the old gentleman who fed the pigeons and the man who tidied up the children's clothes have already left.

There is warmth in the wind, even sitting here with nothing to do, watching the people coming and going at the door of the church is quite good.

Now that he has temporarily left the church, Xia De asked some sensitive topics:

"Doctor, have you gone to them? Those who are related to demons."

　PS: Finish this volume tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)