Infinite travel starting from violet

Chapter 74: 074: Tomb Sweeping

A month later.

On the morning of early winter, Lu Ye was cleaning the last batch of fallen leaves in front of the door with a broom.

"Oh, it's been hard work, let's drink some black tea."

The old lady in the clothing store served Lu Ye a cup of hot tea.

Lu Ye stopped what he was doing and took the porcelain cup.

"Thanks, how is she doing?"

Hearing this sentence, the old woman's face suddenly showed a look of worry.

"It's okay, but it's really a bit abnormal, or you should see a doctor."

"Well, I've already looked for it." Lu Ye said casually.

"But I don't think you need to worry too much. As long as you don't feel any pain in your body, it should be considered a good thing. After all, she is young, so it's normal for her body to develop, right?"

"Physical development is a good thing, but don't you think she is overdeveloped?"

The old woman was silent.

In most of her life, this was the first time she had seen such a strange thing.

In fact, she was a little uncertain in her heart.

The evaluation of good and bad things is sometimes not based on the things themselves, but on the thoughts of the parties involved.

Lu Ye wanted to ask the person concerned, but the girl went back to bed after breakfast.

A month has passed since that night.

But Lu Ye and Violet still stayed in Layden Port.

If you want to say why you are still here...the reasons are quite complicated.

But it can be briefly summarized in the following three points.

One is that the regional fighting in the northeast has become more intense.The nearby railway network, that is, the transportation line, was cut off, and most of the lines leading to Verdon were unusable, and taking a horse-drawn carriage was not within the scope of Lu Ye's consideration.

Second, something happened to Violet's body.To put it simply, her development speed is too fast.If one month ago her body was that of a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, now her physical maturity has reached about 25 years old, and she is completely a mature woman.

In reality, it takes one month, but the body spans ten years.

So Lu Ye had to negotiate with the old woman, otherwise the girl's underwear would not be enough to change.

And since this month, Violet has also experienced lethargy.

In a 24-hour day, she needs to sleep about twelve hours to stay awake.

Fortunately, Violet herself didn't care about this, and there was no pain in her body, so Lu Ye could only observe temporarily.

If it continues to develop at this level, it is not growth, but aging.

But the situation has improved in recent days, at least I don't have to change my underwear every day.

"Oh, it's already eight o'clock." The old woman said suddenly.

"Well, time flies so fast." Lu Ye said, "It's a bit cold outside, you should put on a coat before going out."

"Okay." The old woman chuckled, "But is it okay to leave her alone in the room to sleep?"

"No problem, I'll just leave a note later."

After a while, the door of the clothing store temporarily hung a closed sign.

Lu Ye held an umbrella and helped the old woman walk on the street.

The sky did not know when it started to snow, and if you didn't pay attention, you might even think it was rain.

In the past month, except near the pier, there have been fewer and fewer pedestrians in the town.

After the situation on the front line spread to Leiden, the price of goods rose, and everyone began to stockpile food for the winter...if there is a chance to survive this winter.

The old lady was getting old, and her health was not very good, and the increasingly low temperature also made her legs suffer from rheumatism.

Therefore, it stands to reason that she would not have gone out in this cold weather.

But today is the anniversary of her deceased husband's death.

Since she had no children, and it happened that Lu Ye frequented her business during this time, so she made this unfeeling request a few days ago.

Lu Ye readily agreed.

The old hand was wearing warm fur gloves, and the old woman was holding a few bouquets of white chrysanthemums, walking slowly with the support of Lu Ye.

Because of the weather and the war, almost all the coachmen on the road disappeared.

So if you want to go to the cemetery, you have to go to the nearby post station to see if there are any.

The street was cold, and Lu Ye supported her very carefully, for fear that the old woman would fall.

To get to the nearest post station, with the foot strength of a normal person, maybe 10 minutes is enough.

But Lu Ye spent half an hour.

The door of the post station was ajar, and when he climbed the steps, Lu Ye pushed open the wooden door.

There was no one in the room, only a few round tables in the middle with cards and wine glasses scattered around.

"Hi, is there anyone?" Lu Ye called inside.

Hearing the call, there seemed to be some movement in the back room.

"Who?"

A strange woman poked her head out from behind the door, her sleeping hair was a little messy.

"Hi, we'd like to order a carriage."

"Carriage?" The woman frowned strangely, "Wait a minute."

She ducked into the back room.

A few seconds later, there seemed to be a quarrel in the house, with a woman's voice, but the manic man's voice seemed to be louder.

Then there was a "snap".

After a while, the woman came out from the house, wearing some thin clothes, with a red mark on the left side of her face.

Domestic violence?

Just as Lu Ye was thinking this, a stack of banknotes flew out from behind the door again and hit the woman.

"Don't disturb my sleep, get out!"

A rough voice burst out from the back room.

Lu Ye didn't say anything.

It is now clear enough what the situation is.

While it was clear, it was not the time to speak.

But from this point of view, I am afraid that riding in a carriage is out of the question.

People are afraid of war.

And this fear intensified after learning that it was a war that could not be won.

"You want to take a carriage, don't you?"

The woman didn't care about her eyes, and picked up the money on the ground.

That was obtained after her night of "labor".

"That's right..."

"Now everyone is staying indoors to prepare for the winter. Like hibernating animals, most of the shops on the street are closed. Where can you go?"

"To visit my husband in the cemetery," said the old woman with a smile.

Hearing this, the flaxen-haired woman frowned slightly, as if she was thinking about something.

"Okay then, let's go, I'll take you!" The woman said neatly.

"But……"

Lu Ye hesitated.

—The carriage should not be yours, right?

He didn't say that.

As if seeing what Lu Ye was thinking, the woman said simply:
"Although the car doesn't belong to me, I've learned it. It's no problem to take you for a ride. That guy drank a lot of alcohol last night. I'm afraid he won't wake up until the afternoon. He won't notice if he uses it secretly."

"Then how much should we pay?" Lu Ye asked.

Although the car does not belong to a woman, since she is willing to help, she should be paid.

"Well, the price of goods has risen rapidly recently, so I don't want any money, just give me a box of bread if possible."

"make a deal."

(End of this chapter)