Little Lord.

The long, cold winter is still going on, but the dock is becoming more and more lively. Everywhere you can see adults queuing up to buy braised beans, children running out to play, and unemployed people signing up to apply for various positions.

There was a ship on the sea about to dock, and the sailors on the ship were shocked when they saw the scene from afar.

Especially when they saw a lot of old people and children on the dock, they opened their mouths wide.

Is this still the pier in their hometown?
Why aren’t the elderly and children afraid of the cold anymore?
In the past, they had to close the doors and windows tightly when going out, for fear that the wind and snow outside would make them sick.

Why did they hear the children's laughter before they even reached the shore? Children can't stay quiet. They always make some noise when they are around.

Sailor Mogi was a taciturn gull. He heard the laughter on the shore but was still immersed in his own thoughts.

He will be going home soon.

Now there is only his white-haired old mother at home. His brother got married and moved to his wife's home, so he can only go back to visit her occasionally.

What's worse is that the neighbor is a poor widow with her child who is only in his teens. It is difficult for her to help if something happens.

But he had to leave home because there were no good jobs in the fertile provinces that could support himself and his mother, and being a sailor could earn him a good salary.

Besides, he is still so young and he should go out and see the world.

Sailor Mogi prayed in his heart: "I wonder how my good mother is doing now? I really hope that she has not encountered any accidents that require a son like me to be by her side, otherwise my heart will never be at peace in this life. Mother Goddess, please bless us poor people who have no one to rely on!"

The homesick sailor Mogi was lost in thought when he heard someone on the deck calling his name: "Mogi! Mogi!"

It was his sailor friend, a blond boy who loved to join in the fun, named Kimber.

As Jinbo spoke, people ran towards him and said excitedly, "Come and see, come and see, drink a sip of sour wine and go to the deck and take a look!"

Mogi said, "We're almost at the shore, why drink sour wine?" Before he could refuse, Jinpo had already poured a mouthful of the sour wine from his animal skin wine bag into Mogi's mouth, and pulled Mogi to run onto the deck.

All the sailors who had no work to do had gathered at the bow, craning their necks to look at the shore. If it weren't for the ship's rule that one could not transform into a bird without the captain's permission, they would probably have all transformed into birds and flown directly back to the shore.

Moji didn't want to join in the fun, but his friend pulled him to the railing. He looked up at the shore and saw a flock of birds chasing each other in the sky not far away, and a large group of people gathered at the dock where the ship was about to dock, looking forward to their return.

Standing at the front was an old lady with gray hair.

She was wearing the best cotton dress in her wardrobe and was trying hard to look in their direction.

Like the others waiting at the dock, her eyes were filled with the desire to see the person she missed.

Moji couldn't describe his feelings at this moment, he felt his eyes getting hot.

Their fertile province was so poor and its resources were so scarce that even with such a seaport, few cargo ships would dock. Only in the coldest winter would the captain be willing to take a detour and let them return home to see their long-lost families.

In such cold weather, they have to brave the wind and snow to return home to see their family members.

Moji wiped away the tears that welled up in his eyes after seeing his relatives, and said with a sob, "Don't just stand there and watch. Let's drive the boat back to the dock as soon as possible."

The sailors woke up as if from a dream, and they all ran to help the sailors on duty, with unprecedented efficiency. After the heavy cargo ship docked, sailor Moji jumped down first and ran to his mother whom he had not seen for nearly a year.

The mother and son hugged each other tightly. Their arms were warm, and their hearts were warm too.

The other sailors also woke up as if from a dream and jumped off the boat to hug their loved ones or loved ones who came to greet them.

After they shed tears, they asked what was going on.

Shouldn't they stay home?
Ordinary bird species like them are extremely afraid of cold.

What's more, their fertile province is colder than other places.

The dock is so lively now!

They really wanted to know what was going on.

After hearing the birds' stories, the sailors realized that this was a recent change.

A magical kind of braised beans is being sold at the dock right now. Not only does it taste delicious, it can also help keep you warm!

Each time they would put a pound of braised beans in the ice and snow and heat them up to eat over a few days, and also have some other staple foods, and they could move freely outside for several days.

The sailors were incredulous: "Is there really such food? We have never seen it at other docks!"

Now the reputation of Lord Jiang Zhuozhuo at the dock has completely changed. When hearing people questioning the authenticity of the buffing effect of the braised beans, many birds proudly explained: "These are the magical braised beans brought by our new lord. If you don't believe me, go and line up to buy some and try them!"

Although the sailors can rely on their physical strength to endure, who would be willing to suffer if they could be a little warmer?
They always feel that their mother/wife/children look much warmer than themselves, and the redness on their faces is not caused by the cold, but a manifestation of the warmth they feel all over.

Sailors flocked to the hourly French fry chain to queue up.

The purchase of the marinated beans was limited, with each person only allowed to buy (or exchange) one pound, in order to allow more people to get the cold-resistant effect. The birds understood very well and were sincerely grateful to their new lord. Every time they bought marinated beans, they would pray to the Mother Goddess sincerely, hoping that the Mother Goddess would bless their lord.

In their simple minds, if the lord could always be healthy and happy, he would definitely give them a better life!
Jiang Zhuozhuo was conducting his daily flight training (flying from the castle to the dock to see if there was anything exciting to see).

When the little round bird arrived at the hourly French fry chain store and landed on its own exclusive landing spot, it heard a gray-haired mother teaching her sailor son -

"You have to pray and you have to be pious, you know?"

Even though the son is a head taller than the mother, the mother still has absolute bloodline suppression over her son.

The son was none other than the sailor Mogi. He nodded seriously and said, "I remember it."

He was very grateful to the new lord for allowing him to see his mother first, so when he got his box of braised beans, he prayed devoutly to the Mother Goddess.

The same thing happened to his good friend Jinpo, but the one praying for Jinpo was his little thrush girlfriend.

The thrush had a gentle temper and a sweet voice, but Jinpo dared not disobey.

This is another kind of bloodline suppression.

Not only them, but this is the scene near every window with a long queue: the whole family, young and old, gathered together and prayed devoutly to the box of braised beans in front of them.

The little round bird, who hadn't come to inspect the store for several days, gradually had confusion in his eyes.

what happened?

Is there still this process for buying braised beans now?

Everyone must pray to the Mother Goddess before leaving?

Jiang Zhuozhuo was puzzled and found the person in charge of the main store at the hourly pier, wanting to know whether they had secretly added such a process.

The education she received over the past nearly twenty years taught that preaching in public was wrong and that every citizen had the freedom to believe.

But it doesn’t matter here. Currently, there is only one unified belief in their East Continent, and that is the legendary Mother Goddess of the Bird Tribe!

Jiang Zhuozhuo just felt that it was weird to force others to pray, especially when the content of the prayer was to ask the Mother Goddess to bless her as the lord!
She was just selling braised beans. It's not okay to force people to be grateful!

The person in charge was still wearing a maid outfit, but her features already revealed a bit of the competence that is typical of a professional woman.

She showed a typical smile and patiently answered Jiang Zhuozhuo's question: "No, everyone is spontaneously praying to the Mother Goddess for His Highness."

"Your Highness may not know how important it is for many people to be able to get out of the house in winter."

Ordinary people’s houses are no bigger than bird cages, but in winter they have to stay locked up inside for several months. It is a luxury for them to step out of their homes in the severe cold.

For those who have never been in a birdcage, it would probably be difficult to understand the feeling of being locked in a birdcage day and night.

That's why they prayed sincerely and spontaneously for Jiang Zhuozhuo.

Jiang Zhuozhuo certainly knew that this cold-resistance benefit was very important to ordinary bird tribes, otherwise she would not have asked someone to open such a store.

But she never thought that just such a small favor would bring her so many pious blessings.

Jiang Zhuozhuo lost interest in dealing with people for a long time.

After her grandmother passed away, she was taken back to the city by her parents.

At that time, her parents had already given her a younger sister and a younger brother. They did not welcome her, and she did not like them, so she only asked for what she deserved and did not expect her parents and younger siblings to love her.

In school, she was also a transfer student who transferred in halfway through. To many people, she was a country bumpkin. No one wanted to make friends with her because it was shameful to have a country bumpkin friend.

Jiang Zhuozhuo doesn't care whether he has friends or not, and he keeps to himself most of the time.

Later, she had excellent grades and great artistic talent. Her parents and teachers liked her more and more, and countless people took the initiative to talk to her. However, she only found it interesting when she saw her younger brothers and sisters and those who had isolated her hated her so much.

Friends say she is too pessimistic about relationships between people.

Jiang Zhuozhuo felt that there was nothing wrong with this.

As long as she doesn't care at all, no one can hurt her, right?
It is foolish to rely on others' likes and sympathy.

The little round bird turned its head to look at the lively flock of birds outside, with a moment of confusion in its eyes.

Then she flew out and curiously asked the nearest sailor, Mogi, "Aren't you going to set up a stall this time?"

(End of this chapter)