take the lamb to school

A week after receiving the admission letter, Ealing set off on a sunny morning.

With him is - Richard.

Yes, that's right, everyone, it is the black-nosed sheep who likes to wear tulip flowers.The lamb is five years old and left its mother shortly after birth.Yi Ling took care of it and gave it a good name——Richard.

You must know that in Ai Liang's children's enlightenment book, almost all the brave little princes have this name.Yi Ling believed that the same name as the prince would bring good luck to the lamb.

In Richard's eyes, Ealing is both its master and its mother.How can a child be separated from its mother.This is really a cruel thing.

Richard thought so, and Ealing thought so too, but Uncle Mike didn't seem to think so.

He persuaded: "Good boy, you go to school, how can you bring a pet to make trouble? It will leave a bad impression on the teachers."

"But Richard isn't just a pet, you know! Uncle! He's my friend, my little darling, we grow up and play together, he's so smart and helps us herd the sheep, he and Other lambs are different." Yiling showed a longing look, blinking her watery eyes, "Richard won't make trouble for me, I really want to take him, with him here, I will You won't be alone."

Uncle Mike: "Ealing, when you arrive at school, you will soon have new friends. On the contrary, it is me. After you leave, no one can accompany me. Can't Richard accompany me? "

Uncle Mike said this on purpose to amuse the children, but in fact he was already a little shaken in his heart.

He went to the city before and found out that the nearest pier to Ai Liang was in Moxiang City, and it would take at least three days to walk there. He was not at ease to let Yi Ling walk this distance alone.

Uncle Mike lives in the outer suburbs all year round, and has casual acquaintances with the residents of the city. No friend can make him trust Yiling's safety.

Uncle Mike really wanted to send Ealing himself, but as a shepherd, he couldn't leave the flock for so long. If Richard and Ealing could go on the road together, then this problem would be solved easily.

Because in Uncle Mike's opinion, the most commendable thing about Richard is not his intelligence, but his strength and brutality to strangers.

Yi Ling was really distressed when he heard this. He thought for a while, then lowered his head: "Is that so... let Richard..."

"Then let Richard go to school with you."

"Eh?!"

So, one person and one sheep went on the road like this.

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There are two transportation options for traveling from Aira to Minsaru.

One is by land.Traveling by land requires crossing half of the Pawawasi continent, which takes a long time, and the carriages for commercial transportation need to be transshipped frequently, which is really inconvenient.

One is by sea.Take a passenger ship going south at Moxiangcheng Wharf. If the wind is smooth, it will take only about ten days to arrive at Mingsalu Port.

Uncle Mike chose the second option for Ealing.He asked someone to buy two tickets and spent most of his life savings.

Yiling didn't know these things.

Holding a small map to Moxiang City, he happily turned the journey into an outing.Along the way, he and Richard chased and fought, and they felt novelty when they saw everything, so they ran over to take a closer look.

So much so that it took them four days to get to the original three-day journey.On the day of arriving at Moxiang City, it was time to board the ship.

Moxiang City is much bigger than Aira, and the roofs of the city are decorated with small colorful square flags, fluttering gracefully in the autumn breeze, connecting from one house to another without seeing where the end is.

Yi Ling led his friend around in a random circle, dazzled by the sight.He has never seen many things here in Aira, the fabric shop full of brightly colored cloth, the puppets with different shapes and clothes, and the pedestrians walking around on the street carrying earthen jars, Everything is full of temptation for him.

An aunt came forward to greet her warmly: "Young man, a guest from afar! Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Yes, may I ask, where is the pier going?" Yi Ling took off his big hat, revealing his sweaty head.The light flaxen curly short hair was attached to his forehead, sweat dripped, hit his eyelashes, and flowed into his eye sockets.His eyeballs were stinging, his eyelashes trembled, and he grabbed the hem of his clothes and wiped it casually.

Only then did the aunt see the young man's face clearly, and her face was full of undisguised admiration: "What a beautiful child."

While talking, she scooped out a ladle of clear liquid from the crock: "Stop for a rest, and drink some of our wine here, the pier is still a long way from here."

Yi Ling was dying of thirst. After thanking her, she happily took it and drank it up after two gurgles.

The aunt smiled and looked at the wine stains on his lips, and handed him a handkerchief.

"Wipe it, kid," she pointed to the direction where the sun was high, "go straight to the east until you see a tall tower. The wharf of Moxiang City is nearby."

"Under the tower is a big buying and selling market, very lively, if you are not in a hurry to get on the boat, you can go there for a walk."

"Thank you so much, auntie!" Yi Ling was very grateful, and he wanted to repay this kind woman, but he really didn't have any presents that he could afford.

what should I do?Yi Ling frowned. Uncle Mike taught him that as long as he received favors from others, no matter how small, he should remember them in his heart.There is coming and going, which is the eternal truth in the world.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, he turned around and searched for something in the wooden box that Richard was carrying, and said, "Please wait for me for a while."

Inside the wooden box were some gold coins and many miscellaneous things, which were jumbled together because of the bumps on the road.Ealing found what he was looking for in the corner—a lamb woven of thin cane.He made it up after Richard when he had nothing to do.

"Oh. Lovely little lamb! Is it for me?" asked the aunt, patting her chest excitedly.

"Yes, that's right. It's called Richard." Yi Ling blinked and added in her heart: it's Richard who can't move.

Beside them, the moving Richard heard his name, kicked his little hoof proudly, bleated twice, and the tulip on his head dangled.

After bidding farewell to her aunt, Yi Ling put on her hat and walked straight to the east.He had to board the ship today, and he didn't dare to delay any longer.I don't know how long I walked, I only saw the sun set in the far horizon, and gradually set to the west.

Moxiangcheng is the same as Ailiang, the days are not long.The passenger ship bound for Minsaru was about to leave after nightfall.

Yi Ling was a little flustered, and unconsciously quickened her pace.Richard followed him unhurriedly, as if sensing his master's uneasiness, the little black face turned to look at him from time to time.

Fortunately, Yi Ling finally arrived at the pier before the last ray of sunset was about to shed.

"We're here! Richard, we're here!" Yi Ling shook his hat excitedly, and took out two tickets from his pocket.

Accompanied by the golden sunset, a long boat is docked on the shore, the hull of the boat is painted with strange flowers, intertwined and intertwined.It was the biggest boat of all.

"That's it." Yi Ling looked at the ticket in his hand. On the two thin parchments, the same pattern as the body of the boat was being drawn.

He walked over leading the lamb, and there were two men standing at the top of the stairs, wearing decent robes and bearded, looking fierce and not to be trifled with.

"Do you have a ticket?" one of them asked.

Yi Ling handed him the ticket, and the man took it, rubbed it with his fingers for a while, nodded and said, "Go up."

"However, you can only board the boat alone, and we do not allow livestock here."

Eileen's eyes widened.

"But, sir, I bought two tickets!" he said angrily. "Richard's not some domestic animal, he's mine..."

"Pets are not allowed on board either!"

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Richard is a little black face, super cute, the prototype can go to my Weibo to have a look~