I got up very early on God's Day, but I didn't want to do anything serious. I didn't want to steal or practice runes. On the last day of the year, I had to give myself a holiday. Besides, I didn't want to ruin other people's.

God's Day.

But there was one thing I had to do today. I took out all the money from the cabinet, got dressed and hurried out the door: first I had to find a better craftsman for Kailas while the shop was still open, and then I went

Help them decorate the venue for the Divine Grace Festival.

It was early in the morning on God's Day, and the street was empty. Occasionally, you could see a group of children running past with a smile, wearing brand-new clothes. The adults were not as depressed as usual, and everyone had changed into a pair of clothes.

Smiling faces, and greeting each other happy God's Day when they meet.

I first came to the Bell Tower Square to see if I could find a good craftsman here. The stalls and tents in the square were decorated with ribbons, and the bell tower was also covered with flowers and long ribbons made of silk. On weekdays,

The fussy vendors all greeted people with smiles today. I saw the bread seller who slapped me standing behind the stall with a smile on his face and stuffing a freshly baked loaf of bread into the hands of every customer who walked into his stall.

baguette.

I was about to walk past his stall, but he stopped me, "My son, this is for you," he handed me a baguette, "Happy God's Day!"

He didn't seem to recognize me, so I showed an innocent smile and took the bread, "Thank you, uncle, and Happy Thanksgiving to you too!"

The boss looked very happy and didn't even remember that he slapped me just a few months ago.

"I came out too early and didn't have breakfast. It would be nice to have some bread." I said to myself.

I finished the bread in a hurry, and then walked around the entire Clock Tower Square. Unfortunately, there was no shop opened by a paper maker or architect. I had to walk towards the business district, hoping to find one.

harvested.

I forgot to mention that Brinto is a city with a ring structure. There are three rings from the outside to the inside. Different rings are divided into different districts. For example, the outer ring is divided into the slums, the port district and the slums.

It is a shantytown that is worse than any other; the middle ring is divided into commercial area, residential area and military area, and Clock Tower Square is at the junction of residential area and commercial area; the inner ring is where the elite gathers, and is divided into municipal areas, which is in line with

Wen District and Yundian District.

Once on the street, I asked Yorliv why Yundian District was called Yundian District. Yorliv said nothing, pointed to the steel tower in the inner ring, and told me: "Is there a tower with that height?"

At least it is the residence of a big shot in the city."

I looked up at those towers. Many towers were indeed towering into the clouds, with clouds passing under the tops of the towers. Living in a place like this can be said to be a veritable "top of the clouds" area.

I'm going too far, but after a short walk from the Clock Tower Square, I entered the business district. By this time, the sun was slowly rising, and there were more and more pedestrians on the street.

As the commercial center and trading gathering place of the entire Brinto Port, the commercial district is often the busiest place in the entire Brinto. Today, the liveliness will be doubled. It is the Divine Grace Day, and everyone is going out to buy what they need.

Things, new clothes for the children, straw dolls of the evil god Terifon, the enemy of the God of Light, and all kinds of new year's goods, are today's best-selling products. Compared with the small ones on the Clock Tower Square

Vendors, the big stores here seem to be more generous today: many stores have taken out all the goods that have been accumulated for a year and shouted hard.

I was walking on the road when I heard a loud, long-winded shout from the side of the road: "All kinds of second-hand furniture, clothing, tools, musical instruments, and all kinds of groceries are on sale for cheap." The owner of the voice was a bald man.

, he looks to be in his early forties. There are several large tables set up in front of his shop, with all kinds of things on them. Many people have been attracted by his shouts and gathered in front of the shop to pick out their favorite items.

Seeing that more and more people were attracted, the big man shouted more enthusiastically: "Everything is sold cheaply. The furniture is two silver coins a piece, and all other things are ten coppers a piece. Buy three and get one free."

I'm a little curious. This is my first time celebrating Divine Grace in such a big city. I've always spent it in a motorcade before, so I've never had an experience like this.

"Let's pick out some furniture for Kailas. They all look good." I said to myself, and decided to go over and join in the fun and see if there was anything I liked.

There are five pieces of furniture sold by Dahan: a huge red cedar wood wardrobe. It looks like it has not been used for long and is still very strong. However, the scorch marks on the surface of the wardrobe seriously affect its appearance. This is probably because it was taken out and disposed of at a low price.

s reason.

For the nobles in the city, this wardrobe is too cheap, but for Kailas and I, it is a treasure. Who cares whether it is beautiful or good-looking? It just needs to be strong and durable.

The remaining pieces of furniture were a dining table that had been used for many years; twelve chairs that matched it; a ceiling-mounted kerosene lamp stand and a comfortable sofa. I looked at them all carefully and confirmed them.

After all the questions were related to quality, I found the big guy.

"Happy God's Day! Boy, is there anything you want?" he asked with a smile.

"Yes, sir," I said, trying to be polite, "in fact, I'd like to buy all the furniture over there."

The shopkeeper's eyes widened, "The furniture over there? All of it? My child, today is God's Day, not April Fool's Day." He was very surprised at first, but soon became serious again, obviously taking what I said as a prank.

"No, sir." I did the math and took out eight silver coins, "According to what you ordered, there are eight silver coins in total, here you go."

The big man looked at me and then at the silver coins in my hand, looking a little unbelievable, "I can't take advantage of you, kid." He put the eight silver coins into his pocket and said to me seriously,

"Come with me and pick three random items from my stall." He pulled me toward the table outside the door.

I thought that he also sold clothes, and I thought it would be a good idea to bring a few sets of clothes back to Kailas and his friends. But soon my eyes were attracted by something on the table.

It was a lute that looked to be at least twenty years old. The pattern engraved on the head of the instrument could hardly be described as one-tenth of its quality with just two words: exquisite. There were also gold threads tattooed on the body of the instrument. If this instrument were in a piano store

, it has to be sold for at least fifty silver coins, but now it is lying in front of me, it only costs ten coppers, oh no, it is free.

"Kid, I don't know why you bought those furniture," the shop owner said happily while rubbing his hands and talking to me, but I didn't listen to a word, "but you really helped me a lot," he continued: "

If it weren't for you, I would have had no choice but to chop these things up and burn them on the fire, so you're welcome, if you see anything you like, just..."

"I want this and these two." I pointed to the piano on the table, interrupting him, then grabbed two thick cotton clothes and handed them to the shopkeeper.

"Okay, our store also provides a delivery service for these furniture." The store owner helped me pack the things and handed them back to me. Then he clapped his hands and said, "Ben!" I heard him yell and came out of the store.

A man taller and stronger than him, I doubt whether he is human after all.

"Call your brothers and move the furniture to the place designated by this child." The shopkeeper explained to him seriously. Ben nodded, and then called four men who were as strong as him to move the furniture.

Get on a cart and follow me.

I was the center of attention from passers-by all the way. Behind me were five big men pulling carts. It was difficult not to attract attention. If you like being watched, then this feeling is quite cool. But I hate it very much.

, so this journey was simply a torment for me.

Fortunately, the road was not too far. We stopped in front of a dilapidated church. Ben and other men helped me unload the furniture while I hurried into the basement.

Kailas was leading everyone in prayer, and everyone closed their eyes tightly with pious faces. I stopped in a hurry, for fear of disturbing them, and rushed out to tell Ben that they would wait a moment. Then I returned to the door and leaned against the door.

doorframe and watch them pray the same prayer that I have seen countless times.

Then I suddenly discovered that today’s prayer was a little different: there was a little girl in the crowd. She was about eight or nine years old, with fair skin, delicate features, and a ponytail. She stood out in the crowd. This was also the reason why I quickly

The reason why she was found. She was praying devoutly with her eyes closed together with others. I guess she was Sally. Kailas had told me about her situation before, and she had been living in the hospital.

After waiting for about another fifteen minutes, the prayer ended amidst the sound of prayers. I couldn’t wait to step forward, hugged Kailas, and said happily: “Kailas, Happy God’s Day! Guess what I’ll bring you?

What gift?"

"Happy God's Day, Sarah." Kailas first sang a prayer to me, and then pulled the little girl over, "Sally, this is the Sarah I told you before."

She came forward and looked at me curiously with her big eyes, "Hello, Sarah, nice to meet you." She smiled and said, "I thought you were a serious little adult."

After she finished speaking, she seemed to be amused by herself and giggled.

"Hello, Sally." I responded with a smile and looked her over quickly. Then I was surprised to find that her left cuff was empty and her right leg was also a prosthetic. I was shocked, and this reaction showed up now

The face was then keenly captured by Sally.

"You're scared, right?" She smiled and pointed to her empty left sleeve with her right hand, then made a face and sighed sadly: "That was before meeting Kailas. I was alone.

I was looking for food in the snow, with no clothes to wear, and my hands and feet were frozen. I was picked up by Kailas and sent to the hospital, but only one hand and one leg were saved, so that's all."

Her tone was very normal, even a little light, as if it was a funny thing, but I felt sour in my heart. "You are so rude, Saren." I secretly blamed myself in my heart, knowing that it was revealed.

What does it feel like to have scars opened, especially when she is an eight or nine-year-old girl.

"I'm sorry, Sally." I touched her head, but she held it back. "I'm fine," she said with a smile, "At least I'm still alive, which is good."

I nodded, not knowing what to say, but Sally kept looking at me lively, and then I saw her eyes light up.

"Play that for me, Sarah." She made a naughty expression and pointed at my shoulder.

It took me two seconds to understand what she was talking about. I hadn't played the piano in so long that I even forgot that I bought a new one.

"Okay." I promised her with a smile, took the piano off my shoulder, and tried playing two chords first.

This piano is in very good condition, I don’t know why it was sold, I thought to myself, and then I decided to play a light and humorous ballad for Sally.

The other children heard the noise and sat around one after another. Kailas directed Ben and his colleagues to install the furniture.

I took a breath. I felt a little nervous after not touching the piano for so long. The air was silent. All the children's eyes were wide open and they didn't dare to breathe out. So I gently plucked the strings and played the first song of the night.

A note broke the silence:

Mary has a large ranch and a flock of sheep

Her pasture is really big and she is busy every day

It's a pity that Mary is too stingy to take care of these sheep

She often told them to grow up quickly and become money.

That day she came to the sheepfold, but the sheep went crazy

They were circling around her, Mary was so confused

She is like a headless fly, anxiously calling her mother

The leader kicked her in the butt and knocked down a wall

It seemed that the children here liked this song very much, and everyone laughed together. I was about to put the piano away, but Sally took the opportunity to tug on my sleeve.

"Please, please play one more." She started coquettishly, and everyone started to cheer, so I had no choice but to play some more familiar songs, such as songs to encourage drinking and hymns to the God of Light.
To be continued...