Chapter 181 (1/2)
The huge size of the stone bear scared the two contract slaves. It is estimated that they have never seen such a ”big one” in their life. In addition, the stone bear is now an Indian aborigine, and they were given this big head by their original owners. In this strange environment, it's nonsense to say that there is no fear in their hearts.
”Come on, stop standing and sit down and talk.” The stone bear said in a warm voice.
The cabin is very cramped. As contract slaves, these two people have no right to enjoy the deck cabin. They and their families can only be stowed together with the cargo. They have been here all night and day, and their fear of the future has already made them restless.
The two indentured slaves each had a family. The older one had a wife, while the younger one had a daughter who was only seven or eight years old.
At this time, the dirty looking little girl was being held in her arms by the woman, and their eyes looking at the stone bear were also full of fear.
Looking at the two shivering alchemists, the stone bear shook his head helplessly and said again in fluent French, ”you don't have to worry about what I will do to you and your family. On the contrary, you should be glad that you have left the dark fortress, and you will have a bright and free living environment from now on. Come on, don't worry. You two sit down. Let's have a good and fair talk. ”
With that, the stone bear took out a cloth bag from his arms. After opening it, there were two fried golden drumsticks. The stone bear walked to the little girl with a smile and handed it to her.
Maybe it was the food. The confusion was far more than the little girl's fear of the big man. The little girl was just stunned and grabbed the two drumsticks. She put one of them into the woman's hand and raised the drumsticks to bite.
”Eat slowly, little angel. Don't choke.” The stone bear said in a warm voice. The little girl raised her head and chewed the delicious food in her mouth. At the same time, she gave a big smile to the stone bear.
Food is indeed the best medium to eliminate misunderstanding and anxiety
With a slight sigh, the stone bear went back to the table, pointed to the other two chairs and said, ”sit down, you sit down, we will be in a fair environment. I hope we can communicate in a fair way.”
Maybe it was the stone bear who relieved some of the worries of the two people by giving the little girl the chicken leg. The two dirty alchemists looked at each other and nodded slightly. Then they sat down on the chair with half of their buttocks carefully.
The stone bear grabbed the kettle he had just picked up, which was filled with hot water. Then he poured a bowl of water for each of the two people in a wooden bowl, and poured a bowl of water for the little girl who was eating chicken legs. Then he put down the kettle and said, ”first of all, I'm the kabulu sacrificial guardian of gaoshu tribe of Cherokee nationality. You can call me guardian, You can also call me big bear. Then I want to tell you that since you have been given to me by the greedy fernan, I will protect you and your family. At least I can make your life more comfortable and make you hungry and unfrozen from now on. I can guarantee that. ”
After a pause, the stone Bear looked at the two alchemists whose faces began to change and said with a smile, ”so, it's time for you two to introduce your situation to me?”
The gentle attitude and behavior of the stone bear obviously eased the two worried alchemists a lot. The older alchemist said, ”Dear guardian, my name is Jean Agust. I come from France, and that's my wife, bebera. We can't get along in China, So I signed a ”voluntary contractor” contract with fernan for five years. I need to work for fernan for five years free of charge to exchange the ticket. But my wife and I didn't expect that the damned fernan didn't return the contract to us when the time was up. We were always
There was a sob in the corner of the woman, and it was obvious that her husband's story reminded her of what she had been through all these years.
His wife's cry made Agust's eyes red. He choked twice and didn't say any more.
Another younger man looked at his partner, patted him gently on the shoulder, and then said, ”Dear guardian, my name is William Henry Gates III, and I'm from Southampton, England. I'm not like Agust. I was taken from Pittsburgh by the French four years ago
This man with brown hair speaks fluent English, but this is not the most important thing. The most fierce thing about this guy is his name, which almost didn't give the stone bear to Ray's three Buddhas.
”You said your name was William Henry Gates III?” Stone bear immediately asked in English, of course, stone bear that fluent English also let this guy surprised open mouth.
As if aware of his faults, Gates III swallowed a mouthful of saliva. ”Guardian, I didn't expect you to speak fluent English. I thought you could only speak French?”
The stone bear waved his hand. ”It's nothing. I can speak several languages. Man, is your name really William Henry Gates III? ”
”Ah, yes, that's my full name. Well, you can also call me Bill, as my old friends used to call me
Now the stone bear is even more confused. If he is not sure that this guy is not the world's richest man in his previous life, he really thinks that this guy is also from China.
As like as two peas in the past, the name of this guy is also the same as that of Microsoft.
William Henry Gates III, Bill Gates.
Seeing the stone bear covering his forehead speechless, the eighteenth century brother Bill gaige of the new world in North America asked with some worry: ”Dear guardian, what's wrong with my name?”
Stone bear grinned bitterly and waved his hand. ”No, your name reminds me of an old friend I knew a long time ago... Forget it, I'll call you bill later. It's easier to call you bill.”
”Well, that's what my friends used to call me.” Brother Gai replied happily. Compared with Agust's prudence, brother Gai was quite cheerful.
”You mean you were captured by the French from Pittsburgh?” Asked the stone bear. Even now, Pittsburgh has a history of more than 150 years. As early as the late 17th century, French colonists established a fur trading post in this city at the mouth of the Ohio River. Later, the trade war expanded into a fortress. At that time, the fortress was not Pittsburgh, but diukenburg. However, the fortress was seized by the British in 1758. The British named it Pittsburgh after the then British Prime Minister William Pitt.
This important fortress was taken away by the British. Naturally, the French did not do it. Moreover, it was still during the seven-year war. Therefore, around this fortress, the British and the French had a lot of fights.
”That's right.” Brother Gai's face looked a little excited, and then his face began to turn gloomy again
”My family is a declining aristocrat in England. My father felt that there was no future in England, so he let me and my wife come to the new world to develop. I have been fond of alchemy since I was a child, so when I studied in England, I learned a lot about it. When I came to the new world with my family, I started in Boston to serve the army. Eight years ago, when my daughter was born, the burden on my family became heavier. Six years ago, a friend of mine told me that our army had captured a fortress in the West that was very important to the French, where there were more opportunities to get rich, so I brought my family to Pittsburgh
When he said this, brother Gai's face became more and more gloomy and regretful.