Chapter 167
2020-11-02
Chapter 167 Hometown
The weather is nice, peaceful the sky is high and the sea is broad.
The snow-white seagulls hovered in the sky, the waves crashed on the beach into snow foam and returned to the sea, and the small crabs chased the waves on the fine sand, a plain and peaceful scene.
As a fishing town, Leopold is busier than usual in this weather.
Good weather is the gift of the sea to fishermen. No matter what the fish catch, at least in this calm and tranquil weather, you don’t have to worry too much about whether you can return safely.
Small fishing boats float on the offshore waters, carrying fishermen and their hopes.
On the shore there are elderly people, housewives and even half-year-old children who are mending fishing nets and sewing sails to add strength to the men who go out to sea.
“By the way, today is the day when the navy cruiser arrives?” The two “old man” who are old but still sensitive, working together to repair an old sail, are chatting while working .
Said to be “old man”, in fact, their age is less than fifty years old, but their long-term life on the sea makes their appearance obviously far more vicissitudes than their actual age.
“Well, it should be today. In a small town like ours that is not on the main waterway, the routine cruise is about half a month. My son told me in a letter sent to me before. The clerk helped me read it several times!”
Another old man used a special needle to sew the canvas splicing places densely and straightly, showing his superb craftsmanship, without raising his head.
“Little Luke has been able to write his own letters within two years after joining the Navy?
It’s good to join the army! If you learn ability, even if you retire in the future, you will receive a one-time payment for military pay. The kingdom’s retirement subsidy should be enough to buy a brand new fishing boat, right?”
Old Luke lightly sighed when he heard the old friend’s slightly envious voice. The old friend Guang thinks it is good to join the navy, but who knows how many days and nights he has been tossing and sleeping, for fear of waiting for the notification of his son’s death?
Although the future is good, as the father of a military soldier, it is really difficult to understand.
“Look! It’s a naval warship coming.”
At this time, someone on the shore shouted aloud, awakening old Luke, who was in deep thought again, and raised his head one look.
A sailboat much larger than an ordinary fishing boat appeared on the sea level in the distance, breaking through the waves and riding the wind.
With the arrival of the “Conch”, the small town wharf was instantly lively.
Because, as a naval cruise ship, in addition to shouldering the responsibility of protecting the safety of the people, the “Conch” also carries their expectations for their distant relatives.
Although there is no clear functional positioning at this time, they are indeed part of the official “postal system” to some extent.
For port cities, sea transportation is much more convenient than land transportation, at least without the mountains, rough roads and endless wild beasts in the wilderness.
In particular, the delivery of non-bulk goods and letters from place to place is often carried out by means of cruise ships that are safe, fast and have strong regularity, which has virtually formed an official mailing network.
Low-level cruisers on missions are also happy to collect extra money, and sometimes even have extra “thanks” from their families.
“Your Excellency Captain, we have handed over the letters from the sailors of the fleet and the money and goods brought for their relatives to the personnel in the city hall who are responsible for receiving them. Do you think we should make some repairs or go back directly?”
The first mate, Borg, who was in charge of logistics, finished his work and asked Alwin for the itinerary.
It is now the third day after wiping out the “fish monsters”.
This place is only two days away from Gabred, near the end of the cruise mission, and is also the safest section of the entire cruise route, so Borg’s tone is also very relaxed at this time.
“Well, let everyone fix it, I haven’t come back for a year, and I just need to go ashore.” Alwin nodded and said to Borg.
“Come back?” Mr. First Officer was obviously a little surprised by hearing this.
“Haha, Leopold is my hometown! I lived here for five years before I joined the army.” Seeing a familiar sight not far away from a year ago, Alwin Take a deep breath, as if the air here is extraordinarily fresh.
With no one with him except Gary, who was following suit, Alwin shook the captain’s cloak and strode off the “Conch”.
Seeing the backs of the two moving away, the first mate suddenly shivered: “Well, I shouldn’t have deducted the goods delivered to Leopold before, right?”
Leopold is just a small town with a population of less than 20,000. Alwin has lived here for five years, and of course there are many familiar faces.
“James grandfather, how are you?” As soon as he approached the block where “White Rock Pharmacy” is located, Alwin saw a familiar neighborhood.
“Are you little Alwin? Aiya, I don’t even dare to recognize it, I’m in good health!”
Seeing that officer wearing a neat uniform, Yingwei A tall and straight young officer, many acquaintances have no longer dared to recognize him. It wasn’t until Alwin took the initiative to say hello that he was sure that he was the boy next door who had left his hometown for a year.
“Aunt Geller going to buy groceries?”
“”
And the nearby youngsters, after a lapse of one year, were once again called “by others” The horrors of the home child” dominate! Just this time, stronger than ever!
Well, maybe there will be many more familiar faces belonging to Leopold in the recruits of the Third Fleet this year.
Alwin and Gary walked all the way, introducing him to the places he once lived. Gary, who had grown up like an Iron Pagoda, listened silently, and occasionally echoed a few words.
Alwin soon saw the little “White Rock Pharmacy” on the corner again.
My thoughts were surging for a while, and my former self had too many memories related to it, like a scratch in my soul that could not be erased. The footsteps also paused, although it has been a long time, Alwin is still a little hard to let go.
In the end, I could only sigh in my heart: “The small shop is still the original small shop, unfortunately, Leo grandfather is already not in”
He raised his hand and pushed the door open.
dīng líng líng ——
The familiar doorbell rang, and Alwin’s brain was a little dazed. Although it was only a short year, it seemed like a long time had passed in his heart.
“Hello, guest! What do you want?” A crisp female voice made Alwin came back to his senses.
“Huh? Where’s Sanji?” Alwin wondered when he saw the capable woman behind the counter wearing a long plaid skirt and rolling up her sleeves.
Sanji, who was supposed to be the store manager, was replaced by a very unfamiliar woman, making Alwin unresponsive for a while.
Bang——
But don’t wait for the other person to answer.
The small door leading to the warehouse at the back of the pharmacy was suddenly pushed open, and a tall and thin silhouette hurried out:
“Ah! Is Mr. Alwin back?! ”
Wearing an apron with his sleeves rolled up, Sanji, who was apparently just dispensing the medicine, ran out without even caring about the medicine, but suddenly stopped in front of Alwin.
After carefully scrutinizing the tall and handsome young officer in front of him for a while, he barely managed to get on the number with his employer.
Alwin is still roughly the same as before, but after the extraordinary transformation, his appearance is much more perfect than before. Coupled with the one-year military career and the dignified officer uniform, it is obviously a big change from the ordinary civilian teenagers before.
“Hey, Sanji, don’t you even recognize me?” Alwin was just sixteen, but he was taller than Sanji in his twenties, looking down into his eyes , opening said with a smile.
It wasn’t until then that the familiar voice fully confirmed Sanji.
“It’s really you, Mr. Alwin! Are you already a naval officer? How majestic. Awesome! I knew you were going to make it before you joined the army!”
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Wiping his hands on his apron, Sanji was so excited that he was incoherent, and he no longer knew what kind of etiquette he should use to treat his “employer” at this time.
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