Chapter 497 Chapter 490 Acquaintances

　　 The two continued to walk forward. The girl lowered her head and kicked the stone in front of her feet far away. Jenkins let out a sigh of relief:

　　 "That's great, but I heard from the newspaper that in that alley at the time, only two families happened to be away..."

　　He suddenly realized one thing, because it is only one-half possibility:

　　 "Your aunt's house, wouldn't it be the Stres's house mentioned in the newspaper?"

　　 "Yes, sir, you guessed exactly!"

　　 This is the family that the old man wants to buy antiques. I didn't expect such a coincidence in the world.

　　Since the two people have the same destination, they naturally follow the same path. Jenkins wouldn't say that he used to join in the fun, so after thinking about it, he pretended to want to go to the optical shop on the corner of the street.

　　 "Yes, there is an optical shop there!"

　　 Jenkins recalled the shops he saw at the time and chose the most credible one:

　　 "Yes, I see things very vaguely recently, yes, it is indeed!"

　　 "Is that so sir?"

　　 The girl asked with concern: "I heard in the church that glasses are very expensive..."

　　 The two of them walked together at the end of the alley before they separated. The police were still blocking the place, and the girl was immediately interrogated, but as long as what she said was true, there shouldn't be a problem.

　　 "So what am I going to do when I come over?"

　　 Since I can't go to the alley now, Jenkins is naturally in a state of doing nothing.

　　 He copied his hands and walked forward along the street, wondering if he should take advantage of the time to go to the abandoned cemetery and try to find the [Nun Shroud].

As soon as 　　 looked up, the familiar figure was walking across the street, and met an acquaintance again, it was the old man.

　　 "Hey, Jenkins, why are you here?"

　　 The old man took off his hat and asked. Seeing his lifelike appearance, he should have also walked over.

"that is because......"

　　 He didn’t know how to explain all kinds of causal relationships. “It’s hard to explain.”

　　 honest answer.

"and you?"

"Does this still need to be said? Of course it is for the antique vase! I encountered something like that on Saturday, and the family didn’t come back until today. It just so happens that you are also here. I have to do more!"

　　 said, he greeted Jenkins thinking about going down the alley.

　　 "Wait, daddy!"

　　 He definitely can't go to Stres's house now. If he meets the girl again, how can he explain his motives for coming here? He seems to have made a simple thing very complicated.

　　 Do you want to say:

　　 "Oh, I happened to come over to buy glasses, and I happened to ran into Daddy again, I happened to be Daddy's apprentice, and Daddy happened to come here to buy a vase."

　　 He himself felt that this explanation was too laborious, and the inexplicable shame made the little girl Faithful think that he had no intention of following her.

　　 "I have something else."

　　 He scratched his hair: "I'll do business nearby. After you buy it, move to the alley. I will come over when I see it!"

　　 "Okay then~"

The old man also found Jenkins’ attitude a bit strange, but young people always do this, and he doesn’t think there is a problem: "Well, it will take about half an hour to talk. If you finish your business in advance, you can go around nearby , There is a bookstore over there."

　　 "Okay, daddy!"

　　 In short, due to a series of very complicated explanations, Jenkins is currently in a dilemma where he has to stay here but there is really nowhere to go.

　　 Watching the old man turn into the alley, as he walked forward, he unbuttoned the chest of his coat, letting the chocolate leak in the winter wind.

"Where do you want to go?"

　　 "Meow~"

　　 Chocolate had a sleepy-eyed look, and made a cry like a dream.

　　 Since the cat has nowhere to go, Jenkins can only go to the bookstore that the old man said. It is at the corner and intersection of this street. The part of the storefront's floor tiles extending outward is also covered with uneven stone tiles, and there are several tables with umbrellas for people to rest.

　　 In this weather, there are naturally no pedestrians sitting here.

　　 "If I saw this store last time, I would definitely wonder why there are two bookstores so close."

　　 He said in his heart like an afterthought, but in fact it is normal for the new bookstore and the used bookstore to be on the same street.

　　 This time, I did not encounter strange things again. After all, although I was unlucky, at least I have not encountered two consecutive misfortunes on the same street.

　　 But when I was just thinking about whether to pick a book, and lingered in the ink-scented bookshelf, I heard a familiar voice:

　　 "Can it be cheaper?"

　　 "Sorry, sir, I was only hired to collect the payment. The change price can only be determined by the boss."

　　 He put down the book in his hand and poked his head out from the side of the bookshelf. The one holding the wallet was a young man with a lot of freckles on his face and a little red nose. More precisely, this is Mr. George Liverpool who tried to break into the ladies' club.

　　 He still dressed up when he met that day, except that he put on a gray vest that didn't fit well. The aesthetics seemed even stranger than Jenkins.

　　 "There is a shadow, not a vampire species."

　　 Out of instinct, he judged this way.

　　 "Why do you always meet acquaintances today?"

　　 thought suspiciously, but in fact the two were not very familiar, so they didn't say hello.

　　 Jenkins also has a special study in his home, but he usually reads in the living room or at the dining table. Only two floors of the bookshelves in the study were filled, and most of them were books related to literature and mathematics. He wanted to use this to maintain his personality as a well-known writer and math enthusiast.

　　 "Maybe we should buy another batch, at least to fill up the bookshelf."

His fingers rested on the black book cover of "Rebecca's Prophecy", and he thought it was too shameful to say "Please send this row of books to St. George Street" out loud, like those nouveau riche with little culture. Factory owner.

　　 "Maybe I can ask the old man to help me with some old books, he should have some ways."

　　 He made up his mind. Seeing that the time agreed with his father was almost up, he picked up a copy of "Stories of Foreign Landers" and prepared to check out. At least in the Nolan area, he has a considerable share of every story book sold.

　　 Standing at the entrance of the alley and not waiting long, the old man walked out with a smile on his face, and it seemed to be going well.

　　 "Today's luck is really good, they agreed to sell that vase!"

　　 "Great, where is the vase? Do I need to go into the alley to get it out?"

　　 He tilted his head and looked behind the old man. He didn't look like he was carrying a vase.

Chapter 498 Chapter 491 Visiting Stres

　　 Jenkins finally did not find the object that looked like a vase behind his father, and his father shook his head:

　　 "You don't need to move anymore. The vase was temporarily placed in a friend's house by that family, very close to our shop. They will bring it in person and take the balance tomorrow morning."

"and so......"

　　 "So you go and do your own thing, I'm going to the church. Someone sent a letter just now and found something interesting in the hills in the north."

　　 said, the old man crossed Jenkins and waved back:

　　 "Young people, enjoy the rare vacation."

　　 "It seems that every day is a holiday."

　　 He only dared to think about it in his heart, watching his father walk towards the empty carriage parked on the side of the street.

　　 "So, I'd better go to the cemetery to try my luck. Why did I forget to channel the cult last time?"

　　 shook his head, grabbed the chocolate that had just woken up by the neckline and put it on his shoulder, but the plan was immediately interrupted:

　　 "Baron Williams, I didn't expect you to be here!"

　　 sighed helplessly, turned around, and stood in the alley. It was the young Liverpool who had just met in the bookstore.

"good afternoon!"

　　 The young man greeted excitedly again, and then said apologetically:

　　 "At the entrance of the club last time, I'm sorry to disturb you."

"it does not matter."

　　 Jenkins shook his head, "But my friend said that, as a qualified gentleman, it is very wrong to break into private territory without permission."

　　 "Yeah, ha, that's because..."

　　 Liverpool scratched his hair, trying to explain, but someone recognized Jenkins:

　　 "Mr. Williams!"

　　 is a little girl, Fini Faithful, standing with excitement on her face by the window of the second-floor apartment not far away, waving her hands.

　　 "Ah, Cousin Liverpool!"

　　 Jenkins looked at George Liverpool.

　　 "There is Uncle Stres's house over there. Do you know my distant cousin Fini?"

　　 Jenkins spent a long time, but he didn't know the relationship between the young man in front of him and the girl Faithful, but he at least understood that they knew each other.

　　 "This is really an honor!"

　　 Liverpool said, his face flushed with excitement.

　　 "I see, the person who helped Fini uncle said is you! You are really a kind person, do you want to go up and sit for a while, Uncle Stres always said that he would like to thank you personally!"

"Ok......"

　　 Jenkins feels that he is facing the most unaccustomed social occasions, but he is not good at rejecting such invitations that are not malicious.

　　 "Okay, thank you for your invitation, I think I still have some time in the afternoon. Yes, it is like this."

　　 In the last fake world of trickery, Jenkins did not walk upstairs to realize that the problem was wrong, so he didn't know what the house of Stres was like.

　　 But after being invited in by an enthusiastic family, I realized that it was similar to what I had imagined.

　　 Like most of the poor in this era, the Stres family is also a typical multi-child family. The eldest girl was already working as a female worker in a textile and a factory, and she was much older than Finnie Faithful, and the youngest boy was held in the arms of a slightly fat Mrs. Stres.

　　 Because of the large population in the family, the small house seems a bit crowded. The children were quickly attracted by the kitten on Jenkins' shoulders, and Jenkins himself greeted everyone politely, while quietly looking at the interior decoration.

　　 The house is fairly tidy and poor, but at least it can be seen that this family has a hardworking housewife. There was an unspeakable smell in the air. Jenkins thought that it was probably the smell of Streth’s lunch, so he inferred that the industrious housewife was not good at cooking.

　　According to his understanding, such families often have low incomes and struggle with hunger and bankruptcy all year round. The pillar of the family, Mr. Stres, is engaged in accounting work at the dock. Although this does not require physical effort to reduce life span, it does not significantly improve the family situation.

　　 In the memory of the original owner, the old William had a small shop in the wharf area before the Williams family made their fortune. The original owner in his childhood had seen too many poor people like Mr. Stres, so he was able to deeply understand the living conditions of these low-income groups.

Once a family like 　　 loses their source of income, they can only survive by changing the seller’s items in the early stage. Before the situation deteriorates further, once there is still no new source of income, the family will basically fall forever.

　　 But as far as the current situation is concerned, everyone in the Stres family is smiling, and there is no shortage of furniture in the house.

　　 "Did you find a new job so soon?"

　　 Jenkins thought suspiciously.

　　 Although the Stres family is poor, the family is full of vigor and vitality. The family gave Jenkins a warm welcome. Although the tea cup was notched and the tea did not taste very good, Jenkins was very satisfied with this visit.

　　 During the chat, Jenkins also learned that the girl Faithful’s father and mother had a very good relationship with the Stres family before they died. So after their accident, Stres also raised the idea of ​​adopting this relative.

　　 But with the birth of a new life in the family, this matter can only be left behind. Little Fini's luck is obviously not very good. Before the start of winter this year, the fat housewife also suggested that the girl live here, but before she made a decision, the church had found her.

　　 The visit lasted until about 4:30 in the afternoon. Before leaving, the family enthusiastically gave Jenkins two knitted wool gloves.

　　 This is Mrs. Stres's side job. In addition to washing clothes for others, she occasionally does some knitting odd jobs to subsidize the family.

　　 Jenkins is going to the church to attend Miss Bevanna's fighting class, and the girl has to go back, so the two left here together.

　　 "They are so passionate."

　　 Jenkins was still sighing when he walked out of the alley. Turning his head to look at the alley, this is worse than the living conditions of the Williams family before they made their fortune, and there are countless such alleys in the city.

　　 "Yes, Baron Williams, the aunt's family always does this."

　　 "...Why do you call me ‘Baron Williams’?"