I built a manor in the Middle Ages

Chapter 189 The First Blacksmith

On the nights between spring and summer, the starry sky is bright.

The unpolluted night sky casts patches of light onto the ground, dispelling some of the darkness that people are naturally afraid of.

The chirping of unknown insects blends with the peaceful prayers in the church, unconsciously making the listeners feel relaxed and happy.

But Jason didn't think so while sitting in the church. He stared at the cross hanging above his head and the black-robed monk, his heart beating wildly.

"Poor child, eat something."

Peter stretched out his skinny arm and pushed the black bread and soup towards Jason. The slight movement made Jason shiver violently.

"What's wrong? You seem to be afraid of God?" Peter frowned slightly when he saw this.

"No, I'm not afraid of God." Jason shook his head like a rattle. Damn it, he was not a pagan.

Looking up and down at Jason, who was almost completely naked, Peter seemed to understand something and said with a smile, "I think you misunderstood. I'm not a monk, just an ordinary believer like you. Eat something. Look how badly you're shaking."

Peter's words really made Jason feel a little more at ease. He smelled the aroma of food coming from his nose, and finally nodded silently, then grabbed the black bread and stuffed it into his mouth.

The tooth he had imagined didn't break, and the bread without any impurities was beyond Jason's expectation. He took another sip of the vegetable soup, and the thick turnips made him juicy. The light hairs around his mouth were all sticky with the soup, as if he was not eating vegetables, but fatty pieces of meat.

After devouring all the food like a whirlwind and putting down the empty bowl with satisfaction, Jason said a little embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I haven't eaten such delicious food in a long time. I forgot to save some for you."

"It's okay. I'm abstaining from sex and can't eat too much."

Jason didn't quite understand what the man in front of him was saying. Why wouldn't he eat if he could have enough? His father had died of starvation, after all.
"What kind of place is this? There's famine in Cooper Castle, so why is there so much food here?"

"I can't answer your question. Maybe it's God's protection."

Peter took up the Scriptures again, knowing the reason but having promised not to reveal it.

"God?"

Jason murmured, his eyes looking a little lonely.

If God really protects him, then maybe he has been abandoned by God.
As an apprentice to a mature blacksmith, although his skills were not very good, he believed that sooner or later he would take over the smith's smithy and become a respected blacksmith.

But unexpectedly, a snowstorm not only took the life of his father, but also ruined his own career.

Thinking of this, Jason couldn't help but recall the face of the monk from Cooper Castle, and his fists clenched unconsciously.

He simply didn't donate money to them for his father's burial because he didn't have the money. Of course, they also offered another condition, which was because Jason was quite handsome.
Of course, he rejected this idea without hesitation and was immediately forbidden to pray by the monks. He even thought that he had buried his father, but unexpectedly, the monks secretly sent thugs to chop off his father's head.
Jason swore that when he saw his father's headless body, he wanted to kill the monk.

Without a head, my father will not only not go to heaven, but will even go to hell!

But in the end, Jason still didn't have the courage to take revenge on the monks, so he could only vent his anger on those damn hooligans.

Taking advantage of the blacksmith shop, he stole a half-finished dagger and killed the gangster who accidentally leaked the secret after being drunk in the middle of the night. Then he cut off the man's head bit by bit along the throat. He wanted to send the man to hell as well.

Jason knew that the gangsters in Cooper Castle all listened to Freeman's followers, and knowing Freeman's character well, he ran out of Cooper Castle at night.

The sky was dark and he had lost his apprenticeship, but Jason was confident that as long as he found a new town, with his half-baked skills, he could at least become an apprentice. But he didn't expect that soon after he left Cooper Castle, he heard the sound of horse hooves behind him. He was so scared that he thought it was Freeman chasing him, but when he turned around, he found it was a wrinkled-looking man.

He didn't understand why the other party was chasing him, but he knew he had to fight back. However, before he could even swing the iron piece in his hand, the other party easily knocked him away with a whip, then grabbed him and put him on horseback, and rushed into the depths of the mountains and forests.

Jason struggled all the way, but the man on the horse was very strong, or rather, he was a very good rider, and he held him tightly and ran all night long. Finally, the horse stopped under a green river and handed him over to the person in front of him.

He subconsciously touched his waist and found that the only piece of iron had been confiscated, which made him lose his sense of security.

I looked out the window, ready to see where I was, when I heard the sound of a door moving.

squeak-

Two figures appeared in front of the door.

"grown ups!"

Peter stood up first and bowed respectfully to the figure.

Jason stood up tremblingly, looking at the newcomer with fear and confusion. The figure moved closer and closer as Jason trembled. After they saw each other's faces clearly, Jason and the other person couldn't help but say in unison:

"Is it you?"

……

"Jason? Smith's apprentice?" Luke raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

"Aren't you the knight who often buys special iron equipment?"

Looking at Luc's appearance, Jason also opened his mouth in surprise. He was deeply impressed by this customer who had ordered the plow iron.

"Yes, it's me. Don't be too surprised. In fact, I didn't expect that the blacksmith George was talking about would be you."

Luc smiled and nodded. It turned out to be an acquaintance. He thought George had stolen another blacksmith from somewhere.

After all, that guy's style of doing things is a little different.

"Huh~" Jason saluted Luc politely. He also knew that Luc was a knight of Berry.

I don't know if he will send me back.
As if seeing through his thoughts, Luc immediately gave him a reassurance: "I don't know why you escaped from Cooper Castle, but I swear by God, even if you offend the Baron, I will protect you!"

"You can stay in my territory and work for me."

"But you know I don't keep idle people, so I need you to do something for me."

"Of course, the treatment won't be bad."

Luc pointed to the empty bowl on the ground and said, "At least having black bread every day is not a problem."

The free farmers still only get wheat porridge, but it is obvious that Luke values ​​Jason very much, so the treatment is naturally better.

He didn't ask Jason's opinion. No matter if he was abducted or kidnapped, since he was here, he would never let him go.

He had to agree even if he didn't want to.

But Jason obviously misunderstood Luc.

"Sir, what do you want me to do?" Jason looked at Luke with a wary look.

He thought of those damned priests.

Seeing this, Luc asked Peter to leave, which made Jason even more panicked. He only felt relieved when he heard that he could continue to work as a blacksmith.

Then he said with both joy and worry, "Sir, are you saying that you want me to become a real blacksmith?"

"But I'm afraid I can't do it well."

"It doesn't matter if you can't do it well, you can practice slowly. I don't ask for speed, as long as your skills improve."

Luc leaned against the window. There were no seats in the church, only Peter's straw mat.

"But you'll have to stay here for a while."

Thinking of the Black Ridge Valley that had never been developed, Luc calmed down.

The Black Ridge Canyon is quite far away, and it will take some effort to build it.

"How about this, you follow me to the lumberyard tomorrow and we'll look at how to plan the crossbow arrows."

Then, without further explanation, he asked Ryan to take Jason to the warehouse to rest. After locking the door as usual, the young man sniffled, looked at the dark roof, and gradually fell asleep with fatigue and frustration.

Luc returned to the Deer Hall and looked at a bucket of maple leaves that had been brought back by the grease lamp.

He suddenly discovered that the insects and mosquitoes that had appeared and were lingering around were actually consciously avoiding the bitter maple juice.

(End of this chapter)