Count of Monte Cristo

Early the next morning, Edmund and Lin Ke woke up. They rearranged the gold coins, nuggets and gems, and then Edmond took some of the gold coins away, and then hid the rest of the treasure. Set off with the boat.By the way, there were a lot of able men on board the Rennes, and a sailor repaired the power plant on their little wreck, so they reached Genoa by evening.

Lin Ke and Edmond ate a rich meal first. Linke was full and a little drunk. He drank a whole bottle of fruit wine.Lin Ke, who was drunk, was quiet, without any trace of drunkenness, and he was even more submissive than usual.He sat there, holding a piece of dessert in his hand, taking a small bite from time to time, looking very gentle, completely different from the eager eating at the beginning.Edmund didn't see that he was drunk at first, but only thought he was full, so he got up and called the waiter to pay the bill and was about to leave.In the evening, he was going to find some people to inquire about some things. Before that, he and Lin Ke had to go to the barber shop first.But when Edmund finished paying and was about to go out, Lin Ke still stared blankly at the dessert in his hand, as if he didn't notice Edmond was about to walk out the door at all.

Edmund was a little strange and called him, "Lin Ke, we are going to the barber shop, don't be in a daze."

Lin Ke raised his head, his eyes were sober, and he said, "I won't leave, I'm not full yet. I haven't finished eating such a big Eiffel Tower." He gestured with his hand for a big cake in the shape of an iron tower , There was still a tsk sound in his mouth.

Edmund didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and walked back, "You've eaten a lot, let's eat again next time."

"No! I want to eat the Eiffel Tower!" Lin Ke fixed his firm eyes on Edmond, as if he would not leave unless you give me it.Cheeks were bulging, and the piece of cake was stuffed into his mouth again, and he swallowed it.

Edmund had no choice but to lift him up by the shoulders, and Linko staggered to his feet, leaning against Edmund's arms, still holding the leftover pineapple in his hand... Edmond Only then did he realize that he was drunk, he looked at the wine bottle on the table, it was obviously just a bottle of fruit wine.

"Okay, I'll take you there to eat the Eiffel Tower." What the hell is this?Edmond frowned.Probably a canned fruit, Edmond guessed uncertainly.The Eiffel Tower was built in the late 80s, so it's normal that Edmond didn't know.

Edmund half-coaxed and half-carried him out of the restaurant, Lin Ke pushed him away as soon as he went out, then vomited, then limp, hugged Edmond's leg, and murmured: "Cross bridge rice noodles, little Steamed buns, glutinous rice balls, old bowls of noodles, fish meat and shrimp dumplings, Hunan stinky tofu, dried beef, raisins, dried tofu, duck blood soup, roast duck, beggar’s chicken... I really want to eat spicy strips..." But I recently studied Latin literature Be obsessed, or say it in Latin.

Edmund listened to his muttering, and picked him up, not hugging him, but half-embracing him in his arms. Lin Ke also yelled, "Come on! Cheers to the old godmother! Ed Meng?" His eyes flashed suddenly, "Do you eat spicy strips? I invite you to eat!" As he spoke, he went to search his pocket, and found a ruby ​​- it was taken from the oak box before he left the island of Monte Cristo. take it.He looked at it for a long time, tilted his head and thought for a while, and then suddenly stuffed the gem into his mouth.

Edmund couldn't stop him in time, Lin Ke yelled, he knocked his teeth, his face wrinkled into a ball, aggrieved, "It hurts, it doesn't taste good!" Then he threw it out, and the gemstone fell to the ground with a crisp sound. sound.Lin Ke also said, "Don't worry, I'll find you spicy strips again, it's delicious..." As he spoke, he rummaged through his pockets again.

Edmund suddenly had a headache, so he simply hugged Lin Ke. Lin Ke lifted his feet off the ground and subconsciously hugged Edmund's neck, probably because he was afraid of falling, so he hugged him tightly.Edmund was a little short of breath. He carefully bent down to pick up the gem, then went straight into the restaurant just now, and said to the waiter, "Hello, my friend is drunk. Is there any famous inn here?"

"There is one one kilometer away from here, called the Mandela Hotel, which is the most famous in the hearts of travelers." He paid attention to Edmund and Linko as soon as they entered.Their clothes are generally tattered, and the food they order is expensive and expensive.He began to think that they were here to eat Bawang's meal, and the boss asked him to pay attention to them.Unexpectedly, in the end, this person not only paid for the meal, but also gave him a big tip.And the waiter took another look at the person in his arms, there was a precious ruby ​​in his pocket that was about to fall.This man is definitely a wealthy businessman traveling, maybe the person in his arms is his younger brother?

Edmund also noticed his eyes, and he stuffed the gemstone into Linko's pocket calmly. He just picked up the gemstone and stuffed it into Linko's pocket casually.Lin Ke has been wriggling dishonestly, and then it was revealed.

Edmund went on to ask: "Can you help me find a carriage?" He handed the waiter a double Napoleon.

The waiter was overjoyed, "Sir, you don't have to give me so much..."

Lin Ke in his arms was still muttering, his voice soft and simple, this time it was changed to a southern dialect, and Edmund couldn't understand it. "You deserve it, can you hurry up? My friend needs a rest." Edmond said, his tone was a little anxious and commanding.

"Okay, wait a moment." The waiter quickly left to find the carriage, and Edmund sat down with Link in his arms.Lin Ke's body was hot, his face was flushed, and his breathing became more and more messy. It seemed that the smell of alcohol was coming up, and he was still muttering... Edmund couldn't understand what the drunk was saying. He thought he should too. I have learned Chinese systematically.

Edmund wiped his face with the napkin he took from the table, and then gave him another glass of water to make him sip, and Lin Ke obediently did so.

Edmund waited for a while, but Lin Ke fell asleep peacefully before the waiter came.He leaned obediently in Edmund's arms, his hair covered his eyes, his breathing calmed down, his lips were slightly parted, and the boy's slender body was sleeping innocently and innocently in his arms, and he had great trust in him …Edmond looked at it, and couldn't help stretching out his hand to caress his face, touching his lips with his fingers, soft and soft...

"Sir, the carriage is coming!" A voice interrupted his movements and brought Edmund back to his senses.Edmund picked up Lin Ke and followed the waiter out. A carriage was already waiting outside the door.Edmund put Lin Ke into the carriage, told the coachman the name of the inn, and then got into the carriage himself.

We arrived at the inn in 10 minutes.Edmond paid the money, Lin Ke was in a daze, Edmond patted his face to wake him up.

Then the two asked for two rooms, and he called the waiter of the inn and gave him some instructions.Then Edmund put Lin Ke on the bed, went to get him a bucket of water, "wash first, then talk." Edmond saw that Linko was still leaning against the head of the bed in a daze, as if he couldn't figure out what he was doing. Why, pull him to the bucket, then take off his shirt, and throw him in the bucket.Lin Ke yelled and was about to jump out again, but Edmond shouted: "Don't move! If you move around, you won't eat the Eiffel Tower!" This sentence really worked, and Lin Ke sat obediently in the bucket , let Edmond wash his hair.Edmund was very fast, and he helped Lin Ke get it done with three strokes, five and two, and the rest... His eyes flashed, he wiped Lin Ke's back, and then let him get up.At this moment there was a knock at the door, which Edmund opened, and the waiter brought a new suit.Edmund thanked and took it with a tip.

"Come on, Lin Ke, put on yourself."

Lin Ke got out of the barrel, took the clothes, and didn't change them. The pants were wet and stuck to his body. He tore them off. The pants had been worn for at least a month, and they were already in tatters.

Edmund's eyes darkened, he turned around to leave, but stopped again.But Lin Ke lay down on the bed and closed his eyes. He muttered, "Why is it so wet? Where's the quilt? Where's the quilt? The roast duck is gone..." Finally he got the quilt and covered it, and after a while, there was no sound.

Edmund waited for a while, but there was no movement. He turned to see that Lin Ke was fast asleep, but his hair was still wet and dripping, even the quilt and pillow were wet.Edmund pinched his temples with his index and middle fingers, sighed, and picked up a dry towel to wipe Lin Ke's hair.Lin Ke was frizzy and turned impatiently, turning his back to Edmund.Edmund had to kneel on the bed and approach him to dry his hair.After a while, Edmund put down the towel, touched Lin Ke's hair with his hand, and found that it was only a little damp, so he wiped it a few times, probably this action was a bit big, Lin Ke was disturbed, his head shrank, and he got into the hair. The quilt went down.Edmund stared at Lin Ke who was curled into a ball and couldn't see anything but the quilt, wishing he could wake him up.He never knew that Lin Ke was so difficult to deal with when he was drunk, and he really regretted asking him for a bottle of fruit wine.

Finally Edmund had to put down the towel and leave.

Unexpectedly, Lin Ke was the first to wake up the next day. He was in a trance for a moment after waking up. His last memory was eating a lot of delicious food, then drank a bottle of wine, and then...then he couldn't remember.He's the kind of person who breaks down when he's drunk, so he has no memory of what he's doing.He scratched his head, and quickly came to his senses, seeing the mess in the room, and himself, naked, he froze for a moment.After thinking about it carefully, I found that I still couldn't remember anything. I looked at my body under the quilt and found nothing wrong. Then I saw the new clothes on the bed, and my entanglement was instantly thrown away.Put on the new clothes happily, well, it's a bit big.But he was quite satisfied, and he called the waiter, asked where Edmund lived, and went to him.

When Lin Ke entered Edmond's room, he was still fast asleep, but as soon as Lin Ke approached his bed, Edmond woke up.He opened his eyes, sober and sharp!

Seeing that it was Lin Ke, his expression softened.

"You're awake, are you feeling better? Do you have a headache?"

Lin Ke said, "I'm fine, shall we go to the shipyard or the port today?"

"Boat," said Edmund, and he began to dress, a new suit, stately and jet black.Lin Ke felt that Edmund wearing this suit was a bit weird, like a messenger in the dark, with a cruel hostility, a little scary.

Seeing that Lin Ke's expression was wrong, Edmund asked, "What's wrong, I'm not dressed properly?"

Lin Ke nodded, "It looks scary."

"Haha...you look like you want to be bullied." Edmund laughed and didn't care.

Seeing Lin Ke's normal expression, Edmund guessed that he must not remember what happened after he was drunk last night, so he didn't mention it, but just asked, "Have you put away the gem?"

"Here it is." Lin Ke took it out casually and shook it in front of him, "I'm going to use it to buy a lot of food today. I'll ask you what you want." The words "I am a local tyrant" were written on it.

Edmund thought for a while, "Spicy strips?"

"What?" Lin Ke was dumbfounded, and Edmund didn't hesitate to mess with Lin Ke's tidy hair. "What kind of food is that? You can tell me slowly, in Latin." .”

Lin Ke's expression was tangled, and he also thought that he must be drunk and talking nonsense, but he still briefly described Latiao to Edmond.

Edmund listened peacefully without making any comments.Lin Ke breathed a sigh of relief, and then he began to miss this cheap and delicious food again.

They ate breakfast first, and then went to Genoa's largest ship.Edmond quickly selected a small yacht in the boat shop, but the boss told him that it was ordered for an Englishman, and he had already paid a deposit of four thousand francs.Edmond did not hesitate, he immediately bid six thousand francs, and finally got the small yacht.Because Edmund was generous, the boss kindly offered to recruit a group of sailors for him, but Edmond refused. He made a request, that is, asked the boss to let the workers help him make a secret cabinet. He told the boss about the cabinet. size, and left.Because the boss said that it would be ready in the evening, Edmond and he agreed to pick up the goods at seven o'clock in the evening and drive away the small yacht.

After buying the yacht, Edmond and Lin Ke went to a street. At this time, the festive atmosphere of Christmas was already very strong. There were festive Christmas trees everywhere in the street market. Although the weather was cold, there was plenty of sunshine, so I felt uncomfortable. Despite the biting cold, the joy of the festival made everyone smile.

Edmund and Lin Ke found a barber shop and went in. When they came out again, their images changed again.Lin Ke's hair was short, and his facial features were exposed, clean and neat, with the unique youthfulness of a teenager.Edmond's hairstyle has not changed, but it has been cut short, but he has shaved his beard, revealing a smooth chin, and his whole person is much younger.The two look at each other, remembering the first time they had their hair cut, and then they laugh.

This time Lin Ke gave Edmund a sincere evaluation, "Handsome and charming!"

"You too!"

"Hahaha..." Both of them laughed again.

Then they went to a jewelry store run by a Jew and sold Link's rubies for [-] francs.Lin Ke took the money, put them in a purse, jingled the bells as he walked, and then he put the money on Edmond.Then they started eating... They wandered around for a long time, and when they were tired and full, they returned to the Mandela Inn.The two rested for an afternoon, preparing to retrieve the yacht at night, and then set sail to the small island of Monte Cristo to bring back their treasure.