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Luke Montpier followed his parents, walked a long way, and finally came to a town closest to Sweetwater.

They were traveling with a "pilgrimage group".Parents said that it would be safer to go out.

These days, it is not safe to walk on the road. You have to beware of robbers cutting trails and stealing money, or you have to guard against wild wolves and dogs jumping out of the bushes unexpectedly.

Luke thought to himself: Neither he nor his parents had any money, so the robbers would definitely not be afraid of them. As for wild wolves and dogs...he had better follow the "pilgrimage group" closely and not fall behind.

Before leaving home, Luke had no concept of "pilgrimage" at all.

But he appreciates the chance to be away from home.

He was nine years old and had never had the opportunity of being ten leagues away from home.Even when you go to the woods to pick pine cones, mushrooms and raspberries, your parents must remind you not to go too far.

According to my father, as long as you leave home for more than ten miles, it is difficult to find your way home—there are black forests spreading far away everywhere, and the road leads to nowhere.Luke can't write, let alone spell the name of his own village, and he probably doesn't even know how to ask for directions.

Traveling with the pilgrimage group in the village may be the only way to ensure their safe return home.

As for why to go on a "pilgrimage" - everyone, including Luke, thinks that Sweetwater is a very magical place.

The miracle of the "saint" has already spread all over the world, and Luke himself has heard the local pastor sing the great achievements of "Saint Heathcliff" more than once.

Although the details of the pastor's speech are not the same every time, people listen with gusto every time: St. Heathcliff just disappeared out of thin air, and then appeared out of thin air...God endowed him with immortal life, and he was to protect him devout people.

But what really attracts many people to pilgrimage is not Heathcliff's "invisibility"-Luke always thinks that the saint is not "resurrected from the dead", but purely "invisibility".

The most attractive thing about pilgrimage is that people can get the protection of saints, and most of the existing diseases can get good medicine.Even if you are not sick, you can "get God's blessing" when you come back from the pilgrimage, and you will be free from illness and disaster ever since.

To be honest, Luke doesn't really believe it. He has seen too many people "go to heaven" at a young age.One of his elder brothers and a younger brother are like this.He felt that he would probably be like this in the future.

To be honest, it is very difficult to live to the age of parents.

But now their group finally came to the vicinity of Sweetwater Town safely. According to others, they only need to walk another day before they can reach Sweetwater Town and meet "St. Heathcliff".

"Everyone, before you reach Tianshui Town, let me remind you quickly."

A priest in a cassock gathered together all the "pilgrims" who had come from all over the place.

"Sweet Water Town is no smaller than us, and the rules there are particularly strict."

Luke suddenly felt a burst of tension in the people around him.

But people are all insisting: "The saint is stationed, of course the rules are big."

"It's okay, we'll follow the rules."

"ensure!"

The priest looked around: "Is there anyone who can read?"

Among the five or six pilgrimage groups, there was only one man who could read and write.The priest gave him a booklet and asked him to read it to everyone. If he still didn't understand, he would explain it later.

Luke stared intently at the pamphlet, listening to the man read it word for word: "Hygiene for Pilgrims..."

After listening to it for a long time, Luke and his parents realized that the rules of the "pilgrimage" turned out to be "hygiene". Wash your hands before eating, and change your clothes if you can. location, and wash your hands...

After hearing this, everyone lamented: "Sure enough, the rules are really big!"

But Luke looked at himself and thought that since he was going to see a saint, he had to clean up a bit.He looked down at his black and dirty hands, and at the food being delivered in the distance. He couldn't help but wiped his hands vigorously on his clothes before he dared to reach out to grab the food provided for the pilgrims...

The next day, Luke and his parents arrived in Sweetwater.

They were dizzy, and they must have never seen a town of this size: the church tower here soared into the sky, and the town stood neatly row after row of houses in a style they had never seen in their hometown.

On the streets here, they saw the largest number of people they had ever seen in their lives... They were told that this was not only a "sacred place", but also a prosperous commodity distribution center.

Luke's parents, one left and one right, held Luke tightly, for fear that he would get lost.

"Pilgrims with children? This way, please."

Someone saw them and immediately called Luke's family aside and gave each of them a badge for both parents and Luke to wear.

"If anyone is lost, just go to the 'Lost Children's Office' under the church and wait. The nearby staff will naturally send the children who are alone there."

"It's a unique badge, so you don't have to worry about someone impersonating your child."

Luke looked up, and his parents were indeed relieved.

There is also an advantage for pilgrims with children, who can meet the saint through "priority channels".

Luke felt that he hadn't waited long, and was brought before Heathcliff along with his parents.

Heathcliff saw that Luke specially changed into the pre-washed clothes, and immediately nodded in praise: "My child, maintain the hygiene habits learned here, and you will benefit from it for life."

He took out a small wooden board that had been painted black beforehand from his side, and a row of weird-looking symbols were pasted on the wooden board.Heathcliff gave this small board to Luke and encouraged him: "This is the alphabet on it. I believe you can find a person who can read, whether it is a country priest or a housekeeper of a big family. Please spell it."

"When you know enough words, you can read."

"It will change your life."

Heathcliff rubbed Luke's head: "Go, God bless you."

Luke and his parents were then taken away from the presence of the saint.For there were many people behind them, waiting to see Heathcliff.

Immediately afterwards, the family was brought before a man with a kind face and glasses.

The man just glanced at it and said, "Anthelmintics, both adults and children."

The man then asked them some more questions and they were taken away again.At this time, someone handed Luke's mother a bag of herbs and told them to cook and drink it when they got home.

Luke's mother excitedly hid the little cloth bag in her clothes—they heard a lot of legends about this little cloth bag along the way. It is said that many people became healthier after returning from the pilgrimage because of this little cloth bag.

The family came out of the place of pilgrimage, dazed and dazed—their pilgrimage had gone so well that it ended too quickly, leaving the family empty.

Yes, it is "empty".

Luke thought to himself, he hasn't watched the saint perform "invisibility", so why is it all over?

At this time, he raised the small blackboard in his hand, and reached out to touch the alphabet pasted on it—these tactile sensations were very real, proving that what he experienced today was not a dream.

Luke's parents looked left and right, as if they were looking for the "pilgrimage group" who came with them.

"How about it, have you collected enough travel expenses to go back to your hometown?" A young man wearing trendy clothes and smiling brightly asked a family of three.

Luke's parents' eyes lit up, and they hurried to inquire.

"The local area needs to build a pilgrimage road, stay and work for three days, and pay you all the return travel expenses as wages. The construction site is in charge of food and drink, how about it, do you want to do it?"

How could Luke's parents refuse?

"We have heard for a long time that as long as we help build roads, we can go back to our hometown."

When they set off, they only took half of the travel expenses with them, and they were always worried.

At this moment, Luke's father was smiling, while his mother stretched out her hand and patted her chest, as if she was glad that she walked a little slower just now and finally didn't miss the "organization".

"This way, please!" The young man pointed them in the direction and asked them to report to the construction site.

After Luke's parents reported to the construction site, they left Luke in the children's depository and were taken care of by someone.

But Luke is already nine years old. A child of this age is no longer considered a "child" in their village, and sometimes he can even be a young adult.So after playing with the small blackboard for a while, Luke felt very bored, and slipped out quietly while the staff were not paying attention.

He found his parents—father was pushing the cart, carrying stones, and mother was helping to load the gravel onto the cart with a dustpan.The work is very simple.

There is another group of people resting on the side of the road.

It seems that there are two groups of people here, who can take turns.

A middle-aged man leaning on a hoe was talking to the people around him while resting.

I just heard him say: "You see, we are just helping hands. After doing the work for these two days, we will have the travel expenses to go home. When the road is completed, more people will be able to make a pilgrimage to Tianshui Town safely. .”

"The countess made it very clear, everyone is for me, and I am for everyone!"

The catchphrase is simple to understand and provocative.

Everyone was excited for a while, and they all stood up and said, "That's right, we've almost had a rest, and everyone just worked hard to finish the work for this period, so we can go to eat."

Although Luke was a very ordinary country boy, after hearing the slogan "All for one, one for all", he was very energetic. He put down the small blackboard in his hand, rushed forward, and said loudly: " I'm coming too!"

Unexpectedly, the adults have nothing to do, but soon a staff member dragged the nine-year-old child out of the road construction team: "My little ancestor, the Countess has made repeated orders, and there must be no child labor!" .”

"If you have the heart, why don't you listen to Father Floren teach you the most basic spelling."

Roland was near the construction site when Luke was "caught red-handed".

Facing the road construction site billowing in smoke and dust, she felt a little unhappy.

Everything is going according to plan.But she held a letter in her hand.

This letter is to summon the Countess de Raphael to the temporary court stationed in Amiens to meet the queen and wait for her appointment.At the end of the letter, the signature is "Anna of Austria"-this is a letter written by the Queen of France.

The author has something to say: "Anna of Austria" is the queen of Louis XIII and the mother of Louis XIV.In fact, her whole life has nothing to do with Austria.She is honored as Anna of Austria because she was born in the Habsburg family and holds the title of Princess of Spain and Portugal, as well as the title of Grand Duchess of Austria.