In 1865, the small town of Brent on the outskirts of London

In an old house, the wooden floor made a "creaking" sound as if it was about to be completely broken. The night was thick, and there was only one candlestick in the house, and the candle was swaying in the wind blowing in from the window. , as if it would be extinguished at any time.

"Huh, it's really cold today." From the back of the room, a girl with long black hair came out holding a candlestick. She put the candlestick on the table, put her hands in front of her mouth, and took a breath of hot air. His fingers, which were a little red and swollen from the cold, temporarily healed, and he gained a little more strength.The girl sat on the chair in front of the table and looked out to the outside world through the gate, surrounded by old houses similar to this one.The light from the two candlesticks completely illuminated the house.

If you look carefully, this is not a traditional house. It looks like a shop. There are several rows of shelves, and some books are sparsely placed on it. When you turn your eyes to the outside of the house, you can find a signboard at the door with some mottled writing. You can roughly read the words "rental bookstore".

With the door open, the cold wind would keep blowing in, but the girl never closed the door, looking outside as if she was waiting for something.

After a while, two small figures walked over from the night shrouded in mist. Even the night could hardly conceal the overly bright blond hair. They were two young children, "William, Louis, you are considered Come back, in such a cold day, did you learn any new knowledge outside, or did you go to help others?"

The clothes worn by the two children were shabby and flimsy, but a scarf was wrapped around their necks, barely adding a touch of warmth. After seeing the two children, the girl quickly closed the door to prevent them from continuing to blow the cold wind. London at this time The weather is very cold.

"It's okay, sister. My brother helped Aunt Reese and Uncle Miles today. He helped them solve their problems. It's amazing." Louis is a younger child who looks very similar to his brother William, probably twins Well, but the hairstyles and temperaments of the two are different, so the girls can still be distinguished.

Louis adores his elder brother William very much, and at this moment, he is praising his brother who is super smart in his eyes. The girl nodded in agreement, "William will definitely become a very powerful person in the future." She was very calm while talking. , The blond hair of William, who is still very young but has a bit of elegance.

William's face turned red, "Sister, if you touch your hair, it won't grow taller." "Pfft, does smart William believe such unfounded words?" I wrote this, but the adults said so, so William dubiously remembered it, and the most important thing was that he was actually a little shy to be so close.

In fact, the girl didn't know William's name. When she came to this world, her parents were no longer there. She was an orphan girl, but she inherited the bookstore opened by her parents. She couldn't starve to death for a while. The neighbors are very familiar. After all, in the same small town, everyone will help each other. A single girl is often taken care of by many neighbors.

William and Louis were found by a young girl in an alley in a small town. At that time, William was still suffering from a high fever. Louis supported him very worriedly. The two of them squatted in the corner like two poor kittens. The girl, who had difficulty making a living alone, took the two of them back, probably because her identity as a woman is easy to be looked down upon, so she let down her guard. Louis followed the girl to this house after she said that she could reduce the fever for his brother. Bookstore.

There are very few doctors in the small town, and it is expensive to see a doctor. The girl does not have that money, but fortunately she was in poor health before, and she often had a cold and fever, and she has some coping methods. Then ventilate to let the air flow, wet the cloth strips cut from clean clothes with cold water, and put them on the forehead to cool down. Although it is a bit too simple, it still works. After cooling down a few times, the girl is also a little depressed. Fortunately, when the sun rose the next morning, the brother woke up.

"Louis." Just after waking up, she called her brother's name, and let the girl know Louis' name. Unfortunately, her brother's name has been refused to say, so after getting to know her better, the girl chose a name for her brother.

"William? Is this name really for me?" The elder brother who always looked like a little adult was unexpectedly very happy at that time.

"Well~ from now on it will be William and Louis~" the girl laughed. As for why she chose this name, because the girl really doesn't know British names very well, and the name is useless, so she simply chose the most famous Prince William in her memory. It has to be said that brother William fits the image of a prince in a girl's mind very well, with blond hair and red eyes, and a delicate and lovely face. At a young age, he can tell that he will be a handsome guy who will fascinate all beings in the future.

The origin of the two is unknown, and the girl didn't ask too much. There are too many orphans and children in slums in this era. Although living alone seems to be very difficult, the girl looked at other people who didn't even have a house squatting in the corner. The people at the bottom of the society and the kind with a large group of children crowded in a small house in the slums feel that they are much luckier.

Her bookstore is also her home. At first glance, the rows of bookshelves on the outside still look like a bookstore. Walking inside is a bedroom for rest. There are a lot of piles in the bedroom. Sundries, clothes for all seasons, mostly gray and mended clothes, but at least there are clothes that can keep warm, as long as you wear a few more, you can survive the cold winter.

You must know that the girl has seen many people who froze to death on the street, but her own conditions are not enough for her sympathy to be displayed, because she cannot help everyone. If she helps one person, she may I will not have enough clothes, and I will suffer from the cold together.

After the death of her parents, only the girl slept alone on the small wooden bed where the family of three squeezed together, but the girl who was not used to it would still often roll out of the bed. Who told her that the bed she slept alone before was bigger than this? No matter how you roll it, it won't fall.

Later, after the girl took in the two children, the two children and the girl slept on this bed. At first, the girl slept on the outermost side to prevent Louis and William from being squeezed down. As a result, the girl often fell when turning over. It went to the ground, awakening the two children, causing the two children to act in unison, and pushed the girl to sleep in the innermost corner against the wall. With the two children next to her blocking it, she would not fall again.Even though it was crowded, it was quite warm.

Speaking of which, at the very beginning, the two of them refused to sleep together with girls. Louis was shy, William was very gentlemanly, and said to sleep on the floor on the floor, but even on a hot day, a few thin layers on the floor The cloth will feel cold, not to mention the cold weather, it will be strange if it doesn't make people fall asleep.The girl firmly disagreed, and the two children couldn't help it, so it became the current situation.

Speaking of which, living alone is a bit difficult. Why do you want to take in two children? This makes both Louis and William want to know the reason. The girl will not be able to think of it for a while. Could it be a moment of sympathy?Simply say, "Because I am a girl, I always feel very scared here alone. If there are two more boys, they can protect me."

Louis happily said that he wanted to protect his sister as if he had been recognized. William smiled very restrainedly, but he also echoed Louis' words in his heart.In this day and age, it is not easy to live alone, let alone take in strangers who don't know each other. In William's mind, this sister is the kind of kind person who is particularly easy to be deceived and really needs protection.

Because it is a bookstore, there are many books, not the arty books read by nobles, but a lot of practical knowledge books. William usually likes to sit in the shop and read books, and sometimes he is called out to help.

Because he was able to use what he learned from the book and helped other people in the town a lot. Adults will inevitably feel a little ashamed of being helped by children, but the method William said is indeed useful, and naturally they will get some rewards every time they go out , or food or not much money, the girl only discovered later that the things William brought back helped her save a lot of living expenses.

Is this the power of knowledge?Looking at William, the girl felt as if she was watching the birth of a great man in the future. It was so amazing, and her little heart was filled with great admiration.

If it's just this kind of life, although it's not very happy, compared to the girl's past, it's not bitter. When someone is with you, the loneliness seems to be dispelled. Said to have a stern face like a fierce girl.

Both William and Louis are children like little angels, and they look even more similar when they smile. Unfortunately, it is really difficult to survive in this era.The girl didn't know the current time and place until a month after she came here. After all, people who were born and bred before didn't know how to ask these questions.So the girl could only speculate, and then knew that this was England at the end of the [-]th century, a small town on the outskirts of London.

London, known as the capital of fog, is naturally derived from the fact that most Londoners in this period used coal as fuel for their furniture, which produced a lot of smoke, coupled with London's own climate, resulting in long-term foggy weather.The whole city seems to be shrouded in fog. This harsh air environment will naturally cause diseases of all sizes.

Louis has heart disease, the girl is not sure whether it is congenital or acquired because of the environment, etc. However, the disease naturally needs to be cured, but at the beginning, I couldn't even afford the medicine to reduce the fever, let alone this medicine that seems to be very expensive , must earn money.

I don't want to see Louis gasping for breath in the middle of the night, clutching his chest and screaming for pain. From the girl's point of view, this is already her brother, so let's do something for the family.Because of the apprehension of coming to a strange place and the lack of understanding of the history of this place, the girl who has always maintained a mediocre state finally decided to fight because of a new member of the family.

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Explanation: London: The "Greater London area" is divided into the City of London and 32 boroughs, the 12 near the center are collectively called "Inner London", and the 20 peripheral ones are collectively called "Outer London". Inner London is generally They are all the residences of the nobles. Outer London, that is, the various small towns on the outskirts of London, are mostly ordinary lower class.

I don’t know anything about the UK, so I have to check all kinds of information to write a fanfic. I guess there will be a lot of mistakes _(:з」∠)_ If there is a well-learned and fastidious party, please let me go.

It is a fan of the anime or manga "Moriarty Worrying about the Country". The following is the background of the original work: At the end of the 19th century, due to the outbreak of the industrial revolution, the world was in chaos and development, and Britain steadily expanded its colonies, bringing the world A quarter of all became [British Empire].Dominate the world, the largest empire in history, ruled by less than 3% of the total population.This country has had a deep-rooted and complete class system since ancient times, and those who rule the top of this system are the people of the [upper class].In the British Empire, class is a solid and absolute dividing line that distinguishes people's identities. The class and blood of a person's family determine his identity throughout his life.All classes, their choice of studies and occupations, and their freedom of marriage are all restricted, and everyone is within a determined framework to serve the country.Life is forcibly divided into good and bad, and such a social system will inevitably create differences between people.In this country, the orders of nobles must be obeyed.But nobles also have the so-called "noble duty", which is the social morality that the higher the status, the more they need to abide by. The most obvious behavior is charity.

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