Chapter: 15

Pierre Berry is a shepherd. It is the end of March and the beginning of April. He should be grazing on the plain pasture outside the mountain pass. How could he appear in the village?

Even if he moved to Lemburg or the northern border of Feneporte this time, he has only just started his journey now, and it will take about a month to arrive back to the Daliege Mountains.

Pierre had blue eyes with a gentle smile, and he said happily:

"Isn't this Lent coming soon? I haven't participated in several years, so I can't miss it this year!

"Don't worry, I have a companion to help me look after the flock. Being a shepherd is good. There is no supervisor. As long as you can find someone to help you, you can go wherever you want. It's very free."

Lent is a festival that exists widely in Intis. People welcome the coming of spring in various forms and pray for a good harvest for the year.

This has nothing to do with the Church of the "Eternal Blazing Sun" or the Church of the "God of Steam and Machinery", but it has already formed a folk custom, and there is no worship of pagan gods, so it has been tacitly approved by the orthodox.

"You want to see who is selected as the spring elf this year?" Lumian joked with a smile.

During Lent in the village of Kordu, a beautiful young girl is chosen to play the role of the spring elf as part of the celebration.

Pierre followed with a smile and said:

"I hope it's your sister Aurora, but she will definitely not agree, and the age is not suitable."

"Okay." He then pointed to the tavern not far away, "I'll go to the church to pray, and I'll treat you to a drink later."

Raymond responded subconsciously:

"No, you don't have any money."

"Haha, the gods taught us, 'Even if there is only one copper coin, share it with the poor brothers.'" Pierre mentioned a proverb among the shepherds in the Darliege region.

At this moment, Lumian smiled at Raymond:

"Pierre has become rich, so he must buy us a drink!"

He was pointing to Pierre Bailey's brand new leather shoes.

Pierre Berry was very happy:

"The employer is good this time. I have a few sheep, and then I have some wool, cheese and leather."

The remuneration of the shepherds consists of food, a small amount of money, and shared livestock, cheese, wool, and leather. The specific amount of what they can get depends on the contract signed with the employer in advance.

For shepherds who need to travel long distances, a pair of good and suitable leather shoes is the most urgent and practical desire.

Watching Pierre Berry walking towards the village square, Lumian's eyes gradually became serious, with a bit of doubt.

He said silently to himself:

"Spent a week or two or even nearly a month to come back just to participate in Lent?"

After thinking for a moment, Lumian looked away, and walked to the tavern with Raymond.

The tavern has no name and does not need a name. There is only one in Kordu Village, and the villagers like to call it the old tavern.

Just entering the tavern, Lumian looked around habitually.

Suddenly, his eyes stopped somewhere.

He saw the stranger who left early last night.