Chapter 223 The First Winter in Koizumi Village

“Lena shouldn’t have seen this scene, right?”

Kedmo flicked the cigarette butt in his hand, turned around, glanced at the pile of corpses behind him, and muttered something in a low voice with a slightly worried look on his face.

“Long before the ship was burned, I had asked Minian to send her back home.” Xia He replied.

“Meow!” Dousha, who was held in his arms, called out softly twice.

“Are you hungry? Be good, I’ll feed you something delicious later when we get back.”

Xia He said, skipping Kedemo, and went straight to the “culprit” who had just killed more than 20 pirates – Pat, Faith, Walter, Kuroto, and more than a dozen villagers who had now joined the security team, “Remember to deal with the bodies cleanly and don’t leave any clues. Also, notify the villagers not to go out and trade with others for the time being. Keep the remaining goat milk and fur for your own use, and wait until next spring to make a long-term plan.”

A child who looked no more than six years old gave orders to a group of adult men in a baby voice.

However, no one present raised any objection.

It was just because they were all like Kedemo, who had already known about Xia He half a year ago, and thus became another group of Xia He’s loyal supporters.

Well, they are the second group of “confidants” that Xia He trusts more in the entire Koizumi Village, after Pat and his four companions.

Soon, the bodies were carried to the mountains and thrown into areas where wild animals often appeared.

As for the bloodstains remaining on the ground, Xia He had no intention of asking anyone to clean them up.

Anyway, it’s right next to the beach, and the tides are rising from time to time recently, so it will probably be washed away completely in a day or two.

As for whether the Don Quixote family will follow the clues to the Roccadilli Island…

I’m not quite sure about Xia He.

Glancing at the task list in the system that still showed the word “unfinished”, he somehow felt a little uneasy.

“There shouldn’t be anything wrong, right?”

……

Haiyuan calendar year 1507, mid-December.

Into winter.

Villagers in every household wore thick cotton-padded jackets, burned firewood, and sat in front of the fireplace, enjoying fresh milk and hot food in the house in peace and comfort.

This can be said to be the most comfortable winter they have spent in all these years.

And this is also thanks to Xia He.

If it were not for the profits brought by the autumn harvest, they would probably be like in previous years, wearing tattered clothes, wrapped in thin quilts, curled up on the cold stone beds, shivering.

“Hello~ Good afternoon, Uncle Nassef, are you going sea fishing again?”

Several young men greeted the fisherman Ronnie Nassef who was passing by and said, “You must have caught a lot of fish this time, right?”

Nassef smiled and said, “Yes, we did catch a lot. Please tell Dr. Minian to bring her family to my room to drink fish soup tonight.”

“Okay, Uncle Nassef.”

“Uncle Nassef, can we go?”

“Yes, Uncle Nassef, we haven’t had the fish soup you made for a long time.”

The young men said with a smile.

“Of course, you can come anytime.” Nassef nodded in response.

at the same time.

Cole limped over from not far away, leaning on a cane.

“Cole, why are you here? Didn’t I tell you to stay at home and wait for me to come back?” Nassef hurried forward to support him.

However, Cole pulled the fishing net with fish from his back and said without question: “Let me do it. You went out early in the morning and have been working outside for half a day. It’s time to take a break.” After that, he carried the fish in one hand and leaned on a crutch in the other, and walked in front of the group.

Nassef was left standing there, looking at Cole’s back, with a hint of bitterness in his eyes.

“Oh, this child…” He sighed.

“Uncle Nassef, Korta?” The young men looked at Nassef again.

Nassef then forced a smile and explained: “Since that day, his personality has become much more introverted. But it doesn’t matter. As long as he is still alive, it’s good enough.”

But it was just a broken leg. In this era of pirates, being able to live in good health was already beyond most people.

“I’m going back first. Remember to notify Dr. Minian for me.”

After saying that, he quickly quickened his pace and ran towards home.

……

That evening.

It started snowing lightly.

Xia He, Minnian, the Casilli couple, the village chief and his wife, and a group of four sheriffs led by Pat all appeared at the door of Nassef’s house.

As soon as he entered the door, Pat took out a handful of dried meat that Xia He had pickled and stuffed it into Nassef’s hand. “I heard that Cole likes to eat this, so I brought some here. If it’s not enough, tell me again.”

“Thank you. You came just in time. You brought something with you.” Nassef took it and exchanged a few polite words with Kasiri and others. Then he went to the shed in the yard and checked the fire on the stove.

same moment.

“By the way, Cole, didn’t you say last time that you like shooting? This gun is for you.” Faith took out a red flintlock pistol from his clothes and handed it to Cole.

Seeing this, Cole widened his eyes in delight.

“This is?”

“This is Xia… ahem, I modified it myself. Theoretically, it can reach a range of 800 meters. If you use special lead bullets, you can shoot enemies 1,500 meters away…”

“Really?” Cole took the gun and stars began to appear in his eyes.

Ever since he had his leg broken by Torbas and almost implicated the villagers on the island, he had been in deep regret and self-blame.

If he had not had his father at home to accompany him every day, he would probably have lost his mind and committed suicide by jumping into the sea.

“Hey, Cole, do you want to join the village security team and protect everyone’s safety with us?” Pat followed up with another sentence.

“Me? Really…can I?”

“Of course.”

Upon hearing this, the four of them nodded and said, “Why not? As long as you want to protect everyone, you can become a qualified sheriff!”

“How about this, Cole? Starting tomorrow, let us teach you how to shoot.”

……

night.

Open the windows.

Everyone enjoyed the snow scenery while eating.

Xia He drank the delicious fish soup and then put his consciousness into the system.

Looking at the task list that still showed the word “unfinished”, he became more and more uneasy.

(End of this chapter)