"Saipan!"

"Saipan!" "

Standing in front of his weapon shop, Shinawa Lokun, "What time is it now? You are such a lazy man. Come and shave my beard. Don't lay on your bed!"

"Well, here I am. Mr. Lokun. Are you going to the city?" "

In the distance, a clear voice came from the cave of the stone arch bridge, "Mr. Lokun, please wait a moment. I'm coming!"

Saipan, a young man, turned over from the pile of straw on his bed.

He opened the straw curtain to hang it on a stick inserted into the crack.

The straw curtain was hanging there steadily.

He bent down and picked up a rope ladder from the ground.

Then, he stood at the edge of the stone arch bridge.

A gust of wind blew in the early morning, and Saipan, who was only wearing a thin coat, couldn't help but shiver.

He stretched out his hand and counted the rope ladder. When he counted to the thirteenth grid, he took a deep breath and suddenly threw the rope ladder over his head!

Click! Click!

There were two iron hooks on the top of the rope ladder.

The iron hook accurately grabbed the guardrail of the stone arch bridge.

Saipan returned to the bamboo bed, picked up a wooden box, and hung it on his body. Then he turned around and walked out of the bridge hole.

He climbed up the rope ladder agilely and stood firmly on the stone arch bridge soon. "Saipan! Why haven't you come yet?" "

The blacksmith Lokun was short tempered and didn't want to wait for anyone.

He shouted at the stone arch bridge, "You bastard! If you don't come over, the sun will climb up from the top of the mountain! If you delay my time to the city, I won't spare you. "

"Ah, I am coming!" "

With a wooden box on his back, Saipan rushed to the blacksmith's shop in the West River Village.

While running, he promised in a loud voice, "It's dawn now. I promise I won't delay your time!"

When he arrived in front of Lokun, panting for breath, Lokun was already very impatient.

He reached out his strong hand and tweaked the ear of Saipan. "I've been waiting for you for a long time. The torch has burned a lot. How dare you delay?"

"Ouch! It hurts!" "

His ears were burning because of Lokun's powerful hands.

"I'm here, aren't I? What's more, it's still dark. I can't see your beard clearly, can I? What if it hurts you?" Saipan explained while shouting pain.

"Bah!" "Do I need you to teach me how to arrange the time?" "

Lokun viciously spit out a bit of old sputum on the ground, but finally he let go of his hand that was pinching Saipan's ears.

"Hey, Mr. Lokun, are you going to buy something in the city?" "

Under the light of the torch, while carefully wiping Lokun's thick beard, Saipan chatted with Lokun.

"Yes, I have made a lot of ironware these days. I have to go to the city and buy some more iron raw materials." "

With his eyes closed, Lokun enjoyed the craftsmanship of Saipan.

"Saipan! Saipan!" "

On the other side of the river, a woman's voice came from the East River Village, "Saipan, come here quickly. Mrs. Mong Kong's neck can't move anymore!"

"Fine!"

Just as Saipan was about to say yes, he was a little afraid that his shout would frighten Lokun, who closed eyes and was enjoying the treat. Before he finished his words, he swallowed back.

"Don't go!"

Lokun slowly opened his eyes and said, "My beard hasn't been shaved off yet. How dare you run away half way? I'll break your legs! "

"No, no, no." "

As he carefully shaved Lokun's beard, Saipan said in a low voice, "Then, I'll go and say yes to her first. Otherwise, Mrs. Mong Kong's maid will break out into curses later."

Taking a deep breath, Lokun complained, "Why are you so humble? Even a maid can yell at you. You are really not a man! "

"Hia hia!"

Saipan put away the razor in his hand and walked slowly out of the blacksmith's shop. He answered, "I have to rely on everyone, so that I can feed myself."

Then he walked out of the blacksmith's shop.

He shouted to the East River Village across the river, "Hey, please tell Mrs. Mong Kong that I'm coming in 10 minutes. Please wait for a moment."

On the other side of the river, a dissatisfied voice came from the maid. "Oh, you've become more capable. How dare you ask Mrs. Mong Kong to wait for you? Don't you believe that I will break your teeth out? "

"Oh, Aunt Enna, please forgive me. I can't leave, right now!" "

Saipan shouted, "Ten minutes. I'll be there in 10 minutes."

Aunt Enna whispered some words. Anyway, they wouldn't be good ones.

Saipan didn't care.

It didn't matter that he was scolded. He would not lost a copper coin, wouldn't he?

When returning to the blacksmith's shop, Saipan was about to continue shaving for Lokun.

"Saipan! Saipan!" "

A familiar voice came from the upstream of the river, "Saipan, my lord asked you to manicure his nails. Come here quickly. The lord has something important to do today! You can't afford to delay. Come here quickly! "

"Ah!" "I'm coming!" "

The voice came from the butler of Lord Phaya Phibun Songkham, who lived in the Upper River Village.

Saipan didn't dare not to refuse to answer.

The loud voice of Saipan startled the sleepy Lokun!

"Ouch!"

All of a sudden, Lokun moved. The sharp razor in Saipan's hand almost scratched Lokun's cheek!

"Do you want to die, Saipan?" "

"Phibun Songkham? He is just a fallen noble. You have not shaved my beard yet. No one can ask you to leave! "

"I ..."

Mr. Lokun's face was almost scratched. With a razor in his hand, Saipan was so scared that his hands were trembling.

With a panic stricken look on his face, Saipan said to Lokun, "Well, Mr. Lokun, please sit down now. I have to go to the Lord Phaya's home as soon as possible after I serve you. Otherwise, I will be in trouble. "

"Humph! A broken noble! How could he be so arrogant?"

Then Lokun sat down and grumbled, "This time, I won't give you any money. You scared me to death!"

"Fine, fine." "

Saipan sighed slightly, calmed himself down and continued to shave Lokun's beard.

After shaving his beard, Saipan found that it was getting brighter.

After tidying up the tools, Saipan rushed to the village carrying his wooden box.

The Upper River Village, East River Village and West River Village were located in a wide valley.

There were two small creeks upstream, which converged under the stone arch bridge and formed a larger stream.

The whole terrain showed a "Y" shape.

The stone arch bridge was located at the three forks. The stone arch bridge was like a three pass, with one end leading to three villages respectively.

Upper River Village was located at the top of the "Y" terrain. The villagers were all the tenants of Lord Phaya Phibun Songkham. The most important thing for them was the aristocratic etiquette.

The East River village was on the right. In addition to planting, the villagers were mostly engaged in business and were the richest.

The West River village was on the left. There were several blacksmith shops in the village, and the villagers were all strong.

The Upper River Village was powerful. The East Village was rich. The West Village was good at fighting.

The conflicts among the three villages were deep. They often quarreled for various things.

But they had their own worries. They had quarreled for so many years, but they had never really fought.

Saipan, did not belong to any villages. He lived alone in the cave of the stone arch bridge, at the junction of the three villages.

He did not belong to the Upper River Village, nor the East Village, or the West Village.

He had to do some chores for the people in the three villages to barely make a living.

Lord Phaya Phibun Songkham inherited the title from his ancestors. In addition, he was the head of Upper River Village, and his youngest son was also the tax officer of the town.

In the Upper River Village, no one dared to provoke Lord Phaya Phibun Songkham.

Lord Phaya's fingernails were rolling into his flesh, which made him very painful.

Saipan often helped manicure his fingernails.

"Lord, your nails have been fixed." "

After finishing his work, Saipan wiped his hands with a clean rough towel and said respectfully to the Lord.

The maid came forward and put on socks and shoes for Lord Phaya.

"Well, I see." "

Lord Phaya was well maintained. Every word and action of him were always so decent and awe-inspiring.

Slowly, Lord Phaya stood up from the chair and said to the butler, "Reward him."

After saying that, he took the crutch from the butler and slowly walked out of the room.

The butler took out a bag from his pocket, took out two copper coins and handed them to the Saipan. "Here, this is your reward."

"Oh, your majesty." "