In the miner's residential area in the northern part of the city, the low, grayish-black, dilapidated houses had been transformed into brand-new two-story buildings. The exterior walls were painted in bright green, blue, pink … a sea of bright colors, making people feel as if they were in spring in this autumn day.
Dwarven craftsmen were busy in the small buildings. Strong orcs were stacking square stones on the walls. Old people and women were holding paintbrushes and painting the walls with bright colors. They all had happy smiles on their faces, just like those bright colors.
The children were running and laughing on the road paved with bluestone slabs. A simple football made of rattan had become their favorite toy. A large group of children ran with the rattan ball, and their laughter spread throughout the miner's residential area.
The rattan ball was kicked away by the leading child. It rolled a few times, and a bicycle was unable to stop in time, so it ran over the ball.
"Creak —"
The bicycle came to a stop, and Mag turned around to look at the ball of rattan that had been flattened into a ball of rattan. He then turned to look at the children who had suddenly stopped in their tracks. They looked at Mag's bicycle, and then at the ball of rattan on the ground with expressions of disbelief on their faces. He was also rather stunned.
"Boohoo — he flattened our ball. We don't have a ball to play with." A four or five-year-old child was the first to cry. Then, as if the crying was contagious, more than 20 children started crying in an instant. The crying was so loud that it attracted a lot of attention. Many adults even wanted to rush over.
"Don't cry, don't cry. It's a rattan ball. I'll give you a better one." Meg hurriedly waved his hand. These little guys were really not to be trifled with. Even Amy never cried like this.
"Amy's father!" A surprised voice suddenly rang out among the children. A little girl squeezed out and ran happily in front of Meg. She looked up at Meg. "Are you here to see me? Where's Amy? Is Amy here? "
"Yes, I'm here to see Jessica. Amy has class today, so she didn't come. But you'll see her tonight." Meg looked at Jessica, who was looking up at him, and smiled as he reached out to stroke her hair. This little girl still looked so cute.
"It's you! That person from that day! " As the crowd gathered around, an old man saw Meg pushing the bicycle. His eyes lit up and he couldn't help but exclaim.
The eyes of the people who were originally worried that something might happen to their children lit up one after another. Clearly, they all recognized the young man who had killed the bully.
"Thank you, thank you for saving us all." The old man who spoke earlier immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times to Meg.
The rest of the people also pulled their children to kneel on the ground and kowtowed to Meg to thank him.
"Everyone, please get up. I'm just doing what I should do." Meg quickly stopped the bicycle and reached out to pull the old man up. Only then did the rest of the people get up. However, they still looked at Meg with eyes full of gratitude.
The crying children looked at the squashed rattan ball, and then looked at Meg. Tears glistened in their eyes, but no one continued to cry.
Meg looked at the pairs of bright eyes, and he felt a little conflicted. They had changed into new clothes, and their faces had regained some color. But now, they only had what they should have had. This was a life that had been exchanged with the lives of their loved ones, and yet they were so grateful.
The crowd was silent. Meg didn't know what to say. After hesitating for a moment, he pointed at the houses and said with a smile, "The houses are very beautiful."
Everyone laughed as well. Beautiful smiles blossomed on their previously stone-like faces.
"Mr. Meg, you're here!" Rebecca pushed open the door of a pink house and came out with a piece of embroidered cloth in her hand. She looked at Meg with surprise.
"Yes, I'm here to see Jessica." Meg nodded with a smile.
"Then come in and drink some water." Rebecca hurriedly said.
Meg was also not used to being stared at with strange eyes by a group of people. After nodding slightly in greeting, he followed Jessica and Rebecca into the pink house.
The floor of the house was paved with bluestone, and it was flat and clean. Although there was only an old wooden table and two chairs in the house, and it was almost empty, it was much better than the dilapidated house from before.
"Please take a seat, I'll go get you some water." Rebecca said, and then turned to go into the back room. Meg pulled out a chair and sat down. He looked at Jessica, who was sitting opposite him and supporting her chin with her hands. He smiled and said, "What are you thinking about, Jessica?"
"I'm wondering if Amy will come over tonight. You just said that I would be able to see her tonight. "Jessica said with anticipation.
Mag turned to Jessica with a smile, and said, "No, I'm here to invite Jessica to the mid-autumn festival banquet. We're going to hold a very big banquet tonight. Do you want to come?"
"Party! Can I really go? "Jessica's eyes lit up, and she looked at Meg with some incredulity.
"Of course, Jessica and your mother can both come." Meg nodded seriously.
"How could I trouble you again?" Rebecca came out with a bowl of water and gently placed it in front of Meg, and shook her head with embarrassment.
"How could it be troublesome? Everyone is invited to the party tonight, so there will be more people and it will be more lively. You can bring your children to play." Meg took a sip of the water. It was refreshing and sweet, and the water quality was much better than last time.
Rebecca looked at Meg's sincere gaze, and Jessica's expectant gaze, and hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Then I'll have to trouble you."
"That's great! I love parties! "A happy smile appeared on Jessica's face.
Meg looked at a piece of cloth and a needle and thread basket on the table. There was a blooming flower embroidered on the cloth, and it looked a bit like embroidery. He curiously asked, "Are you doing embroidery now?"
"Embroidery?" Rebecca looked at Meg with confusion, and followed his gaze to the cloth on the table. She was a little embarrassed as she said, "I'm just doing embroidery for a cloth shop. The city lord's castle has given us all the compensation, and Jessica will also have the opportunity to go to school, so I want to continue doing some work to earn money for Jessica's education."
"Going to school is a good thing." Meg nodded, and picked up the cloth on the table to examine it carefully. The needlework was very delicate.
"Mr. Mak, here's a dragon coin. The compensation has been given, and the city lord's castle has built a new house for us. I'm returning this money to you, and I'm really grateful." Rebecca pulled out a dragon coin from her pocket, and handed it to Meg with gratitude.
"I'm sure things will get better and better in the future." Meg accepted the dragon coin, and drank the water in his hand. He stood up with a smile, and said, "Then I'll be looking forward to your visit tonight. Amy also misses Jessica very much."
"Okay, I'll bring the child." Rebecca nodded, and walked Meg out with Jessica.
"System, give me a soccer ball." Meg said in his mind, and looked at the soccer ball that quickly appeared in the cart's basket. He pushed the bicycle towards the group of children who were surrounding the crushed rattan ball with worried expressions, trying to make it into a ball again.
"Children, I accidentally crushed your ball just now. I'm very sorry, so I'll give you a new soccer ball." Meg stopped beside them, and looked at the resentful gazes directed at him. He reached out and took the soccer ball out of the cart's basket.
The children's eyes lit up. The ball with black and white cubes on its surface looked more advanced than the rattan ball.
"Go and play, but don't kick at sharp places or other people's windows." Meg threw the soccer ball out, and it bounced a few times on the limestone floor before rolling forward.
The children immediately burst into cheers, and then rushed towards the soccer ball.
Meg shook his head with a smile, and pushed the bicycle away.
After lunch, Mamy's was going to hold a grand mid-autumn festival banquet, and everyone was invited to the banquet, attracting a lot of attention.
Of course, this attention was mostly limited to Mamy's regulars. Those who weren't familiar with Mamy's thought that this was just a marketing strategy. This was quite common in the Aden Square, and some of the larger restaurants offered even greater discounts and free gifts. After all, this restaurant was only offering "mooncakes," which they had never heard of before.
"The temporary stage has been set up. Mia, Sally, you guys put some of the mooncakes on the stage. I'll go make some more mooncakes. There might be a lot of people coming tonight." At the entrance of the restaurant, Mag, whose apron was stained with flour, looked at the makeshift stage that Mobai and the others had set up for him.
"Mr. Mak, do you need our help?" Xixi and Lu Lu made their way over with smiles on their faces.
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