180: Malta City
When I woke up the next day, the old cobbler was already frozen.
In the past two days, everyone has had a meal of hunger and fullness, and they can't rest well and eat well.
The old cobbler is old and has no health as good as a young man, and has not been able to survive the rain and snow last night.
"What are you doing?"
"He can't use this beaver leather jacket, we can use it."
Lin Yao took off the old cobbler's coat and threw it to Hawk who was sitting on the stretcher.
Seeing this scene, everyone was silent.
The dead are dead, and the living are still alive. They cannot waste any resources.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and I don’t know how many difficulties are waiting for them later. More clothes to keep warm may make you live more.
"Let's go, there's still a long way behind."
Lin Yao called everyone to rush forward, and this trip took half a month.
There were people in the first tier who attracted firepower, and their evacuation was very successful and they did not meet the Kerry along the way.
On the 16th day, they walked out of the reserve.
On the eighteenth day, they came to the city of Malta.
Malta City...
"We first find a place to settle down, and then ask the local local tyrants if there is any news about Grass and Henry."
Lin Yao and the others settled in a hotel, Lin Yao and Hawke had the same room, while Uncle Taylor and Nephew lived next door to them.
I took a shower and had a big meal.
Everyone acted separately, Lin Yao went to the sheriff to inquire about the information, while Uncle Taylor's nephew went to the bar to buy the news.
At this time, the city of Malta was not the most important city in the later generations with a population of 600,000 and one of the most important cities in the northern region.
It has just been established not long ago. It is not so much a city as a larger town, with a population of only over 40,000.
Because the city is not big, it is relatively easy to inquire about things.
Lin Yao found the sheriff and asked, and soon learned that in recent times, no outsiders had come except them.
"Grass and the others have not arrived yet, why don't we wait for a few days!"
Taylor also came back from the tavern, and he didn't find any useful information.
Under helplessness, Lin Yao and his group could only wait with peace of mind. Two more weeks have passed.
The snow was falling, and the city of Malta was stained with silver.
As time goes by, everyone's mood becomes worse and worse.
It has been two weeks since then. According to the agreement, Glass and the others should have arrived here long ago.
If you didn't come, it was likely that something went wrong halfway, such as not being able to escape the Kerry hunt.
The haze enveloped everyone's hearts, and for several days, everyone was in a bad mood.
Hawke, whose injuries were gradually recovering, stayed in front of the city gate all day long, unwilling to believe that Glass was dead.
In this way, two more weeks passed.
This is the 46th day after they were chased and abandoned the camp and transferred, and the 30th day after they arrived in Malta City.
On this day, Lin Yao got up early in the morning.
He called Taylor's nephew, and the three of them had breakfast together. He said, "It's been a month since the agreed time. Although I don't want to admit it, Glass and the others are likely to be dead. I'll call everyone over this time, and I'm also asking you what you think. Do we need to wait? If we don't wait, what should we do if we do that batch of goods?"
There are also precious furs worth $20,000 in the reserve. If everyone else dies, this batch of goods will belong to them.
They could organize another group of people, and wait for the first half of the month, and after the snow was getting heavier, they could quietly get the batch of goods from the reserve.
The Kerry people could not always stay on the mountain. They are not the people from the mountaintop cave and will sooner or later return to the warm south.
This is their opportunity, and once the plan is successful, everyone can share a lot of money.
"Strictly speaking, those furs belong to Henry Fur Company and have nothing to do with us."
Taylor showed hesitation on his face, and he was a typical person who wanted to set up a archway as a cousin.
Lin Yao scoffed at Taylor's thoughts and said, "Henry's Fur Company owes us a lot of wages. Now Henry may be dead. It's not too much for us to pay the wages for fur? Everyone is out for a few months, and they are busy for what? Don't say it's for justice!"
"Okay, I agree with this idea, just..."
Before Taylor could continue to say anything, Hawke's voice sounded from the outside: "I'm back, I'm back!"
Lin Yao and the other two were stunned for a moment, and they kept their words behind them, and quickly stood up and walked out.
As he saw, the dusty Grass walked from a distance with a sled.
Everyone looked up and saw that the boss Henry was lying on the sled, looking pale, not knowing whether it was dead or alive.
"What's wrong with Henry? Are you dead?" This is Taylor's words
"What happened, how did you get there?" This is William's question
"Why are the others, why are you two?" This is Lin Yao's question.
Glass glanced at them, tilted his head and fell on the snow.
"Save people, save people quickly!"
Everyone was startled and quickly asked a doctor to help save the person.
Fortunately, Grass was not seriously injured, but was just fainting caused by malnutrition.
However, the boss Henry had a high fever and was unconscious, and the doctor was helpless about his condition.
The next morning, Glass woke up.
After everyone's inquiry, he told him about his experience on this trip: "That night of sleet caused Henry to be infected with wind and cold. In order to take care of him, we had to slow down. Along the way, we fought with the Kerry several times, and everyone else died, and I was the only one who survived."
After saying that, Grass looked at Lin Yao and asked, "How is Henry?"
"It's not very good. The doctor said he had a high fever and didn't know if he could get through it."
To be honest, Lin Yao has relatively simple medical conditions at present, and there are basically no special medicines in later generations.
In this era, having a high fever will kill people.
In addition, Henry's condition has been delayed for a long time and missed the best treatment time. It is hard to say whether he can wake up again.
"Henry told me that he has a cousin here. If he can't get through, I'll sell the fur, settle everyone's salary clearly, and leave the rest to his cousin to take back."
Glass' simple words completely dispelled Lin Yao and his others' expectations.
It's true that it's all fate. He has thought more than once these days. If Glass and the others can't come back, the four of them will get $2,000 per person, right?
Now, I think it's pretty, but unfortunately God doesn't agree.
Our great hero, Mr. Glass, not only brought back his unconscious boss, but also his last words.
Lin Yao didn't have to think about it. According to Grass's personality, no matter whether Henry could survive this level or not, he would definitely fulfill Henry's wish.
"Mr. Henry said this?"
Taylor expressed his doubts, his eyes full of reluctance.
You know, he is not a lone man like Lin Yao. He and his nephew are together. According to the distribution method of one person, the fur worth 20,000 US dollars will be divided into four people. If you remove the round trip cost of bringing the fur back, the two people will be able to get 4,000 US dollars.
The 4,000 US dollars in 1888 will increase by at least 100 times by 2018, equivalent to 400,000 US dollars and 2.8 million RMB.
This is a big deal for anyone.
If they only settled their basic salary and handed over the remaining money to Henry's cousin, they would have no profit.
"I swear to God that this is what Mr. Henry said."
Glas said weakly, then showed regret: "But he fainted before he finished speaking. I don't know what his cousin's name is or where he lives. He didn't have time to tell me these!"
call!
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
It turned out that I didn't make it clear. Now I just knew that Henry had a cousin, but he didn't even know who he was, so he didn't have to take the money for him.
Lin Yao complained in his heart that Glass was breathing heavily when he spoke. His basic salary plus bonus was only 530 US dollars, so what's the point of getting a basic salary?
Is it $2,000 or $530? I know how to choose.
"Okay, we don't know who Mr. Henry's cousin is. It seems that there is no need to be so troublesome. Let's think about how to bring the fur back. Now we have five people, and the money is divided into five cents, one per person. When we bring it back, we will share it after selling the fur."
Lin Yao happily suggested.
"no!"
Glass refused without thinking and denied, saying, "Mr. Henry may be able to survive. I'm waiting for a month. If it really doesn't work, we're trying to figure out a way."
"Well, we respect your decision, it's just that Mr. Henry's situation is not good, and the doctor doesn't think he can get through."
Lin Yao said nothing.
He didn't notice at all that Taylor, who had always shown himself as a good man, had a different look in his eyes.
Chapter completed!