第71章:大兔子窝镇
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“大兔子窝镇”位于维列斯江畔,背靠食人魔山脉,比邻沉降地域,镇中人口大约千人,七成以上是远东侏儒,人类和其它种族不足三成,且多为商旅过客。龙腾小说ltxs520.com
山水环绕的地形为小镇提供了天然屏障,侏儒们沿着一面倾斜的山丘挖掘大量窑洞作为居室,随意圈起江畔水草肥美的原野放牧牛羊,山丘与江滩之间广阔的平原则发展成用于交易商品的集市,各种商肆房舍随意扩张。
罗兰催马登上江畔山冈,驻足遥望小镇,以城镇规划的角度观之简直乱七八糟,然而他也明白“子非鱼安知鱼之乐”的道理,这种混乱而热闹的气氛正符合侏儒们热爱自由的天性,如果把家园规划的整齐干净,他们反而觉得不自在。
“那就是‘大兔子窝镇’?”布鲁姆俯瞰山脚下乱糟糟的建筑,嘴角不由一阵抽搐。矮人同样擅长营造,建筑风格却与侏儒截然相反,非常注重齐整,甚至无法忍受任何不对称的东西,眼前这自由奔放彰显个性的小镇布局给布鲁姆造成不小的精神冲击,呲牙咧嘴半晌才吐出一句评价,“真特么贴切!”
而当柳德米拉提议去镇中著名的“不掺水酒馆”稍作休整,顺带打探消息,矮人禁不住满脸忧色:“最好这家酒馆在命名的问题上也能做到名副其实。”
罗兰对酒水的成色并不在意,去酒馆的主要目的是打探消息以及兑换旅行支票。
瓦雷斯世界有着比较成熟的金融体系,以神圣亚珊帝国而论,资本家已然形成一个足以跟贵族、教士分庭抗礼的社会阶层,成功的银行家社会地位不比贵族老爷低。
有人的地方就有商品流通,有商品经济就需要商业银行,穷乡僻壤的远东地区亦不例外。走进大兔子窝镇,罗兰直奔商业街,理论上讲在这样的小镇里不大可能有独立经营的银行机构,储蓄所和兑换点往往依附于神殿、镇长官邸、大型旅馆商店,开辟一个独立经营的门面。
正如罗兰所料,远东商业银行在大兔子窝镇有一个办事处,地点就在“不掺水酒馆”。
侏儒是一群天性乐观、热爱享受的小家伙,美食、美酒和热情奔放的音乐是他们的最爱,罗兰、柳德米拉和布鲁姆一走进“不掺水酒馆”就充分感受到了上述特色。
银行办事员是一位侏儒大婶,脸上挂着精明的笑容,张嘴就是一句“小伙子你听说过安利吗?”罗兰跟她聊了一会儿证券市场的新鲜事,交流过后老板娘显然认识到这位俊美的青年并非可以随意忽悠的乡下土鳖,便悻悻然打消向他推销旅行保险的念头,将远东分行签发的旅行支票兑换成一口袋金银铸币。
“兜里有钱当然就要喝个痛快!”这是布鲁姆大兄弟的心声,也是酒馆中大多数人的共识。
太阳还没落山,酒馆里就挤满了人,欢声笑语不断,在一群侏儒当中,罗兰和柳德米拉这对身材高挑修长的俊男美女特别显眼,立刻引来围观。
柳德米拉从小在旅店长大,对酒馆闹哄哄的气氛处之泰然,无视人们好奇的目光,牵着罗兰的手径直走到吧台跟前,点了三杯当地最负盛名的苹果白兰地。
冰镇白兰地非常可口,布鲁姆冲罗兰比了一下大拇指,意思是这酒货真价实,的确没有掺水。
罗兰苦笑着跟他碰了一下杯,“布鲁姆兄弟,我们可不是来喝酒的。”
矮人嚼着熏肉肠憨笑:“我的原则是今朝有酒今朝醉,别的事儿先放下,喝痛快了再说!”接着又往嘴里灌了一口酒,舒坦的打了个嗝。
罗兰无奈的摇摇头,将一枚银币放在托盘上。
一名侏儒伙计眼明心亮,装出擦拭吧台的样子靠近过来,不动声色拿走银币,低声问他:“骑士先生需要什么,尽管吩咐。”
“我找你打听一些事情。”罗兰对他说。
伙计抬头看了一眼吧台对面的舞台,那是乐队演出的地方,此刻正有一位衣着华丽的侏儒诗人在吹奏风笛。
“我可以陪你聊十分钟,罗格演奏结束之前我必须回厨房干活,不然损失的可就不止一个银币了。”
罗兰轻笑一声,又在托盘上丢下一枚银币,“这么说那位技艺高超的吟游诗人是这家酒馆的老板?”
伙计麻利地收起银币,说话也痛快多了,“这家店其实是罗格的父亲创建的,据说罗格年轻的时候并不打算继承家业,他更愿意招募像您这样勇敢的人一同去外面的世界冒险,后来他父亲年纪大了,他也对冒险失去兴趣,就回来继承了这家酒馆,不得不说,罗格先生是一位经营高手,他演奏风笛款待客人,还会用魔法凭空变出一大桌丰盛的宴席,他从前那些冒险伙伴常来聚会,还有客人慕名而来,酒馆的生意是越来越好,不过……怎么说呢,罗格恐怕不是一个好老板,他很小气,宁可找个笨蛋跑堂也不肯给他手下最精明能干的伙计涨工资。”说着,侏儒撇了撇嘴,显然对自己的薪水很不满意。
“我有一位朋友住在附近伐木厂,约好今天跟我在这里见面,然而时间早就过了他还没露面,这让我有点担心,你对伐木场那边的情况知道多少?”罗兰旁敲侧击地问。
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