Chapter 11 Emile's up for grabs at Barker Helwa Auction Day on Saturday 12 June

A Saturday in June.There was an auction at Buckherva Manor, and everyone wanted to see it, because it was the funniest thing people knew in Renebelia and all of Smaland.Emil's father, Anton Svensson, would naturally go, Alfred and Li Na also clamored to go, and of course Emil. If you've ever been to an auction house, you know what's going on there.You know, when someone wants to sell their stuff, they can put it up for auction so other people will come and buy it.The people of Buckherva Estate are going to sell all their property.Because they want to immigrate to America.There were many people doing this at the time.Of course they can't go with the couch in the kitchen, the big frying pan, the cows, the piglets and the hen.Therefore, the Buckherva family held an auction on such a day.

Papa Emil wants to buy a cheap cow, and maybe a sow, and maybe some hens, so he's going to Bakherwa.Alfred and Li Na are also traveling for this purpose, because he needs someone to help bring back the livestock he bought. "But what Emil is going to do, I really don't know." Emil's father said. "There's no need to take Amir there," Li Na said, "There will be trouble there." Li Na knew that there had been many fights in Lena Belya and other auction markets, so in a sense, she was speaking well.But Amir's mother still stared at Li Na with wide eyes and said:

"If Amir wants to go to the auction, he can go, you don't have to worry about him. Think about yourself, don't be like the old days when you don't know your last name when you meet outsiders!" This hit the nail on the head, and Li Na immediately stopped talking. Emile put on her hat and was ready to go. "Buy me something." Little Ida tilted her head and said in a pleading tone. She didn't make this request to a specific person, she just said it casually, but her father immediately frowned. "Buy, buy. I can't hear anything else. Didn't I just buy you ten orers? Or for your birthday in January, you forgot?"

Amir was about to ask his father for a coin, but if he didn't have an Orr in his pocket, what's the point of watching the auction.But now he dismissed the idea.It's impossible to squeeze money out of his father right now, he understands that.Now, Dad has sat down on the milk cart and is about to set off, and he will definitely not pay for it in such a hurry.But things that cannot be done in this way can be done in another way.He thought about it hard. "Let's go first, I will ride Lucas and I will be there soon!" Amir's father was a little skeptical when he heard what he said, but Amir's father wanted to leave as soon as possible, so he just said:

"It's best if you stay at home and don't go at all!" Then he whipped his whip and set off.Alfred waved to Amir, and Li Na also waved goodbye to Little Ida.Emil's mother shouted to Emil's father, "Be careful! You don't come back short-legged!" She said this because she also knew that fights in the auction market can be wild at times. The milk truck quickly disappeared around the bend.Amir stood in the dust and looked towards the car.After a while, he got busy, because he had to get some money, and how, you guessed it? When Emil was young, if you also spent your childhood in Simalan province.You'll know that in those days there were gates all over the road, and it was such a nuisance.It might have been to keep the Simauran cattle on the family pasture, or it might have been to give the Simauran children a chance to earn an orr or two.Because they can open the gates and let the wagons of peasants who don't want to get out and open the gates go through.

There is also a fence next to the Katterholt Manor, but Emil did not earn a few Orr.Because Kajholt is located on the edge of the township boundary, not many people want to go there for business.There is only one estate further than that, and that is Buckherwa, where this sale happens to be taking place. "That means every car going there has to go through my gate," thought Emil, the little one full of ideas. Amir stood there for an entire hour.He made five crowns and seventy-four auers, can you believe it? Carriage after carriage.He had just closed the gate after a car had gone, only to have to open it again.The peasants who drove up to see the auction were all in good spirits, and happily dropped two or five aurers in Emil's hat.Some big peasants gave him a ten-orr piece.But they immediately regretted it.

The farmers at Carlock were particularly annoyed that Emil happened to keep his brown mare out of the gate. "What are you doing closing that gate!" he shouted angrily. "Because I always have to close it before opening it again," Emil explained. "Why didn't you leave the gate open today?" he asked angrily. "Because I'm not stupid." Emil said, "Is this the first time I need to break the door?" But the farmer whipped Emil.He ran away without paying any money. When everyone who went to the auction had passed through the gate of Amir's house, and there was no more money to be made staying there, Amir jumped on Lucas and ran away.The speed was so fast that the coins in his trouser pocket kept rattling.

The auction in Bakherwa was in full swing, with people huddled together to look at the various things that were placed on the ground.In bright sunlight, these things await their owners like lost items.On a barrel in the crowd, the auctioneer standing had sold good prices for frying pans, coffee cups, and old spinning wheels, and other things I don't know.You know, the way auctions go, people shout their bids to the auctioneer, tell him how much you're willing to pay for the item.Those who are willing to pay more can quote higher prices, leading to a kitchen sofa or other hot item. When Amir rode Lucas into the yard, there was a commotion in the crowd immediately, and many people murmured:

"That kid from Carterholt is at it again, we'd better get home!" At the moment Emil is in a hurry to buy something.He had so much money that his head was getting dizzy, so before the horse had time to dismount he offered three crowns for an iron bed, but he would not have it in his heart .Fortunately, a farmer in the village of Maola reported another four crowns, and Amir was able to get rid of it.But he continued to bid for everything he saw.In a flash he bought three things, one was a small box wrapped in velvet, all polished, with a few blue shells on the lid--this could be given to little Ida; The other was a bread shovel, a shovel with a long handle for sending pastries into the oven; Not going to pay ten aurers for it, Emil offered twenty-five aurers and got it.

"Oh, my God, I don't want it," thought Emil.But it's too late.Now he has a fire extinguisher whether he wants it or not. Alfred came and laughed when he saw Emil's fire extinguisher. "Emil Svensson, the owner of the fire extinguisher!" he cried. "What on earth are you going to do with this tin tube?" "When a lightning strike causes a fire," Emil replied.As soon as he finished speaking, the lightning strike opened, at least Amir thought so at first.In fact, it was his father grabbing his collar and shaking him desperately, making his curly hair dance with it.

"You bastard, what did you do?" Father Amir shouted loudly. Just now when he was calmly picking a cow in the cowshed at the foot of the hill, Li Na came running out of breath: "Master, master, Amir is here and is buying a fire extinguisher, let him buy it?" Emil's father didn't know that Emil had money himself, he thought he had to pay for everything Emil bought! So it's no wonder that when he heard about the fire extinguisher, he immediately turned pale and trembled. "Let go of me, I'll pay for it myself," Emil yelled.At last he explained to his father how he had gotten such a sum of money by opening and closing the gate in Katterhult.Emil's dad also thinks Emil has done a good job, but he still doesn't think it's wise to throw money at an old fire extinguisher. "Still, I don't want to see these stupid things you do," he said sternly.He demanded to see all the things Ailaire had bought.An old suede box, which is useless, and a bread shovel, which he has already had at home, and it is quite easy to use.After he read it hard, he thought it was some stupid business, especially the fire extinguisher. "Remember what I'm saying now! One can only buy what one absolutely needs," said Papa Emil. This is certainly true, but the question is how do you know what is absolutely necessary? For example, are sugar drinks absolutely necessary? Anyway, Amir thinks so.After being scolded by his father, he was wandering sullenly when he found a stall selling beer and sugar water under a lilac tree.What a delight.The adventurous Buckherwas had shipped these beverages in crates from the Winaiby Brewery to sell to thirsty, smoky auctioneers. Amir has had a sugar drink before, and this time he has a sugar drink again, and his pockets are full of money, so two lucky things come together, don't you think it makes people happy? ? Amir asked for three cups of sugar water drinks and drank them all in one go.But then there was thunder again.Suddenly his father reappeared out of nowhere, grabbed his collar and shook him desperately, causing the sugar water to choke out of Emil's nose. "You bastard, you came here for a cold drink just after earning some money!" Now Amir also got angry, and he said word by word: "I'm so angry this time!" he yelled. "I can't drink sugar water when I don't have money, and I can't drink sugar water when I have money. Damn, when can I drink sugar water?" His dad stared at Emil sternly. "When you get home, it's time for you to sit in the carpentry room again." Without saying anything more, he disappeared into the cowshed downhill.Emil was ashamed standing there, he felt so bad about himself.Not only because he contradicted his father, but worse because he said the curse word "fucking".Swearing is not allowed in Katterhoult, and Emil's father, who is a parish councilor, takes special care of such things.After being sad for a while, Emil went to buy a bottle of sugar water drink and ran to deliver it to Alfred.The two of them sat together by the wall of the firewood house at Buckherva Manor and chatted.Alfred drank with relish, "I've never had anything so delicious," he said. "Did you see Li Na?" Amir asked. Alfred pointed to Li Na with his thumb.She was sitting on the grass in the distance with her back against the fence.Beside her sat the farmer from Carlock Manor, the one who whipped Emil.Obviously, Li Na had forgotten all the warnings given to her by her family, because she started laughing and joking when she saw outsiders as usual.It seemed that the farmer at Carlock Manor liked Li Na's madness.Amir immediately became happy when he saw this scene. "You think, Alfred, if we can marry Li Na to this old guy from Carlock, you can get rid of her." Emil said hopefully. The thing is like this, no matter how strongly Alfred opposes it, Li Na still regards him as her fiancé and wants to marry him.How can Alfred get rid of Li Na's entanglement? This matter has caused Alfred and Amir a headache for a long time.But now they see hope, if this man from Carlock can marry Li Na, the problem will be solved! Of course he is older, almost fifty years old, and his head is almost bald.But he has a small piece of land, and Li Na might be willing to be the housewife of Carlock Manor. "We have to be careful not to be disturbed by others," Amir said. He knew that Li Na would have to spend a lot of scheming and effort to get the guy from Carlock Manor to be fascinated. Beside the cowshed at the bottom of the slope, livestock had already started to be sold, and Alfred and Emil walked to watch the excitement. Papa Emil bought a sow, a sow that was about to give birth, for a decent price, but was having trouble buying cows.A farmer from Bastefar wanted to buy all the cows, so Papa Emil was forced to pay eighty crowns for the cow he wanted, when he paid this amazing sum At that time, I couldn't help but feel a pain in my heart.All of a sudden he ran out of money, not even money to buy a hen.The Bastefalian bought all the hens except one which he did not want. "What do I want a lame hen," said he, "you kill her!" The hen whom the Bastefar farmer insisted on killing had a broken leg which was so carelessly reattached that the poor creature was now limping along.A child from Buckherwa Manor standing next to Emil said to Emil. "The old man is so stupid that he didn't want to lame Lauda. He is the best laying hen in our family." At this moment Emil cried out loudly: "I'll pay twenty-five orr for lame Lauda." Everyone laughed when they heard it, except of course Amir's father, who ran over and grabbed Amir's collar, "How much stupid business do you do in a day, you goddamn boy? Double the carpentry time this time." But the words that are spoken are like water that is poured out.Emil had already offered twenty-five auers, and he was obliged to keep that promise.Lame Lauda is now Emil's hen, whether his father likes it or not. "Now I have two animals at last," he said to Alfred. "A horse and a hen." "Yes, a horse and a lame hen," said Alfred, laughing, as kindly as ever. Emil puts the lame Lauda in a wooden box.Then put it and other treasures next to the firewood house.There was his fire extinguisher, his bread shovel, his fleece box, and Emil's Lucas tethered there.Amir looked at all his property and was quite satisfied. What is the progress between Li Na and that Carlock farmer? Amir and Alfred made a special detour to see.They were satisfied to see that Li Na performed well.The Carlock farmer put his arms around her waist, and Li Nuo was laughing and fussing. She had never seen her so happy.She also pushed the peasant out from time to time until he fell over the fence. "It seems that he quite likes this trick." Amir said, "It's just that Li Na shouldn't use too much force." Both Amir and Alfred are satisfied with Li Na's performance.Only one person was dissatisfied, and that was Bourton from Boulton. He was one of the most brawling scoundrels and drunks in all of Renébelia.Most of the fierce battles that took place in the auction field were caused by him.Often he was the first to hit someone.You know, at that time - a long-term laborer who was a long-term laborer, worked for years and months, endured hardships, and had no entertainment.Having such an auction is finally a bit of entertainment for him.When he came to the crowd, he only wanted to fight, otherwise the wild energy aroused by the soju that was poured into his stomach could be vented somewhere.It's a pity that not everyone only drinks sugar water drinks, at least not Bourton. Now when he saw Li Na sitting there messing around with old man Carlock, he got angry. "Li Na, aren't you ashamed? Why are you messing with this old, bald farmer? He's too old for you, don't you even understand that?" That's how the fight started. Emil and Alfred watched the Carlock farmer let go of Li Na in anger.It would be too bad for this Bourton to spoil the plan Alfred and Emil had come up with. "Don't move, don't move, just sit still." Emil anxiously shouted to the old man Carlock, "Bulton will be dealt with by me." As he spoke, he picked up the bread shovel and swung it at Bourton's ass.But he really shouldn't have done it, because Bourton turned around and grabbed Amir, his eyes squinted with anger.Amir was caught by him with a pair of giant hands, thinking that his end had come.At this moment Alfred shouted, "Put this child down, or I'll unscrew your arms and thighs and tie them together, and let you carry them back, just watch!" Alfred is strong.Pretty aggressive.In less than two seconds he was wrestling with Bourton and rolling to the ground. This is exactly what many people are looking for and expecting. Are we still standing by here? Most poor peasants think so.One by one, they came running from all directions to join in the fun. At this time Li Na burst into tears, "They fought over me." She shouted, "It's all turned into a farce." "As long as I have this bread shovel in my hand, there will be no farce here." Amir comforted her. At this time all the poor peasants were crowded together like a bunch of prawns.They tore and scratched, yelled and bitten, some punched and kicked, some screamed wildly. Emil was really worried that he would crush his Alfred, so he poked around in the crowd with a bread shovel as if playing a game of sticks, trying to get Alfred out of the crowd.But it wouldn't work, because no matter where Emil stood, someone would throw his fist at him angrily and drag him into the fight. Emil didn't want to do that.So he jumped on Lucas and galloped around the fighting crowd.He was riding a horse and wielding a bread shovel, his hair fluttering in the wind, just like a knight holding a spear in the vortex of battle. Emile hit with a shovel every chance he got.Since he was riding a horse, the power of the shovel was much greater, so he successfully removed the top layer of people, but new people continued to join the battle, so no matter how hard Amir tried, he could There was no way to get Alfred out. The women and children in the auction house were so frightened that they cried and screamed loudly.Emil's father and some other sober peasants who did not participate in the war also stood there at a loss and shouted feebly: "Stop fighting, boys, there are still a lot of auctions, you can save your energy and use them later!" At this time, the young men involved in the fighting were too busy to hear anything, and all they thought about was fighting! Fighting! Fighting! Amir threw away the bread shovel, "Li Na, now don't stand there howling, come and help me." He shouted, "Don't forget your fiancé is at the bottom!" I said Emil had a lot of bad ideas, and guess what he did! He had a fire extinguisher, and there was water in the well.He asked Li Na to press the water pump, and he himself held the faucet and sprayed fiercely on the places that needed water. When the cold water suddenly sprayed towards the crowd, they were startled like hiccups.Believe it or not.Amir only sprayed for a few minutes before the fight stopped.One after another panicked faces with bruised noses and swollen faces emerged from the crowd, and people slowly got up one by one.You should remember that if you ever get into a fight, to get them to stop...it's better to use cold water than a shovel, don't forget! The long-term workers are not angry with Amir at all, and now that their alcohol has been vented, they all feel that it is good for this battle to end here. "However, next week there will be an auction in Canasholt." Bulton from Bucun grumbled, grabbed some moss and stuffed it into his nostrils to stop the nosebleed. The owner of Kanasholt Manor also came this day, and he witnessed the fierce battle with himself.At this time Amir came over and resold the fire extinguisher to him for fifty ore. "I also earned twenty-five oles," Emil said to Alfred.It was probably from this time that Alfred gradually realized that Emil might become a very capable businessman when he grew up. The auction is over.Everyone is ready to go home with their shopping.Emil's father also wants to go home with the cows and sows he bought.He tied the sow to the milk wagon, and the lame Lauda was put in a wooden crate, even though Papa Emil gave her some angry looks.The cow Lola should go with the wagon, the master thought so, but no one asked Lola if she thought so too. You've probably heard of raging bulls, have you ever heard of mad cows? If not, I can tell you about them.When a cow really goes mad, even the wildest bull trembles and hides. Laura had always been a very docile cow, and there was never a more honest cow.But when Alfred and Li Na came to drive it on the road and want it to go back to Carterhult, it broke away from everyone suddenly and let out a roar that made everyone in the auction house tremble, it was really frightening up.Possibly the cow had seen the fight just now, and thought that since the auction was like this, let's fight it! Anyway, now she was on a mad rampage.Whoever gets close to it is in danger of life.Alfred tried it first, followed by Papa Emil.Laura's eyes shone with the wildest fierceness, she lowered her head and raised her horns, roaring loudly and rushing towards them.Emil's father and Alfred were scared to hide like foxes.A few others wanted to go up to help, but Laura didn't want to see a man on the hillside in front of the cowshed, who drove everyone away and hid far away. "It's a good show!" Li Na said when she saw that the Bakherwa people, Karok farmers, Bastefal people, Kanashoult people and Bulton from Bu Village were all chased by Laura and running for their lives. . At last Papa Emil went mad with rage, and he shouted, "I've paid eighty crowns for this damned mad cow, get the gun, it must be killed now." He shuddered as he said that, but he knew a mad cow would be of no use.This is well known.So the master of Buckherva took out a loaded rifle.Handed it to Emil's father. "Better do it yourself," he said. At this moment Emile shouted: "Wait a minute!" I said he was a kid with a lot of tricks, and he walked up to his father and said: "If you must kill it, then give it to me!" "What do you want a mad cow for?" said Papa Emil, "to drive a lion with it?" Emil's father knew that Emil knew a lot about livestock, so he said that if Emil could drive Lola back to the Kathholt house, crazy or not, it would belong to Emil forever. Amir went up to the Papua New Guinea farmer who had just bought six cows and said to him, "How much will you pay me if I take your cattle with you to Kathult?" The Bastefal Manor was at the other end of the country, and it was not a joy to drive six cows all the way there. The Bastefal farmer naturally knew this, so he immediately took out of his trouser pocket. A twenty-five ole coin. "Go away!" he said, "You keep this!" What do you think Amir did after that? Yes, he quickly ran across the slope in front of the cowshed, walked into the cow fence, and let all the cows tied inside loose the reins.When they came to Laura.Laura immediately stopped mooing and became quiet, her eyes locked together.It was obviously ashamed of what it had done just now.But what can a poor cow do when she has to leave her old home and stand alone without a companion she knows well? Naturally angry and sad, only Emil understands that. Now Laura was on the road with the other cows, and she was very honest.Everyone in the auction house laughed and said: "That boy of the Carterholts is no fool!" Alfred laughed too. "Emile Svensson, the cattle owner," said Alfred. "Now that you have a horse, a lame hen, and a mad cow, don't you want to add something else?" "Of course, the days are still long, I will do more." Amir said calmly. In Carterholt Manor, Emil's mother stood in front of the kitchen window and was looking out, waiting for her relatives to return from the auction.When she saw a large group of horses and chariots going up the slope, she immediately widened her heels.At the front is the milk cart, and Emir's father is sitting in the cart.Alfred and Li Na, and a sow and Lame Lauda, ​​who was clucking happily for her new egg, followed by a long line of seven cows.Emile came last, riding on Lucas's back, keeping order with a bread shovel in his hand, so that no cow could get out of line. Mother Emil ran out, followed by little Ida. "Seven cows," she yelled to Emil's father, "whose hair is faint, you or me!" "No, cream (cow)." Emir's father said in authentic Smalay dialect.After he muttered for a long time, Emil's mother understood the ins and outs of the matter.At this moment she looked at Amir with loving eyes. "God bless you, Emile! But how do you know my bread shovel just broke in two? I need it to put the bread in the oven." Then she screamed because she saw Alfred's nose, which was twice as big as usual. "Where did you get your nose like this?" said Mama Emil. "At the Buckherva auction," said Alfred, "and next Saturday to Canasholt!" Li Na climbed down from the carriage with a gloomy face, and now her joking madness was gone. "You look so ugly," said Emil's mother, "what's the matter with you?" "Toothache." She said dumbly.The old man at Carlock Park kept giving her sweets, and now her moth-eaten tooth ached so badly that her head was about to crack. But no matter whether the toothache hurts or not, she has to go to Muyang to milk immediately. In fact, the cows in Katterhoult have been waiting for her for a long time. Lola and other cows bought at the auction are also early for milking, and they all "moo" to remind people to pay attention to this. "It's not my fault that the Bastefalian is not here to milk his cows." Emil began to milk the cows as he spoke, first milking Laura, then milking the other six cows, three at a time Ten liters of milk.His mother kept the milk in the basement and later made a cheese from it, and Emil got a big round cheese that he ate for days. Emil immediately boiled the egg that lay on Lame Lauda's road and put it on the kitchen table.His dad was there sullenly eating dinner. "It was Lame Lauda," said Emil.Then he poured Dad a glass of freshly filtered milk and said, "This is Laura's milk." His father ate and drank sullenly, and his mother was delivering freshly baked bread to the oven. At this time Li Na was putting a hot potato on the bad tooth, which made the pain seven times worse in one fell swoop, just like her prep. "I'll let you have a taste this time," Li Na said to the bad tooth, "If you're dishonest, I won't be easy to bully!" Alfred laughed when he heard this: "That Carlock farmer is really strong, please eat so much sugar." He said, "You must marry him, Li Na!" "That old man is fifty years old, and I'm only twenty-five. Do you think I'm going to marry someone twice my age?" "What's the matter!" Amir said hurriedly, "It really doesn't matter!" "Of course it has something to do with it," Li Na said, "Just think about it when I'm fifty and he'll be one hundred. How much trouble will that cause me!" "Do what you can do! Li Na." Emil's mother said, putting the last baguette into the oven and closing the oven door. "This shovel is really useful!" she said. When Dad had finished eating the eggs and drinking the milk, Emil said, "I still have to sit in the carpentry!" Amir's father muttered, "All in all, Emil didn't do anything worthy of going to the carpentry workshop today." But Amir said: "What you say must count, goodbye!" After speaking, he went to the carpentry room solemnly and sat down to cut his one hundred and twenty-ninth little wooden figure. By this time lame Lauda had jumped onto the wooden frame in the hen house, and Laura and Kathholt's cows were walking contentedly in the pasture.Presently the master of Bastefar came to fetch his six animals.He and Amir's father chatted about today's auction, so some time was lost, and Amir's father had no time to let Amir out.As soon as the Bastefarer left, his father hurried towards the carpentry. When he approached the carpentry room, he saw little Ida kneeling on a small stool outside the carpentry room, holding the small velvet box inlaid with shells, as if holding her The most precious thing, and indeed it is.But Papa Emil muttered, "Stupid business, a battered suede box!" Little Ida hadn't noticed her father's arrival yet, so she didn't hold back, and kept repeating what Emil had said in the dark carpentry room.When Amir's father heard what she was saying, his face immediately turned pale.As a parish councilor, he had never tolerated hearing such crude words in Katterholt, and it was even worse when they came out of Ida's delicate voice. "Shut up! Ida!" Emil's father shouted.As he spoke, he reached in from the window and grabbed Amir's collar. "You bastard! You're sitting here teaching your sister to swear, huh?" "I didn't. I just told her not to say "mom". I also told her some other things to be careful about." Now you know what Emil did on June 12th, not everything was good, but it must be admitted that he did a few clever things.Think about how much he earned all at once.A big cow, a croaking hen, a nice bread shovel, and enough milk to make a big cheese. The only thing his dad complained about was the old suede box.Although it is of no great use, little Ida likes it so much.She put in the box her thimble and scissors and a little song-book she had got from Sunday school, and a little piece of pretty blue glass and her red hair-band.When she first got the box, there was still a bundle of old letters in it, and she immediately dumped the letters on the floor.That night, when Emil was released from the carpentry room and walked into the kitchen, he saw the letter thrown in a corner and picked it up.At this time Alfred came in with a fly swatter in his hand, and he was desperately swiping the flies so that Li Na could have a fly-free Sunday in the kitchen.Ailair asked him to read the letter together. "Anything will be useful," Emil said. "If I need to send someone a letter, there's a lot of it written." At the top of the letter was a letter from the United States, and Emil immediately whistled excitedly when he saw it. "Look, Alfred, we have a letter from America here." Adelia, the eldest son of the Bakherva family, had gone to America a long time ago.A letter came after he left, and the whole of Renébéria knew about it, and everyone was angry with Adélia for it, and complained about his poor parents.But it is not known what Adria wrote in the letter, and the Bakherwa family also kept silent about it. "However, now we can know." Amir said.This clever child already knows how to read, he knows both handwritten and printed characters. He opened the envelope and read it aloud to Alfred, and it was over in a blink of an eye, because the letter was so short, and it said: "I saw a bear, addressing you. Goodbye." "I don't think this letter is useful," Amir said.But he should have waited to say it better. It was already late at night, and June 12 was drawing to a close.The night brings tranquility to the people of Kathult, both humans and animals, except for Li Na, who is suffering from a toothache and lying on the sofa bed moaning and whimpering.The short night in June passed quickly, and a new day began. A new day begins in Emil's life.