Today is Sunday, and there are many people coming to church for worship. But at this point in time, the priest had already finished the mass, many people had left, and there were not many people in the church.
Aurelio looked a little impatient. He came over excitedly, not even caring about his manners in public.
Agnes saw her mother next to Aurelio smiling helplessly and shaking her head.
Aurelio leaned down slightly and opened his arms to hug Agnes. Agnes felt that Aurelio's arms were holding her very hard.
Agnes hesitated for a moment, then she also hugged Aurelio, and she gently patted Aurelio's back twice with her hands.
Ms. Jones looked at them and laughed, and said to the mother who came over: "Mariana, your two children have such a good relationship."
The mother did not speak, but smiled softly, looking at Agnes and Aurelio.
Aurelio finally remembered the situation he was in. He opened his arms and looked at Agnes carefully. Then he turned to Ms. Jones, pressed her chest and saluted, and then said: "Aunt Jones, thank you for sending Ann. Gyniss, come out.”
"That's my job," Ms. Jones said with a smile.
"Agnès hasn't been home for a long time. I want to take Agnes back as soon as possible. Please forgive Aunt Jones for any rudeness." Aurelio said neatly.
Aunt Jones nodded and said, "It should be."
"See you later, Olivia." Mother said goodbye with a smile.
Ms. Jones nodded and said: "See you later, Mariana, Aurelio, and cute little Agnes."
"Goodbye, Ms. Jones." Agnes said to Ms. Jones seriously.
Ms. Jones smiled and rubbed Agnes' head.
Agnes followed her mother and Aurelio out of the church, walked through the Place de' Fiori, and got into the carriage.
From the moment she got into the carriage, Agnes stared at Aurelio strangely. Aurelio was a little restless as Agnes stared at him.
Finally, Aurelio couldn't bear it anymore and asked: "Agnès, why are you staring at me?"
Agnes couldn't help laughing and said, "Our Mr. Pagani is very tough today."
The tips of Aurelio's ears turned slightly red. He coughed and avoided Agnes's eyes.
The mother curved her lips slightly and said, "Aurelio has helped your father handle some things recently and he has done a good job."
"Aurelio is so powerful." Agnes said loudly and deliberately in an exaggerated tone.
Agnes watched helplessly as Aurelio's ears turned red. He quickly covered Agnes's mouth and said angrily: "Anyway, your gift will be gone!"
Agnes raised her hands to express surrender, and Aurelio released his hand covering Agnes' mouth.
The mother smiled and watched the interaction between her children and said nothing.
Agnes saw that Aurelio was indeed embarrassed and did not tease him any more. No one spoke for a moment in the carriage, and Agnes saw that Aurelio's ears gradually returned to normal.
Agnes walked to Aurelio's side with a smile and said, "Aurelio, tell me secretly, what is the gift you gave me?"
Aurelio's gray-blue eyes were full of smiles. He looked at Agnes and said somewhat proudly: "You-guess-ah-"
Agnes was a little dissatisfied and looked at her mother for help.
The mother just looked at the two of them with a smile and ignored Agnes' request for help.
"Okay, okay, I guess you found me a new piano."
Aurelio smiled and shook his head and said, "You guessed wrong, it's much smaller than that."
"That's a violin?" Agnes said uncertainly.
Aurelio shook his head again.
Agnes couldn't help but hugged Aurelio's arms with both hands and said coquettishly: "Just tell me."
Aurelio stood firm and shook his head.
Agnes sat back down in her seat angrily and said nothing.
There was silence in the carriage for a while.
"Are you angry?" Aurelio came over and asked.
"No." Agnes tilted her head and said dullly.
Aurelio couldn't help but rubbed Agnes's head, but Agnes grabbed her and stared at him dissatisfied.
Aurelio couldn't help laughing. He sat down next to Agnes and said softly:
"I'm telling you, you won't have any surprises." Aurelio's gray-blue eyes were full of smiles.
"Okay." Agnes said with some disappointment.
There seemed to be a noisy sound not far away, and Agnes looked outside through the glass of the car window.
She saw a long procession walking through the street. Most of the people in the procession were strong and well-built. Their clothes varied, but most of them were stained with all kinds of dirt. Agnes' sharp eyes even allowed her to see that the people in the procession were rough. hands.
Agnes saw that they were holding flags with words written on them. Agnes could see clearly that it read "Refuse to Abolish the Guild System." She heard the marchers also shouting something similar to this meaning.
Agnes felt the carriage stop, probably because of the obstruction of the procession.
Agnes turned away her eyes and looked at Aurelio.
Aurelio's face didn't look good. He stepped forward and closed the curtains, saying, "I didn't expect to encounter such a thing."
"Yeah." Agnes nodded.
Aurelio sat down opposite Agnes, looked at Agnes, hesitated for a moment, and then explained: "You know, due to various historical reasons, Fenebaud was originally from Intis. The wave of industrialization that came over did not completely reform, but left the problem of guilds.”
"Now the guilds have become an obstacle to the development of Feneport. Well, in the words of Emperor Russell, this system is more suitable for individualization rather than industrialization. Moreover, many guilds are monopolistic, resulting in This has caused the prices of many commodities to be artificially high, which is very detrimental to the export of Feneport commodities.”
Aurelio couldn't help but sigh and said: "In Feneport City and some large cities, the guilds are still relatively weak. The guilds in some smaller cities almost monopolize most of the craftsmen."
"They stipulate the number of helpers and apprentices, do not allow members to use any tools and methods other than conventional production, strictly control the quantity of goods produced by members, and prohibit members from selling at reduced prices. In cities where they have a monopoly, they can control the supply of raw materials, Craftsmen in this industry who are required to open businesses in this city must join the association. In some cities, they can even participate in the municipal government."
Agnes lifted the curtains thoughtfully, looked at the parade outside, and said, "But the craftsmen support it, don't they?"
