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Starting from this day, there is a new person in Slim Bakery.

This girl with an exotic appearance always warmly welcomes every guest, puts on a smile, and gives them change accurately. After Esther became familiar with the bread baking process, she dutifully took on a lot of work for Fiona, who was responsible for baking and cleaning in the kitchen. Esther pinched out many animal-shaped buns while groping, even though they had no taste. There are so many variations and it is quite popular among customers.

Because of her arrival, Slim Bakery's business has been quite good in the past two weeks, which makes Wendy very happy.

"Esther, go and see if there is any tea left in the warehouse. We have to make another pot of hot tea. The weather is cold, and many guests like to drink hot things to warm themselves up."

"Okay Grandma Wendy! I'll go find it!"

Esther, who had changed her name from John, walked behind the oven, took off the apron from her light brown linen skirt, and hung it by the back door. Today is Sunday, and Fiona has a day off every week on this day. She will take her family to the Night Church to worship, and then prepare a big meal for the children with her sister. Sometimes Fiona would bring some dishes back to the bakery for Wendy and Esther to try.

Pulling out an unopened can of tea from the warehouse, Esther quickly returned to the bakery and saw Wendy chatting with several customers. From their appearance, she could recognize that the three people were a family. The youngest among them The girl looked two years younger than Esther.

"Then let's have lemon cake rolls, okay?"

The girl shook the hand of one of the young men, and the bookish young man looked at her fondly: "Of course, then we decided on lemon cake rolls, half a pound. It's rare that Benson got a salary increase, so we It should be celebrated."

The taller young man nodded to Wendy, took out his wallet, and counted out the amount to be paid. Esther retied her apron very well according to the atmosphere, and cut a large piece of the lemon-flavored cake roll just out of the oven. Just over half a pound.

"Do you need anything else?" Esther showed her business smile and winked at the girl who was very curious about her.

The tall young man rubbed the girl's head: "Melissa, what else do you want to eat?"

The girl hesitated for a moment, and finally just shook her head: "No! I'm very happy to have lemon cake rolls. We have to save a little, there will be a lot of money to spend in the future."

The bookish young man clicked on the animal bread next to him: "That black cat bread looks very cute. I've never seen it before."

Wendy winked at Esther next to her, causing Esther to smile sheepishly at everyone: "Thanks to our skillful newcomer, because it is a trial sale, the price now is the same as ordinary rye bread. Do you want some?"

The tall young man nodded and paid for another half pound of black cat bread, which made the bookish young man embarrassed: "Benson, that's what I said."

"It doesn't matter, it's time to replenish the staple food tomorrow anyway."

After seeing off this family of guests, Wendy served new hot tea: "There are quite a few guests today. On Sundays, everyone likes to go to the Night Church as a family. It's good."

"I remember that the Church of the Night believes in the goddess of the night?"

"Yes. By the way, didn't you say you wanted to learn to write before? Then you can go to the Sunday school in the Night Church. It only costs one penny a week and it won't affect your usual work in the store."

Esther thought about the purse she kept in the attic. After excluding some daily necessities and the expenses she frequently went to the fruit stand to compensate the boss, there was still ten soledos left in it. One penny a week is still affordable for Esther. If she can master the words here, Esther can also go to the library to check out more detailed information about the world instead of always following the conversations of customers. Think about it yourself or make up your mind.

Wendy thought Esther was worried about the situation in the church and comforted her: "Go boldly. There are very kind people there. It doesn't matter even if you don't believe in the goddess of the night."

Esther smiled sheepishly: "Then I'll take leave next week and go take a look. I'm really interested."

Next Sunday came quite quickly in the busy daily life. After saying hello to Wendy in advance, Esther went out early in the morning.

Esther walked smoothly in the direction she took last time. She found that her memory was surprisingly good. She had an impression of every store and intersection, and she didn't get lost at all.

Strange, was I like this before?

Esther quickly put this doubt behind her. Facing the solemn Gothic church, she always felt a little nervous. After standing outside the church and cheering herself up for several rounds, Esther still couldn't make up her mind. It wasn't until the man dressed as a priest looked at her that Esther plucked up the courage to walk over.

But when Esther walked to the door, the draft she had just made in her stomach disappeared: "Hello, hello, are there any classes here? I mean, what about enlightenment education - —"

"Yes, this is the church of the Goddess of the Night. There are enlightenment education courses on Sundays, but they are charged. Are you a believer of the goddess?"

Esther shook her head: "If not, wouldn't it be possible..."

She lost her voice before she finished speaking, and looked at the priest in front of her sheepishly.

The priest smiled gently: "It doesn't matter. The goddess is kind and tolerant. Of course you can learn from her."

Esther nodded repeatedly, and after taking out a penny from the inner pocket of her coat, she followed the pastor into the church. Because today is Sunday, there are not many people coming to the Dark Night Church. Some people are praying quietly with their eyes closed, and some people are saying hello quietly to people they know well. Even in the early morning, the church was quite dark and filled with an extremely quiet atmosphere, which made people relax involuntarily. Esther felt that her mood was much calmer.

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