When the first rays of the morning sun shone on the earth, Pea had already woken up early.
The first thing she had to do was to go to the small square at the intersection of "Knight Street" to fetch water.
"Knight Street" was one of the first streets built in the territory. It was said that it was also the site of the barracks of the soldiers when they first set up camp. It was originally a neat row of military tents and several stacks of military supplies, but half a year later, there were two rows of neat brick houses and a square at the end of the street.
Most of Cecil's soldiers with families lived in this area. On one side of the street was the new barracks, and on the other side was the lord's mansion and the offices of several major departments. Therefore, "Knight Street" could also be regarded as the innermost line of defense of Cecil's territory.
To be able to live in this place seemed to be the dream of many young people in the territory.
This meant that they had the most dignified identity, and they could wear mighty enchanted armor and use the legendary powerful heat ray guns. They were already qualified to let their families enter the ranks of the "citizens".
Pea came to the territory halfway through the renovation of the brick houses on Knight Street. She saw with her own eyes how the workers on the land removed the tents and wooden sheds with amazing efficiency, and then built neat and solid brick houses. In front of each house, magic powered magic stone lamps were installed, making this place brighter and more beautiful than the richest street in Tanzania Town. She followed her adoptive father, the chief Knight of the territory, Byron, to live in one of the first brick houses built on Knight Street. Now, her identity was the daughter of the chief Knight, and she was the "mute lady" of Knight Street.
But to Pea, these changes in her life didn't seem to affect her too much. Or rather, others couldn't figure out what this mute girl was thinking. She couldn't speak, and this kind of "silence" was often the reason for others to speculate. So, she was used to working in silence, silently completing the tasks given to her by others. She didn't want to be curious, and she didn't want to try to communicate, so she wouldn't get into trouble. This was the life wisdom that Pea had accumulated in the past days. Even if she moved to a strange place and lived in a big, solid house, it was still the same.
But as she lived here longer and longer, she realized that this place was indeed very different from the environment she was familiar with.
After closing the door, Pea carried a bucket of water and walked to the small square. Neatly arranged double-story brick houses could be seen on both sides of the road. This combination of Ansu's classical style and Duke Cecil's "pragmatic" style was not seen anywhere else. At the very least, the houses in other places wouldn't be so extravagant as to have magic crystal lamps inlaid on every door. On the streets between the houses, there were basically no men. Only women were working in front of the doors and chatting about daily life.
Most of the men in Knight Street were soldiers of Cecil's territory. Even if they weren't soldiers, they were factory workers. The former spent most of their time in the barracks or on sentry duty, while the latter had to go out to work during the day. So, the people on the street at this time were mostly women.
Mrs. Mairin, who was drying dried fish at the door, saw Pea. This plump lady was one of the few survivors from the old Cecil's territory. Her husband was a veteran, and she was quite a prestigious person on this street. Seeing Pea coming out with a bucket of water, the prestigious lady immediately greeted her in a loud voice, "Pea, are you getting water? Do you need help? "
The difference between Cecil's territory and other towns was that there would be people to help her.
Pea made an "ah ah" sound and shook her head at Mrs. Mairin, indicating that she could do it.
"What a good girl." Mrs. Mairin was a person who liked to chat. She was so fond of this that she could even chat with a mute for a long time. "Is Byron Knight not back yet? Or did he go out again? "
Pea carried the bucket of water and thought for a long time, but she didn't know how to answer this complicated question. So, she could only shake her head apologetically.
Mrs. Mairin, however, did not care whether Pea answered or not. She just said, "Hey, I heard that he was exploring the ruins in the mountains. My wife went with him before, but she didn't tell me anything when she came back. Tsk tsk, men always have secrets. Pea, are you going to the castle to look for Miss Betty later?"
Although Duke Cecil did not build a 'castle' in the traditional sense, it was obvious that people were used to calling the place where the lord lived. In their simple concept, the lord must live in a castle.
At the mention of Betty, Pea finally smiled and nodded happily.
Cecil's territory was different from other towns. Even the chief maid who lived in the lord's castle was easy to talk to. She would even show Pea around the territory and share the candy that the lord gave her.
Although the lord seemed to only have one maid, Pea …
Mrs. Mairin then talked about a lot of things, from the winter weather to the rumbling construction site in the territory, and from the magical machines to this year's exceptionally good harvest. Fortunately, she remembered that Pea had to fetch water. So, when the topic extended to how big Viscount Rebecca's big fireball could become, she decisively stopped. "Hey, I can't stop once I start. Go and fetch water! Come to my house for dinner when you're back! "
Pea bowed to Mrs. Mairin and quickly walked to the small square with the bucket of water.
Along the way, many people greeted her. Most of them called her by her name, 'Pea', while a few called her 'Byron's girl' or 'Miss Kirk'. The latter was derived from Byron Kirk's surname. Pea would respond to every greeting seriously, and a slightly brisk smile gradually appeared on her face.
Cecil's territory was different from other towns. People here would call her by her name, and not directly call her 'mute' or 'trash'.
At first, Pea thought that it was because of her "identity". She had an adopted father who was the Chief Knight, so people had to respect a little mute. But soon she found that this attitude was widespread in the territory and among people. After a while, she heard from her adopted father, Duke Cecil, that this was the first time she had seen such an attitude.
Most of the bad habits and bad rules stemmed from insufficient food. When people had enough to eat, they would start to think about morality. This was not absolute, but it was the case in most cases.
Pea still did not understand the wisdom of the lord, but she vaguely felt that this sentence was reasonable. When she was hungry, she also stole and was whipped by the sheriff for stealing a loaf of bread. The sheriff publicly announced that she had a 'natural, blood-derived thieving habit'. But now, when she picked up something that did not belong to her, her first reaction was to hand it over to the patrolling soldiers.
She also believed that the soldiers would not keep the things she handed over to them. Her foster father had told her more than once how strict the lord's management of the army was. She trusted her foster father very much.
Pea carried a bucket to the square. The small square was quiet at the moment. She could see that the construction site opposite the square was preparing to start work. It was a new residential area. After entering the Month of Fog, the last batch of homeless people who arrived in the territory were carrying materials and distributing tools under the supervision of the soldiers and supervisors. Their faces were still a little blank and numb, as if they did not understand that they still had to work in the winter. But Pea knew that these people would soon be in full swing. When they understood the 'Cecil Housing System' read by the soldiers, they understood that they were building houses for themselves.
Pea came to the well in the center of the square. The water in the well was directly channeled from the Whitewater River. Although the lord had said something about the concept of 'water into the house', no one understood what it meant. Everyone in the neighborhood got their water from this well. In Pea's opinion, this was already very convenient.
She put her own bucket aside, pulled open the teeth of the well's pulley, and threw the bucket tied with a rope into the well.
A strange 'clang' came from the well. Pea could not help but be stunned for a moment. Then she heard the sound of a normal bucket entering the water, so she was relieved.
Maybe it just hit the wall of the well?
She grabbed the handle of the pulley with both hands and tried to push it up with all her might.
But it did not move.
Pea tilted her head and tried to push it again, but it did not move.
The little girl was puzzled. She had never encountered such a situation before. Although she was only a child, she had always been very strong because of the hard work she had done since she was a child. In addition, she had been nourished for a period of time and her body was in good health. Her strength was even greater than before. Fetching a bucket of water from the well should not be so strenuous.
Pea approached the well and carefully held the support of the pulley next to her. She poked her head into the well, but it was dark and she could not see anything at all.
At this moment, a voice came from the side. "Isn't this Byron's daughter … What's wrong?"
Pea turned his head and saw a carpenter he knew. He was probably passing by and saw him looking at the well, so he came over to ask about it. The carpenter was accompanied by two of his apprentices.
"Ah — ah ah!" Pea made a muffled sound as she gestured at the well, indicating that she did not know what was stuck in the bucket. The carpenter and his apprentices looked at each other and quickly understood what she meant.
"Watch from the side. We'll help you get the bucket up."
Pea obediently retreated to the side and watched the three men working together to turn the handle. The pulley made of solid iron and hardwood made a creaking sound as if there was a living person under the rope. But no matter what, the rope finally began to rise.
"It's coming up, it's coming up! Don't loosen up! "
The carpenter shouted. The moment his voice fell, Pea suddenly heard a loud sound of water coming from the well.
Splash!
A figure wrapped in water suddenly rushed out of the well. She could vaguely see the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish.
Pea looked at the figure in a daze.
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