"Mrs. Abby, Little Lily and I are going to the town to see the burlesque. Would you like to go with us?" Irene moved the large piece of giant clam meat from the basket outside the castle to dry.
Dosen had eaten a large piece of giant clam meat yesterday. Not only was he fine, he was also full of vigor.
Therefore, giant clam meat could be eaten.
"Oh, heavens! Why is the master so generous to let you have a holiday? " Mrs. Abby busily arranged the various seasonings on the stove. "If you like being a maid, then you should obediently stay in the kitchen. There are a lot of things to do every day."
"Mr. Carter said that the master only needs a fried steak for lunch, while we servants can eat beans and bread. We don't need to do much work." Little Lily was also moving the giant clam meat.
A giant clam weighed more than 500 Jin. After removing the 300 Jin shell, there was still more than 200 Jin of meat.
"Mr. Carter is the same as the master, always indulging you young servants who don't work hard. This is not the benevolence of a qualified butler. When I was young, I was busy all day in the kitchen, never idle for even a moment. That is the working attitude a kitchen maid should have. "
"Cough, cough."
Carter's cough came from the door. At some point, he had already arrived: "Although I can understand Mrs. Abby's serious attitude towards work, you shouldn't always be so tense. Go stroll around the town with the young people. It's rare for a caravan to come."
"Sorry, Mr. Carter, I didn't mean to offend you." Mrs. Abby felt a little embarrassed. She had just been caught speaking ill of him behind his back.
"It doesn't matter. In fact, you said I'm benevolent, so I take it as a compliment. Go with Irene and Little Lily to see the town's burlesque. Those clowns will make me laugh when I think of them. "
"That won't do, I have to make lunch for the master."
"Then hurry back before 11 o'clock. It's nine o'clock now, we can still stroll around for two hours."
"I …"
Not waiting for Mrs. Abby to refuse, Carter interrupted her: "Just consider it a task I gave you and have fun for two hours."
"Haha, Mr. Carter, you are good." Irene happily pulled Abby's arm. "Let's go, Mrs. Abby, I can't wait to see the clown."
Little Lily pulled Abby's other arm. "Yes, yes, let's go!"
Mrs. Abby had no choice but to half-push them out: "I don't want to go shopping, but I'd better keep an eye on you two in case you go crazy and forget to come back to work … Also, wait a minute, I'm going to change my clothes. I can't go out dressed like this, it would lose the castle's dignity."
Carter smiled as he looked at the two children and the big one making a ruckus.
Compared to working in the Count's other castle, the work in this small town's castle was a bit busier, but life was more lively. The youthful vigor of youth made him feel an inexplicable motivation in his body, as if he was younger than last year.
He heard footsteps.
He turned around and saw that it was Mrs. Morrison. "Maggie and the others have already gone shopping in town?"
"Yes, Tom and Thomas went with them. Mr. Carter, are you not going with them? "
"Mrs. Abby, Irene, and Little Lily are changing their clothes. They are going to the town to see a burlesque. I think you should go with them. As for the castle, I will stay here to serve the master. You know, even Thomas has left. If the master wants to drink water, there will always be a manservant to serve him. "
"Then I will also stay here. If there is anything, you can call me."
"Are you sure you don't want to join in the fun?"
"I'm already old, I can't wait to avoid the fun, how could I want to join in."
"Don't say that, Mrs. Morrison. I feel that the more I live, the younger I am." Carter straightened his chest, making himself look more spirited.
"Yes, young Carter."
… …
"Annie, have you sold more than half of the tomatoes?" John Shoulderpole walked to his stall.
The stall was located on the southwest side of the town, where a large flat area had been cleared. Caravans that came to the town were arranged to do business here.
There were also a few wooden toilets outside.
The patrol team and the town clerk shouted over and over again: "Sir Lord has decreed that no one is allowed to urinate or defecate anywhere. Violators will be fined and whipped! If you want to go to the toilet, follow the arrow and go to the toilet outside. The one with the circle below and the arrow pointing up (♂) is the men's toilet sign. The one with the circle above and the cross below (♀) is the women's toilet sign. Don't get it wrong! "
John was already used to this instruction.
It had been a long time since he had defecated on the street. His family had prepared a manure bucket and stored the excrement and urine. After the manure was removed, it would be directly used to compost the tomato fields. This was a farming magic taught by the sir lord. The farmers who used this magic to fertilize the fields could have a harvest of 20 to 30% more than before!
Previously, the town's officials organized the purchase of manure.
But now, they could no longer be collected. Every household kept the manure and planted it in their own fields. After the harvest, the kind and generous sir lord only collected taxes in proportion, unlike the previous Tax Knight who could not wait to collect all of the serfs' harvest.
Since the arrival of the sir lord, John felt that not only himself, but also the surrounding neighbors had undergone earth-shaking changes.
Of course, he was the luckiest one.
Because the sir lord rewarded him with a Nalda because the tomatoes he had taken care of had bred a tomato worm!
"John, aren't you going to work with the house building team today?" Annie asked her husband curiously. There was not much farm work now. Her husband was working with the house building team for a copper a day.
"The house building team is on holiday. No one wants to work today, so they all came here … to the commercial district." John pointed to a place not far away. "Look, that's Wenger. He's also shopping with his son."
"Well, then let's go watch the skits. I've sold all the tomatoes, so I want to go watch the skits. I haven't seen one for a long time."
John did not leave. Instead, he said: "By the way, Annie, when I came over there, I saw someone selling kittens. I want to buy one. You know, now that we have food in our house, the number of rats has begun to increase. These dirty thieves, they always steal our food! "
"Really? Is there anyone selling kittens? Then wait here for me. After I sell all the tomatoes, we'll go buy kittens together. We must choose a kitten that can catch rats the best."
After hesitating for a moment, John added: "Actually, I also want to buy a foal. I want little Jack to learn how to ride from an early age, so that he can become a retainer Knight of Sir Lord earlier."
"Oh, my God, John, do you know how much a foal costs!"
"Fifty silver coins, but Annie, that is a foal!" John explained hopefully, "If we miss this opportunity, I don't know when we will get a horse again. I want to grow tomatoes for Sir Lord for a lifetime, but little Jack doesn't like it. He wants to become a retainer Knight. "
"But John, you need to understand, we can afford fifty silver coins, but foals need to eat a lot every day. A horse needs to eat at least several people's food. Can we afford it?"
"I can!"
John said with a firm look in his eyes: "The tomato field at home is the best, it can always bring us a stable income. I can also work. I asked the house-building team's manager, he is Sir Isaiah's assistant. He told me that there will be more and more work in the town in the future. Sir Lord is ambitious and wants to make the town look new. As long as I can continue to work, we can afford to raise foals! "
"Are you serious, John?"
"Of course, believe me, Annie."
Annie looked at her husband's firm eyes and finally couldn't bear to refuse: "Alright, but you have to promise me that we won't be dragged down by foals, right?"
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