Chapter 114: Harvest (Part 1)
It's May, and the weather has become very warm, and the sun hanging in the sky has begun to smell hot.
The breath of life can no longer be blocked and filled the entire space. All plants have completely escaped from the constraints of winter, gained new life under the bath of sunshine and drizzle, and began a new round of reproduction and growth.
This territory of Romon is completely located in the edge forest. Therefore, in the Druid's view, the entire territory is surrounded by a vibrant atmosphere. The trees grow rapidly and the plants are green and pleasant. Because they are far away from the crowd, the air here is fresher and cleaner than in the town. Moreover, there are various natural plants and flowers scents spread in it, which makes people feel refreshed at the smell.
Inside the fence, rows of fields were neatly arranged, and the wheat in the fields was swaying left and right with the wind blowing, creating waves of ripples.
On both sides of the road, the wet fruit trees have recovered their vitality and have blossomed and bear fruit.
Outside the fence gate, there is a road that has been developed for nearly a year and has been formed to directly lead to the town and the territory of Romon. Because it is close to the territory, there are pharmacies, blacksmiths who have repaired weapons, and a hotel for passers-by to rest. Therefore, many adventurers will naturally choose to pass by the territory after entering the forest. Although Romon's territory is not in a much-popular place and there are not many residents in the territory, the income from the hotel alone is really a lot.
Every morning, the small road leading from the town to the Forest House in Romon began to walk in groups of three or five fully armed adventurers. They were either talking or alert, and marched towards the forest. These people were adventurers who rushed over from the town or from the city.
Adventurers are asking for food on the verge of life and death, and naturally advocate force. Most of them believe in the god of war Edmund. However, these guys do not dare to make trouble in Romon's territory.
First of all, Romon's tenants had reached fifty-five households, and his territory was basically completed, and his status was already considered a entourage.
In this world, the status of entourage is already the starting point of the nobles. If you get honors and achievements, you may be promoted to a noble. Most adventurers are civilians, so there is naturally a gap. When you meet, you should call them "Master"!
Secondly, Romon himself is a druid, and a druid with considerable influence among adventurers. Almost every adventurer who comes to the town has to teach him. Of course, these adventurers have enough respect for such a person who may be willing to save his life at any time.
Finally, the newly established formal village guards with Faffel as the captain and Sukar as the deputy captain now have five subordinates, which is already the power of a mercenary.
At the gate of the fence of the Roman Territory, the gate was always open, except after dusk, the village guards swept around, and the adventurers turned a blind eye to them and walked by them.
At this moment, a sound of horse hooves suddenly came from a distance.
Some of the adventurers near the gate continued to walk forward without paying attention to who was coming behind, but there were also curious people who looked back - and saw several carriages driving over at the other end of the road.
The drivers are skilled in their skills. Although the road is not smooth due to the new construction, these people can still control the carriages very smoothly. The cars are all without tents, and the wide body has high partitions on all sides. Because it had just rained not long ago, the ground was a little wet, and the place where the wheels passed left deep traces. It was obvious that these carriages carried things, and the weight of things was really not light.
When the carriages approached, the adventurers discovered that the cars had unified signs, with the mark of Barnle caravans.
Because caravans in nearby Barnle often deal with adventurers, most people understand who the owners of these carriages are at first sight.
After knowing the owner of the carriage, no one was curious anymore. After all, everyone knew that merchants value profits, and caravans would appear wherever they needed them. It was normal for caravans to come in shortly after the construction of Romon's territory. Moreover, the Barnle caravans had a good relationship with Romon. This was something that almost everyone in the town knew. Adventurers would naturally hear about this when they were resting in the town. Therefore, when they saw these carriages rushing into the fence, they didn't find it strange.
"Ah, it looks very remote here. Are there enough people to help us with work? Are we all here?" There were five carriages coming, and there was a driving person on the carriage every year.
Seeing that he entered through the gate, someone began to comment.
The comment was a young man driving a carriage at the end. He had a round face, flexible eyes, and interesting words. He didn't seem to be too skilled in driving the car, but he looked smart and capable. He was probably a novice and was being trained by the caravan. He arranged his car at the end, probably because he knew the road.
"Kard, I guess you will be even more surprised later!" The driver of the carriage in front of him laughed, then waved his whip and let the carriage follow the speed of the carriage in front and pass through the gate.
The young man named Card shrugged, obviously he didn't believe the words of his predecessors.
Card was Barnle's nephew and the latest member of the caravan. Therefore, he had never been to Romon's territory before, and had never seen Romon's people. He was not convinced and curious about the praises of Romon's partners. He heard that he was arranged to deliver goods to Romon's new territory this time. At first, he was really looking forward to it. He wanted to see what kind of skills this young druid, who was called a genius, had. But along the way, he saw that he was getting more and more remote, and he did not have much expectations for the so-called Forest House.
Thinking of this, the carriage had already passed through the gate. For a moment, he opened his eyes wide. In front of him, there were batches of wheat, rippling waves. Even laymen knew that this meant a good harvest.
At this moment, not far away, Romon was carefully observing the crops in the ground.
After confirming that this batch of winter wheat was almost ripe and might have a good harvest, a smile finally appeared on his face, and the few people following him also smiled at the same time.
"Romon, this batch of winter wheat looks really good, it's better than what I've seen before. This time, the yield per mu is at least 300 kilograms!" Nick held the pen and paper, rustling on the paper, and said happily to Romon.
The banker Fudi on the side was not as relaxed as Nick. However, his smiley face could tell his excitement at this moment. After all, if the crops in the territory are more income, his income will also increase. Who doesn’t want the more money he earns, the better?
Listening to these two people's words, the smile on Romon's face became brighter and brighter. He turned his head and looked at Nick lowering his head, and couldn't help but say with a funny look: "No need to forget it, I guess this batch of winter wheat will produce at least 350 kilograms per mu."
"Three hundred and fifty kilograms?" Hearing Romon's words, Nick and Fudi turned their heads in surprise. Seeing Romon's confidence, they suddenly became more and more excited.
The grain yield in this world is generally not very high, and it is difficult to have a crop harvest like the ones on the earth today. Even with the protection of the goddess of harvest, it can usually only reach 300 kilograms per mu. If all winter wheat can reach 350 kilograms, it will definitely be something worth celebrating.
Because Romon is the lord, even though Fuheng felt that this number was a bit scary, he did not dare to question it.
Another person who dared to question Romon was Nick, but he was a person who absolutely believed in Romon's strength. Because of his mutual understanding with Romon, his ability to create miracles had reached the point of blindly believing in Romon's ability to create miracles. Therefore, Romon said that these crops could produce 350 kilograms per mu, and Nick really believed that they could produce 350 kilograms.
"Hey, Romon, look, those carriages?" Nick looked up at this time and soon saw the carriages coming from the small road.
"Oh, it's the one who transports blue bricks and daily necessities!" Romon also looked over and saw that the carriages were parked in the open space in front of the hotel. He remembered that he seemed to order a batch of daily necessities and a large number of blue bricks.
Blue bricks are used to build surrounding walls. After all, wooden fences are not safe and unsafe. The originally planned stone walls cost too much, so only bricks are used. I guess this is the delivery of the Barner caravan...
"Fudi, are all the staff ready? Also, the people who asked the village guards to help unload the goods!" Romon said, with insufficient staff and confusing him and the territory.
Fuheng looked at the wheat field and estimated that it would be possible to harvest wheat in three days. After calculating how to prepare the manpower to make arrangements, he responded and hurried over.
And Romon and Nick don’t have to worry, go there and chat while walking.
"Is he Romon?" From a distance, although he couldn't see clearly what a person looked like, and Romon and Nick were about the same age and walked side by side, but after hearing his companion say that Romon had come, Card still could tell who Romon was at a glance.
That is because of a temperament, a calm and confident temperament that ordinary people cannot have. As Romon and Nick get closer, this temperament becomes more and more obvious.
"I'm very happy to see you, my friends." Romon walked over, first met those familiar people one by one, and then saw this boy named Card. Although it was the first time he saw it, Romon nodded and smiled, turned around, and said to the captain: "Shad, thank you for your hard work, huh, Mr. Barnle didn't come this time?"
Card was happy for being treated like this. This was probably why Romon had good popularity among adventurers and caravans. In fact, he was already a little surprised when he drove a carriage into Romon's territory just now.
Although this place still feels a little empty, I believe that in a short while, a very prosperous village will appear here.
At this moment, he heard the caravan leader Shad say, "Mr. Romon, Mr. Barnle has something to do. Let us send blue bricks twice a day. I guess we will come in a few days... Lord Romon, have you unloaded the goods?"
"Download the goods!"
With a command, many people began to unload the goods in a hurry.
First of all, there are daily necessities, and the food is gone. After all, the territory is almost harvested, so these things are not large in size and have been transported to the hotel in more than ten minutes.
There are also blue bricks, which were pulled down from the carriage and stacked onto the open space. This is the continuous goods in the future. Fortunately, there is a brick-making workshop in Ricca Town, which was built by the Baron to improve the castle and villa!
Due to the large number of people and the strong strength, half an hour later, all six trucks had been unloaded. All the horses were taken to eat grass and water, and even mixed oats to replenish the horse's physical strength - these are all free. After all, transporting blue bricks is a very tiring job. Generally speaking, Barnle is reluctant to let this go!
All the caravans went to the hotel for free to have a meal.
When the group entered, the quality of the wood in the hotel was very good, exuding the smell of new wood.
The structure is also quite complete, and paying attention to ventilation and illumination, Card even saw that the window was filled with glass, which made the hotel brighter. Even on cloudy and rainy days, you don’t need to light candles.
Although glass is not an expensive luxury product, it is still rare to see it in ordinary hotels. Therefore, more candles are prepared, but candles are also a lot of money.
"Oh, Shad, are you here?" As soon as he entered, a woman greeted her. She looked in her thirties, wearing a coarse cloth skirt, her face was a little tired, but her expression was pleasant.
"Oh! Yes, it's here again, haha!" Shad shrugged and looked around. Now the hotel is 80% full, and it's not easy for a group of people to find a full seat...
After adjusting, it happened that another group of adventurers ran away after eating. They rushed up and finally sat on it. At this time, a pair of young girls came over with basins.
It is a pancake. The pancake is browned and a layer of fresh water is piled on it. There are colorful fish, shrimp, clams, and clams. The seafood is covered with purple-red soup, and a few slices of green vegetables are covered with top.
Card took a bite and it was really delicate and tender, with excellent taste and extremely delicious.
Then he heard Shad shout, "Oh, this is Mrs. Mot's specialty. You have learned it by 80% or 90%!"
The other party smiled and said, "Yes, Mrs. Mott taught her personally, is there any mistake?"
The middle-aged woman was not at all stage fright among the adventurers, which surprised Card. Her friends around her saw it and said in a low voice: "Kard, this family is mother and younger brother, and that one is sister-in-law. It is said that she will get married after the wheat harvest."
Fafell, a third-level warrior, the village guard captain, Card nodded repeatedly, apparently understanding why the adventurer was well-behaved and didn't touch the woman a few times.
Chapter completed!