Chapter 162 The lord doesn’t know how to live his life

Leah came back later than usual today, and when she got home she found that the house was still empty.

His son Henry usually has dinner at school and then continues to study by himself until he goes home around nine o'clock. He said that the school calls this evening self-study.

I used to think that going to school must be very happy, with food to eat and no need to work, just like a noble.

But recently I found that my son is very tired when he comes back every day. He is often so sleepy that his eyes are narrowed, but his energy is still very high. He always talks to himself about things in school, mostly about who is so awesome, and he got the first place in the assessment.

1. So and so stayed in the classroom until after 10 o'clock at night, and was driven home by the teacher...

Only then did Leah realize that going to school is also a very tiring task, and she has to compete with many people.

In contrast, when I go to the fields and work every day, I feel less pressure.

Especially now that they have been allocated new land, there were even people who came to teach them how to plant the land better at the beginning. The farm tools were also replaced with new ones, the style of which I have never seen before, but they are very easy to use and much easier than before.

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She now spends the same time, planting twice as much land as before, and the yield is more than eight times as much as before. Leah really can't imagine that after those wheat seeds are planted, someone seems to be urging them to grow, and the ears of wheat will be full.

There are almost no pests or diseases.

The difference from the previous one is that now she does not need to save seeds every year.

"So good?" Leah was stunned, mentally calculating how much her husband's half-day salary was.

"The Lord said that although half of the grain will still be handed over in the future, half of the portion handed over will be regarded as purchased by the lord from us."

I have encountered him twice and was questioned once in person.

"oh."

"The gentleman also said that a grain management station will be opened in the city soon. If you have any surplus grain at home, you can sell it there."

"Isn't that just right?" Rafe said with a smile: "Don't we have a lot of food left in our family?"

Humming along to the music, Leah started cooking.

"What's wrong?"

"Working overtime today." Rafe answered while changing clothes at the door.

"What is this?" Raf couldn't understand at all.

"But, wouldn't this be bad?" Rafe suddenly reacted.

"What?" Leah was confused.

She only has this audio CD, but she never tires of listening to it.

This time is about the same as Leah's farming.

But soon, Leah's mind returned to the silver shield in her hand.

Therefore, she had something to do today and was delayed in returning home late, thinking that her husband would get home first.

He thought for a long time and said with some confusion: "In other words, in the future, only a quarter of the grain will be turned in every year, and the remaining quarter will be... sold to the lord?"

Rafe was proud at first, and then asked: "Aren't you in charge of all my money? Why didn't you buy it before?"

Leah walked to the newly purchased phonograph and turned it on skillfully. The melodious sound of the harp came from the iron box.

The two loyal residents of Winterfell looked towards the direction of the castle at the same time, feeling worried for their lord.

"This..." Rafe scratched his head: "Why?"

My son said that Miss Sophia is Xia Ya’s “Minister of Agriculture,” which means she is responsible for managing farming.

"Today on the field, someone came from the fortress and gave me 11 silver shields." As she spoke, Leah carefully took out the money in the cloth bag. The bright silver shields made a crisp sound when they collided.

"That seems to be the meaning." Leah thought for a while and said.

Leah was about to make dinner when the door creaked open and her husband walked in.

All the seeds sown every year are provided by the lord. To be precise, they are provided by Miss Sophia's "Late Winter Plantation".

"The foreman said that if you work two hours of overtime, you can get an extra half-day's salary." Rafe chuckled.

Rafe was woken up by strange noises around him. He turned around and found his wife secretly doing something under the covers behind his back.

The working hours of the alchemy workshop are very fixed, from 8 am to 5 pm, with an hour's rest in between.

"Just extending working hours." Rafe explained.

Leah has never seen the lord until now. On the contrary, Miss Sophia often goes to the fields to check on the farmers.

"How many times have you counted?" Rafe said helplessly: "How many times have you counted? Can there be more?"

"We used the lord's land to grow food and sold it to the lord... didn't we take advantage twice?" Rafe scratched his head, already a little confused.

"What are you doing?"

"Ah." Leah's panicked voice came, followed by a crisp tinkling sound.

"Why is it late today?"

"Good guy, that's my month's salary." Rafe was also stunned for a moment and asked, "Why did I give you the money?"

"Yes, so we all stayed and worked overtime." Rafe smiled and said, "I used to be much busier in the blacksmith shop than now. I often worked until midnight, without even mentioning getting more food. Sometimes I wonder where the lord will come from.

The money is given to us, but the things I do every day don’t feel worth the money.”

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"It's different, this is the money I earned myself." Leah touched the smooth silver shield, filled with joy.

"That's why I said it." Leah sighed: "The lord is a good person, but he doesn't know how to live. If he continues like this, his castle will soon be too poor to open the pot."

"Working overtime?" Leah was a little unfamiliar with this word.

"Okay." Raf thought that he had the same feeling when he got the copper plant for the first time, but his wife's starting point was obviously higher than him.

"They are all made in our workshop, otherwise we will have to work overtime. By the way, the newly made scissors are very useful, but don't buy them. The workshop will give us two pairs each. But that one

The cart is very nice, I should be able to use it when working in the fields."

"I heard that the shops on the street have added a few new items. There are also new audio CDs for the player. I'll go take a look tomorrow..."

"yes……"

night.

"When you said this, I became even more surprised." Lia remembered what she had wanted to say as soon as she got home.

"Yes." Leah said: "In the past, when I farmed by myself, it was not enough for my son and I to eat. Now it is not only enough for the three of us, but there is also a lot left over."

She would cook more every time. Even though her son had dinner at school, he would still complain that he was hungry when he came back.

"Don't worry about it." Seeing that she was discovered, Leah simply took out the 11 silver shields, put them next to the pillow and counted them again.

"It's not like you haven't seen Silver Shield before." Rafe was angry and funny.

"It's different, I earned it myself."

Leah put the silver shield back into the bag, hugged it in her arms, and fell asleep contentedly.
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