Robert, the butler, walked in holding the maid Karena by her collar.
Karena's hair was disheveled and there was a red slap mark on her face. She fell to her knees with a "pop", tears in her eyes and her body trembling slightly.
Chris asked in confusion: "Robert, what happened?"
"Good morning, sir." Robert saluted, "Karena stole thirty silver coins from you, and I caught her."
Chris stepped forward, held up Karina's chin with his hand, and asked, "Why did you steal the money?"
"To treat my brother." The little maid said in fear.
Chris nodded and looked through the memories of his predecessor. It seemed that Karina had also mentioned this. Her younger brother was sick and wanted to advance a few months' salary for medical treatment, but her predecessor refused.
Robert said: "Sir, according to the aristocratic code, you should hang her and give some warning to the servants at home."
Chris waved his hand and threatened to kill the other person after stealing some money, which made him feel a little unbearable.
Moreover, in the memory, Karina was conscientious and did all the dirty work. Hanging this maid was also a loss for Chris.
Chris said: "I won't pursue the money. It will be used to treat your brother, but it will be deducted from your future salary. In addition, I don't have to kill you, but you will be punished for stealing. Robert, in a moment
Drag her down and give her twenty lashes."
"Thank you, sir!" Karena kowtowed repeatedly.
A few small words appeared in front of my eyes: Reputation from Kalena 5
"Huh?" Chris was a little surprised. Does this increase his reputation?
After finishing, Chris looked at his butler and asked: "Robert, how much is your current monthly salary?"
"Eight silver coins a month, my lord."
Chris said: "Starting from next month, your salary will increase to ten silver coins."
Reputation from Robert 2
It turns out that this is what the Extraordinary Lord System 2.0 calls increasing reputation.
"Sir, I have something to remind you." Although Robert looked a little happy, as a housekeeper, he still reminded, "You lent the money to Karena. The family's current money and surplus food are only
It will be enough to sustain your expenses for a month, and the crops in the territory will not mature until three months later."
Chris waved his hand and said: "I understand, you can take Karena down first."
"Yes, sir." Robert grabbed Karena.
Chris was very depressed.
Other time-travelers were all young masters who had no worries about food and clothing. How come they became poor lords when they got here?
Baron Chris' previous income came from the grain taxes paid by the serfs in the territory, and he had no other profitable industries.
The food was barely enough for Chris's daily expenses, which is why his predecessor refused Karina's salary advance.
"Oh, what should I do?" Chris became distressed.
In his previous life, Chris was just a pastry chef who ran a dessert shop and didn't know how to do business.
Chris is now at a loss as to how to develop new industries in his territory.
After thinking hard for a long time, Chris couldn't think of a way to make money.
"Forget it, the food shortage will happen in a month. Now we still need to solve the problem of eating as soon as possible."
"Mrs. Ellen," Chris called to the kitchen next door.
He decided to make the cream first so that his breakfast would be ready.
"What's the matter, sir?" Ellen, the cook, wiped her hands on her apron and came over.
"Go and bring me five eggs, a small bowl of sugar, and, by the way, a glass of milk." These are the only things needed to make the simplest butter. Chris made it every day before traveling through time, and he was already familiar with it.
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"Okay, sir." After saying that, Mrs. Allen walked to the kitchen, and after a while, she brought all the things Chris needed.
Chris picked up the eggs, cracked the shells one by one, and carefully poured the egg whites into the bowl.
After he finished, he picked up the knife and fork and stirred gently.
After the egg whites in the bowl foamed, Chris poured in some more milk, added a spoonful of coarse sugar, and continued to stir.
After going back and forth several times, the liquid in the bowl gradually solidified and formed a light yellow paste.
"It's done!" Chris was very happy. He stretched out a finger, dipped a little in the bowl, and put it in his mouth.
The sweet taste melts on the tip of the tongue, and there is an extremely rich milky flavor.
Chris quickly scooped out a large piece of butter with a spoon and placed it on the bread, then sandwiched it between two slices of bread to make a butter bun.
After taking a bite, the butter bread tasted quite good, and Chris ate it with relish.
Soon, half of the large bowl of cream was eaten. Chris burped and couldn't eat any more.
Chris suddenly thought: "By the way, will giving this butter to the servants bring me prestige?"
As soon as he thought of it, Chris shouted to the cook in the kitchen next door: "Mrs. Ellen, please stop what you are doing and ask all the servants in the castle to come over."
"I understand, sir." Mrs. Allen agreed.
five minutes later.
The six servants in the castle, excluding the punished Karena, the remaining five stood neatly in front of Chris.
"My lord, what are your orders?" Ruth, the personal maid, was the first to ask.
"I just made the stuff in this bowl. Come and try it." Chris said, pointing to a small half of the cream in the bowl.
Five servants, you look at me and I look at you.
None of them had ever seen anything like this.
In the end, Ruth was the first to pick up the small spoon, take a bite, and put it into the cherry's little mouth.
The next moment, Ruth showed a happy look, with bright eyes, "Wow, this is so delicious."
Reputation from Ruth 2
Oh, it really worked. The corners of Chris's mouth turned up. While his reputation increased, the fighting spirit in his body also increased.
"Really? Let me try it."
"I want it too, I want it too."
Reputation from George 2
Reputation from Bonnie 2
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Five servants scrambled to grab the small bowl of cream, which increased Chris' reputation by ten points.
Chris' thoughts moved, and several lines of gold characters unfolded in front of his eyes.
Name: Chris Jordan
Level: First level magic warrior
Reputation:17/2000
Task: The system has entered version 2.0. The host is requested to try out the reputation function as soon as possible. Please obtain 100 reputation points within three days.
Mission reward: Epic magic material - Dragon Eye Stone.
In just a short time, Chris's reputation has increased by seventeen points. If he continues at this rate, he will probably become a second-level magic warrior in less than a month.
This speed of improvement is truly amazing!
"Sir, what's the name of this bowl of delicious food?" The maid's voice brought Chris back from his thoughts.