"Thank you Lord for your kindness. It's just that the incident happened suddenly and we didn't prepare a gift. Can you give us half a day's grace? Let us prepare for it?" The halfling leader adopted a delaying strategy.
"Okay, today at noon, I will be waiting for you in the manor to prepare a banquet. We will see you later." Gavin readily agreed, then turned around and left neatly.
As he walked, he thought about whether he had any personnel suitable for diplomacy.
In the future, you can never let yourself run away with this kind of thing.
But after thinking about it, I didn't think of one.
Since taking over the Vizeme Manor, he seems to have a lot of subordinates in his hands, but after careful calculation, none of them are normal at all.
The only one who can take action is the young priest Anna, but her temperament is too simple and she is not suitable for this kind of work.
Yes, we can only take one step at a time.
Gavin's move was clean and tidy, but the halfling's move was a bit difficult.
The halfling leader looked at the other five companions and said, "What do you think about this matter?"
"What can you say? Like you, we have just arrived here, and the information we have about this place is still from last summer."
"Then shall we keep the appointment or not?"
"Of course we have to keep the appointment. If what the other party said is true and we don't keep the appointment, our summer residence this year will have to change."
"But Weizeme Manor is now a famous ghost manor and is being haunted. Who knows whether the problems there have been completely solved."
"It should be settled. Didn't you see that I chose noon very thoughtfully? There is no way for you to attend the appointment at night or midnight."
"Let's do this. Let's make multiple preparations. The matter of the Xiaqi chain of ships will be postponed until we have completely determined the situation here. It won't be too late.
The troops were divided into two groups and followed me all the way to the manor for an appointment to investigate the situation.
The other person is Alorika acting alone. Didn't you say that you have fey friends here? They should be very aware of the situation here."
The halfling leader made a decision quickly.
Elorika's face was full of helplessness, and she spread her hands and said: "I can only say try this matter. It's not like you don't know about the fey's escape from the world. In the past, they were the ones who came to me. I want to find them."
, it is very difficult, whether they are still alive or not is still a question!"
"No matter what, let's give it a try first. The rest of you, follow me back to prepare gifts, and don't be late for the appointment." The halfling leader thought for a while, and finally added, "Wait a while, and I'll arrive alone.
Pastor Anranka, please ask for more holy water. Forget it, I’ll go there in person for this matter. It’s best if we ask Pastor Anranka to accompany us.”
Wezemay Manor now has a reputation of being haunted. Even though Gavin arranged the banquet at noon, these halflings were still a little worried.
Even though these halflings are only half the height of humans, their movement efficiency is not as high as usual.
A small cart of river fish was soon gathered, each of which was longer than their bodies. There were still six halflings heading to Vizeme Manor, but the druid named Elorika was replaced by
A priest named Anranka.
"Wait!" When they were about to arrive at the gate of Vizeme Manor, the priest from Anranka suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the manor?"
"Isn't this place still haunted?"
"But it's noon!"
The other five halflings were startled and asked repeatedly.
"No, don't make blind guesses." The halfling priest shook his head and said, "I seem to feel the holy breath of our Lord. Maybe there are church members here. If that is the case, you don't need to worry about ghosts.
You guys walk slowly from behind, and I'll go to the front to check on the situation."
"Believers of Ilmat? If this is the case, then this will be the best news I have heard today."
"Master Pastor, please do as you please."
Several other halflings couldn't help but look happy on their faces.
Rather than dealing with ghosts, they would rather choose living people, even evil ones.
As long as their greedy desires are satisfied, most of them will not persecute them, but ghosts are different, they will not be reasonable at all.
Pastor Anranka, who trotted all the way to the door of the Vizeme Manor, couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "It's really a church member. Good day, miss. Ilmat's red rope connects you and me."
Anna, who was dragged out by Gavin to be the receptionist without knowing what was going on, also did not expect that she would meet Ilmat's believers here and immediately responded in a hurry: "Good day, madam, Ilmat's red rope."
, connecting you and me.”
The joy on Anna's round face could not be concealed no matter what.
As one of the Three Holy Gods, Ilmat's reputation is not the loudest, but his creed is definitely the gentlest and most sacrificial. He is the most attractive to people, and those who are attracted by this creed are from the bottom of their hearts.
A simple and kind person.
Even if the two parties have never met each other, just because of the incident of Pastor Ilmat, they will have a good impression of each other and generate great trust.
Looking at the two women, one tall and one short, one older and one younger, with huge differences in height and age, they started chatting like acquaintances who had not seen each other for many years, no, relatives.
The idea that Gai Wen had rejected before came to mind again.
Anna seems to be more suitable to be a diplomat than she thought.
I only thought that diplomats should be versatile and able to solve anything on their own, but I forgot that gaining the trust of others is the most important thing. Anna's simple temperament will not become her shortcoming, but will become her biggest
Strengths.
The Anna she knew in her previous life was not the kind of person who could collapse at the slightest setback. On the contrary, she had an indomitable energy. Even in setbacks, she never forgot her true heart and abandoned her kindness.
, this is the most attractive part.
In this life, because of his own selfishness, he took her under his wing in advance, and seemed to be a bit overprotective of her, leaving her with no opportunity to grow, or at least some opportunities for character growth.
This was my own mistake, and I had to adjust my thinking. I couldn't let a piece of rough jade just sit beside me and gather ashes, but let her shine and blaze a new path of her own.
"Mrs. Estelle, Miss Amanda, it's really great to see you again. Previously, we had been feeling indignant about what happened to Madam and Miss. How can a good person not be rewarded? Now it seems that it is us.
It's a little early to complain." The halfling leader Avery was completely relieved when he saw the wife and young lady of the Wezeme Manor.
The one who had the most dealings with them before was not Kronfer, but Estelle.
Kronfer spends more than half of the year on the Sambian side, selling wine, and on the manor side, Estelle takes care of it most of the time.
Estelle was well-known for her gentleness, and they had taken great care of her in the beginning.
"I have to thank Mr. Gavin for this." Estelle smiled softly. "It was he who saved us from endless nightmares and gave us new life. So, from that time on, we decided to serve as maids.
, serve him, you can trust Mr. Gavin just like you trust me.
He has been approved by Mr. Darnell. If you had come two days earlier, you might have been able to meet Mr. Darnell. He and Miss Regina will officially cooperate with us to brew this year's new wine."
Unexpectedly, Estelle turned out to be a social master.
In just a few sentences, not only did he briefly describe his unfortunate experience, but he also highlighted Gavin's role and the relationship between the two parties.
Especially the last sentence is to demonstrate Gavin's credibility.
Although it is suspected of being a tiger's skin, it is really useful.
The popularity of both Darnell and Regina is far beyond what Gavin can match.
Upon hearing these two names, especially Darnell's, a look of realization flashed across the faces of the halflings.
If Mr. Darnell, who is known as the Hammer of Justice, takes action personally, the problem of Wezeme Manor will indeed no longer be a problem.
Avery said to Gavin with an apologetic look: "Lord, I'm so sorry. We shouldn't question your sincerity. These catches are our apology gifts, so please accept them."
"I accept the gift. Apologizing cannot be called an apology. Being cautious is a way of survival when you don't know the root cause. After all, you represent not only yourself, but also your own tribe."
Gavin smiled and said, "Break the thorns, collect the gifts, and fill the truck with wild boar and rabbits as our return gift."
"Okay, Lord Lord." Duanqi responded in a muffled voice.
A dozen thumb-thick green rattans hung down, rolled up at the tail of the fish, and hung them directly.
Then two wild boars and seven or eight fat hares slid down, filling the halfling's cart to the brim.
Those halflings, regardless of caring about anything else, were all shocked. They looked up in shock and saw the towering tree. It turned out that this was not a tree flag, but a tree man.
There are still a lot of game hanging on his branches that haven't had time to deal with.
Gavin smiled and explained: "Don't panic, this is our companion. Despite his size, he has a very gentle temperament."
Although there is goodwill for cooperation, the force that should be shown must still be shown, so that it will have more say.
"Sorry, we didn't expect to meet a tree man here. It's very strange for us." Avery said hurriedly, "Thanks to the lord for the return gift, we accepted it."
"I've already prepared a banquet. Please come inside." At this time, Gavin opened the door.
"My lord, please come first."
The halflings followed Gavin inside and looked at the Wezeme Manor.
Old and decayed places can still be seen everywhere.
But some places have been given a new look, and you can tell at a glance that it is not just ordinary repairs, but the result of restoration and complete restoration.
The wine has passed three rounds, and the food has passed the five flavors.
The two parties were basically familiar with each other, and Gavin directly brought the topic down to business: "I have dug out the long-term employment contract originally signed between you and the Vizeme Manor, and studied it carefully. Overall, it is very
Reasonable.
As long as you agree, we can continue to implement this contract. You will help us manage and pick grapes, and we will use half of the wine as a salary afterwards."
"We have no objection to this pricing." Avery responded readily. It was obvious that they had already discussed it before coming.
The cooperation with the Vizeme Manor is long-term. If the price is increased on the spot due to the special circumstances of the manor's reopening this year, it would be an extremely short-sighted behavior.
Once this is done, the Vizeme Manor can hire a large number of employees from outside and get rid of them. In that case, it will have a great impact on their lives.
There is no place more suitable for their summer retreat than Yewen Pond, the land of three rivers.
Avery hesitated and said: "It's just the crops on the river beach..."
"Is that what you grew coarsely?" When the other party asked, Gavin knew what they wanted, "All of this crop of grain can be yours, but I have an additional condition."
The happy expression that the halfling had just shown suddenly froze. He was afraid of anything but this, so he bit the bullet and said, "Lord, please speak."