Chapter 31: Will heirs of noble families also be short of money?
"We haven't walked together for a long time, Brandy." Xino took his good friend out of the stable, then gently stroked the thick mane on her neck, and said with a smile: "Come on, let's take a walk together today."
Guests, please visit the manor. It’s just a short walk. Don’t you run too fast?”
"Hey!"
Brandi yelled softly, although she was a little disappointed that she couldn't run at full speed, but overall she was quite happy.
"Good horse." Xino rubbed her head: "When I'm not so busy, I'll take you to the racecourse... no, I'll take you for a nice run in the wilderness!"
Brandi's originally sleepy pony tail immediately started swaying excitedly, and her big, bright, moist eyes stared at Xino without blinking, as if to say: Then we've made an appointment, and you can't break your promise.
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"Don't worry." Xino said seriously: "One of the knight's creeds is to keep one's word. Do you think I am a qualified knight, Brandy?"
This was an undoubted matter, so Brandi immediately put down her worries, biting the corner of Xino's clothes and pulling it out, looking a little impatient. Xino couldn't laugh or cry, and quickly calmed her down. After all, there was still
The guests are here, so don't be too rude.
"The relationship is so good." Metien looked at this scene and felt envious for some reason: "I really want to have a pet, just like Sister Xiaoxia's lamb, or Sister Gloria's Xiaobai.
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When Alice heard this, she glanced at her and muttered: "You have already raised two pets that are very humane."
"Really?" The pink-haired little girl opened her eyes wide when she heard this: "How come I didn't know."
Alice didn't answer, but thought to herself that they probably didn't know it themselves.
The little sheep did not follow its owner to the manor, but stayed on the island to sleep in. However, Gloria was inseparable from her gray-feathered falcon named Xiaobai. She listened to the conversation between the two and smiled slightly.
Stroking the feathers of the gray falcon in her arms, she looked around at the empty but neatly cleaned stables and asked: "Miss Hino, is Brandy the only horse here?"
"Ah, yes."
Xino turned back and flicked her snow-white pony tail in mid-air, drawing a beautiful arc: "Actually, I used to raise many horses, so I built the stables so big. After all, the Gustave family is a family of knights, and
Horses are the best companions of knights. Although there is no room for knights in modern warfare, our love for horses has not diminished. But later, due to lack of manpower, I alone was not able to take care of so many horses.
There were many horses, so he sent them all to the Goldstaff family's horse farm elsewhere, where someone would be responsible for taking care of them. "
"Except Brandy." At this point, Xino patted the white horse beside her, and the latter also rubbed her shoulder affectionately with his head: "She refused to leave, and she must stay with me.
As a result, I have to prepare fodder for her every month. To be honest, it's a bit willful."
Even so, her tone was not complaining, but rather a bit ridiculing.
"So that's it." Gloria looked a little regretful: "If possible, I would like to try horse riding. I heard that polo is also quite popular in the White City Republic."
But aren't you a Fenghua ball player? Everyone looked at you with side eyes.
"If there is a chance, I can take Miss Gloria to experience it." Sino said with a smile, and then took Brandy's reins: "Let's go, everyone, there is still some way to the stadium, don't get lost.
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Although this sentence is a joke, Chatoli Manor is indeed very large, with various avenues, paths and courtyard corridors complicated. If there is no familiar person to guide the way, you may really get lost if you rush in hastily.
Everyone followed Xino closely and continued to visit the manor. After leaving the racecourse, they walked along a road planted with Baicheng sycamores and Oriental sycamores. The buildings they saw along the way were all short and exquisite, made of a kind of name.
It is built of mead stone bricks. It is said that after the construction is completed, mead must be poured down from the pointed bluestone tile roof. Not a drop of wine can leak into the gaps between the bricks. Only in this way can it be considered qualified.
To this day, from among the thick bricks and tiles full of ancient atmosphere, you can still vaguely smell the faint aroma of wine belonging to that era.
These buildings come from different eras and have different uses. Some are even handed down from ten centuries ago, basically witnessing the historical process of Grangenia from desolation to prosperity.
Xino took Brandi and led the way while introducing their origins to everyone.
"It was a wool warehouse. Our ancestors mixed the Covoz sheep he brought from the inland areas with the local long-haired sheep, and finally bred a new breed with a huge body and thick wool like a lion's mane. From then on,
For centuries, the wool trade and related dyes, cloth and mutton trade once became the economic support of this area until the rise of the grape industry. This row of houses was where the Goldstaff family purchased wool from local residents and sold it there.
A warehouse used to store wool when sold to foreign merchants. Because these soft and weak creatures play a vital role in the local economic prosperity, the locals also affectionately call them 'grange'
Lions of Nia'. To this day, you can still see them in the wilderness of Grindelwald, but this business no longer requires our Goldstaff family as a middleman, so these warehouses cannot be dispatched.
It has been put to good use, and when there were enough manpower, there were still people taking care of it, but now it is on the verge of being abandoned."
"That's a hive and apiary. As early as the Middle Ages, Northenweg's Crown Peak honey was already sold in the Western Continent. Our ancestors wanted to imitate their experience and find a new way out for the residents of Glengenia.
So they built them and tried to keep bees here. However, this attempt ultimately failed due to the lack of high-yield honey sources in the local area. However, the apiaries and hives were preserved. In the past, our Goldstaff family would hire people to raise bees by hand.
We produce daily necessities such as honey and beeswax, and we also give honey to nearby residents during festivals as a way of enjoying themselves. This not only provides people with jobs, but also allows the manor to be self-sufficient."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "That is the Rondel River and the Charon Stone Bridge. They have existed longer than this manor. The huge water-powered mill by the river,
It was the largest mill in Glengenia at the time. It has been open since the day it was built, providing free services to all residents. Although it is rarely used now, the Goldstaff family still performs regular maintenance and upkeep.
Well, in the past, the craftsmen employed by the manor were in charge, but now it’s me.”
Yes, there is even a river running through Chatoli Manor. It should originate from the Emerald Lake and directly divide the manor into two parts, the north and the south. An ancient three-hole stone bridge quietly crosses the river and connects the two banks together. Ancient
The blue-gray bricks are covered with mottled moss marks and are covered with new moss. Standing on the bridge and looking down, the river water is so clear that you can see the mud and sand at the bottom, as well as one or two silver chain fish swimming and playing among the water plants.
attitude.
The old willow tree bows its head by the river, and the shadow reflected in the river is as hazy as through the mist. The hanging branches gently touch the surface of the river under the blow of the wind, creating ripples in circles. This scene is so beautiful.
Her heart was intoxicated, and Maitien couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's so beautiful."
Xino smiled and said to her: "If you like, I will look back to see if the boat and paddle are still in the warehouse. I used to take a boat to play on the Rondel River. Sometimes the weather was very good, and I would
I would take a nap directly on the boat, and when I woke up, I would find that it had drifted downstream."
It sounds like Xino's childhood and teenage life were completely the most typical pastoral, carefree and very yearning for people.
However, the young people have long noticed the qualifiers in every sentence of hers: before, in the past, and at that time.
"It sounds like it's different now." He raised his head, looked across the river, and landed on the scenery on the other side. A straight avenue led to a group of buildings covered with branches and leaves. Behind the prosperity was a deep loneliness: accumulation.
The dusty corners of the walls, the cobweb-covered eaves, and every leaf that keeps falling in the wind were just cleaned in the morning, and now they have accumulated in piles, almost like a colorful blanket, covering the stone bricks of the street, people's
The footsteps on it made a clicking sound, which further reflected the emptiness and silence around it.
Although the scenery is beautiful, it lacks a temperament that can make its beauty lively. In layman's terms, it is popularity. This manor is lonely. When it no longer lives for anyone, all the scenery is just a frozen scene.
It's just an oil painting - there were flowers and woods carefully tended by gardeners, there were workers coming and going to unload wool and cloth at the warehouse, there were boatmen rowing oars, taking the little girl to spend that sunny day leisurely.
The river in the afternoon... now looks like a lifeless scene.
Lin Ge had noticed this a long time ago, but the others were still immersed in the past told by Xino and had not come back to their senses.
"Yes." The girl herself did not shy away from this and nodded calmly and admitted: "Since I dismissed all the servants and employees in the manor, they have not been taken care of for a long time, and they have become like this. Although I
I have tried my best to make up for it, but I can only take care of a small part, so it is still my responsibility after all."
She smiled, but she showed a bit of relief, as if she had never regretted this decision.
The young man was silent and did not continue to ask, because he knew that not every question in the world must be answered. However, not everyone can stop abruptly in front of secrets and maintain a moderate distance like him. Curious.
Their hearts will always drive them to explore, without realizing that it is originally something that has nothing to do with them.
"So," Alice was driven by curiosity, and she asked without thinking: "Why did you send those people away? Is it because the Gustave family has no money and can't afford so many servants?"
As soon as she said this reason, she didn't even believe it herself, because Xino had already said that the Costafa family not only owned the ancestral estate of Chateaurie, but also had many vineyards in the Grindelwald wilderness.
, fields, forest farms, horse farms, etc., although they can no longer return to the glorious scene of the Kingdom Era, it is more than enough to hire some servants and maintain the dignity of the nobles.
Then she came up with a new association: Could it be that the Gustave family treated their servants too harshly, and the kind-hearted Xino couldn't bear it anymore, so they decided to dismiss them as heirs?
It's not like that. Since ancient times, the White Thorn family has always been known for its kind and friendly image. At the same time, it is also loved by the people. The wool warehouse, apiary and hives in the manor, as well as the water-powered mill built specifically for the residents.
All can prove this. If the host is really cold and harsh, how can those children play with the young Xino?
Oh, I understand, Xino must be worried about money.
Thinking about it, although the Gustave family has a big business, their expenses are also not small. In addition to the daily expenses of the manor, they also have to support a large group of aliens in the Forest of Loser. Xino has to shoulder such a heavy burden at a young age.
It's also reasonable to become more frugal.
Alice, who was also short of money and equally stingy, thought she had seen through the truth, so she looked at Xino with a little more sympathy in her eyes. The girl was a little confused, but she didn't go into details. She just shook her head and avoided it tactfully.
This question: "That's not the case. There are some personal factors involved. Please forgive me for not elaborating."
That’s right!
Alice has a keen eye and insists on the facts, which cannot be argued. Then she smiles and is about to go up to him and say to Xino, after I win the championship prize, I will share half of it with you to help you relieve the financial pressure. But then she thought
I wonder if half is a bit too much. She and Xino have just met, and she rashly takes out a large amount of money. She is embarrassed to accept it, right? How about a quarter? No, it can’t be made into an integer, five-fifths.
How about one? How about an auspicious number, one-sixth or one-eighth?
Hehe, maybe she was moved and pledged her body directly? Don’t get me wrong, I, Alice, am a gentleman. The pledge here refers to her willingness to join the Cloud Whale Sky Island to fight against the Witch Association together, not anything else.
It's a mess. You guys who are thinking wrong, take them out and shoot them for three minutes!
This plan is feasible, but the amount is subject to discussion. As for how much money she would spend to support Xino, the golden-haired maid fell into deep thinking. She didn't realize that the money didn't actually belong to her, but she didn't have time to put it aside.
The question came to the end, because Metien's voice interrupted her thoughts: "Hey, Sister Alice! What are you doing standing there?"
"ah?"
The talented volleyball player raised her head blankly, only to realize that the others had already crossed the bridge at some point and were standing on the other side waiting for her. She quickly put all her thoughts behind her and rushed to follow: