Patsy rushed to the group of people and asked loudly, her tone was not polite at all.
"Who are you?"
"Don't interfere with our playing cards!"
"That's right, I'm almost winning, don't make trouble!"
"I am Gentle Death, answer me quickly! Otherwise I will burn all your cards right now!" Pachi held up a ball of flames in her hand.
"Oh my god! It's her!"
"Don't be angry, don't be angry! That's what we said!"
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, it's so scary, so scary!"
"Asshole, you are afraid, why are you playing cards? I have a good hand!"
"What time of the day are you still playing cards!"
"You did it on purpose to lose!"
"Who did this on purpose!"
"Pa~!" "Are you done?"
With a straight face, Pachi crushed the barrel that served as a table to pieces with her boot. Everyone was so frightened that they crouched down with their heads in their hands... I mean, they shrank into a ball.
"Oh, don't kill us! I said it! Everyone is going to work to make a lot of money. It is said that they can make a lot of money. No one has the heart to participate in this year's competition!"
"Work? What kind of work? Make more money than holding a competition? How is this possible?" Pachi shook her eyebrows.
"What he said is true, Your Majesty Queen! Not to mention the organizer, many viewers will not come this year! It is said that a new mine has been opened in the Hengduan Mountains in the south, which requires many, many manpower. Anyone with some strength nearby can
It’s over, so no one is participating in this year’s competition!”,
"Mining? How much money can you make from mining? Can it be compared with the economic benefits brought by holding a competition?" Pachi asked with eyes wide open.
"What is it? We don't understand what you are talking about, Queen~"
"You're not lying to me, are you?"
"No, no, who dares to lie to you! Everything we say is true!"
"What about the businessmen and craftsmen? Did they also go mining?"
"It's not just about mining, my queen! It is said that a new workshop has been built over there, and they are making something... something that will change the world, that's what they said. I don't know what it is specifically! Many businessmen are now giving
We are supplying goods and craftsmen have been recruited there. Only those like us who have no strength and ability have not gone~"
"Since the competition is gone, why are you still coming to Quinte Village?"
"Everyone in the family has gone to work, and no one is taking care of the fields. We can only come here to eat Quinte cakes~ Anyway, this thing is almost free, and it only fills our stomachs~"
"You came here just to eat this thing? Can't you buy it back and eat it?" I interjected from the side.
"Ah~ Then...what should we do after eating? If we stay here for a while, wouldn't we have something to eat every day? Anyway, they will be back after working for about half a year?"
This person was stunned for a moment when he saw me. Maybe it was because of my lady's otherworldly temperament that she marveled at him.
"Half a year? Aren't you going to farm? Aren't all the crops finished in half a year?"
"Your Majesty, we farmers farm to make a living. If there is a job that is more profitable than farming, then we must do it! There are still seeds in the crops. At worst, we can wait until we finish the work~"
"Which village are you from? Do you know the origin of that place where you are looking for people?"
"We are from Riverview Village in the south, Your Lady Queen. As for the background of the people recruiting workers, I don't know, but I know they have documents issued by Lady Guirsey."
"Sister Guilsey has something to do with this?" Pachi covered her mouth and took a breath, looking very surprised.
"Patch, are you okay? Why are you so panicked?" I was a little worried.
"It's okay, let's go find Sister Guierxi right away!" Pachi shook her head, turned around and walked back.
"Hey, don't be impatient~ How are we going to go back~" I held Pachi's hand.
"Just sit in the bathtub and float back!" Pachi said confidently.
"No! We're already in the village. How can we find a boat? Taking a boat is definitely better than taking a bathtub!" After hearing what she said, I broke out in a cold sweat.
"Yeah... that's right, let's go to the boat." Pachi hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
"I think we should go to the village to investigate, maybe we can find more clues!" Ellie said at the side.
"Well... now is not the time to be anxious. We really should go and investigate. Let's go and show you Quinte Village by the way." After Pachi finished speaking, she took the lead and walked ahead.
"Paqi, are you a little bit fond of them..." I caught up and looked back at the frightened card players.
"Don't worry about those people, they are just idle scum." Pachi replied coldly.
"Hey~ aren't all the people in this village like this?"
"But they are not from this village. They abandoned their homes and went to other villages to make a living. What are they if they are not scum?"
"All right……"
"I was just wondering why there were so few people... It turned out that they all ran away... What should we do about the Dazi game? Who will run it?" Pachi muttered to herself with a bitter look on her face.
"Uh...you care about this Big Wisdom game? Do you also like playing cards?" I asked curiously.
"It's not that I like playing cards, but this competition can boost the economy of nearby villages and towns! If Sister Guierxi makes money, our orphanage will also have money~ If everyone goes to dig some mines instead of participating in the competition...
Not only is it as simple as a competition, haven't you heard that even agricultural production has been stopped! Our place is not as convenient as yours. If everyone doesn't engage in production, all the food and supplies will be gone! I don't want to imagine it.
People in Kunte Village also eat Kunte cakes every day, which is really disgusting!" Paqi pulled her hair. It was the first time I saw her being so uneasy.
"Uh...is that an exaggeration? You have a caravan here, why don't you just buy it elsewhere?"
"But the nearby businessmen were also kidnapped! If the price for that mine is really that high, do you think the caravan will come here to transport food for us instead of making money? That's a businessman, and the businessman won't care if you're hungry.
If they don’t starve to death, they only care about making money!”
"Paqi, calm down. At worst, what if we threaten them with force to transport food? Uh... that's not very good either..."
"Then it's better to go directly to the trouble in that mine! If they dare to take my people away, they must not want to live anymore! I said why there are so few types of food in the town... I'm really going to die!
"Paqi scratched her hair vigorously and vented.
"Uh... Pachi, you went crazy... Don't be like this~ You are just a security guard here, the villagers are not your property~ Even if the civilians in your world have no human rights, then it should be that Gui
Sister Erxi’s, not yours, right?”
"Ah~~~That's right~I have no reason to force them to do anything~~~Really...Why do I have such annoying thoughts...I'm a little confused~~~Thank you, Amy, don't you
That's really all I thought~" Pachi paused for a few seconds, then waved to me with a relieved smile.
"Ah, it's good if you understand. I can't see you becoming a feudal landlord~ People should have the right to choose their own lifestyle~"
"You're right...but! This mine is making it difficult for us to live a normal life. We must find this trouble! Although they have the freedom to open mines, they cannot stop normal production here.
Right? And I think there is something wrong with this mine... How big of a mine it is, it needs so many people, and it has so much money to pay wages? Is this going to make big news?"
"Maybe he is just a pioneer of the industrial revolution..."
"We are the pioneers! Even if they are, they must be annexed by us! Otherwise, we will have too much to bring back so much information! Let's go and investigate!"
Pachi, who was in angry mode, shook her little hand and walked forward faster.
"It turns out that she can speak normally~ I thought she had to say hahaha before speaking~" Aili whispered in my ear.
"It feels like her personality has changed, so don't worry about the way she speaks..."
"What are you two talking about? Come on, follow me!" Pachi turned around impatiently.