"Old John, it's the knight from the city who is here to bring you condolences!"
The speaker is the current village chief of this village. He was elected by the villagers after the previous village chief was reassigned due to corruption. He is still very young, in his thirties. He is usually hard-working and hard-working, and he has a good relationship with the villagers.
good.
Ronan did not reveal his true identity because he was afraid of scaring them, so he only said that he was a knight who was sent here. He was wearing a helmet. This village was still very remote. The villagers had almost never entered the city in their lives and had never seen Ronan.
Nan's portraits and sculptures, so I really don't recognize him.
"Really? It's coming, it's coming! Ahem."
After waiting for a minute, the swaying door was forced open, revealing the face of an old woman, leaning on a cane, and opened the door for Ronan tremblingly.
Ronan could see that her lips were blue and purple from the cold, and her thin and dry body was still shaking slightly. Due to years of hard work, her skin was very rough, her face was full of wrinkles, and her eyes were cloudy. She didn't look like she was only fifty at all.
How old he is, maybe seventy or eighty.
"Sir Knight, the house is simple, please don't be offended. Ahem."
After covering her mouth and coughing a few times, the old woman said weakly.
"I'm so sorry, I have nothing to entertain you."
The old woman stood nervously, looking at Ronan's smooth armor and the weapons at her waist, and she was obviously a little scared. At the same time, a weak male voice came from the bed.
Ronan looked over. There was a brazier in the small room. There was an old man lying on the earthen bed next to the brazier. He should be Old John.
"What's wrong with him?"
Ronan asked. The old woman was coughing and speechless, so the village chief had to answer for her:
"Old John is ill. This winter is too cold. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to survive."
"No, I'm here for this!"
Ronan patted Cunzi on the shoulder, shook his head and said, and then took out two bottles of potion from his arms.
"This medicine can cure wind and cold. Please take it first!"
One was handed to the old woman, and the other Ronan walked to the kang in person and convinced Old John to help him drink it.
"Thank you sir, I feel much better!"
After drinking a bottle of diluted water of life, Old John's complexion improved significantly and his speech became stronger. The same happened to the old woman. Her lips returned to their normal color and her body no longer shivered from the cold.
"Bring over your clothes and quilts!"
Ronan said to the soldiers behind him and ordered them to bring all the condolences.
The thick down jacket was put on the old woman directly, which made her feel much warmer immediately. Then he replaced the thin, worn and patched quilt that Old John had covered with a warm, thick quilt, and also spread it on the cold earthen kang.
Put on a warm blanket.
Then the boxes were brought in. When you opened them, you saw that they contained some food that was easy to preserve.
"This food should be enough for you to survive the winter. If it is not enough, just tell the village chief and ask him to help solve the problem."
Ronan just opened the iron pot on the side and took a look. There was soup that had been frozen into ice, and there were only a few wild vegetables. Eating this every day would definitely not be able to withstand the ruthless cold winter.
Ronan not only brought these, but also gave the remaining winter clothing and food to the village chief, asking him to arrange for distribution to other needy villagers in the village.
"These are the pensions belonging to your sons that were embezzled before, and now they are returned to you!"
Ronan took out a money bag and put it on the table. His three sons were all killed in battle before the Rongxia Empire. The pension was actually less than the current Rongxia Empire standard, but Ronan still paid according to the current standard.
The standards are here, and some more are given.
"Sir, thank you very much for giving us food, clothes, and precious medicines to survive this winter, but my lord, you'd better take back the money.
We two have no children, and half of our bodies have been buried in the ground. We will never be able to live in the village in this life. We can’t spend all this money. You’d better take it back and use it in more important places. If you can
With these things given to us, we are already very satisfied!”
Looking at the bulging money bags on the table, the two old men looked at each other, and then Old John said to Ronan.
Ronan was silent for a long time, which made the two old men a little nervous. Then Ronan slowly spoke:
"Okay, it's my lack of consideration. This money is not what you need.
Your house is too dilapidated, and you are already very old, so it is difficult to farm, so I decided.
Village chief, I’ll give you this money. Find some strong men in the village and ask them to help Old John build a new house. Don’t be fooled, do you understand?”
"Yes, Lord Knight, I understand!"
The village chief carefully tied the coins handed to him by Ronan.
"I'll leave this money with you to expand the yard for Old John and build two more cattle pens, two pig pens, and several chicken sheds. I will ask the soldiers to send some livestock over later. You are hiring a capable person."
The villagers help old John raise it."
Ronan took out another handful of coins and handed them to the village chief, then handed the remaining coins to Old John and said:
"You keep the rest for later use. I will ask my subordinates to choose a dog to send to you later, so that you two can have a companion!"
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"
The old couple burst into tears with gratitude. They could only kowtow to Ronan and say thanks incoherently. Ronan looked a little sad and helped the two old people up and said:
"Okay, old man, I am also following your orders. If you want to thank me, just thank your Majesty!
Village Chief, you must implement what I said as soon as possible and don't cut corners. I will leave a soldier to keep an eye on you.
Let’s go and let the two old men have a good rest while you take me to see the village!”
After saying that, Ronan led the village chief out of Old John's dilapidated house and walked towards the village. On the way, seeing the village chief hesitate to speak, Ronan smiled secretly and said:
"If you have something to say, just say it!"
"Uh, sir, you should know that our farmland is halfway up the mountain, and there are a lot of woods next to it, not to mention there are a lot of wild animals on the mountain.
This year, the adults called agricultural experts sent by His Majesty helped us build some things called greenhouses on the farmland, and taught us how to use those greenhouses to grow vegetables in winter.
Originally this was a good thing, but the bad thing is that the vegetables attracted a lot of wild animals, and now there are several greenhouses where the animals have dug holes in to steal the vegetables and eat them.
We really have no choice, so we want to take this opportunity to ask for your help."