The Addams family and the Mark family are neighbors to a certain extent, and they are not far apart.
If there is a chain of contempt in the small village of Nisei, then there is no doubt that the Adams family belongs to a small group of people at the top of the village, while the Mark family is at the bottom of the village.
More people, less land, less harvest!
There was not enough to eat on weekdays, so the family had to do odd jobs to survive.
Last year, in order to spend the winter in Patras, I sold more than half of my land to Adams, so I could collect enough gold coins.
This year, their family no longer has enough land to sell to others.
The family is destined to be unable to enter the city of Patras and become a helpless barbarian outside.
"Damn untouchables, they are as annoying as flies. You can sell all your dignity for a copper coin." Adams cursed in a low voice, with disdain in his eyes.
Although he is also a civilian, Adams always feels that he is different from ordinary civilians and that he is special.
He particularly envied the aristocratic master's behavior. Although he was not an aristocrat, it did not prevent him from "treating others" with an aristocratic gaze.
Adams had great respect for people like Old Gretel who could "reach to heaven and listen".
But for someone as humble as an ant like Mark, Adams just looked down from above. Even if he said a word to Mark, he would feel like his mouth was dirty.
At this time, the sound of Mark and his wife Ina talking was also heard.
"Mark, why are you stopping me from pulling out the golden grass? While the lord still collects this thing, I want to pull out more, exchange for more copper coins, and give the children more black bread!" Ina's voice was filled with uneasiness.
untie.
"My Ina, why are you still pulling out the golden grass? Stop pulling it out! Come on, come with me!" Mark's voice was urgent and full of uncontrollable excitement.
"Let's go, where are you going?"
"Go to the lord! Hurry, it will be gone if it's too late!"
"Late? Is the lord going to stop purchasing this kind of grass? No, no, I want to exchange these!"
Upon overhearing this, Adams raised the corner of his mouth in an arc. The pain of others can make him feel happy.
Then, not long after he was happy, Adams's smile froze due to the conversation between Mark and his wife.
"No! Yes...yes..."
"What is it? Tell me quickly, I'm so worried!"
"The lord announced that he would recruit some people to make brooms, dustpans, and baskets!"
"What is a dustpan?"
"The dustpan, just...just...I don't know, but I know that the lord said that the reward is three Puer copper coins every day, and there are additional rewards for making it quickly!"
"Really? Mark!" Ina shouted excitedly.
"Did our lord tell lies? He said that he exchanged golden grass for copper coins. Did he exchange it? How dare you question what he said?" Mark's voice was filled with a little dissatisfaction.
"No, honey, I just...I just...then what should I do now?"
"Oh, come on! Come with me! If it's too late, maybe the lord will have enough people! If you're more serious, you might even learn a craft, and your life will be much better in the future!"
"good!"
Then there was a rush of running sounds.
"What did that Baron do again?" With this question, Adams quickly walked to the door, opened the door and wanted to ask, but he only saw the backs of Mark's family walking away.
Adams opened his mouth, but after all he had no chance to say what he wanted to say. He could only watch the Mark family disappear from his sight.
After hearing Mark's words, the nearby villagers also became curious and approached William's earthen house in twos and threes.
in the house.
Merton frowned, but Hust's expression remained unchanged.
But Old Gretel looked past Adams's body and looked out the door, and suddenly laughed in a low voice, "Hey, Sir William is really an unexpected lord!"
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Three days later in the evening, after William once again practiced the new knight's breathing method and knight's sword, he wiped the hot sweat from his forehead and ate white bread in the room while listening to the report of Old John and the others.
More and more golden grasses were purchased in the past few days, and the house could not accommodate them. So under William's order, all the golden grasses were moved to the open space next to the house. Charles, the newly transferred craftsman, led the
A group of villagers are weaving utensils here.
Moreover, some newly picked golden grass needs to be turned and dried to remove the moisture, so that we can weave brooms, dustpans, baskets and other things! It is more convenient to put them outside!
As for safety issues, the only choice is to have Charles supervise more!
The deterrent of Jacques Porter's fate is still there, and these people do not dare to do anything extraordinary for the time being, so there has been no incident of the theft of Golden Silk Grass.
"Lord Baron, according to your instructions, we have spent 1 pis gold coin, 1 franc silver coin and 46 copper coins on purchasing golden grass in the past few days." Old John reported with a little distress.
"Haha, the villagers are very efficient!" William joked happily.
"Those untouchables, when they saw the Pool copper coins, they pounced on them like wild dogs when they encountered shit... I'm sorry, Lord Baron, I mean, the greed of those villagers for money is unlimited." Old John gritted his teeth and said what was in his heart.
I came out and when I came back to my senses, I realized that I had said the wrong thing.
"Haha, old John, relax a little. Everyone's pursuit of desires is unlimited. Only when you spend money can you earn it back. Okay, you can continue talking."
"Sorry, Lord Baron, I was rude just now. Thank you for your tolerance!"
Old John paused, swallowed, and then continued, "We recruited a total of 20 villagers and paid each of them 3 Puer copper coins every day. There are two other villagers, Mark and his wife Ina.
The things are fast and good. In the same time, others can only weave two baskets, but they can weave three. According to the reward policy you mentioned, I rewarded each of them with an additional 2 copper coins per day." He said at the end.
At one o'clock, Old John felt a little uneasy, wondering if William would blame him, although he felt that William would not.
Sure enough, when William heard his reward method, instead of being angry, he praised him and said, "Well done, Old John, you can actually reward him more. You can buy horse bones for a thousand gold!"
"Lord Baron, you don't need a thousand gold coins to buy a pair of horse bones! Anyone who dares to sell it to you like this is a liar! They will be hanged!"
When Old John heard William's praise, he felt much more at ease, and a smile appeared on his lips. However, when he heard William's last words, his little heart skipped a beat and almost jumped out of his throat.
He was really afraid that the Baron, who was now unpredictable in his behavior, would do something like this!
"Haha, I was just making an analogy!" Seeing Old John's reaction, William subconsciously used pre-secular language and smiled awkwardly.
"Lord Baron, this is not an appropriate analogy." Old John actually educated William seriously. He was really scared.
Forget it, just buy the golden grass, it’s just drizzle, it doesn’t cost much. But if William really does something like buying a pair of horse bones with a thousand gold leather coins, Old John will immediately feel that the sky is falling!
"I understand, Old John. Just keep talking." William laughed dryly, then changed the subject and let Old John continue to report the situation.
William was the lord after all, so Old John couldn't say anything more.
"In terms of remuneration to the villagers, we spent a total of 192 copper coins."
William nodded. In other words, a total of close to two francs of silver coins were spent on labor remuneration? The cost was not much.
"Charles has produced a total of 215 brooms, 86 dustpans, and 64 baskets!" Old John suddenly remembered something, glanced at Charles rubbing his hands from the corner of his eye, and said, "Baron, you still need
Pay Charles 25 copper coins."
This is already close to Old John's day's pay. Why doesn't Old John feel good about Charles's extra income?
They all work for the Baron, how can there be such a difference?
"Twenty-five Poole copper coins?" William was stunned and then thought about it, "Oh, is it the reward method I mentioned?"
William asked, "Did you give it to Charles?"
"Not yet, Lord Baron, I have to wait for you..."
"Then pay Charles now." William said casually.
When Charles, who was standing quietly next to him, heard this, his eyes suddenly shrank. It turned out that everything the Baron said was true!
In any case, 25 copper coins are a lot of money. You can buy 5 pieces of black bread, which can feed one person for 15 days.
"Yes, Lord Baron." Old John's eyes flashed. After all, he did not persuade William to be frugal. Instead, he counted out 25 Poole copper coins from his purse and handed it to Charles.
"Charles, congratulations!"
"Thank you! Thank you, Lord." Charles thanked Old John and bowed to William.
Old John smiled reservedly and said nothing, but William waved his hand casually and said, "This is what you deserve!"
Charles suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.
At this time, Old John also asked William, "Lord Baron, do you want to continue to purchase golden grass?"
"How much golden grass do we still have?" William thought for a while and asked.
"There are about 1,000 bundles, which are piled full. However, the nearby golden grass has been harvested by the villagers. If there are still more golden grass, the villagers will have to go deep into the dark forest to mine, which will be more dangerous.
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"In this case, let's suspend the purchase of golden grass!" William said, for him, talent is the most precious asset.
"Okay, Lord Baron, do you want those 20 villagers?"
"Continue to let them weave baskets, and the pay will remain the same!" William didn't want this simplest handicraft workshop to be disbanded, so he said.
Old John frowned, but he still responded, "Yes, Lord Baron."
"Old John, inform the villagers that the second village meeting will be held tomorrow!" William ordered.
"The second meeting?" Old John asked doubtfully.
"Oh, I mean, I have something new to announce." William could not help but say after being held in too many meetings in his previous life.
"Yes, sir!" Old John stood up straight.
"Well. Go down." William waved to Old John and the others to leave, then sat on the chair. He didn't know what he was thinking. He sat there for a while and suddenly said.
"Magic Mirror, what is my current physical fitness?"
The magic mirror that had been placed on the table flashed with dim light, and a high-pitched voice appeared in William's mind.
"Master, Master, your physical attributes are as follows: Strength: 2.2, Constitution: 2, Agility: 2.3, Status: Normal!"
"Physical fitness is still the same as last time, is there still no change? Although there are better knight training methods, and you can perform perfect exercises under the guidance of the magic mirror, in the end, the time is still too short!" William
He frowned and murmured in a low voice.
In fact, he was not as relaxed as he appeared in front of Old John and the others.
The two killers of the Scarlet Hand didn't know who sent them, and something happened to the lizardmen in their own territory. Everything made William feel uneasy, but he didn't show it.