Chapter 454: Status and Money
Cheng Qianxun secretly complained, she was carrying a sword, would she see that after she transformed, she didn't say a word and cut her sword? Look at those swords, one is heavier than the other, but Rudolph is wearing a short sword, that's even worse, will he like to slice and make human flesh as he used to after he is reborn?
All the conversations are interspersed with a louder dog barking. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Legel didn't say anything, after all, he was a guest, and he was the earl's dog, Sneijder was a little unhappy: "Rudolph, slaughter the dog." β
"No, how can the Earl's dog be killed." Regel smiled and said to the butler next to him, "Go get some bones for them." β
Cheng Qianxun was depressed, and the barking of dogs made her even more upset, so she glared at those dogs.
Just as Rudolph walked over and heard footsteps, the dogs immediately stopped barking, made a "whine" sound, and drooped their ears and tails.
"That's right." Snead scolded the dog, "Otherwise I'll skin you." β
Gordon looked at the snow fox's dark eyes and praised: "I didn't expect Viscount Legel to raise such a beautiful dog, the fur is so good, I have never seen it, it is an extremely rare breed." These words made Cheng Qianxun stare at Gordon.
"It's not a dog, it's a snow fox." Regel reached out and touched the smooth and thick fur of the snow fox in his arms, and a stammering silky tail fell from his elbow, more than a foot long.
Now everyone's eyes straightened, no less than a gold bar of equal weight falling down.
Can't wait for death, Cheng Qianxun immediately squinted his eyes, the corners of his mouth went up, and he shouted twice at Sneijder's flattery.
Snead was amused at this time, and stretched out his hand to touch it: "It's very good, I haven't seen it when I came back up, and people who don't know still think that I have raised it since childhood." β
Quickly put his head back into Sneiard's hand, closed his eyes, and turned his hand a few times. So gentle and shy, about the Persian cat will be ashamed to see it.
Snead liked it even more: "This is rare, can you let me hug it?" β
The Earl liked it so much, if he wanted it, he couldn't help but give it. Regger was reluctant and could only pass it over.
Cheng Qianxun saw the clue that she couldn't leave Regel, after all, she could be regarded as saving Regel's life, and when she went to Sneijder, she didn't have any kindness to Sneijder, and if one was unhappy, she wouldn't let Rudolph skin her.
Immediately stretched out his front paws and hugged Regel's arm, screaming miserably, looking like he was parting from life and death.
Snead hugged the snow fox, but the snow fox hugged Regel's arm and screamed loudly, not as if he wanted to hold it, as if he was going to kill it. Seeing that Legel looked reluctant, he let go of his hand with a little envy: "It seems that it treats you as its master, and it is more loyal than a dog." β
Throwing himself into Legel's arms, Cheng Qianxun's wildly beating little heart finally stabilized a little, and then let out a few gentle "whines". Anyway, she has long understood Raphael's sinister intentions, and she doesn't need to train her, in order to save her life, she will naturally be obedient and cute.
Now Legel likes it more and more, even if he accompanies the guests into the house, he will not let go.
The time when Sneijder went was still very flattering, and it was already past lunch, which meant that he didn't need lunch. But as the host, Regel naturally did not neglect the distinguished guests, and still asked people to put food on the table in the ground floor hall, and also put a table in the courtyard to entertain the knights.
He also ordered the steward to hold a banquet in the evening, not only the knights of the castle, but also some of the men in the city and their families.
Twelve knights, two retinues, and four hounds, were to be settled by the steward. Rudolph also went with him, and the knight ate in the stable, and also slept in the stable. Even in the benefactor's house, most of them sleep in the stables, and only a few nobles with conditions are allocated some simple rooms, so knights with a little money often get a room near the benefactor's house and start a family.
The three nobles sat at the table, Cheng Qianxun didn't dare to sit on Regel's lap anymore, on the one hand, the target was too big, and she could be seen at a glance; On the other hand, Sneijder is still a jealous man, and after his memory is restored, he will not be depressed for several days on his own for this matter.
She lay under Regel's chair and was silent.
The three of them drank wine and chatted, and at first they still talked about some more serious things such as the political situation. Which nobleman beats another nobleman for the sake of the fish swimming downstream; There are also a few horses sold, maybe the subordinates embezzled the money, or maybe they really didn't pay enough, and the two nobles fought. And this kind of war depends entirely on the strength of the two factions of nobles, ranging from sending people to fight alone to forty or fifty knights.
I really don't know how there are so many things to fight, from territorial disputes to population migration; As small as trivial, a few pigs and chickens can also pull a team of knights to fight to the death.
As he spoke, when talking about another "war", the topic changed direction. It is said that a baron went to another baron's house to propose marriage, to marry the other party's most beautiful daughter, and this nobleman's family has five daughters, and after the marriage was agreed, this nobleman sent the ugliest daughter and dowry that no one wanted to this nobleman's house.
As a result, when the son-in-law saw the ugly bride sent, he was furious on the spot, and took more than 20 knights in the family to temporarily spend money to hire more than 30 of them, and went to the father-in-law's house to surround him, ask the teacher for the crime, and ask for a return or exchange.
The father-in-law asked someone to sneak out and find other sons-in-law to help. As a result, none of the three sons-in-law was willing to come, who would spend money desperately for this matter. The father-in-law only discussed, saying that as long as he married an ugly daughter, he was willing to cut off a piece of the richest land as a dowry, but the prospective son-in-law still did not agree, saying that it was too ugly and that he had to add another piece of land. As a result, the father-in-law had no choice but to take out the most beautiful daughter.
The ending was still happy, the son-in-law who besieged his father-in-law carried his favorite bride on the horse, and the husband and wife both returned home. Things were quite big, and a baron, who was bankrupt and about to be destitute, heard the news and sent someone to propose. The other party is also a nobleman and has the same status; Even if it is bankrupt, it is a nobleman, and the title is there. When the father-in-law heard this, he naturally couldn't ask for it, so he sent the ugly daughter together with the land title deed he promised to send. It is said that the ugliest daughter is very good at managing money, and several parties have a good time.
Legel clutched his stomach and smiled: "I don't want to add a piece of land, this woman looks good enough." β
"Yes, I heard that he has buckteeth, a pockmarked face, and is blind in one eye. is the eldest daughter, she can't marry again, she can only raise her for a lifetime. "Sneijder is still as eloquent as he used to be. Gordon just listened and laughed along.
Listening to the three teammates laughing, Cheng Qianxun sweated, what is this called marrying a daughter-in-law, it is simply who is rich and powerful, who is the overlord of the earth.
Sneijder instead asked, "Dear Brother Regal, when are you going to get married?" What age are you, don't you think about the Countess of Lilies? This poor rich widow, she is still waiting for you. There is also the daughter of the marquis, who looks okay, but the dowry is very rich. β
"And what about you, Lord Earl?" Regel asked rhetorically, "You are about the same age as me, their status is more suitable for you, you are their first choice, and I am second." Don't you want to marry? β
Cheng Qianxun's drooping ears stood up suddenly. In this era, most women get married at the age of sixteen or seventeen, and it is normal to marry at the age of fourteen or fifteen. Many aristocratic ladies, after their husbands died, still have the charm of their thirties, but they have become grandmothers.
"This..." Sneijder's voice was full of embarrassment, and he turned to a smile and shifted his target: "Now there is another competitor, and that is Viscount Gordon, whose fiancΓ©e, who has been engaged since childhood, has just received news that he has lost his footing and drowned by the lake. May God bless this poor woman. β
It was as if religion was not dominant in people's minds during this period, and so many things were said that this was only mentioned once.
Regel smiled and said: "It's really unfortunate, seeing that Viscount Gordon is not too young, and he is not married yet?" β
"This was decided fourteen years ago, when my father was in trouble and borrowed money from his family, and she was born. More than ten years younger than me, frail and sickly, often emotionally unstable. This drowning was also because he went crazy in the middle of the night and ran out on his own. Her whole family was crazy, and all her brothers and relatives died. Gordon calmly replied, "She is just old enough to get married, so I announced that I would marry her, and bury her body in the family grave, and I am considered to have been married." β
"That's where the magic goes!" Snead was a bit playful: "Gordon thus became a viscount from a baron, inherited her family's title, and a large fief. When the others heard it, they couldn't envy it, and they really admired the shrewdness of his dead father. And those women, one by one, adjusted their new goals, and Gordon is hot now. β
Gordon was a little flattering, but he was also very practical: "The royal family and the marquis are either already married, or they are still young, and they are almost determined." In the past ten or eight years, the Earl is still the first. β
So the three of them laughed, and the laughter carried the superiority of the nobility.
Speechless, speechless... What the three of them said, actually, philistine, all revolved around status and money. Cheng Qianxun is very sad, how can these noble lords call out her name? It's hard, it's too hard.
The dinner was even more lively than yesterday, and in order to attend the banquet with the earl, those families with marriageable daughters came to attend with rich gifts, and even the nobles of the fiefdoms outside came in chariots and horses. Of course, gifts are essential. Ordinary people who don't have a title to inherit can't climb to the earl, but those knights who are not married and have some assets are the targets they are looking for.
Said to be a dinner, in order to save money on the lights, and let the guests go home early after eating, less night road, when the sun is setting, the banquet begins, the hall and the courtyard are crowded for a while, and the housekeeper finds more than a dozen beautiful and plump women to pour wine. (To be continued.) )