Uliwu looked at the girl in front of him in surprise, dressed as a peasant village girl, and he couldn't imagine that Jisha would look like this.

In his impression, although he was not always gorgeous like other noblewomen, and he always dressed himself up like Lucrezia, she always looked like a typical eldest lady.

But now she really looks like a simple and industrious village girl, except that the clothes on her body are obviously cleaner and neater than those country women who work all year round, and there is hardly any difference between her and those country girls who are working in the fields.

Of course, when she did stand in front of her, the difference was immediately apparent, but Ulliu had not really noticed that the countess of Cosenza was actually working with the country women.

There was an inexplicable aroma on her body, which was the smell of several different flowers and plants, and the smell was very unique to the mountains, which made her look a little unrestrained before.

Uliuu saluted in a hurry, and his mind wandered around because he couldn't even remember what he had been saying for a long time.

"Did my brother ask you to come?" Josha asked again, and she seemed very pleased with the surprise that her dress had caused the Moor, so she didn't mind asking again.

"Yes, Miss Countess, my lord asked me to send you a letter," said Ulliu, who quickly took out the last letter, "Miss, the lord is getting married, and he wants you to attend his wedding. ”

This time Uliu's words were very direct, and he didn't hide it at all, because he also knew that there was no need for it.

It's just that he was still thinking about how to deal with Jisha's next question after saying this, but now it seems that Miss Earl doesn't seem to care so much.

"Oh, I think it's going to be soon, after all, they've been engaged for so long," said Josha, who opened the letter casually, looked at it, and then put it away, "Okay, Uliu, tell me, have you been to see my mother and uncle?" ”

"Yes, I've seen the Countess and the Count."

"So you saw that Nashan too?"

Ulliu didn't know how to answer, and he tried to make sure that he could answer as well as possible, but Tsusha wouldn't give him a chance to figure it out.

"That bohemian dared to collude with my mother, and I don't think Alexander would want to see that."

"Sir, it seems that the lord can't take care of Madame's affairs," Uliu glanced at Susha quietly, and seeing that Mademoiselle was not angry at his words, he hurriedly followed Susha who was walking towards the farmstead, and whispered carefully behind him, "After all, Madame used to live a very free life. ”

"But this time it's Nashan," Jisha grabbed a handful of dried flowers from the basket next to her and rubbed them vigorously in the palm of her hand, and after a while, they twisted into a pile of scraps and flew away with the wind between her fingers, "How dare he seduce my mother, you tell Alexander about this, I want to know what he thinks." ”

"Listen to your orders, Miss Count." Uliu could only respond in a low voice, he felt that the most sensible thing at this time was not to interject, what to do until the report was made to the master.

"Agri is good now," said Khosa abruptly, and she led Ulliu into a very low, but well-ventilated house, and looked at the golden beehives on the shelves, and said with a little pride, "These are our possessions, and those dried flowers, which are useless to others, but to us they are inexhaustible money." ”

"You mean perfume?" Uliu's voice was slightly lowered.

"Yes, we can make perfume here, it's Alexander's merit, he can bring us a lot of money with these things, you know, our family's share of the trade union has been completely mortgaged to other people, if we fail, we may have to live on these things."

As she spoke, she led Ulliu out of a door on the other side of the house, and saw the tall chimneys behind the house that had attracted attention for a long time, but for a while did not know what they were, and Ulliu looked curiously at the semicircular building under the chimneys.

From afar, you could smell a faint smell, and Uliuu couldn't help but stop when he smelled it.

"I don't want you to taste it, and you can't drink it," said Zarisa with a smile at Ulliu, who had a wrong face, and Ulliu, who was stunned again, and he noticed that Mademoiselle Countess seemed to have become much more cheerful or gentler than before, "It is the essential oil room that Alexander built to make perfumes, and from which our perfumes are made." ”

"I've heard of this, and many nobles in Rome like to use perfume now."

"Especially Lucrezia, right?" Tesa suddenly asked, seeing that the Moorish man's dark face was a little pale, and Asha smiled, "Don't be scared like this, I know that Alexander is very fond of that Lucrezia, because he has specially sent someone to make various scented perfumes for her, just to let the Pope's daughter choose what she likes." ”

Uliu could only nod silently, he didn't know what the lord thought, he actually let the count's lady know about this kind of thing, maybe the lord didn't think that the count's lady would look forward to becoming a village girl in the countryside like Agri.

"I never thought that Agri would bring us so much wealth and so much fun," said Khosa as she looked back at Boleri, who was greeting the workers, "and I don't think they were very industrious in their work, and I think that if they were lazy here, they would be even more disobedient if they got to Crete." ”

"Young Master Boleri has already told me, I heard that there are still riots?"

"Yes, a bunch of bold fools," Josa said in a deliberate imitation of Boleri's tone, and then fell into a brief silence, until Ulliu felt that he wanted to find a stubble to break the silence, and Josa still looked at the workers working in the distance, and asked in a slightly cold voice, "Does Lucrezia know about Alexander's marriage?" ”

"I already know Mademoiselle," replied Uliuu cautiously, knowing that at this time Jossa was the real Mademoiselle Countess, and had always felt as if she were playing someone" Miss Lucrezia began to get a little agitated until, "he thought about it and felt that it was safer to tell the truth" until the old man himself went to Pisa to calm her down. ”

"It seems that he really likes that woman," Jisha grabbed a handful of dried flowers and rubbed them in his hand, this action made Uliu always feel a little frightened, "I'm afraid that she will be sad and sad, so I went to Pisa to comfort her?" ”

"You know, Mademoiselle, she is the mother of the old man's daughter," Uliu carefully reminded, "Miss Estelles is now the Duke of Pisa, so the old man must not have any unpleasantness with her mother." ”

"Are you saying he's doing it for his daughter, or for pizza?"

Ulliu decided to remain silent on this somewhat malicious question, and he bowed to avoid the eyes of Tsusha, and at the same time wondered that he would have to ask the master for permission to rest for a while when he returned, this trip was really terrible.

"Come, let me show you something else," said Urius, who did not bother Uriu any longer, and called for a horse, and after beckoning him to Upper Bellery, the three of them began to walk along the country road towards the fields that stretched off into the distance.

Although Ullius did not follow Alexander when he left Agri, it is true that he did not return for some time.

Along the way, Uliu felt that this place had indeed changed a lot.

According to the arrangement made before Alexander's departure, because a large number of men in the prime of life had been conscripted, in order not to delay Agri's farm work, the lord's fields on each farm had been distributed to the lords, and as long as the field tax due and the harvest paid to the lord were paid according to the regulations, the families were still able to leave enough grain.

As for the proportion of various taxes in kind that should be paid to the lord, in order to stimulate the enthusiasm of the lords, Alexander planned to generously reduce the amount by nearly half at that time, but after hearing this, Jisha immediately dismissed his brother's "ridiculous idea".

"It is their duty and ours to pay the taxes in kind to the lords," said Zhisa to Alexander in a stern manner, "so that they may remember who their lords are, and we will never forget the duty owed to the people of the land." ”

This awe-inspiring righteousness caused Alexander to retreat instantly, so Agri's campaign to reduce rent and interest rates died before it began, and the corrupt and ruthless ruling class still brutally exploited the peasants in the territory.

As for the amount of taxes in kind and land rent, Uliu didn't have much of an impression, after all, what he had been doing by Alexander's side was not such a thing as collecting rent for the lord to go to the countryside, but listening to the words of Jisha who looked at a faint shadow in the distance with a smile on the road, Uliuu felt that it should not be a small amount of money.

Of course, this is not very important to Alexandria now, except for the money-making things such as honey and perfume, what Agri really makes him pay attention to is not those taxes, but the grain production area of southern Italy.

Naples, Taranto, Bari and the large islands along the coast of the Lower Delennian Sea, up to the edge of Sicily, this vast land and many cities near the coast depend on the food of Agri.

In particular, when Naples was in the midst of a famine, Agri transported the food that relieved the urgent needs of the time, which made the whole of southern Italy see the importance of this land.

Because of this, Ulliu was not so surprised when he saw a group of soldiers appear in the distance.

Previously, Kosencha was the caretaker of the Agri region, and now with Alexander's development in Agri, the Kosentsa have even penetrated into the whole of Agri.

Uliu suddenly glanced at Boleri, who was a little behind, and he thought that perhaps Boleri was not very disgusted with his errand in Agri, probably because he thought it was a good thing for Kosenza, after all, it might not be long before Kosenza could completely annex the whole of Agri.

Thinking of this, Ulliu couldn't help but shake his head, he didn't know what would happen in the future if Boleri noticed the overly close relationship between the old brother and sister, and he thought that there would be another turmoil.

After walking for most of the day, the shadow in the distance gradually became clearer, and Ulliu finally saw the foundation of what should be a large house.

The construction of the house has already started, but depending on the scale, it should not be built for a while.

"This is our villa in Agri," said Zhisa to the Moors with a slight hint of concern, "the farmsteads are too shabby, and if we are to stay here, we need a decent place." ”

"You're right, Miss." Ulliu nodded his head very stubbornly, and looked at the drawings of the houses that Jisha showed him, and tried to write down the appearance of the whole house, and prepared to report to the master when he returned.

It is a very rustic farmhouse-style building, compared with the solemn palaces that are popular in the city today, this house exudes comfort and tranquility, even if it is only a bunch of sketches on the drawings, but still makes people feel a sense of home in a faint laziness.

"It's going to be a very comfortable house, tell my brother that I want him to take care of it a little more, because if he has to come back here in the future, then he'll need a house to shelter him from the elements."

Uliu nodded very knowingly, he thought that it was best not to touch the obscurity of Miss Countess at this time, otherwise the seemingly cheerful Miss Count might suddenly explode next.

"Agri can make us a lot of money, I never thought of anything else here except food, but now we are really creating wealth, even those woods are useful, all this is Alexander's masterpiece."

Zhisa praised Alexander without hesitation, and then, after an unhappy Bellery walked away, she said to Ulliu: "Listen, I want you to tell Alexander that if he doesn't just want to build a small grange in Crete for recreation, then what we are doing now will not be enough." ”

"Miss, do you mean the plantations?"

"Yes, Crete is really big, although I haven't been there, but during this time I met some merchants, according to them, although Crete was a Venetian colony, but because the island was big enough, it didn't prevent us from planting plantations."

Speaking of this, a strange look flashed in Jisha's eyes.

"It's so far away, so far that no one can know us." "So tell your lord, if he can convince more people that the Ottomans will not attack Crete, maybe more people will be willing to take the risk with us." ”

"I'll bring your word here," said Ulliu, who looked at Tsusha again, knowing that Mademoiselle Countess had something to say.

Sure enough, Asha continued: "Agri has become more important now, and because of his relationship with Kosenza, he seems to have caught the king's attention. ”

"Mademoiselle, I heard some rumors while I was delivering a letter to the Count."

Looking at Uliu's cautious appearance, Tsusha pursed her lips and laughed.

"Do you mean the rumors that the king wants to marry me?"

"And Prince Lane."

Looking, and seeing the Moors standing there obediently, Zhisa suddenly asked, "What do you think would have happened to Alexander if he had heard these rumors?" ”

Moor's face was dumbfounded, he never expected that Jisha would ask him such an unanswerable question.

Ulius should have been able to guess what would happen if Alexander heard about the rumors, and even the king of Naples would not want to snatch his "sister".

But Uliu knew that even if he knew this, he would never say it.

Otherwise, what awaits him, if not the loss of his head, is the plantation of Crete.

"The lord will definitely listen to your opinion, if you are not interested in the crown of Naples, I believe the lord will definitely stand in front of the king for you."

Josha looked at Uliuu with a critical gaze for a moment, and then she burst out laughing.

"I have to admit that there is a reason why my brother would be so fond of you."

"It is my pleasure, Miss Count." Uliu bowed his head again obediently.

"Well, as you have heard, the king may think that marrying me will clear the way for him to finally rule Agri."

"But Agri is the lord's domain." Ulliu had a stunned look on his face.

Looking at Uliu's ugly face, Tsusha was not angry.

"Don't worry, of course I know how to protect my brother's rights," said Josha, reassuring the Moors who seemed to be about to protest loudly, "but I can see that the king seems to have something in mind, and I think it has something to do with Nashan." ”

Ulliu's heart jumped at once, and he looked at Tsusha with some uneasiness, a little afraid that she would say something that would make things worse.

But the more he was afraid, he came to Naples, and said slowly: "That Nashan came to Naples on the orders of the Queen of Bohemia to ask for help. But though he had been there for some time, the king had paid no attention to him, but not long ago the king suddenly agreed to see him, and he appeared in our house not long after. ”

Listening to Zhusa's words, Ulliu's face became gloomy, he knew that the home he was talking about should be Count Mordillo's Duylan Palace, and then thinking about the scene he had just seen with his own eyes, Ulliu felt that he vaguely understood the meaning of Miss Countess's words.

Although George Anne Alexander's mother, Ulliu did not see this as a reason for him to ignore his master's interests.

"Miss, are you saying it's the king's arrangement?"

"I just suspect it was the king's idea."

She frowned slightly, she didn't care much about her mother's affairs, even when her father was still in Kosenza, and now she didn't think so.

But if it was in Alexander's or her own interest, Josha could no longer turn a blind eye.

"I only hope Frederick doesn't think that a man can turn my mother to his side, otherwise I wouldn't care about being an enemy of the king."

Tsusha said something calmly that might surprise others, but she didn't notice that Uliu, who was next to her, had an ugly face and didn't seem to be optimistic about her words.

"Miss, maybe I can go to Nashan and ask about it, maybe I can find out what the king promised Nashan, and if we know this, maybe we can come up with another way."

Uliu pondered for a moment, and finally tentatively spoke.

Then he saw a strange look on her face.

It was as if she had suddenly been reminded of something very unpleasant, and her pretty golden brow was gently lifted at first, and then she said in a flat tone:

"I've heard some news, it seems to be related to Nashan and his wild girl, but it sounds a little strange and even ridiculous, but maybe some people want to hear it."

Uliu's ears immediately cocked.

One of the most important tasks of his visit to Naples was to inquire about Sophia, but the meeting with Nashan was a bit unexpected for him, which forced him to change his mind and go to Mademoiselle de Countess to inquire about the news.

Now hearing that Josha took the initiative to mention Sophia, the spirit of the Moors immediately came.

Ulliu's expression fell into Tsusha's eyes, but she ignored it.

And the next sentence of Jisha made Uliuu stunned.

"I heard that the wild girl was linked to some very strange rumors, and it was because of her that the Ottomans marched to Bucharest."