Chapter 33: Sister
For Mavroy Carter's son, Yule Jr., it was a very normal thing to be reprimanded or scolded by Mr. Harder, the butler. Because the consequence of being reprimanded was that he was not allowed to sleep at most, and he was punished for cleaning the stable so thoroughly that it would allow the Virgin Mary to sleep soundly in the stable.
Well, now, out of nowhere, an eccentric woman appeared in front of the housekeeper and insisted on interceding for herself. Little Yule was absolutely confident that the lord must have known about this by now. Well, the catastrophic consequence of one of their mistakes is that their family will be ruthlessly driven out of the Asker Manor by the lord.
With winter upon us, his ailing father, he and his only sister, Carrie, will wander around in the agony of not having enough food and clothing to withstand the cold. Forced to become wandering beggars, they will be punished unbearably harshly in any lord's land.
Yule was in danger of dying of illness and starvation to death of his sister Carly, and when he angrily pushed Isabel away from the standing position, he cried out, "Who are you?" Go away, you woman who brought plague and death to my father and sister. I don't need your sympathy, and I don't need your pity. ”
Isabel Walton felt that she was in an awkward situation, and she felt that her original intention to alleviate the pain and suffering of others was a good one. Unexpectedly, the person she intended to help did not accept her kindness.
Isabel looked at Yule guiltily and said softly, "I'm sorry, Yule, I just want to help you." ”
Yule's eyes were full of pain, anger, and helplessness, and at this point he really wanted to grow up a little more, so that he could teach this woman a good lesson to vent his anger.
Gritting his teeth, he said hatefully, "You want to help me? Hmph, if the lord kicks our whole family out of the manor, I will definitely seek revenge on you for my father and sister. ”
"Jule, will Sir kick you and your family out of the manor for this?"
"Yes, it's because you have to leave me from my job and go home to take care of my father that the lord will drive us away."
"Really? You think that the job of taking care of Sir Jazz's horses is more important than your sick father, so why do you insist on going home to take care of your father despite Mr. Harder's scolding? ”
"I... I do not know. ”
Isabel had no intention of treating a boy who looked underage like this. Squatted down again, gently stroked Yule's arm and said, "Yule, I apologize to you for my bluntness. It's just that I think family is more important than money and material things. Only family members will genuinely encourage and support you. ”
Yule, who was uneducated, did not understand her words, and said sadly: "If we cannot continue to work in the Asker Manor, my family and I will have to become wandering peasants." When my father died, my sister died, and I was the only one left. What do I have to do to survive? ”
When it was completely dark, Augustine's youngest daughter, led by a servant carrying an oil lamp, hurried to her father's stable. She was amazed when she saw a young woman dressed in a very strange way squatting on the ground talking to the groom's son.
A beam of light that emerged from the darkness immediately caught Yule's attention. He suddenly became frightened and muttered, "It's the lord, it must be Mr. Harder who has led the lord here." ”
Isabel was about to find Augustine to settle the matter, when she heard Yule's words and quickly stood up and turned around. Euphemia said to the servants, "Raise the lamp higher." When the servant raised the lamp, she was stunned when she saw Isabel's face.
Euphemia walked in front of the other party in a few steps with the hem of her long skirt, observed the other party's appearance back and forth, and said tremblingly, "Rosa, is it you?" My dear sister, is it really you? God has mercy on Walton's family and has given you back to us? ”
Before Isabel could react, the young girl with tears in her eyes and dressed completely different from the servants present immediately threw herself into her arms. She didn't know what to say, so she had to let the other party go.
The scene of "relatives reunited" stunned the male servant holding the oil lamp and the frightened Yule. When Yule and his father were working in the stables, they occasionally saw the young and beautiful Euphemia. Therefore, he knew that the little girl was the daughter of the lord.
But why did the lord's daughter embrace this strange woman? Not only that, but the lord's daughter actually said that this woman was her sister. Yule and the servant with the oil lamp were speechless, and neither dared to say a word more because of nervousness or fear.
Euphemia sniffed the other party's good body odor, slowly let go of the arm holding the other party, raised her head and said happily, "Rosa, it's really good that you can come back." You know, since Ernest left the estate, my mom never allowed me to go horseback riding alone? She said that I could not go horseback riding unless I was accompanied by my father and his knightly squire. ”
Isabel didn't want to interrupt the little girl, but smiled and stroked the other person's arm and said, "Hello, little girl." I seem to have seen you somewhere, what's your name? ”
Euphemia pursed her lips and frowned, "Rosa, don't you remember me?" I'm Effie, and I'm your only sister in this world. ”
"Oh, hi, Effie, nice to meet you."
"Rosa, what's wrong with you? When God gave you back to us, he took away your memories of your family? ”
Excited, Euphemia finally felt hungry and pulled Isabel to leave the stable. Isabel didn't understand what she meant, and hurriedly asked, "Uh, Effie, where are we going?" ”
"Let's go, Rosa, the kitchen is ready for a sumptuous dinner, I'm dying of hunger."
"Effie, Sir said he wanted me to finish the stables before I could have dinner."
"My God, how can Dad be so strict? No, even if you have to finish the work of the stables, you have to have dinner. ”
Just as Euphemia was determined to take Isabel out of the stable, Bruce followed another servant carrying an oil lamp to the stable. glanced at Yuer, who was standing in a daze, and said coldly, "Yuer, why don't you salute Miss?" ”
Yule suddenly realized, and hurriedly bowed to Yuphimia and said, "Miss." ”
Euphemia nodded nonchalantly and said, "Hmm." Then he said to the butler, "Mr. Hader, why are you here?" ”