Chapter 298: The Down-and-Out Aristocrat
Although Pedro's family was in the middle of the road, his father left him several servants after his death.
It's just a pity that the only thing that these servants have followed him with is this little guy named Otto with a freckled face.
The other servants had already gone their separate ways to find a way out.
Of course, Pedro doesn't blame them.
Because his family's land was taken away by those ruffians from Spain, he now has no sons at all except for a noble title.
Now it was difficult for him to support himself, let alone the servants.
So, it was the right choice for them to leave themselves, and he didn't blame these people.
If he could, even Pedro hoped that even Otto, a little guy, would leave himself to find a good family to do.
For if you follow your own words, you will only suffer sin.
But the little guy has been with Pedro since he was a child and has a very deep affection.
So, Otto didn't want to leave him, no matter what Pedro said.
In the end, there was no choice, and Pedro had to rely on the little guy for his life.
The village where they live is basically made up of 'bankrupts'.
In fact, it is not entirely correct to say that they are bankrupts, because before they were taken away from their land, they were peasants with apprentices.
It was only when their land was taken away by the Spaniards that they became 'bankrupts' and tenants for the black-hearted Spaniards.
After all, people always have to live, don't they?
Pedro, who woke up from sleep, finally woke up after being pulled by little Otto.
"It's so sunburned in your ass, why are you still sleeping. Don't forget, you're a nobleman. ”
Zhao Hongyu smiled and looked at Pedro, who was leaning against the gate, haggling and angry.
"Noble fart, what else do I look like a noble other than a title.". Pedro rolled his eyes and responded to Zhao Hongyu very self-deprecatingly.
"Young master, please don't talk like this to Your Highness, you are a nobleman." , but the freckled little Alto reminded Pedro very seriously and asked them to pay attention to their words and deeds. "The glory of the Pedro family needs you to regain it."
Pedro pursed his lips, disapproving.
He didn't think he would be able to re-emerge the Pedro family, knowing that the Spaniards wouldn't let him do that.
The Pedro family was initially ostracized and suppressed by the Spaniards because of his grandfather and father. All were staunch opponents of Spanish rule.
For such a family, the Spaniard's brain will be flooded, and he will be allowed to reappear.
In order to suppress the Pedro family, the Spaniards secretly did not know how many means Lu Dao used.
Bribery, assassination, and a series of unknown means made the Pedro family silent.
And Pedro, although he is very young, is also hostile to the Spaniards.
A man like him. It's definitely going to be difficult to bring the family back to the top.
The Spaniards were not going to allow a Portuguese nobleman who was hostile to them to get back on his feet.
"Young master, have a good relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Americas. I think it will be very helpful to restore the glory of the family in the future. ”
Little Otto, who was standing behind Pedro, reminded his young master in a low voice.
Pedro shook his head, not listening to Otto's words at all.
Alas, Otto sighed in his heart.
He was worried about his young master, because now his young master didn't seem to have any ambitions.
Pedro rubbed his face. Sober yourself up a bit.
Then he walked over to Zhao Hongyu's mount and reached out to grab the reins.
"Then Your Highness, do you still need me to serve you today? As long as I can eat three meals a day, it's fine. You see, I'm not very demanding at all. ”
When Zhao Hongyu first came into contact with Pedro, he thought he was a hunter.
So he hired him to lead the way for him.
Therefore, every time he contacts Zhao Hongyu in the future, Pedro will put his posture very low and let Zhao Hongyu hire him.
It can be seen that Pedro himself no longer sees himself as an aristocrat.
He, like ordinary people, hopes to find a job to support his family.
As for restoring the family's glory or something, those things seemed too far away to Pedro.
"I'm not going to hunt today, I want to talk to you about something."
Zhao Hongyu shook his head, turned over and dismounted and walked in front of Pedro, looked at him seriously.
"Oh, Your Highness. Do you have a crush on the sleeping girl in the village, and want me to tell you about it? Pedro immediately showed a somewhat exaggerated look and made a very 'shocked' expression.
But Zhao Hongyu didn't take it seriously, because this guy's expression was too contrived and too fake.
"Are there any beauties in this village? Do you think you can be more beautiful than my two wives? ”
Zhao Hongyu pouted and said.
Pedro rolled his eyes and said, "Maybe Your Highness, you think that the little wildflowers in the countryside are better than the tulips in your house." Who knows, a person of your status and status has tastes that countrymen like us can guess. ”
In the face of Pedro's ridicule, Zhao Hongyu didn't care.
He knew Pedro, but he didn't like the practices of some nobles.
At the beginning, his father and grandfather were outliers among the aristocracy.
They adhered to the ancient aristocratic precepts, as well as the rules of the church.
All of this makes others think that they are old-fashioned and difficult to deal with.
Pedro also inherited this gene from his grandfather and father, who is also such a person.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Hongyu will not care about Pedro's ridicule.
"Wang Shan, take out all the food we have prepared."
Zhao Hongyu turned around and shouted at Wang Shan.
Then he said to Pedro: "Come with me, I'm going to talk to you about business." ”
Although he didn't know what Zhao Hongyu was going to talk about with him, Pedro still put away his hanging appearance and followed Zhao Hongyu's side to the nearby hillside.
When he saw his young master and Zhao Hongyu walking to the side, little Otto wanted to follow.
But he was stopped by Wang Shan.
"Little one, you don't want to go over. Our Royal Highness and your young master have serious matters to discuss, and if the negotiation is completed, it will probably not be a fantasy for your young master to restore the glory of the Pedro family. ”
Hearing this, the little guy's eyes widened, and he looked at the grinning Wang Shan with some shock.
"Does Your Highness want to help Young Master Pedro?"
For Otto, with his little brain, that's all he can think of.
Wang Shan continued to look at Otto with a grin, and said, "In this world, you can only succeed by yourself, and our Highness just wants to give Pedro a chance, as for whether your young master can seize this opportunity, it depends on him." ”
For what Wang Shan said, Otto understood and didn't understand a little, after all, he was too young. At the age of ten, it is still a little too difficult to understand these meanings.
"Your Highness, if you have anything, just say it directly, don't be so mysterious. I, Pedro, are useless right now, and there's nothing worth treating you like this. ”
Pedro and Zhao Hongyu came to the small hillside, and the two sat on the ground.
Pedro spoke to Zhao Hongyu first.
Judging from what Zhao Hongyu came to him today and said to himself, Pedro felt that what the crown prince of the Americas was going to say must be related to him.
But what Pedro can't figure out is what he has to be worthy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Americas?
Now that he is in the middle of the road, he has nothing but a title.
And he doesn't know how to farm, he doesn't know other skills, he's just a waste.
Zhao Hongyu looked at the small village at the bottom of the hillside, and then moved his gaze to a small castle not far from the village.
"That castle, if I'm not mistaken, should have belonged to the Pedro family, that is, yours."
Facing Zhao Hongyu's question, Pedro said: "Presumably, His Highness should have inquired in Lisbon, and it wouldn't be too much to ask me now." ”
Pedro didn't know what Zhao Hongyu was going to do, so he was very cautious.
"Yes, I've inquired about you in Lisbon. The castle and the nearby fields are all yours. And you should also be a noble young master with fine clothes and food, not a wild boy living in the countryside. ”
Zhao Hongyu didn't pay much attention to Pedro's reaction and continued to say what he wanted to say.
"The man who took your family's fortune is a Spaniard named Casillas, who was originally a thug in Madrid, but now he has become a large landowner. And half of your Pedro family's original estate has become this guy's. ”
"What exactly are you trying to say? Your Highness. Zhao Hongyu's words were interrupted by Pedro, and his expression slowly became a little gloomy. If Your Highness wants to laugh at me, then I think you got your wish. I don't think you're saying this to me to help me remember my family history. ”
Speaking of which, what Zhao Hongyu said was the most heart-wrenching thing for the Pedro family. It's no wonder that Pedro won't give Zhao Hongyu a good face, this is simply revealing a scar.
"No, I just wanted to ask you, do you remember that? Do you still have hatred and a desire for revenge in your heart? Zhao Hongyu turned his head seriously, looked at Pedro and said. And I'm sure they'd love to kill you, because you're a danger to the man named Casillas. (To be continued.) )