"Madam, I'll protect you to evacuate first."

In the dark castle, dozens of oil lamps burned and crackled, and Caroline Hill, who was blonde and blue-eyed on the high seat, had a bright and dark face in the light of the fire.

"But where can I go? And what about the more than 1,000 people in Red Leaf City......"

Caroline's tone was melancholy and sad.

"We will protect you, as for these civilians, they can only be left to fend for themselves."

The straight Marlowe knight standing below had a determined gaze.

"Is there really no way? We can ask the king for help......"

"It's useless, except for Baron Charles, no one would want to come to this barren and remote place, and our kings are too far away, maybe the letter for help hasn't reached the king, and the Red Leaf City is gone."

Hearing Baron Charles's name, Caroline was silent for a moment, then said:

"You say, if I inherit Charles's title, can I lead Red Leaf City down?"

"Madam, please forgive me for being unreasonable, I don't think so. Baron Charles can run Red Leaf City not only because he has a noble status, but more importantly, he has his own connections.

And even if we were to take over Charles's connections, we wouldn't be qualified to talk to them on an equal footing, and those greedy aristocrats must know that we would be eaten by them without even a bone.

Baron Charles has been in Red Leaf City for only three months, and if he had been here for three years, things might have been different. Now the nobles who trade with Red Leaf City only recognize Charles as a person. ”

And most importantly, you should forget that the law of the kingdom states that a woman cannot inherit a title unless the king has a title in person, not even if it is a husband and wife. ”

Looking at Caroline, whose face was a little disgraced, Marlowe Knight was a little unbearable, but he continued:

"What's more, after the death of Baron Charles, the high-level personnel of Red Leaf City have been disheartened, I don't think they have the idea of staying, although their character is not good, but they have the ability, without their support, even if Baron Charles is alive, it will be very difficult to let Red Leaf City survive this cold winter."

The Knight of Marlowe spoke in a somewhat pessimistic tone.

After all, running a city is not a playhouse, not to mention that this is still a "big city" with a population of more than 1,000.

"If we give up, these innocent civilians will starve to death......"

"Madam, you don't have to be too pessimistic, there are other cities in the Sunset Mountains besides our Red Leaf City, if these free people and tenant farmers are willing to be serfs, they may be able to survive the cold winter."

In some famines and wars, some free people will take the initiative to give up their identity and choose to become serfs, although the serfs have a humble status, but they are the basic labor force in the territory, which is indispensable to the lord, and generally will not let them starve to death. Of course, if the lord is willing to buy you.

"Hey...... Am I doing something wrong......"

Caroline muttered in her own voice.

Marlowe hesitated for a moment, and said a little stubbornly:

"Ma'am, maybe there's one last way......"

"How?"

Caroline's eyes gleamed with hope again.

"It's to sell Charles's title and domain to other nobles—"

Before Marlowe could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Caroline,

"No way!"

Caroline's face was a little red, and I don't know if it was because she was too angry.

Marlowe shut up instantly, he also knew that he was a little presumptuous, but as a knight, he would make any possibility clear.

"Lady Lord, Knight Baker and Lady Blanche ask to see you."

This is, the sound of a soldier's announcement came from outside the door.

"Let them in."

Caroline collected her mood and hid her weakness, trying to appear as unfazed as possible on the surface.

……

"It looks so-so, but compared to other places, it's still good."

Zhang Feng had already moved to his new home before dark.

He said that he was moving, but in fact, he didn't have anything else except a backpack, and most of his time was spent on "which house is better to live in".

Picking and choosing along the way, Zhang Feng finally chose the largest one.

It is a two-storey house built of stone, with a wine cellar and a granary.

The house has a spacious hall, which is also very tall and has a main hall and passages.

The main hall is equivalent to a multi-functional living room, which can be used as a bedroom, a studio, and a kitchen. The passage was used for storage and rest for servants, and the rest of the place was used for raising livestock and poultry!

Zhang Feng was really defeated by them, maybe this is the generation gap of the times.

As far as Zhang Feng knows, in the countryside of another world, no matter how small the house is, it is not said that those who are in the same room as the poultry are generally specially made a chicken coop outside the house, a duck cage or something, and these poultry will not be allowed to enter the house.

Because they not only defecate in the open, but also easily carry fleas and even diseases. Illness from the mouth, frequent hand washing, love of cleanliness, etc., are the education that every child receives from an early age.

Zhang Feng couldn't understand the people here, but fortunately, this house had not been inhabited for a long time, and the feces and other things left behind had been dried, at least it didn't look too disgusting.

After Zhang Feng chose this house, he asked Kirton to help find ten people and hire half a day at the price of 50 copper coins per person to do a big cleaning of the house.

The price of 50 copper coins for half a day is definitely a high price for these poor peasants, and it is this kind of unskilled work, and it didn't take long for Cotton to find ten people, including their family of four.

Zhang Feng didn't care, and told Kirton how to clean up, especially where poultry and livestock had lived before, and even dug three feet into the ground, watching the thick layer of manure being transported away, Zhang Feng's mood was much better.

Eventually, when night came, the whole house was tidy up, not to mention brand new, at least much cleaner and tidy, and there was no smell anymore.

Zhang Feng stood in front of the window on the second floor, holding a bag of crispy noodles and nibbling on it, there are not many such "delicacies".

Looking at the Red Leaf City at night, Zhang Feng felt a little inexplicable in his heart.

"In the future, even if you settle in Red Leaf City, I don't know if I can go back......

Zhang Feng sighed, although he was just an insignificant little transparent in another world, but after all, he had lived there for more than twenty years, and he was really not used to suddenly coming to this strange world.

Looking at the empty room, Zhang Feng missed his small but warm nest.

"Driving ......"

In the night, someone drove a carriage, pulled a large bag and a small bag, and took his family as if he was about to leave Red Leaf City.

"Huh? Is this going to move? Didn't I say you don't have to drive people away! ”

Zhang Feng was a little puzzled after seeing it, although the central residential area here already belonged to him, but he had already explained that Pansy didn't need to drive people away, after all, it was not easy for anyone, in the case that others did not infringe on Zhang Feng's interests, he didn't want to be this bad guy, anyway, the other party would pay the rent, Zhang Feng still wanted to experience the life of collecting rent in the other world.

It's just that now it seems that Pansy didn't take his words to heart.

"This Pansy ......"

Zhang Feng was a little helpless, but gradually, he found that things didn't seem to be as simple as he imagined.

More and more people dragged their families and left with wagons, and some even formed a convoy, several of which were full.

Could it be that these rich people were also driven away by Pansy? Not quite like that!