Chapter 104: Hospitality
The middle-aged maid's answer was more or less unexpected than Yun Lang expected. Because of her indifference to herself, it did lead to Yunlang's sympathy.
But that's about it...... Standing in Yunlang's position, no matter what the reason, it is impossible to trust her easily.
"Vivian, it's up to you to decide what to do with them!" Yun Lang thought about it, there was no way to get the best of both worlds, so fortunately the choice was given to Vivian.
As a battle maid, Vivian should also be in charge of these affairs before Yun Lang married his wife.
"Host, if you allow ...... Just let them stay and do some chores!" Vivien suggested hesitantly.
"Then do it!" Yun Lang agreed without hesitation.
But Vivian was a little panicked, and hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Master, do you need to seriously investigate, if there are spies, will it be unfavorable to us!"
Hearing this, Yun Lang smiled: "Hehe, since they have been asked to do chores, don't care about these, because they don't have the opportunity to touch important things." In the future, let Mike pay a little attention, there is really a spy, and then get rid of it in time!"
Yun Lang was really ruthless, and drove these elderly maids and male servants who had nowhere to go directly away, which would undoubtedly drive them to a dead end. And he has no time to deal with these, so he can only grasp the general direction, and the specific things still have to be handed over to others to do.
After Yun Lang and Vivian agreed to keep these people, the three senior maids immediately stepped forward to select people.
Jane, the senior maid who is in charge of Yunlang's daily life, was selected and chosen, and only one of the most "young" maids was needed, that is, the middle-aged maid who answered Yunlang's questions.
She was obviously highly trained, and she knew everything she could, and if it weren't for her age, no one would recruit her again. Compared to the others, she was in the best situation, and Jane didn't look away.
Tracey, on the other hand, chose three younger manservants to carry the goods next, and the rest were all left to Jenny, who was now anxious to maintain the entire lord's mansion and was the most short of manpower.
Mansha led a group of subordinates to preliminarily search the entire lord's mansion, and after confirming that there was no other danger, she came to report the situation to Yunlang in detail.
"Your Excellency, the entire Lord's Mansion is divided into an inner courtyard and an outer courtyard. Most of the defensive facilities in the outer courtyard have been damaged, such as the guard tower, the arsenal, the training ground, etc., all need to be repaired as soon as possible, otherwise it will affect the overall security of the lord's mansion. ”
Yunlang didn't delay, and directly asked her how much money she needed to solve all these problems.
Mansha had already thought about it, and then replied accurately: "Just for the preliminary repair, you need to buy a lot of materials, according to my understanding and estimates, about fifteen to twenty gold coins!"
"Then count it as twenty gold coins! In addition, I asked Vivien to give you ten more gold coins, and buy more ingredients by the way, so that the soldiers who have worked hard all the way can eat a few delicious meals. "Yunlang is not stingy.
Mansa was overjoyed to hear this, and after receiving thirty gold coins from Vivien, she immediately divided her hands and went to buy many of the materials she needed.
Yun Lang was not idle, and together with Vivian and Jane, he went to the inner courtyard to take a look.
Once you enter the inner gate, it's like entering another space.
The colorful reliefs are lifelike, many of the hanging cheap ornaments are still dazzling, and even the blankets in the corridors are still clean and fluffy.
Vivien secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw all this.
"Master, the situation in the inner courtyard is much better, you can barely fit to live here for the time being!" Vivien felt glad.
The inner courtyard covers only a quarter of the size of the outer courtyard and is roughly divided into several small areas: living rooms, storage rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, and countless small rooms scattered throughout.
There was only one table in the living room, and all the other items were removed, the storage room was almost empty, not even the cabinets, the kitchen was relatively good, at least the kitchen utensils were still there, and there was a small pile of burning materials, and in the larger bedrooms, there was only a lone large bed and a few stone tables, and the small rooms were even cleaner, with only one layer of dust.
After a general look, Yunlang was basically satisfied. As soon as I was happy, I wanted to let the two people in my company choose their own room freely as a preferential treatment.
However, the two of them refused without thinking about it......
Vivien explained, "Master, Vivien is the battle maid, Jane is the high-ranking maid in charge of your daily life, and we all need to live close to you so that we can be called at any time. ”
Yunlang had no choice but to choose a large bedroom with a balcony and a good line of sight. Vivien and Jane also chose a small room nearby.......
Yunlang was about to persuade Vivien to choose a bedroom with better conditions, when Mansa hurriedly reported that Baron Harold of White's family had arrived outside the lord's mansion.
Yun Lang was about to meet the baron, so he asked Mansa to bring the man to the parlor, where he was going to entertain the baron.
To be honest, Yunlang, who just came here, really wants to seriously entertain this "guest", but there are really no conditions......
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Yun Lang sat in the main seat of the living room, and Vivien sat beside him.
In the empty living room, the cool breeze is slow, and it is easy to get sleepy after a long time. Yunlang is no exception, his thoughts drift far away, and he yawns unconsciously.
"Master, Mansa is from the White family after all, if she secretly goes to the White family, wouldn't it be very bad for us?" Vivien hesitated for a long time, but still asked.
"Vivian, except for you and Jiang Yue, I will trust them unconditionally, and I will try to distinguish other people, and Mansha is no exception!" Yun Lang replied leisurely.
"Master, thank you for your trust...... "After Vervian smiled unconsciously, she said with reassurance: "Since the master has taken precautions, Vivian won't think much about it!"
"Hah....... Vivian, you still don't really understand!" Yun Lang continued to explain: "For you and Jiang Yue, you can be seen as relatives and family members. For Mansa and others, they are equivalent to friends and allies, where they should be trusted, they should not hesitate to give trust, and where they should be prevented, they should also be prepared in advance. For now, we haven't made Mansa make a difficult choice, so we don't have to think about who she's heading. ”
Vivien was confused, didn't know whether to nod her head or not, and pretended to understand.......
At this moment, Jane, who was waiting at the door, called softly, "Master, guest...... We've arrived!"
"Let them in!" Yun Lang straightened his posture, but did not get up to greet them.
It's not that they disrespect each other, but their status is indeed lower than him, and if they really get up to greet him, it's a little inappropriate.
After Yunlang agreed, Jane gently pushed open the door, stepped aside, and respectfully saluted everyone who was about to enter the house. After the four of them entered the house in turn, she gently closed the door again.
An old man with white hair, gorgeous costumes, and a gloomy face led the way into the house. When he saw Yun Lang sitting on the main seat, he immediately snorted lightly, becoming more and more annoyed.
He was followed by a tall, lanky middle-aged man, dressed in orange-red leather armor and wearing a one-handed sword with a golden handle. From the moment he entered the room, his eyes fell on Vivien's body, and the look of surprise was clearly visible.
Then, there was a middle-aged woman, dressed as a maid and wearing a pair of silver gloves on her hands, which was particularly eye-catching. In addition, her appearance is still outstanding, which shows how charming she was when she was young.
The last one to come in was Mansha, who looked embarrassed.
Since she entered the door, she suddenly increased her speed, walked a few steps, and when she reached Yunlang's side, she gave a slight salute.
Yun Lang nodded in response, and she also stood beside Yun Lang. It's just that her gaze fell elsewhere and didn't look at the three people opposite.
In the whole living room, there is only a table and an old chair that is not too good.
Yun Lang was sitting on a chair, looking at the three people standing opposite him with interest........