Chapter 144: Lydia Returns
The Empire's official appointment to Madame Soort had not yet arrived, and the "poisoning case" that almost put the Four Seasons store and Stuart himself in came to an end.
The case involved the city's nobles, and was not tried in public, and the charge was borne by the gardener who stole the mutant bean seeds out of the botanical garden. Why would a gardener go to great lengths to frame a businessman, and if he could complete the crime on his own? What the truth is, a small number of people know it, and the people have always listened to the part of the ruling class that is willing to tell them.
The so-called poisoning is nothing more than the gold element rampaging in the body, and the Amster School of Magic and Wizardry came forward to provide some potions, and asked the priest to chant a light spell, and the only remaining anger in the hearts of the "poisoned" guests who had bathed in the holy light was almost dissipated.
Who said that from ancient times to the present, whether it is the Earth Federation or the Magic Continent, the people at the bottom are the best to fool and the easiest to satisfy?
The reopened Four Seasons Fresh Food Shop, Stuart launched a series of preferential activities, and the impact of the poisoning case was slowly eliminated, and the business was not as good as before, but it was slowly picking up little by little.
On the surface, things seem to be happy.
Stull Garland squatted in prison in Dongcheng for this incident, causing him and Liu Ci's villa to be turned upside down, and as a result, a garden keeper was convicted, saying that it was false if he was not aggrieved. But no matter how rich he is, he is just a businessman, and it is difficult for a strong dragon to suppress the head snake, not to mention that Stull is at most a big loach that jumps at Amster, not even a snake, let alone a "strong dragon".
If the big nobles hadn't seen that the new city lord was deliberately protective, and the magic academy had the appearance of meddling, they might not be willing to let go of the big fat of Sijixian easily!
Speaking of which, the case was perfectly resolved on the surface, but in fact, there was no one who was really satisfied with the result.
Faced with the absurd and ridiculous results of the case, Liu Ci has not made any remarks.
The aggrieved Stuart put his energy into the Four Seasons Fresh Food Shop, turning his grievances into motivation to take the shop's business to the next level. Liu Ci returned to the villa on the day the case was heard, and there was no movement for the next few days, which made Wei Yidu, the only sure that Liu Ci would retaliate, faintly disappointed.
It has been several days since Liu Ci returned to the villa.
Whether it is a personal maid, an old butler, or even a cook with a big grinning voice and a rough voice, they all become low-brow and pleasing to the eye.
Everyone guessed that Liu Ci was in a bad mood and was bored working.
Actually?
Liu Ci's mood is far from being as bad as everyone thinks.
The reason is quite simple, she is a tsundere! Tsundere is sometimes a bad thing, it is easy to empty everything and detach from the masses, and sometimes it becomes a good thing in regulating emotions: making trouble, in fact, it is only a big deal, the big nobles who are high in the eyes of others, Liu Ci directly classified them as "natives", and a few natives hurt her face, and they must be revenge. But revenge could not be more important than her life, and it could not disturb the thriving manor under construction.
In Liu Ci's mind, this is the criterion for dividing the priority of contradictions, and the servants of the manor do not understand the essence of this woman, so they naturally guessed Liu Ci's reaction wrongly.
Liu Ci used to dig two large ponds in the valley with a mountain move, and in the past few days in the city, the hired workers have successively sorted out the ditches that extend in all directions according to the planning map in the hands of the old housekeeper.
Snow water is introduced into it, and muddy mud is washed up in the ditch. The muddy water converges along the ditch to the two artificial lakes, and the mud in the water slowly settles down after two days, and the beautiful scenery of the sparkling water appears in front of everyone.
Ditches are designed not only for water storage and irrigation, but also for flood discharge. Through the uneven design, the water of the two artificial lakes connected by ditches can be circulated without the stink of stagnant water.
Such a water source can raise fish, grow lotus roots, and one day find rice seeds from another world, and it is also feasible to grow rice in the Amster Plateau.
Fish are raised in ponds, and the fish feces settle to the bottom of the water, mixed with silt, which is a good fertilizer for various crops in the farm...... Liu Ci lay on the chaise longue, looking at the hired workers working in the fields outside the window, his thoughts were flying, and he quickly made up a picture of the pastoral agriculture in his mind.
In April, the temperature on the plateau is getting warmer, and as soon as the snow melts, the grass hidden under the snow mats is cleared to the clouds.
The cattle and sheep raised in the Zhuangzi have a good night's grass and sleep, and it seems that they will grow a circle of fat every few days.
The grass grows wildly, and wild vegetables also compete in the vast grasslands.
The variety is not comparable to the humid Moroch Mountains, such as the fungus that grows on wet wood is not possible in the Amster Plateau, and the mushrooms that prefer damp and shady are rarely found. The grassland is vast, and some wild vegetables are very common, such as the shallot and wild yellow leek, which are very popular among local residents, Liu Ci does not know both kinds of vegetables, and it is not recorded in "Qi Min Yaoshu", and she does not know whether it is a unique plant in the other world.
However, Liu Ci likes the taste of the two wild vegetables, and for dinner she eats mixed shallots and multigrain porridge.
Wheat, corn, and some sweet potato chunks are boiled together, the method is very rural, the taste is simple and thick, and the flavor of side dishes is unique, which is very touching to people's taste buds.
This night, Liu Ci drank multigrain porridge and was about to sit cross-legged, but there was a faint movement outside the manor.
The noise was so light that even a few sheepdogs were not alarmed. Liu Ci's heart moved, and he took advantage of the darkness to get out of the villa.
At the end of the hill farther from the mouth of the valley, twenty knights in black iron armor waited in place with their horses strained and strained. The night is dark and the wind is high, and this small group of black cavalry exudes a strong momentum, and the scene of standing on the horse gives people a heavy sense of oppression-
Liu Ci suddenly appeared, and the black cavalry did not have the slightest commotion, which shows how strong their discipline and determination are!
The first two of them neatly flipped off their horses, and the eighteen knights they led also dismounted. The black armor grinded softly in the night, the horses whispered uneasily, and the two stepped forward and knelt on one knee and gave a knightly salute:
"Miss Ci!"
The knight on the left took off his black armor helmet, revealing his bright blonde hair, and the leading knight on the right was burly and silent, but it could bring people a sense of trust.
This man and woman are none other than Lydia and Arnold, who have disappeared for months!
Liu Ci's eyes were overjoyed, and he hurriedly helped the two of them up, "You have worked hard!" They are ......"
Lydia's eyes lit up and she nodded, "You haven't come up to see Miss yet." ”
"I've seen Miss ......"
The eighteen knights once again acted neatly and saluted, and these knights not only cost Liu Ci tens of thousands of gold coins, but also the result of months of hard work by Lydia and Arnold.
The first time they met, Liu Ci was quite satisfied.