The pine forest, stripped of its leaves, was left with only dead branches, and the cracked bark made it look like the skinny hands of the undead.

The cold wind blew, and it seemed that even the air was frozen.

"Uncles and uncles, it's cold, it's not easy for everyone to go to work, add dinner at night!"

Without waiting for the steward to answer, the girl had already spoken first, and the smile on her face made people feel like a spring breeze, and it seemed that she could melt this cold winter.

Downton shook his head helplessly, the girl didn't agree to add food because she knew that the money couldn't be saved, but she was really worried about these coachmen, but unfortunately her kindness was ruined.

"Miss, they're going to get a raise!"

The steward's face was disdainful, and he did not mean to lower his voice at all, in the business world, this kind of behavior of the coachmen is to be spurned, before departure, how to bargain is acceptable, but once on the road, you must ensure that you do your best, this is the basic professional ethics.

"That's how it should be, it's because I didn't think it through, starting today, add ten more gold coins per person!"

The eldest lady nodded, indicating that she understood, and then gave a new price code.

"Miss, you can't do this!"

The steward was not pleased.

"Uncle, don't say it again!"

The eldest lady shook her head, the form is stronger than people, so she can only endure it, after all, it is not up to them to increase the price, no matter what, this road must go on, and the family is still waiting for the payment after the end of this trade.

"Miss, you still understand things!"

"We didn't mean to increase the price, it's just that the weather is too cold, and we can't help it!"

"Miss, don't worry, we will take care of the carriages, horses and goods, and will not let you suffer the slightest loss. ”

There were also some good people among the coachmen, who were embarrassed. Immediately got up, patted his chest and assured, but there were still some eyes flashing, staring at the eldest lady with a gaze full of ruthlessness and greed.

There aren't many opportunities for this kind of open-minded blackmail, and if you get it right, the next few months. You can enjoy the blessings.

"This big sister is so amazing!"

Hu Tao admired how old she was, and she actually suppressed the civil strife in a few words.

"You're so naïve!"

Downton smiled dumbly, he looked left and right, and sure enough, he found something unusual, it stands to reason that this kind of conflict, even if the caravan guards don't come forward to stop it, at least they have to support the eldest lady, but those guys pretend to be vigilant. Completely disregarded.

"Looks like this girl is in more trouble!"

Downton looked at the eldest lady, who was seventeen or eighteen years old, who was supposed to enjoy love and carefree time at university, but because of the sudden death of her father, she had to carry the burden of the family.

The eldest lady has a good-looking melon seed face, fair skin, and a green and innocent that has not faded between her eyebrows, and the best thing is the pair of single-eyelid eyes. Sky blue, like two waves of lake water. When you laugh, it bends into a crescent moon.

"It's beautiful!"

Downton secretly praised, the color of the eldest lady's eyes reminded him of Twilight, of course, that kind of charm was incomparable to her. As for the appearance and figure, it is an eight-point level, which is slightly deficient compared to Juliet, not to mention Sissi and Di Lanxue.

In fact. Juliet's posture is not bad, but the miserable experience in her early years made her spirit a little worse, and that natural inferiority complex is too deductive.

Downton is used to seeing the best beauties, and even the maids in the palace are carefully selected by Abagon, so the eldest lady's appearance has no impact on him, but in fact, she used to be in the school, and she is also a school flower-level beauty.

"Miss, it's not that we are unruly, it's really forced, you also know that this blizzard came too early, the orcs have suffered, and now it is rumored that they are ready to invade the human kingdom, and at this time they are going to the sunset prairie to do business, it is really to make money with their heads!"

The coachman's head stood up and said with a 'I was forced too' expression.

"It's the same with other business groups, how can you make money if you don't take risks?"

The steward was angry and roared loudly.

"It's you big bosses who make money, and it's us servants who are in danger of their lives, and besides, people's salaries are several times higher than ours. ”

The coachman's expression was timid, but his eyes were full of cunning, and his words did not back down.

The driver, who had already been satisfied with the salary increase, felt unfair again this time, and the little apology that made the trouble just now immediately disappeared, and they all looked at the eldest lady, ready to wait for an explanation.

"You don't have to worry, the caravan guards will definitely protect everyone's safety, and I have paid the taxes in full, and with the Duke of Downton's battle flag, those orc tribes and natives who have a relationship with Barak will sell face!"

The eldest lady defended and stabilized the military heart.

"What if the army comes?"

The coachman's boss did not give up, and gave a few familiar coachmen a look, and they immediately made a noise, and this time, the other coachmen also hesitated.

"Miss, they're going to add money!"

The steward is experienced, and when he saw that the eldest lady still had to persuade him, he immediately reminded him that any safety was an excuse for a salary increase.

The eldest lady took a deep breath and fell into a dilemma, especially after glancing around, her heart was even more bitter, the coachman wanted to add money, and the workers would definitely not be far behind, and then this would be a lot of expenses, if it was left behind, she didn't care, but the family was on the verge of bankruptcy, and these payments were life-saving money.

The sound of hurried horses' hooves sounded, and Downton turned his head to see six horsemen emerge from the pine forest, and then accelerated, and rushed towards the caravan.

"Haven't fixed the carriage yet?"

Leading the way was a young man, dressed in white light armor, with an angular face set off by a majestic and majestic face.

"Brother Conte!"

Seeing the knight, a flash of joy flashed on the eldest lady's face.

"I've checked around, and there's no sign of the robbers for the time being!"

The knight exhaled white air, sweat on his forehead, and completely looked like a reserved businessman, which moved the eldest lady even more.

"Good work, I've prepared hot coffee, let's go have a drink!"

These guards are all guarantees for the safety of the caravan, and the eldest lady naturally does not dare to slack off.

"Yo, people have coffee to drink, so we can only drink cold water. By the way, a pound of coffee is worth dozens of gold coins, isn't it? It's much more expensive than our salary, how can we pariahs be qualified to taste it?"

The head of the coachman sneered at him.

"Shut up!"

Conte glared at the coachman's leader, judging the strength of the seventh order, giving him a majesty that was not angry and arrogant.

The coachman and his entourage were suddenly silent.

"Want a raise?"

After hearing the explanation of the eldest lady. Conte dismounted, reached out to pat her on the shoulder, and whispered comfort, "Don't worry, leave it to me!"

"But ......"

If it had been left in the past, the eldest lady would definitely have avoided it, but this time, she was physically and mentally exhausted, and she really needed a support. And most importantly, Big Brother Conte did help a lot.

With the death of his father, the family completely collapsed, many people left, and even stole a lot of things, Conte not only stayed, but also used his reputation and salary to vouch for it, so that the family guard did not disperse. Otherwise, this time, the caravan trade would not have been able to be done without an escort.

"Don't. It's so late, there's no way to hurry, let's camp on the spot for the night, you've been busy all day, you must be very tired, go and rest early?"

Conte spoke softly. His face was full of warm smiles, but when he faced the coachman, he turned into anger, "Hey, the salary has been increased." Everyone is happy, and if you are not satisfied, don't blame me for being unkind. ”

"Are you still going to beat us up?"

The coachman's head sneered.

"No, I'll find someone to keep an eye on you, no matter what you go to work in that merchant group, I'll tell the boss about your bad deeds, who do you think would dare to hire you with this kind of behavior?"

Conte's threat made the driver hesitate, and indeed, no one likes such a discredited guy.

"If the trade goes well, after returning to Frankfurt, everyone will get a bounty, but if you still want to make trouble, this ice and snow, there is no problem with a few deaths!"

Conte finished giving the carrot and threw out the stick.

"I hope for the bounty that is good, Lord Conte, don't pay the bill!"

The coachman's boss stopped insisting and sat back.

"Get out of the way first, don't you see anyone waiting?"

Someone in charge supported him, and his confidence became full, and he scolded loudly.

"What a nuisance!"

The drivers cursed and scolded, and their movements were slow to death.

Downton frowned, at this rate, and by the time they moved the car, it was already dark.

"I'm really sorry!" the eldest lady walked over and apologized with a smile on her face, "It's dangerous to travel at night, and there are a lot of robbers around here, you might as well stay tonight, at least we have guards here." ”

"We are not afraid of robbers!"

Hu Tao pouted, it should be said that little Lori couldn't wait for the robbers to come to the door, since following Downton, she hadn't enjoyed the fun of robbing robbers for a long time.

"Little sister, robbers are terrible!"

The eldest lady whispered, "I'm sorry for delaying your time, I'm really sorry, I'm all responsible for dinner and accommodation, it will be counted as an apology!"

"Well, that's trouble!"

Downton glanced at Conte and agreed, in fact, according to the plan, after dark, the Ancient Spear would land, and they would go to rest in the cabin.

"Then I'll quit first!"

The eldest lady leaves.

"You're too reckless, you should be more careful when you're out and about, these guys don't even have a guard, and they don't look like businessmen, who knows who they are?"

Conte complained.

"I don't think they are bad guys. ”

The eldest lady argued.

"Can the bad guys tell?"

Conte asked rhetorically, laughing at the ignorance of the eldest lady, and at the same time, he added in his heart, "Like me!"

Together with the guards, they leveled the land on both sides of the road, set up tents on it, and lit a campfire when the moon climbed into the sky and the stars twinkled.

The smell of food began to waft through the pine forest, and some wild beasts appeared, hunted by the guards, slaughtered and stripped on the grill.

"This young master, our eldest lady is invited!"

The steward came and invited Downton, who had a plain expression, but after seeing Elaine and her party, he was stunned, no way, the girls were too beautiful. (To be continued......)