Chapter 10 Construction
Everything went very smoothly.
With the exception of the little girl named Erin, the other three had experience working in the castle, and they quickly divided their jobs and accommodations, and Marfa would take the servants to live in the servants' room under the castle, and she would take care of the other people's meals and tidying up the belongings. Although this middle-aged woman looked like a rude village woman when she wore coarse cloth clothes, when she changed into the old maid's clothes, she exuded an indescribable capable atmosphere. And those rough, calloused palms can not only easily wash away the dirt on clothes, but also make good dishes, although they are simple ingredients, but under the grasp of old Marfa, they are extremely delicious, and even Ofariel expressed his appreciation.
The carpenter, on the other hand, went out at dawn to chop wood, and at noon returned to the castle with a full load of firewood, which was then sorted for use. And the hunchbacked gardener also showed amazing talent. Although O'Faryl was very apprehensive about his appearance, he acquiesced to his presence after seeing that it took him two days to clear the garden of overgrown weeds and turn them into beautiful sculptures.
As for Erin, the little girl, who had now become the squire of Julien and Ofariel, was responsible for cleaning their rooms and doing some chores for them, although she was still young and unskilled, but because the girl needed the job very hard, she did it very hard, which also made up for her lack of experience to some extent.
Yulian was very satisfied with these four people, and these servants were also satisfied with their current work.
Although almost all of them have worked in this castle, because those nobles, regardless of their status, will always bring many of their own subordinates and servants, and because of this, they do not get much paid in this situation where there is no more, and there is no less than one. And Yu Lian's current reward of three gold coins a month is already a lot of money for everyone, although the amount of work he has to do is much greater than before, but these people obviously do not intend to abandon this good opportunity.
And in their opinion, this lord is indeed strange enough. It was the first time they had seen a nobleman who had come here alone without any servants, and even if they were not familiar with the world of nobles, they knew that this was not unusual. Moreover, even with Marfa's eyes, it is impossible to see the identity of the girl who is often wrapped in a black cloak and accompanies the lord. If it's the lord's fiancΓ©e, the feeling between the two doesn't seem to be very similar. And Yu Lian's introduction of her as his lieutenant also made everyone a little confused, they had heard and seen things like housekeeper deacon, but what kind of position is this?
Although she did not know what this so-called lieutenant was, Offariel was clearly in control of all the work in the castle, and every day after she got up, she would make rounds around the castle before eating breakfast, and then locking herself in her study to talk to Yuren. In the eyes of the servants, this beautiful young lady was a serious and responsible person, and although she was usually very gentle, she would blame mercilessly when she found a problem. In contrast, the lord didn't seem to care much about the castle, in fact, the servants rarely saw him, and no one knew what the lord was doing every day.
Yulian is busy.
"You mean............ Want to renovate this road?"
Old Clark tapped the ash from his pipe and looked at Yuren sitting in front of him with a confused expression.
"My lord, is this necessary? Now this path seems to me to be nothing wrong.........
"Indeed, this path is still useful. β
Yuren didn't say anything, he just shrugged his shoulders.
"It's just that the quality of it is so bad, I still remember when I first arrived, the condition of the road......... By grace, I almost had my stomach jump out of my body......... If I had the choice, I would never go down this path a second time. β
Saying this, You Lian spread his hands outstretched.
"You see, how can such a road make other people want to enter our town? I guess most of them, like me, won't they want to take this road a second time......... So I'm going to build a road, a smooth road. This is my order as a lord, and of course I will provide you with the necessary funds, and I hope that you will be able to repair this path completely within a month. β
"Of course, there is no problem. β
Now that the lord has given the order, then the old Clark doesn't say anything more, after all, he is just a small town mayor, and frankly speaking, he also knows that the condition of this road is not very good, but because he is old, he has never gone far again, and the old mayor does not know much about the situation of this road, and now that it is to be repaired, and the lord is willing to pay, then what is there to hesitate?
"My lord, I don't understand something. β
Leaving the mayor's house, Ofariel followed Yuren and offered his thoughts in confusion.
"This road is still usable, so why do we have to spend money to repair it? You know, it cost us fifteen gold coins...... For now, that's not a small number. β
"A path that works and a path that works are completely different concepts, Miss O'Fariel. In my former hometown, there is such a saying. β
Yuren didn't care, and replied as he strolled through the town, admiring the view.
"If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. If there is no good way, then everything is in vain. People are lazy and indulge in enjoyment, and because of this, they become diligent. β
β......... Pardon me, I always feel that what you say seems to be a bit contradictory?"
Hearing this, Ofariel's eyes widened in surprise, and she couldn't imagine how the two were connected.
It is precisely because of lazy walking that people invented horse-drawn carriages, and it is precisely because they are eager to enjoy themselves that they build comfortable and warm rooms, and everyone is willing to endure hardships and stand hard work, and if they are content with the status quo, there will be no progress and development in society. It's like ......... here."
As he spoke, Yulian pointed to the town in front of him.
"You know, no matter how small a mosquito is, it's meat, and if those merchants can come here comfortably and easily, then why don't they start their own business here? Although it is true that this place does not meet the conditions of a major commercial town and a transportation center, how many cities on the mainland really meet these conditions? Wouldn't those merchants set up shop elsewhere? Just imagine, they ride in a carriage and bump all the way to this hellish place, but they don't get a tenth of what they expected, so who wants to invest?"
Yuren said, glancing at the ruined houses around him.
"So much effort and yet such a small return?Miss O'Faryl, I don't need to say that you understand that people always want to make money easily, even if the process is not so easy, it is good to have an easy beginning......... Convenience, that's the most important thing. If you want to be fast, you can't reach it, you have to eat it bite by bite, and the first thing you earn is paper, and then you earn money. β
"You have a point. β
After thinking carefully for a while, O'Faryl suddenly realized that he had fallen into a misunderstanding, indeed, they needed a lot of money to fill the current vacancy, and because of this, when O'Farriel considered the situation, he instinctively paid attention to those parts that could have a lot of income in a short period of time, completely ignoring the small income at the beginning. Yulian's words proved that he did not want to fill the void immediately, on the contrary, he was dealing with his current situation with a calm and detached attitude.
To be honest, it's hard to imagine that this is something that such a young aristocrat can think of.
Ofariel stared at the back of the young man in front of her, not hiding her confusion in the slightest. She thought she had enough wisdom and knowledge to help the young lord in front of her, but now, Ofariel began to slowly reflect on herself, could it be that she was too anxious to ignore the subtleties?
If in this matter, Yuren finally convinced O'Faryl, then in another matter, O'Faryl couldn't figure it out.