Chapter 467: Helplessness (I)

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is the end of December.

On this day, as the early morning sun shone brightly, Romon's lord's manor gradually woke up from its slumber.

The servants who lived in the wooden houses were the first to get up, they lit the fire, and actively prepared for the master's wake and breakfast, and the guards also woke up and went up to the tower to replace the night watchmen.

Romon got up, and he looked at Eleni, who was still sleeping, and she loved sleeping since she was pregnant.

Quietly got up, washed, put on a thick coat made of goat hair with wide sleeves, put on a long tube on his feet, a metal buckle belt around his waist, and a cape.

The cloak is made of otter, squirrel, sheep, rabbit, mink, beaver, fox and silver squirrel skins, among others, which are trimmed and are very warm.

When I arrived at the restaurant, a servant came in with a food cart and served breakfast with silver cutlery, and the breakfast was generally relatively simple, mainly bread, omelette, bacon, accompanied by ale and fruit wine.

After breakfast, a pleasant and busy day begins.

When I arrived in the living room, someone announced, "My lord, Lord Nick, Lord Wawik, and Mr. Lu Lun are here." ”

Entering the door and passing through a corridor is the living room, which is covered with a cashmere blanket on the floor, which is very soft and thick, and has a warm feeling.

When the three of them came in, they all saluted, and Romon waved his hand, and instead of sitting on the desk, he said on the sofa: "No need, we will discuss it on the sofa." ”

"Yes, Lord Viscount!" all three of them had the same honor for Romon to become a viscount.

Normally, if there were no guests in the morning, the lord would gather his servants and stewards to give an account of the day's work, and then consult with his staff on matters within the realm.

Naturally, this is no longer the case.

"My lord, according to your request, we have made an extension to the Lord's Villa. Lu Lun said first, and took out a document: "Your vassals, as well as the nobles close to you, are about to send the child." ”

Now, almost every vassal has a wife and a child, and according to the rules of this world, the lower-level vassal will generally send his son to the home of the higher-level vassal to study.

This is not necessarily the meaning of the hostage, in fact, the superior feudal lord has to bear the child's support, of course, this is also the meaning of cultivating a family.

Even if they are feudal vassals, if they don't do this, they tend to be estranged, and now each generation can cultivate affection and loyalty.

This is the top priority of the aristocratic family, and it should not be neglected.

"At what age?" asked Romon asked.

"It's usually seven years old, but some are a little earlier, six years old. Lu Lun replied.

Unlike the pompous children of the aristocracy, this tradition of the aristocracy can be called far-sighted.

A child between the ages of six and seven will be sent to the castle or villa of a higher nobleman, and he will become a servant.

"How's the course?"

"Adults, the curriculum includes basic martial arts training, falcon breeding, basic religious knowledge and daily life etiquette, and basic reading and writing until the age of fourteen for a second choice. ”

"Tell me more about the situation. Romon said instructively.

"Yes, my lord, their lives are as follows. Lu Lun replied, now that Romon is a viscount, he can't be lazy in this regard.

Recruiting the children of nobles who were lower than themselves to their subordinates was an important means for many nobles and kings to strengthen their power and expand their influence, and some of them even opened schools for this purpose to recruit noble young people to come to study and receive training.

Some kings also specifically ordered their vassals to send their sons to his court to be trained and trained in preparation for the selection of excellent knights in the future.

Of course, it is a large expense to bear the living expenses of many servants, but they are not pure consumers, they also have to do a lot of work outside of military training every day, and those jobs are very hard.

These young subordinates, they are not here to enjoy, and the superior nobles will not condone and spoil them.

They had to get up early every morning, and the first thing they did was to hurry to the stables to take care of the horses, comb them with a comb, and bathe them in hot weather.

On weekdays, he also completes the management and care of the master's war horse, such as feeding and drinking water.

After finishing the work in the stables, he had to take care of the hounds and falcons as soon as possible.

After finishing his work with the animals, he had to hurry to the master's room, carefully waiting for the owner who had just woken up, and helping the master to get dressed.

If any guests came to stay in the castle, he was responsible for the reception, helping to keep the weapons and taking care of the horses. When it was time to start the meal, he was responsible for blowing the trumpet to make announcements, and preparing hand washing water, tables and chairs, etc. During the host's meal, he stood behind the host and the lady, helping to pass the food at any time, helping to cut meat, cut bread, and pour wine.

When his master and other noble knights went out on a trip, he followed him to the left and right, guarding the money and softness of the master. When the master participates in jousting tournaments or hunting, he also prepares the weapons and equipment for the master and takes care of the horses as he did before the battle.

He was busy until late at night, undressing and going to bed for his master, and taking care of the horses, hounds, and falcons. Finally, for safety reasons, he had to check every part of the castle before he could go to sleep in peace.

The life, work, and training of aristocratic teenagers was hard, and in the process of waiting for every call from their master, they learned to be humble.

"That's good. Romon listened and appreciated the policy very much.

These children actually do the work of servants and reserve warriors, and basically do not create a bunch of waste.

Luo Meng thought for a moment and instructed: "Regarding knowledge and martial arts, it should be systematized, Lu Lun, this systematization of knowledge is up to you, to complete the basic knowledge and etiquette education before the age of fourteen, and I will hire you as a consultant in the relevant aspects." ”

"Yes, my lord, I am willing to serve you. Lu Lun was a little excited, this is an important position.

"Vavik knights, you will be educated in martial arts, and if it is appropriate, I will canonize them as probationary knights when they reach the age of eighteen. ”

Trainee knights, also known as civilian knights, are generally noble samurai who have not reached the fifth level.

or civilians who have reached level 5 and have not been canonized.

However, even a cadet knight is a great honor, and although it is not hereditary, it is a title that can be held for life and recognized by all.

"Yes, my lord, I am willing to serve you. Wawik bowed his head calmly.

"Nick, you're going to double the size of my villa, thankfully there was room left in the beginning so that more children could be accommodated. Romon commanded.

"My lord, don't worry, I'll take care of this, my child and Fafer's child has also been born, and in a few years, he will join your castle and serve you. Nick said, as his status increased, calling him by his first name was gradually abolished, and now he was all addressed as an adult.

People in this world believe that what children do in childhood will give them experience and prepare them for future life, so in fact, these children will have a lot of work to do, but Nick does not feel distressed.

"My lord, you're just talking about boys, if it's a girl, how about it?" Nick thought for a moment and asked, girls are still less valuable than boys in this world, and ordinary aristocratic families are unwilling to afford girls from lower-class families.

"Again, this is handled by Elenie, or the bell who comes back, and the girl can also choose to be educated in knowledge and martial arts, but it is not required. Anyway, I have money and don't care about that, Romon said: "I will teach some etiquette, cooking, and family management courses, or contact a few churches and visit regularly." ”

"Yes, sir!"

Ladies from aristocratic families, unless they have potential in religion, mages, and knights, they can only get married.

When this order was given, Romon was very happy, waved his hand, and said, "If there is nothing to do, you can go down!

"My lord, I'll take my leave. Wawik said with a knightly salute.

After Vavik left, Lulun and Nick looked at each other and said, "My lord, do you remember Owena?"

"Owenna!" Hearing the name, Romon smiled: "Remember, she hasn't been here for a long time, what's the matter?"

Miss Owenna has been exercising, but unfortunately she has never broken through, and now that she is twenty years old, her parents have issued an ultimatum to ask her to marry. Nick said, with a look of some unbearability.

In this world, parents often want to decide their daughters' future as early as possible.

Men, especially older men, tend to marry younger wives, which is not only a matter of **, but more importantly, under the current standard of living, women, even aristocratic women, are unlikely to marry at the age of 30 or more, because age limits the number of children they have and thus affects the reproduction of the family.

As a result, girls in aristocratic families get married around the age of 18.

The future of most young women is not enviable. Because for an 18-year-old girl, the prospect of marrying a 30-year-old man is not attractive.

And marrying a 40-year-old widower is even more frustrating.

As girls get older, their "market value" decreases.

Owenna is a noble lady anyway, there is no decent profession to do, of course they can't be a merchant or a craftsman, if this continues, Owenna's only fate is to go to church and remain celibate for the rest of her life.

“...... What does she think?"

"She wants to go to the area of the demon plague and fight hard, or die in battle, or break through. Nick said.

There was a moment of silence, and Romon frowned.

Inadvertently, it delayed a girl's life.

Romon was tight.

But now, he is not very willing to marry a third wife, his love is very stingy, and it is enough to divide it between two.

"My lord, if she goes to the demon disaster area like this, even if she succeeds, her life will be very difficult in the future, a single female knight?" Lu Lun said disapprerovingly: "I know that she is very affectionate to you, but she can't pull it down for a while, as long as you agree, I think she will eventually be willing to marry you." ”

After a pause, he said: "She loves you, it is not easy for a nobleman to find a wife who loves him, and if you let her go this time, no matter what, the result will be a tragedy, three years are coming, you seize the opportunity and marry, unless you still want to marry the earl, or even the duke and the king." ”

Hearing this, Luo Meng appeared a wry smile, and the appearance of a beautiful and stubborn girl appeared, her eyes implied affection, at this moment, he was a little in a trance, stunned for a moment, he shook his head and sighed: "Okay, bring it up to her parents." ”