Chapter 71: The Harvest Conference Stirs Up
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Alvin walked to the corner and lifted a pot of thorn vines to look at it but saw nothing, when the thorn vine on the pot suddenly writhed, and when it touched Alvin, it quickly wrapped around him.
Alvin panicked, but did not dare to scream, and kept struggling, struggling to touch two other pots of thorn vines at the same time. Two other thorny vines wrapped around him.
After a while, three thorny vines more than two meters long entangled Alvin to death.
"Help me......" Alvin was really frightened, he never thought that he would be entangled in a few plants, and in his panic he called Jessica for help.
Jessica ignored him, struggled to her feet, and strode towards the door, where she came to the next house and shouted for Gavin and Hetty to open the door.
"Jessica, what's wrong?" asked eagerly as Gavin opened the door before he had time to put on his shirt.
"Gavin helped me loosen my bonds. Jessica turned, her back to Gavin.
Gavin then noticed that Jessica was tied with her hands behind her back, and he immediately helped her untie the rope. Hetty also walked over and helped Gavin get dressed.
Then Jessica briefly told the two of them what had just happened.
The three of them ran to Jessica's room, where Alvin was already entangled in thorny vines and unable to move.
Gavin and Hetty both stared at him angrily, and at the same time wondered how he was entangled in a few vines, although Jessica had simply told them just now that it was the magic thorn vine planted by Zeqi, but after all, it was the first time they had seen him, and they couldn't help but be curious.
"I'll have to tell Chief White and Captain Aheng's Guard about this. Gavin said, "Hetty, you and Jessica look at this villain. I'm going to report right now to the main house. ”
"Hmm. Hetty replied.
Gavin looked around and picked up a shovel and shoved it into Hetty's hand, "If he dares to move, or if he shows signs of breaking free from the vines, you will chisel him with a shovel and hoe, and chisel at his head." Chisel to death!" Gavin's last sentence was almost shouted out, apparently deliberately for Alvin.
Alvin stared at them in despair, knowing they wouldn't be able to let him go anyway.
"Gavin," Jessica called Gavin, "don't talk to Captain Yaheng just yet, just to Zeqi and Steward White." After all, this thorny vine ......"
Gavin immediately understood what Jessica meant, and said, "Don't worry, I know." Zeqi was not allowed to let anyone else know about the cultivation of magic plants in the manor. ”
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The next morning, the harvest assembly.
Inside and outside the large courtyard outside the main house of the manor, almost all the people of the manor gathered. If you want to say when the main house of the manor is the most crowded, except for the harvest festival, it is this harvest conference. In the courtyard of the main house stood the heads of each slave family, usually men, and if her husband died like Jessica, it would be represented by women, and everyone except the head of the family could only stand outside the courtyard.
All the slave parents in the courtyard stood in a team in the branch garden, and the branch head stood at the head of the team.
Before the harvest meeting began, there was already a lot of discussion inside and outside the courtyard.
"Hopefully this year's harvest will be better than usual. One said.
"What's the use of a good harvest, we still get a little bit of what we get. One complained helplessly.
"Yes, especially after being reformed by Director Wright. ”。
"Yes, I don't know what bullshit he is calculating, he is deceiving us ignorant serfs. ”
"Hmph," said one of them suddenly, "if we only get less than the early years today, we will definitely propose to the head of the manor to change the calculation method of the share!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent. Who you are, you are a serf. It has always been the head of the manor who says what he says, he obeys, what right do he have to give advice?
"Don't be intimidated," the man shouted, "there is great strength in numbers, and as long as we all work together, the chief of the manor will definitely hear and consider our proposal." ”
"Yes. ”
"Good. ”
"That's how it should be. ”
A lot of people responded.
Chief White stood on the high platform and looked at the noise on this side, and the people here immediately fell silent.
George, who was standing at the head of the team, looked at the branch director of the next team with a smile, his eyes seemed to have something meaning, and the branch director of the next team also winked at him.
It didn't take long for the head of Haber Manor and four of the manor guards to walk out of the main gate of the manor.
Without any command, the courtyard and outside naturally fell silent. As usual, Haber, the head of the manor, stood on the high platform to give a speech on this year's harvest.
"The light god has blessed us with another year of great harvest. This year's harvest is a gift from the God of Light, and of course it is inseparable from your hard work and efforts. ......”
The loud speech of the chief of Haber Manor sounded dull and dry, but no one dared to speak inside and outside the courtyard.
After the speech, it was Mr. Wright who announced this year's results and the sharing of each family.
White stepped forward, "The results of our estate this year are similar to previous years, or even a little better. Now I will announce the share of each family, and after the conference, you can queue up at the warehouse to receive your family's share of income. ”
"The first place in the East Apple Branch is the Adunis family, and because of your hard work, you have received the most share this year, which is four loads of wheat, one load of flour, and two sets of linen clothes. Congratulations!"
"Spit on!" Adunis spat on the ground, not happy that he had been number one. He is a family of eight, and he has worked harder than ever to get as much as he has ever gotten in the past.
"In the East Apple Branch, the second place family is the Allen family, and because of your hard work, you have received three loads of wheat, one load of flour, and two sets of linen clothes. ”
"Go. Alan spoke out disdainfully, naturally dissatisfied.
The audience began to sigh, and from time to time someone began to talk.
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After more than two hours, as Director White read them out one by one, the following discussions gradually became louder, and all the talk was about not being satisfied with his share.
The head of Haber Manor doesn't like to see such a scene, there are a lot of complaints every year, he is tired of seeing it, he is tired of standing now, it is estimated that it will be a long time before the end of the conference, it is better to go back to the main house and drink a glass of red wine, and let the two slaves and maids help him massage.
Georgia, who was on the high stage, saw that the head of Haber Manor was about to leave, and suddenly shouted loudly: "It's not fair!"
When Georgia shouted, it was when General White was about to read out the next person's results, and he didn't expect to be suddenly interrupted by him like this, and he was very angry.
Zech, who was standing next to White's chief and holding the ledger, also looked at Georgia depressedly.
After Georgia finished speaking, he immediately looked at the other branch directors and a few of his cronies. These people shouted, "It's not fair!"
"It's not fair!"
"It's not fair!"
Inside and outside the courtyard, the heads of each branch take the lead, and more people are there.
"Restore the way it is divided!" Georgia continued.
"Restore the way of sharing!" is getting more and more people.
"Get rid of White!" Georgia shouted out what she was thinking.
"Get rid of White!" shouted louder and louder from the audience.
The head of Haber Manor couldn't help frowning as he looked at the scene in front of him. The manor guards beside him raised their spears one after another, all aimed at the slaves in the courtyard. The guards of the manor guarding the surroundings also ran over with guns in their hands, blocking the front of Haber Manor.