069. Have a nice trip
Of the eight, Jack is not the most handsome or the youngest, but he is the man who gives Lola two respects.
Laura saw the silver cross around Jack's neck glittering, perhaps a good knight with eight good intentions......
But Laura didn't agree right away, and she asked Jack to wait for her all night, thinking that if she refused right away, Jack might be ridiculed by some people.
I heard that early tomorrow morning, Jack was going to Count Gawain's territory, and he secretly asked someone to send a letter to refuse, which would make Jack lose the least face.
Hearing that the results will come out tomorrow, everyone has nothing to watch, so they continue to get drunk.
Tomorrow will leave, there is still time to do activities in the middle of the night, and towards the end of the banquet, the Drow couple is finally allowed to leave.
Bran followed suit, and he invited Laura's parents to his tent to analyze the situation, and if they wished, the family could come to Chaman Manor.
It was a strange place, and it was obvious that the Drows were unwilling, but Bran continued to convince.
"Two unmarried, ten-year-old daughters, a teenager who has just turned twelve, plus two, not counting Lola, a family of five, how many rubles do you want every month to live a rich life?"
Drow had no idea, but the wife in charge of the accounts said that it was about two gold rubles, and that the wife was using one-third of the previous expenses. Actually, it's still high.
"Now a blacksmith merchant with a shop, who works hard for a year, but only a little more than six gold rubles, what can you do in the castle, and take more than the blacksmith merchant? A brand new set of knightly equipment, two banner-bearers, and two horses, how much forage do you have to eat every day? A house with a mill, a donkey to carry goods, care when sick, and all that adds up. ”
The two former earls who are accustomed to enjoying themselves are a great burden, and staying in Bayern City will be disgusted sooner or later.
Or go to your relatives, or let go of your body.
"Jack is my trusted subordinate, and if you convince Lola, I'll provide you with a set of knightly equipment so that your son can become a knight when he is sixteen. I could have recommended him as an apprentice to the Florosa Guard, or to my mercenary group.
A large house for ten people, a maid to cook your food and mend your clothes, a young man to fetch water and grind wheat for you, a fertile farmland, and five gold rubles as a dowry, and Laura without any dowry......"
Among these things, the most important thing is "knight equipment", with this thing, if there is a male in the declining family, he can re-make meritorious service and squeeze into the aristocratic class.
This is the most important thing, if he takes refuge in his relatives, people will not necessarily give these things, and even ask his son to fight for it back.
And in Bran's thoughts, maybe this thin-looking boy will not live to be sixteen years old, and those things were originally intended to be rewarded to Jack so that he could find him a wife, and now it is just a favor.
Bran waited for the good news, and the next morning, Drow did not disappoint Bran and Jack.
The family gathered their belongings and appeared at the city gates.
Zhuoer is the same age as his wife, forty years old, and pampered, so it seems that the man is elegant and the woman is gentle.
The children of both are also growing well.
At this time, Count Nefer and Haugher on the tall building looked at each other coldly.
"Father, this boy Bran is so hateful, the blood of a fallen archduke, I thought it was in Venice! When Liana becomes the Mistress of Florence, be sure to deal with him. ”
"Wait...... Also, don't forget who you are, I didn't let you take my last name, don't forget to add Miss in front of Liana. ”
If it weren't for this bastard's random proposal, how could he let Lola run away, and Nefer is not satisfied with Hocher now.
"Yes, Father...... My lord.
A wave of hatred flashed through my heart.
Suddenly, Haugher was stimulated by these words and hated Count Nefer as well.
……
Inside the boudoir.
Laura was forced to powder, covering her tears and sad eyes.
She was about to refuse, but she couldn't stand the bitter pleading of her parents and younger siblings.
The younger brother can become a knight, and the younger sister can also find a good family in Florence through Jack's connection, and these dowries may make his father come back from here.
Once again, Lola pinned her happiness on men.
Outside to set off on the grass.
Jack rode a white horse, came slowly, he jumped off the horse, took Lola's little hand up, Lola nodded, and finally Jack gently hugged her.
Then he pushed her away.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm afraid of smelling on my body."
Jack was referring to the smell of blood on his leather armor, which hadn't been cleared up yet.
"I wish you victory."
"I ...... I swear that I will not let my wife be left out in the cold and wronged, and I will make her as beautiful as a flower forever......"
"Your Excellency."
Hearing someone summoning him, Jack said to the man, "I'll go right now." ”
"No need, Your Highness asked you to take your wife's family back to the manor."
"What do you mean?"
Bran instructed the Drow family to ride in two carriages, Jack and Laura in one, and two riders and eight foot soldiers to protect them.
Bran rode over at this time, "Have a good trip, have a few more." ”
……
The morning sun is charming and warm.
Bran rode forward with the stars and the moon.
Hilde, the dwarf who came out of the village of Rabi, hid behind the queue, remembering the sandy road he passed and the stream he crossed.
He helped take care of Bran's horses, had many opportunities to meet nobles, and heard many interesting things.
For example, the young consul Albert once said an oriental proverb, "The harvest of walking a hundred miles is not inferior to reading a classic." ”
Hilde didn't understand this at the time, but a few days ago he found out that the price of wool in Bayern was half a duka per pound compared to that in Rabi Village...... If you can transport fifty trucks at a time, what is it......
It's a lot of numbers.
Hilde was happy and happy to follow the brigade, and the consul was really right.
And Bran is also remembering, but not just one person, he also has assistants.
When you start heading north, if you encounter a situation that is a little different from the map, such as the sudden appearance of a new village, you have to revise the map you hold.
Pay attention to the distance between the fortresses of each castle, the paths and streams. How to improve the efficiency of material transportation......
The main body and fortifications of Bayern City, especially the wall, are particularly old, and Bran also made people write them down as possible war information in the future. If nothing else, when he arrives at Count Gawain's castle, Bran will remember.
The pair of people stopped and stopped, and it was quite long, and this time they brought a total of 550 people.
After collecting the armor left on the battlefield, cleaning the areas that were too dirty, and distributing it, more than 500 people were fully armed, and the number of cavalry also came to sixty.
The most important thing is that after really fighting in actual combat, the mercenary's ability has improved a lot, and if he doesn't die, his discipline and courage have improved in a bright line.