There is a strange tradition in the Snowman Empire that when a nobleman or an heir to a nobility does not want to marry another nobleman, they will pick a young girl from the orphanage and raise her to become a maid of a noble family, and this maid will usually become a noble lady.

Because the children in the orphanage generally have a clean background and will not have anything to do with any forces, this has also become the best choice for those who do not want to stand in line with the nobles.

Ted, a hereditary nobleman on the frontier in the northeastern part of the empire, has never married the daughter of a nobleman in the country since he came to this land.

Viscountess Hairington is almost always a poor person from the Valentine orphanage, and because of this, Ted has no physical defects, he is healthier, smarter, and taller than those in the middle of the empire!

Soaking in the tub, Ted continued to browse the mall, choosing the right tools, and downloading some e-books to increase his knowledge of agriculture and urban hygiene.

"I hate less when the book is used!"

Although my brain knows this knowledge, my own hands don't think so, if Ted is allowed to learn theoretical knowledge, there is no problem... If you want to get started... It's just going to make a mess.

"Looks like I'm going to have to get my hands dirty!"

At the same time, Mia had just finished eating the grapes, and she took off all her clothes and got into the brand new bed.

At this moment, it is late autumn, and there will always be a cool breeze at night, but hiding in the warm and comfortable quilt, every full coral velvet rubs every inch of skin, and the whole body is sunk in the mattress, as if floating in a warm bathtub, and the sense of comfort bursts out from the body.

Gradually, the soft pillow woke her up from sleep...

As the maid of the lord's family, Mia knows more or less about the Hairington family, and her smart little brain has also deduced that she must be the future Mrs. Hrington~

It's just that... According to Sir Chris, the previous viscountess gave birth to a child at the age of 13, although she unfortunately died in the end...

I'm 13 years old this year, so why didn't Lord Ted take action...

Little by little, her consciousness dissipated, and Mia stopped thinking, but let her brain empty her mind and fall into a deep sleep.

"Whew..."

In the evening, Ted stayed in the office with the butler to attend to unfinished business.

Inadvertently, Chris asked, "My lord, your mother gave birth to her first child at the age of 13, and why are you so reluctant to act on Mia?" Your and Mia's affairs have long been set by your father... You know, it's good for the family to have the next generation as soon as possible..."

"Poof...," Ted looked at Chris with a smile and asked, "I'm the only seed in our family, and everyone who was born before me died... My mother gave birth to me at the age of 26. ”

"Could it be that you want me to feel the pain of losing a child too? Like my father? ”

Hearing this, Chris hurriedly shook his head: "Of course not, my lord..."

It's just that... The duty of the generation forced him to interject again: "My lord, why don't I go to the territory of the empire to find a 25-year-old aristocratic woman who has not yet come into contact with men?" ”

"Smack!" Ted put down his pen helplessly, and said expressionlessly: "There is no better choice than Mia in this world, first of all, we are childhood sweethearts, we like each other and know each other, and secondly, her background is very clean!" Our family doesn't want to be too involved with the outside world! So Mia is the only one in the world who satisfies these two items..."

"But... A little earlier..."

"Shhhh Don't mention it again! Ted picked up the pen again, ignoring it.

In addition to the conditions just mentioned, there is another advantage, that is, the two are not related by blood!

The nobles were married either to the daughters of close relatives of other nobles in the empire, or to the maids of the family.

For the sake of future generations, Tai De would rather die and not think about other noble daughters.

"Keep working on the file!"

"Yes... My lord..."

Slowly, there were fewer and fewer documents piled on the table, and the sky gradually brightened, until the next morning, when the two of them finished processing the backlog of government affairs.

But they are not allowed to sleep right now! Because today, a week's worth of food will be distributed, and hundreds of thousands of residents in the city will be restocked, which is a big project, and Ted has to go to the scene to raise his prestige by the way.

A few days ago, he sent people to gather the citizens to build public baths, but two days later, no one was willing to come, and even if the officials kept shouting the slogan 'pay for work, don't work in vain', no one cared.

Now, Ted has gray haired grain... I thought I had a bit of charisma, so... Shouldn't this be a problem?

"I hope so..."

At eight o'clock in the morning, the entire shopping street was filled with people, all of them dragging their families, waiting for the shops to open, and unlike before, their faces were full of smiles, and many people waved to Ted!

This kind of scene made Ted suddenly have a feeling of 'Looks like I'm not bad!' 'Thoughts.

At half past eight, the shops opened on time to distribute supplies, and at the moment of opening, everyone was stunned!

It's not just wheat, it's cabbage and tomatoes! The dew on it even soaks up the smell of summer!

"Crunch...", one door after another was opened, and it was filled with fruits and vegetables that could only be seen from the middle, even expensive apples, which were included in the free supply, and sweet and delicious red dates and olives, which could attract a large crowd of onlookers just by placing them there.

Before that, even if you sat next to these fruits and smelled them, the merchant had to charge money...

There were also some expensive supplies, but Ted didn't release them, he had other plans.

After receiving instructions from the lord, the staff standing in front rang the bell in their hands and shouted, "Don't fight, don't rob!" There is enough food ration for every family! Our lord has bought enough food! It can be distributed for free until next year's autumn harvest! Those who do not queue up, those who grab, will be disqualified! ”

The people who were about to move, immediately stopped after hearing this, even if they could grab it, they couldn't escape the guards standing guard, it was better to come as requested, the big boxes piled up in the shops, it seemed that there was no need to hurry...

At this point, Chris took the guards and moved a large board to the end of the bazaar!

"After receiving the supplies, you can go to the plank in front of you! The lord has to recruit 300 men over the age of 20 to build public facilities, and there is a salary! ”

The people who were originally shocked widened their eyes again, and they were talking about it next to them...

"Give money? Isn't it a conscription of people to work for free? ”

"I heard about it a few days ago, but I don't know if it's true or not..."

"Recruitment? I'm afraid it's not a pretense, it's actually a conscription! In the end, no money will be given..."

"I'm not going... Anyway, I don't want to work anymore because I have food to eat..."

Most of the people who had received the free supplies had left in a hurry, and they had begun to accept the lord, but not yet to the level of Ted's mentality.

Until a man named William stopped in front of the wooden plank, and all 10 members of the family came here to get supplies, each with food in their hands, and his mother even dragged a cart to pull wheat and charcoal...

Seeing this, the man stopped and turned to look at the two eldest sons.

"Jack, Tom! You two and I will build public facilities for your lordship! ”

"Why? Father, no one is going here, just let someone else come..."The two sons stopped where they were, wondering.

Father William shook his head and smiled: "Family, think about it, if it weren't for the lord, our family wouldn't survive this winter, and even a lot of people would die, we don't need to care about others, at least the lord saved us, these foods are our wages, we have to go!" Do you understand? ”

Hearing his father's words, the family was thoughtful, and the eldest son and the second son put the wheat on the cart and followed in the footsteps of their father, and as the first family to join, they were at the forefront.

After a few hours, at least tens of thousands of people walked in front of the sign, but less than 200 people actually stopped...