Hearing that Gervais would also pay the silver coins in advance, Bernard was visibly stunned.

"Thank you Lord Gervais for your generosity, then I will start forging for you tomorrow. It can be completed within a month. ”

It is normal for poor people to come to the blacksmith shop to pay some wages in advance, after all, it is not uncommon for the blacksmith to build things well, and it is not uncommon for people to come to get them, and paying some wages in advance can save a lot of losses.

The aristocracy paid very little in advance, and it was the first time Bernard had met him after so many years of ironmaking, especially since Gervais took the initiative to pay.

The nobles generally boasted of their nobility, and if any blacksmith asked the nobles to pay their wages in advance, it was an insult to the nobleman, and he would be pulled out 100% and beaten with dozens of whips.

Another reason is that as long as it is a nobleman, it is definitely easy to find it in the local area, and there is no such thing as building something and not finding someone to receive it.

Unless something is built and the nobleman doesn't want to pay, this kind of thing happens from time to time.

"You don't need to thank me, just guarantee me good quality." Gervais also knew that the nobles did not need to pay in advance, and they would have to give it sooner or later anyway, so it was better to give it quickly, after all, it would take a lot of iron to build their own long swords and round shields, and the time would be delayed because of the problem of money.

It is urgent to recruit soldiers yourself, and the sooner the sword is built, the sooner you can equip them for training.

"By the way, Bernard, do you know how to make leather armor?" Suddenly, Gervais thought of another question and asked Bernard.

The manufacture of leather armor seems to be very simple, but there are many doorways in it, and the most important thing is the treatment of leather, if it is not handled well, not only will it not have a defensive effect, but it will rot in a few months.

Gervais suddenly remembered that there was a boarskin in his castle, so he asked in passing.

The leather armor of this world is generally made of boar skin or cowhide, and the effect of both is similar, and the defense of the leather armor mainly depends on the iron pieces inlaid on the leather armor.

The defensive effect of leather armor is generally to defend against slashing, and if it stabs directly, it will have the same effect as Ike's day, which is better than nothing.

However, leather armor is the most economical type of defensive armor, many nobles and nobles use leather armor to equip their soldiers, and only a few elites can equip chain mail or other types of armor.

"Lord Gervais, if you can provide leather, I can make it for you, a leather armor for 4 silver coins."

Weapons and armor are matching, since Bonnard can forge a long sword, he will definitely also forge armor, and leather armor is also a type of armor, so Gervais got Bernard's affirmative answer.

"Very well, you have given me a big surprise, Mr. Bernard." Gervais glanced at Bernard again, although weapons and armor are indeed inseparable, but there are many blacksmiths who can't even build weapons well, and it is indeed rare to find an all-rounder like Bernard.

"I also want to make 20 pieces of leather armor, but I only have one boar skin in my castle, and when I send someone to send it over, you can help me make two pieces first, and you can help me make the rest when I find the leather." Gervais thought about it, since Bernard can do it, he doesn't have to go far, as for the leather, Gervais is ready to mobilize the people to see if he can catch a few more boars.

A boar skin of three or four hundred catties can probably make two pieces of leather armor, as long as you catch 9 more, the wild resources of this world have not been overexploited, and it is still easy to catch a few heads.

"No problem, Lord Gervais."

"Very well, Mr. Bernard, the matter is settled. I'm looking forward to your craft. See you next time. ”

The matter was settled, and Gervais didn't stay any longer, and there was nothing else to do to stay here, and he felt a little uncomfortable because he had stayed in the sweltering heat of the blacksmith shop for too long.

"You'll be satisfied. You walk slowly. Bernard bowed and said goodbye.

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"Anna, are you really not going to attend?"

In the town, in a dilapidated thatched hut, a young girl is squatting on the ground, occasionally adding firewood to the mud-made stove, on which the small clay pot has broken a corner, and a stream of steam comes straight out of the gap, mixed with the smell of herbs throughout the thatched hut.

"I'm not going, Yura, go quickly, leave me alone, or you'll miss out." Anna squatted on the ground and added firewood, a pair of big eyes looked at the stove a little distracted, the vigorous fire in the stove was imprinted on the girl's fair face, but the girl did not know what she was thinking.

"But if you don't go, your mother won't get better, and you have learned writing from Brian, and if you let the butler know, you will definitely be chosen to be a maid in the castle, this is a rare opportunity, you can't miss it." Behind Anna stood a girl about the same age as her, the girl's skin was slightly dark, and she looked very anxious when she saw that Anna was unmoved at the moment.

"If I become a maid in the castle, my mother will have no one to take care of!" Anna remained unmoved, but when she thought of her mother, she turned her face sideways and looked at the 'bed' made of stone and broken wood, on which lay a pale woman, who was already asleep, but who coughed from time to time.

Jura and Anna are very good friends, and yesterday he was overjoyed when he heard that the castle was going to choose a maid, although she herself might not be chosen, but Jura felt that Anna would definitely be chosen, because Anna was the only girl in the town who could read.

While she couldn't wait to tell Anna the good news, Anna wasn't ready to go to the square to participate in the maid audition. She has to take care of her only relative, her mother, who has been sick in bed for more than three months.

"Anna, as long as you become a maid, you can use your salary to find someone to take care of your mother, and you can also save money to go to other towns to buy medicine for your mother's treatment." As the minutes ticked by, Yura became more and more anxious, and the tone of her voice began to improve.

"Like you, in a few days, you and your mother will be hungry."

After Yura's words were spoken, Anna, who had been distracted, finally had a slight reaction, and asked with a slight hesitation: "But the salary will not be paid until at least a month later, and if I become a maid, there will be no one to take care of my mother within a month." ”

"Stupid Anna, as long as you become a maid in the castle, will people worry that you have no money for her? You can owe it first, and then give it to others when the salary is paid! ”

Seeing that Anna finally made some changes, Yura immediately became happy, although the life of Yura's family was also very difficult, but she had a capable father and an adult brother, and her life was barely enough to eat.

But Anna's family is different, Anna has no father, her mother is a woman after all, the harvest is not high, although the well-behaved Anna also found a job in the town to support the family, but her family's life is still hard.

Three months ago, Anna's mother fell ill, and Anna quit her job in order to take care of her mother, so it can be said that Anna's family has fallen into despair.

Yura knew that the castle's choice of maid this time was the last straw for Anna's family, but Anna was concerned and confused, and didn't figure it out.

"Then Yura, you go first, I'll feed the medicine to my mother first, and I'll come right away." Anna was finally moved, and since she heard the news of the castle's selection of maids yesterday, she also fantasized about becoming a maid, wearing decent new clothes and working in the castle with a good salary.

It's just that her mother needs to be taken care of, and Anna has to give up, this incident has made Anna lose a day and a night, but for her mother, she has no complaints.

"I'll help you, and we'll go together after feeding the medicine." Yura didn't really go alone, but quickly brought a wooden bowl and spoon to help Anna.

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