"Next."

In the town square, after Gervais left, the place began to be noisy again, especially when Thomas stood on the high platform of the square and announced the beginning of the selection of male and female servants, and many serfs in the audience let out cheerful cheers.

For these serfs, this is an opportunity for the carp to jump into the dragon gate, as long as they are selected to become servants in the castle, they can not only change their lives, but also make the whole family worry about food and clothing after receiving their salary.

However, the opportunity is rare, and the competition is equally fierce, Thomas Butler has announced the number of male and female servants selected today, 8 male and 5 female servants.

Compared to the number of hundreds of people who meet the selection requirements, this number of places is still too small, and many people are worried in their hearts at the moment, constantly chanting in their mouths, praying for the protection of the gods.

The selection has begun for a while, and the people who meet the selection conditions are lined up in two columns according to Thomas's requirements, one for men and one for women, and carefully looked at the pair of men and women with worried expressions in front of him, Thomas shook his head, indicating that the two were not selected.

When the guards in the back saw Thomas's movements, they immediately shouted, "Next." ”

The two men and women who were not selected instantly turned extremely pale, but they didn't dare to say more, in the fierce eyes of the guards, they walked into the crowd next to them, except for these two people, there were already many such men and women standing in the crowd, the men were dejected and did not say a word, and some girls were already lying on their parents' shoulders and sobbing.

As time passed, there were already 7 men and 4 women standing behind Thomas, all of whom were smiling, although none of them dared to speak out, and it could be seen from their expressions that they had succeeded, and that they had successfully been selected as the male and female servants of the castle, and from now on, they would live a life that was many times more decent than that of ordinary serfs.

"You stay." Thomas, who was sitting on the high platform, pointed to the man at the front of the line, and the man immediately bowed to Thomas in surprise before trotting behind Thomas, turning back and smiling joyfully at his family as he ran.

There are not many people left in the team, and the quota of eight male servants has been selected with Thomas's finger just now, and the more than ten men who are still lined up behind have lost the opportunity to participate in the selection.

"Next."

The men in the back knew that they had no chance and the others were gone, and they blended into the crowd with depressed expressions.

Thomas then set his sights on the women's lineup, and the maid was still last in the place, but when Thomas cast his gaze, he frowned, because there were only two women left in the lineup, and Thomas looked at the two, none of which satisfied him.

"Do you want to pick any one? Or is it empty first? "Thomas was in a dilemma, if he chose any one, he would be derelict in his duty as a steward, and if he didn't, the place would be vacant, and some things in the castle would not be arranged.

Thomas's selection of servants was based on careful consideration and according to the needs of the castle, and if there was one less, there would be no one to do the work.

Just as Thomas frowned and hesitated, something happened in the crowd.

"Let's go!"

"Excuse me!"

Jura took Anna's hand and squeezed the way through the crowd, because the crowd was so dense that the crowd squeezed away by Yura and the two would step on the heels of others from time to time, causing a burst of curses, but fortunately Thomas was still sitting on it, these people just cursed in a low voice, and did not dare to do anything else.

"I'm sorry...... I'm sorry. Anna, who was dragged forward by Yura, was obviously a shy type, and seeing that Yura's actions angered everyone, she hurriedly apologized in the back.

Although the curse below was slight, as the commotion got closer and forward, Thomas sat on the high platform and had a wide field of vision, and finally noticed something strange in the crowd.

Thomas looked away from the line and looked into the crowd, only to see that the commotion finally came to the front of the stage, and the two girls squeezed out of the crowd, Thomas first glanced at the girls in front of him.

"The skin is slightly dark, but there are no freckles, the facial features are good, the age is about 14 or 5 years old, much better than the two in the line, and can meet the requirements of the maid." After glancing at it, Thomas immediately came to a conclusion.

Thomas moved his gaze to the girl behind him, and when he saw Anna behind him, he was stunned for a moment, only to see that the girl had long brown hair, a fair face, and although the clothes on her body had many patches, they were cleanly washed and spotless.

"My lord, my lord, we're here to apply for a maid, can we?" Yura dragged Anna and finally squeezed in front of Thomas, and when she saw Thomas looking at them, she quickly bowed to Thomas and asked.

"Yes." Thomas was worried that there was still one less place for the maid to be selected, and he was very satisfied with the girl in the back, so he was not prepared to blame the two for their reckless behavior.

"But I'll tell you, there's only one place for a maid now."

"Huh?" Yura froze for a moment, and then her smiling face immediately collapsed.

Jura looked at Anna, then at the two women who were still waiting in line, and without hesitation, pushed Anna in front of her.

"Lord housekeeper, why don't you choose Anna, Anna is very well-behaved, she is literate."

"No, Butler, choose Yura! I...... I don't want to be a maid anymore. ”

"What are you two doing, whether you choose Thomas Butler or not, no matter how much nonsense you talk about, I can't spare you!" Before Thomas could speak, the guards behind saw the two girls pushing and shoving, for fear that Thomas would be unhappy, so they hurriedly shouted.

Out of satisfaction with Anna, Thomas was not angry, but found the scene in front of him quite interesting.

When Yura and Anna were stopped by the guard, they stopped pushing and shoving, and did not dare to make any more noise, cowering and bowing their heads and not daring to make any more moves.

"You're Anna? Do you still know words? ”

Thomas asked.

"Yes, yes, sir."

"Then choose you!" Thomas nodded and was satisfied, not only is he beautiful, but he is also literate, and when the time comes, he will definitely be praised again when he tells his own adults.

"Big ...... My lord, I don't want to be a maid anymore, so why don't you choose Yura! ”

Thomas's brows furrowed when he heard that Anna didn't want to be a maid, and he was about to speak, when he heard Anna continue: "Lord Butler, Yura came so late because of me......"

Although Anna was a little timid, for the sake of Yura at this time, she intermittently told the reason why Yura came here so late.

Yura, who was beside Anna, kept glancing at Anna, and secretly pulled Anna's finger, but Anna didn't pay attention to it, and although Yura was so angry that she stomped her feet, she didn't dare to be as presumptuous as just now.

"Oh?"

After listening to Anna's explanation, Thomas furrowed his brows and looked at Yura and Anna with a look of approval in his eyes.

Then Thomas fell into deep thought.