Chapter 1: The Maiden Duke and the Soap
The goddess of fate is quite kind of to Sinan Pei, and her life after escaping death is quite good.
After a while, he figured out the current situation.
The development of civilization here is almost equivalent to Europe at the end of the Middle Ages, although there are many inconveniences in life, but it is not impossible to adapt, and he is even a little glad that he did not wear to a primitive era. And it was the lord of the place who saved him, a great nobleman, the titular ruler of the Dukedom of Auvergne, and a young girl in the mood for love.
To be honest, Sinampei's heart is still a little chaotic, as long as he thinks of his parents who are far away in his hometown and the girl who was killed by himself, he can't help but want to cry. A day or two may not be nothing, but after a long time, the torture of his heart and the longing for his hometown that he doesn't know if he can go back occupy his heart.
What does it mean to forget about the earth once you cross it? It's pure nonsense! At the very least...... At least the current Si Nanpei feels that if he can't go back for the rest of his life, he will definitely go crazy. Even if you go back to jail!
In this way, his listless appearance even attracted the attention of the duchess.
She was very curious about this man with a different skin color and appearance, and since she picked Si Nan Pei home, she had a conversation with Si Nan Pei every day, trying to figure out his origin - Si Nan Pei's face is very delicate, and if it is put among Caucasians, it can even be called exquisite.
As a last resort, Sinampei had to try his best to practice the language here.
Fortunately, this language is not difficult to learn, in Sinampei's opinion, its grammatical structure is no different from that of the Romance language family, and the daily uninterrupted contact has also made his progress rapid, and it didn't take long for him to be able to have daily conversations, although many proper nouns could not be understood, but it did not affect anything.
As for Theresa, even if she is a duke, she also has the inevitable nature of a girl, and since he was able to have a simple conversation, he began to deliberately take him with him on every trip.
"This helps with the improvement of your language level. Theresa said to him with a little playfulness.
But Sinampei actually knew very well in her heart that she was probably thinking of herself as a newly-acquired clown or a courtier, and that she was taking herself out purely to show off.
But it's hard for him to refuse, right?
So the whole town of Aliai knew that the Duchess had picked up a strange stranger.
Every time he went out, he always made Sinan Pei uncomfortable in the face of a flood of strange eyes, and it felt like he had become a monkey in a zoo. What's more, when the suit on his body was washed by the maids, Theresa forced him to put it on: "This is your original costume, isn't it?"
Si Nanpei, who changed into a suit again, attracted more attention.
"But I can get used to it slowly. Sinan Pei shook his head and smiled bitterly to comfort himself.
This kind of life gradually faded the sorrow in his heart, although the current life is not very good, but he can go on.
The only thing that he is not satisfied with is the sanitary conditions.
At this time, soap is still a luxury, and if it is not for the big nobles and rich people, it is impossible to afford it. When Sinampei was invited by Theresa to dine together, he could only watch as Theresa cleaned her hands with the "expensive gift of the gods", and then sat down at one end of the long table to eat elegantly, while he could only watch dryly.
Of course he wanted to use it, but was glared back by Theresa's servants without a doubt.
He lost his appetite at the sight of his hands, which he hadn't thoroughly washed for daysβin fact, the large pile of roasted quail, broth, and bread in front of him was the reason why he was not to his liking.
"Si, what's wrong?" noticed Sinampei's abnormality, and Theresa asked suspiciously. She thought that Sinan Pei might not have seen such a sumptuous banquet, so she was a little overwhelmed.
In fact, Sinan Pei doesn't look down on these things.
"No, it's nothing, it's just ......" Sinampei didn't know what to say about soap, he said with a wry smile, "I didn't expect you to live so simply as a duke." β
Theresa almost thought she had misheard. The dishes on the table in front of him were no less than the king's food, and the king ate no more than four bowls of soup, a whole pheasant, a mountain quail, a large plate of lettuce, two large slices of ham or mutton, and perhaps dessert after the meal...... (Note: Quoted from Louis XIV's recipe, it seems ridiculous to modern people, haha (
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Theresa was a little angry, and the stranger in front of her seemed a little ignorant. She snorted, "Then what kind of food do you think is worthy of being a duke?"
"At the very least, you should have your cook wash his hands with soap before cooking. Although he realized that he might have offended the chick in front of him, Sinampei still decided to continue, "I am concerned about the quality of these dishes and your health. β
"You're not joking, are you?" Trisa frowned, looking at Sinampe as if she were looking at a madman or a fool.
"It's normal with us. Sinan Pei stiffened his head and said, "In this way, Your Highness, why don't you let me make some soap for you?"
"In your hometown, is it rich enough for everyone to use soap?"
"No, it's just...... It's just that in our country, soap has long become a cheap manufacture and even a synonym for the common people. Sinampe raised his head and said.
Theresa shook her head in disbelief.
"Your Highness, why don't you ...... like this" Si Nanpei thought for a while and said, "After eating, how about I make a few pieces of soap for you on the spot?"
"You're not kidding, Mr. Si. Theresa puffed out her cheeks and said, "As far as I know, the soap making process takes at least a month. β
I don't know if it's because of the bloodline, Theresa is very beautiful - this has been mentioned before, and because of her age, she is also cute, and now she puts on such an annoyed look, which is even more likely to arouse the delusions of others.
Long chestnut hair, blue eyes, delicate small mouth and bumpy body...... Although in the eyes of some otaku, her age may only be called a large Lori, but she already has enough capital to make Sinan Pei's heart ape.
Sinampei decided to show her what it means to be a modern person today.
"It may seem like a month to others, but one day seems to me to be enough. Sinan Pei said proudly, "It's not difficult. β
Seeing Sinampei so confident, Theresa was also a little shaken: "You are a magician?"
"Magician?" Sinanpei shrugged, "No, I'm just a scholar, that's all. Sinampei decided to put gold on his face, besides, in this era, he is enough to be called a scholar. As for "magician"? The newcomer Sinampei didn't understand the meaning of the term.