Autumn in the mountains passed quickly, and by the time the people on the estate needed to put on a few more clothes, it was not far from the first snow.

The river freezes quickly and won't melt until next spring.

Lawrence sat outside the cabin basking in the sun, with a small round bench made of wood under his buttocks, with a basin of water in front of him, and a towel and brush in his hand.

The black unicorn stood in front of Lawrence, and obediently raised his foot to let Lawrence help him clean the muddy water from his legs.

Candace came out of the cave and saw Lawrence cleaning Catherine's limbs, so she hurried over.

"Master, I just counted the winter supplies in the warehouse, and please leave it to us to clean up Catherine's body, you can go into the house and rest."

Lawrence continued to rub the horse's hooves and said casually: "I can do whatever I want, I can go to Oak City if I want to see it, and if I want to sit here, I can sit here." ”

Candace said respectfully, "Yes, master." ”

Generally, the slaves of the nobility are not all statusless, and some slaves will also set rules for their masters, and they will not let the master do things that should not be interfered with by the master.

Decency and rules are not only effective for those below, sometimes servants and subordinates will also use rules to check and balance their masters.

Lawrence doesn't want to be restricted by outside rules, so the first thing to do is not to limit his rights.

If you leave things to others for a long time, your natural rights will be divided by others.

While it was quietly doing things, Saliel came over in the distance with a basket in her arms.

"Lawrence, listen to me, I was just thinking about what to eat today, when I saw a fish jump out of the water, and then I threw the basket of vegetables there, and I just caught this fish!"

Saliel walked over and showed Lawrence the fish she had been lucky enough to catch today.

Lawrence glanced at it, it was a kind of freshwater cod in the mountains, the meat was tender and slender, not greasy, and it was good for cooking soup and barbecue.

Saliel said happily, "I'll eat this today, but there's only one, and I'm going to eat it myself." ”

When Lawrence heard this, he realized that his family was indeed having a bad distribution of certain foods.

Eggs, bread, juice, chicken, beef are all good to divide because there is more than one.

But these are not troublesome things, and the fish that Saliel catches by herself is nothing, and there will always be some good treasures that are not easy to distribute in this era.

"I remember digging a fish pond last year, how are the fish there?"

Sariel knew where Lawrence was talking about, the area where the man-eating water used to exist, and later dug the swamp where the man-eating water was located and turned it into a fish pond for fish.

"The fish there are so small that it will take another five or six years to grow and they can grow up to one meter."

Lawrence didn't think it needed to be that big, and soon felt that the big fish tasted better.

"Well, let's start with the sea fish, and the fish will be sent down the mountain in the afternoon."

"Okay." Sariel quickly carried the basket and hummed a song, and returned to the cabin in a good mood.

At 3 a.m., the port of Ferry departs on a 20-meter fishing boat, using illumination beads to attract a large number of fish to approach, and then casting a net to catch fish.

Go back in the morning, and then transport a cartload of fish to the town and estate of Phumesius, which is basically in the afternoon.

Lawrence thought about the dinner in the evening, and quickly said to the horse in front of him, "Go in yourself." ”

The unicorn soon consciously went to the cabin.

Candace asked Lawrence, "Master, I'm going to wash Lord Catherine's feet." ”

Lawrence stood up and said, "Go ahead, let Emma come over." ”

"Yes, master." Candace quickly went in to help.

Lawrence soon saw Emma in a long dress walking briskly.

"Master, what do you command?"

Lawrence asked, "How's the papermaking going?" ”

Emma replied, "We dried a few sheets of paper in rotten wood water with a sieve that filtered water, but Brielier said it was not suitable for writing, and the paint quickly got wet on the paper. ”

Lawrence listened to the problem encountered by Emma and the others, and corrected: "Just press a few more times, so that the surface of the paper will be smoother." ”

"There's no need to rush this thing, there is a lot of time in winter, just do it slowly in the house."

Emma nodded, "Yes, master." ”

Lawrence has already made paper, first as papyrus to wipe his buttocks, and now he wants to make white paper that can write and draw.

The advent of paper can enhance the transmission of information, and at the same time, it can also spread civilization and technology to promote the overall development of science and technology.

Whether it is the technical diffusion of machinery, or the diffusion of gunpowder and firearms, a carrier is needed.

Without paper, oral communication will only make more technology lost.

Fourteen kingdoms in the West, fourteen languages.

Even in the same kingdom, people in different regions have different pronunciation styles and mouth habits.

Words and paper are the soil of science and technology.

"It only takes three years for a small child to master our language, and it takes five to ten years to master the written word," Lawrence said. ”

"If you're an adult, it takes longer to learn our language.

"You try to speak our language in the future, you don't have to learn a foreign language, and the rest of the people are the same, they are willing to speak our language, which means that they recognize our culture and is a sign of goodwill."

"If you don't learn our language, you don't plan to be friends with us."

Emma is not only Lawrence's maid, but also Lawrence's messenger for various orders to the town of Phumesius.

"Yes, master." Emma also doesn't think there's a need to learn a foreign language.

Lawrence quickly explained some of the arrangements for tomorrow, because he was enjoying life for a while, and he didn't think it was too early in the morning.

Unless you meet a kingdom that is more powerful than yourself, there is no need to learn the other party's language.

Lawrence is very enlightened now, and whoever doesn't want to learn the language here, then don't live here, go where to go.

Eight of the fourteen Western kingdoms are now cultivating Loffen-speaking nobility, and the rest of the kingdoms are also concerned about this.

Whoever is strong, whose language has learning value.

This winter doesn't require Lawrence to rush around preparing all sorts of things.

Most of us have experienced the cold winter here, and even those who are new to it know what is going on in the working group very quickly.

However, early the next morning, Lawrence was woken up by the maid.

"Master, Count Vakiri is dead."

Lawrence gets out of bed between Sariel and Sophia.

Candace and another Dark Elf maid dressed Lawrence and crouched in front of him to help him sort out his socks.

Lawrence quickly regained his senses and asked, "How did you die?" Who killed him? ”

"No one killed him, he died suddenly when he got up, and he died in pain, but he wasn't hurt," Brielil explained. ”

"The people of Vakiri have brought his body here, along with Countess Orauja."

Lawrence thought for a moment, "Okay, just invite Oraua to come up, I'm going to talk to the future countess." ”

"Yes, master!" Navia quickly agreed, and then prepared to leave to make arrangements.

Lawrence called out to him, "Wait! ”

Lawrence said to Sophia, who had already gotten up, "When O'Laua comes, you prepare lunch for her, and after eating, go take a shower and soak for a while." ”

"Treat her well while you rest in the bathroom, give her dessert and milk, and take her to the church to see me when it's ready."

Lawrence looked at Brillier again, "If she asks about me, say that whether or not she can become a countess depends on whether I support her or not." ”

"If she joins the Church of the Stars like the Earl, and follows the Prophet's guidance, then the Prophet will approve her to become a Countess."

Brielier quickly understood what Lawrence meant, "Yes, master. ”

Lawrence quickly got up to eat, then cleaned up and went to church to set up the tables, chairs, and frescoes, as well as flowers and crows.

First impressions matter! (End of chapter)