Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 654 Sutton Hoo estate
This so-called Sutton Hoo estate is not the kind of manor with only buildings left, but a complete manor with 526 acres of land.

At the same time, judging from the situation after entering the manor, this manor is not like the kind of neglected manor. Whether it is the cattle and sheep on the pasture or the wheat fields, it shows that the owner here has a good overall management level.

The main building of this manor is a small two-story building, which was built in the 17th century. After entering the 19th century, it underwent a thorough overhaul and renovation, so it now looks like a Victorian building.

The whole building is backed by a grove. It is a two-storey building with an attic. The brown roof and white walls look very beautiful under the sunlight, just like those oil paintings depicting the scenery of the British wilderness. Same.

Although compared with the top buildings of the same era, this building without any carvings on the exterior wall seems a bit too simple, but it looks so harmonious in this manor.

The butler Lubzon greeted them in front of the manor building. Compared with before, the attitude of the butler Lubzon was less businesslike and seemed a lot closer.The reason for this change is also very simple.

After all, for the next Patriarch who has been determined to be the family, he can be regarded as one of his own people, and his attitude towards his own people is definitely different from that of guests.

"This manor looks very good, why did you sell it?" Just as Butler Lubzon led Liang En and the others into the room, Joan couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked.

The reason why Joan of Arc said this is also very simple, because the location of this manor is really good, and at the same time, the whole manor is also very well run, so no matter from which angle you look at it, the owner of this manor will not become a seller. Produce.

"Yes, the overall operation of this manor is very good, and the annual profit level is very high." Lubzon steward said with a smile while leading the way.

"And because this place is across a river from the tourist city, this manor has also opened up farm trips and held activities like harvesting, which earn more than pure farms."

"Then why—" Joan of Arc frowned, she didn't understand why a nobleman would sell his precious property without lack of money.

In fact, if Mr. Du Lisi is not now a British duke, and there is no aristocratic real estate on British soil, he would not be able to buy this manor this time, and other nobles would have done it long ago.

It's just that considering that it is a very shameful thing for a British duke to not have any suitable real estate in the UK, others will give this opportunity to Mr. Du Lisi.

Of course, this kind of opportunity is only once. If Mr. Du Lisi or Joan of Arc wants to buy this kind of land with special rights next time, they will inevitably face very fierce competition.

When Joan asked why the family wanted to sell this property, which in her eyes was no different from a hen laying golden eggs, Steward Lubzon gave her a question that sounded unexpected, but when she thought about it carefully, she found it difficult to understand. Reasonable reason.

It turned out that although the owner of this manor had been married before, he had no legal legitimate children, only one illegitimate son and one illegitimate daughter. In the West, it is impossible for illegitimate children and illegitimate daughters to inherit the title.

Therefore, this nobleman who knew that his title would disappear in his own hands chose to sell his property to his two children in order to create a better future for them.

The reason why he chose to sell to Mr. Du Lisi was not because he paid the most money. In fact, several rich men paid more than Mr. Du Lisi. They chose to sell to Mr. Du Lisi purely because they hoped to preserve the tradition of the manor.

"This reason is quite reasonable." Joan of Arc nodded and said to Liang En, "Let's go in quickly, I think today will be a busy day."

The person who came to greet them was the owner of the manor, the quasi-baron Mr. Piletti. This was a tall and thin man with meticulously combed hair. He looked a bit serious.

"Welcome, welcome to the future owners of the Sutton Hoo estate." Mr. Piletti shook hands with Liang and the others in turn, and then invited them into the room.

The interior decoration of this house is completely different from the architectural style that looks like a high-end farmhouse on the outside. Whether it is the beige wallpaper with golden patterns or the mahogany decorative panels on the wall, it can reflect the painstaking efforts of the owner. .

Soon they came to the living room with bay windows, a servant brought them tea and snacks, and then Mr. Piletti began to talk about the manor.

Everyone has actually reached a common wish for this manor, and now Mr. Piletti just wants to chat with the future owner of the manor. By the way, through this meeting, he will finally confirm who will hand over the manor in the future.

I have to say that Joan's judgment is still very accurate. They spent a lot of time chatting, afternoon tea and banquets this day, and discussed some topics that were purely for small talk.

There's a lot of drowsiness in this schmoozing, but the point is that it's part of the basic etiquette, and even if you don't like it, it's okay to look good.

Of course, the main purpose of this kind of small talk is not to let everyone get acquainted. After all, we are just the simplest business relationship, and it is unlikely that there will be too many intersections in the future anyway.

As for the purpose of this kind of chat now, there is only one purpose, and that is to leave time for the people responsible for the specific handover to go through various handover procedures, so as to avoid embarrassment when everyone is waiting here.

After all, for such a large manor, it is definitely not something that can be done in a short period of time if all the things are counted and handed over, so both the manor owner and Liang En need enough time to deal with this matter.

After everyone finished dinner, all the handover work was completed. Mr. Piletti coolly downloaded a parchment under the supervision of Mr. Hood who rushed from London, signed his name, and then started the final handover Work.

This Mr. Hood is the queen's protocol officer and a member of the famous Hood family. This family has produced many famous admirals, such as Alexander Hood and Samuel Hood.

In particular, Samuel Hood was once Rodney's adjutant and Nelson's teacher. He was victorious in almost every battle in his life, and the only defeat was the Battle of Toulon during the French Revolution.

But this failure was not Hood's mistake in command.It was because the French commander was the future emperor of France, Napoleon, who was still a brigadier general at the time.

It’s just that for non-British people, the ones who can remember this family are Major General Hood who died in the Battle of Jutland in World War I and the Hood who was killed by Bismarck in World War II.

The reason why Mr. Hood came here today is also very simple, because it involves the conversion of the aristocratic territory, so he must represent the British royal family to help handle the transfer of ownership of the manor and register it.

(End of this chapter)