Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts
Chapter 154 The Poor Village
Chapter 154 The Poor Village
Rhodes was in a good mood along the way, and the originally boring journey didn't seem so annoying, even the yellowing weeds on the roadside looked much more pleasing to the eye.
"It's getting late, there's a village just ahead, we think we'd better go in and rest, and continue on the road tomorrow." Baron said, looking up at the sun that was about to set.
"I can do it, and I don't know if the villagers inside will welcome outsiders like us." Rhodes said.
"Let's go in and ask first, it's not safe to sleep outside at night." Misel gave her advice.
When Baron heard this, he lightly clamped his horse's belly and set off towards the village at a faster speed. After seeing it, the others also speeded up to follow.
It's time for dinner now, and smoke is rising from the sky above the village. In the nearby farmland, some people are carrying farm tools and walking in the direction of Jia. It's already October, and the winter wheat has just been planted in the field, and it will take some time Only with careful care can they thrive.
After approaching the village, a stinky smell came over the face, and Rhodes almost vomited it out. He covered his nose and it took a long time to get used to the smell.
This stench is a mixture of various excrement, but considering that there are no public toilets in the city, and since it is not clear that feces can be used as fertilizer, there must be no one in this village.
After walking close enough, Rhodes found that it was indeed the case. There were all kinds of excrement everywhere on the ground, and there were no toilets. Also unlikely.
Baron rode his horse into the village along the muddy land, and the surrounding villagers looked at them curiously, as if their arrival was a rare event for the village.
"Excuse me, can we stay overnight in your village?" Baron rode to a male villager and asked.
"You have to ask the elders of our village." The villager seemed a little afraid of Baron.
"Then where is the elder of your village now?" Baron asked again.
The status of the elders of the village is similar to that of the village head, but there are some differences. The Roman Empire does not have the position of a village head. The village is managed by the local lord, and the elder of the village is the person who is elected in the village to talk to the lord. Generally, it is held by a respected old man in the village.
They can't manage the villagers like village chiefs in other countries, and can only make a reasonable decision on some unimportant things, such as whether to allow outsiders to stay overnight.
"He lives in that red house." The villager pointed in one direction submissively.
Rhodes and the others followed Baron along the direction the villager had just pointed to. When they reached a red house, Baron gave Rhodes a look.
Rhodes would be sorry, he got off his traveling horse, walked to the dilapidated wooden door and knocked twice.
The surrounding houses seemed to be piled up with loess, looking dilapidated and outdated, and the house in front of them was similar, but the color was different, which may be because the soil used contained some iron elements.
The houses in the small villages of the Nord Kingdom look pretty good, most of them are made of wood, and they look beautiful on the outside. If you live in that kind of house, it is relatively comfortable and cozy.But these houses in front of Rhodes are far away, living in them does not know how much ashes they eat every day.
Rhodes was not worried about poor accommodation conditions, but lamented the gap in the living standards of ordinary civilians in the two countries.
Not long after knocking on the door, the dilapidated wooden door was opened by an old man with gray hair.
"Who are you?" While the old man was speaking, he glanced at Baron who was sitting on horseback with some fear. Baron, who was wearing a full set of armor and carrying a giant ax on his back, looked really scary.
"We are ordinary passers-by, and we want to stay in your village for one night, is it possible?" Rhodes said softly.
"We don't welcome outsiders here." The old man replied.
Just as Rhodes was trying to persuade the old man, Michel suddenly said, "We brought our own food, and we won't eat your food. We just need to provide us with a place to sleep."
"Alright then." The old man nodded, "you can stay in my house."
"Thank you very much." Rhodes took out a silver coin from his purse and handed it to the old man as rent.
The old man hesitated for a while, and finally accepted the silver coin tremblingly after earning it for a while. This silver coin can slightly improve his current poor life.
To be honest, a silver coin is like a dime to Rhodes, who is carrying a huge sum of money, like a dime to an ordinary person, even if it falls on the ground, he doesn't even bother to bend down to pick it up.
On the road before, he roughly estimated the value of those gems obtained in River Valley City based on the magic power that gems could store, which was at least more than 30 gold coins.
The amethysts that were rewarded in the team competition of the competitive tournament were relatively low-value gemstones. He also seized a diamond worth tens of thousands of gold coins yesterday.
The diamond is only a tiny bit smaller, but the magic power it can store is several times that of the amethyst, which is several times its size. Maybe the price will be higher than Rhodes imagined because of the high magic power storage rate. .
After all, this is the accumulation of at least decades of underground forces in a city.
People in this world have very backward values. They like to save money. They think that the money in this world is limited. If you have more money, I will lose one point, unless your money is dug from the ground.
Walking into the old man's house, Rhodes felt that it was really shabby. There was no piece of furniture, only a platform made of mud, which should be a table.There are many small holes in the walls around the house, and there will be air leakage at night, and the corners of the walls are covered with cobwebs.
There were no lights in the house, and although the sun had not yet set, it was pitch black.
"You can sleep in my room, I will go to the kitchen for the night." The old man pointed to a room and said.
"You are the master and how can you sleep in the kitchen at such a great age?" Baron wanted to dissuade the old man.
But the old man insisted on giving them the room, and went to sleep in the kitchen by himself, Baron persuaded him for a long time, but he didn't change his mind.
Rhodes was a little embarrassed. These might be caused by the one silver coin he just gave. Now he feels that one silver coin is too little. Although this old man is poor, he is not bad.
Walking into the old man's room, there was no bed in it, only a pile of straw spread on the floor.
Rhodes felt a little sad.
"Why are they so poor?" Rhodes turned to Missel.
Michelle was a little embarrassed by the sudden question, after all, this is the country she grew up in.
"There is no way, I can only blame them for not meeting a kind lord." She sighed.
……
(End of this chapter)
Rhodes was in a good mood along the way, and the originally boring journey didn't seem so annoying, even the yellowing weeds on the roadside looked much more pleasing to the eye.
"It's getting late, there's a village just ahead, we think we'd better go in and rest, and continue on the road tomorrow." Baron said, looking up at the sun that was about to set.
"I can do it, and I don't know if the villagers inside will welcome outsiders like us." Rhodes said.
"Let's go in and ask first, it's not safe to sleep outside at night." Misel gave her advice.
When Baron heard this, he lightly clamped his horse's belly and set off towards the village at a faster speed. After seeing it, the others also speeded up to follow.
It's time for dinner now, and smoke is rising from the sky above the village. In the nearby farmland, some people are carrying farm tools and walking in the direction of Jia. It's already October, and the winter wheat has just been planted in the field, and it will take some time Only with careful care can they thrive.
After approaching the village, a stinky smell came over the face, and Rhodes almost vomited it out. He covered his nose and it took a long time to get used to the smell.
This stench is a mixture of various excrement, but considering that there are no public toilets in the city, and since it is not clear that feces can be used as fertilizer, there must be no one in this village.
After walking close enough, Rhodes found that it was indeed the case. There were all kinds of excrement everywhere on the ground, and there were no toilets. Also unlikely.
Baron rode his horse into the village along the muddy land, and the surrounding villagers looked at them curiously, as if their arrival was a rare event for the village.
"Excuse me, can we stay overnight in your village?" Baron rode to a male villager and asked.
"You have to ask the elders of our village." The villager seemed a little afraid of Baron.
"Then where is the elder of your village now?" Baron asked again.
The status of the elders of the village is similar to that of the village head, but there are some differences. The Roman Empire does not have the position of a village head. The village is managed by the local lord, and the elder of the village is the person who is elected in the village to talk to the lord. Generally, it is held by a respected old man in the village.
They can't manage the villagers like village chiefs in other countries, and can only make a reasonable decision on some unimportant things, such as whether to allow outsiders to stay overnight.
"He lives in that red house." The villager pointed in one direction submissively.
Rhodes and the others followed Baron along the direction the villager had just pointed to. When they reached a red house, Baron gave Rhodes a look.
Rhodes would be sorry, he got off his traveling horse, walked to the dilapidated wooden door and knocked twice.
The surrounding houses seemed to be piled up with loess, looking dilapidated and outdated, and the house in front of them was similar, but the color was different, which may be because the soil used contained some iron elements.
The houses in the small villages of the Nord Kingdom look pretty good, most of them are made of wood, and they look beautiful on the outside. If you live in that kind of house, it is relatively comfortable and cozy.But these houses in front of Rhodes are far away, living in them does not know how much ashes they eat every day.
Rhodes was not worried about poor accommodation conditions, but lamented the gap in the living standards of ordinary civilians in the two countries.
Not long after knocking on the door, the dilapidated wooden door was opened by an old man with gray hair.
"Who are you?" While the old man was speaking, he glanced at Baron who was sitting on horseback with some fear. Baron, who was wearing a full set of armor and carrying a giant ax on his back, looked really scary.
"We are ordinary passers-by, and we want to stay in your village for one night, is it possible?" Rhodes said softly.
"We don't welcome outsiders here." The old man replied.
Just as Rhodes was trying to persuade the old man, Michel suddenly said, "We brought our own food, and we won't eat your food. We just need to provide us with a place to sleep."
"Alright then." The old man nodded, "you can stay in my house."
"Thank you very much." Rhodes took out a silver coin from his purse and handed it to the old man as rent.
The old man hesitated for a while, and finally accepted the silver coin tremblingly after earning it for a while. This silver coin can slightly improve his current poor life.
To be honest, a silver coin is like a dime to Rhodes, who is carrying a huge sum of money, like a dime to an ordinary person, even if it falls on the ground, he doesn't even bother to bend down to pick it up.
On the road before, he roughly estimated the value of those gems obtained in River Valley City based on the magic power that gems could store, which was at least more than 30 gold coins.
The amethysts that were rewarded in the team competition of the competitive tournament were relatively low-value gemstones. He also seized a diamond worth tens of thousands of gold coins yesterday.
The diamond is only a tiny bit smaller, but the magic power it can store is several times that of the amethyst, which is several times its size. Maybe the price will be higher than Rhodes imagined because of the high magic power storage rate. .
After all, this is the accumulation of at least decades of underground forces in a city.
People in this world have very backward values. They like to save money. They think that the money in this world is limited. If you have more money, I will lose one point, unless your money is dug from the ground.
Walking into the old man's house, Rhodes felt that it was really shabby. There was no piece of furniture, only a platform made of mud, which should be a table.There are many small holes in the walls around the house, and there will be air leakage at night, and the corners of the walls are covered with cobwebs.
There were no lights in the house, and although the sun had not yet set, it was pitch black.
"You can sleep in my room, I will go to the kitchen for the night." The old man pointed to a room and said.
"You are the master and how can you sleep in the kitchen at such a great age?" Baron wanted to dissuade the old man.
But the old man insisted on giving them the room, and went to sleep in the kitchen by himself, Baron persuaded him for a long time, but he didn't change his mind.
Rhodes was a little embarrassed. These might be caused by the one silver coin he just gave. Now he feels that one silver coin is too little. Although this old man is poor, he is not bad.
Walking into the old man's room, there was no bed in it, only a pile of straw spread on the floor.
Rhodes felt a little sad.
"Why are they so poor?" Rhodes turned to Missel.
Michelle was a little embarrassed by the sudden question, after all, this is the country she grew up in.
"There is no way, I can only blame them for not meeting a kind lord." She sighed.
……
(End of this chapter)
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