Wear to the Middle Ages to engage in construction

"Come in," Lily greeted her family and said with a smile, "Tuter got off work early today and said he wanted to cook his special dishes for you. He has been showing off recently..."

The family entered the door, and because there was still light outside, the room seemed fairly bright. Stuart was arranging the bowls and chopsticks. When he saw them coming in, they all smiled. It was the first time Adam and Petunia saw My grandparents are a little shy at the moment, hiding behind my father's legs.

But Lily's family looked at the basket full of bread on the table, and something with a spicy smell, I don't know what it is, but it has a strong smell of meat, the two little girls are afraid, hurry up I took my mother's hand, but my eyes stared at the delicious food, which made people uncomfortable.

"Let's eat first, and talk while eating." Lily was a little sad and didn't dare to show it, making everyone uncomfortable, so she greeted her parents with a smile.

"Lily, you guys, why are you doing this? How do you bring so many things up? We can't eat that much!" Lily's mother walked to the table and said in a loud voice, "There are so many, you, you are too extravagant, Tute is also used to you, Tute, take it easy, how can you eat so much in one meal..."

The old man was a little anxious, she obviously felt sorry for her daughter, and she was afraid that Stuart would have problems with Lily entertaining her parents and niece and sister-in-law so extravagantly, so she kept talking, wishing she could apologize.

"Mom, don't blame Lily. Look at this dish. I made it specially. It's all my idea!" Stuart smiled and explained to the old man. He and Lily had already discussed it and didn't have much opinion. , Stuart's parents died earlier, he and Lily were not long together, the two old people passed away one after another, and it was because of too much hard work that their bodies were hollowed out, and at that time, Lily's father took Seeing his sons come to help, on the one hand, Stuart has already started to have a surplus, and it is not too difficult for them to help Lily's family. On the other hand, he really remembers the goodness of the old man. I couldn't bear it, so I hurriedly said, "Mom and Dad, don't worry, Lily and I have plans, come on, put down our things, let's try the dish that Mr. Lance taught me first!"

"It's showing off again." Lily also smiled. She took her parents' things, put them with her sister-in-law in the room where they were going to live, and then walked out holding her sister-in-law's hand and asked them to sit down.

Then, after a few years of absence, the family finally sat down to eat together. Stuart closed his eyes and prayed softly, but the congratulations were a little different: "Thank you, Mr. Lance, for teaching us irrigation and drainage, and allowing us to avoid the erosion of wheat during the rainy season; Thanks to Mr. Lance for teaching us to compost, so that our barns are full of wheat; thanks to Mr. Lance for setting up a factory, so that our pockets become rich..."

This congratulatory speech made the eyes of the guests who had just arrived at the table widen. Lily smiled, and then, after finishing reading with Adam and Petunia along with her father, announced the opening of the meal.

The two little fellows held the cups in front of them and handed them to Lily. Lily picked up the iron pot and said with a smile: "We all pray like this, because we are so grateful to Mr. Lance...he is really A noble and great man, Stuart can't wait to talk about little Mr. Lance every day. You'll get used to it."

"Is it Mr. Lance Jr. the administrator? We have also heard that he discovered the fruit of the harvest. Everyone secretly said that Mr. Lance Jr. is said to be not only great in deeds, but also looks like the one in the mural. Son of God..." Lily's mother felt that her words were inappropriate, so she coughed and ended her speech.

But Lily is much more natural, and Stuart also said: "If you want me to say, the Duke is definitely not a devil, we all think that people like Mr. Lance can stay by the Duke's side to assist him, maybe because of the corruption of the temple. God can't stand it anymore."

"Tuter," Lily said disapprovingly. Although everyone said this, the family members just came, so it shouldn't scare them. But at this moment, the old man's attention was obviously attracted by Lily's actions. Watching Lily pour out white milk from the iron water jug, fill it up for Adam and Petunia, and then ask for little Polly's, pouring a full glass.

"...What is this?" Little Polly asked her mother, looking at the cup in front of her.

"This is milk, it's delicious." Before Lily could speak, Adam had already opened his mouth. He took a big sip, with milk stains on his mouth, and said loudly, "Just drink it like this, it's very sweet, eat it later If you order a spicy miscellaneous pot, you can drink milk, so you won’t be afraid of spicy food!”

The embarrassing topic was interrupted by the child unintentionally. Lily also smiled and greeted everyone to eat. The bread entered the mouth, and the old man's eyes widened in surprise. The bread was not mixed with wood chips or sand, it was a complete Wheat bread!It's sweet and soft, and it's probably mixed with fermented milk!

"Lily, this, this..." After taking a bite, even Lili's father, who had been taciturn, also said, "You guys always eat like this?"

The old man's tone was very disapproving. At this moment, Stuart hurriedly rescued his wife: "Dad, don't worry, since Mr. Lance discovered compost, people in our village have been eating like this this year! And, we will also eat compost this year! Eat like this, Dad, come, drink some milk and eat some miscellaneous vegetables, this is the exclusive secret recipe of Mr. Lance, everyone likes it now! In the tavern in the village, some people ordered bread to eat with it! "

The meal was sweet and delicious, but the two old people were worried about their children's extravagance. Little Polly was carefree. Not long after she was born, her father and grandpa had an accident together. Her father died and her grandpa also died. My legs can only be limping now. After losing two strong laborers, only my uncle and uncle support the family, but as the number of children increases, the family situation is getting worse day by day. Polly is a girl, she has no father, although The grandparents take care of them, but they are not as good as the other children.

In addition, they have no intuitive feelings, and they usually live like this all the time. This time, it was the first time for her to drink sweet milk and eat soft and soft bread. She ate it with big mouthfuls. The girl, however, ate most of the bread. It wasn't until Lily's sister-in-law was a little embarrassed and reminded her a little that Polly slowed down.

She was also a little shy, but Lily was very happy. She smiled and filled Polly with milk, as well as the parents who strongly refused. This meal lasted for a long time, and it was not until the afterglow of the setting sun fell that it was considered unsatisfactory. .

After this meal, Polly chatted with Adam. She was about the same age as Adam, and she was a child after all. Although life was tough, once the environment improved, Polly's personality faded from her initial shyness, and she also showed some liveliness. Now she listened to Adam talking about York, her eyes sparkled, and the three children went to the room together after a while to see the gadgets Adam and Petunia had collected.

At this time, adults also have to speak their own words.

Lily held her sister-in-law's hand, smiled and said to her: "Maggie, I have already arranged for you to work in the factory. At first, you can only spin cloth, and the salary is eight shillings a month. , but Mr. Lance said that there is a shilling subsidy for those who don't live in the factory building, I think you should live here first..."

"Eight shillings, me?!" Maggie said with her eyes wide open, "How could I dislike eight shillings? I never dreamed of it... Lily, Lily, I don't know what to say... "

The sensual woman was stunned, her eyes were filled with tears almost instantly, she covered her mouth, apparently out of excitement.Over the years, the grievances Maggie has suffered are beyond the imagination of ordinary people. As a widowed woman, her family is not like Lily. It took a lot of money and food to rescue her from that family. They originally wanted to sell her to an old man who paid more, but that man was just passing by the village at that time, and no one knew his details The women in the village discussed it, and they all said that this man didn't want to buy a wife, he bought several girls, maybe he wanted to resell them for a higher price.

At that time, Maggie threatened her parents, either to take the bride price from Lily's family, or she committed suicide, so that they would not get anything. In this way, she can get out of that family completely. When she got married, she didn't get a penny, but she was still grateful for letting her marry the one she loved. Compared with the other girls who were bought, Maggie Feel as if you are in heaven.

It's just that Maggie didn't expect that the happy life was so short, like a charming bubble. When Lily's second brother passed away, Maggie's happiness also left. At home, she knelt down and begged her husband's parents to keep her, because she didn't want to forget the one she loved.

But Maggie is very guilty. Although she stayed, although she could do some work, if she was returned and sold, she would get back more money, which was obviously more cost-effective, but they never did, even if life was not so good. , Maggie is also very grateful, but she is still afraid. This feeling of not being able to control her own destiny has become more and more serious after the death of the man and the absence of shelter.

In modern times, many people must not understand why Maggie didn't leave the village and go to work in places like York, but this is the case in this era, a woman can't leave home alone, otherwise there will be too many dangers on the road It's not just wild animals and others, a woman walking on the road without a man around her is easy to be targeted by others, but robbing wealth and sex is still normal, those wandering orioles who have become monks halfway, at the beginning, Who else wants to do this in particular?

Not only that, even if you are lucky enough to get to York, a factory position is a rare job, and there is basically no shortage of people in the local area, or there are countless family members or relatives of workers waiting in line to get in. Not much work.

Therefore, on the way Maggie came, she was actually full of panic. If it wasn't for the fact that Lily's return home caused a commotion in the village, and her elderly parents were also called by Lily, saying that there was work for the two old people, otherwise Maggie didn't dare to come and join Lily alone.

Maggie is still worried on the road. Although Lily said this, Maggie is very worried that too many people are vying for the seat. Maybe there will be changes when she arrives. She has been anxious. Although the food is delicious, she has been eating with fear , but she didn't dare to take the initiative to ask. Now that Lily took the initiative to mention it, she immediately felt relieved.

Eight shillings is not a small amount of money for her. After careful calculation, this money is enough for her and her daughter to live a much better life than before. At least there is no big problem with food and clothing. This is not York, and the prices are not so high. , Of course, the price of goods may become higher and higher in the future, but Lily said that she will pack a lunch when she enters the factory, and the treatment is much better than that of York.What's more, there are two elderly people here to help take care of all the children. Maggie can earn money with peace of mind, the children can grow up safely and happily, and she and Lily can watch and help each other... Maggie is crying, and she just feels relaxed and stable in her heart When I got down, I couldn't wipe the tears off my face for a while.

The author has something to say:

The one who died was the second brother. I made a mistake in the front, so I changed it.

And thanks to the brothers who gave me mine before, it cost me money.