Wear to the Middle Ages to engage in construction

Tang Feiliu still set off in a carriage. Evans sat with him. The driver in front of him said it was not far away, but it would take three or four days to get there by carriage. Before departure, Tang Feiliu made bread and Jam, bacon, and some baked dry buns.

To be honest, although the duke is very rich, it is said that he is not much worse than the emperor in the palace. The duke's territory is not only huge but also very rich...but that is all in the legend. Tang Feiliu grew up as a modern man and has been living in the For a person with [-] square meters, two bedrooms and one living room, he couldn't imagine the concept of hectare.

But in Tang Feiliu's opinion, the standard of living is actually far inferior to that of a modern person under normal economic conditions in some aspects.

Especially Duke Edward is a person who doesn't care much about these things at all. He is an ascetic figure. When Tang Feiliu left the castle, Duke Edward had resumed his morning exercises. Every morning before the sun rose, he would take the knights with him Leave the castle together, go sneaking in the mountains, and simulate battles.

At present, York is peaceful, and the empire and surrounding countries are also very peaceful. They have mutual in-laws. All the nobles are dreaming of life and death, and they are all proud of their skin so white that they can see blue blood vessels. Edward is undoubtedly an alternative among nobles. .

But Tang Feiliu was quite lucky. Fortunately, he lived in the territory of this other kind of duke. At least in this way, he could go out in the carriage specially prepared by the duke.

This time it is just a very simple task, that is to find Roman cement slurry, improve it, and then burn it into cement pipes to pave the groundwater system of the castle. As long as the servants appointed by Edward learn it, Tang Feiliu can do it. Go back to the castle, and let the servants pull him back. Although it took a little time, it also gave Tang Feiliu a chance to truly see the time and space he was destined to live in.

Tang Feiliu went there very easily. He carried his slightly worn calfskin suitcase, and behind him was a brand new suitcase specially prepared by old Dave. The Duke even acquiesced that his housekeeper and the new administrator of his castle were under his nose. I secretly took away some expensive seasonings, and watched the butler Dave send a second chef to follow the picky new administrator, and the old Dave asked the senior maid Daisy to work overtime to sew new clothes——York Winter is coming soon. Even though Duke Edward is still wearing breathable cotton and linen, Tang Feiliu does not have such a good body. Now he has started to feel that his hands and feet will be cold.

Fortunately, although it was starting to get cold at this time, the real winter still had a long time to go. Tang Feiliu set off easily, and when he arrived, the place where the cement factory was located was not so big. It was not so much a small town as it was A rough western version of the countryside.

The core building in the village is the Roman cement factory, and because of the existence of the workers in the cement factory, there are taverns and small hotels for merchants who come to buy and sell cement.

Whores, with the permission of their bosses, roamed taverns and hotels, wearing what seemed daring in this day and age—half pumpkin trousers and thin ribbed waists that squeezed their snow-white breasts It towered up like a soft cloud.

They either drink or flirt with customers. Most of the older ones drink and smoke next to the workers. They are slightly attractive, and the younger and more attractive ones are waving fans at businessmen or some little gentlemen from afar. The senior valet or housekeeper smiled indulgently.

This is a very historical picture, thick and contrasting like an oil painting, with women in cotton underwear and men smoking cigars laughing, and the dust kicked up by the carriage outside.

"...Let's not live here." Tang Feiliu, who had just arrived here, was not in the mood to appreciate the ukiyo-e scenery in front of him. He smelled the strong smell of inferior tobacco and the pungent incense of women, and immediately began to regret it. Make your own decision to live in a nearby hotel.

The knight who followed him was called Jess. On the way, Tang Feiliu learned of Jess's life experience. Like Tang Feiliu, he was also the second son of a small manor owner, but his luck was better. Eldest brother has a very good relationship, and his mother is still alive and gave him more care. Therefore, when his father died and separated from his elder brother, he received a generous subsidy from his elder brother, which was a total of fifty pounds, and there was also Some private money from his mother.

And Jess himself is very competitive, he participated in the selection of knights when he was a teenager, and was selected.Although the former old duke didn't really care about the knights at all, because he was already obese in his later years and could only rely on his personal servant to stand up. Of course, he didn't care how the knights trained. The old duke just Think of these knights as something to make up for yourself.

But Jess has never followed the fashion of the duke's castle at that time. He has always insisted on exercising himself. He doesn't play cards or sneak out to play with country girls, and he doesn't deform his body.

So when Edward returned to York, among a bunch of out-of-shape knights, only Jess was left behind, woven together with the knights brought back by Edward himself, and trained by Edward.

This is something that Jess has always been proud of, and every time anyone mentions a word related to it, he will be so excited that his hair seems to be on fire, and the freckles on his face are dyed red.

"I said you'd regret it, Don." At one moment he blinked, with a faint smile in his gray-green eyes, and at the next moment he blocked the woman who was coming, and said, "Hey, girls, my husband You're only 16 years old, you can't lay hands on such a child!"

The girl has brown hair, has deep eye sockets, and her eyes are transparent brown, like glass marbles. She smiled coquettishly when she heard this, stretched out her fingers and gently stroked Jess's strong arm, and said with a smile: "...then Where is this handsome gentleman knight? You seem to be old enough."

Tang Feiliu wanted to cover his ears. These people flirted much hotter than modern people. As a roommate in two lifetimes, he had never experienced such a battle.

He felt that he was about to burn with embarrassment, and quickly said to Jess: "Okay, I think we have to go, after all, we are very busy."

As he said that, Tang Feiliu didn't dare to look at the radiant girl in front of him, so he lowered his head and turned around.

He heard Jess and the girl behind him laughing, and Jess said: "Although it is rude to your beauty to leave like this in the face of the beauty's invitation, please forgive me, after all, I have to send my husband Get back to safety."

He specially emphasized the word "safety", and then laughed happily with the girl again.

Tang Feiliu's face and neck were flushed, but he had a quiet and homely personality, and he couldn't argue with Jess when he was embarrassed, so he got into the carriage angrily and refused to speak along the way.

And Jess didn't realize that the good-tempered Tang Feiliu was blowing his hair. He was still laughing, because one of them is a new administrator and the other is a knight. There is not much difference in status and the same background. Just like friends, Jess is right now, making Tang Feiliu angry and happy.

It wasn't until the two of them arrived at the house of the head of the cement factory that Jess reluctantly made a majestic expression.

This is Edward's territory, and the cement factory also belongs to Edward. The manager here, Ross, was originally a businessman. Because the cement factory he opened was too hot, he was plundered by the nobles. In a fit of anger, he sold his cement factory to the old man. The Duke thus obtained the 20.00% annual dividend right, and also got such a huge umbrella as the Duke, so the business is more prosperous, and the income is higher than before.

When Tang Feiliu heard this, he felt that this man was a natural born businessman, so Tang Feiliu didn't want to disturb Mr. Ross. The reason why he wanted to live in the hotel at first was because although this place belonged to the Duke, Edward didn't build a manor here, and This generation was assigned to the cement factory. Although there are villages around, most of them are workers, so there is no squire who owns this piece of land, so it is taken for granted that there is no manor to borrow here.

And Tang Feiliu heard that Mr. Ross did not have a manor. He is a person with new ideas. Although he has money, he did not buy land, but invested all in a small cotton textile factory in his own hands. Therefore, the place where he lives Not too big.

But the environment of that hotel was really bad, Tang Feiliu had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to Mr. Rose's house——and then he was speechless.

The so-called Mr. Ross didn’t have a manor, and his family lived in a relatively simple place—it turned out to be a large garden villa with fourteen rooms up and down, separate living room and room for entertaining guests, and a separate living room, which looked like an independent Three rooms and one living room.

Well, how should I put it, compared with the "simple and not aristocratic" Duke who has more than 1000 rooms and lives in the "small" Black Swan Castle, this place is indeed very simple and crowded; Compared with the "small manor garden room" with more than 70 rooms when the gentleman's son was, it is indeed not grand enough.

Tang Feiliu once again understood the difference between the imagination of modern people and these real ancient local tyrants, and Mr. Ross obviously hoped to entertain the red man sheriff in front of the Duke. It would be an honor for him, so he carried Tang Feiliu, who had a rest for a while, took a tour and shyly said that his house was too simple. After stimulating Tang Feiliu who grew up in [-] square meters, it was finally time for dinner.

"...In order to thank you for your hospitality, can I invite my chef to cook the dinner tonight?" Tang Feiliu said with a polite smile, then blinked playfully, and said, "Of course, I need the assistance of your best chef."

Mr. Ross was stunned for a moment, then rubbed his hands excitedly, and said in a loud voice: "Thank you very much, this, this is really... Marian, hurry up and take Little Jenny to the kitchen!"

At the side, Mrs. Rose, who was wearing the most solemn dress for meeting guests, also blushed with excitement, bowed to Tang Feiliu, and then left in a hurry. I really don't know how she walked so fast with such a slender waist.

The more backward the era, the greater the gap in knowledge. Tang Feiliu just didn't want to eat saffron cinnamon swan, but for Mr. Ross, owning a dish from the Duke's Castle would obviously make him stand out in the social world.

There are still a few months until the winter social season, and his daughter may be about to enter the social circle. With such blessings—the family has entertained the Duke’s administrators, and even has a private dish from the Duke’s mansion—maybe little Jenny You don't need to rely on a large amount of dowry, you can marry the son of a small manor owner and become a gentleman and wife!

No wonder Mr. Ross was excited, even bewildered.

Tang Feiliu also had a small manor and a country life in his memory, which he did on purpose. He saw that Mr. Ross was excited and smiled, and the two went side by side to appreciate Mr. Ross's private collection of art.

It was a very pleasant meeting. Mr. Ross copied the private menu of the Duke's castle overnight under Mrs. Ross's dictation, and planned to use this as the most important dowry for their daughter, Little Jenny; and Tang Feiliu ate delicious food Food, although I have been running around for several days, but there is no sign of a fever or cold, and I can start working seriously tomorrow, and everything is in order.

Only one person is very sad, that is Jess who pissed off Tang Feiliu for the first time, he ate special fennel marinated barbecue steak, served with dry dry buns, if there is no delicious food in front of Tang Feiliu and the Ross family In comparison, this is also a very rich meal, but in comparison, Jess is pitiful, but Tang Feiliu is unmoved. Jess finished eating all the food, but his eyes are extremely greedy. He feels as if he has not eaten enough. He knew how many times he fought this time before he became the knight escorting the administrator. In the castle, not every meal can eat the food that the administrator ordered, but he finally missed a meal that he was looking forward to!

For the first time, Jess understood that no one can offend anyone who can cook delicious food.Even if that person is less than 16 years old, his body is smaller than a girl, his skin is whiter than milk, even if he is teased by a girl, his whole body will turn red, and he is so embarrassed that he dare not look at the girl... But as long as he can do it Delicious, he is one of the most difficult people to mess with next to the duke!

Jess realized the truth of life that night.