The princesses all come to help me move the bricks [Infrastructure]

29.

Before Anna could say anything else, Mrs. Perot suddenly spoke as if she had realized something.

"Master Duchess, how long will you stay this time?" She smiled and said, "Maybe three days? Five days?"

Anna didn't believe that the other party didn't know that Emma wrote in the letter that they would only stay for one or two days, and the new housekeeper, Catherine, couldn't answer directly. She just smiled politely. Anna thought for a while and replied:

"We were just passing by, and left after we finished our business. It would be too troublesome to have two days."

"How can I do it..." She smiled and greeted her warmly.

From the perspective of taking care of the family, Mrs. Perot is actually doing pretty well.

Although there are only two servants in this family, the overall care is pretty good. It is not rich and prosperous as far as the naked eye can see, but it still retains a certain decency, including several people's clothing and furniture decoration.

It is not easy to maintain a family that is about to decline. Mrs. Perot is indeed in a difficult situation, very difficult.

But this is not the reason why she embezzled all the property and planned only for her two daughters, and let the other daughter left by her husband work as a maid and suffer all day long.

Anna thought about this and walked on the road.

The Duchy of Württemberg used to be a territory that was enfeoffed by a certain country, but later, as the strength of the entire region gradually became stronger, it gradually changed from a fiefdom to a separate independent country. Although it is called a duchy, it In fact, it is as powerful as the Kingdom of Lore.

At present, Prince Memphis of the Duchy of Württemberg is doing well, and the people's evaluation is generally good. Looking at the living conditions of the people in the capital, etc., it is not inferior to King Lore's King City.

According to the fairy tale, the prince of Memphis should be the prince who held a ball and danced with Cinderella in the fairy tale Cinderella.

Anna thought in her heart, and felt a little regretful. On the first day at Perot's house, they only saw Mrs. Perot's three daughters at dinner. The two sisters looked gorgeous, and they were the youngest. Girl, even though she has tried her best to make up for it, she still can't hide her gloom.

Her beautiful blonde hair was tied up and hidden under a dark pink scarf, and the dress on her body didn't look very brand new, it could only be said to be an ordinary dress that didn't go wrong.

But her eyebrows and eyes are excellent, a pair of beautiful blue eyes seem to be able to speak, and her expression is as gentle as water. When she looks at others, she has a special concentration. Even Anna was stupefied a few times, but she soon disappeared again. He lowered his head again and turned back into that gray little girl.

Before Anna asked anything, Mrs. Perrault would bring up a new topic.

She is indeed a lady who can speak very well, and she is also very diligent and knows how to take care of herself. It is because of her well-maintained beauty and her capable talent.

However, her two daughters did not fully inherit her advantages. Perhaps her former deceased husband was not good-looking, so the two daughters also have flaws in their appearance, but the problem is not too big.

During the whole meal time, despite Mrs. Perot's witty remarks and the two sisters' compliments on Anna and Maria, from the beginning to the end, this little girl who was about the same age as Anna did not speak.

Mrs. Perrault hardly ever mentioned Cinderella, her stepdaughter.

It was that everyone had a subtle attitude of ignoring her, and even Maria noticed, but she was quickly distracted.

Anna continued to wander the streets of the capital while thinking about what she could do.

Emma was probably aware of the situation of her own cousin, so she asked Anna to watch the situation and see if she could take care of her a little bit. As far as Anna herself was concerned, it was impossible to just watch her being bullied like this, but what to do, How to do it and to what extent is indeed a question worthy of serious consideration.

Speaking of which, she has done a lot of ordinary tasks.

After the king agreed to let Maria go to Oran with her, the system automatically jumped out.

[You have completed the common task: Get to know Snow White (3), click to receive the reward. 】

In addition, there is Alisa as the heroine of the "Wild Swan" story, that is, another princess, who also has a series of tasks and rewards.

[You have completed the common mission: Get to know Princess Alisa (1) (2), click to receive the reward. 】

And, just popping up just now, a new mission.

[The system prompts that you have triggered a common task: Meet Cinderella (1), click to view. 】

For the ordinary missions of the princess series, her sister Snow White's progress is the fastest. The rewards are currently only gold coins, and no matter who the mission is, the progress is the same and the rewards are the same.

Looking at the task details, this seems to be a series of long-term tasks. Although the specific content cannot be viewed, it can be seen that there are many projects. In addition to the "knowledge" stage, there seem to be some other new goals in the follow-up, but the completion standards are very abstract.

Anna thought about it for a while, maybe it has something to do with various aspects such as sympathy, understanding, and plot participation. Go to the detailed panel, and now she is not stuck in the progress, she has other things to do.

Just as she was thinking, she suddenly heard something in the street.

Maybe it's because she saved Lena and the others before, she seems to be particularly sensitive to these.

Listening to the voice, it was a girl who was arguing with someone. The main reason was that the voice on the other side was very arrogant, which made Anna very uncomfortable.

The source of the sound was not far from here. When Anna arrived, the scene was still a little chaotic.

She was surprised to see that one of the parties involved in the incident was actually Cinderella in the center of the crowd.

At this time, she had already put on the old dress she had been wearing all the time, and it was covered with soot or charcoal dust, making her look gray and unkempt.

There was a large basket on the ground next to her, which was actually full of charcoal, covered with some wood, which should be the family's winter supplies.

In addition, on the ground in front of her feet, there were rotten vegetables and fruits, and there were traces of tomato rot, but it was impossible to tell how many were there because of the mess on the ground. That footprint looks a little weird.

Anna looked at Cinderella who was at a loss, and knew the whole thing through the narration of bystanders.

Cinderella returned home with the coal she had just bought, and the nearby residents knew that the little daughter of the big businessman's family was being used as a maid by her stepmother, but they couldn't say anything.

Just as she was walking on the road, there were several naughty children fighting on this street that mainly sells fruits and vegetables. One of them was the naughtiest and the most domineering in the family. He rushed up without paying attention and bumped into Cinderella, causing her to fall. on the ground—

Both knees, palms, and elbows were severely bruised, and the large pannier on his back was tilted to the side uncontrollably, knocking down one of the stalls.

The people at that stall were also notoriously domineering. Knowing that no one in Cinderella's family would stand up for her, they directly arrested her and demanded compensation, or they would sell themselves to her son.

And the brat who knocked Cinderella down was hiding behind the vegetable vendor's parent, making faces at Cinderella, and Anna heard some kids compose ugly nursery rhymes and mocked "Cinderella, who has no father or mother!" pull".

Cinderella even needs to work at home to get some food, and all the jewelry left by her mother is gone. Where can she have money to pay for compensation? Naturally, she is deadlocked here.

Of course, Cinderella didn't want to marry her son to pay off the debt, and she didn't want to work as a maid in their house. After all, Cinderella was also the daughter of the Perot family, even though their family was in poverty.

After losing her father, she knew that no one would stand up for her, and even her stepmother might agree to the other party's rude request, which made her feel even more embarrassed.

Tears rolled in her eyes, and Cinderella looked extremely helpless.

She is not the shrew in the market opposite, let alone her, the nearby vendors are all neighbors of that person, and the source of the incident is a few children fighting, and their family may be among them, so they are naturally even more impossible spoke.

Anna was furious when she heard that.

Cinderella proposed several solutions, such as working for her during the day and helping her sell vegetables until she paid off the loss, such as waiting for her to go back to see if she could buy some jewelry and then come to make compensation...

But when the wheels came and went, the other party just refused to let go, grabbed her and refused to let her go, and desperately grabbed Cinderella's injured elbow, strangling her wound countless times, as if she was determined to After betrosing her to her son, Cinderella turned pale from the pain and was almost speechless.

"Her son is..." Anna asked again.

"It's a fool." The people next to her thought she was also watching the fun, and they said there with relish, "When I was young, my brain was burnt out, and I have always been a little dull. Everyone remembers walking here with bare buttocks... But these two days It's more than 20 years old, isn't their family just worried about his marriage?"

Anna was so angry that she rushed up on the spot and pulled Cinderella past her.

In the sound of the vegetable vendor cursing, she kicked her when she went up, and she flew out, smashing her stall to pieces, and one of the splashed fruits and vegetables hit the parent who came out from behind and was eager to make a grimace. bear face.

"Ah—" Cinderella recognized Anna, "Your Excellency."

Anna controlled her strength well. Although the stall was gone and the person was injured a little, but judging by the blood bar, it was not a serious problem.

The vegetable vendor and the crowd were about to continue talking, but the vegetable vendor struggled to get up, and was about to point at her and curse, when he heard "Your Duke", he suddenly stopped talking, and a pair of sly philistine eyes turned and fell on her , and turned to clutching his stomach and screaming ouch.

With the blood bars, Anna knew very well that she had only lost thirty or forty blood, and it would be considered a minor injury if she was strangled to death. In comparison, Cinderella's injuries were much more serious. Yes, let her lose nearly a hundred blood one after another, not to mention the injuries she herself suffered from falling because of the brat.

Anna really wanted to heal her with two heals in public, and pour a red medicine on her, but right now she needs to keep the evidence, and she will have to settle the score with the parents of the bear child.

Soon, the magistrate here came. Hearing the matter clearly, he felt bad when he learned that one of them was Princess Anastasia of the Kingdom of Lore, who passed through the Principality of Württemberg to take office as the new duchess in the territory.

Anna's original pass was the way of Princess Elisa of the Kingdom of Lot, and she also had a letter of introduction from Emma Perot's house. The procedures were complete and there was no problem at all.

Later, because Maria caught up with her, the king made up two procedures for her again, which made Princess Maria's trip clear, so she now has the Kingdom of Lore, the Kingdom of Lot and herself at the same time. The proof of Oran's domain is here.

It is simply not a level that a sheriff can handle.

Hearing what had happened, he wished he could arrest the troublemaker vegetable vendor and brat on the spot.

At this time, there is no saying that the elderly, children or women can't be offended. Whoever is the nobleman and whoever has the most power has the right to speak. In addition, there are privileges related to the Temple of Light.

But in this dispute, there is no doubt that Anna is helping Cinderella and occupying a strong position.

"I can compensate her for the shop I smashed, including the things she lost because of Cinderella and me." Anna's attitude is very clear, "I can also pay for the compensation that should be done, such as medical expenses Yes, but I request that a professional doctor come over for an examination, as much as the doctor says, and as much as the sheriff thinks it should be, that’s how much, and she can’t ask for extravagant prices, and Ms. Perot has to be examined."

"Because of this child, Miss Perot fell and was injured. Look at her hands and legs, these injuries..." Anna pointed to Cinderella's arm, "especially the arm, which was dragged by this woman for a long time. You can see that the red mark has not disappeared until now!"

Cinderella looked a little surprised, but she didn't show a timid look. Instead, she worked hard to cooperate with Anna, nodded at the right time, explained the reasons clearly and clearly when the sheriff questioned her, and expressed her commitment and attitude.

She never said that she would not compensate those vegetables, even though some of them were trampled by the bear children, but the vegetable vendor kept holding her and did not give her other options other than marrying her son, and even asked her to marry her son. She went to live with them and worked as a maid--the evil intentions were obvious.

Cinderella knew that Anna was doing it for her own good. Even if it might anger some people, she didn't care. She would not let down the goodwill of all those who were good to her. This was one of her principles.

"I want compensation, and they also have to pay. The child's share is naturally paid by the parents, including mental damage. Miss Perot is still unmarried, and she was dragged on the street like this, pointing fingers, how much wronged she has suffered!"

Hearing this, Cinderella's eyes turned red, and she insisted on how much she argued just now, but when she heard this, tears finally fell down.

Tears washed away the traces on her face that had been unconsciously wiped black and gray, revealing her fair skin.

The magistrate hurriedly signaled the maid to go with the doctor. In order to please Anna, a nobleman from another country, and prevent bad "diplomatic issues" from the capital approaching the harvest festival, he even sent clean new clothes The skirt also invited a dedicated female doctor.

Anna was crying and howling in the room, with a blank expression on her face. She hadn't seen that bullshit parent taking care of her own child, and that poor child was still making up nursery rhymes to insult Cinderella. At this time, there must be a price to pay, and the magistrate must stand up. on her side.

She believed that the matter would have a satisfactory result, otherwise she might really consider staying one more day and then visit the Württemberg Palace.

You know, according to the fairy tale, Cinderella is the only wife chosen by the future queen and prince, and she is the beauty who lost the glass slipper he is looking for all over the country.

If he doesn't uphold justice for his future wife, he shouldn't even think about it, and he will be a frog every day.

Cinderella came out after changing into new clothes, redressed, and the wound was well bandaged, so she showed a little smile.

The bangs were fixed by hairpins, and the white forehead was exposed, and the pair of passionate and moving blue eyes became more and more obvious. The magistrate was shocked. I didn't expect the gray-looking Miss Perrault to have such a beautiful face. , although she hasn't fully grown yet, she is indeed a beautiful embryo that has already shown her beauty.

Under the doctor's examination, the vegetable vendor's injury was identified as a minor injury. In addition to those destroyed vegetables and stalls, Anna paid a gold coin.

Cinderella looked a little cramped, but seeing Anna's soothing demeanor, she calmed down again. She is not without a rich country, knowing that a gold coin is nothing to some rich people, and it was the same for her in the past , but unfortunately now——

Over there, the vegetable vendor needs to pay five silver coins for the injury caused to Hindry's arm, and another ten silver coins for mental damage. Adding up, she needs to pay five silver coins to the two of them.

As for the parents of the bear child who hit someone, the stall owner needs to give two silver coins to the vegetable vendor to share the responsibility for hitting someone and destroying the vegetables. In addition, he has to compensate the injured Cinderella with five silver coins and another five silver coins. Mental loss, that is, she needs to give out one gold coin and two silver coins at once.

Both of them were very unconvinced, and the child was crying too. Anna didn't care at all, but Cinderella looked a bit hesitant.

"Don't you sympathize with them and want to let them go?" Anna pointed at her arms and knees in shock, telling her not to forget her injuries.

"What I'm thinking is," Cinderella said hesitantly, knowing that these brats are usually domineering, especially this one, who often play tricks on others, "Maybe we can let the children work instead..."

"How do you say it?" The magistrate was a little curious, and was willing to sell the two of them.

"Usually, garbage collection, slop collection, and excrement dumping in the capital... are all positions that are short of people. That is a job of two silver coins a month. If it is given to a child, it will be halved, that is, one silver coin a month. Maybe you can give it to him. An opportunity to let him go to work, and by the way, be able to repay some of this debt..."

At this time, there was no such thing as child labor or child labor. Even children aged seven or eight from poor families would go to the streets to sell newspapers and deliver milk.

Anna did not expect that Cinderella would make such a suggestion, but the stall owner was obviously moved, and offered to send his son to work, please give the sheriff a chance, forgive the time for giving the money, and tell her The son can't come up with so much money.

Seeing this, the magistrate nodded, naturally he didn't think much about how hard work this was.

In the louder crying and howling of the little kid, everyone felt quite satisfied, except for the few who had done bad things.

On the way back, Anna looked at Cinderella in surprise.

"What's the matter, Your Excellency the Duke?"

"Don't call me the Duke, just call me Anna." Anna waved her hand, and both of them walked unhappily. As for the basket of coal, it was probably sent to Perot's house by someone arranged by the sheriff.

For a weak girl of fourteen or fifteen years old, this is a heavy burden.

But for a healthy man with a little exercise, this is not very hard work.

It's just that Mrs. Perot will inevitably ask why, and I don't know how she will feel at that time.

"I'm a little surprised that you would have such a suggestion." Anna said frankly.

"But isn't this for the relief of their family?" Cinderella also looked at her in surprise, and it seemed that she did not fake her sympathy for them.

Anna looked at her for a while, and then Anna realized——

Damn, I thought the princess Cinderella was a hard-working and capable Virgin, so she was naturally dumb (black)?

The closer Cinderella got to Perot's house, the more silent Cinderella seemed, and the smile on her face narrowed a little bit, only when a little yellow-brown oriole flew to her shoulder, she hooked her lips and said affectionately Rubbing the little bird with her side face, Xiao Huangli also kissed her cheek obediently and affectionately.

This is probably the standard ability of the princess.

Anna thought of Maria and Nightingale and other small animals, and thought of a certain version of the fairy tale where Cinderella got help not from the fairy godmother but from the small animals on the tree in front of her mother's grave, and she felt very normal again. .

Before entering the door, Anna suddenly spoke.

"You know that I am the princess of the Kingdom of Lore, and now I have inherited the territory of Oran, and I am on my way to the territory, right?"

"Yes?" Cinderella looked up and looked at her suspiciously.

"Then are you willing to leave with me?" Anna asked, "My territory may be very barren and ordinary right now, but I believe it will get better and better in the future..."

Under Cinderella's watchful eyes, Anna felt that she might not be able to handle the poor place of her house, but although her voice was lowered, she was still very confident.

"Compared to your current life... maybe you would be willing to show your talent in my territory? If you do well enough, I can reward you. Of course, if you don't have this ambition, just want to marry someone You are an outstanding gentleman, then... maybe it is more appropriate for you to stay here, this is the bustling capital."

Anna also came up with this idea after seeing Cinderella's detailed skill column.

And she felt that she really couldn't live well under this stepwife.

Cinderella looked very excited, her bright eyes were full of twinkling lights.

But she still spoke cautiously:

"Can you let me think again? Besides, I need my mother's permission."