Chapter 396: Melgen (1)
Translator: 549690339
The room that Zhao Hai and the others were in was a place for the guests to eat. It could be said to be a private room, and they could order from there. The ordinary clansmen had the same food every day.
After the two of them had their meal in the dining hall, Phil brought Zhao Hai to the meixiang courtyard where Zhao Hai lived. The meixiang courtyard got its name because of the plum courtyard behind it. There were all kinds of plum blossoms in that courtyard. As it was the season when the plum blossoms bloomed, the courtyard was filled with their fragrance.
Although Zhao Hai had moved into meixiang court, ruien did not move in. He was still staying at Sheila hotel. However, the hotel still took great care of her because of Zhao Hai.
When Zhao Hai returned to meixiang courtyard after lunch, Laura and the other girls were already waiting for him in the house. In addition to the plum courtyard at the back and the martial arts field at the front, there was also a courtyard-like house. The entire courtyard seemed to be able to accommodate nearly a hundred people. It was not a small courtyard.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw Laura and the others sitting inside. However, they all had worried expressions on their faces. As soon as they saw Zhao Hai enter, Laura and the others immediately stood up. Laura even said, ” “Big brother hai, what’s going on? Why did you send us here?”
Zhao Hai knew what Laura was worried about with one look. He smiled and said, ” “Don’t worry, it’ll be fine. We’ll be living here from now on. It’s brother Smith’s idea.” Then, he told Laura about how he met Smith today.
Hearing Zhao Hai’s words, Laura and the others were stunned. However, Laura did not seem to be happy. She only looked at Zhao Hai and said, ” “Big brother hai, aren’t you worried? Didn’t Smith arrange for us to be here to monitor us?”
“Isn’t it good to monitor us?” Zhao Hai smiled. This way, we can make him feel more at ease. If we work with him, he won’t think too much. This is very beneficial to us.”
Hearing Zhao Hai’s words, Laura was stunned for a moment. However, she immediately understood what Zhao Hai meant. She said embarrassedly, ” “So that’s what you mean, big brother hai. Hehe, I understand.”
Zhao Hai smiled. &Quot; alright, don’t do anything else for the next two days. Just do a quick calculation of the business we can do. Forget about the grain and vegetables, but count the milk Wine and War food. Then, inform Grandpa gesun to work hard on the production. I’ll go and check on Ryan’s situation. As soon as uncle Ivan sends someone, I’ll send Ryan to the ship. &Quot;
Laura smiled and said, ” sending Ryan to the ship can be considered a relief for us. Brother hai, it’s winter now. There are very few people doing business with the orcs. Should we go to the other empires to take a look? ”
Zhao Hai smiled. &Quot; I would like to, but not now. It’s best if we can decide on the business here first. It’s not good to expand our business too much now. &Quot;
&Quot; alright, ” Lola nodded. &Quot; in the next two days, we’ll calculate the current business and production to facilitate our operation. &Quot;
Zhao Hai nodded. &Quot; we didn’t expect things to go so smoothly. Now that we have brother Smith’s help, things are going much smoother than we expected. It’s best if we go to the slave market to take a look after a while. What do you guys think? ”
Lola nodded and said, ” good idea. What we lack the most now is people. Although we bought a lot of orc slaves, those slaves don’t know how to cultivate land, which is very unfavorable to our development. We still have to buy more human slaves. It’s best to buy more craftsmen and literate slaves. &Quot;
Zhao Hai nodded and said, ” that’s right. There are too few people in our territory now. If we count our territories together, it is not much smaller than the Arkas Empire. However, we have too few people. Even if our land has not been improved as much, we still have too few people. &Quot;
During this period of time, Zhao Hai didn’t pay much attention to the black soil wasteland. As long as Cai ‘er’s seven-colored poisonous fog spread out, he would immediately improve the land. He had already improved a lot of land by now, but he didn’t have enough people in his hands.
Previously, the people under him could go out and farm, but as the number of factories under his control increased, the slaves were too busy with the things in the factory. They had no time to farm outside. Fortunately, it was winter outside, so they could not do it even if they wanted to.
At this moment, there was a sudden clamor outside, which stunned Zhao Hai and Laura. This courtyard was arranged by Smith, so no one should have come in. What was going on?
Zhao Hai’s expression darkened, and he turned to Shunyi.”Shunyi, go and see what’s going on. Don’t offend anyone.” &Quot; yes, ” Shunyi replied, then opened the door and walked out.
Melgen had loved plum blossoms since she was a child, so the meixiang courtyard was the courtyard that she visited the most. If it was not because meixiang courtyard was located at the back and was not safe, she would have moved there long ago. &Nbsp;
It was early winter, the day when the plum blossoms bloomed in meixiang courtyard. Meigen had sent a few friends to this courtyard to admire the plum blossoms, drink a few cups of warm wine, and chat about the matters of the continent.
The meixiang courtyard of the city Lord’s mansion was very famous in Tianshui city. It had the largest Plum Garden in the entire Tianshui city. The scenery here was the best in early winter. Many young ladies and young masters of noble families would go to the meixiang courtyard to admire the plum blossoms, but it would be even better if there was a little snow.
Melgen was accompanied by two servants. In order not to alarm the people in the front yard, they came in from the door of the backyard. This way, they would not alarm the people in the front yard, and it was also because this place was closer to the plum courtyard.
Melgen’s servant opened the door of the meixiang courtyard, and everyone immediately entered. They went straight to the backyard of the meixiang courtyard. At that moment, melgen felt that there was something wrong with the courtyard. &Nbsp;
Melgen had not asked anyone to clean the yard before today. The yard should have been messy, but now it looked very clean, as if someone had cleaned it on purpose. It was really not artistic. &Nbsp;
It had to be said that miss melgen was a bit of a scholar. In her opinion, a Plum Garden like this should have a blooming plum blossom in the backyard and some withered branches and leaves in the front yard. This would reflect the two different artistic concepts of vitality and decay. That would be good.
But now, the front yard had been cleaned thoroughly. It was as if the floor had been washed with clean water. It was very clean, and melgen was very puzzled. &Nbsp;
At this moment, the door to the main hall of the meixiang courtyard was suddenly opened. A thin and small figure dressed in a warrior’s uniform walked out of the door and looked at them coldly.
The noble ladies and young masters who were on good terms with melgen also noticed that something was wrong. They looked at the thin figure in a daze, and for a moment, they collectively lost their voices. &Nbsp;
The person who came out was naturally too Shunyi. Shunyi understood Zhao Hai’s meaning. Zhao Hai did not want to cause trouble, which was why he let him out. He even specially instructed him to do so.
Shunyi understood what was going on the moment he saw the people in the courtyard. He had seen many noble ladies and young masters moaning in pain before, so he understood what was going on when he saw melgen and the others. &Nbsp;
It was no wonder that Shunyi could tell that melgen and the others were mostly girls. Most of the girls were holding hand-held stoves, while the men were dressed in high-grade animal skin cotton clothes. They were all gorgeously dressed. There were many servants following behind them. Some of the servants were holding food boxes, and some were holding charcoal stoves. It was very lively. &Nbsp;
When Shunyi saw this situation, he knew that this must be the city Lord’s child. He had invited some of the nobles in the city to play in the courtyard. Shunyi was not surprised by this at all, because once he arrived at this courtyard, he had already scouted the surroundings of the courtyard. Naturally, he would not miss the plum courtyard behind the courtyard. There was a small courtyard in the middle of the plum courtyard, and it was obvious that it was used to admire the plum blossoms. Shunyi naturally paid attention to it. When he saw melgen and the others, he said, Shunyi naturally knew what was going on.
Shunyi bowed to melgen and said, ” greetings, young lady. How are you, young lady? I’m Mr. Wells ‘servant. Today, Mr. Wells came to visit the city Lord. Thanks to the city Lord, we are able to settle down in the meixiang courtyard. Please forgive us for disturbing young lady’s view of the plum blossoms. &Quot;
Shunyi’s words were very beautiful, but he had also told the whole story. He wanted to tell melgen that they were invited by the castellan to have a seat. They did not break in. At the same time, he dared to tell melgen and the others that they could leave. &Nbsp;
Melgen was stunned. Then, she looked at Shunyi in puzzlement and said,”Are you really my father’s guest?”
“I don’t dare to hide it from you, young miss. The city Lord’s guest is my young master, and I’m only his servant,” Shunyi hurriedly replied.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Hai’s voice was heard. &Quot; “Alright, Shunyi, let’s not talk about that. We’re only disturbing the young miss and the others. Please help yourself to the young miss.”
Shunyi responded and turned to melgen. &Quot; please forgive us, young lady. Please help yourself. We just need to rest in the house. &Quot;
Shunyi’s humble attitude made melgen embarrassed. The noble ladies and young masters who followed melgen here also felt very embarrassed. Melgen quickly said,”Since that’s the case, we won’t disturb Mister’s rest any longer. We’ll take our leave.”
Just as he was about to leave, a female voice said, ” “Miss, please wait.” After saying that, Laura slowly walked out of the room. Shunyi bowed to her and retreated behind her.
Laura bowed to melgen and said, ” miss, you don’t have to be like this. The young master said that we have disturbed the castellan too much. How can he let you leave? miss, please go to the plum Garden to admire the plum blossoms. We will definitely not disturb you. &Quot;
Melgen was really embarrassed to leave when she heard what Laura said. She quickly said, ” “Wouldn’t this disturb your young master’s rest?”
Laura smiled and said, ” it’s my young master who should be disturbing you, young lady. Please feel free to enjoy the plum blossoms. This is a hard liquor that my young master gave you. You can drink it warm and enjoy it more. &Quot;
After saying that, he took out a wine bag and handed it to Shunyi. Shunyi handed it to melgen’s servant and turned to leave.