“I don’t know how the master and the others are doing now. They have been on the expedition for almost half a month, and there is no news at all.” Lottie, who was sewing little George’s damaged clothes on the second floor of the wooden castle, said to Ollie, who was also doing needlework next to her.
"Madam, you miss me so much." Ollie looked at Lottie and said.
"You damn girl, what are you talking about?" Lottie lowered her head shyly, with waves of blush appearing on her face.
"Stop talking about me, Ollie, don't you miss Ron"
"Madam, I, I~" Ollie's face was red at this time, and she turned her head and looked out the window.
"Originally, we promised to hold a wedding for you and Ron when the master and the others came back from the north, but who knew that a few days after they came back, they hurriedly went to the west to fight, alas~" Lottie said with emotion. Seeing that Ollie was silent, Lottie asked Ollie: "Ollie, do you know how to win a man's heart?" Lottie said while sewing the clothes in her hands.
Oli slowly turned around and looked at Lottie expectantly, hoping to learn some tips on how to control men from her ladyship.
"Then marry him, don't let him fool around outside, give him a child, and let him have thoughts." Lottie said.
"But madam, although Ron said he wanted to marry me, he has been away fighting, and we have no chance to hold a wedding." There was a hint of helplessness in Ollie's eyes.
Seeing the concern and helplessness on Ollie's face, Lottie quickly said to her: "Don't worry, when Ron and the others come back this time, I will definitely let the adults hold a wedding for you!"
Hitch "Really, madam?" Ollie couldn't believe her ears.
"Of course it's true, lest you look distracted all day long and miss Ron every day." Lottie, who has experienced the pain of lovesickness, certainly understands Ollie's thoughts.
At this time, Ollie's face was already blushing...
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"Come on, come after me.!" At this time, in the open space outside the wooden castle, Cooper's grandson Alfred was chasing and playing with Art's child, George, with wooden sticks.
Since Cooper had this child, his life has become a little more fun. Before the child came, Cooper often sat alone in a daze after finishing his official work, and rarely communicated with others. For an old man in his fifties, life is quite empty and lonely without the company of his wife and family. Now that he has his children by his side, Cooper takes Alfred around the valley when he has free time. Firstly, he allows the children to become familiar with this new environment, and secondly, it also adds some fun to his own life. The people in the territory would also say hello when they saw Cooper leading the children. Cooper also said to people with a smile on his face: This is my grandson Alfred. A look of pride and joy.
Ever since little George slowly learned to walk, he has not been restless at all. Either running from one room to another, or playing with other children in the open space outside, making clay figurines, playing in the water, or chasing and beating with sticks. They had a lot of fun and seemed to have strong energy every day. This left Lottie helpless with this little ancestor and could only let him play around. In him, Lottie even saw the figure of Art. The father and son were always tossing around, which did not make people worry at all...
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Half a day's journey south along the wooden castle, there are several large villages in the valley. After many deep plowings and the use of retting fertilizers, the soil here has become increasingly fertile. At this time, it is approaching early autumn. Looking around, the crops in the field are full and the wheat has already been bent. This is destined to be a bumper harvest season. The people of the valley were busy working in the fields, looking forward to a good harvest this year.
"Master Steward, it's not that we don't want to send our children to school. The crops are about to be harvested. We, the old couple, are getting older, and this is the only child who is still at home. We are counting on him to help us." The old man said helplessly to the steward of the school.
This is a low-level farmer family in Gujiandi Village, with a total of five people in the family. The eldest son is a soldier in the Wells Regiment. He has already gone to Marseille with Art, and his life or death is uncertain. The second son also recently joined the Bass detachment to support Fort Marcy. Even if the old couple disagrees, there is nothing they can do. When the child grows up, he hopes to go out and make achievements. Now there are only two elderly people and an eleven-year-old child left at home. The old couple were already in poor health, so they expected their younger son to help them gather the crops in the field and put them into the barn during the autumn harvest. The two old men were looking forward to taking a break from the war, and the two children could go home to help with the farming during the busy farming season, and the family could be reunited...
"Quick, everyone should work harder today to complete this batch of short spears as soon as possible. I will treat everyone to a drink tonight!" In the weapons workshop, the adjutant Bard who came to inspect said to the craftsmen who were working hard to make a batch of short spears.
"Okay!" When everyone heard that there was wine to drink, they became more energetic.
The weapons produced by the Valley Weapons Workshop are mainly used by soldiers of the Welsh Legion, and any excess will be handed over to European trading houses for trafficking to other places. As one of the few workshops in the valley territory, the status of the weapons workshop is self-evident. It is now one of the main sources of weapons for the Welsh Legion. It has been able to make most of the weapons needed on the battlefield - long swords, daggers, short spears, arrows, chainmail...
Since the Welsh Legion set off, various workshops in the valley have operated in an orderly manner under the jurisdiction of the civil administration, providing some of the items needed inside and outside the valley.
Although the uncle country was in constant war at this time, the European trading firm under Art's name was still running around the north and south. At this time, there is chaos in the north. According to Art's order, the European trading companies should focus on the layout of Provence. At the same time, two business routes are operated, one is to sell goods eastward from Andermatt Castle to the Principality of Swabia for consumption by local noble lords. The other was to transport goods westward from the Provence border to the southern regions of the Kingdom of France for sale. In addition, Continental trading houses were also trafficking food and weapons from the south for the Liberation Army in the north to support the court of Besançon. Of course, all of this costs money.
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On the first floor of the Lord's Hall of the Valley Wooden Castle, Cooper, as the chief civil affairs officer, was discussing the autumn harvest in the territory with a group of civil affairs officials. Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves coming from not far outside the wooden castle disrupted the peace and tranquility of the valley...
"Report to Mr. Cooper, Tyniec~" The messenger who rushed all the way from the Beiguan Army Fort gasped and continued, "Tineets was captured by an army of unknown origin last night. They killed more than a dozen county soldiers guarding the city."
"Ah..." Hearing this sudden news, everyone present was stunned.
At this time, Lottie was standing on the stairs, and the rimmed silk scarf in her hand fell at her feet...