Chapter 810 A family story
With less than three hours before dawn, Art left Amos Manor with a team of about two hundred people and headed north——
Art walked between Angus and Ron, with the surrounding earl guards guarding him on both sides. In front, Colin led the light-armored infantry to clear the way. Behind him, Klaus's heavy-armored infantry followed closely, pulling a carriage carrying five large iron boxes. The two tracks left by the ruts extended into the endless darkness.
The dark surroundings always make people calm down and remind them of their family members.
Matt looked up at the sky full of dark clouds, and could only find traces of moonlight through the light silver edge of the clouds.
At suddenly sighed and said: "Hey, I have been away from the valley for so long, and I don't know what happened to my wife and the old housekeeper~"
As the commander of the army and the commander of the army, Art rarely revealed these shortcomings in front of his men. But tonight, walking in the dark in the southern countryside far away from the valley with a few of his close associates who often followed him, gave him a familiar feeling.
Angus and Ron, who were walking behind Art, looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly. For him, he had long been accustomed to living alone for many years. As long as he had strong drinks to keep him company, he would never feel lonely.
But Ron on the side was different.
Although he is not very old, he has already been married to Lottie's maid Ollie, and they have a son. Ron has not been home for many days, causing Ron to miss many moments of reunion with his family. His master's emotion instantly reminded him of his longing for his family.
Hynh Ron is completely different from Angus, Odo and others. Not only does he have a wife and children, he also has his father and mother at home, as well as his sister Camille who works as a maid beside the countess. I haven't been home for nearly two months. It would be a lie to say that I don't miss my family at all.
Matt didn’t see the two people behind him responding to him for a long time, so he turned his head and glanced.
Angus tilted his head, holding a piece of weed in his mouth and chewing it with gusto. He had no time to pay attention to the vague things in Art's mouth about the love between his children and his family.
On the contrary, Ron was moved by the scene and lowered his head silently without saying a word.
Although this guy usually does things vigorously and fights vigorously and resolutely, when it comes to family and relationship issues, he seems to be a different person, being taciturn and deliberately avoiding it.
Seeing this scene, Art looked at Angus again and said with great interest: "Sergeant major, after this battle is over and we return to the valley, how about I ask my wife to introduce you to a girl?"
Angus shook his head quickly when he heard this. Explained: "Sir, how can feelings be so casual? Don't worry, wait, wait~"
Matt joked: "Why, is it true that as Odo said, you have fallen in love with the young widow in the valley whose husband died last year?"
Everyone couldn't help laughing loudly after hearing this.
"Bah! This guy Odo is getting more and more outrageous. Sir, don't listen to his nonsense. I just mentioned it casually in front of him. Who knew this kid would take it seriously~"
After saying that, Angus hurriedly put the grass root in his hand into his mouth and chewed it, trying to hide his embarrassment.
"Okay, Sergeant Major, it's human nature and there's nothing to hide. Besides, you've been with me for so many years, it's time to get married."
After saying that, Art looked at Ron aside and continued: "Among the first batch of people who followed me, the most promising one is the young guard officer beside me. He has a wife and children. Look at you, you are much older than Ron, and now you can't even find a woman. If this matter is spread, how will others think of me as the commander of the regiment~"
There was another burst of laughter in the team -
At this time, Art shifted the topic to Colin, the company leader in front, and Klaus, captain of the heavy armored infantry company behind, "Colin, Klaus, and the two of you, after all, are senior officers of the Wells Army. You are so old, and you have not considered getting married and having children. How we grow the Wells Army in the future will all depend on you!"
"Hahaha——"
The laughter of the crowd spread one after another, spreading into the distance -
"—Silly girl, what are you laughing at?"
Hundreds of miles north of Amos Manor, the lord's bedroom on the second floor of Wellsburg was brightly lit.
Oli, the Countess of Wales's maid, who was sitting in the chair next to the fireplace, looked at the letter from home in her hand and smiled from ear to ear.
"Madam, Ron said in his letter to me that he bought me some gifts in a city near the sea in the south of Lombardy, and has already asked someone to take them on the way back to the valley." Ollie's words were full of excitement, and the happiness on her face made Countess Lottie next to her envious.
Lottie put down the soft wool she was knitting and sighed softly, "Hey, you, the knight's wife, are much happier than me, the countess. Ron is really an infatuated guy. He wrote you four letters home and gave you five gifts in about two months after leaving the valley.
And the aloof uncle you talk about is The Lord seems to have disappeared, completely forgetting me, the countess, and his poor son. Sometimes I wonder if he has found many other women outside and has forgotten us mother and son."
After saying this, Lottie lowered her head in tears and touched her slightly raised belly.
At this time, Ollie on the side saw this and hurriedly put down the letter from home in his hand, walked towards the bed, bent down and squatted at Lottie's feet, holding her slender and smooth hands tightly.
"Madam, how can you think so? Think about it, as the commander-in-chief of the army, the master has so much military affairs to deal with all day long, so naturally he cannot spare much time to take care of other things. But I believe that the master is a man, and he must only have you in his heart!"
Lottie slowly raised her head and asked dubiously: "Do you really think so?"
Oli nodded. He nodded and continued: "It's not just me who thinks so, many people think so. From the wives of the young soldiers in the valley to the elderly maids in the castle, no one thinks that the master will be a half-hearted man. If he is really that kind of person, you must be the only countess in the castle now~" After hearing what Ollie said, Lottie felt a lot more comfortable.
Although on weekdays, she always appears as a shrewd and capable countess in the fields, barn workshops and regular meetings of the government office.
But at night, she was the mistress of Wales with the highest status and status that all women in the valley envied. But without the company of Art, Earl of Wales, it would be difficult for outsiders to understand the depression in her heart.
Happily, Ollie, the maid who had been following her for many years, was always by her side, so that Lottie could pour out the bitterness she had been holding in her stomach in the dead of night.
Immediately, Lottie picked up the unwoven wool that was thrown on the bed and planned to make a woolen gown for her husband who was away from home all the time.
Oli also stood up immediately and threw two pieces of chopped dry wood into the fireplace not far away. Then he picked up the leather on the chair and walked straight to the chair next to Lottie's bed to sit down. The master and servant made the unique gift for their man together by the flickering candlelight——
The morning of the next morning, the morning light shone through the window of the lord's bedroom on the second floor of Wellsburg onto the velvet-covered bed.
The dazzling sunlight made Lottie, who was lying comfortably in bed, slowly open her sleepy eyes~
She fell asleep late at night, regardless of her tired body, and resolutely climbed out of the warm and comfortable bed.
There is still a hint of chill in the valley in early spring, and the stone bedroom seems a bit cold. Lottie put on the velvet robe and tied the belt. Just as she was about to open the door, the maid Camille was already walking towards this direction with a basin of steaming water - "Madam, you are awake~"
Lottie looked at Camille with a smile, and her childish voice was full of the aura of a girl.
"You little guy, you came at the right time!" Lottie couldn't help but praise this considerate little girl.
"Madam, I am not young anymore! I have been with you for several years~" Camille said while placing a wooden basin filled with warm water on the shelf near the door of the bedroom.
“Madam, you wash up first, and I’ll go to the kitchen and ask them to prepare breakfast for you, the young master, and the old lady.” Camille is like Lottie’s life steward, always able to arrange these trivial matters in an orderly manner.
As soon as he finished speaking, the increasingly lovable girl politely left the bedroom and ran downstairs.
"This child is still so impatient!"
Not long after, Lottie took Mrs. Galvin and George down from the second floor of the lord's mansion.
Looking at the steaming vegetable soup and minced meat porridge on the table, as well as the fine wheat bread cut into small pieces and placed on the plate, George, Art's son, couldn't wait to run to the table and ate by himself.
Lottie shook her head helplessly and said: "Mother, look at how you have spoiled this child."
Mrs. Galvin stepped forward with a doting look on her face, scooped up the vegetable soup in the bowl, blew it to cool down, and put it into her grandson's mouth herself.
At this moment, bursts of noise suddenly came from outside the castle. George, who always loved to join in the fun, suddenly dropped the bread in his hand and slipped out in the blink of an eye. Camille was so frightened that she almost knocked over several glasses of juice in her hand on a tray to the ground.
"This child is getting more and more outrageous!" Lottie scolded softly and hurriedly stepped forward to take the tray from Camille's hand. Before turning around, Ollie's voice came from outside the hall~
"Madam, it's the wounded soldiers who went to fight in the south who have returned——"