Succubus' Manor

Chapter 163

Aliya is easier to manage than other cities, and conflicts and conflicts are easy to resolve, and Chi Yan is not going to change the life and work of Aliya people, Aliya is still an agricultural city.

Such a good black land, it would be a waste not to plant it. Chi Yan asked someone to measure the land—of course it was not careful, but it was enough to have a general range. In addition to the main wheat, oats should also be planted.

As for Kato, Kato doesn't need such a fertile land, and Chi Yan is not worried about moving Kato to Aliya for planting. It is safer to let Kato stay in Saket.

The civilians went out to receive food one after another. They didn't know whether it was the lord who finally became tough, or the merchants suddenly found out.

But it would be nice if they could live a life with surplus food at home and not go hungry. They had suffered enough and didn't ask the truth.

"Anyone who wants to rent land comes to register with me." Teuton knocked on the big round copper plate, and the metal sound was loud and loud. He would walk back and forth on this street every day, shouting back and forth countless times.

The land rent is fixed, because the land here is not much different, so the rent is also the same.

Teutonic: "No rent in the first year! Only in the second year!"

Teuton roared until his throat hurt a little, he took out the kettle and took a sip before continuing to shout.

Just those few words over and over again.

After he finished yelling and came home, he sat for a long time before someone finally came to the door.

The person who came was a short old man. He was about the same height as a dwarf, with gray hair, but he didn't look like an old man in terms of figure. He stood at the door, hesitating whether he should knock on the door or not.

It was Lily who saw him when she went out to pour out the waste water and forced him into the room.

"Uncle Johnny." Teuton stood up.

With a smile on his face: "Come in."

Lily also said enthusiastically: "I'll get you a glass of water, would you like some snacks?"

The so-called snacks, that is, bread, now their family has surplus food, and also rented land, Lily plans to go to work with Teutonic in two days.

Teuton could work in the fields in the morning and come back to do the work in charge in the afternoon, so she could relax a lot, and she would not lose the two hundred copper coins per month.

So Lily is very generous now.

The grain tank at home is full, and the hulls are filled with wheat, and the wheat bran is placed on the other side.

They have been hungry before, and even now, they refuse to waste wheat bran.

It's unpalatable, but it can save lives.

Johnny carefully sat across from Teutonic. He was a lonely old man who could feed the whole family without hunger. He only knew how to farm in his life. After hearing Teutonic's call, he was also tempted.

If you rent a piece of land, you don't have to pay taxes or rent today, and all the food is your own.

If this is true, he won't have to worry about food next year, or even the year after.

"After that, I still have to pay rent and taxes. How much will I have left after paying the rent?" Johnny is most concerned about this.

Don't just look at the first year!Have a look in the future.

Lily brought Johnny a glass of water, which was well water, unpolluted, and tasted cool and sweet.

Johnny said thank you repeatedly, and then took a small sip of water.

Teuton: "Don't worry, the tax and rent depend on the annual output. If the weather is bad that year, or there is a plague of locusts, it will be lowered. There will always be enough food for you for a year." A lot of food, if you grow well and harvest a lot, you might have enough food for two years."

Johnny couldn't believe it: "It's really so good? What if the lord repents?"

They used to work, but no matter how much they worked, they only received a fixed amount for a month.

Although they were free citizens, strictly speaking, they were the serfs of Aliyah.

Teuton: "That will be a matter of the future. Regardless of whether the lord will regret it in the future, renting land now is a good deal. If you don't rent it now, the lord will regret it later. That's when you regret it."

Johnny was confused, he was persuaded by Teutonic: "What you said seems to make sense."

Lily said next to him: "Uncle Johnny, if you rent the land, you can plant as much as you want in the future, and if you harvest more, you can sell it to a merchant. I heard that the merchants from Otley and Stettin are coming to collect it." Food!"

Johnny's eyes widened: "Really?! I, I can sell grain to businessmen?"

Lily: "Master Merchant wants to eat!"

Johnny was taken aback: "They can eat so much!"

Johnny clutched his chest and exclaimed, "Businessmen, it's really delicious."

In the end, Johnny registered it. He was timid, and there was only one person. The registered land area was not large. If the output of previous years was used, the grain he harvested each year should be enough for him to eat for about two years.

If he wants to exchange money for spending, he sells half of it, and the rest is enough for spending.

After getting the land lease from Teutonic, Johnny thanked him and left the Teutonic home.

There are two copies of the rental book, one belonging to Johnny and the other kept by Teutonic. Since most people are illiterate, they use the method of fingerprinting.

Johnny rushed to the piece of land he rented the next day—the golden wheat, the wind blowing the wheat waves, and the ears of wheat were so plump that it was a joy to look at.

From today onwards, this piece of land will be taken care of by his old man.

Johnny bent down skillfully. When the wheat is about to mature, the wheat does not need much care, but deworming is a must.

There is no strong and effective deworming agent, and people's deworming method is very simple now, which is to dig up the soil and find out the bugs and eggs.

Of course, it is impossible to catch all the bugs in this way, but repeating it every day can always reduce the risk of pest infestation.

Johnny sat on the ridge of the field after weeding out the bugs. There was a wheat field behind him. Johnny basked in the sun and put the kettle aside. Occasionally he would take a sip of water, but most of the time he was in a daze, and after a while he turned his head and touched it. Touch the ears of wheat.

Someone who knew him saw him sitting here, and asked strangely: "Johnny, why are you sitting here? Once this piece of land is settled, you have to go to other places."

Johnny was so full of joy that he couldn't find anyone to share, and now he finally got one!

Johnny looked happy: "I rented this land! From now on, I will only take care of this land!"

The person who came was startled: "You really went to rent it? What if you take it back? If you don't rent it, you can always get a fixed amount of food every month, and you won't starve to death."

Johnny himself doesn't have much eloquence, but his only advantage is that he has a good memory: "Teuton said, I will regret it if I take it back! The wheat is almost ripe, so much wheat is mine!"

Visitor: "..."

What he said makes sense!

Johnny: "Anyway, I rent this land, so others can't take it away."

The visitor swallowed: "I still have something to do, I'm leaving first!"

Johnny's eyes widened: "Where are you going! Hey! Come back! I haven't told you how good my wheat is growing!"

However, the wind was blowing under the other party's feet, and Johnny's voice probably couldn't reach the other party's ears.

Johnny sighed and continued to sit, waiting for the next person to show off.

Within half a month, every household rented land.

However, there is also a lot of land that has not been rented out. After all, Aliya has a small population but a lot of land.

Chi Yan touched the back of his head: "There is still a shortage of people."

There are not many people in Stettin and Oatley, so get the people there to farm in Aliya?That is to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall.

Lying on the bed, Chi Yan sighed, "There are so many people, so much power!"

Kleist: "Can't you pull people from other cities?"

Chi Yan: "That's right, it seemed that they were talking about pulling people from other cities."

But the candidates have not been decided yet, and the apprentices led by the old housekeeper are still in Stettin.

Chi Yan: "I'll write a letter to the butler and ask him to arrange for someone to come over."

Kleist nodded. He liked to see Chi Yan directing everything and being ambitious, but he was not interested in the process.

After Chi Yan wrote the letter, he asked Hei to take him back, and there was no need to come back when Hei returned.

Hei walked away very happily - it's not that he didn't want to be loyal to the lord, but it's also good to be able to go home and take care of the children.

His children don't know how they are doing in Stettin, if they are being bullied.

Dahe doesn't know if he will take care of the baby, and the youngest child still needs a diaper change!Hei didn't dislike the child's smell at all, but he was worried that Dahe would dislike him.

After Hei took the letter, he ran away.

The other demons didn't feel it, only the demon who got married in Stettin bit his lip jealously - his wife was pregnant with a child!

So, after hesitating for a long time, the demon who loves his wife like his life, finally mustered up the courage and boldly approached Kleist.

He knelt in front of Kleist, with his forehead pressed against the ground, and said respectfully and humbly, "Your Majesty, I, I want to go back to Stettin."

Kleist was sitting on the chair, Chi Yan was not in the room, there were only the two of them in the room now, Kleist had no expression on his face, and asked indifferently, "Why?"

The demons mustered up [-]% of their courage, and whispered: "My wife is still pregnant with a child, she lives alone, I am always afraid that she will be in danger, and she is very picky eater, likes to eat fat meat, there are Sometimes the market can’t buy it, and I have to go to the jungle to catch it. She is not very courageous, and she is afraid of the dark..."

It wasn't until he finished talking that he realized what he had just said.

The Mozu didn't dare to look up at Kleist's face, he didn't even dare to move.

He...he didn't even know why he had so much courage just now!

The demons waited for a long time, and finally heard Kleist's voice. Kleist's voice was very soft: "Child."

The Mozu breathed a sigh of relief, and he quickly said: "Yes, Your Majesty, yes, my wife has a child, and I have to go back and take care of her."

Kleist said indifferently: "Go."

The demons were taken aback, is that all right?Succeeded so easily?

Kleist: "Do you want me to say it a second time?"

The Mozu ran away rolling and crawling.

Only Kleist was left sitting on the chair, touching his chin with one hand.

He was a little regretful, if Chi Yan could have a child, then their child would be a few years old, maybe they would be able to walk.

If you are lucky, the child may look like Chi Yan, with amber eyes and dark brown hair, and will clap his hands and call him Dad.

Kleist mentioned this to Chi Yan at night.

Chi Yan touched Kleist's forehead: "You don't have a fever."

"Stop daydreaming, let alone we are all men, why didn't you give birth?"

Kleist: "It's usually the one who bears it."

Chi Yan disagreed: "Do you know seahorses? Seahorses are male seahorses that give birth."

"Besides, giving birth is not easy." Chi Yan said seriously, "Your whole body will be swollen. If you're unlucky, you won't be able to eat, and you'll vomit every now and then. You can't sit or stand for a long time."

Kleist didn't listen to Chi Yan's words, he hugged Chi Yan into his arms, gently stroked Chi Yan's belly with one hand, and then sighed sadly: "Hey."

Chi Yan: "..."

Chi Yan: "If you really want a child, let's adopt one."

Kleist's chin rested on Chi Yan's shoulder: "No one else's."

Chi Yan smiled: "Sorry, I really can't give birth."

Kleist squeezed the flesh on Chi Yan's stomach: "It's okay,"

Chi Yan pulled Kleist's cheek: "You are enough, from the day you decide to be with me, you are doomed not to have a biological child."

Chi Yan: "I won't either."

Kleist suddenly turned over and covered Chi Yan.

Chi Yan looked into Kleist's eyes: "What are you doing?"

Kleist: "I'll try."

Chi Yan was puzzled: "Try what?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kleist blocked his lips.

……

Well, well, Kleist wasn't here to talk to him about having babies at all!

This scheming!

Chi Yan has had a lot of leisure recently, and after the land survey was over, the civilians also regained their vitality.

People's vitality is very strong, just like plants, they can be brilliant when given some sunlight. They quickly adapt to the current life, work hard every day, and look forward to the arrival of the harvest season.

The civilians worked hard and wanted to have a good harvest this year, so that they would not have to worry about it in the coming year. The future was uncertain, but this year's grain must belong to them.

At the same time, the housekeeper also sent a small group of people out to pull people out. These people went out with the team of merchants and wandered around in various cities.

Some of them will go directly to the target city to rent a house, while others will pretend to be vendors and set up stalls in the market.

Just is one of them. He has just turned 16, but he has a serious and mature face. If you don't talk about his age, most people will think that he is almost thirty.

Just chose to set up a stall in the market. Although the city's market only opens once every seven days, he would also receive guests in his rented house at other times.

He sells bean dregs cakes, food that common people can afford, and dried bean dregs cakes can be stored for a long time, so Juster's business has always been very good, and customers come to him every day.

There is also a guest today.

The guest was not a young woman, and her work was not very glamorous, she was a whore.

But not working in a brothel. She charges very low fees and can only earn very little money. In this city, men can't find serious jobs, let alone women.

This is one of the few jobs they can find.

"Is it still five loaves?" Juster opened the door, let people enter the room, and went to get the loaves.

The woman was already very familiar with Juster, she sat on the chair and said enviously, "It's really good to sell cakes."

There was a red mark on her neck, which was left by yesterday's guest. She didn't have any extra fabric to cover it up, so she could only show the red mark.

Just handed her the cake, and at the same time felt that it was time, so he said, "Don't go, I'll pour you a glass of water, and give you a cake, this cake is made of wheat flour."

The woman hurriedly sat down until Juster put the glass of water in front of her and brought her the wheatbread.

The woman was still very envious: "Do you need help? I can work very well."

Just: "It's enough for me alone, business is not busy anyway."

The woman's frustration is visible to the naked eye.

The business of being a prostitute is very dangerous. No one knows whether she can have a customer today, and even if she has a customer, whether the customer will hurt her.

There are prostitutes lying dead on the streets every day, most of them are thrown out after death.

They don't have any security, and even if they die, no one will sympathize with them. They are people who live in dark corners.

Just: "But I know where to find a job, a decent job, the kind that isn't dangerous."

The woman's eyes lit up, she raised her head and looked at Juster without blinking: "Really?!"

Just smiled and said, "Of course it's true, I swear in the name of Tianmu, I never lie."

The woman believed, and she knew that people in Stettin did not believe in the Holy Spirit, but the Mother of Heaven. But for her, Stettin was not a city a few days away, but another world.

Just: "Stedding is very short of people, whether it's a man or a woman, the elderly or a child, they can all feed their stomachs."

The woman was dumbfounded: "You want me to go to Stettin?!"

"No no no! I can't go!"

Just asked patiently: "Why can't you go? You can follow the merchants, they don't charge money for taking people away."

The woman said sadly, "I, I have never left here, and I have two children."

Her husband died of illness after she gave birth to her youngest son, and she struggled to support her two children, otherwise she would not have had such a difficult life even though she had a house to live in.

Juster gently persuaded: "For the sake of the child, I have to go even more. Think about it, what can your child do in the future when he grows up here?"

Just: "Don't think my words are ugly, do you want your child to be a male prostitute?"

The woman bit her lip tightly - she knew what Just said was true, she was almost unable to support her two children now, even if she bought the cheapest bean dregs cake, she couldn't afford it anymore.

There are often customers who don't give money, beat and scold her after finishing the work, and then tell her to leave.

And she is a woman with no strength, what can she do?When begging was useless, she didn't dare to fight desperately with the other party, so she could only leave by herself.

Although yesterday's guest choked her neck, he finally gave her two copper coins, which is already a rare good person.

Just: "Whether it's a male prostitute or a prostitute, they don't live long. Now you take your children to Stettin, find a decent job, live a good life, and you still have many years to live."

"It's the same with your children. When they grow up, whether it's doing business with merchants, traveling north and south, or becoming a buddy, it's a very good way to live."

Just said softly, "Even if you don't think about yourself, think about your children."

The woman swallowed her saliva, her mind was a little confused, she was afraid of leaving the land where she was born and raised, but at the same time her reason also told her that Juster was right.

"Then I, I'll go find the businessmen." The woman asked cautiously, "Is it true that you don't want money?"

Just: "I want to go back together too, when you follow me, you don't need money."

The woman was very grateful: "You are such a good person! If I can really find a job in Stettin, I will pray for you every day."

Just waved his hand: "No need, I don't believe in the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit won't bless me."

The woman said in a low voice, "Then I will pray to the Heavenly Mother."

Just was even more satisfied: "Then thank you."

Not long after the woman left, another visitor came.

Still an old customer, Just repeated the steps and convinced another person.

In fact, people always want to change and want to leave, but they have been unable to make a decision. After all, they stay in a familiar environment. If they go to another place, they are not sure that they will live a good life.

At this time, they need someone like Just to push them and make them make up their minds.

Just waited until nightfall before lighting the lamp and taking out his pamphlet.

The so-called caravan is his own team, except for occasionally bringing some goods over, the biggest function is transportation.

transport population.

He wrote down two more names in the booklet.

Eighty people can be taken this month.

Just was a little worried. There were still too few. He knew that among those who came out like him, some brought back 200 people in the first month!

Just was a bit decadent.

Before letting them go, the steward told them that whoever brings back the most people will be placed by the lord's side.

Not only to go to the lord's side, but also to become the lord's personal servant!

After all, Kadi is very busy now, and he can no longer devote all his body and mind to the lord as before.

As for the other servants, Ryan and the others, Just didn't pay much attention to them.

I haven't become a personal servant for so many years, so there is no hope in the future.

Just touched his face. He felt that he looked good. Many people praised him before, saying that although he was a human race, he looked like an elf if he had pointed ears.

This is the greatest compliment to his looks. Just took a deep breath and clenched his fists. He had to work harder to suppress all competitors.

He thought of the lord, and his whole body was a little turbulent.

After becoming the lord's personal servant, he will be able to follow the lord every day and handle some trivial matters for the lord.

At that time, he will be the closest person to the lord other than the lord's partner.

Just lowered his head and murmured to cheer himself up: "I'm sure I can, they're definitely no match for me."

He has to be better than everyone else.

Only in this way can he stand by that adult's side.