Chapter 117 Serfs in Action

While Gervis was testing the simple grenade, the serfs of the entire Storm Territory were also taking action. Whether they were villagers from the three villages or townspeople from Binhai Town, they all went out before dawn today. Everyone carried a huge basket on their backs, and all men, women, and children were out.

These serfs did not go to the farmland, but all went into some dense woods, looking for wild fruits that only children would pay attention to before. When some serfs found that there were already people in the nearby woods, they immediately rushed to the next woods without stopping. Their figures were almost everywhere in the entire territory.

"Mom... come here quickly, I found it! I found it!"

In a dense forest, a little boy who was only six or seven years old was running around in the woods. His thin body gave him an alternative advantage in the dense bushes where it was difficult to move forward. With his thin body, he could ignore many branches and hay that blocked his way, allowing the little boy to move freely here, while adults had to work hard to move the branches that blocked their way, or break them, because they did not have sharp iron tools to clear the way.

After the little boy crawled through the path blocked by branches and weeds, he finally saw the scene inside. After seeing what was in front of him clearly, the little boy excitedly got up from the ground and shouted almost in a screaming tone.

"Dad, Mom, come quickly! There are so many fruits here. Can I have some cake?"

"Little Kerry, wait there for a moment. Mom and Dad will be here soon. Don't pick them by yourself!"

Not far away, two middle-aged serfs, a man and a woman, were also searching around. Suddenly they heard their child's scream and immediately became excited. If they really found that thing, it would be worth it even if they didn't go to the fields to farm today.

"Little Kerry, just stay where you are and don't move. If you get a lot, Dad will go to the next town and buy you a cake someday!"

Little Kerry can move around in the woods with his small body, but his parents can't. Even though they know Rick's location, they still have to keep taking detours and tearing through the dense bushes. Rick's father gropes his way over and tells Rick to do it, fearing that Rick will destroy the wild fruits out of ignorance. After all, the housekeeper has instructed that only intact fruits should be collected, and rotten ones should not be. The housekeeper said that this kind of wild fruit is called grapes, and they are not used to the name of grapes for a while.

"Ah, Daddy is the best, Grapes are the best!"

When little Rick heard his father's words, he shouted excitedly and liked the bunches of purple wild fruits in front of him even more. This wild fruit used to be his favorite fruit. Today he brought his parents to look for it because he had seen it here when he was playing before. Even the older friends didn't know about it because they couldn't get in. This was Rick's secret base and a treasure trove of snacks.

Today, in order to have that fragrant and sweet cake, little Rick told his parents about his treasure trove without hesitation when they asked. After all, although grapes and wild fruits are delicious, he can eat them every day, but that fragrant and sweet cake can only be eaten once a year.

In fact, little Rick didn't know that his so-called cake was nothing but white bread. He just added some dried wild fruits and jam to the white bread, and it became the cake for these serf children.

Only nobles can eat real cakes. They are made by adding eggs, sugar and fine flour to bake. They are many times more delicious than white bread that is just slightly cleaned.

A few minutes later, after a lot of effort, little Kerry's parents finally opened up a path and came to Rick. When they arrived at the open space surrounded by branches and weeds, they also saw seven or eight grape vines growing in the open space. The vines of these grape vines were climbing everywhere, and bunches of purple, crystal clear grapes hung on the branches and vines.

"Little Rick, good job! After I exchange these grapes for money at the castle, Dad will buy you a cake tomorrow. I'll buy you a cake as big as Dad's fist."

Rick's father was very happy to see so many grapes, but when he squatted down and looked at the several cuts on his five or six-year-old son's tender face, his eyes turned red. He gently stroked Rick's little head with both hands and assured Rick in a loving tone.

"Yeah! Thanks, Dad! Thanks, Mom!"

Little Rick was completely unaware of the wound on his face. He just jumped up happily when he heard that he would be able to eat the cake soon. Seeing Rick like this, his father and mother hugged him tightly in their arms, and the three of them hugged each other tightly.

The serfs of the entire Storm Territory were taking action, including those in the seaside village. However, the slight difference was that the people in the seaside village were divided into two groups. One group, like the other serfs, went into the woods and searched for grapes.

Another group of people came to the beach. Among this group of people, children were the main force. This was because children were the ones who usually picked up oysters and caught lobsters. They were more familiar with the habitats of these seafood than some adults, so the task of finding seafood was given to the children, and a few adults were responsible for catching the seafood after the children found the habitats of the seafood.

Oysters can be found between the reefs, but lobsters need to be found in the sea. Because the children's sampan was lost not long ago, when they learned yesterday that the lord would spend money to purchase these seafood, the whole village mobilized. They worked in groups of more than ten people, cut down many huge trees, hollowed out the inside, and made simple small boats. Although the boats did not have high wave resistance, they only needed to leave the beach for a few dozen meters to see the lobster schools, so they were just enough.

Gervis didn't know that his order had made the serfs in the entire territory excited. In fact, the serfs didn't have to work on the land every day, but if they didn't go to the land, what else could they do? Women and children could pick wild vegetables and fruits, but the male serfs had nothing to do, so they couldn't stay idle. They usually stayed on the land to work, not only to drive away birds and beasts that harmed the farmland, but also to clean up the weeds that had just emerged.

But things are different now. Picking wild fruits called grapes has become an opportunity to make money, and the serfs think it is a huge profit. Originally only children and women did this job, but now male serfs have become the main force.

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After the gunpowder and homemade grenade experiments were a complete success, Gervis led everyone back to the gentle slope of the castle. Because the fixed morning activity was running practice, and there was no need for Gervis to continue following, Gervis directly let Laurie and Derry take the lead in long-distance running, and he ran to the space to practice. In the future, he would only be responsible for the afternoon training. After all, his own practice could not be left behind.

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