Chapter 138 Return with a Full Load
The next morning, Jericho yawned and opened the door, and saw the veterans and their families waiting in the courtyard for Andre's arrival.
Ever since the days of the German Kingdom, the Rock Iron Giants have been the most formidable enemy beyond the borders. Back when King Huntington was still Grand Duke of Huntington, countless soldiers and generals suffered injuries beyond the reach of even magic while defending the borders. Countless heroes perished suddenly, while many, though spared, were condemned to a lifelong struggle with pain and injury.
King Huntington and General Alexander were both nostalgic men. Although they had tried hard to find new opportunities for these veterans, in the backward economic environment of medieval feudalism, it was difficult for a disabled veteran to find a suitable position. All they could do was to help those who still had hope and provide the remaining people with enough money to survive.
This was a necessary measure, but it exacerbated the already dire financial situation of the Duchy of Huntington. Despite the efforts of loyal subjects to provide financial support, these veterans, who earned little but burned through their wealth, became a real burden on the treasury and their families. Every year, many veterans, already suffering from severe psychological trauma, unable to bear the pain of their families and superiors struggling to finance their medical treatment, ultimately committed suicide.
The remaining people are still suffering from self-blame. They look at the forced smiles of their loved ones and the money they have saved with great difficulty after living frugally. They are reluctant to become a burden to them, but they also do not have the courage to leave.
In this painful situation of being unable to live or die, they received the best news in their lives.
Viscount Andre Lu Huntington, son of General Alexander, wanted to hire them to work on his territory. No matter if they were alone or with their families, no matter if they were missing a hand or a leg, as long as they had a clear mind and a certain degree of mobility, they could seek a living in this new territory.
Even if the veterans are paralyzed on one side or in bed, their families will be given priority in hiring.
And today is the day of departure.
These veterans and their families filled up most of the yard. A rough estimate was that there were several thousand of them.
Among them were a hundred fully healthy, muscular, and powerful soldiers - this was the deal between Andre and his father: Andre solved his father's financial difficulties in supporting the remaining veterans, and General Alexander provided him with a hundred elite soldiers as the kingdom's knights to guard the territory.
This deal was a godsend for the general who had plenty of manpower. General Alexander rarely let go of the "fatherly dignity" he had been holding on to for a long time and agreed to give Andre "help" - well, to be honest, it was still unclear who was helping whom!
In short, Jericho put all the luggage on the carriage, and put the various ingredients and spices purchased by Jiangyou on the freight cart. Then, under the escort of the one hundred knights, he took thousands of disabled soldiers and their families and set out on the journey back to the west city of Eston.
The procession was so large that wherever it passed, nobles would open their windows and look down from their houses on the street.
Pedestrians on the street made way for the side of the road, stopped at the street, stretched their necks and tried to look around - the more they looked, the more things they could brag about at the dinner table that night, as if they had also participated in this grand project that cost at least tens of thousands of gold coins.
The veterans were all hardworking, but Andrei wouldn't let them trudge all the way to the west side of Eston. He rented a number of simple horse-drawn carriages from his father at half price, which could carry both goods and people, and let the veterans who were not good at walking take turns to rest in them.
In this way, the convoy drove to the Royal Academy of Magic, picked up Jiang You and Andre, and then headed towards the West City of Eston.
They stopped and walked for another two days before finally returning to Andre's new territory.
The main force stopped in front of the City Lord's Mansion, then split into numerous smaller teams, each heading to various locations within the city. One of the magnificent carriages, carrying three cargo carts, broke away from the group and headed southeast, eventually stopping in front of the brewery.
The skeleton jumped down from the car and stretched himself lazily: "Ouch, these past few days have almost broken my bones!"
"Boss Bone!" "Boss You!" "Little You!"
Inside and outside the workshop, calls came one after another. From the staff to the diners, everyone was extremely happy: "Boss You is finally back! We have delicious food again!"
"Is there any curry?! I heard from my friends in the capital that the curry at the Dream Garden Restaurant, which is co-operated with Boss You, is especially delicious!"
"And fried chicken! Fried chicken! I want fried chicken! We can't live without what the branch has!"
Jiang You was surprised. "Goodness, how come you all are so well-informed?! It's only been a few days, and you all know everything I cooked outside?"
It has to be said that foodies are incredibly well-informed when it comes to food. One customer even pulled out the "Food Daily" he had just received today, happily flipped to the article, and pointed it out to Jiang You: "Boss You, your snack bar is in the newspaper! When can you make us some fried chicken and pork porridge?"
"That's right. We're all regular customers now, so we can't have to travel all the way to the Royal Academy of Magic to queue up!"
"During the time that Boss You was away, Nasha always made the same dishes. They were delicious... but honestly, I'm a little tired of them! Boss You, you have to make it up to us and cook us something new!"
"In that case, let's make curry today!" Takumi Yuu asked Jericho and Nasha to bring a few veterans to carry the ingredients and spices she had bought, while he went into the kitchen to check on the ingredients. Well, there was no beef in the shop today, but there was a lot of fresh seafood, obviously freshly harvested from the depths of the ocean by Xiaolong.
"Naxia, cook the rice and let's make curry seafood hotpot~"
The atmosphere in the store suddenly became jubilant, and the cheers from the diners almost blew the roof off. Aunt Wolf, Alexi, and the little dragon Leodore also came out, and consciously helped or made trouble in the store, waiting for their share of the "staff meal" after the curry seafood pot was out of the oven.
"Boss You, does this curry seafood hotpot taste the same as the dishes at Mengyuan Restaurant?" asked a curious diner.
"Well, they're not quite the same, but they're kind of the same style of dishes." Jiang You thought for a moment and replied, "We don't have all the ingredients in our restaurant, so it's hard to replicate the dishes at Mengyuan Restaurant. But this curry seafood hotpot won't be any worse than those, so everyone can look forward to it."
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