Chapter 291: The Serf's Wedding
Gervis led a large team and marched through most of Jones Territory. It took them nine days to finally reach the Dead Leaf River. Although the return journey took a little longer, fortunately, everything was safe along the way, which made Gervis feel a little relieved.
In fact, in many cases, the lords of this world would occasionally role-play, performing scenes like "This road is mine". Gervis's carriage was loaded with several carts of valuable items, and there were many gold and silver utensils. Gervis was still worried that some ignorant people would covet his caravan.
At that time, Gervis was not worried about his own safety, but about the many newly purchased slaves in the caravan. If they were really attacked, casualties and escape would be inevitable, which would also be a loss.
But now it seems that Gervis was worrying too much. In fact, he didn't know that he is now a prominent figure in Jones County. He owns a unicorn mount and can show his skills in the arena with his personal guards. No one would dare to use role-playing on it.
The most important thing is that Gervis is now obviously highly valued by Alice. The fact that his title was promoted one level in just a few months is the best proof of this.
"My lord! My lord! You are back!"
Just as Gervis's large team reached the bank of the Dead Leaf River, a small team of guards appeared on the other side of the bridge.
The leader was none other than Audry. After seeing Gervis's team, Audry immediately rode his warhorse quickly to Gervis's side, jumped off the horse's back, and then excitedly saluted Gervis.
"Well, I'm back! Haha!"
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"Audry, how is the territory doing while I'm away? Is it safe?"
The team crossed the Dead Leaf River, and Gervis rode on a unicorn to ask Audrey who was accompanying them.
"My Lord, the territory is very peaceful. The serfs have been busy with the harvest. They almost finished harvesting the crops in the past two days. The harvest this year is very good. Butler Thomas has been busy collecting taxes recently!"
"Moreover, the serfs are preparing for the Harvest Festival recently, and have already received the approval of Butler Thomas! They are just waiting for you to come back before holding it!"
Audrey was riding on a horse. He probably hadn't seen Gervis for a long time, so he talked a lot more than before. When Gervis asked him questions, he answered happily.
"Oh, that's good!"
Gervis knew about the Harvest Festival, which was a feature of this world. The serfs in this world were busy in the fields all year round and had no days off, so a Harvest Festival was held every year after the harvest. It was the only festival for the serfs.
In this way, Gervis talked with Audry all the way. After nearly half a day, Gervis finally saw the Golden Castle standing on the hill in the distance. Although it was much smaller than the Rose Castle, Gervis did not despise it. Instead, he felt quite cordial when he saw it. After all, this was his old nest.
Gervis took the lead and walked into the intersection of Binhai Town, only to find that the streets of Binhai Town had changed. The originally bumpy and dirty roads had been repaired and paved with gravel and mud, which not only made the roads smoother, but also much cleaner.
Gervis's long team walked into Binhai Town. After hearing the noise, many residents of the town came out of their homes to watch.
Now that the wheat harvest has been completed, the serfs in Storm Territory basically have nothing to do. Apart from digging some wild vegetables and picking some wild fruits, most people usually stay at home.
"My Lord!"
"My Lord!"
When the serfs walked out of their homes, they were first surprised by the endless procession on the avenue. Finally, they saw Gervis riding a unicorn in the front. Then they reacted and knelt on the ground, shouting in unison to salute Gervis.
Seeing that his serfs were in good spirits, Gervis' mood also improved. He continued to move forward leisurely on his unicorn with a smile on his face.
When Gervis passed the entrances to those trails, he looked inside and found that the trails were also paved with gravel, and the foul stench that had wafted from the trails was no longer there.
"It seems that Thomas has been very attentive during the time I was away!"
Gervis was very satisfied with the neat appearance of the town. This was his ideal village or town, although the houses were still a little shabby and the population was small.
But at least the living environment has improved, and Gervis can start planning for the next step.
When passing by the stone house, Bernard the blacksmith and Brian the alchemist also walked out of the house. When they saw such a large team, their expressions were the same as those of the serfs.
Gervis just smiled as he passed by them and didn't talk to them.
After crossing the town square, just when Gervis was about to leave the town, he suddenly saw a group of people eating and drinking in the open air in an alley.
Gervis was quite curious. It was the first time he had seen such a scene in Storm Territory, so he stopped and walked forward with some curiosity.
"Audry, is there any happy event in that serf's family?"
Gervis saw three tables set up on the open space in the alley. There were meat, bread and fruit on the tables. More than 20 people were having a great time sitting around the three tables and did not notice Gervis and others outside the alley.
The food on the three tables was a rare delicacy for the serfs. Gervis guessed that if it wasn't a wedding, no serf family would be able to spend so much on a dinner.
"Sir, I heard a few days ago that there is indeed a family in the town holding a wedding banquet today, but I don't know if it is the one in the alley!"
"Oh? Haha, this is rare. I've been in Storm Territory for several months, and this is the first time I've seen a serf get married!"
Gervis laughed out loud. The population of his territory was too small, only about two thousand people, and there were not many people who held weddings throughout the year.
Perhaps it was because Gervis' laughter reached the alley that the serfs who were happily eating and drinking at the table finally noticed what was happening outside the avenue.
When they saw clearly that the person standing on the avenue to watch was actually their lord, everyone's expression changed. The alley that was originally full of laughter and joy suddenly became silent. A group of people could no longer sit still and quickly left the table and ran out of the alley.
"My Lord!"
When these serfs ran to the intersection of the alley, they all knelt on the ground swiftly, all trembling.
Gervis didn't care. He looked at the people in front of him with a smile and said, "Get up!"
"Thank you, Lord!"
The group of people immediately stood up obediently, keeping their heads down and not daring to look at Gervis.
Gervis was not surprised by the serfs' reactions. This was how the world was. Even if Gervis behaved kindly and the lord's kindness was known in the territory, when the serfs actually faced Gervis they would still be as uncertain and frightened as frightened rabbits.
"You two are the newlyweds getting married today?"
Seeing that the clothes on two of them were obviously brand new, Gervis asked.
"Yes... yes, my lord!"
When the two men heard Gervis' question, they trembled noticeably, the young woman's tremor was even more obvious. In the end, the man stammered and answered Gervis.
"Don't keep your heads down, both of you. Lift your heads and show me!"
Gervase continued in a soft, interested tone.
After hearing Gervis's order, the woman and the man trembled again, and hesitated and did not raise their heads at the first time.
Gervis was speechless, but this was also the norm in this world. When Gervis was about to say forget it, Audrey next to him spoke up.
"Lord Gervis told you to raise your heads. Did you hear me? Do you want to be whipped?"
The hesitation of the two newcomers made Audrey a little worried, fearing that Gervis would be unhappy.
Gervis has been away from the territory for so long. If these serfs are so ignorant and anger Gervis, I wonder if he will blame them.
Following Audrey's scolding, the two newcomers finally dared not neglect and slowly raised their heads, but they still did not dare to look Gervis in the eye.
Gervis was still thinking that today was their wedding day, so he was not going to make things difficult for them any further, but Audrey spoke up.
Gervis didn't object. Now the two of them raised their heads, and Gervis looked at them carefully.
"Well, you're very young!"
The reason why Gervis asked the two to look up was to see the age of the serfs when they got married. Now he could see clearly that both of them were about sixteen or seventeen years old. According to their previous lives, they were still minors, but in this world, they were already adults. Moreover, it was obvious that they had worked for many years, and their skin was dark and rough.
The two new men and women had no idea what Gervis meant by "very young". Although they wanted to lower their heads to avoid Gervis's gaze, they finally held back, but the fear in their eyes was particularly strong.
Seeing the two people behave like this, Gervis didn't want to disturb their wedding anymore, so he took out a silver coin from his pocket.
As Gervis flicked his finger, the silver coin made a crisp sound, then drew an arc in the air and fell into the pocket of the groom's linen gown.
"You are the first couple to get married after I became the Lord of Storm Territory. This silver coin is a reward for you!"
After saying this, the wealthy Gervis didn't wait for anyone to react and urged the unicorn to ride towards the castle.
I've been very busy at work recently, so the update time is unstable! Please forgive me! But I won't stop updating!
Ten days later, it won’t be so busy!
(End of this chapter)
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