Chapter 9 Suits should not be messy


Chapter 9 Suits should not be messy

"Why should I bring you, an outsider, to the family meeting where the Arias family decides on the heir?"

Ilea slept until the morning of the next day. She opened the door with two panda eyes. Before she could hear what Li Yu said outside the door, she showed a sign of resistance and yawned.

"Because I am your advisor."

"…………"

"This is what you told the captain of the guard named Levin personally. Since you are going to do a show, it is best to do a complete set." Li Yu adjusted his suit and tie and said calmly.

In his not-so-long career, he has seen too many clients who are not human beings and leaders and colleagues who are never prepared to be human beings. Miss Rabbit's little rebellion is nothing.

If he couldn't even do this, he would have been driven crazy by his previous jobs.

After a pause, Li Yu added, "It's okay if you don't take me with you, but remember to make this election public. I will go over to observe it myself and provide you with help when necessary."

"Why," Miss Rabbit retorted subconsciously, while completely ignoring Li Yu's so-called "help".

She was fully prepared for this election, and from the bottom of her heart, she didn't think Li Yu, a foreigner with suspicious origins, could be of much help. The latter avoided the tragic situation of losing his head by virtue of her protection.

What else can you expect from a man who cannot protect himself?

"This is a family matter of our Arias family. It's already embarrassing enough to bring it to the Marquis. It can be resolved privately. Besides, I don't like to show up in front of so many strangers. I'm very nervous."

"You are all going to be lords, so you'd better get used to this kind of thing as soon as possible." Li Yu said, "And once there is a disagreement about the successor, no matter who the final winner is, there will definitely be rumors in the future. , although the open election process cannot completely eradicate those rumors, at least your version of the story will have more supporters and will be more conducive to your future rule.”

"It's a fact, not a story." Ilea corrected.

But then Miss Rabbit looked at Li Yu with some changes, as if she was getting to know Li Yu again. While looking at the latter, she said in wonder, "You obviously don't understand anything, but I didn't expect you to know anything." Can you make some decent suggestions?”

Li Yu didn't care about Ilea's wording, but reminded her again, "Remember to open the election process."

"I know, I know, I will mention this when we have dinner later." Miss Rabbit nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

The so-called dinner is lunch, which is also the first meal of the day.

There is no such thing as breakfast in the continent of Bratis. Most people only eat two meals a day. The bottom workers who are engaged in heavy physical work will eat some cold bread in the morning to fill their stomachs.

In addition, commoners and nobles sat separately when dining.

Li Yu didn't know how Ilea and the others were eating there, but anyway, the food on his table looked pretty good.

The staple food is white bread freshly baked, steaming hot and slightly burnt at the bottom. The side dishes include stewed pork, fried salmon, sausages, and a basin of dark and slightly suspicious-looking pudding, and the drink is unlimited supply of mead.

These dishes were served together, and Li Yu soon encountered his first trouble - although the Marquis Mansion provided food, it did not provide tableware.

Almost everyone here carries a short knife, which is about nine inches long from the handle to the tip. Some handles are even carved with patterns and family crests. This is what they use to eat.

This kind of short knife can easily cut bread and meat, and can also be used for self-defense when going out.

Li Yu didn't have a sword, and it was hard to do it directly in front of everyone.

Fortunately, someone quickly came to his rescue. A human maid came towards him holding a beautiful knife with a ruby ​​on the handle.

"Miss Ilea asked me to tell you - I'm just borrowing it for you to use first, and you have to pay it back. Haha, don't lose it, otherwise I won't be able to compensate you even if I sell you."

I don't know if it was Miss Rabbit's advice, but the maid's message was genuine and not discounted at all.

Li Yu took the ruby ​​knife and politely thanked the maid. He walked to the wooden table where the food was placed and cut about a third of the white bread. He also inserted two pieces of salmon meat with fried skin and a glass of honey wine. He found a seat on a bench nearby and sat down.

As for the stewed pork and sausages, Li Yu didn't know whether the boars here had been castrated, so he didn't dare to bet. In addition, the pot of black pudding was also skipped by Li Yu because the ingredients were unknown.

Fortunately, the fried salmon tastes pretty good. These salmon are 100% wild and the meat is delicious. In Li Yu's world, a piece of salmon would probably cost more than 1,000 yuan. Simply processing it in a Japanese food store would probably cost more than 1,000 yuan. Secondly, most ordinary working-class people, including Li Yu, would still feel uncomfortable eating a meal.

Of course, it is not impossible to pick out some flaws. For example, there are relatively few condiments, except for salt, there is only a little symbolic cracked pepper.

However, in this way, the freshness of the salmon itself is retained to the maximum extent.

However, Li Yu noticed that most people here did not show much enthusiasm for the salmon meat. It seemed that they probably ate it frequently.

White bread also tastes good. Although the wheat variety is different from what Li Yu is familiar with, the gluten content is much lower, and the flour is not ground finely enough, so the taste difference is quite obvious. But modern people usually use polished rice and white flour quickly. Tired of eating, more and more people are beginning to favor simple processed whole grains.

In comparison, mead is much inferior. The alcohol content is not high, probably no more than 5 degrees, and the most important thing is that it is too sweet.

It's quite miraculous to say that most of the things Li Yu has seen in this plane so far are actually things he can call famous.

Even if you haven't seen it with your own eyes in daily life, at least you have heard about it on TV and the Internet, except for those half-orcs who still retain some of the characteristics of beasts.

And there is no magic here. Because his stay is still short, Li Yu still doesn't know if there are more strange creatures living on this continent called Bratis.

Perhaps because of the black suit that was incompatible with this place, the seat next to Li Yu was always empty when he was eating, and no one else sat down.

Even the other tables were already full.

Marquis Cullen does not have many direct relatives. Apart from his wife, he only has two sons and one daughter. However, the total number of miscellaneous people in the Marquis' mansion is nearly a hundred.

This includes guards, maids, cooks, grooms, literature, swordsmanship, and etiquette teachers for the three children, as well as housekeepers, accountants, etc., plus a large entourage brought by the Arias family. It was quite lively together.

And this further reflected the deserted situation on Li Yu's side. Many people were secretly looking at the weirdo in this corner with complicated eyes.

However, the person involved did not seem to be embarrassed by his situation, nor did he show any discomfort. He just quietly ate the food on the plate.

Li Yu was still not used to this rough eating method of holding a knife in one hand and directly attacking with the other hand, and he had to guard against oil stains getting on his suit.

After all, the suit couldn't be hand washed. If it got dirty, it would have to be taken to a dry cleaner, if he could ever see a dry cleaner again for the rest of his life.

And if he can't go back, this set of clothes is almost his most valuable possession now, and he should keep it well. If it's in good condition, he can exchange it for more money.

In short, Li Yu finished his first meal in another world in a leisurely manner. When he put down the ruby ​​knife, a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

After the luncheon at Ilea's side was over, the Marquis Palace finally ushered in the highlight of the day - the determination of the ownership of the Green Field inheritance.

Due to the unexpected death of Blood-Eyed Russ, the Arias family lost their head. Russ's two heirs, Ilea and his youngest son Blanco, both claimed that they had the right to inherit the family fiefdom of Green Field.

The supporters of both sides were arguing, and no one could convince the other.

Long before Alessandro, the first emperor of the Red Lion Empire, raised his army, the ancestors of the Arias family had already sworn allegiance to the Figuerola family from generation to generation, so the succession battle finally came to Marquis Cullen. Come.

The latter, adhering to the respect for the Arias family, did not make the ruling lightly. Instead, he proposed to decide the final candidate through an election. Marquis Cullen himself only acted as a notary to ensure the fairness and impartiality of this election.

As for the seven people with voting rights, they are all elders of the Arias family. They are either prestigious in the family or powerful.

These seven voters were also endorsed by both candidates. Because no matter who becomes the master of the green field in the future, if he wants to rule this land well, he cannot do without their help. (End of chapter)

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