Chapter 77 The Princess Looking for a Job
Irene Rodney, the little princess of the Kingdom of Aldo, has been enjoying herself recently.
She and the female guard Liya bought a two-story building with a yard in Huxin Town and lived there, without the nagging of the female officials, the red tape of the palace, and the worries on the way to escape. After being displaced, life suddenly became so beautiful.
The environment in Huxin Town is good, not at all as dirty and messy as the towns we passed through when we came here.
However, according to the locals, the environment in Huxin Town was not good before. Later, after the new lord took office, he vigorously improved the street appearance, and also placed public trash cans on the street at regular intervals to litter randomly. He would be fined heavily, which is why he looked so neat.
After residents get used to this comfortable environment, they become more and more conscious about maintaining cleanliness.
Irene sighed in her heart: "What a unique lord."
In the towns that she passed through on her way to escape, not to mention household garbage, even excrement was all over the streets. Yes, the smell can make people faint when walking on the road.
Irene and Liya, who have come all the way from this environment, thought they were in a fairyland when they first arrived in Lake Town. This was also an important reason why Irene wanted to stay here and did not want to leave.
Irene also discovered something amazing here: extremely, extremely, extremely cheap paper. The price of one piece of parchment can buy 50 pieces of such paper.
Erin self-identifies as a scholar more than a princess, and cheap and abundant paper is of self-evident significance to a scholar. Now she can write and draw without any scruples, instead of having to write before writing. Have to consider carefully.
In addition to paper, there are many novelties, such as containers called "porcelain", which are exquisite, smooth and smooth to the touch. She feels that every piece of porcelain she sees is a beautiful work of art. .
But unfortunately, this thing is expensive. Irene took a fancy to a small vase in the store, but gave up her desire to buy it after asking about the price. After buying the house, the two of them paid in cash. There isn’t much, so you have to use it sparingly.
Several major events have happened in Huxin Town recently.
First, Arda went to war with the Earl of Bailding next door. The reason for the war was popular with the people: several vassals of Bailding teamed up to murder their old lord, and also emptied out the new lord who succeeded him. , as the blood-sworn brother of the new lord of Baildine, Count Grayman naturally wanted to seek justice for him.
Conspiracy, betrayal, revenge, is there anything more suitable for gossip than these elements? This has added a lot of topics for the people of Lake Town to talk about after dinner, and the news came back that Alda's army crushed the Baildings, This greatly increased the pride of the people.
Then there was the agricultural machinery demonstration. Large landowners from Alda and Bairding gathered in Huxin Town to watch the demonstration of the "harvester" invented by the agricultural machinery factory.
Many residents of Huxin Town also went to see it, but just to see the excitement. Huxin Town was developed from the Graiman family’s manor on the edge of Lake Weiss. The nearby fields Basically they all belong to the Graiman family. The residents in the town are either tenant farmers of the Graiman family or serfs of the Graiman family.
Out of curiosity as a scholar, Irene also dragged Liya to join in the fun. The harvester with its exquisite structure and efficient work aroused her admiration, but she was more interested in the machinery itself. Princess Eileen, who grew up in a palace, was basically insulated from farming, so it was naturally difficult for her to appreciate the significance of this kind of machinery to agricultural production.
There is also the "exam" to be held by Weiss College. In Eileen's view, if she takes the exam, the content she will be tested on is simply an insult to her. However, considering that the exam is mainly for She was relieved by the people at the bottom and the level of knowledge of the people.
Having said that, if she hadn't run away from home this time, she really wouldn't have known that most people in the Aldo Kingdom were illiterate.
On this day, Irene was writing and drawing on paper as usual. Recently, she had been obsessed with studying some ancient texts, and then she unexpectedly heard the footsteps of the female guard.
Strange, shouldn't she be practicing swordplay in the yard at this time on weekdays? She raised her head and asked: "What happened, Liya?"
The female guard said hesitantly: "Miss, I suddenly remembered something just now. We don't have much cash left. There is no way to continue like this, so I want to find a job in the town. "
This is indeed a problem. The female guard is responsible for the household expenses on weekdays. In addition to controlling her own consumption desires, Irene. I never thought about income.
After thinking for a while, she decided: "We can't let Liya bear the burden alone, I also have to find a job."
The female guard shook her head, "How is this possible? You are the... eldest lady!" "
Irene smiled: "Aren't you a eldest lady in your own family? How can I have the nerve to live the life of a rice insect by accompanying me all the way? "
Female guard. He also grew up in a noble family, and now he decided to find a job for himself, which must have overcome a lot of ideological difficulties.
Seeing that the female guard wanted to refute, she rushed to say: "Okay, I have already decided, don't try to persuade me anymore. Don't be anxious about finding a job, take your time, you must find a satisfactory one. ”
"Well, thank you, miss."
The female guard was very moved, then resigned and continued to practice swordsmanship.
“Alas——” Watching Liya leave, Irene fell into deep self-blame. She had not cared about the income and expenditure issue for a long time. She was so sorry for the female guard.
"There may not be jobs suitable for us here, so we must prepare in advance."
The little princess opened the closet and took out a box from the innermost part. After opening it, there was a dazzling array of things inside. jewelry.
She decided to find a few items to exchange for money. "No, these bracelets are a gift from my sister."
"Ah, this necklace is my favorite, and it cannot be exchanged for money."
< br>Irene chose left and right, but every time she picked up a piece of jewelry, she felt that if she exchanged it for money, it would be like cutting her heart.
“Just this one!”
She picked up a pair of exquisite and beautiful earrings, which were a gift from King Rodney XVI on her birthday last year. Now that she gets angry when she thinks of her father, it would be best to take out the pair of earrings and exchange them for money. .
However, just when Irene wanted to find something to wrap the earrings, she sighed and put them back into the box.
After continuing to search for a long time, Irene finally picked out a few pieces of jewelry. Irene reluctantly found a piece of cloth and wrapped it carefully.
After saying hello to the female guard Liya, and casually making up a reason, Irene left the house and walked to the street.
After asking the townspeople, she came to the door of the only pawn shop in Huxin Town, hesitated for a moment and then pushed the door open.
"Welcome, guest, what service do you need?"
The clerk greeted her warmly.
Irene came to the counter, took off the hood of her cloak, took out a small bag, opened it, and said, "Hello, I want to pawn these jewelry. Please appraise their value."
The young clerk was stunned for a moment when he saw Irene's face. This was the first time he had seen such a beautiful girl with outstanding temperament.
But his professionalism made him react quickly, and he immediately blushed and looked at the jewelry that Irene took out. However, at a glance, he was not just absent-minded for a moment.
The clerk in front of her was obviously stunned, and Eileen had no choice but to stretch out a hand to cover the jewelry, and then the clerk came to his senses.
"I'm sorry, this is far beyond my appraisal level. I'll go find our boss right away."
The clerk ran to the back room in panic, shouting: "Come on boss, big business is coming."
Soon the owner of the pawn shop trotted over. He picked up a piece of jewelry, took out a magnifying glass and looked at it carefully. He made sounds of surprise and admiration such as "Oh" and "Hmm" again and again.
After looking at them one by one, the boss finally said to Irene with a sad face: "This distinguished lady, these jewelry of yours are really too expensive, and the store really doesn't dare to accept them."< br>
The boss's expression was as if he had suddenly discovered a gold mine but had no capital to mine it.
Irene was a little disappointed, she asked: "Where can I exchange money?"
The boss thought for a while and said: "Maybe the pawn shop in Butua City has the ability to collect money from you. jewelry, but it’s not very likely.”
“Okay, excuse me.”
Irene put away the jewelry and immediately went to the pawn shop.
The clerk reluctantly said to the boss: "Those jewelry are really so valuable that you don't dare to accept them?"
The boss looked into the clerk's eyes with a serious expression and said: "I will take my three Ten years of experience in the industry guarantee you that if that lady’s jewelry can really be exchanged for money, she will be the second richest person in Alda after Earl Grayman.”
The clerk opened his mouth in disbelief.
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"Hey, what should I do? Do I still have to go to Butua?"
Erin walked down the street disappointedly, and slowly arrived at the square in the center of the town.
While passing the notice board, she glanced at it casually, and a notice posted on it caught her attention.
"The Lord's Mansion recruits talents who are proficient in linguistics. The treatment is favorable and the salary is negotiable. Those who are interested can sign up directly at the gate of the castle."
(End of this chapter)