Chapter 523 Nagmi’s Doubts (Part 2)
“Dong, dong, dong!”
“Enrico, come out. If you have the ability to steal wildflowers, just do it. Open the door, don’t hide in there and keep silent, I know you are at home!”
Standing outside the courtyard gate of a villa, guarded by seven or eight knights, Sechinger pounded his huge fist wildly! Close the courtyard door.
Soon, the sound of footsteps came, and with the sound of the door latch being raised, a girl wearing a black and white nun's uniform timidly opened the door.
After identifying for a while and confirming that this was Enrico's daughter and not his new mistress, Seizinger asked roughly: "Kusvania, where is your father?"
The little nun seemed to Feeling a little confused by Seisinger's clueless question, she turned sideways and pointed to the garden behind the courtyard.
"Borrowed it." Seitzinger turned sideways and squeezed in through the crack in the door. He rolled up his sleeves, took steps, and ran towards the back garden at the back of the yard.
"Enrico——"
"Kuswaniya! Wow, you have grown a lot taller!" Before Kuswaniya could understand what Uncle Sechinger was doing Whatever he was doing, he was hugged by Nagmi who rushed in.
The two of them are cousins. They met almost every winter when they were young, so they are naturally good friends.
"Sister Nagmi." Kuswaniya was choked by the strong sister Nagmi, "Long time... no see..."
Nagmi Seeing that Kuswaniya's face turned purple, Mi let go of her hand: "Why did you come to open the door? Where are the servants?"
"The previous male and female servants have been dismissed, so we will keep There are three servants, a nanny and a cook. Old Tom, the doorman, is old and hard of hearing."
"Where are your useless brothers?"
"Either he is serving in the military, or he is in school."
"Look at our little Vanya, she is so strong."
The two sisters talked for a while in front of the door. Gemmi pulled Kuswaniya and wanted to see where she lived.
Of course Kuswaniya would not refuse. After asking the old servant to hold the horses for the mountain knights, she took Nagmi to the room on the second floor.
Opening the bedroom door, a burst of floral fragrance overflowed.
There is a round window with four petals on the gable wall on the second floor. When Nagmi gets closer, she can still see the smoke rising from the entire town from here.
She looked around the whole room and found that it was unexpectedly clean and comfortable, with solid furniture, a large wardrobe, and a bookshelf with rows of books.
Kuswaniya’s room was about fifty or sixty square meters, with simple decoration, and a framed portrait of the young pope on the wall.
Next to the portrait, on the side of the mosaic glass window, is a square pointed arch window.
A broad chestnut wood table is placed in front of the arched window. Iron candlesticks, books, papers, quills and ink bottles are neatly placed on the table.
The villa, formerly the residence of a bishop, was built of masonry and plainly decorated, and was later assigned to Enrico.
Although his rank is only a small Kalami in Joan of Arc or the Holy Armament Court, his status in Sugua Town is not low.
This is not only his residence, but also his office.
The gatehouse of the warehouse on the other side of the open-air corridor was transformed into his office. A side door was opened, and people came in and out every day.
Although this house is not as big and gorgeous as the manor villa, it is indeed comfortable and clean.
For some reason, Nagmi felt a little tight in her chest. She reached out and opened the arched window to get some air.
“Enrico, you plagiarist, I trust you so much in vain!”
“Did you cultivate the wildflower? This is what my mother told me. It has something to do with you. What's the matter?"
"I am..."
Nagmi closed the window with a clang, shutting out her father's vulgar words.
"Tell me quickly, why did you become a nun?" Nagmi held Kuswaniya's hand and touched her head with compassion.
Generally speaking, only if a daughter cannot get married, or if there are too many daughters and cannot afford the dowry, will she be sent to a convent to become a nun.
Enrico had several sons and illegitimate children. For such a daughter, she would have been able to afford the dowry.
Nowadays, there is probably no difficulty in sending your daughter to a monastery.
"Temporarily, my uncles objected to their daughters entering the school, as they felt it would be a loss of status." Kuswaniya whispered shyly, "So Your Majesty used the monastery as a school for us, the second daughters of nobles. Enter studies as a nun
After graduating from secular life in three years, you can still get married by then. "Then those old guys agreed?" "This answer was a little different from what Nagmi thought, and she became surprised.
She was very familiar with how those old diehards accused her of showing up.
Kusvanya shook her head: "At first, the uncles were still unwilling to let their daughter go out, but then a rumor spread that His Majesty wanted to choose a wife from these nuns, and then they were willing. "
"Tsk. Nagmi snorted contemptuously, "Then what do you study, female workers?" Managing servants? Settle accounts? deportment? ”
These young ladies are usually taught these things by the mistress's personal maid, or by the mistress herself.
If the mistress dies young or does not have such a nanny, she has to hire a knowledgeable nun from outside. The cost of such a nun is quite high.
Nanny, the head of a noble family in Huaqiu City of the Kingdom of France, has a yearly income even higher than that of a knight.
"We learn mathematics, poetry, philosophy, law and natural theology, as well as horse riding, harp and knight's breathing."
Nagmi was confused: "You say it again?"
So Kuswaniya clasped her fingers and said it again, but before she could finish, she was interrupted by Nagmi: "Isn't this something that priests should learn?"
"Mian "I admire knowledge." Speaking of the young pope of the Sacred Arms Court, little stars appeared in the little nun's eyes, "He hopes that both men and women will become monks of high moral character."
Sitting down on the soft bed, Nagmi didn't know what to say for a moment.
Due to the scarcity of population in North County, women have always been used as men and men as livestock, and there is no taboo about being exposed.
Enrico often calls Seitzinger "your barbarian uncle" in front of Kusvania.
But the Northshire nobles were not uneducated or uneducated.
Starting from the previous generation of Duke Hemashi, Cold Spring Castle has specially hired scholars and sent them to station in various mountain counties.
These scholars will teach the children of mountain knights at low prices, teach them literacy and arithmetic, and those who are capable will also be recommended to Cold Spring Castle.
At this point, many North knights are still very grateful.
Under the pressure of Murat's monthly salary of 2 gold pounds, although this gratitude was a bit spoiled, at least it did not collapse.
It was not that Nagmi had never been to this kind of school, but she only learned reading, writing and arithmetic, and then was sent to learn to be a prostitute and manage servants.
She has never touched such high-level contents as philosophy, poetry, and law.
When she saw her brothers standing together discussing poetry and philosophy, she couldn't understand a word, and in the end she could only regain her place in swordsmanship.
For a moment, she was actually a little envious.
Going to the little nun's table and picking up the small paper on natural theology, Nagmi was like reading a bible.
She is only two years younger than me!
Putting down the small paper, Nagmi looked at Kuswaniya, and suddenly felt that there was a thick barrier between them.
“How many years will you go to this school?”
“I have learned reading, writing and arithmetic before, so I will study for three years. If I have not studied before, it will be six years. "The little nun embarrassedly hid the unfinished essay, "I would rather have never learned reading, writing, and arithmetic. The lower grades are much more fun than the upper grades."
"Really? Okay?”
"How about you stay with me?" As if sensing Nagmi's emotional changes, Kuswaniya hugged Nagmi's arm and said coquettishly, "I'll take you to meet some new friends, they will definitely I like you.”
Nagmi looked at Kuswaniya’s delicate face and suddenly didn’t know how to respond.
She originally thought that life would be difficult for Uncle Enrico after he was captured and deprived of his noble status.
This time she came to Sugua Town with the intention of bringing Kuswaniya back to her hometown.
Although it is not as good as being a noble lady from Pingyuan County, it is worse than living in dire straits as a commoner.
But now it seems that not only is she doing well, she is even much happier than before.
Perhaps taking the little nun back to the bitter cold mountains will put her in dire straits.
“Let’s talk about it later.”
Nagmi’s smile was bitter and confused.
(End of this chapter)