The bells of the chapel rang, and Severin got up from the wooden bed. He put on his underwear sleepily, and sat on the edge of the bed for a while, then put on his coat, yawned and walked out of the house.

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At dawn, he had to rush to the village hall. There, Frank, the steward under Mayor George, was responsible for assigning today's work. If he arrived late, the good work would be taken away by others. Severin had just turned fifteen and was still

I haven't learned many skills, and there aren't many jobs I can do. In that case, I can only help my family today, and I can't earn a single copper sol.

After washing his face with cold water, his mind suddenly became clearer. Severin wiped the water droplets on his face carelessly and walked across the yard to the kitchen.

The yard was full of seasonal fruits and vegetables. Saverin came under the wooden frame, raised his head and chose a heavy round melon. After thinking about it, he picked a bigger round melon.

"Saverin? Is that you?"

"Aunt Marcy, it's me." Saverin put two round melons into the basket and called into the kitchen.

A tall, strong woman wearing a headscarf stood at the door of the kitchen and called out: "Breakfast is ready, come and eat quickly. Robert will come back later and see you going to work, and he will scold you again."

"Aunt Marcy, you're the best." Saverin stroked his messy hair and walked into the kitchen with a smile.

The kitchen is located in the north corner of the yard and is made of blue bricks. There are two wooden tables in the middle, enough to seat 16 people. The tall and strong woman skillfully picked up a handful of charcoal with iron tongs, threw it into the stove, and pulled it twice.

, making the flames burn even more intensely, nagging with a distressed look on his face: "It's such a waste to have to eat hot rice on a hot day. This charcoal is all bought with money... Black bread with raw lettuce is just as filling.

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"Only decent people are qualified to make charcoal for cooking. It will make people laugh if we don't form a group." Saverin said nonchalantly: "Charcoal is not expensive. One copper sole's charcoal is enough for three days."

"What's wrong with that? We didn't even know what breakfast was before... Oh, praise the supreme Lord of Glory for giving us breakfast, houses, uh, and charcoal." Aunt Marcy put the small basin filled with food.

On the wooden table, hands clasped and praying devoutly.

"Praise the great Supreme Lord for giving me food... I pray for your mercy and let me succeed in making paper today." Saverin prayed quietly.

"I hope you succeed too, little one." Marcy scooped up a spoonful of hot wheat porridge and poured it into the bowl in front of Saverin.

"I stopped collecting lizard eggs last month! Aunt Marcy, I'm an adult." Saverin shouted and took a hard bite of black bread.

Breakfast is green wheat porridge boiled with kidney beans, goat's milk, black bread, and two slices of oily marinated pork. The black bread in George Village is made of rye and potato starch, and is also mixed with jaggery, which makes it sweet and delicious.

Severin was eating with gusto, and the guard dog barked happily at the door.

"Boy, when you become an adult, you should work for the family." A middle-aged man pushed open the wooden door and walked in through the dew.

When the man returned from the night shift, Marcy picked up the towel and wiped his face diligently, "Robert, you're back early."

"I came back late, and the boy has to go to work again." Robert scooped up a bowl of bean and wheat porridge, glared at his younger son and said, "Your Aunt Katie has a big belly, and your brothers and sisters are still young.

We have 80 acres of farmland, 30% of vegetable plots, six pigs, and dozens of geese. Your mother and I alone can't handle it. Your eldest brother and second brother both have serious jobs, so we still need your little wages? Today

You are not allowed to go to work, just help the family honestly!"

Severin swallowed the black bread in his mouth and said quickly: "Unless you give me two copper soles!"

"Dream of your big head!" Robert scolded angrily: "Is paper so easy to make? To rent Sid's papermaking workshop for half a day, you have to give them 8 copper soles. You have already spent 4 silver soles at home.

You haven’t even made it yet! Do you still want me to put more money into it? I have this kind of money, so I might as well hire two helpers!”

"Unless you give me two copper soles!" Severin insisted stubbornly.

Robert was furious, rolled up his sleeves and wanted to teach this ungrateful boy a lesson, but a big hand pressed on his shoulder, making him unable to move.

Marcy pressed her husband like a chicken, "Sabins became a mercenary and Carl became a cook. We should also give Severin a chance. What if it happens? That old scoundrel Roger improved the spinning method."

By chance, the generous and kind Master Randall rewarded him with 300 gold soles and 30 acres of land. That is a fief! A fief is not a rented land, understand? Rogge is now a vassal. You now have to salute the former employee and shout

His master."

Robert struggled to no avail and said viciously: "You bitch, I am the head of the family and I have the final say!"

"I'm the spoon keeper." The tall, strong woman shook the wooden spoon under Robert's nose.

"Okay, you're the one in charge of the spoons." Robert saw his wife's thick arms and immediately became timid. He muttered: "I can't say it can be done... If it can be done, the Sid family will also make the paper maker

Can you rent it out?"

"Let the little one try it, and that's it!" Marcy's words were as substantial as her weight.

"Aunt Marcy, no! Mom, I love you so much." Severin shouted happily.

Robert said sarcastically: "Marcy, I'm just afraid that you are working too hard."

Marcy let go of her hand and smiled slightly: "Is it harder than when you were a refugee?"

Robert and Marcy are a refugee couple halfway through their journey. Randall leads the implementation of the policy of building houses, and Robert can't raise 30 gold soles despite all his money. Just when he is at his wits' end, the former leader of the refugees—

—Marcy found Robert. Marcy proposed that as long as Robert and her were sworn to be legally married in the church, she was willing to pay 30 gold soles to help Robert build a house.

As a result, Robert's family became the people of Randall Territory, the eldest son Sabins became a mercenary soldier of Randall Territory, Marcy became the mistress of Robert's family, and Robert's original woman Katie served as a personal maid.

Stay at home.

Robert's life has undergone earth-shaking changes. Not only does he have a brick house with a yard, he is also assigned 80 acres of rented land. The church pays 10% tax on the harvested crops, and Robert gets 30% of the remaining crops and all the hay.

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In the first year, the Robert family harvested more than 4,300 pounds of wheat, more than 8,000 pounds of hay, and 5,300 pounds of potatoes. The hay Randall received was very cheap. One hundred pounds could only be sold for one copper sole, or 15

Pounds of charcoal. Marcy sold the hay and half of the new wheat. The other half was deposited in Chief George's bakery to be exchanged for old grain.

Most territories implement the policy of replacing old grain with new grain, and Randall Territory is no exception. In George Village, 1 pound of new wheat can be exchanged for 2 pounds of three-year-old wheat or 1.5 pounds of green wheat, which can be cashed by the village chief's bakery.

, but it cannot exceed 20 pounds per day. The wheat exchanged for Robert's family alone is enough to last for more than half a year, but the rights to build a house and settle in the family do not stop there.

Robert raised six pigs, and they would be ready for slaughter in two months. He could keep the two smallest pigs, but even so, they weighed more than 700 pounds in total. In addition, Robert also had three vegetable plots, which he planted.

She couldn't eat all the vegetables. Marcy used the extra vegetables to raise red-headed geese.

Although the red-headed goose does not grow as fast as the ground lizard, its feathers are used for making arrows and crossbow bolts. Lord Viscount Randall encourages his people to raise red-headed geese, so the geese do not need to be turned over for worship. If a certain amount is turned in,

Goose eggs can also pay for half a month's labor. The only disadvantage of raising geese is that it consumes too much feed. However, this is not a problem for the Robert family.

There are 400 square kilometers of public land in George Village. These lands and properties belong to Mr. Randall. As long as the mayor of George Village allows, Robert has the right to collect public land resources to support his family, including raising pigs and geese. In fact, tradition

The subjects of the territory all live off the products of the common land.

In addition to farming and breeding, the Robert family regularly collects public land resources, and the work tasks released by George Village are also given priority to them. But Robert really has no energy to accept employment. His eldest son Sabins serves in the mercenary army, and his second son

Mark helps cook in the cafeteria, and he himself undergoes a week of militia training every month.

Robert was not sure whether he was a subject or a vassal, but he was sure that he was a subject of Lord Randall and was proud of it. He deeply understood that his family had no worries about food and clothing, lived a stable life, and had a surplus every year.

, but if you want to do better, you must have more people. Currently, Katie is pregnant, and the other children are still underage. All the heavy work at home and outside the home depends on the two strong laborers of him and Marcy. Now,

He just hopes that Sabins can help the family.

Marcy had different ideas.

Refugees have no fixed place to live, and move wherever there is work. For refugees, traveling alone is a very foolish act, and is no less dangerous than being exiled to the wilderness. Refugees need to beware of the same kind (refugees and bandits), wild beasts, and

Unprovoked killing and extortion by superior people. Moreover, job opportunities need to be snatched, and whoever has the bigger fist will have food to eat. Therefore, the refugees must hold together for warmth, ranging from dozens to hundreds of people, united around the leader of the refugees.

Make a living everywhere.

Marci is such a refugee leader. Although she is a woman, she is tall and strong, and has great strength. Even two or three strong men cannot restrain her. As a refugee leader, she dares to fight and fight, and a mace will kill her.

She has killed more than a dozen people. As a woman, she also has a delicate side, is fair in dealing with things, and knows how to win people's hearts. She only sleeps with the most handsome and weakest men in the gang, so she will not fight for women with her powerful men.

Marcy has always been prestigious in the gang. Even though she was defeated by other refugee gangs and had to leave Yeliu City, a group of people still followed her to Randland.

Unlike other territories, Randall's leadership could not accommodate prestigious refugee leaders, and those refugee leaders who were unwilling to be left alone were ruthlessly suppressed. At this time, Marcy's delicate side came into play, and she no longer contacted her subordinates.

, moved to Ferro Village with a man and a pair of children, and became a woman in peace and contentment.

Randall led the promotion of building houses and recruiting stewards and mercenaries. Marcy thought this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She encouraged men to enlist in the army, but the loser did not dare. Marcy simply kicked him out, and then

She brought her children to George Village to find her former subordinate Robert.

Robert was at the bottom of the refugee gang, but he was particularly tolerant of women and children. As long as a woman was willing to stay with him, he would treat her children as his own.

No matter how big or small, every mouth needs food. Not many refugees are willing to use their hard-earned money to raise other people's children. They laugh at Robert as a stupid donkey who loses his brain when he sees a woman. Marcy thinks that Robert has feelings.

Justice. Except for the one in Katie's belly, none of Robert's five children were his flesh and blood.

Can love and righteousness be eaten as food?

Women who drag oil bottles are despised by refugee men, and men who drag oil bottles are even more despised by refugee women. Robert has five children and is extremely poor. The leader of the refugees, Marcy, will never look down on him. But in Randall's leadership,

Robert was the one Marcy could trust for life because he had five children.

Marcy discovered that Viscount Randall gave special treatment to refugee families. The boundaries between Randall's refugees, subjects and vassals were very blurred. There was a huge difference in the treatment of families and bachelors, and there was a huge difference between families with children and those without children.

Families are also different. For families with children, parents will get more job opportunities. Father Miller's church only supports children. The small church in each village will even help parents take care of children between 3 and 5 years old, so that they have time to work.

Make money and improve your life.

Marcy suddenly realized that the Randall family valued their children. Although she didn’t know why, Robert had five children, so he was the right choice!

She spent all her money to help Robert build a house, Sabins became a mercenary soldier, and Robert's family's status in George Village skyrocketed. Later, Sabins borrowed connections to find a job for Marcy's biological son Carl.

With a job as a cook, and Robert being very dedicated to her, Marcy's married life can be called a harmonious couple. According to Robert's original words: In fact, I have wanted to sleep with you for a long time.

If Marcy were a man, she would definitely work as a mercenary herself, but unfortunately she is not, and the mercenary army led by Randall does not recruit women. Therefore, Marcy is determined to be a good wife and mother, and she always goes all out in her work.

Either you don’t do it, or you have to do your best when you do it. The same goes for running a family.
To be continued...