Chapter 76： princess looking for work

Irene Rodney, the little princess of the Kingdom of Aldo, has been living very comfortably recently. She and her maid Liya bought a two-story building with a yard in Huxin Town and lived there. Nagging, without the red tape of the court, and without the ups and downs on the way to escape, life suddenly becomes so beautiful.

The environment in Huxin Town is good, not at all as dirty and messy as the towns we passed by when we came here. However, according to the local people, the environment of Huxin Town was not good before. After the new lord took office, he vigorously improved the street appearance, and placed public trash cans on the street every once in a while. Random littering would be punished heavily. It became so neat. After the residents got used to this comfortable environment, they became more and more conscious of maintaining this cleanliness.

Irene sighed in her heart: "What a different lord."

In the cities and towns that they passed through on the way to escape, not to mention household garbage, even excrement was all over the streets, and the smell could make people faint when walking on the road. Irene and Liya, who have walked all the way from this environment, thought they were in a fairyland when they first arrived in Huxin Town. This is also an important reason why Irene wanted to stay here and did not want to leave.

Irene also found something amazing here: extremely, extremely, extremely cheap paper, and you can buy 50 of them for the price of one parchment. Irene self-identifies as a scholar rather than a princess, and the significance of cheap and plentiful paper to scholars is self-evident. Now she can write and draw without any scruples, instead of writing and drawing as before. You have to think 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 an exquisite work of art. But unfortunately, this thing is expensive. Irene took a fancy to a small vase in the store, but after asking the price, she gave up her desire to buy it. After buying the house, the two of them ran out of cash. Use sparingly.

Several major events have occurred in Huxin Town recently.

First, Arda went to war with the Earl of Bairdin next door. The reason for the war was popular among the common people: several vassals of Bairdin ganged up to murder their old lord, and also emptied the successor new lord, as Bairdin The blood-sworn brother of the new lord, Earl Gleiman naturally wants to seek justice for him. Conspiracy, betrayal, revenge, is there anything more suitable for gossip than these elements? This has added a lot of chatter for the people of Lake Town , and the news came back that Arda's army crushed the Bairdin people, which greatly increased the pride of the people.

Then came the demonstration of agricultural machinery. Landlords from Arda 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 it was just to see the excitement. Huxin Town was developed from the Gleiman family's manor on the edge of Lake Weiss, and the nearby land was basically owned by Gleiman. Family, the residents of the town are either tenant farmers of the Greiman family or serfs of the Greiman family.

Out of the curiosity of a scholar, Irene also took Liya to join in the fun. The harvester with its exquisite structure and high efficiency attracted her admiration, but it was more about the machine itself. Princess Irene is basically insulated from farming, and naturally it is difficult to appreciate the significance of this kind of machinery for agricultural production.

There is also the "examination" to be held by Weiss College. In Irene's opinion, if she takes the exam by herself, the content of the exam will be an insult to her. However, considering that the exam is mainly for the people at the bottom, and the people's With her level of knowledge, she was relieved. Having said that, if she hadn't run away from home this time, she really wouldn't have known that most of the people in the Aldo Kingdom were illiterate.

On this day, Irene was writing and drawing on paper as usual. Recently, she was obsessed with studying some ancient texts, and then she heard the footsteps of the female guard unexpectedly.

Strange, shouldn't she be practicing swords in the yard at this time on weekdays? She looked up and asked, "What happened, Lia?"

The female guard said hesitantly: "Miss, I suddenly remembered something just now. We don't have much cash left. It's not an option to go on like this, so I want to find a job in the town."

This is indeed a problem. On weekdays, the female guards are responsible for the family's expenses. Apart from restraining her consumption desires, Irene has never considered the issue of income.

After thinking about it for a while, she decided, "I can't just let Liya bear the burden. I also have to find a job."

The female guard shook her head, "How can this be possible, you are... the eldest lady!"

Irene smiled: "Aren't you a big lady in your own family? How can I have the nerve to live the life of rice worms after suffering with me all the way."

The female guard also grew up in a noble family, and now she decided to find a job for herself, she must have overcome a lot of ideological difficulties.

Seeing that the female guard still wanted to refute, she rushed to say: "Okay, I've already made my decision, don't try to persuade me any more. Don't worry about finding a job, take your time, and you must find something you want."

"Well, thank you miss."

The female guard was very moved, and then she resigned and continued to practice swords.

"Oh—" Seeing Liya leave, Irene fell into deep self-blame. She hadn't cared about income and expenditure issues for a long time, and she was too sorry for the female guard.

"There may not be jobs suitable for us here, so we must prepare early."

The little princess opened the closet and took out a box from the innermost part. After opening it, there was a dazzling array of jewelry inside.

She decided to find a few to exchange for money.

"No, this pair of bracelets is a gift from my sister."

"Ah, this necklace is my favorite, and it can't be exchanged for money."

Irene chooses left and right, but every time she picks up a piece of jewelry, she feels that if she exchanges this piece for money, it will be like cutting flesh in her heart.

"Just this one!"

She picked up a pair of exquisite and beautiful earrings. This was a gift from King Rodney XVI on her birthday last year. Now she gets angry when she thinks of her father. It is most appropriate to take out this pair of earrings for money. .

However, just when Irene wanted to find something to wrap the earrings, she sighed and put them back in the box.

After searching for a long time, I finally picked out a few pieces of jewelry. Irene reluctantly found a piece of cloth and wrapped them carefully.

After saying hello to the female guard Liya, and 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 **** shop in Huxin Town, hesitated for a moment, pushed the door and went in.

"Welcome, what service do you need?"

The clerk greeted her warmly.

Irene came to the counter, took off the hood of the cloak, took out a small bundle and opened it, and said, "Hello, I want to **** these jewelry, please appraise their value."

The young clerk lost his mind for a moment after seeing Irene's face. It was the first time he had seen such a beautiful girl with outstanding temperament.

But his professionalism made him react quickly, and immediately blushed to look at the jewelry that Irene took out, but after seeing it, he was not only absent-minded for a moment.

The clerk in front of him was obviously stunned, so Irene had to stretch out a hand to cover the jewelry, and the clerk woke up.

"I'm sorry, this is far beyond my level of identification. I'll go find our boss right away The clerk ran to the back room in panic, shouting: "Boss, come quickly, sir!" Business is on the way. "

Soon the owner of the **** shop trotted over. He picked up a piece of jewelry, took out a magnifying glass, and observed it carefully.

After looking at them one by one, the boss finally said to Irene with a sad face: "My dear lady, these jewelry of yours are really too expensive, and the small shop really dare not accept them."

The boss's expression is as if he suddenly discovered a gold mine, but he has no capital to mine it.

Irene was slightly disappointed, and she asked, "Where can I exchange money?"

The boss thought for a while and said, "Perhaps the **** shop in Butuya City is capable of accepting your jewelry, but the possibility is not great."

"Okay, sorry to bother you." Irene put away her jewelry, turned around and went to the **** shop immediately.

The clerk reluctantly said to the boss: "Those jewelry are really so valuable that you dare not accept them?"

The boss stared into the clerk's eyes with a serious expression and said: "I assure you with my 30 years of experience in the industry, if the lady's jewelry is really exchanged for money, then she will be second only to the lord in Arda." the second richest man in the world."

The clerk opened his mouth in disbelief.

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"Oh, what should I do? Do I need to make a trip to Butuya?"

Irene walked down the street in disappointment, and slowly walked to the square in the center of the town.

When passing by the notice board, she glanced at it casually, but a notice pasted 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 directly apply at the gate of the castle."