"Madam, I will protect you and evacuate first."

In the dark castle, dozens of oil lamps burned, making crackling sounds. Caroline Hill, with a beautiful blonde hair and blue eyes on the high seat, looked light and dark under the reflection of the fire.

"But where can I go? And what should I do if there are more than a thousand people in Hongye City..."

Caroline's tone was filled with melancholy and sadness.

"We will protect you. As for these civilians, they can only let them fend for themselves."

The straight Knight Marlowe standing below had a very firm look.

"Is there really no way? We can ask the king for help..."

"It's useless. No one except Baron Charles would want to come to this barren and remote place. Moreover, the kings in us are too far away. Maybe the Red Leaf City is gone before the letter of help has reached the king."

Hearing Baron Charles' name, Caroline was silent for a moment, and then said:

"You said, if I inherited Charles' title, can I lead Red Leaf City on the way?"

"Madam, please forgive me for your unreasonableness. I don't think it's possible. Baron Charles was able to run Red Leaf City not only because he had a noble status, but more importantly because he had his own connections.

And even if we can take over Charles' connections, we cannot be qualified for equal dialogue. I believe you know that those greedy nobles will be eaten by them and not even left with bones.

Baron Charles has been in Red Leaf City for too short, only three months. If he had been here for three years, things might have been different. Now the nobles who trade with Red Leaf City only recognize Charles."

And the most important thing you forgot, the laws of the kingdom stipulate that women cannot inherit titles unless they are personally granted by the king, even if they are husband and wife.”

Looking at Caroline with a slightly gray face, although the Knight Marlow was a little reluctant, he continued to say:

"What's more, after Baron Charles' death, the senior officials of Red Leaf City have become disintegrated. I don't think they have any idea to stay. Although they have poor character, they have abilities. Without their support, even if Baron Charles is alive, it will be very difficult to get Red Leaf City to survive this cold winter."

The tone of the Marlow Knight was a bit pessimistic.

After all, running a city is not about playing house, let alone a "big city" with a population of more than 1,000.

"If we give up, these innocent civilians will starve to death..."

"Madam, you don't have to be too pessimistic. In addition to our Red Leaf City, there are other cities in the Sunset Mountains. If these free people and tenant farmers are willing to be serfs, they may be able to survive the cold winter."

During some famines and wars, some free people will take the initiative to give up their identity and choose to be serfs. Although serfs have a low status, they are the basic labor force in their territory and are indispensable to the lords. They will generally not starve to death. Of course, the premise is that the lords are willing to buy you.

"Oh... Did I do something wrong..."

Caroline muttered with only her own voice.

Marlow hesitated for a moment and said with some thorns:

"Madam, maybe there is a last way..."

“What method?”

Caroline's eyes shone again in her hopeful light.

"It is to sell Charles' title and territory to other nobles-"

Before Marlow could finish his words, he was interrupted by Caroline.

"no!"

Caroline's face turned a little red, I wonder if it was because she was too angry.

Marlow shut up instantly, and he knew he was a little presumptuous, but as a knight, he would explain everything clearly.

"Mrs. Baker, and Ms. Blanche are asking for a visit."

This is the news from soldiers coming from outside the door.

"Let them come in."

Caroline calmed down and hid her weakness, trying to appear calm on the surface.

...

"Although it looks average, it's still good if you compare other places."

Zhang Feng had moved to his new home before dark.

He said he was moving, but in fact he had nothing but a backpack, and he spent the main time on "what house is better to live in".

After picking and choosing all the way, Zhang Feng finally chose the largest one.

This is a house built of stone, with two floors above and below, and is quaint, with a wine cellar and a granary.

There is a spacious hall in the house, and the design of the hall is also quite particular, very tall, with a main hall and passage inside.

The main hall is equivalent to a multi-functional living room, which can be used as a bedroom, as a studio, and as a kitchen. The passage is used to store things and rest as a servant, and the rest is actually used to raise livestock and poultry!

Zhang Feng was really defeated by them. Maybe this is the generation gap of the times.

As far as Zhang Feng knows, in the rural areas of another world, no matter how small the house is, it is not said that those who live in the same room with poultry are usually made outside the house, and these poultry will not be allowed to enter the house.

Because they not only urinate and defecate anywhere, they are also prone to fleas and even diseases. Sickness comes from the mouth, washing hands frequently, and loving cleanliness are educations that every child has received since childhood.

Zhang Feng couldn't understand the people here, but fortunately, this house has not been living in a long time, and the remaining feces and other things have been air-dried, at least they don't look too disgusting.

After Zhang Feng selected this house, he asked Cotton to help find ten people and hired them for half a day at the price of 50 copper coins per person to do a big cleaning of the house.

The price of 50 copper coins for half a day is definitely a high price for these poor farmers. Moreover, it is a job without any technical content. It didn't take long, Curton found ten people, including their family of four.

Zhang Feng didn't care and told Cotton how to clean it up, especially in the places where poultry and livestock lived in the past, he dug three feet into the ground. Seeing the thick layer of feces being transported away, Zhang Feng's mood also improved a lot.

Finally, when night came, the whole house was tidied up, not to mention it was completely renovated, but at least it was much cleaner and tidy, with no odor.

Zhang Feng stood in front of the window on the second floor, holding a pack of noodles and gnawing. There were not many such "delicious food".

Looking at the Hongye City under the night, Zhang Feng felt a little inexplicable.

"I will settle in Hongye City in the future, and I don't know if I can go back..."

Zhang Feng sighed. Although he was just an insignificant little transparent person in another world, he was really not used to living there for more than 20 years and suddenly came to this strange world.

Looking at the empty room, Zhang Feng missed his small but warm little nest.

"drive……"

Under the night, someone drove a carriage and bowed in big and small bags, and took his family as if he was about to leave Hongye City.

"Huh? Is this going to move? Didn't I say I don't need to drive people away?"

After seeing this, Zhang Feng was a little confused. Although the central residential area here belonged to him personally, he had already told Pan Xi not to drive away people. After all, it is not easy for anyone. Without others infringing on Zhang Feng's interests, he did not want to be this bad guy. Anyway, the other party would pay the rent. Zhang Feng also wanted to experience the life of collecting rent in another world.

But now it seems that Pansy doesn't take his words to heart.

"This Pansy..."

Zhang Feng was a little helpless, but gradually, he found that things seemed not as simple as he imagined.

More and more people are leaving with their families and carriages. Some even form a convoy, and several carriages are loaded.
Chapter completed!