Chapter 20 The Atmosphere of Larante
When we went downstairs, many people were queuing up at the well. The servants of the big shots got up before dawn to get ready. There were not many people like Nana who came late.
Although the servants didn't know each other, there were a few people talking, but Nana was not interested in listening to these. She just rubbed her hands together. The weather was quite cold.
It's winter in the Demon King's City, and the Blue River is also freezing. Of course, it can't be too warm here on the human side. It can be seen that the well water has frozen. The first person to fetch water is still breaking the ice with a wooden stick, but
The ice was hard and had not been broken for so long, so people fetching water formed a line behind them.
Nana also lined up at the back, holding a bucket, waiting for the one in front to break the ice in the well.
"Hey! What are you doing in front of you? Why are you still dawdling?" A footman couldn't hold himself back anymore and couldn't help asking to the front.
"I'm sorry...this ice cube is a bit thick, I'll fix it right away!" The answer was a girl's voice, which sounded very panicked and young.
The servants here are both male and female. Depending on the owner's preferences, both male and female servants are common.
Nana tilted her head, looked over there, and saw that it was a maid of about fifteen or sixteen years old, who had probably just been bought by her owner. Her hands and arms were very thin, and she was not strong enough. She was holding a five- to six-meter-long wooden stick.
There is no way to break the ice.
But no one came up to help. Nana didn't know why. Maybe there were some special rules. The people behind just waited impatiently and cursed from time to time.
Nana couldn't stand it, so she walked out of the team and came to the well: "I'm here to help you."
The anxious girl who was sweating profusely looked up and found a girl younger than herself. Her face turned red and she was about to say something, but Nana didn't wait for her to say more. She took the wooden stick and stabbed it down.
Hearing a splash, the ice cubes shattered, and he was finally able to draw water.
After finishing this trivial task, Nana stepped back and stood where she had just been.
At this moment, she suddenly felt uncomfortable, because apart from the small thank you from the little girl she helped, the servants around her were all looking at her.
After thanking her, the little girl was so embarrassed that she almost cried. She kept glancing at Nana and hesitated to speak.
But the people behind her used their eyes to urge her to get water quickly, so the servant girl, as if she had made a determined decision, took out a silver coin and handed it to Nana. The look in her eyes made her feel extremely distressed.
Nainai scratched her head inexplicably: "Ah? Why are you giving me money?"
"You don't want money?" The servant girl was even more surprised.
"Isn't it just a little effort? Do you need to pay for it?" Nana was even more surprised.
The servant girl was stunned, and then she was so moved that she almost cried, but she quickly put away the money and started fetching water.
Naturally, Nana didn't take it to heart, but the people around her looked at Nana more and more.
What happened next made Nana feel even weirder. The ice surface was broken, and getting water naturally became faster. Everyone quickly finished their work, and Nana also carried a bucket of cold water to the first floor of the hotel. She still wanted to be here.
Buy charcoal, boil water, and serve it to your Demon King.
The things that servants have to do are always complicated, but fortunately Nana has long been used to it.
She used the money Lu En gave her to buy charcoal at the hotel. It was close to the forest and the charcoal was very cheap, which made her, a foreigner, feel good, but something happened next that was not right.
At first, someone told her they wanted some charcoal.
Because charcoal was not expensive and the amount borrowed was not large, Nana agreed.
Who knew that this situation was out of control, and several people came to borrow money from her. At first, Nana felt confused, but then the little girl became angry and no one came to borrow money. After all, if you borrowed something like charcoal, can you return it? They exchanged words with each other.
Don't know.
After that, some maids came and cried pitifully, saying that something urgent had happened suddenly, or for some other reason, they wanted Nana's help.
The help is all small things, such as helping to look at the fire, such as helping to get charcoal.
Nana originally wanted to help, but she was too busy with her own affairs. In the end, she declined these people politely and took the hot water and prepared to go upstairs.
Then when she went upstairs, her Detective 1 came into play.
The thief girl clearly heard the person she helped just now speaking from behind.
A pair of maids were whispering: "Haha, did you know? There was a kind but stupid country bumpkin just now who didn't charge for a favor!"
"You just heard about it? I just got a lot of benefits from her. You can take the charcoal home. Hehe, there is such a fool."
There was another male servant in the corner, seeming to be complaining to the other maid: "That person is so selfish! He has obviously helped others, why not help me? I have to see which room she is from and let her make a fool of herself."
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"Yes, she also rejected me, but she helped that stinky man Ke Lu, maybe she fell in love with him!"
There are many such voices in other places.
"This man is so selfish and narrow-minded that he wouldn't even give me a piece of charcoal."
"Haha, I didn't expect to meet such a stupid person. Maybe I can get some benefits from her today~"
These words reached Nana's ears clearly.
The thief girl's face became unhappy, but she glanced at the stairs and ignored these words.
She was used to hearing gossip, so it didn't matter. Although she was unhappy about being scolded for helping others, now that the Demon King was going to show off his power in this city, Nana felt that she couldn't make trouble.
Revenge is not difficult. Of course, these ordinary people who don't even have a professional level can't be her opponents. Even just going down and slapping them will be enough to relieve their anger.
But if you beat a servant, God knows, will it attract the master above them? Maybe the master doesn't care, it doesn't matter at all, and just beat him, but it's also possible that the master will come to the door and cause a lot of trouble to the devil.
"Oh, forget it, I'm used to it." She sighed. She had been wronged a lot since she was a child, so she shouldn't cause trouble for such boring things.
Thinking of this, she carried a bucket filled with hot water and knocked on Lu En's door: "Master, I'm back with water~"
The voice is as spirited as ever.
"The door is unlocked." Lu En replied from inside.
Nana opened the door and started to pour water for Lu En to wash the towels. While doing this, she said to Lu En behind her who was looking at the scenery outside the window: "Master, let's go to the Hall of Glory today?"
"Well, I'll go today, but before that, did you encounter anything?"
Nana paused while washing the towel, and then replied with a natural smile: "No way, we have only been here for more than a day, and we don't know anyone, how can we encounter trouble?"
Chapter completed!