Auldo Kingdom's little princess Irene Rodney has been enjoying herself recently.
She and the female guard Lia bought a two-story building with a yard in Lakeheart Town and lived there. Without the nagging of the female officials, the red tape of the palace, and the wanderings on the way to escape, life suddenly became so beautiful.
The environment at Lakeheart Town is good, not at all as dirty and messy as the towns we passed through when we came here.
However, according to the locals, the environment of Lakeheart Town was not good before. Later, after the new lord took office, he vigorously improved the street appearance and placed public trash cans on the street at regular intervals. People who littered randomly would be heavily fined, so it became so tidy.
As residents get used to this comfortable environment, they become more and more conscious about maintaining cleanliness.
Irene sighed inwardly, "What a unique lord."
In the towns that I passed through on my way to escape, not to mention domestic garbage, even excrement was all over the streets. The smell when walking on the road could make people faint.
Irene and Lia, who have come all the way from this environment, thought they were in a fairyland when they first arrived at Lakeheart Town. This was also an important reason why Irene wanted to stay here and did not want to leave.
Irene also discovered something amazing here: extremely, extremely, extremely cheap paper. You can buy 50 pieces of this paper for the same price as one piece of parchment.
Irene self-identifies as a scholar more than a princess, and the significance of cheap and abundant paper to a scholar is self-evident. Now she can write and draw without any scruples, instead of having to think carefully before writing as before.
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 a beautiful work of art.
But unfortunately, this thing is expensive. Irene took a fancy to a small vase in the store, but gave up the desire to buy it after asking about the price. After buying the house, they didn't have much cash, so they had to save some money.
Several major events have happened in Lakeheart Town recently.
First, Arda went to war with Bairdin Territory next door. The reason for the war was well-known to the people: several vassals of Bairdin teamed up to murder him. Our old lord also ignored the new lord who succeeded him. As the new lord of Bairdin, Blood Oath Brothers, Earl Greiman naturally wanted to seek justice for him.
Conspiracy, betrayal, revenge, is there anything more suitable for gossip than these elements? This has added a lot of things for the people of Lakeheart Town to talk about after dinner, and the news came back that Arda's army crushed the Bairdin people, which greatly increased the people's pride.
Then came the agricultural machinery demonstration. Large landowners from Arda and Bairdin gathered at Lakeheart Town to watch the demonstration of the "harvester" invented by Agricultural Machinery Factory.
Many Lakeheart Town residents also went to see it, but just to see the excitement. Lakeheart Town is composed of the Greiman Family next to Ves Lake Developed from the manor on the land, the nearby fields are basically owned by the Greiman Family. The residents in 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 Lia to join in the fun. The harvester with its exquisite structure and high working efficiency aroused her admiration, but she was more interested in the machinery itself. Princess Irene, who grew up in a palace, was basically insulated from farming, so naturally it was difficult for her to realize the great significance of this kind of machinery to agricultural production.
There is also the "exam" to be held by Ves Institute. In Irene's opinion, if she were to take the exam, the content of the test would be an insult to her. However, considering that the exam is mainly for the people at the bottom and the people's knowledge level, she was relieved.
Having said that, if she hadn't run away from home this time, she really wouldn't have known that most people in the Auldo Kingdom's territory were illiterate.
On this day, Irene was writing and drawing on paper as usual. Recently, she had been obsessed with studying some ancient texts, and then she unexpectedly heard the footsteps of the female guard.
Strange, shouldn't she be practicing swordplay 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 continue like this, so I want to find a job in the town."
This is indeed a problem. The female maid is responsible for the household expenses on weekdays. Apart from controlling her own consumption desires, Irene has never considered the issue of income.
After thinking for a while, she decided. "Lia can't bear the burden alone. I also have to find a job."
The female guard shook her head, "How is this possible? You are the... eldest lady!"
Irene smiled, "Aren't you also a eldest lady in your own family? How can I have the nerve to live the life of a rice insect after being hurt all the way with me?"
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 wanted to refute, she rushed to say, "Okay, I have already decided, don't try to persuade me anymore. Don't be anxious about finding a job, take your time, and you have to find a satisfactory one."
"Well, thank you, miss."
The female guard was very moved, then resigned and continued practicing her sword.
"Sigh——" Watching Lia leave, Irene fell into deep self-blame. He had not cared about the income and expenditure issue for a long time. He was so sorry for the female guard.
"There may not necessarily be jobs suitable for us here, so we need to prepare in advance."
The little princess opened the closet and took out a box from the inside. After opening it, there was a dazzling array of jewelry inside.
She decided to find a few items to exchange for money.
"No, these bracelets are a gift from my sister."
"Ah, this necklace is my favorite, and it cannot be exchanged for money."
Irene had a lot of choices, but every time she picked up a piece of jewelry, she felt that exchanging it for money would be like cutting her heart.
"Just this one!"
She picked up a pair of exquisite and beautiful earrings, which were a gift from King Rodney XVI on her birthday last year. Now that she gets angry when she thinks of her father, it would be best to take out the pair of earrings and exchange them for money.
However, just when Irene was looking for something to wrap the earrings in, she sighed and put them back into the box.
After continuing to search for a long time, I finally picked out a few pieces of jewelry. Irene reluctantly found a piece of cloth and wrapped it carefully.
He said hello to the female guard Lia, made up a reason casually, and Irene left the house and walked to the street.
After asking the townspeople, she came to the door of the only pawn shop in Lakeheart Town, hesitated for a moment and then pushed the door open.
"Welcome, what service do you need?"
The clerk greeted her warmly.
Irene came to the counter, took off the hood of his cloak, took out a small bag, opened it, and said, "Hello, I want to pawn these jewelry. Please appraise their value."
The young clerk was stunned for a moment when he saw Irene's face. This was the first time he had seen such a beautiful girl with outstanding temperament.
But his professionalism made him react quickly, and he immediately blushed and looked at the jewelry Irene took out. However, at first glance, he was not just distracted for a moment.
The clerk in front of him was obviously stunned. Irene had no choice but to stretch out a hand to cover the jewelry, and then the clerk came to his senses.
"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, "Come here, boss, big business is coming."
Soon the owner of the pawn shop trotted over. He picked up a piece of jewelry, took out a magnifying glass and observed it carefully. While looking at it, he kept making sounds of surprise and admiration such as "oh" and "um".
After looking at them one by one, the boss finally said to Irene with a sad face, "This distinguished lady, these jewelry of yours are really too expensive, and the store really doesn't dare to accept them."
The boss's expression was as if he had suddenly discovered a gold mine but had no capital to mine it.
Irene was slightly disappointed and asked, "Where can I exchange money?"
The boss thought for a while and said, "Maybe Butuya City's pawn shop has the ability to accept your jewelry, but it's not very likely."
"Okay, excuse me."
Irene put away the jewelry, turned around and went to the pawn shop immediately.
The clerk reluctantly said to the boss, "Are those jewelry really so valuable that you don't even dare to accept them?"
The boss looked into the clerk's eyes with a serious expression and said, "I assure you with my thirty years of experience in the business, if that lady's jewelry can really be exchanged for money, then she will be the second richest person in our Arda after Earl Greiman."
The clerk opened his mouth in disbelief.
"Hey, what should we do? Do we still need to go to Butuya?"
Irene walked down the street disappointedly, and slowly arrived at the square in the center of the town.
When passing the notice board, she glanced at it casually, and a notice posted on it caught her attention.
"Lord's Manor is recruiting talents who are proficient in linguistics. The remuneration is favorable and the salary is negotiable. Those who are interested can sign up directly at the gate of the castle."