When the convoy left Flower Town, the castle returned to calm again. Although there were a lot of dinner plates, wine glasses, etc. that needed to be cleaned, the Small Flower garden outside the castle was also trampled into a mess by the knights. But all of this, Carter could organize the servants to clean up slowly without any pressure.
There are fifteen servants in the castle, which is enough.
"Teacher Gortai, the festival is about to pass, and we need to get rid of the festive atmosphere. The construction progress of the town cannot be stopped. We will continue to expand the logging team, gravel team, and fence construction team, and strive to open the passage as soon as possible."
Gortai still has more to say, "As you wish."
At this banquet, he felt like a fish in water, chatting and laughing with the count. He had not had such a good time in many years.
"Flower Town stole the show." He used this adjective to describe today's lunch, the dazzling seafood, and the tongue-numbing ice cream.
But Liszt had other ideas.
In the evening, he drank a glass of red wine with Carter alone. "Mr. Carter, I originally planned to show Flower Town's poor side, and maybe he could get help from Tulip Castle. But he accidentally held a grand banquet with seafood, ice cream, and Warcraft meat. There is no reason to cry for poverty."
Carter smiled and said, "The master has shown his own style. Your performance at the banquet is very popular. If I were a knight, I would probably stay at Flower Town and follow you."
Another meaning for nobles to "show off their wealth" is to show their power in order to attract followers.
Trick Viscount Humulu was attracted by the count's charm and became a follower. He helped Tulip Family, participated in Grand Duchy's pioneering war, and finally created the huge foundation of count Coral Island.
"But there are no knights left, are there?"
"I believe the seeds have been sown, and maybe one day it will suddenly bloom."
"A very philosophical sentence, Mr. Carter, for this sentence, let's drink a drink."
"Cheers, sir."
Taking a sip of red wine to moisten his throat, Liszt asked, "How much food did my father bring today?"
"I brought a lot of various foods, but most of them were used during the banquet. The extra portion was mainly beer and fine Wheat powder, as well as some seasonings, including anise, ginger, pepper, licorice, salt and sugar."
"How much Wheat powder and beer are there?"
"There are about five hundred kilograms of fine Wheat powder and thirty barrels of beer."
The fine Wheat powder was obviously specially made to make white bread for Liszt. He was a little lost - you could feel that the count still had a father-son feeling for him.
Some details can be shown.
For example, coming to Flower Town for the festival is a sign of closeness. If you really don't care about Liszt, there is no need to come to a remote town to celebrate the festival. At the banquet, deliberately not caring about saltpeter may not be a protection for him, especially Lady Mary specifically mentioned that the saltpeter mine is worthy of development.
Now I have brought a lot more food to give to him.
"Is it possible that the earl is also a person who has a reputation for being upright? This is a bit annoying." He was a little restless in his thoughts. If the earl's family ignored him, he could easily maintain the indifferent style of friendship between gentlemen and live his life leisurely.
The biggest fear is that there will be family entanglements between each other.
He didn't know how to deal with it, whether to integrate into this family relationship according to his current identity, or to maintain his own personality and continue to keep a distance.
"Is this the fetters of family ties? As long as we are human, we cannot escape this network."
After drinking the red wine in one gulp, he decided not to think about this troublesome thing anymore and just let nature take its course - don't take the initiative, don't refuse. Putting his thoughts aside, he asked, "Mr. Carter, have all the seafood given to Tulip Castle been given away?"
"It has been handed over to Mr. Silva. They are all high-quality dried seafood."
"Very good, reciprocity."
Put down the glass.
Carter also finished the red wine, put away the two cups, and bowed slightly. "Master, go to bed early. I wish you a good night. I will take my leave now."
"Good night, Mr. Carter, have a sweet dream."
The next few days were monotonous and peaceful.
In addition to supervising the logging work, Liszt is also paying attention to another thing - the work training of Fruit-Stealing Monkey.
At first, seven Fruit-Stealing Monkey that were not seriously injured were captured alive. All of them survived and recovered, but two of them had lame legs and it was no longer possible to climb the tree.
The remaining five were given to the hunters in the town for training.
The rope, whip, and fruit were used together, and the unruly Fruit-Stealing Monkey was quickly tamed and docile. He climbed the tree when he was allowed to go up the tree, and entered the cage when he was allowed to go into the cage.
"Three female monkeys and four male monkeys. I believe that by the second half of the year, there will be ten Fruit-Stealing Monkey." Monkeys can generally give birth to two babies a year, but one litter usually has one cub.
Liszt looked at Fruit-Stealing Monkey who was becoming more and more obedient, and was very satisfied. "Without Fruit-Stealing Monkey's damage, this year's Fragrant Coconut would have matured, and I believe that in a month or two, you will be able to drink fresh and sweet coconut juice." Fragrant Coconut has no seasonality, except that it does not grow in winter, and will continue to bear fruit in other seasons.
"Coral City doesn't seem to be sold as Fragrant Coconut. Maybe, with development, this is another specialty of Flower Town. It's a pity that Fragrant Coconut Tree Elf Bug was not produced."
As he sketched Fragrant Coconut Tree's future, Orion had already begun training Fruit-Stealing Monkey to pick fruits.
Tie the fake fruit to a branch and let Fruit-Stealing Monkey pick it. If you pick it, you will be rewarded with one Peanut rice. If you don't pick it, you will be given a whip. Fruit-Stealing Monkey cannot run away because there is a rope around his neck. If he dares to run, he will be whipped if he pulls it back.
"You remember, animals can also hold grudges and lose their temper. As long as they work conscientiously, don't whip them randomly. If I find you whipping Fruit-Stealing Monkey for no reason, I will slap these whips on you." He emphasized with a serious expression that he did not want Fruit-Stealing Monkey to rebel and kill several fruit farmers in the future.
"Lord, please rest assured, we will not forget a word of what you told us." The part-time Orion is happy to know that he will switch from a farmer to a fruit farmer in the future and work with Fruit-Stealing Monkey.
If it weren't for training, I would really be reluctant to give him a whip - Fruit-Stealing Monkey is like a knight's horse to a fruit farmer.
Farewell to Fruit-Stealing Monkey, he returned to the castle and called several merchants among the new serfs.
"Old Grandet, Shylock, Harpagon, are you all businessmen on Little Papa Island?" Liszt asked again.
"Yes, Lord Lord."
"Is there a businessman named Plyushkin on Little Papa Island?"
Old Grandet replied, "Lord, there are only three of us in Little Papa Island who specialize in selling small commodities. And I can name everyone in the city, but there is no one named Plyushkin."
"Okay, I'm just asking casually." Liszt glanced at Old Grandet. The other person's words, "Everyone in the city can be called by name," showed that he was extraordinary. "I called you here today to form a caravan belonging to the castle. I hope to leave the three of you in charge."