Chapter 655 Old Woman

"Aiya, aiya~"

"Woof!"

The mountain breeze blew in the face, and Yubao rode the big dog down the hillside.

Yubao also had to walk the road that Lawrence had walked.

Yubao gradually had the troubles that Lawrence had had.

The manor was too far away from the town of Pumixiu, and it was ridiculously far away from the port of Dumu on the seashore. It was impossible for Yubao and the big dog to do it in one day.

The big dog brought Yubao to the col between the manor and the blacksmith area and stopped. There was a large pond here.

Under the sun and wind, the water surface was sparkling, and the nearby birch trees were shaking their trunks and branches.

There were several children playing games under the shade of the trees, and several dogs lying by the pond.

When the children saw Yubao coming, they quickly ran away from the shade of the trees and scattered.

Several dogs also ran away.

Yubao has never hit these children. These children run away not because of Yubao, but because this place belongs to the prophet's property. Except for the staff, adults and children should not come here.

Yubao is the new administrator here. He can investigate some things or not.

Yubao is not clear about some things. He just manages a few more fish ponds for more pocket money.

Jumping down from the big dog, Yubao's body is not heavy. The big dog he rides is a snow dog with good endurance and likes to move very much. He likes to run for a while before eating every day.

After Yubao went down to work, the big dog didn't care to lie down to take a breath and rest for a while, and went directly to the place where several dogs lay down to sleep to mark the territory.

I've been here!

Yubao found the tools he needed by the pond, and quickly went into the water to check the fish in the pond, and caught a basket of unhealthy big and small fish.

It was an hour later after finishing all this. Yubao needed more than an hour to check a large fish pond.

Ordinary people cannot tell the good and bad fish in the school of fish. Only Yubao can find the bad fish with problems in the water and prevent them from occupying the pond.

In addition, the fish pond managed by Yubao has a much lower probability of fish problems than other places.

After finishing a pond and going ashore, adults have come to collect the fish.

The children who just escaped summoned the nuns in the mining area. The nuns in the mining area will use a simple pressure scale made of a basin to measure the weight of the fish, and then take it to the monastery and the canteen.

"Thank you for your hard work, Yubao. This time there are a total of 30 fish."

The nun took out three copper coins and put them in the frog wallet made by Lana for Yubao.

"Wow~" Yubao thanked happily, and he could earn a few more copper coins today.

After waving goodbye to the nuns in the mining area, Yubao rode the big dog and ran towards another fish pond.

With the growing population and the increase in the number of meat-eating groups, after satisfying the intake of grains and vegetables, the supply of fish has also increased.

Except for the monastery and the church army, all other places need to spend money to buy extra food.

Including the craftsmen of Ironforge, the workers in the mining area, and people from all walks of life in Pumixiu Town.

Most areas only provide basic bread, potatoes, vegetables and hot water. If you want to eat enough, there is no problem, but if you want to eat well, you have to spend money.

Private fishing and hunting are illegal. Lawrence does not like others to be the master of his own home. Most areas of the Ice Land are Lawrence's assets. Even if they are willing to share some of Lawrence's prey, it is not possible, because all of this belongs to Lawrence!

Yubao helps Lawrence manage the fish pond here, which is something Lawrence is willing to accept.

Whether hunting or cutting, the rest of the people violate Lawrence's rights as a lord.

Yubao can get Lawrence's care mainly because it has grown up in Lawrence's vision since childhood.

Whether it is a person or an animal, this kind of existence is very good.

Like the snow dog, Beoff, Lana, Tim, Clara and Lolita, and many children who grew up around Lawrence, Lawrence treats them with kindness and tolerance.

The hardworking Yubao handled five fish ponds a day, went out to work after breakfast, and returned to the monastery on the big dog when the sun was about to set.

Work and life are not tiring. Each fish pond only needs to be checked every two or three months. There is no punishment even if the fish pond is damaged. Lawrence actually doesn't care about this loss at all.

Lana patrolled outside the monastery to check whether the walls outside the monastery are clean and intact. This small thing that anyone can do is very suitable for Lana.

"Yubao, you are back. Today the people in the manor collected delicious strawberries. I left a big bowl for you. Let's eat together later."

"Wow!"

Yubao happily got off the big dog, walked a few steps to Lana's side, and was soon held in Lana's arms.

Its body is very light, not heavy, and it is of average weight for girls and women who are used to holding children.

When Yubao is held, his legs will be close together, like a fish, but his hands will actively clamp Lana's arms to facilitate Lana's strength.

The first person who knew how to put a harness on the ox to facilitate the oxen to work hard was not Lawrence, but Yubao.

Lawrence was inspired to take out the cow collar after he found Yubao tying ropes for the calf and calf.

Yubao is very smart and always gives Lawrence a lot of inspiration.

After Yubao came back, Lana was no longer serious about her work. After a simple inspection and finding that there was no problem, Lana went back to the house with Yubao to eat strawberries.

Spring is the season when strawberries ripen. There have been various berries in the Ice Land since ancient times, but the delicious strawberries were brought by the elves and only ripened this year.

The elves have joined the Ice Land for four or five years. In fact, they have not been there for a long time, but they have brought great changes in various aspects.

In addition to food, there is also a growing giant tree branch outside the manor, a giant tree that climbs up from the town of Pumice at the foot of the mountain!

This strange thing did not cause any fluctuations in the Ice Land. Maybe everyone knows that this is a road to failure, so apart from occasionally chatting, they don’t pay much attention to it.

The Giant Tree is a tree trunk road that directly connects the mountain and the bottom of the mountain, but it is not accessible. It is easy for humans to fall down when walking on it. In addition, cattle, sheep, birds and lizards dare not walk on it, so gradually no one likes to take this troublesome road.

On the contrary, the herringbone road that Lawrence simply built can already be used to push carts to transport things up.

"Yubao, the steam car in Ironforge will be open to traffic tomorrow. The prophet will come to bless it. Then we can have extra meals again!"

Lana ate sweet strawberries and thought about greasy fat.

Although strawberries are delicious, Lana prefers meat, especially the braised pork and rice she had not long ago.

But pork is not often eaten in such large pieces, usually chicken and fish are the main meat.

In the past, it was good to eat fried chicken once a week, but now I can eat it twice a day!

"Wow!" Yubao raised his head and showed a happy expression. He also likes to eat pork.

After eating strawberries, Yubao took off the straw hat on his head, and then reached out to take off the frog wallet on his head and handed it to Lana.

"Good job! Yubao!" Lana took the wallet, took out the copper coins in the wallet and put them on the table, and shouted excitedly: "I made fifteen copper coins today!!"

Yubao stood up quickly, proudly with his hands on his waist.

Lana quickly lay down on the bed with her head down, reached out and touched a jar from under the bed.

Lana and Yubao poured out the copper coins in the jar and checked them.

The original more than 40 copper coins plus today's dozen copper coins, the number is too large to count.

This was a rather troublesome task for Yubao and Lana.

After counting three times, Lana got three different results, so she looked at Yubao who was lying on the side.

Yubao had no idea about this matter, because it managed the fish school based on intuition, not mathematics.

At this time, the shepherdess came in, saw Lana and Yubao lying on the bed, and greeted them with a smile.

"It's not time to go to bed yet. Dinner is ready. We can eat after we pray. You have earned a lot of copper coins today."

Lana saw the shepherdess coming in and quickly asked for help: "Mom Torrevi, I'm not good at arithmetic. Can you help me and Yubao count these copper coins?"

Torrevi said embarrassedly: "I'm not good at math, I can't read, and I can't do arithmetic."

"You don't know it either?" Lana asked curiously: "Shouldn't nuns know it?"

The shepherdess was embarrassed and embarrassed, "I can only work. These things are done by smart people, I can't."

She has been doing some unskilled work for most of her life, from herding sheep and milking to washing clothes, cooking and taking care of children. She also works in the fields to harvest crops and process vegetables, but she has never done arithmetic and some management things because she has never done them.

Others will not ask her to do such things.

Lawrence doesn't, Seraven doesn't, and even many people in the monastery now don't know how to use this old nun.

Not knowing arithmetic does not affect her survival.

Originally, this was not a big deal, and the shepherdess would soon forget about it. She still had a lot of work to do.

But Lana had no idea. After knowing that Mother Torrevi was illiterate and could not do arithmetic, Lana gained confidence! !

"Let's learn literacy and arithmetic together! I don't know either, but it's embarrassing to learn alone, so two people can learn together, and Yubao can also learn together!"

Lana began to drag the shepherdess down. She didn't want to face the fact that she was not good at arithmetic and not very literate.

Most of the shepherdess's life had passed. When she came to the monastery, she knew that her old age and the last life would end here, and she was very satisfied with everything here.

There were lively children, familiar houses and food, and many companions who worked and chatted together.

For learning, the shepherdess always had two attitudes.

One was curiosity and hope, wanting to know these things.

The other was the long-term lack of confidence, which made the shepherdess subconsciously stay away from this kind of intellectual work.

"I don't need it, I can't learn it." The shepherdess subconsciously rejected the invitation.

If it were an ordinary person, even the shepherdess's child would not say much.

Lana still had no idea and said enthusiastically: "It doesn't matter. The prophet also said that it doesn't matter if you are a little stupid, as long as you know how to learn. I have tried many times but still haven't learned it."

"When I was a child, the nuns in the manor taught me arithmetic, but I didn't learn it."

"Later, the nuns in Pumixiu Town taught me writing and arithmetic, but I didn't learn it either."

"Later, Lord Bull taught me these, but I still didn't learn them."

"I also went to the Saint's Student in Oak City with Yubao to audit the class, but I don't remember what was said in the classroom at all."

Lana showed off her glorious experience, not realizing how shameful it was.

She also didn't realize how many opportunities Lawrence had created for her and how much resources he had wasted on this idiot.

Under the power of Lana's example, the shepherdess's desire for knowledge and sacred feeling finally had a chance to try.

"There is a nun who teaches writing and arithmetic in the manor. If you want to learn, Lana, I will help you talk to her. My words... just listen. I'm sure I can't learn them."

The shepherdess already wanted to learn a little, but she still couldn't let go because of her past cognition.

Lana suddenly felt that she might not be able to learn, so she said in advance: "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if you can't learn. Just don't waste time learning while working."

Last year, the experience of being punished to reform in Kuer Village made Lana a little bit of awe, and she knew the consequences of deliberately being lazy.

The shepherdess was even less worried now, and nodded happily, "Yes, we can just take some time to study after dinner in the evening."

"I heard from the children that in the army and school, everyone takes time to study hard to recognize words and arithmetic after training. If you want to be a captain and a knight, you must be able to read and write, and be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide."

After saying that, the shepherdess walked to the cabinet in the room and took out a wallet from a clothes cabinet.

"This is the money the children gave me. When I came here, my man and children gave me money to buy food and drink in the monastery, but after coming in, there is no place to spend money."

"The master gives me extra food and clothes every month, and often comes to visit us. There is no use for keeping this money here. We will give it to Yian and ask her to take an hour in the evening to give us a lesson. I hope she will agree."

Lana looked at the pile of copper coins in the bag and couldn't count how many copper coins there were!

"There are also silver coins! This is the first time I have seen silver coins!!"

Lana reached out and picked up a silver coin with Lawrence's head printed on it, and shouted in shock and excitement.

The currency of the Ice Land is basically copper coins, and the purchasing power of copper coins is very strong.

In recent years, food is sufficient, prices are low, but the currency is not over-issued. In addition, many people hold copper coins and do not spend them, resulting in a lack of copper coins on the market.

Most families are large families with more than ten people, and they buy a lot of things, so the purchasing power of copper coins is very strong.

One copper coin is equivalent to the purchasing power of forty or fifty yuan, and can buy a lot more things than in previous years.

Silver coins are scarce currencies, which are rewards given by Lawrence to meritorious people. Very few people can get silver coins.

Seraven is one of the few people. He and the shepherdess don’t have a deep relationship, but the shepherdess is going to become Lawrence’s nun, and Seraven must provide a dowry.

This is not mandatory. The nobles of the Ice Land actually hope that someone in their family will go to the monastery to become a nun.

In the past, only the nobles outside had this idea, and now the core members of the Ice Land have the same idea and cognition.

So whether it is for his own face or to prove something, Seraven gave a large sum of money.

The shepherdess was very rich, but she had no extra expenses. She was very satisfied with the food and living standards in the monastery, and she was frugal and restrained, unlike a child who always thought about extra expenses.

It was easy to satisfy material life, but it was not easy to satisfy spiritual life.

The shepherdess was willing to pay for knowledge and was willing to spend with Lana.

She didn't dare to study alone. After all, she was an old woman who was about to die, and she was embarrassed to study with those young girls.

The two took Yubao to pray and eat. After eating, they found the nun Yian who was about to take a bath.

Yian was a Durila, the sister of a former Durila slave. She entered the monastery through relationships to grow and study. She has been here since her teens to her twenties.

After hearing the two people's request, Yian quickly looked at the shepherdess solemnly.

"This is what I should do. I can't charge money. Let every sister gain knowledge and wisdom is what the prophet told us."

Yian's knowledge was mainly obtained here in the manor. Not only was there the teachings of the previous generation of nuns, but also the education of Lawrence.

Knowledge has a price for many people outside, but Lawrence has always adhered to the priceless system for his own people. He never keeps knowledge to himself and will not charge money to share knowledge with children.

Lawrence will be very happy to accept and take care of children who are willing to learn. Yian grew up in this environment and knew very well that charging money to spread knowledge to those who want to learn would incur the wrath of the prophet. (End of this chapter)