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Chapter 237 Serving Hamlet!
In this era, nighttime entertainment methods are actually not lacking, and some of them are even very fancy.

For example, the Lantern Street in Totnes is very large, with men and women of all sizes, tall, short, fat, and thin.

This is just a small part. The entertainment venues in Totnes are all avenues, and even the entire area. All kinds of entertainment methods directly drain the "wallets" who break into it.

But the prosperity of Totnes does not mean that other places are the same. Even as long as you go out a little, you can't find more nighttime entertainment in the outer city or in the suburban farms. Most of them sleep in cramped spaces.

Not to mention other villages and towns far away from the city, most people can't even afford the cost of lighting at night, let alone touch those, workers only have some commercial activities, such as ports and the like.

In urban and rural life, people go to bed at seven or eight o'clock, and they get more sleep than most people in modern times.

But the situation in Hamlet is a bit different, because there will be public lectures on the side of the square in the evening to teach some simple knowledge.

Originally, Lance promoted this to promote numbers, and to teach three or five vocabulary words a day to popularize knowledge.

But as the number of people increases, this position is becoming more and more important. In addition to basic education, it is also responsible for publicizing some policies and collecting feedback from the public...

Ordinary people still can't do this job, they must be literate and have clear thinking.

After Lance's selection, it fell to the headmaster - Rosa.

Being able to come here to attend lectures is already considered a relatively motivated person. Most of the townspeople have already gone home and fell asleep. For them, being illiterate does not affect their speed of moving bricks.

Follow the process to review the three vocabulary of yesterday and learn the three vocabulary of today.

The relevant policy to learn today is the Public Security Regulations. Hamlet strictly prohibits wounding or killing people. If there is any situation, immediately notify the security team...

Soon after the process was completed, people began to inquire about the news circulating today.

Where did the lord go?

In this regard, Mrs. Rosa explained the situation without any shyness, and the people who got the confirmation felt a sense of security from the bottom of their hearts.

The family members of those patients who had been waiting for a long time couldn't help crying and choking, but this was not negative, but grateful for everything the lord had done for them.

Rosa noticed the reaction of the people. She grew up in the city and lived in the city. She actually didn't have much contact with the noble lords.

There was even a trend of boycotting the aristocratic system in schools. Students were motivated by the progress of the city, the city was open, and the school was civilized.

But it's funny when she sees the students running for it, because as an adult she has her own knowledge of the city's bureaucracy.

The so-called aristocratic system has always existed around him, but it was changed to a name called bureaucracy in the city.

At first, she didn't care about her life, until the disaster broke out and destroyed her last bit of confidence in this empire. She originally thought that the world would usher in despair.

But now she feels that she is different from the nobles of the empire, and also different from the city bureaucrats.

From seven to nine o'clock, after nearly two hours, the workload is not easy, and the throat is a little hoarse.

And after class, those people were called Principal Rosa and Mrs. Rosa, and they also spoke good things.

At the same time, I brought up the berries I picked, some wild vegetables that I didn’t know where to dig, and the sea fish I caught this morning...

It's just that Rosa rejected all of them. The purpose of these people is not pure. Their children are in the school, and they do these things in the hope of being taken care of.

She knew that the lord would not like this, and she was also very satisfied with her current life and would not ask for trouble.

As a reward for her maintaining order in the town, although Rosa didn't ask for it, Lance finally gave her a larger house with masonry structure.

There are not many in the town, because the construction time and cost are simply not comparable to those of the private houses. Not many were built during this period, and most of them were left over from that time.

It's just that when she got home, Rosa noticed something was wrong. The hair roots of the daughter who was sitting in front of the candle copying the book could be seen a little wet, and there were tiny beads of sweat on the tip of her nose.

Although the weather is hot now, the temperature at night is not enough to sweat while sitting.

At this moment, she couldn't help frowning, and asked sharply, "Did you not listen to me?"

As a teacher, Rosa's tutoring is very strict, and this sound directly made Joan subconsciously straighten her back, and turned her head to look over.

As a mother, how could she not know her daughter, she could tell she was exercising again just by looking at her.

Originally, my daughter was very well-behaved and smart, and I planned to train her to be a decent scholar.

However, after experiencing such hardships, her daughter began to pursue strength, and focused her original attention on learning on exercise.

Other students are not interested in this exercise course, they prefer to learn, and even acquire knowledge very greedily.

Joan of Arc, on the other hand, became interested in exercising, and spending her spare time on these things was unacceptable to Rosa.

This is one of the reasons why Rosa wanted to send her daughter to the lord.

The atmosphere brought by the silence became more and more heavy, and Rosa scolded with a stern face.

"Why do you spend your time on these things? Do you still want to go to the battlefield?"

"I want to protect my mother..." Joan of Arc is not weak, she hesitated to say this, "I want to protect everyone like Lord Lance!"

The scene when Lance took Boudica to save herself and her mother was deeply imprinted in her mind.

If you are so strong, can you protect others?

At that moment, she gave birth to a desire for power, and she wanted to use her own power to protect those who needed protection!
"When I was a child, I could cry for a long time when I fell down. Do you know that fighting is not training, but that you will be injured? You will die?"

"I know!" Joan stood up vibratingly, "But someone has to stand up."

Hearing this, Rosa was stunned, her face became relaxed, and then fell silent, before speaking after a while:

"Hey, do what you think is right."

As I said before, as a mother, Rosa couldn't understand her daughter's thoughts.

But she was even more afraid that something would happen to her daughter. She only wanted her daughter to be protected by Lord Lance's side safely.

After her husband disappeared, she couldn't accept her daughter leaving her, and she was even a little dazed by that protective desire.

It wasn't until now that I realized that perhaps my daughter wasn't that vulnerable.

Thinking of the words of the lord, Rosa understood that her daughter had grown up, and it was time to let go.

Joan was a little surprised. According to the past, she might have to be scolded, but how could her mother's attitude be like this today?
"I've talked to the lord about you before."

Before that, Rosa didn't say what she had said to the lord at that time, and she still didn't want to let go, but now it seems that there is no need to hide it, so she said that conversation.

Joan of Arc did not resist the lord, but to be honest, she was still a little uneasy and apprehensive. Now after hearing this, she understood why her mother changed.

"I will definitely strive to be a person who contributes to Hamlet!"

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It was not yet dawn, probably at four or five o'clock in the morning, but the whole of Hamlet had already begun to come alive.

The man woke up early. Although he was tired all day yesterday, he remembered that he had to report for duty this morning. Going early might leave a good impression on the foreman.

And the one who got up earlier than him was his wife, who pushed the door and walked in holding a clay pot and a cloth bag, which contained their family's quota of breakfast.

Just looking at the smile on the woman's face, I know it's not that simple. There are two eggs in the cloth bag besides a few grains of bread.

"I went early on purpose today, and boiled the eggs with the fire of the pot." The woman was quite proud, saving the firewood for boiling the eggs.

As he spoke, he stuffed an egg into the man's hand, and put the other aside, apparently for the child who hadn't woken up yet
"Why are there only two? Isn't there more?"

"You're too tired from doing those physical jobs. Eat some meat to make up for it. I haven't done any heavy work. Just eat this." The woman didn't care at all, and instead showed off to her husband with a clay pot, "Look, go early You can catch a lot of fish.”

Everyone knows that the north is dangerous. In fact, the man is also a little worried, but at this moment, seeing the smile on his wife's face and feeling the warm egg in his hand, the uneasiness and fear in his heart are eliminated.

At the same time, he secretly made up his mind to work hard to make the life of his family better.

"I will definitely work hard to earn more money, and then we can eat as many eggs as we want."

"Now I am very satisfied, as long as our family is safe and sound together."

It's just that the woman couldn't help but think about it, and began to plan for a better future.

"As long as one year passes, we can officially become members of Hamlet and return to the lord's side. Our fields will harvest a lot of food, save some money to buy some livestock, and send the children to learn a craft when they grow up... "

The man felt a little uncomfortable when he thought that he would be separated for a few days. He couldn't help hugging his wife, and murmured: "There will be..."

The wife's words were interrupted, and after a moment of silence, she spoke slowly, exhorting tirelessly.

"Remember to be careful, run away when you meet a wild beast, I can't lose you again."

"Thank you Lord Lance, life will be better." Hearing this, the man couldn't help hugging him even tighter. He knew that his wife was talking about the seven-year-old daughter who was lost during the escape. No one knew what happened, or They know, but there's really nothing they can do about it.

What they face is always the problem of survival, not the problem of life.

Soon the man was carrying hot eggs, as if he was carrying the hope for the future, and went to the square to gather. People earlier than him had gathered in twos and threes and waited for the foreman to come over, so he could only hurry up.

"Why is brother so slow?"

"Hee hee! My wife is afraid that I will be hungry at work, so she specially boiled eggs for me." The man took out the eggs in his bosom, and was not willing to eat them. His appearance was probably for showing off.

A few acquaintances around him also booed in various ways, or similarly took out things prepared by their families.

Soon the foreman came over and called names according to the list, but the man didn't hear his name after waiting for a long time.

The more he got to the back, the more he panicked, and even the names of the two people behind him had been called when he signed up, and the man didn't hear his own name until the end of the reading.

At this time, he felt that his legs were shaking and he couldn't even stand firmly.

He just quit his job at the construction site. If he lost this, he would lose both ends. When he went out in the morning, he swore to his wife that he would not lose this job no matter what.

When he hurried forward to find the foreman and reported his name, the foreman looked up strangely.

"Your name is not on the list."

"Ah! Impossible, you were the elder brother who helped me register yesterday." Hearing this man was startled, he hurriedly reported his name and the registration number at that time again.

"No, if you don't believe me, see for yourself."

The foreman raised his hand and pointed the paper at the man, but the man was illiterate, how could he understand this?
At this moment, he was a little confused. He obviously finished the registration in time yesterday, so why didn't he have his name today?

But what can he do about it?So I can only say good things, earnestly begging the foreman to see more clearly.

"No, no, go away quickly and don't block my work."

The foreman seemed a little annoyed, but the man didn't care about his face, so he could only bow down and beg.

"I must have registered yesterday. My brother will look for it again. My name must be on it."

"Go away!" Seeing that the man couldn't help feeling bored, the foreman raised his hand and pushed him away.

This hand pushed the unprepared man to the ground, and his subconscious movement also slapped the egg in his hand on the ground.

The man realized that he quickly knelt on the ground and picked up the broken eggs with a distressed expression.

This completely attracted the attention of the people around, and everyone saw what happened.

The foreman also realized that his behavior was a bit inappropriate, but he quickly realized that he pointed at the man and scolded him with a righteous look.

"You actually want to bribe me with eggs to get the quota, let me tell you, I'm from Hamlet, I don't want to do that!"

When the sound came out, everyone couldn't help but look at the man, and most of their expressions were somewhat negative.

Here are all workers, no matter who they are, they don't like guys who want to go through the back door, because it will harm their own interests.

All of a sudden, there were many accusations, but the foreman was praised by everyone.

"Why is this person like this?"

"Outsiders are like this."

"Brother Foreman is doing great!"

The foreman didn't expect this to be the case, and he couldn't help showing a serious look when he heard the flattery from others.

"The lord has said that we firmly reject bribery and bribery, and crack down on the use of public for personal gain. We must serve the townspeople."

"Good! Well said!"

More and more people gathered around to watch the excitement, and they didn't know what happened, they only knew that the bribe was rejected by the person on the ground.

"No! I didn't!" The man was holding the broken egg, his face was full of bewilderment and panic, he didn't know what he did wrong, he was just fighting for the rights he should have.

The man tried his best to explain himself, but how could he speak to so many people by himself?
"You still don't recognize it?"

"This kind of person should be beaten severely."

"Disqualify him and cast out Hamlet."

This era lacks means of recreation, and working all day makes people accumulate pressure, so this farce is just fun for other people. Anyway, it has nothing to do with their own interests.

Under the booing of more and more people, it has even spread, and the suppressed madness seems to be a little bit out of control.

It is impossible for a man to admit it, because he has never done such a thing, and he does not think he is at fault for this matter.

Once they can't bear the pressure, the efforts of their own family will be in vain, not to mention the possibility of being expelled from Hamlet with infamy.

But looking at the ferocious and distorted faces around, the foreman's contemptuous eyes and that mocking smile.

At this moment, his heart was like a cracked egg in his hand—broken.

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