forest kingdom

There are still several months until the 16th year of the New Calendar, and Heidi has already begun to prepare for winter.

Almost ten years have passed since she came to the land of ice in the sixth year of the New Calendar, and Heidi has also changed from a girl to a woman.

Heidi believes that she must handle the work in Waterfall City well. Only in this way can the work be handed over smoothly.

Then, just like the old woman at home, she just needs to accompany her master and wait for her master to come home.

Those things are what female slaves should do. The task in hand now and what the female noble female city lord is doing can only be regarded as a trial.

The more critical the moment, the less anxious it is.

It is not only Heidi who is busy with government affairs and construction, but also Heidi's subordinates.

Even Sophia was busy making smaller and more exquisite clocks, and was busy solving problems such as cranes for Lawrence with gears and machinery.

Sariel is also busy with housework and supplies. Basically everyone and the elves have something to do.

Only children are truly free.

Many young children gathered in the castle of Snow Mountain Castle.

These half-elf children are the future of the ethnic group, and they are children protected by the ethnic group. They do not need to work, they only need to eat, sleep, and grow up healthily.

A group of two- and three-year-old elf children were crawling around on the soft floor, or rolling quietly in the corner and sleeping on their stomachs, or stopping at a nearby small table to stay beside the female elf and at her feet.

Taking care of young children is the responsibility of women, and is usually performed by members who are unable to work and are too weak to perform tasks.

Rastana is usually responsible for this kind of thing. In addition to her own child Athena, Rastana also takes care of Lawrence's other children.

The care of young children was not the sole responsibility of any one woman, and Lawrence had many children, more than a hundred.

Now there are at least twenty women taking care of and protecting children every day, and the number is constantly increasing.

"time to eat."

The maid came in and greeted the room full of children.

The children who were napping nearby quickly got up and got ready to eat.

Children as young as two or three years old can already understand some words, walk and run on their own, and eat some food that adults eat.

You can even eat by yourself and go to the toilet by yourself.

These children are usually very obedient, but they become even more obedient when eating.

The elves led the queue of children into the children's living room, and hot meals were already placed on the table.

The children began to line up and wait for their seats.

The nearby female elf is supervising. Any child who reaches out to grab food without permission will be punished and beaten.

Rastana is no longer in this house. As Lawrence's slave girl, Rastana only works two or three hours a day. Most of her time is spent with Lawrence or allocating it herself.

She basically has no abilities and is just a backup to replace the Elf Queen. Apart from her noble bloodline, she lacks the magical abilities that other witches have.

Guoli was assigned to the nursery team that took care of the children. After seeing the children starting to eat, Guoli also ate with the first group of maids.

At the children's table, there was almost a rush to eat, and the beans and meat on the plates were always snatched away quickly. Every time the meat and vegetables served by the maid were always gone in two or three seconds.

Children eat very quickly, especially when they are fighting for food.

On the contrary, the adults here eat very slowly. The elf maids except Guoli have adapted to the comfortable life in the Kingdom of Stars, so they don't have to worry about not having enough food.

Guoli was like the child at the next table, grabbing the greasy chicken legs with his hands, and his mouth and face were covered with grease and meat foam when he ate.

The children at the next table didn't have big chicken legs, only some vegetables and diced meat, and even the eggs were scrambled.

The meat and stir-fries were quickly sold out, and the children's main food was bread and vegetable cereals. They held a piece of bread much larger than their little hands in one hand and drank pea soup with a spoon in the other.

Guoli was much happier than the children, and the elves around her did not compete with her for food.

Basically, most elves didn't want to meet other people, including other elves, so they didn't remind Guoli, nor did they stop or say anything.

There are also some reasons, that is, most elves came here like this, so they understand Guoli's behavior very well.

The children liked to rush to eat just after gathering together. In fact, Lawrence gave him quite a lot of food. Soon the maids brought salty meat and vegetable soup, food that was easy for the children to digest.

Eggs and meat will be available, not only for Lawrence's children, but also in monasteries in many places outside.

***
"Woo..."

In the cabin of the Harbor Monastery, Lana stood anxiously in the room and looked at the little fish baby on the bed.

Yubao lay on the bed very listlessly, with mucus flowing from his usually inconspicuous nose from time to time, and he would also sneeze.

Abbot Bull of the monastery carefully inspected Yubao's hands and feet.

"Yu Bao's body is feverish, and he probably has a cold. I see that there are no injuries on his body, and there are no traces of mosquito bites. It shouldn't be serious."

Bull was also not sure whether the sea people were the same as humans. "I'll have someone notify the prophet later. The prophet will definitely have a way."

Lana nodded quickly, "Okay! Thank you Lord Bull!!"

Bull shook his head helplessly, "Also remember to thank the prophet."

"Yes! Thank you Prophet!" Lana also remembered that she must thank the Prophet.

Yubao on the bed was still lying on his back very listlessly, not as lively and active as usual.

Bull stood up and said: "Let Yubao have a good rest. I will ask the kitchen to make the sweet bean soup that Yubao likes to eat. If you are sick, you should eat something delicious."

"If you still feel uncomfortable at night, I will come over and bless the fish."

Lana looked at Bull with gratitude, put her hands on her lower abdomen and quickly bowed her head in salute, "Yes, Lord Bull!"

Bull stood up and said, "I will arrange your work today for the rest of the people. I will also ask the divers to take care of the fish pond. Everyone has a good rest."

Lana sent Bull out of the hut. When Bull walked out of the hut, he said: "You should also pay attention to hygiene and clean the house frequently. The prophet said that many diseases are caused by not being clean. In the future, it is best to separate it from the cowshed. Where is the cowshed?" There are a lot of bugs and it’s not good for kids.”

Lana listened to Bull's teachings. Bull said a lot, and Lana listened, but she didn't know what to do.

I can do the cleaning, and I know how to do it, but I can't do it if I'm separated from the cowshed.

After Bull left, Lana closed the door and returned to the bed to look at the listless Xiaoyubao.

"Yu Bao, let me change the hot water for you. It would be great if the prophet was here. The prophet must have a way."

Yu Bao was too lazy to move, "Woo..."

Lana saw that Yubao had a runny nose again, so she put Yubao on a clean and warm bed and prevented Yubao from lying in the water.

This was Lana's first time taking care of a sick child. Lana, who usually didn't study hard, didn't know how to take care of a sick child, but she still had some vague memories.

The convent has always followed Lawrence's instructions to spread knowledge, especially the work of delivering babies and caring for children, which has always been the responsibility of the nuns. In order to improve the survival rate of children, the care of sick children has also been strengthened over the years, summarizing experience and technology.

Bull and Lana weren't the only ones at the monastery, either.

dong dong dong~
"Lana."

Lana heard the sound outside the door and quickly went to open the door.

Standing outside the door were two nuns, an old nun and a middle-aged nun.

The old nun stretched out her hand, and with Lana's stunned expression but afraid to move, she put her hand on Lana's forehead.

After a few seconds, the old nun nodded and said, "It's probably a cold that causes fever in the body. Your body has also been infected, and your body temperature is higher than normal."

The nun next to her felt relieved after hearing this, "This will be much easier to handle. Just boil an antipyretic medicine and I will prepare the medicinal ingredients."

The old nun retracted her hand and told Lana what to pay attention to.

"Don't go out, just lie in bed with Yubao. It's autumn now, and many children are prone to diseases. We are all nuns under the blessing of the prophet, and the prophet will protect us."

Lana instantly felt warm and relieved, and nodded hurriedly.

The two adults quickly asked Lana to go to bed to rest. After closing the door, they went back to prepare things.

More than an hour later, three nuns brought fever-reducing medicine and hot food, and gave Yubao and Lana a piece of candy each.

"Go to bed when you are full. Every sick sister will be taken care of by everyone."

Lana was lying on the bed covered with quilt, holding Xiaoyu Bao in her arms.

The well-fed Yubao also curled up and leaned in Lana's arms, like a baby protected by its mother.

When the lights were turned off at night, Bull brought Tasna over to visit the sick Yubao and Lana.

The conditions of Yubao and Lana were much better. It may be because they took medicine or because they had a full stomach. They slept very soundly.

The monastery soon became quiet. Except for a few nuns who were on patrol and studying at night, most of the nuns fell asleep.

The nuns in the convent are all sisters in name. At the same time, these nuns also have the obligation to help each other and share the responsibility of caring for Lawrence and taking care of all the nuns.

Older nuns will look after younger nuns, and younger nuns will look after older nuns.

Late at night, Xiao Yubao heard the beating sound of the sea and the warmth of his mother.

After opening his eyes, Yu Bao curiously looked at the quilt on his body, felt the warm and moist touch, and heard the familiar beating of his heart behind him.

Bedwetting!
Yubao quickly climbed out of the bed and pushed Lana's face with his hand while he was still sleeping.

"Na~"

Yubao's webbed hands quickly slapped Lana awake with two slaps.

After waking up, Lana sat up and looked at Yubao on the bed in a daze.

After a second, Lana woke up and saw Yubao on the bed through the moonlight outside.

"Yu Bao, don't catch a cold. Just sleep well in bed. You don't have to work or go to school today."

Yu Bao lowered his head in embarrassment and pointed at the place where the bed was wet.

In the moonlight, the water stains on the sheets were clearly visible.

Lana quickly walked down and said, "It doesn't matter, let's change this sheet and put on a thicker quilt."

Yubao nodded quickly and obediently, "Howl~"

Lana lit the fire and lit the candles.

After the lights came on, Lana put on a coat and took a towel to wrap up the fish to prevent it from getting cold.

Yubao is actually not afraid of the cold, but he doesn't know why he got sick, so he just wraps up a towel.

Basically, no one can explain why they are sick and how to treat them. They can only deal with it by following instinct and the advice of some trustworthy people.

Successful experiences will be retained and unsuccessful ones will be forgotten.

Lana and Yubao, who had moved to a clean place to sleep, quickly ate the unfinished leftovers from the night, and then lay down together comfortably.

The next day, Yubao regained his strong energy early in the morning.

"Ooooooo~" Yubao got out of the bed energetically and started jumping up and down on the bed.

Lana, on the other hand, seemed to be in a bad mood. After waking up, her nose started to runny and she felt a headache.

Yubao's voice soon attracted the nearby nuns. After discovering that Lana was indeed ill, the old nun helped her take out the quilt to dry and clean it, and also brought hot meals and antipyretic medicine.

Yubao didn't go to work either. He was playing chess in bed with the little nuns who came to take care of Lana.

The old nuns were very busy and had a lot to do, so the care of Lana was left to the younger nun who was in good health.

Generally, children who have had a cold will not catch another cold within a period of time.

In the afternoon, Emma from Oak City came to visit Yubao. After confirming that there was no problem with Yubao and Lana, she felt relieved, but she also left a few bottles of canned food and milk powder.

During the few days she was sick, Lana ate sweet food every day and lay in bed waiting for food to be delivered to her every day. She didn't have to work or worry about being scolded, and everyone spoke softly.

It's like...as happy as the prophet's little slave girl!
After Lana lay in bed for five days, the old nun soon discovered her little trick of pretending to be sick and was taught a lesson by the angry old nun.

In the monastery, Lana is an outlier. She lacks gratitude for the prophet and her current life, let alone the preciousness of this life.

Without the extra care from Lawrence and Bull, Lana would have definitely been punished!

The nuns would use punishment to teach Lana respect.

After Lana went out to work honestly and Yubao happily inspected the fishing ground, the old nun found Bull.

"Dean, that child is not suitable to be a nun. If she continues like this, it will not be a good thing for all the nuns."

Bull knew he had to solve this problem.

Lana's problem is not laziness or stupidity. Her biggest problem is that as a nun, she lacks enough respect for Lawrence as her master. She always behaves casually and even deceives Lawrence.

This kind of thing makes the rest of the nuns feel terrible.

In the group of nuns, we don’t want to leave such outliers. Most of the nuns regard the monastery as their lifelong home and destination.

"I will make this clear to the prophet, and the prophet will make a decision on this matter."

Bull was well aware of the nuns' attitude and panic, but he also knew that Lawrence actually wanted to have a pleasant friend and did not regard Lana and Yubao as slaves.

The main problem here is that Lawrence's indulgence of Lana is destroying the atmosphere of loyalty that Lawrence's nuns have worked so hard to create. (End of chapter)