I built a manor in the Middle Ages

Chapter 130 New Storm (35)

Oliver's arrival instantly opened a new chapter in Luc's life.

Without hesitation, he gave the other party cheese bread as a reward on the spot. The next day, with the help of Oliver, after removing some beeswax and impurities, and processing it at a slightly higher temperature, a small jar of natural honey was placed nakedly in front of Luc.

"Whoo~"

Luc took a deep breath, unable to hide his excitement.

Sugar has always been the most scarce commodity for humans. Many powerful people would turn to sleep and tremble after eating a bite of sugar, not to mention Luc who had not tasted sugar for almost two years.

Du Si was also sitting nearby, staring at the jar of honey and swallowing unconsciously.

Without hesitation, Luc took two ceramic cups, scooped out two wooden spoons and poured them into the cups, then poured hot water into them and stirred them carefully.

The colorless and tasteless water suddenly turned light yellow. He handed one cup to Du Si and took another cup and took a sip.

In an instant, the extremely sweet taste filled the entire mouth. After swallowing, not only the tongue, but even the cheeks felt sweet. Perhaps it was because I hadn't tasted it for a long time, and the sweetness even made my teeth sore.

Even so, Luc quickly drank half the cup in small sips and still let out a comfortable sigh.

"It's been two years. Finally, it tastes completely sweet!"

He drank the remaining half cup in one gulp, and turned around to see that Du Si was tasting it as if it were some magical dew, only taking a sip and not finishing it at all for a long time.

It’s not Du Si’s fault. After all, no matter how rich a knight is, he can’t afford to eat candy every day.

Lisa was asked to store the remaining honey in the cellar. The maids were not so greedy, or they knew they had no right to enjoy it, so they simply gave up the idea.

A nest was built for the white cat inside the Knight's Castle, right next to the fireplace on the first floor, so there was no need to worry about being attacked by mice.

Julie still comes in every day to comb the white cat's hair. This has become her exclusive right. Du Si also likes this smart and cute child very much. The task of feeding her has been transferred from Luc to Du Si. Judging from her attitude, it seems that she wants to train Julie as the new maid.

Similarly, Julie also has a good impression of Du Si, who is as beautiful as the one in the stories her mother told her.

With the last batch of seeds planted in the soil, the vigorous reclamation work that had been going on for several months finally came to an end. All that was left was careful maintenance.

Luc still has no good idea about the water use on the hillside. He has thought about building a reservoir on the hillside to collect rainwater for irrigation.

But building a reservoir is a huge project, and winter might come before it is completed.

So they had to ask people to fetch water for irrigation. Fortunately, there was a water pump, so they didn't have to go to the river to fetch water.

At the same time, half a month later, Oliver became familiar with the bees, and finally one afternoon he took the beehive and pried back the entire honeycomb.

Luc kept his promise and really built a small corner for him in the north of the orchard. The space was not large, about the same size as Luc's first fenced yard. He also made a beehive and placed it in the deepest part of the fence to prevent it from stinging passers-by. At the same time, he built a small house on the south side of the fenced yard. The construction of the small house and Ryan's wooden house was carried out at the same time. The busy farming season was temporarily over and the manpower was freed up.

Oliver's cabin was relatively simple. He lived alone, so a bed and a fireplace were enough. Apart from being a foundation-based house, it was about the same size as Luc's first shelter. He asked Hans to help, and it took a little time to build, but it was basically completed in a month or so.

But Ryan's cabin was in great trouble.

Holding his meaning didn't need to be too good, but Luc disagreed.

How could his confidant, the third most important person in the manor, live in such a shabby place? As agreed beforehand, the area and height of Luc's second wooden house were cut in half, and all other aspects were restored to a one-to-one ratio.

During the construction period, Ryan lived in a spare room on the second floor.

He was not in a hurry to finish his house. He would just send people in turn to build a little bit every day as long as they could finish it before December.

Around October, charcoal was exchanged with Hoffman again. Hoffman became visibly more energetic and gave Luc a dividend of three pounds.

In other words, he earned at least seven pounds from two mules of charcoal.
How could Hoffman not be happy to earn over a thousand pfennigs in one trip?
As the two were handing over the currency, Hoffman suddenly said mysteriously, "My friend, I've heard about something in Upper Lorraine. Would you like me to inquire about it for you?"

Luc hesitated for a moment and said, "That's fine, but don't take it too seriously. I don't miss Upper Lorraine that much anymore."

"Haha, Knight Luc, we are partners. With all due respect, you are lying!"

Hoffman said seriously, "From the first time I met you, I knew you had never given up your family's territory. Otherwise, why would you work so tirelessly to accumulate wealth? I don't believe you'd be satisfied with just a fiefdom for a bridge!"

In fact, Hoffman's real idea was very simple. He did not think that Luc could really restore the title of Upper Lorraine. The new dynasty would have a new ruling team. Unless Luc turned back now and joined the Duke of Luxembourg who was just a shadowy figure, otherwise, even if the other party inherited the title of Duke of Upper Lorraine, he would only give the benefit to his vassals, and it would not be Luc's turn.

He just wanted to sell it well. As expected, Hoffman revealed his true intention before leaving: "By the way, I plan to expand the caravan next year. Don't forget the trade route you mentioned to me~"

Luc nodded in agreement, feeling both amused and helpless.

After seeing Hoffman off, Luc took another look around Jean and George's house. Just as he'd imagined, it was a small cabin. Their beds were separated by a wooden table, each with a wooden chest beneath it. A fireplace was by the door, but nothing else. Outside, there was a small fenced yard with a yellow dog tethered there. The dog barked non-stop when Luc entered, as if forgetting he'd brought it in a while ago. A stable had been built against the wall, where a black horse was tethered. A glance to the right revealed the horse's massive head.

A tall stag emblem flag was erected at the gate of the fence, representing that this place was protected by Luc.

He asked Hans to hand over the supplies to the two men and collected some sporadic bridge tolls. The people coming and going were basically poor passers-by with little income, so the large amount of food they paid was left to the two men as a reward.

When we returned to the Knight's Castle, Old Eike came up to us.
"Sir, our flax is planted!"

"Oh? How's the harvest?" Luc asked with a smile.

Flax only matures for three months, so it is indeed time to harvest it.

"Not bad, over six hundred pounds."

Luke nodded with satisfaction. This was because it was planted too late. If it had been planted earlier, it would probably have doubled in number.

Following the direction of old Eck's finger, Luc saw bundles of flax, which would become the key to the manor residents' winter survival after subsequent processing.

"What's wrong? Is there anything else?"

Seeing that Old Eike did not leave after reporting, but stood there motionless, Luc inexplicably had a bad premonition in his heart.

"grown ups."

Old Eike's face gradually turned ugly. He gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, the signal fire was lit three days ago!"

(End of this chapter)