I built a manor in the Middle Ages

Chapter 169: Baby Boom

The morning mist covered the entire forest like a layer of transparent white gauze. Ryan strolled through it and returned to the Knight's Castle with sweat all over his head.

No matter how many times he walked through it, every time he passed the tall city wall, he would feel an indescribable sense of awe, as if he was moving forward cautiously under the watchful eyes of a ferocious beast, especially the densely packed murder holes above the city gate, which made Ryan shudder more than once.

Entering the Knight's Castle, his wooden house is located in the southeast direction.

If the castle walls made Ryan feel awe, then this wooden house with a quaint shape and unique beauty gave him a feeling of warmth overflowing from the bottom of his heart. This was a house that belonged to him alone. In the words of the master, it was his personal sacred and inviolable property.

He pushed open the redwood door, removed his leather armor, sword, and shield, and placed them on the long wooden table beside him. The solidified resin gave the pale yellow surface a smooth, reflective finish. He pulled open a chair and walked over to the bright window frame. He sat down with the goat's milk, warmed by the red brick fireplace, and drank it. The addition of a little oatmeal gave it a richer flavor, making it impossible not to gulp it down in one gulp. He smacked his lips briefly, savoring the taste, and then, picking up a pair of wooden knives and forks from the small table on the other side of the fireplace, began to devour the bread and broth from the clay pot that had also been placed on the fireplace.

Ryan's jaws were full of juice. When he was tired of eating, he took out a boiled egg, peeled it with his backhand, and swallowed it in two gulps with the last bit of gravy. Finally, he picked up the mountain thorn tea beside him and gulped down a few big mouthfuls. A long and loud burp came from his mouth.
"Uh—comfortable!" Ryan put down the teacup and leaned back with a satisfied look on his face.

Eating is the happiest moment of his day. No matter how tired he is, he can immediately regain his energy after eating rich food.

After squinting his eyes and enjoying it for a while, Ryan stood up. He still had a lot of things to do today.

As the second-in-command of the Knights' Castle, he is now free from the most basic labor. Most of the time, he only needs to undertake supervision and command work, but today is different.

Grab a toasty warm linen outfit, the recent morning mists will make clothes damp, so change out of the toasty each evening.

"Thank goodness the master gave me three sets of clothes, otherwise I would have been tortured by the dampness."

Ryan muttered as he took off his shirt. Unlike his baby-faced face, he was incredibly muscular. The heavy workload, daily training, and ample food had forged a body of muscle, a stark contrast to his earlier, frail appearance. If Deaf John were still alive, he probably wouldn't recognize him.

Put on your clothes and go out.

The manor had recently built two windmills, and after days and nights of hard work, the spring harvest had concluded. Now, they needed to prepare the land, such as furrows and ridges, and begin building a new serf district.

The new serf area is on the west side of the valley, forming a triangle with the Knight's Castle and the cultivated fields. Because they are allowed to build small courtyards, the serfs are very enthusiastic and have no frustration at changing their residences. Instead, they all have their mouths wide open, and you can often see their yellow teeth among the crowd, which makes Ryan feel uncomfortable.

That's right, under Luc's influence, he also developed the habit of brushing his teeth.

"Good day, Mr. Ryan!"

"Good day, Sergeant Ryan!"

Seeing Ryan's figure, the serfs passing by stopped and greeted him, but Ryan's response was like syllables squeezed out of his nostrils, just two simple "hmm".

It will take some time for Luc to adapt to the status of a real lord, but Ryan does not feel uncomfortable at all.

Just like brushing his teeth and eating delicious food, he did not abandon his hard-working nature and could still travel in the snow and ice, but he was not vague at all when it came to enjoying himself. He even accepted the respect from others and did not have the same sense of superiority as Robert.

This is not to say that he does not have a sense of superiority, but rather that his sense of superiority is too strong, so strong that he thinks it is natural for others to show respect to him.

Isn't it natural for an ordinary serf to respect a knight's squire or a quasi-knight?

Besides, the master is kind and generous, so as the master's shield bearer, he must show his tough and cruel side.

——He has always been very smart.

Therefore, Ryan is often extremely strict in his daily supervisory work.

Seeing Ryan's arrogant look, the others didn't dare to say anything and just walked away obediently.

Only when Julie glimpsed Ryan as she trotted towards the castle would she raise her arm in a warm greeting.
"This is it."

A moment later, Ryan finally reached the riverbank. He paused briefly, then turned to look at the creaking waterwheel beside him. As the starting point of the irrigation system, this waterwheel, originally built by the two men, had survived more than two years of use. Not only had it not deteriorated, but it had become increasingly useful. It was now to become the central hub of another structure.

Ryan looked at the natural depression under his feet. This was the location of the fish pond he had chosen!

That’s right, after deciding on the plan, Luc couldn’t wait to start digging out the prototype of the fish pond!

Ryan stamped his feet. The bushes and weeds around the depression had already been burned, and the ashes were mixed into the soil to fertilize it.

The design plan for the fish pond was drawn up by the master yesterday. According to the plan, the fish pond does not cover a large area, but the steps for digging it are not simple at all.

First, we need to dig two fish ponds of different depths. According to the master, the shallow fish pond is used for daily breeding, and the deep fish pond is for fish to overwinter.

Moreover, it needs to be connected to a drum cart to control the water flow.

Ryan had brought all the tools with him when he came. Without waiting for Luke, he wiped his trouser legs, grabbed a shovel and started digging down!
There are no more than five shovels in the entire manor, and farming relies more on curved plows.

Ryan was very strong and soon he dug a shallow pit. He had a lot of experience in digging pits and knew how to use his strength. When he encountered hard rocks, he would go around them first, and wait until the ground was broken in other places before turning around and breaking them up.

By the time sweat started to seep out of his forehead, Luc had just arrived.

"Master, are you here?"

"I'm here. I got up a little late today."

Luc yawned and waved lazily in response.

Looking at Luc's appearance, Ryan asked with some concern, "Master, did you not get enough rest last night?"

"Ah, yes. I drew the blueprints yesterday. So, don't dig yet. Go to Miller's. I had him make some pottery a few days ago. Go get it."

"understand!"

Looking at Ryan walking away swiftly, Luke sighed.

Young people
I don’t know the helplessness of having a wife at home.

"Come to think of it, little Charlie already has a partner. Is there a chance for Ryan to find a wife too?"

After a winter, the two little bitches had grown as fat and strong as little Charlie, and were obviously old enough to be bred. Little Charlie was not polite and openly accepted the two wives.

However, before they could mate, they were separated by the evil Luc - he planned to wait another half a year because the bitch was still too young and mating too early would easily damage her body.

And it wasn't just little Charlie; the entire estate felt a distinct sense of spring arriving after the land was divided and the houses built.
Amy's pregnancy was just the beginning. The farmers who already had families and goals were very excited, and the single men also had the idea of ​​starting a family again. The brave ones had already begun to approach the widows in Ward Village.

Luc is happy with all this. As long as there is no coercion, he would like to see and encourage couples to get married and have children willingly.

".Duce said that Lisa seems to have a crush on Ryan. I'll ask her what she thinks someday."

Thinking about matchmaking, Ryan had already brought back the pottery. The pottery fired by Miller was not ordinary utensils, but sections of pipes. Luke picked up one of them and looked at it carefully. It was well fired.

"First, dig the channel from the drum cart to the fish pond, and then bury these pottery pieces in it."

(End of this chapter)