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Caroline and old Robert were packed up and taken away together.
In this chaotic era, if you are separated once, who knows when you would meet again.
Ji Jinrong said goodbye to Miss Lisa.
Miss Lisa’s three children hugged Ji Jinrong and refused to let him go. Ji Jinrong picked them up one by one and kissed their cheeks. This place was not affected by the war, and life here was relatively peaceful. The three children were all clean and tidy, and they were very lovable.
Ji Jinrong said: “Your family’s wheat is very good, even birds like it very much. If you are greedy, just follow my teaching to catch birds, then boil them into soup or roast it directly. They taste good.”
The three children had tears in their eyes, hugging Ji Jinrong and kissing him left and right, very reluctant to part ways.
The friendship of children is so simple. If you treat them well, they will miss you.
Ji Jinrong returned them to their mother.
He noticed that the young man was becoming impatient.
The young man seemed to have great prestige in the Free Army. He didn’t pursue the matter of Miss Lisa taking in the nobles, and other people also pretended not to see it.
Ji Jinrong followed the soldiers obediently and walked out of the village with the young man.
This was the first time he walked outside after waking up.
It had been a long time since it snowed, and the snow on the ground had begun to melt. In the distance, brown soil was faintly visible. Ji Jinrong had a keen sense of smell, and he felt a completely unfamiliar smell flowing in the air. This was definitely not the continent he was familiar with, even the feeling of breathing was different. It’s really a completely different world!
When he arrived outside the village, Ji Jinrong saw the people brought by the young man.
Unexpectedly, they were all cavalry.
To have so many horse resources, this man was indeed not simple. But this person looked a little weak, not like someone who can fight. Look, everyone else was wearing military uniforms, except for this young man who was wearing a robe.
When he got outside, someone gave him a cloak— people who didn’t know would definitely think that this guy was a pampered noble!
Who is this man?
Ji Jinrong found that he could only infer the general situation and could not determine the specific identity of the person.
He still has too little understanding of this era.
Ji Jinrong watched as the soldiers pulled out their horses one by one, standing in place and looking at the young man. The young man assigned three people and said, “Take them with you.”
Ji Jinrong frowned. He stepped back and said to Caroline, “I’ll discuss it with him and ask him to let me take you.” No matter how much Caroline didn’t think of herself as a girl, it was not good to ride together with these men. It was too disadvantageous for a girl.
What if that man noticed that Caroline was a girl? Ji Jinrong instantly entered the “parent” state.
Caroline saw Ji Jinrong’s serious face and nodded obediently.
Ji Jinrong stepped forward and said to the young man, “Let me and my brother ride a horse. She is not used to interacting with others.”
The young man’s eyes swept over Ji Jinrong and Caroline.
He snorted coldly: “Get on the horse!”
Ji Jinrong breathed a sigh of relief. He let Caroline climb on the horse first and then got on the horse himself. Seeing this, Old Robert wanted to say something, but seeing Caroline’s rare obedient look, he held back and got on another horse.
These are the days when Caroline is least suitable for horseback riding. In order to make Caroline more comfortable, Ji Jinrong almost freed up one hand to protect Caroline along the way. Even so, Caroline’s legs were still a little weak when she arrived.
Every time this happened, Caroline hated herself for being a girl!
Ji Jinrong carried Caroline off the horse like a gentleman and waited until Caroline recovered before he let her stand up by herself.
Now Caroline only has the word “worship” for Ji Jinrong.
Too amazing!
Excellent equestrian skills and strong arm strength!
She must become like her “brother”!
The young man had already dismounted and stood there.
He looked coldly at Ji Jinrong and Caroline, feeling that the intimacy between the two siblings was unbearable. The older one took care of the younger one in every way, which could be described as meticulous; the younger one looked at the older one with admiration, and almost had the word “admiration” written on her face.
The young man usually hated contact with other people the most, but when he saw Ji Jinrong hugging the girl, he had a violent desire to kill the girl in his heart.
He always felt that—
He always felt that this person should belong to him.
In this short period of time, Ji Jinrong had already figured out that his fate would be decided by the man in front of him. He motioned Caroline to stay with old Robert and put a smile on his face before asking sincerely: “Respected sir, I wonder where we should live?”
The young man didn’t answer but instead asked: “Where do you think you should live?”
Ji Jinrong’s heart skipped a beat.
He said politely: “Although we have concealed our identities, we should not be sent to jail.”
The young man looked at Ji Jinrong’s face, which was clearly delicate and beautiful, but looked inexplicably heroic. It was a face that belonged to a teenager, but beneath those beautiful eyes was an elusive depth.
This was not an ordinary noble.
He was very sure of this.
An ordinary noble could never learn to use a stone mill, cook food, or do rough work— only ambitious people can endure what others cannot endure!
The Free Army has developed to the point where it no longer targets all nobles. If there are any nobles who can be used, the Free Army will also accept them. I just don’t know how ambitious this young man is, and whether he will be another Duke William.
Fortunately, this young man is still young and immature.
For example, this young man thinks he can hide his noble identity very well, but he doesn’t know that his words and deeds are full of flaws. Sometimes the more you do and the more you perform, the greater the possibility of being exposed. If he were this young man, he would definitely not show off his cooking skills, nor would he be eager to reveal all his cards.
The word “urgent” is enough to ruin all his disguises.
The young man said: “It’s really not going to jail—”
Before the young man finished speaking, an eighteen-nineteen year old boy ran over with an obvious joy on his face: “Arthur, you’re back!”
The young man paused and looked at the boy running towards him. That is his uncle’s son, a newly graduated military doctor and a “priest” who is responsible for praying for the army and treating the wounded. This child also has a teacher who has excellent medical skills. He can be said to be a proud son of heaven that everyone holds in their palm of hands.
His parents, grandparents, uncles, and all the relatives died in the war, and this boy is his only relative now.
In the entire Free Army, only this boy would call him “Arthur”.
Although he didn’t usually dislike it, at this moment, an indescribable unease surged in his heart.
He raised his head and looked at Ji Jinrong.
For some reason, he felt that the strong uneasiness in his heart was related to Ji Jinrong.
Ji Jinrong only felt puzzled.
The boy looked at “Arthur” with admiration, but why did this guy look at him instead?
He liked this boy very much. Look, this child even let him know the name of this young man as soon as he came out—
Arthur!
Ji Jinrong had never heard Miss Lisa mention this name, so he felt that although this man had a high status in the Free Army, he was not the most powerful one.
He heard that the leader of the Free Army was called Eric.
Ji Jinrong smiled at Arthur.
With such a child by his side, maybe this guy would be easier to talk to? Ji Jinrong hurriedly asked: “Sir, we—”
Before Ji Jinrong could finish speaking, the child was already looking at him vigilantly.
He asked: “Who are you?”
The child’s tone was very aggressive, like a small animal protecting its food. But Ji Jinrong didn’t get angry after hearing this, he just felt that there were all kinds of wonders in the world. This man Arthur had such a strange temper, but there were still people who liked him so much that they thought others were here to steal his people!
Ji Jinrong said sincerely: “We are just ordinary fugitives.”
At this time, the general who went to the village in the morning appeared.
Seeing Ji Jinrong, the general was a little surprised and walked over, “Did the master bring you back?” He spoke as if presenting a treasure to the young boy next to Arthur, “Moore, this is the magical boy I just told you about! The master drank the soup he made! Although it was just ordinary mushrooms and birds, the broth was so delicious. No wonder even the master drank it!”
Ji Jinrong got a lot of information from this passage.
This “Arthur” has had a bad appetite recently— or for a long time. Otherwise, this guy wouldn’t be so excited because “Arthur” drank a little soup.
Moreover, this general likes this boy named “Moore”.
Otherwise, he would not disregard the presence of outsiders and speak such words that reveal his superior’s weaknesses.
Unfortunately, Moore seems to like Arthur.
It’s really messy.
Ji Jinrong found it a bit interesting.
The Free Army obviously started from slaves, and this Arthur actually has such a ridiculous weakness of “not being able to eat”! No wonder he looked a little weak. How can a person not be weak if he doesn’t eat?
Ji Jinrong stood there calmly, with no intention of going to the “triangular minefield” so as not to get affected.
The young man named Moore turned his head and looked at Ji Jinrong.
Ji Jinrong obediently let Moore stare at him.
Moore listened to the general’s story and made a decision for Arthur: “Since you have such good skills, you can stay here with Arthur. As long as you cook for Arthur well, we won’t pursue your concealment of your identity.”
He looked down upon Ji Jinrong and the other two, so he immediately asked someone to take Ji Jinrong away.
Seeing that Arthur had no objection and didn’t even look at Ji Jinrong and the other two, Moore was very happy.
He talked to Arthur with great interest: “Arthur, the teacher has developed a prescription for treating the plague!”
Ji Jinrong was about to follow the soldiers to see his next residence, and his eyes moved when he heard Moore’s words.
He also has prescriptions in his system, but he doesn’t have the opportunity to access everything outside, and he also doesn’t know what the epidemic is like now. If the capable people of this era have developed a good prescription, he doesn’t have to think about it anymore— he has no foundation in this world, so even if he has the best prescription, it’s all useless.
However, if there is a chance to contact this Moore’s teacher, he wants to see if the prescription developed by the old man is really effective…
The people are the most innocent.
Whether the Free Army wants to treat the patients in order to win their hearts or for other reasons, it is always a good thing to do it.
It is much better than Duke William who deliberately spread the plague and turned Heluo Castle into a “city of death”.
Ji Jinrong made up his mind and followed the soldiers into Arthur’s residence. This residence was large, but not luxurious, with simple furnishings and layout. Ji Jinrong and his companions were arranged in the same room, which was neatly arranged with three beds, clearly the place where the servants lived— just enough for three people in one room.
Ji Jinrong comforted Caroline: “I’m sorry to have wronged you for now. Don’t worry, it won’t be like this forever.”
Caroline was not the kind of little girl who needed to be coaxed.
She smiled: “My brother doesn’t feel wronged, so why should I feel wronged!” She rolled up her sleeves and said, “I’ll clean up the room.”
Ji Jinrong said: “Let me help you.”
Old Robert wanted to object, but when he saw that Caroline and Ji Jinrong both started to work neatly, he silently swallowed his words back. If you can’t even save your life, why bother with noble dignity!
The three of them worked together to tidy up the room. Caroline wiped the sweat off her forehead and snorted, “They all said the Free Army was good, but I don’t think it’s good either. We didn’t do anything bad, but they still caught us and let us work for nothing…”
Ji Jinrong smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll discuss the wages with the supervisor later. We will never work for free!”
Caroline: “…”
Seeing Ji Jinrong smiling and not feeling uncomfortable, she was inexplicably happy: “Yes! If they don’t pay us, we won’t cook for them!”
Ji Jinrong reached out and rubbed Caroline’s head.
Soon, a big man knocked on their door. The rough voice came from outside: “Time to work! You have to prepare lunch, don’t slack off as soon as you get here!”
This is really treating them as workers.
This is the first time Ji Jinrong has encountered such a thing.
He didn’t feel angry. He knew that this era was a “slave society”, which means that slaves had no human rights in this era. Relatively speaking, this “employment” system is a huge improvement!
Slaves are not allowed in the Free Army, so all the workers here work for wages. If they want to resign, they can return home with their wages.
The difference may not seem significant, but it is still meaningful.
Simply put, slaves cannot be considered a person, but hired workers are independent people—
They are free.
They can choose their employers and earn money to support their families with their own hands.
They work hard and then get the corresponding salary—
There is nothing shameful about this.
He is not an emperor or a nobleman now, and he is very fortunate to be able to eat with his own hands.
Ji Jinrong appeased the angry old Robert and went to the kitchen with Caroline.
Old Robert was sad for a while, then hurried to the kitchen to help Ji Jinrong.
Caroline was flexible and was soon arranged to cut vegetables.
Her movements were neat and beautiful, which made others stunned.
Compared with Caroline’s outstanding performance, Ji Jinrong looked much more low-key. It was his first time to come into contact with the “big kitchen” of this era, and he didn’t know how to use many kitchen utensils, so he sincerely asked other “old people” for advice.
Ji Jinrong has an extraordinary talent for eating. He has a sharp nose, and he can tell whether the ingredients are fresh and how to make it delicious as soon as he touches them; he also has a keen tongue, and he can basically know what is in it and how to change the taste to make it better after tasting it.
Soon, Ji Jinrong and Caroline conquered everyone in the kitchen.
Obviously, they used the same ingredients and the same pots, but the whole kitchen was filled with tempting aromas and the cooking speed was faster than before!
Since he wanted to stay here for a while, Ji Jinrong carefully prepared Arthur’ lunch.
He didn’t not rush to grab the job of delivering the meal, but sat around with Caroline and others, poured a spoonful of delicious and sweet gravy on the white rice, and ate happily.
The workers in the kitchen naturally couldn’t eat meat, but it was not difficult to make a little gravy, and the supervisor would not blame them, so everyone ate the same thing as Ji Jinrong.
Before this, no one could have imagined that a bowl of ordinary white rice could be so delicious!
Oh, what an amazing young man!
This thought came to everyone’s mind.
When they saw Caroline sitting next to Ji Jinrong, who was petite but had a big appetite, they silently added: Oh, what amazing boys!
When Ji Jinrong was full, the supervisor came over.
The supervisor had a happy smile on his face.
Ji Jinrong knew that Arthur was very satisfied with the lunch he made.
Ji Jinrong greeted the supervisor politely.
The supervisor said, “I already know your situation.” The supervisor had quietly learned about Ji Jinrong’s performance from others. He felt that even as a fugitive nobleman, this young man was different from ordinary nobles. At least he never looked down on the people around him from beginning to end, and even got along with them in just half a day——
Oh, they were eating together just now, and the rice looked so delicious. He even wanted to go back and pour the gravy on the rice to taste it!
The supervisor forcefully pulled back his thoughts.
He said to Ji Jinrong kindly, “Our master’s situation is a bit special. He hasn’t been able to eat much in the past two months. He drank the soup you made this morning by accident, and his appetite has improved a lot— he ate a big bowl of rice at noon!” His eyes were full of expectation, “We want to hire you to cook for the master, are you willing?”
Compared to the arrogant Moore, the supervisor’s attitude was very sincere. Ji Jinrong said, “When I’m not cooking, can I go out for a walk?” He had to find a way to meet the old doctor to see if he could match the prescription that the old doctor came up with.
The supervisor said, “Of course, you are completely free. After preparing the meals, you can go wherever you want.”
Ji Jinrong laughed and said, “My brother is very concerned about our wages. He is afraid that we will work for free.”
This was equivalent to an agreement!
The supervisor said happily, “Of course the wages will be paid. Because you prepare meals for the master, your wages will be the same as the chef, five gold coins a month. Your brother gets the wages of the deputy chef, two gold coins a month. As for your grandfather, fifty silver coins a month, what do you think?”
Don’t listen to this small amount, in fact, one gold coin is equivalent to one hundred silver coins, and one silver coin is also equivalent to one hundred copper coins. That means even Old Robert can get five thousand copper coins, which is not a low salary.
And in this world, Ji Jinrong doesn’t care much about money.
Ji Jinrong readily agreed: “No problem.”
Both sides were very satisfied, and the supervisor drafted a contract for Ji Jinrong and the other two to sign.
It was the first time that Ji Jinrong had seen the text here.
He carefully read the contract and found no problems, so he pressed his fingerprint on it. With this contract, he could at least live here safely for a month.
Caroline and Old Robert saw Ji Jinrong sign it, so they naturally signed the employment contract as well.
Ji Jinrong made a small request to the supervisor: “Can I get some advance on my wages?” He didn’t have a single copper coin in his hand, and if he wanted to go out to buy daily necessities, he couldn’t let Caroline and the others pay. He smiled shyly, “I want to buy some clothes.”
The supervisor said: “Of course no problem! This is my negligence,” He took out a gold coin and handed it to Ji Jinrong on the spot, “If you find gold coins inconvenient, you can go to the Finance Department to exchange them for silver or copper coins.”
Ji Jinrong nodded. He followed the supervisor’s instructions to change the gold coins into silver coins and divided them into three parts. Caroline and Old Robert each took thirty. Then he changed a hundred copper coins and divided them into three parts. He kept forty for himself so that he could spend them when he went out.
Caroline didn’t want to take it: “I have money!”
Ji Jinrong smiled and said: “You don’t even dare to take this little money. How can you help me manage money in the future?”
Caroline’s eyes lit up when she heard this. Seeing that Ji Jinrong didn’t seem to be joking, she said excitedly: “Will you let me manage money in the future!”
Ji Jinrong couldn’t help but affectionately rub Caroline’s hair. Just as he was about to make a few jokes, he felt a piercing gaze falling on his back again.
Ji Jinrong frowned.
He turned his head and saw Lord Arthur standing not far away, staring at him and Caroline coldly.
Ji Jinrong was very glad that he only had to deal with ingredients in the kitchen.
This guy is really not cute!
How could so many people like this guy who had such an unpredictable temper?
Ji Jinrong gave Lord Arthur a “shy” smile.
He said, “Lord Arthur, I’ll go out with Caroline to buy some things first.”
Upon hearing Ji Jinrong shout “Lord Arthur,” Arthur’s gaze moved. He stared at Ji Jinrong’s beautiful face, unsure of what he was really angry about.
He had only met the boy in front of him once, and at most he could only eat the food made by the boy. Why did he feel like hot lava was gushing out of his heart when he saw the boy getting along intimately with others. His whole heart was burning so much that he could hardly bear it.
This emotion was unfamiliar to Arthur.
As the leader of the Free Army, he had to be calm, rational— even cold, otherwise he would not be able to lead this army of slaves out of trouble! That’s right, his name was Arthur Eric, and outsiders were more familiar with his last name Eric. Only his relatives would call him “Arthur”.
And his relatives had already died at the hands of the imperial army.
He led the Free Army to take revenge.
Revenge on the empire, revenge on the nobles, revenge on the supreme imperial power.
He should hate all the nobles.
However, his wisdom and everything he saw told him that the nobles in this world are not scum either—
Just as there are scum among slaves, there are heroes among nobles.
Everyone is an independent individual.
A person’s talent and his character cannot be defined by his origin and status.
Therefore, he does not need to embarrass Ji Jinrong because of his noble identity.
Arthur said: “Go.”
Go and see everything outside.
Let him take a good look and see if there really are different nobles.
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