At this time, the laborers invited by Ella have been working for three or four days. Their current work is to clear the wasteland, cut wood to make fences, and find and transplant sea buckthorn trees.

There are not many types of trees in Sathya, and there are almost no good wood species that can be used to make furniture and ships. Most of the good wood is imported from abroad, but they are only used for fences, and the requirements for wood are very low.So it's good to go directly to the territory to log. Although the use of those wild woods also requires paying a fee to the owner of the land—that is, Luxis, it still saves a lot of money compared to buying wood directly.

On the edge of the field, a row of sheds was built with wood and palm leaves, and several stoves were piled up under the sheds. There were several women busy on the side of the stoves, and there were teenagers carrying buckets from time to time.He came in, and took clay pots filled with water from the shed, and gave them to the workers to drink.

They were the people Ella had seen lifting water from the artificial lake.

These children were not hired by Yanila, but brought by the working adults. They came mainly to learn how to work with the adults in the family and prepare for their future life. The adults are also very conscious.All those brought here are teenagers who are already able to work. This is a very common situation in Sathya. Children learn skills from adults in this way and inherit their father's career.

Seeing that these teenagers don't need to be paid, don't have to prepare food for them, and can help with some work, Harnett acquiesced in this approach of the laborers.

One of the stoves in the shed has been boiling water, although don’t know why the princess asked everyone to drink boiled water, but the civilians who cherish the current job will never go against her orders, madamThey carefully boiled the water, let it cool down, and then sent it to the working people to drink. From time to time, they had to add some salt to the water, which is said to make the drinkers recover faster.

Now the work of fetching and delivering water is covered by those teenagers.

When Ella arrived, the women were preparing lunch and everyone's rewards.

The commoners who do the hard work are paid four breads and two glasses of beer a day, while the women who cook are paid two breads and one beer. The bread and beer used for payment are made by the women.Responsible for buying wheat, and then these invited women make bread and beer, and then pay everyone at the end of each day's work, which saves more money than buying bread and beer directly.

Originally, this kind of remuneration made them very satisfied, but when they worked on the first day, there was even a surprise.

Other employers will not provide meals if they are paid, but here they can have a free lunch, and the lunch is half a piece of black bread and a bowl of vegetable and bean soup.

It doesn’t sound like much, but in fact the size of the black bread is not small. One is about the size of a human face plate. Although it is only half of it, but with the bean soup, people with a small appetite can even take some leftovers to take home.

Moreover, the black bread here is made entirely of wheat, which is many times more delicious than the black bread they ate before. There are no small stones and fine sand in it, and it is fluffy and soft, and it tastes like nothing.It is not as hard as a weapon, and it can be easily chewed and swallowed even if it is not soaked in soup.

The wages paid to them every day are also the same black bread and beer made from black bread, which is many times better than the bread beer specially mixed with sand from other employers.

And the bean soup is not just a little bean soup, but a large bowl full of beans, with vegetables and minced meat added, seasoned with oil and salt, although there is only a little minced meat,But the oil and water in the soup is real, just such a bowl of soft boiled bean soup is a rare delicacy for ordinary people who hardly have the opportunity to eat meat.

And when the bean soup is finished, they can make another bowl. Although there are basically no beans and meat in the second bowl, the taste of oil and salt in the soup still makes them very happy. Almost everyone will eat two bowls of bean soup, and then take the rest of the bread home to share with the family.

So in fact, their remuneration is better than those craftsmen who receive the most basic remuneration, and there is no such good employer in other companies.

These days, they don't know how many times they thanked their employers for their generosity in their hearts, but they didn't deliberately slow down their work because of this.The princess saw how hardworking and capable they were, so she might be willing to keep them in the future.

Although some of them are not the kind of farmers with good farming skills that Ella wants, they are also good at farming, and they are not much worse than those famous farmers. If you work hard, there is always a chance, right?

Even if they can't stay in the end, maybe the princess will think of them again when she still has the energy to do?

Everyone has the same thoughts in their hearts, and they are all working hard to express themselves and strive for opportunities, so Harnett, the supervisor, is very satisfied with the work progress, and turns a blind eye to some of their private behaviors as if he doesn't know.

Ella's arrival immediately attracted everyone's attention. Although they had never seen the princess before, they knew Yanila who was guarding her.The strict person is their employer, the beautiful princess from a faraway country.

Everyone who saw her stopped their work and looked at her from a distance, not knowing whether to go forward to salute, only Harnett went forward to salute: "Greetings, Your Royal Highness."

Seeing that he didn't recognize Lucis, Ella reminded Harnett, "Your Majesty is here with me today."

Harnett, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled all over, his face turned pale from the news, his head was lowered, and he almost didn't lie on the ground directly: "Please, please forgive me, Your Majesty, I, I don'tI know you're here, I..."

Harnett was not qualified to meet the king, and he didn't even know his appearance, but he had also heard that their majesty's temper was not very good, so he was naturally frightened at the moment.

Lucis didn't intend to worry about this little thing: "Don't be so nervous, get up."

Hartnett looked even more dull after being so frightened.

Seeing that he didn't dare to make a sound after getting up, Ella had no choice but to say: "Harnett, please tell us about the situation here."

Lucis added: "Don't tell them I'm coming."

It was enough for one to be scared, and Lucis didn't want to see others become terrified like Harnett, affecting their work.

Speaking of work, Hartnett's expression eased a little.

He briefed Ella on the current work progress.

At present, except for ten people who are cleaning up the weeds among all the laborers, the rest are building fences, which have been repaired at a distance of about 200 meters. In order to enclose the land on all sides—the artificial lake is also the same.Watch out for crocodiles and the like—the fence they were supposed to fix was about 1,800 meters long.

This speed is not slow, even much faster than originally expected.

"Everyone is working very hard and the progress is very fast. At this speed, all repairs can be completed in one month."

It was the first time that Naihart, who used to be in charge and supervised many civilians who worked hard, saw such enthusiastic and hardworking people, so Harnett did not hesitate to say something nice for them.

Lucis ordered a few guards to follow him and Ella, and the rest stayed put to guard the cattle.

Harnett led them to the repaired section of the fence, and Ella tried the firmness of the fence.

The height of the fence is about 1.2 meters. They use a trunk thicker than her arm to trim off the excess branches, sharpen one end and drive it into the soil with a hammer to fix it.The vines are firmly tied together, because no nails are used to fix them. In order to ensure the firmness of the fence, the vertical logs are arranged very densely, with the distance between two logs not exceeding 50 centimeters.The wood itself is not straight, so the finished fence looks crooked, which is not very beautiful, but you can see that they are very strong when you try it.

Seabuckthorn trees are planted on the outside of the fence. These trees can grow up to five meters high, with lush branches and long thorns. They are very good plants to defend against wild animals hitting the fence. Of course, these trees need to be properly repaired in the future, as they grow too tallBut it is not suitable as a fence.

But seeing the tools in the hands of the farmers, Ella felt that if better tools were used, the construction of the fence could be made faster.

The tools used to build the fence are all brought by the laborers themselves, but their tools are all made of bronze, which is not as good as iron tools. Logging consumes the most ax and hatchet, and everyone is worried about tool damage.I can't continue to work after that, so I use it very carefully, so the speed will naturally be delayed.

But she is not in a hurry to let them fix the fence, as long as they don't be lazy and work hard.

After seeing the fence, Ella went to look at the situation at the shed again. Seeing them coming, several women who were preparing meals stood aside cautiously. It was still Harnett who introduced the situation here.

The wheat, beans, vegetables, and meat used to make bread and beer for the laborers to eat and pay are all bought by Ella from the warehouse of the palace. It is the harvest season recently, and the warehouse of the palace is filled with various grains.It is full, and there is never a shortage of meat in the kitchen. Some of the food will be sold accordingly. Ella wanted to buy it, but the warehouse supervisor sold a batch to her directly without reporting. In order to save manpower, Ella bought it.The women employed by Ella only need to use the processed whole wheat flour to make food for labor every day.

"What's the matter with these boys?"

Ella noticed early on that there were some young boys and girls beside the women in the shed and the laborers who repaired the fence.And they were obviously helping with the work, but Ira remembered that she hadn't hired these underage teenagers.

Hearing her words, the boys and girls who were noticed couldn't help cowardly hiding behind the adults, and the adults they relied on as a safe haven were also a little apprehensive.

Although it is the habit of Sathya people for children to study with adults, it is not a clear rule after all. Many employers think that adults working with children will be distracting, so they are not allowed to bring children to work, and they all know thatThis princess is a foreigner. If she doesn't like them doing this, it's a trivial matter to drive the children back. If even the hired people like them are fired, where else can they find such a good job.

And it is said that they were not paid or given food, but in fact, how could the adults not share their own food with their own children when eating, but everyone deliberately avoided Harnett, the supervisor, and did not dare to deliberatelyGet extra bean soup for them, just give them a little bit from your own bread and bean soup.

The women were even more guilty, because they were in charge of the food. Although they would not steal the food for public benefit, they still did things like spoon a bowl of leftover soup to the children.

Although the soup was never finished and would not be kept until the next day, the woman who made the soup was allowed to take it away. The woman who made the soup did not intentionally add more vegetables and meat, but just added a little more water to the soup., After everyone has finished eating, they will give the children some leftover soup. There are not even a few beans in this soup, it is pure soup, but this kind of thing is always taking advantage of the employer.Other employers are absolutely unwilling.

So if the princess finds out, she might drive them all away and replace them with a new group of people. It's too easy to hire people for such a good job.

In fact, Harnett, who knew some of their private behavior, was shocked, and quickly explained: "Your Highness, they are here to help the adults in the family. These children do not need wages or us to prepare food. They are completely free labor."

completely free?It would be better to hire child labor, at least they can get paid for their work.

Ella frowned and looked at those boys and girls who might be about the same age as her, but they were thin and not even as tall as her chest, and their development was even worse than the average level of primary school graduates in their previous life.It was hard, but after seeing these children, she really realized that the so-called hard life was probably worse than she thought.

And her appreciating gaze seemed to frighten these people, and the atmosphere was a little tense for a while.

"Since you are willing to help, you can't just give nothing. They will also eat here at noon in the future."

Ella's sympathy flared up, and seeing these teenagers working hard at fetching water and working, she was not stingy about giving a little more food.

After thinking about it, she added: "If there are children from other families who want to help, it's okay, but each person can bring at most one, and they can't be too young, you know?"

These teenagers don't seem to be able to do heavy work, but the work in Ella's field is not onerous, and they can still adapt to it.

People who originally thought she would get angry were overjoyed when they heard this, as if they were hit by a pie falling from the sky. As far as the food provided by the princess is concerned, it is enough to hire an adult, let alone these young men who don't have much strength..

"Thank you, thank you Your Highness for your kindness, we will definitely work hard!"

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The people around were very excited, and they were very grateful to Ella. If it weren't for Ella's identity, they might have gathered around to salute her.

But now the situation seems to be moving in this direction. Ella didn't decide to listen to them to thank her, so when these people wanted to salute her, she stopped them and said to HarnettThe main reason for her trip.

"I brought some farm tools over here, you go organize it and call those farmers over."

After listening to her instructions, Harnett quickly responded, glanced at Lucis who was silent, then turned around and ordered a few people to go with him to inform everyone.

Ella let the rest of the shed go about their business, and turned back to the herd with Lucis.

The guards who stayed behind had already unloaded all the farm tools from the oxen's back. This batch of farm tools were basically used for farming, including hoes, pouts, rakes, shovels and plows most needed for turning the ground.

Because of the existence of the Inrula River, the development of agricultural tools in Sathya is very limited. They don’t need to spend too much energy on the fields, and the agricultural tools are mainly weeding and harvesting. For people in other regions, it is the most labor-intensive plowing.From their point of view, they just wait for the water to subside and let the pigs raised at home run around in the field.

So there are not many types of their farm tools, and they are very different from the farm tools that Ella is familiar with.

Just like a hoe, the hoe used by the Sathyas is called a pickaxe, which is different from the modern pickaxe. The pickaxe of Sathya looks like a combination of the neck and beak of a crane looking for food, with a short handleIt has a pointed tip, and when it is inserted into the ground, it will form a small hole, because this kind of pickaxe is used to dig holes and bury seeds.

Their sickles, shovels, and rakes were also so different from modern ones that the uninitiated could hardly recognize their original purpose.

The most important thing is that there is no plow in Sathya. They use pigs to trample the fields to plow the fields, which is enough to meet the needs of farming. Naturally, there is no need to invent any tools for plowing.

So when Aila ordered farm tools, no one knew the purpose of the plow, and even Lucis was attracted by this and wanted to see the actual use of the plow.

Because have to work later, wearing a cloak is not conducive to action, Ella raised her hand to take off the cloak on her body.

Norris, who was following him, was about to step forward to take the cloak, but Lucis was one step ahead of him, helping Ella untie and take off the cloak in a natural manner, took the cloak and folded it a few times before handing it to Norris.

Norris was taken aback by this move. Neither Ella nor Lucis thought it was special. Ella just praised Lucis for being a gentleman at last, but in the minds of the guards, their king could neverHave not served others.

Under the cloak, Ella wore the jacket and trousers she wore when she went hunting, and she also wore boots for easy movement. Only the scarf on her head was not taken off. Now that the sun is getting bigger and bigger, she needs the best sun protection.

When Harnett brought the men over, Ella had already taught the guards to harness the plow cart to the cattle.

The plow custom-made by Ella is a curved shaft plow that is still used even in modern times.

She will know the specific structure of Quyuanli thanks to the fact that when she was in junior high school in her previous life, the school organized students to go to the countryside to participate in spring plowing activities every year, so she not only saw Quyuanli, but also used it personally.The memory of this kind of unstructured and uncomplicated plow is very clear.

Quyuan plows are made of wood except for the plow head and plow wall, which are made of iron, so they are also called wooden plows, and wooden plows are used for dry plows in dry land and water plows for paddy fields.

The difference between a dry plow and a water plow lies in the plow share and the plow wall. The plow wall of the water plow is made of wood.It is beneficial to lubricate the plowshare with mud and water, so as to prevent the silt from sticking to the plowshare and affect the progress of the wooden plow; while the dry plow has no plow cover, the plowshare and the plow wall are made of iron, and the angle of the plowshare is smaller than that of the water plow.Cultivated soil covers a wider area.

The custom-made curved plows made by Aila are half dry plows and half water plows, a total of ten. When she bought cattle, she selected the number of cattle based on this, and the number of other agricultural tools was more, at least twenty..

Of course, the paddy fields have not been sorted out yet, so the water plow will not be used for the time being.

Harnett: "Your Highness, some people have gone out to look for suitable seabuckthorn trees for transplanting, but they haven't been notified yet."

Interestingly, although Ella ordered Hartnett to call all the farmers, in fact everyone who heard the news came.

They all thought they were farmers, so of course the princess called for them to come.

So more people came than expected, but a group of people came to Ella quietly and did not dare to make noise.

They saw ten oxen and a pile of farm implements around them, each of which was different from what they were using, but most of them could still be seen for what they were used for, except for the plow cart that was harnessed to the oxen.What is it for.

Before they wondered for long, Ella showed them how to plow.

Most of the land in this area is wasteland, covered with weeds, and now only a small piece of this large land has been pulled out of weeds, and the paddy fields are nowhere to be seen, so the only thing that can be used for trial is the dry plow.

She led a cow and walked to the field where the weeds had been cleared. The guards were behind to help with the plow cart. Seeing that she seemed to be planning to come by herself, Lucis disagreed, "Let the guards come."

Ella shook her head: "They haven't used a plow truck before, so let me do it, don't worry, I will use it at the beginning, and let them do it when they understand it."

Lucis had no choice but to follow her and watch her operate. Although the others did not step forward, they also formed a circle around the field.Still a princess.

She was leading a docile heifer, a little anxious being watched by so many people, Ella stroked the back of the cow, comforted it softly, and taught it what to do later.

The young heifer was quickly reassured, stopped kicking and waited on Ella.

Ella straightened the light dry plow, inserted the iron plow into the soil, pressed the plow with her hands to ensure that the bottom of the plow cart was close to the ground, and then yelled at the heifer: "Good cow, get up!".”

The cow who understands the words mooed lightly, and walked forward obediently.

This is an untrained cow, it does not know how to plow, but fortunately Ella can communicate with it, and it understands what she says, and with the cooperation of the two, the plow cart smoothly landed on the firm landThere was a suitable opening in the hole, and he moved forward slowly.

"Just hold the plow cart and walk forward like this."

The speed of the heifer was not fast, and Ella was not willing to let it be tired. She walked back and forth twice, and after making sure that everyone could see clearly, she stopped and changed to another cow to continue plowing.Ra didn't do it anymore, but asked Harnett to arrange for the farmer to come and help the plow to plow the field. She was only responsible for calming the cattle and telling them what to do.

Not only people need practice, but cattle plowing also needs training. Since everyone is a novice, Ella thinks it is better to teach the cattle herd by herself, which is more efficient.

The farmer who was lucky to be selected was a little apprehensive at first, but soon he found his condition and started plowing smoothly. After getting started, he really experienced the benefits of the plow truck.

"It's really labor-saving, and it's much easier than plowing the vegetable field before."

In a moment of excitement, he even forgot the existence of the princess Ella, and happily yelled at the crowd of onlookers.

When the farmers heard this, they looked at the plowers eagerly.

What Aila forgot is that the Sathya people do rely on the Inlula River to grow wheat without plowing the land, but their vegetable fields do not have such good conditions, and all of them live on higher ground.Therefore, the vegetable field is also land that will not be submerged by the river. They need to do it themselves, and it can be said that it is very laborious to reorganize the land with the farm tools they currently hold.

At the same time, the flexible minds of these farmers have already begun to think that if they can also have such a farm tool, even if they just use human power to pull the plow for reclamation, they can also reclaim land that will not be flooded during the flood season.Some wheat, even if the harvest is not so good, is still a good income for them.

Apart from other things in Sathya, there are still many wastelands like the ones bought by the princess. In the past, they would rent some of them to grow beans and vegetables.More energy, the harvest is often not satisfactory, so few people rent it.

Thinking of this, they looked at the plow truck more eagerly.

Seeing this, Aila asked loudly: "There are still four plow trucks. Anyone else want to try it?"

When a group of people heard this, they immediately raised their hands high and fought loudly.

"Your Highness, please let me try!"

"Your Highness, I am strong, choose me!"

The crowd was too enthusiastic, and Ella had no choice but to say: "Take turns, anyone who wants to try can try."

Harnett immediately stopped the farmers: "Be quiet, don't disturb Your Highness."

He saw that Lucis didn't intend to reveal his identity, so he deliberately didn't mention him, and this move was indeed in line with Lucis's ideas.

But just such a sentence is enough for the farmers who were fighting to calm down and obey Harnett's arrangement.

Soon, four other farmers were selected to try out the remaining dry plows. After pacifying the cattle pulling the plow cart in turn, Ella walked back to Lucis.

After all, these farmers work a lot, and they know how to exert force better than Ella. Even if the movements are unfamiliar at the beginning, they will work in a decent manner soon.

Lucis, who had been watching the farmer at work, said for a long time, "This tool called a plow is very useful."

As a king, he sees farther than anyone else. With this kind of plow cart pulled by oxen, the land that has been neglected in his country can be fully utilized to grow more food, and food isThe foundation of the country, his country will be more prosperous because of it.

"The people on Miou Continent use this reclaimed land to grow food?"

Ella pretended not to know that he was testing herself again, and the corner of her mouth under the veil twitched uninterestedly: "Well, but there are still some differences. This is the latest improvement, and there should be no other places."

She once asked Debbie that there is indeed a plow cart in Miou mainland, but it is a heavy plow. This kind of plow is much more complicated and heavier than a curved plow.Plows were mainly drawn by horses and slaves, cattle were also not in use.

After looking at it for a while, after confirming that there was no problem, Ella called Harnett and asked him to distribute all the farm tools.

Except for the plow, the farmers will use the rest of the farm tools at a glance, but these farm tools are made of iron, and Harnett needs to provide refreshments for use and storage, including the ten cows. Ella told him that they can put them away after work.The cattle are handed over to those who can raise cattle to take care of them, and she will pay for the cattle raising.

"Don't let the cows work for too long. If they are tired and don't want to move, don't rush them. Just let them rest. These cows are still young, and they are prone to accidents when they are tired. They should also eat better. How much does it cost you to come backI'll take it."

Harnett almost patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will let someone take care of them."

After finishing the instructions, Ella signaled Harnett to walk with her: "I saw that your weeding speed is a little slow, and then you ask them to remove the grass on the outermost edge of the field first, and create a firebreak.", the remaining grass in the middle is directly ignited, and be careful not to let the fire spread to other places."

The grass on this land looks green but it is not impossible to burn. In this hot weather, the wild grass is easier to ignite than it looks.

Harnett nodded and noted that many people have actually done this kind of thing like burning the land, and many people have done it like this when reclaiming vegetable fields, but he doesn't know much about farming, and those farmers are mainly busy building fences.No one thought to remind him that Hartnett had people weeding slowly.

After talking about burning the land, Ella pointed to the land beside the artificial lake and told Harnett: "The land near the lake will be converted into paddy fields. In addition to the paddy fields, several canals must be dug to divert water.You can arrange these after the fence is built."

She told Harnett the approximate extent of the paddy field, but she would have to come back when the paddy field was actually changed.

As for the water canal, Aila only thought of it today when she saw those people fetching water. Her land area is not small, and it takes time and effort to carry water back and forth.Money to build a few canals, so that watering is convenient and safer.

Harnett wrote them down one by one, thinking that the farmers who were working would be happy now. After the fence is repaired, they can still repair the canals. There is work to do. Naturally, His Highness will keep them and will not dismiss them.up.

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Ella took Harnett around the field and told him that the land would be divided into several pieces for planting different crops in the future, and how much area should be reserved for each piece of land. Harnett nodded repeatedly, and even found a paper to write down., to make sure you don't forget.

Lucis, who had been with Ella all the time, was more and more surprised when he heard it.

Regarding Ella's sudden desire to farm, Lucis always thought that she was just playing around on a whim. After all, such a thing as aristocratic farming sounds really unbelievable.

But listening to what she said, although he had never planted the land himself, Lucis, who was no stranger to farming, could hear that her planning was very organized, and she didn't say it on a whim.Can farm, and this is a skill that a princess should not know.

Well, there are too many strange things about Ella, and Lucis has learned not to think about these points that contradict her identity.

To suspect that Ella is not a princess?No, Lucis will not doubt this. Ella may have concealed something about other things, but she absolutely did not lie about her identity. If he can't even see this, then his kingIt's already over.

What's more, questioning her status as a princess is of no benefit to Lucis, it's best if she is a princess.

At this time, a woman came over hesitantly.

She said hello to Ella cautiously: "Your Highness, we are preparing lunch, do you need to prepare lunch for you and this adult?"

Although Lucis did not disclose his identity, the one who can get close to the princess must be a noble nobleman with a high status.

Seeing that the time was getting closer and closer to noon, the women in charge of cooking were hesitating whether to prepare lunch for them, but they also knew very well that the food they cooked was black bread and bean soup that only commoners would eat.eat these.

Ella knew very well how picky Lucis was. She glanced at the latter and smiled at the woman comfortingly: "Don't bother, we'll leave later."

The woman secretly breathed a sigh of relief, bowed towards them and walked briskly.

Ella felt a little helpless seeing her like that, turned her head and said to Lucis: "It's all out anyway, let's go to the market later? The restaurant I went to last time tastes good, where should we go?"Let’s have a meal, take a break, and take a stroll.”

They are now in the outskirts of Tanis, and they can go to the market in Tanis by water from here within an hour.

Because I'm going out today, Lucis's schedule is empty, so it's up to Ella to arrange it.

They stayed in the field for a while, and after Ella finished talking, they left the farm tools and cattle to them, and then returned to the boat with the guards and headed to the market.

At this time, there were not many boats on the river in the suburbs, but when they entered the river in the town, there were gradually more boats.

When there were too many boats, the river became a bit congested, but all the boats gave way to their boats consciously.

Ships are the main means of transportation in Sathya, and it is easy for locals to judge the identity of the owner of the ship from the size, shape and decoration of the ship. However, Lucis's ship seems low-key, but in fact only nobles can use it.

This time their boat still did not stop at the pier of the market, and they disembarked after a distance.

The team of more than a dozen people was really conspicuous. Lucis winked at his chief guard, and the latter immediately arranged for most of the guards to disperse.Once you drill into the crowd, it is difficult to find traces.

Soon Lucis and Ella were left with only the head guard and Norris.

Ella looked at Lucis. Lucis didn't like to wear the robes that nobles often wear. He always only liked to wear a loincloth with a pharaoh collar, which was cool and easy to move around.Naturally, he couldn't wear it at the time, so at this time Lucis was wearing a sleeveless linen tunic, the length of which just covered his knees, and a palm-width gold belt was tied around his waist.Necklace and armlets in the form of amulets, and a pair of gold bracelets similar to bracers on the wrists.

The gold ornaments on his body glistened in the sun, which was really conspicuous. At first glance, he was a rich and powerful nobleman, and Lucis's face was also very outstanding, an existence that was hard to forget once seen.

"You wear a cloak to hide it, too? You might get in trouble if you get recognized."

This is indeed very possible. There are everyone in the market place. Lucis's appearance is not a secret in Shadia. There are many nobles and officials who have seen him, and the servants who follow these nobles also haveIt is possible to recognize him, and these people are more likely to appear in the market.

The king always needs to make various preparations when he travels. Someone sent a cloak from the boat soon. After Lucis put it on, Ella felt that it was not enough, so she raised her hand to help him put the hood on.This time Lucis's face was mostly covered.

Lucis frowned, clearly disliking the cloak.

Knowing that he is afraid of the heat, Ella said: "Be patient, you can take it off at the hotel."

At this time, the weather was hot and it was not suitable for shopping in the market. They didn't stop much and went straight to the hotel.

On the way, Ella saw a grain store, and then remembered that she had promised a grain store owner that she would go to his store again. It happened to be today, and would go and have a look after lunch and rest, maybeThere are also some new gains.

Soon they arrived at the restaurant they had been to last time. This restaurant was as lively as ever, even more lively than before.

The entire hall was full of people, and Ella noticed that many well-dressed guests had a plate of ice cubes on the table besides the food. Those ice cubes were specially frozen into a size that could be swallowed in one bite., There are only five or six on a plate. Those diners will put these ice cubes into the wine and drink them, or put them in their mouths and chew them directly, and then talk to the people around them with a look of enjoyment.

"Ice is also sold here?"

Ella was surprised. The restaurant didn’t use ice when she came last time, and although Lucis arranged for people to make and sell ice, because of the production and selling price, only the nobles should be able to use it.Ice cubes, didn't expect to be able to use them here.

The clerk who came to entertain them just heard what Ella said, and smiled proudly: "Our boss bought these ice cubes at a huge price, and the whole Tanis is only available in our shop except for the nobles.Only then can I eat it."

There is a price tag on the wall of the restaurant, and there is the price of ice cubes on it. It is not a cheap price, but people with a little money can still buy a plate and enjoy a moment of coldness.

This made Ella think that if she opened an ice drink shop in Sathya, she would definitely make a lot of money.

She kept this thought in her heart and planned to think about it later when she went back.

"Dear guest, you are welcome to visit our store again. The private room you used last time is still empty, so shall I take you there?"

Ella had been to the store before, and although she didn't show up, some of her distinctive features, especially her purple eyes, were still fresh in the shop assistant's memory.

Several people followed the clerk, walked through the crowd and entered the private room.

I don’t know whether it’s because of the eating habits of the Sathya people or to save costs. Instead, tables and chairs are not prepared in the restaurant. Instead, a slightly higher platform is built on the ground, with two floors on the top, mats on the bottom and coloredA gorgeous blanket with a straw mat placed in the center, the mat is equivalent to a table, the clerk will put all the food on the mat, the guests take off their shoes and sit on the mat, grab the food directly with their hands,In this way, it is not easy for food to fall on the blanket and stain the blanket.

The decoration of the private room is better, and the arrangement of the seats is similar to that of the outside hall, except that there are more cushions for people to lean on.

The guards consciously guarded the door, although Aila wanted them to go

Ella sat down on one side of the mat. The Sathyas' sitting postures were very casual and did not require too much, while Ella was used to sitting sideways, that is, with both legs on the same side.

Lucy took off his cloak when he entered the private room. He sat down beside her, leaning on the pillow in a lazy and casual manner, with his head leaning on Ella. The distance between them was drawn very close. LucySi's head was almost resting on her shoulder, and Ella could clearly smell the smell from the other party's body. It was the slight scent of incense on his clothes and the masculine sweat smell that couldn't be concealed by the scent. To be honest, thatIt doesn't smell good, but it doesn't smell bad either.

Ella glanced at the man who was close at hand, but she didn't avoid it on purpose. She took the menu handed over by the clerk with a natural expression, and looked down.

This restaurant serves traditional Sathya delicacies, that is, all kinds of grilled meat, bread and scones. The chef's craftsmanship is naturally not as good as that of Najiduo, who is an imperial chef, but there are also some characteristics of her own. She felt like eating it last time.It's not bad, so I ordered a few dishes that I ate last time, plus a juice and an ice cube.

Drinking a glass of iced juice is a great treat in this weather.

After ordering, she handed the menu to Lucis, motioning him to order what he wanted to eat.

However, Lucis, who had no appetite, didn't look at the menu, and just said to the clerk, "Bring some basins of ice cubes."

The smile on the clerk's face froze for a moment, and he explained: "I'm sorry, customers, our ice cubes are calculated according to the calculation, and each person can only order one."

The current ice cubes are only available in the royal family, and their boss has spent a lot of effort to get some. Wherever there is a little bit for the guests, there are several pots.

Lucis frowned, Ella saw that she was in a bad mood, and said to the clerk before he could speak: "Then add another one, and besides, whether your chickpea soup is freshly made or has already been boiled, there are all kinds of ingredients in the soup.What spices are added?"

Lu Xisi's aura was too strong, even if he didn't say anything, just a slight change in his face was enough to make the clerk who was good at observing words feel bad, and he carefully replied: "The bean soup has been boiled in the pot all the time., but no seasoning is added, it is added after the customer orders.”

Chickpea soup is a very common food in Sathia. Both commoners and nobles will eat it. It’s just that adding a little salt is good when commoners eat it, but nobles like to add various spices to it to make the beansThe soup became rich and tangy, with almost no taste of beans.

But the chickpeas themselves need to be boiled for a period of time before they are soft and rotten. It is too late to make them fresh in restaurants, so they usually stew the chickpeas until they are soft and rotten, and then spoon out a bowl as required when customers order them.Seasoned individually.

That's what Ella needs.

"Then have two bowls of chickpea soup, more water, and only honey as seasoning, nothing else."

After Ella said this, she took the menu and added a few more dishes, and then asked the clerk to leave.

Lucis was not given a chance to speak the whole time.

The clerk exited the private room as quickly as if he was about to receive an amnesty, and did not relax until he was a little farther away.

He didn't know why, obviously he had never seen nobles before, but the adult inside didn't dare to speak out even if he was angry. When he saw that he was about to get angry, the clerk almost knelt down on the ground.A kind noble lady helped him out, otherwise he would be ashamed.