Little Lord

The farmers' market was quiet for nearly an hour, and then a team of knights wearing phoenix emblems marched in.

The vendors who were always extremely enthusiastic towards customers were so overwhelmed by the knights' momentum that they dared not even breathe.

They heard that a new lord had recently arrived, and that their taxes would be paid directly to him from now on, but the new lord had not shown up yet, and many people were doubting the truth of the rumor.

Now seeing the phoenix emblem emitting dazzling light, everyone finally felt that they had welcomed a new lord.

I wonder what kind of person their new lord is? I heard from the sailors that the lord of the neighboring Hongye Province directly increased taxes by 30% when he took office, and many people begged them to help smuggle them to other places.

Of course, if you want to sneak across the border, you shouldn’t sneak across the border to their side.

What do you want from coming here? Are you here for the valleys all over the mountains?

Alas, if their new lord also wants to raise taxes, they will probably ask the sailors they know to take them across the sea illegally. But it's like this everywhere, where can they go?

Life is so hard!

As everyone was silently lamenting in their hearts, the leading knight dismounted, took off his helmet, and patrolled the field, searching for the target he was looking for.

The vegetable stalls in the farmers' market were arranged in a disorderly manner, and even if the leading knight had extraordinary eyesight, it was difficult to find the person he was looking for easily.

He was leading people deeper into the farmers' market when the market manager came running over in a hurry.

The other party nodded and bowed while asking: "What do you want, sir? I'll have someone bring it to you right away!"

The leading knight said, "We need to find a vendor selling shaved corn."

The vendors who were eavesdropping were in an uproar and started talking among themselves -

"I told you, this thing shouldn't be sold at all!"
"This is a man who deceived a noble lady. They sent people to arrest him and put him in jail!"
"Poor thing, I think that kid is going to suffer!"

The person in charge of the farmers' market was so confused that he asked, "Who is the idiot who sells the scraped rice?!"

Everyone disassociated themselves from the incident in unison: "It wasn't us!" "It's none of our business!" "We wouldn't do such a conscienceless thing!"

Some people had long been jealous of the young man for getting a silver coin, and immediately pointed out the young man's location with gloating: "Here, here, he is the one who deceived the noble lady!"

Thanks to the other vendors retreating in unison like a tide, the leading knight's gaze passed through the crowd and fell on the young man.

The boy was very nervous, with big drops of sweat dripping down his forehead, afraid that he would really get into trouble because of the silver coins in his pocket. He was so anxious that he almost cried, and stammered: "I, I didn't lie, I said no, I don't need so much, I really didn't lie."

Gold coins and silver coins are only used by nobles. They usually just use copper coins. You have to know that one thousand copper coins can be exchanged for one silver coin!
Seeing that the boy was only twelve or thirteen years old, the knight's cold face softened a lot. He walked up to the boy, saluted him, and said, "Don't be nervous. I am here with you on the orders of the lord to move the Scrape Valley that the lord has reserved."

After learning the whole story, Adjutant Maine realized that the young man did not deliberately deceive His Highness into buying low-quality grain at a high price, so he sent them here to carry out the transaction as His Highness wished.

The boy was stunned for a moment.

The other vendors were also stunned.

What? The girl who looked only in her teens not long ago is their new lord?
Seeing that Jiang Zhuozhuo was a stranger, the vendors who wanted to trick her into buying inferior fruits and vegetables at high prices took a deep breath and quietly hid behind the crowd, trying their best to reduce their presence.

Fortunately, the team of knights did not care about them. They led the boy out of the farmers' market and let the boy walk in front to lead the way.

The young man glanced at the winged horses they were riding with some envy, but quickly looked away and dared not look any further.

This is a horse that only high-ranking knights are qualified to ride. Not only can it easily carry thousands of pounds of weight and run on land, but it can also grow wings and fly when necessary.

Although it cannot maintain flight status for a long time, it is sufficient for emergency use in times of distress.

I really want to participate in the selection for the Knight Academy.

Thinking of his sick mother, the light in the boy's eyes dimmed again. He was a little man, he had to take good care of his mother and wait for his father to come back with her.

The young man held the bag of corn that he had taken out to sell, straightened his little back and led the way for the knights.

……

At the same time, Jiang Zhuozhuo was grilling fish with Maine.

She had found something to replace the barbecue seasoning and lemon to give Maine a little culinary shock.

The fish was killed for her in the kitchen. Jiang Zhuozhuo watched from the side as they killed the fish. He said to Maine with emotion, "Their teeth are really big. They look like they can bite a person's palm through!"

"That's why most people don't eat them," Main said. "Not only are they fierce, but they also have a nasty fishy smell."

Jiang Zhuozhuo said confidently: "It's not a big problem. These small problems can be overcome. The fish I grill for you will definitely not have a fishy smell!"

Maine encouraged Jiang Zhuozhuo to do whatever he wanted to do, and said with a smile: "Then I must learn from you, Your Highness."

Although Jiang Zhuozhuo doesn't like to move much, he is quite good at hands-on work. After taking the processed fish from the kitchen, he goes to the garden to grill the fish.

The fish is not too old and the meat looks quite tender.

Jiang Zhuozhuo enthusiastically massaged the fish meat with the prepared sauce, and then skillfully roasted them over and over, brushing them with seasoning as he turned them over.

Maine was not idle either, and was busy working with Jiang Zhuozhuo.

After a while, the aroma of grilled fish wafted through the garden.

Maine thought he was someone who could stand the test, and when he smelled the overbearing aroma that entered his nose, he still felt the gluttony in his stomach was aroused. What a nice smell!

By the time the fish was ready to be eaten, the sun had already set to the west of the castle. The evening glow shone on the two golden sides of the grilled fish, as if giving it a layer of attractive golden light.

Looks more delicious.

Jiang Zhuozhuo had been busy adapting to his new body these days, so he didn't say anything when the meals weren't tasty.

After working so hard for so long, I finally smelled the normal aroma of food, and I was almost moved to tears. It turns out that people should eat something good to justify their lives.

In the past, no matter how bad the economic conditions were, grandma would always prepare some seasonal specialties for her during holidays. Unfortunately, she passed away before she could enter university.

Before her grandmother passed away, she was the one she was most worried about. She held her hand and whispered to her all night long, telling her to take good care of herself over and over again.

It’s a pity that she failed to meet her grandmother’s expectations. Every time she felt unhappy, she would play games all night long. Alas!
Jiang Zhuozhuo opened her mouth and took a bite of the grilled fish she made. As soon as the hot and fragrant fish entered her mouth, all her worries disappeared. She ate several bites before actively asking Maine for his opinion: "Maine, do you think it tastes good?"

She ate a few meals here and couldn't help but suspect that the people here had a different taste than her.

Think about it, they can switch back and forth between human and bird mode, so what's so strange about their taste system being different from that on Earth?

Maine eats in a very elegant manner. The education she received since childhood has enabled her to finish the food gracefully no matter how unpalatable it is.

Likewise, even if Maine came across something particularly delicious, he would only take a few more bites without leaving any trace, and would never devour it all like a starving ghost.

Hearing Jiang Zhuozhuo's question, Maine swallowed the fish in his mouth and praised sincerely: "It tastes very good. Even in the imperial capital, there is no such delicious grilled fish."

Maine was not making this up. Their Imperial City Maid Academy was considered a top-notch school, and top students had many opportunities to show up on various occasions. Maine had basically tasted all of the famous delicacies in the Imperial City.

She chose to follow Jiang Zhuozhuo to this remote province to become the lord because she had seen too much of the intrigues hidden beneath the glamorous appearance.

A senior who graduated from their college once told her: If you want to stay here, be prepared to sell your soul.

Maine thought it was right.

After getting Maine's approval, Jiang Zhuozhuo finished the whole grilled fish contentedly. Then he suddenly turned into a small round bird, rolling around on the lawn in a fluffy ball.

Maine couldn't help but ask, "What is your highness doing?"

Jiang Zhuozhuo replied: "Chirp, chirp (exercise)!"

"Chichichichichichi (Life lies in movement)!"

Maine: .

Maine looked at the sunset in the sky and felt that she had spent a luxurious day because she had not worked for most of the day.

She was just about to suggest ending the fish barbecue activity when she saw Jiang Zhuozhuo lying motionless in the afterglow of the sunset, with only his belly swelling with his breathing.

That look made Maine couldn't help but have a very disrespectful thought: he wanted to poke him.

Maine squatted next to Jiang Zhuozhuo and asked, "Are you tired, Your Highness?"

Jiang Zhuozhuo said, "Let's bask in the sunset!" She turned her dark eyes and looked at Maine, "Want to join us? I haven't seen your true form yet!"

Maine was very concerned about his image and seldom appeared in bird form in front of others.

As for lying on the grass to bask in the sun like Jiang Zhuozhuo, that was something she had never done before. If her former classmates knew about this, she wondered how they would laugh at her.

However, when meeting Jiang Zhuozhuo's sparkling gaze, Maine magically transformed into a snow-white owl.

Her feathers were pure white, looking like snow on a mountain reflecting the morning sun.

Jiang Zhuozhuo suddenly jumped up, circled around Maine, and praised Maine for being so pretty.

Finally, the two birds, one big and one small, lay together on the yellowish winter lawn, basking in the brief sunset, chirping from time to time and chatting with each other.

……

Jiang Zhuozhuo slept well that night.

Sleep until you wake up naturally.

Before Jiang Zhuozhuo could sigh at how nice it was to be a salted fish that could eat and sleep at any time, Maine came over.

He also brought her a class schedule.

curriculum?!
Jiang Zhuozhuo couldn't believe it.

She has come to another world, why does she still have to go to class!
Maine said in a gentle and comforting tone: "It's just some general knowledge courses on the continent. It's very simple. I believe Your Highness will be able to learn it."

Considering that Jiang Zhuozhuo bought a bunch of inedible rice balls yesterday, Maine felt it necessary to give Jiang Zhuozhuo a general education course.

The Phoenix Clan has a characteristic that they stay in the egg for a very long time, and all kinds of knowledge will be gradually infused into the egg.

By the time the little phoenix hatches from its shell, it will have basically absorbed all the knowledge passed down by its ancestors. Theoretically, there would be no problem letting her manage the entire empire right away.

Unfortunately, there are exceptions to everything, and Jiang Zhuozhuo is that exception.

As I said before, she is a silly bird.

At present, it seems that Jiang Zhuozhuo has only received language knowledge. He can see, hear, speak and write, but nothing more.

Got to learn!

Jiang Zhuozhuo understood what he was going to learn specifically, and he did not reject the courses arranged by Maine.

Now the only question is...

“It’s fine to study mainland general studies, but why do we have to start classes at 8 a.m.?”

Even dogs don’t choose the eight-hour morning class!
The little round bird was furious.

(End of this chapter)