From a hired knight to a master of Game of Thrones

Chapter 84 Once you're here, don't rush to leave!

Don Quixote thought for a moment and said, "A caravan should arrive in the next couple of days, and then we'll be able to replenish our food supplies."

Adele had also thought of this, and quickly said with a smile, "Sir, our food supply is sufficient if it only lasts for two or three days."

Don Quixote nodded and slowed his speech, saying, "Alright, go and select twenty more villagers to work. If there aren't any villagers of suitable age, older ones will do."

"Okay, please write down the specific arrangements and benefits."

"Arrange for two villagers to move stones. If they find a stone that meets the requirements and bring it back to the village, they will be given 10 copper coins."

"Arrange for four villagers to break and polish stones. Each stone that meets the requirements will be awarded 10 copper points."

"Arrange for five more villagers to build houses, and give them 100 copper coins a day."

"Arrange for two villagers to cut down a tree. If they cut down a tree that meets the requirements and carry it back to the village, they will be given 10 copper coins."

"We will assign five villagers to make everyday wooden items such as windbreak planks, wooden tables and chairs, and wooden shelves. As long as they are usable, they will be given 10 copper coins for each completed item. We need to train some villagers to become qualified carpenters."

After seeing that Adele had made a clear note, Don Quixote then told her the detailed requirements for the job.

The requirements aren't very high, but they're not without standards either.

Adele lowered her head again to take notes, and wrote with her quill pen for a long time.

After finishing writing, she looked up and asked, "Sir, will the thirteen villagers who worked before also receive the same treatment?"

"Yes, as long as they do the same work, the pay is the same." Don Quixote smiled and added, "Also, tell all the villagers that a caravan will be coming to the village in a couple of days. If they want to continue to receive such high pay, they shouldn't save the copper coins they've earned these past few days; they should all spend them."

"Ah—" Adele was puzzled by this and asked, "My lord, why do you want them all to use them? I think it would be better to save them, so that if you need them urgently in the future, you will have copper coins to use."

"Alas, this place is too remote and there's nothing worth trading," Don Quixote said. "If those merchants come this time and find that they can't sell their goods, they won't come back next time."

"So we want to show those merchants that although there aren't many people here, everyone is very enthusiastic about buying goods, and they can sell quite a lot of their own goods."

"In that case, those merchants will come back on their own initiative next time."

"Furthermore, when the villagers enjoy the fruits of their hard work in a timely manner, their mood will improve, and they will be more willing to work hard for the next enjoyment."

Adele paused for a moment, then smiled. "Sir, I will tell every villager who is working your request."

Don Quixote suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, right, Adele, you can tell the children in the village, the villagers who are in poor health, that if they help clean up the garbage in every corner of the village, give them some copper coins as well."

"Yes, sir!" Adele quickly wrote it down.

One day later.

Fishmonger Rodney, with his seven wagons, his caravan, and six hired knights, was the first to arrive at Grayhill Village.

Rodney saw the bustling construction site on the outskirts of Grayhill Village, a main village road that was clearly compacted and clean, and villagers arriving one by one from their homes. He couldn't help but think to himself, "Although this place is a bit remote, it doesn't seem deserted at all, and it's quite orderly."

While Rodney observed silently, Don Quixote quickly rode up, dismounted, and laughed loudly, "Lord Rodney, you've come just in time! We desperately need your goods."

Rodney smiled and hurriedly said, "Lord Don Quixote, I rushed here, afraid of missing the task you entrusted to me."

"In addition to the fish I personally prepared for the transaction, these seven trucks also contain a variety of seasonings, including salt, honey, black pepper, red pepper, cloves, and cinnamon, as you previously requested."

"Of course, there were also a few barrels of dark beer, as well as some ironware, linen, and furs."

"Lord Rodney, I am very grateful for your help," Don Quixote replied with a broad smile.

The two then walked slowly along the main road of the village, which had been compacted and cleaned, chatting as they went.

Behind them followed Adele and one of Rodney's men.

Not long after.

The group arrived at the outside of a wide, single-story stone house.

Don Quixote said helplessly, "Lord Rodney, the castle of my territory is still in the minds of the craftsmen, so I can only entertain you in such a humble place."

"Don't worry, once my castle is finished, I will immediately send someone to invite you over, and then I will treat you to a good meal."

Rodney had anticipated this situation and quickly replied with a smile, "Lord Don Quixote, I am already deeply honored that you personally entertained me."

After Rodney and his men ate the salt and bread served by a villager, they followed Don Quixote into the stone house.

Inside the dry, sturdy, and spacious stone house, there was only a huge stone table and a dozen or so stone benches.

After Don Quixote sat down in the main seat, the other three also sat down near him.

After chatting for a while, several villagers brought food and wine into the stone house.

The beer was still White Harbor dark beer, and the food was some grilled meat.

Don Quixote smiled and introduced, "These are the venison and wild boar meat that I hunted myself these past few days."

Rodney immediately said, "Then I'll have to give it a good try."

Don Quixote took a sip of his dark beer and suddenly said, "Lord Rodney, after our transaction is complete, I would like to invite you to go hunting together."

Upon hearing this, Rodney paused for a moment, but quickly smiled and said, "It's my honor, sir!"

The four of them then ate while discussing various aspects of the transaction.

The two parties quickly reached a verbal agreement on the transaction.

Don Quixote bought most of Rodney's goods directly.

Rodney left about two truckloads of fish, which he used to trade with the villagers, or rather, he was mentally prepared that he might not be able to sell them.

Rodney was fairly satisfied with the result.

After all, the profits from the majority of the goods traded directly with Don Quixote were enough to make his trip worthwhile.

After the reception.

Adele then left the stone house with Rodney's henchman to handle the details of the next transaction.

Don Quixote also took Rodney on horseback to his woodland to begin hunting.

Village entrance.

Adele arranged for people to move away the goods that Lord Tangjihede needed, and then invited the villagers to come and buy fish.

Because the purse had become quite bulging, and in addition to the lord's instructions.

Many villagers didn't hesitate much; seeing the fish they wanted to try, they asked for a reasonable price and bought it directly.

Before long, the entire truckload of fish was sold out.

The caravan manager was also somewhat surprised to see this.

He never expected the villagers here to be so hospitable and so wealthy.

After all, he had been to many remote villages, where even after a whole day of hard work hawking his wares, few people would actually come to buy his goods.

The caravan manager looked at the remaining cartload of fish and was quite satisfied with the result: "Fortunately, only one cartload of goods remains unsold. We can sell them by visiting a few more villages on the way back."

Just then, a woman approached and asked, "I'd like to buy this entire cartload of fish. How many silver deer do I need?"

Upon hearing this, the caravan manager was taken aback, then quickly asked uncertainly, "You just said you wanted to buy this entire cartload of fish?"

"Yes." The woman nodded.

The caravan manager glanced at the woman in front of him.

She was in her thirties, wearing a thick linen corset, and her complexion was rosy.

Like most of the lower-class villagers he had seen, he was unremarkable and wore no ornaments.

The caravan manager frowned and said, "This entire cartload of fish will cost nearly 2 gold dragons!"

Upon hearing the number 2 Golden Dragons, the woman hesitated for a long time.

Seeing this, the caravan manager smiled with satisfaction, thinking to himself, "Really, this guy doesn't think this whole cart of fish is only worth a few silver deer, does he?"

At this point, the woman gritted her teeth and said directly, "I'll buy it!"

After saying this, the woman took out two gold dragons and handed them to the caravan manager.

The caravan manager took the two brand-new gold dragons in surprise, put them in his mouth and bit them as if in disbelief, looked at them again, and stared blankly for a long time before saying, "Wait a minute, let me think carefully about how many gold dragons and silver deer this whole cart of fish should cost."

Upon hearing this, the woman asked suspiciously, "You're not going to raise the price at the last minute, are you?"

The caravan manager shook his head and explained with a smile, "No, no, Lord Rodney has fixed the price for each type of fish. I wouldn't dare to call out any prices randomly."

After he finished speaking, the caravan manager called over a worker to drive over an empty wagon from the side.

The caravan manager loaded the fish one by one onto the empty wagon, and at the same time, he took out paper and pen and began to calculate something.

After a while, the caravan manager wiped the sweat from his brow and slowly smiled, "The total is 1 gold dragon, 175 silver deer, and 39 copper coins."

After returning the extra silver and copper coins to the woman, the caravan manager smiled and said, "Do you need us to help you move this cart of fish? For just 5 copper coins, we can help you move it to your designated location."

The woman shook her head and refused: "No need, I have people to help."

Soon, the caravan manager saw a number of villagers walking towards them.

Under the woman's guidance, the villagers took turns carrying some fish and left.

The caravan manager was puzzled by the woman's identity, but did not ask any further questions.

Looking around at the seven empty wagons, the caravan manager breathed a sigh of relief as if a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders.

At this moment, his assistant asked, "Manager, all the goods are sold out. Can we go get something to eat now?"

The caravan manager, realizing that the rest of the caravan members hadn't eaten anything besides himself, chuckled and said, "You may go."

The woman who overheard their conversation suddenly said, "Gentlemen, if you would like a hot meal, you can come with me."

"I can take you to the only place in the village where you can buy food and wine."

Eight caravan workers, four caravan guards, and six hired knights followed behind the woman, and they soon arrived at their destination.

Compared to other roads in the village, it was a very clean and orderly wide street.

Twelve stone stoves were neatly erected on both sides of the street.

Next to six of the stone stoves, people had already lit fires to cook or roast something.

The aroma of steaming meat wafted into the group's nostrils, instantly intensifying their hunger.

The woman looked at everyone and said slowly with a smile, "Everyone, you can tell me what you want to eat. I am the proprietress here."

"Or you can go directly to the stove where food is already being cooked and roasted to buy it, and then sit at the stone table in the middle of the street to eat it."

"Don't worry, everyone, we've already cleaned the stone table and wooden benches."

Upon hearing this, the group's gaze shifted to the middle of the street.

There were eight large stone tables arranged neatly at intervals, with eight wooden stools next to each stone table.

One of the hired knights frowned and said rudely, "Hey, you're not just going to let us eat here on the roadside, are you?!"

The woman was somewhat intimidated when she saw the man dressed as a knight, but she quickly regained her confidence when she saw the five knights sent by her lord not far away. She smiled and said, "Gentlemen, this is our lord's order. I have no choice."

One of the hired knights also spotted the five fully armed members of the Blood Hand Mercenary Group not far away, and recognized what the blood hand symbol meant. He immediately laughed and said, "Since it's Sir Don Quixote's idea, then I'll try sitting down and eating in the middle of the road."

"Although I have squatted on the roadside to eat when I was down on my luck, I have never sat openly in the middle of the road to eat like this before."

"Haha, suddenly thinking about it, it seems that eating here is more interesting than eating in those cramped and dimly lit taverns."

"By the way, ma'am, what kind of alcohol do you have here?"

The woman thought for a moment and then smiled and said, "We have dark beer and ale."

"However, sir, you'll have to wait a moment. The wine is in another place; I'll go get it right away."

The woman turned and left the place that the lord had named Food Street. Not long after, she arrived at a stone house and found Adele.

The woman hurried forward and bowed, saying, "Miss Adele, those guests need to drink. I would like to buy some dark beer and ale from the lord."

"No problem," Adele agreed. "By the way, Mrs. Hannah, the master asked me to tell you..."

"If that food street is managed well, it can improve the lives of many villagers."

"So you must try your best to meet the requirements that the adults told us back then, to keep the environment clean, and to try your best to make unique and delicious food."

"And the adults will try their best to keep these guests who have come from afar for a few more days."

Mrs. Hannah hurriedly said, "Miss Adele, I will absolutely guarantee the cleanliness of the dining environment for our guests."

"Now I spend all my free time thinking about how to make the food taste better, and the lord provides me with some seasonings for free."

"I have made a lot of food that tastes better than before, and I have also taught my experience directly to several chefs in the village."

Adele nodded and smiled, "The adults' vision and decisions are never wrong. Just listen to the adults' requirements and do your job well."

"Don't worry about anything else. The master values ​​that food street very much. There will be knights guarding it for a long time. If you encounter any unreasonable customers, just give instructions to the knight on duty that day."

Mrs. Hannah smiled slightly, but hesitated for a moment before saying, "Miss Adele, isn't buying a whole truckload of fish a bit too much? I'm worried we won't be able to sell it all."

Although the gold dragon that bought the fish was lent to her interest-free by the lord, and although the lord also assured her that she would not suffer any losses.

But since this was her first time running such a large business, she was still very worried.

Previously, she only ran a run-down little inn in the village and had hardly ever seen a silver deer, let alone a glittering golden dragon.

Adele said firmly, "Since you believe that you can sell them all, then you definitely can! I trust your judgment."

"Don't worry, Madam Hannah, caravans will continue to come to the village. The master has already figured out a way to keep those guests for a few more days."

"And in the whole village, your place is currently the only place where those guests can have a hot meal and a sip of fine wine."

"If you do a good job, the helpers, stewards, hired knights, and free riders who come with the caravan will likely come to you for food."