honor me as god

Chapter 752 The Long-cherished Noble
Leaving the Nianci warehouse, Solandelle handed Ma Ban a tissue and motioned him to wipe off the blood.

Maban's face is now bruised and purple, and two lines of nosebleeds are dripping down his chin all over the front of his front. He took the tissue and was about to explain something when Solandelle interrupted: "There is no need to say anything. Come with me to the city to relax."

Ma Ban was stunned for a moment, wondering why Solandelle wanted to run to the city before the Chinese New Year, but when she regained her senses, she had already gone far, and he quickly followed.

Solandelle had learned to drive a carriage by herself two years ago, so this time she didn't bring anyone else with her, and became the driver herself, and drove Ma Ban to the exit of the huge wall of the king's city.

There were imperial guards on duty at the exit, they stopped the carriage, saw that the person in the carriage was Solandelle, and said respectfully, "Your Highness, where are you going?"

Solandelle: "I'll go out for a walk, and I'll be back in the evening."

Imperial Guard: "Does Your Highness have His Majesty's handbook or related documents?",

Solandelle: "I'm not on a mission, or I'm going to wander around the city."

The imperial guard nodded and said, "Sorry, Your Highness, it is a rule that you need a pass to enter and leave the palace, so please don't make things difficult for me."

Just when Solandelle was silent, Bolton just came back from the outside after performing a patrol mission. He rode over and asked, "What's going on?"

The imperial guard hurriedly explained the ins and outs, and Bolton waved his hand directly after hearing this: "What's there to stop? Let her go. I'll just go and say hello to my father."

His Royal Highness said so, and the imperial guards had nothing to say, so they asked to remove the roadblock and let them go.

"Thank you Brother Seven." Solandelle said softly.

Bolton patted Randall's head: "What can I thank my brother for? Which street are you going to? I'll send someone to escort you."

"Oh no, I'll be back after shopping, I'll go first." Solandelle waved the rein and left under Bolton's gaze.

In the back of the snow season, the snow in the royal city is fluttering, and the carriage is slowly moving forward in the snow curtain. The farther you drive away from the palace, the scenery you can see in front of you gradually changes from prosperity to mediocrity and decay.

In the impression of many people, Wangcheng should be a paradise-like place, full of luxury from inside to outside. In fact, this is a very stereotyped perception, which is not the case.

No matter where it is in the royal city, someone needs to build row after row of houses, someone needs to dispose of the garbage left after extravagant banquets, and someone needs to do countless dirty and tiring jobs-the nobles are definitely not willing to do it, so who will do it?It can only be done by the people at the bottom.

Every city needs a lot of cheap labor to maintain the most basic production and construction work, so even in the most noble royal city in the whole kingdom, there are still many people at the bottom. There is no time to finish the work, and there is time to rest every year and year after year.

Years ago, the streets were very deserted, and few people could be seen on the road. Solandelle drove the carriage around for a long time before finding a small restaurant that was still open.

The reason why this store is open is because it is a store that combines business and residence. The owner of the store and his family live in the utility room on the other side of the kitchen. The store is idle even if there are no customers. , just open it for ventilation.

The boss didn't expect that there would be people coming here to eat a few years ago, so he seemed a little surprised.

Moreover, although Solandelle is dressed plainly, it is difficult to conceal a person's temperament. Not to mention anything else, just with that snow-white skin, how many commoner families can raise their children with this kind of skin?This is obviously a noble lady.

The boss hurriedly vacated his seat, nodded and bowed his head: "My lords, I'm so sorry, I really didn't expect a distinguished guest to come to the door today. There is not much good wine or meat in the store, so I'm afraid I can't entertain you two."

Solandelle sat down straight and smiled slightly: "It's okay, cook whatever you want, just three dishes plus staple food, thank you."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The guests said so, and the boss couldn't refuse. He quickly cooked three dishes, a tomato and pepper soup, a pumpkin and asparagus, and a fruit and vegetable salad. The only non-vegetarian food is the staple pancake with eggs.

After serving the dishes, the boss bowed again: "I'm really sorry, I wanted to make a barbecue for you two, but the meat at home has already been eaten, so I can only use eggs to make pancakes for you."

Solandelle: "It's almost Chinese New Year, why don't you prepare more meat at home in advance?"

The boss smiled wryly and said, "I want to too, but I can't afford it."

Solandelle: "If you can open a small restaurant, why can't you afford meat? Is the business in a downturn?"

The boss sighed: "The business is good. I can usually entertain more than a dozen tables of guests a day. After deducting the rent of the shop and the expenses of food materials, I can earn 5 or 6 coppers per month."

"It's just that the two of you also know that last year the kingdom fought against the desert, and this year it fought against the Far East. Taxes were raised several times in a row. Most of the monthly coins earned throughout the year were used to pay taxes, and the rest of the money was also paid. Barely enough to feed and clothe the whole family, how can there be money to buy meat.”

When the boss said this, he looked to the corner, and there was a little affection in his eyes: "In my life, I just hope to save some money, and it would be best if someday some adults who pay with silver moons come to my place. regular customer, so that I can save Yinyue for my daughter to study in the future."

Solandelle followed the owner's gaze, and saw a young girl hiding in the corner, quietly watching the two strangers who came to the store, her sneaky appearance was like a shy bird kitten.

Solandelle: "Why do you want your daughter to study?"

"Be an official!" The boss smiled without hesitation, "Only by studying can you be an official, and you can get a lot of salary if you become an official, and if your children become officials at the main city level, the whole family can be exempted from tax, and we can become Nobles, live a prosperous life!"

Ma Ban couldn't bear it anymore, and said in a reproachful tone: "How can you have such a mentality? Being an official is to plead for the people and let more people live a better life, not for yourself. If people People become officials in order to become nobles, what will happen to the atmosphere in the kingdom?"

The boss retorted: "My lord, you can't say that. If you are such a selfless person, then I admire you. We ordinary people just want to make a living. How can we change our lives if we are not officials? The only way ordinary people want to stand out is to How many people want to be an official has no way to be an official?"

Solandelle gently raised her hand, stopped the debate between the two, and said with a smile: "Yes, it's great to be a nobleman. You have fiefs, servants, no taxes, and rewards from above during festivals. As long as you become After becoming a nobleman, the next generation can easily inherit the noble status, who doesn't like this kind of life?"

The boss smiled and gave Solandelle a bowl of soup: "This lady is still sensible!"

Solandelle looked at the boss with deep eyes, and asked silently: "Have you ever hated the royal family in this life?"

(End of this chapter)