England 1986

Chapter 202 Doing the opposite

The convoy left Cardiff and headed northwest all the way, less than an hour's drive.

There are not many vehicles along the road, basically ordinary country roads.

For Jiaxin, who has been living in Hong Kong and Macau, she can still get used to it when she went to South Korea from Xiangjiang. The population density of Koreans is relatively high.

But after arriving in Wales suddenly, Cardiff was better. Because it is the capital, the pedestrians and vehicles on the road were normal, but as the convoy drove to the northwest, there were fewer vehicles on the road, and even later, the road was quiet for a few minutes. It is not necessarily possible to meet a car.

There are more animals than cars!

Looking at the abandoned castle passing by the side of the road, Jiaxin had a look of regret. This kind of ancient castle full of historical traces is just so dilapidated, weathered by the wind and the sun, and no one maintains it.

"Alan, do you have territory in your family?"

Jiaxin heard Alan talk about this in general, but the occasion was not right at the time. She was just excited, but she didn't remember exactly how big the territory was and what the concept was. There was only a series of numbers.

Allen glanced casually out of the car window and said, "Now we are in Lower Port Talbot, and we will be able to enter my territory in ten minutes!"

"Huh? Your territory you told me last time? How big is it?"

"2395! Square kilometers!"

Alan remembers being very familiar with this string of numbers. Although his father sold some land, he has also redeemed some land over the years, and there are still some scattered discussions. Anyway, as a local snake, if the other party dares not sell , holding the ground can't do anything.

When Jiaxin heard this number, her eyes widened, and she looked very cute.

With her limited knowledge, if I remember correctly, the land reclamation in the entire Xiangjiang Belt seems to be more than 1000 square kilometers in total, but what about Alan?

His own fief is bigger than the two Xiangjiangs!

What is this concept?
In Xiangjiang, for ordinary people, a thousand-foot mansion is considered a big house!

And how big is the thousand-foot mansion?
More than 90 square meters.

Even for the mansions and villas of the rich, the area of ​​a few hundred square meters is already amazing, and the area of ​​thousands of square meters is the top mansion in Xiangjiang!

Right now.
This is more than 2000 square kilometers of land, and the location is still in Great Britain!

No wonder Alan said that when he succeeded to the throne, he would not sell the land even if he was killed. He would rather owe the inheritance tax and protect his family's land to the death.

Whoever owns so much land in Great Britain will die!
Jiaxin turned her head and looked out the window again. The woods on both sides of the road seemed to be no longer woods.

Instead, it is a golden land paved with gold bricks!

"My place is quite big, with a small population. The entire population of Carmarthen County is only in the early 10s. There has been no census for several years. It seems that the population has exceeded [-] in the past two years."

Alan took Jiaxin's little hand, as if opening the conversation, and took the initiative to introduce her to the situation in Carmarthenshire.

"The population of the entire county is only over [-]?"

No wonder there are not many vehicles and people on the road. With such a large land and such a small population, there are only dozens of people per square kilometer. In addition, people live in groups and are distributed in villages and towns. It seems that the entire Carmarthenshire It can be said that the land is sparsely populated!
Allen coughed dryly. There are historical reasons for so few people, but those are black histories, so let’s not talk about them.

"The political and cultural centers of Wales are all around Cardiff, which is also the most densely populated area. Except for a few counties and cities around Cardiff, there are not many people in other places."

Allen stretched out his right hand and continued: "The terrain of Wales is like a big drumstick, or like a pistol."

"At the bottom of the gun handle is Pembrokeshire, and in the middle of the gun handle is Carmarthenshire. In the southeast direction of Carmarthenshire, that is, the essence of the whole of Wales. What other places in the north are like the trigger, the middle of the barrel, Both are sparsely populated counties, with several national parks dotted around Carmarthenshire.”

Speaking of this, Allen smiled and said: "The entire elite region of Wales is bounded by Carmarthenshire to the west, England to the east, and the sea to the south."

Jiaxin nodded half-understood. He didn't understand what Alan's last sentence meant. Instead, he became more and more curious about Alan's castle, which he had never seen before.

Allen looked at Jiaxin, seeing that she didn't ask much, so he didn't want to explain.

With this kind of terrain, the entire elite area of ​​Wales has been circled. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a dead place. Honestly, it is easy to say anything.

But whoever is dishonest, attacks from east and west
As for what people can say that they can rely on the sea and fight with their backs.

In the past, the strongest thing in Great Britain was the navy. It was a woolen thread to fight to the death. The closer to the sea, the worse the death.

Of course, Wales is extremely stable now, and these ancient strategic positions cannot be highlighted.

Finally saw the so-called castle, to be honest, Jiaxin was a little lost.

This is not the same as she imagined.

The castle she had in mind was the one on the Walt Disney Studios logo.

The kind where princes and princesses live in castles.

But the castle right now seemed very rough to her.

The wall around the main entrance is still covered with mottled dark spots and black spots, which looks more than ferocious but has no aura.

Hey?
It doesn't seem right either.
Although this castle is not quite what she imagined, there are indeed two real princes, William and Harry, living in this castle.

"What are you thinking? Come with me."

Allen took the initiative to hold Jiaxin's hand, and led her to the main hall. Far away, Allen's smile was still on his face, and in the distance, the whining cry of a little kid came from far and near. .

then
Harry, the little golden retriever, ran towards Allen.

Running and crying, Allen was stunned, what's wrong?
Ignoring Jiaxin any more, he let go of his hand and looked at Harry who was getting closer, and Allen squatted down.

"Cousin! Your pet is always bullying me! You have to decide for me!"

"???"

Allen frowned, and looked at Huth behind him who was directing people to pack their luggage.

Huth was also attracted by the movement here. Seeing Alan looking at him, he trotted to Alan's side and said, "Uh, master, this is how it happened."

Since Allen took William away, only Harry remained in the family.

He is a kid who lives a "hell-like" life every day. He has to learn equestrianism in the morning, and he has to go to class during the day. After finally having time to play in the afternoon, he has to continue to study music, etiquette classes, etc. in the evening.

Anyway, every day is very fulfilling.

Under such circumstances, one day when Harry ran to the stable to play, he accidentally saw a few ingredients raised in captivity.

This is an improved breed of South Hill sheep, a specialty sheep in southern England. It is generally called Baby South Hill sheep.

Xiaobudian belongs to the type used for sheep meat. Its characteristic is that it does not grow big, but the meat is very plump and tender, and there is also a little bit.

The appearance is very cute.

Under normal circumstances, things that don't grow up look cute as long as they are furry.

The puppy-sized lamb, with its black and white undercoat, looks a lot like the Scottish Highland cow Allen had given William.

The first time Harry saw this kind of sheep, he fell in love with it.

He didn't let the people in the kitchen kill the sheep, he insisted on keeping them as pets.

then
The ingredients that were supposed to be kept in the stables became small pets that could run around on the lawn in the yard.

All is well and good, but there is another pet in the whole castle.

Xiao Huang, who was originally regarded as the "one tyrant" of the castle, suddenly found a little thing wandering around in the yard when he was walking around in his daily life.

Xiao Huang is now an adult, and when he stands up, his head height exceeds the knee of a human leg. Xiao Huang, who weighs six kilograms, is several times larger than a normal snowy owl in the wild, and he is fat and strong.

It usually pecks at the servants in the castle when it doesn't like it, but it is not polite to this kind of lamb.

Not two days.
Harry's new pet was caught and killed by Xiao Huang.

And then challenged him in front of Harry.

Harry hugged his pet and wept into tears. The most annoying thing was that he still couldn't catch Xiao Huang.

Now, as soon as Allen came back, Harry found his relatives immediately, and hurried over to complain.

Allen nodded seriously, wiped Harry's tears with a handkerchief and said, "Then what happened to your pet?"

Seeing such a caring Harry, Alan felt something was wrong.

This kid's temper, can't be so caring, can he?

Harry sniffed and whispered aggrievedly, "I ate."

"???"

You cried for a long time, and finally told me that you ate the sheep?
Your love comes quickly and goes quickly.

"Cry ass, tomorrow I'll get someone to bring you another one to keep raising, and I'll go back and educate Xiao Huang."

"it is good!"

Children are so easy to coax, especially boys, who are much easier to take care of than girls.

Alan grabbed Harry's little hand, glanced at Jiaxin, who was a little confused beside him, and said, "Go, go home!"

It was Jiaxin who came to the castle for the first time, and many things here had a great impact on her.

First of all, when she met William for the first time a few days ago, she was very excited. It was impossible for ordinary people to have such an opportunity to see the prince and grandson of Daying at such a close distance.

But after following Allen, this seems to be a very common phenomenon.

Then I saw Harry until today.

This is totally different from the prince she imagined!
A real prince is one who wears handsome armor and a red cloak, looks
Looks like Allen.

This is the prince in Jiaxin's mind, but Harry, he is more like an ordinary kid who can cry and sue.

Then, wait until it's time to pack up, and it's dinner time.

Jiaxin sat at the small round table.

When Allen took her on a tour just now, he also saw a banquet hall in the hall on the first floor, but the place where they eat now is a very ordinary small round table, which is not big and can seat four or five people.

William sat across from her, Ellen beside her, Harry next to William, and Butler Hout stood behind Ellen.

There are no groups of servants as imagined. Although there are many servants in the castle, there are only two servants serving the dishes.

One is pushing the dining cart, and the other is responsible for arranging the tableware.

Looking at the dishes on the table, there are Western food and Chinese food!
When Allen was in Korea, he always ate dishes that were biased towards Western food. Jiaxin couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw these dishes being served.

He took the hot towel from the servant and wiped his hands.

The heat-preserved dishes are still steaming when served, the aroma is very strong, and the tableware is also warm, whether it is a plate, chopsticks, knives and forks, they are all warm!

Looking at these dishes that are not too expensive, and looking at the whole set of arrangements, Jiaxin thinks that this is not impossible.

Although it was different from what she had imagined, it was low-key and luxurious.

Without pretentiousness, seeing William pick up a garlic shrimp tail with a fork and stuff it into his mouth, and then look at Alan who had already started eating, Jiaxin subconsciously picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

"Master, Sir Capel called in the morning and said that after His Royal Highness asked you to come back, rest for a few days, write a report, and report to him again."

After eating, Allen went back to the study, and finally saw Xiao Huang sleeping in the corner of the study.

"Get up! Silly bird."

After kicking Xiao Huang with his feet, the guy opened his eyes in a daze.

I don’t know if it’s due to the influence of the environment, but its habits are different from those of ordinary owls. Now Xiao Huang likes to sleep in the nest, just like a human being, sleeping on all fours. Allen even walked so close , this guy was unaware.

"Cuckoo!"

Xiao Huang shook his head in a very humane way, his big yellow eyes were a little cross-eyed in sleep, and he stared at Allen for a long time before he recognized that he was his master.

Struggling to stand up quickly, he flapped his wings twice and stood at Alan's feet, rubbing his head against Alan's trouser legs.

Picking up Xiao Huang, the weight is like hugging a puppy.

While stroking Xiao Huang's feathers, Allen thought for a while and said, "Call Capel and ask him if His Highness is free tomorrow, and I will report to His Highness tomorrow."

"This?"

Huth was a little embarrassed.

"I wrote the report overnight, it doesn't matter!"

What Charles asked him to rest for two days before reporting the situation.

With such a big mistake, why should he rest?
Under normal circumstances, Allen reluctantly followed suit, but now, things are different this time.

In this case, who knows if Charles is being polite, when the leader asks you to rest, you'd better finish the work quickly!

When can't he rest all year round, must he rest in these few days?

Allen thinks very clearly now, don't care about the reason this time, even if the Koreans blacked out the equestrian team's gold medals, he deserves the responsibility!
He went to gold-plated for winning the award, but now he didn't win the award and made a mistake. Can Allen still shirk his responsibility?

In this case, admitting your mistake honestly and selling it badly is the most correct choice!

Regardless of whether Charles is angry or not, Allen decided to think of an extremely tragic story overnight. If everything goes well tomorrow, he must be one step ahead of Charles.

I'm in such a miserable situation, and I don't shirk my responsibility, but admit my mistake honestly. Is Charles still ashamed to quarrel with him?

This is called doing the opposite, taking Charles's way, leaving Charles nowhere to go!
"Okay, I have my own arrangements, you can call now, I will write the report first."

Allen looked at Huth and waved him to make an appointment before it was too late.

(End of this chapter)