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Chapter 17 New Life

Dalia used to have a slim figure, but after giving birth to four children, Dalia became what she is now.

Ekaterina also gave birth to four children, but her figure was not as completely out of control as Dalia's. She was still big where she should be, and small where she should be small.

This is the benefit of status and wealth.

"I can be a gardener-" Marco waved his arms.

Only then did Ye Luoxin notice that Marco had a sickle tied to his arm.

This--

If you can be a gardener just like this, then you are underestimating the profession of gardener.

The gardener's task is not only to mow the lawn, but also to take care of the garden, and to cut the green plants in the garden into shape.

It's too late to learn how to be a good gardener now.

However, if there is a chance, Ye Luoxin can mention it to George to see if Marco can be allowed to work as a groom or night guard in the Yekaterin Palace.

Cossacks are natural cavalry and skilled grooms. Cossacks are more familiar with horses than themselves.

The Yekaterin Palace requires a lot of security personnel, and someone needs to be on duty at night.

Night duty does not have high requirements for combat. The biggest function is to give warnings. It doesn't matter if you have hands or not, as long as you have a mouth to blow the whistle.

"I also want to find a job. It doesn't matter if I don't have a salary, as long as I have food to eat, I don't want to be a drag on everyone." Yuri, who had broken a foot, had red circles under his eyes. If possible, who would want to live in confusion.

Yuri's bravery was no less than Marco's. During the battle to capture Shipka Pass, Yuri was the first to scale the city wall, killing six Ottoman warriors and breaking one of his own feet.

This battle lasted for four months. The Russian side lost 5500 people and the Ottoman Empire lost 1.3 people.

In fact, none of the veterans in Ye Luoxin's family were seriously injured. At least they could take care of themselves.

Veterans who were too seriously injured would not survive and would either die of their injuries or commit suicide.

In Russian tradition, being a soldier is equivalent to becoming a monk, or death, and the custom of sending a child to join the army is similar to a funeral.

Once the draft ticket is received, the young man will put on the white clothes worn by the deceased and go to say goodbye to his relatives and friends. The relatives and friends will have a meal together and then hold their heads together and cry. This is a living funeral.

Before the restructuring, the Russian Army had to serve for 25 years.

The average life span of people these days is not high. They join the army at the age of 20 and are already 45 years old when they retire. After being a soldier all their lives, they will not know how to farm. Their parents have passed away, and their brothers and sisters are already married. Each has his or her own family, so Russia After soldiers are discharged, many people are unwilling to go home. Instead, they stay in the city to find a job and spend the rest of their lives.

Compared with normal retired soldiers, disabled soldiers cannot survive if their families do not take them in. They are not willing to drag down their families, and the probability of committing suicide is very high.

Ye Luoxin didn't speak, only silence.

Positions in the Yekaterin Palace are very popular, and there are even jobs like cleaning houseboys, and there are people vying for them.

The reasons are very complicated. Some people do it to make their work resume look more beautiful, some people want to find a future with George, and some people have ulterior motives.

That's why Ekaterina is so cautious, preferring to do without anything.

The next day Ye Luoxin came to Yekaterin Palace and got the good news from George.

"Let Dalia be the general manager?" Ye Luo was overjoyed.

"Unless she is incompetent." George sat in the study room, which used to be Ya Er's position.

Ekaterina sat next to George and looked at him with pride.

Anna stood nearby, looking at George in a daze, feeling like she was seeing the young Tsar.

"Let Peter also enter the palace?" "I need a companion who has grown up with me and can serve as my aide or secretary in the future." George casually promised another future.

George has many people around him now. If he becomes more powerful in the future, he will need even more people around him.

George did not give up his plan to escape Russia before 1919, but before that, George also wanted to see how far he could go.

What if I could change my destiny against the will of heaven!
  Even if you can't defy fate, you will still have time to run away when the time comes.

"Marco has no hand."

"Put on a hook, and he will be my Captain Hook."

George was talking about Hook, and Ekaterina and Yelohin were thinking about Fiddlesticks.

Fiddlesticks is a legendary character and the prototype of Captain Hook.

"Yuri has no legs - just his left foot."

Ye Luoxin didn't want the old man to lose his chance just because of his words.

"You can install prosthetic limbs. There are tailors, carpenters, and blacksmiths in the palace. We can make them ourselves. He can be my coachman——"

This is good, the coachman is always sitting and does not need to get up and move around.

"Honorable Duke, I don't know how to express my gratitude - I - I -" Ye Luoxin walked around the table and knelt down on one knee, lowering her head to kiss George's feet.

George was startled and hurriedly stopped him.

Ekaterina and Anna both looked matter-of-fact.

For such a great kindness, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as the gift of renewal. Kissing the feet is nothing. Ye Luoxin has already made up his mind that he will sell it to George in this life.

If George asks Ye Luoxin to die now, Ye Luoxin will not hesitate.

With so many people added to the palace, it immediately became lively.

Dalia is very studious, always by Anna's side, and is familiar with everything in the Yekaterin Palace.

Being a housekeeper is actually not difficult. There are dozens of people in Ye Luoxin's family. Dalia manages the house in an orderly manner and educates the children well. She has thoughtful etiquette when welcoming guests and sending them off, and has been praised by the veterans.

The veterans cherished this opportunity even more. Yuri bathed the horse all day long, washing the horse cleaner than himself.

Marco and several veterans carefully studied the architectural structure of the Yekaterin Palace and formulated a strict security plan for the Yekaterin Palace.

After discussion, Marco and several veterans decided to dress up as beggars and tramps and distribute them around the Yekaterin Palace, using themselves as secret sentries.

The guards on the surface are still the former Guards.

After observing the guards' training several times, Marco and Yuri agreed that these guards were just showmen.

Marco felt that if he had encountered these people on the battlefield, Marco's record would have been more than 17, at least 70.

Yuri's prosthetic limbs are being made. This guy now only relies on two crutches and one leg. Although he doesn't run very well, he can run like flying.

No one laughed at Yuri because of this. People who are self-reliant are worthy of respect. Many people who are physically sound but mentally unhealthy are the real old losers.

Just when everyone was enthusiastically welcoming their new life, Ya Er's funeral finally arrived, and Ekaterina was about to leave St. Petersburg for France.

George will also start a new life.

(End of this chapter)