An old serf in his fifties or sixties appeared inside the door. His skin was dark and full of wrinkles.
"What's the matter with you? I've been calling for so long and there's no response! The lord is here in person, why don't you salute and say hello quickly!" Mario said with displeasure on his face.
This serf has neglected his master. If the master blames him, he will even be punished.
"I have seen the lord, sir. Please forgive me, lord, but my ears are not good. I didn't hear you just now, so I ignored you!" The old serf saw the situation outside the door clearly, and when he heard Mario scolding him, he immediately knelt down with a thud.
On the ground.
But after lowering his head, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
"Well, get up!" Nalant naturally would not embarrass an old man and gave the order with a friendly face.
When Mario saw that his lord was not angry, he felt relieved and said, "Get up quickly! Today the lord is going to build a stove in your house to keep you warm during the winter!"
On the way here, Nalant had already made it clear to the two masons what he wanted to build.
The name "fired Kang" was very troublesome to explain to others, so Narant simply used a stove instead.
So, now Mario also uses a stove instead of a fire kang.
"Ah? Build a stove?" The old serf was obviously stunned for a moment, not knowing what was going on.
"Don't be nervous. Your Majesty is building the stove for you for free. You don't need to pay for it! Thank you for your generosity!" Mario thought that the old serf must be worried about money, so he immediately explained.
"Yes, thank you Lord!" After hearing this, the old serf knelt down and thanked him again.
"Okay, then you come out first. Now let a few barbarian coolies dig a big hole in the wooden wall on the side of your house. Only then can you start building the stove!" Nalant nodded and gave instructions to the old serf.
The chimney of this fire pit must be placed outside.
This way the smoke from the fire will not escape into the house.
Therefore, holes must be made in the wooden wall first.
Moreover, in order to facilitate the construction, Narant planned to dismantle the entire lower part of the wooden wall. Anyway, it would be stronger when the brick wall was used.
"Ah, do you want to demolish the wall?" The old serf was surprised again.
"What's the matter with you serf? Do you dare to ask more questions about the things my master ordered?" Mario saw that the old serf was quite verbose and immediately scolded him.
If he had faced other lords, he would have probably been whipped several times, which means his lord is merciful.
"I learned that I was wrong. Don't be angry, sir. Please wait a moment. My granddaughter is still in the house. I'll call her out first!" The old serf's eyes showed slight panic, but he didn't dare to say anything more.
He immediately apologized to Mario, then turned around and entered the house.
After a while, the old serf helped a young girl outside the house.
"There's someone else in the house?" No one expected that there was a girl in the house. After all, the old man had been knocking on the door for so long, and he used the excuse that he couldn't hear it. Could it be that his granddaughter couldn't hear it either.
However, when they saw the girl's appearance, everyone suppressed their doubts.
Because the granddaughter of the old serf is obviously in a bad state now.
The girl was at most fifteen or sixteen years old, but her face was flushed and weak at the moment. At first glance, she seemed to be sick, and the illness was serious.
The girl walked lightly and needed the support of the old serfs. Moreover, in such a cold day, sweat could still be seen on the girl's forehead.
The old serf shrank his head and carefully helped his granddaughter to a corner. In the process, he tried his best to block everyone's sight with his body.
Mario looked at the old serf and then at his own master. He did not mind his own business, but quickly greeted a few barbarian coolies and masons, and began to tear down the walls and move bricks.
Mario knew that with his lord's kindness, he would definitely not sit idly by in such a situation, so there was no need for him, a civil affairs official, to step in and steal the spotlight.
Sure enough, the next moment Nalant frowned and looked at the old serf, "What's wrong with your granddaughter?"
"Back to the lord, it's...nothing. Maybe it's just that it's been cold these past few days and I've got a bit of a fever from the cold!"
"I don't want this to be okay. If we delay it for a while, I'm afraid your granddaughter won't be able to survive it. Don't you know there is a doctor in the territory?" Nalant shook his head, feeling that this old man was a bit irresponsible.
However, when he thought about it, seeing the old serf's tattered clothes and the dilapidated thatched hut, he thought of other possibilities, so he said: "Don't worry about whether you don't have money to take her to a doctor."
, since you have all become serfs of me, Nalant, you are my property, sir, and I also have the responsibility to protect my property from loss."
"So, from this year to next summer, if all of you serfs get sick, you can go to a doctor for treatment. If you have no money, I will allow you to take it on credit and pay it back when the harvest is good!"
Today's scene also reminded Nalant that the new serfs were now extremely poor, and their pockets must be cleaner than their faces.
Therefore, it is necessary for him to ask Mario to issue a decree later, informing the new serfs that they can get medical treatment on credit this year.
In this way, there will be no problem of new serfs getting sick but having no money for treatment.
After saying that, Nalant ordered to Da Shi, "Da Shi, go to the medical clinic in the town and find a member of the medical team to treat her!"
"Yes, sir!" Da Shitou immediately trotted towards the main street after receiving the order.
Next, Nalant turned his attention away from the old serf and began to instruct the craftsmen and coolies on their work.
As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers. A few barbarians just kicked a few times and broke a large section of the broken wooden wall of this thatched house.
After all the one-meter-high wooden board walls below were cleared, a few coolies began to mix mud and mix adhesive.
After the clay for bricklaying was mixed, the masons immediately came on stage and started building the kang with bricks.
This thatched house in the Storm Territory is naturally not as spacious as the small bungalow in the north in the previous life, so the kang does not need to be too big. The width of one and a half meters is enough.
Although it would be a bit crowded for four or five people to live in such a width, these serfs would definitely not mind as long as they could survive.
On the contrary, this was the normal way for serfs to spend the winter. They huddled together to stay warm.
Narant watched the masons laying bricks, pointing out the details from time to time, and gradually the lower part of the fire pit began to take shape.
But at this moment, Winnie came to the house under the leadership of Big Stone.
"grown ups!"
Nalant did not ask Winnie to come over originally, but Winnie heard that this was her master's order, so she was worried about the other team members coming, so she rushed over herself.
"Well, Winnie, that serf girl seems to be very ill. Go and check on her!"
"Yes, sir!" Winnie responded, and then looked at the girl next to the old serf. Seeing that she was in extremely poor condition, she was shocked, so she quickly walked towards the girl.
When the old serf saw Winnie's arrival, instead of showing any joy, a look of panic flashed in his eyes.
But now that there were barbarian guards such as big rocks around, and the lord Lord Garnaland was personally in charge, he didn't dare to make any move.
"Old man, let me show her!" Winnie came to the old serf and said softly.
"Thank you, doctor!" The old serf had no choice but to sit on the wall beside his granddaughter.
Winnie immediately knelt down and put her hand on the girl's forehead.
"It's a fever, and it's very serious!" The situation was obvious. In fact, Narant could tell before that the girl must have a fever, so he said he couldn't delay it any longer.
"Eh!" However, just when Narant thought that Winnie's diagnosis was complete and he would start treatment or prepare medicines, he suddenly heard Winnie's startled voice.
"What's the matter, Winnie?" Nalant immediately looked over curiously,
"Sir, her forehead seems to be getting colder!"
"Getting colder?" Nalant didn't react. He paused and said, "Is the fever going away?"
"Yes, the fever has gone away, sir. The temperature on her forehead has gone down so fast!!" Winnie nodded immediately, with a puzzled look on her face.
Nalant was a little baffled when he heard this. His face was red with fever and his forehead was sweating a second ago, but now his temperature has cooled down immediately?
At that moment, he quickly walked over and came to the girl.
Arriving behind the girl, Narant stretched out his hand and placed it on the girl's forehead.
"The fever has gone away? Is there such a thing?" When Narant put his palm on the girl's forehead, the girl's body temperature returned to the same level as before. This made Nalant confused for a moment!
"Huh?" The next moment, the girl who was a little groggy with her eyes closed let out a soft hum, and then her eyes slowly opened.
The girl opened her eyes and saw Narant and Winnie for the first time. She showed a trace of confusion and doubt at first, and then she saw the old serf beside her and asked, "Grandpa, what's wrong with me?"
"Bessie, you finally woke up!" When the old serf saw that his granddaughter had woken up at this time, he first showed a trace of panic, then suddenly stepped forward to grab his granddaughter, pushed her to the ground and knelt down to Nalant.
Said: "Thank you Lord Lord for your care and allowing the villain's granddaughter to recover!"
"Bessie, please thank the lord. You were still suffering from a fever just now. It was the lord's arrival that made your illness better!"
"Oh, good grandpa!" The girl named Bessie was still a little confused. After hearing the explanation, she immediately said: "Thank you, Lord, for your care!"
Seeing this scene, Winnie, Da Shitou and others around them looked at each other in confusion, so they looked at their master.
This thing is so miraculous that people who originally had a high fever can recover in an instant, which is beyond their knowledge.
To be continued...