"Sister Linda, we went back in the morning and have completed the mission."
Sister Linda's eyes fell on Barbaria, the only one who didn't answer.
Barbaria hurriedly said:
"Sister Sister, I, I just came back and got the farm tools. I was about to go back. Then I heard a noise here and took a look."
The nun snorted coldly and said, "Why don't you go back quickly?"
Barbaria quickly saluted and said: "Yes."
Then he lowered his head and turned around, his heart still beating wildly.
She knows that the punishment is not terrible, but the points deduction is terrible.
Once the points are severely deducted, the name of the armband will be taken away and the person will be expelled. Not only will there be no tax cuts for the family, but the future will be even more gloomy.
After experiencing the benefits here, who would want to go back?
Barbaria's home was in the outskirts of Moscow. She was walking home full of thoughts when she suddenly felt a shadow. When she looked up, she couldn't help but be surprised. This was a young man, but his face was a little pale.
The young man looked at Barbaria in amazement, especially her breasts, which were so impressive. The man showed a greedy smile and said:
"Miss, are you a serf?"
This was a very rude question, but the man was almost certain that this lady was not from any family, but most likely a serf.
It's easy to say that there is no serf that cannot be bought.
"Yes."
Intuitively feeling that the person in front of her was a noble, Barbaria said cautiously.
Because she was returning home, she did not wear her uniform with white armbands when she came out.
The man was immediately overjoyed, and then said directly:
"I'll give you 60 rubles, and you come with me."
Barbaria shook her head and said: "No."
Then leave from the side.
Not to mention that buying a white armband for 60 rubles is a joke, but let’s talk about the regulations of Notre Dame. Armbands also have the freedom to decide whether they are sold, and the marriage of armbands must be approved.
Furthermore, she didn't like the man in front of her.
But the man made a mistake and stopped her. He winked at the servants behind him, and the servants gathered around her.
"What do you want to do? I am White Armband!"
Barbaria regretted not wearing her uniform, she warned sternly.
"Haha, if you had a white armband, I would still be the director of the mysterious office."
The man smiled frivolously.
"Ivanovich, someone is impersonating you."
Alarmed by the movement not far away, a young and handsome man with an extraordinary bearing and dark complexion chuckled at the half-bald man next to him.
"Master, what do you think should be done?"
"What are you doing? Men love women, and their figure, tsk tsk, is exaggerated even for a palace maid. Isn't this human nature?"
Mirkovsky was listening on the sidelines. Based on his understanding of His Majesty, Your Majesty should have something to say.
Sure enough, Peter changed the subject and said:
"But the woman has already indicated that she is wearing a white armband, and he is still surrounding her like this. This is a bit unreasonable. The armbands work for Notre Dame, and this cannot guarantee safety. Ivanovich, you have a responsibility."
"Yes, sir!"
Ivanovich bowed his head, and after returning home decided to go to the Speaker of the Parliament to strengthen the security of the armbands.
Then when he was about to step forward, Peter stopped him and said calmly:
"It's not easy to encounter something interesting. If I don't do this kind of limelight, who will?"
Peter was a little tanned from the sun in the Gulf of Finland, and his heart, which had been silent for a long time, could no longer be restrained.
Just when the man was about to take action, an unsheathed sword blocked his hand. Archibald looked in shock and saw a tall young man with some people following him.
Peter was about to speak when he suddenly saw a familiar face in the carriage window from the corner of his eye and was stunned for a moment.
It's old friend Ferdinandnov.
Ferdinandnov apparently also discovered Peter and couldn't help but be overjoyed.
He hadn't seen Peter for a long time, so he immediately asked the coachman to hurry over, then jumped out of the car to hug Peter.
Peter blocked the man's sword and moved to block Ferdinandnov. He was not used to being hugged by men.
When the young man saw Ferdinandnov dressed in a standard aristocratic dress and wearing a sword, he couldn't help but panic.
Peter and Ferdinandov slipped away in an instant while they were talking.
Mirkovsky winked at a guard, who immediately followed him.
Barbaria stared blankly at the young men who came to her rescue. She wanted to speak but was a little hesitant. They must be nobles.
There was no room for serfs to interrupt when nobles were talking.
Then Peter stopped, glanced at Barbaria, nodded to her with a kind expression.
As for the armbands, they were actually the product of his own policies behind the scenes, so of course he had a favorable impression of them.
Barbaria immediately said gratefully:
"Thank you for rescuing me!"
Peter nodded and asked: "You just said you had a white armband. Which orphanage is near it?"
Barbaria said: "It's the 18th Orphanage."
Peter nodded, glanced at Barbaria again and said, "Okay, go and do your work."
Barbaria was a little shy. This man was also looking at her upper body, but somehow she didn't hate it. She hoped that this man would also offer to buy her, but he didn't.
Barbaria walked slowly, looking back from time to time, but she saw that the man was talking to the noble man who got off the carriage and did not pay attention to her. She couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Somehow, she returned home quickly. The closer she got to home, the more hesitant Barbaria became, even showing a hint of nervousness.
And all this comes from her father.
There is no precedent for reference on the issue of serfdom in the whole of Europe. The editor-in-chief of the "Encyclopedia" was Diderot, but there were also other scholars involved, but they only made general condemnations of serfdom, but in reality there was no need to
Look at this problem head on.
Because in Europe twenty years later, the remnants of the feudal system of serfdom only existed in some scattered areas.
During the reign of George III, Britain, like other countries, operated the African slave trade. Every year, 20,000 men and women were loaded onto ships and shipped to the West Indies.
In addition, the colonies opened by Britain in America became the United States of America, and its leaders often spoke of Enlightenment ideas.
However, the gentlemen and large landowners in Virginia who were committed to the cause of American independence were basically slave owners. Until his death in 1799, George Washington was still raising slaves at Mount Vernon.
Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal" and that everyone has the "right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness", but he never gave up the "right" to own slaves, and at the same time
He lived with his slave girl Sally Hemings for 38 years and had seven children.
Among the presidents of the United States, Washington and Jefferson were not isolated cases. A total of 12 presidents in history had domestic slaves, and 8 of them did not even free their slaves while in power.
The living conditions of Russian serfs were very similar to those of American black slaves in many aspects. They were regarded as inferior creatures by their masters. The gap between serfs and masters was considered to be approved by God, and masters could buy and sell them like livestock.
Serfs were treated arbitrarily and often with extremely cruel methods.
Russian serfs were not foreigners from a foreign country. No one forcibly kidnapped them from their homeland to the other side of the ocean and deprived them of their language and religious beliefs. Russian serfs were just poor people who lacked education from generation to generation. They were the same as their masters.
They all belong to the same race, share the same blood, and speak the same language.
However, like slave owners in the Americas, Russian serf owners also had complete control over these serfs. Serfs could not marry without the owner's permission. There were no restrictions in the law on punishing serfs for any disobedience, laziness, or drunkenness.
, stealing, fighting, and acts of resistance may result in a whip or a stick.
Although the nobles could not directly execute the serfs, they could impose severe punishments on the serfs, and these punishments often resulted in the death of the serfs.
A Frenchman who traveled to Russia once wrote:
"I saw a man with gray hair and a beautiful beard lying on the ground with his pants down and being whipped like a child. That scene really made me feel sick. There were even more terrifying scenes. I even
It’s unspeakable—someone sometimes forces their sons to punish their fathers in this way.”
The vast majority of serfs in Russia belonged to the agricultural population. They worked on the land cleared for forestation and farmland all their lives. As the seasons changed and the owner's whims changed, they might also work as lumberjacks, gardeners, carpenters, waxmakers, and painters.
and cobblers, in addition to raising livestock and raising horses for pulling carts and riding horses at stud farms.
Female slaves had to engage in tedious drudgery throughout their lives. Frequently pregnant, they either worked in the fields with their husbands, cooked, washed, or gave birth to children, creating more small serfs and adding more wealth to their masters.
When they have a little leisure time, these women are often sent to the forest to pick mushrooms and berries, but they have no right to keep them privately, or even just eat a little.
This is a horrific patriarchal society. Most serf families follow ancient laws that are common in various cultures and societies, that is, a man who is abused and enslaved continues to enslave those within his jurisdiction, who usually
It refers to their wives and children.
The male head of a serf family basically had absolute authority over the entire family, which often meant that the father had the right to use his daughter-in-law as his sexual tool.
The reason why Barbaria is unwilling to go home is because her brother's wife is facing such a situation, and there is nothing she can do about it.