Chapter 144 Rose Scepter
After a peaceful winter, the crimson imperial army swept in again, and the atmosphere in Hopeland became more and more tense.
In the harbor, there are countless ships with white sails, some of which bring in various war materials and food, and some of them transfer some residents and valuables to other places.
In the harbour where seagulls are coiling and chirping, there are dense crowds standing on the pier. Many carriages are dragging the newly unloaded wooden boxes to the military camp in the city and the outposts. There are busy and shouting scenes everywhere.
In a small cafe not far from the pier, the two people who are about to part are sitting.
"Letice, this is your reward for a few months." An aunt put a bag full of gold coins on the table.
"This....maybe too much." Lettis looked at the owner of the clothing store in front of her, a little surprised.
"No, Letis." The aunt looked at the beautiful girl in front of her and shook her head slightly.
"At the beginning of the year, you helped the store get a sewing machine, which made the coat production many times faster. Later, the store even hired a dozen people to make it together, and the batch of furs was quickly used up."
"Taking advantage of the cold weather, I made a lot of money this time. You deserve it." After speaking, she pushed the bag over again.
Lettis roughly looked at the bag of gold coins. The number of gold coins was about 70-80. For ordinary people, it was quite a huge sum of money. In the past, she worked in a spinning mill for ten years, but she could not make this amount.
"Okay, don't refuse any more." Seeing this weather-beaten, but still beautiful girl, the aunt shook her head with a little pity.
"You have suffered a lot over the years." She knew that this girl looked like a wealthy eldest lady, but now there are many small scars on her arms and body, presumably because of these years. Been through a lot of hardships.
The two talked about the past few months. At the beginning of the year, Lettis helped the shop to improve and manufacture a new sewing machine, which greatly improved the efficiency and made a lot of profits. But now that the fur is used up, the army of the Canghong Empire is attacking again. Seeing that Hopelander is about to fall into danger, many residents and refugees have started a new round of transfers.
"Now that Hopelander is no longer safe, you can take this money to other cities, the sanctuary in the north, the islands in the south, or Solander, the capital of Crancia, you can settle down and live a good life. life."
"Perhaps you can also open a clothing store to make a living. I see that you are very avant-garde in the style and concept of clothing design, much stronger than an outdated old man like me." The aunt helped Lettis analyze the way out in the future.
"When you settle down, you can also find a suitable husband. A beautiful girl like you should have no shortage of suitors, but you just need to be careful not to be deceived by bad people."
"Thank you ma'am." Lettis nodded, thanking the aunt of the clothing store very much in her heart. If it weren't for her, I'm afraid she would be crowded into the noisy and crowded tent camp like other refugees.
"Okay, I won't nagging anymore, my daughter thinks I talk too much, and hasn't been home much in the past two years."
"Do you still have a daughter?" Lettis asked curiously.
"Yes, she has been very smart since she was a child. She graduated from Emenas a few years ago. She should be in the Falcon territory recently. Anyway, I don't have to worry about it now. She is very good at making money and living."
After the two exchanged for a while, the time to parting came.
"It's time to board the ship, the whistle has already started to play over there." Through the glass window of the cafe, the two saw that the iron-clad passenger ship in the port began to emit white gas, ready to warm up.
Lettis picked up the newly bought suitcase and walked out of the cafe, waved goodbye to the old lady sitting in the store, and then pressed the sun hat on her head and walked to the large passenger ship step by step.
The wet sea breeze blew her white skirt, her golden hair shone in the sun, and now she was about to start a new journey. The destination this time is Solander, the capital of Crancia. Perhaps she should follow the advice of the aunt and open a clothing store to make a living. After earning enough money in the future, consider alchemy.
The waves kept crashing against the thick sides of the ship, and the large passenger liner broke through the white spray and headed west. It was heading north along the coastline to the west coast of Crancia.
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East of the Canghong Empire, Wanglong Port.
This is the most prosperous port in the eastern part of the empire. In the past, ships heading to the east would stop here. This brought a lot of wealth, and the oriental people who came to the western continent would also look back at their homeland here, so they got the reputation of dragon. port.
Although the empire is full of conscription and preparations for war, the city is still peaceful. Living in this prosperous commercial city for a long time, people have become accustomed to engaging in trade work and earning huge profits, so they are naturally not interested in those things.
After all, when life is rich and sufficient, who would be willing to risk their lives on the battlefield? The same is true of the Four Dukes, the Landsworth family has always been a dove, hoping that the situation will be stable and stable, with few conflicts.
The wealthy life also allowed the nobles in the eastern part of the empire to live a leisurely life. They had a lot of time to play with art, opera, painting, etc. The jewelry and clothing operated by the Landsworth family have always been the trend vane in the empire.
With a top-notch famous family, artistic temperament, both elf blood, and wealth that can rival the country, it is not difficult to imagine the popularity of the Landsworth family in the empire with so many auras.
'Golden Flame Tulip' is a famous bakery in Wanglong Port.
Two dozen cakes wearing white towels in a spacious and tidy kitchen
The teacher is working hard. They mix and mix the flour, sugar, eggs and other raw materials according to the set ratio, and continue to add other auxiliary materials to bake to make a rough cake embryo.
After that, there are the processes of painting, shaping, carving, and placing. After a complete and good cake is baked, you can easily earn nearly a few silver coins. A day is dozens of gold coins, and a month is a huge income of nearly a thousand gold coins. This is the reputation and word of mouth of the 'Golden Flame Tulip'.
At its most glorious time, it is said that the cakes at the birthday party of the Duke of Landsworth were all provided by them.
"Bumansa, is Bumansa there?"
A maid in a black and white uniform walked into the big baking room and looked around. It's a pity that everyone here is wearing uniform light green uniforms and white scarves. She couldn't tell the difference for a while, and pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose.
"Here, here I am."
A chestnut-blond-haired girl came over. She had a relatively plump bust and a slender waist, and she seemed to have a mature and attractive temperament. Although the girl is not yet married, people often mistake her for a good wife and mother next door.
Seeing the girl in an apron in front of her, the head maid nodded with satisfaction. Although this employee has come to the cake shop for a while, she can learn everything quickly, and now she is the best pastry chef in the shop.
"Come with me, I have an important task for you." She put her hands on her waist and led the girl out of the back kitchen.
The 'Golden Flame Tulip' is the property of Earl Hongyuan. This nobleman from Wanglonggang is said to have his ancestors from the East. Although he has mixed blood for many generations, he still maintains the characteristics of black hair and black eyes.
Under the guidance of the maid, Bumansa came to the second floor of the front hall of the pastry house, which is generally a place to receive distinguished guests.
At this moment, a handsome and noble man in his 30s was sitting on the sofa waiting. He was wearing a black dress with a fluttering phoenix embroidered on his side collar with gold and red threads.
"This is the current Earl of Hongyuan, Master Li Lin." The head maid on the side introduced Bumansa.
"Hello, Mr. Li Lin." Bumansa nodded and saluted.
"I haven't been to the store for a long time. I heard that there is a talented person recently, so I'll stop by this time to have a look."
The man with long black hair banged his legs and sat on the sofa, looked at the girl next door like a wife, and continued to speak.
"Maybe I didn't train these people well. It seems that I almost admitted a real dragon by mistake."
"Bunia, you go back first."
"Yes, Master." Then the head maid with glasses stepped back quietly, closing the door before leaving.
Seeing such a scene, Bumansa did not panic, and looked at the Earl of Hongyuan quietly.
"Miss Bumantha graduated from Emenas, right?" The young earl leaned forward, took out the teacup on the table, and poured out the hot tea in the teapot.
"Yes, my lord."
"Don't be so restrained, you sit down first." He filled two cups of tea and placed one of them in front of Bumantha.
"With Miss Bumantha's strength, working in the cake house is really a bit of a talent." He made a little inquiries recently and learned that this girl is the top student of Emenas in the past, and she has won three consecutive championships in the school. The presence.
"It's nothing, I actually like to make dim sum."
Bumansa sat down and answered with a natural expression. Maybe this is the confidence of a genius. Even if she doesn't have any identity, she is not afraid of the earl in front of her.
"Is that so?" Li Lin tapped the armrest of the sofa with his fingers. Seeing that the girl didn't seem to be lying, he finally sighed.
"Then I have no choice but to respect your opinion."
"Actually, I came to you this time because I wanted to find someone to complete a mission. You should know the current emperor, right?"
"The current His Majesty is wise and talented, but he is not yet married. It was not until recently that the news came from Titenya that His Majesty has an engagement partner. In order to prepare for a big wedding, it is natural that all parties must make perfect preparations."
"And we 'Golden Flame Tulips' were invited to make cakes. Of course, it's just an invitation at the moment, and we have to compete with dozens of other well-known cake houses in the empire to pass the assessment and become the cake supplier for this wedding banquet. "
"If you can supply cakes for the emperor's wedding banquet, what kind of glory and fame this is, you should be able to guess without me saying it. And this competition, we must also come up with the best works."
"Hearing this, you must have understood the reason for looking for you."
"I will bring the five best pastry chefs in the cake house to Titenia to participate in this campaign. Before that, I hope you can create new categories that are refreshing and attractive The eyes of the selection officer stand out from the election."
"I see." Bumantha nodded.
"In the next month, you can use the ingredients in the kitchen at will. I will also provide you with two assistants, so that you can experiment and make new cakes. If you have any special materials you need, you can also tell Bunia, she will satisfy your request."
"Don't be stingy with expensive materials. Maybe the more expensive the better. As long as you can help me get the cake supply for this royal wedding banquet, I will prepare a huge reward of 3,000 gold coins for you."
"Presumably for Emenas' top students, this is also a lot of wealth."
"Thank you for your support." Bumansa got up and thanked.
"Very good, then I'll ask Miss Bumansa this time." The earl drank the tea and put it on the table again.
After Bouman
Sha said goodbye, opened the door and left.
"Yeah, so fast?" The head maid on duty outside the door watched Bumansa come out, and said with a little surprise, and then looked inside through the gap, and only relieved when he saw that the Count was safe and sound.
After Bumansa left, the lovely-looking head maid returned to the room, she sniffed with her nose, and then looked at her master with slightly curious eyes.
"Don't look at me that way, you impure maid." Li Lin pulled his tie a little tighter.
"You can't blame me for that. After all, that Miss Bumantha is indeed quite likeable." The maid picked up the table and saw the two cups above.
Unexpectedly, the master will pour her tea in person. It seems that she will treat this Miss Bumansa well in the future, or she may become her own mistress.
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Tertiary, June 1698.
The emperor of the Canghong Empire publicly announced his engagement partner, a girl from a small noble family in the south.
Once the news was released, it caused a lot of controversy. Some people are envious, some people are jealous, and some people say that this is unethical. His Majesty the Emperor should marry someone with a more noble status. A girl like this is only worthy of His Majesty's backstage lover, and must never be allowed to ascend to the throne of the Empress.
In the midst of countless arguments and quarrels, the ordinary noble girl 'Lily Esther' quickly entered everyone's attention, and her own family and her family also became the focus of thousands of eyes.
But this time the emperor of the empire still maintained his usual majesty and determination, suppressing all opposing voices. Pride and self-confidence seemed inevitable traits for the accomplished young emperor, who had plenty of time and energy to take over the empire and make it the ideal.
And being so powerful, he naturally won't compromise his will and desires because of all kinds of gossip. Since he wants it, he will definitely get it.
Since then, the nobles in the empire have gradually understood the emperor's decision.
Perhaps this seemingly ordinary girl will eventually become the most humble queen in the history of the empire, and will she be able to grasp the bright red rose scepter?