Traveling through troubled times: Princess disguises herself as a man and becomes a soldier to earn

Princess Mansion Backyard

The steward took the people to the backyard, glanced at the list, and said seriously: "Now start calling the names. Those who are called, go to the corresponding rooms. There will be special people to take care of your food and accommodation in the future. Follow the rules."

"If anyone starts a fight or bullies others, the punishment will be as follows."

[1. Those who wantonly insult others will be punished with ten strokes of the cane. Those who refuse to change after repeated admonitions will be directly returned. 2. Those who forcibly rob others of their food will not be given any food within three days once discovered. 3. Those who beat others will be beaten to death.]

After he finished speaking, he looked at the trembling slaves with his eyes flickering. He said in a gentle voice, "If you hit them with a stick, you must give them a sweet reward."

"Of course, there will be corresponding rewards for good performance. Each room will elect a dormitory head who will be responsible for managing your sleeping arrangements and assisting the dormitory manager in management."

"The election is held every six months. The person who is chosen can get an extra 100 copper coins every month, plus a chance to go out. You can go out to see your family or go out for fun."

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this. They had never heard of such rules before. The masters never cared whether they rested or died. If they died, they would just buy new slaves.

Why is the Princess Mansion completely different from the previous owner? Why is it so good to them? What is the purpose? What use can they be? They are nothing more than worthless lives.

After the steward finished speaking, he opened the booklet and began to call out names: "Room 1, No. 22, Wang Shi, Lin Qingshan..."

a moment later

After arranging accommodation for them, she began to arrange for them to wash, change into clean clothes, and go to the dining hall for meals. Although she didn't know why the princess was so kind to these slaves.

However, the master's intention was never something that a steward like him could guess. If he wanted to live longer, he just had to be obedient enough, and the rest just had to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

In the dining hall

Inside was a large room filled with long tables. One table could accommodate six people for dining at the same time. After everyone went in, they lined up obediently at the steward's request.

He smelled the aroma of food and his stomach growled. There was a glimmer of light in his dead eyes. This smell was clearly that of meat. Could it be that lowly people like them could also eat meat?

If it were possible, they would be so happy. Even if they had to fight for the princess with their lives in the future, it would be what they deserved. After all, even if they were not given good food, they would still have to work and fight hard.

Yuan Yi held Yuan Er's hand and couldn't help swallowing, his face full of restraint.

Yuan Er was just a little kid after all, how could he hold back? He shook his brother's hand, his dark eyes shining: "Brother, it smells so good, it tastes like meat."

"I've smelled it before. This must be meat. The master wants to give us meat to eat. This is so kind to us. Tomorrow I will clean up the study and make the master more satisfied."

"Well, you're right to think so."

Yuan Yi patiently exhorted: "Only if you listen to your master can you live longer. If you do good deeds, if your master is in a good mood, he might even give you a status instead of a lowly slave."

Yuan Er said obediently: "Okay, I'll remember it."

Ling Tian, ​​who was standing by, saw them smiling so happily, and a hint of jealousy flashed in his eyes. Why did his sister die and his entire family be gone, while others were smiling so happily? What were they so proud of? They would still die in the end.

"Humph, it's too early to be happy. This is the Princess's residence, and also the residence of a venerable. Which venerable is not arrogant? How can they treat slaves as human beings? They said they didn't understand and asked the waiter to go. They must have other purposes."

"Yuan Yi, you'd better not be too optimistic. Just like me, I believed the master's stupid words and killed my only sister. Now I'm all alone. If I die one day, no one will cry for me."

Yuan Yi saw the resentment in his eyes and lowered his eyelids, not knowing what to say. There was no way to comfort him in this kind of thing. How could others understand the pain of losing family members?

Yuan Er looked confused. He looked at his brother opposite him, then raised his head and looked at his brother standing next to him. He couldn't help but hug the arm of the person next to him and asked in a low voice: "Brother, you won't leave, right?"

"...Well, I won't leave."

a moment later

Everyone was holding the food, looking a little dazed, looking down from time to time. It was really... they were just slaves when it came to eating meat. In the past, they could only taste a little meat during the Chinese New Year.

Now I actually have a whole, big piece of meat. It feels like a dream.

Yuan Yi took his brother to a corner and sat down, deliberately staying away from the people who liked to bully them in the mansion before. They looked at their smirking brother with a doting look in their eyes: "Eat quickly, Xiaoer, be careful not to be snatched away by others."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Er reached out and held Wan in his arms like a child protecting his own. He looked at the palm-sized piece of meat. The amber color was so beautiful. He knew it must be delicious even before he ate it.

"Brother, you should eat quickly too. Otherwise, if Da Zhuang and the others see you, they will come and snatch your food and beat you up. Let's eat quickly."

As he took a bite, the meat was soft and fragrant. His eyes lit up and he mumbled, "Hmm, so delicious, so fragrant, this is the most delicious meat I have ever eaten."

"Master is so kind. I must work hard, eat more meat and grow taller, and protect my brother. If anyone bullies you, I will beat them to a pulp."

Yuan Yi chuckled and said nothing. He just picked up the meat in the bowl and put it in Yun Er's bowl, saying softly, "You are still young and it is the time for you to grow. Eat more meat to supplement your body."

"Grow up strong, don't be so weak like your brother. People will want to bully you when they see you. Eat, don't choke."

Yuan Er nodded, wishing he could bury his head in the bowl and only eat his own piece of meat. Since it was divided, everyone got a piece of meat, so he couldn't eat his brother's, otherwise his brother would have nothing to eat.

After he quickly finished eating, he burped. This was the first time he felt full. White rice was really delicious. If he could eat it once a month in the future, he would be satisfied.

It is impossible to eat it every day. Even if the master is rich, he can't afford to eat white rice every day, so once a month is best.

Yuan Er took the meat back and urged: "Brother, eat quickly, be careful of others snatching it away..."

Yuan Yi looked back and saw that those people were almost done eating. His heart tightened and he didn't care about anything else and started eating. He was intoxicated by the fragrance at the first bite. His eyes turned red and he almost cried.

The meat was really delicious, and the master was so good to them. It was obviously not necessary to give them meat, but he still gave everyone meat. Even if he let them die in the future, at least they had a good meal and were full. It was really good.

Before I finished eating, I heard a noisy sound and turned my head to look over there. A fight had already broken out over there. Just like before, they were fighting over food, but this time it was them, fighting over a thin and timid person.

Looking at the person who was kicked to the ground, Yuan Yi felt a little bit reluctant.