Leaving the Nianci warehouse, Solandale handed the tissue to Machi and motioned for him to wipe the blood.

He took the tissue, and just as he wanted to explain something, Solandale interrupted: "Don't say anything, let's go to the city for a break first." ”

Ma Ban was stunned for a moment, he didn't know why Solandale was running to the city for the New Year, and when she came back to her senses, she had already gone away, and he hurriedly followed.

Solandale had already learned to steer the carriage by himself in the previous two years, so this time he didn't take anyone else with him, and became a coachman himself, driving Maban to the exit of the giant wall of the royal city.

At the exit, there were royal guards on duty, and they stopped the carriage, and when they saw that the person in the carriage was Solandale, they said respectfully, "Your Highness, where are you going, Princess?" ”

Solandale: "I'll go out and I'll be back in the evening." ”

Imperial Guard: "Does Your Highness have His Majesty's decree or relevant documents?" ”、

Solandelle: "I'm either on a mission or out town. ”

The imperial guard bowed his head and said, "I'm sorry, Your Highness, you need to have a passage document to enter and exit the palace, this is a rule, please don't be embarrassed." ”

Just as Solandale was silent, Bolton happened to be returning from his patrol from outside, and he rode over and asked, "What's going on?" ”

The imperial guard hurriedly explained the ins and outs, and Bolton waved his hand directly after hearing this: "What's there to stop here?" Let her go, and I'll just say hello to my father's side. ”

His Royal Highness the Prince said so, and the imperial guards had nothing to say, so they moved the barricades and let them go.

"Thank you, Brother Seven." Solandale whispered.

Burton touched Randell's head, "What do you have to thank your brother?" Which street are you going to go to? I'll send someone to escort you. ”

"Oh no, I'll come back after shopping, I'll go first." Solandale waved the reins and walked away as Burton watched.

The snow in the royal city is shaking, and the carriage slowly moves forward in the snow, and the farther away from the palace, the scenery in front of you slowly changes from prosperity to mediocrity and decay.

In the minds of many people, the Intramuros should be a heavenly place, full of luxury from the inside out... In fact, this is a very stereotyped perception, and it is not.

No matter where the royal city is, the rows of houses need to be built, the garbage left behind after extravagant banquets must be disposed of, and the countless dirty work must be done - the nobles will definitely not want to do it, so who will do it? It can only be done by the people at the bottom.

Every city needs a lot of cheap labor to maintain the most basic production and construction work, so even the most noble royal city in the kingdom still has many low-level people, who live in the fringe cities, earn a meager salary, and have endless work every day, so they have time to rest before the new year.

Years ago, the streets were very deserted, and there were few people to be seen on the road, so Solandale drove the carriage around for a long time before finding a small restaurant that was still open.

The reason why this store is open is because this is a shop that integrates business and housing, and the owner of the store lives in a miscellaneous room on the other side of the kitchen.

The boss didn't expect that someone would come here to eat a few years ago, which seemed a little unexpected.

Moreover, although Solandale is dressed plainly, it is difficult to hide a person's temperament, not to mention anything else, just that white skin like snow, how many civilian families can raise their children with this skin type? This is obviously a noble lady.

The boss hurriedly vacated his seat and nodded: "Two adults, I'm really sorry, I really didn't expect that there would be distinguished guests today, there is no good wine and meat in the store, I'm afraid I won't be able to entertain the two." ”

Solandale sat down straight and smiled slightly: "It's okay, what is there to cook, just three dishes and staple food, thank you." ”

"Okay, then please wait." The guests said so, and the boss couldn't refuse, so he quickly cooked three dishes, a tomato and pepper soup, a pumpkin and asparagus, a fruit and vegetable salad, and the only meat food was a staple pancake with eggs.

After the boss finished serving, he owed again: "I'm really sorry, I originally wanted to make a barbecue for the two of you, but the meat at home has been eaten, so I can only use eggs to make pancakes to entertain you." ”

Solandelle: "It's the Chinese New Year, why don't you prepare more meat at home in advance?" ”

The boss smiled bitterly and said, "I want to too, but I can't afford to eat it." ”

Solandale: "If you can open a small restaurant, how can you not even afford to eat meat?" Is business sluggish? ”

The boss sighed: "Business is good, I can usually entertain more than a dozen tables of guests a day, and I can earn 5 or 6 hundred copper months every month after deducting the rent of the store and the cost of ingredients." ”

"It's just that the two of you also know that last year the kingdom fought with the desert, and this year it fought with the Far East, and taxes were levied several times in a row, and most of the monthly coins earned throughout the year were used to pay taxes, and the rest of the money was barely enough to feed the family, where is there money to buy meat to eat."

When the boss said this, he looked at the corner, and his eyes also showed a little pity: "In my life, I hope to save some money, and it is best to have a few adults who pay for the silver moon one day to become my frequent visitors here, so that I can save the silver moon for my daughter to study in the future." ”

Solandale followed the boss's gaze and saw a young girl hiding in the corner, quietly watching two strangers who had come to the store, sneaking like a shy kitten.

Solandale: "Why do you want your daughter to study?" ”

"Be an official!" The boss smiled without thinking, "Only by studying can we become officials, and when we become officials, we can receive a lot of salaries, and if our children become officials at the main city level, the whole family can be tax-free, and we can become nobles and live a prosperous life!" ”

Ma Ban couldn't help it a little, and said in a reproachful tone: "How can you hold this mentality? The purpose of being an official is to ask for the lives of the people so that more people can live a better life, not for themselves. If everyone becomes an official in order to become a nobleman, what will become of the atmosphere up and down the kingdom? ”

The boss retorted: "This lord, you can't say that. If you are such a selfless person, then I admire you. We ordinary people just want to make a living, how can we change our lives if we are not officials? Civilians want to get ahead of the way only to become officials, and there is no way for many people to become officials. ”

Solandale raised her hand slightly, stopped the debate between the two, and said with a smile: "Yes, how good it is to be a nobleman, with fiefdoms, servants, no taxes, and rewards from above during the New Year's holidays." As long as you become a nobleman, the next generation can easily inherit the status of a nobleman, who doesn't like this kind of life? ”

The boss smiled and gave Solandale a bowl of soup: "It's still this young lady who is sensible!" ”

Solandale looked at the boss, his eyes were deep, and he asked silently: "Life is like this, have you ever hated the royal family?" ”

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