Be a matchmaker in an otome game

Chapter 238 The burned grain truck

Felissa did not approach, she just stood in a position where she could hear the conversation of the group of people, and listened quietly without speaking.

Soon she knew something was wrong.

The grain truck that left their place yesterday morning was set on fire by someone who suddenly rushed out. Now the acting city lord is leading people to investigate the matter, but it looks like the way it was done looks like that of a well-known local gangster.

It was Azarez. After hearing that it was a gangster, Felissa was extremely sure of this. After hearing that the acting city lord Vincent was now pursuing the matter, she understood even more that there would be no follow-up to this matter.

The two of them didn't know what their plan was, and they actually did such an immoral thing as burning the food. Felicia frowned, but didn't think much about it. Since they were jointly taking action, there must be a need for them to take action.

Then she heard someone say in astonishment: "Are we still coming to collect food? Isn't it enough for us to pay the food again this year?"

Felicia knew about the matter of paying taxes. Civilians can choose to pay taxes with money or specified money equivalents. Food is one of the money equivalents, and farmers will choose to pay taxes with food. After all, they can avoid the step of exchanging food for money.

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This village has almost paid its taxes in full this year. Logically speaking, the remaining grain is reserved for the village's own use, but now it is said that grain will be collected again...

"What can we do? They are fighting the Royal Army. They only want food and don't care about our life or death."

"But we can't pay for the food. If we pay for it, what will we eat this winter?"

"If we don't pay, we won't survive this winter!"

Just as they were arguing, the old voice of the village chief rang out, with an invisible majesty: "That's enough, stop arguing. How much food is left in the village now?"

"It's not much. After deducting what will be used for sowing next year, it's barely enough to survive this winter. And there's even more this year..."

The sound behind it was vague and unexplained, but Felissa knew that it was talking about dozens of extra mouths to eat this year, namely those maids.

The village chief pondered for a while: "Hand over all the remaining food."

Everyone else was anxious: "Village Chief!"

"Listen to me!" the village chief's voice suddenly rose. "Even if we don't hand it over this time, what about next time? Regardless of whether something happened to the batch of grain we sent yesterday, they are planning to ask us to hand over all the grain to supply the front line.

, so instead of struggling, it’s better to do it neatly and save yourself some suffering.”

Everyone knew that what the village chief said was right, so after a while of discussion, they had no other choice but to agree.

So today's dinner was very sumptuous. I was originally reluctant to give the maids an extra grain of rice, but today I generously gave them a lot, and even meat.

They're all going to be given away anyway, so it's better to eat more.

The maids didn't know what was going on, and they were cooking happily. Since they came here to work, their appetite has been getting bigger and bigger day by day. On the first day, they were still full, but on the second day, the same amount of food was only seven.

Full portion.

Karona was also very happy, but while she was happy, she also felt that something was wrong. If something went wrong, it would be a monster. After so many rounds of lessons, Karona became a little more sensitive. Looking at so much food, Karona always felt that something was wrong.

omen.

She looked at Felissa, who seemed particularly taciturn today: "Do you know anything?"

Felicia nodded silently: "I know, but it's better not for me to tell you."

After all, she only heard it once, and she didn't know what happened next. It was better to let the insider announce the news to them.

"That's right," Karona didn't react much. She smiled, "Sure enough, I knew we wouldn't be able to calm down so easily."

Although her tone was calm, there was an inexplicable sadness in it. Perhaps the bad luck these days had made her tired and weak, and she even felt a bit resigned to her upcoming fate.

Felicia raised her eyes and looked at her quietly. She wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything. She just turned her gaze to the closing night. She could see that all the people's fireworks were extraordinarily bright today.

Long.

Not only is the food expensive in the village, but also firewood must be used sparingly. No one cooks so many dishes except during the New Year and festivals.

They are all tinkering with the Last Supper.

Even Felissa couldn't help but feel a sense of fear at this moment. Fortunately...fortunately...she was born into a noble family. Even if she wasn't very valuable, at least she had enough food and clothing, and could even learn magic.

Fortunately... she has Azarez. Azarez will not let her fall into such an embarrassing situation. He will definitely protect her in every possible way.

"Maybe," Karona walked up to her and looked at the smoke with her dreamily, "it's retribution for the first half of our lives."

This sentence... Felissa looked at Karona: "Have you figured it out?"

This was also her original intention. She hoped that these noble ladies would know what they had done back then, how much harm they had caused to the common people, and most importantly, let them learn how to survive like common people.

"Who doesn't understand? It's just that they refuse to recognize the truth." Karona sneered, with sarcasm and ridicule, "Who is willing to admit mistakes."

Who is willing to admit that the past ten years or so were a huge mistake, not to mention that people will have such thoughts - why him? It is obvious that the people of the previous generations lived in peace and contentment until their death, why did it have to be them?

All in all, no matter how much I say, I just want to say one thing: I am not wrong.

But are they really not wrong? They are just unwilling to face it.

"Tell them, don't continue to act like a young lady. Magic is not omnipotent, not to mention that you are neither skilled in magic nor have any lethality. Using magic is of no use except putting yourself in a disadvantageous position.

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It was rare for Felissa to give such practical advice or warning. She always only asked these maids about their psychological problems and soothed their emotions. Although it only treated the symptoms and not the root cause, this was the only thing Felissa could do for them.

They basically never said anything, let alone tell them how to behave in the world.

Because they won't listen even if they say it. The arrogance of the nobles, or the arrogance is deep in their bones, and they cannot bow their heads. If they are asked to admit their mistakes or live like common people, they will have to be in a state of panic for a while.

But now that they have come into contact with some civilian life, it is time to tell them these truths. At least they should stop holding on to the stupid thoughts of superiority. In addition to harming others, they are harming themselves.

For example, the two lying on the bed right now are an example.

(End of chapter)