Rebirth of India: Superior

"I can't find a suitable description." Shakru took two steps back and looked at her, "but beautiful! The capable dress suits you very well!"

"Thank you!" She came over to hug him and kissed his cheek a few times.

Shakru smiled and asked: "Do you still like these gifts?"

"Of course I do." She nodded with a smile, and then asked a little sadly: "This won't be a parting gift."

"Well, you can say that, after all, there is nothing fun here next. Right, we can't continue to wait for Thanksgiving, right?" Shakru shrugged and said.

"Thanksgiving is a good idea. There will be a grand parade on that day." Cassie suggested.

Unexpectedly, Shakru shook his head and refused: "Forget it, I don't have a good impression of Thanksgiving. First thank the Indians and then kill them all? I can't accept this way of gratitude." (This is not nonsense, you can Baidu the origin of Thanksgiving.)

"Well, do you like Spain? I have a relative who is about to buy back an ancient castle recently. Are you interested in going to see it?" Cassie rolled her eyes and suggested.

Speaking of castles, Shakru couldn't help but think of his experience of buying antiques in the castle of Ezkenna, so he couldn't help but get interested and said, "This is a good idea, but how big is this castle? It won't be just a small turret, right?"

Cassie said dissatisfiedly: "My relative is a rare family in Spain. He is the eleventh generation Duke of Osorno and a real great lord. Do you think his castle might be small?"

"If that's the case, it's really worth a look."

After nearly seven hours of long flight, the plane landed in Madrid, Spain on the other side of the ocean. The two did not stop, but continued to transfer to domestic civil aviation to Zaragoza, the capital of the northern Aragon Autonomous Region. The regional airliner only takes half an hour to fly.

When they walked out of the airport, an old man with silver hair came to greet them. Originally, they planned to take a taxi back without mobilizing a large number of people, but Felix, the old duke's butler and good friend, was a bit stubborn and insisted on picking them up in person. After the greetings, everyone loaded their luggage and got on the car to set off.

Zaragoza is about 200 kilometers away from Madrid. It borders France to the north. The natural environment is not good and faces the challenges of drought and desertification all year round. However, it is also this climate and the environment of loess everywhere that make it a famous grape-growing area in Spain with a developed wine industry.

The water shortage in Spain is very obvious. After leaving the city, the straight road ahead is surrounded by farmland on one side and desolate land on the other side. A little further away, there is only dry and barren land on both sides of the road. The small towns that occasionally pass by are also empty and sparsely populated.

It is not wrong to call Spain the "rural area" of Europe, because except for big cities, other areas are generally low-rise houses with old appearance and shape. The history of many houses can be traced back to hundreds of years ago. Even if they are broken, they are still repaired and supported.

Cassie suddenly shook his head at a building outside the window: "It has been repaired for three years, right?"

"Be careful and patient, there will always be a day to complete it. But you should put more enthusiasm in life." The old butler Felix said calmly.

Mahalon is an ancient town, about 30 to 40 kilometers away from the capital Zaragoza. It is surrounded by yellow soil and rarely green. However, this soil and temperature have created a lot of high-quality vineyards, and some famous wineries are hidden in them. The car finally stopped in front of an old building with a yellowish color and arched windows on the high walls.

It seems that Cassie is really a relative of the owner here, because the owner actually held a grand banquet to welcome her. From the evening, the backyard became very lively. Adults and children changed into traditional Spanish costumes, laid out delicious ham, opened the treasured wine, and sang and danced beside the piled fire.

A guy who called himself Miguel and his wife danced a jota, and then everyone followed one by one. Shakru also invited Cassie to participate. Hoda is a collective dance. With the cheerful music beat, the leg movements are constantly changed. Men and women hold hands in a circle, and the firelight reflects their smiling faces.

Even Don Juan, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was shaking his body with the music, and he was in a good mood. When the song ended, everyone returned to their original positions to rest and taste the delicious food.

The next morning, I woke up from my sleep listening to the chirping of insects and birds and smelling the smell of horse manure. Rural life is like this, quiet and extremely close to nature.

The castle is ten kilometers away from Mahalon. It is built on the top of a flattened mountain and surrounded by a large vineyard. It used to belong to the duke's territory, but because of the maintenance costs of the castle and the tax issues of the land, it had to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, lease or transfer.

Don Juan's thoughts are traditional. Things belong to his ancestors. If he is not helpless, he is really unwilling to give them up, because he is not selling property, but pride. Now his grandson has made a lot of money on Wall Street in the United States, so he plans to buy back his ancestral property.

To end the material heritage that is handed over to the government for maintenance in advance, the procedures are relatively complicated-but that was in the past. Looking at the current Spanish economy on the verge of collapse, the government is heavily in debt and is dragged down by various social welfare. It is really powerless to maintain the huge annual expenditure of the castle.

The financial crisis has crippled many European countries, not only Spain, but also neighboring Portugal. Italy, a fellow countryman, has been auctioning off state assets to cash in, such as castles, islands, etc. Some people even suggested selling the second largest island, Sardinia, to Switzerland. Selling property is almost the most direct way to solve financial problems.

Therefore, when they contacted the government of the Autonomous Region of Aragon, the two sides almost hit it off. The only thing that needed to be discussed was the price.

Although the Mahalon Castle belonged to the Duke, after it fell into the hands of the government, it was repaired and maintained and became a local tourist attraction. Tourists often come to visit. There are still many precious cultural relics preserved in it, such as medieval armor, murals and exquisite sculptures, which are worth a lot of money.

When it was handed over to the government for management, the most valuable calligraphy and paintings and precious metals had been taken away, but the remaining things that were not easy to take away were not ordinary items that could be seen on the streets. The poor government naturally wanted to get a generous return from it to make up for the losses. Taking into account the breach of contract liability for early termination of the contract, inflation, etc., the government offered 25 million euros.