Rome Must Fall

"I understand, do you want to remind the others behind you as well?"

"Well, yes, you can go ahead and do it. Volenus, can you tell me which field is growing soybeans? Which field is growing chickpeas? Which field is growing lentils?… …”

"Chief, the field next to us is planted with chickpeas. Look, its branches are already half a person tall. When they are fully grown, they can be as tall as a person. Soybeans can't grow that tall. Look at it again. The edges of the leaves are so jagged that they hurt your hands..."

Maximus listened carefully to Vorelus' explanation of the crops in the farmland, and unknowingly came to the village.

"Chief, we are home!" Pheasalus' slightly excited voice interrupted Volenus's story.

Maximus looked up at the village gate in front of him. There was a brand-new wooden board above the door. He had sent someone to order it specially yesterday. On the wooden board was the Latin word "Snotia" that he had carved with his knife. The transliterated Illyrian word means "first home", which is the name he gave to this village. The village farther east is named "Vestney", which means "second home". It is quite simple and straightforward, but it is in line with everyone's taste, so there were few objections after it was proposed yesterday.

Home... Maximus looked at the wooden sign with emotion, turned around and said, "Put the flag of our tribe on it."

"I'll come!" Pheasalus took the initiative to take the flag from the cavalry, pushed open the ajar gate, walked in, and soon reached the gate, and quickly tied the flag to the wooden wall.

Under the breeze, the flag is fluttering, and the dragon drawn by Maxmus himself opens his teeth and roars, as if to announce to the world: This is the territory of the Nyx tribe!

"Let's go home!" Maximus shouted excitedly.

The soldiers responded with cheers.

The village gate opened wide, and the team marched into Snodia in a mighty manner.

Originally, most of the places in the stockade had been uninhabited for more than a month (the Pannoni army had only stationed 1,000 people here before, occupying a small area in the center of the stockade), and were filled with dust, fallen leaves, spider webs, and various houses and buildings. It's starting to get dilapidated...

But in the past few days, the Nyx tribe sent many personnel to clean and organize the entire village, and also made some repairs to the damaged buildings. Therefore, after the soldiers entered the village, they saw that the environment inside the village was relatively clean and there was no obvious odor. , the situation was different from what I saw when I broke into the stronghold last time, and I was even more happy.

Maximus's residence was of course the main house in the center of the stockade. The multiple Segestica noble houses next to the main house were allocated to the nine departments of Nyx as their office spaces. The houses of common people are given priority to newlyweds who have registered their marriages, and the remaining common people's houses are temporarily occupied by single second-class people.

The preparatory people and the Segestika captives temporarily lived in the place where the Skodisci slaves originally lived.

The materials moved from the temporary camp are stored in the warehouse in the stockade.

Originally, Snotia was built for the Segostika tribe of about 15,000 people, and it was obviously impossible to accommodate the Nyx tribe, which had reached more than 36,000 people. However, Maximus and the others had planned it in advance. , allowing all the soldiers and family members of the Second and Third Legions, as well as some reserve tribesmen, about 13,000 people, to move to Westney.

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"Creak-" The door was pushed open, and a ray of light came in.

Anfil walked into the dark room with a face of joy, but found that there was no one inside. She was surprised when a strange cry of "Wow!" came from behind, making her scream, turned around and ran out, but was A pair of arms hugged you tightly, and a familiar voice sounded in your ears: "Why did you arrive so late? I've been waiting for a long time!"

"How long has it been? Are you still playing such childish tricks? Do you want to scare me? Find another one!..." Anfil scolded and slapped Tinibazus on the head with his hand. head.

Tinibazus did not resist, and remained motionless, willing to be beaten.

After a few blows, Anfil lost his anger and asked angrily: "Before I came, were you just sitting around in the house and doing nothing?"

"Who said I didn't do anything!" Tinibazus screamed loudly, then went to the corner to pick up something and boasted: "I found a long wooden stick, pulled out some dead grass and branches, and spent a long time, I made a broom, look at it, it looks pretty good! I also went to the baggage camp to borrow a wooden bucket and went to the river to fetch water..."

"Well, it's not bad." Anfil's unhappiness had completely dissipated, but he still deliberately kept a cold face. After looking at the whole room, he said, "Let's clean the house first."

"It's up to you." Tinibazus responded in a flattering manner with a smile on his face.

Although the tribe had sent people to clean and tidy up the village before, every house had not been touched. The roof was covered with spider webs and the ground was covered with thick dust...

The two of them did what they said.

Wringing out cobwebs, sweeping the floor, wiping the house, making beds and quilts... all come from a hard life, but they are so handy at doing the work that the house looks different in a short while.

Anfil wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the brand new room, feeling a sense of happiness.

Tinybazus hugged her again and said anxiously: "Anfil, the house is cleaned, should we... go to bed?!"

Anfil was ashamed and angry, and cursed: "How can you sleep in broad daylight, you are not afraid of making people laugh!"

"We are already husband and wife, who can laugh at us! Besides, if we do things at home behind closed doors, no one will know!" Tinibazus retorted.

As a nurse, Anfil was experienced in dealing with uncooperative patients. She turned around, gently wiped the sweat from Tinibazus' face with a linen cloth, and said softly: "Why are you in such a hurry, I Now that I am your wife, how can I still run away? Please accompany me to take a good look at our home, and then I will stay with you in the evening, okay?"

"Okay, you have the final say." Tinibazus responded readily.

Amphiel smiled and pulled Tinibazus to the center of the house.

There is a small square fire pond on the ground. Although the pond has been cleaned, the soil inside is dark and hardened by years of smoke and fire.

"This is the place where we will cook in the future -" Anfil just said this, Tinibazus added: "Yes, I have seen Ardei people's houses similar to this. Hang down the rope, tie a large earthen pot, and place it on the fire pit to steam food... And this fire pit can not only be used for cooking, but also for keeping warm when the weather is cold..."

Anfil looked up and saw a straight chimney above the beams blackened by the fireworks: "There seems to be a spider web in the chimney."

"I'll go up to the roof and hang it in a while."

"When it rains, will the rainwater flow down the chimney into the house?" Anfil said with some worry. She is from Magna Graecia and grew up in Italy. She has never lived in such a house.

"Don't worry. You can climb up to the roof when it rains and cover the chimney with wooden boards. I asked the Aldie people specifically."

"Hey, you are quite considerate."

"I am the master of this house, how can I not be interested in you?" Tinibazus raised his head proudly.

Anfil rolled his eyes at him and looked around the whole house: the roof was more than three meters high, two wooden beds were placed in two corners, and there was nothing else. The house seemed very empty...

"We need a wardrobe, a storage tank, a wooden bucket for water, a large earthenware jar, a kitchen knife, an axe, some ropes, iron hooks..." Anfil murmured As he said this, he was already thinking about what supplies to buy for his home.

Tinibazus couldn't help but said: "Don't think about these things. I heard from our legion commander that we have just settled down and can't make anything yet. Our allies, the Aldi people, are also poor, so in the short term We can't get the things you mentioned during the time. If you really need them urgently, you can borrow them from the warehouse, but you must remember to return them on time."

"I want you to remind me that our head nurse has told me a long time ago that the things are not available for the time being. Why can't I even think about it!" Anfil glared at him angrily.

Tinybazus nodded quickly: "Okay, of course!"

"Tomorrow you have to chop some firewood and pile it in the house, and we have to light the fire pit. I also want to erect a statue of Hestia at home and pray that she will bless our home with safety and prosperity."

"Who is Hestia?"

"Greek God of the Kitchen."

"Oh, it is equivalent to the Roman Vesta. You are right. We should set up a statue of her at home. I happen to know a carpenter in the transport camp. I heard that his carving skills are very good. I will invite him then. Carve one for me.”

"Then you go find him tomorrow."

"OK!"

"Let's go take a look at the yard again." After Anfil said this, he pulled Tinibazus out of the door.

"There's a hole in the fence here, and there's a hole in the fence over there. You can find time to patch it up later."

"Um."

"There is a stable here. We can raise a few sheep and donkeys in it in the future——"

"And cows."

"Yes, we must raise cattle, so that we can save effort in plowing the fields."

"And horses."

"A horse is no good. That guy is too expensive, too delicate, and always poops. It's too troublesome to raise."

"This is not Italy. Horses are not expensive, and they can run fast and have great strength. They are more convenient for transporting things than oxen and donkeys."

"Uh... Okay, then we can take care of it if we can. Look, there are a few small houses made of wood over there."

"That should be a nest for chickens and ducks."

"Yes, we also need to raise chickens and ducks, so that we can have eggs to eat every day."

"There's something behind the house."

"What is it?"

"You'll know when you go over and take a look."

Amphiel followed Tinibazus around the house and saw another animal stable made of wood. It was about the same size as the one in the front yard, but the height of the wood was lower and it was not divided into small compartments. , a long stone trough was placed on the ground, and a drainage ditch was dug around the edge of the wooden fence...

"This is?"

"Pig pen!" Tinybazus said excitedly: "I heard from those Skodisqi recruits that the Celts were very good at raising pigs, and the Pannoni also learned this. Pigs are easy to raise. They eat everything and are not prone to illness. As long as they are fed properly, they can gain nearly a hundred pounds in half a year. At the end of the year, they are slaughtered and made into bacon, so they can eat meat throughout the year. "

"But pigs are very dirty." Anfil hesitated.

"The place where we lived before was not as good as pigs, and sometimes we had to go hungry. Now we can have meat to eat. This is simply a good thing. What else can you find fault with? Besides, look The design of this pigsty is poor. I stood outside and flushed it with water, and all the dirt flowed out along the ditch... I heard from the regiment commander that although the pigs poop a lot, it is good stuff. In the fields, crops can grow better!”

"Since it's so good, let's raise a few. When do you think our 80 acres of land will be divided? (After the victory in the camp defense battle, the original rebel members were promoted to second-class citizens. According to Maximus As promised, both husband and wife are members of the rebel army, and the family can be allocated 120 acres of land. This is too much for two people, and it is difficult to complete farming. After discussion, the political hall will grant 80 acres, which can balance the situation to some extent. Look at the envy of other ethnic groups who failed to marry women from the rebel army)."

"It should take some time. Think about it, we have to measure the large area of ​​land outside the village and distribute it to so many of us. It cannot be completed in a day or two. But don't worry, we will not lose the land. "Tinibazus said seriously: "There has never been a time when the promise made by Chief Maximus was not fulfilled!"

"Don't talk nonsense, I have no doubts about Chief Maximus! Hey, what do we want to plant if the land is divided?!" Anfil's eyes lit up when he talked about the land.

"Don't be too happy first. Think about how you can cultivate the land well so that you won't be criticized by the Ministry of Agriculture and pay taxes well. It won't affect our family's promotion of awards."

"Yes, 80 acres of land is too much. There are only two of us, can we cultivate it?" After Tinibazus' reminder, Anfil felt worried.

"Don't think too much. Anyway, we are not the only ones with this problem. There will always be a way to solve it. Let's go see Samoras.

"I wonder how this guy got along with Yuluvina alone today?"

Yes, with the help of Tinibazus and Amphier, Samoras and Uruvina got married. Of course, Anfil, as the matchmaker, was also concerned about this, so the two went to Zamoras' house.

Facts have proved that they were overly worried. Although Samoras is a bit naive and does not speak the same language as his new wife, they both have the same situation and are both down-to-earth people. They don't like to talk much and can communicate with just gestures. They compete with each other for work and get along very harmoniously.