The welcoming people seemed to be trained. When Arthur got off his horse, the cheering stopped abruptly, and one by one looked at him excitedly and quietly.
Under the leadership of Burley, Arthur met his family first.
His wife''s name was Tuya. She was a plump blonde. In order to welcome Arthur''s arrival, she specially put on a long dark brown dress, and her hair was carefully taken care of and neatly coiled behind her head.
"Nice to meet you, count." she kneaded her skirt in her hands, bent her head and knees slightly, and made an aristocratic salute.
Arthur stepped forward, held her shoulders, felt her body tremble, and seemed to be afraid of himself.
After hugging, Arthur said kindly, "madam, I''m glad to see you too. I heard that you specially prepared food for us. I must eat more later."
"That''s great, my Lord." Tuya squeezed out a smile and relaxed a little.
She was so afraid of Arthur that she was so disturbed by his arrival that she couldn''t sleep well for days.
She could not imagine what kind of boy could make such a ruthless decision - his husband risked his life to fight for him, but he recovered the fief of the Tuli family after victory.
They lost their farms, serfs and large tracts of land. She really doubted that her husband was crazy and would agree to such a decision. Moreover, she praised the young Lord and said that she wanted to carry out a great and unprecedented reform.
She couldn''t understand that what kind of reform needed to be based on the surrender of their own territory? She was afraid that all this was just a hoax.
In her imagination, Arthur was a young man with surly eyes, rebellious appearance and cold and ruthless temperament. Even if this was not the case, her worried heart could not be calm, and she was deeply afraid that something worse would happen.
Burley smiled and nodded to his wife, then looked at his two children.
"Hello, my Lord!"
"Little fellow, what''s your name? How old are you this year?" Arthur asked with a smile, looking at a boy with a chest and seven or eight points similar to Burley.
"My Lord, my name is dre Toury, nine years old!" the little guy shouted without stage fright.
"Nine years old," Arthur nodded. "You will grow as strong as your father in the future!"
Hearing the speech, the little guy immediately raised his chest higher, raised his chin, and looked serious and proud.
Arthur patted him on the shoulder and turned to look at the little girl holding his mother''s skirt.
"And you?"
Burley''s daughter looks only five or six years old. She is wearing a light blue linen skirt and a chubby little face, which is somewhat similar to her mother.
Hearing Arthur''s question, the little girl did not answer, but shrank back in fear.
"Sarah, you can''t do that!" said Beret''s wife in a commanding tone, grabbing her daughter''s little hand holding her skirt. "You should salute and say hello to adults like your brother. You don''t usually do that!"
Dre Toury glanced at his timid sister, held his chest, and the expression on his little face became more proud.
"You... Hello, sir... My name is Sarah..." the little girl tightened her body and stared at Arthur timidly, as if she was preparing for his sudden anger.
"Sarah?" Arthur squatted down.
He did not know why the little girl was so afraid of herself. It was reasonable to say that such a situation would only occur to serfs or civilians.
"Yes... Yes, Sarah Toury," repeated the little girl, looking straight at Arthur. This time, she spoke much more clearly than before, and her voice increased a little.
"Very nice name! Well... It reminds people of your favorite food. Miss Sarah, can you tell me what your favorite food is?"
"Food?" the little girl''s volume increased a little. "Baked fish with potatoes, with a lot of tomato juice, uh... And two pieces of bread."
"Must be delicious?"
"Oh!" the little girl nodded and affirmed Arthur.
"Do you have these things for the food later?"
"Yes, mom prepared it specially." when it comes to food, the little girl completely forgets her fear.
"But what if I haven''t eaten? Why don''t I hold you and sit next to me when you introduce me later?" Arthur asked, looking into the little girl''s eyes.
As a stranger and the most handsome noble Lord, Arthur will never allow himself to be the image of a big demon in the little girl''s heart.
Looking at Arthur''s open arms and pleading eyes, the little girl has made up for his poor appearance because he ate the wrong food.
Under the girl''s sympathetic eyes, Arthur picked her up.
"My Lord, I can also introduce food for you. I know all of them!" said dre turi, who stood with his chest on one side when he saw his sister held in Arthur''s arms.
"I can too!" the little girl immediately fought back. He put his arms around Arthur''s neck.
The appearance of brother and sister quarreling made all the adults around laugh. Dre Toury immediately snorted coldly, turned his face proudly and didn''t see his sister in the same way. He thinks he''s an adult!
Arthur rejected the suggestion of Burley and his wife to let him put down the little girl. He tickled Sarah with his hand and made the little girl giggle.
Based on the experience of dozens of "girlfriends" in Arthur''s previous life, teasing little girls is exactly the same as teasing girlfriends. It''s nothing more than kissing, hugging and holding high.
Facts have proved - it works!
Just as Arthur took Sarah in his arms, surrounded by a crowd of people, and walked towards the open area of the banquet spot ahead, the little girl put her neck around him and asked, "Sir, why did you rob our land?"
The little girl''s voice was not big, but it was enough for the people around to hear clearly. In consternation, everyone stopped. Thorne, bank and others all looked at Beret with puzzled eyes.
"Sara, what are you talking about!" the wife of burry yelled at her daughter, her voice trembling.
Although she was dissatisfied with Arthur''s recovery of the Tuli family''s fief, it was only dissatisfaction in her heart. She didn''t expect that all her usual complaints were remembered by her daughter and asked directly in front of Arthur.
"Apologize to your excellency!" she ordered nervously. Staring at Arthur, I was afraid that he would suddenly get angry and make any terrible decision.
On one side, burley also said hurriedly, "Sir, this... Sarah is just a child and can''t understand your..."
"Take it easy," Arthur interrupted. Sarah in her arms has been overwhelmed by the sudden change. "You''ll scare the children. Besides, do you think I''ll be dissatisfied with such a small thing?"
Then Arthur looked at the pregnant girl and said softly, "Sarah, is the food we want to eat later prepared by mom alone?"
"No. my mother is only responsible for directing, and everyone makes the food together." the little girl replied honestly.
Arthur nodded and then asked, "if you let Mom prepare alone or everyone command, do you think you can prepare enough food for all of us here?"
Sarah thought. There are so many people here. My mother can''t do it alone. If everyone commands like my mother, no one will do it.
"Definitely not." the little girl shook her head.
Arthur said, "so, in the past, we were like everyone in command - Father in command, mother in command, brother and Sarah in command. In this way, we don''t know who to listen to. We will only make a noise all the time."
"As for me, I just collected everyone''s land, kept it together, and then assigned different tasks to everyone. In this way, we won''t have a lot of quarrels and can work quickly. Just like Sarah''s mother instructed everyone to prepare rich food."
Arthur''s statement is very simple, but Sarah still doesn''t understand it. However, looking at her brother, she immediately said, "Sir, I see. You must not let a guy like your brother command you. He will only make trouble for others!"
Hearing the childish words, Arthur said with a dumb smile, "my brother will grow up, and so will Sarah."
"I grow faster!" Sarah stressed.
"Stupid Sarah, I''m older than you!"
……
Whether Sarah understood or not is not the point. The point is that the relaxed atmosphere gives everyone a step.