Anna could only save one gold coin in the Earl's Mansion for a whole year, but ordinary civilians worked for a whole year and might not even be able to save a single silver coin except for the necessary expenses for living. The other person asked for a gold coin, which was obviously blackmail.
However, there is no law enforcement agency in this world. If there is a conflict, it can be adjudicated by the lord. But for the lord to make a decision, three silver coins are required each time. Ordinary civilians are generally reluctant and unable to come up with this money. Those who ask the lord to make a decision are either rich commoners or ordinary small nobles.
In most cases, the law of the jungle is the rule of the game among civilians in this world. Only when there are many people in the family or are very strong can one's own interests be guaranteed.
In a region, the people always tend to be stable, so there will be people who rely on strength or fame to become figures like old men in ancient times in the East to mediate conflicts. Ordinary civilians will respectfully call him "Master" and accept "Master". mediation results.
The staff here in Pomegranate Lane is relatively simple, there have been no vicious cases, and there are no "masters". Therefore, if Evan does not accept the gold coin requested by the other party, he can seek a ruling from the tavern owner. Abbas, the tavern owner, is the "master" of that area.
Anna helped Guy deal with Evan's injuries, but she couldn't help but feel a little distracted.
Bobby must have been scared away by her words before, but he probably went to find Lily and Renee later. Compared to Lily's naivety, her mother Renee must have more evil thoughts. This time Bobby went to the pub to cause trouble, it must have been prompted by Renee.
Because the subsequent development of this matter can shed some light on some issues.
If the rumors are true and Master Parrish really wants to marry her, then if her family encounters such a thing, Parrish will definitely settle it for her, either directly giving a gold coin, or using the name of the lord's son to scare away the blackmailers. Money.
But if Anna's family can't come up with the money, or no one helps her family, it shows that rumors are just rumors. In this way, Bobby will no longer be afraid, and may even directly marry by force.
No matter how smart Anna is, she still seems powerless in the face of "no money".
This time she was trying to make trouble in the tavern, and she couldn't get over it perfectly, unless she could really find Parrish and confirm the rumors.
However, the rumors she created are still spreading in private. If she asks Parrish to come forward, not to mention whether he is willing to come forward, even if he is really willing... he will definitely learn about that "rumor", and his reaction to it She couldn't guess.
Parrish usually seemed to call her darling affectionately, but when she asked to learn how to read, he refused so simply. She didn't really think he couldn't read, he just didn't want to teach her as a maid, probably. I feel like she doesn't deserve it.
She could be favored and ridiculed by him as a woman, but she could not enjoy the knowledge that only belonged to the upper class as an equal person. Parrish is a noble, she is just a commoner.
Anna was deep in thought when she heard Evan say: "I'm going to find Mr. Abbas and ask him to mediate. That man's injury can be cured with only three silver coins, and we can afford it."
Guy responded: "Okay, I'll go with you."
Anna washed the linen towel in clean water and listened to the two people's discussion in silence.
Beside, Jim was sitting safely on the ground, looking at Evan without blinking. Adele held little Evan's hand and looked at her father fearfully and worriedly. She wanted to cry but didn't dare. It's red and wet, really lovable. Little Evan didn't quite understand what happened. The child was sleepy. He held Adele's hand and his head moved bit by bit, becoming very sleepy.
Anna poured the dirty water, came over and picked up little Evan, and said to Adele: "Adele, it's time for you and little Evan to go to bed. Let's go."
Little Evan hugged Anna's neck tightly, and Adele quickly came over to hold Anna's skirt and walked to the bedroom.
Anna looked back at Jem again. He who was originally sitting stood up quickly, dusted himself off, and followed.
After settling the three people, Anna walked out of the bedroom again.
Evan and Guy were almost done discussing it. Anna sat aside and looked at them and said, "I'm sorry, Mom and Dad, for making you worry about me."
Guy waved to Anna, and Anna lifted the stool under her and moved over. Guy hugged her and said in a gentle voice: "You are our daughter, don't say such silly things."
Evan touched Anna's head. He rarely made such an intimate gesture, so he seemed a little uncomfortable.
"Dad will protect Anna." Evan assured Anna.
In the past, Anna battled wits with the devil and could not tell the truth to others. She had to bear all the pressure by herself, and her mood had always been a little depressed. Now that she was comforted by Evan and Guy, she couldn't help but have red eyes and hugged them.
She was so happy to have a family to back her up.
She traveled to this world for no reason, and she believed that the original Anna must have exchanged bodies with her. In modern society, that Anna might have difficulty adapting to it at first, but she believed that Anna would soon fall in love with modern society, which was like a paradise compared to this world, and would help her take good care of her family.
As for her, she will be unlucky when she travels to this world, but she will not feel sorry for herself. She will work hard to live a good life and take good care of her lovely family members in this body.
The next day, Anna went to work as usual, while Evan and Guy went to the tavern owner Mr. Abbas and asked him to mediate.
After delivering food to Parrish, Anna stood quietly aside as usual.
What made her feel a little confused was that after possessing Ulysses, the demon seemed to be no longer active in defrauding her soul. These days, he didn't even take the initiative to say anything to her.
She couldn't help but start to dream. Could it be that he had already targeted someone else? Like Parrish's soul? Otherwise, why would this demon still stay with Parrish when he clearly didn't attack her anymore
But... they are all men, how can the devil deceive Parrish's soul? Well... She was very sure that Parrish was a heterosexual, and if the devil proposed to him, Parrish would definitely fall out.
Come to think of it, there are other ways to defraud human souls besides proposing.
Anna was wondering what other ways the devil could use to defraud human souls, when Parrish suddenly said: "Dear Anna, I heard a very interesting rumor recently."
Anna's heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect that the rumor would reach Parrish's ears so quickly.
At this point, she couldn't escape, so she might as well take advantage of it. Maybe this was an opportunity to deal with Bobby!
"I wonder what kind of interesting rumors are these?" Anna, the initiator, looked confused.
"It's about Anna and me." Parrish said and laughed, "I heard that in order to marry you, I pulled you every day to teach you how to read."
Anna looked surprised, and then said angrily: "I don't know who spread such rumors to tarnish the young master's reputation. It's really abominable!"
Parrish smiled and said, "When you asked me to teach you how to read that day, we were the only ones present."
Hearing this, Ana seemed to have thought of something, and her expression suddenly looked guilty.
Parrish, who had been paying attention to Anna's expression, asked: "Anna, did you think of anything?"
Anna hesitated and said: "Yes, Master... I remembered that I told others that I asked you to teach me how to read, but I never said what was said in the rumors!"
"Don't be nervous, dear, of course I believe you. But it wouldn't be good if my father heard this kind of rumor." Parrish smiled consciously and tolerantly.
Anna nodded quickly: "I understand, Master Parrish, I will clarify it immediately!"
Parrish smiled and said, "That's good."
After solving this small matter, Parrish started eating happily again.
Rotgar, who had always been a bystander, couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he looked at Anna's artificial performance. Perhaps Anna's performance can fool Parrish, a fool, but it cannot fool him who knows Anna's true nature.
After waiting for so many days, she still showed no sign of giving in, and he became impatient.
After Parrish finished his meal, Anna took the food box and left quickly, even more hurriedly than before.
When Abigail and others saw Anna, they saw her depressed face.
The three of them had rarely seen Anna so sad, and quickly asked her what happened.
Anna looked at the three of them and said angrily: "Did you tell others what I told you?"
The three of them felt guilty after hearing this. Chatting in their free time was their main interest. Of course, they didn't just chat with Anna. When chatting, wouldn't it be normal to talk about a few interesting things they heard from others
The three of them looked at each other, and Abigail said carefully: "Anna, what are you talking about?"
Anna said: "Are you telling others that Master Parrish is teaching me how to read in order to marry me?"
Abigail said quickly: "No! We don't dare to talk about Master Parrish's proposal to you. We just said that he is teaching you to read... Can't we tell others about this?"
"But the problem is, the young master didn't teach me how to read!" Anna said deliberately angrily, "I just asked him at that time!"
The three of them were stunned and couldn't help but recall what Anna said at that time... She seemed to have really not said that the young master had promised to teach her how to read!
Fiona couldn't help but tremble when she thought of Master Parrish, who frightened her that day, and asked quickly: "Could it be that... Master Parrish heard the rumors?"
Anna said: "Yes, Master Parrish was very angry. He called me to talk for a long time, saying that it was not good for the lord to know about this matter, and asked me to clarify the matter myself. The previous rumors came from you. If it is spread, you must help me clarify it!"
Anna's words could almost be said to be completely factual, but in the ears of Fiona and the three of them, they heard another meaning.
Master Parrish is afraid that the rumors will reach the Lord's ears and hurt Anna, so the rumors must be dispelled!
The three of them nodded quickly. Although it was not their fault that the rumor spread from them to another person, they still had to bear some responsibility.
Seeing that the three people agreed, Anna felt that this matter should be no problem.
Parrish approached her about the rumors, but in the end he only asked her to clarify them without even punishing her. Of course, this matter seemed unusual to others. Coupled with her "adding fuel to the fire", the old rumors became If they are suppressed, new ones will be created.
And even if Parrish heard new rumors and called the three of them for questioning, it would be impossible to find out that she was deliberately guiding them.
She didn't lie. Everything she said was based on facts. She was just using the art of language skillfully.
Anna waits for the rumors to ferment, and the new rumors will become the reason for her family to respond to the incident in the tavern.
Because Master Parrish can't let the lord know that he cares about her very much, isn't it reasonable that the tavern incident will not come out for the time being and let Anna's family deal with it on their own
Of course, if the other party goes too far, how can Master Parrish watch his beloved woman being bullied
- Anna wants Bobby and everyone else involved to have such a judgment and be wary of it.
She hoped that the rumors would spread faster.
In the evening, when Anna returned home, she found that Evan and Guy were both recovering at home. She quickly walked over and asked, "Mom, Dad, how are you?"
Guy frowned and said: "Things are not going well. They are not willing to let go. Mr. Abbas has not given the mediation results today. We will go again in two days."
Although Evan and Guy were not in high spirits, Anna relaxed after hearing the news. What she needs most now is time. When the rumors ferment, if the other side takes the initiative to back down, there will be no need to mediate!
There was a knock on the door suddenly. Anna went to open the door, but saw a bouquet of flowers lying on the ground at the door.
After guessing that the flowers were from Tiny Tim, Anna continued to receive flowers, not every day, but the flowers in her vase never stopped.
This time, she saw a figure running away, quickly picked up the bouquet and chased after it quickly.
"Tiny Tim!" After catching up closer, Anna shouted to stop the other party.
The figure stopped for a moment and turned around slowly.
Sure enough, it was shy Tiny Tim.
It was getting late now, and there were no street lights in Pomegranate Lane, but the moonlight was just right. In the hazy moonlight, Anna could see Little Tim's appearance clearly. Seeing her approaching, he took a small step back uncomfortably and whispered: "How do you know? it's me?"
"I didn't know at first. I thought it was from Mark. He said it wasn't him, so I thought of you." Anna said, "Thank you for the flowers, but I won't use them anymore."
Now that she has rejected Mark, of course she will also reject Tiny Tim. She will not think about getting married for at least a few years, so why bother others
After hearing Anna's words, Little Tim's face turned pale, but he couldn't see clearly under the moonlight.
He looked at Anna with a little sadness in his eyes: "Anna, this is just a bouquet of flowers, not valuable. Are you not even willing to accept this?"
Anna was reluctant to accept the white bread from him before. He didn't want to embarrass her too much, so he secretly sent her flowers instead. Unexpectedly, she was not even willing to accept the flowers.
Anna sighed and said: "Little Tim, you have also seen the situation in our family. I'm sorry, but I don't want to think about getting married yet."
"But..." Tiny Tim hesitated, and after a while he plucked up the courage to continue, "Anna, as long as you marry me, Bobby can't force you anymore!"
Anna was a little surprised that Tiny Tim actually made such a suggestion. After thinking about it carefully, what he said did make sense. In this world, all marriages must be witnessed by the Holy See, in order to be blessed by the goddess of light. If you have the ability and ideas, you can have many lovers, regardless of gender, but you can only have one legal spouse.
Therefore, as long as Anna marries Tiny Tim and registers it in the church, their marriage will be sacred and inviolable, and Bobby will never ask Anna to marry him again. And with Tiny Tim and his father joining in to help, her family doesn't have to worry about Bobby causing trouble again.
Intellectually, Anna knew that this was a good way to solve the problem, but she had not thought about it since the trouble came to her door.
She has worked hard for so long, does she still have to rely on marriage to solve her troubles
Although Tiny Tim is cute and she doesn't dislike him and even has a slight liking for him, she is not willing to accept his kindness.
Before Anna could refuse, she saw another person walking out of the darkness.
mark.
He didn't know how long he listened. He just looked at Anna and smiled honestly: "Anna, if you want to get married, don't just consider Tiny Tim, but also me! I promise, if you marry me, I will definitely be happy with you." You are very good, if Bobby dares to appear in front of you again, I will beat him!"
Little Tim looked at Mark's strong figure and couldn't help feeling ashamed of himself.
He couldn't help but think that he seemed unable to protect Anna... Maybe it would be better for Anna to marry Mark.
On the other side, in a dark corner where none of the three could see, Rotgar, who was impatient to wait, quietly came to Pomegranate Lane and happened to see this scene.
He is very angry now.
Originally, someone had forced Anna on his behalf to prevent him from breaking the bet with Balaam. He was very happy, but this Anna was too cunning and tricked two fools into proposing to her.
Could it be that she saw that all her efforts on Parrish and Ulysses were in vain, and because of the pressure from the old widower, she decided to marry anyone to solve the problem
Rotgar stared at the three people coldly, with murderous intent in his heart.