British 1986

The convoy left Cardiff and headed northwest, which was less than an hour's drive away.

There are not many vehicles along the road, and it is basically an ordinary country road.

For Jiaxin, who has been living in Hong Kong and Macao, she can still get used to the relatively high population density of Koreans when she goes to South Korea from Xiangjiang.

But after suddenly arriving in Wales, Cardiff was a little better. Since it is the capital, the pedestrians and vehicles on the road were normal. However, as the convoy traveled further northwest, there were fewer vehicles on the road. Even later, there were no traffic on the road for a few minutes. You may not meet a car.

There are more animals than cars!

Looking at the abandoned castle passing by on the roadside, Jiaxin had a look of pity on her face. This kind of ancient castle full of historical traces was so dilapidated, exposed to wind and sun, and no one maintained it.

"Alan. Does your family have a territory?"

Jiaxin heard Allen talk about this in general, but the situation was not right at the time. She was just excited, but she didn't remember the specific size of the territory and what it was. There were only a series of numbers.

Allen casually looked out of the car window and said, "We are in Lower Port Talbot now. In ten minutes, we can enter my territory!"

"Ah? Your territory you told me about last time? How big is it?"

"2395! Square kilometers!"

Allen remembered that he was very familiar with this string of numbers. Although his father had sold some land, he had also redeemed some of it over the years, and there were still some sporadic discussions. Anyway, as a local snake, as long as the other party dared not to sell it, , holding the ground can't do much.

When Jiaxin heard this number, her eyes widened and she looked very cute.

Using her limited knowledge, if she remembers correctly, the reclaimed land in the entire Xiangjiang belt seems to total only more than a thousand square kilometers. And what about Allen?

His own fiefdom is larger than both Xiangjiangs!

What is this concept?

In Xiangjiang, for ordinary people, a thousand-foot mansion is considered a big house!

And how big is the thousand-foot mansion exactly?

More than ninety square meters.

Even the mansions and villas of the rich have an area of ​​several hundred square meters, which is already amazing. Those with an area of ​​thousands of square meters are the top luxury homes in Hong Kong!

Right now.

This is more than 2,000 square kilometers of land, located in Great Britain!

No wonder Allen said that when he succeeded to the throne, he would not sell the land to death, and would rather owe inheritance taxes than protect his family's land to the death.

Whoever owns so much land in Great Britain will defend it to death!

Jiaxin turned her head and looked out the window again. The woods on both sides of the road seemed to be no longer woods.

Rather, it is a land of gold paved with gold bricks!

"My place is quite large, with a small population. The entire population of Carmarthenshire is just over 100,000. There has not been a census for several years. In the past two years, the population seemed to have exceeded 100,000."

Allen took Jiaxin's little hand, seemed to start a conversation, and took the initiative to introduce to her the situation in Carmarthenshire.

"The entire county has a population of just over 100,000?"

No wonder there are not many vehicles and people on the road. With such a large land and such a small population, there are only a few dozen people per square kilometer. In addition, people live in groups and are distributed in villages and towns. It seems that the entire Carmarthenshire It can be said that the land is vast and the people are sparse!

Allen coughed dryly. There were historical reasons why there were so few people, but those were all dark history, so it was okay not to mention them.

"The political and cultural center of the entire Wales is around Cardiff, which is also the most densely populated area. Except for a few counties and cities around Cardiff, there are not many people elsewhere."

Allen stretched out his right hand and gestured and continued: "The terrain of Wales is like a big chicken leg, or a pistol."

"At the bottom of the gun handle is Pembrokeshire, and in the middle of the gun handle is Carmarthenshire. In the southeast of Carmarthenshire, it is the essence of the entire Wales. The other places in the north are like the trigger and the middle of the barrel. They are both vast and sparsely populated counties, and there are several national parks scattered around the entire Carmarthenshire.”

Speaking of this, Allen smiled and said: "The entire essence of Wales is bounded by Carmarthenshire to the west, England to the east, and the sea to the south."

Jiaxin nodded as if he understood. He didn't understand what Allen's last words meant. Instead, he became more and more curious about the Allen family castle that he had not seen yet.

Allen looked at Jiaxin and saw that she didn't ask any more questions, so he didn't want to explain.

This kind of terrain has the entire best part of Wales enclosed. It's not an exaggeration to say it's a dead place. When we're honest, everything is easy to say.

Anyone who is dishonest will attack from both directions.

As for saying that people can fight with their backs against the sea.

In the past, Britain's strongest force was its navy. It fought against the water, and the closer it was to the sea, the more miserable it was.

Of course, Wales is now extremely stable, and these ancient strategic positions are no longer highlighted.

Finally seeing the so-called castle, to be honest, Jiaxin was a little disappointed.

This was different from what she had imagined.

Her idea of ​​a castle was the one on the Disney Studios logo.

The kind where a prince and princess live in a castle.

But the current castle looked very rough to her.

The wall surrounding the main entrance was also covered with mottled dark spots, which looked sinister but not spiritual.

Why?

It doesn't seem right either.

Although this castle is not what she imagined, two real princes, William and Harry, do live in this castle now.

"What are you thinking about? Come with me."

Allen took the initiative to hold Jiaxin's hand and led her towards the main hall. Even far away, Allen's smile was still hanging on his face. The cry of a little kid in the distance could be heard from far to near. .

Then

Harry, the little golden retriever, ran towards Allen.

As he ran and cried, Allen was confused. What was going on?

Ignoring Jiaxin, he let go of his hand and looked at Harry, who was getting closer and closer. Allen squatted down.

"Cousin! Your pet always bullies me! You have to make the decision for me!"

"???"

Allen raised his eyebrows and looked behind Hu Te, who was directing people to pack their luggage.

Hu Te was also attracted by the movement here. When he saw Allen looking towards him, he quickly jogged to Allen's side and said, "Well, Master, this is what happened."

Since Alan took William away, only Harry was left in the family.

He is a little kid who lives a "hell-like" life every day. He has to learn equestrian skills in the morning, and has to take classes during the day. He finally has time to play for a while in the afternoon, and he has to continue studying music, etiquette classes, etc. in the evening.

Anyway, every day is very fulfilling.

In this case, one day when Harry ran to the stables to play, he accidentally saw some food animals in captivity.

This is an improved breed of Nanqiu sheep, a specialty sheep in southern England, generally called Doll Nanqiu sheep.

The small ones are made for sheep meat. Their characteristic is that they don’t grow very big, but the meat is very plump and tender, and there are a few other things.

The appearance is very cute.

Generally speaking, anything that doesn't grow big looks cute as long as it's furry.

This lamb, which is about the size of a puppy and has black and white down, looks very similar to the Scottish Highland cow that Alan gave to William before.

The first time Harry saw this kind of sheep, he fell in love with it.

He wouldn't let the people in the kitchen kill the sheep, insisting on keeping them as pets for himself.

Then

Food that was supposed to be kept in stables became small pets that could run around on the lawn in the yard.

Everything is wonderful, but there's another pet in the entire castle.

Xiao Huang, who was originally considered the "big one" in the castle, suddenly discovered a little thing wandering around in the yard during his daily walk.

Xiao Huang is now an adult. When he stands, his head is higher than the height of a human leg. At over six kilograms, Xiao Huang is several times larger than a normal snowy owl in the wild. He is quite fat and strong.

It usually pecks the servants in the castle when it doesn't like them, but it is not polite to this kind of lamb.

Not two days.

Harry's new pet was caught to death by Xiao Huang.

Then he provoked Harry in front of him.

Harry hugged his pet and burst into tears. The most annoying thing was that he couldn't catch Xiao Huang.

Now, as soon as Allen came back, Harry immediately found his relatives and rushed over to complain.

Allen nodded solemnly, wiped Harry's tears with a handkerchief and said, "Then what happened to your pet?"

Seeing such a caring Harry, Allen felt something was wrong.

This little kid's temper can't be so loving, right?

Harry sniffed and whispered aggrievedly, "I ate."

"???"

You cried for a long time and finally told me that the sheep was eaten by you?

Your love goes as quickly as it comes.

"You're crying. Tomorrow I'll have someone bring you one to keep. I'll go back and educate Xiao Huang."

"good!"

Children are so easy to coax, especially little boys, who are much easier to take care of than little girls.

Allen grabbed Harry's little hand, glanced at the confused Jiaxin next to him and said, "Let's go home!"

When Jiaxin came to the castle for the first time, many things here had a great impact on her.

First of all, when she met William for the first time a few days ago, she was very excited. Most people would not have such an opportunity to see the grandson of Great Britain at such a close distance.

But after following Allen, this seems to be a very common phenomenon.

And then I met Harry today.

This was nothing like the prince she imagined!

A real prince is one who wears handsome armor and a red cloak.

He should look like Allen.

This is the prince in Jiaxin's mind, but Harry is more like an ordinary little kid who can also cry and complain.

Then, wait until you finish packing and it’s dinner time.

Jiaxin sat at the small round table.

When Allen showed her around just now, he also saw a banquet hall in the lobby on the first floor, but the place where they were eating now was a very ordinary small round table, which was not big and could seat four or five people.

William sat opposite her, Allen sat next to her, Harry sat next to William, and Butler Hut stood behind Allen.

There were no groups of servants as expected. Although there were many servants in the castle, there were only two servants serving the dishes.

One is pushing the dining cart, and the other is responsible for setting the tableware.

Looking at the dishes on the table, there are both Western and Chinese food!

When Allen was in Korea, he always ate Western-style dishes. Jiaxin couldn't help but be a little surprised when she saw these dishes being served.

He took the hot towel from the servant and wiped his hands.

The warm dishes are still steaming hot when served, and the aroma is very rich. The tableware is also warm, whether it is the dinner plate, chopsticks, knife and fork, they are all warm!

Looking at these dishes, which were not too expensive, and looking at the whole arrangement, Jiaxin felt that this was not impossible.

Although it was different from what she had imagined, it was low-key yet a little luxurious.

Without being pretentious, seeing William take a fork, pick up a garlic shrimp tail and stuff it into his mouth, and then looking at Allen who was already eating, Jiaxin subconsciously picked up the chopsticks and started eating too.

"Master, Sir Capel called me this morning and said that after His Highness asks you to come back, rest for a few days, write a report, and then go to him to report the situation."

After eating, Allen returned to the study and finally saw Xiao Huang sleeping in the corner of the study.

"Get up! Silly bird."

He kicked Xiao Huang with his foot, and the guy opened his eyes in a daze.

I don’t know if it’s due to the influence of the environment, but its habits are different from those of ordinary owls. Now Xiao Huang likes to lie down in the nest when sleeping, just like a human being, sleeping with his arms spread out, and Allen even comes so close to it. , this guy was actually not alert.

"Cuckoo!"

Xiao Huang shook his big head in a humane manner, his big yellow eyes were cross-eyed with sleep, and he stared at Allen for a long time before he recognized that this was his master.

He quickly struggled to stand up, flashed his wings twice and stood at Allen's feet, rubbing his head against Allen's trouser legs.

I picked up Xiao Huang. The weight was like holding a puppy.

While ruffling Xiao Huang's feathers, Allen thought for a moment and said, "Call Capel and ask him if His Highness is free tomorrow. I will go over and report the situation to His Highness tomorrow."

"this?"

Hu Te was a little embarrassed.

"I'll write the report overnight, it's okay!"

Why did Charles ask him to rest for two days before reporting the situation?

After such a big mistake, why should he rest?

Normally, Allen reluctantly complied, but now, this time things were different.

In this case, who knows if Charles is being polite. When your leader asks you to take a break, you'd better finish your work quickly!

At what time of the year can he not take a break and must he take a break on these days?

Allen thinks clearly now, no matter what the reason is this time, even if the Koreans did something dirty and blackened all the equestrian team's gold medals, he should take responsibility!

When he won the award, he was gold-plated, but now that he didn't win the award, something went wrong. Can Allen still shirk responsibility?

In this case, honestly admitting your mistake and selling out is the most correct choice!

Regardless of whether Charles was angry or not, Alan decided to spend the night thinking of an emotional and extremely miserable story. If everything went well tomorrow, he would take a step ahead of Charles. Before he opened his mouth to blame, he would honestly admit his mistake and then suffer the consequences.

I've been in such a miserable state, but instead of shirking my responsibility, I honestly admit my mistake. How dare Charles have the nerve to quarrel with him?

This is called going the opposite way, taking Charles's path, leaving Charles with nowhere to go!

"Okay, I have my own arrangements. You can make a call now. I'll write a report first."

Allen looked at Hu Te, waved his hand and told him to make an appointment quickly before it was too late.