[Titanic] Golden House

Chapter 3

"Wait a minute, you just said that if you fail, you will be punished. If you succeed, you will be promoted to a higher level. You haven't said what will happen after the first level?" Rose almost forgot the important issue just now.

The system steward Xiao Jiang said with some reluctance: "After upgrading to one level, the handling fee for gold to be exchanged for current currency will be one-fifth of the original, and ten kilograms of gold will be rewarded. Secondly, after accepting the task, the system will The storage compartment has also been raised from the original three compartments, "

"How much does it go up?"

"Rising to," Xiao Jiang said slowly to someone.

"Xiao Jiang, how much is the promotion? Can you hurry up?" Rose asked eagerly.

"Up to five grids."

"You? Are you kidding me?" Rose was furious.This system manager is too stubborn.There are only two grids, why are you making fun of me like this, and why are there only so many upgrade rewards.

I still remember how excited she was when she first got the system and saw those three storage compartments.

But you won't know how many cheats this grid has until you use it.Three storage grids can only hold three kinds of things.One is gold, one is currency, and the last is valuable jewelry that can be exchanged for gold.Nothing else can be put in.

"Master, why are you so anxious. It would be great if you can get up to two ranks, and you can still guarantee the harvest in drought and flood. It's up to you whether you succeed or not. So, know what you are doing." Xiao Jiang posed a leaning posture in the void , also raised a hand, and gently made a nail blowing motion.

Rose suppressed her anger, thought for a while, and said, "...Since I accepted the mission, can you give it to me now?"

Xiao Jiang, the system manager, glanced at Rose and nodded, agreeing to Rose's proposal.Sooner or later, he has to give it, and he is not short of such a short time.

Alas, I was so busy, there were only two more grids.Although Rose sighed in her heart that it was too little, it was better than nothing.So tonight, Rose put some important paper documents into a grid, such as real estate certificates, land deeds and so on. When Rufu decided to marry Mr. Andrew, these things were handed over to Rose herself custody.It was kept in the safe at home before, but now that it can be placed in the system storage compartment, Rose naturally took it out.

There is one grid left, and Rose hasn't figured out what to put it in yet.So it was empty first.

Early the next morning, Rose was not surprised when she saw Mr. Andrew staying overnight at her dining table.In the UK, engaged men and women can actually enjoy some normal life between husband and wife.And it was not the first time that Mr. Andrew stayed overnight.

"Good morning, Uncle Thomas." Rose came over dressed in out clothes, and stuck her cheek to Andrew who stood up.

"Good morning, Rose." Andrew's clothes were not the same as yesterday's.It can be seen that Rufu has already prepared spare clothes for Andrew in her room.

"Where's mom?" Rose asked curiously after sitting down and eating an English breakfast.Where will her cheap mother go this early in the morning?

"The manager of the farm is here, and he's in the study with Rufu right now." Something big might have happened, otherwise the manager of the farm wouldn't have rushed over so early in the morning.

Because before the two decided to be together, Rufu said that the legal heir of the farm and manor is Rose.And she's just a guardian.She will only take away the dowry prepared by her family when she got married.

In Britain, especially among nobles, there are many cases of widows remarrying.Therefore, when Rose took out such a large sum of money, Rufu had no doubts.Because it is very common for the dead Mr. Bucket to leave the family property to his own blood, but not to her, an outsider who may at any time take someone else's name.

Breakfast was over, and Rufu didn't come out of the study.Rose checked the time. It was still some time before she left for school.After greeting Mr. Andrew, Rose put on her skirt and went to the study on the first floor.

The house of the Bookett family does not occupy a very large area.There are three floors up and down, with a small garden at the front and back.The bedroom of the master and master is on the third floor.The second floor is Rose's study and bedroom.There are also several guest rooms on the second floor.

But the first floor is much simpler.Living room, banquet room, dining room, sun room, and study.The servants and the kitchen are located at the back of the ground floor.

"Dang, Dang." A regular and gentle knock on the door came from Rose's raised hand.

"Come in." Rufu's unhappy voice also came from the door.

"Mom, what happened?" After nodding to the manager of the farm, Rose asked as she walked towards Rufu.

"Oh, Rose, this is terrible. There was a fire on our farm yesterday. Two-thirds of the food in the warehouse was lost." Fortunately, no one was burned.

"How did this happen? Mr. Rice, when did this happen? How did it happen? Who discovered it first? How did you organize the rescue? Are there any casualties on the farm? What is the cause of the fire? Where?..." Rose worked in logistics in her previous life, and when Rufu said this, she asked these questions casually.

Rose's question came out of his mouth. Rice didn't take Rose as a little girl seriously at first, but as soon as Rose's question was asked, Rice knew that he had made a mistake.Rice was a little surprised that Rose could ask these questions the moment she knew it was on fire.Having been a housewife for many years, Rufu couldn't even ask such detailed questions.From this moment on, Rice no longer dared to underestimate this little girl.

When Rose asked the question, her eyes were carefully observing the person in front of her.Will it be artificial.Guarding and stealing from oneself has existed since ancient times.Could this person in front of her be bullying their wives as weak women?

"Miss Rose, it happened yesterday afternoon. We were at that time" As for the time of the fire, Rice forgot to cover it up in a hurry.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Rice is saying it happened yesterday afternoon. And you just came to tell us today, didn't you?"

"Uh, yes, yes. Because of," because there were so many people at night, and once the fire started, it was easy to put out.Only in the afternoon, the people on the farm went out to work.When it burns up and finds out, there is no hurry to come back.On the other hand, if it really burns up at night and accidentally hurts people, the situation will be magnified.

"Sorry to interrupt. How long has the fire been burning? Could it have been burning from yesterday afternoon to last night or this morning?" If it had been burning for that long, how could there be three One-third of the food.

"No,... it didn't burn for that long. It was just dark last night, so I came to the house to report this morning." Rice, who did something bad for the first time, was a little flustered, and didn't dare to look at Rose.Short yellowish-brown hair, with faint signs of sweat at the tips of the hair, and the eyes are slowly turning red.Rose, who didn't have much doubt in this way, narrowed her eyes slightly.

It's not what she thinks.If that was the case, Rice would not bother to bother with how mentally handicapped the two of them were.This kind of measurement is at the pediatric level in China. Her IQ won't be really despised to this level.No, maybe he despises her cheap mother.However, that doesn't work either.

Just a few simple questions, this Mr. Rice is like this, are you really the material for doing bad things?You can actually do better.Really, such as kidnapping for blackmail, and then tearing up tickets or something.

In my memory, when Mr. Buckett passed away, he often praised Mr. Rice for his honesty, honesty and ability.Why does this seem a little guilty.With this thought in mind, Rose also had an idea.

The annual income of the farm is only more than 2 pounds.Given the current state of their wives, it's not that they can't afford to pay.It's just that it's another matter if you are taken advantage of by others.

"Forget it, don't talk about it. I will deal with this matter. Mom, how about leaving this matter to me?" After finishing the first sentence to Rice, the latter sentence turned to Rufu beside him asked.

Rufu thought about it, and felt nothing, but, "Aren't you going back to school today?"

"That's not important, just take two more days off." She had already gone to school.Going to university in this life is just to find a living.

"Okay then. How do you want to deal with it?" Lu Fu, who doesn't attach much importance to her daughter's studies, doesn't care much about whether her daughter asks for leave or misses classes.After all, in this era, for women, studies are really not the most important thing.

Rose smiled and rang the bell in the study to summon the servants.She was not a very powerful person in her past and present lives.But it doesn't mean she can't find someone capable.

"Tracey, take Mr. Rice to the housekeeper and ask him to arrange for Mr. Rice to take a rest first. After I tidy up later, we will go back to the farm together." Rose said to Tracy who came in after hearing the bell. commanded.

Hearing what Rose said, Rice could only follow Tracy to the room to rest.

After the two left, Rose said to Rufu with a serious face: "Mom, I suspect that something is wrong with the farm."

"Well, I was only concerned about other things before, and I also discovered some problems just now." The few questions asked by her daughter, Rufu also found something strange in Rice's answers and expressions.She doesn't understand, but it doesn't mean she is stupid.Of course she won't admit it, if it wasn't for her daughter coming in, she really wouldn't think about anything else.Moreover, he might not tell Rose about this seriously in the future.

Rufu is very smart, but as an aristocratic woman who has been living in the upper class.She always ignores the thoughts of what she considers inferior.It wasn't that she had already seen that she could not control those people when she sold those factories that were not doing well.It's that she knows that there is no man in the family, and she is not good at running a business.The factory is in her hands, and she may lose even more every day.

As an old-fashioned aristocrat, Rufu actually looks down on the new aristocrats who made a fortune in business.She has always believed that the land is the foundation.Therefore, selling the factory and guarding the farm was the most important decision Ruf made after Mr. Bookett left.

"In a moment, please ask Uncle Thomas to accompany us to the farm for a while. By the way, isn't there a detective agency in London? Let's ask them to help check this matter first, and then choose to call the police according to the severity of the situation. How about it? "

"Doing this will make things worse? Maybe it was really just an accident?" Rufu heard Rose's arrangement, and was a little worried that things would become a big deal, which would affect her reputation.

"If it wasn't serious, it wouldn't be a big deal. But, mother. I don't think our farm and estate should go on like this."

"Isn't that how all farms work?"

"I've read the account book before. We don't live in the manor, and we have to bear a lot of maintenance costs every year. There is also the salary of the servants there. This expense is actually unnecessary. We can do it Save this money." Because of the hurry, Rose spoke out the question that she had been thinking about before.

"You want to sell them? No, no, Rose, that's not okay." Rufu cried out in surprise.The Bookett family only has such a small property left to support their appearance. If they sell it, how will they live in the future?

"It's not for sale, it's for renting out. Let others run the business. We only need to collect the rent every year. How nice it is."

"But in this case, what will others think of our Bookett family? Moreover, the manor is easy to rent, and those who can afford to rent a farm have already bought it." In England, many lands and manors are in the hands of old nobles.It is very difficult for some upstarts and new nobles to want a place.The location of the Bookett family's manor is very good, and it should be possible to rent it out.

What my own cheap mother said is also reasonable.But Rose thought of something else.So he said: "Then rent the manor first. If the farm cannot be rented out as a whole, it can be divided into several parts and rented out. It is also possible to rent it to farmers who do not have land."

"That's okay, but," Rufu was still a little hesitant.

"Mom, after Christmas, you will form a new family with Uncle Thomas. And I am still young. I may not be able to take care of farm and property matters. And Uncle Thomas may not like to let Mrs. Andrew Wouldn't it be cheaper to rent out the properties of the Bookett family?" Mr. Andrew is a traditional British gentleman who cares about face, and under such circumstances, his wife's ex-husband's property would never be involved.

Lu Fu wants to save face, she is most afraid that others will say some nasty things when they know the news.Being able to rent out both the farm and the manor is actually very easy for Rufu.Rose also gave a reasonable reason, so that Rufu would have nothing to worry about.

"That's what you said, let the lawyer come over tomorrow. Let the manor be rented out first. As for our family's farm, let the lawyer ask." In the mother-daughter question and answer, about the farm and the manor That's how things settled down.

Rufu did not participate in the management of the farm or manor before and after her marriage.Not very clear about some things.I only know that sowing in spring and harvesting in autumn.Then raise some poultry or something.Hearing what my daughter said, she also settled down in her heart.The daughter is unwilling to take care of these trivial matters, and Rufu herself is even more unwilling.If it can be rented out.The two of them only need to collect the rent. Life should not be too beautiful!

After talking about her mother, Rose helped Rufu out of the study together.After sending her mother to Mr. Andrew, Rose went to the housekeeper.

"Uncle Charlie," said the old butler of the Bookett family, who is almost 60 years old this year.Although Rose wanted to call him 'Grandpa', he was too young for you to open that mouth.

"Miss Rose, what's the matter? I heard about the farm. It's really unfortunate." Butler Charlie bowed and said softly.

"Please send someone to the farm to find Rees, the groom on the farm. I want to see him." Rose looked at the environment and ordered seriously.

"Yes, please wait a moment. I'll do it right away." Charlie's eyes flickered, and he understood why his young master wanted to meet the groom of the farm at this time.