My Contract Husband Resembles the Male Protagonist - Chapter 49
“I’ll come back again at night.”
Dale wiped the dirt off my fingernails with a concerned look.
“I’ve tried staying up till night, but to no avail. They seem to appear at dawn, or maybe they’re watching when I leave this herb garden.”
Dale’s expression turned tense as he was wiping my hands.
“Is the criminal targeting you, Miss Enya?”
“I don’t think so.”
“….ah.”
I dismissed Dale’s serious concern.
‘But the criminal does seem to have an eye on us.’
I looked across the vast land sprouting with lush herbs. Indeed, the herbs of Grunwald grew rapidly, all thanks to the fertilizer.
I made a special fertilizer by grinding minerals unique to Grunwald.
‘Could we cultivate four times a year? No, maybe even twice a month.’
The rate of cultivation speeds up.
In other words, ‘It’s possible to accumulate a lot of wealth in a short time.’
My finances for my escape are plentiful.
‘I’ve gained the Lord’s trust, am on good terms with the villagers, and even made money.’
I shook my fingers and shivered with excitement.
Perfect!
And, of course, the man beside me was also perfect.
Dale helped me with work on his days off.
Working day and night, helping every dawn and morning.
“Aren’t you tired…”
I muttered, looking at Dale.
His beauty was flawless twenty four hours a day.
And the Emperor’s twenty four hours must have become even busier, since I’ve given him more work to do in Grunwald.
I leaned on the plough and looked out over the vast land.
As Grunwald started making money, Yurta eagerly began to cultivate the land at a fast pace.
A cool breeze blew.
“You’ll catch a cold.”
“I’m fine with this much. I’m resilient,” I said.
Dale looked at me doubtfully.
“I heard Kiedland sold a lot of its territory.”
“It was the only way to survive.”
Kiedland had lost a considerable amount of wealth.
They had to pay compensation for breaking the covenant and lost mining rights by returning the mines to their original owners, resulting in penalties from breaking contracts with their trading guilds.
The only way to manage all these was to give some of their land to neighboring territories.
“Did the Lord manage to acquire it all?”
“You’re grinning from ear to ear.”
Everything was eventually settled.
I scratched part of the uncultivated field with a large farming tool.
“Dale, I need you to please spread some fertilizer.”
He followed me around and helped with the farming.
The Lord had teared up when I told him I made fertilizer by grinding the mineral ores to grow herbs, but he understood.
In return, I taught the Lord a strategy.
Since Kiedland was about to sell their land, I suggested he negotiate with them to pretend to pardon their offenses in exchange for their merchant connections and a part of their land.
“Or Hexagon will secretly make contact.”
Hexagon was the core force of the old nobility and still had many followers despite being weakened.
They had many ways to generate funds.
The moment neighboring nobles buy Kiedland’s land, creating even a slight gap for Hexagon to infiltrate, this land would fall under their influence.
Kiedland’s territory was a crucial supply route and a transportation hub, even considered a borderland.
It had major roads leading to the sea, even if it was at the periphery.
For the Empire’s future, it was vital for this area to be defended.
The Lord followed my advice, and ultimately, Hexagon seemed to have backed off from the greatly weakened Kiedland.
Kiedland was still struggling to find its footing.
‘It would be troublesome if Hexagon provokes the Emperor.’
They had to remain as quiet as mice.
Provoking the Emperor would only hasten our marriage to secure the stability of the Empire.
“I wonder what the Emperor’s ideal type really is…”
I muttered as I raked at the soil.
Though the Emperor would choose a political marriage, he also had a romantic side in the original story, making him a man who could make reckless decisions if it aligned with his tastes.
Dale looked at me curiously.
“What is it?”
“…..”
Dale often looked like he had a lot to say, but usually ended up saying nothing.
“Aren’t you bored just being with me, Dale?”
