Bab 111: Chapter 110: The Black Market of Xiangshui River

The ceremony reached its climax when Russell announced that the Windmill Mill would offer free milling services for a month and, thereafter, would maintain the same price as the town's mill without charging extra for milling.

The serfs were overwhelmed with gratitude, heaping praises on the noble lord.

At that moment, Russell stood in front of the second-floor window of the Windmill Mill, smiling quietly as he watched the jubilant crowd below.

His heart was filled with many emotions.

For these serfs, who toiled in the land all year round and even had to submit most of their harvest, just one month of free milling could bring them to tears of joy, which shows that happiness in life is not hard to come by.

What is difficult is to maintain that happiness, because people always develop more dissatisfaction after their needs are satisfied.