Today is indeed a good day for Ed.
Although there were no lanterns or decorations, and no loud gongs and drums, the people of the territory all came.
Ed stood in front of the dining hall, with the butler Marcus and Adelaide standing on either side.
Everyone stared curiously at the lord and the wooden board covered by burlap above his head.
Not only were the villagers curious, but Adelaide was also very curious, so she kept looking up at the sky.
The owner was being very secretive that day, and today they're still covering it with a cloth.
Looking at the rope hanging down beside her, she was worried she wouldn't be able to resist. She stole a glance at Ed.
Ed seemed to know: "Don't even think about pulling the rope, it's not the right time yet."
After saying that, Ed ignored her and turned to the villagers who were looking at him with great curiosity:
"The reason I invited everyone here today is because I think it's a good day. I believe you've all noticed that a very large building has been constructed here recently. But you may not know what it's for."
Ed didn't keep them in suspense and continued:
"This is a cafeteria, simply put, a place to eat. People might ask, you can eat anywhere, so why build such a big building to eat?"
Judging from everyone's reaction, they all agreed with Ed's words.
"No, this isn't just a place to eat; it's a place to enjoy food..."
Ed realized he had gone off on a tangent and immediately stopped talking, starting again:
"Yes, it's a place for everyone to come and eat, so it needs to be built quite large. Anyone who works for the territory can come and have lunch for free."
"ah!"
"ah!"
Exclamations of surprise filled the air.
Now everyone understood: as long as you work for the lord, he will provide you with free lunch, and you can eat here.
This was somewhat beyond their expectations. Could there really be such a good thing? No wonder the house was built so big!
"My lord, may your mercy shine upon the world, and your most faithful servant thanks you for your generosity!" the old village chief cried out.
Seeing the village chief speak, it must be true. Everyone else also expressed their gratitude to Ed, and the area outside the canteen became lively.
Ed was somewhat speechless; the old village chief and the old butler were still...
At the back of the crowd, Cedar silently wiped his eyes. He kept telling himself that the lord had said, 'Today is a good day,' but the tears kept flowing...
Ed didn't see the cedar tree's movements. After pausing for a moment, he continued, "I've given this place a name..."
After saying that, he looked at Adelaide, who quickly went to pull the rope.
Suddenly, the patterns on the wooden board appeared before everyone's eyes. However, no one recognized these patterns, including the old butler.
"These patterns are somewhat similar to the small patterns on either side of the territorial totem," a villager suddenly noticed.
After he finished speaking, everyone looked at it more closely and it did indeed resemble the small pattern, but these were clearly larger.
Adelaide looked at the unfamiliar patterns, and her earlier curious expression vanished.
She frowned slightly: "Master, didn't you say you were going to choose a name? Why are these just some patterns?"
Ed didn't know how to explain, so he could only look at Adelaide and say:
"Adelaide, these patterns have some meaning; they're not meaningless. I have many more interesting patterns; would you like to learn them?"
"Great! Great!" Adelaide was delighted; she wanted to understand the meaning of the patterns.
Seeing Adelaide's joy, Ed was also filled with happiness.
He had thought about this impressive name for a long time.
"Let's go inside."