It had been a poor harvest in Scandinavia Estate.The wheat crop had been meager at best, and the apple orchards had been savaged by a blight that left three-quarters of the fruit blemished and rotting on the trees. As a result, the share farmers, gram laborers, orchard Isra and fruit pickers were facing hard times, with three months before the next harvest, during which time they would have nowhere near enough to eat.
Squire Dennis of Scandinavia Manor was a kindhearted man. He was also a practical one and while his kindhearted nature urged him to help his needy tenants, his practical side recognized such an action as good business. If his farmers and laborers went hungry,chances were they would move away , in search of work in a less stricken region. Then, when good times returned to Scandinavia Estate, there would be insufficient workers available to reap the harvest. Dennis had acquired considerable wealth over the years and could ride out the hard times ahead. But he knew that such an option wasn't available to his workers. According, he decided to invest some of his accumulated wealth in them. He set up a worker's kitchen, which he paid for himself
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