"I heard that there is a maid named Sophie in your room?" Unexpectedly, when Min Yue came to the Ye family's courtyard early the next morning and took Ye Tao to greet the princess, Princess Zhaohua's first sentence to Ye Tao was actually this question.

"That's right, he was a golden house at a young age, and half of Yicheng knew about it." Before Ye Tao could say anything, Min Yue responded playfully on the side. And Peng Detian, who had been waiting in the Xunfeng Pavilion for a while, lowered his head, as if to hide his snickering expression.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Hui, there is indeed a maid named Sophie. …… However, it can't be said that it is Kanaya Zangjiao, right? Ye Tao glanced at the gloating Min Yue and said, "It's too much to say that half of Yicheng knows, right?" ”

Peng Detian calmed down, took a sip of tea, and said, "But it's not." Here's the thing. ……”

"Master Peng!" Listening to Peng Detian preparing to vent his old bottom, Ye Tao couldn't care about the question of politeness, if it wasn't for the fact that the current scene was not suitable, I am afraid he would jump up directly to cover Peng Detian's mouth. Min Yue grabbed Ye Tao and said, "It's just a matter of talking, you have received such a beautiful maid, can't we say it?" In Yicheng, this is also a good story. ”

Peng Detian nodded again and again: "Indeed, this is the way it is......"

Two years ago, Hu merchant Muhammad, who had been traveling from Yicheng to Nanyang Route, prepared gifts in Yicheng to return to China to celebrate the king's 50th birthday. Often, a good contributor to the gift will be given a chance to make a wish, and as long as it is not too excessive, the king will agree to it. It is also a local tradition that the gifts received by the king are very precious and extraordinary, and they will not be lost. When Muhammad got his hands on a huge piece of white jade with mutton fat, which was more than a man tall, Muhammad had the idea of carving the white jade into a beautiful statue. But in a hurry, the carving style of the Dongping craftsmen was far from the style of the Hu people, and the things that came out may not be able to please the lord of the country, but to the west of Muhammad's country, there were sculptors who advocated a realistic style. But the sea route is too far away, and it will be too late to make such a twist and turn. Muhammad knew that Ye Tao, who was 12 years old at the time, already had a faint reputation as the first carver in Yicheng, and that he had used to purchase real estate in Yicheng and had a lot of contact with Ye's workshop, so he found Ye Tao and asked him to help.

Unexpectedly, after listening to Muhammad's concern, Ye Tao said disapprerovitically: "Just to be exactly the same as a real person?" What's so hard about that? Ye Tao quickly used a few wooden blocks to make a small sample of a standing statue of a girl wearing a light veil holding a water bottle. Muhammad was pleasantly surprised, and immediately made a decision to let Ye Tao take charge of the statue.

Ye Tao was a little happy to see such good materials, while Muhammad felt that the future was bright because he had met a sculptor like Ye Tao, and the two sides had not negotiated the remuneration in advance.

In less than January, Ye Tao handed over a beautiful statue of a maiden to Muhammad. The light veil on the statue girl seems to be fluttering in the air, every fold is so real, the girl's lifelike picture with a happy smile, the bun and hanging hair are visible one by one, holding the huge water bottle slightly sideways posture is the girl's slender figure is vividly depicted. According to the etiquette of the East, this girl who is dressed very coolly is inevitably said to be immoral by Taoist gentlemen, but in the situation of the Hu people, and even in those countries large and small in the more west, this is only slightly thinner than normal clothing. The statue was placed in the hall and the day passed by as the sun turned in all directions, when Muhammad and his retinue looked at the statue stupidly. The statue that seemed to be ready to take a step towards becoming a real person, and the beautiful face and body made Muhammad feel reluctant to give the statue away as a gift.

It was only after he was excited that he remembered that he hadn't been paid yet. Rao is the Hu people have always been generous with the remuneration for their work, and Muhammad could not think of what kind of remuneration was worthy of Ye Tao's magic work and the value of this statue of a young girl. And in the end, Muhammad actually gave Ye Tao a group of dancers that he had been training since a few years ago, a total of 12 people, as a reward. Among them were Franks, Greeks, Persians, Lombards, Romans, Babylonians, Persians, and mixed races born to local women who had come to the East in the early years. Each is beautiful. And after several years of training in dance, rhythm and various Chinese languages, these dancers are not just vases. Dancing girls and the like are not just dances, in the realm of the Hu people, the dancing queens who are favored by the guests often have to sleep, and Muhammad, who is familiar with this way, will naturally not let go of this training. Although these dancing girls are still virgins, they have been rubbing sesame oil every day since they were 10 years old, and when the love is strong, the heat of the body will prompt this fragrance to come out, mixed with the body fragrance of the girl, which is more effective than any aphrodisiac medicine. And these dancing girls, although the oldest is 16 years old and the youngest is only 11 years old, they are all **** who have seen real men and women perform various suits in front of them, and they are not shy about men and women.

This kind of "reward" also caused a panic at that time, Ye Tao didn't know why, and was made a mess, but Muhammad had already set sail to return to China at that time, but this reward could not be returned. Wait until more than half a year later, when Muhammad returns, and then return the remuneration to him? Let a group of women be sent back and forth like this, Ye Tao also felt unbearable. So, after studying Chinese intensively for a period of time, these dancers let them find their own way out within the framework of the Ye family. The two older ones, or those who learned Chinese well, were sent to IKEA and Yizhan Building and Yizhan Shop as clerks. It really caused a sensation back then, and the people who did good things in Yicheng made a special trip to see the beauties, but there were many young people who bought a lot of things that they didn't use in order to make an impression in front of the beauties. And the half-breed that the princess met with her maid in the battle shop was also one of them.

Ye Tao gave this group of dancing girls complete freedom and respect, they lived together in a separate courtyard, they could go to work in a few shops, and those who didn't want to go could also choose some things to do in Ye's various institutions. The youngest Roman girl at that time is now the only female student worker in Yip's workshop, and she is still a good hand at drawing patterns and designing pottery and porcelain. The oldest Persian girl at that time was married to Ye Tao's eldest brother, and now Ye Tao respectfully calls her "sister-in-law" every time he sees her. These dancing girls, because of Ye Tao, got rid of the tragic fate of being sent back and forth as items.

But among these dancing girls, there is only one who has been learning all kinds of knowledge, and he is unwilling to work, he just wants to follow Ye Tao's side. And Ye Tao actually only left this dancing girl as his maid. And almost all the maids of the children of rich families lived in the same room with the master who served, and even slept in the same bed before the master had a wife. Another duty of this type of handmaiden is to allow her master to complete the transformation from a boy to a man in herself.

Min Yue's eyes were quite poisonous, and he could naturally see that Ye Tao had not yet touched the stunning beauty named Sophie. Sophie, a Franconian girl who is gradually growing in size, is more attractive almost every month than the last. Min Yue couldn't help but maliciously guess that Ye Tao was going to pick this delicate flower when it was at its most perfect.

But although he knows this, I'm afraid many people also know this, but it is not an exaggeration to say that Ye Tao is "a golden house hidden in Jiao", and that half of Yicheng knows it.

Peng Detian suppressed his frustration and explained the process in a very playful tone, which really made Ye Tao a little embarrassed. But being teased by two powerful figures in Yicheng, this scene is not so easy to get back. For a while, Ye Tao could only look at Peng Detian and Min Yue viciously, looking angry.

"That's interesting," said the princess with a smile, "Sophie...... It's a good name. Is this Sophie really as beautiful as you say? ”

"Back to the princess, the posture of those dancing girls is a temporary choice, and Sophie looked at it at the time, but it was just average, not outstanding, but in the past two years, its moving points are simply impossible to look at. Ye Tao's eyesight in selecting beauties back then, in the eyes of humble duties, was more admirable than his carpentry work. Ignoring Ye Tao's already somewhat blue face, Min Yue damaged Ye Tao a little.

The princess had always been so calm and pleasant, and these anecdotes only added an extra smile to the corners of her lips. But Sisi and Qiao'er, the two maids, covered their mouths and laughed happily.

"Ye Gongzi, this Sophie's name is your maid's original name?" The princess asked.

"No, it's a name." Although Ye Tao felt a little embarrassed to be pulled out of this matter, he had to find a way to get past it.

The princess's eyes lit up and she said, "Oh? Why such a name? ”

Ye Tao sighed secretly in his heart and said: "Back to Her Royal Highness the Princess, there are some books brought by the Hu people in the lower house, and there is a volume that describes a beautiful woman in the West, with no less than a thousand words. At that time, it was seen that the maid was also from Frank, and Rong Zi had a lot of similarities with the beautiful woman named Sophie• Marceau depicted in the book, so she simply named it after her. Ye Tao secretly said in his heart, now I understand, I guess you will definitely have to go back and see it......

Sophie Marceau...... The princess's eyes brightened, and she didn't expect such an interesting story. She didn't believe that there was really any Sophie Marceau described in Western books, which was obviously broken by Ye Tao. Crossing can really satisfy a person's diverse possibilities. Quietly determined to go and see the Sophie Marceau, the princess changed the subject. "It's not too early. How about we go to Yip's Workshop? ”

The crowd agreed, and the princess immediately added, "Remember, don't tell me when you get there." Please call me Xin'er. …… Ye Gongzi, you can call me that too. ”