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People are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong. After Xiao Zhenlei became famous in Shiliyangchang, there were more entertainment and affairs, and Chinese businessmen of all sizes in the concession, high-rollers from all walks of life on the road, and local snakes all rushed to visit, and even Fan Gaotou, the old man of the local gang of the Qing Gang, sent people to send invitations to invite him to the banquet.

Breaking wrists with Yan Laojiu and swearing as brothers, this can't make Fan Gaotou put down his body and give Xiao Zhenlei an invitation, but defeating the Orientals and making the Orientals suffer a dumb loss can't be done by anyone, at least Fan Gaotou thinks that he can't do it, and he doesn't dare to provoke the Orientals casually.

During this time, Xiao Zhenlei received invitations and gifts, he came from later generations, and he didn't know much about the etiquette of this period in the late Qing Dynasty, but fortunately he didn't make any big jokes, but this also made him unbearable.

Looking at the mess of gifts in the room, and feeling that he was really hard to cope with during this time, Xiao Zhenlei felt that he had to find a housekeeper, not only to find a housekeeper, but also to find a servant, this villa covering an area of twenty-three acres is now only two people to live in, even if Fast occasionally spends the night here, there are barely only three people, it really seems too lonely.

Xiao Zhenlei called Fast over and asked, "Fast, you used to be a tooth man, you should know very well how to find housekeepers and servants, right?" ”

"Of course!" Fast patted his chest, showing that he was very good at this business, so that he could be worthy of the salary of two hundred yuan a month, and he said: "It's easy to find a servant, there are many markets in the western part of Shanghai that have hired servants and human trafficking, looking for a housekeeper depends on whether you want to find a Chinese housekeeper or a British housekeeper, I am afraid that it is not so easy to find a British housekeeper, the British housekeeper only serves Westerners, and I am afraid that no one will want to be a housekeeper for you, a Qing countryman." If you want to find a Chinese housekeeper, I recommend that you go to the Chinese tooth person to help you find one, if you can trust me Fast, you can leave this matter to me, I promise to find you a qualified housekeeper! ”

Xiao Zhenlei thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, I'll leave the matter of finding the housekeeper of Qingguo to you, what about you, for the time being, I will also serve as my foreign housekeeper, who is responsible for receiving Westerners, I think you should be competent, right?" ”

"Oh, no, no, no! Sir, the English butler is a very professional profession, I can't do it at all, and I have no professional training in this field, and I am afraid that I will offend the guests by messing you up with inconsiderate manners," Faster hurriedly rejected.

Xiao Zhenlei spread his hands: "I'm not a British nobleman, nor am I a very prominent person, and the exchanges with Westerners do not involve diplomacy, even if there is a little problem with etiquette, I think the guests will not be too careful, so it's decided, you can't take my salary of two hundred taels for nothing and not work, right?" Okay, now you take me to Huxi to find a servant! ”

Fast had no choice but to rush the ducks to the shelves and reluctantly agreed to serve as a foreigner housekeeper first, responsible for receiving visiting foreigners, Xiao Zhenlei greeted Ma Xiaoshuang, asked him to take care of the house, and took Fast to Huxi to find a servant.

Out of the public concession, after passing the Jing'an Temple area is the Huajie, because of the close proximity to the concession, it is extremely prosperous, the streets and alleys are lined with shops, and the sound of selling along the street comes and goes.

Xiao Zhenlei saw a wooden frame hanging from the neck of a half-sized man, the frame was full of glasses of various colors, and he was selling them along the street, so he beckoned him and picked out a pair of sunglasses.

Xiao Zhenlei casually picked a pair to wear on the bridge of his nose and asked Fast: "How is it?" Isn't it handsome, handsome, and suave? ”

Fast pouted when he saw it: "I don't think, if you want to look a gentleman yourself, I suggest that you wear a tall round hat on your head, a tuxedo on your body, a little beard on your lips that is upturned to the sides, a pair of white gloves, a delicate civilization staff, and a pair of big scalp shoes on your feet, so it's almost the same!" ”

"That's an old Western antique! I want to be handsome and handsome, you know? Forget it, you don't understand my inner world! Xiao Zhenlei shook his head and prepared to pay.

The appearance of burning buns made Fast almost want to vomit, and he hurriedly took a pair of sunglasses and put them on the bridge of his nose and said with a shy face: "Boss, pay together, right?" ”

A pair of sunglasses is just a few dollars, Xiao Zhenlei doesn't care much, he paid the money together, the two continued to walk west, and the pedestrians along the street saw Xiao Zhenlei wearing a foreign dress, wearing sunglasses, and being with foreigners, they all hid far away, and some people scolded him in their hearts.

It didn't take long for Xiao Zhenlei to see a dental shop, "Hey, there is a dental shop here, let's go in and see if we can find a suitable housekeeper!" With that, he walked towards the tooth, and Fast followed him with a quick pace.

In later generations, there were various intermediaries, such as housekeeping agencies, marriage agencies, housing agencies, etc., all of which had their own shops, and in this period, all kinds of intermediaries were called dental agencies, and the scope of business was much larger than that of a single industry in later generations.

As soon as he entered the door, Xiao Zhenlei appreciated the strength of the mouths of the people in this period, and saw a young man wearing a bright white satin horse coat and a treasure cover rich man's hat greeted him, and said in a loud voice: "Oh, the two masters are coming, and they are far away, forgive the sins!" I don't know if the two masters want to buy a house or find a daughter-in-law? Or maybe you got into a lawsuit and wanted to find a lawyer to help you get rid of the crime? If you want to buy a house, I just have a few sets of houses here ready to sell, guaranteed to be cheap, the house is big, the feng shui is good, warm in winter and cool in summer, if you want to find a daughter-in-law, we have the best matchmaker here, you can say the dead alive, the straw is said to be a gold bar, it is a piece of cake to give you two daughters-in-law, if you are involved in a lawsuit, you two don't have to worry, we can introduce you to the two of the best masters, to ensure that you have nothing to do, we have a wide range of business here, no matter what requirements you haveAs long as you can say it, we can do it for both of you.......".

This guy's mouth kept saying a lot of things, Xiao Zhenlei and Fast couldn't even find a chance to talk, and they didn't stop looking at them until Xiao Zhenlei and Fast were in a fog.

Xiao Zhenlei turned around, coughed twice to hide his gaffe, and then spoke: "This shopkeeper's surname is a big name? ”

"Don't dare, don't dare!" The shopkeeper hurriedly said politely and said, "Don't be surnamed He!" ”

"What a shopkeeper!" Xiao Zhenlei nodded and said with a smile: "Fortunately, my surname is Xiao, I came to your store today to ask Shopkeeper He to help find a housekeeper, I don't know if Shopkeeper He has a way in this regard?" ”

When Shopkeeper He heard that business really came to the door, his eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "Yes, yes, I don't know what specific requirements Master Xiao has?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei thought about it and put forward several requirements: "First, be innocent, sociable, and able to read and write; second, to be proficient in receiving people and things, etiquette; Third, if you are over 35 years old, if you have a family and are locals, you will be preferred, just a few! ”

Shopkeeper He wrote it down carefully, nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, so let's do it, Master Xiao, I'll find a few more people, see when you have time, I'll take them to your house, selected by you personally, if you think I bring a few people are not satisfied, I will help you find it, until you are satisfied, our business is done, do you think?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei was very satisfied, nodded and said, "Just do what you say, done!" Don't know how much it will cost? ”

Shopkeeper He said: "You have to leave five taels of silver here first, and after our business is completed, you and the new housekeeper will both pay the contemptible and the new housekeeper a monthly salary equal to 30%!" ”

"Understood, that is to say, I have to pay five taels of silver now, and when you find me a housekeeper, and I am satisfied, if my housekeeper's salary is ten taels of silver, he and I will have to pay you another three taels, a total of six taels of silver, right?"

Shopkeeper He nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, yes!" ”

Five taels of silver is a lot of money for the people at the bottom of the society during this period, many people can't earn five taels of silver in a year, but the big families who can afford to hire a housekeeper certainly don't care about this mere five taels of silver, Xiao Zhenlei paid five taels very happily, and the two sides signed an entrustment agreement.

After coming out of the tooth shop, Xiao Zhenlei couldn't help but sigh to Fast: "You saw it just now, right?" Shopkeeper He is the real tooth man, you, a foreigner and shopkeeper He, are only a bucket and a half bucket of water compared to Shopkeeper He! ”

"I'm just working part-time, okay?" Fast couldn't help but shrug his shoulders.

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