"Who's that face? Was it the temporary helper you called? An old housekeeper with an old-fashioned face and a big back pulled the cook Meranda aside, and pointed to Qin Lun, who was chopping vegetables next to the pool, and asked.

With Qin Lun's cold weapon mastery and eyesight, it is really overkill to use it to cut vegetables, and it is no wonder that the old housekeeper thinks that he is a helper invited by the cook.

"Chris, no, he's ......" Meranda shook the fat on her face and softly introduced Qin Lun's origins, "Tony said that without this young man, he wouldn't be able to handle those horses." What's more, the lord is going to entertain guests today, and the kitchen is a little too busy, and it does need manpower. ”

"Groom? The old man is looking for a professional groom, but the person of unknown origin ......" The old butler Parker frowned slightly and was silent.

"Don't worry, Tony said hello to him and didn't promise him a job. Just stayed to have a meal with the servant, and I heard that the kid was hungry for several meals! The fat cook was a little motherly and said sympathetically.

"Okay!" The old butler finally nodded in agreement, ignoring the small episode in the kitchen.

The English of this era, especially the aristocracy, can be said to have done all kinds of evil on the North American continent. Slaughtering the Indians, reselling the Black Triangle, using batches of black slaves and Chinese laborers as livestock, doing all the work of anti-~ humans.

In other respects, however, they behave like gentlemen. Given that Qin Lun had done a little favor to the manor and was a white Englishman, the old housekeeper would not let him go home empty-handed. Otherwise, it would appear that the owner of the manor was too stingy, and a good English steward would not let the owner be overshadowed with such a reputation.

The night outside the kitchen window was getting thicker and thicker, and a bright moon soon rose over the treetops.

Qin Lun was pulling a plate of leftover mutton from the guests while secretly listening to the whispered conversation of the servants.

It was a coincidence that it seemed to be the day of Sir Wilson to invite some important guests, and the maids in the kitchen were busy, while the valets had long since dressed in decent tuxedos to serve the guests in the banquet hall.

For the servants, being able to serve their guests with trays in the banquet hall was already a symbol of the status of the estate. Only the butler of Parker and some of the more good-looking personal male and female servants were allowed to entertain on such occasions, and it was impossible for new servants and black slaves to appear in the banquet hall.

Qin Lun had experienced all kinds of aristocratic etiquette training before, including elves and human society, even the aristocratic etiquette of the earth~scene had been carefully studied. He remembered that he was amused when he saw some movies on the film and television about pig's feet pretending to be waiters and sneaking into the aristocratic banquet hall.

A real aristocratic banquet, even if it is held in the palace hall, can only accommodate hundreds of guests, and the waiters in charge of hospitality are roughly twenty to one, just twenty or thirty people, and they are basically high-ranking attendants, and they are not too familiar with each other.

Unless there are many people covering for them, the strange attendants in the hall are as conspicuous as lice on the monk's head.

As for the high-end banquets in modern society, either it is XXOO messing around the conference, or the waiters in it are all temporary hotel workers, and there may not even be a few formal etiquette training. In the era of feudal aristocracy, it was the level of the nouveau riche of the rich man in the countryside.

In the aristocratic manor, the servants usually ate after the master had finished eating, and the ingredients used were leftovers.

However, when the nobles held large banquets, they were usually held late at night, or even all night long. Therefore, the servants would eat in batches during the feast, and many would eat directly from the leftovers of the host and guests.

Of course, in many cases, the waiters in the banquet hall will simply bring the dinner plate, which is mostly full, back to the kitchen as "leftovers".

The plate of mutton that Qin Lun is eating now is given to him by Meranda, and when he first brought it, there were almost only a few chopsticks on it, half of which was distributed to another cook.

Qin Lun naturally wouldn't mind if someone helped him test the poison, he wasn't lying when he said that he hadn't eaten anything since yesterday. Under the special care of the Grim Reaper, his last meal was at the wild camp on Mount Dessett Island.

The noise in the manor slowly fell silent, and some of the guests stayed overnight at the manor, while others left in carriages. After arranging the host and the guests, the servants were finally able to breathe.

At this time, Parker's housekeeper took Tony to find Qin Lun again.

"Chris, thank you for helping you today!" The old butler gentlemanly owed a debt, took out a silver coin of five shillings from the inner pocket of the dress and handed it to Qin Lun, "But you know, this kind of performance will not help you stay in Wilson Manor, this is your reward for today's help, please take it." ”

"Oh, oh......" Qin Lun's face flushed with a hint of redness, his face was at a loss, and he wiped his hands on his undershirt over and over again, and finally looked at Tony behind the old butler for help.

However, I don't know why, Tony lowered his eyebrows at this time, just looked down at his toes, and there was no sign of helping Qin Lun at all.

Qin Lun's face finally showed a trace of despair, and his pitiful appearance made several young maids who were watching here from a distance feel distressed, he lowered his head and said in a mosquito-like voice in frustration, "Thank you, sir, I'm glad I can help, but the money is not needed." Today I have eaten a lot of food that I will never eat in my lifetime, and it is enough to be my reward. ”

Qin Lun raised his head as he spoke, and his mouth turned up to reveal a stubbornness unique to young people, "I'll leave immediately, in the next few days, I will still be looking for a job in Monte Town, if Wilson Manor still needs helpers, I hope Mr. Butler can give me a chance." ”

He tore off his apron, grabbed the bag from the corner and walked towards the right side of the kitchen, where there was an exit leading to the side door of the manor.

An honest and strong young man, if it is really like Tony said, may be a good choice for the new groom! The old housekeeper of Parker stuffed the silver coin back into his shirt pocket, and looked at Qin Lun's dejected back, his eyes flickering.

"It's so late, where do you want to go?" Just as Qin Lun was about to step out of the kitchen door, the words of the old butler came from behind him, "If you let you go now, the lord will probably say that I am not close to me tomorrow, so you will stay in the manor for a night tonight!" ”

Qin Lun turned around and looked at the old housekeeper with a stunned expression.

The old butler raised his chin slightly, and a smile finally appeared on his old-fashioned face, "Originally, the manor would not hire strangers from other places, but we do need a new groom. I can give you a chance to try it out, and if you do well in the stables for the next two months, then I would suggest that the lord keep you......"

"Thank you so much, Mr. Butler!" Qin Lun's eyes burst out in an instant, almost blinding the old butler and Tony behind him, everyone in the kitchen seemed to be infected with the joy of this young man, and several young maids peeking in the distance even clapped their hands secretly.

It was just one night of working together, and they both fell in love with this handsome young man who was simple and hardworking.

"That'...... I'll go to sleep in the stables now! Qin Lun lifted his burden and wanted to go out excitedly.

"No need, the slaves have already fed the horses for the night, let's talk about it tomorrow!" Old Parker's butler thought for a moment, and then continued, "I remember that there is still a spare room in the man's room, and you can go and sleep there today, and the head maid Anne will bring you a set of bedding. ”

……

"Hey Chris, congratulations!" Coming out of the kitchen, Tony caught up with Qin Lun from behind and said with a smile, "Just a second, I thought you would accept that silver coin!" ”

"Huh? Is it true that if I take the money, Mr. Housekeeper will not keep me? Qin Lun asked with a look of surprise.

"No, the old butler will also keep you for one night, but he won't let you try out the groom position so easily, maybe tomorrow he will introduce you to some handymen in the town, and I will examine you for a month or two." Tony patted Qin Lun's shoulder, pretending to be unfathomable.

"Thank you so much, Tony!" Qin Lun was sincerely grateful.

"No, just remember to help me work more in the future." The young manservant waved his hand triumphantly, "I'll go to sleep first, don't be too excited at night, you have to get up early tomorrow, the old butler doesn't like others to be late." ”

"Uh-huh!" Qin Lun had an innocent smile on his face and pushed open his servant's room.

After closing the door, the corners of Qin Lun's lips slowly began to turn up, a crescent moon burst out of his big mouth, his snow-white teeth glittered under the oil lamp, and his simple and honest smile instantly turned into a silent laugh full of evil.

This round of performances made him extremely satisfied, and almost for the first time he experienced the supreme pleasure beyond torture. It was so easy to applaud these kind people that he was addicted to drugs.

"It's a pity! The stay is too little, otherwise it would be nice to play a few more days! Qin Lun sighed, threw the futon he brought to the bed, and just lay quietly, waiting for everyone in the servant's room to fall asleep.

"Whew~" The oil lamp by the windowsill was blown out by a gust of wind, and a starlight like a yin-yang fish pattern lit up in the darkness, which was Qin Lun's left eye that used to gaze at the aura.

He looked into the four walls of the room, and his clairing allowed him to see the movements of everyone in the servant's room.

Everyone was asleep, but he jumped up from the bed with a carp, glanced cautiously out the window, and gently opened the door.

After the servant's room on the first floor of the main building of the manor is out, there is the living room. There is a curved spiral staircase on each side of the hall to go upstairs, the second floor is the room of Parker's butler and the high servant, and above the third floor is the room of the guests and the two little masters of the manor.

Qin Lun's goal was on the top four or five floors, where were the most important guest rooms today, as well as the bedrooms of the owners of the manor, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson.

Although he had not yet contacted Wilson himself, Qin Lun now knew that he had not found the wrong person, and that Sir Wilson did have a problem.

Because while helping in the kitchen, he got a lot of clues from the conversations of the servants, especially about the guests who visited today......