Chapter 12: The Maid's Job (2nd Watch)
"Da Da ......"
"Da Da ......"
"Da Da ......"
In her sleep, Arya heard a soft, rhythmic knock on the door.
Before dawn, the room was dark, and she was shocked and instantly sobered up.
Struggling to get out of bed, and before she could even put on her coat, she rushed to the door and opened it open a gap.
What catches your eye is the energetic face of Sebas's butler, holding a pocket watch in his left hand and knocking on the door with his right hand.
"Good morning, ma'am, it's three fifty a.m., and you have ten minutes to wash. Once you've freshened up, come to the kitchen for a meal and get ready to get started for the day. ”
"Understood, Mr. Sebas." Arya nodded hurriedly.
Sebas put his index finger to his lips, glanced to the right, motioned for her not to wake up the young master who was sleeping next door, and then turned to leave.
The cold breeze of the late autumn morning poured into the room through the crack in the door, and Arya shivered and shuddered as she closed the door again.
Clumsily changing into the old maid's uniform that was two sizes larger than her, she quickly washed up and headed for the kitchen.
Along the way, she kept yawning, and her eyes were full of sleep.
She studied in Roy's room until eleven o'clock last night, and she only slept for more than four hours at night.
For teenagers and girls at this age, it is the stage of growing their bodies, and they need at least eight or nine hours of sleep to ensure adequate sleep.
Roy had forgotten that Arya, as a maid, needed to wake up so early every day, otherwise, he wouldn't have delayed the night tutoring so late.
Arya didn't dare to come up with any ideas, and the only thing she could do was try to meet the expectations of everyone in Arnold's house.
Today is her third day working in the house as a trainee maid.
There is still a long way to go, and she has to learn to go alone.
Before entering the kitchen, she stopped and patted her face vigorously with both hands until she felt a little more sober.
Breakfast was being served in the kitchen by Aunt Mary, the wife of Sebas's butler.
Since marrying Sebas, she has also started in the Arnold Mansion, and she has been doing it for decades, and her hair has turned a lot gray, but she is still in good spirits.
The elderly couple had already developed a routine that could not be shaken, and the older they were, the less sleep they had, so they got up at 3 a.m. and started their work.
"Good morning, Lady Mary." Arya bowed her head.
"Oh, what about Madam, I'm already past this age, just call me aunt!"
When Aunt Mary looked at Arya, she immediately beckoned to her warmly, "Come on, sit here." ”
Unlike Sebas, who is meticulous, Aunt Mary is more enthusiastic and cheerful, with a kind of heartiness unique to people in the lower city.
Also very talkative.
Arya had two freshly baked breads stuffed in her hands and sat next to Aunt Mary, nibbling and listening to her chatter.
"Alas, when I see you, I think of my granddaughter, who is as old as you, but lives in the lower part of the city with my son, and I haven't seen you for a long time, and I don't know what she looks like now......"
"Don't be nervous, girl, I'll teach you everything I need to teach. There are few people in this house, so it's quiet, there are not so many things, stay here, no one will bully you! ”
"Hmm." Arya nodded, and quickly added, "Thank you, Aunt Mary." ”
"This kid is so polite!"
Aunt Mary smiled, and couldn't help but rub her head, her eyes were full of love, "It's also bitter for you, you have to run for life at a young age." It's not easy to be a maid, a lot of the time it's manual work, you have to work hard! ”
"I'll try." Arya replied.
She felt the warmth of her head being rubbed against the palm of her hand, and her restrained expression gradually eased.
Her father often rubbed her head like this on weekdays.
Both he and Aunt Mary had thick and rough hands, but the former was due to his perennial martial arts practice, and the latter was due to frequent housework.
Arya understands that the reason why Aunt Mary is so kind to her may be because she sees the shadow of her granddaughter.
But she was still grateful to Aunt Mary for taking care of her.
In my ears is the non-stop chatter of the aunt, in front of me is the beating stove, orange and orange, bursts of heat on the face, and you can smell the aroma of the food when it is just baked.
Staying here, even her dry and cold heart warmed up a little.
I don't know how long I haven't felt this feeling of home, maybe half a month, but it seems like a world away.
And everything she has now is thanks to the young master in this mansion: Roy Arnold.
Originally, with her ability, she was completely incompetent for the work of a maid, and if Roy hadn't happened to pass by the door that day, she wouldn't even have been able to enter the door of Arnold's house.
may be precisely because of the favor of the young master, the maid training that Sebas and Mary have conducted on her in the past few days has been very targeted.
For example, moving her bedroom next door to Roy.
For example, let her prioritize cleaning around Roy's room.
For another example, tell her Roy's taste preferences, and she will be responsible for Roy's food in the future.
And so on and so forth......
Arya understands that they are going to train her to be Roy's personal maid.
This is not uncommon, in fact, in the mansions of the great nobles, each important family member has his own personal servant, who is responsible for their daily life, especially for the younger children who need to be cared for.
She used to have her own valet of her own.
In the eyes of Sebas and Mary, Roy is a very self-reliant child, who does not need the company of adults since he was a child, and does not even allow others to enter and leave his room at will, even to his father Renault.
Many times, when the door is closed, you can't see him at all, except during meal time.
So much so that at first, everyone was worried about Roy's mental health.
is such an autistic young master, who actually named a girl to be the maid of the house for the first time?
Maybe he doesn't lack someone who can take care of him, he just wants the company of his peers.
Pinch your fingers, the young master seems to have reached the age when he should be interested in the opposite sex?
After making Roy's breakfast in the kitchen, Arya went to the yard to clean up the leaves and dust, and cleaned up the surrounding area.
It wasn't until early seven o'clock, and Roy pushed the door open.
She immediately returned to the kitchen and brought the prepared breakfast to the table.
Roy has a unique taste, his milk must be added with more than two spoonfuls of granulated sugar, the jam of sandwiches cannot be applied too much or too little, and even the boiled eggs have to be soaked in tea leaves and spices.
She needs to keep Roy's preferences in mind so that she can make meals that are more suitable for his tastes in the future.
While Roy was eating, Arya was quietly serving behind him.
"Huh?"
Roy's movements stopped suddenly, "It's a little sweeter than usual, did you do it?" ”
Her heart immediately hung and pounded, today was the first time she was in charge of Roy's food.
"Yes, yes, young master, isn't it to your liking?"
"Not really."
Roy continued to eat, "Just right for me, good job." ”
Obviously it was just an ordinary compliment, but at this moment, Arya suddenly had the urge to wipe her tears.
She had barely been in the kitchen, and of course she knew that her cooking skills were completely incomparable to that of Aunt Mary, even if she was reprimanded by Roy, it was completely reasonable.
She suddenly remembered that when she was young, she was reprimanded by her parents for doing something wrong, so she poured her anger on the personal maid, desperately looking for her fault, and threatened to fire the maid under the pretext that her cooking was not delicious.
She will never forget the panicked and desperate look on the big sister's face at that time, and she still feels guilty about it to this day.
Now that feng shui is in turn, perhaps the rest of the maid life is God's punishment for himself.
It's just that he seems to have met a good master, and this punishment is still too gentle.
From the time Roy finished breakfast to the time she left, it was only five minutes in between, but she stood there in a daze for a long time, and finally suddenly remembered to send the young master to the door.
She hurried out, only to find that Roy had already boarded the carriage to school.
"Don't be idle."
Suddenly, Sebas's voice came from behind.
He was still carrying a pocket watch, his tone was gentle, but his eyes were stern.
"Put the table away, and let Ms. Mary take you to shop for the ingredients for lunch."
Arya straightened her back.
"Yes, Mr. Sebas!"
There's no time to regret it, as the maid of the Arnold family, today's work has just begun.