At half past three in the afternoon, Chen Xing was drinking afternoon tea on the balcony of the main castle. Ye Qian and Li Mei were standing on both sides of the back of the chair wearing white undershirts and red plaid maid skirts. The right hand holds the wrist of the left hand, hanging naturally under the abdomen, a very standard maid's stance.
Lao Ji ran up and asked to see Chen Xing.
Chen Xing made a gesture of invitation, and Lao Ji sat down. Ye Qian stepped forward and poured black tea for Lao Ji. Li Mei put two cookies on a small porcelain plate and placed her hands in front of Lao Ji. It is the basic etiquette of a maid to help the master entertain guests, which is equivalent to the master doing it himself.
"Thank you, thank you." Lao Ji nodded and bowed to the two girls.
"How's it going?" Chen Xing took a sip of black tea and asked casually. There are no professional business talents in his team, but Lao Ji is older and has been traveling abroad for many years. He is well-informed and shrewd, so he is suitable for this job.
"Three clothing workshops have been opened, one for underwear, one for work clothes, and one for home clothes. Two food workshops, one for bacon and sausages, and one for dried vegetables, correspond to the pig farm opened over the carrot. And the greenhouse vegetable farm. Last year's red berries have been used up, and the people from the wine farm have been temporarily transferred to help at the food workshop..." Lao Ji reported one by one, and Chen Xing listened quietly, asking one or two questions from time to time. . The population here is limited and the planting range is not large enough. When more land is reclaimed in the future, you can consider building a processing plant.
"Boss, you..." After reporting his work, Lao Ji hesitated and asked, "Are you going to Ice Blue City in the near future?"
"There is such a plan." Chen Xing replied. In the battle between the Master Group and the Hunting Group Alliance, Lao Ji has proven his loyalty to the team and is considered a core member. There is no need to hide it.
"Can you take me with you?" Before Chen Xing could answer, Lao Ji explained, "I lived there when I was young and want to visit an old friend."
"Have you lived there?" Chen Xing asked. If you have someone familiar with you, you can save a lot of trouble.
"Daily, dawdle." Lao Ji said with a smile.
"What should we do about things here?" Chen Xing asked again.
"Tutu has been following me recently. He is very smart and can learn things as soon as possible. In fact, there is nothing complicated. Now he is on track. He just needs to have a stronger sense of responsibility." Lao Ji said.
"Okay then, go get ready and we'll set off in a few days." "Hey, okay."
Before Lao Ji left, Chen Xing asked him to call Xiao Yang over again. After a while, Xiao Yang arrived at the balcony. Chen Xing told him to find Lao Gou, repaint the Yang family bus, and find someone to clean it to remove any bad luck, and then drive the bus away.
This bus was driven by the Yang family, so it naturally became his trophy. The grade is quite high, customized by Three-Phase Heavy Industry, model "Gypsy Caravan", titanium alloy body, sixteen-cylinder engine. Adhering to the fine workmanship of Ying people, the shock absorber system is very excellent. The decoration inside the bus is simple and luxurious, and it is known as the "Mobile Wilderness Hotel". It is a regular vehicle for aristocratic families to travel in the wilderness. The people from Gray Horn City took this kind of bus last time.
The car is equipped with a bathroom, kitchen, bar, two couches, twelve high-level guest seats and six servant seats, and there are eight servant beds on the top to facilitate long-term travel and service.
A few days later, Lao Gou repainted the car, rubbed off the engine number, and checked the oil and water lines and the on-board computer. The head of the Yang family's car is naturally well maintained and has no faults at all. After Xiao Yang returned to the water station, he organized female workers to conduct a comprehensive cleaning and replace all the utensils with new ones.
If you just look at it from the outside, you won't be able to see its original appearance, but from the inside, there are still many clues. But Chen Xing doesn't care at all, just don't be too showy. The Yang family has been destroyed, and without the master of suffering, no one can trace it.
All kinds of ingredients were put into the freezer in the car, and the drinks were neatly placed. Chen Xing got into the car with two maids, as well as the cook and female workers. Xiao Yang chose a steady middle-aged refugee at the water station to be his co-pilot, and the two of them were responsible for driving. Cassie followed behind in four jeeps with a twelve-man escort.
The motorcade set off on the road in a mighty manner. Chen Xing was lying on the sofa, Li Mei massaged his legs, and Ye Qian fed him fruits. It was leisurely and comfortable.
"Lao Ji, what did you do in Ice Blue City before?"
Halfway through, Chen Xing asked about Lao Ji's past. Lao Ji said that he came from a family of male servants in Ice Blue City, that is, a family where male servants have been servants for generations, which is considered a kind of noble vassal. Vassals are usually divided into combat vassals and non-combat vassals. The former fights wars with the main family, while the latter takes care of the main family's daily life or runs business for the main family.
In the red earth world, there are only two ways to become a noble. Either rely on your own strength. This is the fastest and most stable way of promotion, but you are either extremely talented or willing to work hard, or you can become a vassal of the noble. Once the master's family rises, , the vassals will also rise with the tide.
Unfortunately, the family that Lao Ji's father worked for declined. First, he sold his property and moved from Binglan City to Surabaya City in the Heque Principality, but he didn't know how to make progress. He spent all his money and got drunk all day long. Later, he became so poor that he had to go to Longtongue City in the Water Weasel Principality to seek refuge with his relatives. Lao Ji's father was completely abandoned, and Lao Ji was displaced with him. It wasn't long before Lao Ji's father fell ill. Lao Ji went out to steal in order to treat his father's illness. He was caught several times, and his social credit gradually dropped to freezing point. After he was caught stealing for the last time, he was sentenced to exile in the Black Earth Continent. , and then came today.
"Where is your father?" Ye Qian couldn't help but ask.
"I died when I was caught for the third time. I was used to making quick money at that time, and I couldn't settle down to do a serious job. As a result..." Lao Ji looked a little sad, looking at the wasteland outside the car window and did not say any more.
We stopped the car at noon and the cook made stewed pork ribs with potatoes, pan-fried veal steak and tomato soup. Chen Xing finished his lunch under the service of the two maids, and then they took the rest aside to eat. It was customary for only the maid to eat the leftovers of her master. Personal maids are considered members of the master's family, but the order of meals is different. When the cook cooks, she will ration the food according to the number of masters and personal maids.
However, some nobles are not very particular and don't even use maids. For example, Shade Sinclair is like this. He only has Xiao Wu as his assistant, and his basic necessities, food, clothing, housing and transportation are all covered.
In fact, Chen Xing is not used to it. He feels that it is enough to eat them together, and there is no need to separate them so clearly. But neither the two women nor Lao Ji agreed, because in a place like Ice Blue City where there are nobility everywhere, it would be disrespectful to do so and it would be easy to be looked down upon.
To put it bluntly, Shade Sinclair is a legendary strong man. He can do whatever he wants as long as he feels comfortable and does not need to pay attention to the eyes of others. Chen Xing must follow the crowd to gain recognition from the aristocratic circle.
Such high-end products as willful have always been the privilege of the strong.
Some people dislike the nobles and always feel that they are too particular and cumbersome. But in fact, the nobles themselves may find it troublesome, but this is a habit and tradition formed over thousands of years. Even the big shots dare not violate it easily. Often the result of fighting against the mainstream is to be abandoned by the mainstream. Usually only those who founded the king have this The ability to change. If you want to pursue your individuality and self, you must first weigh your own weight and abilities. Otherwise, you will get a bloody head or even a broken body. The people closest to you must be heartbroken, and outsiders will just watch the joke.
Chen Xing III was a man who knew the importance of this, so he did what Ye Qian, Li Mei and Lao Ji said.
Only by respecting the tradition of the circle can we gain recognition from the circle.
There is only one result for being independent - failure.
Chen Xing didn't want to be a loser, so he started reading books on aristocratic etiquette on the road. Although you won't learn much in a short while, it is better than knowing nothing. It's a pity that Ye Qian and Li Mei have relatively low status and know very little. But Lao Ji had never been a male servant, relying solely on his father's oral education. In addition, after so many years of wandering around, he had almost forgotten everything.
"A lady cannot spit out bones when eating. Even if there are any, she would rather bite them into pieces and swallow them than spit them out..."
Chen Xing looked at the portable screen and asked a question, "Wouldn't it be more shameful if I choked?"
"Ah..." Li Mei hesitated.
"It seems to make sense," Ye Qian said with some uncertainty.
"It didn't say whether men can do it, so does that mean that men can spit out bones?" Chen Xing asked a second question.
Both women looked confused, obviously not thinking about what Chen Xing said. They all come from lower-class backgrounds and have only studied some courses, but are not very proficient. In addition, their limited intelligence makes it difficult to understand such convoluted things.
This question should be left to Miss Ye...
A few days later, the convoy headed north, bypassing Dragonstone Mountain, passing through Gray Horn Ridge, and walked in the wilderness for a few days before arriving at Beiqiao Town.
Chen Xing left everyone in the town and went to the main castle alone. If you take two maids to see Miss Ye, aren't you asking for trouble?
Under the leadership of a steel sister, Chen Xing soon met Ye Yang Bailiu in the side hall. Chen Xing asked about the problem in the car as soon as they met. Ye Yang Bailiu rolled his eyes and said, "Putting food into your mouth without seeing it clearly is already very disgraceful. If you still have to chip your teeth just for the sake of so-called dignity, , that’s called disgraceful, can’t you just find a place where no one is and vomit it?”
After answering the question, Ye Yang Bailiu greeted, "Come, get ready, and I will take you to see the development progress of the left-hand world."
Chen Xing checked the firearms and suddenly remembered that he didn't have any useful cold weapons. The ripper knife given by the black monster was too short and could only be used for sneak attacks. He also remembered the magic sheath knife he had used before. There should be something famous in the left-hand world. He remembered that this was the weapon used by Xiang Caidi, so he asked Ye Yang if Bailiu had anything similar.
Ye Yang Bailiu took him directly into the North Bridge Regiment's armory. One of the walls was covered with the sheathed knives he mentioned, and there were also bundles of them lying on the ground. There were a lot of them.
"The dark-light pattern knife has a small amount of magic energy. It is very sharp, but it is not durable. It will be chipped after a few cuts." Ye Yang Bailiu introduced.
Chen Xing took a black scabbard from the wall and pulled it out. The blade was sharp and the wavy pattern was looming. Wave it twice to make a fine sound of breaking through the air. The knife is indeed a good knife, but like Ye Yang Bailiu said, it is easy to get chipped.
The so-called dark light pattern knife has the same production process as the Japanese knives on Earth. Its full name is "Planar Fragmented Complex Dark Light Pattern Blade", which is made of stacked iron sheets. Although sharp, it is also brittle and prone to chipping and breaking.
"Can I get a few more?" he asked.
"Take it as you like, Xiang Caidi is the only one here who uses this kind of weapon." Ye Yang Bailiu said.
Hearing what she said, Chen Xing picked it up happily. Just as Ye Yang and Bai Liu were about to ask him how to get so many of them, he saw him making a placing motion, and then the knives disappeared.
"Storage space?" Ye Yang Bailiu asked doubtfully.
Chen Xing showed her the ring on his hand, and then reluctantly said, "I have two, and I'll give you one."
"I can't use it." Ye Yang Bailiu refused. Her life energy could not drive any spiritual items, and then blamed, "Don't spend money randomly." Space rings are extremely expensive, and any one costs more than 200,000 yuan. But it's actually of little use.
"I didn't buy it, I picked it up." Chen Xing explained quickly to prevent Ye Yang Bailiu from misunderstanding.
