Housekeeping is a very formal and honorable job, and it is also a career that many free men and servants pursue throughout their lives.
Including many down-and-out nobles, they would choose to work as housekeepers for other nobles. There is nothing shameful about this kind of thing.
——If your downfall is known to everyone.
To put it into perspective, if the territorial noble is the chairman of the board, then the housekeeper can be said to be the general manager, or the secretary to the chairman - the serious kind.
Butlers even have certain noble rights. For example, like nobles, they are not guilty of killing erring servants.
Therefore, for servants, in addition to being loyal to their master and family in the castle, they must also be respectful to the housekeeper.
After all - the county magistrate is not as good as the current person in charge.
If the master is offended, as long as he is not too cruel, the most he can do is tell the butler and let him deal with it.
If you offend the housekeeper... haha.
Wait for death!
Naturally, with such rights, there are also corresponding obligations.
Summon servants, assign positions, reward good and punish evil...
Internally, one must manage servants, and externally, one must welcome guests, receive distinguished guests, and receive and send letters.
If the owner is willing to delegate power, everything in the territory may be under the control of the steward.
If the owner of the territory is regarded as the emperor, it is not an exaggeration to say that the steward is the prime minister.
For such an important position, if you are not from a noble background, only those who have specially studied butlers can be qualified to hold such an important position.
After all, the butler is the face of the noble, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is half a clone.
In this case, Bard's extremely humble behavior at this time is not embarrassing his own face, but the face of his master.
However, Yaro does not want to take over this territory, and he is not planning to receive any guests.
Since he is not Bard's real master and he is not a noble here, although he can't look down on Bard's performance at this time, Yaro doesn't have much resentment. He just has some doubts about whether Bard will make a mess of the castle.
However, this kind of questioning is an inexplicable humiliation for anyone.
It's like an ordinary person who has become the prime minister of the country, but is questioned by others - can you do it?
Even if it really doesn't work, no one is willing to give up the rights they have obtained.
Bard's face turned red. He wanted to say something several times, but he didn't know what he thought of. Inexplicably, he vented his anger and said dejectedly: "Baron Claire also promoted Master Bevin's valet to deputy butler. The servants will be regulated by him, and I will be the chief messenger for you.”
The baron's son's valet?
This status is basically equivalent to the next housekeeper who has been trained since childhood. He is in control so that there is no need to worry about big problems.
Claire is quite slippery in her work.
Bard, who has a suitable status but has never learned the knowledge of a housekeeper, knows himself well, knows his strength and is willing to obey his orders, serves as the housekeeper.
Then arrange a valet who is familiar with housekeeping procedures and knows how to manage, but belongs to Bevin, to serve as deputy housekeeper.
On the surface, everything will be based on his own orders, but the actual power lies in the hands of the deputy butler, and it is impossible for him to say anything.
This truly achieved a balance of strength and was also a form of protection for his son.
——If the situation changes, the deputy steward with actual power can easily pass on any information to the outside world.
Unless you can truly maintain Bard's loyalty and wait until he grows up to be able to control the castle, or you can clean it up yourself and slowly regain the power.
Just - is this necessary?
"Has the bathroom been cleaned?" Yaro asked as he walked.
When checking the room yesterday, Yaro had already visited all the rooms on the second floor, so he knew the location without anyone guiding him.
Basically all the rooms related to noble life are on the second floor. The first floor is usually for servants, so Yaro doesn't need to worry. The servants will not dare to clean the bathroom. It just depends on whether they can think of this problem. .
"It's cleaned up. After Baron Claire left last night, Dylan ordered people to clean the bathroom and dining room. After dawn, he sent people to fill the water." Bud followed closely behind Yaro and hurriedly explained.
"Well done." Yaro nodded with satisfaction.
Dylan?
The deputy butler's name?
He's quite skilled at what he does, so it seems like he doesn't have to worry about it himself.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Arrow, Mr. Bard." When a maid who was cleaning the corner heard the voice, she quickly turned around, bent her knees slightly, and saluted quickly.
Yaro nodded slightly and ignored Diao.
——After all, he is also from a wizarding family, and his freedom can be considered a long-term aristocratic education. He can still distinguish between those times when he needs to be polite and those times when he should ignore it.
But Bud nodded hurriedly, looking flattered.
Passing through the servants, Yaro said casually: "Bud, why do I see that all of them look so tired?"
After returning from cleaning, Yaro walked all the way to the restaurant and found that all the servants he met along the way had thick dark circles on their faces. Some of them looked like severely frightened turtle doves. They would jump at the slightest movement. Seems extremely exaggerated.
Yaro continued to ask: "Didn't you all have a rest last night?"
Even if he was frightened last night, the situation would not be so exaggerated after a night's rest.
Sleeping is the best adjustment tool. After a night's rest, various hormones in the body will return to a stable level.
Although it cannot completely solve the problem, at least the problem will not be as serious as it is now.
While saluting back and forth, Bud replied with a wry smile: "Lord Yaro, some servants did try to go to the downstairs room to rest last night, but several of them disappeared immediately, and Dylan did not allow the servants to be on the second floor. The main room is resting, and basically all the servants have been cleaning it all night."
"You won't die if you don't sleep for a day or two. Since Mr. Yarrow has moved in, we naturally have to restore the castle to its most perfect state as soon as possible." At the door of the restaurant, a young man with brown hair in formal clothes stood upright and bowed slightly, with a smile on his face. With a standard smile, "Deputy housekeeper Dylan, I have met Lord Yaro. Good afternoon Lord Yaro."
Quite a tall guy.
Probably close to 1.8 meters. Apart from the tall Claire, there really is no one taller than him in this castle.
Yaro glanced at it, nodded and said in return: "Good afternoon."
"Is the food ready?"
Yaro asked unceremoniously while walking directly into the restaurant.
A butler is a direct subordinate. Yaro needs to respond, but he doesn't need to be too polite.
"It has been prepared for you a long time ago. I just hope Lord Yaro can understand that the kitchen servants are afraid to go to the kitchen downstairs, so we can only make a fire in the open space outside. We don't have any kitchen utensils and can only make some simple meals." Dishes.”
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