Looking at the butler's expression, Ji Hanchuan took into consideration "they may have taken living people as prey".

But at the moment, he didn't say anything, but instead showed anticipation, looking eager to try.When walking into the castle with the butler, he was relaxed and said that he liked the environment here very much.I was apprehensive before coming here, but after seeing Mr. Moulton, the housekeeper and others, I felt relieved and felt that this is indeed a good place to work.

"I'm just worried that Owen doesn't like me." Ji Hanchuan said, "I...haven't gotten along with little boys of this age before."

Hearing this, the butler smiled, fine lines appeared in the corners of his eyes.He told Ji Hanchuan: "Don't worry, the young master is a good boy. It's the first time I saw you today, I'm just not used to it. You will know later."

Ji Hanchuan listened with an expression mixed with apprehension and longing.He looked at the tulips in the garden and at the surrounding mountains.Finally, before entering the castle, Ji Hanchuan sighed: "This is indeed a good place."

The wind is sunny and the sky is clear.

After turning around like this, it was almost lunch time.At the lunch table, Owen's attitude was much more relaxed than in the morning.Ji Hanchuan tried to talk to him and introduce himself, but he got a good response, and the overall atmosphere was pleasant.

Wait a little further back, and Owen is young and full of energy and doesn't need to take a nap.He rolled his eyes, as if he was not interested in the upcoming "course", and wanted to know what kind of adventures Mr. Han Chuan, an "Oriental man", had experienced before coming to his country.Ji Hanchuan thought to himself, does this also count as the KPI of a "tutor"?At the same time, he made up a story along the way, combining Zheng He's voyages to the west and Jianzhen's journey to the east, which surprised Owen.

There is a maid nearby to pack things.Unlike the maid who took Ji Hanchuan to the residence last night with a pale face and silent footsteps, today this maid has freckles on her cheeks and a healthy wheat-colored skin.When Ji Hanchuan saw her, he remembered that she had a very popular name, Anna.

Well, there can be seven or eight Annas with the same name in ten stories.

As for the pale maid, it was called Monica.

Anna seemed to have just arrived at the manor, and seemed clumsy. From time to time, plates and cups would collide with each other, making a "clang" sound.The house became quiet at some point, and even the larks outside the window stopped singing, and everyone's eyes fell on Anna.

This made Anna even more nervous.Under the eyes of Owen, Ji Hanchuan, and the housekeeper, her cheeks were flushed, sweat dripped from her forehead, and she bit her lower lip with her white teeth.Ji Hanchuan looked at it and thought: In this day and age, would a maid's teeth be so white?

He lost his mind and made himself laugh again.But Anna didn't think it was funny at all, she was so stiff that she was about to cry.Ji Hanchuan suspected that as long as there was a slight movement nearby, Anna would be able to throw the pile of plates and cups on the ground.

He thought about it, stood up, and slowly helped Anna put together some tableware on his side.Because of his action, Owen and the housekeeper turned their eyes to Ji Hanchuan.Now, Ji Hanchuan understands how Anna can be so afraid.

If this gaze had any substance, it was like a heavy mountain range, pressing on Ji Hanchuan's shoulders.He glanced at the shadow on the table and the ground, and in a blink of an eye, Owen's shadow seemed to be stretched very long...

The longer he moves, the heavier his shoulders become.After he had almost put his things back, Ji Hanchuan suspected that the entire gravity environment around him had doubled.

He thought "seriously" with a little joking mood: In fact, it is possible to send Owen and the butler to a scientific research institute to artificially create various gravity environments.Looking at it this way, maybe there is another source of energy in this world?It can be developed.

At this time, Anna finally realized that someone had done half of the work for her.She raised her head in surprise and looked at Ji Hanchuan.

The girl's wheat-colored skin also began to turn pale at this moment, and the heat on her cheeks faded away. She had already become cold from nervousness, and when she held the plate, she could leave sweaty handprints.Her eyes were a little dazed, her pupils lost focus, she looked at Ji Hanchuan for a while, and then said: "Mr. Han..."

This is like a stage play where I can only appear after you sing.Fortunately, Ji Hanchuan was quite familiar with the "stage". He looked up at Owen and the butler, and said with a smile, "Owen, since we finished eating, let's start the class."

This sentence seems to have a strange magic power.When Ji Hanchuan finished speaking, the ubiquitous pressure suddenly disappeared, and Owen and the butler became the young master and old gentleman before.The butler showed some disapproval, and said, "How can you trouble Mr. Han with cleaning the table?"

Owen also said: "Yeah, just let her do it! That's what she does."

But other than that, they didn't express many opinions on Ji Hanchuan's "rushing".Owen led Ji Hanchuan upstairs, while the housekeeper and Anna stayed downstairs.The light over the table seemed to dim as they moved away from it.When stepping on the spiral staircase, Owen babbled, still like a lively child, wanting to listen to stories and refusing to study!

Ji Hanchuan listened with a smile, and suddenly turned his head to look in the direction of the dining table.

——It was completely dark there, only the place where the housekeeper and Anna were standing was cast an extra beam of light.

In his hand was a huge oil painting of Mr. Moulton.At this moment, Mr. Moulton's eyes seemed to look at the housekeeper and Anna together with Ji Hanchuan.The housekeeper was very close to Anna, lowered his head, and talked to her.A trace of panic gradually appeared on Anna's face, and finally, it condensed into a rigidity.

"Mr. Han?"

Owen called him.

Ji Hanchuan blinked, turned his head, and said with a smile, "Here we are."

He probably didn't notice the strange places in this castle at all: besides Anna, the maids walking around the castle like ghosts; The flower field is too dense, and beetles crawl on the soil, and the backs of the beetles are full of oily light.

Before entering the study, Ji Hanchuan asked casually, "Owen, is Anna new here too? She doesn't seem to be quite used to the work here."

Owen is pushing the door with some reluctance, like every student who is unwilling to attend class.But from Ji Hanchuan's point of view, he can already be regarded as a "good boy".Although the parents who are watching their studies are gone, they will still prepare the class supplies awkwardly.

After hearing what Ji Hanchuan said, Owen replied: "Yes! There are always eight maids in the family. When the last one got sick, Anna came over. She is from a village under the mountain, and she came the day before you."

Ji Hanchuan was a little surprised, and said, "You actually know?"

Owen was taken aback and looked at him.

Ji Hanchuan said slowly, "I thought that a young master like you wouldn't care too much about the whereabouts of the servants."

After hearing this, Owen was quiet and pursed his lips.It was at this moment that he looked more like a boy of his age than ever before.He said: "I care... I always care. There are often people who are 'ill' and people come and go. If you watch a lot, you will care as much as I do."

After he finished speaking, he stared at Ji Hanchuan, as if he wanted to get some special reaction from him.

However, the tutor's answer obviously disappointed him.

Ji Hanchuan: "Are you sick? I come from the East, and I know some unique medical skills from the East. This journey across the oceans is also because I know medical skills, so I can persist. After I finish the class for you, I will go to Mr. Cook Let’s talk, maybe we can prevent another person from getting sick.”

Owen: "..."

The little fat man seemed convinced, sat down, and patted the table: "Okay, you go and talk!"

Ji Hanchuan was serious and nonsense: "This is true. After I came to your country, I realized that there are many diseases that are not found in the East. But the bottom line is because of 'hygienic habits'. Just boil the water and drink it. , it will reduce the frequency of getting sick. And clean up the excrement so that it doesn’t pile up everywhere, and you won’t have frequent diarrhea. By the way, everyone needs to change the water when taking a bath. If you don’t change it all the time, all If everyone is in the same bathtub, diseases will be transmitted. Oh, Owen, you don’t have this trouble. But in the bathhouses in the city, many diseases are prevalent like this. The maid may have the same problem.”

Owen listened, dizzy.

Ji Hanchuan smiled and said, "Okay, let's start class."

In fact, he knew clearly in his heart: Owen's words were implying that "someone has an accident here every two or three days."Even as expected, there will be a new "sick maid" in these two days.

But thinking of the strange shadows that appeared on Owen's body every now and then, Ji Hanchuan felt that he should not pay too much attention to what this little fat man said.In other words, listening is necessary, but the little fat man cannot feel that he "understands".

There is nothing to say about the course content.Ji Hanchuan asked Owen about his Chinese learning progress, knowing that he knew nothing about this language before, and then he began to let himself go.He started teaching Pinyin, and after a few hours, Owen showed his smart side and mastered it well.Ji Hanchuan was quite surprised, so he asked Ningning for help from the sidelines to find the first-grade textbooks.Afterwards, I considered whether I should combine the real environment and compile two texts for Owen to read and recite.

In a blink of an eye, it was dark outside, and Ji Hanchuan's first 24 hours in Moulton Manor came to an end.He tested Owen in a joking tone, what he had to do to be "invited" to the third floor for a look.

After an afternoon of class, Owen seemed to have a good impression of this tutor. The original words were: You don't seem to treat me like a child, and you are willing to tell me many other things. I am very happy.

However, when faced with Ji Hanchuan's question, he still reservedly coughed and told him, "Teacher, don't be so impatient."

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