gentleman's servant

I was called out of the factory by Mr. Gabriel, and I followed him to a nearby mansion.He complained to me that when he went out to discuss business a while ago, someone laughed at his etiquette.So he hired an etiquette teacher, but that guy's eyes were higher than the top, and he always said with his eyes hanging high, what should the nobles do, what should the nobles do, he was very angry, so he kicked the guy out gone.

"Although you have only been a nobleman's servant, your saluting posture is very beautiful. It should be no problem to teach me to pretend." Gabriel sat down in front of the table without any image, and raised his feet to rest on the table.

This is the first time I have met such a carefree rich man, but it is a good thing for me not to have to work in a factory. It would be even better if he could keep me as his personal servant.I found that none of the servants working in this house have undergone systematic servant training.

So as a servant, I began to educate my master as a gentleman.

"There are many kinds of etiquette for gentlemen. When facing different people and on different occasions, the saluting postures are also slightly different...Only noble married women, you can go forward and kiss her when she offers her hand If it is a young lady, don't act too presumptuously. Before she is officially introduced to you, don't even look at them extraneously, otherwise you will be talked about... "I stood beside Monsieur Gabriel and told him about gentlemanly etiquette.

But after listening to my narration, he had a dumbfounded expression on his face, and finally asked me in disbelief: "Are you sure you're not kidding me? I've never heard of such a troublesome thing."

"Of course not, sir." I looked at him seriously: "Didn't the etiquette teacher you hired before talk about it?"

"No." Gabriel frowned and said, "Of course he talked about basic etiquette, but I haven't even heard the little details you mentioned, such as the lady's slapstick, and those cryptic hints. "

"Oh..." I suddenly understood that my new owner is indeed an upstart who doesn't understand anything.

"I'm going to entertain an important guest the afternoon after tomorrow. He's a famous barrister. I don't want anything to go wrong then?" Mr. Gabriel said.

Although etiquette is only fixed actions and language in specific occasions, it does not only include these in the circle of high society.If you don't even understand the meaning of a woman shaking a fan and a man turning a button, then you are far from entering the circle of aristocrats.These details are reflected in everything from how many glasses of wine you can drink during a meal to the color of the carpet when you host a banquet to greet guests.

I have nothing to say for a while, this guy doesn't understand anything at all, and he still wants to make a mistake.

So I asked cautiously: "Excuse me, what menu did you choose when you entertained the guests?"

Mr. Gabriel spread his hands and said, "Uh...French food?"

He said in a decisive tone: "I will hire the most famous chef and let him use the most expensive ingredients."

"So which guests will you be entertaining?"

"There are no guests, just me, the lawyer and his family." Gabriel said naturally.

"Oh... so besides the meal, do you have any other programs?"

"What else do you need? Do you want to prepare a dance?"

He and I looked at each other for nearly a minute, and we both saw something like 'Are you kidding me? ' look.In the end, Mr. Gabriel was defeated, and he muttered: "Okay, my father was a grocery store 1 years ago, and I didn't even graduate from middle school, or do I need to invite that etiquette teacher back again?" ?”

I felt that this was my chance, so I bowed to him and said: "I have served a viscount and a baron, I have seen banquets large and small, and I have also participated in the balls of the Earl of the King's Capital. If you believe Me, please let me arrange it for you."

Mr. Gabriel showed a surprised look: "Can you? I mean this banquet is very important to me."

"It depends on what you want, my lord." I asked him for instructions: "I will obey all your orders, and your wish is my highest will."

Perhaps his former servants had never said anything of this nature to him, he was slightly stunned, so he straightened his back, lifted his chin, and said in a deliberate tone: "Okay, it's up to you Rule over my house."

Seeing his complacent look, I secretly laughed, it must feel good to be flattered in this way.I understand his feelings. Not everyone can withstand this kind of high-style service. Ordinary people may be panicked and at a loss. Only those who have grown up in this kind of environment will be here. In such an atmosphere, they still remain calm and composed, which is the connotation of education for nobles and gentlemen.They have been constantly told and hinted at from childhood, what it means to be born noble.

Therefore, no matter how well-trained gentlemen etiquette like Mr. Gabriel is learned, they do not have the kind of grandeur and composure that they have cultivated since childhood. In front of real nobles and gentlemen, they will be full of flaws and suffer endless contempt.So it's my job to help my new master become more composed and not lose face even with a true gentleman.

Then I found Annie and told her what happened today.

"It looks like I'm going to live with Mr. Gabriel," I said.

"Owen, you are really good." Annie said happily: "I know that no matter where you are, you can always stand out."

"What are you talking about? I am a manservant, and Mr. Gabriel also needs a manservant." I said with a smile.

Annie suddenly had a gloomy look: "You are a real man, you know how to live a real life, and you never aim too high. I really hope Andre can be like you."

"How can this be compared?" I said, "Andre is a talented person. Unlike me, he has no ability and can only be a servant who does nothing. I believe that he will make a difference sooner or later, as long as he finds someone who appreciates him." people."

Annie smiled and said, "I hope all of this can come true."

"If I could get a place in Mr. Gabriel's house, I'd definitely get you in as a maid," I said to her.

"Really Owen? Are you serious?" Annie said in surprise.

"I'll try my best, but I can't guarantee that I can do it."

"No, no, your willingness to help me is the greatest help to me." Anne said, "You know, we don't have much money. I work in a factory all day long, and I can't take care of my family at all. He always complains..."

I patted Annie on the shoulder and secretly made up my mind that this banquet must be held smoothly.

I suddenly became Mr. Gabriel's butler, and all the servants were directed around by me. I had them clean the whole living room, changing the carpets, curtains, tea sets and lamps.Although the servants were dissatisfied with me, who gave orders as soon as I arrived, Mr. Gabriel couldn't stop the surprise in his eyes when he saw the brand-new hall.

He walked around the living room happily, and couldn't help praising: "Where did you find the decoration? It's so beautiful."

"Sir, all the items here come from your warehouse." I said.

It was only then that Mr. Gabriel discovered that many of the items were second-hand goods that had been left in the warehouse.

"Sir, I hope to exchange your collection." I pointed to the paintings and sculptures in the room.

"What's wrong with them?" Mr. Gabriel asked. "I paid a lot of money for this."

I can't blatantly say that you are ostentatious, maybe those gentlemen don't appreciate your nouveau riche aesthetics, so they have to say in a roundabout way: "I think this will show that you are too rich, if your guests are not big-minded enough , he might feel jealous and resentful towards you."

"Hey, you're right." Mr. Gabriel nodded in agreement, as if he had found a bosom friend: "They dismissed me because I was richer than them, and they didn't have the ability to get so much money , that's why you're jealous of me."

"Yes, so you must not talk about money at the banquet. Instead, say something to cater to them. After all, you need to please them."

"So what am I supposed to talk to them about? You know I have no education, and the best thing I know is factories."

I thought for a while, then walked into Mr. Gabriel's study room, took a book and handed it to him: "Sir, this is a novel."

I turned to one of the pages and pointed it out to him: "You can refer to the topic here."

"Oh, have you read this book?" said Mr. Gabriel. "To be honest, these books are bought for show. I haven't read a single one."

The common problem of nobles and gentlemen is that in order to pretend to be a deep person, they collect all kinds of books at home, so that those businessmen who take nobles and gentlemen as their yardstick have also begun to do the same.

So at the banquet that day, the lawyer and his family were always smiling and did not show any displeasure, because the whole set of etiquette for receiving them was very solemn, even if an earl came to be a guest, I am afraid it would be difficult Not much trouble.

And Mr. Gabriel talked as I taught him, according to the dialogue in that novel.

"To create a capable person, what is needed is integrity, generosity and seriousness, supplemented by observation and diligence." Mr. Gabriel said eloquently: "Gentlemen behave elegantly, but elegance is not the quality of gentlemen. All, a gentleman must also have virtues such as loyalty and courage, as well as a certain degree of cultural accomplishment, in order to make himself knowledgeable and live a noble life.”

"From your lifestyle and manners, I clearly know that you are an elegant gentleman, completely different from ordinary businessmen. To be honest, I was very worried before I came here, but now it seems that your conduct is completely capable. Competent for the class of gentlemen." Although Mr. Lawyer was speaking politely, his tone was superior, and you could clearly feel his contempt for upstart businessmen.So much so that after sending him out, Mr. Gabriel rolled his eyes fiercely.

"You did a good job Owen." Mr. Gabriel praised: "How do you know so many things? I can't believe that you were a servant before. Have you received a good education?"

"No, sir, I..." I froze for a moment, and was about to say that I had no education, but I remembered the lessons the baron had taught me.Of course I was educated, and it was a very good education. The person who taught me was a baron. What he taught me were the deepest unspoken rules of the upper class, things that ordinary people would never know in their lifetime.

"Okay, don't go back to the factory anymore. Doing that kind of work will bury you. From today on, you will be by my side, and you will be... the housekeeper, yes, the housekeeper, those guys have housekeepers in their homes." Mr. Gabriel said enthusiastically.

I owe him my debt, and I never knew until today that what everyone goes through in every period is not in vain.Even if I am just a servant, I can achieve my wish with my own strength.It's not easy, but it happens all the time.

Hmph, the author writes a long review by himself Author: Fat Particle

"The Gentleman's Servant" did not write a prologue like "The Gentleman's Manor" to explain the time background.Because this is an old article from a year ago, the author hadn't checked any information when it was written, so many things are nonsense.Later, I continued to write, but I also set an overhead background.

My reference is about the time period of the American War of Independence, from 1775 to 1783. The emperor corresponding to ancient China is Emperor Qianlong, but he is already in his later years.

This time coincided with the rise of the Industrial Revolution. In 1760, the hydraulic loom appeared in Britain, which greatly improved the efficiency of weaving. The word factory was also born at this time. It first appeared in the cotton textile industry, and later appeared in all walks of life.

So this is an era when personal thinking changes, and we are gradually entering the modern society.I have always found this kind of change very attractive, and I often fantasize about what China would be like if the Ming Dynasty had not collapsed.

Servants in the West are different from their contemporaries in the East. In China, slaves are traded and belong to private property. The master wants to kill several servants according to his mood.In the West, such as Britain, slavery has been abolished long ago, and even black people are no longer slaves.At that time, only black slavery existed in the United States, so a few years later the American Civil War broke out and the black slaves were liberated.

Therefore, servants are very free, and they can leave at any time if they don't want to work.But jobs are not easy to find, especially the servants of wealthy families, who can be equivalent to white-collar workers. They are very decent among ordinary people, and they are countless times better than working in factories.

Moreover, people's concept of dignity was very serious at that time. The servants of the gentleman's family always held their heads high when they went out, and they regarded themselves as nobler than ordinary people.If you don't understand, just look at India now.Of course they have their own racial system, but for the noble and inferior classes, they have perfectly inherited the dross of the British, and have inherited and developed it. I won’t say much here. I have seen the expansion pack, and the only feeling is = =

The income of the workers is not high, and the state charges a high tax on food, the working environment is also extremely bad, the disease of inhaling cotton fluff into the lungs is very serious, and most people do not live to be 30 years old.Although servants are often beaten and scolded, their work is relatively easy, and there are no infectious diseases and work sequelae.Of course, the premise is that the master must be rich. If the master is stingy or perverted, then he is no different from a Chinese slave.

Besides, this emerging merchant class, that is, the owners of textile mills, they are all suddenly rich, and at the same time they do not have any social status. Thousands of miles.Even lawyers and doctors are not willing to be married to wealthy businessmen, which means self-deprecation, and other gentleman families will exclude him from the social circle, so unless the lack of money is too short, most people will not did so.You can refer to India, a boy of a low caste married a girl of a high caste, and then the boy was hacked to death... The nature is not the same, but it is similar.

Or Ni Meng can watch "The South and the North". I like it very much, but the BBC has this tone, which is a bit dull, and many people can't stand it.The time of this TV series is the end of the nineteenth century, the beginning of the twentieth century, the heroine is the daughter of a pastor, and the hero is a wealthy factory owner.When the heroine rejected the marriage proposal of the heroine, the heroine told his mother that he was not good enough for the heroine. In fact, there was a sense of class in it, because the heroine was the daughter of a gentleman, and the heroine was rich. upstart.The second male lead is a lawyer, and he despises the male lead very much. He doesn't even bother to look at him directly, and tells the male lead to play cotton. (Hey, having said that, I suddenly feel that the male second is so cute, the heroine, you are really in the way==)

This era is still very ignorant. Is Western medicine a magic horse?In addition to bloodletting, it is bloodletting, and in addition to drinking laxatives, it is also drinking laxatives. There is no anesthesia, no awareness of disinfection, and an operation basically means gameover.

But it is not without advanced medical theories. Excellent surgeons are very proficient in anatomy and can perform many operations, and there are already formed theories in universities, but bloodletting is still necessary in society.As an aside, if I write the third part, I must write a time-traveling man.

The male protagonist Owen is an indigenous, although he is reborn, he can't even count.Don't think that counting is such a simple matter. Only our smart flower growers in this world don't take counting seriously.I saw that the flower planting brother who supported Africa said that Africans count as 43-7, and they have to split 7 into 3+4 on paper first, and it takes three to four minutes to get the answer, so the ancient people are almost like this.

The most important thing is that in the overall social environment, he has always accepted this class concept, which has formed a deep-rooted slavery. If he hadn't been brutally persecuted by the Viscount's family, he might not have thought of resisting.

I think it would be a bit difficult to arrange for the male protagonist to follow the trend of the industrial revolution to become a rich man, or to make contributions at sea.He is not a baron. A baron has culture, status, and land. This is his most important support. Even if he is penniless, as long as he has this title, there are many people who can take advantage of him.Factories are not opened casually. Where is the initial capital?And when everyone knows that it's a cake, can ordinary people just step in?Being in the navy is also not enough, and there is also an upfront investment, which costs a lot of money.

But the protagonist doesn’t have a golden finger either, he is smart, has a beautiful figure, and has a good look, he is a fat golden finger, wow ka ka