The British are good at serving people
Their soldiers may not be the best soldiers in the world, and their politicians may not be the best politicians in the world. Businessmen, workers, farmers, scholars and artists may not be able to be proud of the world for a long time, but their housekeepers are absolutely incomparable.
Britain's housekeeper culture is unique. Although serving people, it does not take intimacy, loyalty and sincerity as the selling points. It pursues to be an extension of the employer, always understand the employer's position and needs, and strengthen or supplement them.
For this reason, when the actual situation runs counter to the wishes of the employer, just as Luolin hopes to conservatively complete the reception for Shi Chaosheng, but Wang Ye and Shi Xianggu become enemies because of various opportunistic coincidences, there is no shadow of half of the attendants in the whole courtyard.
When Shi Xianggu reluctantly apologized, nearly 30 attendants fell out of the corner of the courtyard while breathing.
More than 20 of the nearly 30 people who lead horses, cut clothes, wipe sweat, treat and garden are used to prevent all kinds of accidents. Only four dignified maids who really participate in the service follow Monica and push the tea dining car that has been prepared to come closer.
Soon, dishes, plates, forks, spoons, sugar, milk, honey, sauce, towels, candles and various props of George's tea party filled the whole round table centered on the tea tower.
Monica stood beside uncle Shi with her solemn chest, looked at the emptiness ahead and asked in a rare low voice.
"Mr. Shi, tea or coffee?"
The strong London accent is specially taught by heavily hired teachers. Monica has studied for three years and uses it for the first time. The standard is so bad that even Lorraine can't hear it.
Uncle Shi looked confused and even a little uncertain whether the foreign horse in front of him was talking to him.
"Uncle Shi, Monica is asking you whether you want tea or coffee." Lorraine translated, "coffee is produced in Warren Ford manor in Jamaica. It is an authentic blue mountain. But I prefer today's English tea. My matchmaker, Mr. lenford, is a top craftsman in Great Britain. He was employed by the royal family from 1775 to 1783. The tea recipe has been praised by Queen Charlotte many times."
Shi Chaosheng understood.
Lorraine invited him to tea because the tea maker in Lorraine's family came out of the palace.
Aren't all eunuchs making tea for the queen in the palace? Although he didn't know that the eunuch in charge of tea committed so many taboos in the palace that he was kicked out, Shi Chaosheng heard that everything the eunuch touched had a smell of urine, which could not be removed.
Thinking of this, Shi Chaosheng secretly made a nausea.
"Luo Da is in charge. I still drink the bitter medicine soup of Lanhe village. I had filial piety for English tea when I was on Lantau. It's full of broken tea juice. It's sweet and greasy. It really doesn't suit my taste!"
"I see." Lorraine said to Monica, "Mr. Shi wants Wuyishan Dahongpao."
Monica saluted slightly, squatted down, took out the cloisonne cover bowl from the second floor of the cart, straightened it to Shi Chaosheng's face, uncovered it, and filled it with boiling water.
Fragrant orchid fragrance gushed out, overflowing the courtyard and refreshing the heart and spleen.
Uncle Shi's eyes were a little straight, and he heard Lorraine apologize.
"I guess you'll like the Dahongpao of Wuyi Mountain more than coffee," he said. "It's a pity. It's said that Kung Fu tea can lift the rock rhyme of this tea, but this is the new world. I can't find a tea teacher everywhere. I can't help but cover a bowl for distinguished guests. Uncle Shi is considerate."
"Er... Be considerate, be considerate..."
Everyone's tea is ready.
Lorraine slowly adjusted her afternoon tea and continued to dominate the topic of the tea party.
"Uncle Shi, you know, your visit really surprised me."
"Surprised?" Shi Chaosheng looked at pierce strangely. "Didn't the PI master ever talk to the big master?"
"Surprise." Lorraine spits out an English, "we like to keep a sense of mystery in some things. We think it can leave a deeper impression."
Shi Chaosheng chuckled: "if there is a younger generation in the ancestral hall who dares not to report hidden things, he will not gouge out his heart and make clear his will. I can't help asking him to go on a journey of swords, mountains and fire!"
"To tell you the truth, I also wanted pierce to walk last night."
Lorraine glanced at pierce with a smile, looked at each other and threw an encouraging smile.
Pierce couldn't understand Chinese. Seeing Lorraine's encouragement, he thought that two big men were praising his surprise. He was so proud that he smiled with confidence. He printed a simple word in Wang Ye's eyes and a stupid word on Shi Xianggu's face.
The common hatred made the tension between them disperse for seven points. Lorraine was very satisfied with Pierce's performance, nodded and turned back to the topic.
"Uncle Shi, how did pierce coax you here?"
"Who in the world can coax me into exploring the tiger's den?"
Shi Chaosheng laughed boldly.
"You don't know what I mean when Luoda is in charge. You should know that there was a war between my Dan family and pidang family?"
"Yes, there are three wars," Lorraine replied.
Shi Chao recalled: "at that time, I was on duty in the Dan family ancestral hall. Suddenly, it was reported that the red flag Zheng family met a hard idea in Yongjian area of Zhongsha. My nephew Zheng Yi led the fleet of Liangfu and Sanguang to fight with pidang family outside Yongjian. As a result, one sank and two were lost. More than 30 Dan family Erlang died and 100 people were injured."
"Zheng Yi reported that there was a white Citigroup hanging on the boat of PI Dang's family. The tattoo case on the picture had never been seen before. I didn't know the country. I only knew that it must be from the West. Of course, my Dan family couldn't swallow this tone, so before I could spend the night, I asked Erzi Zhanjiao to lead my black flag son Lang to seek justice from PI Dang's family."
"In this war, Zhanjiao also brought five ships, both two blessings and three cantons, and the club was elite. As a result, he was defeated in only one and a half hours after the war. Four of the five ships came back. Zhanjiao's flagship was hurt by the rudder. It is said that he has become a prisoner of Pi's family."
Shi Chaosheng took a sip of tea soup.
"The third war is not from our school. The younger generation of the purple flag Chen family heard that Zheng Yi and Zhan Jiao were defeated and wanted to steal the limelight of Zheng Shi's and Shi's families, so they took out ten Guangzhou ships at one go and wanted to be a master by boat."
"As a result, the pidang family's boat was faster than the dans' Guangchuan boat. The younger generation of the purple flag sank three, injured six, and was captured four. My son Zhanjiao came back with one of the less damaged ones and brought back a message from the pidang family, saying he wanted to stay on Lantau with me for a while."
It can be seen that Pierce's worship post left a deep impression on Shi Chaosheng, and it was positive.
After all, no matter how big and strong the lady is, once it lands, the threat will be half as small. Moreover, Lantau is still the hometown of the dans. Pierce wants to meet Shi Chaosheng there, which at least shows that he does not harbor malice towards the dans.
Shi Chaosheng finally did not welcome pierce into Lantau Island. In Qiongshan County, QiongYa Road, he realized a historic meeting representing the strongest two pirate flags in the East and the West.
"I asked Zhan Jiao to take PI Dang's family to MI Jia fishing village, which is the village of Li people and has nothing to do with my dans. PI Dang's family is there and can be more comfortable in talking and doing things."
This is Shi Chaosheng's consideration, which seems superfluous to Lorraine. Because most of the white people did not know the multi-ethnic nature of China, in other words, Lorraine did not know the relationship between Chinese nationalities in the Qing Dynasty.
Shi Chaosheng continued: "that time, the PI master asked a girl of Xinxiao to interpret. Frankly, you took a fancy to the products of the Qing Dynasty. Whether I Danmin should or not, this business road will be established within the year."
"I like the products of the Qing Dynasty..." Luo Lin pondered this sentence.
When they first met, Shi Chaosheng said that pierce had introduced him to Lorraine, a pirate with hundreds of ships and more than 100000 thugs. Pierce's lady and Danmin played three "peace free" naval battles. The lady won three wars with defensive counterattack, and her own loss was very small.
These two things are together with Pierce's spy. Lorraine can't guess Shi Chaosheng's meaning of putting himself and his daughter in danger.
He came to explore the way.
If Lorraine was as Pierce said, he would probably be soft for the dans, but if Lorraine didn't live up to his name
Lorraine grinned vaguely: "what does uncle Shi think of Drake's chamber of Commerce?"
Shi Chaosheng proudly raised his head and said, "I'm rich, but I'm not strong enough."
"You mean four or five hundred ships, more than 100000?"
"Exactly!" Shi Chaosheng pushed the bowl. "Luo Da is in charge of the family. I don't like what I said. The pidang family is still young, and it blows too much. Not to mention that you have less than 30 ships in Miami holding the flag of your family's business name. It's your age, four or five hundred ships. What do you use to feed them?"
Lorraine burst out laughing.
"Uncle Shi underestimated me." he thought, "it's not right. It should be said that pierce misunderstood uncle Shi."
"Misunderstanding?"
"Pirates." Lorraine knocked on the table, "am I a pirate? Yes. Half the world knows that I am the white flag pirate king of the Caribbean and probably the strongest pirate king in the Caribbean. After all, there are only two alive except me."
"But shouldn't pirates keep a low profile? As you said, the sea green forest can't see the sky. Why should I say that half the world knows I'm the pirate king?"
"Because Lorraine ananson Drake is the pirate king who robbed and killed pirates, and Drake chamber of commerce is the chamber of Commerce in the civilized world. It may be incredible, but in Great Britain... That is, outside the permission of English law, my command and I have not robbed a legal merchant ship."
Lorraine smiled happily: "I am a businessman, a serious businessman. My merchant ships are all over Europe, America, Africa and Asia. Miami is just my flagship and the anchor port directly under the first and secret service formations."
"You Puritans pay attention to seeing as believing. Unfortunately, you can't see Drake's truth, because you don't understand the operation mode of the European Chamber of Commerce. Even if I know everything about you, you can't get anything useful from my words."
"So, the choice is in your hands, war or peace, hostility or mutual prosperity? In any case, you and Miss Shi will not die here. Miami is an open city and a free city. You may be able to visit here for a few days and then make your decision."
Shi Chaosheng frowned, as if thinking, and didn't know where to think.
"That's all for today." Lorraine stood up and said to Wang Ye, "Wang Ye, you are responsible for taking care of Uncle Shi's father and daughter's daily life in Miami these days. You can go wherever you want and go whenever you want. You should be at home."
Wang also stood up: "save it. It's not the first time for the tour guide and the coachman."
Lorraine nodded with a smile, turned around and leaned over to Shi Chaosheng to caress his chest.
"Uncle Shi, excuse me today. I suggest you take a moment to get to know me and my Drake chamber of Commerce. Maybe we can have a better chat when we meet next time..."