The baron's carriage is very luxurious, but it's a pity that I can only stand in the rut behind, protect my luggage with my arms, and embrace the oncoming cold wind.
I didn't come back to my senses until now, I was requested to leave by Baron Oscar again.
It happened a few years later in my life, and now...
My sanity told me that I should not approach the Baron, but unconsciously what I did was the opposite, kept approaching, and even closer.
Of course, the difference between this time and my previous life is that no one knew that the Baron had a 'special' affection for me, and the Bruce family didn't even notice it, only when the Baron did it to thank me. So although they think I can be a pawn, they don't take me too seriously.
The most obvious is that Miss Catherine did not personally go to fight for me, but asked my sister to be a maid. You know in her previous life, she deliberately showed her affection to me. A lady of the nobleman showed affection to a lowly bred footman. Either the lady was too stupid or the poor footman was too stupid.
In the end, it turned out that the footman was too stupid.
The spring in the Capital came very fast, and the land turned green almost in the blink of an eye. After a few days of traveling on the carriage, we arrived at the baron's manor on the outskirts of the royal capital on a sunny afternoon.
Delman Manor is no worse than Momon Manor, and is even larger. The Baron is very rich, so his land is amazing, and it can cover the entire town.
I heard from Billy that almost all the farmers in the town are baron tenants. He was very proud when he said that. As the baron's valet, his status was extraordinary. The lord's valet is second only to the manor butler in terms of status, so he should have a high self-esteem.
Standing on the land of Delman Manor, I was full of emotions.
This is the place where I used to live in my previous life.
In this manor, I spent the most decent days of my life, because I am the lord's valet, except for the butler, all servants must respect me and please me. Even though I am insatisfied, I hate these please, because these pleases are too disgusting, they all start from the baron's shameful lust of me.
When we arrived at the gate of the castle, dozens of servants had already been waiting at the gate.
Delman Manor is very different from Momon Manor. The servants here generally wear monotonous dark blue clothes, as silent as their master's character. A middle-aged butler greeted the baron in front of the carriage and informed him as soon as the baron got off the carriage:
"My lord, Earl Hallock is visiting..."
The baron nodded and walked to the magnificent castle alone, without even looking at me. In fact, since I left with him, he has never spoken to me again. His performance made me think that what was touched that day was just an illusion.
At this time, a lower-level male servant came over and said to me: "Sir, please come with me, and I will show you to familiarize yourself with the manor."
I followed the footman around the main hall and came to the servants' lounge of the manor. This lounge was not small, but when there were many servants gathered here, it seemed too small.
Delman Manor has hundreds of servants...
Due to the enclosure in the past few years, a large number of farmers lost their jobs. They flocked to the cities to seek a living, and then entered mining factories and textile factories to become workers, or into wealthy families to become servants.
It is said that in the royal capital, one-tenth of the people are servants, which shows how prosperous the profession of servants is. However, most people also hire one or two maids at home, plus a cook and a coachman at most. What's more, many maids hired by families are little girls adopted from poverty-stricken homes. This kind of maid does not need to pay. You can afford to abuse and scold you if you take care of food and housing. Therefore, some very poor families can also have maids.
A couple with an income of around £100 can hire two male servants; if they earn more than £1,000, they can afford 10 servants; if they earn more than £5,000, this level requires at least dozens of servants to be considered eligible. Rich people must hire servants. This is a sign of identity. So some people hire servants even if they don't have money. You will even see a strange phenomenon. Some people are poor like beggars, but there is a servant next to them. The number of servants is the capital for the rich to show off their status, which means that they don't have to do anything, even if they wear clothes, they have someone to help.
In a large manor, the annual salary of low-ranking servants is around 5 pounds, including small grooms, miscellaneous maids, miscellaneous male servants, kitchen maids, and kitchen male servants; the annual wages of medium servants are around 10 pounds, including gatekeepers and hand-to-hand servants. Male servants, house maids, grooms, cooks, gardeners, manor guards; senior servants have an annual salary of between 15 and 20 pounds, including personal male servants and housekeepers; elite servants have an annual salary of between 20 and 50 pounds, including men Butlers, family pastors, family doctors, etc., so there is a strict hierarchy among the servants in this large manor. If you are doing miscellaneous work, you must never get to the front of the owner to hand over tea. Once an exception is made, the butler will immediately send someone out.
Of course, not everyone can be a servant, especially the servants in these large manors, without special training, ordinary people don't even think about it. For example, the senior male servants serving here must even read and read.
Why does a person in charge of serving plates have to read and read?
Because the objects they serve are the nobles, they must make their words and deeds conform to the nobles' aesthetics. They must be elegant, beautiful, calm, and intelligent, and naturally they must read and read.
So, you see, even the servants of the nobles are self-reliant, and it is no wonder that this society is highly hierarchical.
Soon, I met the butler of Delman Manor, his name was Hilton.
In my previous life, I dealt with the butler of Hilton. This middle-aged man was very strict and often expressed dissatisfaction with me.
"The male servant's room is on the fourth floor. You are the master's personal male servant and you can have your own bedroom."
"You can't bring anyone into the castle."
"Don't talk about anything about the master."
"You can't take anything from the manor without authorization..."
The Hilton butler said countless prohibitions, and finally he concluded: "You have to keep your duty."
I hurriedly bowed and said, "I will follow your instructions."
Perhaps my attitude was relatively humble. The butler finally eased his serious face and leaned to me: "I heard that you took care of Lord Baron regardless of danger. Please accept my thanks."
"You are polite, this is what I should do." I said hurriedly.
"You understand that this is a smart person. We can't rely on our credit to think that we have kindness to the master, and then lose our duty." The butler nodded and said, "You prepare and follow the master from today."
The maid's room and the maid's room were located on the east and west sides of the castle, far apart. Like a school dormitory, there is a general gate. Every day, someone is responsible for rounds and locks and opens the door. This is to prevent scandals.
My bedroom faces the sun. There are wardrobes and desks in the room, a soft chuáng, and a small fireplace.
I changed into the uniform of the manor servant, a dark blue coat and a simple boat hat. I also got a new pair of leather shoes, but the heels are too high. I heard that the king's Men now wear this kind of tall and thin shoes.
A handyman servant brought me lunch.
The lunch looked very rich, because there was a big piece of ham on my plate.
After enjoying all of this, even I feel that I am different from the others, and I think that I will think highly of myself in my previous life.
After lunch, I went to the baron's study.
Years later, I saw the scene of the baron's office again.
He is a very hardworking man. He often sits for a whole day, signing all kinds of letters. He has to manage the manor and overseas properties. It is impossible not to be busy.
This is also the difference between him and Viscount Bruce. The daily schedule of the Lord Viscount is to chuáng, drink, drink, sleep, drink, and sleep. This kind of life makes it weird to manage the manor well.
Since he has lost all his family business, why use despicable means to grab the hard work of others?
I smiled sadly, not all of this was caused by my own hands...
The baron saw me, stopped his quill and asked, "Are you still used to it?"
"Yes, my lord, I was welcomed by my colleagues."
The baron stared at me for a while, and suddenly said: "You wear my manor clothes very suitable."
"..."
The baron often comes up with a sentence that makes me wonder how to answer.
In order to avoid this topic, I hurriedly made a cup of tea for the Baron. Just when it was placed on the Baron's table, the Baron shook his head slightly. He said, "You remember, you can't put the tea cup on my desk. It may accidentally spill important letters."
"...Yes, sir." I froze for a moment, and then immediately took away the teacup, thinking that he had never told me these requirements in his previous life. No matter how I served him, he accepted it calmly. Yes, even if I put a cold face on him.
In this way, I started my life in Delman Manor.
The baron gradually called me around to serve him more and more frequently, and his former personal servant Billy had been left behind.
Being valued by the master is good, which means that my position in the manor is guaranteed, and almost all the lower servants treat me respectfully. But sometimes it is difficult for you to control this kind of attention, because the baron's eyes more and more stay on me, it is a kind of long-time staring eyes.