The moment the bamboo tube was opened, the entire rooftop was filled with the fresh fruit aroma and the mellow aroma of wine. The two aromas were sometimes independent and sometimes confused, making people intoxicated. There was also a faint herbal smell mixed in, which was very strange.
"Strange! What kind of wine is this? There are grapes, winter dates, apples, strawberries, blueberries, kiwis...
Hey, there are also snow ginseng, fleece-flower root, ganoderma, longan, polygonatum, astragalus, rhodiola, and some unknown herbs!"
Li Tong and Bao Yugang had no reaction yet, but the housekeeper's hands were trembling with excitement, and he no longer had the calm and unsteady temperament he had just now.
"This wine is called 'Monkey Brewing'. As the name suggests, it is wine brewed by monkeys! They collected more than a hundred kinds of fruits and herbs, then piled them in tree holes, and brewed them in their own unique way, and finally became this 'Monkey Brewing'
wine'!"
Xu Yang explained with a smile.
"There really is monkey wine! I thought monkey wine was just a legend. I didn't expect to be able to drink monkey wine today!"
Li Tong was also very surprised. He quickly drank down the famous French wine in the goblet and couldn't wait to reach out for the wine glass.
Li Tong's behavior of chewing peonies made the British butler feel distressed. But he also wanted to know what the legendary monkey wine was like, so he didn't say anything.
The light green fruit wine slowly slid from the sharp mouth of the small bamboo tube into the goblet. Li Tong held the stem of the glass with his thumb, index finger and middle finger and gently shook it a few times. The wine stuck to the wall of the glass and slowly slid down.
Like sticky honey, a faint smell of wine rose from the mouth of the cup, and the mellow aroma of wine in the air added even more.
"Good wine! This kind of 'Hou'er Niang' is not as sour as red wine, nor as spicy as white wine. It is sweet with a hint of herbal medicine. It is mellow and fragrant, invigorating the spirit, and moisturizing the spleen and lungs! And this wine at least has
It’s been ten years!”
The middle-aged butler took a deep breath of air, indulged in the wonderful feeling, and took a long time to utter a word of praise.
Li Tong and Bao Yugang took a sip, tasted it carefully, and then nodded in agreement. But a strange look appeared on Xu Mengfei's face, because the age of this monkey brew must never exceed one year!
"Haha! Uncle Li. Your butler has a deep understanding of wine. He can guess the approximate year of the wine just by smelling the aroma in the air. I admire him!"
Xu Yang raised his thumb and praised.
It's not that he was flattering on purpose, but that he really admired it. It was definitely not easy to guess so much based on the aroma of wine in the air! Especially the year. Xu Mengfei just knew that this 'Monkey's Brew' was brewed in recent years.
But they didn’t know that Xu Yang used the time formation method to increase the age of the wine.
"Brother Xu is really evil! He clearly said that the wine was less than a year old, but he insisted on saying it was ten years old."
After hearing Xu Yang's words, Xu Mengfei couldn't help but glance at him coquettishly.
Xu Yang ignored Xu Mengfei's weird expression, but asked: "Uncle Li. I heard that now the rich and noble families have one or more butlers, and your butler is one of them! It's true as in the legend.
The butler is also amazing.”
"That's natural. The housekeeper is not only responsible for the daily life of the host's family, but also carefully manages a team including tutors, chefs, bodyguards, gardeners, nannies, etc. They have extremely high self-cultivation and professional knowledge.
And rich common sense of life, familiar with various etiquette, appreciation of delicacies and famous wines, etc.
They have to deal with different trivial matters every day, deal with difficult problems, and coordinate all kinds of emergencies in the family. It can be said that this is a 'worrying' job."
Li Tong explained with a smile.
“In the UK, a qualified housekeeper must be trained from the age of three until he is in his twenties. Their training certificates include housekeeper, housekeeper assistant, housekeeper service technician, family infant and child growth specialist, home care nurse, and personal chef.
6 certificates. Compared with graduate school, it is three points more difficult to pass the Ph.D. examination!
At the same time, you must know at least four foreign languages, be proficient in using computers, etc. You must also be honest, loyal, cautious, professional, neither humble nor overbearing, polite, diligent, innovative and detail-oriented.”
Bao Yugang also added on the side.
Xu Yang and Xu Mengfei secretly smacked their lips when they heard this. They didn't expect that a qualified butler should know so much. No wonder people say: "Although a British butler is not a descendant of aristocrats, he is the teacher of aristocrats!"
This is really not nonsense. Just looking at the tip of the iceberg of Li Tong, the housekeeper, you can feel that they are not simple.
"Uncle Li, if you give me this villa, you will have to hire an outstanding butler like you!"
Xu Yang praised the British butler without leaving any trace.
"Of course, Carson is my favorite butler. He can do everything meticulously. Since I gave this villa to you, of course Carson will also leave it to you! But his employment fee will cost you.
You have to pay for it yourself, and you have to pay part of it!"
Li Tong smiled and nodded.
"Then I'd like to thank Uncle Li first! For an outstanding butler like Carson, it's worth doubling his salary!"
Xu Yang also smiled.
"You really doubled Carson's salary? Hehe! Carson's annual salary is 500,000 Hong Kong dollars. If it doubles again, it will be 1 million Hong Kong dollars, and all his expenses will be paid by you."
Li Tong smiled very cunningly.
"Uncle Li, you set a trap for me! Fortunately, Carson's ability is indeed worth the price! One million is one million!"
Xu Yang smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Thank you Mr. Xu!"
Carson was not surprised at all. He was not angry at all because his old employer changed hands and handed him over to someone else, nor was he happy because his new employer doubled his salary. He just thanked him lightly.
"Carson, there are no outsiders today, sit down and try the 'Monkey Brew' together!"
Xu Yang nodded, very satisfied with Carson's performance.
"I'm sorry! Mr. Xu, the housekeeper's rules state that servants are not allowed to dine with the master's family! I thank you for your kindness, but I cannot break the rules!"
Carson explained calmly.
"Ayan, don't make things difficult for Carson. That's one thing he's not good at. He's too rigid. You could even say he's a bit rigid and inhumane. But he is a loyal housekeeper. You'll know this when you get to know him better in the future.
.”
Li Tong had no choice but to persuade him.
Xu Yang was stunned for a moment. He had not thought that the new housekeeper would have so many rules. But since Li Tong said so, he stopped asking for it.
Both the guests and the host were happy after the meal, especially the appearance of 'Hou'er Brew', which made Li Tong and Bao Yugang, who are good at wine, hooked. Of course, Xu Yang did not forget to leave a cup for his future butler Carson.
Bamboo tube 'Hou'er Niang'
"Ayang, you should rest at home first! I will pick you up in the evening to attend the reception banquet at the ancestral home! I will prepare the deed and other documents for this villa and bring them to you!"
Because they were busy with work, Li Tong and Bao Yu just left after dinner. At the same time, they made an appointment to attend a dinner at the Li family's Royal Garden in Repulse Bay.
Xu Yang nodded and did not refuse any more.
When leaving, Xu Yang stuffed two bamboo tubes of 'monkey rice' into Li and Bao, who were both drunk. He asked them to take it back to their families to try, as a small gift from him.
"Brother, this villa will be ours from now on?"
After Li Tong and Bao Yugang left, Xu Mengfei was still a little unbelievable.
"Hmm. I thought you could be considered the hostess here. Get familiar with this villa. Carson, you ask everyone in this villa to come over. I have to get to know my own people!"
Xu Yang said with a smile.
Carson followed Xu Yang's orders faithfully, and soon more than 20 people including gardeners, chefs, nannies, drivers, security guards, etc. gathered together. There were Chinese and foreigners in this group, but without exception, they
All speak fluent Mandarin and English.
Carson succinctly explained what happened, and the hired workers were stunned. Unexpectedly, Xu Yang, who had just been a guest, became the new owner in just one meal.
However, they are all hired. Whoever is the master is not the master. As long as the treatment is not reduced. You must know that the remuneration Li Tong gives them is very attractive.
"Hello everyone! My name is Xu Yang! I will not live here forever in the future. I hope everyone can continue to perform their duties and take care of this villa for me! As for remuneration, I will increase everyone's annual salary by ten percent."
Xu Yang stayed on each employee's face for a moment and said slowly.
There was a look of joy on everyone's face. From this point of view, these people are very different from Carson. They can only be regarded as hired workers at most, but it is hard to imagine that Carson regards this place as such.
Treat it like your own home.
"It is easy to buy a villa, but it is difficult to maintain a villa! Not to mention the maintenance fee of the villa, the annual cost of these hired workers is definitely not enough if it is not three or four million."
Looking at the happy crowd, Xu Yang sighed bitterly.
"Master, if you don't plan to stay here for a long time, then I suggest that you reduce the number of employees and only need people to maintain the daily care of the villa. There is no need to spend a lot of money to support too many idle people!"
Carson suggested respectfully.
Xu Yang looked at Carson without saying a word, wanting to know what the British butler really thought.
Carson did not flinch or contradict, but lowered his head slightly and respectfully waited for Xu Yang's reply.
"Well, the bodyguards in the villa will be removed! I will mobilize a group of more powerful bodyguards for you to use, and there is no need to reduce the number of other bodyguards! By the way, Miss Xu has been on a plane for more than ten hours, you can arrange it for her
A room!”
Xu Yang nodded. He could see that Carson looked at things completely from the perspective of his family and had no selfish motives.
Carson was stunned for a moment and said nothing more. He just bowed down more respectfully and went to arrange things.
"Hehe! Brother, you really look like a master."
Xu Mengfei said happily.
"Then you look like a madam!"
Xu Yang also joked.
"I'm not a wife. Your wife is in China. I'll be satisfied as long as I'm the second wife."
Xu Mengfei shook her head, her face flushed, she pinched the corner of her clothes and whispered.
Xu Yang was a little touched. He hugged this lovely girl into his arms and smelled the faint fragrance of her hair, which was very warm.
Carson moved very quickly, and soon came up to report that the bedroom was ready.
Xu Yang, led by Carson, went down with Xu Mengfei to take a look at his bedroom.
Xu Yang and Xu Mengfei's bedrooms are on the fourth floor, and their bedrooms are close to each other.
"Mengfei, go to my bedroom and rest for a while!"
Xu Yang showed a 'you know!' smile on his face. (To be continued...)
