"I understand!" Hong Tao also felt the same way. If he was cheated at home, he could still find a place to reason, but in a region like Africa, he really didn't know who to go to. Does the embassy care about these matters?
Everyone followed the black housekeeper through the small building's porch and two thick wooden doors, and finally entered the building. Compared with the appearance of some old small buildings, the decoration and layout inside the building surprised Hong Tao. He did not
To think that such a magnificent building can be seen on a small island in Africa, the poorest continent in the world.
After entering the gate, there is a hall. This is really called a hall. It is almost as big as a badminton court and takes up most of the first floor of the small building. This hall is not only big, but also high. Its roof is directly the floor of the third floor.
, that is to say, this hall was formed by opening up the first and second floors. There was a circle of corridors at the original height of the second floor.
In addition to being tall, the decoration of the hall is also very detailed. Almost all the floors, railings, stairs, and handrails are made of wood. Even Boss Liu doesn’t know what kind of wood it is, but it looks similar to the color of our country’s mahogany, but it is just slightly different.
A little shallower.
Above the head, there is a large chandelier that is almost one story high. I don’t know if it is made of glass or crystal. Anyway, countless transparent pendants hang down from the ceiling layer by layer, emitting a golden color.
of light.
The walls around the hall are also made of wood, and the color is darker than other places. There are many oil paintings hanging on them, including figures and landscapes. As for whether they are painted by famous people, Hong Tao has no idea. He only has a limited knowledge of art.
At the level of knowing which one is an oil painting and which one is an ink painting, even if you give him an authentic Picasso painting, he will think that it is a Xibei product from a street stall. It would be nice not to throw it away as waste paper.
What interests Hong Tao most in the hall is not the decoration materials, nor the big chandelier, nor the oil paintings hanging on the wall, but the pair of animal horns standing on the tall fireplace at the end of the hall, and the shelves on the horns.
Two very, very old rifles.
At first glance, those two guns are not products of modern times. Their barrels are very thick and long, almost over 1.5 meters. The entire gun body is made of wood, and many parts are wrapped or inlaid with metal, and those metals
There are also many complex patterns engraved on them, which look very delicate. The most eye-catching thing is that one of them is entirely inlaid with silver-white metal, and the other is entirely inlaid with brass-colored metal.
"This is the collection of Mr. Melba. He currently lives in Europe. This small building, the surrounding land and part of the beach are the property of the Melba family." Ali, the housekeeper, saw Hong Tao staring at these two people as soon as he entered the house.
After looking at the gun, he walked over and introduced the origin of the gun to him in a low voice.
"Oh, are those under the gun antlers?" Hong Tao was not only interested in the gun. He was also curious about the pair of huge antlers.
"Those are a pair of antelope horns. Mr. Melba hunted them when he came to Africa the year before last. It's really a big antelope. It's rare to see such a big antelope. Didn't Mr. Hong go to the island for vacation?" Ali said about that.
He looked very proud of the sheep's horns, as if he had hunted them with his own hands. In the end, he did not forget to tell Hong Tao's ins and outs.
"We came to Africa to hunt, but our hunting guide hasn't arrived yet. I heard someone said that this island is very beautiful, so I came here to spend two days." Hong Tao doesn't mind letting others know that he and others are here to hunt.
Yes, this is nothing illegal and there is no need to hide it.
"Oh, it's a pity. Mr. Melba is also obsessed with hunting. He takes his wife and daughter to live here for a few days almost every year, and goes hunting on the grassland. If you can meet him, he will definitely appreciate your hunting experience.
It helps a lot. He is a cheetah on the grassland, and he is even more familiar with this continent than many locals." Ali was very sorry to hear Hong Tao's answer. It seems that his employer is also very keen on hunting.
"Dingling bell...dinging bell..." Ali was very talkative and knew the intensity of the conversation very well. Seeing that there was no development trend in this topic, he immediately diverted Hong Tao's attention in other ways.
He didn't know when he picked up a fist-sized copper bell in his hand. When he shook it, the sound was very clear and high-pitched. Although the sound was not loud, it was very penetrating. In Chinese terms, it had a lingering sound.
With the crisp ringing of the bell, a small door opened in the corner of the hall, and two black girls wearing white aprons and white lace hats walked out, both holding an overly large tray with cups and cups in their hands.
White drinks.
"Isn't this girl standing outside the door with a plate all day long? Or is it because their ears are particularly sensitive? Or why did they come so fast?" Hong Tao drank the cold coconut juice while looking at the two
The black girl's back was cursing as she left.
"Mr. Hong, all the luggage has been put on the second floor. If you don't mind, I will show you the room now. It can be seen from your clothes that it will definitely not be so comfortable along the way."
Ali, the butler, could always solve the problem before Hong Tao thought about it. Just when Hong Tao wanted to ask about the guest room and bathing, he whispered suggestions.
Hong Tao has never come into contact with people who work like housekeepers. He has seen a lot of them in movies and TV shows, but they were just for watching the fun and had no personal experience. Now he has truly understood the connotation of a housekeeper.
, no wonder British aristocrats often hire an old housekeeper for several generations and are unwilling to change it easily. This job is really not something that ordinary people can do well.
From the moment their car arrived in front of the small building, the middle-aged black man named Ali acted respectfully but neither humble nor arrogant. The pitch and volume of everything he said was not high, but it could be heard clearly.
Those seemingly gentle eyes are actually very sharp. No matter who has the slightest movement or expression, he can detect it immediately.
For example, when he first entered the door, he suddenly walked up to an Italian girl, whispered something, and pointed upstairs. Then the girl quickly walked up the stairs. At that time, Hong Tao was looking at her.
Those two guns didn't think about this detail carefully, but after a while, the Italian girl came down from upstairs again, plunged into the group of girls and muttered a few times, and two more girls came up.
building.
This time Hong Tao noticed, and he also understood what those girls were doing upstairs. They went to solve one of the three urgent needs. This was normal. But what was abnormal was that the housekeeper was doing this.
The fact that so many people can discover this small detail is due to the countless people who read it carefully.
But that's nothing. After everyone followed the housekeeper upstairs, his performance surprised Hong Tao. He actually remembered everyone's name clearly. Hong Tao just told him once when he got off the car.
, and even Hong Tao didn't know the names of those Italian girls. He only remembered the two he hugged on the left and right in the car.
But that's not all. The black butler seemed to deliberately show the guests from afar how a qualified butler handles daily work. When allocating rooms, he showed another skill that made Hong Tao sigh.
He arranged the two bosses Liu into the two largest and best rooms. The two rooms were both suites, and each had a large balcony. There were coffee tables, lounge chairs and parasols on the balcony, not far below the balcony.
It's the snow-white beach and blue water.
Although Hong Tao's room is also a suite, the balcony is not that big. There is only a deck chair on it and not even a parasol. Fortunately, it is also facing the beach, which is slightly worse than Boss Liu's room.
The rooms of the remaining five Italian girls were downgraded by one level. Although the specifications of the rooms were basically the same as Hong Tao's, the orientation was not very good. There was not the sea under the balcony, but a grassland and woods on the side of the building.
It can be seen from the arrangement of the room that the housekeeper already knows who is important and who is not important in this group of people. Hong Tao dared to swear to Deng that he had never said anything about this issue, even when he introduced Boss Liu and
When referring to the fat boss, the word companion is also used, but where does this butler come from?
