On the terrace of the top tower of Neuschwanstein Castle, Josie sat on a deck chair, holding a puppy in her arms and three more jumping at her feet, leisurely enjoying the warm sunshine of the autumn afternoon.
The four puppies were four St. Bernard puppies obtained from Randolph.
When Josie came, it was the puppy's weaning period, so he picked up the puppy on the second day after staying in the castle.
Randolph also came to the castle together, but he came to say goodbye to Josie. After saying goodbye that day, he packed up his things, took his two adult dogs, and set off for Norway.
As of today, it has been four days since Josie moved into Neuschwanstein Castle.
I can only say that when I first moved in, it felt quite fresh.
But after living there for a few days, I felt that it was just that.
Well, the main reason is that the castle is too big, too empty, and there are too few people.
When the castle is completed in the future, we will need to recruit more talents.
For such a big castle, hundreds of servants and hundreds of security personnel may not be enough.
Just as Josie fell asleep, there was a sound of footsteps on the stairs below the tower.
The one with more brisk steps is Jia Ying.
It's not that Josie's hearing is so strong.
But the sound of such light footsteps must be that of a woman.
But now there are not many women in the castle.
In the past few days, Qiao Xi and the others had verified Bucky's condition, so they woke him up yesterday and took him to Vienna with Ophelia.
So Ophelia is not in the castle.
Therefore, the only ones who could appear in the tower at this point were two young German girls who had been recently recruited. The kitchen was responsible for cooking, especially Auntie and Jia Ying, who were good at making German-style roasted elbows.
But among these people, Jia Ying is the only one who can climb the 100-meter tower stairs in one breath without losing breath... In fact, even all the men in the castle, including Qiao Xi, can do this.
Less than.
Jia Ying's ability, said to be immortality, is actually rather vague and narrow. To be more precise, it is actually vitality.
Although the strong vitality does not give Jia Ying much fighting power, it does bring her extraordinary vitality.
To be more precise, I have good physical strength, sufficient energy, and basically won’t feel tired.
The only side effect may be eating a little more.
Perhaps she herself has realized this, so in the past few days, she has begun to learn from the two little maids to do the work of a maid.
Although Qiao Xi has promised to take her in, Jia Ying, who has lost all her relatives, is actually very sensitive, and as a simple Xia person, she does not want to be a freeloader... Qiao Xi may not say anything in the short term.
, but what about the future? And what about the hostess whom we have never met before?
It's just that now Jia Ying doesn't know anything, so she can only do menial work as a maid.
But because she has enough energy, Jia Ying learns things quickly and does things quickly.
In just two days, she took over most of Josie's daily life from two German maids who had also become a monk.
It can be said to be very powerful.
Sure enough, in a short time, Jia Ying's figure appeared at the stairs of the tower, holding tea and snacks prepared for Qiao Xi.
"Master, do you want anything else?" Jia Ying asked softly, placing the tea and snacks on the small table next to Qiao Xi.
Qiao Xi didn't speak, but looked at Jia Ying up and down with great interest.
It wasn't until he saw that Jia Ying was quite uncomfortable that Qiao Xi said, "Jia Ying, are you interested in being my housekeeper?"
"Housekeeper? Can I do it?" After hearing Qiao Xi's words, Jia Ying was stunned for a moment, then surprise, and then self-doubt - of course she knew what a housekeeper was. They were the big names in the town and county.
It's a position that only exists in the master's family. I heard that he has to control all the servants in the entire mansion. It's very prestigious.
But she is just a village girl! She can be asked to do menial work, but she really doesn't know how to be a housekeeper.
"Of course it's not possible now, but there is a special housekeeper school in Europe, and I can send you to study. I have seen your performance in the past few days. You learn things quickly, and you are also diligent and quick in doing things. You are a good material to be a housekeeper.
, I think you don’t want to be an ordinary servant all your life, right?” Qiao Xi said, “So now it depends on whether you are willing.”
Asking Jia Ying to learn to be a housekeeper was really not just Qiao Xi's whim, but an idea that only came up after being exposed to it for the past few days.
Such a person who is always energetic, capable of learning, and well-organized is indeed very suitable to be a housekeeper.
And now that Josie is getting richer and richer, he really lacks such a character around him.
Think of Jarvis from the Stark family and Alfred from the Wayne family.
If there was a similar "butler" around, Josie would be much less worried.
"Yes, of course I am willing, thank you for the promotion!" Jia Ying just doesn't know much now, but that doesn't mean she is stupid. Of course she has to seize such an obvious opportunity to promote her.
"Then you pack up. I'm going back to the United States tomorrow. Now, I'll take you to Paris first." Seeing Jia Ying agree, Qiao Xi nodded with satisfaction.
Although the most popular butler in the world is the British butler, just as the British are best at French food, the origin of modern butlers is also France.
The French Royal College of Butlers has a longer history than the British Royal College of Butlers.
And because Paris did not suffer much damage during the war, the environment is much better than London.
Naturally, there is no need to go all the way to England.
As for the most famous Dutch International Butler Academy in later generations...it is just a pure model of modern business operations, and it did not appear until 1998.
"Thank you, sir, I'll get ready right now!" Jia Ying thanked her and went to pack her things happily.
Looking at Jia Ying leaving happily, Qiao Xi picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
After being in Europe for so long, it’s time to return to the United States.
The main reason was that Margot was about to give birth, and Josie was still pointing to see the birth of her child.
It's already October, eight months into Margot's pregnancy.
It is said that they are pregnant in ten months, but in fact most people give birth around nine months. If Josie really wastes time to go back, she might miss the birth of her own child.
Anyway, although the situation in Europe is now clear, the specific carve-up plan for Germany is not so easy to produce results.
And because this time and space has not experienced the Yalta Conference to discuss the partition plan in advance.
So now the confrontation between the Allied forces and the furry bears in Germany is fierce.
Although both sides are trying their best to exercise restraint, who can guarantee that the gun will not go off?
Before the two parties have truly reached an agreement, it is of little significance for Qiao Xi to go to Germany. It is better to go home to be with his wife and children.
Anyway, the transportation between Europe and the United States is quite developed now, so if something happens, it only takes a few days to get back.
Of course, another thing is that in two days, the first batch of "construction teams" composed of prisoners of war will be trained and stationed in the castle under Ophelia's arrangement.
For a long time to come, Neuschwanstein Castle will become a large construction site.
Josie had no interest in listening to the sound of rocks being knocked while eating.