This little girl looks pitiful, struggling to survive in the town alone, but being beaten, scolded and made things difficult for her.
"If I teach this shrew a lesson and leave like this, I guess this person will torture this poor little girl even more, right?"
Thinking of the former coachman and servant who abandoned Swick as his master and died of illness unknown, John felt that as a "local squire", it was normal for him to have a servant by his side, otherwise it would be easy
There's a drama.
And even if you complete your mission and leave this world, there are many ways to arrange for a little girl to at least make her live a better life before she reaches adulthood.
So John, who found a reason for himself, made a decision.
"Do you want to follow me? Be my maid!"
John looked down at the little girl.
To him, the attitude of these onlookers and the boss is not important. It is not an obstacle for him to bring the little girl. The status gap is a threshold that they cannot cross.
And all he cares about is the little girl's own wishes.
Wei Ni was a little in disbelief, as if she was frightened. It took a few seconds to react, and she mustered up the courage to say:
"Yes, yes, sir, Winnie is willing to be your maid!"
John smiled when he heard this, touched Winnie's head with his big hand, turned around and called the innkeeper, and said under the witness of everyone:
"Since Winnie Bellis is not a servant in the hotel, and with her consent, let me, Chad Swick, take her to be a maid! If you are worried, I can go to the town hall
Ask the mayor to notarize it. Now, does anyone object?"
Naturally, no one present dared to refute the imposing John. Besides, an orphan girl who was not related to them was not worth their worries.
The only person who was unwilling was the washerwoman. She thought that there would be no such free labor to wash her clothes in the future. Although she was shrewd and cunning in front of the little girl, she did not dare to be presumptuous in the face of a big shot like John, and her heart was towards
The little girl spat and retreated obediently.
As for the innkeeper, he would not even open his mouth to refute. Anyway, he originally gave the laundry package to his relative. Without Winnie, he did not have to do the laundry himself.
Then John said to the boss and the shrew:
"My next trip is to be a guest at the Count's Castle at the invitation of Count Burns. If you have any meaning to this, you can come to the Black Forest Castle to find me."
John's words immediately calmed the shrew.
She was just a country servant who was in charge of the laundry room because of her relationship with the innkeeper. How could she dare to go to the Earl's castle to find someone?
You must know that she is not a free citizen, but a subject of the Burns family. If she commits a crime, she does not need to be tried by a judge sent by the kingdom. The people of the Earl's Palace can deal with it directly.
This is also a big reason why she is jealous of the poor little girl Winnie.
Human nature is forgetful. After receiving the protection of their lords and having the capital to live on, many people began to envy the freedom and ease of those free people. However, they forgot how difficult their life of wandering was.
, and who protected them.
Not only the washerwoman, but also the guests who were watching the excitement were all stunned. You must know that the guests of the Earl's Palace are at least the level of gentlemen, right?
In the entire town, there was only one knight, the earl's retainer, who was qualified. The rest, the usually arrogant tax collector and the mayor, could only be regarded as the earl's servants.
So John led the little girl Winnie, who was still in her dream, out of the hotel without any hindrance.
First, I walked around the tailor shops in the town.
The clothes on display inside dazzled little Winnie, especially a set of white skirts and red leather shoes, which made her feel inferior and put away the rotten wooden shoes that had many holes on her feet.
"Do you like this?"
John asked harmoniously.
Winnie shook her head.
"Sir, please give me some clothes to wear for work..."
What a sensible little girl.
John felt pity in his heart again, and he directly spent double the price to buy a set of ordinary white skirts and small leather shoes that were custom-made by others. The workmanship was not satisfactory to him, plus a sweater and woolen stockings.
There is also some fabric. I also asked the boss to give me some needles and thread.
Then John took Winnie back to the room, and with the little girl's surprised eyes, he sat on the bed and began to modify the skirt.
In the little girl’s impression, except for tailoring, men generally don’t know how to do needlework. This is not a derogatory meaning, but men are already very tired when they go out to make a living and support their families, so naturally they don’t have time to study this.
As a noble butler, you don't have to be proficient, but you must master some common skills in life to better serve the master at critical moments. Therefore, John's tailoring skills are considered decent. Making a complete dress may be troublesome, but it is simple.
It's absolutely no problem to change your clothes.
Soon, a brand new dress came out.
Give the bathroom to Winnie so she can clean up and put on clean new clothes.
Although it is only the bathroom of the most expensive room in a small town hotel that costs one silver coin per night, in John's opinion it is still a bit too simple. It cannot even compare with the small town apartments in the main world, let alone the modern bathrooms and washrooms in the previous life.
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But for little Winnie, it is still the most luxurious bathroom she has ever used in her life.
After putting on this new set of clothes for the first time after her father died, the little girl was so moved that she cried.
I saw a maid outfit with a white skirt, black belt and a simple bow and lace-like apron worn on Little Winnie. Because it was modified according to her figure, it fit very well and was comfortable.
Winnie, who originally looked like a country orphan, suddenly turned into an exquisite little maid like a Barbie doll. After John's skillful hands, the whole outfit was completely different.
This is John's imitation of the costumes of the palace maids of this generation plus the cute outfits in the maid coffee shop in his previous life. A simple white skirt with a black border design. Although the workmanship may be a little rough to modern people, but for this world
He said that the average young lady from a wealthy businessman's family is probably of this level.
Especially the close-fitting shirt, warm sweater and stockings underneath made Winnie, who had been wearing old tattered clothes in the late autumn, feel warm all over, and she was no longer afraid of snow.
"Thank you sir, I..."
Wei Ni, who was at a loss for words, didn't know how to thank her, so she could only bow deeply.
John smiled.
"You don't need to thank me. This is the most basic treatment as a maid. In addition, you also have a salary of one silver coin every month. Of course, as a maid, you also need to learn some basic skills. I will slowly hand them over to you when we get to the Black Forest Castle."
you."
Wei Ni smiled even more happily when she heard this. Because in this world, someone teaches skills. Except for aristocratic families, only biological children can get the treatment. It is difficult to become an apprentice outside even if they learn secretly, let alone
I leave the art of eating to you.
Seeing this tear-stained smiling face, he couldn't help but think of the group of orphans he helped in Rem Town.
John feels sorry for such children in this world. You must know that children in the modern world are born in honeypots. Although they are inevitably struggling in the mountains of books and seas of questions, they have to deal with numerous homework and various cram schools and training classes.
And feel a headache.
However, children in this world have been struggling to survive since they were young. If they are not careful, they will die young, and no one will remember those orphans who have lost their body temperature in a corner.