Nine idlers

"God, have you heard?" The cook Mrs. Lausanne tried her best to lower her high voice, and while washing the dishes, she approached her companion mysteriously and asked in a low voice.

"What did you hear?" The servant who was also working in the kitchen looked at Mrs. Lausanne in puzzlement, and other servants around also came up and looked at her curiously.

Mrs. Lausanne smiled, and was very satisfied with the effect she had created. She looked around mysteriously, and seeing that there was no one else around, she said, "It's the small building alone in the backyard! That small building that no one can enter. .”

"I've heard about it too!" Mrs. Lausanne's words immediately aroused everyone's interest, and one of the maids immediately took over the conversation and said, "I heard that there is a mysterious power shrouded around that small building, so I want to block it." It’s like a wall, no one can get close to it. It’s a pity that the backyard is blocked now, and those big men from the east don’t let anyone get close to the backyard, and Qiao Luoke from Agen was kicked out of the manor because he wanted to sneak in.”

"That idiot boy didn't understand the master's mind at all, he thought it was a game, and dared to sneak in against the order. However, the master was kind enough to drive him out of the manor, but arranged for him to work in the winery in Bordeaux. Did not make him unemployed, otherwise his alcoholic father would definitely beat him to death because of this." Mrs. Lausanne showed disdain, and then whispered: "Actually, it is not difficult to know what's inside, every day Miss Carbon beside the Countess will go to the backyard to collect fresh flowers, and she knows the situation in the backyard best."

"It seems that you must have got some news from Miss Carbon." All the people around focused their attention on Mrs. Lausanne, and asked urgently: "Say it, tell it!"

Madame Lausanne raised her fat cascading chin proudly.Like a star of the Moulin Rouge, she said proudly: "You also know that Miss Carbon and I have a very good relationship. They often travel with the masters and bring me some local specialties." Said Then, seeing everyone showing impatient expressions.Quickly changed the topic, and said: "You all still remember that a week ago, the master led someone to the pier to borrow someone!"

"Of course I remember that time the chief managers from all over France came. I heard that they picked up a big man from the Eastern family and held a grand banquet in the manor at night." A maid said: "Listen to those who came to the banquet The aristocratic lords said that such a banquet had not been held in Marseille for a long time. I heard that all the high-end food in Marseille was sold out in those two days, and those lords in Marseille could only eat rye bread with the poor. But apart from the person who went to the pier that day, no one in the manor has seen the big man from the east, but the people who came with that big man often appear in the manor."

Another maid also interjected, "I've also met those people. I heard that they are all very prestigious people. Among them are the Barneys family, the Werner family from England, and the famous Scarlet Witch family..." Okay.We all know this.We now want to know what happened in that small building! An older maid interrupted everyone's discussion, turned her head to look at Mrs. Lausanne, and guessed: "Mrs. Lausanne, what you want to say is that the strangeness of the small building is due to the big oriental man picked up by the master?" "

Mrs. Lausanne obviously doesn't like this maid stealing her limelight.He gave her a blank look, and continued: "It is indeed that big man in the East. You must also know that there are always people who understand the mysterious power around the master. For example, the four old people who have been with the master for a long time, and the master who stayed in Paris. Those Orientals and alchemists," he said.She leaned down, lowered her voice, and said: "This time, the oriental figure picked up by the master is a very powerful oriental mage. He can not only call wind and rain like a god, but also know astrology to divination the future and change fate. It is said that the master Being able to have such a large industry in Europe is all because of this oriental master.”

"Wow!" Everyone exclaimed, with various expressions in their eyes, words of envy and jealousy immediately filled the entire room.No one would doubt the authenticity of these words, because in their opinion, Chen Jingguo, an oriental man, was able to create a large fortune in such a short period of time, and he was able to go to a noble like the Countess and become a Europe's most distinguished class, there must be some unknown secrets in it, and the most likely one is the legendary Eastern Power.Everyone gradually shifted their interest in the mysterious oriental man to the mysterious oriental power shrouded in mist.They all mentioned the mysterious things that happened around the manor after the arrival of the Orientals, such as the thunderstorm outside the manor that night, the light that often appeared in some rooms in the past two days, etc., and the most discussed one was in a town near Marseilles. All the plants on the hill died.

"What are you all doing?" Just when everyone was discussing enthusiastically, the butler Sir Joan suddenly came in from the door and glanced at everyone coldly.The cold sight made everyone shrank their necks, stopped talking, and the kitchen immediately fell silent.Joan said expressionlessly: "Remember your identities, don't say things that don't fit your identities, the master didn't pay you to come here to say these things, next time I hear you say these things, I will Let you leave the manor. Now Mrs. Lausanne asks you to prepare two medium-rare veal steaks without herbs, and the guests in the Aroma Hall will enjoy them."

After finishing speaking, Joan ordered someone to take out a bottle of 20-year-old wine from the wine cellar, wiped the bottle clean, paired it with a crystal glass, and walked towards the game hall of the main building with it.

In the game activity hall, Chen Jingguo sat quietly at the table near the window, looked at the documents in his hands, and gave instructions to several department managers standing beside him from time to time.In the middle of the hall, Eliza and little Joanna were sitting on the soft wool carpet, surrounded by various toys scattered around, laughing and playing.Shen Qingwen also sat next to them, teasing little Joanna from time to time, and she could see that she was in a much better mood.Andy sat quietly in a corner, as if he was closing his eyes to rest his mind, but the sandalwood beads in his hand kept moving regularly, and he should be reciting Buddhist scriptures with the method of mindfulness.

"You guys go back and make your own asset reports, and send them to Paris in a week." Chen Jingguo handed over the signed documents to the department managers, and then said seriously: "After you go back, I will not I hope to hear any rumors in the factory and the company, the changes at the top of the company have nothing to do with you, you just need to do your own thing well. Do you know?"

"Yes, boss!" Several department managers took the documents, glanced at each other, and said in unison: "We hope to work in the hands of the boss in the future."

Chen Jingguo nodded and said, "Go down! I will remember." After the department manager went down, he smiled again and asked Qiao An, who walked in with a cold face, "Qiao An, what's the matter? make you so angry?"