Chapter 47 The Butler's Speculation
Thomas stood up and said loudly to the audience, "This is the end of today's selection of male and female servants. You can all go home. Don't be discouraged if you are not selected. There will be opportunities in the future. This is just the first selection."
Thomas was not telling lies to comfort people, it was the truth. Gervis did not have much money, he had already told his butler, so the number of servants he had chosen was just enough to maintain the basic operation of the castle.
For a castle that big, if Gervis became wealthy, he would have to hire at least twice as many servants to match a viscount-sized castle.
After saying that, Thomas looked at Yura and Anna again.
"You two can go to the castle and be maids together!"
After saying that, Thomas left without looking back.
"What are you two still standing there for? Hurry up and follow me. You two lucky little guys."
Seeing that Yura and Anna were still standing there in a daze, the guard urged them loudly. Although his voice was very loud, he did not use the scolding tone as before. Instead, he laughed at the end, because the guard had heard Anna's explanation, and since the two of them would be maids of the castle in the future, the guard did not dare to neglect them.
"Oh yeah!"
The two girls, who were somewhat incredulous, were extremely happy after they came to their senses, with joyful smiles on their faces. Yura, who was more free and easy-going, even cheered in a low voice.
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Yura and Anna didn't know that Thomas had just gone through a fierce ideological struggle before finally deciding to let them both become maids. Thomas walked at the front of the road, followed one after another by the selected servants.
At this moment, Thomas seemed calm on the surface, acting like a very decent castle steward, but he was extremely nervous in his heart.
In order to choose Anna as the maid, he even gave her an extra maid spot. It was because Anna was too outstanding among everyone. One more spot would not have been a big deal, but Thomas was a little hesitant about the arrangement for Anna.
Ever since Thomas started following Gervis, one thing has been bothering him: Lord Gervis basically doesn't need his help when he gets up and gets dressed. Originally, Thomas thought that the Baron had some opinion about him.
However, ever since Gervis gave him the position of butler, Thomas understood that it was not that Lord Gervis had any opinion on him, but on the contrary, he relied on him very much.
Since the master has no problem with me, why doesn't he like my service?
Thomas had various guesses in his mind. He thought the most likely possibility was that Lord Gervis liked the service of maids. When Thomas was a male servant in Rose Castle, he often heard other servants talk about this.
Such things are actually very easy to verify, that is, to choose a personal maid for Gervis. If Gervis is willing to accept the service of the personal maid, then your guess can be confirmed.
However, Thomas did not dare to do so, because Lord Gervis's wife was the Earl. Thomas was worried that if he took the initiative to arrange a personal maid for Gervis, he would be caught and hanged by the Earl.
This world also practices monogamy. In order to reduce conflicts between couples, male nobles basically command male servants, while female nobles command female maids. Although there is no legal provision, it has become a tacit agreement among the nobles. Otherwise, the servants in Rose Castle would have nothing to discuss.
If Anna had agreed to be a maid in the castle at the beginning, Thomas would only arrange for her to do ordinary things in the castle. However, in order to allow Yura to get the last spot, Anna was unwilling to be a maid.
This gave Thomas another idea, which was to arrange for Anna to become Gervis's personal maid. This way, he could not only recruit Anna as a maid, but also verify the accuracy of his guess.
As for whether the Earl would blame him, Thomas had no idea. However, he felt that Lord Gervis had entrusted him with the important task of stewardship, which was a great favor to him. He should share Lord Gervis's worries. It was the biggest dereliction of duty for a butler for a Baron to get up and dress himself.
If Lord Gervis is really like what he guessed, and only likes the service of a personal maid, then Lord Gervis certainly cannot say it openly because of Count Alice. Now I will arrange it for Lord Gervis, and even if Lord Alice blames me in the future, the responsibility will be solely on me.
Anna's excellence made Thomas, who had just become a butler, appreciate her talent. Anna's impeccable appearance, filial piety to her mother, and loyalty to her best friend all showed that Anna was a girl with excellent appearance and inner heart. Most importantly, Anna was literate.
A girl who is beautiful, well-behaved, kind, and literate is hard to find in Stormwind Territory, let alone among the free folks of Winterfell. Only such an excellent girl can become a personal maid of an adult.
"I wonder if the Earl will send people to arrest me after he finds out. I hope not. I do all this for Lord Gervis." Thomas muttered to himself as he looked at the castle that was so close at hand.
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On the main street of Binhai Town, Gervis just came out of the blacksmith shop, his face full of smiles, feeling that he had made a good harvest today, having discovered an almighty blacksmith in his territory.
As for choosing servants, Gervis had never thought about it, because he was not used to being helped to dress and had never rang the bell to get up. Thomas had filled in his mind that he only liked the service of maids.
If Gervais knew this idea, he would definitely say to Thomas loudly: "Congratulations, you guessed it right!"
Gervis rode his horse happily and headed for the next stone house. Passing by the first stone house, Gervis looked and saw that the door was still closed, so he went straight to the last stone house.
In a short while, Gervis brought two guards to the door of the last stone house. Standing outside the door, Gervis did not hear any movement inside, which made it impossible to determine whether people lived there or used it for other purposes.
Fortunately, there is no such thing as trespassing in this world. As a lord, as long as you are within your own territory, you can go wherever you want.
"Hey, is there anyone?"
When he walked into the stone house, Gervis felt a cool breeze. This place was different from the blacksmith shop. It was very spacious inside and there was no furnace like in the blacksmith shop, so the temperature inside the house was obviously much lower than outside.
"Is there anyone?"
Standing outside the stone house, Gervis did not see anyone. There was a cooking stove, a table and chairs outside, which looked like a kitchen. Gervis shouted twice in succession and found that no one responded, so he continued to walk towards the inner room.
"Who are you?"
Suddenly, just as Gervis was about to walk to the door of the inner room, a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties suddenly walked out from behind the door. The middle-aged man was wearing a silk short shirt and his hair was slightly messy. When he saw Gervis and the other two walk into the room, he looked at them warily, with a malicious tone in his voice.
(End of this chapter)
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