Early the next morning, Anna walked briskly to the Earl's Mansion. The knee injury was no longer serious. It took less than half an hour to walk. Work started at seven in the morning and she needed to get up at six. Fortunately, she had never had the habit of sleeping in before, and Pomegranate Lane became lively before six o'clock, so it was not difficult for her.
Now that spring has just begun, the sky has dawned very early. As Anna walks on the road, she can see busy civilians coming and going. Commoners have to run around all day to make a living and have to get up early, but nobles live a comfortable life. There are often banquets at night until the early morning, and it is after nine o'clock in the morning, so the kitchen maid's working hours are only at seven o'clock in the morning.
As for the evenings when there are banquets, a lot of preparations will be done in advance, and maids like Anna who go home every day can go home from get off work at seven o'clock, and the rest can be done well by the maids who live in the Earl's Palace. The salary is also higher than that of Anna.
After greeting the guard at the back door of the Earl's Mansion, Anna entered the Earl's Mansion. She walked safely to the kitchen along the same path Rebecca had taken her yesterday.
The kitchen of Earl's Palace is very large, with more than a dozen people working here. The kitchen is divided into several rooms, and there is a clock in the corner of the largest preparation room. When Anna arrived, the clock happened to read six fifty-five.
After Anna arrived, she went to find Rebecca. Rebecca was busy finishing up the banquet last night. When she saw Anna coming, she asked her to help.
Rebecca is only three years older than Anna, but she has been working here for five years and is an old man who is deeply trusted by Lady Mary. Her words and actions also seemed to be getting closer to Lady Mary, but at the age of twenty, she always had a straight face and an inhuman appearance.
"Anna, you wash these napkins first, and I will teach you how to fold flowers later." Rebecca said to Anna with a solemn face, "In the past few days, you have to learn how to fold napkins first, and then I will be satisfied. "
Anna nodded: "Okay, Rebecca."
Rebecca first showed Anna how to wash napkins and what methods to use to remove stubborn stains. Anna listened very carefully.
Because it was the first time to wash napkins, it took Anna half an hour to clean and dry all the more than ten napkins. Rebecca checked it first, nodded, and said nothing, but Anna knew that this meant that Rebecca was satisfied with her results.
As for the next step of folding the napkin, it was a piece of cake for Anna. She has dexterous fingers, a good memory, and very good spatial imagination. After Rebecca demonstrated it once, she learned the method.
Rebecca had just finished polishing the cleaned silverware, but Anna, who had expected that it would take at least an hour or two to stack up to a standard, came over with her work.
It was a petal-shaped napkin with folded flowers. Although it was the simplest request from the kitchen maid in the Earl's Palace, it was still relatively complicated. Rebecca didn't expect Anna to fold it so quickly and in good condition.
"Did you fold it yourself?" Rebecca asked one more question.
Anna nodded: "Yes, it will be very simple after you remember the trick."
Rebecca was polishing the silverware. This was a very important job that only a kitchen old man like her could touch, so she thought about it and called another person over to teach Anna the next tricks.
Seeing Anna's concentration when studying, Rebecca's eyes also showed a little more recognition.
When Rebecca finished her work, she walked over to Anna to check on her progress.
At this time, the maid who taught Anna before had left, and Anna was the only one there folding flowers. What she was doing now was a pattern that Rebecca had never seen before.
Rebecca coughed, and Anna looked up and smiled: "Rebecca, I have finished studying."
Even though she had already known that Anna was a fast learner, Rebecca still couldn't believe it after hearing about her progress.
It’s not like she has never taught newcomers before. It usually takes them about three days to learn lessons like folding napkins.
But now it’s only two hours at most.
"Next, I will conduct an assessment on you. If you pass, you can continue to the next study." Rebecca still had a straight face and did not show much emotion.
Ana also put away her smile, nodded seriously and said, "I'm ready."
Rebecca's assessment was very simple. She just told Anna a napkin pattern and asked Anna to fold it. In Anna's opinion, this has the same meaning as the dictation of English words in middle school.
There were a total of twenty kinds of napkin folding flowers, and Rebecca chose three basic ones and three difficult ones, which did not stump Anna.
Rebecca's always stern face couldn't help but reveal a very faint smile: "Well done."
"Thank you, the teacher taught you well." Anna said modestly.
Rebecca nodded without saying much, and then taught Anna about the placement of tableware.
There are many doorways here. There are many ways for nobles to eat. They have three or four sets of knives and forks. Different dishes need to be served with different tableware, which Anna needs to remember.
Compared with the various report data that Anna had to memorize in the past, these were child's play. She still learned quickly and successfully passed Rebecca's assessment.
According to Rebecca's idea, after she taught Anna, she could do her own thing and let Anna practice the rest. But because Anna learns quickly, Rebecca spent half of the first day teaching her.
Fortunately, Rebecca has also taught many newcomers, so it’s not like she has nothing to teach if she teaches ahead of time.
When Rebecca was about to teach Anna more table manners, someone hurried over and shouted at the kitchen door: "Where is the new maid?"
Ana was stunned. Are you looking for her
The visitor was a young man. When no one answered, he glanced around and asked again: "Which one is the new maid?"
Ana then raised her hand: "It's me."
She recognized that this young man had been with Master Parrish. He was sitting outside the carriage at the time. He should be Master Parrish's personal servant.
how to say? The tree wanted to be quiet but the wind was still blowing. The devil was not so kind to leave her alone.
Fortunately, Anna was already mentally prepared.
After accepting the help of the demon, having to continue dealing with him was the price she had to pay.
The young man looked at Anna, as if to confirm her appearance, and then said: "Master Parrish is going to have dinner."
Anna struggled a little: "I'm still learning the rules, and I'm afraid that if I don't do it well, it will affect the young master's mood."
The young man said with a straight face: "The young master wants you to go by name."
What naming... I'm afraid that the devil still doesn't know her name, so the male servant next to him also refers to her as "new maid".
Anna was mentally prepared, and seeing that struggling was useless, she had no choice but to accept it.
It was already twelve o'clock, and the rules of the Earl's Palace were breakfast at nine o'clock, lunch at one-thirty in the afternoon, afternoon tea at four o'clock in the afternoon, and dinner at eight o'clock in the evening. Therefore, many lunches were almost ready, and Master Parrish got up late, so his breakfast was always prepared in the kitchen. Since he had no special instructions, Rebecca asked Anna to carry breakfast.
When Anna left, the maids who had been paying attention to her indifferently and had nothing to do all gathered in twos and threes, and the topic of discussion was naturally about Anna.
Only Mrs. Mary knew the situation when Anna was hired yesterday, but those who were eliminated yesterday will naturally complain to their elders when they go back, so there are already many rumors about Anna.
Anna, who had just arrived for a long time and was busy studying, did not feel the pressure brought by the rumors. She carried the food box and followed the boy who called himself Waldo, thinking about how to deal with the devil while walking.
In fact, it’s not that difficult, as long as you firmly refuse.
The place where Anna saw "Master Parrish" again was in the sun room of his residence.
The glass in this world is no different from what Anna remembered. The transparent glass with some bubbles is assembled piece by piece, tightly wrapping the entire extending balcony. The sunlight passes through the glass and can even be seen from different angles. Colorful rainbow.
Young Master Parrish, who was wearing a white shirt, was bathing in the mild sunshine. His whole body seemed to be covered with a layer of brilliance, and his handsome features were as charming as those of an angel.
Of course, this was what others saw, but Anna immediately lowered her head after seeing the evil demon hiding under that handsome body, and did not dare to look further, for fear of accidentally meeting the demon's gaze.
She walked forward carefully, opened the thermal food box, and took out the breakfast served on fine porcelain, including Ornando sausage, warm Misa Plateau goat milk, white bread baked with refined flour, and meat sauce as a dipping sauce. wait.
Anna placed the food on the table where the devil was sitting and stepped aside. During this period, she felt that the devil was looking at her, and she kept staring at the table, not daring to look over at all.
According to the etiquette that Rebecca casually mentioned when teaching her, she had to wait aside until the devil finished eating before packing up and leaving, unless otherwise instructed.
Rotgar did not look away.
Last night, Earl Wilson held a banquet, but he did not go because he was not feeling well. He hated associating with those hypocritical humans and had no interest in doing anything else, so he just went to bed. He was a little surprised to wake up today. In the past, he might have slept for several years.
Thinking about it, he was still thinking about the bet with Balan.
The abyss tree seed was something he had to get. Since Balan was so generous as to make a bet, how could he let the other party down
Speaking of bets…
Rotgar looked at Anna and raised the corners of his lips slightly, but this did not mean that he was happy.
On the contrary, he is now very, very unhappy.
Why couldn't she just accept his proposal and then suffer all the torture in the years to come before she breathed her last
Why does she have to play so many tricks
Rotgar invoked Parrish's memory, propped one elbow on the table, with a charming smile on his face, and his eyes fell lightly on Anna: "My beloved girl, how are you doing in the kitchen? If there is any If anyone bullies you, you must tell me and I will protect you."
Listening to this "affectionate confession", what Anna was thinking was that this devil really didn't know her name!
Of course, she didn't feel the need to remind him how ridiculous it was to say "deep love" without knowing her name.
She said respectfully: "Thank you very much, Master Parrish, for your concern. I am very good in the kitchen and everyone takes good care of me."
Rotgar smiled, pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Do I have the honor to invite the beautiful you to dine with me?"
There are many suitable words to choose from in Parrish's memory. This is something Rotgar is quite satisfied with. If the first human woman he met was not the scheming one in front of him, he might have almost won the bet.
Whether it was to directly kill this human woman or to leave her alone and find someone else, it might be a better choice, but these two options, no matter which one was chosen, would be a humiliation for Rotgar.
It should have been extremely easy for a hypocritical and despicable human woman to agree to his proposal, but when he encountered such an anomaly, he regarded it as a provocation.
The bet had just begun, and he had plenty of time to reciprocate her provocation.
Anna lowered her head and replied: "Master, I am just a maid. I dare not tarnish the reputation of the master. Please don't do this."
If this devil appeared in front of her, she might not really dare to resist. Whatever he said would be whatever he said. But since he was possessed by others and seemed to be restricted by some rules, of course she had to make good use of it and act openly and honestly. "Resisted"!