Chapter 9 The New Tutor (Part 2)
Chapter 80 The New Tutor (Part 2) (First order requested)
"No, this is a mirror produced by Calais itself. It is a special product launched by the master! The mirror you have is polished and made by Mr. Zac himself. If you buy a mirror sold by the Merchant Alliance, I heard the lady say, 15 yuan
The mirror is going to be sold for 1,000 livres!" Sara followed behind her, smiling and chattering.
"Oh, Mr. De Moller turns out to be in the mirror business?" Audrey nodded and asked. It turned out that he produced the mirror himself, but this mirror is worth as much as silver. No wonder he can spend money like water.
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"No, the master has transferred the mirror-making workshop to the Merchant Alliance. Although Mr. Zach is still in charge of the workshop now, all the income belongs to the Merchant Alliance." Sarah shook her head and said, "Some time ago
The master has launched a new special product, bronzeware. Who knows, in just a few days, the merchant alliance has also opened many bronzeware workshops. I think the master is too kind. He has given all his profitable business to the merchant alliance, and the industrial alliance has opened a lot of bronzeware workshops.
The workshop seems to be shutting down soon, and Master Chris often stays at the house now."
"Really?" Audrey also felt that she didn't quite understand Alphonse. It is the nature of businessmen to pursue profits, so why would he share his profitable business with others?
"But the master is not short of money. I heard from the young lady that the master received a large inheritance; a thousand gold bars, which can buy half a Calais, a lot." Sara said mysteriously in a low voice.
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"I heard from Aunt Billie that two carriages came one night and brought in a room full of boxes. They saw at the crack of the door that the boxes were all filled with gold!
Mr. Santorini from the bank was counting the money at home all night! And everyone in the house got a bounty of 2 livres for free. Unfortunately, I came here the next day and didn’t get any of the bounty.
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Audrey smiled slightly and said nothing. She thought Sarah's words were too exaggerated: the entire inheritance of a knight is only a few thousand livres, and the wealthier ones are only about ten or twenty thousand;
A thousand gold bars must be the inheritance of at least an earl! As the earl's heir, he has already gone to the fiefdom to become an earl master, so why should he be a businessman?
"Miss Audrey, come and take a look at this. This is Grasse's perfume. Smell it and see what you like. I can order it for you in the future." Sarah opened another wooden box on the table.
It turned out to be 12 bottles of perfume!
Before she could be shocked, Sara continued: "The house also built an aromatherapy room. It is said to be the suggestion of Dr. Moty, who believed that the aromatherapy room can replace bathing to clean the body and maintain health. After you determine the type of perfume, you can use it to clean the body and maintain health.
Aromatherapy room arranges aromatherapy with your perfume."
"Aromatherapy room?" Audrey said that she had never heard of such a thing.
"How about you choose a perfume, and I will take you to try it now? You bring clothes and bath towels." Sara seemed very keen on this matter. After all, as a maid, she can only enjoy group aromatherapy twice a month; on weekdays,
The only thing I can do is follow Christina every week when she does aromatherapy. Now that she has a tutor, she naturally wants to do it too.
Soon, Audrey brought her clothes and bath towel and followed Sarah, who also brought clothes and bath towel, to the so-called "aromatherapy room" downstairs.
In fact, this is a steam room. First, you go to the locker room, take off your clothes and put on a bath towel, then drip perfume into the basin, light the smokeless charcoal, sit at the vent, and add a little bit of oil to the charcoal from time to time.
Water with perfume.
Because the concentration of perfume depends on personal preference, several drops of perfume can often be used up in one steaming session; and if you are sweating like rain, it is really difficult to achieve the so-called aromatherapy effect; but after steaming, wiping off the sweat can remove a large amount of perfume from your body.
Part of the body odor makes people less smelly, so overall it can give people a "aromatherapy" feeling.
In fact, Alphonse's original intention of building the aromatherapy room was to use steam to disinfect germs carried by the servants of the mansion; because the current sanitary environment is really bad, and people rarely take baths. Once an epidemic occurs, it may lead to a major plague;
The steam room does not require contact with water, which reduces people's fear of taking a bath. At the same time, the steam transpiration can reduce human body moisture and promote blood circulation. People who were originally unwilling to take a bath are now very keen on steaming, often like Sara everywhere
Taking advantage of other people’s steaming opportunities;
However, the person who takes the bath the most often is Yasuo. Whenever Alphonse, Bardis or other male servants are doing aromatherapy, he will definitely go to the steam room to take a steam bath; given his lofty status in the mansion,
With his shameless qualities, few people dare to comment after being brushed off by him...
"It feels really good." After Audrey steamed, she felt that her body smelled much less and she felt more comfortable.
"Of course, this is Dr. Moty's suggestion. Every time you use aromatherapy, you will feel healthier; you can have the opportunity to do steaming by yourself twice a month, and every half month, the maids will also sweat together.
Steamed, I will call you over when the time comes; if you want more, I can also call you while the lady is steaming." Sara said with a very generous smile.
"Maybe Miss Christina is not happy?" Audrey smiled.
"Oh, that won't happen. We all often go to get some aromatherapy with the lady. She likes everyone to sit together and chat, and she especially likes to say bad things about the master to us." Sara snickered: "Especially when the master asks her to every
Yue has to take a bath at least twice. She always says that the master wants her to die of the Black Death sooner or later..."
"Didn't she take a steam steamer? Why did she still take a shower?" Audrey asked strangely. They couldn't afford perfume to take a shower, and they had to take a shower because they couldn't stand the strong body odor. Do rich people also take a shower? It sounds like
That’s very evil.
"It is said that bathing can prevent smallpox. The master himself always takes a bath and then goes to the aromatherapy room for aromatherapy. It is really a smart way to take a bath to prevent smallpox, and then use aromatherapy to eliminate the Black Death." Sarah said: "Miss is doing the same now.
Sometimes I do this, and Dr. Moti also thinks that it is very medical and can better ensure our health."
"It seems that you are all healthy." Audrey smiled.
"Who says otherwise? Since the establishment of the aromatherapy room, no one has ever been sick in the house. The master also said that he would continue to add a medicinal aromatherapy to increase the frequency of aromatherapy for everyone. He even wants to open an aromatherapy room in the city!
However, the rich may not be able to use perfume for aromatherapy, it is too expensive; a bottle of perfume costs several livres, and if used regularly, it may be used up in less than a month." Sarah lamented:
"Everyone likes this job. Salaries are paid on time. White bread and fried eggs are provided every day. Sausages and bacon are also given out on Sundays. Many people take them home."
"It seems like he is indeed a good person." Audrey smiled, but added in her mind: His clothing taste is too low.
When Audrey returned to the room again and had just packed her things, a tailor was sent from a tailor shop that specialized in serving the Moller family. He went back to customize clothes for Audrey according to her size and requirements; according to Sara
:This is a generous gift from the master. Everyone in the house will get a new dress every quarter, and the same goes for Audrey.
After arranging her hair again, Audrey followed Sara back to the reception hall. At this time, the lights were on, and it was obvious that there were many guests in the hall:
On the mainly red sofa with cyan thread embroidery, Christina, who had changed into a blue bohemian skirt, was still sitting next to Alphonse, but sitting on the other side was a middle-aged man she had never seen before.
The young man seemed to be chatting with Kristina;
This middle-aged man is slightly bald and has a beard. He is dressed like a rich man. The silk coat looks so tight that after buttoning one button, his belly becomes more obvious. He wears trousers on his lower body, but there is no space between them.
Even with socks on, you can see the plush thighs inside; the most terrible thing is that one hand is either scratching or scratching there, and the vulgar temperament feels like a sailor who has just landed...
On the sofa on the other side sat Mr. Anderson, whom he had met earlier, and another young man. This man was dressed somewhat similarly to Alphonse: he wore a silk pullover on the upper body and a simple black t-shirt on the lower body.
He wears long trousers and sits upright, giving people the feeling of an officer!
"Please take a seat, Miss Audrey. The dinner will begin soon. I would like to introduce you to my two friends: this is Yasuo Chris, and this one is your fellow Lancer, Bardis.
Mr. De Gaulle." Alphonse smiled and introduced two new faces to her, and then introduced to others: "This is Tina's new tutor, Miss Audrey Urban."
"You are so beautiful, Miss Audrey." Yasuo Chris stood up and shook hands with Audrey for a while before sitting down, while Bardis simply sat there and just nodded to her.
"Brother Bardis, Miss Audrey is your fellow Lancer, can't you be more enthusiastic towards her?" Christina rolled her eyes and said to Bardis.
"You're already very enthusiastic, Tina. Bardis's attitude towards me is a hundred times worse than this." Yasuo answered with a smile and teased from the side.
"If you need it, I can be a hundred times worse." Bardis glared at Yasuo and said.
"Hey, kid, don't be too arrogant. After a while, my good son will be here; he is a famous swordsman. When the time comes, I will let him beat you up." Yasuo started to talk shamelessly.
He had received a reply from Portugal the following day. His carpenter friend Manuel Almida would bring several apprentices to Calais, along with Yaso's son, Captain Alfonso, who happened to be in a period of rest.
Chapter completed!