Xie Fu said directly: "My mother said that there is a shortage of manpower in the kitchen on this ship. Let me ask." Then he added: "I helped in a big restaurant for a while."
The middle-aged man glanced at the dishes that Fu Xie had just put down and asked, "Are you talking about Zhong Qiu's family?"
Xie Fu nodded, "That's my mother."
After the middle-aged man looked at Xie Fu for a while, he said: "Well... let's do it this way. You stay to help today. I'll see how you perform and then I'll consider whether to use you or not."
Xie Fu was secretly surprised when he heard this. It was done so easily. It was an unintentional move and was not at all what he expected.
But he still had to make up his mind. If he wanted to find out where Zhang Lingluo's apartment was in just one day, he would have to get very close to Zhang Lingluo.
Although helping in the kitchen is a legitimate job, there is such a clear distinction between superiority and inferiority in such a wealthy and famous family. A servant in the kitchen may not even be able to go up to the second floor. Even if he hangs around for ten days and a half, he may not be able to find out where Zhang Lingluo's living room is.
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However, the identity of this kitchen servant is quite suitable for Hu Diquan. He doesn't have to hide in the ice cellar, let alone risk pretending to be a boatman. Thinking of this, Xie Fulang said loudly: "Diquan."
Seeing Fu Xie attracting the middle-aged people, Hu Diquan was tiptoeing open the door and sneaking into the ice cellar when he was suddenly stopped by Fu Xie. He was so frightened that his heart almost jumped out of his chest. Why did this idiot get exposed to me!
The middle-aged man also looked over and shouted coldly: "What are you doing? That's an ice cellar!"
Xie Fu hurriedly explained: "Uncle, this is my brother called Diquan. He is shy and timid. Don't scare him."
Hu Diquan was startled secretly. Is he shy and timid? He can even say such nonsense. He is the thickest skinned. Seeing the middle-aged man looking at him, Xie Fu cooperated and showed a smile that he thought was shy.
Come.
Xie Fu continued: "Uncle, my brother also wants to stay here to help, so that the two brothers can be taken care of."
Hu Diquan was secretly surprised. There was a change in the plan? Remembering what Xie Fu said before boarding the ship, he immediately calmed down and showed an honest expression to the middle-aged man, "Yes, uncle."
The middle-aged man saw that Hu Diquan was tall and thick and had a strong body. He was a man suitable for rough work. He nodded and said, "Okay, then you two will stay today. I will see how you perform before I consider it."
It was so easy. With his identity, he no longer had to hide or be sneaky on the ship. Hu Diquan felt happy in his heart. When the middle-aged man was not paying attention, he secretly gave Xie Fu a "You are so awesome" look.
It was good to adapt to circumstances. He really didn't want to hide in a dark ice cellar.
The middle-aged man said: "My surname is Zeng. I am in charge of this kitchen. You can just call me Manager Zeng. When working here, the most important thing is to understand your identity as a servant. On the other hand, the second floor is not where you servants should go."
I can’t stop getting involved in this place!”
Xie Fu thought to himself: "As expected!"
The middle-aged man pondered and quickly said: "As for the other rules, I will find someone to explain them to you later."
The two of them nodded. Hu Diquan couldn't suppress the joy on his face, which made the middle-aged man feel that he was an honest person. "Now let's sort out and clean these vegetables and meat."
Probably in order to see how the two of them performed, this manager Zeng specially supervised them.
Di Quan originally wanted to whisper a few words to Xie Fu, but had no choice but to give up.
Xie Fu, who was carrying the vegetables to the washing area, suddenly became weak halfway and almost fell to the ground with the basket of vegetables. He covered his mouth with his hand and started coughing violently.
Hu Diquan immediately approached with concern, "What's wrong with you?"
Xie Fu didn't answer, but coughed violently, as if he wanted to cough out his lungs.
Guan Zeng frowned at first, then his face became gloomy, and finally he looked serious. When Xie Fu stopped coughing, he immediately asked in a deep voice: "Are you sick?"
"I...I..." Xie Fu was hesitant and secretive.
Manager Zeng asked extremely seriously: "Are you sick?"
Xie Fu then responded weakly: "I...I have a slight...pulmonary disease."
When the word "pulmonary disease" came out of his mouth, Manager Zeng became furious, "How dare you recommend yourself even though you have lung disease? If you want to kill me, get out of here right away!"
Hu Diquan was at a loss, what was Xie Fu doing? Why did he do this to cut off his own future?
He had known Fu Xie for such a long time, but he never knew that Fu Xie had any lung disease. Obviously Fu Xie was talking nonsense.
Are you adapting to circumstances again? How can such a perfect opportunity change?
But little did he know that Fu Xie wanted to get as close as possible to Zhang Lingluo. As a servant in the kitchen, he couldn't even go up to the second floor, so how could he have any chance of getting close to Zhang Lingluo.
If Fu Xie was qualified to be Zhang Lingluo's bed-warming maid, I'm afraid he would not hesitate.
Xie Fu left the kitchen obediently.
Manager Zeng yelled loudly from behind: "Get out of here!"
In a place like the kitchen, how can a sick person get close to him? If the owner gets sick, he will lose his head.
Not long after Mr. Xie walked out of the kitchen, he immediately exclaimed, "Ah! Manager Zeng, the boat has left the shore. I can't get off the boat. What should I do?"
Manager Zeng didn't think about it for a while. After hearing this, he suddenly realized that the ship docked on time and left the shore on time. He did not have such great power to let the ship return to shore. This dirty thing was left on the ship. Then... he thought about it.
, said: "Follow me."
Xie Fu followed immediately, but Manager Zeng was startled and immediately ran a few steps forward, turned around and cursed: "You dirty thing, stay away from me, do you want to kill me?"
Manager Zeng took Mr. Xie to the woodshed and said, "You will stay here today and you are not allowed to leave the woodshed. If you let me see you step out of the woodshed, I will throw you directly into the river."
"As for the meal, I will ask your brother to bring it to you, and you will get off the boat early tomorrow morning."
Seeing the way the former manager was avoiding things, Mr. Xie secretly smiled, "I'm afraid you won't dare to come here again. Lung disease is contagious."
Not long after Manager Zeng left, Mr. Xie poked his head out of the woodshed and looked around. It was still early and most people were still sleeping, so it was a good opportunity to get active.
Seeing this person with his hair tied up, he is dressed in white, with a simple belt around his waist, and his clothes are elegant yet somewhat formal. The first impression is that he is a musician. Only musicians would dress like this, with their hair tied up.
He came just in time, he was looking for an opportunity to find out more and sneak into the Yale team.
Xie Fu rushed towards this man. The man's steps were hurried and he walked several times faster than Xie Fu. Xie Fu only took a few steps and this man was already in front of him.
Hey, it looks familiar. Xie Fu remembered it. When he got on the boat just now, this man also got on the boat.
Mr. Xie has an extraordinary memory. In addition, today he carefully observed everyone and everything, so he remembered it very clearly. He was definitely the person who got on the boat with him just now. When he got on the boat, he saw that this person was not holding vegetables or meat.
, and pay attention a few times.
Since he was a musician, why didn't he stay on the ship instead of getting on the ship at that time?
With this doubt, Xie Fu looked at the man's hands. Even though the man passed by him in a hurry, Xie Fu still saw clearly that his hands were very slender and there were obvious calluses on the fingertips.
These are clearly a pair of hands playing an instrument, and it is obvious that this person is indeed a musician.
The man hurriedly entered the woodshed where Mr. Xie had just come out. He quickly came out and asked Mr. Xie, "Isn't this a toilet?"
The man's question allowed Xie Fu to immediately collect a lot of information. The man didn't even know where the toilet was. Considering that the man had just boarded the boat with him, it was clearly his first time on the boat.
New musician?
Xie Fu directly asked for directions, "What's your name? Are you new here?"
The man responded: "My surname is Tang and my name is Zian. Yesterday the sheng musician fell and injured his hand. I am here to take his place."
Hearing the man's answer, Xie Fuquan understood, and he was secretly happy. God helped me, it's you. You don't have to pretend to be someone else, just pretend to be someone else!
"Brother, where is the toilet?" The man surnamed Tang hugged his abdomen with both hands, looking very tight.
On boarding the ship earlier, Mr. Xie had already observed the location of the latrines and pointed forward, "The one in front is the latrines."
"Thank you." The man surnamed Tang did not forget to express his thanks and hurriedly entered the toilet.
Xie Fu squatted outside the toilet and soon smelled a foul smell coming from the toilet. In addition, he heard loud humming sounds coming from inside the toilet from time to time. He probably judged that the man surnamed Tang had a bad stomach.
After waiting for a long time, the man surnamed Tang came out of the toilet with a pale and sweaty face.
The man surnamed Tang was slightly surprised to see Fu Xie still there, but Fu Xie asked with some concern: "Musician Tang, do you have diarrhea?"
The man surnamed Tang nodded and said, "Maybe he ate something unclean last night."
Xie Fu pretended to be familiar with the place and chatted with the man named Tang, and together they entered the room where the man had just come out.
After entering the room, I discovered that this was the musician's dressing room. The clothes the man had just changed were hung on the hangers next to it. There was also the sheng, the musical instrument played by the man, on the table.
The man sat down and was about to put on white shoes. Only then did Xie Fu notice that he was wearing ordinary boots. He thought he had just changed his clothes halfway and suddenly had a stomachache. He didn't even bother to put on his boots, so he hurried to the toilet.
"Musician Tang, how many years have you been playing this kind of thing?" Xie Fu asked and walked up behind the man.
The man responded while putting on his boots: "I have been practicing playing the sheng since I was a child. My father..."
With a sound of "uh", the man was suddenly knocked unconscious by Xie Fu from behind.
Seeing that he had succeeded, Xie Fu immediately walked to the door, looked around the corridor and saw that there was no one. He hung the man on his shoulders and left the room towards the ice cellar, as if he were supporting a drunken man.
The purpose of this method of support was to prevent Tang Zian from collapsing when he suddenly encountered someone. It could be said that Tang Zian fainted from exhaustion.
He walked to the door of the ice cellar and was about to open the door to enter the ice cellar when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him. Although Xie Fu looked calm on the outside, his heart still trembled slightly.
When he looked back, it was Hu Diquan. The moment their eyes met, Hu Diquan immediately understood and helped lead Tang Zian into the ice cellar without saying a word.
Gently closing the door of the ice cellar, Hu Diquan whispered: "You are so bold, you just knocked someone unconscious and dragged them here. What if someone sees you? Fortunately, it was me you met."
