"Looking at what you said, I seem to have seen you somewhere."
"Have you been to Peng County or took the train yesterday?"
"No, none."
"Then we haven't met before."
"I mean, you look a lot like our master. You should be my young master, who looks exactly like our master."
"Hey, uncle, you are here to find my father. There are many people who look alike on the street, but when you see them, you say they are your young master? Why don't you say I am your master?"
Geng Yibiao was speechless. He picked up the box and wanted to leave, but felt it was wrong. He took out a check from his arms and threw it on the table. He picked up the box again and hurriedly chased Mr. Xia who walked to the door.
Mu Tian raised his thumb and said to Manager Yang, "What's the origin?"
"Background? Oh, you mean Mr. Geng. He is the butler of the department store tycoon Qiao Shikuan. He is usually used to pick up and drop off guests. Friends of these tycoons will choose to stay in our apartment when they come to Shanghai." Manager Yang wasted no time in bragging about his hotel.
, "Are we signing a contract?"
"if not?"
The foreign manager smiled awkwardly and signed "William" on the contract.
"What's this?"
"William, English."
Mu Tian passed CET-8 in English in his previous life. There are at least tens of thousands of people with this name in the UK, so it is natural to recognize these letters.
"Write Chinese characters!"
Noncommittal, even a little aggressive.
Manager Yang or William shook his head helplessly and wrote "William" in Chinese next to the English signature of the contract. The awkward wording would give the teacher nightmares for half a year.
Manager Yang picked up the contract and handed it to Mu Tian, "Is this okay?" He emphasized his tone, "My name is William, what about you? How do you pronounce this word?"
"Mu."
"Mutian, that's a great name. Please pay one hundred and eighty yuan. The rest should be paid in one lump sum on this day of each month."
Mu Tian asked Hu Ti to pay the money and walked towards the elevator.
William collected the money, called the waiter, took the box for Hu Ti, and sent it to room 302 on the third floor.
Mu Tian and Hu Ti wandered around the room for a while, and were surprised to see the waiter standing by the open door.
"Do you want to eat here? Or sleep?"
The waiter was an Indian with red skin and a big beard. He didn't understand what Mu Tian said. He stood there motionless, staring blankly at Mu Tian and then at Hu Ti next to him.
"Still not leaving?" Hu Ti stepped forward and pushed.
This waiter Asan was not tall but very determined. Hu Ti didn't even push him.
There was still a meaningless smile on his face.
Hu Ti was a little annoyed, especially when he saw Mu Tian laughing at him and raising his fist to greet Waiter Ah San.
Mu Tian stepped forward and grabbed Hu Tian's wrist, shook his head and said, "Forget it, he just wants money."
"What?"
"Nothing, just give him some money and he will leave."
"Why?"
"You don't know, I read an article about a foreign country called 'Study Travel Notes on the British Isles'. It seems to have been written by Mr.
When you go upstairs, you have to tip him. This is the rule."
"What kind of broken rule is this?! I just gave them a hundred and eighty dollars, which is a big fee, and now I have to tip him for carrying two broken boxes? Besides, we have hands and feet, do we need him?" Hu Ti
Still do not understand.
"This is the French Concession. It's the same as in France. Foreigners are like this."
"Aren't foreigners too cheap? They charge money for carrying two boxes? One day we will level the French Concession and turn it into the Mutian Huti Concession. We will abolish this rule first."
"It's a good idea. But do you know about the 'Little Knife Club'?"
"Isn't it about the White Lotus Sect and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?"
"It was destroyed by foreigners who colluded with the late Qing Dynasty."
"The late Qing Dynasty was also a Chinese government, so how could it collude with foreigners?"
"I don't know. But do you think any official today is not proud to make friends with foreigners? The streets are full of foreign slave compradors. Even in a small place like Peng County, we often see foreigners walking in the streets, let alone this
‘Ten miles of foreign land’?”
"How do you know it?"
"I heard it in a book."
"What book have you heard of but not me... Okay, you can go and listen to the book without telling me?"
"You were very busy that day."
"I'm busy, have I been busy?"
"It seems that my aunt took you to hire Ye Zixia that day."
"Is this happening?"
"What else can you do?"
As if he had hit the mark, Hu Ti couldn't help but ponder.
Ah San also had a temper. Hearing the two young men chattering for a while, they completely mistook him for a transparent person and coughed twice in succession.
Mu Tian and Hu Ti turned around to look, but before they could speak, they heard William shout loudly: "Why are you here, Harry, don't you have any work to do?"
This guy's name is Harry.
Foreigners probably have common habits, such as shrugging shoulders and spreading hands, just like the Chinese people hold their fists in a bow.
Ah San shrugged towards William and spread his hands, then raised his hands towards Mu Tian and Hu Ti in front of his eyes, and then stretched out his hand to make a twisting motion of money.
"Sir, I see that you have just arrived in Shanghai and are staying in a hotel in the French Concession. It is necessary to tip the waiters here." William explained.
Ah San Harry really saw someone speaking for him, so he gave William a thumbs up, with a winner's smile on his face.
Wow, get angry!
Hu Ti reached out, grabbed Harry's real thumb, and twisted it in reverse.
"Crack!"
The sound of bones breaking is very clear.
Ah San wailed.
"What are you doing?!" William was stunned, and then shouted loudly, "This is the French Concession!"
"Go to your French Concession, this is China!" Mu Tian stared at William coldly, "If you're going to fight the French Concession too! Get out!"
William's pale face turned red, he shook his head, stepped forward to pull Asan and Harry away, and muttered: "I don't want a tip, call the patrolman, you have to pay for beating someone."
Hu Ti shrugged at Mutian and kicked the door shut, and the two laughed.
"French Concession, haha, patrol?"
"What kind of bird is a patrol officer?"
"Ha ha ha ha."
"Which should I take a shower or eat first?"
"Can you see if there's hot water?"
"What in the world are you using hot water?"
"You decide."
"bath?"
"bath."
The two took the box to the bed and opened it.
"It's over!" Hu Ti shouted, "I took the wrong box."
Mu Tian came over and took a look. There were neatly arranged suits in the box, which were obviously not those of random people.
He pulled the clothes out with a few clicks, revealing an envelope underneath.
Just as Mu Tian was about to stop him, Hu Ti had already opened it.
It turned out to be a hundred-dollar bill, and there were as many as thirty!
"Get rich!"
Mu Tian grabbed the banknotes and counted them, "How rich you are!" He waved the banknotes and said, "How much money do you have in the box?"
"Five hundred dollars or so."
"Do you know how much French currency an ocean can exchange for now?"
Hu Ti shook his head silently.
"Twelve dollars, idiot!"
"My dear, it looks like this. Then we have to find Brother Liu to exchange for the box."
"Change? Who will change it for you if it's cheaper?"
"I don't think Brother Liu is that kind of person."
"That kind of person? I think he did it on purpose."
"How did he know that there were more than five hundred dollars in my box? Besides, we saved his life. He wouldn't deliberately plot against us."
"I hope, let's see when he comes to us. Let's take a shower, you first or me first."
"You go first, let me see if there are any clothes inside that I can wear."
Mutian ignored it and took two pieces of underwear to take a shower.
Mu Tian was really shocked by the luxury and convenience of the bathroom. He turned on the automatic shower. The water was a bit cold. Although there was a large enamel bathtub, the cold water was not suitable for bathing. When he was in Peng County, it was always
I wash the big pool. If I go out to wash, I always use a wooden bucket at home, and my aunt helps to heat the hot water.
There are also colorful pieces of fragrant soap, which are very refreshing when applied to the body.
So, while imitating the storytelling "The Story of Yue Fei", he applied soap on his head and body, feeling very comfortable.
After a while, as he was about to wash away the soap foam from his head, he heard a heavy banging on the door outside.
The noise outside was so loud that you could vaguely hear through the two doors: "Open the door, patrol!"