Reborn As a Pirate

The British are good at serving people...

Their soldiers may not be the best soldiers in the world, their politicians may not be the best politicians in the world, businessmen, workers, farmers, scholars, and artists may not be enough to be proud of the world for a long time, but their stewards are absolutely incomparable .

The butler culture in the UK is unique. Although serving others, it does not sell closeness, closeness, loyalty, and sincerity. What it pursues is to become an extension of the employer, always aware of the position and needs of the employer, and strengthen or supplement it.

Because of this, when the actual situation runs counter to the wishes of the employer, just like Lorraine hoped to conservatively complete the reception for Shi Chaosheng, but Wang Ye and Shi Xianggu became enemies due to various chances and coincidences, the whole courtyard could not see each other. The shadow of half a squire.

And when Shi Xianggu's reluctant apology fell to the ground, nearly thirty attendants came out from the corners of the courtyard while breathing.

More than 20 out of nearly 30 people who lead horses, dress clothes, wipe sweat, cure, and garden are used to prevent various accidents. Only four dignified maids are involved in the service, following Monnie Card, pushed the tea and dining cart that had been prepared to the front.

Soon, saucers, plates, forks, spoons, sugar, milk, honey, sauce, towels, candles, all kinds of small props for George's tea party filled the entire round table with the refreshment tower as the center.

Monica stood beside Uncle Shi with her hands held solemnly and her chest upright, staring at the emptiness in front of her, and asked in a rare deep voice.

"Mr. Shi, tea or coffee?"

The thick London accent was specially taught by a teacher hired by a lot of money. Monica learned it for three years and used it for the first time. The standard is so standard that even Lorraine can't hear it well.

Mr. Shi was stunned, and he was even a little unsure if the manly dressed man in front of him was talking to him.

"Uncle Shi, is Monica asking if you want tea or coffee?" Lorraine translated, "The coffee is produced in Jamaica's Warrenford Manor, which is the authentic Blue Mountain. But I still recommend today's English tea, My blender, Mr. Lunford, is the top craftsman in Great Britain. He was employed by the royal family from 1775 to 1783, and his blended tea recipes have been praised by Queen Charlotte many times."

Shi Chaosheng understood.

Lorraine invited him to drink tea, because the master who made tea in Lorraine's family came from the palace.

Aren't all the eunuchs in the palace making tea for the queen? Although he didn't know that the tea-handling eunuch had violated any taboos in the palace and was kicked out, but Shi Chaosheng had heard people say that everything the eunuch touched had a smell of urine and anger, which couldn't be removed.

Thinking of this, Shi Chaosheng secretly felt sick.

"Luo Da is the head of the family. I still drink the bitter medicine soup from Lan He Zhuang. I have to respect the English tea when I was on Lantau Island. It is full of broken tea juice, which is sweet and greasy. It really doesn't suit the taste of the old man. !"

"I see." Lorraine didn't care, and said to Monica, "Mr. Shi wants the Wuyishan Dahongpao."

Monica gave a slight salute, knelt down and took out a cloisonne tureen from the second floor of the trolley, put it right in front of Shi Chaosheng, and filled it with boiling water.

The rich orchid fragrance gushes out, overflowing the courtyard and refreshing the heart.

Uncle Shi's eyes were a little straight, and Lorraine apologized again.

"I guess you would like Dahongpao from Wuyishan more than coffee." He said, "It's just a pity that it's Kung Fu tea that can bring out the rock flavor of this tea, but this is the New World, and there are no tea masters everywhere. Unexpectedly, I can only treat distinguished guests with a tureen, Master Shi is considerate."

"Uh...be considerate, be considerate..."

Everyone's tea is served.

Lorraine adjusted her afternoon tea slowly,

Continue to dominate the topic of the tea party.

"Uncle Shi, do you know that your visit really surprised me."

"Surprised?" Shi Chaosheng looked at Pierce strangely, "Could it be that Master Pi never talked to Master Pi?"

"Surprise." Lorraine spit out an English, "We like to keep a sense of mystery in some things, and think this can leave a deeper impression on people."

Shi Chaosheng snorted: "If there is a junior in the ancestral hall who dares to hide things and not report them, even if he doesn't show his ambitions, the old man will inevitably let him go to the mountains of swords and seas of fire!"

"To tell you the truth, last night I wanted Pierce to go too."

Lorraine glanced at Pierce with a smile, looked at each other, and threw an encouraging smile.

Pierce couldn't understand Chinese, and when he saw Lorraine's encouragement, he thought that the two big men were praising his surprise. He beamed with pride, and his confident look printed a word of foolishness in Wang Ye's eyes. A stupid word was piled on his face.

The tension between them was relieved by the same hatred. Lorraine was very satisfied with Pierce's performance, nodded and returned to the topic.

"Uncle Shi, how did Pierce coax you here?"

"Who in this world can coax this old man into breaking into the dragon's pond and exploring the tiger's lair?"

Shi Chaosheng laughed boldly.

"Master Luo, you don't know the purpose of this old man's visit, but you should know about the battle between my Dan family and Master Pi, right?"

"Yes, there are three battles." Lorraine replied.

Shi Chaosheng recalled with a smile on his face: "At that time, my old man was on duty in the Danjia ancestral hall. Suddenly, it was reported that the Zheng family of Hongqi had encountered a hard idea in the Yongjian area of ​​Zhongsha. There was a battle between Wai Hai and Pi Dangjia, one of them sank and two were damaged, Dan Jiaerlang killed more than 30 people and wounded hundreds of people."

"The Citi flag with a white background is hanging on the boat of Zheng Yibaopi's family. The pattern on the picture has never been seen before. I don't know the nationality, but I know it must be from the West. Of course, I can't swallow this breath, so I don't wait for the night. Let Erzi Zhanjiao lead me, Heiqierlang, to seek justice from Master Pi."

"This battle Zhanjiao also brought five boats, the same as Erfu Sanguang, all elites, but he was defeated after only one and a half hours of the battle, and four of the five boats came back. Zhanjiao's flagship was damaged. Said to be a prisoner of the Pi family."

Shi Chaosheng took a sip of tea soup.

"The third battle was not sent by us. The juniors of the Ziqi Chen family heard that both Zheng Yi and Zhan Jiao were defeated, and they wanted to steal the limelight from Zheng Shi's family, so they pulled out ten Guangzhou boats in one go, and wanted to fight quickly with the boats. Master Pi was caught off guard."

"As a result, Pi Dang's boat was faster than Dan's Guangzhou boat. Ziqi's junior sank three times and injured six, and four were captured. My son Zhan Jiao came back in one of the undamaged boats, and brought back a message from Pi Dang's family, saying: I want to stay with my husband on Lantau Island for a while."

It can be seen that Shi Chaosheng was deeply impressed by Pierce's greeting post, and it was still positive.

After all, no matter how big and powerful the Lady is, once it lands, the threat will be reduced by half. What's more, Lantau Island is still the old nest of the Dan family. Pierce wants to meet Shi Chaosheng there, at least to show that he has no ill will towards the Dan family.

In the end, Shi Chaosheng did not welcome Pierce into Lantau Island. In Qiongshan County on Qiongya Road, the two pirate flags representing the strongest east and west achieved a historic meeting.

"The old man asked Zhan Jiao to take Pi Dangjia to Mijia fishing village. That village is a village of Li people, and has nothing to do with our Dan people. Pi Dangjia is there, so he can speak and act more freely."

This is Shi Chaosheng's consideration, which in Lorraine's view is superfluous. Because most of the white people did not know the multi-ethnic nature of China, and then again, Lorraine did not know the relationship between the various ethnic groups in China in the Qing Dynasty.

Shi Chaosheng continued: "At that meeting, Master Pi asked a trustworthy girl to interpret, and said bluntly that you, Master Luo, took a fancy to the products of the Qing Dynasty. Stand up within the year."

"I have taken a fancy to the products of the Qing Dynasty..." Lorraine pondered this sentence playfully.

When we first met, Shi Chaosheng said that Pierce had introduced him to Lorraine, a pirate with hundreds of ships in his hands, and hundreds of thousands of thugs under his command. Pierce's lady fought three more "harmless" naval battles with the Dan people. The lady won all three battles with defensive counterattacks, and her own losses were minimal.

Put these two things together with Pierce's espionage, how can Lorraine fail to guess Shi Chaosheng's intention to throw himself and his daughter into a dangerous place.

He's here to find out.

If Lorraine is really what Pierce said, he will probably give in to the people, but if Lorraine is not worthy of the name...

Lorraine grinned inexplicably: "What does Uncle Shi think of the Drake Chamber of Commerce?"

Shi Chaosheng raised his head proudly, full of energy: "Wealth is more than enough, strength is not enough."

"You mean four or five hundred ships and more than ten thousand soldiers?"

"Exactly!" Shi Chaosheng pushed the tureen, "Master Luo, the old man's words are not pleasing to the ear. Master Pi is still a little younger, and he blows too much. Not to mention that you, Miami, are pulling your company's flag The boats are less than 30, it is your age, four or five hundred boats? What do you use to feed them?"

Lorraine burst out laughing.

"Uncle Shi underestimated me." He thought for a while, "It's not right, it should be said that Pierce made Uncle Shi misunderstand."

"misunderstanding?"

"Pirate." Lorraine knocked on the table, "Am I a pirate? Yes. Half the world knows that I am the white-flag pirate king of the Caribbean. I am probably the strongest pirate king in the Caribbean. After all, the seven kings of the Caribbean are fighting each other. Apart from me, there are only two families left alive now."

"But shouldn't pirates keep a low profile? As you said, Hailulin can't see the light of day. Why do I say that half the world knows that I am the Pirate King?"

"Because Lorraine Anason Drake is the pirate king who robbed and killed pirates, and the Drake Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce in the civilized world. It may be unbelievable to say, but in Great Britain...that is, outside the laws of England, I And none of my men have robbed a legitimate merchant ship."

Lorraine smiled happily: "I am a businessman, a serious businessman, and my merchant ships are all over Europe, America, Africa and Asia. Miami is just my flagship and the anchor port of the first and special service formations. "

"You Qing people pay attention to seeing is believing. But unfortunately, you can't see the truth about Drake, because you don't understand the operation mode of the European Chamber of Commerce. Even if I know everything about you, you can't get it from my words. Useful stuff."

"So, the choice is in your hands, war or peace, hostility or mutual gain? In any case, you and Miss Shi will not die here. Miami is an open city and a free city. Maybe you can live here Shop around for a few days before making your decision."

Shi Chaosheng frowned tightly, as if he was thinking, but he didn't know where to think.

"That's it for today." Lorraine stood up and faced Wang Ye, "Wang Ye, you will take care of the daily life of Uncle Shi and his daughter in Miami these days. You can go wherever you want, whenever you want Time to go, to be at home."

Wang also stood up: "Forget it, it's not the first time for the tour guide and the driver."

Lorraine nodded with a smile, turned around, leaned towards Shi Chaosheng and stroked his chest.

"Uncle Shi, please stay with me today. I suggest you spend a little time getting to know me and my Drake Chamber of Commerce, maybe we can have a more pleasant chat next time we meet..."