Horseback riding is a very boring thing for some people.

Especially for people who don't know how to ride a horse at all.

For example, Young Master Meng.

Can you imagine what it would be like to sit in a chair, drink coffee that you don't really like at all, eat a well-smelling English biscuit, and then be bored and watch others run around on horseback.

Meng Shaoyuan, who was bored, took a look, and there were only eight biscuits on the plate.

That's right, it's eight.

On the other plate were two very small cakes, but they didn't seem to be particularly fresh in terms of color.

The cup of coffee was almost at the bottom, and the black man on the side didn't mean to help Meng Shaoyuan refill the cup.

The black man was supposed to be the servant of the police commissioner, Daniel, who was very thin, with very ill-fitting pants, and fat and large.

And if you look closely, you can see that there is a patch on the right sleeve.

Meng Shaoyuan tried to talk to him, but unfortunately, about what warning this black man received, no matter what Meng Shaoyuan asked, his answer was uniform:

"Yes, sir." "I don't know, sir." "I beg your pardon, sir."

Well, I guess I got some kind of warning, don't talk nonsense.

Over there, Daniel and Cai Xuefei ran a few laps, got off their horses, and walked over talking to each other.

Meng Shaoyuan stood up.

In Cai Xuefei's introduction, he is the "cousin" of Madame Rose and came to Shanghai.

Daniel's clothes were definitely not new, and on the left side of his clothes, there was a grease stain that was difficult to clean thoroughly, but could not be seen without looking closely.

A pair of riding boots, the front has been worn, although carefully wiped and shoe polish is applied, but it still can't be covered.

Daniel was unaware.

Now, Meng Shaoyuan can basically judge Daniel's character:

Powerful, and very rich, the position of the police commissioner of the public concession, the annual returns to him are amazing, not to mention that he has been in this position for three years?

He was a miserly man.

If the servant was dressed indecently, it could also be said that he did not take the servant seriously at all, then he himself dressed like this......

Judging from his devotion to Madame Rose, he definitely took a fancy to Cai Xuefei, and tried his best to please Fang Ze there.

The question is, you dress like this, not to mention meeting your favorite person, and even some snacks are so reluctant?

The stingy person, who seems to be shrewd, is actually very easy to deal with.

Stinginess is this person's biggest weakness!

"Have a cup of coffee, ma'am." Daniel didn't seem to see Meng Shaoyuan at all, and politely invited Cai Xuefei to sit down.

Unfortunately, Cai Xuefei doesn't seem to be interested in the coffee and snacks here.

If it weren't for Meng Shaoyuan, she wouldn't even be willing to accept this invitation at all.

"My brother just came back from the United States." Cai Xuefei smiled and said: "He is ready to develop in Shanghai, and he will ask Mr. Director to take care of him in the future." ”

Daniel was not interested in Meng Shaoyuan at all, "oh", and asked perfunctorily: "Which line did Charles learn?" ”

Before Cai Xuefei could answer, "Charles Meng" Meng Shaoyuan had already preemptively said: "News." ”

"That's a promising career."

"Charles has always been quite a good journalist." Cai Xuefei followed Meng Shaoyuan's lie and said: "He is temporarily interning at 'Huashang Daily', you know, the investor of Huashang Daily is a good friend of my father-in-law. ”

There are too many large and small newspapers in Shanghai, and some of them are just one person, editor-in-chief, reporter and typesetting, mainly relying on lace news and nonsense to make a living.

What a certain boss married a beautiful girl and died in a few months, it turned out that the girl was a fox spirit changer, specializing in sucking the essence of men.

What's more, even this is exempted, relying on the title of "reporter" to swagger and deceive on the beach, and life is delicious.

So although Daniel has not heard of the "Huashang Daily", he does not take it seriously at all.

He chatted with Meng Shaoyuan casually, and then quickly shifted the object of conversation back to Cai Xuefei.

Meng Shaoyuan's current situation is a little embarrassing.

So he made an excuse to smoke and slipped away.

I smoked a cigarette there and saw the black man coming.

He came to the toilet, and although there was a toilet in the racecourse, it was for white people and distinguished guests.

Blacks, must go to the toilets "exclusive" for blacks.

Meng Shaoyuan waited until the black man came out: "Hey." ”

"Hello, sir. Command, sir. ”

Meng Shaoyuan took out five pounds: "From now on, if I ask you, you will answer anything, and then, the five pounds will be yours." ”

A blazing light flashed in the negro's eyes, and even his tone became a little hurried: "What do you want to ask, sir?" ”

Five pounds is not a lot, and a master who treats his servants so sparingly......

"What's your name?"

"Aarau, my name is Aarau."

"Aarau? It's an interesting name. How long have you been following Mr. Daniel? ”

"I grew up in his house, and both my father and mother worked at Mr. Boycott's house. When Mr. Daniel came to Shanghai, the Boycott family sent me to come with him to Shanghai. Ah, the Boycott family lives in London's ......."

Driven by money, Aarau told many things about Mr. Daniel Boycott.

Money can't buy loyalty, but money can buy betrayal.

"Good."

Meng Shaoyuan was satisfied and gave five pounds to Aarau.

Arrau took it, looked at it over and over again, and then carefully put it away.

The judgment is completely accurate.

Not only Daniel, but the entire Boycott family was stingy.

Although slavery has long been abolished in Europe and the United States, in fact, this phenomenon still exists in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

There are black families that have served one family for generations.

Say to them, "Rise up, fight for your freedom, there are no slaves in this world, forsake your so-called masters, and leave these hateful slave masters." ”

So what is guaranteed is that these black men will look at you with strange eyes, as if they were looking at a madman, and get out of here? Freely? What can I do when I'm free? What will I do?

Especially in England, where the aristocracy is hierarchical, being able to serve an aristocratic family, such as Sir So-and-so, will be regarded as honorable by many people.

That's the case with the Daniels. The Boycott family, but a serious knighthood.

Meng Shaoyuan took out another piece of money, this time, it was ten pounds: "Look, Arau, I like you very much." Now, then, tell me some other interesting stories, those stories that Mr. Daniel does not know, and the money is yours too. ”

Aarau's body was shocked, and his eyes were fixed on this ten-pound card:

"Whatever you want to know, I can tell you!"