Chapter 74: Mr. Leo is hospitalized. What is a sakura cake? ...

Her skin was as white as snow, her long, shiny black hair was tied up behind her with sandalwood paper, the corners of her eyes were slightly upturned, and she wore fiery red eyeshadow, which bloomed on her eyelids like burning roses, gradually spreading from the beginning of her eyes to the end of her eyes, contrasting with her charming eyes.

"What a beauty." Ye Wan sighed.

The man sat down at the bar very dignifiedly and looked at the menu posted on the wall with great interest: "Oh, this pub is really good, I'll order a sake."

She said.

Ye Wan hurriedly fetched a glass, filled it with sake, and served her a complimentary side dish of cold okra.

The man drank his wine and ate his side dishes in silence with great interest: "This restaurant is good, I will come again when I have time." Then he waved his sleeves and left gracefully.

Ye Wan was puzzled as to why the cat had left so suddenly. He turned around and asked, "Hey, where did the cat go?"

The raccoon quietly opened the cabinet door, came out, and quickly wrote on the paper: "Just playing hide-and-seek."

Ye Wan: “…”

She did not forget to pack an extra meal for Old Hans, but he still looked worried. It was obvious that the delicious beef rice could not soothe his sadness.

"Leo's heart has always been in bad condition. He has been in the rehabilitation center for a long time. I don't know if he can survive this spring." Old Hans sighed and left with the beef rice.

Ye Wan also felt a little uncomfortable. Mr. Leo sometimes came to the pub to drink, and sometimes diners would say cheerfully, "Hey, Leo, play a song."

Leo would happily take out his faded violin case, pull out his violin and play a tune, and joyful music would flow from the strings.

The atmosphere in the whole tavern became very good.

Ye Wan decided to visit him, but she felt embarrassed to go empty-handed, so she quickly went to the market and bought a fat chicken to make soup. The civet cat diligently helped her process the chicken.

Only then did Ye Wan remember that he had to discuss salary with the raccoon cat.

She took out a piece of paper and prepared to write a contract. "I can't let you work in the tavern for free, Mr. Tanuki. How about 50 silver coins a month?"

Fifty silver coins a month was considered a relatively high salary, as Mr. Civet Cat was diligent and capable. You An reminded him, "You hired a magical animal, so remember to report to the union."

Ye Wan: "Oh, yes..."

Leo lives in the Santa Maria Symbiotic Healing Home. Ye Wan cooked a pot of chicken soup and went to visit him with Youan. Pancake, who was not brought along last time, hurried over and sat on Ye Wan's shoulders, insisting on going with them.

Mr. Civet Cat lay down in his makeshift bed on his own initiative. He had no interest in going out.

They carried a thermos of chicken soup and took two horse-drawn carriages to Santa Maria Hospital. Today, the receptionist was no longer the idle kangaroo, but a white polar bear.

"You mean that kangaroo? He got fired for eating carrots during work, huh? You guys come to visit Mr. Leo, his ward is always bustling with activity, that undead chorus..."

Finally, the polar bear led them to the third floor. The ward was bright and clean. Mr. Leo was leaning against the back of the bed reading music. He took off his glasses happily when he saw them coming.

"Oh, these are three guests I like very much."

Pancake unceremoniously lay down on the bed. Mr. Leo stroked its furry head. Ye Wan took out the bucket of chicken soup and handed it to Mr. Leo, saying worriedly, "Mr. Leo, are you feeling better?"

"Of course, of course. You can be discharged from the hospital after this spring," Leo said happily.

Youan went to read the report that the doctor had placed on the bedside table: "You need to pay more attention to the care of your heart, Mr. Leo."

"Is there anything you'd like to eat, Mr. Leo? I can make it and send it over."

He was clumsily drinking chicken soup: "No, don't bother, kids."

"Oh, it's okay, no need to bother. I'm just worried about how to update the menu. Maybe you can give me some advice." Ye Wan comforted.

On the way back, Ye Wan encountered a big trouble.

…

But after returning to the tavern, she was attracted by something else. Six owls worked together to carry a large box, which was sent by Anne.

There were all kinds of colorful vegetables inside, including green peppers, green beans, carrots and maitake mushrooms. A raccoon cat came out wearing an apron and carrying a bucket. He wiped his paws on the apron, quickly wrote something on a piece of paper, and then handed it to Ye Wan to read.

The paper said "Can make tempura".

"Oh, yes, these must be delicious as tempura." Ye Wan patted his head.

The raccoon cat helped her carry the box into the kitchen. Ye Wan suddenly thought of something and turned around to ask, "Hey, do you know what sakura cake is?"

While at the convalescent home, Mr. Leo glanced at the lush green leaves outside the window and said that he had seen beautiful cherry blossoms and was given a box of cherry cakes under the cherry tree.

He thought the pink dessert was delicious, the most delicious thing he had ever tasted in his life, but Ye Wan was dumbfounded. She could make many Western desserts, but she had never learned how to make Japanese pastries.

The raccoon cat was already preparing the batter skillfully. It was obviously an old hand. It beat the eggs into ice water, stirred them evenly, and then mixed them with the frying powder. It stirred up and down with chopsticks instead of circling in one direction, because stirring in one direction would easily produce a lot of small lumps, which would not be crispy when fried.

The raccoon cat paused, but soon nodded and quickly wrote something on the paper for Ye Wan to see.

A very detailed tutorial on making sakura cakes. The filling is red bean paste, the outer skin is glutinous rice, and finally wrapped with a layer of salted cherry blossom leaves. Don't forget to garnish with some salted cherry blossoms.

Ye Wan was a little mad: "The cherry blossoms have all fallen, where can I find salted cherry blossoms?"

Mr. Civet Cat has already started using long chopsticks to put the ingredients into the frying pan one by one, and the aroma of frying fills the tavern.

It was already dusk, and the setting sun streamed into the narrow Honey Alley, dyeing the alley into a warm honey color. A few little wizards who had just finished school came to Dorothy's candy store, chattering and asking to buy wand-shaped licorice candies.

A large cluster of forsythia bloomed in the flower bed at the door, and the houses began to light up one after another with tiny lights.

Everything was blooming with the warmth and vitality that spring should have. Pancake was sitting on the counter eating candy, the raccoon cat was frying tempura, and Youan went to set the table and chairs.

Ye Wan felt that this moment was as warm and sweet as an old-fashioned honey cake, but she also felt a little uneasy. The uneasiness came from Mr. Leo lying in the healing hospital.

The moment Ye Wan and You An entered the room, he was sitting on the bed looking outside. It was already May, and all the colorful flowers outside the healing hospital had passed their blooming season, leaving only large expanses of green.

He looked a little lonely, like a spring flower that was about to wither in season.

A cool hand covered the back of her trembling hand, as if to convey strength to her. Youan leaned over slightly, and his warm breath brushed her ear: "Don't worry, I've read Leo's medical report, he will be fine."

The voice was very soft, but inexplicably carried some power, which eased Ye Wan's tense heart.

She nodded.

Perhaps because the weather was so comfortable and sunny, many people came out to look for food. Regular customers included the guards, Kiara, Emma, ​​and Rose.

Rose glanced at the menu with interest: "Do you have fried pig's blood?"

Ye Wan: "...No, there's no fried duck blood either!"

Rose sighed, "Just a bowl of noodles, then. Really, I used to be able to sleep soundly in Twilight Villa, but now there are heavily guarded guards outside the villa. I can only rent a house in the capital, and houses in the capital are not cheap at all."

She complained, then clinked glasses with Kiara and drank a large glass of beer in one gulp.

Guard Captain Lassen cried bitterly in front of a big bowl of fragrant fried tempura. He was dumped by Bai Xue and now he is alone again.

In the warm atmosphere, Ye Wan's mood improved a lot. She asked Laisen curiously, "Why were you dumped?"

Justin grabbed her hand and whispered to her, "That Snow White girl is really beautiful. It's said that two tall, handsome paladins were pursuing her passionately, and then she dumped Lessen."

"So courageous?" Ye Wan was surprised.

Then, under Lassen's resentful gaze, he changed his words and said, "She's gone too far. Next time I'll go buy some flour and teach her a lesson."

The door of the tavern was pushed open again, but before anyone came in, the sacred, clear Kagura bell rang again.

The moment this charming and holy witch came in, even Kiara, who had the loudest voice, dared not speak.

To put it in literary terms, it is probably like a traveler in the night who is in a hurry and dares not wake up the pure water lily in the pond.

But Lassen clearly didn't have such artistic talent. He had clearly fallen in love with another beauty. He stood up and stammered to the witch, "What a beautiful girl from the East! Your long, dark hair is like the thick, indissoluble ink in Oriental ink paintings, and your eyes are obsidian immersed in glaciers."

He saluted solemnly, "I'm Lassen, the commander of His Majesty the Emperor's 13th Guards and law enforcement officer, the fifth heir to the Witte family, and the third runner-up in the 67th Brave Tournament."

Ye Wan said dryly, "I'm also a girl from the East, why haven't you ever praised me?"

This witch clearly didn't have the gentleness of "Cinderella" Jenny, nor the passion and boldness of the flour shop owner, Snow White. Her voice was calm and lacked any warmth. "Excuse me, Captain of the Guards, who was just dumped by a woman. I'm here to eat."

Lassen was petrified on the spot.

Kiara clapped on the side: "As expected of a witch, you even discovered such a small thing as being dumped."

Ye Wan smiled at Lassen sheepishly: "Don't be sad, I'll waive your drink bill tonight."

She quickly walked around the petrified Lassen and handed the menu to the witch.

The witch took it and looked at it for a long time, then looked up and asked, "Do you have fried tofu?"

Ye Wan: “Huh?”