Chapter 146: Lunch (Part 2)
"I heard this was the idea of the new vice-master of the Knights," another young woman quickly chimed in. She was the daughter of a nouveau riche in the city, named Cheersna Ho Chena. She was a beautiful woman with reddish-brown curls and a pair of misty eyes that shone with cunning and scheming.
This girl and her father were both determined to break into the aristocratic circle. To this end, they spent a lot of money and clung to the thighs of several bankrupt nobles who had empty titles but squandered most of their wealth. Only then was she brought into the small party hosted by the Baroness as a female companion by one of the minor nobles.
Unfortunately, those impoverished nobles only regarded this nouveau riche as a wallet and entertainment, and did not tell Qiersina about the complicated and tangled secret tugs and struggles between the royal family and the nobles, which were calm on the surface but turbulent underwater.
Even for the nouveau riche, the information available to the common people was extremely limited. Qiersina had no idea that the positions of the Viscount and the Baron were worlds apart. She had thought that by praising the Vice-Master of the Knights, she was praising the Baron! She even thought that the Vice-Master of the Knights was also a well-known nobleman!
I heard that he was a very handsome unmarried man. If they could get close to him, or even become his wife, wouldn't their family be able to soar to prominence and become a phoenix, obtain the title they longed for, and become a truly powerful, wealthy, and influential person in high society?!
Listening to her flattery, the Baroness's smile became a little stiff. However, at this moment, the noble ladies from other territories also started to make a noise, speaking in a sarcastic tone, praising the Baron and Andre together, which made the Baroness's face turn blue and purple. She couldn't laugh, nor could she not laugh.
Baroness Neumann knew very well that these noble ladies must be extremely bored these days and had some resentment towards their host, Baron Neumann, so she took advantage of the untimely flattery of the nouveau riche's daughter to make trouble.
Among them were many noble ladies of higher status than herself, so she had to awkwardly change the subject: "Cleaning the grounds is our job. The fact that we were able to hunt so many prey is naturally due to the bravery and skill of the hunters themselves, as well as their expertise in riding and shooting in the forest. Everyone, try this plum jam." She quickly winked at the butler, asking him to scoop a few more spoonfuls of jam onto the ladies' plates to silence their mouths. "Eat it while it's hot, eat it while it's hot! This venison should be eaten hot. Dip it in a little of this cold plum jam. Let the heat of the meat dissolve the sauce, allowing the sweet and sour flavor to seep into the gravy..."
She rolled up a piece of venison with a fork, dipped it in the sauce and put it in her mouth. She immediately revealed an extremely satisfied expression: "You're welcome, you're welcome, there's plenty of venison today!"
The noble ladies then began to eat with dignity. Honestly, the half-cooked venison still had that odd taste, but the plum sauce did remove some of the venison's tang, giving it a sweet and sour taste... But to call it excellent... well, I can only say that neither the chef nor the venison... were nearly worthy of the plum sauce that transformed something stale into something magical.
The only person at the table who was silently devouring their food was a young girl, sitting at the end next to Kirsina. Her face was round and chubby, with a hint of undergrown baby fat. Her eyes were beautiful sapphire blue, and her hair was a gentle chestnut. This was Kirsina's younger half-sister, Nasha Ho Chena.
She had come out to see the world with Kirsina, as her father was determined to send both daughters into the circle of aristocrats. However, Nasha was different from her sister. Her mind was entirely focused on food she had never seen before.
Roasted venison, stewed rabbit, roasted pheasant, anything that was put on her plate or within her reach, she would eat it like crazy!
Deer meat with plum sauce, delicious! Rabbit meat with plum sauce! Also delicious! Roasted golden pheasant with plum sauce... this is the ultimate delicacy!
The Baroness was stingy and had the butler distribute only a small amount of plum jam, but Nasha ate it with great care and satisfaction. After all the food was gone, she burped comfortably and waited happily for these boring nobles to leave.
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At the same time, Vivian's carriage also drove to the door of Jiangyou's brewing workshop.
Today marks the sixth day of Jiangyou's opening. As the brewery's reputation grows, more and more customers are coming to explore its offerings. By lunchtime, the restaurant is packed with customers, both inside and outside, with a long line forming outside the sales window. And that's just for dine-in and takeout. Not to mention the Raven delivery drivers diligently working behind the restaurant, out of sight of customers, handing over orders, taking payments, and then taking away orders.
Business was booming, and Jiangyou had earned enough money to order glass windows two days ago. She placed an urgent order to have them installed overnight. After a few days of hard work, her snack kiosk and backyard greenhouse were both fitted with large, bright windows, and were no longer drafty.
Fortunately, the window was installed in time, otherwise she would be afraid that the guests would be too excited and directly climb over the low wall into the snack stand to grab the roast meat!
Today, she had specially ordered some extra meat and added a roast pot for lunch. Upon hearing the news, many customers deliberately slowed down their eating pace, staring eagerly at the bread oven that continued to emit fragrant aroma but had not yet been opened. This made the already crowded store even more crowded.
Many knights from the Kingdom's Knights also ate lunch at the inn. However, this wasn't Andre's doing, but rather the work of Winchester's chief clerk. This clerk was quite good at socializing, often hanging out with the knights, eating and drinking. As time went by, the knights of the Kingdom's Knights knew about the new brewery, which served delicious food.
The most obvious effect of the knights coming and going was that, despite the bustling and noisy atmosphere, there were no troublemakers. Who would be so blind as to cause trouble right under the noses of the Kingdom Knights? Didn't you see those burly Kingdom Knights paying for their food and drinks in the shop, even being respectful and polite to the skeletal lich owner? These were the Kingdom Knights who always looked down on others, taking advantage of them whenever they could!
Their serious attitude means that the Lich shop owner is very powerful or has someone behind him... Well, how can having someone behind him not be considered a form of powerfulness?
Surrounded by six guards, Vivian finally pushed through the crowd and squeezed into the store. She saw the Kingdom's knights, who had just finished their meal, paid their bill, and were about to leave. She had to admit, seeing these knights actually there finally put her mind at ease.
With so many knights from the kingdom coming to eat in the restaurant, there shouldn't be any scoundrels causing trouble here.
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