Chapter 85 Omelette
"Wow! Fleet!" Jiang Youqing exclaimed sincerely, "How impressive!"
"...Actually, it's not that impressive," Andre said. "With their strength, owning three or five three-masted or four-masted sailing ships with cannons is the limit. It's a real expense."
Anything related to armaments costs money, and war horses, warships, and artillery are the most expensive: animals are prone to illness and death if not cared for properly, and once they die, all the costs invested are wasted; and ships float on the corrosive sea water every day, and the wooden boards are aging and rotting every moment. Every once in a while, they need to be brushed with tung oil for maintenance, and the planks, cables, and sails need to be replaced... The small expenses added up will become an astronomical figure.
How wealthy a noble is isn't just a matter of income; it's also about how much they spend. With this fleet to support, even if Baron Lothar's income ranks among the top ten in the nation, his actual wealth would be lower than the middle to lower ranks of the aristocracy.
However, there is indeed a huge difference in the right to speak between nobles with soldiers and nobles without soldiers. His Majesty the King wants to win over Baron Lothar because he is afraid of his small fleet.
"Baron Lothar's ability to open a restaurant in the capital, where every inch of land is valuable, is partly due to his ownership of this fleet. Even the nobles inland would give him some respect," Andrei analyzed carefully. "If I partner with him, with our name as a shield, you can run the business freely and collect the money without worrying about any unscrupulous people causing trouble. In short, just leave these matters to me."
Jiangyou likes Andre's calm and reliable appearance the most. He is down-to-earth, reliable and has a keen eye for work. She can throw all the troublesome intrigues that she hates the most to her partners to deal with.
——Today, the value of this gold medal partner continues to increase.
"We're going to the capital tomorrow," Andrei concluded the discussion. "Get some rest early."
Having resolved a burden that had been weighing on his mind, Takumi happily went upstairs to rest. Jericho had already spread out the soft, fragrant blankets on the bed, the same ones he'd used in the tent. Takumi slid into bed, rolled around in the covers, and drifted off to sleep in comfort.
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The next morning, Jiangyou got up early, thinking about teaching Heidi morning exercises.
The air by the lake was truly wonderful. She opened the window, took a deep breath of the cold air, and stretched herself comfortably. Sunlight streamed through the sparse clouds onto the lake, and it looked like today would be a beautiful, sunny day.
There was a wooden viewing platform by the lake. Jiang You saw the housekeeper supporting Heidi and taking a walk there, so he quickly ran downstairs in two steps.
The morning exercise team quickly assembled on the small platform by the lake. The skeletons took up their stances, shouted commands, and slowly performed exercises that looked like punches but not punches, and like palms but not palms. Heidi had a confused look on her face, but she learned every move very seriously.
Jericho handed his young master a cup of tea. "What is this... boxing? Dance?"
Andrei leaned against the door, watching with considerable interest. "I don't know, they say it's something like 'Eight-Section Brocade', probably some kind of martial art that improves fitness. It's not particularly aggressive, but... there seems to be a flow of magical elements between their movements, which is quite interesting."
After finishing a set of Ba Duan Jin, Jiang You felt that the joints all over his body were much looser. Looking back, he saw that Heidi had a light sweat on her head and was breathing slightly, but her face was much rosier and she looked in good overall condition.
Jiangyou had learned this set of Eight Section Brocade in the hospital in her previous life. As a heart patient, she couldn't exercise vigorously, but she couldn't remain completely still either. This type of qigong, which strengthened her body, relaxed her muscles and bones, and didn't require excessive or strenuous exercise, was perfect for her, and it was also suitable for Heidi now.
And somehow, Jiang You also vaguely felt that there were magical elements gathering with her movements. After a set of movements, she felt that her whole body was filled with magical energy, which was extremely comfortable.
"I didn't expect Qigong to have such an effect in the magical world," she muttered. "It's good to practice it every morning to keep fit!"
——The skeleton also needs to be well maintained!
After the exercise, it was time for breakfast. The food in the car had been eaten up in one sitting yesterday, so the servants had just bought some fresh eggs, milk, bacon, carrots, dandelions, and celery from the camp manager for today's breakfast.
"Then let's make a French omelet!" Jiang You took a look at the ingredients and made the final decision, "It's both nutritious and easy to make."
She first had the servants wash the vegetables, peel the carrots and cut them into small pieces. Then she heated the iron pan, put the carrots into the pan and fried them until they were soft, then added the chopped bacon.
Bacon is salt-cured bacon, which is naturally salty and does not require additional salt. Wait until the bacon fat is fried in the pan, then add chopped dandelions and water celery.
Dandelion is a common wild vegetable that has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and eliminating carbuncle and stagnation. Flowering dandelions are old and not tasty, while unflowered dandelions are the freshest and most delicious, and are great with scrambled eggs or salad.
Add some soy sauce to the wild vegetable filling, stir-fry evenly and then put it on a plate for later use. Then you can make the French omelet.
French omelette, also known as omelette, is soft and smooth when cooked. The semi-solidified egg skin wraps the vegetable and meat fillings, and is topped with a little sauce. It is delicious no matter how you eat it.
Each omelet requires at least four eggs to be delicious. Whisk the eggs and milk together, adding black pepper and salt. Beat thoroughly to incorporate air, ensuring a fluffy, scrambled egg. Melt the butter in a wok over low heat. Pour the eggs in and stir briefly to form the egg. Once the eggs solidify, they're cooked on the bottom and half-cooked on the top. Then, fill the thick omelet with the fried filling.
You don't need too much filling per portion; just enough is enough. Too much filling will cause the egg skin to break and ruin the smooth texture of the egg roll.
Once the filling is in place, you can use a spatula to flip the pan, folding the egg skin to wrap the filling, and then serve. The egg liquid may not be fully cooked, but that's okay. Jiangyou casts a magic spell to ensure that people can safely enjoy the delicious taste of a sterile, soft-boiled egg.
There was no ketchup in the wild, so Jiangyou heated and melted soy sauce and malt sugar in an iron pan to make a brown sauce, which he poured on the omelet.
She made so many omelets that even Heidi's servants received one each. Each person had a cup of hot milk and a fragrant omelet with both meat and vegetables, which made for a nutritionally balanced breakfast!
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