Chapter 219: Need to Learn
Inside the single-family villa of Diaoyutai Hotel.
Drinking the tea provided in the hotel, Von Meier patted his belly, and he couldn't help but sigh at the warmth and hospitality of the people in the capital. It was so TM hospitality.
Six families cooked more than 20 dishes and brought two cases of beer. Although the taste of this beer is not as good as that of oak barrel-fermented barley wine in the world, it is also a bit of a barley aroma, mainly because it is refreshing and refreshing.
In the evening, the meal was too salty, and the dishes in the restaurant were much better at night. It's still salty, but the taste is suitable.
And those people are so enthusiastic that they prepare a lot of meat products. Although he said that he was a high-level mage, he didn't eat big fish and meat at every meal. It's not that I can't afford to eat it, it's mainly that the method of cooking meat in the mage world is relatively simple, and the main thing is to grill.
Of course, barbecue is delicious, but if you eat it every day, your body can't stand it, and you will have a toothache and nosebleeds.
The various meat dishes tonight were very well done. There are braised pork, braised hooves, rice noodles and so on. There are also sweet and sour pork ribs and pot-wrapped meat, and Von Meier knew for the first time that meat dishes can be made into sweet and sour flavors, and this kind of meat dishes with a small snack flavor is really irresistible!
Of course, there are also fried river shrimp that are also delicious, but I didn't expect that kind of small shrimp to be so delicious. In my own world, this kind of small shrimp is eaten by the poor people by the river.
And those vegetables, hey, they're delicious. I didn't expect vegetables to be eaten in so many ways, what a cold tiger dish is so delicious!
Oops, I can't eat, I can't eat, I'm going to gain a few pounds when I eat.
Sitting on the sofa, Von Meier patted his bulging belly with satisfaction. Although Fu Changqing invited them to a state banquet yesterday, it was a diplomatic occasion after all. Von Meier is very clear that no matter how delicious the food is in a diplomatic setting, it is better not to eat it all the time, and eat to your heart's content.
If you eat five or six bites of a dish in a row, it will look like you have never seen the world. Therefore, the meals in diplomatic occasions are not full. This standard seems to be almost universal. It's still this kind of home-cooked food that doesn't taste yes, 1 restrained, everyone eats meat and drinks together, it's very enjoyable.
Von Meier was happily patting his belly on the sofa and making a sound of "pia~pia~pia~". Master Barton, who was holding a jar of strong tea over there, had just picked his teeth, and he said, "I'm old, and my teeth are really bad. After eating some meat, my teeth are a little stuffy. Von Meier, you ate a lot tonight. ā
Von Meier happily patted his stomach [pia~pia~pia~]: "Ah, yes. Kind of support, I'm getting my stomach to digest the exercise right now. ā
Barton squinted at Vonmeier's belly slapping like a seal: "Does this work?"
"It should work. I've heard that this is very popular among female mages nowadays, saying that it helps digestion and reduces fat. Now the female mages are losing weight like this. Von Meer said based on the rumors he had received.
Master Barton shook his head, "You young people, you know how to fool around. As he spoke, Master Barton patted his belly as well.
"Von Meier, do you feel about the ordinary family who went to this capital today?"
Faced with Master Barton's questioning, Von Meier gave a satisfactory answer: "It's delicious." ā
With a slight wave of his hand, Master Patton flew out seven or eight meters.
"Master Barton, I'm throwing up. Von Meier rolled in the sky so many times that he almost vomited: "Can you not attack like this next time?!"
"That's your lack of vigilance!" said the Lord of Evil Spirits in response to von Meier's accusation.
"And you only know how to eat when you go to someone else's house!"
Faced with the Evil Spirit Lord's inquiry, Von Meier had to answer seriously now, and he continued to pat his stomach and said, "Okay, in fact, I also have some observations. āvp
"Tell me about it. ā
"The first is that this area is really wealthy, and the houses we went to today look like they belong to the lower class of people in this city. If it were placed in the Immortal City, it would probably be the equivalent of a tavern's apprentice to a blacksmith's shop. I also know the living conditions of such people in the Immortal City. ā
Von Meier thought for a moment and said, "Most of them live in dilapidated houses in the West Side, which are small and may not have toilets. Food can probably only afford brown bread and multigrain bread. I can only eat some boiled beans and bread every day, and if I pay my salary, I may buy some bacon to eat back. It is also possible to buy more butter to spread bread and eat it. ā
"In the Immortal City, although this kind of people can live and barely support their families, they may not live a decent life. In the past, I didn't think that these lower-class people in the Immortal City had a bad life, because compared to other human kings, the lower-class people of the Immortal City were at least well fed and clothed. But...... Ay. Von Meier sighed.
"I'm afraid to compare everything. In this miscellaneous courtyard where I went today, they are also low-level people. But their lives are much better than those of the lower people of our Immortal City. They have electric lights and electrical appliances, and they can watch TV to relieve their boredom after work. There is a refrigerator with all-day refrigeration to store food. ā
"Needless to say, those fresh meats and vegetables. Even civilians can afford expensive pastries!"
Von Meier said this, and couldn't help but sigh. At tonight's banquet, what shocked him the most was not the meat and vegetables, but the fact that Lao Wang's son and daughter-in-law brought back a lot of pastries after work. Old Capital Napoleon Cake, Old Capital Chestnut Cake, Old Capital Cannoli and much more.
There are similar pastries in the Fashi world, but they are almost exclusively for the upper nobility. Because it is very difficult to make this type of pastry, it requires a lot of labor. This is not a meat dish, a civilian will not be able to cook meat when he gets it, at least he can throw it in water and cook it with salt and eat it.
But pastries are different, a bunch of flour, milk, eggs, cream, and you can't turn these things into delicious pastries without special learning.
When these pastries appeared, and the common people of this world were accustomed to it, and did not feel that there was any special point in eating them. Von Maier has thoroughly understood the huge gap between the productive forces of the two worlds.
"Even though it was only one day and we only went to a small place, I already felt the gap between our two worlds. Von Meier said with his head down.
Master Barton also nodded: "Yes, when will the civilians of our world be like this!"
"So, Master Barton, we should accept Fu Changqing's proposal to use their grain seeds!" von Meier said eagerly, "This will not only solve our food crisis, but also make the lives of the people of our world go further!"
Master Barton shook his head, "No, you're thinking too closely. ā
"Too close?"
"Yes, food and seeds are not enough. What we need is not just tools, but a deeper level of theoretical and practical learning, just like learning magic. A single person who learns to release a magic spell cannot be called a mage, only a magician who understands why he can release this magic! Therefore, we need a group of volunteer international students to stay here and learn the advanced culture and technology here. Barton looked at Von Meyer. Von Meyer looked at Barton.
Without too many words, Von Meier nodded lightly: "I'll stay!"
"Good!" Barton nodded.
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Qin Kuairen came out of the bathroom in the hotel and felt relaxed, and he was tired after a day of walking around the old alley with Barton and Feng Meier today.
Well, ask Master Barton if he would like to go to Gui Street at night to experience a night snack in the old capital. I'm busy working as a translator tonight, and I haven't eaten enough.
Qin Kuairen walked into the living room wearing a bathrobe, and saw Master Barton and Master Von Meier in the living room admiring each other.
The two also patted their stomachs with their hands.
The sound of [pia~pia~pia~] echoed through the room.