Chapter 371: The Demon King's Transaction (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
It is called flower chicken, also known as rich chicken, and simmered chicken, which is a very unique Chinese cuisine.
Like most oriental foodies, Elena's deepest impression of Huaji mainly comes from the classic scene where Huang Rong and Hong Qigong met in Jin Yong's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in her previous life.
But in fact, the real call is much more complicated than the one.
The simplest reason is that the chicken inside will not taste good at all, and due to the sealing, there will be a rather heavy fishy smell - many simple children who take it for granted have made a bunch of unpalatable muddy roast chicken because they misbelieved the description.
Of course, Elena naturally would not make such a low-level mistake.
The unique crisp cold of Hogwarts Lake mud protects the chicken's color, and you only need to see the enticing golden skin in the layers of cabbage leaves to know that she has succeeded at least eighty percent of her cooking this time.
(Click to view the picture, this time there really is!)
Without any hesitation, Elena picked up her knife and fork and pulled the chicken from side to side with some rough strokes.
The next moment, the rich aroma of chicken, which had been closed for a long time, quickly spread in the kitchen along with the steaming mist, mixed with the aroma of shiitake mushrooms, which made people's mouths water.
The aroma of the food, which should be the best taste in the world.
However, since it is soulless to be killed by the Avada Curse, it is necessary to inject a soul into this fat fat chicken before eating it...... Elena picked up the coarse salt dish beside her and carefully sprinkled a thin layer of salt on the chicken, like a glittering veil, blending with the oil oozing from the chicken.
"That's it! This smell, this appearance, it's really amazing!"
Elena licked her lips, inhaled with an intoxicated face, pulled out her pair of "black walnut chopsticks", wiped them on the white tablecloth handed by the house-elf Burleigh, and directly picked up a piece of chicken and stuffed it into her mouth.
The golden and crispy chicken skin makes a nice clicking sound between the lips and teeth, the tender chicken bursts with delicious juice, the coarse salt particles roll on the tip of the tongue, and the smell of mushrooms and spices is mixed with the fragrance of vegetable leaves, which is just right to neutralize the oiliness of the chicken.
"Whew, it's hot, it's hot, but it's delicious...... Give it a try. ”
"Looks like it's really good?"
Gellert Grindelwald raised an eyebrow, followed Elena's example, closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
As the rich aroma of the rooster poured into his nose, he felt as if there was a warm and comfortable warmth in his whole body, and his stomach suddenly became hungry again not long after dinner.
The old man picked up his fork and tentatively poked a slice of chicken into his mouth.
Beneath the golden skin, the chicken is as clear as snow.
Obviously, it is just ordinary chicken used to feed magical beasts, but it does not have the dry wood taste of ordinary chicken, but it is very soft, and the mushrooms and spices filled in the chicken belly do not interfere with the deliciousness of the chicken itself, with coarse salt grains evenly spread on the skin, there is a different kind of rough jungle atmosphere.
Forests, caves, boundless grasslands and lava hidden in volcanoes!
Gellert Grindelwald opened his eyes, glanced at the "flower chicken" in front of him with admiration, and without hesitation, he threw down the fork in his hand, and directly tore off a whole chicken leg with his hand and stuffed it into his mouth, every inch of his face exuded pleasure.
What a treat...... Sure enough, being with this little guy is all about enjoyment.
In just a few bites, a huge chicken leg disappeared into Grindelwald's mouth.
However, just as Grindelwald was about to start tearing another chicken leg, he touched the void.
"Huh?"
Grindelwald raised his eyebrows, squinted his eyes at Elena who had taken the "Flower Chicken" away from him, and snorted softly with a little dissatisfaction and confusion in his tone.
"What do you mean by that? A chicken leg doesn't count as a deal. ”
"The tasting time is over," Elena subconsciously sucked as she looked at the fat chicken in her arms who had one leg ripped off in her arms, and subconsciously sucked...... Fat chicken, hello fragrant...... Then, looking up at Grindelwald, he said seriously.
"Now you first need to answer the question of whether this 'Flower Chicken' can pay you for tomorrow's performance. ”
As a growing third-generation black lord, Elena has a very deep understanding of this fickle and vicious old demon - if she doesn't reach an agreement in advance, according to this old guy's character, she will definitely be able to do that kind of behavior that is long-willed, eats and wipes clean and does not admit it.
Similar to this encounter, the two have already played more than one round.
Even though the relationship between the two is now closer than when they were at Newmengard Castle, when they can pit each other, neither Grindelwald nor Elena will be soft - absolutely keeping their promises and flexibly exploiting various loopholes in the rules is a tacit understanding between the Demon King.
"One is called a flower chicken, which may be a bit insufficient. ”
Grindelwald smacked his lips unsatisfactorily, touched his chin, which had begun to have some fine stubble, and said thoughtfully.
"Two!" Elena didn't hesitate to hold up two fingers and give her price, "at most a stir-fried chicken offal and a big bowl of chicken blood soup - no more, I have to have something to eat." ”
"Three, half a chicken to pay for the imitation signature, and the remaining two and a half to help you become an Albus liar. ”
Gellert Grindelwald shook his head and said with a serious expression.
"If I'm not mistaken, I'll probably have to show some magical abilities, right? If you just need Albus's appearance, you could make your own polyjuice potion and take his form to entertain Lovegood's family. ”
"It's a deal. However, the extra chicken needs to be run on your own. Elena shrugged.
"It's so simple. ”
Grindelwald smiled slightly, drew his wand and waved it deftly in midair.
The next moment, a fat chicken with a vegetable leaf (monthly pass) in its mouth appeared in the Hogwarts kitchen out of thin air, making a panicked cooing sound, and before it could see its surroundings clearly, another dazzling green light flashed through the kitchen.
The little chubby chicken slumped silently on the ground.
For a master of spells like Gellert Grindelwald, once he has determined the location of the summon (stepped on it well), it is very easy to use the spell to summon an ordinary poultry less than a few hundred meters away from him.
Since the fox traces had already been forged once, there was no need to even continue to set up the crime scene this time.
It's just a simple matter of forging an Albus Dumbledore's signature, and by the way, helping Elena serve as a backdrop to host an off-campus magazine editor, you can earn so many delicious foods...... Most importantly, you can also participate in the important process of changing the wizarding world.
For Gellert Grindelwald, it couldn't be a bargain.
"When you've got this little guy in order, let's find an empty classroom and discuss our plans for tomorrow. ”
Grindelwald shook the clean chicken bone in his hand and grinned, his eyes shining brightly.
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Chapter 2!
The current progress (8/25), it is reasonable to ask for a monthly pass!
PS: The 25th of this month is Elena's birthday, everyone remember to give white hair dumplings refills every day!
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