Chapter 12: Corleone's Dream
Corleone's expression became a little serious, he looked directly at Rambo, with a vague smile on the corner of his mouth, and said in a low tone: "Rambo, we are not qualified to doubt the head of the family, you have been following him for a few years, don't you even understand this truth?" ”
Hearing Corleone's words, Rambo was startled. Because Eugen is approachable and usually doesn't have much of a fight, this makes the difference in their status between them when they are together.
After a long time, Rambo got used to this state and became a little carried away. If Corleone hadn't reminded him at this moment, he might have really offended the head of the family.
In fact, no matter what problems Eugen has, he is not qualified to speculate and comment.
After thinking about these situations, Rambo's back was already in a cold sweat, he glanced at Corleone gratefully, and said in a low voice: "You're right, I've crossed the line a little, thank you for the reminder." ”
Corleone didn't say anything more, just walked straight into the castle. Rambo's brain spins faster than him, but sometimes it's easy to overthink, in this case he doesn't need to say much, just mention it a little, and Rambo can understand.
It was July, and it was still a little hot in the castle in the evening, so Viscount Dhamtast arranged the dinner in the open castle courtyard. A wide curtain is built with gauze around it, which is not only ventilated but not restrictive.
In the center of the courtyard and in the flower beds at the four corners, ice cubes are piled up freshly removed from the cellar to regulate the surrounding temperature. The ice cubes were brought in from the north, and the people in charge of transporting them only arrived in the middle of the night, and the ice cubes were stacked in special cabinets to prevent heat loss, and the outer layer was wrapped in a water-soaked quilt.
Every process of transportation is responsible for a special person, and there can be no mistakes, if the ice turns into ice water in the middle of the way, then all the efforts will be in vain.
And all this tedious work is only done to give the pleasure of ice to the nobles in the south in the summer.
When Eugen entered, there were already long tables lined up in the courtyard. The long table is carved out of a single piece of creamy marble, and the legs look like a strong man, and the hands are raised upright to support the whole table. The eaves of the table are carved with lions, angels and flowers.
The cushion on the table is woven with white velvet, and the feeling of reaching out is as delicate as a baby's skin. Ceramic candlesticks from the Far East are graceful and elegant, standing in the middle of a long table like a girl. The candlelight shines on the candlestick, and the gilt pattern reflects a dazzling brilliance.
When Rambo and Corleone walked in, the food was already on the long table and the band was playing to the accompaniment of the dinner.
As Eugen's retainers and Habsburg knights, the two of them were also eligible to attend some high-grade banquets. But even so, the specifications of this banquet can be regarded as the number one in their impression.
"This Viscount of Damtast of Kasselburg is really generous, and it seems that he really prepared this banquet seriously." Rambo glanced at the food on the banquet table, and whispered to Corleone, who was standing beside him.
Corleone also nodded, glanced at it casually, and said like a newspaper menu: "It's really good." Byrne's cabbage rolls and veal sausages, Baden cured meats, macaroons on the Rhine, marzipan from the north, and Berlin's special flavored beers. ”
As he spoke of beer, Corleone accentuated slightly, and gulped a gulp of saliva.
Rambo looked at Corleone with a look of surprise as if he had discovered a new world, and said with a teasing smile: "Hey, yes, you know a lot about food." ”
Corleone was still staring at the Berlin beer on the table, and in the face of Rambo's teasing, he just said nonchalantly: "Oh, it's nothing, before I became a knight, my dream was to be a chef." ”
"What? Poof...... cough cough cough ...... You? Cook? Rambo was taking a bunch of grapes from the table and putting it in his mouth when he suddenly heard Corleone's words, and he choked in shock. A grape seed got stuck near his throat, making him very uncomfortable.
I finally coughed up the grape seeds and straightened out the gas. Rambo then looked at Corleone, looking him up and down, wondering if he had misheard.
This eight-foot-tall, cold-expressioned, ferocious general, embryo-killer, his dream is to become a chef, this contrast is too strong.
"Why, isn't it like?" Corleone himself didn't realize the problem at all, and asked Rambo with interest.
Rambo couldn't help but shiver as he imagined Corleone becoming a chef, then quickly shook his head and said, "No...... Not like. If you say that you are a butcher who kills pigs, I can understand it, but if you go to be a chef, I am afraid that you will poison your food. ”
Hearing Rambo's evaluation, Corleone's face actually showed a look of amazement, like a sad troubadour. When Rambo saw him like this, he suddenly felt even more uncomfortable, so he hurriedly said: "Okay, don't think about you being a chef, let's go have a cold beer, what do you think." ”
Rambo's proposal hit the nail on the head, and Corleone's face was expressionless, but his eyes lit up three points in an instant. Corleone nodded, and the two of them moved closer to the beer can.
This dinner, only those who have won the title of knight in Eugen's troops can participate, and other ordinary soldiers have other arrangements.
In addition to Eugen and others, the banquet was attended by high-class people from all over the Kassel region. There were imperial nobles passing by, priests of the diocese, wealthy people in the region, and well-born and well-educated ladies.
In this way, the total number of people was very impressive, and fortunately, Viscount Damtast had the foresight to arrange the banquet in the courtyard. Otherwise, it will inevitably appear very crowded.
Almost all the local guests wanted to get to know General Eugen from outside the country, after all, the Habsburg name could be said to be thunderous throughout the Holy Roman Empire.
Therefore, at the beginning of the banquet, after listening to Viscount Dhamtast's words to celebrate the victory, long live the empire and so on, many people gathered around Eugen, wanting to find someone to introduce Eugen.
In desperation, Viscount Darmtast took on the job, and he introduced the local celebrities to Eugen.