Chapter 4 Stir-fried Beef Brisket with Potatoes
From the outside, it looks like the wheel of a train, round shape, and there is a linkage rod linked to it, and there will be a linkage rod between the train wheels.
Quickly get up and double-check.
The appearance of the castings is very delicate and precise, quite a sign of the first industrial revolution, at least not by hand, with some rust and dried moss on the surface of the castings.
Originally, according to his judgment, the civilization of the wizarding world should have been in the European Middle Ages or earlier, but now it seems that the judgment is wrong, and the civilization of this world has surpassed the level of technology during the first industrial revolution.
"A special era when technology and magic coexist?"
The voice of a fat woman came from behind him at the right time.
"Half a month ago, a passer-by exchanged it for some food, I don't know what it is for, I see that he is pitiful and the deal is made, do you know what it is?"
"Train construction parts" Li Tong responded casually.
"Train structure, what's that?" The fat woman looked like an idiot.
Li Tong fiddled a few times and patiently explained.
"A means of transportation, called a train, is propelled by electricity or steam, and this is the structure of its wheels, like the wheels of a horse-drawn carriage."
The fat woman screamed excitedly.
"I knew Mr. Austin was the most knowledgeable man in Crowtown." There was a pause. "I still don't understand what you're saying, though."
Li Tong rolled his eyes and thought, "I don't understand, you still ask ......", but he felt that this lady's evaluation of erudition was still very insightful.
The fat woman's words prove that this kind of thing is not a common phenomenon in this world, this kind of forging is only available in modern civilization, which means that there are people from modern civilization like themselves, maybe if you find them, you can find other ways to go back, even if you can't go back, you can find a person who is sympathetic to the same disease, and complain about the misfortune together.
"Does this thing sell?" He immediately asked.
"Of course, it's useless for me to keep it, just one rand." Ms. Ye Nifu held out a finger.
Li Tong searched in his pocket without hesitation, several round objects were lying in his pocket, he reached out and took out a few round coins, and simply handed them over without knowing the monetary system.
The fat woman took one look, shrugged, and took a round silver coin and put it in the drawer, not forgetting to tease it.
"Looks like you're so forgetful that you can't even tell the difference between a rand, but I'm not a greedy guy." Pointing to the casting.
"It's yours now."
A silver coin is a rand, since the other party did not doubt himself, then simply ask directly about the currency exchange system.
"Uh......, how much is that long bar of gold?"
"That's one guilder, one rand is a hundred rand, and one rand is ten sube."
Knowing about the monetary system, I chose some bread, which was very hard and long, a bit like a big lieba, and I chose a bottle of butter, and ten potatoes that were in good condition, and a few green peppers, and a small bottle of vegetable oil, and a few pieces of red meat, which should be beef.
"How much?"
Ye Nifu gestured to reach out, Li Tong reached over, Ye Nifu took two rands, then took out a few round coins from the cabinet and handed them back, and then picked up a large potato and put it in the bag.
"Welcome back next time."
Turning around and going out, he looked at the round currency made of brass in his hand, which should be Subi, and put it in his pocket.
Castings are heavy and difficult to pick up.
At this time, the doors of some small cabins were opened one after another.
After only walking a few steps, Li Tong turned around and went back, now the excuse of amnesia can allow him to inquire about a lot of information he wants to know, without being suspected by others, he has to make good use of it, and he sent someone to Rensad last night, and he doesn't know what happened.
Ye Nifu was picking out the rotten potatoes when she saw the figure at the door and stopped what she was doing.
"What did you forget?"
Li Tong touched his head in embarrassment.
"Well, have you seen Rensad this morning...... Or leave with some other stranger from Rensad. ”
Yenifo shook her head, looking in the direction of the Lensad hut, squinting.
"That companion of yours is known only to you, and if he hadn't come to buy things a few times, I would have thought he had never been out."
After a pause, she lowered her voice.
"By the way, there are three days left, the Black Iron Army will come, you need to stock up on some supplies."
"Black Iron Army?" Li Tong subconsciously asked.
Ye Nifu shrugged.
"A gang of robbers, robbing everywhere, we have to get out of here before they come, and we'll come back when they're gone."
After saying that, he turned around and picked up two potatoes and handed them over.
"Anyway, they won't be able to sell it before they come, so I'll give it to you."
Li Tong took the two potatoes and put them in the bag, puzzled.
"Isn't there a police station here? Or a government agency can deal with the robbers. ”
In the Middle Ages, there should have been government agencies, or at all times there would have been some institutions to maintain law and order or rules of existence.
Ye Nifu was stunned for a long time, looking at the young man as if he had discovered a new world.
"What are you talking about, what police department government agency? It seems that you are not only forgetful, but also a little paranoid, although I don't know what you are talking about, but I am sure that when the robbers come, we will have to flee, don't be stupid and do with them, that will lead to a miserable death, and you should go back and get ready. ”
Coming out of Ye Nifu's shop, standing on the street and looking at this decadent town, Li Tong felt that the future might be quite difficult, because there was no official authority to maintain order in Red Crow Town.
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Walking back and forth on the street several times, at this time finally appeared on the street a few pedestrians, tightly wrapped.
Most people salute respectfully when they see themselves.
"Good morning, Mr. Austin."
I couldn't understand it at first, but then I saw a student in the previous class who realized that people respect their teaching profession, and as engineers of the human soul, this profession has its own peculiarities and will be greatly respected in any era.
After a few laps, after learning about the basic customs here, he returned to the door of his hut, and looked back at the direction where the Rensad hut was located, Li Tong comforted himself.
"Maybe the person who came last night had already left with Rensad and went to the headquarters of the Order Church in the Shining Plains, and the rest of the matter has nothing to do with him."
Pushing the door in, the room was still warm, and I picked up some firewood and put it in the stove.
I couldn't find a way back, so I had to stay for a while, take out a small amount of bread, a potato, and a piece of beef, and put the rest of the ingredients into the little space vacated in the lower left corner of the cabinet, and then cleaned up briefly and redistributed the space according to my habits.
Actually, it didn't change much, because the room was too small to change much.
The house looks a lot neater.
Next is cooking.
In this era, Western cooking methods are scarce, and compared to the thousands of years of Chinese civilization on the tip of the tongue, these high-nosed guys are simply drinking blood.
"The Grand Chef is online."
In the signature gesture of a special chef, Li Tong was about to cook when there was a knock on the door.
"Knock Knock"
quickly returned to normal, opened the door and looked at the person outside the door, looking surprised. Could it be that Ronin Austin also arranged other reminders for the girl.
"Donina, what's the matter?"
Donina looked back at the cabin not far away, her eyes were red and swollen, she had obviously cried, and her little face was red from the cold.
"Teacher, Mom is crying, Dad is angry, I'm a little scared."
Li Tong immediately understood what was going on, it should be the girl's parents who were quarreling, and the girl had nowhere to go, otherwise she would not have come to her.
"Come in, little one."
Wiping away the girl's tears, she sat down at her desk and began to cook.
The potatoes and beef that had been left outside were quickly washed, then cut into pieces, and the crucibles were washed several times and placed on the stove, and when tools were scarce, they were replaced with something else.
In less than half an hour, the potato fried brisket was baked.
Dishes lacking some condiments are certainly not as good as in previous lives, but they are more delicious than any of the dishes here.
Set aside a small piece of the desk as a temporary dining table, rub your hands, and take a sharp breath of fragrance, and your taste buds will bloom in an instant.
For the time being, the desk was vacated as a dining table, and then a knife and fork were placed on the girl, and by the way, a pair of chopsticks were made with a wooden stick.
"I don't know if it's to your liking, try it."
It seems that the dish of stir-fried beef brisket with potatoes is very suitable for Dong Nina's appetite, and after eating nearly half of it, almost close to the amount of adult meals, her condition is much better, her face has regained her blood, and she got up and wiped her mouth after the meal.
"Teacher, it's time for me to go back, my mother will worry about me."
Li Tong paused slightly, looked at Dong Nina, who seemed to be much more sensible than children of the same age, and remembered a sentence.
"Precocious children have unhappy families."
Sending the girl to the door, Li Tong's lips opened slightly, wanting to say something, but in the end he decided to remain silent. As a teacher, he doesn't seem qualified to meddle in other people's family affairs, although he really wants to help Dong Nina,.
The short and thin back disappeared in the snow, and after a sigh, he closed the door and cleaned up his mood.
Fill your stomach, pour a cup of hot water, add some firewood to the stove, sit at your desk, and get down to business.
The magic ritual can't be carried out without a part, and from the current situation in the town, there is basically no possibility of finding it, so you can only start from another aspect.
Find the unlucky guy who has crossed over here like yourself first, and report to the group to keep warm!
The judgment is of course based on the mechanical structure that was bought back for one rand.
The castings are train steel wheels and linkage rods, even if these structural parts can be poured and forged in this era, but the train power system must at least have the technological level of the steam civilization era, which is absolutely impossible to do with this medieval technological level.
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