Chapter 120: What Are You Expecting? Nothing
Today's dinner John made was roast chicken and french fries, both of which Goliath loved to eat. The chicken is already marinated in advance, so when you come back in the evening, you just have to hang it in the oven. French fries are a little more troublesome, you need to peel off the skin first, then cut the strips and soak them in cold water for a while to wash out the excess starch. John thought that the two of them were probably still sitting there, and there were still people waiting outside, so he called them in and ate together. But when I passed, I saw that the two had left, leaving only Goliath on the table, yawning cutely.
John walked over, and the little one heard John's footsteps and looked up, "Daddy, they're gone." By the way, I heard that their gifts are still in the courtyard. John frowned slightly: "I said that there are no gifts, no gifts, why are people so polite now?" Speaking of which, the visit of these two people is the first time that someone has come to visit since John moved here, and as a visitor, John doesn't know how to deal with it. However, I have seen some dramas on the Rough Stone Continent, which seems to be to sit down until the guests come and invite each other to sit down, and then send drinks and snacks, to invite each other to dine at their own home, and then send each other to the door after the meal, and see them until they can't see it. This time, the visitor came to apologize, but John was not angry, so he naturally couldn't accept the apology from the other party. Unexpectedly, these two men left silently, leaving Perry here.
John got up and walked to the window, which was right at the top of the main entrance, and when John reached out, he could see the cart of gifts still parked on the road in front of the door. John shook his head: "These two are really. I'll give them back tomorrow. But Gloria said, "Daddy, you can't give it back." If you give them back, they'll think you've not forgiven them and they'll be even more nervous. John said strangely, "But I'm not angry." In that case, why should I accept their apologies?, Golia, at this time, flew up and landed on John's head: "Dad is really stupid, for those nobles, whether you are really angry or not, they will send this gift, because what they have done before has violated the etiquette of the entire aristocracy, and the purpose of sending the apology is to show the entire aristocracy that they have reconciled with Dad." And, regardless of whether Dad is really not angry or not, if you return these gifts, it shows that you are very unhappy with them. ”
John was a little dazed when he heard this, and rubbed his eyebrows: "Forget it, since there is some truth in what you say, then I will listen to you." I'll take this cart of stuff. "It's a bit confusing, John really doesn't understand this. Reaching out and rubbing it gently on Golia's little head, John asked, "Little one, do you want to go down with me to see what they have sent?"
Goliath shook her head, because John had touched her head just now, it had made her head drip, which made the little one uncomfortable. When she shook her head, Goliath thought about it slightly, and became interested, and gently waved her wings and flew up and landed on John's shoulder: "I'm also very curious." "It's true that those two people were originally here to apologize, and the things they sent shouldn't be too bad. Gloria wondered what these people would send.
John saw Goliath looking at the water on his hands with a disgusted expression, wiped his hands a little embarrassed, dried his hands and took off the apron that was still around his waist, and said: "It just so happens that the roast chicken is still in the oven, and it will take a while to bake it, and the fries are still de-starching-although I don't know why I want to remove the starch, but that's what horsepower taught me--it's not going to be good all at once, anyway, there is still time, let's go and see." ”
Now that he was already below him, John wasn't going to take the stairs slowly. Stretching out his hand to the window frame, John rolled over and flew out of the window, landed firmly on the ground, woke up the carriage that had turned into a vine, and stretched out a vine to ask John. John shook his head to indicate that nothing was wrong, and walked over to the carriage where the two great nobles had left in the courtyard.
From the outside, there was no difference from his own truck, and John pulled back the tarpaulin that had covered the body of the truck in confusion. "Hey, what are these things? Looking at the cartload full of artwork, John reached out and scratched his head.
Yes, if you want to say what is small and has a very high value, can show the style of the owner, there is no doubt that all kinds of rare artworks, especially all kinds of artworks in various eras and eras in the past, are more sought after by the major nobles, and the price is naturally rising. So, the gifts that came out of Carpenter's treasury were all of this kind of precious crafts—gold, silver, and precious metals, you say? How could such a noble household be taken out as a gift? Would you give a gift to someone else with the pots and pans of your house?
Therefore, according to the way ordinary nobles interacted, the gifts prepared by Carpenter were all kinds of crafts and antiques, and even the antiques produced in the elven era of the previous era were also several. You know, elves are natural artists, and the relationship between elves and humans is different from other epochs, humans are the creation of elves, when the early days after the rebellion against the elves, it is the original elves' artwork that was destroyed, and what can be stored in future generations is either from the only elf gathering place now - the elf forest, or it was treasured in the original rebel family of various rebels.
However, John, unlike the ordinary aristocracy, did not value the so-called crafts very much, especially those that were more symbolic than practical. Not to mention John, even Golia, who has a dragon vein, is not interested in these stone statues and paintings. "Alas, these are the stones, piers and canvases that are not even good for making clothes. Gloria sighed, "Not to mention all kinds of gems, you can just give gold and silver, right? ”
John sighed: "Forget it, these are also very valuable items for them, they should be more valuable than gold and silver." After all, he didn't care what they sent, or even whether they sent anything or not, but compared to these inexplicable things, John still felt that it would be better to give himself a carload of books.
The two sighed at a cart of antique art, and then John waved his hand, threw the cart into the space, and returned to the room with the little one. Although the roast chicken is still not ready for cooking, the fries are ready to be started. Let's do it early, if you don't do it, you'll be nagged by the little guy again.