Chapter 159: Chowder Soup and Feast
By the time Li Mu and Abigail returned to the town square, the Easter egg hunt had just ended. Vincent came in first place with eight Easter eggs.
"Cut, this little ghost again. If it weren't for my midway ......" Abigail was not convinced by the result, and if it wasn't for her failure in the middle of the game, she would have won this year's championship.
"It's just a game champion, it's not a big deal. It's good to have fun. Li Mu patted Abigail's head and said in relief.
"Don't pat your head, you won't grow tall." Abigail shook his hair that had been rubbed by Li Mu.
"Let's give out the prizes." With that, Mayor Lewis opened the small wooden box and placed a freshly braided straw hat on Vincent's head.
"Congratulations, you won the championship of this year's Easter Egg Hunt Competition, and I hope you can work harder next year."
"It's a." Abigail watched the straw hat dissipate some of the grievances in his heart, "I don't want to wear such an ugly straw hat." ”
"Alright, this year's treasure hunt is officially over, let's make a big meal together to celebrate the start of the year, and wish this year a good harvest." Mayor Lewis happily announced that the Egg Festival celebration had moved on to its second event.
The townsfolk set up a feast in the square, and each brought one or more dishes from home and placed them on a long table for everyone to enjoy.
Mr. Pierre brought fish rolls and salad, Mayor Lewis brought root platter, Willie brought mead and pumpkin pie, Mani brought cake, even Robin brought a lot of jam and pasta, and Abigail even brought a spicy eel rice to bring over.
Seeing this, Li Mu thought about it, and also took out a bunch of filled coffee from his bag and put it on the long table. As for the sunshine mushrooms, they didn't have time to roast them fresh.
In the middle of the square was a cauldron, and each of the villagers threw his favorite ingredients into the pot, including fruit, vegetables, meat, cheese, jam and pickles, and the tavern keeper Gass was responsible for cooking the cauldron into a pot of soup.
Seeing this, Li Mu also took out a crab with a gold star that he had newly caught in the morning from his backpack and threw it in.
Looking at this big pot of messy things stewed together, Li Mu remembered his life as an adventurer. Adventurers really have what to eat when they are in the wild, and everything can be stewed together. It's nice to be able to fill your stomach in the wild, and who cares about the taste. Unexpectedly, in the peaceful Pelican Town, he would be able to relive the feeling of the past.
I don't know if it's because of the world or if Boss Gaisce is really skilled, he actually boiled this pot of smorgasbord into a pot of soup, and it also wafted out a rich fragrance.
"Dear residents of the town, I would like to announce to you the good news that on the important day of Pelican Town, Egg Festival, our esteemed Mr. Governor has also come to our Pelican Town, and we will give our first bowl of soup to our Mr. Governor. Good no good. Mayor Lewis stood on a raised platform and introduced a middle-aged man in a formal suit to the residents in the audience.
Wow~ A round of warm applause rang out.
Boss Gass brought a bowl of hot soup to the Governor, "Mr. Governor, this is the most famous chowder soup in Pelican Town, it doesn't look ordinary, but it is very delicious, and whoever drinks the first bowl of soup every year will get a year of good luck." ”
"Ah, I've heard about the name of Pelican Town's chowder soup for a long time, but I haven't had a chance to drink it, but I didn't expect to be able to fulfill this wish today, and it's the first bowl, it's really an honor." Mr. Governor took the bowl with both hands, blew the hot air lightly and took a sip, then closed his eyes and savored it carefully, "Ah, it's amazing, it was just an ordinary soup, but it is wrapped in layers of flavor, every time there will be a fresh flavor in the aftertaste, and all kinds of flavors appear in the mouth in turn but are not mixed together, it is really wonderful." Pelican Town's chowder soup lives up to its name. ”
"Dear residents of the town, the Egg Festival banquet has officially begun. Enjoy, everyone. ”
Call! The townsfolk cheered loudly, and then filled the long tables and large soup pots with water, and chose their favorite delicacies.
Seeing this, Li Mu also took a plate and selected a few foods that looked pretty good, and then took a can of beer and sat in a corner to enjoy it slowly.
"Hey, why are you sitting here?" Robin came to Li Mu with a big crab and a can of beer and sat down.
"I'm a person who likes to be clean, and it's good here, so why not enjoy it because you can see the lively atmosphere and enjoy the leisure." Li Mu raised his wine glass and touched Robin, and then took a big sip.
Robin then took down a crab leg and handed it to Li Mu, "Although I don't know why, I always feel that you are different from us people, you are always very busy, you are very efficient in doing everything, you are full of arrangements every day, you can't see people, everything is used to being done alone, and you rarely trouble others if you can do it yourself." ”
"What's wrong with that?" Li Mu took the crab leg and used a knife to cut the shell on the leg and break out the meat inside.
"Well, it just feels like your temperament is different from here, as if something is urging you behind you, you don't look like a farmer at all, you always feel like you don't fit in with the atmosphere here. Even though you're happy with everyone, it always feels like you can't really fit in. Robin said all his thoughts in one go.
"Hmm, that's it," Li Mu scratched his head, he knew that this was a common problem for all gamers, everything was done with the task as the core, and the way to think about the problem was always how to get the maximum benefit, and he always looked at the aborigines with a condescending attitude. Although he has worked hard to correct it, he will occasionally inadvertently show some of this atmosphere.
"Because, some problems, I still have a lot of things to do for the time being, maybe I won't always stay here, and when it's over, maybe I can stay here forever, and then I may really fit in here." Li Mu took a sip of beer before saying slowly.
"Forget it, don't think about the troublesome things, at least be happy today, today is the Egg Festival, it is the most important festival. The festival should be happy. After Robin finished speaking, he stood up, put one hand behind his back, stretched out the other hand in front of Li Mu, and leaned forward, "Ah, can I ask you to dance?" ”
At some point, Mayor Lewis took out a giant gramophone and put on an old record, and the soft dance music echoed through the town square. Many people hugged each other and danced happily.
"All right, beautiful young lady." Li Mu stood up and stopped Robin's waist and stepped onto the dance floor.