Chapter 7: The Skeleton with the Wrong Talent
Frante's food house, which is considered a landmark in Creek Town, has gradually spread with the patronage of some merchants and bards, even in several neighboring towns have a good reputation, and some people have come to Creek Town to taste the food here, of course, if the owner can be more normal for the store decoration, I believe this place will be more popular. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Walking into the food house with a mess of decorations and various colors like children's graffiti, the store was not as lively as usual, but empty, and Christina closed the door with a sign that read "Closed, temporarily closed".
Regulars here or those who know Frante well will know that this halfling with a goatee is open or not depends on the mood, and occasionally on a whim it will close its doors like it is now, ah no, it will be closed. The reasons are varied, but most of them are trying new dishes, such as this time Christina was annoyed by him so many times that she had to come and be a white mouse.
"Oh, dear Christina, welcome, it's a pleasure to meet you Frank, I thought that bearded Green would let this invitation fail. A man less than a meter tall, with a goatee and big hairy feet, appeared in front of Christina, wearing a colorful apron and a chef's hat crooked above his head.
"Don't say that, Frank, Uncle Green is full of praise for your food in private. ”
The two greeted each other warmly, while Bai Huang looked at the man in front of him who looked a little strange, at first glance he thought that he had encountered the most common dwarf race in Western legends, but after a closer look, this man named Frant was not so strong, and his face did not have the iconic long beard of a dwarf, but he immediately laughed at himself, where can he count the knowledge of his original world.
Thinking like this, suddenly an indescribable feeling seemed to emerge in Bai Huang's mind, brown hair, generally with long sideburns, about one meter tall, normal body type, with big hairy feet, it should be a hairy foot halfling.
Obviously, he has never been exposed to this knowledge, but he can naturally make such a judgment, Bai Huang has encountered this situation in the Green family before, and he is not surprised again, this is probably the effect of the true spirit blood that Christina said, it is really a very unscientific but quite magical world.
"This is my assistant Xiaobai~" With a smile full of successful revenge, Christina once again introduced the servant she had just summoned to others.
Bai Huang realized that he could only accept the name with grief and reluctance before he could find a way to communicate with others normally.
"You sit down casually, I've calculated the time of your arrival, and in a moment my latest delicacy will be out of the pot!" said Frank and hurried into the half-closed kitchen.
Bai Huang and Christina sat down nearby and chatted about the halfling race, Bai Huang wanted to know more about the world, and the latter was happy to share knowledge.
Halflings are the most common type of halflings, their biggest feature is their huge furry feet, and the custom of traveling around, they rarely stay in one place for more than three years, these little men are mostly gourmets and self-sufficient cooking masters.
They love life, as the proverb goes, "First dragons, then dwarves, then elves, then humans." Next, it's our world!" These optimistic halflings always believe that tomorrow will be better, and today is not too bad.
And their food is as famous as their ability to die, halflings have an extremely strong curiosity, often haunt some dangerous places, relying on their excellent escape ability, often do a big death but let the people around them suffer.
In addition to the hairy halflings, Christina also talked about other halfling tribes such as the Ghost, the Evil Shadow, and the Rock.
Just as the two were talking, a voice interrupted their conversation at an inopportune time.
"I'm sorry, I've been waiting for a long time~" I saw Frante come to them with a dinner plate, and said mysteriously: "Next is Frank's surprise moment, guess what kind of food it will be?"
"Then you guess first, see if I guess. Christina gave a sly smile.
"Well, you're always like this, cunning like a little fox. Since the last time he was dazed by Christina's words, Frant decided never to argue with a wise mage again, and he decisively put down his plate and jerked the lid open.
"Isn't this just an ordinary stew? There was no surprise or fright, Christina said in a somewhat disappointed tone.
"Oh, dear Christina, you are no ordinary stew, it is the best work I have ever made in only thirty minutes, and a great master of cooking must not only have the creativity to make halflings stupid, but also constantly push his limits and hone his skills. ”
Ordinary beef has to be stewed for at least an hour to make the meat tender, Christina looked at the hot steak in front of her with a melancholy face, then picked up a piece of radish, and said cautiously: "I'm suddenly a little full, can I just eat the ingredients?"
Frante smiled and didn't speak.
Christina pretended to be dejected, forked her left and right knives, and slowly cut a small piece of beef.
It didn't seem to feel as hard as expected, Christina put the beef in her mouth and chewed it carefully, her cute brow frowning slightly, and then loosening again.
Bai Huang also seemed to be interested, took the knife in Christina's hand, and pressed the steak that had only been stewed for thirty minutes with a slight force.
Although he couldn't taste it to satisfy his appetite, Bai Huang could still try to make judgments in a purely perceptual way, temperature, elasticity, color, although he couldn't intuitively feel these properties, he could perceive their information data more accurately and coldly.
"It's still a little too hard. ”
Christina frowned and swallowed the beef, agreeing with Bai Huang's opinion: "It's still too hard." ”
"Yes? It seems that Frant is nowhere near his limits, well, I have to think about what can be improved. With his chin in his right hand, Frante was lost in thought.
"You tell him that before cooking, brush the surface of the beef with a layer of pineapple juice, so that it can ...... Well, destroy the internal structure of the beef and make it easier to cook. Bai Huang thought about it for a while, he could only express it so simply, after all, it was too difficult for him to explain what protein was to someone from another world.
Christina looked at him in surprise, but repeated it word for word.
"Oh, really, Christina, when did you become so interested in cooking?" said Frank's eyes lit up, as if he couldn't wait to try it.
"It's not me who said it, it's his thoughts, I'm just paraphrasing. Christina said helplessly, she always felt that something was wrong.
"Well, there are many ways to process beef, such as using egg whites or beer......
Christina didn't know why a dinner would go in such a strange direction, a skeleton was discussing cooking techniques with a halfling, what stir-frying, stewing, boiling, thickening, etc. It was also thanks to Christina's knowledge, who was barely able to convey the meaning.
So there was such a strange picture in Frank's food house, where Frante was foaming at the mouth of Bai Huang, and Bai Huang was conveying his thoughts to Christina, and Christina had to relay Bai Huang's meaning to Frank.
"Mmmm, that's right, adding cheese like this can indeed add a richer and more wonderful taste, I didn't expect you to have such a deep understanding of desserts, it seems that you are also one of the best cooking masters among the undead, ahahaha. "Frant spared no praise for himself.
No, no, no, none of the undead would study cooking skills. Christina really thought it was a mistake to summon Bai Huang, an immortal who could cook, a skeleton who could talk and laugh with a halfling chef. Oh my god, how do I explain to the guys at the academy that I have such a wonderful assistant.
"You have a lot of ideas, learn how to cook with me. Frant smiled a smile that was more genuine.
"No, no, no, it should be you and me......" Bai Huang was interrupted by an angry scream in the middle of his words, someone really couldn't stand half of his body and a skeleton talking about food in front of him, and he had to be their mouthpiece, she would have to go crazy if she continued like this.
"Ahh Why do you remember the knowledge of cooking so clearly, and how much you liked food before you were alive to have such a big obsession? ”
"Well, yes, I think you're actually having a lot of fun. Bai Huang said a little jokingly.
Just as Christina was about to defend the majesty of her master at all costs, the door was suddenly rudely pushed open, and before Frante could speak in anger, an urgent cry accompanied by hurried footsteps sounded: "Doctor Christina, the monster has attacked the patrolling guards, David is seriously injured, please hurry over and take a look." ”