Chapter 13: The Black Cat and the Cook
At this moment, the confusion caused by the invasion of souls against each other was put aside for a moment, and Jonah stared blankly at the steaming food on the table, not knowing whether to carefully examine the traps, or to leave all doubts and swallow it in a big gulp, after all, this bowl of red porridge was exactly the same as Toba's in terms of appearance, viscosity, material, and aroma, and if it hadn't been for the burial of the head of the room in the miracle meadow, Jonah really suspected that there was the majestic and simple-minded Bazeral farmer standing in the back kitchen now.
"Eli, this ...... It can't be......" He looked pleadingly at the Rose Knight, and with a click, his jaw almost dropped. Elliott, who had always been the most cautious, had already picked up the plate and put the sliced tartary buckwheat bread into his mouth, feeling the bitter and deep aroma of tartary buckwheat flour with an intoxicated expression. "Oh, don't worry, Lord Jonah, enjoy the food, we'll explain that later. Elliot calmly closed his eyes.
"Wouldn't it?" the astrologer turned to his other companions.
Needless to say, Danny Stewart, who was munching on the steak, Hannah was beginning to enjoy the mixed vegetable pancakes, and Sibby had already finished drinking a large glass of Bazelar honey on the fried trinematodes and shouting for the waitress to refill the wine, only Long Ji stared at the tempting plate of purple mountain grapes in a daze, and picked one up with her slender fingers and put it to her lips, her eyes dark, not knowing what she was thinking.
There were no magic fluctuations, and there was no strange smell in the food, if it was a trap, why bother so much to prepare everyone's favorite food? Jonah secretly looked around, there were no other customers in the oriental-style tavern, and the blurred starlight through the window was shining, and the tower "Lizhu" could not be seen from this position, only Suiyang City was quietly lying on the horizon, and the cool night breeze was blowing from the oriental grassland.
"Fight!"
The taste of the porridge penetrated into his nostrils, and Jonah couldn't help but pick up a spoon and scoop a large spoonful into his mouth, and the taste of uncooked minced meat, milk, oats, and tomatoes was blended with the blood of the Bazeral lizard, the ale, and the pepper, forming a soft and glutinous texture and mellow flavor, -- this was indeed the pure "mushroom farm" porridge cooked by the head of the room! The food flowed down the esophagus like hot lava, and turned into a warm whirlpool in the stomach, and the warmth spread throughout the limbs, and after only one bite, the whole body was full of strength. Jonah didn't think for a moment, and gulped down the porridge in the bowl, and the memories of Cherry Wado replayed in front of him, and in the shadows across the table, it seemed that the face of the head of the room was bent over, rubbing his hands, and smiling.
Long Ji finally put the purple mountain grape in her mouth, and when she bit it gently, the full juice splashed in all directions, and the sweet and sour taste made the Oriental woman's brow stretch.
No one spoke for a while, and the partners of the pitchfork were immersed in the emotion brought by the food, and experienced the wonderful feeling of thousands of taste buds at the same time. After ten minutes, Danny reluctantly dropped his knife and fork, picked up the plate and cleaned the gravy, and let out a long breath: "Oooh...... That's what it feels like...... At this moment, I suddenly understood the meaning of the last meal of the condemned prisoner, and it didn't matter if I had to eat so much, even if I was about to go to the gallows......"
Sibi tilted his neck and poured the last drop of honey wine in the cup into his mouth, and his little face flushed: "It's still Bazeral's best cuisine!
Hannah nodded, "If Dad's pancakes are Zavi Imperial cuisine, then I admit that the standard is indeed poor." ”
"Tartary buckwheat bread, as a famous product in the eastern part of the Saint-Bourin laterite, has not been taken seriously by the new generation in pursuit of exaggerated taste in recent years, in fact, during the war years, this easy-to-make, shelf-stable food, which can provide a feeling of satiety and a long aftertaste, should be vigorously promoted. The Rose Knight said.
"Toba's porridge is also a Bazelar dish, right......? Anyway, although it tastes weird, it can make people addictive. Jonah said.
Long Ji didn't speak. Only one mountain grape was eaten on the plate, but the expression on the face of the Oriental woman was obviously much calmer than just now.
At this time, the waitress wearing a moon-white jacket and a headscarf appeared behind the counter, looking at everyone with a smile: "Guest officers, are you still satisfied with the supper?"
"Great!" the man of the Stewart family raised his thumb and slapped a shiny gold coin from under his armpit on the table: "Check out, I'm in for a treat today! I will never be stingy in front of such wonderful food!"
"Thank you, guest officer. It's a total of ninety times. If you convert it to gold coins, there are 60 gold coins in total, thank you. The hostess smiled.
Danny immediately put away the gold coins and turned to face his companions, and said solemnly, "This is really a black shop!
Elliott smiled and waved his hand, "Speaking of which, we have a good way to escape the bill, let's count one, two, three, and then we all summon the proprietress out, okay? ”
"Agreed!" Jonah replied excitedly, he had figured everything out just now, and there was no other possibility of these magical dishes than the craftsmanship of the proprietress there.
Sibi and Ryuji glanced at each other, Hannah also showed a rare smile, everyone nodded in agreement, only Danny was still dumbfounded and couldn't figure out the situation: "You know the boss lady, what is your name?
The hostess covered her face: "Oh, it's revealing again, where are you going to move now......"
"One, two,...... Three!" the Rose Knight called out three numbers.
With smiles on the faces of the Pitchfork friends, Elliott, Jonah, Sibi, Hannah, and Ryuki shouted out the name of the legendary proprietress in unison:
"Mrs. Duran!"
In the old fairy tales circulated in the Western Continent, there is a café called "Black Cat" in the world, which is randomly opened in every corner of the continent, only obedient good children can push open its door, and the owner of "Black Cat", Madame Duran, will appear in various guises to provide the most delicious pastries and drinks for good children. If the child recognizes Madame Duran and points to her and shouts her name, the "black cat" will disappear, and before disappearing, Madame Duran will leave behind a pot of hot tea with magical powers, after which the child can fly into the sky, over the clouds, step on the stars, and go to the house of the gods.
Jona and the others had a relationship with Mrs. Duran in the "Chopping Board" tavern in the Sucasa Gorge, a magical space where all scars and death were absent, just as Madame Duran had mastered all the rules in the room. They drank the delicious Moon Grass Tea, but were unable to call Madame Duran by name on the spot. The strangely changing corridor and the miraculously disappeared male waiter just now were all signs, and it wasn't until Jonah finally determined that this was the new "Black Cat" café after drinking the meat porridge that could not have been found in the Eastern Continent, and that it was the legendary Lady Duran who cooked food in the back kitchen!
"What?" Danny's eyes almost popped out.
The door to the back kitchen opened, and an old woman in a blue apron walked out, and the white-haired proprietress looked like an Oriental, her crow's feet eyes were dark brown, and her bright eyes did not correspond to her old appearance at all. As she walked, she slapped the flour on her apron and muttered in distress: "Oh, oops, it's like this again, again and again, when is it going to be a head......
"Madame Durand!" the Pitchfork's companions immediately gathered around, and the old woman looked up and looked at it, and said with a little surprise: "Hey, the guy on horseback, the little man in the blue robe, the little girl in the green dress, the woman with black hair, I have seen you." Are the other two your new partners?"
"Yes, grandmother!" exclaimed Sibi excitedly, "we called your name this time, can we drink the legendary cup of tea?"
Mrs. Duran pouted: "Bah, bah, how can there be any legendary hot tea, it's all unreliable legends." What is there to celebrate when you have to go through the trouble of moving every time someone breaks your identity!How did that legend get out of here, Jophany?"
The waiter of the inn, who had died just now, opened the curtain and walked in, and replied with a sad face: "Have you forgotten? About 400 years ago, we helped a somewhat neurotic guy fulfill a wish, and found a dragon to take him around the sky, and it turned out like this......
The Oriental waitress changed her body and regained the appearance of a sexy red-haired hostess, "Hot tea is naturally talking about moon grass tea, but it has nothing to do with flying to the sky, -- then again, the last time you drank the last bit of moon grass tea, the stock of the 'black cat' has been used up! The northern continent has always been like this, and it is impossible to get new tea." ”
Madame Duran glared at everyone: "Do you hear me? That's it! No need to pay the bill, get out of here, we're going to close the shop as soon as possible, and sneak away before the landlord finds out, so that the wet disgusting guy will chase us for rent." ”
Danny Stewart had been dazed, and when he heard the words "no bills", he immediately slipped out of the store. Elliott slammed his rifle on the door of his head, stopping the boy of the Stewart family, "Mr. Biller just said 'wish,' and if I'm not mistaken, you should grant a wish to everyone who calls your name, Mrs. Duran. The Rose Knight had a keen glint in his eyes.
"Ah, hell!" the white-haired proprietress glared at the waitress viciously, "What a mouth, no one has mentioned wrongs for decades, wouldn't it be good to keep going like this......?" Say, one by one, the stingy guy who wants to run away doesn't count, he didn't call my name. ”