Chapter 5: The Dinner
Kaichi sat in Kwiffs' carriage, looked at the baron in front of him, and carefully recalled the birthday party he had attended a few years ago. The banquet was nominally Dale's birthday party, but in fact the main character was Teacher Imu, and the main Viscount Gabriel announced that there was finally a mage advisor in his territory.
The other lords who attended the banquet were envious for a while.
Thanks to his remarkable memory, Kaichi turned out the appearance of Baron Kwiff in his mind.
Compared to him at that time, Baron Cwiff's body shape has changed a lot, and the hair on the top of his head is still relatively critical at that time, and his figure is also a little bloated. Although he is not particularly fat, he can't reach Sun Yue's appearance, and he is almost as good as Yue Yunpeng.
But now, not only has he become stronger, but he can see bulging muscles in his arms, and even his hair has grown. This is simply unscientific, if the body shape can still be used to exercise, then what is the matter with the hair? Is it used Zhang Guang 101?
Jia Yi asked in the cafeteria: "Your Excellency, I remember, I did see you at Daer's birthday party a few years ago, but you are a big change now and then, you have lost a lot, but you are also much stronger." ”
"Oh, do you really remember?" Seeing that Kaichi accurately stated the change in his body shape, Cweifu was a little incredulous.
There were a lot of guests who went at that time, and it was impossible for Jia Yi to write it down for everyone, and he was not outstanding among the guests, didn't he understand that he was talking about himself here, right?
Seeing Kweif's distrustful look, Kaichi said, "As a mage, memory is very important, so I can remember what you look like. ”
"Oh, that's right. Cwaff was still a little skeptical, "Is there something going on with your outing?
Kwiff is talking about Jiayi's adventurer dress, which is not a good match for Jiayi's mage status. Even if he thinks that Jia Yi is still a mage apprentice, there are very few mages who don't wear magic robes, which is almost a status symbol.
"I'm going to go to the imperial capital, and by the way, I will see the customs and customs on the road. As you know, we have a relatively small place here, and we don't have that deep understanding of mages, and if you dress up as a mage, although there are fewer people to disturb, it is not easy to blend in with various places. It's more convenient to dress up as an adventurer. Kaichi explained.
Then he asked, "How did you do it, you are so strong, can you teach me? ”
Kwiff smiled: "That's how to keep exercising, I also have knight training." ”
Seeing that Kweifu didn't say it explicitly, Jia Yi didn't continue to ask, but fortunately he wasn't bald, otherwise Jia Yi would have worried about himself.
Entering the Lord's Mansion, the strange feeling became even more prominent, and he felt a little uncomfortable, especially the magic power in his body, which was always ready to move. This is the first time this has happened.
Jia Yi secretly took a few magic props and put them in the hotbar he wanted to bring, ready to use them at any time, and checked the trigger-type defense props on his body before feeling a little relieved.
At this time, it was already time for lunch, and the lord invited Kaichi to a light lunch, arranged for Kayi to stay, and went to deal with his own affairs. It will not be until the evening that a formal dinner is arranged.
As a lord, you generally don't get up too early in the morning, and the morning time is too rushed, and the noon is too busy, so the evening is usually the time for dinner, which is the most hearty. But this is the unspoken rule of the aristocracy, not the common people, it costs money to light candles and oil lamps at night, so it is a lunch dinner, feasting guests, just so that they have time to go back. If it is night, the light is not good after a long time to eat, and it is inconvenient on the way back.
Jiayi arrived at the room that the lord had arranged for himself, it was much better than the hotel, the bedding and everything were cleaned and sunburned, very clean, and there was a smell of dust from Yangguan.
Although he is not very accustomed to being in a stranger's house, he is still very satisfied with the environment.
It seems that the lord is the only one who returns to the lord's mansion in the town, and Kaichi does not see the lord's family. Jia Yi went to the inn and took Xiaoqing to the Lord's Mansion. Then I took a small turn around the Lord's Mansion, and I didn't notice where I felt abnormal. He had no choice but to go back to his room and set up several magic arrays in the room as a guard.
In the evening, it's time for the lord's dinner.
The dinner was more sumptuous, fried veal steak, grilled lamb ribs, boiled mushroom soup, fried vegetables, roast chicken, river prawns, etc., as well as seasonal fruits, and the staple food was bread, but Kaichi saw the cream.
This is already very rich, especially the beef, at this time there is no refrigerator or anything, the cattle cannot be eaten after slaughter and cannot be stored, even the lord's family, the excess meat must be sold to the townspeople. Sheep are smaller and easier to handle.
So at this time, you actually eat more mutton than beef.
Jiayi saw that there was cabbage stewed bacon in the dish, and it seemed that this was indeed a specialty of this town.
"Lord Kweifu, why didn't you see your family, did they go out?" asked Kaichi curiously, still not seeing the lord's family at night.
"They weren't in the town, they didn't feel comfortable living in this lord's house, and they were living outside the manor," said Cwiffs. Usually I am the only one who lives in the Lord's Mansion and deals with some matters within the territory. ”
"Thank you for your hospitality. After a few polite words, everyone began to eat.
Although the food prepared by the lord is sumptuous, to be honest, the cooking skills are average, and of course Jiayi is not a master chef, but after so many years of training, he is good enough. In particular, Jiayi's tongue has undergone special exercises and is more sensitive.
Speaking of frying, this method of processing is still brought over by Jiayi, in the past, people here could only bake and boil, and there was no cooking method of frying and stir-frying, and even the iron pot was not very popular.
"Speaking of which, I envy Viscount Gabrie, he has the help of your teacher, and he has made a lot of money through snow salt over the years, and now even the bacon is sold so well, this has to make people jealous. Master Jiayi, are you interested in helping me? I will give you whatever treatment Gabri gives your teacher. During the dinner, Cwiffs said.
Kaichi swallowed the beef in his mouth and said, "Don't be kidding, how can I compare myself with my own teacher, I'm just an apprentice on the magic path, and I have a lot to learn." Besides, I still have to go to school, and I guess it will be a long time before I come back. ”
"School, what school?" is a remote place, there are few mages, and Kwiffs doesn't know much about the mage academy.
"Mages need to keep learning, and my teacher recommended me to continue my studies at his alma mater, so I rushed to the imperial capital. ”
"Oh, I thought mages were all passed down from master to apprentice. So where is the Mage Academy?" Kwiff was a little moved, wondering if he could also go to the Mage Academy and hire a few mages to come back.
Jia Yi said: "The teacher said that it is near Lake Taburnina, but I don't know where it is, and when you get to the imperial capital, you can take an airship to the academy." ”
The two of them chatted while eating, but it was quite enjoyable, and Jia Yi told a lot of interesting things about the mage, although Kwiff may not understand all of them, but he was really interested.