Dousen's bloodline brought the celebratory atmosphere to its peak.
If the Thorn Sprite and the Fast-Growing Magic Thorns behind it represent Liszt's future potential—the ability to strive for the title of Viscount, and if not in the first generation, then with the help of the intermediate-level magical beast, the title of Viscount is no longer just a potential, but a certainty that will be placed on Liszt's head.
Those who are jealous become even more jealous.
Those who envy them are even more envious.
Their eyes burned with intensity, as if they were about to burst into Flame.
Liszt suddenly found it quite enjoyable to be stared at with such intense emotions. A thought popped into his mind, "No wonder everyone is so diligently striving to become noble. The aristocratic system under knightly rule is not just a system, but also a social atmosphere."
This is like China during the era of the Eight-Legged Essay, where all other professions were considered inferior except for studying.
In this world, everything else is inferior, only knighthood is superior.
At this moment, Liszt truly felt that he, like everyone else in this world, had developed a desire and ambition for aristocratic glory.
certainly.
Blind ambition is not a good thing.
He spread the word that he was preparing to recruit followers, and then left the rest to time. When his speech ended, everyone raised their glasses, and the banquet officially began. One dish after another was served by the male servants. Although there weren't many expensive ingredients, there was plenty of chicken, fish, meat, and eggs.
There are also Peanut produced by Peanut processing workshops, various breads developed by bakeries, fruit wines and rice wines brewed by wineries, and a wide variety of seafood dishes.
And with some guidance from Liszt, Mrs. Abby developed several unique and delicious dishes—vegetable and egg soup, scrambled eggs with Tomato, Tomato and egg soup, scrambled eggs with onions, scrambled eggs with green beans, scrambled eggs with seafood...
"Grandmother, please try this Tomato and egg stir-fry. Mrs. Abby's cooking is very appetizing." Liszt gestured for Lady Penelope to taste it.
Looking at his plate, which no longer contained all sorts of bizarre pies and sauces, he was quite satisfied.
Chinese people value food, and he was no exception. When he first arrived, he tried his best to suppress his culinary desires because he didn't know how to cook and nobles shouldn't be in the kitchen. It wasn't until he started a seafood craze and encouraged Renard to invent new breads that he gradually began to "guide" Mrs. Abby.
Mrs. Abby has now successfully mastered two forms of Chinese cooking: scrambled eggs and egg drop soup.
So Mrs. Abby, through constant experimentation, found suitable ingredients for scrambled eggs and egg drop soup, and from there she was able to create many different kinds of scrambled eggs and egg drop soup.
On several occasions, Liszt's lunch consisted entirely of scrambled eggs and egg drop soup.
"Unfortunately, the oil and salt ratio is still lacking, and it's not as delicious as the scrambled eggs from my hometown." After taking a bite of the scrambled eggs with Tomato, Liszt recalled his life before he traveled back in time, and a faint sadness welled up in his heart.
There is still a long way to go in guiding Mrs. Abby.
While scrambled eggs are delicious, stir-frying is not limited to just eggs. Chinese cuisine boasts dozens of cooking methods, including stir-frying, quick-frying, braising, deep-frying, cooking, pan-frying, simmering, pan-frying, stuffing, roasting, stewing, simmering, baking, braising, simmering, roasting, salt-baking, smoking, mud-baking, poaching, stewing, simmering, boiling, steaming, candied, honey-glazed, sweet soup, and hot pot, among others.
Liszt couldn't cook and couldn't replicate all those culinary skills, but he still understood the basics of stir-frying and boiling.
In addition, he is also very familiar with hot pot, and this winter in Flower Town, he will definitely be making sure to have hot pot and some snacks.
"And tofu!"
"Tofu must be invented! Mapo tofu is my favorite!"
Tofu doesn't exist here; there are only beans, mostly Pea, with soybeans also present but not in large quantities. These beans are difficult to digest, and eating too much of them will cause flatulence; they are generally foods for ordinary people.
Liszt also ate boiled beans a few times, and they were indeed unpalatable.
He wanted to research how to make tofu, but while he knew a lot about how to eat tofu, he didn't really know how to make it. He only knew about the methods of "using brine to make tofu" and "using gypsum to make tofu," which basically involved grinding soybeans into soy milk, then adding brine or gypsum, and then it would coagulate into tofu.
As for why, it turns into tofu with just one touch, I don't understand.
Then, what is brine, and what does it have to do with braised pig's trotters? He knew about plaster casts—they're used for severed hands and feet—but what is plaster cast in nature?
Therefore, tofu production has been delayed for a long time.
We can only be patient for now.
Having scrambled eggs to eat is already a step forward; don't always try to take big steps, because taking too big a step can easily lead to trouble—that's how he comforted himself.
"Hmm, it is indeed a delicious dish. It's called scrambled eggs with Tomato?" Lady Penelope was very satisfied with the scrambled eggs with Tomato.
Liszt smiled and said, "If you like, you can send your chef to learn how to make this from Mrs. Abby. There are no secrets about this recipe to you."
" Baron Liszt, may we also send chefs over to learn?" a nobleman inquired.
"If Mrs. Abby agrees, of course." Liszt used Mrs. Abby as a shield; these nobles couldn't possibly learn to cook for free—they had to pay for the recipes.
There's no reason to freeload.
The fresh dishes won unanimous praise, and the celebration of the Little Elf's birth came to a perfect end. After the luncheon and a short rest, it was time for the nobles to depart.
Passing by Dousen's doghouse.
They all couldn't help but glance at Dousen a couple more times.
"My God, it's huge! Only a mid-level magical beast could be that big."
" The Violent Earth Dog, a low-level magical beast, is already the king of Thorn Ridge. How powerful it will be if it becomes a mid-level magical beast!"
"Are the stone pillars lining the road its masterpiece?"
" The Knight's Glory shines upon us; the rise of Flower Town is imminent."
"Unbelievable, I'm actually standing in front of a mid-level magical beast. I feel like I've gone mad."
Dousen was indifferent to the group, not even glancing at them. He simply lay on the lawn, lazily sunbathing, with half a bone still clenched in his mouth.
On Dousen Avenue.
One by one, the horse-drawn carriages were pulled away.
Lady Penelope kissed Liszt's forehead. "You did a good job and didn't disappoint your father. I remember how much he liked you when you were little. He'll be pleased when he returns from the continent and sees Flower Town as it is now."
Liszt smiled slightly, "I will continue to work hard." He didn't quite understand the father-son relationship between the Earl and his predecessor, probably because he had never been a father himself.
Lvera stepped forward and patted Liszt on the shoulder. "I hope that one day I will be proud to be Liszt's sister."
The girl was no longer acting like a teenager, and he felt a little uneasy. "I thought this day would come."
The Frank family was the last to leave.
"I originally planned to give you the first batch of profits from the Black Tulip today, but considering today is a joyous occasion, I'll postpone it to tomorrow. Have Gortai or someone else come to Coral City to check the accounts. I've calculated it myself, and you can receive 210 gold coins from this batch of potions."
"I will have Advisor Gortai follow up on this matter."
Frank thought for a moment and asked, "So, what do you plan to do about the potion in the Bramble? Will you continue to cooperate with Levis?"
"I haven't decided yet. I'll think about it more carefully before I do."
"Of course, whether or not you cooperate depends on your will." Frank finished speaking, stepping aside. " Shirley may have a lot to say to you, I'll get in the carriage first."