In the evening, the family gathered around the table for dinner, and the long and wide table was full in an instant. Mr. Kesma was very happy. The family had not been so lively for a long time.
In fact, he also misses his children, but this old guy is unwilling to say it due to his "strict father" behavior, and his dignity and pride do not allow him to become an ordinary old man.
He was really happy today, so he was going to say something.
Everyone sitting at the table was looking at him. He looked thoughtful, then raised the wine glass in his hand, opened his mouth, and everyone began to pay attention.
This situation lasted for two or three seconds. Mr. Kesma pursed his lips and said, "Let's eat."
The restaurant came alive instantly, and people began to eat. Regardless of the slight embarrassment on Mr. Kesma's face, today's meal was still very sumptuous.
At least one roasted beef rib and one roasted lamb rib, plus some chicken, duck and goose can be said to be very rich.
This place is relatively far from the sea, and no one in the town is willing to spend a lot of money to buy expensive seafood, so these things cannot be seen on the table. Other than that, most things can appear on this table. superior.
Including those flying in the sky.
"It tastes good. Mom's cooking skills are getting better and better." Du Lin grabbed a beef rib with his hand and praised it.
In urban restaurants, such ingredients are often cut into very small pieces and then served to all diners at very expensive prices.
But in rural areas, these things have always been made in units of "fans", and people are used to the pleasure of grabbing a whole beef rib and tearing it apart.
This actually has nothing to do with whether you have money or not. Even during the poorest times in the past ten years, most farmers in Alfalfa Town would have a few cows, some sheep, and maybe some chickens, ducks and geese.
It seems that you will enjoy a better life in the countryside when the social economy is not developed. This statement is not entirely correct.
In the past, Dulin could often eat delicious food. Occasionally, when a cow was slaughtered in the town, everyone could share some - exchanging other things for beef from the family that slaughtered the cow. This method was once very popular in the past.
There were also stolen eggs, duck eggs and goose eggs, including some bird eggs.
Sometimes the three brothers would go to the nearby river to get some shrimps. They didn't eat the fish, and neither did the people in the town. Those fish had too many spines and were not suitable for the eating habits of the Empire people.
Such a "rich" recipe is simply a crime for city people. For a long time, poor people living in the city sometimes couldn't even afford wheat kernels, but in rural areas, Crops such as wheat kernels can basically be eaten in unlimited amounts.
So is it better to live in the countryside? In fact, it is not the case. In special times and special circumstances, self-sufficiency in the countryside can maintain a relatively full life, but they have no money.
It can be seen from the fact that Mr. Kesma's total cash amounted to only a few dozen dollars when Du Lin left Alfalfa Town. At that time, everyone was still very poor.
They cannot obtain more abundant supplies through purchasing to meet their consumption needs. In this regard, urban people are just the opposite.
Work allows them to obtain cash, and they can spend according to their own income and preferences. The colorful urban society and the dazzling array of shelves are sights that would never be seen in rural areas at that time!
Many rural people save money for a year or two just to be able to go shopping in the city one day.
People outside the golden cage will never know the crowding in the golden cage and the pain of losing freedom. Their attention is completely focused on the cage made of gold.
People living in golden cages never know how scary the outside world is. They only see freedom.
Fortunately, society is always progressing. After a long wait, the empire finally ushered in a new opportunity. It finally rose to the top of the world and became the world's leading power. This also made life easier for everyone from the city to the countryside. .
Du Lin praised the deliciousness of the roasted beef ribs, and Kinsel laughed at the side. She wiped her mouth with a napkin. It seemed that she had returned to her home in the country and didn't have to worry about reporters outside the door. Her movements also changed. Got rude.
"I'm sorry, that's what I did..." Kinsel lit a lady's cigarette, "I have to thank you for the compliment. This is the best gift I received today."
Dulin shrugged his shoulders, smiled and said to Mrs. Kesma, "Just think that I am complimenting you, so that I don't need to find another way to praise you, madam."
Mrs. Kesma smiled and distributed the meat scraps on the plate to Mr. Kesma and Mr. Kesma. She looked at Kinsel, then at Dulin, and said with a smile, "Your sister is still It’s very suitable for a woman who is a housewife. The food she cooks is already much more delicious than what I cook.”
Kinsel was a little embarrassed to say this, and his face turned red. Dulin asked strangely, "I didn't know you could smoke now."
Kinsel sighed, casually stubbed out the cigarette he had just taken two puffs on and threw it out the window, "The role requires it, and you know, sometimes... that's it."
Du Lin nodded and said nothing. He had nothing against the issue of smoking. Except that the smell in the room was not very good, the cigarettes here were not as harmful as the cigarettes in his dream.
In addition to wasting money, it cannot interfere with smokers more, and recently it is said that many tobacco companies are researching a new type of cigarette that smells better and is more suitable for indoor smoking.
When Du Lin turned around, he happened to see Ophelia beside him struggling with the beef ribs that were obviously longer than the length of the plate. The knife and fork in his hand was not suitable for cutting the beef on the ribs, which made her not eat it until now. to the mouth.
Except for Ophelia, the same goes for Emile. These two women all eat in the same manner as civilized people, unlike the owners of this house, who eat more casually.
The meat on the beef ribs was very slippery and strong because of a membrane, and it was not easy to cut, which made them all sweat.
Du Lin picked it up directly, brought the meaty part to her mouth, and said encouragingly, "Open your mouth wide, and then bite off a piece. You will find that the ones you ate before are not as delicious as you imagined!"
Because the beef ribs are roasted in one piece, more of the meat juice is locked in the beef. The slightly shrunken meat pieces are shrunk in the middle along the ribs, and the bone sticks are exposed on both sides. From the gap between the meat and the bones From the gap, meat juice is constantly dripping out, exuding a strong fragrance.
Ophelia met Du Lin's gaze, and the two looked at each other for a second or two. Then she opened her mouth resolutely and bit down on the meat.
This was something she had never done before, especially during mealtime.
There are many particularities and requirements for nobles to eat. For example, the simplest ones are that they cannot make the sound of collision between tableware, they cannot expose the food and teeth in their mouth when opening their mouths, they cannot talk while chewing, and they cannot Talking to people around you without cleaning your mouth and lips...
There are so many rules like this that many people don't have hair growing on their heads, but this is just the daily routine of nobles. From the day they become sensible, they must abide by these rules.
Between punishment whips and shovels, they quickly learn what to do.
The moment the white teeth with a hint of luster cut into the meat, Ophelia's eyes widened, feeling stupid and as if she had understood something.
She bit her teeth very quickly, and at the same time raised her right hand, palm upward, to rest on her chin.
On the one hand, it is to catch the debris when biting, and at the same time, it is also to catch the delicious gravy.
She chewed for a long time before swallowing all the food in her mouth, then she wiped her lips clean and looked at Dulin with an incredulous look on her face, "I have never eaten such delicious barbecue. Did it use magic?"
When the teeth cut through the septum, the delicious gravy and sauce seeped out as the meat was cut and squeezed by the teeth, completely detonating the taste buds.
The outermost layer of beef is a little chewy and chewy, but after removing that layer, the beef underneath becomes delicious and soft, much more delicious than expected.
Especially the feeling of biting a big mouthful of meat in your mouth is a kind of satisfaction that I have never experienced before! !
Du Lin put the ribs into her hands, "It will be more fun to nibble on your own, and you can also try other dishes. On our table, you don't need to abide by those rigid dogmas. We are free."
His words touched Mr. Kosma's nerves somewhere, and Mr. Kosma suddenly raised his glass and shouted, "Cheers to freedom!"
As the oldest and most authoritative male responsible for the family at the table, everyone could only agree with his initiative. The glasses raised high and the smell of alcohol began to spread made the atmosphere much more lively.
Atmosphere is a very magical thing. The magical thing is that it can make people fall into a certain emotion inexplicably and cannot extricate themselves.
Ophelia, who had never been so unrestrained before, was constantly in high spirits, and she even began to take the initiative to drink with others.
There may be some problems with this kind of behavior in the city, but this is the countryside, and he is surrounded by his own people. The atmosphere couldn't be better. Even Mr. Kesma has a smile on his face.
At this moment, Ophelia suddenly felt something that seemed to be hidden under the table. The alcohol had numbed her reaction. She tugged hard, and then slapped the thing in her hand on the table.
(End of chapter)