Chapter 702 The Future of the Magical World Has Gone Astray

"...Anyway, as my cooking skills improved, everyone realized that it was okay not to eat meat."

Elena gently held her chin with one hand, with a bit of helplessness and nostalgia in her eyes, and said softly in her voice.

"Especially when you find that the ingredients you like are actually very cheap in the market, this is particularly good news - as long as you have a little more money, you can have a big meal every week. meal."

"Of course, I will occasionally find ways to go to the lake and get some fish back. If I'm lucky, I can catch some wild birds."

"The happiness of the children in the orphanage is much simpler than that of most people - they eat stir-fried liver and kidneys once a week, or stewed pig's trotters with white beans, and from time to time they can also have grilled fish, fish soup, or chicken soup. The taste is great, right?"

It doesn't matter if you can't buy normal meat...?

Newt Scamander was stunned. His table knife was still on his piece of pork chop. This was a hypothesis that he had never thought of before, a hypothesis that had not even been thought of in the non-magical world. Such an eye-catching little corner on the edge.

The closure of the magical world is only relative, and what is restricted by the Secrecy Law is more of a product and idea after the industrial revolution.

For most wizards, the definition of poverty is usually limited to the number of gold galleons and the difficulty of some magic props and magic items. It is rare for them to truly fall into a situation where they cannot even guarantee basic food and clothing.

Whether it is using magic to achieve basic self-sufficiency, or bullying and teasing Muggles, even a crappy third-rate wizard can find a way to survive in this world - although the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic may come to cause trouble, but For those down-and-out wandering wizards who can't afford the fines, it doesn't matter as long as they don't go to Azkaban.

"So, if you have time," Elena shrugged, "Maybe you should go to Africa, or to the shadows of cities in places like Russia, Ukraine, and Czechoslovakia - it may be difficult for you to understand, just It seems like everyone in our orphanage before... In this world, some people have tried their best just to stay alive."

Elena can see the confusion and thinking in the Scamanders' eyes, which is not much different from the expressions on Hannah and Luna's faces. Although they may be shocked by this, it is more from Looking down from a high place in amazement.

Or...sympathy.

The girl narrowed her eyes and did not continue to explain or exaggerate the content of the story.

As Dumbledore said, she will never be able to become someone like Grindelwald, Tom... or even Dumbledore himself, because Elena was truly born in the quagmire and once worked hard on the edge of life. People who have struggled.

It is difficult for wizards who have not experienced the lower society, or even the life of ordinary people, to understand the meaning of resilience.

"Well, okay..." Newt Scamander hesitated for a few seconds, nodded, and said slowly.

"When you go to train in a few days, I will take the time to go to those places to find out more. If so many people in so many places are having a hard time, I will reconsider the Animal Husbandry Association you mentioned before proposal."

Newt lowered his head and looked at the pork chop on the dinner plate. Suddenly, he felt that dinner was not as delicious as before.

Although Elena's description sounds very relaxed, and judging from her current performance, she does like dishes cooked with pig offal and trimming tissue, but Newt can still vaguely imagine the reason behind it. A bit bitter.

The topic of internal organs ends here.

During the rest of the dinner that day, no one took the initiative to talk about the hot kidneys and spicy roasted pig brains.

Everyone was silently eating the dishes on their plates. After a busy day, everyone was indeed hungry.

The Scamanders were somewhat interested in trying some money for their waists, but on the one hand, Elena did not bring up the shared waists and brains again, and as elders, they were too embarrassed to take the initiative to ask for it. Asking for food on the plates of three little girls - especially when the girls were still quietly fighting over each other from time to time.

However, on the other hand, it is mainly because, even if they are a little surprised and shocked, the psychological hurdle of pig brains, pork kidneys, etc. is not so easy for Tina or Newt to overcome. .

Regarding this, Elena didn't have much surprise.

If the Scamanders want to eat those "dark dishes" like Hannah and Luna, then it's best to start with something that looks normal...such as pig offal sausage or mixed meat. Pies, or braised pork tongue, cold pig ears, braised pig heart, braised pork liver are all good choices.

With any dish, the first impression is always very important.

Not to mention Europeans who mainly cook three meals a day by frying, roasting and boiling. Even many gourmets from big foodie countries are not very accepting of traditional Sichuan cuisine that is heavy in oil and spicy. The estrangement also includes a physical level.

A large part of the reason why Hannah and Luna have such a high level of acceptance is also due to their subtle experience in the past year - you know, the three of them enjoy chef-level top-notch cuisine every day, no matter what It's the taste, taste, and preferences that Elena has clearly figured out a long time ago, and it has almost completely transformed into Elena's shape.

As for Slytherin House, which grows "Devil Pepper", the attributes hidden deep in the body were discovered.

The human body is a very wonderful existence.

With the help of magic, as long as the little wizards of Slytherin endure the first few rounds of heat, they will soon fall in love with the hot pleasure dancing on the tip of the tongue. Compared with the temporary discomfort, Being able to have something unique that distinguishes them from the little wizards in other colleges is obviously a greater joy for the little snakes.

Especially when they discovered that the little lions of Gryffindor were completely unable to defeat them in eating spicy food...

Unknowingly, "no sex, no pleasure" has even become a new label in Slytherin House.

Fortunately, no matter which family they are in, underage children do not have much say at the dinner table.

Those adult wizards who come from pure-blood families may not have noticed these subtle details for the time being. They don't know that the tastes of the little gentlemen and ladies in their families have become unusual-children in the rebellious period will be picky eaters. , this is not a strange thing, after all, they are not the ones responsible for buying groceries and deciding on recipes.

I hope... those seventh-year Slytherin graduates are still used to living outside the school...

Perhaps the first batch of stable off-campus users of "Round Face Fat Chicken Takeout" can be considered to start developing from among them? But those are things that need to be considered later. Now we still need to find a way to solve the problem of food supply first.

Elena shook her head slightly, retracted her divergent thoughts, and returned her attention to the dinner table near the end.

"Mrs. Scamander," Elena turned her head and said with a smile, "I will take care of the follow-up work in the kitchen later. Besides, I still have some ingredients to deal with, and I may need to borrow them. Remove your kitchen utensils.”

"Elena, today's dinner was already great. Just leave the follow-up matters to Newt and me! Besides, you are now guests, and guests should have a good rest and enjoy their vacation..."

Tina Scamander frowned, a hint of displeasure and condemnation appearing in her amber eyes.

Before Mrs. Scamander could finish speaking, Elena quickly picked up the apron hanging on the back of the chair, walked to the kitchen workbench, picked up a long piece of white pork suet, shook it, and vomited Sticking out his tongue and explaining.

"I'm not trying to grab a job in the kitchen, but look - it's best to boil the fresh lard as soon as possible, so that after the lard solidifies slightly, you can use it tomorrow morning and noon. I still have to do all the other processes with my own hands, otherwise it’s easy to get a pasty smell or a turbid color.”

"As for helpers..."

Elena paused for a moment, her eyes wandered around the dining table, and landed on someone who was looking down at the ostrich on the plate.

"After Hannah and Luna are settled, just ask Mr. Scamander to come down to the kitchen and help me. Senior Newt's knowledge of animal tissues is quite trustworthy..."

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