Chapter 239 Supper
After dinner, Anna walked into the kitchen with a large bag of bird's-kiss mushrooms. Bayi Chinese[[<?[〉>?))]>?
These pure white mushrooms were collected by Maggie from the Hidden Forest—different from ordinary mushrooms, bird-nose mushrooms usually grow on the top of huge trees, and feed on the nutrients of trees, and are also the favorite food of some birds. Although its taste is extremely delicious, and the thick umbrella handle is as delicate as tender meat, due to its high growth position, it is difficult to detect it from below, and not many people are willing to climb up the big trees one by one to find and pick it.
On her birthday, her mother would pick some more or less and make two mushroom dishes to celebrate her birthday. She is unforgettable. Although now she no longer has to worry about not being able to eat enough, and the daily food is much more abundant, but she still wants to make these two delicacies that can only be tasted in small towns in the western border, and share them with people who are very busy every day recently. His Royal Highness Roland in the evening.
The stove in the kitchen had already been extinguished, but it didn't bother Anna, she threw the firewood into the stove, summoned the black fire, and soon the flames in the hearth burned vigorously.
At this moment, Nightingale suddenly jumped out from the wall, "Hey, what are you doing?"
"I want to make some food for His Highness. He has been sleeping late recently. What about you?"
"Ahaha," she touched the back of her head, "I just want to find some snacks... I'm a little hungry." After a pause, she poked her head curiously, "What are you going to do?"
"Hmm...honey-roasted mushrooms and mushroom soup." Anna opened the bag, revealing the bird's-kiss mushrooms inside. "They are all special foods in Border Town. Do you want to try them?"
Nightingale nodded, and quickly continued, "Can you teach me how to do it... I want to learn how to do this too."
"Okay," Anna smiled, "it's easy."
After slicing the mushrooms, she grabbed a handful and gave them to Nightingale. "First spread a layer of butter on both sides of the mushrooms, and then put them on the fire and bake carefully until both sides are golden. Be careful not to bake them for too long, or they will burn black."
"Well," Nightingale took the bird-kissed mushroom slices, and imitated Anna's appearance and greased both sides, "Your Highness has been working late recently?"
"Yeah, in order to resettle the refugees and draw some blueprints for new machinery, he didn't go to bed until midnight. Several times when I passed the office, I could still see the light coming through the crack of the door." Anna nodded, " You have been away for almost half a month, you miss your Highness very much, right?"
Nightingale shook her hand slightly, and the mushroom fell into the butter, "Uh...it's actually okay..."
"It's not just you, Lightning, Lily, Echo, and Wendy miss His Highness very much. They said that there is no place to take a bath there, and they wanted to come back a long time ago." Anna suddenly felt that the other party's expression was a little strange, "Hey, why? gone?"
"No," she shook her head, picked up the mushroom, and smiled a little embarrassedly, "So that's it, indeed... I miss it."
"That's right," Anna directly held the oiled mushrooms with her hands, and leaned into the fire, "If I leave His Highness for half a month, no, maybe it will only be a few days, and I can't wait to see him again. "
The meeting with Roland Wimbledon in the dungeon was the most incredible moment in her life. Looking back to this day, she still feels warm and grateful in her heart. If it wasn't for His Highness, even if she could continue to live, she would only live in ignorance and confusion, just like those numb townspeople.
It was His Highness who taught her the beauty of this world, whether it was pepper steak covered in sauce, or "Theoretical Basis of Natural Science", his presence filled her life with something new, which made her finally feel that she was not No more like everyone else, but a unique witch.
The other sisters must also think the same - as long as they spend a long time with His Highness, it is impossible not to fall into his whimsy and unique charm. Anna firmly believes in this.
"Ah, did I bake this for too long?" Nightingale lifted the iron fork, and the side of the mushroom had already turned brown.
"A bit..." She couldn't help laughing out loud, "The bird's-kiss mushroom is very delicate, so the grilling time must not be too long, you can master it after a few tries. I will prepare the ingredients for the stew first. "
Nightingale dipped the slightly mushy mushrooms with honey and salt, and threw it into her mouth, "Well, it's quite delicious." Looking at the girl who skillfully blended various herbs and ingredients, she asked curiously, " Did you do this often?"
"Well, pickling food, grinding wheat flour, doing part-time work for the nobles, bathing and shaving the neighbor's sheep," Anna said, "except for attending classes at Teacher Karl's academy, I spend most of my time doing these things." She After a pause, "But after my mother passed away, my father never let me go to college again, and he didn't even allow me to leave the house."
"Feel sorry……"
"It's nothing, it's all in the past," Anna's eyes were shining brightly, like a blue lake under the moonlight, "Compared to the big logarithm witch, I'm already a very lucky one, aren't I?"
The greased mushroom slices rolled up slightly under the flame, making a slight crackling sound. Sprinkle with a little salt, and after two rounds of roasting, you can already smell the tangy fragrance. The milky smell released after the butter is heated and the unique taste of bird's-kiss mushrooms are mixed together, making people mouth-watering. Finally, turn it around in the honey pot, and you will complete the production of a piece of roasted mushrooms. Whether it is the bird's-kiss mushroom itself or honey, it can be collected from the Hidden Forest. For the locals, if a tree with a beehive and a bird's-kiss mushroom at the top happens to be sawed down when logging, it is considered a It was a very lucky day.
As puffs of white steam came out of the soup pot, the two finished their mushroom roasting and seasoning.
"You're done, at least it looks pretty good." Nightingale stuffed another piece into her mouth, "So I'm quite talented in cooking... Pfft, this one seems a bit salty."
"The time is almost right." Anna looked at the night outside the window, "Let's send it to His Highness."
"Please help me and hand it over to him," she clasped her hands together, "please."
"Aren't you going with me?"
"No," she laughed, "because I don't know what expression to show when I see him now."
Anna was startled, and before she could ask the meaning of this sentence, the other party disappeared into the air. Does the expression matter? Smiling, downcast, or deadpan is fine. Even though I just came out of the prison, I didn't feel bored by my appearance when I lost confidence in everything and lost all thoughts, so why should I avoid it? After thinking about it for a while, she couldn't figure it out, so she just shook her head and walked to the office with the plates and soup bowls alone. (To be continued.)