Chapter 134 Barbecue

"You can fish anytime and anywhere. It's so convenient for wizards. It's so convenient..." Wendell and Hermione were talking, constantly glancing aside to look at the fishing rods in their hands.

Hermione felt a little amused and handed the fishing rod to Wendell, "Do you want to try it?"

Wendell made a hesitant gesture, waved his hand and refused: "No, I'm not interested in fishing, I just came to see you."

He repeated over and over again, trying to convince Hermione, "I just heard someone talk about fishing, but I'm not really interested."

"They invited me to go fishing in the Thames, but I didn't say yes."

"I don't know how to fish. I'm not very interested in fishing."

Hermione put the fishing rod directly into Wendell's hand, "Come and try it. I want to go back to the camp to help my mother barbecue."

She stood up and gave up her position to Wendell.

"Isn't this not good?" Wendell tried hard to suppress the smile on his face, so as not to damage his stable image in the eyes of his daughter.

"But if you say so, I can watch it for you for a while, and I'll return it to you when you want to fish." He held the fishing rod in his hand, sat down in a decent manner, and stared at the hook as it fell. s position.

"Loren, take care of my dad." Hermione waved and skipped away.

Wendell didn't look back, his eyes were fixed on the fishhook, and he was still chatting politely with Loren, "Hermione speaks so strangely, how could you be the one taking care of me?"

Loren held back her laughter and said, "Yes, it's not safe for a child like me to be at the lake. I need adults to look after me."

"Yeah." Wendell nodded, agreeing with this statement.

Loren saw his float moving and hurriedly called out: "Raise the rod, the fish is hooked!"

Wendell hurriedly lifted the pole, but he was still a step too slow. The hook was empty and the bait was gone, but the fish had already run away.

A look of regret flashed in his eyes, he was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "It's okay, I'm just here to experience it, I don't care about the harvest."

Loren heard his voice change, coughed and responded: "Yes, fishing requires this kind of mentality. You are indifferent and don't care about gains and losses. You have such a good mentality."

Wendell nodded silently.

In the following time, Loren taught Wendell how to bait, throw the hook, determine whether the fish was hooked, and how to wrestle with the fish.

"...Just bring it up slowly."

After Loren taught him the process of fishing in this environment, he stood up and threw the things directly into the lake.

Facing Wendell's puzzled gaze, Loren explained: "They will turn back to stone when the time comes. Mr. Granger, I haven't gained much all morning, and I want to go back to barbecue, so I will leave this place to your care."

Wendell was very uncomfortable fishing with him. Considering that this was Hermione's old father, Loren felt that he should take care of his first fishing experience-let him fish alone.

Before Wendel could react, Loren jumped back.

Looking at Loren's leaving figure, Wendell shook his head, "Children are children, so you have to be patient when fishing."

He calmly took the bait and swung the rod, as if he had the attitude of a fisherman.

When Loren returned, Hermione poked her little head to watch Monica busy. She was adding charcoal to the charcoal box on the barbecue.

The fresh meat is set aside to marinate, it will take some time.

The charcoal for burning is provided by the hotel, and the barbecue grill is simply spliced ​​together with iron plates and iron frames. Do not use firewood for barbecues. There is a lot of smoke and smell, which is difficult to handle, and it is not delicious when grilled.

Loren also leaned over, not understanding what was so interesting about this, but seeing Hermione looking at it seriously, he also looked at these black coals seriously.

The two children stood side by side, heads stretched out.

Monica found it funny when she saw it, and waved them away, "I asked Wendell to go see you two, but when you came back, he was sitting there."

Hermione turned around and asked, "You don't go fishing anymore?"

Loren thought for a moment, "I was next to him and he was a little reserved."

Hermione understood immediately that Wendell wanted to fish but pretended not to care, and he cared about the fish but couldn't show it.

By the time Monica set up the barbecue grill and lit the charcoal fire, the meat was almost ready to be marinated.

Wendell trotted back all the way, with a palm-sized fish carefully protected in his arms, not caring at all that his clothes got wet.

Monica said: "You're back just in time, we can start barbecue."

Wendell said in a loud voice: "How do you know that the first time I went fishing, I caught a big fish as thick as an arm."

Monica: "..."

Loren and Hermione next to them covered their mouths and walked away to avoid laughing loudly and being heard by them.

Monica seemed not to hear him and ignored him. She placed the marinated pork chops on the iron rack and flipped them skillfully.

After a while, the aroma of fat and meat filled the air.

The meat grilled by Loren is also very fragrant. He prefers to bake it with some browning. In the corners of the outside, the fat and protein are burnt to create a hard shell, which makes it very fragrant to chew.

Loren poked a piece of beef with a fork and fed it to Hermione. Hermione carefully took it directly with her mouth, eating with a smile on her face.

Loren felt a sense of complacency and satisfaction in his heart, and said, "How about it, did I do well in the exam?"

Hermione nodded vigorously, "The charred areas are very fragrant when chewed, and the inside is tender and delicious."

Loren was even more satisfied. This kind of eater is the most popular among chefs.

After Hermione tasted a piece, she flipped it like Loren did and successfully cooked the meat.

She calmly threw away her piece of meat and waited peacefully for her mother and Loren to feed her.

Wendell insisted on grilling the big fish he caught for the first time. It was said to be as thick as an arm, but in fact it was only the size of a hand. It required great care to handle it.

Obviously, Wendell is not lacking in such attentiveness, as he has to deal with this fish even if he doesn't eat barbecue.

Hermione's tongue and stomach spent a happy time. The barbecue was delicious, and the grilled fish was terrible.

After the meal, they rested for a while. At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the group packed up their things and drove to Elizabeth I's hunting lodge.

This was a place we had agreed to visit before. Although it was called a hunting lodge, it was still very large as a place used by the Queen.

For tourism development, it has been expanded and many modern facilities have been added. It is more appropriately called a palace.

The hunting lodge is hidden in the lush forest, surrounded by dense trees. After turning a few turns along the road, it enters a parking lot.

This parking lot is also a group property of the peripheral hotel. As soon as they get off the car, a waiter will help them carry their luggage and lead them to a suite with a classic British style.

The overall color of the room is darker, the walls are made of rough stone, and the walls are covered with heavy fabrics. The tables, chairs, and beds in the room are all made of solid wood. There are also classical vases on the table, and the fireplace hearth is filled with black charcoal.

Wendell and Monica sat slumped in the chairs and didn't want to move. It was strange that they were not very tired after just spending a day in the wild, but they didn't want to move as soon as they sat down.

Hermione was curious about all the things in the room and looked around.

"Was this place built hundreds of years ago?" she asked, touching the stone wall.

Loren pointed upward, "You will know the answer just by looking at the electric lamp above. In the time of Elizabeth I, Edison should not have been born yet."

Hermione was not disappointed and looked around.

Loren said: "You have to look at ancient things. There are many in Hogwarts Castle that are thousands of years old, older than Elizabeth I."

Hermione retorted: "That's different. Elizabeth I is a different queen."

This was recognized by Monica, "As the last queen of the Tudor dynasty, during her reign, the economy and culture of the dynasty flourished. Many writers such as Shakespeare and Bacon were born in that era."

Monica graduated from medical school despite discrimination against women from a special era, and she carries feminist thoughts in her bones.

This thought had some influence on Hermione, and both of them had a special sense of respect for Elizabeth I.

Wendell interrupted the topic: "There is an exhibition hall here with Elizabeth I's things. We can visit it later."

He sat up and said, "Let's go now. We'll just go to the restaurant for dinner when we get back."

Hermione and Monica looked at each other, agreed to the suggestion, and then took Loren, who was at a loss, to visit the exhibition hall.

Bright lights, glass covers, and the occasional security personnel make the exhibition hall more modern. Bows, arrows, swords, shields with royal symbols, most of these things are inside the glass cover.

Loren always felt that there was still a question mark as to whether the things here really needed to be.

But Monica and Hermione were very interested. They held hands and stopped to watch each piece one by one. They read the introduction text next to the glass cover with great interest.

Wendell and Loren were not that interested. They went directly to the glass cover in the middle of the exhibition hall, where a set of Elizabeth's hunting outfit was displayed.

The text next to it records Elizabeth's life deeds:

Elizabeth received a good court education in her early years, but was suppressed during the reign of her half-sister Mary I.

After the death of Mary I, Elizabeth succeeded to the throne. After taking the throne, he relied on the support of the new aristocracy and the bourgeoisie to strengthen his autocratic rule and restore the Protestant Act. Externally, it concentrated its efforts on combating Spanish maritime hegemony, vigorously developed maritime trade and colonial undertakings, and established the "East India Company". Elizabeth's reign is known as the "Golden Age" in British history.

But Loren is more interested in the latter part, about the content of this hunting ground:

Elizabeth I did not hunt much during her reign. Instead, her sister Mary I was keen on hunting and used living people as prey for bloody hunts.

Such hunts were organized many times during his reign, and the prey included Protestants, condemned prisoners, and even innocent peasants.

Loren put his hand into his pocket, pinched the small mirror over there, and murmured: "Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, who is the real you?"

"Mary I is called "Bloody Mary" for no reason, right? "Hermione didn't know when she appeared next to Loren and said while looking at the text.

Loren was noncommittal. He cared little for the religious struggles and the Tudors, and had little opinion of Mary I's behavior.

"The oppression and misery of childhood will accompany a person throughout his life. Her experience created a twisted character, but she became the queen..." Loren said.

Hermione turned to look at him, "None of these are reasons for her bloodlust."

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Until the next day, as they drove back, Loren wondered whether Bloody Mary was a wizard after all.

If it is just a folk legend, then where did the mirror in his pocket come from.

If Bloody Mary is a real witch, which one is the real Bloody Mary, the countess who bathes in blood to maintain her youth, or the bloodthirsty queen?

Hermione seemed as happy as when she arrived.

She sat in the back row with the window open, looking at the scenery outside the window with bright eyes, and humming an intermittent melody in her mouth.

"Hermione, are you happy camping this time?" Wendell obviously knew the answer, but he just wanted to ask.

Hermione responded cooperatively: "Happy!"

Wendell showed a satisfied smile, feeling as happy as drinking ice water in the summer. For him, his wife and daughter were everything.

He occasionally turned the steering wheel and said: "I am not well prepared for this camping trip. I have been to the forest twice. How about we change the place next time?"

Wendell quietly glanced at his wife sitting next to him, "What do you think?"

"Okay." Hermione hummed and agreed. For her, this was a perfect trip.

The bonfire rising at night, the shame of sleeping in a tent, the smell of barbecue, the relatives and best friends who accompany you, all the pictures and happy feelings are engraved in the memory.

She thought that some changes should be made to the practice of the Patronus Charm.

"Monica, what do you think?" Wendell glanced at Monica again, this is the key point.

Monica said without looking at Wendell, "Where do you want to go next time?"

Wendell pretended to casually suggest: "Next time we are on the yacht, let's go camping on the water?"

Loren saw Wendell's little fingers holding the steering wheel trembling slightly. It was obvious that Mr. Granger was not so indifferent and he cared about water camping.

Hermione made a teasing voice, "Eh~"

Monica's lips curved into a smile, "Then do you want to prepare a fishing rod?"

"Ahem!" Wendell pretended to cough twice, "Fishing is a good project for water camping. We can rent fishing rods then."

Hermione couldn't hold it in anymore and laughed.

He laughed with the other three people in the car.

Loren felt the happy and beautiful smell in the car and put aside all the complicated thoughts.

Who the hell is Bloody Mary?

He just needs to live his life well, cure Grandpa Bates's werewolf disease, reach Voldemort's successful graduation from Hogwarts, earn a lot of money and enjoy life.

The warm sunshine soaked into the breeze on the road, and the bright green color reached from the wilderness to his heart. Loren was full of expectations for the days ahead.