my age of magic

Chapter 903 5. Jacques in trouble
The living habits of the Palestine people in Illinas City are closely related to this sea. They seem to have become accustomed to the peaceful days of going to sea at high tide and picking shells at low tide.

The people of Palestina are far more industrious than the people of Imperial City. They will go to the sea with a basket and a short rake every day when the tide is low, and they will not lie in bed because the sun has not yet risen.

Coming out of the manor of the Duke of Mensa, our carriage chased the morning sun, and the street trees along the way were actually olive trees, and now the trees were covered with green olives.

The gift of the endless sea to the Palestine people is countless fish, shrimps, crabs and shells. Our original plan was to go to the beach to pick up shells, but the driver told us: This is the stage of high tide. Even when we went to the seaside, we couldn't find any beautiful shells, which made us a little disappointed.

The coachman is a native of Palestina who was born and raised in the city of Ilinas. When he speaks, he has a strong local accent. At the end of every sentence, he will add a rising tone. It's like reciting poetry.

I asked him curiously, where is the most fun place to go at this time?

The coachman told us that the most lively place in the city in the morning is the fishing port pier, and it should be interesting to go to the pier to see the fishing boats returning from the sea.

Before that, I only read illustrations of fishing boats in some miscellaneous books. When I came to Ilinas City, I just saw the sloops moored in the harbor from a distance, but I didn’t really appreciate them up close. Sailing ships.

I discussed it with Yingli, but I don't have a better idea anyway, so I might as well go and have a look first.

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The fishing boats moored on the fishing port wharf are like small wooden houses floating on the sea. These small wooden houses just erect a wooden pole on the roof and hang a hard cowhide sail on it, so that they can be seen again. Floating to and fro in the sea.

There are such wooden house-style fishing boats floating back on the sea, and some fishmongers are crowded on the pier, without waiting for the fishing boat to dock, they discuss loudly with the boat owner about the fish to be picked up on the boat.

The early morning fishing port is more like a lively market, except that all the goods traded here are fresh fish, shrimp and shellfish.

Outside the pier, there are stalls one after another, and some stalls are covered with huge plantain leaves, and fresh fish just caught from the sea are placed on them.On some stalls, there are large wooden basins filled with all kinds of shellfish.

There is a row of gazebos a little farther away, which looks a little neater. Some fish vendors put high-quality fresh fish on trays covered with crushed ice. This is the place where the coachman recommended us to come.

Looking at the bustling market in front of me, I really want to squeeze in front of the fish stall and bargain with the fish sellers.

I pulled Yingli enthusiastically and wanted to walk into the fish market at the pier, but no matter where I went, the overcrowded civilians would try their best to dodge to both sides, just like avoiding the plague god, and surrounded me by one meter A circle is formed inside.

I tried to take two steps in the direction of the market, and the already crowded crowd immediately dodged to the sides. I pulled Ying Li back, and those people in the fish market began to walk around casually again.

"Dear Your Majesty the Magician, if you are just curious about the fresh fish in the market, please come to the gazebo. The best fish in the fishing port will be sold here." A fish seller in the gazebo The stall owner kindly reminded me that

I walked over and saw snappers on ice cubes at his stall, which were really fresh, and the wooden basin beside him was filled with huge conch, luminous shellfish, and some fresh shrimp and crabs.

"This is your first visit to Ilinas City!" The stall owner greeted me very familiarly.

I nodded slightly.

"If you want to try these fresh fish and shellfish, our restaurants here can also cook these delicious ingredients according to your requirements." He pointed to a simple restaurant in the middle of the gazebo and introduced to me.

"Even if some fresh fish is put into the magic sealing box, it is difficult to retain its delicious taste. The nobles in the city are full of praise for our fresh fish and shrimp." After finishing speaking, he bent down and looked from one side A two-foot-long colorful lobster was taken out of a large wooden basin filled with sea water, and it was shaking proudly in front of my eyes.

"Dear Your Majesty the Magician, would you like to have a taste?" the fish market stall owner asked me.

Watching the lobster struggle with its teeth and claws, I don't know how to catch it.

At this time, Ying Li was beside me, took a step forward, stretched out his hand to grab the big lobster, and said to me with a smile: "This kind of big lobster has claws and no claws. I prefer to eat claws." the kind!"

The fish stall owner knew very well about the waters of the empire, so he said directly to Ying Li: "There are no big lobsters with claws in the waters of our Emerald Bay. Your Excellency, you are probably talking about strange rocks. Crayfish from the sea south of the province."

Ying Li nodded slightly, then turned to me and said, "Let's buy this shrimp. There is no such delicious seafood in the imperial capital."

I nodded in agreement, looked at the fish stall owner, and waited for his offer.

Seeing that Ying Li said to buy it directly, he immediately had a friendly smile on his face, took a grass blade soaked in water from the side of the booth, and quickly tied up the big lobster, saying : "Such a piece is worth six silver bars!"

The leaves of this marianne grass are dried and then soaked in water. They are full of willfulness. When I make magic scrolls, I also like to use them to bind the scrolls.

I originally thought that this kind of seafood would be very expensive, but the price offered by the stall owner made me feel that buying it a few times and trying it is really nothing.

I, Yingli, Katerina, Helena, and Becky, a group of five, naturally didn't plan to share such a lobster, so I took out a gold coin from the money bag and asked the fish vendor to tie it up again. five.

The fish stall owner didn't expect that we didn't care about the price of these seafood at all. Instead, he bought five lobsters at once, and he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

A family of three next to them was also looking at other fresh fish on the stall. Two young couples were pulling a babbling girl together. The young woman was looking at a mackerel on the stall. The young woman said: "This mackerel was caught just this morning. It is very fresh. If you want to buy it, it will cost you twenty copper coins!"

This stall owner is a qualified businessman, whether it is a big business or a small business, he can treat customers equally.

The young woman took the little girl by the hand and looked at the man beside her tenderly.

The young man was distracted by the beautiful girls around me. When he found his wife staring at him, he realized that he had lost his composure. He blushed slightly, and saw that his wife had already picked out two saury. He quickly took out the copper coins from the money bag, paid the money and left in a hurry with his wife and daughter.

The girl has the same blond hair as her mother, and her blue eyes are so innocent. At this time, seeing the colorful lobster in Katerina's hand, she is full of novelty and love, pulling her The corner of the mother's skirt refused to go away, and begged her mother: "Mom, Mom, I want to eat that big lobster too!"

The young woman's face was a little embarrassed, she quickly squatted down, gently holding the girl's soft face with both hands, and said: "My daughter is so good, we don't eat big lobster today, mother will make fish for her today, and wait until the harvest festival in autumn When it was time to eat, my mother promised her that she would definitely buy her a slightly smaller lobster, okay?"

"Okay!" The little girl immediately became extremely happy when she heard her mother say this, and happily led the young woman's hand into the market crowd.

At this time, I suddenly realized that it was not because those delicious seafood became cheaper.

It was because I was favored by the goddess of luck and possessed the status of a magician. Whether it was drawing magic scrolls or drawing magic pattern structures, I quickly accumulated some wealth that could not be accumulated in a lifetime in the eyes of ordinary people. The concept of money has become weak, and those people who live at the bottom of the Green Empire, the commoners who can only earn a few dozen silver coins a month, will still be entangled in a delicious lobster.

But having said that, I saw civilian-style happiness in that family of three. It was simple happiness that did not pursue such luxurious things as food, mansions, and magic caravans.

Seeing the family of three suddenly reminded me to ask myself, what is the happiness I want?
Ying Li seemed to sense some changes in my mood, and she stood beside me quietly.

After a while, I was freed from my contemplation. Seeing Ying Li blinking and looking at me curiously, my heart felt hot for no reason.

Then, under the introduction of the stall owner, I bought two luminous shellfish.

I leaned over to look at the sea bream on the ice, I want to taste every kind of seafood here.

The stall owner is still trying his best to sell his seafood to me at this moment: "Dear Your Majesty, you can see that the chopping boards here are covered with ice to ensure that these fresh fish will not go bad even in hotter weather." , this fish stew is also very delicious.”

...In fact, think about it, it's still so cheap!

Before leaving the fish stall, I asked the smart stall owner, "Why are they so afraid of me?"

My eyes fell on those people in the fishing port wharf market not far away.

The stall owner laughed a bit, and felt that it was a bit impolite to laugh like this, so he quickly saluted me apologetically, and explained to me: "Actually, these commoners are not afraid of you, but are worried about dirtying your expensive magic robes." , they can't afford to pay for this kind of gorgeous clothes that cost dozens of gold coins!"

Seeing that I was still a little puzzled, he immediately said: "This is a fish market, and there is a stench everywhere. You are a nobleman. Walking on the street, as a commoner, they must be careful to avoid it. This is the regulation of the Grimm Empire Code. , is also a calendar that must be kept in mind as a commoner."

It turned out to be such a thing.

Looking back on the life in El City, it seems that there is not such a big gap between the common people and the nobles there.Speaking of it, perhaps because of the tough folk customs in the northern border, the nobles need to maintain a more friendly image to gain the support of the people.

As for the imperial capital, it is a place where princes walk all over the streets and nobles are as numerous as dogs. The commoners there naturally lack due respect for ordinary nobles.

I didn't expect that in Palestina Province, there would be such a big gap between the civilian class and the noble class. It seemed that the nobles here would live a better life.

We bid farewell to the stall owner, and according to his instructions, we walked to the restaurant in the middle of the long gazebo with our seafood. The waiter there seemed to be used to bringing seafood with him, and immediately invited us inside graciously.

When I walked in, I found that there are quite a lot of people who come here early to taste seafood.Several waiters in the restaurant were exhausted, communicating with the guests on the table, and wanted to make seafood into delicious dishes of that flavor.

After we chose a dining table facing the sea and sat down, we found that the location was very good with a view of the sea. We could see fishing boats like houses floating on the blue sea.

My eyesight is very good, and I can even see a group of skuagulls following the stern of the nearby fishing boat. They sometimes land on the mast with white sails, and sometimes fly to the deck to steal the fish on the deck.

The waiter ran over sweating profusely, smiled at us apologetically, and then asked how to cook these delicacies. My request seemed to make the waiter a little stunned, because my request was very simple, I just wanted An oven with only charcoal fire.

The waiter agreed very straightforwardly, and brought an oven over in a short time. I gave him a silver plate as a consumption, and he immediately expressed his gratitude to me with a smile on his face, and then graciously brought us some clean ovens. Empty plates and graciously asked if we wanted some condiments.

I shook my head to say no, and then said to Ying Lizhong's daughter: "Speaking of which, these seafood are the most delicious when eaten with the original flavor, and I have an exclusive secret sauce, let you meet a magician who likes food. How to cook some seafood!"

Since I came out to play, the girls would naturally prefer to watch me cook, so they nodded repeatedly.

Although this is the first time I have handled a lobster in my previous life, I am no stranger to its method. I skillfully use a sharp short dagger to peel off the shrimp shell, then drain the shrimp urine, and put the whole lobster on the fire in a very luxurious way. Bake, wait until the shrimp shells gradually turn red, and after the aroma is forced out from the shrimp meat, brush some of the sauces that come with it.

Speaking of these sauces, I have prepared them for a long time. After all, I am going to the Vashj plane. I know that for a long time in the future, I will inevitably have to deal with fish and shrimp on the boat. Naturally, I have prepared some seasonings. in the bag.

I didn't think about it, it was used in the market at the fishing port pier in Ilinas City.

We were feasting on the delicious shrimp when we heard a quarrel outside.

On the street, an aristocrat in Chinese clothes led a group of followers, chasing a young man in Chinese clothes. That young man was Jacques whom he had met at the dinner yesterday.

(End of this chapter)