Lord Chronicle

Chapter 277 Julie's Diary

10/17

My mother and I worked hard to run a hotel. Due to the remoteness of the territory, the business has not been good. In the most difficult time, there may not be a single guest for a day.So now the scene of customers flooding the door really makes me feel like I am dreaming.

This is all because of the lord, since he replaced the old lord to rule here, the situation of the territory has improved day by day.As more and more people entered the territory, my family's business began to skyrocket.

However, with more guests, more troubles follow. Although most of the guests are well-behaved, there are also some troublesome guys.

For example, there are picky customers, those who don’t have money to eat Bawang’s meal, and those who want to pay on credit, but the most common ones are those who are careless and love to take advantage.

I have ways to deal with the former types of people, but the latter is more difficult.Although these people are annoying, what they do is not excessive. At most, they just touch my ass, wipe some oil or something.

Just like my mother said, opening a hotel will of course meet a lot of annoying customers. If everyone cares about it seriously, they will be exhausted.

However, there is someone who doesn't think so.

"What!? How dare someone touch your ass!!"

That day, I just complained casually, and Kress immediately jumped up like burning his ass.

I had to explain to him that, in hotels and taverns, such things are common enough to be taken lightly.

Kress said: "I don't care about others, but I absolutely don't allow anyone to touch you."

It's really dumbfounding, but this guy is so serious and cute sometimes.So I deliberately teased him and said, "Then what do you want to do? Anyway, I can't send every guest to the garrison, and you can't stay in the hotel all day, can you?"

Kress was stunned for a moment, and tried to think of a way, but finally he could only nod dejectedly.

"You must tell me anything, you must not suffer." Before leaving, he took my hand and exhorted pitifully.

"Don't worry about it, I will take care of myself." I slapped him on the head angrily and funny.

Originally, I thought this matter was over like this, but one day, Kress came to our hotel again.

"From today onwards, please allow me to get off work here at night after work."

"Why?" Mom asked in surprise.

This... This guy actually answered seriously: "Because I want to protect my future wife."

"Oh——" At that time, my mother's half-smile expression almost didn't make me die of embarrassment.

This idiot, what future wife, I never said I would marry you.

But before I could object, he held my hand again: "Julie, I've already thought about it. Although I can't be by your side all day long, as long as I have time, I will try my best not to let you suffer." A little bullying, so please agree to my request."

After he finished speaking, he looked at me nervously.

"Idiot..." After hesitating for a long time, I reached out and tapped him lightly on the head.

So, every night in my hotel, there is a free waiter.

But the effect of doing this is really obvious. Since Kress came to work, no one dared to take advantage of me in front of this arrogant waiter, and even the freebies and credit guys were much less.

Although his work in the garrison was very hard, and sometimes he had to patrol all night, but as long as he had a little free time, Kress would come to the hotel to help, and he never missed a day.

As a result, guests often look at this waiter who is sweating profusely and trying to run around in the hotel, doing everything from cleaning the table to serving wine to taking out the trash, and enviously say to his mother: "Your clerk is really hardworking. ah."

And my mother always smiled and Mimi replied: "Of course, my son-in-law is cheap and durable."

It was over, and now even his mother was on his side.

10/21

There are annoying guests, and of course there are welcome guests.

And the most popular guest in my house is—Mira.

It's not for anything else, just because every time she visits, the food she eats alone is worth a week's turnover...Of course, the lord pays for it all.

In fact, the word "patronage" is not very accurate. Mira never comes here to eat specifically, but only occasionally runs in by accident, and then sits down and eats.

Therefore, whether or not she can be successfully lured into the store has become the key to whether the performance of the month can be improved.

It's just that Mira is a very strange girl. She usually either stays in the Lord's Mansion to sleep, or runs into the mountains. She doesn't see anyone for several days, and it's rare to come to the town once.

Therefore, as soon as we found her near the hotel, my mother and I would immediately go into action and try our best to lure her into the shop.

Then, just wait for the lord to pay with a distressed face.

But there is one thing that I have always wondered, how can she eat so much with such a small stomach?Every time I watch her eat, I wonder where the food she swallowed goes.

But it doesn't matter anymore, the important thing is that Mira is a good customer that we look forward to her every day.

But... the best customer hasn't been there in months.

Although the monthly turnover is very optimistic, it is a pity to lose such a large amount of extra money.

So out of the strong miss for Mira, whenever she has time these days, my mother will sit by the window, looking out at the street in a daze.

I knew that she was waiting for that little figure to appear.

Alas, Mira, where are you.

10/26

Mira finally showed up.

It was at noon today, and I was cleaning in the store when my mother suddenly called out: "Julie, hurry up, find what else is in the kitchen? Serve it out immediately."

"What's wrong?" I asked strangely.

"Mira, I saw Mira." My mother said to me in a hurry.

I immediately understood what my mother wanted to do. Without saying a word, I dropped the broom and rushed into the kitchen, and then ran to the door with a piece of leftover cheese.

It was indeed Mira.

It was a rare time to come to the town, and she was bouncing around in the street.People in the town have long been accustomed to this strange girl, except for a few people who were having lunch and hurriedly closed the door, the others did not express anything special.

Of course, it's different for me and my mother.

Seeing her slowly approaching my hotel, my mother and I cheered up.

"Julie, don't you want to buy new clothes? Today is the best opportunity." Mom snorted.

"Oh!" I nodded solemnly.

"Mira, there is delicious cheese here, do you want to try it?" Holding the cheese in my hand, I started to shake it towards Mira.

Seeing the things in my hand, Mira's eyes lit up, and she ran over without hesitation.Just like before, as long as she is lured with food a little bit, she will be hooked, which is easier than catching sparrows with wheat in winter.

But this time, there was a little accident.

"Mila, where are you going? Come back quickly." Suddenly, a voice stopped her.

Huh?I couldn't help but look at my mother, it turned out to be Lord Lord.

Hearing his words, Mira stopped in her tracks. Although she was still reluctantly looking at the cheese in my hand, she didn't take a step this way.

The lord quickly came out of a store, and Marlene followed him, still carrying big and small bags in his hand. It was obvious that the lord brought them to the mall.

"Mom, what should I do?" I asked quickly.

If the lord is around, it won't be too obvious. After all, we lured Mira to make extra money, but the lord will not pay the bill in the end.

Mom hesitated for a moment, but it was estimated that she hadn't made extra money for too long, so she finally said sternly: "It doesn't matter, continue, we are just entertaining customers anyway."

"Okay." I nodded. In fact, I have also wanted to buy that beautiful dress for a long time. Recently, I was wearing old clothes when I dated Kress.

So I picked up the cheese in my hand again: "Mila, would you like to have a taste? We still have a lot of delicious food in our kitchen."

The temptation of food to her is unquestionable, and Mira involuntarily moved slowly to this side again.

At this time, the lord also noticed something was wrong. He told Marlene to hold Mira and asked me, "Julie, what are you doing?"

"It's nothing, just sitting at the door and basking in the sun." Mom started to play dumb.

But the lord is not so easy to deceive. When he saw the cheese in my hand, he immediately saw through my mother's trick: "Wow, I said why Mira always came to your store to eat a while ago. It turns out that you are here Seduce her."

"No way, how could we do such a thing." I quickly retorted.

"Come on, whoever basks in the sun will take a piece of cheese." The lord said.

I was speechless for a moment, what should I do, I was arrested this time, so it's not easy to fool me.

But ginger is old and spicy after all, I saw my mother breaking off a piece of cheese and throwing it into her mouth without changing her face: "Of course it is for eating."

As he said that, he secretly stabbed me with his hand.

So I also broke off a piece, and smacked my lips while eating: "Yes, this piece of cheese is really sweet, it's really delicious, sir, would you like to try a piece too?"

"You...you..." The lord was immediately choked up and couldn't say a word.

In fact, only a person as easy-going as the lord, we dare to joke with him like this.

But this doesn't mean that we don't respect the lord, it's just that in this territory, what connects us and the lord is more mutual trust than the majesty that strictly distinguishes the superior from the inferior.

So apart from Lovell, probably no other territory can see such a scene, right?
Mom's move was really powerful. In addition to leaving the lord with nothing to say, because of our "relish" eating, Mira was attracted again.

"Mila, stop quickly, you can't go over." Marlene desperately held her with both hands.

However, how could Mira, who was completely attracted by food, be obedient again?She walked this way step by step, and finally even Marlene was dragged here.

Hehe, yes, come here, come here quickly, and walk into my hotel... Looking at Mira who is slowly approaching, I seem to see the dress I have been dreaming of, and it is slowly drifting here.

I think at that time, in the eyes of others, my mother and I must have looked sinister, right?
Suddenly, the lord yelled, "Marlene!"

"Ah... yes, master." Marlene was startled.

"Buy all the food in this street at once, hurry up!" he said.

It was probably calculated that once Mira walked into our shop, she would have to pay at least ten gold coins for the meal, so the lord decided to pre-emptively buy food to attract Mira back.

I have to say that at the critical moment, the lord is really decisive.

Soon, he and Marlene brought a large pile of messy vegetables, fruits and snacks, and piled them in front of Mira.The heap was clearly more attractive than a block of cheese, and Mira immediately ignored us.

"Hey, eat, you guys continue to eat cheese." The lord began to provoke me and my mother triumphantly.

At that time, he really looked...not flat...

"What should I do?" I had to ask my mother again.

My mother gritted her teeth and said, "Our family is also a restaurant anyway. How can we lose in this kind of thing. Now it's not about gold coins, but about face. Julie, fight back!"

"Oh!" I shouted.

Soon, my mother and I set up a pot at the door and started cooking our ancestral "secret meatball soup".This is my family's signature dish. I don't even know the secret recipe. According to my mother, it will be my dowry when I get married.

It's just that this dish is more troublesome to make, and my mother is usually too lazy to do it. It seems that for the face of the family, she finally got serious this time.

The lord was caught off guard by this move, and could only watch helplessly as the aroma from the soup pot gradually wafted into the air. Pedestrians on the street were attracted by the smell, and many people surrounded him.

Compared with the broth at home, the snacks and fruit were insignificant, and Mira quickly put them aside, squatting by the pot and waiting for her mother to cook the soup.

"Oh ho ho ho ho... My lord, what a pity, it seems that Mira likes this better. The soup will be ready later, you can have a bowl too." Mom began to provoke in reverse.

"You...you...you..." The lord trembled with anger.

But there was nothing to buy on the street. Although Marlene's cooking skills were good, it was impossible for her to make better dishes than her mother's broth.

Obviously, we've locked up the win.

The lord probably also realized this, so unwilling to fail, he suddenly shouted: "Mira, if you go back with me now, I will hold a banquet tonight, and you can eat as much as you want!"

The field fell silent, and my mother and I couldn't help but looked at the lord in astonishment.

Although Mila was delicious, she was not stupid at all. After thinking about it for a while, she resolutely abandoned her mother's broth and ran back to hug the lord's leg.

While stroking Mira's head, the lord said to his mother, "Aunt Maisie, I'm so sorry, it seems Mira is still willing to go with me, hahahahaha..."

Looking at the smug face of the lord, I couldn't help but sigh, he obviously forgot a very important point.That is, if you want to hold a banquet, only our family can do it in the whole town.

Of course, the raw materials and so on are all provided by us, plus labor costs, it is far more than 10 gold coins.

Sure enough, mother put the lid on the pot quickly, turned around and walked into the store: "Let's go, Julie, it's time to prepare a banquet for the lord tonight."

The Lord Lord's smile froze on his face.

Then, my mother made the final blow cruelly.She turned around and spread her hands to the lord: "By the way, according to the old rules, please pay 20 gold coins in advance."

The lord finally realized that he had made a big oolong, but the matter had come to this point, so he had no choice but to hand over the gold coins unwillingly.

"We know each other so well, can we offer some discount?"

These are his last words.

Mom, I adore you!
11/16

I have always believed that my mother's cooking skills are the best. The reason why my hotel's business is so prosperous is also related to the popularity of my mother's dishes.

However, as the business gets better and better, the existing dishes are not enough, and some dishes have been eaten too many times by customers, and they start to complain.

So my mother said to me, Julie, try to make some new dishes.

I gladly accepted this task. My dream is to become a great cook like my mother, and I want to make more delicious dishes in the future. Now it's time to exercise.

Soon I made the first dish, a new style of grilled lamb chops with melted cheese and chili sauce, poured on the lamb chops that were fried until they were ripe.

Now that a new dish has been invented, it is natural for someone to try it, so I happily called Kress over.

He was very happy when he heard that there was something to eat.In fact, I think if there is no Mira, he will definitely be able to maintain the title of "the most edible person in the territory" forever.

But when I served the plate of lamb chops soaked in a sticky white gravy mixed with the sweetness of the cheese and the spiciness of the chili sauce, his expression changed immediately.

"This...what is this?" He asked me tremblingly.

"The grilled lamb chops I invented, try it and see if it tastes good." I replied.

At that time, I didn't see Kress's hesitation, I just kept urging him to eat quickly.Probably there was really no way to evade it, he gritted his teeth, grabbed something from the plate and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Is it delicious?" I asked expectantly.

Kress chewed with a bitter face, and finally swallowed with difficulty: "It's a little sweet, a little spicy, and a little bit of the fishy smell of mutton. It's always... anyway, it's very special."

I know he said that out of consideration for my feelings, especially in the sense that it was unpalatable, alas, it seems to have failed.

But of course I wouldn't give up, so two days later, I called Kress again.

This time, I made a fish-scented fruit cake by mixing chopped fish with flour, adding eggs and juice, and then baking it.

Kress ate the pile of yellow, red, and green cakes with fish in it again with a bitter face, but this time, the speed of swallowing was obviously much slower than the last time.

"How?" I asked expectantly.

"The juice is a bit sour. Although the cake is good, the fish inside is still a bit raw. Uh... it's a bit more special than last time."

Alas, failed again.

However, I will not give up.

So just one day later, I called Kress to the kitchen again.

Only this time, he was no longer so elated, and his expression was a little strange.It's just that I, who was so focused on challenging new dishes, didn't pay attention.

This time, my work is to learn from Brother Lesta’s barbecue, but in order to increase the deliciousness of the barbecue, I put a layer of fresh tomato sauce on it, and in order for the meat to fully absorb the fragrance of the tomato, I specially used it on high heat .

So, the meat was a little burnt...well, more than a little.

Kress ate the dark, burnt vegetable smell almost with his eyes closed.Looking back now, he seems to have tears in the corners of his eyes.

"What about this dish?" I asked expectantly.

This time he gasped for a long time before he said to me with difficulty: "Don't give it to the guests..."

Damn, why did it fail again?

But I will never admit defeat, I must invent a good dish that can be sold in the store!
In the following month, I let Kress eat fish soup seasoned with vegetable powder without salt; meat soup steamed with beef tripe wrapped in meat sauce; and "food" such as cold fruit chowder, but, None of them were successful.

In those days, I was immersed in the enthusiasm of inventing new dishes, and I didn't notice that Kress's face was getting worse and worse, and he was still holding his stomach when he came several times.

Until that day, when I went to the defense team to look for him again, I heard from the defense team that he was hospitalized.

Kress was always in great shape, almost as strong as an ogre, and I never saw him sick when he was a child.So when I heard the news, I was taken aback and rushed to Kaffir's.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Kress lying on the hospital bed with sunken cheeks and black eye circles.

"Kress, what's wrong with you?" I couldn't believe my eyes.

When did he become so sick?Why didn't I pay attention at all?
After I asked Kafir, I found out that in the past month, Kress has had diarrhea almost every day.Thanks to his body, most people would have died long ago, but in the end he couldn't hold on, and passed out on the patrol road before being sent here by his subordinates.

It was only then that I realized how he could become like this when he was so good. Naturally, it was all thanks to my "new dishes".

At that time, I was really angry and funny.

"Since I have a stomachache, why didn't you tell me about it, and insisted on pushing myself to the hospital." I blamed him.

Kress just smiled: "Your enthusiasm is so high, how can I shrink back. Besides, when I confessed my love, I said that I hope to eat the dishes you cook for the rest of my life."

"So, as long as it's something you make, I'll always eat it."

Tears flowed out of the eyes suddenly.

At that moment, I felt so happy.

(End of this chapter)