Chapter 36 - 36. Chow Fun For Lunch, Anyone? (2/2)
Load: 346.5kg
”Hah Hah Hah... I should be able to get back easily now and return here once more to finish off those goblins and get the wealth I needed. In this way, in 3 days I hoped to garner enough credits to start off the idea that had been nagging in my head.
I checked the map and pressed Central Ingmery and I automatically warped right outside the gate within the northern district and as I walked through it took me just a few minutes to reach the Great Hall.
”Aaaahhhh... It is great to be home.” I greeted everyone and Prius was there with a tabloid in front of his face as he checked the latest horse lineup racing events that would be taking place in Happy Valley in Hong Kong this weekend Hah Hah Hah...
”Hello, my young and latest member of the Keating family, glad to see you back home safely. How was the grinding so far? I'm sure it would take a week before you would gain the amount that you need eh?” Prius marvelled at my gear and remarked enthusiastically when he 'saw' my attributes and wealth after he did a scan on me without my knowledge.
”Hello Prius, I'm early today, aren't I? I'm going to help make lunch and dinner today with a slight variation. It's good for an anytime meal of the day.” I said as I walked to my room and changed into my regular clothes and took a towel to jump into a shower.
”My... You really love to take a shower don't you, my friend? I understand that you're feeling hot and yucky after grinding those goblins.” he remarked and I simply said that I do not have the mood to cook if my body is not clean at all. I waved at him as I head for my shower and after a while, I came out and entered my room to change into my peasant's garb.
A cabbage head had already been sliced and ready to be fried with the rice as Patricia set the steamer aside as I had earlier instructed to cool it off. I told Patricia to remove the spines of the smoked mackerel and set it aside. A few cloves of garlic were mashed against the countertop with a cleaver and was later mashed once more after removing the skin and the hard thingy.
The wok is ready and I mixed some fat and butter in it and dropped the garlic and fried until fragrant. Later the smoked fish was dumped inside and stirred consistently and I mixed the vegetables and broke 3 eggs inside it. After I had stirred up everything, I scooped rice using a plate and threw them inside the wok and spread a bit of crushed black pepper inside.
I fired the bellows and the flames flared up as I handled two ladles in stirring the fried rice uniformly. When Patricia noticed me handling two ladles at one time, she looked with awe and only cooks and chefs would do this kind of manner during cooking.
I laughed at her when she looked at me and when I scooped a bit of rice into my palm of my hand to test, she also wanted to do that, not on her palm but on mine. I scooped a bit of rice and offered her to test and she said not enough salt, but when I showed her the Portuguese Rissoles, she remembered that the meat inside had salt already.
”Some meals may contain salt while dome doesn't. It makes an even taste throughout. Some people I knew would make their food as spicy as they could and in the end I could never taste their flavours except the spiciness only.” I explained and she nodded and asked me to put some more rice on my palm as she ate from it.
Is this called affection since the way she ate from my palm remind me of my cat lapping milk from the palm of my hand too? Hah Hah Hah...
I had the other stove on and Patricia was frying 6 more Rissoles and all was half fried to prevent spoilage and stored inside a food cabinet. Once the rice is steaming hot and the Rissoles were ready, I picked a metal cover and banged it with a wooden spoon.
*Clang Clang Clang* Chow Fun is ready for lunch... I served generously on a large bowl and Patricia had the plates and Rissoles ready. Heh... It was fun having a companion to cook in the kitchen as she carried the dishes up front to the Great Hall where Prius was waiting hungrily to be served.