At the end of the alley is a nondescript bar that is only open at night and closes before dawn.The owner of the bar is a winemaker, but when he got older, he used his little savings to open a small bar in the most inconspicuous part of the street, where the barley wine is very mellow, and you can taste a different flavor from the imperial capital when eaten with barbecue and rice crackers.Another meaning of many taverns in the Grimm Empire is the underground intelligence exchange, where adventurers, thieves and some mercenaries gather, so there are all kinds of news here, many are true, some are fake, many people come to the tavern, not only for a drink, to eat a plate of barbecue, but also to inquire about some interesting news.But this tavern is more deserted, and there are no adventurers of all kinds, and there are no thieves who always like to take the sheep by the hand, so there is no intelligence business, no hot dancers, and no restricted magic potions on the black market, and most of the drinkers here come here just to taste the barley wine, and over time, it has become a tavern that only deals with regular customers.The dimly lit bar was filled with the smell of alcohol and barbecue, and the beer-bellied tavern owner added a few pieces of pine to the fireplace, took out a beer glass full of white foam, sat down opposite the Jerkes scholar with a blushing face, slammed his glass lightly, took a long sip of barley wine, and then turned to the beautiful woman in the bar with drunken eyes and said loudly, "Eve, fill up Yerkes' wine, this guy hasn't been here for a while." ”Yerkis squinted his eyes and said to the tavern owner with some excitement: "I'm bringing out two smoked fish from Weiyang Lake to serve us wine, this season happens to be the season for sturgeon to spawn, is there any pickled caviar to take out a little, if you get a little cheese and freshly baked white bread, it will be even better." ”The tavernkeeper's mouth widened, and he looked at the Yerkes Scholar in disbelief, and reconfirmed the expensive menu he ordered, for this tavern, the dishes ordered by the Yerkes Scholars were considered the top dishes that the tavern currently had, and of course the price was much more expensive than those barbecues.After making sure that Yerkes was not joking, the tavernkeeper exhaled and asked with a smile, "Hey, old man, there must be something happy to be prepared to celebrate, this is your new assistant?"
”Scholar Yerkis took a large sip of barley wine before saying, "Yes, Jiga is my new assistant, and I have made new progress in the study of magic patterns, so of course I should celebrate it." ”"That's a great thing, two more drinks."
The tavernkeeper smiled at Yerkes, then placed his big hand on my shoulder, and then brought his drunken mouth into my ear and said, "I haven't seen any guy drink with Yerkis here, boy, you're probably the luckiest of these assistants." ”Without waiting for me to reply, the tavern keeper staggered away with his beer glass.Yerkes was really happy tonight, we tried to make three pairs of wolf boots in a row, and finally managed to make two pairs of leather boots.The first pair of them did not control the lines of the magic pattern circle, although the boots could barely be called a magic pattern construction shoes, but the bearing capacity and attribute requirements exceeded Yerkes' requirements.The second pair of leather boots also failed, the reason was that the upper part of the wind wolf leather boots had a dark wound, when my magic carving pen guided the magic line to the place of the dark injury, the smooth movement of the engraved pen suddenly paused, and the condensed mana on the entire tip of the pen was directly dispersed at this moment, resulting in a very obvious break point in the entire magic pattern, although then I wanted to repair it as much as possible, but when I finally closed the pen, the magic circle still failed to seal it on the boots, Watching the magic lines drawn by those magic inks dissipate little by little, only leaving mottled nicks on the surface of the boots, the entire wind wolf leather boots were completely destroyed.Because I failed twice in a row, I was extra careful when making the third pair of leather boots, this time it seemed to be very smooth, the drawing process was very smooth, and finally the Yerkes scholar put the wind wolf leather boots on the tester with his own hands, and then we watched with surprise as the liquid in the crystal groove turned red, I knew that this pair of boots was successful, and the breath I held in my heart could finally be easily spit out.Looking at the Yerkes scholar, the bright red reflected in Yerkes' eyes, and in the pupils of his dirty, bloodshot eyes, my silly smile was reflected.Yerkis took a sip of the slightly bitter barley wine, and then smacked his lips and said: "The owner here is also a stubborn man, and the tavern is only willing to sell ale wine, if there is some cider, wine, tequila, chestnut wine or something in the tavern, I guess business here can be better." ”The tavern owner listened to Yerkes's suggestion, but snorted disapprovingly, and said, "It's too complicated, all kinds of liquor channels need me to dredge up a little bit, it's too troublesome, I don't want to let these trivial things mess up my life for the rest of my life." ”"Life is also very good now, and although I can't become richer in this tavern, as long as I can continue like this, I am very content."
The tavern owner put the huge beer belly on the bar, and suddenly came out of the kitchen with her arms in her arms, holding a large plate of smoked fish, and suddenly screamed and fell into the arms of the bar owner, and was kissed loudly by the bar owner on her delicate face.There was laughter all around the tavern, and the tavernkeeper was punched twice in the chest by the woman named Eve."
To eat smoked fish, it is best to pair it with a little cider, after all, the ale wine is still lighter, and it can't suppress the fishy smell of the last bit of smoked fish, and the ale wine is more suitable for eating with barbecue."
Eve's voice was a little rustling, but the taste when she spoke made me think that she was the kind of killer of old men, and her charm and charm would always be between the eye waves, inadvertently with a hint of teasing.The woman named Eve had a high chest and twisted her waist, and as she walked, she felt the tender flesh under the thin fabric trembling lightly, like waves of wheat, and she held a square fish plate in one hand, and could smell the pine smoke in it from a distance, and in the other hand she held two goblets and a small bottle of golden cider exaggeratedly.Standing in front of our table, leaning down and lowering his chest, he expertly poured the golden liquor from the bottle into his glass, smiled charmingly at Yerkes, and turned back to the bar.Yerkis was in a very high mood tonight, he had just drunk a little ale, and he was already in a slightly drunken state, when he saw a glass of golden cider full of nostalgia, he couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.He pinched the goblet, carefully examined the wine in the glass, and then said: "It turned out to be two glasses of golden cider, speaking of which I really miss the days in the city of El, that city, everyone is a first-class taster, their love for golden cider has surpassed everything on the table, even on the breakfast table, there will be a bottle of open golden cider!"
”Yerkes's description is really apt, and listening to him say that reminds me of Leant, who just likes to have a drink at breakfast!
When the tavern keeper heard Yerkis say this, he realized that this magician with extraordinary status turned out to be a magical nobleman who had come to the northern city of El, and came out of the land of golden cider, and he said with emotion: "El City?
It's a good place, the best quality golden cider is there, but unfortunately in recent years on the northern border, those barbarians are very fierce, the best wine production is declining year by year, the supply channel of golden cider is pinched by those merchants, it is not an easy thing to buy a barrel of good wine on the vintage, hey, the golden cider that has not been cellared is sour, if I want to drink those sour wines, it is better to drink some home-brewed barley wine, it is more refreshing!
”Then Eve brought a plate of steaming slices of bread and a small jar of golden sturgeon roe, each about the size of a soybean, she reached out and picked up a spoon, spread some butter on top of a slice of white bread, and spread a spoonful of sturgeon roe evenly on the butter, and then pinched the white bread slices with one hand and pinched them on both sides, showed us, stuffed them into her mouth in a big gulp, and then closed her eyes very much and chewed slowly, and the happiness of that moment made her hum softly."
Eating it like this is the best way to taste the umami of these roe!"
Eve smiled and nodded, nodding slightly at Yerkis and leaving.The Yerkes scholar didn't seem to mind at all, but nodded with satisfaction, took out a gold coin from his pocket and stuffed it into Eve's hand, seeing that I secretly smacked my tongue, such a simple meal is actually settled with gold coins, such a gold coin is at least two or three months' salary for the civilians of the Green Empire, and it was actually eaten by the two of us in one meal.On the contrary, the bar owner leaning on a pine pillar sighed slightly, and said with a wine glass: "These are the high-quality sturgeon eggs laid by the sturgeon in Weiyang Lake, and the sturgeon roe in Weiyang Lake today has gradually become a luxury delicacy that we ordinary people can't afford."
Charles the Great hasn't done much in the past few years, and it seems that no new planes have been included in the territory of our empire in recent years, so all kinds of resources have gradually become so tight, I hope there will be some new improvements this year!
”The smell of the smoked fish was very strong and salty, and after a few sips of Yerkes, Yerkes and I had to drink a little bit of golden cider to dilute the salt taste in our mouths, which was really delicious, so when we tasted the sturgeon roe, there was not much golden cider left in the glass.I tried to follow the way Lady Eve ate, the whole bread slice and caviar were all stuffed into my mouth, the fresh feeling filled my mouth at once, the smooth and soft fresh roe slid on the tip of the tongue, and then was squeezed into the mouth one by one to explode, the fresh taste filled the mouth, the slight fishy smell was absorbed by the white bread slices, through the smoothness of the butter, the delicious taste in the mouth poured into the throat uncontrollably, I suddenly had a feeling, that is, the people in the imperial capital are far more than the people in the northern city of El can eat, And I know how to taste deliciously.Yerkes poured the last bit of golden cider from the glass into his mouth, then raised his hand and motioned to Lady Eve: "Bring us another bottle of this golden cider, any food in the tavern is a tapper, this dish tastes so good!"
”But at this time, Lady Eve, who was standing at the bar, shrugged her shoulders, and then spread out her hands to show a look of embarrassment.The tavern owner also showed a helpless wry smile, and said to the Yerkes scholar: "Otherwise, I will add you another good bar, you will drink the last bottle of golden cider I treasured, if you hadn't ordered the most expensive sturgeon caviar dinner today, I would really be reluctant to take out the last bottle of golden cider for you to drink!"
”Yerkis was stunned for a moment, and tried again to ask, "Is there really none?"
Old man, you're not kidding?
”After getting the tavernkeeper's confirmation again, Yerkes's face immediately fell, and he put the white bread slices smeared with caviar on the plate in great frustration, and said with a bitter face: "There is no golden cider, and there is no way to eat sturgeon caviar with white bread, where else can it have the most unique taste, what a disappointing night!"
”I opened my mouth slightly, looking at the somewhat embarrassed tavernkeeper and the dejected Yerkes scholar, I'm not sure if this tavern doesn't mind the drinkers bringing in from outside, I don't think it's too happy, but there is no Golden Cider, in this case, I pulled out a bottle of Golden Cider from my magic fanny bag, I shouldn't make the Tavernkeeper angry!
So I, sitting in my chair, cautiously said to the tavernkeeper, "Do you mind if we drink our own wine?"
”The tavernkeeper's eyes widened, apparently his face was not very good-looking, and I took a glass bottle with a thin neck and round belly out of my magic fanny bag, and shook the golden liquid at the barkeeper, and by the dim light, the wine in the bottle glowed with a round sheen, like a bottle of liquid gold that had been treated by an alchemist."
This wine was just said Yerkis was from Eyre?"
The barkeeper strode over to our table and sat down on the wooden chair next to him, the sturdy chair let out a miserable groan, trembling slightly, but still withstood the excessive weight of the tavernkeeper's body, the tavernkeeper's eyes stared obsessively at the golden cider in my water bottle, and muttered to himself: "This is the color that can only be possessed by at least ten years of golden cider, this thing is really amazing, I really don't understand why it has to take time to precipitate its sourness, It is the opposite of ale, which tastes better the fresher it is, and the older it is, the more flavorful it is. ”"Those rumors are really true!
Every Northlander loves Golden Cider. ”The tavernkeeper rubbed his hands a little crampedly, each finger as thick as a radish, and he hesitated, as if he had something to say, but it seemed difficult to speak.At this time, the Yerkes scholar couldn't wait for the delicious taste on his lips, and couldn't wait to take the bottle of golden cider from my hand, opened the cork with a smile, poured himself a full glass, picked up the bread slices on the plate and took a big bite, and then poured another sip of the golden cider, the rich aroma with a slight sweetness suddenly dispersed, at this time, Yerkes's expression was even more wonderful, while swallowing the food hard, while pointing to the wine in the bottle, and said to me: "Jiga, Your bottle of wine is much better than the one just now" After hearing this, the tavern owner had a painful expression on his face, as if someone had taken away his beloved, hesitated, and said to the Yerkes scholar: "Yese, you see, you will definitely not be able to drink such a large bottle of golden cider, if you don't mind, can you give me half of this fine golden cider?"
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