The Palestina people of Illinas are closely related to the sea, and they seem to have become accustomed to the calm days when the tide rises and the tide goes out.The Palestina were far more industrious than the Imperial People, and they would go to the sea every day at low tide with baskets and rakes, and would not lie in bed because the sun had 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, which were now covered with green olives.Originally, our plan was to go to the beach to collect shells, but the coachman told us that it was the time of high tide, and even if we went to the beach, we could not pick up any beautiful shells, which could not help but disappoint us.The coachman, a native of Palestina in the city of Illinas, spoke with a strong local accent, adding a rising tone at the end of each sentence, as if he were reciting poetry.I asked him curiously, where is the best place to go at this time?
The coachman told us that the busiest place in the city in the morning was the fishing harbour wharf, and that it should be interesting to go to the wharf to see the fishing boats returning from the sea.I had only seen illustrations of fishing boats in miscellaneous books, and when I came to Illinus, I only saw dhows moored in the harbor from afar, but I didn't really get a close look at these ships that could sail on the sea.I discussed it with Ying Li, and there was no better idea anyway, so I might as well go and see it first.The fishing boats moored at the wharf of the fishing port are like small cabins adrift on the sea, these small wooden houses just erect a wooden pole on the roof, and hang a hard cowhide covered sail on it, and then they can be wobbled and floated around on the sea.The hut-like boats kept drifting back on the water, and some fishmongers crowded on the docks, and without waiting for the boats to dock, they loudly discussed with the owners about the fresh fish to be collected on the boats.The fishing port pier in the early morning is more like a lively market, except that all the goods traded here are fish, shrimp and shellfish.Outside the wharf, there are stalls one after another, some of which are covered with huge plantain leaves, on which are placed fresh fish that have just been caught from the sea.Some stalls have large wooden pots filled with a variety of shellfish.A little farther away there was a row of gazebos, where it looked a little neater, and some fish vendors put good quality fish on trays covered with crushed ice chips, and this is where the coachman recommended us to come.Looking at the bustling bazaar in front of me, I wanted to squeeze in front of the fish stalls and bargain with the fish vendors.I pulled Ying Li with great interest and wanted to enter the fish market on the dock, but wherever I went, the crowded civilians would try their best to dodge to both sides, as if to avoid the plague god, forming a circle within a meter around me.I tried to take two steps in the direction of the market, and the crowd, which had already seemed crowded, immediately dodged to both sides, and I pulled Ying Li back, and the people in the fish market began to move around casually again."
Your Excellency Wizard, if you are just curious about what fresh fish is in the market, please come to the pavilion and have a look, the best fish from the fishing port dock will be sold here."
A fish stall owner in the pavilion kindly reminded me that I walked over and saw sea bream on the ice cubes of his stall, which were really fresh, and the wooden basin next to it was full of huge conchs, luminous shellfish, and some fresh shrimp and crabs."
You're visiting Illinas City for the first time!"
The stall owner greeted me very familiarly.I nodded slightly."
If you want to try the fresh fish and shellfish, our restaurant 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 it to me."
Even if some fresh fish is put into the magic box, it is difficult to retain its umami, and the nobles and lords in the city are full of praise for our fish and shrimp here."
With that, he bent down and pulled out a large, two-foot-long colorful lobster from a large wooden basin filled with seawater, and shook it triumphantly before my eyes."
Your Excellency the Honored Magician, would you like to have one?"
The fish market stall owner asked me.Watching the lobster struggle with its teeth and claws, I didn't know what to do to catch it.At this time, Ying Li was by my side, took a step forward, reached out and grabbed the big lobster, and said to me with a smile: "This kind of big lobster is divided into chela and non-chelica, I prefer to eat the one with chela!"
”The fish stall owner knew a lot about the waters of the empire, and said directly to Ying Li: "There are no big lobsters with claws in the waters of our Emerald Bay, your Excellency the sorceress, you are probably talking about the crayfish produced in the sea south of Qiyan Province. ”Ying Li nodded slightly, turned to me and said, "Let's buy this shrimp, there is no such delicious seafood in the imperial capital." ”I nodded yes and looked at the fish stall owner, waiting for him to make an offer.When he saw that Ying Li actually said to buy it directly, he immediately put on a kind smile on his face, took a blade of grass soaked in water from the side of the stall, and quickly tied up the big lobster, while saying, "Such a piece is worth six silver bells!"
”The leaves of this Malare grass are dried and then soaked in water, which is so capricious that I like to tie the scrolls with it when I make magic scrolls.Originally, I thought that this seafood would be very expensive, but the price offered by the stall owner made me think that it was really nothing to buy and try it a few times.I, Ying Li, Katerina, Helena and Becky were not going to eat such a lobster, so I took out a gold coin from the money bag and asked the fish vendor to tie five more.The fish stall owner didn't expect us to care about the price of these seafood at all, but bought five lobsters at once, and we were even more happy.A family of three next to him was also looking at the other fresh fish on the stall, two young couples pulled a babbling girl together, the young woman was looking through a mackerel on the stall, the stall owner said to the young woman with a pleasant face: "This mackerel was just caught this morning, it is very fresh, if you want to buy it, twenty copper plates!"
”This stall owner is a qualified businessman, whether it is a big business or a small business, he can do it without treating customers equally.The young woman took the little girl by the hand and gave her a gentle glance at the man beside her.The young man was in a trance by several beautiful girls around me, and when he found his wife staring at him, he realized that he was a little out of shape, his face was slightly red, and he saw that his wife had already picked two saury, and hurriedly took out the copper plate from the money bag, paid the money and left in a hurry with his wife and daughter.The girl had the same golden hair as her mother, and her blue eyes looked so innocent, and at this time, seeing the colorful lobster that Caterina was carrying in her hand, full of novelty and liking, she pulled the corner of her mother's skirt and refused to go away, and begged her mother: "Mother, mother, I want to eat that big lobster too!"
”The young woman's face was a little embarrassed, she hurriedly squatted down, gently held the girl's soft face with both hands, and said: "Nan Nan is so good, we don't eat big lobster today, Mom will make fish for Nan Nan today, and when the harvest festival is in the autumn, Mom promised Nan Nan that she must buy a slightly smaller lobster for Nan Nan to eat, okay?"
”"Okay!"
When the little girl heard her mother say this, she immediately became very happy, and happily took the young woman by the hand and joined the flow of people in the market.That's when I realized that it wasn't the delicious seafood that had become cheaper.It's because I'm favored by Lady Luck and have the identity of a magician, whether it's drawing magic scrolls or drawing magic pattern construction, so that I can quickly accumulate some wealth that I can't accumulate in the eyes of civilians in a lifetime, but my concept of money has become weaker, and those who live at the bottom of the Grimm Empire, civilians who can only earn a few dozen silver rings a month, will still be entangled in a delicious lobster.But having said that, I saw in that family of three a commoner happiness, that is, simple happiness that did not pursue such luxurious things as food, mansions, and magic caravans.When I saw that family of three, I suddenly thought of asking myself, what is the happiness I want?
Ying Li seemed to sense some change in my mood, and she stood quietly beside me.After a while, I was freed from my contemplation, and my heart was hot for no reason as I watched Ying Li blink at me curiously.Later, under the introduction of the stall owner, I bought two luminous shells.I leaned over and looked at the sea bream on the ice, and I wanted to try every kind of seafood here.The stall owner was still trying to sell me his seafood: "Your Excellency, you can see that my board here is covered with ice, so that the fish will not spoil even in hotter weather, and this fish stew is delicious to drink." ”In fact, when you think about it, it's still so cheap!
Before leaving the fish stall, I asked the clever stall owner, "Why are they so afraid of me?"
”My eyes fell on the people in the fishing port dock market not far away.The stall owner laughed hesitantly, and felt that it was a bit rude to laugh like this, so he quickly bowed to me apologetically and explained to me: "Actually, these civilians are not afraid of you, but they are worried about soiling your expensive magic robe, which is a gorgeous dress that costs dozens of gold coins a piece, and they can't afford it!"
”Seeing that I was still a little puzzled, he immediately said: "This is a fish market, there is a fishy smell everywhere, you are a nobleman, walking on the street, as a commoner, they naturally have to be careful to avoid, this is the rule on the code of the Green Empire, and it is also a calendar that must be remembered as a commoner." ”It turned out to be like this.Looking back at life in the city of El, it seems that there is not such a big gap between the commoners and the nobility there.Speaking of which, perhaps because of the fierce folk of the north, the nobles needed to maintain a more people-friendly image to gain the support of the people.As for the imperial capital, it belongs to a place where the princes walk all over the streets and there are as many nobles as dogs, and the commoners there naturally lack due respect for ordinary nobles.I didn't expect that there would be such a big gap between the common class and the aristocratic class in Palestina Province, and it seems that the nobles here will live more advantageously.Bidding farewell to the stall owner, we followed his instructions and walked with the seafood to the long pavilion in the middle of the restaurant, where the waiter seemed to be accustomed to bringing his own seafood, and immediately invited us inside.When I walked in, I found that there were quite a lot of people who came here early to taste seafood.A few waiters in the restaurant are tired of running around and communicating with the guests at the table, trying to make the seafood into a delicious dish of that flavor.After we chose a table facing the sea and sat down, we found that it was a very good place to enjoy the sea view, and we could see the fishing boats floating like houses on the blue sea.I had very good eyesight, and I could even see a flock of seagulls at the tail of the nearby fishing boat, sometimes landing on the mast with white sails, sometimes flying to the deck to steal the fish on the deck.The waiter came running over sweating profusely, smiled apologetically at us, and then asked how I would cook the delicacies, and my request seemed to make the waiter a little stunned, because my request was very simple, I just wanted an oven with only a charcoal fire.The waiter very simply agreed, and in a short time he brought a oven, and I gave him a silver hammer for consumption, and he immediately thanked me with a smile, and then graciously brought us some clean empty plates, and kindly asked if we needed some spices.I shook my head and said no, and then said to the women, "Speaking of which, these seafood are the most delicious to eat when grilled in the original flavor, and I have an exclusive secret sauce to let you see how a magician who likes food cooks some seafood!"
”Originally, I came out to play, and the girls naturally preferred to watch me cook, so they naturally nodded again and again.Although this is the first time I have handled lobsters in my previous life and this life, I am no stranger to its practice, skillfully peeling off the shrimp shell with a sharp short dagger, and then draining the shrimp urine, and the whole lobster is extremely luxuriously baked on the stove, waiting until the shrimp shell gradually turns red and the fragrance is forced out of the shrimp meat, and then brushed with some of its own sauce.Speaking of these sauces, it is also something that I have prepared for a long time, after all, I am going to the Wasqi plane, and I know that for a long time in the future, it is inevitable that I will have to deal with fish and shrimp on the boat, so I naturally prepared some seasonings in my bag.I didn't think it would be used in the market at the fishing port dock in Illinas City.We were feasting on the delicious shrimp when we heard an argument outside.On the street, a nobleman in a fancy costume with a group of servants chased a young man in a fancy costume, who was the same Jacques he had seen at the dinner party yesterday.