Chapter 73: An Edible Skill
Tom once dreamed of becoming a rich man. He wanted to sleep in a pile of money, have endless delicious food and drink endless high-end wine. He also wanted a beautiful little female cat to massage his shoulders and legs beside him...
But now that Tom Tom has money, he doesn't know what to do.
Buy food? Now the family buys whatever they want to eat almost every day. There are four cookbooks and Altria's food notes waiting for him to try slowly.
Buy some wine? His family runs a pub, and with how much his master dotes on him, he can definitely drink whatever he wants.
Such a beautiful little female cat? Forget it. If Tom wants a massage or something like that, he can just ask his apprentice Rui Mengmeng. And as long as he asks, even Altria won't refuse to help him smooth his fur.
As for his partner, Tom, who has experienced many emotional setbacks, no longer wants to mess with those vulgar cats. He believes that one day he will meet a gentle, lovely partner who treats him wholeheartedly.
So in the end, Tom spread out more than a thousand banknotes in his little nest to experience what it felt like to sleep in a pile of money.
At night, Zhang Da also saw Tom buried in the pile of money and couldn't help laughing: "A pile of paper shouldn't keep you warm, right? "
Zhang Da also took a small blanket and placed it next to the cat's bed. He was afraid that if he covered Tom with it directly, the pile of banknotes would make him uncomfortable . But as long as Tom felt cold at night, he could just reach out and touch the quilt.
When he opened his eyes the next morning, Zhang Da found more than a dozen bundles of banknotes neatly stacked at the head of his bed, and Tom was sleeping soundly in his nest wrapped in a small blanket.
There was also a note on the pile of banknotes, written by Tom, which said something Zhang Da had said before: "I have no interest in money."
Zhang Da also shook his head and put the money away with a smile. Tom, let your master keep the money for you first , and use it to marry you when you grow up.
In fact, Tom woke up in the middle of the night. It didn't feel good to sleep in a pile of banknotes. The edges pricked his body and it was not warm at all. There was also an unpleasant smell.
So he had to sort out the scattered banknotes and then go back to his nest to catch up on some sleep.
The blanket is the best, it smells like sunshine and its owner. Tom curled up comfortably in his nest and decided to sleep in today .
Zhang Daye got up quietly, turned off the alarm clock in advance, walked out of the bedroom without opening the curtains.
"Good morning, boss." Rui Mengmeng had just come out of the bathroom after washing up.
"Good morning." Zhang Da also yawned, "Let's make breakfast today and let Tom sleep a little longer."
"Okay, what would you like to eat, boss?"
"I want to eat fried dough sticks and tofu pudding, but unfortunately I have no idea how to make them." Zhang Da also sighed. Fried dough sticks are easy to make, but he really has no idea how to make tofu pudding. He even wants Tom to help him recreate it.
Rui Mengmeng said: "I can fry dough sticks, but I don't know how to make tofu pudding... How about soy milk?"
Zhang Da also nodded: "That's fine, you soak the soybeans first, I'll come to help after I finish washing up."
"Okay, no need to ask Altria?"
"No, she's not picky about food."
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There are several steps to making soy milk: soak the soybeans, turn on the soy milk maker, put the soybeans in, add water, and press the switch.
So here comes the problem, there is no soy milk machine here...
When Zhang Da was also worried about how to grind the soybeans, Altria stepped forward and said, "Since you are worried about the food, leave it to me."
Zhang Da also gave way doubtfully. Apart from cutting vegetables, he had no hope for Altria's culinary talent. She couldn't use swordsmanship to completely chop the soybeans, right? Atom splitting slash?
Altria picked up a metal basin and asked Rui Mengmeng to put soybeans and water in proportion, then put a glass lid on it and said, "Wind King Barrier!"
The metal basin became transparent, and Altria whispered, "No, we should let the wind enter and crush the soybeans inside."
The metal basin reappeared, but through the glass lid one could see that the water and soybeans inside were swirling violently.
The beans were ground into powder by tiny wind blades and water streams, and the water in the basin gradually turned white.
"It's not enough. It should be a faster and more disorderly rotation..." Artoria's hands surged with magic power, "Wind King Soy Milk Maker!"
Zhang Da was also stunned. Why did this feel like practicing the Rasengan?
In less than two minutes, the water stopped churning and Altria opened the lid: "It's done, can you drink it?"
"Ah? No, no, it needs to be cooked for a while longer. It will be ready soon." Rui Mengmeng took the bowl of soy milk and prepared to pour it into the pot to cook.
Altria walked out of the kitchen contentedly. Today she could eat the meal she cooked herself! Although it was only one of the steps, it made her satisfied.
When Tom got up, breakfast had already been served on the table: a large bowl of fried dough sticks, a bowl of soy milk, and a few small cold dishes.
Put a small bowl of white sugar on the table and add it according to your taste when drinking the soy milk.
Tom happily tried the new food, and Zhang Da also enjoyed the long-lost taste.
Rui Mengmeng didn't have any special feelings. She had only been there for a few days, and her eating habits were different from Zhang Da's. She didn't have any special feelings about fried dough sticks or something.
Altria is indeed not picky about food, but she enjoys eating especially well because she has put her own efforts into it.
However, no one drank the milk delivered this morning, so Zhang Da put it in the refrigerator. Perhaps it was a psychological effect, but he felt it was weird to eat fried dough sticks and drink milk.
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During the morning training, Zhang Da and Rui Mengmeng tried a sparring match, and Zhang Da rarely defeated his own people.
The main reason is that Rui Mengmeng can't let go. Her speed and strength are much better than Zhang Daye, but although she has thought about beating the boss, she doesn't dare to do it.
Altria has been teaching Zhang Da how to sense breath, but it is quite difficult to learn. After all, it is a power similar to the power of observation, so it is normal to be a little difficult.
I went out to buy a big refrigerator in the afternoon, which is bigger than the one in Tom's house.
It is probably designed specifically for people on long voyages and can store food for many days.
In addition, it can even be customized. For example, Sanji’s refrigerator has a password to protect against Luffy.
Zhang Da no longer has this need. If Tom likes to rummage through the refrigerator, let him do it. After Zhang Da's preaching, Tom no longer wastes food and will tidy up the place after making a mess.
At noon and in the evening, the guests talked about new things, such as the fact that the lawless area seemed to be particularly chaotic in the past two days, and it was said that a large-scale battle broke out in the morning.
There was also another piece of news that a tavern owner and his employees killed a pirate group of dozens of people.
so:
"Brother Tatsuya is too strong!"
"He can actually kill tens of millions of pirates!"
"Please treat me, bro!"
Zhang Da also looked at their noise with a smile: "Even if you praise me, I won't be happy, you bastards!"
Uh, this line sounds familiar...
But it doesn't matter. You want me to treat you just because you give me a compliment? You wish!
