Little Lord

Jiang Zhuozhuo did not go to buy some French fries for his three meals a day, mainly because he wanted to try the specialties of Hongye Province.

For example, the fresh milk she drank in the morning was added with syrup unique to Hongye Province, and the flavor was very good!
Now when she looks at the forests of sugar maple trees all over the Red Leaf Province, she always feels that there is a hint of sweetness in the air.

More importantly, there is a kind of tall tree that grows widely in Hongye Province. The fruit has sharp thorns on the shell and contains three or two nuts. Mountain people often carry it to the city to sell.

...are generally used to feed pets.

Jiang Zhuozhuo bought a lot of them on the roadside. He peeled a few and studied them for a long time. The more he looked at them, the more they looked like chestnuts!

It's you, Tangchao Lizi!
Wilde and his friends ate French fries on the hour from morning to night, and suddenly remembered that he was still a guest at Cynthia's house. He suppressed the urge to have another midnight snack and eat until the night market closed completely, and flew back to the castle.

As soon as the birds transformed into human form and walked into the living room, they smelled a sweet scent in the air.

Wilde and the others ate heartily the whole day and thought they could not eat any more. But when they smelled the sweet fragrance, they felt they could eat a little more.

When they found out that it was Jiang Zhuozhuo who had someone make sugar-roasted chestnuts, everyone was stunned.

Can this kind of food for pets also emit such an attractive smell?
Cooking is quite mysterious. Sometimes, even though the ingredients and methods are very simple, many people have never thought of trying it.

Wilder said to Cynthia, "It seems that the Fertile Province is indeed very poor. Your sister is even competing with wild beasts for food."

In their opinion, these nuts covered with thorns and wrapped in hard shells are too difficult to eat, so it is better to leave them to animals that eat nuts.

It was very rare for them to cook dishes like Jiang Zhuozhuo used every corner of the meat and serve it on the table.

Which nobleman doesn't eat only the parts he wants to eat?
If the remaining parts don't taste good, just throw them away. There's no need to go to great lengths to make them taste good.

The group of people were all old friends who had known each other for many years, so they had no scruples when talking. Cynthia smiled and choked back, "Then don't eat for a while."

Wilde said: "I have even eaten the intestines of carnivorous animals, so what's wrong with eating some of their food? I heard that our ancestors also loved to eat nuts."

Ever since birds were able to transform into humans, many of their eating habits and racial characteristics have gradually degenerated, especially after they rose to the aristocracy, where they have been pampered in every way.

Most young people can only learn a little from history books about what the members of their ethnic group liked to eat in the past.

When Jiang Zhuozhuo excitedly followed the roasted chestnuts and flew out, he saw people in the living room.

Little round bird:?

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With so many people, there suddenly seemed to be not enough sugar-roasted chestnuts to share!
Is it a lot? Not much!
She flew back out the door, transformed into a human, walked into the living room on her own two legs, sat down next to Cynthia and shared the freshly baked sugar-roasted chestnuts with them.

This thing is best eaten when it is just fried. Once the hot and sweet sugar-roasted chestnuts enter your stomach, you will feel warm all over. It is definitely the most suitable snack for winter.

Jiang Zhuozhuo introduced it while peeling it, and then started eating it himself.

These people look gentle and polite, but they eat as if they have ten stomachs. She has to taste the food first!
The hot chestnuts were all coated with sugar, and each one had its mouth open, as if waiting for someone to peel it.

The peeled chestnut meat tastes crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, making you eager to peel the next one after finishing one.

Wilde and the others were originally watching how Jiang Zhuozhuo ate this fresh food, but as they watched, they discovered that... Jiang Zhuozhuo and Old Lu next to him had quickly immersed themselves in eating, as if they were competing to see who could reach out to grab the chestnuts faster!
Everyone:? ? ? ? ?
You guys are going too far!
Everyone came to their senses and quickly joined in. In the blink of an eye, all the sugar-roasted chestnuts were finished.

Old Lu, a very foresighted old gourmet, was already elegantly wiping his hands clean with a wet towel while the young people were scrambling for the last few sugar-roasted chestnuts.

Jiang Zhuozhuo also wiped his hands carefully and looked very well behaved.

Wilde moved his chair next to Jiang Zhuozhuo and discussed with her: "Given the situation in your Woye Province, it may not be easy to quickly open your French fry shop in all the provinces. Why don't I pay for the cost, manpower, store or ship, and you are responsible for making recipes and training chefs, and then set up the market in all the main cities at once."

Jiang Zhuozhuo was a little moved.

In this way, Shumai can be promoted quickly.

However, Jiang Zhuozhuo was very clear about his own capabilities and did not agree rashly.

Jiang Zhuozhuo said, "I don't understand business, how about you come back with me and talk to Maine?"

Wilde responded with a smile: "Okay, I'll go with you then." His attitude seemed full of sincerity.

There was nothing new to try, so the group of people finally resumed their usual aristocratic behavior, sitting down with tea in hand and chatting with each other.

It was only after listening to other people's introductions that Jiang Zhuozhuo realized that Wilde was the son of the richest man. His father controlled the largest shipping company in the empire and was also more or less involved in other industries.

As we all know, once you have a certain amount of capital, money will continue to make money for you.

So Wilder's family is now extremely wealthy.

Even though he was not the eldest son and only got a small part of the property, it was enough for him to spend lavishly. This time when he came to Hongye Province, he invested a lot of property in Cynthia, hoping to help his friend tide over the difficulties.

Others were more or less ready to help Cynthia.

It can be seen that although Cynthia's taste in men is very average, her friends are all very good.

With the help of her friends, Cynthia decided to withdraw her previous tax increase order.

Now that the creditors have become his friends, the repayment date is not so urgent, and there is no need to raise funds in a way that will anger and disappoint the people in the territory.

After the order to reduce taxes spread, the French fry shop's business suddenly became more prosperous.

Many people had already gritted their teeth and squeezed out the tax increase this quarter, but suddenly found out that there would be no tax increase. Wouldn’t it feel like they had picked up a lot of money for free? In this case, they simply took their children out for a good meal to celebrate!
Other people’s children have already received French fry pendants, so their children should have one too!

Anyway, we don’t eat like that every day, and our family can still afford the money if we grit our teeth.

Who would have the heart to let their children always look at others with envy?
Let’s get in line now!
...Jiang Zhuozhuo stayed in Hongye Province for a few more days. When he left, he picked up a lot of local specialties to bring back for Maine to taste.

They have money now, so they can buy as much as they want!

Wilder, who was preparing to travel to the Fertile Province:

All these things of yours are not worth even one gold coin, right? Why are you so proud?
Although Cynthia was reluctant to let Jiang Zhuozhuo leave, she also knew that her top priority was to govern Hongye Province well, so she had to see Jiang Zhuozhuo and his group off in person.

On the way back, Jiang Zhuozhuo did not take the aerial carriage again, but instead took the ship owned by Wilde to return to Woye Province.

Wilder wanted to show Jiang Zhuozhuo the strength of his family, and he subtly introduced the superiority of his own ships in various performance aspects.

Jiang Zhuozhuo looked bewildered as she listened. On the one hand, she didn't quite understand, and on the other hand, she didn't find it very new (you have to know that she once lived in an era when ordinary people could save up tens of thousands of dollars and travel around the world on a cruise ship).

To her, the boat is just a little bigger and a little more powerful, it's nothing special!

If Jiang Zhuozhuo were to say what means of transportation he misses the most, it would be the well-connected high-speed rail - basically, you could just get off at your stop and easily travel out of the province or around the province.

I only choose to take a plane if it is really far away.

As for traveling long distances by boat, it is too tiring and boring.

All in all, she didn't envy the Wilde family's big ship at all!

Wilder: “…”

It is hard to tell for a moment whether this Ninth Princess is easy to fool or not.

Jiang Zhuozhuo didn't feel Wilde's complicated mood at all. She quickly left Wilde and went to find Helana, jumping on her shoulders and watching her make chestnut cake for her.

The business in Hongye Province is much more prosperous than theirs. Many common ingredients on the market can be bought there. Jiang Zhuozhuo even found glutinous rice!

Of course, glutinous rice has other names here, and because it is difficult to digest, it is not very popular among staple foods, just like barley. At least the nobles will not touch it.

Things that the nobles don't eat naturally cannot be sold at a high price. Ordinary farmers grow them just for their high yield and easy survival.

Seeing that Wilde's ship did not have much cargo on it, Jiang Zhuozhuo proposed renting his cabin to transport the various ingredients he had purchased back to Woye Province.

Wilder naturally confiscated her rent, but generously told her to just fill up the boat, as he had other boats if that was not enough.

Facing such a rich guy, Jiang Zhuozhuo often feels like he is still a proletarian.

hateful!

With glutinous rice, many pastries can be made.

For example, this chestnut cake is very simple. You just need to steam the chestnuts, grind them, and then mix them with flour, glutinous rice flour, syrup and other ingredients in a certain proportion to make dough!
Of course, this is only the first step.

The next important step requires the appearance of the little round bird!
I saw her wash her paws, grab the mold, press it accurately on the small piece of dough, and then jump hard on the back of the mold. After a while, a chestnut cake in the shape of a bird was printed out.

Wilder, who witnessed the whole process: ?????
Wilder asked a soul-searching question: "Why don't you use a human form to print?"

Why does this little round bird have to jump so many times when it only requires a simple press of the hand?
Jiang Zhuozhuo refuted with reason: "You don't understand, I can exercise at the same time!"

Who doesn't always remember that they need to exercise after a big meal? She is just an ordinary person!

Wilder couldn't help laughing.

Seeing the little round bird struggling to grab the handle of the mold and try to move it to the second dough, he also showed some interest in doing it himself, so he walked over and said, "I'll be responsible for moving it, and you will be responsible for jumping?"

Jiang Zhuozhuo thought for a moment, nodded his bird head, and approved of Wilde's proposed division of labor. He happily released his claws and signaled Wilde to move over quickly.

There are so many dough balls waiting to be steamed!
Wilde smiled and placed the mold on the second piece of dough as Jiang Zhuozhuo instructed, watching the furry little round bird jumping around on it very seriously.

He clearly shouldn't be interested in such meaningless things, but at this moment he felt that... he could play with the little round bird in front of him for the entire day.

If I stay with childish people, will I become childish myself?

Of course, it was impossible to play for a whole day. Jiang Zhuozhuo gave up after "exercising" for a while and said he wanted to go to the deck to bask in the sun. He also argued that "more sun exposure promotes the synthesis of vitamin D", "Vitamin D promotes the absorption of calcium", "Anyway, it will help me grow taller and grow phoenix feathers."

Wilder followed her onto the deck and revealed his true form, a very beautiful peacock.

Jiang Zhuozhuo's eyes would occasionally glance at his tail feathers.

Wilder turned his head to look at her, smiled and asked, "Do you want to see me open my screen?"

Jiang Zhuozhuo still had some basic common sense. When a peacock spreads its tail, it is courting. She retracted her slightly covetous look and asked curiously, "...Do you shed your hair?"

Wilder: ?

Wilder said, "Why do you ask that?"

Oh, how could he possibly tell this little round bird whether it sheds or not!
Seeing that Wilder didn't want to talk, Jiang Zhuozhu didn't force him to answer such a private question. He just whispered, "Nothing, I just think your tail feathers would look great as a pen!"

She is studying fine arts, so what's wrong with wanting a nice-looking paintbrush?

(End of this chapter)