Candy Wizard and Travel

Elinor agreed to Hidi's proposal without much hesitation. From her adult point of view, this was a prudent enough measure. The only possible risk was that she was trusting someone else.

She was very happy that Xidi could trust their family. Money didn't matter. The child's sincere affirmation and recognition was always exciting.

As for remuneration, both parties had a tacit understanding and did not mention anything about it.

The Heyman family regards Serena as their own daughter, not to mention that Eleanor's plan to get married is still at the "try it out" stage. If it comes to fruition, what will the family say about the two families?

After thinking carefully, Xidi felt that it would not be too late to talk about these things later, either when she came back or when Serena grew up a little. But talking about it now sounded like a cold transaction, which made people feel uncomfortable. uncomfortable.

After this scene, it was almost time before Serena was out of school. As promised, the two held hands and carried baskets to go shopping together. They looked like a mother and son.

Although Xidi is as shy as a girl.

……

Around Clock Town, the only specialty products are clocks. In terms of food... it's a pity that the precision and rigor of clock making have probably been inherited. The past recipes have been passed down very well. What tasted like ten years ago is now the same. The taste is very small, so don’t expect innovation.

As for ingredients, the main terrain of the surrounding area is plains, which are some distance away from major rivers. The quality of fish and shrimps is not outstanding. Therefore, the seafood shipped by the Southern Chamber of Commerce using ice magic to refrigerate is very popular, but it is not open today.

It was a good thing. Xidi didn't like that kind of thing. He found expressionless things like fish, shrimps, crabs, and insects very scary.

If there were, it would be even scarier.

Continuing along the street, most of the shops were open on rainy days, but they all had awnings set up. Xidi carefully held up the umbrella to block the falling water drops.

Eleanor noticed, smiled gently, and walked into a butcher's shop.

All the animals in autumn are putting on autumn fat. The hare in the cage is very plump. The wild boar... eats it fresh. Not to mention that the meat is too bad and has an unspeakable smell. Venison is also good. Snake... Xi Di took a look. Just look away.

The smell of animal flesh is tangy.

While Xidi was watching, Elinor chose some dishes and started talking with the boss. Chongqing Township is such a big place, and we can exchange a few words all year round. When in doubt, the almighty weather will take action.

"Bring me some beef tenderloin."

"Ma'am, do you want to fry the steak? It's so rich."

"Correct!"

Elinora pulled Xi Di over, and their faces touched each other. The unfamiliar heat made Xi Di feel a little uncomfortable.

"Isn't this kid cute? He just came back from outside, I have to show off!"

"Yeah, I have to show off my skills."

The boss looked up at Xi Di and swallowed the all-purpose sentence "I look exactly like you" that was just on his lips.

"The little girl is so cute. Is she a relative of yours?"

"That's right, and it's a boy..."

Unexpectedly, Aunt Eleanor was so down-to-earth as a magician. After chatting for a long time, she chose a tender beef tenderloin and beef shoulder suitable for stew, and turned to ask Hidi for her opinion.

"I want a chicken. You seem to want to make beef stew, so I'll change the taste... Well, just that one, and then the lamb leg. Let's roast it in the evening. I want to roast the whole rabbit at noon."

Hidi looked mercilessly at the chicken with black and green feathers, and the rabbit in the cage next to him with its back to him.

After a while, he asked the boss for help, cut his throat, bled, plucked and washed the chicken and stuffed it into his handbag.

The innocent-looking rabbit was lifted up by its ears, and after an operation that scared the child to tears, the slippery white meat was also packed, and the chicken and rabbit were placed in the same cage.

Later, vegetables such as parsley, onions, carrots, and mushrooms were scattered and filled into the baskets of the two people.

The time came to almost noon before I knew it.

Xidi began to panic about shopping, because he had to be introduced to every store, and several aunties pinched his face.

Walking out of the street, Eleanor raised her head and looked skillfully at the surrounding rooftops.

Every street in Clock Township has a clock tower-like building, and the clocks are synchronized.

"Yeah, it's already so late. It's so fun to go shopping. I've forgotten the time. I'll take the ingredients back first, and Xiaoxi will go pick up Serena."

"Ah."

Hidi nodded, hung the food basket on Elinor's broom, cleaned her hands, sat on the candy cane and floated away.

The housewife, who had shown off her child's happy mood, went home humming a song.

……

Serena actually doesn't like school that much.

She could almost memorize those thin textbooks backwards. From time to time, the teacher would jump to old-fashioned topics such as "What are you going to do in the future...", repeating over and over again their ordinary but unwilling to be ordinary lives.

To sum it up: listen to adults and don’t take detours.

Ordinary people don't have many choices. In many cases, their experience can be applied, just like the answers to a test paper.

Serena respected her teacher, but those words didn't sit well with her.

The girl who has no detailed plans for the future thinks like this. She just instinctively feels that if she continues like this, she will be farther and farther away from her brother.

There must be some possibility of reaching a future where she could stay by her brother's side forever.

"...That's it for today's class. Students should practice more when they go back."

Before the teacher left, the children below had already started whispering, talking about the cats and dogs in the streets, the adventures of the old clock towers and the rain.

No one said this to Serena, because everyone knew that she was a "good kid", with top grades, a well-behaved and obedient personality, and the kind who would go home after school.

"Wow! Look at that!"

The student by the window pointed out the window, and a bunch of people squeezed past, and they all saw the white-haired figure sitting on the candy cane.

Magicians are not uncommon. You can see figures flying past on broomsticks almost every few days, but this is the one they can see. In the morning, the children spent two classes discussing Xi Di’s unique white dress. Hair and red eyes.

Serena's plain expression softened, like a puddle of stone thrown into it, causing ripples.

"My brother is here, goodbye everyone."

When she turned around, her pretty blue hair swayed slightly and disappeared through the door.

At this moment, the children clearly felt the so-called "sense of distance".

Chapter No.16: Easy daily life

On the way back, Xidi and her sister told a joke about rabbit embryos being a kind of fish.

Serena struggled to find the point of laughter, but still couldn't find it. Finally, she agreed with her brother and managed to laugh.

It is now the time when school is over at noon. The rain has eased a lot. Children who are not in a hurry are in groups of twos and threes. Some are standing under the trees holding umbrellas, kicking on the trees to experience the feeling of showers, and some trampling on them. Looking at the small puddles on both sides - thank the magicians again, the construction of the city's drainage system is inseparable from them, otherwise it would be filled with excrement by now.

Only Serena is alone.

I saw her talking and laughing with everyone in the morning. It was obvious that this often meant that she was not on good terms with anyone.

The cool breeze after the autumn rain was very unfriendly. After activating the isolation magic, Xidi pulled her robe to cover her sister.

Then something occurred to him.

"Selena, you say, maybe I should come with you under an umbrella?"

The girl seemed to be afraid of the cold and huddled into her brother's arms. Xidi felt her shake her head slightly, and a muffled sound came from under her clothes.

"No, that's fine, brother."

Now this warmth is what she wants to have most.

classmate?It was probably just a background board of the level of weeds and trees on the roadside.

Xidi was only one year older than Serena. She wanted to say something but didn't know how to express it. In the end, she just didn't speak. Judging from his experience, if there is something you truly love, then being alone is no big deal.

He won't place too many worldly expectations on Serena, as long as she can grow up healthily.

……

When entering the door, a strong smell of red wine mixed with the aroma of meat wafted out. It seemed that Aunt Eleanor had already started.

"smell good--"

With an expectant expression on her face, Serena put on her slippers and ran to the kitchen.

"Your Uncle Heyman will probably need about half an hour," Eleanor said with both hands occupied, turning her head to say hello, "Xiao Xidi, do you have enough time?"

"With magic assistance, there will be no problem."

Xi Di took off her robe and put on a spare apron. Because she was in the shape of an adult, she looked a little funny, as if she was wearing a skirt. Serena saw her cheeks bulging and tried to suppress her smile. Her brother ran out of the kitchen before she noticed.

Eleanor had already read it in the morning and had no other ideas at the moment. The red wine beef stew she was going to make was almost ready. At this moment, she put down the parsley, rosemary, bay leaves and other seasonings, and slowly Just stew.

"Magic? Do you mind giving me some advice, aunt?"

"You're joking when you point out something," Xidi carefully found out the required ingredients, "It's just a trivial skill."

……

Mr. Hyman stayed in the shop until ten o'clock when he felt a little hungry.

The taste of breakfast was very good, which kept him thinking about it, but he was hungry before noon. He simply opened the food box, and inside was a sandwich made by his daughter's friend's brother... Rounding it off was a sandwich made by Xi Di, who was as close as his nephew.

After cooling, the browned toast had a toughness and a slight crispiness. In the middle was extremely thinly sliced ​​cold bacon, spread with a salty and spicy sauce that Mr. Hyman had never tasted before. It tasted delicious. It has a unique flavor and leaves you with more than you can chew after just one sandwich.

The clear sound of the clock tower rang in the distance. In the eyes of other employees in the store, "The boss finally went to see a doctor", Mr. Heyman couldn't wait to get on the broom and go home.

Seeing the smoke rising from the chimney at home in the distance, Mr. Hyman pulled his tie and landed.

The door was ajar, and the smell of meat and a dry aroma similar to that of smoked meat and the compound aroma of spices had exceeded the limit of his poor sense of smell. Now all he could think of was "good smell", "really good smell", and "too good smell". "Such simple words.

In addition, it also has a slightly sweet dessert taste, making it a perfect after-dinner dessert.

I took off my coat and hung it up, changed my shoes, put away my wand, and walked through the entrance hall to the living room. The dining table was slightly inside, and it was now filled with steaming dishes.

Large pieces of meat and potatoes float on the rich and viscous soup, and the palm-sized steak is soaked in oil. You can hear the "sizzling" sound just by looking at it.

Position C is a roasted rabbit with a solemn death. It is pierced with iron skewers like a cross. Excellent knife skills cut open the roast without affecting the taste. Through the cracks in the crispy skin, you can see the juice slowly flowing out.

Finally, there is the steaming creamy mushroom chicken, which is the plainest dish on the table.

As a magician, Heyman's rationality would not allow him to misjudge his food intake due to hunger. A simple calculation showed that these four dishes were enough. If paired with bread, it would be enough for a family to eat two meals.

"Uncle Heyman, you are back. The dishes are ready. Auntie said you should wash your hands."

Serena came over with a plate of swaying things. There were four fist-sized yellow and white objects on it, which reminded Hyman of the slimes he had seen before.

"Are all the dishes ready? What are Eleanor and Little Hidi still busy with?"

Heiman took the plate and thought it looked a bit like steamed egg custard, but the sloshing elasticity was obviously not. It was also covered with a layer of maple red syrup, which made it look very good.

"Brother said this is called pudding, which is a popular dessert in other countries." Serena pointed to the kitchen. "There are also some desserts. They are discussing the techniques of cooking with magic."

Heyman became interested. In his early years, he was more interested in magic than his wife, and followed him into the kitchen.

Then he saw his lover who was in a trance.

He hasn't seen such an expression for a long time. The last time he saw her was when Estelle came back and hugged Serena and said they would be together forever.

To describe it, it means that what you see exceeds your cognition, and it is difficult to absorb for a while, resulting in sluggishness, like listening to the teacher in school talking about heavenly scriptures.

"Ahem, what's wrong with your aunt?"

Serena blinked, "I don't know. They were cooking just now. Auntie looked at my brother and asked a lot of questions before. She stopped talking after she started making desserts."

Because there are too many problems.

"I know," Mr. Heyman nodded, walked forward and gave his wife a hug: "My dear, I'm back. I can't wait to eat quickly."

Hidi glanced at the biscuits in the oven, raised her wand, and the fire in the furnace dimmed visibly, "My biscuits are also baked. I will make other ones for everyone to try this afternoon."

Amid the milky aroma, biscuits as thick as your fingers flew out and fell into the plate.

Xidi introduced them one by one, "I learned finger biscuits, macarons, cheesecake, and cream puffs from a country famous for desserts. In the afternoon, I will look for ingredients to make new ones. It would be great if there is cherry wine." Already..."

Mr. Heyman sniffed the sweet smell and suddenly became worried about the belated crisis of middle-aged obesity.

Gap: How to overcome laziness

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Chapter No.17: Lavender

Mr. Hyman has tasted his wife's cooking for several years. When prepared carefully, it is no worse than a mid-level restaurant - well, the food and craftsmanship are not the same thing after that.