After saying goodbye to the stable owner with a sad face, Brandi returned home as a winner for the first time in a long time. This period of time really frustrated him. A successful transaction was a sign of his personal confidence. A nice rehab session for the heart.
Passing by the butcher's stall and seeing the various fresh meats hanging above, Brandy suddenly had an idea in her mind.
He walked slowly and walked to the butcher's stall. The butcher was concentrating on slicing the meat on the cutting board. The sound of breaking bones and tendons sounded very good to Brandi, who had already killed many people on his hands.
Brandy's arrival did not make the butcher raise his head. He concentrated on cutting the meat and said: "Welcome, guest, what would you like to order? I have recently purchased a lot of high-quality beef. Are you interested in seeing it?" see?"
While Brandy was carefully observing the various types of fresh meat displayed on the butcher's stall, she asked, "How do you sell beef?"
"Ten cents a pound, believe me, sir, this price is very fair." The butcher put away the chopped meat, raised his head, saw Brandy's face, and immediately showed a very surprised expression, "Mr. Munny, You are such a rare visitor, I thought it would still be Miss Rose coming today."
Brandy stayed at Mattie's house to recuperate. It was now well known in Valentine. Therefore, Brandy did not ask the butcher why he knew about this well-known household matter. He just said: "Just now I saw the horses over there at the stables. You are very close, so I stopped by to take a look. You just said that beef costs 10 cents a pound, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Munny," the butcher said with a simple smile, "but I'm a small business here and never bargain. You can't bargain with me like you did with old Carson just now."
The butcher was watching the scene where Brandi was bargaining with the stable owner just now. Even though he was just an observer, he was sweating profusely. He was very convinced that if he were to face Bu With Randy's words, he will definitely not make a penny from every business he does with Brandy.
Brandi smiled after hearing this and threw a 50-cent coin in front of the butcher. The butcher caught it in a hurry. Brandy said: "Don't worry, the price of a few cents doesn't give me much room to play. Cut up a few pounds of prime steak for the money I'll give you."
The butcher held the coin in his hand, opened his hand, looked at the coin still shining in the shadow, showed an honest smile again, rolled up his already rolled up sleeves, and said: " Okay, just wait a moment, the meat will be ready soon~"
Not long after, five pounds of fresh steak meat was packaged by the butcher and delivered to Brandi.
Brandi looked at the unexpectedly neat packaging, smiled slightly, and said, "Although your store is small, your service is quite attentive."
The butcher patted his firm chest muscles and said with a smile: "Of course, my place is famous for dozens of miles around."
In fact, the butcher only behaves like this when he treats Brandi. He basically talks coldly to other customers, and only has a slightly good look towards children like Mattie. At this time, he is bragging about his attentive service. , in fact, what I was thinking about was "Thank you for not killing me" or something like that.
"By the way, let me ask you something more," Brandy lowered her voice deliberately and said, "I want to get some better quality oil. Do you have it in stock?"
The butcher looked embarrassed and said, "You want to talk about oil, I do have it, but I refine it from animal fat. I can say it is fresh, but when it comes to quality, I dare not boast."
At this point, the butcher seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "Ah, yes, I remembered it. The owner of the grocery store next door likes olive oil. I heard that he recently got a batch of good quality olive oil from California. , prepare to keep it for yourself and enjoy it. If you are interested, you might as well go to him and try your luck."
Brandy glanced at the simple facade of the grocery store, turned around and said like a normal chatter: "Okay, then I'll go take a look, you can be busy first."
The butcher immediately showed a relieved smile and said, "Okay, walk slowly!"
Pushing open the door of the grocery store, Brandi immediately received the groceries
Warm welcome from the shop owner: "Ah, welcome, Mr. Munny, it's been a long time no see. What do you want? I have everything."
Brandy habitually raised her hat brim to return the boss's welcome. After walking around the store for a few times, she took some eggs, starch, and some seasonings and put them on the counter.
"20 cents, sir," the boss looked at me with a smile and said, "Is there anything else you need?"
Brandi looked at the boss and said, "Does your store really have everything you need?"
There was some pride and pride in the boss's smile: "Of course, Mr. Munny, this is not the first time you have visited me. I can confidently say that no matter what you want, you can find it in my little store." .”
"That means that if I want some high-quality olive oil from California, it can be achieved?" Brandy asked with a smile on her face.
When the grocery store owner heard this, he immediately became alert and said, "What are you talking about? How can I have such a thing here?"
Brandi smiled and said: "Okay, boss, you don't have to be careless with me. Since I dare to say this, I naturally have accurate sources of information. You can give me an accurate answer, whether to sell or not to sell." ?」
Seeing that he could not escape, the grocery store owner had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Sorry, Mr. Munny, this is not for sale."
"Ah, then it seems you do have it?" Brandi smiled and said, "Don't worry, I don't want it for nothing. I only want one bottle, and no matter what price you buy these olives, Oil, I buy it at a price 25% higher than that price, what do you think?"
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Munny, this is not about money." The grocery store owner seemed to have a tough tone.
"50%." Brandy increased the price expressionlessly.
"Mr. Munny..."
"75%."
"Oh..." the grocer finally sighed and said, "Total three dollars and sixty-five cents, Mr. Munny."
When the boss took out the bottle of clear liquid, Brandi could see the boss's reluctance, because he almost had the pain written on his face. It is understandable if you think about it, olive oil has not yet been popularized in the United States. In this era of ordinary people's dining tables, it is not easy to get such a bottle of olive oil. Although Brandy spent more than the normal market price to buy it, some losses cannot be compensated by money.
At home, little Mattie was busy lighting a fire for the stove at home. It seemed that she was preparing to reheat the leftover bean stew from yesterday. When she heard the movement at the door, Mattie ran out and took a look, and saw Brandi Baobao. He came in carrying his things in a small bag and raised his eyebrows. He was about to say something, but suddenly he thought that he and this man were still in a state of anger, so he held it back, turned his head and continued to do what he had not finished. matter.
Looking at this little girl who continued to fuss with him based on her memory and her long-depleted resentment, Brandi smiled helplessly and said to her back: "Don't be in a hurry to start a fire yet, Mattie. I'm here to cook today, it may take some time to prepare."
Mattie didn't mean to resist, she just stared at him with strange eyes, the meaning of which was obvious: "You can also cook?"
Brandy smiled slightly, showed her the ingredients she just bought, and said, "What's wrong with trying it? I'm the one spending the money anyway, right?"
Maddie wanted to say that if something went wrong, her kitchen would suffer, but she was not able to express such a complicated meaning with her eyes alone, and she still didn't want to talk to Brandi, so she had to He glared at Brandy and gave up the kitchen.
"Don't worry, Mattie, I'm quite confident in my cooking skills," Brandi said while washing her hands, "Oh, by the way, can you help me light a fire when I need it? ? This is the only thing I am not good at. For the safety of your kitchen, I think this is not an excessive request, right?"
Maddie rolled her eyes at Brandi, feeling increasingly distrustful of Brandi's cooking skills. However, she still showed no obvious resistance. It was obvious that she was still curious about what Brandi wanted to do.
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Dee had no clear objection, so Brandy ignored her and went about her own business.
Mattie happened to have nothing to do at this time. According to her nature, she naturally wanted to watch from the side. However, due to her little self-esteem, she could only sit on the sofa in the living room and deliberately turned her head away. Step aside to prevent the kitchen and Brandy from appearing in your field of vision.
At first, it was just the clinking of some pots and pans, and Maddie was really curious about what Brandi was going to do, because in her mind, cooking didn't require such a loud noise.
But soon, the commotion of pots and pans stopped abruptly, and was replaced by a short silence. Although it was short-lived, in fact, in Mattie's personal feeling, it was longer than a year. She is a girl with strong curiosity, If her curiosity is not satisfied in time, her IQ will drop sharply in a short period of time.
"Mattie, make a fire!"
This shout was like the last straw for a drowning person. Mattie jumped up as if there was a spring on her butt, hurriedly picked up the match from the coffee table, ran into the kitchen, squatted in front of the stove and started to light a fire.
When she stood up, she found that the furnishings in the kitchen felt a little strange to her. At least she had never used so many bowls and bowls for cooking. The steak meat marinated with salt, white pepper and other seasonings was golden and clear. The egg liquid, as well as the starch and bread crumbs placed aside, are as neat as a grocer placing the goods on the shelves one by one.
"What are you going to do?" Mattie finally couldn't help it and asked.
"Ah, my little mute girl finally spoke," Brandi smiled slightly and said as she poured the clear-eyed olive oil into the pot, "Want to know what I'm going to do? Just stay here and take a look. Already."
"Hmph, just don't blow up my kitchen." Mattie was like a tough-talking little duck now. She tilted her head and looked unconcerned.
Brandi first wrapped the marinated steak in egg liquid, starch and bread crumbs. When the aroma of olive oil wafted from the pot, he began to put the steak cut into small pieces into the pot. Start cooking and frying, and soon, the aroma of fried meat fills the entire kitchen and soon spreads to the entire house.
In fact, Mattie never left. When the aroma of olive oil wafted from the pot, she looked at Brandy with a pair of surprised blue eyes like a child who had never seen the world watching a circus performance for the first time. Bake pieces of steak coated in egg wash, starch and bread crumbs until golden brown.
For the first time, she learned that steak could still be cooked this way. She had eaten steak many times in the past when her family was still wealthy, but the cooking method was very traditional, completely different from the frying method used by Brandy.
Soon, two plates of golden-colored fried steak that made people appetize at first sight were brought to the table. While Mattie put out the stove fire, she poured two more cups of warm coffee, and very quickly. She thoughtfully added a piece of sugar cube to Maddie's cup. Although her poor life meant that Maddie's taste was not very particular, Brandy knew that coffee with a piece of sugar cube added was the little girl's favorite. of.
By the time Mattie finished her work, Brandi was already sitting at the table. He invited her and said, "Come here, try it. I haven't cooked for a long time, and my skills are quite rusty. I hope it won't affect the taste too much."
Maddie's action of sitting down was not as eager as Brandi imagined, because she was still torn between the temptation of the outside world and the already fragile little self-esteem in her heart, but when her teeth gently bit the steak, it was crispy. The outer skin touches its fresh and tender interior, and the last bit of tangle is destroyed like a torrent.
Looking at Mattie who was devouring her food regardless of her ladylike image, Brandy smiled slightly. He knew that he had finally resolved the little conflict he had had before.
After all, no matter how difficult a child is, it is just a child after all. It may be difficult to find examples that can provide reference for what women would like, but children, especially children in this era when ordinary families basically lack food and clothing, what they like The things are actually pretty much the same.
Brandy struggled for a long time with how to please the little girl. In fact, he fell into a misunderstanding. Since Maddie was mature beyond her years, he always regarded her as a young woman rather than a ten-year-old girl.
After he went out for such a trip, maybe he saw the scenery that he couldn't see when he stayed in the house, or maybe a sudden inspiration flashed in his mind, and after thinking about it from another angle, he found the correct answer to the strategy. In front of you.
As for his cooking skills, they were all developed little by little during his single life in his previous life. After all, a modern person living alone does not want to live on expensive and unhealthy takeaways, nor does he want to eat instant noodles. , training yourself to cook a little bit is the only way other than finding someone who can cook.
You ask him why he doesn’t just find a good girl who can cook to be his partner? Haha, stop dreaming. These days, finding a girl who is willing to cook for you is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. Instead of doing this kind of useless work, it is better to calm down, cultivate yourself, and try to find a girl you are willing to treat as a princess. The girl who came to dote on him, unfortunately, in his previous life of more than 20 years, there were many girls passing by, but none of them really suited his liking.
Brandy put her work into her mouth and tasted it, frowning slightly. The texture of the meat is a bit old, which is harmless, but it is a reflection of its lack of quality. There is a little too much olive oil, so the taste is a bit greasy.
Brandi only ate two pieces and then put down her knife and fork. When it comes to cooking, he has always been very harsh on works he doesn't approve of.
However, when he saw Mattie's unladylike appearance, he suddenly felt that as long as his work was recognized by others, even if it was only one person, it would be successful.
Brandy looked at Mattie with a smile, as if she were looking at her sister, and said, "How is it? You're not angry anymore, are you?"
Mattie put down her knife and fork and took a sip of coffee before she had a little room to speak.
"I'll forgive you for now," she said while cutting the steak with her knife and fork angrily, "but if you put yourself in unresolved danger next time, I will still be angry."
"Okay, okay, I promise you, I won't do that again." Brandi said nonchalantly.
Anyway, after he recovers from his injury, his interaction with this little girl will probably end here. It will not be her turn to worry about future events. But now, it is beneficial to have a good relationship with this little girl. Treat yourself to physical and mental pleasure in life.
"By the way, how do you cook this steak?"
"Want to learn? I'll teach you."
"Really?"
"How can this be false?"
The sun sets in the west, the lights and stars gradually brighten, and every ordinary family living in this land lives slowly and leisurely in the ordinary, warm, or wild exchanges with their family members.
