bad, i'm a fool

Chapter 132 On the Dining Table
"Your Highness, this is Concubine Chi at the winery yesterday..."

Xiao Hongdou briefly talked about how Chi Hanqing helped the young man named Bota in the winery yesterday, and brought the wine to Han Dongwen. This wine is different from the dark red wine. The wine is transparent and clear, with a hint of It is dark orange, but the packaging is very simple. It can be seen at a glance that it is hand-packed with discarded wine bottles.

"So, last night when the young man from West Asia served wine, in order to express his gratitude to Concubine Chi, he also presented this bottle of strange wine that he made privately, which he said could not be bought in any winery. "

Xiao Hongdou stuck out her tongue: "The concubine Chi gave medicine to the mother of this young man from West Asia, and said that it is the grace of His Highness that she can do good deeds, so she asked me to present this bottle of wine to you for a look. "

"I see."

Han Dongwen nodded lightly, opened the bottle cap, and a strong aroma of wine entered his nostrils.

Is it spirits?
The Principality of West Asia has always produced wine, or imported Baijiu from Simeng. How could there be spirits?

He thought for a moment, then lightly dipped a little of the wine on the bottle with his hand, and tasted it a little.

"This is……"

Han Dongwen was thinking about this somewhat familiar yet unfamiliar taste in his mind, and his memory was like water droplets on the faucet, but he couldn't remember it!
"This is..." he mused.

"Your Highness, is this also wine? It smells like grapes." Xiaohongdou interjected.

Han Dongwen froze for a moment, took the wine bottle closer and smelled it, and the strong smell of alcohol entered his nose again.

"Where is the smell of grapes?" He was puzzled.

Xiao Hongdou blushed a little, and lowered her head slightly: "Yes, my nose is too sensitive by nature, and I always smell things that others can't smell. This wine does smell like grapes to me."

Han Dongwen looked at Xiaohongdou, and suddenly realized, no wonder this girl has some talent in serving tea and appreciating tea. Could it be that she relies on her nose?

If it's grapes...

As if thinking of something, Han Dongwen's heart suddenly tightened.

Isn't this brandy? !

Spirits distilled from grapes!

"What did you say the boy's name is, Bota?" Han Dongwen asked Xiaohongdou.

Hearing his tone suddenly became serious, Xiao Hongdou also became serious and nodded: "Exactly, Your Highness, he should be doing some handy work in the winery in the east opposite the Grand Duke's residence. There is a sick mother at home, and he was almost killed yesterday." The factory owner was dismissed."

Han Dongwen nodded slightly in silence, and put the inferior wine bottle back on the table.

This young man made this wine himself, can't you buy it anywhere else...?

Brandy, to explain it in the roughest terms, is to use the method of distilling liquor, but replace the grain with grapes.

Of course, there are still many differences in the details, but the principle is the same.

No one from the Principality of West Asia discovered this process of distilling wine?Can't get brandy?
I'm afraid it's not that simple...

Han Dongwen thought deeply, and finally decided to keep this matter in his heart for the time being.He smiled at Xiao Hongdou: "I didn't expect you to have such a hidden ability. Let's go to the Grand Duke's residence."

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The breakfast provided by the Grand Duke's residence is naturally the flavor of West Asia.

On the dining table covered with a clean white tablecloth, two small baskets made of rattan were served first, with baked soft and fragrant bread inside, and next to them were two small silver holders as small as real chess pieces, holding two round chess pieces. The egg was sent to Han Dongwen and Grand Duke Tilda like a work of art.

Afterwards, there are fluffy muffins dripping with honey, smoky bacon pancakes with a unique aroma, truffle fried eggs and freshly baked ham pies that are still sizzling on the surface.

At first glance, there are many varieties, but they are all easy-to-storage ingredients such as bacon, eggs, honey, and bread, which also reflect the characteristics of the grain production of the Principality of West Asia.

But even if there is a shortage of food production, the West Asians still keep these things in one set, which is strange.

In addition to Han Dongwen and Tilda who were sitting opposite each other, there was also a waiter standing behind each of them serving the meal. The one behind Han Dongwen was naturally Xiao Hongdou, while behind Tilda stood a waiter in a long black dress and coat. A pure white apron with a white sleeve seal on the cuffs.

Han Dongwen sat upright, the corners of his mouth turned up unconsciously.

Wow, a maid outfit.

Almost reflexively, he imagined a wonderful scene in his mind - buy some clothes, and set a maid's day in the palace every month. Would not it be……

No, no, isn't that what Plague Lord would do!
No, it doesn't hurt, just change clothes...

Han Yang!Sliding into the abyss is the first step that you should regret the most!
"Mr. Han Dongwen, do you have no appetite?"

Han Dongwen was in the midst of a fierce battle between heaven and man, and was suddenly brought back to reality by Tilda's pleasant but emotionless voice, and coughed quickly: "Ahem, that's not the case, let's have dinner."

Naturally, there are no chopsticks on the table, but a whole set of silverware, knives and forks.

Xiao Hongdou stood behind him with a tense expression. Before the visit, she had of course imitated West Asia's etiquette rules with Mi Niangniang, but now she was still afraid that she had done something wrong and lost His Highness.

Unexpectedly, Han Dongwen straightened the napkin around his neck with ease, naturally put his hand on the table, gently took the small cup containing the stewed egg in the original shell, picked up the small silver spoon on the table, and gently touched it. Knock to break the shell to reveal the deliciousness inside.

Tilda glanced lightly at his impeccable etiquette, blinked her eyes and didn't make a sound, and continued to eat her own food with her head down.

Seeing Tilda like this, a smug smile appeared on the corner of Han Dongwen's mouth.

Do you want me to make a fool of yourself after eating western food?
Scare the time traveler 20 years ago!It’s not a rare thing to eat your broken bread and meat now. Taking a step back, in xyin xshou, there is a complete set of etiquette for eating western food, the last one is the most complicated! " and "Seven points to pay attention to when using a knife and fork, are you ashamed? "You can watch this kind of car wheel video, I will be afraid of you?

Wait for me to hold back for a while to develop, sooner or later you woman will go to Siyang to use chopsticks for me!
However, does this mean that these crap videos are only useful for a while?

Han Dongwen was thinking wildly in his mind, still keeping his hands on, using one meal after another with ease, Xiao Hongdou took the replaced meal plate behind him and handed it to the waiter in the Grand Duke's mansion next to him, but his heart was full of surprise .

But Mi Niangniang said that the last time His Highness visited the Principality of West Asia, he made a joke and was furious when he came back. He learned how to use knives and forks in West Asia for two days on a whim, and immediately gave up without interest. Now... when is this? Learned?
She was surprised, but also happy that Han Dongwen would not be ashamed this time.

"Would you like tea or coffee?"

After the meal, the table was clean, and Tilda looked up at Han Dongwen.

"Pour a cappuccino."

Han Dongwen said seriously.

"?"

"Coffee with steamed milk, no cream and sugar."

Tilda was stunned for a moment, and then nodded to the waiter next to her with an iceberg-like serious expression.

The waiter stepped back, and she turned to look at Han Dongwen: "Compared with the last visit, it seems that you know a lot more about West Asia. You held a dinner last night, and I thought the food in West Asia still didn't suit your taste."

The dinner was naturally held for the purpose of going to the trumpet, Han Dongwen smiled: "Today's dinner will not be postponed again, and I also hope to invite His Royal Highness Gao to have a meal together, there will be some very exciting programs at that time, I hope His Royal Highness would like it."

(End of this chapter)