In the secret chamber of the Harris Shrine, the windows were wide open, and the curtains fluttered in the night breeze.
On the desk in the room, other than a few unopened plates, there was a special copper pot in the middle. In the middle of the pot, there was a structure that looked like a chimney. Some red-hot charcoal was placed in the middle of the pot, making the outside of the chimney steamy. The whole room was filled with a sweet and meaty aroma.
"Gu Dong Gu Dong". In the boiling soup, the slightly yellow pickled cabbage floated up and down.
The Ravenclaw family of three was sitting around this square table and eating heartily.
At this time, Luna was holding the mutton plate upside down. The mutton was tightly attached to the plate, and there was no sign of it falling off. "Is it good mutton if it doesn't fall off?"
"And my good knife skills ~" Allen saw that Luna, who had lost her appetite, was eating happily. "Autumn Zhang's parents don't have this at home, so I replaced it with the German pickled cabbage made by my mother. The taste should be about the same. When I saw father eating roast pork knuckles, he said the pickled cabbage was better than before."
"When I was pickling the cabbage, I helped Grandma." Helena used a silver spoon to maintain the medieval palace etiquette. After taking a sip of soup, she elegantly wiped the corner of her mouth with a napkin and said proudly, "Grandma said the cabbage would be firmer if it was in autumn or winter. The cabbage in this season is a little soft, otherwise it would be crispier."
"Helena made it? You've become very proficient in switching between states recently … "Alan looked at his daughter and felt somewhat like a father, so he praised her." How did you do it? Introduce him to your parents. "
"Father, it's fennel and salt. Grandma added a little buttermilk to help it ferment." When Helena saw that her father continued to ask as she wished, she was a little happy. "Then, put the whole leaves of the cabbage on the bottom of the pottery jar of pickled cabbage. Grandma said that she didn't ask why she did it, but she just wanted to keep the tradition. Then, spread the cabbage into a layer and add salt and fennel before rubbing the salt into the cabbage shreds by hand until the surface of the cabbage leaves is damaged … In this way, the water in the cabbage will be broken down …" Helena looked at Alan and said seriously, "Then, repeat until the pickled cabbage bar is full. Then, use two pieces of stone to press the cabbage under the oozing juice. Finally, cover the lid and pour water between the raised edge of the jar to isolate the inside from the outside air … It's okay to pickle it for two weeks in summer, but it seems to take three weeks in summer?" (Author's Note: I found the process of making German pickled cabbage and found that it is similar to Northeastern pickled cabbage. No wonder it tastes similar.)
"You will be much better than your father if you continue to learn." Allen saw his daughter talking so much, which was rare, and knew she was waiting to be praised. "I was wondering why the copper hot pot with pickled cabbage was so delicious today. I just put the ingredients in to cook. It's all thanks to you that it's so delicious."
"It sounds a little strenuous..." Luna looked at the way Allen and Helena interacted. She seemed to want to imitate them. She decided to teach her daughter as a mother. "Helena, if you don't want to do it, remember how many times you failed..."
"I like to cook with Grandma, Mother." Helena nodded. "But, when Miss Krivat was here, I used this excuse to leave."
"Luna! Is this how you treat me usually? And... erm... "Allen awkwardly tried to change the topic. However, he was stuck in the middle of the sentence. The news that he overdid it and blinded a large group of people at Harris Restaurant was transmitted from his avatar. He said in a guilty tone," I'm not going back today. I'll sleep here... I got into some trouble over there. Aunt Josephine and her cloak of a crouching bat are all angry. "
"Does Aunt not like Father's cooking? I thought she would like black pudding … "Helena pointed at the sausage in the pot that was actually made of animal blood, meat, fat, oats, and bread." Great Aunt doesn't like pig's blood? "
Luna had already tied her hair behind her ear. She leaned forward and drank a mouthful of pickled vegetable soup. She let out a long sigh. She raised her head and wiped the sweat on her forehead. "Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, we will all eat this."
"No, I've asked Doctor Michaela before. This is indeed more appetizing but you can't eat too much. The salt content is too high for a god." While joking, Allen scooped up a piece of black pudding with a slotted spoon. He dipped a fork in the garlic paste and blew on it before putting it on Luna's plate. Then, he gave his daughter another piece.
"Black pudding doesn't taste good." Luna returned the black pudding fork to Allen. Then, she opened the lid of the remaining plate on the table. "There's still Rainbow Fish? Not bad. "
The bottom of the plate was filled with soy sauce. The ball-like fish body was lightly sliced by Allen. Now that it was steamed, it looked very fresh. Spices such as ginger, spring onions, and chili rings were sprinkled on it. It looked red, green, and white. The color was very appetizing.
"I made this meal for you under the pretense that Emily had a cold. Of course, there will be Rainbow Fish." Allan raised his eyebrows proudly. "I only steamed it for seven minutes. Qiu Zhang's mother taught me a key point of steaming fish. Big fire, plenty of water, and enough air … The high temperature quickly suppressed the loss of juice in the fish and locked in the freshness. The soy sauce I asked them for was also preheated in advance to prevent the cold soy sauce from cooling down the temperature of the fish … Also, I have to praise Maggie. She was the one who played a trick and left the fattest fish for you."
"Helga taught me that fresh fish's eyes will protrude a little after it's cooked." Luna stared at the colorful ball fish's eyes with her protruding eyes. Then she reached her fork towards the colorful ball fish's chin and dug out some crescent moon meat. The white and tender fish meat was shaking on her fork.
"Father, it's a pity that there is no Rainbow Fish now. At that time, Helga could only get one occasionally... She would always send it to us." Helena picked up the common fork that neither of her parents used. She cut a large piece of fish belly and put it on Allen's plate. "Father, you eat this... I don't need nutrition now. I don't feel like this kind of food is too tasteless... The fish belly is plump and delicate. Mother always eats the chin meat and gives me the belly..."
"It's okay, Helena. I prepared some spicy sauce for you. You can still feel the soft and tender taste." Allen pushed the fish belly back to the child and handed her the sauce on the plate. Finally, he touched Helena's hair and said, "Next time, Father will make something especially spicy for you."
"Thank you, father!" Helena did not refuse. She enjoyed the family meal very much. It was also the thing that made her jealous of other little wizards when she was a child.
Allen looked at Helena and glared at Luna, "I heard that in ancient times, kidnappers would starve a child for three days and then make a fish for him. If he eats the meat on the back of the fish first, then he would be killed. If he eats the belly of the fish, then his family would have to bleed for a few days. But if he eats the chin of the fish, then his family would have to go bankrupt. If he doesn't eat the chin of the fish, then he would be the most spoiled child in the family …" Luna's voice sounded in Allen's mind, "I heard that in ancient times, the kidnappers would starve a child for three days and then make a fish for him. If he eats the meat on the back of the fish first, then he is a poor child.
Luna did not stop eating. She just stuck out her belly, which did not have a bulge at all. This made Allen lose his temper immediately and he could only eat some fish meat himself.
When the family enjoyed the main dish made by the male host, Allen opened the rest of the lid and gave the mother and daughter a bowl of white stuff.
Feeling that her taste buds were quickly occupied by the softness and smoothness of the milk, Luna looked at Allen vaguely and asked, "A new flavor of pudding?"
"It's also called double-skin milk. The layer of milk skin you just picked up actually needs to coagulate twice. The top layer is sweet and the bottom layer is smooth." Allen also picked up a bowl of double-skin milk and took a sip. He narrowed his eyes in enjoyment and said, "I can't find any milk so I can only use normal milk instead. That's why the color is a little yellow. Fortunately, although the taste is not as sweet as the authentic one, it's still passable... Hmm? Sigh... "Allen put down the bowl in his hand and looked worried." Luna, my clone's mom is having a good time and is worried about your situation. We can't keep hiding like this... Helga is also suspicious today... "
"Let's drag it out one day at a time." Luna lowered her unfocused eyes and looked at the dessert.
Allen noticed Luna's little movement and felt that Luna seemed to be a little guilty... But why would she be guilty? He immediately became alert. After thinking for a while, Allen screamed at the pregnant woman, "Luna! Do you want to drag it out until your belly is big so that the others can't beat you so that they can only beat me?!!! "
Upon hearing that, Luna turned her head away and did not look at Allen. Just as Allen was about to complain, her expression suddenly changed. "Wait, Allen."
"Don't try to change the topic!" Allen thought of his mother's thick feather duster and his fear of pain made the cowardly Ravenclaw a little scared.
"I have a hunch..." Luna's light silver eyes turned to Allen. There was still a piece of double-skin milk at the corner of her mouth. Her ethereal voice was a little higher than usual. "It's time to take back the Invisibility Cloak. Someone is paying attention to it."
"Who is it?" Allen put away his playful expression and asked, "Death?"
"No, if it's the real owner of the Sacred Relic of Death, I won't be able to sense it... But don't worry, I have a hunch..." Luna leaned back on the chair and burped comfortably. "My divine power has been increasing rapidly recently. Other than knowledge, many businessmen have also started to pray to me... Plus, my research on the old wand and the Lifestone has made me have some kind of fate connection with this cloak. It should be some mortal beings who are interested in it. Maybe they mentioned the name of the Invisibility Cloak too much, which made me have a hunch..."
"If that's the case... won't Death also sense it when we talk about it?" Allen voiced his concern. "I mean, he is at least a true god..."
"If he is willing to come to the mortal world, he will sense it. But now he is in the underworld." Luna continued to scoop double-skin milk. "But after Death's creation changed hands, he will still be able to sense it in the underworld... After that, he will not be so leisurely... Helena, don't run around. Just stay in the temple or at home."
Helena had been quiet when her father was questioning her mother about how she had tricked him. Now that she heard the reminder, she responded, "Yes, mother."
"It's good that Death is on the move. It's better than worrying about him in the dark..." Allen tapped his finger on the table. "The Invisibility Cloak... Dumbledore? It could also be Voldemort … Hmm, wasn't Tom looking for the Old Wand some time ago? He might have figured out something about the Deathly Hallows … That little Crouch knew that Harry had the Invisibility Cloak when he pretended to be the mad-eyed man. Maybe Tom had heard about it from him … "Alan stood up after he finished his analysis as though he was talking to himself." Go to sleep after you're done eating. Helena, take care of your mother. I'll go out now to avoid any trouble … Hmm, I'll go to Gryffindor's lounge to get my stuff back and then look for Tom to give him another lesson.
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