267 Exploring The Town And Having A Good Time With Family And Friends
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We slowly walked through the streets of the Bright Dawn Town, and the first thing we saw as we walked towards the Food Market where we were going to make most of our purchases was a man in a cart selling delicious-looking meat in skewer. It wasn’t just meat in little chunks, but he was using some sort of special black sauce which he covered the meat with, alongside some oregano-like dried herbs, which made the skewered meat smell so delicious.
There was a lot of people gathering around the cart, and I really wanted one myself. I have eaten a lot of preparations in my life, but the last weeks we have been eating rather simple food such as stew and grilled meat, I miss the more elaborated and tasty food my mother used to make back home, and there it is, this delicious, skewered meat using some sort of special sauce is conquering my stomach before even getting inside.
Acting like a spoiled little child, I asked my mother for it.
“Mama, I want some skewered meat! C-Can I have some?”
“Eh? But you just ate two hours ago, dear.” Said my mother rather stubbornly.
“But papa said that you would buy me anything I wanted…” I sighed, looking back at my father as he smiled nervously at my mother.
“Fine, let’s go.” My mother said, she ended giving up to it quite quickly.
There was a small line of people waiting for the meat though, it seems that the man was selling them very quickly, he was about to exhaust his reserves of meat already. However, and thankfully, we reached him before it were to run out.
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The man was a burly bald man with hair arms, he seemed to be a hardworking village man selling off meat to make a living.
“Oh, an elf, isn’t this a strange sight?” He said. “And there is a little elf in here as well!” The man smiled gently at me. “What do you need, missy?”
“I want a stick with meat!” I said.
“Hahaha! Alright, want some sauce with it?” Asked the man.
“Yeah! It looks delicious!” I said.
“You got sharp eyes, this sauce is made using fermented beans, it has a slightly spicy taste, but it is also sweet and savory all at the same time, it goes well with any food as well, grilled meat, stew, baked food, all of it!” Said the man.
“Hmmm… I have never seen this type of sauce before. I also want one skewered meat… And… Aquarina, do you want one?” Wondered my mother, as the little Aquarina nodded. “Oh, right, you too, Zak, right?”
“Yeah!” Said Zack. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
“Alright, four then.” Said my mother.
“Coming right up!” The man covered the skewered meat with a bit more of sauce and then gave us the skewered meat. It was pipping hot, so it covered my face with the steam and the tasty flavor and scent.
My mother paid for it rather quickly, each skewered meat was 75 Belts, which is the currency of this world, Belts are often paid with Copper, Silver, or Gold Coins. 1 Copper Coin is 50 Belts, 1 Silver Coin is 1000 Belts, and one Gold Coin is 10000 Belts. There are also “in-between” coins, such as Blue Iron Coins being 250 Belts, Black Silver Coins which are usually 2500 Belts, and then there is a larger coin than gold coin, White Gold Coins, which are 25000 Belts.
A kilogram of bread usually costs 250 Belts, meat is obviously not so cheap, so the skewered meat was rather expensive, costing one and a half copper coins per skewered meat. But my parents were rich anyways so this wasn’t a problem… I just realized that I am technically a noble by how rich they are.
“Keep the charge.” Said my mother.
“Oh, really? Thanks a lot!” Said the man while laughing.
“In exchange, can you tell me where you bought this sauce?” Wondered my mother, tasting the meat a bit, she immediately found it tasty. I remember that she once told me Elves did not eat meat, but that was like thousands of years ago, probably too ancient, and now most younger elves eat meat, which is widespread and accepted in their society.
“Oh, to the other side of this street, to the left, there is a small shop that makes it, a bottle costs 1500 Belts, but it can last a long time.” Said the man.
“I see, it is quite expensive but I’ll buy some, I hope there are some left.” Said my mother.
“There surely will be, most of the time only nobles can afford a bottle,” Said the man.
While my mother learned where to buy the sauce, I quickly decided to try out the meat with Aquarina and Zack, the three of us gathered together and decided to bite the meat at the same time.
Chomp.
Ahh, the meat was really soft and it slowly tore apart in my mouth, I barely needed to chew it. Also, the flavor was very exquisite, so strong, the juices and everything else… and the sauce was so… sweet, and savory, and also slightly spicy all together, with a strong flavor that lingers in your mouth for a long time.
This was really, really amazing!
“Uwaah, it is a bit spicy but sweet too! I love it!” Said Aquarina.
“Hmm… Ah, I like this sauce a lot… It brings so much flavor…” Said Zack.
“Hm, that looks pretty good…” Said my father behind me.
“Here.” Said my mother, sharing her skewered meat with my father, as my father smiled happily and took a piece of it.
“UOOH?! Oi, this is awesome!” He said like an immature child, even Aquarina and Zack’s reactions were not as exaggerated… To be expected of my beloved father.
Aquarina and Zack let Nepheline, Shade, and Ninhursag try out the meat as well, and everyone ended liking it, lamenting that the man wasn’t selling anymore until tomorrow.
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