British 1986

A trace of undetectable shyness flashed across Samantha's face.

Although she didn't care before, this kind of thing seemed a bit youthful and frivolous to her. Every time she thought about others buying her photos, the feeling of vanity, satisfaction, and fame made her so intoxicated at the time.

However, over the years, as she grew older, her personality was no longer as rebellious as when she was a teenager. Coupled with Allen in front of her, this made Samantha somewhat shy. This feeling of shame was indescribable. She just watched Allen She still felt that Lun's smile was very gentle. After Allen finished saying this, when her eyes came into contact with Allen again, she could see the desire to explore in Allen's eyes. She was very familiar with this look. !

"Haha. You two talk slowly, sit down first!"

Earl Robin looked at the two young men and felt that they were in love with each other. They just held hands and looked at each other deeply. He couldn't stand it any longer. The dinner had not even started yet, and he almost got angry. How could this happen? OK?

However, upon seeing Allen's satisfied expression, Earl Robin still raised his eyebrows at his wife proudly.

At gatherings between serious nobles, there are also men and women.

Generally speaking, when male nobles gather together, they don't bring their wives. They usually bring a lover.

As for female aristocrats, or daughters of aristocratic families, they generally do not bring male companions to parties. For fun parties, those handsome and well-figured ducks can do it for them. Anyway, between male and female aristocrats, There are rarely mixed parties unless the relationship is particularly good.

For a family-oriented gathering like this, the hostess must be brought along. However, when things were messy in the past, the relationship was very messy anyway. If you really meet a generous host and call your daughter-in-law to entertain the guests, it is not impossible. , French aristocrats like this, they are the most open-minded in this regard.

As for today's dinner, Earl Robin is the host, and his wife is a yellow-faced woman in her fifties. He can't take Allen to the city to find those messy women, right?

That would make him look very weak!

But for the family dinner, Allen was neither married nor brought a female companion, so Earl Robin needed to take the initiative to invite a female companion for him.

Now, this Samantha Gates fits the bill.

She is only a few years older than Allen. They are both young people. They were relatively famous in the past, and they were both in the film and television industry. Although they are not famous, their lack of fame just proves that she is not too messy. There is no comparison with those women outside who are having fun.

She is beautiful, this girl looks like an angel, is somewhat famous, and can be considered a has-been star. Being able to invite her over is within Earl Robin's ability.

Now it seems that everything is just fine. Allen is satisfied, the female guest is also satisfied, and Earl Robin also feels that it is very honorable. It is enough that the distinguished guests have been well received. After the meal, if Allen and the others want to do something else, activities, it’s up to them.

"Come, come! Welcome Earl Allen to the Kelburn Castle of our Boyle family. On behalf of myself and all members of the Boyle family, I welcome Earl Allen. For the sake of our Boyle family and the Hill family, Friendship, let’s have a drink, come!”

Earl Robin was in a high mood today, and the small dining table did not affect his mood at all. The space was limited. The restaurant on this floor was not the main restaurant, but a small restaurant where their family usually ate. Although it was small, it was warm.

Holding the whiskey in his hand, Earl Robin first gave a congratulatory speech, and then paused for a moment. After one sip of half a glass of whiskey, he became bored.

Allen looked at the wine glass in his hand. The Countess had just introduced that this wine was the whiskey produced by their own distillery. The brand was a bit niche, but it was said to be a real old recipe and authentic Scottish lowland peat whiskey.

Smelling the "wine aroma" in the wine glass slightly, the smell of 84 disinfectant mixed with stinky sock washing water filled his nose. Allen wanted to retching. He hated whiskey the most. This wine was a bit strong, but He felt it was extremely unpleasant to drink, and he couldn't get used to drinking this kind of thing, but now that he was in Scotland, he couldn't help but drink it.

Holding back his nausea, Allen took a big gulp.

"good!"

"Hahaha, Earl Allen is really brave! Come, I will personally share the dishes for Earl Allen."

Count Robin applauded as he watched Allen's drinking, then put down his wine glass, picked up the knife, and divided the dishes for Allen himself.

There was a huge plate on the dining table that was about the size of a child's bathtub. On the plate was vegetable leaves on the bottom, and a football-sized haggis was placed on it. There was a circle of buns and mashed potatoes surrounding it like a peacock spreading its tail.

Seeing this dish, Allen swallowed again, not because he was greedy, but because he felt a little nauseous again.

Whiskey is okay, it smells bad and feels the same when you drink it, but this haggis smells really disgusting and makes it even more disgusting when you eat it.

Allen doesn't know the reputation of this thing in the outside world. Anyway, it can be regarded as a dark dish in Britain.

But unfortunately, this thing is still the signature dish at the Scottish state banquet!

Whenever you go to a Scottish home and the host entertains guests with this, it is considered to be the highest standard, not to mention the rugby-sized haggis prepared by Earl Robin today. This thing is already the same as the one at the Scottish state banquet. It’s a standard!

Serious standards for entertaining distinguished guests, with absolute sincerity.

but.

Allen would rather he be a little perfunctory and not entertain himself with this stuff.

This kind of haggis looks very much like belly pork, a specialty delicacy in certain areas of China.

But their belly pork contains large pieces of mutton, vegetables, etc., and it tastes pretty good.

But for Scottish haggis, in addition to the appearance of the dish being wrapped in sheep's tripe, the contents inside are the sheep's heart, liver, lungs, and stomach, which are minced and then added with oats, onions, and sheep. Oil, fennel and other ingredients, and finally pour this mixture into the sheep's belly, add some stock or something, simmer for two or three hours, wait until the thing is bloated, like a blown ball, then it's done Done.

Some Scottish restaurants also have these things, but they make them in small sizes, just about the size of ordinary buns. Even if they are bigger, they are just bigger than a palm. Nowadays, if they are made as big as a rugby ball, they will be bigger than a normal-sized Haji. It takes more effort and looks more "formal".

"Okay! Thank you Robin."

Allen stood up, took the plate and thanked him.

"Haha. Allen, you must eat this with mashed potatoes made from the potatoes we grow here, and lowland Scotch whiskey to be considered authentic. You have to give it a try, this is very filling!"

Earl Robin winked at Allen, then picked up the Countess's plate next to her and divided the dishes for her. The Countess next to her was serving dishes to the guest Samantha.

Allen didn't know if it was a supplement or not, but looking at a large pile of dark red minced meat mixed with mashed potatoes on the plate, his cholesterol would exceed the standard after eating this, right?

It is said that this dish was invented on the battlefield when Scotland was fighting against the English invasion.

The implication is that after the Scottish warriors returned home after winning the battle and driving away the invading English, their wives made this haggis to welcome their victorious husbands.

Now this table of people.

Earl Robin is a Scotsman, and his wife, the Countess, is Irish.

Samantha next to her is from England, and Alan is now considered an Englishman living in Wales, and can barely be considered half-Welsh.

On the small dining table, all the races of Great Britain gathered together, eating famous dishes that had special significance hundreds of years ago. It can be said that this scene is quite magical.

And the Scots feasted on the English.

This is even more magical.

If you can't understand how magical this scene is, you can imagine that a Chinese invites an islander to eat Jinling roast duck in Jinling City, China, with magical background music like "Today is a Good Day" playing. It's probably It's a scene that's even more magical than this.

What impressed Allen most about Samantha was that there was a photo of her working with an island photographer, in which Samantha was probably not very old at the time.

He is at that age where Xiao He is just showing off his sharp horns.

She was wearing a white gauze, a very transparent white gauze. She was sitting sideways on a high chair, turning her head slightly to look at the camera. The white gauze was draped around her body, exposing her long legs.

Anyway, everything I want to see is blocked by the folds of the white gauze, but in some places, it is not blocked so completely. It just has that hazy feeling, tsk. Coupled with Samantha's age back then. , baby face, blond hair, like a fallen angel, it feels so tempting, but looking at her pure face, the evil heart that has just emerged, makes me feel a little guilty, that kind of mood. Tangled It's exciting, exciting, and heart-wrenching!

"I brought this, do you want to play with it?"

After the dinner, Earl Robin asked the servant to take Allen to the room arranged for him to stay overnight. The rest of the time was left to the young man. He was an old guy and couldn't play anymore.

And Alan naturally pulled Samantha back to the room. It was not that he was impatient, but that after drinking so much Welsh and eating haggis, his anger had been fully aroused. Now Alan looks like The soldiers who had just returned from the battlefield had no place to vent their strength and rushed home to see their wife whom they had not seen for a long time!

And Samantha took out a roll of pink tape from the suitcase she brought and handed it to Alan, tempting him with a smile.

Looking at the roll of tape, he felt it, and it turned out to be an electrostatic tape. Allen raised his eyebrows. Earl Robin indeed had a family talent. He was unparalleled in taking care of Mr. Daying!

Look at how they find female guests, they are so polite, they don’t act coy, they don’t have to rush them to do anything after dinner, and they even take the initiative to bring some props!

This level of professionalism and caring is truly amazing.

Allen sniffed and became more and more angry. He weighed the tape in his hand and said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to understand emotions so well, Samantha."

"I understand emotions, and I also need you, Count, to understand emotions. I don't know if you are satisfied with this. I also brought a change of clothes."

"Oh? Hahaha, no, no, no, leave me some freshness, this is enough."

Allen licked the corner of his mouth. He had to stay here for a few more days. Good things can't be done all at once. You have to take your time. Let's play something different with tape today.

I turned my head and saw the bedside stool next to me. This small bench is used to sit and change shoes. It is very suitable for fixing something on it, for example, for someone to lie down on.

At 9 o'clock the next morning, Allen got up very early. After all, he was living in someone else's house and he was too embarrassed to sleep in.

Although I woke up early, I feel refreshed and full of energy.

Samantha was wearing a long blue dress, and her legs without stockings under the dining table were quietly rubbing against Alan's legs.

"It seems that Allen had a good rest last night?"

Earl Robin couldn't see what was going on under the dining table, but he could tell something by looking at the faces of the two of them. Samantha's face was red and radiant. You could tell what was going on at a glance. , one or two irrigations cannot achieve this effect.

As for Allen, he is also very energetic. This is the echo, the echo between men and women.

"Hahaha, okay, okay, where are we going today?"

When I think of the silky, sticky feeling last night, it was like when I was washing the dishes, my hands were covered with dish soap, and after the dishes were washed, I finally washed my hands, rubbed my wrists, and washed my fingers well, that kind of starting point foam. , not drying and feels very smooth.

Alan put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth with a napkin, nudged Samantha gently with his right leg, and asked Earl Robin about today's schedule with a smile.

"Go and see my deer farm? Your family also grazes, right?"

"Okay, let's go to the deer farm!"

The five-day "research trip" to Scotland ended.

It was as if Allen was on a short vacation. He felt happy and forgot all his troubles. He followed Earl Robin for a few days and visited their family's territory. He inspected during the day and studied the art of binding at night. Every day Although I was tired day and night, I was "painful" and happy.

"Master, are you back? How have you been doing these days of playing, inspecting and studying?"

When Hu Te saw Allen for the first time, he clearly felt that Allen's condition was much better. The impetuous mood of the previous few days was gone forever, and instead he returned to his previous semi-lazy state at home.

Hu Te likes Allen like this. He doesn't have to worry about so many things, and he doesn't have to mess around. It would be better if the young master gets married early and can add some new family members to the Hill family at home. As a housekeeper, That's all he wished for.

"Haha, nothing happened at home these days, right?"

Allen asked casually, walking slowly while talking to Hu Te.

"There's nothing going on at home, it's just outside." Hu Te hesitated for a moment, thinking about this kind of thing, even if he didn't say it, the young master would see it by reading the newspaper, so he might as well say it first.

"What's going on outside?"

"There is something wrong with the public opinion outside in recent days. There seems to be a lot of remarks that are unfavorable to the Queen."

With a worried look on his face, Hu Te used a more euphemistic expression to talk about the external affairs.

"Oh? I didn't pay attention to it, I know."

Allen was about to raise the corner of his mouth, but he held it back. The public opinion that was not conducive to the Queen had already begun?

very good!

"In addition, Master, I received a call from the Office of the House of Lords and asked if you would go over to attend the closing ceremony at the end of the year."

"Go, definitely go. Are they counting the number of participants again this year?"

"Yes, something is probably going to happen again."