Downton Abbey for your happiness

On the way, John learned that Alfred likes to cook and is now studying with Mrs. Patmore, so he will follow this time.It just so happened that John was also a do-it-yourself foodie, but he was good at Chinese and French food. At that time, China had not conquered the stomachs of people all over the world with its delicacies, so Alfred wondered what Chinese food was. , John explained.In retrospect, since teaching Mrs. Lance, John seldom cooks by himself, and sometimes cooks for Thomas. Cooking Chinese food is really like a previous life. Suddenly, he wants to invite a few good friends to come Be a guest at home, cook a delicious meal, chat while eating and drinking, and play poker.Matthew and Tom are good candidates, but to invite them, you have to bring other members of the Earl's family, and John can only think about it.However, John told Alfred that he could teach him if he wanted to learn Chinese food, but although the other party said thank you, he obviously didn't believe how delicious this Chinese food could be.Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. John wants to show you the profound Chinese food culture of thousands of years.

After seeing off the three of them, he wanted to visit Matthew before returning to Old Manor, but Matthew held him back and excitedly insisted that he join the manor cricket team. He was also a member of Downton Abbey. Participate.Matthew said categorically: "Last year, the Manor team lost in a mess. The Earl's head was about to burst into flames. Even Tom was pulled in, but there was still one person left. Now it's up to you to save everyone."

"Why me...I haven't played cricket..." John said unconvinced.

"Just take it as a favor. You know Tom, it's not easy to get him to let go. He's in it all, and Thomas is playing really well, and I thought how about we go to the field and practice together the day after tomorrow?"

"You've already figured out a trick, can I refuse?" Hearing Thomas, John raised his eyebrows and agreed.

So, John told Thomas about it when he got home, and Thomas was very proud to say that teaching cricket was covered by him. John then thought, isn't this a ready-made opportunity for a dinner party?He hugged Thomas happily and kissed deeply, then wandered into the kitchen to grab Mrs. Lance's work.

Ever since cooking for Thomas himself, John found that their tastes were sweet and sour, so he prepared several sweet and sour dishes in advance, including Kung Pao chicken, sweet and sour eggplant, shredded fish-flavored pork, and pot-packed pork. Knowing that foreigners don’t like spicy food, John made two more light dishes: stir-fried shrimp, winter melon and shrimp soup, pumpkin pie made of pumpkin, pumpkin jelly, baked pumpkin with egg yolk, and stuffed with red bean paste and jujube paste , raisins, preserved fruit pumpkin hair cake.

So a good cricket training turned into an outdoor picnic. Except for eating with a spoon, John was quite satisfied.At the beginning, Matthew complained a few words about training well, and later joined the picnic team.

"I've known you for so long, but I didn't know you had this skill!" Matthew exclaimed.

"Hey, it's really good, you know, although Sieber is very cute, but in terms of cooking..." Tom also joined in the joke.

"Sieber's comprehension ability is good, who hasn't never been to a meeting? Or you can learn how to cook for her. Sometimes small actions are easier to impress women."

"Really?" Tom asked excitedly.

"Of course, I can guarantee that Siber will be moved to tears. You can come to my house and I will teach you." John continued to fan the flames.Tom was finally moved, and Matthew's training plan was completely ruined in the next few days. He found out that John's real purpose was to escape from cricket. Matthew had no choice but to change the time again and continue the training plan.Now John had nowhere to hide, so he took that silly bat that looked like a mallet and headed to the grass.Matthew thought that John was a sharpshooter, and his aim must be good, but it was not always the case.

When Thomas threw the first ball, John missed his racket, and both Matthew and Thomas encouraged him to just get started!When Thomas threw the second ball and John was still swinging in the air, Thomas reminded him to raise his arm higher. When Thomas threw the third ball, John raised his hand too high again... After that, he kept going up and down Played at a low level, and even Tom caught a few balls, but John missed all of them accurately.Matthew comforted himself that it was normal to not find the feeling on the first day.

But—on the fourth day, John could count the balls he caught with two hands. Thomas was very disappointed. John felt sorry for him and comforted him and said, "You taught well, but I'm too stupid."

Thomas also comforted John, saying that Matthew would earn his share of points back on the court, so don't worry.But Thomas was still a little disappointed when he heard Mosley boasting about instructing others. John saw everything in his eyes, so he made an appointment with Matthew to keep swinging on the practice field every day, and the attitude of avoiding laziness before was completely gone .

"John, you don't need to force yourself." Thomas felt a little sorry to see the other party suddenly become hard training.

"I don't think it's forced. A great man said that you can master a skill by practicing it [-] times."

"Which great man said this?"

"Me." John said proudly, raising his eyebrows.Thomas chuckled and didn't dwell on the topic just now.But every time he went back, he would give John an arm massage. Being able to enjoy this kind of massage, John felt that his hard work during the day had finally paid off.Earl and Carson didn't know the reason behind this, but they also praised Mr. Spencer's attention and seriousness to the game, and respected each other even more in their hearts.

On the day of the competition, John felt as if he was about to stand under the national flag and give a speech to the whole school when he was a student. What if you don't catch it?"

"No, you have to believe in the practice during this period. Even if you really miss a catch, I'm still on your side." Thomas pressed John's arm firmly and said, which made John relax a lot.

"Don't laugh at me if I miss the ball."

I didn't expect the result to be pretty good, although it wasn't very brilliant, but it was much better than the black hole in training, and finally caught a few balls.It was Mosley who didn't catch a ball, which surprised everyone.Afterwards, the earl invited John to a banquet, in order to thank him for his hard work.In the autumn, Edith and Joyce came back from their honeymoon in Italy and brought gifts to everyone. What John received was a small sculpture. Went to the study.

Little Bonnie's baptism was scheduled for mid-September, and the earl couldn't bear the younger daughter's request and agreed to his granddaughter's admission to Catholicism with Tom on the condition of a cricket game.Charlotte is not a Catholic, but it doesn't matter, because Tom's brother is coming from Ireland, and John also attended the banquet as an invitee. It really doesn't hurt if there is no such thing. Tom is quite aware of the horizontal comparison. Shu Dali is dead, at least he has been stopping his brother's rude and stupid behavior at the dinner table.

After the banquet, John patted Tom on the shoulder and said: "You are right. A person may not care about appearance and vulgar clothes, but it is stupid to take pride in vulgarity." How much thinking and changes are up to him and Siber.After all, the gap between him and Sieber is too big, and at first he could rely on love to maintain it, but if Tom's stubbornness and recklessness don't change, he will always conflict with the people in Downton. It's not a good thing... After realizing that he had been distracted for a while, John shook his head. He really had too much salt to worry about.