The Happy Life of a Duchess

Adele found herself something to do.

In fact, she doesn't want to cause trouble, but some people may not see her living too well, and they are still very close friends with her on the surface, but they are silently plotting against her behind the scenes, ruining her reputation, so of course Adele decided Do something to "repay" her.

Mrs. Castellana gave her an affirmative answer. Decades ago, Baron Bernard’s family was indeed on the verge of bankruptcy, but at the time it was announced that the old baron’s investment business had failed, but she herself still found a clue , After all, it is not a loss in stock trading.

Compared with this detail, Mrs. Castellana's focus is obviously not on this, but she is very sure. Whether it is the baroness who can be married by them now, or whether the baroness at that time will marry into the Barry family, it is all the same. There is a reason, it is indeed relying on the women to gradually restore blood to the family.

This is also what made Mrs. Castellana look down on her very much. After knowing that the baroness who married in the past and now Mrs. Barry has become the king's lover, this attitude finally doubled. She despises from the bottom of her heart. , but the Barry family and the Bernard family did benefit from it.

The other Mrs. Castellana didn't say much to her either. These were the gossips she had with her after Adele invited Mrs. Castellana to Bailu Manor.

Madam didn't want to leave a letter with gossip content, so as not to cause trouble, but she was not stingy in telling the news to Princess Adele, whom she already liked very much.

This is probably some kind of unspoken rule. Even if you are talking about others behind your back, don’t leave the contents of the letter, especially if it is found that you are investigating the affairs of other families decades ago. At this level, it is easy to be overthinking.

Adele also said this with a joking mind, and it seemed that she was really just curious. Mrs. Castellana, as a very gossip person, can understand other people's gossip character very well. I understand how Adele wants to know more information as a newcomer.

Therefore, we can only be sure that there are some conflicts and transactions caused by pearls, but Adele has tested it, and Mrs. Castellana also said that she does not know what fears the Bernard family has about pearls. The women of the world do wear pearls—

There's no reason not to let other people wear it.

The investigation has reached a stalemate for the time being, and Adele is not worried. Anyway, Baron Bernard's birthday party will be after the Easter ball and before the dinner party prepared by their family, so she has a period of time to investigate.

The easiest way to deal with it is not to wear the string of pink pearls, which is not as good as Miss Sophie Barry would like, and it is naturally enough, but she is really curious about the key.

"You said that a seafood merchant came here today to offer a new variety?"

Adele was a little surprised when she heard the old housekeeper's words.

"Yes, do you want to meet?"

"Look at things first."

Adele has previously revealed that she wants to cut off contact with the original food supplier and find a more suitable candidate.

During this period of time, the old housekeeper and others also arranged for people to go out to find better ones, but the supply of good goods was in short supply, so they had to find some businessmen who had returned from overseas activities or had some roots near the Mediterranean Sea. They might have some The freshest seafood is the most suitable to be transported at that time.

"Come on, you guys sit together and let's see how many fit."

Adele called the old housekeeper and Mrs. Lude to sit down, and then asked the servants to bring up the seafood bought from different houses.

The kitchen is the first to screen, and the overall worst quality is directly eliminated, and then they come to help cook other seafood ingredients that can be selected.

In fact, Adele doesn't need to worry about anything, she just needs to taste and choose one of her favorite products.

Although she prefers to eat raw, oysters can be eaten raw, but others are not necessarily sliced ​​and eaten raw.

According to the usual cooking methods, the chef prepared about four ways for them: fresh food, dipping sauce, pan-fried with butter and big dishes.

Adele tasted them one by one, and indeed found seafood that suited her taste, at least fresher than the previous ones.

"This is good." Adele smiled a little more on her face, and couldn't help but ask someone to open another oyster for her.

"The juice still smells like the sea. The rich fragrance of the oyster meat itself is mixed with the salty taste of the sea. The juice is rich. The meat itself is refreshing and delicious, and it is very crispy when chewed. It also has a sweet aftertaste... this The taste is really good and very fresh.”

After eating two oysters and tasting other cooked seafood served by their family, Adele's heart is already moving.

After the same tasting, Mrs. Lu De and the old housekeeper knew that she had made a decision in her heart after seeing her. They tasted it and found it very fresh and delicious, suitable for entertaining guests or for home use.

"Which family is this?"

Adele looked at the butler.

"It's a new one...it was recommended by chef assistant Ryder." The old butler checked the information before hesitating to speak.

"It was provided by a gentleman named Yu Le. He went to America to earn some money before, but because of the large expenses, he soon couldn't make ends meet. When he was middle-aged, he bankrupted himself and was extremely depressed. The original fiancée did not have any money." When he comes back, he will already be married."

At first, Adele thought that she had heard it wrong, or she was thinking too much, but when she heard about this experience, she couldn't understand anything.

It turns out that this is not just one book, but several books...

"Now, why are you in the seafood supplier business again?" Adele asked curiously.

"He used to be active with boats overseas, but after falling down again, he changed his bad habits and started fishing by himself. He made a living by selling oysters, and he started fishing around Dersay Island."

"Then by selling oysters in this way, I managed to save some money."

"Since he was able to make a small fortune doing business in America, he has some ability to see it."

"So he cooperated with some fishermen in the same situation. He came to find a way to transport and sell high-quality oysters, so that those people don't have to worry about the sales of the seafood they caught..."

"He makes a difference?" Adele sighed a little in her heart, and didn't know whether she should be happy for him.

"Yes, relying on this method, after suffering for several years, I finally returned to Paris. I heard that we were looking for a suitable seafood supplier. After finding a relationship, I asked Ryder for help, and then sent this batch of seafood to us. .”

"It's really not bad in terms of quality." Adele pointed her fingers at the table, and the housekeeper nodded in agreement, "What about the price?"

"It's really suitable to be in the middle of the row, but the other party wants to cooperate with us for a long time." The housekeeper didn't know what her attitude was, after all, the previous family had long-term cooperation and finally shook their heads and gave up.

"What I want is enough quality, not to fall into the reputation of the Duke's Mansion, everything else is easy to talk about."

She thought for a while, then pointed to the supplies from the other two.

"As for the one located at Mr. Le's house, and these two, you can arrange to have a talk with them, and tell them that we can accept one of the three for long-term cooperation, and the other two can give priority to the purchase of goods. In the past two months, we will first try Supply and cooperation, Qian Shanghao said, if there are sufficient and high-quality seafood in this social season, we can cooperate stably after these two months, and our Duke's Mansion can accept the goods they collect or catch in the future."

"I see from the information that they don't all do whole seafood. For example, Mr. Yule's side seems to be fishing for oysters to do more business in this area. One of the other two seems to like to go out to sea to catch fish... "

"I think they will also worry about where to get the goods. After all, seafood is outdated, stale and worthless. They will be very happy to have a stable source they are willing to buy... The business should be easy to talk about, you can arrange someone to do it, and dad can just tell me what I think."

"Yes."

The old butler agreed.

The matter was discussed very quickly, and as expected, they also knew that no one could afford this level of goods in the homes of ordinary people, and they would only rot in their hands.

But it would be different if it was sold to the nobles' homes. First, they could accept the protection of the nobles, and second, they wouldn't worry if the goods had a good market.

Soon, Adele lived a beautiful life where she could eat seafood happily.

She is very satisfied with the life that has improved a lot now.

In order to express her joy, she specially invited young ladies from several families to play at home.

This is a small private gathering. Although it was posted, it is not even considered a private dance. It is nothing more than girls eating, drinking, dancing and talking together. However, the excellent food at the Duke's mansion and the beautiful scenery of Bailu Manor are finally back again. Once gradually spread the reputation in the circle.

Food, like fine wine, is something that nobles pursue extremely.Which family's dance party is well organized, whose dinner party drinks and food are more sophisticated, these are the topics that nobles will discuss, regardless of gender.

As a result, the Duke's Mansion, which has finally shown a strong momentum, is very prominent. Everyone knows that the Duke alone is the most impossible to manage it like this. Among them, it is most likely that the man who returned to Paris not long ago, but To the credit of the Duchess, who was already famous for her beauty, elegance and dignity.The wives' discussion and selection of many outstanding ladies of the right age gradually brought her name.

And so, it's time for the Easter public dance.