[Sherlock Holmes] Captured a detective

Chapter 21

After everyone sat down, Fantine began to serve soup and appetizers in order.

The apple pumpkin and potatoes are boiled and made into a puree, then put the seasoning and cream back to the pot and heat it up, which is an appetizing thick soup.The soup is served in an opaque glass bowl, and there is a mint leaf on top, which makes people feel happy.

The appetizer is pan-fried fish rolls.Fresh fish with the skin cut into small strips, marinated with lemon juice and salt for a while, fried on both sides in an oil pan, and served on a plate with cooked apple slices.The perfect fusion of light fish meat and sour lemon, together with the crispy fish skin, really whets the appetite.

The aperitif was French champagne, which is so famous in this country that there is even a region called Champagne because of its abundance.

The main course was grilled lamb chops.The lamb chops were prepared yesterday. They were marinated with salt, onion, ginger and garlic for two hours in advance. After being smeared with lemon juice and honey, they were poured with red wine and rosemary and wrapped in tin foil until this morning. Just take it out for cooking.Jenny also made Fantine reheat it before serving it.When the main course was opened, all eyes were drawn.

Because there are little friends, the black pepper sauce is not directly poured on the lamb chops, but placed in front of everyone, if you like, you can pour it yourself.

"It's great, my favorite." John couldn't help exclaiming, "Well, Holmes, I remember you like this too."

"Oh, of course." Sherlock still has a high tolerance for friends, although John uses him to cover up his foodie nature...Of course he really likes this dish himself.

"Thank you." Jenny said casually.

"You must teach me how to do it later." Allie fell in love with this dish after only one bite.

"Of course, Ellie." The little tail in Jenny's heart was going up.Sherlock glanced at her nonchalantly.

Tom opened a bottle of red wine, which he had brought for Christmas, just in time for the present.The little friends were not treated to alcohol, of course, but little Tom was allowed to drink a little sparkling champagne.

Of course, these dishes are not enough. As a British Christmas dinner, how can stew be missing?Chicken nuggets stewed with mushrooms and braised pork are big hits.

The chicken used for the nuggets was a young rooster, poor fellow, served before he had found a wife.After it was stir-fried with various aniseed ingredients in the pot, it was stewed with mushrooms in the pot for an hour, and now it is served in a large blue porcelain bowl in perfect condition, placed in the middle of the table.The chicken feathers were not wasted, so Jenny collected them and dried them to make a shuttlecock for Cosette.

It is not the first time for the tenants of 221b to eat braised pork. This dish is simple to make and most importantly, it is very delicious.It's just that John likes to eat something sweeter, but Sherlock doesn't like it to be too dark, so the amount of sugar is a test for Jenny.

Today's braised pork is obviously very successful. The square meat is neatly arranged in a white porcelain plate. The soup is almost completely absorbed by the meat, and the sauce-red meat pieces and skin reflect an attractive luster.Sherlock was very dissatisfied with the fact that there was only 20 yuan of meat, and each person could only get two pieces. How could this be enough?

Of course a big meal cannot be all meat, and Fantine brought a salad.

"Little rabbit~" Aida shouted.It turned out that the apples in the salad were made in the shape of rabbits, and the boiled carrots were cut into florets.Even Little Tom, who doesn't like carrots the least, couldn't help but eat a few slices of radish flowers.

"Is it my illusion? It seems that there are a lot of apples..." John asked strangely.

"It's not your illusion, Watson, I think Mrs. Hudson has failed too many times in a certain apple work." Sherlock calmly forked an apple and stuffed it into his mouth.

Jenny: "Hehe..."

Tom: "By the way, Jenny, have you considered what I said last time?"

Jenny: "What?"

Tom: "==, about how many apprentices you take in."

Jenny: "But it's not easy, Tom, don't you think I don't want to? It takes talent, and time to practice, and drawing, and a little knowledge of clothes, and preferably literate... oh, the most It's good to start learning from a young age, but I don't want to bring a few small children at home, you know what I mean, I don't have time..."

Tom: "That's what I thought, but Jenny, dear friend, don't you have one at home right now? Your maid's little girl."

Jenny: "You mean... Cosette?"

Tom: "Yes, is that her name? With her current status, she will be a maid or a worker in the future? If you can teach her to embroider, her future will be much better than now...Of course, she must first have talent."

Hearing what Tom said, Jenny felt that this seemed a good idea, but it was not something that should be rushed.

Tom: "And my daughter, what do you think of Lida? She is my daughter, so she naturally inherited my talent, so she just needs to study~=v="

Jenny: "Tom, I really don't want to knock you down about your talent."

Tom: "...!! What do you mean, (╯‵ ′)╯︵┻━┻"

Jenny: "Hehe..."

Tom: "qaq, that's too much. Ellie ~ qaq" My wife bullies me.

Ai Li: "It's okay, my dear, as long as Xiao Lida inherits my talent."

Tom: "qaq" My wife bullies me too.

John was also overjoyed to hear their conversation. He was a little envious of the family-like relationship between Jenny and Tom's family. Such an atmosphere could easily make people think "it would be great if I had such a family too".

"Instead of thinking about finding a wife, it's better to find a sponsor to help you open a clinic, Watson. It's inconvenient to have a wife...it's easy, not everyone is as lucky as Mr. Clayton." Xia Xia Locke said.

"What? What! Did I say it?" John asked in panic.

"No, no, but it's written all over your face," Sherlock said.

hehe.John smiled awkwardly.

"I believe in Dr. Watson's talent, you only lack one chance now." Jenny complimented.

"Thank you." Watson heaved a sigh of relief.

"That reminds me of something," said Tom, "Mrs. Leoly [the lady who ordered the dresses] once said that her husband often had a chest pain and he couldn't breathe. Is it serious, Dr. Watson? What disease could it be?"

"Oh, yes," John replied, "but it's just hard to tell for sure, but people with heart problems often have these symptoms."

"My God, isn't that serious? But I don't seem to have heard that Mr. Leoli has this kind of disease? Fortunately, Mr. Leoli doesn't like sports." Tom said casually.

"It's probably a question of property inheritance. If you say it's that Igor Bernadette Cliff Leoly." Sherlock said.

When it came to the issue of property suddenly, everyone became interested, but Sherlock was not very interested in it. It was not a gentleman who talked about it behind his back...but he started it.

"Mr. Leoli's ex-wife's son's character and character seem to be unfavorable to Mr. Leoli. His second wife is 20 years younger than him, and his youngest son is only five years old this year." Sherlock said briefly A few words, but enough for others to make up their minds.

Sherlock, who violated his own principles and gossiped and was gossiped, was a little unhappy. He was so obvious that Jenny felt a little unbearable... Well, it's time for dessert.

"I have a new idea this time," Jenny said.

Tom and John expressed great anticipation.

Fantine brought in a large covered plate in response. She was wearing cloth gloves, and both the plate and the cover were steaming, covered with a thin layer of unmelted snow.

Fantine opened the lid, and the little pot friends couldn't help but exclaimed "wow".It turned out that there were seven small plates on the plate, and each small plate contained a chocolate apple, each of the same size as a real apple, and there was a small handle on the apple, and a small green leaf on the handle.Each apple is painted with different pictures in different colors, there are strawberry red flowers, light yellow bears, and white bunnies... This is not like a dessert, but like a work of art.

Seeing everyone's surprised faces, Jenny was also complacent.

Fantine distributed a chocolate apple to each of them, and when they found it intact, they were at a loss as to what to eat.

Sherlock happened to get an apple with a bunny with long ears on it, causing the little girl opposite to stare blankly at his... apple with her finger in her mouth.

"Oh my God, how...how is this done?" John carefully turned the plate, admiring the bears on his apples.Although the drawing is very simple, it is also childlike and cute.

"Uh..." Jenny just opened her mouth to explain, but was interrupted by Sherlock.

"Is this probably the reason why there are so many apple juice, apple sauce, and apple slices tonight?" Sherlock tapped the apple in front of him with a spoon, and the little girl on the opposite side was about to cry. "First use real apples to pour chocolate shells. In order to experiment with this, you must have spent a lot of apples to make this shape... Actually, if you have a mold, you don't need to be so troublesome at all. The shell must be made in two parts, and then to the Fill it with ice cream and put it together again, of course, only this one needs to be kept outside to keep the temperature. Then put the whole apple into the chocolate sauce to seal the gap, and finally put it outside to freeze." Sherlock said, While knocking out countless cracks in the chocolate apple like a water egg, the last one smashed the whole apple hard, revealing the ice cream inside.

The little girl opposite screamed, as if Sherlock had hit her on the head with the last blow, which made Sherlock's hands stiffen involuntarily.

"Because there are too many steps, the taste..." Sherlock scooped up a bit of ice cream and put it in his mouth along with the pieces of chocolate, "Average."

Others: "..." Are you sent by God to make trouble?

Jenny: "==#" Don't eat anything!

Jenny angrily followed Sherlock's example and smashed the chocolate apples. Although everyone else thought this idea was good, Jenny knew that Sherlock was right. She paid too much attention to this shape. Stressed, the ice cream inside has lost its best taste... Why did I spend so many apples! ! ! ! (╯‵ ′)╯︵┻━┻

Tom quickly turned the conversation to the dress they had made for Mrs. Leoli at the end. Women's clothing naturally had many topics.Fabric, tailoring, embroidery...not only Tom, Jenny and Ellie had a lot to talk about, but even John was curious about the dress that took so much effort from Jenny.

After dinner, the Clayton family stayed for a while and then left. Although little Tom and little Lida got a lot of presents from their parents and Jenny, they still didn't want to miss the one sent by Santa Claus. Go home and hang the socks by the bed.

Jenny also gave the two tenants Christmas presents.

"Is it a glove?" Just as John was about to open the gift, Sherlock guessed what was inside.

"Yes. Try it quickly." Jenny didn't mind the early exposure of the surprise.

"How do you know?" John took out the lambskin gloves in the box. The craftsmanship is much better than those bought on the market.Very simple, dark brown gloves with oiled leather and a light fleece inside, John tried them on right away and they were just the right size.

"Didn't you notice that Mrs. Hudson was watching our hands last week?" Sherlock took the last few puffs of his cigarette, put the pipe on the coffee table, and opened his own gift. His gloves were Black.

Sherlock has slender fingers but thin palms. When buying gloves, the larger size is always too wide, while the smaller size is a bit short, so Jenny's gift is very suitable for Sherlock.

"Very well, Mrs. Hudson, thank you." Sherlock thanked him with rare sincerity.

"Did I hear you right, Holmes?" John teased, and then he got a supercilious look from Sherlock.

"I have a gift too." John rubbed his hands, took out a small box tied with a ribbon, and handed it to Jenny. "As for yours, Holmes, I have put them in your slippers in front of the fire in our sitting room."

Sherlock raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, as if he was a little surprised and had his own share.

Jenny opened John's present, which contained a small jar.

"Hand oil, I made it myself, I hope you don't mind." John said with a smile, "I heard you complain before that rough hands will affect your... work, so I thought of giving this."

"No, I like it very much." Jenny tried it immediately, although it was not as fragrant as her usual one, but it was very practical.

John waited for a few seconds and found that Sherlock had no intention of giving a gift. He thought Sherlock must have forgotten about it. In order not to embarrass Sherlock, John suggested that they should go back to the room.Sherlock stood up like a stream, and walked upstairs behind John. When John walked up the stairs, Sherlock seemed to suddenly remember something. He turned around and said to Jenny who was standing at the kitchen door: "Ah, yes Mrs. Hudson."

"What?" Jenny looked over.

Sherlock put a finger on his mouth for a while, and said: "I remember you have passed the mourning period, right? Actually, let me say, for that kind of guy, there is no need at all." After finishing speaking, he Cursing the corner of his mouth, he quickly went upstairs.

Jenny raised a question mark on her forehead, and suddenly she thought of something, and immediately touched her pocket, and sure enough, she found a small box there.I really don't know when Sherlock put it in.

Jenny opened the box, and inside was a pair of red earrings. The base was silver oval, and the small diamonds formed a small bow shape, and there were two rubies hanging underneath.

"Oh..." Jenny felt that this seemed a little too expensive. Although it was small, it was a real gem, and...she doubted very much that Sherlock really understood the meaning of a man giving a woman jewelry.Jenny bet that Sherlock must have thought of this incident just in time, passing by the jewelry store, saw red jewelry in the window, and bought it casually.

Although Jenny felt that it should be returned, Sherlock also said that this was a gift to show that "she has nothing to do with her ex-husband"... Isn't it good to return the unlucky gift?It's so embarrassing, Tuyan!

A little common sense will kill you?

Evil rich man_(:3」∠)_

Jenny threw the earring into the box very ostrich, pretending it didn't exist.