They all call me master

A hint of sweetness and the unique aroma of mint spread throughout the room.

Alma stared blankly at the mint candy in her hand. She didn't know when the gentleman put the mint candy in her coat pocket, but at this time, she had a strong emotion.

move!

With a warm feeling!

This was the first time Alma truly felt this kind of love from someone other than her family.

However, after seeing her brother and father, this smart girl would not let her brother and father misunderstand anything.

Immediately, Alma recounted the scene when she first met Arthur and Malinda.

"Your Excellency Kratos, you are truly a gentle and kind-hearted man."

Alvin sighed.

gentle?

Kind-hearted?

Acker was noncommittal.

However, looking at his smiling daughter holding the mint candy in his hand and his sighing son, the retired assassin left the room.

He looked into the distance through the outer window.

That is……

The direction of the inner bay.

At this time, the retired assassin really made up his mind.

…

‘Sugar should have been discovered, right? ’

Arthur estimated the time and put down the book in his hand.

Arthur didn't have any other ideas, simply because it felt good to be able to make a smart, kind-hearted girl happy.

Of course, it's also because of the favor of the other party's old father Akel.

Arthur would not refuse something like this, which would greatly increase Aker's favor by giving a little care to the children of this old father.

It's like he won't refuse the late-night snack offered by Ms. Anna.

Noodles cooked in beef soup - this was Arthur's suggestion, and Ms. Anna reproduced it perfectly based on Arthur's dictation.

"After daybreak, Arthur, you need to buy a deer steak, a whole goose, fresh fruits, vegetables, fish and clams."

Ms. Anna placed the mixed radish skin in front of Arthur.

After tasting the mixed radish skin at Acker's house, Arthur was quite amazed and told Ms. Anna when he came back.

And this lady just flipped through the book and recreated this side dish again.

"Deer steak, whole goose...it's a 'Winter Festival' feast!"

Arthur was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses.

As Nan County has the longest rest period and is also the coldest Winter Festival, a sumptuous meal will be prepared on the day of Winter Festival.

People call it ‘Winter Feast’!

Even the poorest families will cook some meat that day.

Slightly wealthier families will choose roast beef, mutton, etc.

As for the nobility?

It was completely treated as the grandest banquet that day.

According to records, the old Earl of Nanlos once directly roasted 373 deer at a "winter feast".

The old earl at that time not only entertained the nobles of all sizes in Nanlos, but also invited many chamber of commerce owners to attend.

Nobles, merchant masters, plus servants.

According to some statistics, more than 1,500 people attended the ‘Winter Banquet’ that day.

And the old earl was famous for his kindness. When he invited the nobles and chamber of commerce masters, he did not forget the accompanying servants of these nobles and chamber of commerce masters.

Because of this, we ate 373 deer and tons of fresh fruits and vegetables.

As for the drinks?

That's countless.

That night, the wine in the Earl's mansion had been drunk early, and the old Earl immediately ordered to buy it.

Rumor has it that two of the horses pulling the wine cart were exhausted that night.

Unfortunately, with the death of the old earl and the retreat of the current earl, we have not seen such a lively scene for a long time.

People recall it from time to time and marvel at it.

Arthur was noncommittal about this.

As he collected information about Nanlos, including but not limited to reading and talking with others, Arthur had a quite intuitive impression of the old earl.

People, nice.

They don't have most of the bad habits of the nobility.

However, he is very happy with his achievements and likes extravagance.

It is precisely because of this that the current Countess chose to 'escape' from the world.

To put it simply, if the current Earl of Nanlos had not escaped from the world, the finances of the Nanlos family might have gone bankrupt ten years ago.

Moreover, even so, the Nanlos family's finances are stretched thin.

That’s why Malinda seized the opportunity!

Malinda has expanded such territory and power in just two years because the Earl of Nanlos behind her treated Malinda as a money bag and showed considerable tolerance.

Otherwise, even Malinda would not be able to go so smoothly.

‘However, the countess’ finances should have improved considerably, right?

Especially after Nanzhen Mineral Resources got involved...

Maybe, we will be able to see the countess’s ‘winter banquet’ next year. ’

Arthur thought in his heart and answered quickly.

"Okay, Ms. Anna.

Need anything else?

I will buy them together. "

"Of course it's a pine branch!"

Ms. Anna floated in mid-air with her arms akimbo, seemingly expressing dissatisfaction that Arthur had forgotten such an important thing.

Arthur immediately slapped his forehead.

“There have been so many things going on recently that I almost forgot.

I will definitely be picking out a nice, green and tough pine branch tomorrow! "

At midnight during the "Winter Feast", Nanlos people will put on the cleanest and most decent clothes and hang the pine branches prepared in advance on the upper edge of the door, which symbolizes health, longevity, peace, perseverance and success.

Most civilians just take a nice-looking pine branch.

Rich people would decorate pine branches with ribbons.

The aristocrats were different. They would paint them with gold or silver paint, and some would even decorate them with gems to show off their status. In short, people would find it incredible after seeing them.

However, this is a good thing for many civilians.

Because this is their last chance to make money this year.

We sell beautiful pine branches.

Sometimes there are more people than in the butcher shop where the ‘New Year Pig’ is being slaughtered.

After all, pine branches are much cheaper than meat.

After receiving Arthur's assurance, Ms. Anna flew to the beam of No. 2 Kirk Street - this lady was thinking about how to clean No. 2 Kirk Street.

This is no small project.

No. 2 Kirk Street may not look big, but there are many secret rooms and secret passages, so the whole process must be done carefully.

At this time, Arthur was already lying on the bed after eating supper.

Malinda will be back tomorrow morning, and his normal sleep time will inevitably be disrupted. This is a big deal for Arthur, who is experimenting with the impact of the necessary sleep time on the [Orange] ritual when performing the [Cat Orange] ritual every day. Quite unfriendly.

Therefore, Arthur planned to go to bed early.

Ms. Anna confirmed that Arthur was asleep, and after covering Arthur with a quilt and telling Pendragon not to run around, she started cleaning overnight.

You mean during the day?

Don’t you need to cook the deer steaks, goose, vegetables, and fruits you bought?

As a member of this family, Ms. Anna will never allow the Kratos family to be criticized for such trivial things during the Winter Festival.

While Ms. Anna was busy, Arthur opened one eye, glanced at Pendragon, who had eyes wide open and could not sleep at all, and turned away with a raised corner of his mouth——

Hey, it’s Chinese New Year.