656 - - Art. 656 Mother'S Breakfast
Of all the Linos, Peris is the first one to get up. She is the head cook of the house, and it is no exaggeration to say that she has the right to decide the menu of the house.
She wakes up every morning at six o'clock. When she wakes up, she washes her face with cold water and changes her pajamas, regardless of the season. After putting on her clothes, she goes to the marketplace in the transitional wards that Linos has prepared for her. Her main destinations are the markets of the Imperial City and the markets of the Kingdom of Ramallon. In the former, she purchases meat, and in the latter, mainly raw fish. On this day, Peris went to the market in the capital.
"Good morning, Peris.
"Good morning!"
It has been quite some time since she started going to this market in the capital. She used to buy a variety of foodstuffs at this market, but since Yannoli had started to deliver fresh, seasonal vegetables from his fields, she had been buying less and less foodstuffs other than meat at this market.
When Peiris arrived at the market, he went from store to store, exchanging greetings. The stores have prepared the best meat of the day and are waiting for her. She puts her nose close to the meat placed in front of her and sniffs it.
The owner's forehead is covered with a sticky sweat. This is a scene that can be seen in any restaurant. But Peris has hit the nail on the head, and there is no fooling around. In the past, there were many stores that tried to deceive her and sell her inferior goods, but Peris never misjudged. On the contrary, she never visited them again, and they naturally lost their clientele and were eventually eliminated.
"Yes, I'll have this one and this one."
Maido ari. 200 gold."
"Well, here you go."
He would not spare any money for ingredients that he judged to be good, and he would buy everything at the owner's price. No matter how expensive it was. However, if she judged the price to be exorbitant, she would purchase the food at that time, but would not go back the next time. Because of this, the markets in the Imperial City, especially those selling meat, were full of stores selling high quality products at reasonable prices. This was also the case in the Lamaron Empire, and in this sense, the presence of Peris naturally played a role in eliminating the inferior stores.
Peris went from one store to another, purchasing foodstuffs. After storing them in the endless storage, she leaves the market with a big smile on her face. He spent less than 30 minutes shopping.
"I'm home now. ......"
He enters the house, calling out a little reservedly so as not to wake up the family, and finds someone in the kitchen. Upon closer inspection, it was Mei.
"Oh, Mei!
"Good morning, Mr. Perris."
May was about to take down a large pot-like object from the stove as she exchanged greetings. At the sight of this, Peris saw it all.
"Are you absent today?"
"Yes. I've been a little bogged down with research, so I decided to take the day off.
"I see. I just bought some meat. Shall I grill it for you?
"Yes, please."
Peris disappears into the back of the kitchen. May puts the jar on the table and slowly removes the lid. There was freshly cooked rice.
She turns the jar over and takes out the rice. Then she took out the vegetables and chopped them. There was a delicious aroma in the kitchen, because Peris had just started to cook the meat.
"Mr. Peris, what do you think of this?"
May stood up and brought a small plate of the vegetable dish she had just prepared to Peiris. Taking a bite of it, Peris nodded his head with a big smile on his face.
"Yes, I think it's delicious with a salty taste.
"Well, I'll use this today."
Also, would you like to use the flesh of the giant neon fish?"
"Yes. I like aliria, so I'll use that, too.
While having this conversation, May goes to the table where the rice has been placed. She reaches for it and begins to make rice balls.
Around her, Peris prepared various ingredients, including grilled meat, and laid them out on the table. Mei silently makes onigiri, thanking him with a downcast look in her eyes.
For her, this process was very convenient to reset her mind, as she could just let her mind go blank. She was having a lot of fun as she worked, trying to find the right balance of ingredients.
"Wow! Onigiri this morning!"
Suddenly, a child's crazy voice rang out. It was Idea. He leaves the dining room and goes to the back of the house to tell his brothers, who have just woken up, what the breakfast menu is.
What? Rice balls? What's in it?"
It was Alyria who came running up to me with a flap of her arms. Her eyes sparkled as she stared at her mother May's hand. May gives her a kind smile.
Onigiri rice balls made by May were a big hit with the children. The onigiri contain the ingredients that everyone likes, and since it is not obvious from the outside what kind of ingredients are in them, the children can enjoy their breakfast as if it were a kind of game.
In addition, this breakfast was a time when there was almost no nagging from Mama Riccolette, who is usually very strict about manners. Normally, she would have given me a lot of compliments if I tried to eat with my hands, but for this rice ball, I was allowed to eat it with my hands. For the children, it was an opportunity to enjoy a meal in a casual manner.
Everyone gathered in the dining room. Everyone is smiling when they hear that breakfast is onigiri. Luara and Ferris enter the kitchen to help. Eryl comes in after them.
Ferris brings out a platter of rice balls from the kitchen. The children cheer. Behind them, Ruara and Eryl take the plates with salads and other dishes, and put them on the table in an efficient manner. Finally, they appeared with the rest of the rice balls and a dish of grilled meat and vegetables. As if they had been waiting for him, Linos and Rico entered the dining room.
"Oh, onigiri this morning! Good for you, guys."
The children respond to Linos' voice by raising their hands. Rico and the other wives watch the scene with smiles on their faces.
"Come on, come on, let's take our seats.
With one voice from Rico, everyone takes their seats. Then Linos says, "Itadakimasu" in unison, and the Linos family breakfast begins.
"Oh, meat!
"Vegetables!"
The children shouted. Since each child has a different taste, they all show each other the ingredients and discuss how to distinguish them. Among them, Ferris seems to be the best at distinguishing them.
"How can you tell them apart, Ferris?"
"Ahehe, I can tell because you have a good nose, sis."
"Well, which one has nothing in it?"
"Hmmm, this one?"
Idea prefers the light kind with nothing in it. He picked up the onigiri that Ferris had shown him, and bit into one, just the way he liked it. One by one, the children talk to Ferris.
"Hey, hey, hey! You can't ask my sister!"
Linos admonishes the children with a mean smile. Rico and his wives each grab a handful of onigiri (rice ball). May is immersed in an indescribably happy feeling as she watches this scene.
Thus begins a day in the life of the Linos family. .......