Chapter 198 Pen Pal
Frederick's ship did not catch up with the large army in the lowlands, but turned a corner and came to the place where old Count Wesson died in battle.
The location of this logistics camp was very carefully selected at that time. It was a small basin surrounded by mountains on three sides, and a large river flowed in front of the basin.
Four years have passed since the war, and now it is a sheep land. A group of sheep are eating the last bit of hay. The shepherd took a look at the visitor's carriage and clothing and determined that he was not here to steal the sheep. Then ignore it.
There is a three-meter-high stone tablet standing not far from the river. On the front, it says "Passenger, please tell the world that a warrior sets an example for loyalty with his life" in Gallic on the front, and on the back is Also written in Gallic, about the deeds of old Count Wesson.
Frederick stood quietly in front of the stone tablet and remained silent for a long time.
He only brought Tony here today.
Tony received support from the old Count Wesson when his father was seriously ill. After his father recovered from the illness, he went to Wessonburg City to repay the favor. Later he joined the escort cavalry company and is now in charge of Frederick's bodyguard.
When Frederick was about to leave, Tony whispered: "Master, someone is coming."
At this time, a carriage was parked on the road by the river, and a man in a red silk skirt The girl got out of the car and walked slowly.
The girl was between 14 and 15 years old, quite tall, and her appearance reminded Frederick that he had seen her before somewhere.
She walked up to Frederick and said happily in Gaulish: "You will indeed come here."
Frederick thought for a while and said in Gaulish in surprise Asked: "Are you Françoise?"
A bright smile appeared on Françoise's beautiful face and she nodded excitedly.
Frederick did not expect to meet his pen pal from the Kingdom of Gaul here. He wrote her a letter before he went on the expedition, saying that he would write to her after he settled down.
He asked happily: "Why are you here? How is your brother Armand doing recently?"
Françoise smiled and said: "Because of your help, I have a lot of money now, so I bought some land here. I guessed that you would come over, so I came to see you and take a look at the land I bought."
Frederick kept a smile on his face and sighed in his heart. , because of the message contained in her words.
The war four years ago was essentially the Rhine League and the Kingdom of Gaul seizing control of the lowlands. The Kingdom of Gaul won, so now their nobles can come here to buy land.
If the Rhine League had won four years ago, it would have been Frederick's family who came to buy the land.
There is no such thing as a war without a cause. The root cause of all wars is economic conflicts of interest.
Françoise blushed slightly and asked Frederick: "Can I have the honor to invite you to my manor as a guest."
Frederick nodded and agreed. , let Tony tell Psyche and others that he would stay here for a few days and let them play in Amstel City for a while.
Françoise immediately laughed, went over to hold Frederick's hand and walked towards the carriage.
There are some mountains to the east of the lowland area, and there are some cultivated lands around the mountains. The other three sides are basically low flatlands and swamps, with very few places for cultivation.
Francoise was the general agent of Wesson paper products in the Kingdom of Gaul. Frederick originally wanted to use her family to establish sales channels, but he did not expect that the girl would handle this matter by herself.
Her method is very simple. She finds a bunch of big nobles as regional agents, and she only sells goods to them. She doesn’t care how they sell.
So Françoise now has money, but the money came a little late, and she can no longer buy a good place. She can only buy a slightly higher land on the seaside more than 20 kilometers west of Amstel. Some of the land is surrounded by swampland.
The manor owner's house is at the highest point. Standing on the terrace on the third floor, you can see the entire manor and the sea to the west. Chestnut trees are planted around the manor as a border. Now is the season when chestnuts are ripe, and many people can be seen threshing chestnuts.
Françoise said to Frederick with some pride: "I will prepare delicious food for you tomorrow myself."
Frederick was flattered and immediately said seriously: "Then I won't eat from now on." A little something, looking forward to a delicious meal tomorrow."
Françoise was amused by his words, and after laughing, she said, "That's a pity, I made today's dinner myself."
"Oh?" Frederick said immediately, "Then I'm looking forward to the delicious meal tonight."
In the afternoon, Françoise asked Frederick to help himself. Go to the kitchen and get busy.
Frederick was a little curious, so he followed to the kitchen and found that there were two kitchens, one was dedicated to Françoise, and the servants were busy in the other.
He saw a purple lobster lying in a large basin in the special kitchen.
Françoise just went to change into a cook's clothes, put on an apron, and tied up a headscarf to wrap her golden waterfall-like hair.
She opened a wine barrel, poured the alcohol into the basin, and drunk the lobster to death.
Then she skillfully shelled the lobster using professional-looking tools, took out the meat, and marinated it in white wine, salt and pepper.
During this time, she lit the oven to preheat, then cut the onions, and then put oil in the pan to heat up.
Put the marinated lobster into the oil pan and fry it for a while. She did it skillfully and carefully, so that the oil did not splash out.
After the lobster meat is fried and taken out, she heats butter in another pot, puts in diced onions and stir-fries until fragrant, then puts in the lobster meat and stir-fries evenly.
Francoise finally took out the lobster meat and onions and put them in a baking pan, sprinkled them with grated cheese and baked them in the oven until the surface was slightly burnt.
Frederick watched quietly from the side and saw that she was attentive from beginning to end, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, looking very happy, and her sapphire eyes seemed to glow.
"Huh?" At this time, Françoise found that the way Frederick looked at her was a little different from when they were chatting just now, "What's wrong?"
Frederick said subconsciously: "You are concentrating. It's a beautiful time."
Françoise's face blushed slightly, and she pushed him out of the kitchen door and asked him to wait in the dining room.
Frederick followed the servant to the dining room, and dinner was waiting for him soon after.
Françoise changed into a plain blue housecoat when she came to the restaurant. After the dinner started, she watched with some nervousness as Frederick cut off a piece of lobster meat with melted cheese and slowly put it on the table. In the entrance.
After Frederick finished the bite, she immediately asked: "How does it taste?"
Frederick smiled and nodded and replied: "It's a delicious food that I have never enjoyed before."
Eph. Langois immediately laughed, her smile was particularly bright, and she could see that she was happy from the bottom of her heart.
(End of this chapter)